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1) Техника: главная река2) Общая лексика: основная река -
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1) река2) метал. "речной узор" ( на поверхности разрушения)•river at grade — река с установившимся продольным профилем-
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back river
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braided river
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continental river
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effluent river
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open river
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1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) alto2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) de altura3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) alto; elevado; grande4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) mayor; supremo; alto5) (noble; good: high ideals.) bueno, noble6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) fuerte7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) alto8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) agudo9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) pasado10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) importante; de gran valor
2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) alto- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight
3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) destacar, hacer resaltar, poner de relieve- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech
4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) de alta tecnología, de tecnología punta- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time
high adj1. altoit is over 29,000 feet high tiene más de 29.000 pies de altura2. fuerte3. agudotr[haɪ]1 alto,-a■ how high is that mountain? ¿qué altura tiene aquella montaña?2 (elevated, intense) alto,-a, elevado,-a3 (important) alto,-a, importante; (strong) fuerte4 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL alto,-a5 (very good) bueno,-a,6 (going rotten - food) pasado,-a; (- game) manido,-a7 (of time) pleno,-a8 slang (on drugs) flipado,-a, colocado,-a1 alto■ feelings often run high at football games a menudo los ánimos se exaltan en los partidos de fútbol1 punto máximo, récord nombre masculino2 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL zona de alta presión, anticiclón nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in for the high jump familiar tener los días contadosto be in high spirits estar de buen humorto be on a high sentirse muy biento have friends in high places estar muy bien relacionado,-ato leave somebody high and dry dejar plantado,-a a alguiento search high and low for something buscar algo por todas parteshigh chair silla altaHigh Commissioner Alto Comisario, Alto ComisionadoHigh Court Tribunal nombre masculino Supremohigh fidelity alta fidelidad nombre femeninohigh jump SMALLSPORT/SMALL salto de alturahigh noon mediodía nombre masculinohigh priest sumo sacerdote nombre masculinohigh road carretera principalhigh season temporada altahigh school SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL instituto de enseñanza secundaria (para alumnos de entre 11 y 18 años) 2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL instituto de enseñanza secundaria (para alumnos de entre 15 y 18 años)high tea merienda-cenathe high life la buena vidathe High Street la Calle Mayorhigh ['haɪ] adv: altohigh adj1) tall: altoa high wall: una pared alta2) elevated: alto, elevadohigh prices: precios elevadoshigh blood pressure: presión alta3) great, important: grande, importante, altoa high number: un número grandehigh society: alta sociedadhigh hopes: grandes esperanzas4) : alto (en música)5) intoxicated: borracho, drogadohigh n1) : récord m, punto m máximoto reach an all-time high: batir el récord2) : zona f de alta presión (en meteorología)4)on high : en las alturasadj.• alto, -a adj.• atiplado, -a adj.• de altura adj.• elevado, -a adj.• eminente adj.• empinado, -a adj.• encandilado, -a adj.• encumbrado, -a adj.• manido, -a adj.• mayor adj.• prócer adj.• subido, -a adj.• sumo, -a adj.• superior adj.n.• alta presión s.f.• marcha directa s.f.
I haɪadjective -er, -est1)a) ( tall) <building/wall/mountain> altohow high is it? — ¿qué altura tiene?
the tower is 40 m high — la torre tiene 40 m de alto or de altura
a 12 ft high wall — un muro de 12 pies de alto or de altura
the river is very high — el río está muy alto or crecido
high cheekbones — pómulos mpl salientes
c) ( in status) <office/rank/officials> altod) (morally, ethically) <ideals/principles/aims> elevado2)a) (considerable, greater than usual) <temperature/speed/pressure> alto; < wind> fuerteto have a high color — ( permanently) ser* rubicundo; ( because of a fever) estar* muy colorado or rojo
to pay a high price for something — pagar* algo muy caro
to be high in vitamins/proteins — ser* rico en vitaminas/proteínas
b) (good, favorable)3)a) (Lit, Theat)a moment of high comedy/drama — un momento comiquísimo/muy dramático
b) ( climactic) culminante4)a) (happy, excited)we had a high old time — (colloq) lo pasamos estupendamente
b) ( intoxicated) (colloq) drogado, colocado (Esp fam)to be/get high on something — estar* drogado or (Esp tb) colocado/drogarse* or (Esp tb) colocarse* con algo (fam)
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adverb -er, -esta) < fly> altohigh up — arriba, en lo alto
to aim high — \<\<marksman\>\> apuntar alto; \<\<ambitious person\>\> picar* alto
to search o hunt o look high and low (for something) — remover* cielo y tierra (para encontrar algo)
c) (in amount, degree)how high are you prepared to bid? — ¿hasta cuánto estás dispuesto a pujar or ofrecer?
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1)a) c ( level) récord mb) u[haɪ]on high — ( in heaven) en las alturas; ( high above) en lo alto
1. ADJ(compar higher) (superl highest)1) (=tall, elevated) [building, mountain] alto; [plateau] elevado; [altitude] grandea building 60 metres high — un edificio de 60 metros de alto or de altura
it's 20 metres high — tiene 20 metros de alto or de altura
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the ceilings are very high — los techos son muy altos•
how high is Ben Nevis/that tree? — ¿qué altura tiene el Ben Nevis/ese árbol?•
economic reform is high on the agenda — la reforma económica figura entre los asuntos más importantes a tratar•
the river is high — el río está crecido•
I've known her since she was so high * — la conozco desde que era así (de pequeña)•
the sun was high in the sky — el sol daba de plenothe boats lay at the river's edge, high and dry — los botes estaban en la orilla del río, varados
- leave sb high and dry2) (=considerable, great) [level, risk, rent, salary, principles] alto; [price, tax, number] alto, elevado; [speed] alto, gran; [quality] alto, bueno; [colour] subido; [complexion] (characteristically) rojizo; (temporarily) enrojecido; [wind] fuertetemperatures were in the high 80s — las temperaturas alcanzaron los ochenta y muchos, las temperaturas rondaron los 90 grados
we offer education of the highest quality — ofrecemos una educación de la más alta or de la mejor calidad
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to have high blood pressure — tener la tensión alta, ser hipertenso•
to have high hopes of sth, I had high hopes of being elected — tenía muchas esperanzas de que me eligieran•
parsley is high in calcium — el perejil es rico en calcio•
to have a high opinion of sb — (=think highly of) tener muy buena opinión or concepto de algn; (=be fond of) tener a algn en alta estima•
to pay a high price for sth — (lit) pagar mucho dinero por algo; (fig) pagar algo muy caro•
to have a high temperature — tener mucha fiebre, tener una fiebre muy alta- have a high old timegear, priority, profile, spirit, stake, high 1., 4)it's high time... * —
3) (=important, superior) [rank, position, office] alto•
high and mighty, she's too high and mighty — es demasiado engreídashe moves in the circles of the high and mighty — se mueve en círculos de los poderosos, se mueve en círculos de gente de mucho fuste pej
- get up on one's high horsethere's no need to get (up) on your high horse! — ¡no hace falta que te subas a la parra!
- come down off or get off one's high horsein high places —
to have friends in high places — tener amigos importantes or con influencias
people in high places — gente influyente or importante
4) (=high-pitched) [sound, note] alto; [voice] agudoon a high note —
5) * (=intoxicated)to be high (on) — [+ drink, drugs] estar colocado (de) *
to get high (on) — [+ drink, drugs] colocarse (de) *
she was high on her latest success — estaba encantada or entusiasmada con su último éxito
- be as high as a kite6) (Culin) (=mature) [game, cheese] que huele fuerte; (=rotten) [meat] pasado2. ADV(compar higher) (superl highest)1) (in height) [fly, rise] a gran altura•
high above, an eagle circled high above — un águila circulaba en las alturasthe town is perched high above the river — el pueblo está en un alto, sobre el río
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high up, his farm was high up in the mountains — su granja estaba en lo alto de las montañas- hold one's head up high- live high on the hog- hunt or search high and low for sth/sbaim, fly, head 1., 1), stand 3., 5)2) (in degree, number, strength)•
the bidding went as high as £500 — las ofertas llegaron hasta 500 libras3. N1)on high — (=in heaven) en el cielo, en las alturas
there's been a new directive from on high — (fig) ha habido una nueva directriz de arriba
2) (=peak)- be on a high3) (Econ) máximo mthe Dow Jones index reached a high of 2503 — el índice de Dow Jones alcanzó un máximo de 2.503
4) (Met) zona f de altas presiones; (esp US) temperatura f máxima5) (US) (Aut) (=top gear) directa f4.CPDhigh altar N — altar m mayor
high beam N (US) (Aut) —
he had his lights on high beam — llevaba las luces largas or de cruce
high camp N — (Theat) amaneramiento m
high chair N — silla f alta (para niño), trona f (Sp)
High Church N — sector de la Iglesia Anglicana muy cercano a la liturgia y ritos católicos
high comedy N — (Theat) comedia f de costumbres
it was high comedy — (fig) era de lo más cómico
high command N — (Mil) alto mando m
high commission N — (=international body) alto comisionado m; (=embassy) embajada f (que representa a uno de los países de la Commonwealth en otro)
high commissioner N — [of international body] alto comisario(-a) m / f; (=ambassador) embajador(a) m / f (de un país de la Commonwealth en otro)
high-definitionHigh Court N — (Jur) Tribunal m Supremo
high dependency unit N — (Med) unidad f de alta dependencia
high diving N — saltos mpl de trampolín de gran altura
high explosive N — explosivo m de gran potencia; high-explosive
high fashion N — alta costura f
high five, high-five N — choque m de cinco
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to give sb a high five — chocar los cinco con algnhigh flier N —
he's a high flier — es ambicioso, tiene talento y promete
High German N — alto alemán m
high ground N (fig) —
they believe they have or occupy the moral high ground in this conflict — creen que tienen moralmente la razón de su parte en este conflicto
high heels NPL — (=heels) tacones mpl altos; (=shoes) zapatos mpl de tacón
high jinks † * NPL — jolgorio msing, jarana f
there were high jinks last night — hubo jolgorio or jarana anoche
high jump N — (Sport) salto m de altura
high jumper N — (Sport) saltador(a) m / f de altura
the high life N — (gen) la buena vida; (in high society) la vida de la buena sociedad
high noon N — (=midday) mediodía m; (fig) (=peak) apogeo m; (=critical point) momento m crucial
high point N — [of show, evening] punto m culminante, clímax m inv ; [of visit, holiday] lo más destacado; [of career] punto m culminante, cenit m
high priest N — sumo sacerdote m
high relief N — alto relieve m
to throw or bring sth into high relief — (fig) poner algo de relieve
high road N — (esp Brit) carretera f
the high road to success/disaster — el camino directo al éxito/desastre
high roller N — (US) (gen) derrochón(-ona) m / f; (gambling) jugador(a) m / f empedernido*
high school N — (US, Brit) instituto m de enseñanza secundaria, ≈ liceo m (LAm)
junior high (school) — (US) instituto donde se imparten los dos primeros años de bachillerato
high school diploma N — (US) ≈ bachillerato m
high school graduate N — (US) ≈ bachiller mf
the high seas NPL — alta mar fsing
high season N — temporada f alta
high spot N — [of show, evening] punto m culminante, clímax m inv ; [of visit, holiday] lo más destacado; [of career] punto m culminante, cenit m
high stakes NPL —
- play for high stakeshigh street N — calle f mayor, calle f principal
high street banks — bancos mpl principales
high street shops — tiendas fpl de la calle principal
high summer N — pleno verano m, pleno estío m
high table N — (gen) mesa f principal, mesa f presidencial; (Univ, Scol) mesa f de los profesores
high tea N — (Brit) merienda-cena f (que se toma acompañada de té)
at high tide — en la pleamar, en marea alta
high treason N — alta traición f
high-water markhigh water N — pleamar f, marea f alta
HIGH SCHOOL En Estados Unidos las high schools son los institutos donde los adolescentes de 15 a 18 años realizan la educación secundaria, que dura tres cursos ( grades), desde el noveno hasta el duodécimo año de la enseñanza; al final del último curso se realiza un libro conmemorativo con fotos de los alumnos y profesores de ese año Yearbook y los alumnos reciben el diploma de high school en una ceremonia formal de graduación. Estos centros suelen ser un tema frecuente en las películas y programas de televisión estadounidenses en los que se resalta mucho el aspecto deportivo - sobre todo el fútbol americano y el baloncesto - además de algunos acontecimientos sociales como el baile de fin de curso, conocido como Senior Prom.high wire act N — número m en la cuerda floja, número m de funambulismo
See:see cultural note YEARBOOK in yearbook* * *
I [haɪ]adjective -er, -est1)a) ( tall) <building/wall/mountain> altohow high is it? — ¿qué altura tiene?
the tower is 40 m high — la torre tiene 40 m de alto or de altura
a 12 ft high wall — un muro de 12 pies de alto or de altura
the river is very high — el río está muy alto or crecido
high cheekbones — pómulos mpl salientes
c) ( in status) <office/rank/officials> altod) (morally, ethically) <ideals/principles/aims> elevado2)a) (considerable, greater than usual) <temperature/speed/pressure> alto; < wind> fuerteto have a high color — ( permanently) ser* rubicundo; ( because of a fever) estar* muy colorado or rojo
to pay a high price for something — pagar* algo muy caro
to be high in vitamins/proteins — ser* rico en vitaminas/proteínas
b) (good, favorable)3)a) (Lit, Theat)a moment of high comedy/drama — un momento comiquísimo/muy dramático
b) ( climactic) culminante4)a) (happy, excited)we had a high old time — (colloq) lo pasamos estupendamente
b) ( intoxicated) (colloq) drogado, colocado (Esp fam)to be/get high on something — estar* drogado or (Esp tb) colocado/drogarse* or (Esp tb) colocarse* con algo (fam)
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adverb -er, -esta) < fly> altohigh up — arriba, en lo alto
to aim high — \<\<marksman\>\> apuntar alto; \<\<ambitious person\>\> picar* alto
to search o hunt o look high and low (for something) — remover* cielo y tierra (para encontrar algo)
c) (in amount, degree)how high are you prepared to bid? — ¿hasta cuánto estás dispuesto a pujar or ofrecer?
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1)a) c ( level) récord mb) uon high — ( in heaven) en las alturas; ( high above) en lo alto
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ko:s1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) curso2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) plato3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) campo, pista4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) curso5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) curso6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) camino, modo de proceder•- in due course
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course n1. curso2. platofirst course, main course and dessert primer plato, segundo plato y postre3. rumboof course claro / desde luego / por supuestotr[kɔːs]3 (way of acting, plan of action) plan nombre masculino de acción, línea de acción■ what courses are open to us? ¿qué opciones tenemos?4 (development, progress) curso, marcha5 SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL (year-long) curso; (short) cursillo; (series) ciclo; (at university) carrera; (individual subject) asignatura6 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL serie nombre femenino, tanda7 (of meal) plato9 (of bricks) hilada1 correr, fluir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin due course a su debido tiempoof course claro, desde luego, por supuesto, naturalmente■ yes, of course! ¡claro que sí!■ of course not! ¡claro que no!to be on course (ship, plane) seguir el rumbo 2 (plan, company, etc) ir encaminado,-a, llevar camino ( for, de)■ the government is on course for trouble with the unions el gobierno lleva camino de tener problemas con los sindicatosto be off course perder el rumbo, desviarse del rumboto change course cambiar de rumboto set course for poner rumbo ato take its course / run its course seguir su cursocourse of treatment SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL tratamientofirst course primer plato, entrante nombre masculinorefresher course SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL cursillo de reciclajesecond course segundo platosweet course postre nombre masculinocourse n1) progress: curso m, transcurso mto run its course: seguir su curso2) direction: rumbo m (de un avión), derrota f, derrotero m (de un barco)3) path, way: camino m, vía fcourse of action: línea de conducta4) : plato m (de una cena)the main course: el plato principal5) : curso m (académico)6)of course : desde luego, por supuestoyes, of course!: ¡claro que sí!n.• plato s.m.n.• asignatura s.f.• camino s.m.• carrera s.f.• corriente s.m.• curso s.m.• derrota s.f.• pista s.f.• rumbo s.m.• sentido s.m.• transcurso s.m.• trayecto s.m.• trayectoria s.f.v.• correr v.• perseguir v.
I kɔːrs, kɔːs1)b) ( way of proceeding)the only course open to us — el único camino que tenemos, nuestra única opción
c) ( progress) (no pl)in the normal course of events — normalmente, en circunstancias normales
in o during the course of our conversation — en el curso or transcurso de nuestra conversación
to run o take its course — seguir* su curso
2)of course — claro, desde luego, por supuesto
am I invited? - of course you are! — ¿estoy invitado? - claro or desde luego or por supuesto que sí!
I'm not always right, of course — claro que no siempre tengo razón
3) (Aviat, Naut) rumbo mto set course for — poner* rumbo a
to go off course — desviarse* de rumbo
4)a) ( Educ) curso mcourse IN/ON something — curso de/sobre algo
to take o (BrE also) do a course — hacer* un curso
to go on a course — ir* a hacer un curso; (before n)
coursework — trabajo m
b) ( Med)5) ( part of a meal) plato mmain course — plato principal or fuerte or (Ven) central
as a o for the first course — de primer plato, de entrada
6) ( Sport) ( racecourse) hipódromo m, pista f (de carreras); ( golf course) campo m or (CS tb) cancha f (de golf)to last o stay the course — ( persist to the end) aguantar hasta el final
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to change course — (lit) cambiar de rumbothe government has changed course on Europe — el gobierno ha dado un nuevo rumbo or giro a su política con respecto a Europa
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to be/go off course — (lit, fig) haberse desviado/desviarse de su rumbo•
we are on course for victory — vamos bien encaminados para la victoria•
to plot a course (for Jamaica) — trazar el rumbo (para ir a Jamaica)collision•
to set (a) course for — (Naut) poner rumbo a2) (=line of action)the best course would be to... — lo mejor sería...
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we have to decide on the best course of action — tenemos que decidir cuáles son las mejores medidas a tomar•
it's the only course left open to him — es la única opción que le queda3) (=process) curso mit changed the course of history/of her life — cambió el curso de la historia/de su vida
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in the course of, in the course of my work — en el cumplimiento de mi trabajoin the course of conversation — en el curso or transcurso de la conversación
in or during the course of the next few days — en el curso de los próximos días
due 1., 3), event, matter 1., 5)in or during the course of the journey — durante el viaje
4)• of course — claro, desde luego, por supuesto, cómo no (esp LAm), sí pues (S. Cone)
of course! I should have known — ¡pero si está claro! me lo tenía que haber imaginado
"can I have a drink?" - "of course you can" — -¿puedo tomar algo de beber? -claro or desde luego or por supuesto que sí
I've read about her in the papers, of course — por supuesto, la conozco de los periódicos
of course, I may be wrong — claro que puedo estar confundido
of course not! — (answering) ¡claro que no!, ¡por supuesto que no!
"can I go?" - "of course not or of course you can't" — -¿puedo ir? -claro que no or ni hablar or por supuesto que no
5) (Scol, Univ) curso m•
to go on a course — ir a hacer un curso•
a course in business administration — un curso de administración de empresas•
to take or do a course in or on sth — hacer un curso de algo6) (Med) (=regimen)she was put on a course of steroids — le recetaron esteroides, le pusieron un tratamiento a base de esteroides
7) (Sport) (=distance) recorrido m; (=surface) pista f; (=racecourse) hipódromo mgolf course — campo m or (S. Cone) cancha f (de golf)
- stay the courseobstacle8) (Culin) plato m•
a three-course meal — una comida de tres platos9) (Naut) (=sail) vela f mayor10) (Constr) (=layer) [of bricks] hilada f2.VI [water, air] correr; [tears] rodar; [sweat] caer; (fig) [emotion] invadirrage/relief coursed through him — le invadió la ira/una sensación de alivio
3.VT (Hunting) † cazar4.CPDcourse book N — manual m (del curso)
course fees N — derechos mpl de matrícula
course requirements NPL — estudios previos requeridos para poder realizar determinado curso
course work N — trabajos mpl (para clase)
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I [kɔːrs, kɔːs]1)b) ( way of proceeding)the only course open to us — el único camino que tenemos, nuestra única opción
c) ( progress) (no pl)in the normal course of events — normalmente, en circunstancias normales
in o during the course of our conversation — en el curso or transcurso de nuestra conversación
to run o take its course — seguir* su curso
2)of course — claro, desde luego, por supuesto
am I invited? - of course you are! — ¿estoy invitado? - claro or desde luego or por supuesto que sí!
I'm not always right, of course — claro que no siempre tengo razón
3) (Aviat, Naut) rumbo mto set course for — poner* rumbo a
to go off course — desviarse* de rumbo
4)a) ( Educ) curso mcourse IN/ON something — curso de/sobre algo
to take o (BrE also) do a course — hacer* un curso
to go on a course — ir* a hacer un curso; (before n)
coursework — trabajo m
b) ( Med)5) ( part of a meal) plato mmain course — plato principal or fuerte or (Ven) central
as a o for the first course — de primer plato, de entrada
6) ( Sport) ( racecourse) hipódromo m, pista f (de carreras); ( golf course) campo m or (CS tb) cancha f (de golf)to last o stay the course — ( persist to the end) aguantar hasta el final
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1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeza2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeza, mente3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeza4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; (also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) cabeza, jefe5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeza6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) fuente, nacimiento7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) cabecera, principio8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) a la cabeza de, al frente de9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) madera; cabeza10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) director; directora11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) por cabeza12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) cabo, punta13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) espuma
2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabezar2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) encabezar, estar al frente de, dirigir3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) dirigirse a, encaminarse hacia, ir rumbo a4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) titular5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear, rematar con la cabeza•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head
head1 n1. cabezamind your head! ¡cuidado con la cabeza!2. cabecera3. jefe / directorhead2 vb1. encabezar / ir a la cabeza2. cabecear / dar de cabezato head for... dirigirse a... / ir camino de...I'm heading for home me dirijo a casa / voy camino de casatr[hed]2 (on tape recorder, video) cabezal nombre masculino3 (of bed, table) cabecera4 (of page) principio5 (on beer) espuma6 (cape) cabo, punta7 (of school, company) director,-ra8 (cattle) res nombre femenino■ four hundred head of cattle cuatrocientas reses, cuatrocientas cabezas de ganado9 (coin) cara10 (of cabbage, lettuce) cogollo; (of cauliflower) pella1 principal, jefe1 (company, list etc) encabezar2 (ball) rematar de cabeza, dar un cabezazo a, cabecear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfrom head to toe / from head to foot de pies a cabezaheads or tails? ¿cara o cruz?off the top of one's head sin pensárselo, así de entradaon your own head be it! ¡allá te las compongas!per head por barba, por cabeza■ it cost us £12 per head nos costó doce libras por barbato be head over heels in love with somebody estar locamente enamorado,-a de alguiento be off one's head estar chiflado,-ato bite somebody's head off familiar echar una bronca a alguiento do something standing on one's head hacer algo con los ojos vendadosto have a good head for figures tener facilidad para los númerosto have a head for heights no padecer vértigoto keep one's head above water mantenerse a floteto keep one's head mantener la calmato laugh one's head off reírse a carcajadastwo heads are better than one cuatro ojos ven más que doshead teacher director,-rahead start ventajahead office oficina centralhead ['hɛd] vt1) lead: encabezar2) direct: dirigirhead vi: dirigirsehead adjmain: principalthe head office: la oficina central, la sedehead n1) : cabeza ffrom head to foot: de pies a cabeza2) mind: mente f, cabeza f3) tip, top: cabeza f (de un clavo, un martillo, etc.), cabecera f (de una mesa o un río), punta f (de una flecha), flor m (de un repollo, etc.), encabezamiento m (de una carta, etc.), espuma f (de cerveza)4) director, leader: director m, -tora f; jefe m, -fa f; cabeza f (de una familia)5) : cara f (de una moneda)heads or tails: cara o cruz6) : cabeza f500 head of cattle: 500 cabezas de ganado$10 a head: $10 por cabeza7)to come to a head : llegar a un punto críticoadj.• primero, -a adj.• principal adj.n.• cabecera s.f.• cabeza s.f.• cabezuela s.f.• director s.m.• dirigente s.m.• encabezamiento s.m.• mayor s.m.• mollera s.f.• principal s.m.• testa s.f.expr.• atajar v.• cortarle el paso expr.v.• cabecear v.• descabezar v.• dirigir v.• encabezar v.• mandar v.hed
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1) ( Anat) cabeza fto stand on one's head — pararse de cabeza (AmL), hacer* el pino (Esp)
from head to foot o toe — de pies a cabeza, de arriba (a) abajo
he's a head taller than his brother — le lleva or le saca la cabeza a su hermano
head over heels: she tripped and went head over heels down the steps tropezó y cayó rodando escaleras abajo; to be head over heels in love estar* locamente or perdidamente enamorado; heads up! (AmE colloq) ojo! (fam), cuidado!; on your/his (own) head be it la responsabilidad es tuya/suya; to bang one's head against a (brick) wall darse* (con) la cabeza contra la pared; to be able to do something standing on one's head poder* hacer algo con los ojos cerrados; to bite o snap somebody's head off echarle una bronca a alguien (fam); to bury one's head in the sand hacer* como el avestruz; to get one's head down (colloq) ( work hard) ponerse* a trabajar en serio; ( settle for sleep) (BrE) irse* a dormir; to go over somebody's head ( bypassing hierarchy) pasar por encima de alguien; ( exceeding comprehension): his lecture went straight over my head no entendí nada de su conferencia; to go to somebody's head subírsele a la cabeza a alguien; to have a big o swelled o (BrE) swollen head ser* un creído; he's getting a swelled o (BrE) swollen head se le están subiendo los humos a la cabeza; to have one's head in the clouds tener* la cabeza llena de pájaros; to hold one's head up o high o up high ir* con la cabeza bien alta; to keep one's head above water mantenerse* a flote; to keep one's head down ( avoid attention) mantenerse* al margen; ( work hard) no levantar la cabeza; (lit: keep head lowered) no levantar la cabeza; to knock something on the head (colloq) dar* al traste con algo; to laugh one's head off reírse* a mandíbula batiente, desternillarse de (la) risa; to scream/shout one's head off gritar a voz en cuello; to make head or tail o (AmE also) heads or tails of something entender* algo; I can't make head or tail of it para mí esto no tiene ni pies ni cabeza; to rear one's ugly head: racism/fascism reared its ugly head again volvió a aparecer el fantasma del racismo/fascismo; to stand/be head and shoulders above somebody ( be superior) darle* cien vueltas a alguien, estar* muy por encima de alguien; to stand o turn something on its head darle* la vuelta a algo, poner* algo patas arriba (fam), dar* vuelta algo (CS); to turn somebody's head: the sort of good looks that turn heads el tipo de belleza que llama la atención or que hace que la gente se vuelva a mirar; (before n) head injury — lesión f en la cabeza
2) (mind, brain) cabeza fI said the first thing that came into my head — dije lo primero que se me ocurrió or que me vino a la cabeza
he needs his head examined — está or anda mal de la cabeza
she has a good head for business/figures — tiene cabeza para los negocios/los números
use your head! — usa la cabeza!, piensa un poco!
if we put our heads together, we'll be able to think of something — si lo pensamos juntos, algo se nos ocurrirá
it never entered my head that... — ni se me pasó por la cabeza or jamás pensé que...
to get something into somebody's head — meterle* algo en la cabeza a alguien
to be off one's head — (colloq) estar* chiflado (fam), estar* or andar* mal de la cabeza
to be out of one's head — (sl) ( on drugs) estar* flipado or volado or (Col) volando or (Méx) hasta atrás (arg); ( drunk) estar* como una cuba (fam)
to be soft o weak in the head — estar* mal de la cabeza
to get one's head (a)round something: I can't get my head (a)round this new system no me entra este nuevo sistema; to have one's head screwed on (right o the right way) (colloq) tener* la cabeza bien puesta or sentada; to keep/lose one's head mantener*/perder* la calma; two heads are better than one — cuatro ojos ven más que dos
3)a) ( of celery) cabeza f; (of nail, tack, pin) cabeza f; (of spear, arrow) punta f; ( of hammer) cabeza f, cotillo m; ( of pimple) punta f, cabeza f; ( on beer) espuma f; ( of river) cabecera fb) (top end - of bed, table) cabecera f; (- of page, letter) encabezamiento m; (- of procession, line) cabeza f4)a) ( chief) director, -tora m,fhead of state/government — jefe, -fa m,f de Estado/de Gobierno
the head of the household — el/la cabeza de familia; (before n)
head buyer — jefe, -fa m,f de compras
head girl/boy — (BrE Educ) alumno elegido para representar al alumnado de un colegio
head waiter — maître m, capitán m de meseros (Méx)
b) ( head teacher) (esp BrE) director, -tora m,f (de colegio)5)a) ( person)$15 per head — 15 dólares por cabeza or persona
6) ( crisis)to come to a head — hacer* crisis, llegar* a un punto crítico
7)a) ( magnetic device) (Audio, Comput) cabeza f, cabezal mb) ( of drill) cabezal mc) ( cylinder head) culata f8) ( Geog) cabo m
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1)a) \<\<march/procession\>\> encabezar*, ir* a la cabeza de; \<\<list\>\> encabezar*b) \<\<revolt\>\> acaudillar, ser* el cabecilla de; \<\<team\>\> capitanear; \<\<expedition/department\>\> dirigir*, estar* al frente de2) ( direct) (+ adv compl) \<\<vehicle/ship\>\> dirigir*which way are you headed? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?
3) ( in soccer) \<\<ball\>\> cabecear4) \<\<page/chapter\>\> encabezar*
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viwhere are you heading? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?
it's time we were heading back — ya va siendo hora de que volvamos or regresemos
Phrasal Verbs:- head for- head off- head up[hed]1. N1) (=part of body) cabeza f•
the horse won by a (short) head — el caballo ganó por una cabeza (escasa)•
he went head first into the ditch/wall — se cayó de cabeza en la zanja/se dio de cabeza contra la paredthe government is ploughing head first into another crisis — el gobierno avanza irremediablemente hacia otra crisis
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to give a horse its head — soltar las riendas a un caballoto give sb his/her head — dar rienda suelta a algn
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wine goes to my head — el vino se me sube a la cabeza•
to keep one's head down — (lit) no levantar la cabeza; (=work hard) trabajar de lo lindo; (=avoid being noticed) intentar pasar desapercibido•
to nod one's head — decir que sí or asentir con la cabeza•
to shake one's head — decir que no or negar con la cabeza•
he stands head and shoulders above the rest — (lit) les saca más de una cabeza a los demás; (fig) los demás no le llegan a la suela del zapato•
to stand on one's head — hacer el pino•
she is a head taller than her sister — le saca una cabeza a su hermana•
he turned his head and looked back at her — volvió la cabeza y la miró- have one's head up one's arse or ass- bite sb's head off- put or lay one's head on the block- get one's head downto go over sb's head —
- hold one's head up highwith head held high — con la frente bien alta or erguida
- laugh one's head off- stand or turn sth on its head- want sb's head on a plate- turn one's head the other way- bury or hide or stick one's head in the sand- scream/shout one's head offI can't make head nor or or tail of what he's saying — no entiendo nada de lo que dice
- turn heads- keep one's head above wateracid 3., cloud 1., hang 1., 1), knock, price 1., 1), rear, swell 3., 1), top I, 1., 11)2) (=intellect, mind) cabeza fuse your head! — ¡usa la cabeza!
it's gone right out of my head — se me ha ido de la cabeza, se me ha olvidado
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it was above their heads — no lo entendían•
it's better to come to it with a clear head in the morning — es mejor hacerlo por la mañana con la cabeza despejada•
it never entered my head — ni se me pasó por la cabeza siquiera•
to have a head for business/figures — ser bueno para los negocios/con los números•
to do a sum in one's head — hacer un cálculo mental•
he has got it into his head that... — se le ha metido en la cabeza que...I wish he would get it into his thick head that... — ya me gustaría que le entrara en ese cabezón que tiene que...
who put that (idea) into your head? — ¿quién te ha metido eso en la cabeza?
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I can't get that tune out of my head — no puedo quitarme esa música de la cabeza•
it was over their heads — no lo entendían•
I'm sure if we put our heads together we can work something out — estoy seguro de que si intercambiamos ideas encontraremos una solución•
to take it into one's head to do sth, he took it into his head to go to Australia — se le metió en la cabeza ir a Australia•
don't worry your head about it — no te preocupes, no le des muchas vueltas- keep one's head- lose one's head- be/go off one's headyou must be off your head! — ¡estás como una cabra!
- be out of one's head- he's got his head screwed on- be soft or weak in the head- go soft in the head3) (=leader) [of firm] director(a) m / f; (esp Brit) [of school] director(a) m / fhead of French — el jefe/la jefa del departamento de francés
4) (=top part) [of hammer, pin, spot] cabeza f; [of arrow, spear] punta f; [of stick, cane] puño m; [of bed, page] cabecera f; [of stairs] parte f alta; (on beer) espuma f; [of river] cabecera f, nacimiento m; [of valley] final m; [of mountain pass] cima fat the head of — [+ organization] a la cabeza de; [+ train] en la parte delantera de
to sit at the head of the table — sentarse en la cabecera de la mesa, presidir la mesa
5) (Bot) [of flower] cabeza f, flor f; [of corn] mazorca f6) (Tech) (on tape-recorder) cabezal m, cabeza f magnética; [of cylinder] culata f; (Comput) cabeza freading/writing head — cabeza f de lectura/grabación
7) (=culmination)•
this will bring matters to a head — esto llevará las cosas a un punto crítico8) heads (on coin) cara fheads or tails? — ¿cara o cruz?, ¿águila o sol? (Mex)
9) (no pl) (=unit)£15 a or per head — 15 libras por cabeza or persona
10) (Naut) proa fhead to wind — con la proa a barlovento or de cara al viento
11) (Geog) cabo m12) (=pressure)head of steam — presión f de vapor
head of water — presión f de agua
13) (=height) [of water]there has to be a head of six feet between the tank and the bath — el tanque tiene que estar a una altura de dos metros con respecto al baño
14) (=title) titular m; (=subject heading) encabezamiento mthis comes under the head of... — esto viene en el apartado de...
2. VT1) (=be at front of) [+ procession, league, poll] encabezar, ir a la cabeza de; [+ list] encabezar2) (=be in charge of) [+ organization] dirigir; (Sport) [+ team] capitanear3) (=steer) [+ ship, car, plane] dirigir4) (Ftbl) [+ goal] cabecear5) [+ chapter] encabezar3.VIwhere are you heading or headed? — ¿hacia dónde vas?, ¿para dónde vas?
he hitched a ride on a truck heading or headed west — hizo autostop y lo recogió un camión que iba hacia el oeste
they were heading home/back to town — volvían a casa/a la ciudad
4.CPDhead boy N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegado m de la escuela (alumno)
head buyer N — jefe(-a) m / f de compras
head case * N — (Brit) majara * mf, chiflado(-a) * m / f
head cheese N — (US) queso m de cerdo, cabeza f de jabalí (Sp), carne f en gelatina
head clerk N — encargado(-a) m / f
head coach N — (Sport) primer(a) entrenador(a) m / f
head count N — recuento m de personas
head gardener N — jefe(-a) m / f de jardineros
head girl N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegada f de la escuela (alumna)
head height N — altura f de la cabeza
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at head height — a la altura de la cabezahead injury N — herida f en la cabeza
head massage N — masaje m en la cabeza
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to give sb a head massage — masajearle la cabeza a algn, darle un masaje en la cabeza a algnhead nurse N — enfermero(-a) m / f jefe
head office N — sede f central
head prefect N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegado(-a) m / f de la escuela (alumno/alumna)
head restraint N — (Aut) apoyacabezas m inv, reposacabezas m inv
head start N — ventaja f
a good education gives your child a head start in life — una buena educación sitúa a su hijo en una posición aventajada en la vida
to have a head start (over or on sb) — (Sport, fig) tener ventaja (sobre algn)
he has a head start over other candidates — tiene ventaja sobre or les lleva ventaja a otros candidatos
head teacher N — director(a) m / f
head waiter N — maître m
head wound N — herida f en la cabeza
- head for- head off- head out- head up* * *[hed]
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1) ( Anat) cabeza fto stand on one's head — pararse de cabeza (AmL), hacer* el pino (Esp)
from head to foot o toe — de pies a cabeza, de arriba (a) abajo
he's a head taller than his brother — le lleva or le saca la cabeza a su hermano
head over heels: she tripped and went head over heels down the steps tropezó y cayó rodando escaleras abajo; to be head over heels in love estar* locamente or perdidamente enamorado; heads up! (AmE colloq) ojo! (fam), cuidado!; on your/his (own) head be it la responsabilidad es tuya/suya; to bang one's head against a (brick) wall darse* (con) la cabeza contra la pared; to be able to do something standing on one's head poder* hacer algo con los ojos cerrados; to bite o snap somebody's head off echarle una bronca a alguien (fam); to bury one's head in the sand hacer* como el avestruz; to get one's head down (colloq) ( work hard) ponerse* a trabajar en serio; ( settle for sleep) (BrE) irse* a dormir; to go over somebody's head ( bypassing hierarchy) pasar por encima de alguien; ( exceeding comprehension): his lecture went straight over my head no entendí nada de su conferencia; to go to somebody's head subírsele a la cabeza a alguien; to have a big o swelled o (BrE) swollen head ser* un creído; he's getting a swelled o (BrE) swollen head se le están subiendo los humos a la cabeza; to have one's head in the clouds tener* la cabeza llena de pájaros; to hold one's head up o high o up high ir* con la cabeza bien alta; to keep one's head above water mantenerse* a flote; to keep one's head down ( avoid attention) mantenerse* al margen; ( work hard) no levantar la cabeza; (lit: keep head lowered) no levantar la cabeza; to knock something on the head (colloq) dar* al traste con algo; to laugh one's head off reírse* a mandíbula batiente, desternillarse de (la) risa; to scream/shout one's head off gritar a voz en cuello; to make head or tail o (AmE also) heads or tails of something entender* algo; I can't make head or tail of it para mí esto no tiene ni pies ni cabeza; to rear one's ugly head: racism/fascism reared its ugly head again volvió a aparecer el fantasma del racismo/fascismo; to stand/be head and shoulders above somebody ( be superior) darle* cien vueltas a alguien, estar* muy por encima de alguien; to stand o turn something on its head darle* la vuelta a algo, poner* algo patas arriba (fam), dar* vuelta algo (CS); to turn somebody's head: the sort of good looks that turn heads el tipo de belleza que llama la atención or que hace que la gente se vuelva a mirar; (before n) head injury — lesión f en la cabeza
2) (mind, brain) cabeza fI said the first thing that came into my head — dije lo primero que se me ocurrió or que me vino a la cabeza
he needs his head examined — está or anda mal de la cabeza
she has a good head for business/figures — tiene cabeza para los negocios/los números
use your head! — usa la cabeza!, piensa un poco!
if we put our heads together, we'll be able to think of something — si lo pensamos juntos, algo se nos ocurrirá
it never entered my head that... — ni se me pasó por la cabeza or jamás pensé que...
to get something into somebody's head — meterle* algo en la cabeza a alguien
to be off one's head — (colloq) estar* chiflado (fam), estar* or andar* mal de la cabeza
to be out of one's head — (sl) ( on drugs) estar* flipado or volado or (Col) volando or (Méx) hasta atrás (arg); ( drunk) estar* como una cuba (fam)
to be soft o weak in the head — estar* mal de la cabeza
to get one's head (a)round something: I can't get my head (a)round this new system no me entra este nuevo sistema; to have one's head screwed on (right o the right way) (colloq) tener* la cabeza bien puesta or sentada; to keep/lose one's head mantener*/perder* la calma; two heads are better than one — cuatro ojos ven más que dos
3)a) ( of celery) cabeza f; (of nail, tack, pin) cabeza f; (of spear, arrow) punta f; ( of hammer) cabeza f, cotillo m; ( of pimple) punta f, cabeza f; ( on beer) espuma f; ( of river) cabecera fb) (top end - of bed, table) cabecera f; (- of page, letter) encabezamiento m; (- of procession, line) cabeza f4)a) ( chief) director, -tora m,fhead of state/government — jefe, -fa m,f de Estado/de Gobierno
the head of the household — el/la cabeza de familia; (before n)
head buyer — jefe, -fa m,f de compras
head girl/boy — (BrE Educ) alumno elegido para representar al alumnado de un colegio
head waiter — maître m, capitán m de meseros (Méx)
b) ( head teacher) (esp BrE) director, -tora m,f (de colegio)5)a) ( person)$15 per head — 15 dólares por cabeza or persona
6) ( crisis)to come to a head — hacer* crisis, llegar* a un punto crítico
7)a) ( magnetic device) (Audio, Comput) cabeza f, cabezal mb) ( of drill) cabezal mc) ( cylinder head) culata f8) ( Geog) cabo m
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1)a) \<\<march/procession\>\> encabezar*, ir* a la cabeza de; \<\<list\>\> encabezar*b) \<\<revolt\>\> acaudillar, ser* el cabecilla de; \<\<team\>\> capitanear; \<\<expedition/department\>\> dirigir*, estar* al frente de2) ( direct) (+ adv compl) \<\<vehicle/ship\>\> dirigir*which way are you headed? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?
3) ( in soccer) \<\<ball\>\> cabecear4) \<\<page/chapter\>\> encabezar*
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viwhere are you heading? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?
it's time we were heading back — ya va siendo hora de que volvamos or regresemos
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14 Bateman, John Frederick La Trobe
[br]b. 30 May 1810 Lower Wyke, near Halifax, Yorkshire, Englandd. 10 June 1889 Moor Park, Farnham, Surrey, England[br]English civil engineer whose principal works were concerned with reservoirs, water-supply schemes and pipelines.[br]Bateman's maternal grandfather was a Moravian missionary, and from the age of 7 he was educated at the Moravian schools at Fairfield and Ockbrook. At the age of 15 he was apprenticed to a "civil engineer, land surveyor and agent" in Oldham. After this apprenticeship, Bateman commenced his own practice in 1833. One of his early schemes and reports was in regard to the flooding of the river Medlock in the Manchester area. He came to the attention of William Fairbairn, the engine builder and millwright of Canal Street, Ancoats, Manchester. Fairbairn used Bateman as his site surveyor and as such he prepared much of the groundwork for the Bann reservoirs in Northern Ireland. Whilst the reports on the proposals were in the name of Fairbairn, Bateman was, in fact, appointed by the company as their engineer for the execution of the works. One scheme of Bateman's which was carried forward was the Kendal Reservoirs. The Act for these was signed in 1845 and was implemented not for the purpose of water supply but for the conservation of water to supply power to the many mills which stood on the river Kent between Kentmere and Morecambe Bay. The Kentmere Head dam is the only one of the five proposed for the scheme to survive, although not all the others were built as they would have retained only small volumes of water.Perhaps the greatest monument to the work of J.F.La Trobe Bateman is Manchester's water supply; he was consulted about this in 1844, and construction began four years later. He first built reservoirs in the Longdendale valley, which has a very complicated geological stratification. Bateman favoured earth embankment dams and gravity feed rather than pumping; the five reservoirs in the valley that impound the river Etherow were complex, cored earth dams. However, when completed they were greatly at risk from landslips and ground movement. Later dams were inserted by Bateman to prevent water loss should the older dams fail. The scheme was not completed until 1877, by which time Manchester's population had exceeded the capacity of the original scheme; Thirlmere in Cumbria was chosen by Manchester Corporation as the site of the first of the Lake District water-supply schemes. Bateman, as Consulting Engineer, designed the great stone-faced dam at the west end of the lake, the "gothic" straining well in the middle of the east shore of the lake, and the 100-mile (160 km) pipeline to Manchester. The Act for the Thirlmere reservoir was signed in 1879 and, whilst Bateman continued as Consulting Engineer, the work was supervised by G.H. Hill and was completed in 1894.Bateman was also consulted by the authorities in Glasgow, with the result that he constructed an impressive water-supply scheme derived from Loch Katrine during the years 1856–60. It was claimed that the scheme bore comparison with "the most extensive aqueducts in the world, not excluding those of ancient Rome". Bateman went on to superintend the waterworks of many cities, mainly in the north of England but also in Dublin and Belfast. In 1865 he published a pamphlet, On the Supply of Water to London from the Sources of the River Severn, based on a survey funded from his own pocket; a Royal Commission examined various schemes but favoured Bateman's.Bateman was also responsible for harbour and dock works, notably on the rivers Clyde and Shannon, and also for a number of important water-supply works on the Continent of Europe and beyond. Dams and the associated reservoirs were the principal work of J.F.La Trobe Bateman; he completed forty-three such schemes during his professional career. He also prepared many studies of water-supply schemes, and appeared as professional witness before the appropriate Parliamentary Committees.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsFRS 1860. President, Institution of Civil Engineers 1878, 1879.BibliographyAmong his publications History and Description of the Manchester Waterworks, (1884, London), and The Present State of Our Knowledge on the Supply of Water to Towns, (1855, London: British Association for the Advancement of Science) are notable.Further ReadingObituary, 1889, Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers 97:392– 8.Obituary, 1889, Proceedings of the Royal Society 46:xlii-xlviii. G.M.Binnie, 1981, Early Victorian Water Engineers, London.P.N.Wilson, 1973, "Kendal reservoirs", Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society 73.KM / LRDBiographical history of technology > Bateman, John Frederick La Trobe
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15 Aubert, Jean
[br]b. 7 February 1894 Paris, Franced. 25 November 1984 Paris, France[br]French civil engineer.[br]Aubert was educated at the Lycée Louis-leGrand in Paris, and entered the Ecole Polytechnique in 1913. His studies were interrupted by the First World War, when he served as an artillery officer, being wounded twice and awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1916. He returned to the Ecole Polytechnique in 1919, and from 1920 to 1922 he attended the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées; he graduated as Bachelor of Law from the University of Paris.In 1922 he began his long career, devoted principally to river and canal works. He was engineer in charge of the navigation works in Paris until 1932; he was then appointed Professor in the Chair of Internal Navigation at the Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées, a post he held until his retirement in 1961. From 1933 to 1945 he was general manager and later chairman of the Compagnie Nationale du Rhône; from 1945 to 1953, chairman of the electricity board of the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer français; and from 1949 to 1967, chairman of the Rhine Navigation Company. Following his retirement, he was chairman of the Société des Constructions des Batignolles, and from 1966 consulting engineer and honorary chairman of SPIE Batignolles; he was also chairman of several other companies.In 1919 he published La Probabilité dans les tires de guerre, for which he was awarded the Pierson-Perrim prize by the Académie des Sciences in 1922. During his career he wrote numerous articles and papers on technical and economic subjects, his last, entitled "Philosophic de la pente d'eau", appearing in the journal Travaux in 1984 when he was ninety years old.Aubert's principal works included the construction of the Pont Edouard-Herriort on the Rhône at Lyon; the design and construction of the Génissiat and Lonzères-Mondragon dams on the Rhône; and the conception and design of the Denouval dam on the Seine near Andresy, completed in 1980. He was awarded the Caméré prize in 1934 by the Académie des Sciences for a new type of movable dam. Overseas governments and the United Nations consulted him on river navigation inter alia in Brazil, on the Mahanadi river in India, on the Konkomé river in Guinea, on the Vistula river in Poland, on the Paraguay river in South America and others.In 1961 he published his revolutionary ideas on the pente d'eau, or "water slope", which was designed to eliminate delays and loss of water in transferring barges from one level to another, without the use of locks. This design consisted of a sloping flume or channel through which a wedge of water, in which the barge was floating, was pushed by a powered unit. A prototype at Mon tech on the Canal Latéral at La Garonne, bypassing five locks, was opened in 1973. A second was opened in 1984 on the Canal du Midi at Fonserannes, near Béziers.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsCroix de Guerre 1916. Académie des Sciences: Prix Pierson-Perrim 1922, Prix Caméré 1934. Ingénieur Général des Ponts et Chaussées 1951. Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur 1960.Further ReadingDavid Tew, 1984, Canal Inclines and Lifts, Gloucester: Alan Sutton.JHB -
16 drag
dræɡ
1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) llevar a rastras2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) arrastrar3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) arrastrar4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) rastrear, dragar5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) hacerse largo, hacerse pesado
2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) estorbo, carga2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) calada3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) lata, plomo, rollo, coñazo, pelmazo4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) vestido de travestidrag vb arrastrartr[dræg]1 (hindrance) estorbo (on, para), carga (on, para)3 familiar (on cigarette) calada, chupada4 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL (resistance) resistencia (aerodinámica)5 (dragnet) rastra, red nombre femenino barredera1 (pull, cause to trail) arrastrar, llevar a rastras2 (persuade to go unwillingly) sacar, llevar a rastras3 (trawl, dredge) rastrear, dragar1 (trail - coat, dress, etc) arrastrar■ today's really dragged! ¡hoy se ha hecho eterno!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot to be able to drag oneself away no tener ninguna gana de irse, serle imposible a uno marcharseto be in drag estar vestido de mujerto drag one's feet/heels figurative use dar largas al asuntoto drag something out of somebody sacarle algo a alguien con sacacorchosdrag artist transformista nombre masulino o femeninodrag lift telearrastre nombre masculinodrag queen reinonadrag race carrera de coches trucadosdrag show espectáculo de transformistas1) haul: arrastrar, jalar2) dredge: dragardrag vi1) trail: arrastrarse2) lag: rezagarse3) : hacerse pesado, hacerse largothe day dragged on: el día se hizo largodrag n1) resistance: resistencia f (aerodinámica)2) hindrance: traba f, estorbo m3) bore: pesadez f, plomo m famn.• chupada s.f.• rastra s.f. (Computing)v.• arrastrar (Informática) v.v.• rastrear v.
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1. dræg- gg- transitive verb1)a) ( haul) arrastrar, llevar a rastrasto drag somebody's name o reputation through the mud o dirt — cubrir* de fango or manchar el buen nombre de alguien
b) ( force) (colloq)how did I get dragged into this ridiculous plan? — ¿cómo me dejé meter en un plan tan absurdo?
2) ( allow to trail) \<\<tail/garment/anchor\>\> arrastrarI don't want to drag the kids around with me all day — no quiero andar con los niños a cuestas todo el día
to drag one's feet o heels — dar(le)* largas al asunto
3) ( dredge) \<\<river/lake\>\> dragar*
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vi1)a) ( trail) \<\<anchor\>\> garrar; \<\<coat\>\> arrastrarb) ( lag) rezagarse*2) ( go on slowly) \<\<work/conversation\>\> hacerse* pesado; \<\<film/play\>\> hacerse* largo3) ( race cars) (AmE colloq) echarse un pique (fam)•Phrasal Verbs:- drag in- drag on- drag out- drag up
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noun (no pl)1) ( tiresome thing)what a drag! — qué lata! (fam)
2) u ( resistant force) resistencia f al avance3) c ( on cigarette) (colloq) pitada f (AmL), calada f (Esp)4) u ( women's clothes)in drag — vestido de mujer; (before n) <act, show> de travestis or transformistas
drag queen — reinona f (arg)
5) ( street) (AmE sl)[dræɡ]1. N1) (=restraint)the satellite acts like a drag on the shuttle — el satélite hace más lento el avance del transbordador espacial
the region is a drag on the country's financial resources — (fig) la región supone una sangría or un desaguadero para los recursos económicos del país
these conservative institutions were seen as a drag on progress — (fig) estas instituciones conservadoras eran consideradas un obstáculo or estorbo para el progreso
2) (Aer) (=resistance) resistencia f aerodinámica3) * (=boring thing) lata * f, rollo m (Sp) *what a drag! — ¡qué lata! *, ¡qué rollo! (Sp) *
she's a real drag! — ¡qué tía más pesada! *
he took a long drag on his cigarette — le dio una chupada or (Sp) calada larga al cigarro
5) (=women's clothes)he was wearing drag — iba vestido de mujer, iba travestido
a man in drag — un hombre vestido de mujer, un hombre travestido
6)the main drag — (US) * la avenida principal
7) (=dragnet) red f barredera; (=dredge) draga f8) (US) * (=influence) enchufe * m2. VT1) (=pull) arrastrarshe managed to drag herself clear of the wreckage — consiguió salir a duras penas del coche siniestrado
- drag sb's2) (=trail) [+ injured limb, coat] arrastrarI don't want to drag the children round the supermarket — no quiero ir tirando de los niños por el supermercado
to drag one's feet — (lit) arrastrar los pies
to drag one's feet or heels — (fig) dar largas (al asunto)
the government has been dragging its feet or heels on this issue — el gobierno ha estado dando largas a este asunto
3) (=force)the government didn't want to drag the nation into a war — el gobierno no quería arrastrar al país a una guerra
I have to drag myself into the office in the mornings — por las mañanas me cuesta muchísimo (trabajo) ir a la oficina
4) (=dredge, search) [+ sea bed, river] dragar3. VI1) (=go very slowly) [time] pasar muy lentamente; [film, play] hacerse pesadothe minutes dragged by — los minutos pasaban muy lentamente or se alargaban sin fin
2) (=trail) [skirt, coat] arrastrarher skirt was dragging on the floor — la falda le iba arrastrando por el suelo, iba arrastrando la falda por el suelo
3) (=not keep pace) rezagarse4) (=dredge, search)4.CPDdrag and drop N — (Comput) arrastrar y soltar m
drag artist N — transformista m, travesti m
drag hunt N — deporte en el que los perros salen a la caza de un objeto perfumado en lugar de un animal
drag (para)chute N — paracaídas m inv de frenado
drag queen * N — drag-queen * f, reinona * f, travesti m
drag race N — (US) (Aut) carrera de coches trucados de salida parada
drag show N — espectáculo m de drag-queens *, espectáculo m de reinonas *, espectáculo m de travestismo
- drag in- drag on- drag out- drag up* * *
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1. [dræg]- gg- transitive verb1)a) ( haul) arrastrar, llevar a rastrasto drag somebody's name o reputation through the mud o dirt — cubrir* de fango or manchar el buen nombre de alguien
b) ( force) (colloq)how did I get dragged into this ridiculous plan? — ¿cómo me dejé meter en un plan tan absurdo?
2) ( allow to trail) \<\<tail/garment/anchor\>\> arrastrarI don't want to drag the kids around with me all day — no quiero andar con los niños a cuestas todo el día
to drag one's feet o heels — dar(le)* largas al asunto
3) ( dredge) \<\<river/lake\>\> dragar*
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vi1)a) ( trail) \<\<anchor\>\> garrar; \<\<coat\>\> arrastrarb) ( lag) rezagarse*2) ( go on slowly) \<\<work/conversation\>\> hacerse* pesado; \<\<film/play\>\> hacerse* largo3) ( race cars) (AmE colloq) echarse un pique (fam)•Phrasal Verbs:- drag in- drag on- drag out- drag up
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noun (no pl)1) ( tiresome thing)what a drag! — qué lata! (fam)
2) u ( resistant force) resistencia f al avance3) c ( on cigarette) (colloq) pitada f (AmL), calada f (Esp)4) u ( women's clothes)in drag — vestido de mujer; (before n) <act, show> de travestis or transformistas
drag queen — reinona f (arg)
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17 head
head [hed]tête ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (e), 1 (i), 1 (j), 1 (l), 1 (n), 1 (p), 1 (v) mal de tête ⇒ 1 (f) chef ⇒ 1 (g) côté face ⇒ 1 (k) être à la tête de ⇒ 2 (a) être en tête de ⇒ 2 (b) diriger ⇒ 2 (c) intituler ⇒ 2 (d) aller ⇒ 3 principal ⇒ 4 (a) premier ⇒ 4 (b)(pl sense (l) inv)1 noun(a) (of human, animal) tête f;∎ she has a fine head of hair elle a de très beaux cheveux ou une très belle chevelure;∎ he's already a head taller than his mother il dépasse déjà sa mère d'une tête;∎ Horseracing to win by a head gagner d'une tête;∎ from head to toe or foot de la tête aux pieds;∎ he was covered in mud from head to toe or foot il était couvert de boue de la tête aux pieds;∎ she was dressed in black from head to toe or foot elle était tout en noir ou entièrement vêtue de noir;∎ to fall head over heels tomber la tête la première;∎ to fall head over heels in love with sb tomber éperdument amoureux de qn;∎ to have one's head in the clouds avoir la tête dans les nuages;∎ he wanders around with his head in the clouds il est toujours dans les nuages;∎ wine always goes to my head le vin me monte toujours à la tête;∎ all this praise has gone to his head toutes ces louanges lui ont tourné la tête;∎ to give a horse its head lâcher la bride à un cheval;∎ figurative give him his head and put him in charge lâchez-lui la bride et laissez-le prendre des responsabilités;∎ to stand on one's head faire le poirier;∎ familiar I could do it standing on my head c'est simple comme bonjour;∎ that's the kind of thing he could do standing on his head c'est le genre de choses qu'il peut faire les yeux fermés;∎ familiar she's got her head screwed on (the right way) elle a la tête sur les épaules;∎ the girl's got a good head on her shoulders cette fille a la tête sur les épaules;∎ he's an old head on young shoulders il est très mûr pour son âge;∎ figurative she's head and shoulders above the rest les autres ne lui arrivent pas à la cheville;∎ familiar to laugh one's head off rire à gorge déployée;∎ familiar to shout or to scream one's head off crier à tue-tête;∎ they'll have your head (on a plate) for this ils auront ta tête pour ça;∎ heads will roll des têtes tomberont;∎ American heads up! attention la tête!;(b) (mind, thoughts) tête f;∎ to do sums in one's head calculer de tête;∎ to take it into one's head to do sth se mettre en tête de faire qch;∎ the idea never entered my head ça ne m'est jamais venu à l'esprit;∎ don't put silly ideas into his head ne lui mettez pas des idées stupides en tête;∎ to get sth into one's head se mettre qch dans la tête;∎ I can't get these dates into my head je n'arrive pas à retenir ces dates;∎ she got it into her head that she was being persecuted elle s'est mis en tête ou dans l'idée qu'on la persécutait;∎ I can't get that into his head je n'arrive pas à le lui faire comprendre;∎ the answer has gone right out of my head j'ai complètement oublié la réponse;∎ I think he made it up out of his own head je crois que c'est lui qui a inventé ça;∎ familiar use your head! fais travailler tes méninges!;∎ familiar it's doing my head in! ça me tape sur le système!, ça me prend la tête!;∎ familiar I just can't get my head round the idea that she's gone je n'arrive vraiment pas à me faire à l'idée qu'elle est partie;∎ familiar to get one's head straight or together se ressaisir∎ to have a good head for business avoir le sens des affaires, s'entendre aux affaires;∎ she has no head for business elle n'a pas le sens des affaires;∎ in my job, you need a good head for figures pour faire mon métier, il faut savoir manier les chiffres;∎ to have a (good) head for heights ne pas avoir le vertige;∎ I've no head for heights j'ai le vertige(d) (clear thinking, common sense)∎ keep your head! gardez votre calme!, ne perdez pas la tête!;∎ to keep a cool head garder la tête froide;∎ you'll need a clear head in the morning vous aurez besoin d'avoir l'esprit clair demain matin;∎ to let one's head be ruled by one's heart laisser son cœur gouverner sa raison;∎ familiar he's not quite right in the head, he's a bit soft in the head il est un peu timbré;(e) (intelligence, ability) tête f;∎ we'll have to put our heads together and find a solution nous devrons nous y mettre ensemble pour trouver une solution;∎ off the top of my head, I'd say it would cost about £1,500 à vue de nez, je dirais que ça coûte dans les 1500 livres;∎ I don't know off the top of my head je ne sais pas, il faudrait que je vérifie;∎ she made some figures up off the top of her head elle a inventé des chiffres;∎ he's talking off the top of his head il raconte n'importe quoi;∎ her lecture was completely over my head sa conférence m'a complètement dépassé;∎ to talk over sb's head s'exprimer de manière trop compliquée pour qn;∎ proverb two heads are better than one deux avis valent mieux qu'un∎ I've got a bit of a head this morning j'ai un peu mal à la tête ce matin(g) (chief, boss → of police, government, family) chef m; (→ of school, company) directeur(trice) m,f;∎ the European heads of government les chefs mpl de gouvernement européens;∎ the crowned heads of Europe les têtes fpl couronnées de l'Europe;(h) (authority, responsibility)∎ she went over my head to the president elle est allée voir le président sans me consulter;∎ they were promoted over my head ils ont été promus avant moi;∎ on your (own) head be it! c'est toi qui en prends la responsabilité!, à tes risques et périls!;∎ literary his blood will be upon your head la responsabilité de sa mort pèsera sur vos épaules(i) (top → of racquet, pin, hammer) tête f; (→ of staircase) haut m, tête f; (→ of bed) chevet m, tête f; (→ of arrow) pointe f; (→ of page) tête f; (→ of letter) en-tête m; (→ of cane) pommeau m; (→ of valley) tête f; (→ of river) source f; (→ of mineshaft) bouche f; (→ of column, rocket, still) chapiteau m; (→ of torpedo) cône m; (→ of cask) fond m;∎ at the head of the procession/queue en tête de (la) procession/de (la) queue;∎ sitting at the head of the table assis au bout de la ou en tête de table;∎ to be at the head of the list venir en tête de liste(j) Botany & Cookery (of corn) épi m; (of garlic) tête f, gousse f; (of celery) pied m; (of asparagus) pointe f; (of flower) tête f;∎ a head of cauliflower un chou-fleur∎ heads or tails? pile ou face?;∎ I can't make head nor tail of this pour moi ça n'a ni queue ni tête;∎ it's a case of heads I win, tails you lose de toutes les façons je suis gagnant(l) (of livestock) tête f;∎ 50 head of cattle 50 têtes de bétail(m) (in prices, donations)∎ tickets cost £50 a head les billets valent 50 livres par personne∎ to win the scrum against the head prendre le ballon à l'adversaire sur son introduction(p) (title → of chapter) tête f;∎ under this head sous ce titre;∎ heads of agreement (draft) protocole m d'accord(q) Typography en-tête m∎ loss of head perte f de pression;∎ head of water charge f ou pression f d'eau;∎ figurative to get up or to work up a head of steam s'énerver∎ his resignation brought things to a head sa démission a précipité les choses∎ to give sb head tailler une pipe à qn∎ I'm going to the head je vais pisser(a) (command → group, organization) être à la tête de; (→ project, revolt) diriger, être à la tête de; (chair → discussion) mener; (→ commission) présider;∎ she headed the attack on the Government's economic policy elle menait l'attaque contre la politique économique du gouvernement(b) (be first in, on) être ou venir en tête de;∎ Madrid heads the list of Europe's most interesting cities Madrid vient ou s'inscrit en tête des villes les plus intéressantes d'Europe;∎ Sport she headed the pack from the start elle était en tête du peloton dès le départ∎ we headed the sheep down the hill nous avons fait descendre les moutons de la colline;∎ they are heading the country into chaos ils conduisent le pays au chaos;∎ just head me towards the nearest bar dirigez-moi vers le bar le plus proche;∎ where are you headed? où vas-tu?;∎ Nautical to head a ship westwards mettre le cap à l'ouest∎ the essay is headed 'Democracy' l'essai s'intitule ou est intitulé 'Démocratie'∎ he headed the ball into the goal il a marqué de la tête(car, crowd, person) aller, se diriger; Nautical mettre le cap sur;∎ where are you heading? où vas-tu?;∎ you're heading in the right direction vous allez dans la bonne direction;∎ I'm going to head home je vais rentrer;∎ the train headed into/out of a tunnel le train est entré dans un/sorti d'un tunnel(a) (main → person) principal(b) (first in series) premier►► head barman chef m barman;British School head boy = élève chargé d'un certain nombre de responsabilités et qui représente son école aux cérémonies publiques;head cashier chef m caissier;head chef chef m de cuisine;Commerce head clerk premier commis m, chef m de bureau;head cold rhume m de cerveau;head count vérification f du nombre de personnes présentes;∎ the teacher did a head count la maîtresse a compté les élèves;head foreman chef m d'atelier;Mining head frame chevalement m;head gardener jardinier(ère) m,f en chef;Cars head gasket joint m de culasse;Technology head gate (of lock) porte f d'amont;British School head girl = élève chargée d'un certain nombre de responsabilités et qui représente son école aux cérémonies publiques;head housekeeper (in hotel) gouvernante f générale;head louse pou m;head office siège m social, bureau m central;(a) (in rowing) tête-de-rivière fhead receptionist chef m de réception;Music head register voix f de tête;Television & Cinema head shot gros plan m de tête;∎ he had a ten-minute head start over the others il a commencé dix minutes avant les autres;∎ I got a head start j'ai pris de l'avance sur les autres;∎ go on, I'll give you a head start allez, vas-y, je te donne un peu d'avance;∎ being bilingual gives her a head start over the others étant bilingue, elle est avantagée par rapport aux autres;head of state chef m d'État;School head teacher (man) proviseur m, directeur m, chef m d'établissement; (woman) directrice f, chef m d'établissement;head torch lampe f frontale;Music head voice voix f de tête;head waiter maître m d'hôtel;rentrer, retourner;∎ we headed back to the office nous sommes retournés au bureau;∎ when are you heading back? quand comptez-vous rentrer?(of car, person) se diriger vers; Nautical mettre le cap sur;∎ where are you headed for? où vas-tu?;∎ she headed for home elle rentra (à la maison);∎ the country is heading for civil war le pays va droit à la guerre civile;∎ he's heading for trouble il va s'attirer des ennuis;∎ figurative to be heading for a fall courir à l'échec;∎ familiar to head for the hills filer➲ head off∎ figurative she headed off all questions about her private life elle a éludé toute question sur sa vie privéepartir;∎ the children headed off to school les enfants sont partis pour ou à l'école(be leader of) diriger -
18 Yeoman, Thomas
SUBJECT AREA: Civil engineering[br]b. c. 1700 probably near Northampton, Englandd. 24 January 1781 London, England[br]English surveyor and civil engineer.[br]Very little is known of his early life, but he was clearly a skilful and gifted engineer who had received comprehensive practical training, for in 1743 he erected the machinery in the world's first water-powered cotton mill at Northampton on the river Nene. In 1748 he invented a weighing machine for use by turnpike trusts for weighing wagons. Until 1757 he remained in Northampton, mainly surveying enclosures and turnpike roads and making agricultural machinery. He also gained a national reputation for building and installing very successful ventilating equipment (invented by Dr Stephen Hales) in hospitals, prisons and ships, including some ventilators of Yeoman's own design in the Houses of Parliament.Meanwhile he developed an interest in river improvements, and in 1744 he made his first survey of the River Nene between Thrapston and Northampton; he repeated the survey in 1753 and subsequently gave evidence in parliamentary proceedings in 1756. The following year he was in Gloucestershire surveying the line of the Stroudwater Canal, an operation that he repeated in 1776. Also in 1757, he was appointed Surveyor to the River Ivel Navigation in Bedfordshire. In 1761 he was back on the Nene. During 1762–5 he carried out surveys for the Chelmer \& Blackwater Navigation, although the work was not undertaken for another thirty years. In 1765 he reported on land-drainage improvements for the Kentish Sour. It was at this time that he became associated with John Smeaton in a major survey in 1766 of the river Lea for the Lee Navigation Trustees, having already made some surveys with Joseph Nickalls near Waltham Abbey in 1762. Yeoman modified some of Smeaton's proposals and on 1 July 1767 was officially appointed Surveyor to the Lee Navigation Trustees, a post he retained until 1771. He also advised on the work to create the Stort Navigation, and at the official opening on 24 October 1769 he made a formal speech announcing: "Now is Bishops Stortford open to all the ports of the world." Among his other works were: advice on Ferriby Sluice on the River Ancholme (1766); reports on the Forth \& Clyde Canal, the North Level and Wisbech outfall on the Nene, the Coventry Canal, and estimates for the Leeds and Selby Canal (1768–71); estimates for the extension of the Medway Navigation from Tonbridge to Edenbridge (1771); and between 1767 and 1777 he was consulted, with other engineers, by the City of London on problems regarding the Thames.He joined the Northampton Philosophical Society shortly after its formation in 1743 and was President several times before he moved to London. In 1760 he became a member of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, and in 1763 he was chosen as joint Chairman of the Committee on Mechanics—a position he held until 1778. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on 12 January 1764. On the formation of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers, the forerunner of the present Institution of Civil Engineers, he was elected first President in 1771, remaining as such until his illness in 1780.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsFRS 1764. President, Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers 1771–80; Treasurer 1771–7.JHB -
19 water
'wo:tə
1. noun(a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; (also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) agua
2. verb1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) regar; (animales) abrevar2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) hacerse la boca agua3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) llorar•- waters- watery
- wateriness
- waterborne
- water-closet
- water-colour
- watercress
- waterfall
- waterfowl
- waterfront
- waterhole
- watering-can
- water level
- waterlily
- waterlogged
- water main
- water-melon
- waterproof
3. noun(a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) impermeable
4. verb(to make (material) waterproof.) impermeabilizar- water-skiing
- water-ski
- watertight
- water vapour
- waterway
- waterwheel
- waterworks
- hold water
- into deep water
- in deep water
- water down
water1 n aguawater2 vb regarhave you watered the plants? ¿has regado las plantas?
wáter /'(g)water/ or (Esp) /'bater/ sustantivo masculino
wáter m fam toilet ' wáter' also found in these entries: Spanish: abastecimiento - acrecentar - actuar - acuática - acuático - agua - aguar - aguatera - aguatero - amarar - amaraje - apercibirse - bautizar - bomba - bucear - buscar - calar - caliza - calizo - cantimplora - chorro - concienciar - conducción - consistente - corte - descenso - dimanar - dulce - echar - esquí - estancarse - flotación - ir - gallina - gorgotear - gorgoteo - gotera - granulada - granulado - hidroeléctrica - hidroeléctrico - hidrosoluble - irrigar - jarro - juntura - llave - llover - manar - masa - método English: board - bring - coastguard - conserve - contaminate - cress - dilute - distil - distill - drinking - expanse - fish - flounder - forced - garden - gush - head - hot - hot water - hot-water bottle - little - lukewarm - meter - mineral water - mist - mixture - mouth - murky - nightstand - none - of - outflow - plant - prefer - proof - quench - quinine water - repellent - revive - rose water - run - running - rupture - sea-water - shortage - splash about - spout - temperature - toilet-water - treadtr['wɔːtəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (gen) agua■ can I have a drink of water? ¿puedo beber un vaso de agua?■ the water's lovely! ¡el agua está buenísima!2 (tide) marea■ high/low water marea alta/baja1 (plant, river) regar2 (animals) abrevar1 (sea etc) aguas nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then ha llovido mucho desde entoncesby water en barcoto spend money like water gastar el dinero como si fuera aguato be in deep water estar con el agua al cuelloto be water off a duck's back ser como quien oye lloverto be water under the bridge ser agua pasadato get into hot water meterse en un buen líoto hold water estar bien fundado,-a, ser coherentenot to hold water caer por su propio pesoto keep one's head above water mantenerse a floteto pass water orinarto take the waters tomar las aguashot water bottle bolsa de agua calientewater bird ave nombre femenino acuáticawater biscuit galleta secawater bottle (flask) cantimplorawater buffalo búfalo acuáticowater cannon tanqueta antidisturbioswater chestnut castaña de aguawater cycle ciclo del aguawater hole charcawater ice sorbete nombre masculinowater jump ríawater lily nenúfar nombre masculinowater line línea de flotaciónwater main conducción nombre femenino del aguawater nymph ondinawater on the brain SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL hidrocefaliawater pipe cañeríawater pistol pistola de aguawater polo waterpolowater power energía hidráulicawater rat rata de aguawater rate tarifa del aguawater ski (equipment) esquí acuáticowater softener ablandador nombre masculino del aguawater supply abastecimiento de agua, suministro de aguawater table nivel nombre masculino freáticowater tank depósito de aguawater tower depósito de aguawater vapour vapor nombre masculino de aguawater wings manguitoswater ['wɔt̬ər, 'wɑ-] vt1) : regar (el jardín, etc.)2)to water down dilute: diluir, aguarwater vi: lagrimar (dícese de los ojos), hacérsele agua la boca a unomy mouth is watering: se me hace agua la bocawater n: agua fv.• abrevar v.• hacerse agua v.• regar v.adj.• acuático, -a adj.• de agua adj.• para agua adj.n.• agua s.f.'wɔːtər, 'wɔːtə(r)
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mass noun1) agua f‡drinking/running water — agua potable/corriente
to be/lie under water — estar*/quedar inundado
high/low water — marea f alta/baja
to go across o over the water — cruzar* a la otra orilla, cruzar* el charco (fam)
to spend money like water — gastar a manos llenas
like water off a duck's back — como quien oye llover
to be in/get into hot water — estar*/meterse en una buena (fam)
to hold water — tenerse* en pie
that theory just doesn't hold water — esa teoría hace agua por todos lados
to pour o throw cold water over something — ponerle* trabas a algo
to test the water — tantear el terreno
water under the bridge: that's all water under the bridge eso ya es agua pasada; (before n) <bird, plant> acuático; water heater calentador m (de agua); water power energía f hidráulica; water pump bomba f hidráulica; water sports — deportes mpl acuáticos
2)a) ( urine) (frml & euph)to pass o make water — orinar, hacer* aguas (menores) (euf), hacer* de las aguas (Méx euf)
b) ( Med)water on the knee — derrame m sinovial
3) waters pla) (of sea, river) aguas fplto muddy the waters — enmarañar or enredar las cosas
still waters run deep — del agua mansa líbreme Dios, que de la brava me libro yo
b) ( at spa)c) ( amniotic fluid) aguas fplthe/her waters broke — rompió aguas, rompió la bolsa de aguas
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1.
her eyes began to water — empezaron a llorarle los ojos or a saltársele las lágrimas
his mouth watered — se le hizo la boca agua, se le hizo agua la boca (AmL)
2.
vta) \<\<plant/garden/land\>\> regar*b) \<\<horse/cattle\>\> dar* de beber a, abrevarPhrasal Verbs:['wɔːtǝ(r)]1. N1) agua f•
to back water — ciar•
by water — por mar•
on land and water — por tierra y por mar•
under water, the High Street is under water — la Calle Mayor está inundadato swim under water — nadar bajo el agua, bucear
- pour cold water on an idea- be in hot water- get into hot water- spend money like water- test the watersdrinking 2., running 1., 1), still I, 1., 1)2) waters (at spa, of sea, river) aguas fplto drink or take the waters at Harrogate — tomar las aguas en Harrogate
4) (Med)5) (=essence)lavender/rose water — agua f de lavanda/rosa
6)2.VT [+ garden, plant] regar; [+ horses, cattle] abrevar, dar de beber a; [+ wine] aguar, diluir, bautizar * humthe river waters the provinces of... — el río riega las provincias de...
3.VI(Physiol)4.CPDwater bird N — ave f acuática
water biscuit N — galleta f de agua
water blister N — ampolla f
water bomb N — bomba f de agua
water bottle N — (for drinking) cantimplora f; (also: hot-water bottle) bolsa f de agua caliente, guatona f (Chile)
water buffalo N — búfalo m de agua, carabao m
water butt N — (Brit) tina f para recoger el agua de la lluvia
water cannon N — cañón m de agua
water carrier N — aguador m
water cart N — cuba f de riego, carro m aljibe; (motorized) camión m de agua
water chestnut N — castaña f de agua
water closet N — frm wáter m, baño m
water cooler N — enfriadora f de agua
water cooling N — refrigeración f por agua
water diviner N — zahorí mf
water divining N — arte m del zahorí
water feature N — fuente f ornamental
water heater N — calentador m de agua
water hole N — see waterhole
water ice N — (Brit) sorbete m, helado m de agua (LAm)
water inlet N — entrada f de agua
water jacket N — camisa f de agua
water jump N — foso m (de agua)
water level N — nivel m del agua; (Naut) línea f de agua
water lily N — nenúfar m
water line N — línea f de flotación
water main N — cañería f principal
water meadow N — (esp Brit) vega f, ribera f
water meter N — contador m de agua
water metering N — control del agua mediante instalación de un contador de agua
water mill N — molino m de agua
water park N — parque m acuático
water pipe N — caño m de agua
water pistol N — pistola f de agua
water plant N — planta f acuática
water polo N — waterpolo m, polo m acuático
water power N — energía f hidráulica
water pressure N — presión f del agua
water pump N — bomba f de agua
water purification plant N — estación f depuradora de aguas residuales
water rate N — (Brit) tarifa f de agua
water snake N — culebra f de agua
water softener N — ablandador m de agua
water sports NPL — deportes mpl acuáticos
water supply N — abastecimiento m de agua
water table N — capa f freática, nivel m freático
water tank N — (for village, in house) depósito m de agua; (on lorry) cisterna f
water tower N — depósito f de agua
water vapour, water vapor (US) N — vapor m de agua
water vole N — rata f de agua
water wagon N — (US) vagón-cisterna m
water wheel N — rueda f hidráulica; (Agr) noria f
water wings NPL — manguitos mpl, flotadores mpl para los brazos
* * *['wɔːtər, 'wɔːtə(r)]
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mass noun1) agua f‡drinking/running water — agua potable/corriente
to be/lie under water — estar*/quedar inundado
high/low water — marea f alta/baja
to go across o over the water — cruzar* a la otra orilla, cruzar* el charco (fam)
to spend money like water — gastar a manos llenas
like water off a duck's back — como quien oye llover
to be in/get into hot water — estar*/meterse en una buena (fam)
to hold water — tenerse* en pie
that theory just doesn't hold water — esa teoría hace agua por todos lados
to pour o throw cold water over something — ponerle* trabas a algo
to test the water — tantear el terreno
water under the bridge: that's all water under the bridge eso ya es agua pasada; (before n) <bird, plant> acuático; water heater calentador m (de agua); water power energía f hidráulica; water pump bomba f hidráulica; water sports — deportes mpl acuáticos
2)a) ( urine) (frml & euph)to pass o make water — orinar, hacer* aguas (menores) (euf), hacer* de las aguas (Méx euf)
b) ( Med)water on the knee — derrame m sinovial
3) waters pla) (of sea, river) aguas fplto muddy the waters — enmarañar or enredar las cosas
still waters run deep — del agua mansa líbreme Dios, que de la brava me libro yo
b) ( at spa)c) ( amniotic fluid) aguas fplthe/her waters broke — rompió aguas, rompió la bolsa de aguas
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1.
her eyes began to water — empezaron a llorarle los ojos or a saltársele las lágrimas
his mouth watered — se le hizo la boca agua, se le hizo agua la boca (AmL)
2.
vta) \<\<plant/garden/land\>\> regar*b) \<\<horse/cattle\>\> dar* de beber a, abrevarPhrasal Verbs: -
20 Eads, James Buchanan
SUBJECT AREA: Civil engineering[br]b. 23 May 1820 Lawrenceburg, Indiana, USAd. 8 March 1887 Nassau, Bahamas[br]American bridge-builder and hydraulic engineer.[br]The son of an immigrant merchant, he was educated at the local school, leaving at the age of 13 to take on various jobs, eventually becoming a purser on a Mississippi steamboat. He was struck by the number of wrecks lying in the river; he devised a diving bell and, at the age of 22, set up in business as a salvage engineer. So successful was he at this venture that he was able to retire in three years' time and set up the first glassworks west of the Ohio River. This, however, was a failure and in 1848 he returned to the business of salvage on the Ohio River. He was so successful that he was able to retire permanently in 1857. From the start of the American Civil War in 1861 he recommended to President Lincoln that he should obtain a fleet of armour-plated, steam-powered gunboats to operate on the western rivers. He built seven of these himself, later building or converting a further eighteen. After the end of the war he obtained the contract to design and build a bridge over the Mississippi at St Louis. In this he made use of his considerable knowledge of the river-bed currents. He built a bridge with a 500 ft (150 m) centre span and a clearance of 50 ft (15 m) that was completed in 1874. The three spans are, respectively, 502 ft, 520 ft and 502 ft (153 m, 158 m and 153 m), each being spanned by an arch. The Mississippi river is subject to great changes, both seasonal and irregular, with a range of over 41 ft (12.5 m) between low and high water and a velocity varying from 4 ft (1.2 m) to 12 1/2 ft (3.8 m) per second. The Eads Bridge was completed in 1874 and in the following year Eads was commissioned to open one of the mouths of the Mississippi, for which he constructed a number of jetty traps. He was involved later in attempts to construct a ship railway across the isthmus of Panama. He had been suffering from indifferent health for some years, and this effort was too much for him. He died on 8 March 1887. He was the first American to be awarded the Royal Society of Arts' Albert Medal.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsRoyal Society of Arts Albert Medal.Further ReadingD.B.Steinman and S.R.Watson, 1941, Bridges and their Builders, New York: Dover Publications.T.I.Williams, Biographical Dictionary of Science.IMcN
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