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Политика: правящая семья (англ. цитата - из репортажа агентства Thomson Reuters; в тексте англ. термину предшествует опред. артикль) -
2 ruling family
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3 ruling family
keluarga penguasa -
4 ruling family
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5 family
n1) семья, семейство; род2) семья, сообщество3) жарг. "семья" ( клан мафии)•- better-off familyto keep / to maintain one's family — содержать семью
- childless family
- family of nations
- first families
- human family
- landless family
- large family
- lone-parent family
- long family
- low-income family
- needy family
- official family
- one-parent family
- President's family
- President's official family
- prosperous family
- re-unification of families
- reuniting of families
- Royal Family
- ruling family
- separated families
- size of the family
- stem family
- unhappy family
- United Nations family of organizations
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ˈmembə сущ.
1) член( в разн. знач.) to admit new members into an organization ≈ принимать в организацию новых членов active member ≈ активный член card-carrying member ≈ член (какой-л.) организации honorary member ≈ почетный член life member ≈ пожизненный член ranking member ≈ старейший член (по возрасту, званию и т. п.) Member of Parliament ≈ член парламента member of sentence ≈ член предложения
2) участник, партнер;
представитель members of the press( of the ruling class) ≈ представители прессы (правящего класса) Syn: participant, participator
3) а) мед. конечность б) редк. половой член He stood over her a moment, his member erect and thrusting out his shirt. ≈ На мгновение он застывает над ней, его возбужденный член оттопыривает рубашку. (John Fowles, "French lieutenant's woman", ch. 46) Syn: privy member, dick, prick, cock, pecker, ding-dong член - full * полноправный член - permanent * постоянный член - honorary * почетный член - original *s первоначальные члены - rank-and-file *s рядовые члены - to become a * of a family стать членом семьи - a * of the public простой, рядовой член общества, простой гражданин - a * of our staff наш сотрудник;
наш служащий - *s of the course участники семинара - Member of Parliament член парламента - the Member for Woodford член парламента от графства Вудфорд - Member of Congress (американизм) член конгресса - *s of the press представители печати - * of a library читатель( библиотеки) - *s' library платная библиотека - * of a side (спортивное) игрок команды - * of the services военнослужащий - * of a sentence (грамматика) член предложения - (left-hand) * of an equation( первая) часть уравнения член, конечность мужской член (тж. male *) (техническое) элемент конструкции, звено системы;
деталь (геология) колено или бедро складки > unruly * язык без костей > * of Christ добрый христианин > * of Satan дьявольское отродье active ~ действительный член alternate ~ кандидат в члены associate ~ кандидат в члены associate ~ член-корреспондент auxiliary ~ дополнительный член auxiliary ~ помощник beneficiary ~ представитель бенефициария Cabinet ~ член правительства card-carrying ~ член партии clearing ~ банк - член расчетной палаты club ~ член клуба committee ~ член комитета corresponding ~ член-корреспондент (академии наук и т. п.) corresponding ~ член-корреспондент deputy ~ заместитель члена ex officio ~ член по должности expert ~ эксперт founder ~ член-учредитель founding ~ член-учредитель full ~ полноправный член honorary ~ почетный член jury ~ присяжный заседатель jury ~ член коллегии присяжных life ~ пожизненный член организации machine ~ деталь машины member звено системы ~ рабочий орган ~ участник, партнер;
представитель;
members of the press (of the ruling class) представители прессы (правящего класса) ~ функциональная единица ~ член (в разн. знач.) ;
Member of Parliament член парламента;
member of sentence грам. член предложения ~ член ~ элемент ~ элемент конструкции ~ тех. элемент конструкции ~ вчт. элемент множества ~ of board of directors член правления ~ of board of directors член совета директоров ~ of board of representatives член совета представителей ~ of company представитель компании ~ of cooperative член кооператива ~ of cooperative society член кооперативного общества ~ of equation мат. член уравнения;
members of armed forces личный состав вооруженных сил ~ член (в разн. знач.) ;
Member of Parliament член парламента;
member of sentence грам. член предложения ~ of Parliament член парламента ~ of parliament член парламента ~ член (в разн. знач.) ;
Member of Parliament член парламента;
member of sentence грам. член предложения ~ of society член общества ~ of the family член семьи ~ of the stock exchange член фондовой биржи ~ state государство-член (ООН и т. п.) ;
unruly member = язык без костей state: member ~ государство-участник member ~ государство-член member ~ страна-участник ~ of equation мат. член уравнения;
members of armed forces личный состав вооруженных сил ~ участник, партнер;
представитель;
members of the press (of the ruling class) представители прессы (правящего класса) non-voting ~ член без права голоса party ~ член партии passive ~ пассивный член senior ~ старший член организации staff ~ представитель персонала substitute ~ заместитель trade union ~ член профсоюза ~ state государство-член (ООН и т. п.) ;
unruly member = язык без костей -
7 Historical Portugal
Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims inPortugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and theChurch (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict untilUN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU. -
8 circle
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1. сущ.
1) круг;
окружность to describe, draw a circle ≈ начертить круг, описать окружность square a circle run around in circles go around in circles rush around in circles great circle great circle sailing
2) геогр. в сочетании Antarctic circle Arctic circle polar circle
3) а) астр. орбита;
ист. (в старых астрономических трактатах) "небо", "сфера" (в которой находится то или иное небесное тело) б) астр. оборот, виток( спутника вокруг небесного тела) в) гало Syn: halo ∙ circle of illumination White Circle
4) мн. мешки под глазами
5) а) округа, окрестность;
граница какой-л. области, (также переносные употребления) In the circle of seas. ≈ В кольце морей. The news was well in the circle. ≈ В округе об этом хорошо знали. Whithin the circle of life. ≈ Пока длится жизнь. б) округ (единица административного деления в ряде стран)
6) а) цирковая арена б) театр. ярус dress circle parquet circle upper circle
7) группа, круг (людей) ;
кружок ((полу) официальное сообщество лиц по интересам) academic circle artistic circle business circle charmed circle close circle closed circle intimate circle narrow circle court circle diplomatic circle exclusive circle select circle high circle financial circle informed circle well-informed circle literary circle political circle professional circle ruling circles wide circle Syn: clique
8) круговорот;
цикл circle of the seasons come full circle
9) лог. порочный круг
10) обруч (для волос)
11) (с прописной буквы) кольцевая линия лондонского метро
2. гл.
1) окружать, заключать в круг (чаще поэт.) ;
огораживать;
часто в сочетаниях circle about, circle around, circle in. I circled a rice meadow with dikes. ≈ Я окружил рисовое поле канавами.
2) обойти кругом, обогнуть;
огибать Other planets circle other suns. ≈ Другие планеты обращаются вокруг других солнц. They circled the island seven times. ≈ Они семь раз обошли вокруг острова.
3) двигаться, ходить кругами;
циркулировать
4) обходить круг (о вине, еде на пиру)
5) образовывать круг A tuft of trees grew there circling. ≈ Несколько деревьев росли там кружком ∙ circle round круг - to move in *s кружить - the aeroplane made two *s and landed самолет сделал два круга и приземлился - we sat in a * around the campfire мы сидели кружком у костра кольцо, окружение - in a * of trees в кольце деревьев - a * of lookers-on кучка зевак (окруживших что-л) сфера, область;
круг - a wide * of interests широкий круг интересов - within the * of possibilities в пределах возможного круг (людей) ;
группа;
кружок - family * семейный круг - a * of friends (тесный) круг друзей - a sewing * кружок кройки и шитья - the * of his acquaintance widened круг его знакомств расширился (общественные) круги - ruling *s правящие круги круговорот, цикл - * of seasons круговорот времен года - * of fifth( музыкальное) квинтовый круг - to come full * завершить цикл;
сделать полный оборот ободок;
светящийся круг (вокруг Луны) - венчик;
венец;
диадема нимб, орел (театроведение) ярус - upper * верхний ярус арена цирка (историческое) округ (астрономия) орбита (астрономия) круг, сфера (о путях небесных светил) - a full * of the Moon полный круг обращения Луны диск( Луны) (логика) логический круг;
порочный круг - to argue in a * выдвигать в качестве доказательства то, что само требует доказательства (математика) круг;
окружность (специальное) круговая траектория( дорожностроительное) кольцевая транспортная развязка( спортивное) круг для метания оборот (гимнастика) ;
поворот (конный спорт) - * change поворот кругом обыкн pl махи на коне (гимнастика) (география) (астрономия) круг;
параллель - Аrctic C. Северный полярный круг - polar * полярный круг - parallel * (земная) параллель, параллельный круг;
тропик;
- vertical * круг высоты, вертикал светила - * of altitude альмукантарат - * of declination, hour * часовой круг - * of latitude круг широты - * of the horizon линия горизонта, горизонт (геодезия) лимб, буссоль - reflecting * секстан(т) (археология) кромлех (ограда из отдельно стоящих каменных глыб) (С.) Серкл (в названиях улиц) > to run round in *s суетиться без толку > to square the * пытаться найти квадратуру круга, пытаться сделать невозможное двигаться по кругу;
вращаться, вертеться;
кружиться;
кружить - the Moon *s the Earth Луна обращается вокруг Земли - Drake *d the globe Дрейк объехал вокруг земного шара - the hawk *d about his prey ястреб кружил над своей жертвой - the aeroplane *d above us самолет кружил над нами окружать - a ring of trees *d the house дом был окружен кольцом деревьев - the enemy *d the hill неприятель окружил холм передавать или переходить по кругу - the bowl *s чаша переходит по кругу циркулировать - to * among the voters часто общаться с избирателями circle группа, круг (людей) ;
ruling circles правящие круги ~ группа ~ двигаться по кругу;
вращаться;
the Earth circles the Sun Яемля вращается вокруг Солнца ~ геогр. круг ~ астр. круг (вокруг Луны и т. п.) ~ круг;
окружность ~ круг ~ круговорот;
цикл;
circle of the seasons смена всех четырех времен года ~ круговорот ~ кружок ~ область ~ округ ~ поэт. окружать ~ астр. орбита ~ передавать по кругу (вино, закуску и т. п.) ~ сфера, область;
a wide circle of interests широкий круг интересов ~ сфера ~ цикл ~ циркулировать ~ театр. ярус;
dress circle бельэтаж;
upper circle балкон;
parquet circle амфитеатр ~ of members круг членов ~ of owners круг владельцев ~ круговорот;
цикл;
circle of the seasons смена всех четырех времен года to come full ~ завершить цикл;
закончиться у исходной точки ~ театр. ярус;
dress circle бельэтаж;
upper circle балкон;
parquet circle амфитеатр ~ двигаться по кругу;
вращаться;
the Earth circles the Sun Яемля вращается вокруг Солнца ~ театр. ярус;
dress circle бельэтаж;
upper circle балкон;
parquet circle амфитеатр parquet: ~ attr. паркетный;
parquet circle амер. задние ряды партера, амфитеатр quality ~ кружок качества circle группа, круг (людей) ;
ruling circles правящие круги ~ театр. ярус;
dress circle бельэтаж;
upper circle балкон;
parquet circle амфитеатр ~ сфера, область;
a wide circle of interests широкий круг интересов -
9 member
[ˈmembə]active member действительный член alternate member кандидат в члены associate member кандидат в члены associate member член-корреспондент auxiliary member дополнительный член auxiliary member помощник beneficiary member представитель бенефициария Cabinet member член правительства card-carrying member член партии clearing member банк - член расчетной палаты club member член клуба committee member член комитета corresponding member член-корреспондент (академии наук и т. п.) corresponding member член-корреспондент deputy member заместитель члена ex officio member член по должности expert member эксперт founder member член-учредитель founding member член-учредитель full member полноправный член honorary member почетный член jury member присяжный заседатель jury member член коллегии присяжных life member пожизненный член организации machine member деталь машины member звено системы member рабочий орган member участник, партнер; представитель; members of the press (of the ruling class) представители прессы (правящего класса) member функциональная единица member член (в разн. знач.); Member of Parliament член парламента; member of sentence грам. член предложения member член member элемент member элемент конструкции member тех. элемент конструкции member вчт. элемент множества member of board of directors член правления member of board of directors член совета директоров member of board of representatives член совета представителей member of company представитель компании member of cooperative член кооператива member of cooperative society член кооперативного общества member of equation мат. член уравнения; members of armed forces личный состав вооруженных сил member член (в разн. знач.); Member of Parliament член парламента; member of sentence грам. член предложения member of Parliament член парламента member of parliament член парламента member член (в разн. знач.); Member of Parliament член парламента; member of sentence грам. член предложения member of society член общества member of the family член семьи member of the stock exchange член фондовой биржи member state государство-член (ООН и т. п.); unruly member = язык без костей state: member member государство-участник member member государство-член member member страна-участник member of equation мат. член уравнения; members of armed forces личный состав вооруженных сил member участник, партнер; представитель; members of the press (of the ruling class) представители прессы (правящего класса) non-voting member член без права голоса party member член партии passive member пассивный член senior member старший член организации staff member представитель персонала substitute member заместитель trade union member член профсоюза member state государство-член (ООН и т. п.); unruly member = язык без костей -
10 круг
муж.
1) circle северный полярный круг ≈ Arctic Circle южный полярный круг ≈ Antarctic Circle спасательный круг ≈ life-buoy, life buoy двигаться по кругу ≈ to circle давать круг, делать круг ≈ to take a detour, to go a roundabout way передавать по кругу ≈ (вино, закуску и т. п.) circle четверть круга ≈ quadrant мат. площадь круга ≈ area of a circle движение по кругу ≈ movement in a circle гончарный круг ≈ potter's wheel поворотный круг ≈ turn-table круги на воде ≈ ripples in the water замкнутый круг ≈ exclusive circle полярный круг ≈ polar circle порочный круг ≈ vicious circle заколдованный круг ≈ magic circle, vicious circle скаковой круг ≈ racing track шлифовальный круг ≈ abrasive disc, lap, emery-wheel - концентрические круги
2) (сфера, область) sphere, range;
scope, reach;
orbit широкий круг вопросов ≈ wide range of questions/problems
3) (группа людей) circle самые различные круги общества ≈ the most diverse sections of society широкие общественные круги ≈ broad sections of the public;
the general public ед., the public at large ед. широкие круги общественности ≈ wide circle правительственные круги ≈ Governmental circles, official circles официальные круги ≈ official quarts правящие круги ≈ the ruling circles круг знакомых ≈ circle of acquaintance в семейном кругу ≈ in the family circle деловые круги ≈ business circles
4) спорт lap
5) мн. ambience, encirclement, environs, surroundings ∙ на круг ≈ on the average на круги своя ≈ (fall back) into place, (resume) it's normal course круг почета ≈ lap of honour по второму кругу ≈ разг. (have) another goм.
1. circle;
вычислить площадь ~а calculate area of the circle;
делать, описывать ~(и) (в воздухе) circle;
2. (сомкнутая цепочка людей) ring;
стать в ~ form a ring;
3. (предмет, имеющий форму круга) ring, round;
~ колбасы ring of sausage;
спасательный ~ life-buoy;
~и на воде ripples (in the water) ;
4. (цепь действий, событий) round, course;
5. (перечень чего-л.) list;
~ вопросов class of problems;
6. (сфера деятельности) sphere;
~ деятельности sphere/scope/range of activity;
7. (группа людей) circle;
правительственные ~и government circles;
в ~у семьи in the family circle;
в тесном ~у among intimates;
~и под глазами rings round one`s eyes;
~и перед глазами плывут one feels dizzy;
голова идёт кругом one`s head is spinning;
сделать ~ make* a detour, go* a roundabout way;
на ~ on the/an average;
~ почёта lap of honour. -
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...А сверху в гамаке висит администратор,задумчиво сплетая пальцы ног.М. ЩербаковМы все время предупреждаем: изучайте наш предмет, но используйте приобретенные знания осторожно. В официальной обстановке можно сильно вляпаться. На работе, например, говорить так же свободно, как дома или в баре, не принято. Планка дозволенного там искусственно завышена. Называть вещи своими именами (а как тут не выругаешься!) нельзя. Отсюда проистекает целая система эвфемизмов, часто называемая офисным жаргоном.Отчасти те же корни - у жаргона политического, но там еще много всяких наслоений.Главная особенность официальной речи во всех странах состоит в том, что любую гадость называют вполне приличным словом, да еще и оптимистично звучащим. Бессмертный классик Джордж Оруэлл определил это абсолютно всем в англоязычном мире известным термином doublespeak (помните - "война - это мир", ит.п.). С другой стороны, некоторые совершенно нормальные слова недопустимы и являются офисными табу (прямо как у диких племен).Вот в качестве экзотического образца слова, которые не рекомендуется произносить, а тем более писать (слышали от эксперта, работающего неподалеку от места, где Милошевича судят - сказать точнее не имеем права): invalidity (несостоятельность); infringement of rights (нарушение прав); violates a patent (нарушение патента). Догадались почему? Это вам потом в случае суда по патентным делам легко могут припомнить. Мол, сам же говорил...Впрочем, пример не совсем чист: он связан не просто с официальной речью, а с юридическим английским. Это та еще песня, в любой стране. Поди разберись! Приводимый ниже отрывок объясняет, почему американцам приходится нанимать юристов для урегулирования, казалось бы, пустяковых дел. Создана ли эта запутанность юристами специально? Ответить не можем. Вот вам определение слова "задница" из настоящего подзаконного акта, запрещающего нудизм (anti-nudity ordinance) (Действует в районе Санкт-Августин (St. Augustin, Fla. County) во Флориде (источник — A. and T. Condon. Legal Lunacy. — Putnam, N.Y. 1992)):"Buttocks: The area to the rear of the human body (sometimes referred to as the gluteus maximus) which lies between two imaginary lines running parallel to the ground when a person is standing, the first or top of such line being one- half inch below the top of the vertical cleavage of the nates (i.e., the prominance formed by the muscles running from the back of the hip to the back of the leg) and the second or bottom line being one-half inch above the lowest point of the curvature of the fleshy protuberance (sometimes referred to as the gluteal fold), and between two imaginary lines, one on each side of the body (the `outside lines'), which outside lines are perpendicular to the ground and to the horizontal lines described above and which perpendicular outside lines pass through the outermost point(s) at which each nate meets the outer side of the leg...." Не напоминает некоторые справочники?В принципе, лексикон офисного сленга делится на две группы - buzzwords (клише) и слова, проходящие по ведомству PC (political correctness). Последние используют, чтобы застраховаться от судебных исков за воображаемые обиды на расовой, религиозной, половой, возрастной и какой угодно другой (лишь бы юрист пробивной попался) основе. В качестве незаменимого пособия рекомендуем (лучше в оригинале!) книги Скотта Адамса (Scott Adams) про Дилберта. Он, например, детально поясняет, почему надо говорить resources (ресурсы), когда вы ведете речь о болванах (dolts), составляющих ваш коллектив (team members). Или с какой целью произносится associate (партнер), когда вы имеете в виду неумеху (pud) и неудачника (loser), с которым приходится работать. Очень циничный автор, но его серии карикатур многие обитатели cubicles (офисных кабинок) держат у себя на стенах. Это - мелкая фронда, безопасная, так как ни один начальник не признает, что это именно его Адамс изобразил.Картинок из Адамса мы без его разрешения приводить не будем, но пример настенного офисного юмора дадим (см. рис. (Итак, американцы шутят. Думаете, это что? Поздравление с днем рождения от товарищей по работе. Типичный поздравительный плакат из тех, что вывешиваются в офисе. Шутить со смертью — старая европейская традиция, отсюда и колядки, и Хэллоуин)).Buzzwords не сложны, вот несколько типичных, которые вы легко переведете сами (так лучше запомнится!). Собрание обязано иметь mission или purpose. Руководство должно обеспечивать leadership и motivation. Служащим следует быть proactive. Везде надо искать synergy. Естественная речь и мотивировки выглядят unprofessional. Цель работника - career advancement. В коллективе требуется исполнять роль team player и стремиться вырасти до team leader. Teamwork - непременное требование к служащим. Business as usual - почему-то всегда плохо, даже если этот бизнес приносит хороший и постоянный доход. Никогда не позволяйте, чтобы на людях вырвалось простецкое duh! Если вы не понимаете, почему diversity - это всегда сама по себе ценность, вас надо послать на diversity sensitivity training. На работе вы осуществляете total quality management и reengineering, проявляя self-motivation. Вы регулярно составляете status reports. То, о чем вы, как и все, мечтаете - job security (но в природе этого не существует).Еще несколько полезных ходовых офисных слов переведем:family = team (семья = команда - так называют родной коллектив); stakeholders (акционеры); stewardship (обслуживание, в каком-то смысле даже служение); leverage (рычаг, средство для достижения цели); solutions (решения: "we sell solutions" означает примерно - мы продаем не сосискоделательную машину, а комплексное решение всех ваших сосисочных проблем); revisit (пересмотреть), 24/7 (круглосуточно, без остановки); benchmark (лучший образец в данной области; benchmarking - сравнение с этим образцом); result-driven (ориентированный на результат); empower (передать полномочия), mindset (отношение); ballpark (ориентировочный: ballpark figure - примерная цифра).В мире мудрых мыслей (Скотта Адамса):Уолли: Stupidity is like nuclear power; it can be used for good or evil. (Глупость - как ядерная энергия, ее можно употребить и в добро, и во зло.)Дилберт: And you don't want to get any on you. (И вам совсем не надо, чтобы ее на вас испытывали.)А вот примеры клишированных мотивационных фраз и лозунгов, заимствованных нами из реальной жизни (слышали их неоднократно). При этих звуках у нормального американского служащего сама собой немедленно складывается фига в кармане (это мы на русский с их языка жестов переводим, на самом деле американцы складывают "middle finger").• Work smarter, not harder (так они говорят, когда предлагается объем работы, который не то что за 8, а и за 10 часов не сделать).• It's a new paradigm (американские менеджеры любят слово "парадигма" особой любовью - они его новым смыслом наполнили, лучше всего определяемым словом bullshit).• It's an opportunity, not a problem (ну, уволили тебя - значит, открываются горизонты новой карьеры, например, в Макдоналдсе).• You're a valued member of the team! (Ну, да...).• Nobody can do the things you can do! (Кто же, если не ты...).• You are helping make the world a better place! (Поэтому торг о зарплате здесь неуместен).• We are in a competitive business. (Так что затяните пояса и не нойте).• We make a difference! (Страшно распространенное выражение. Почему-то всегда подразумевается, что все изменения к лучшему. Нас всегда подмывает при виде этой фразы подрисовать физиономию аятоллы Хомейни).Усвоив и осмыслив приведенные выше выражения, вы сможете легко составлять собственные девизы. Вот, для примера, наш лозунг для американского офиса: Our mission is unprofessional proactive synergy! (В переводе на неофисный русский: "Сговоримся и подсидим коллегу!")Коротенький комментарий, связанный с переменами, синергизмом и названиями компаний.В мире мудрых мыслей (Скотта Адамса):Когда компании сливаются, они всегда заявляют о гигантском синергизме (leveraging synergy), причем взаимоусиление достигается всегда одним путем - массовыми увольнениями. Вот примеры возможных слияний, с соответствующим синергическим изменением профиля и названий:◦ Coca-Cola (напитки) + Head (спортивные товары) = Coke Head.◦ Bayer (аспирин) + AST (компьютеры) = Bayer AST.◦ Hertz (прокат машин) + A.B.Dick (оборудование офисов) = Hertz Dick.Переведите сами, используя наш словарь, какой смысл, на слух, имеют "синергические" названия.Шутка, но так и на практике бывает. Вот в Сиэтле давным-давно слились газеты "Seattle Post" и "Seattle Intelligencer". И знаете, как сейчас называется их главная городская газета? "Seattle Post-Inteligencer", что звучит как "Сиэтл после разума", выживший из ума, значит. Но настолько примелькалось, что не замечается.Еще несколько примеров штампованных офисных фраз. Больше половины - из свежей коллекции Кена Патрика (Ken Patrick). Он назвал это "Biz-Speak 101", то есть начальный курс деловой речи. Эти выражения сейчас в ходу ВСЕ. Не будем навязывать своих циничных комментариев. Да, bullshit. Нужно просто выучить и пользоваться.• World class (мирового уровня).• Think outside the box; Push the envelope (призыв к оригинальному мышлению).• Hands-on (непосредственно вовлеченный в дело).• Paradigm shift (смена критериев, приоритетов).• State of the art (современного уровня).• Real world solution (реальное решение).• Win-win situation (все в выигрыше).• (The ball is) In your court (ваша очередь).• Going forward (в будущем).• Strategic alliance (стратегический союз - например, меча и орала - тьфу, сорвалась рука, обещали же не острить).• Bricks and mortar (производящие, промышленные компании - в отличие от интернетных, которые после массового краха прозвали internet bubbles - интернетные пузыри).• Value-added (добавочная ценность продукта).• Step up to the plate (начать работать над чем-то).• Run up to the pole (попробовать).• Get to the bottom line (деньги, стоимость чего-то).• Stop the bleeding (сокращать расходы).• On the bubble (что-то нехорошее происходит, например, с компанией, "жареным запахло").• Best and brightest (лучшие служащие).• Exceeding customer expectation (больше, чем ждет потребитель).• On the same page (все друг друга понимают).• Strategic fit (важное дополнение).• Core competencies (основная область деятельности компании).• Best practice (соответствует лучшим стандартам).• Out of the loop (не в курсе).• Fast track (скоростное продвижение).• Knowledge base (базирующийся на современной технологии).• In the end of the day (в конце концов).• Touch base (обсудить).• Client focused (ориентированный на потребителя).• Game plan (стратегия).А теперь - самостоятельные упражнения.1. Переведите на нормальный язык: "Going forward, let's think outside the box and run it up the pole".2. Определите, к какому из вышеприведенных выражений подходит используемый тем же К. Патриком термин brownnosers (последнее слово есть в нашем словаре).Официальный сленг и административные клише хорошо освоены сметливыми проходимцами, которые, естественно, стараются, чтобы их пирамиды выглядели так же солидно, как пирамида Хеопса. Сколько приходит по почте мусора (junk mail), похожего на вид на официальные документы! Дело дошло до того, что Почтовое ведомство США (U.S.Postal Service) издало специальную памятку со списком слов-приманок (buzz phrases), характерных для жуликов, заманивающих свои жертвы (suckers) через газетные объявления и по почте.• Anybody can do it (это может каждый).• Quick and easy (быстро и легко).• Big, fast profits (большая, быстрая прибыль).• No experience needed (опыта не требуется).• Work in the comfort of your home (работа с комфортом у себя дома).• Work in your spare time (работа в свободное время).• No risk (никакого риска).• Fill a great demand (соответствует большому спросу).• Nothing illegal (ничего противозаконного).• Secret plan for success (секретный план успеха).• Tested in Europe (испытано в Европе).• Developed after years of secret research (создано в результате многолетних секретных исследований).• Proven to provide immediate positive results (проверенный способ получения немедленного положительного результата).Теперь вы официально предупреждены: если видите подобную фразу - весьма вероятно, что вас хотят надуть. Отечественные "бизнесмены" все это перенимают в последние годы очень быстро, и со многими обсуждаемыми терминами наш читатель наверняка уже встречался.Реальный пример американского почтового жульничества представлен на рис. ("Витамин О", отсутствующий в природе (но не все покупатели об этом знают)). Рекламируемый "Витамин О" (проверьте - такого нет ни в одном медицинском справочнике) - всего-навсего разбавленная перекись водорода (по $25 за маленькую бутылочку!).PC-терминология связана с борьбой политических лоббистов, и приоритеты там часто меняются. В принципе, стандартного английского, в плане чисто языковом, чтобы никого не обидеть вам хватит. Думается, сейчас русскому читателю уже не требуется объяснять, что надо говорить African-American и Chairperson. В этом плане вам всегда сделают скидку как приезжему. Вас ведь тоже будут бояться обидеть. Проблема скорее может быть в другом - в характерном для жителей России восприятии действительности, в системе ценностей, которая в цивилизованной части англоязычного мира несколько иная. То, что у нас нормально и даже смешно, там зачастую оскорбление. И наоборот (см. рис. (Итак, американцы шутят. Думаете, это что? Поздравление с днем рождения от товарищей по работе. Типичный поздравительный плакат из тех, что вывешиваются в офисе. Шутить со смертью — старая европейская традиция, отсюда и колядки, и Хэллоуин)). Но это не тема для книги про язык. Обещаем - мы еще напишем другую, под названием "Политическая проституция. Учебное пособие с упражнениями". А пока дадим лишь несколько примеров распространенных PC-выражений. Многие из них сейчас и на русском очень узнаваемы (прямое, неполиткорректное значение дано в скобках).• Pregnancy termination - прерывание беременности (аборт).• Non-discriminating sexual orientation - недифференцированной сексуальной ориентации (бисексуал).• Affirmative action - позитивные защитные действия (расовые квоты).• Native American - урожденный американец (индеец).• Conscientious objector - возражающий против призыва по соображениям совести (дезертир).• Pro-choice - за выбор (сторонник абортов).• Pro-life - за жизнь (противник абортов).• African-American - афро-американец (негр). От места рождения не зависит. Например, среди наших хороших знакомых есть афро-американцы - уроженцы Теннеси, Тринидада и Голландии, а вот уроженец Уганды, коричневый беженец времен Иди Амина, в эту категорию не попадет.• Caucasian - представитель европейской расы (белый). Да, в Америке и мы с вами называемся кавказцами и рассматриваемся как потомки рабовладельцев, в качестве которых всем должны. Насчет нашего происхождения из крепостных крестьян там не знают, а объясняешь - не верят.• Non-traditional partners (sexual orientation) - нетрадиционные партнерство, сексуальная ориентация (геи и лесбиянки).• Secular humanist - нерелигиозный гуманист (атеист).• Family Planning Center - центр планирования семьи (абортарий).• Political Action Committee - комитет политического содействия (группа лоббистов).• Challenged - имеющий проблемы (инвалид). Относится к любому физическому отклонению: mentally challenged - придурки, vertically challenged - коротышки ит.п.• Minorities - меньшинства (не белые). От фактической численности не зависит: 38 миллионов латиносов в Америке тоже minorities.• Afrocentrist - афроцентрист (черный расист).• Dead white men - мертвые белые мужчины (белые расисты/сексисты - классики). Подразумевается, что, скажем, Шекспир сознательно принижал женщин - в лице Дездемоны и негров - в лице Отелло.• Animal rights movement - движение за права животных (нео-луддиты - экстремисты, пытающиеся остановить развитие биотехнологии и медицинских исследований. Это они под покровом ночи лабораторных крыс освобождают).• Multi-culturalism - мультикультурализм (идея, что культуры всех народов абсолютно равны и должны быть представлены в учебных программах в равной пропорции, скажем, столько же французской, сколько монгольской).• Sexism - сексизм (половая дискриминация). В этом нехорошем деле замешаны все мужчины, проявляющие любым образом отношение к женщине как женщине. Да и все женщины, относящиеся к мужчинам иначе, чем к своим подружкам, - тоже сексистки.• Ageism - агеизм (дискриминация по возрасту). Сюда относят любые замечания насчет старших.• Eurocentrism - евроцентризм. Предпочтение европейской цивилизации (культуры, демократии, ит.д.). Воспринимается как тяжелая болезнь.• Lookism - любые суждения о внешнем виде человека (обругать - дискриминация, похвалить - сексизм). До нас термин "смотризм" пока не дошел.• Senior Citizens - старшие граждане (старичье, пенсионеры).• Compassionate Conservatives - мягкосердечные консерваторы (реакционеры). Просто PR-специалисты для старых злобных реакционеров новую упаковку изготовили.РС - предмет постоянных насмешек американских сатириков, да и не сатириков тоже. И впрямь, богатейшее ведь поле. Довольно распространенная шутка - переписывать классические истории и песенки в политически корректном и актуальном духе. Приведем типичный образец - он простой, переведите сами как упражнение. Справа - оригинал, всем с детства известный стишок из классического собрания "Матушки Гусыни". Подчеркнуты слова, которые стоит запомнить.(таблица №1)Еще образчик американского самоприкола по поводу PC мы нашли на сувенирных магнитиках. Вы уже знаете про связь мата и юмора, так вот, там дан "перевод" фраз с сугубо официального языка на совершенно матерный. На кухонный холодильник такое повесить можно - но не в офис. Вот несколько примеров (на русский переводим не дословно, это вы сами легко сделаете, используя наш словарь, а подходяще по экспрессии и колориту).(таблица №2)В заключение - несколько слов о специфическом партийном языке. У маргинальных политических групп он весьма оригинален. В поддержку русских коммунистов-интернационалистов (и для развлечения остальных читателей) приведем здесь подлинные левые американские мысли. Даем без комментариев и перевода цитату из "Словаря Анархиста" - брошюрки без выходных данных, подобранной нами в одном из троцкистских центров Канады. (Внимание! Опечаток тут нет, так писать у них принято, с ККК внутри и сша строчными буквами.)"Black": a political designation to refer not only to Afro-Amerikkkans, but, to people of color who are engaged in revolutionary struggle in the u.s. and all over the world. It should not be taken to mean the domination of Afro-Amerikkkans or the exclusion of other people of color from black revolutionary organizations.Black Collaborator: those few blacks brought into the capitalist system at all levels, including such high levels as black capitalist, project directors, administrators, etc., who have enough of a stake in the operation of the system to cooperate in pacification programs against their black brothers and sisters. The "House Niggers".Black Panther Party: an above ground community based armed self-defense organization whose job it was to defend the community by force of arms in "legal" posture and mode, unlike the clandestine Black Liberation Army. The Black Panther Party also served the community through community based survival programs such as free breakfast for children, free health care, liberation schools for political education, etc.Black Revolutionary Power: the taking of state power by black amerikkkans (Afro-Amerikkkans) in order to revolutionize the entire country on the basis of their enriched concept of man/woman.Bourgeoisie: the rich and the super rich. The ruling elite who own and manage the means of production, ex: Rockefeller, Mellon, Dupont, etc. They are the real rulers in a capitalist society who dictate and has everyone else eitherworking for them to maintain status-quo, or those who may slave for them in order to survive."Мы дали здесь лишь краткое представление об офисном сленге и терминологии администраторов, юристов, мошенников и политиков (как вам компания?). Хотите стать Большим администратором (юристом ит.д.) - изучайте это дело подробнее.American slang. English-Russian dictionary > Глава 4. 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12 Melo, Francisco Manuel de
(1608-1666)One of Portugal's two greatest prose writers of the 17th century, along with Father An- tónio Vieira, and one of the greatest in both Spain and Portugal in early modern times. Noted as a prose writer for his clarity, wit, satire, and realism, Melo lived through the supreme dramas of his time: the final struggle between the Inquisition and the New Christians, the loss and also recovery of parts of Portugal's overseas empire, as well as the independence of Portugal from Spain in 1640, following 60 years of Castilian rule. Melo was born in Lisbon to a noble family of Spanish descent. His profession was soldiering and, later, diplomacy. After he participated in the restoration of Portugal's independence and in the triumph of the Braganza dynasty as the ruling royal family of Portugal, Melo was imprisoned and exiled to Brazil. He ended his life as a diplomat on important missions in London, Rome, and Paris.Educated by the Jesuits in a Lisbon school, Melo led the life of a man of action rather than that of a sedentary scribbler. His greatest works, some written in Castilian, some in Portuguese, gave him fame outside Portugal and well after his relatively brief life span. His História de los Movimientos y Separación de Cataluna (1645) is a classic, eyewitness account of the 1640 Catalan revolt against Castile. Among other works that mark the author's enduring accomplishment are his Cartas Familiares (1664); Apólogos Dialogaes, his short histories; Epanéforas (1649-59); and his internationally popular Carta de Guia de Casados (Guide Map for Married Persons), which was translated into English first in 1697 by Captain Stevens as The Government of a Wife and was a minor best-seller of the early modern age.Historical dictionary of Portugal > Melo, Francisco Manuel de
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13 circle
1. [ʹsɜ:k(ə)l] n1. 1) кругthe aeroplane made two circles and landed - самолёт сделал два круга и приземлился
2) кольцо, окружениеin a circle of trees [of hills] - в кольце деревьев [гор]
a circle of lookers-on - кучка зевак (окруживших что-л.)
2. сфера, область; круг3. 1) круг ( людей); группа; кружок2) pl (общественные) кругиruling [business] circles - правящие [деловые] круги
4. круговорот, циклcircle of seasons - круговорот /смена/ времён года
circle of fifth - муз. квинтовый круг
to come full circle - завершить цикл; сделать полный оборот
5. 1) ободок; светящийся круг ( вокруг Луны)2) = circlet 26. 1) театр. ярусupper circle - верхний ярус /балкон/
2) арена цирка7. ист. округ8. астр.1) орбита2) круг, сфера ( о путях небесных светил)3) диск (Луны и т. п.)9. лог. логический круг; порочный круг (тж. vicious circle)to argue /to reason/ in a circle - выдвигать в качестве доказательства то, что само требует доказательства
10. 1) мат. круг; окружность2) спец. круговая траектория3) дор. кольцевая транспортная развязка11. спорт.1) круг для метания2) оборот ( гимнастика)3) поворот ( конный спорт)12. 1) геогр., астр. круг; параллельArctic [Antarctic] Circle - Северный [Южный] полярный круг
parallel circle - а) (земная) параллель, параллельный круг; б) тропик
vertical circle - круг высоты, вертикал светила
circle of declination, hour circle - часовой круг
circle of latitude [of longitude] - круг широты [долготы]
circle of the horizon - линия горизонта, горизонт
2) геод. лимб, буссоль13. археол. кромлех ( ограда из отдельно стоящих каменных глыб)14. (Circle) Сёркл ( в названиях улиц)♢
to run /to go, to rush/ round in circles - суетиться без толку2. [ʹsɜ:k(ə)l] vto square the circle - пытаться найти квадратуру круга, пытаться сделать невозможное
1. двигаться по кругу; вращаться, вертеться; кружиться; кружитьthe hawk circled about /around/ his prey - ястреб кружил над своей жертвой
2. окружать3. передавать или переходить по кругу4. циркулировать -
14 CFR
1) Военный термин: Commander Force Reconnaissance, crossfire2) Техника: Cooperative Fuel Research Committee, carbon-film resistor, constant failure rate, cost & freight3) Химия: Casting For Recovery, Chemical Functional Review4) Строительство: Cleaning Force Ratio5) Юридический термин: Call For Ruling, cost and freight, costand freight6) Фармакология: Code of Federal Regulations (Cвод федеральных нормативных актов)7) Финансы: center of financial responsibility, Служба корпоративной ( финансовой) отчетности (Corporate Financial Reporting)8) Грубое выражение: Complete Fucking Retards9) Оптика: code of federal regulation10) Политика: (Council on Foreign Relations) Совет по международным отношениям11) Сокращение: Contact Flight Rules, Crash Fire & Rescue (USMC), carbon film resistor, Consistent Financial Reporting, County Funding Request, Compact Flash Radio12) Физиология: Certified First Responder13) Вычислительная техника: constant frame rate14) Нефть: Coordinating Fuels and Equipment Research Committee, cement friction reducer, интенсивность катастрофических отказов (catastrophic failure rate), суммарная интенсивность отказов (cumulative failure rate), понизитель трения цементного раствора (cement friction reducer), постоянная интенсивность отказов (constant fault rate)15) Кардиология: coronary flow reserve (резерв коронарного кровотока)16) Транспорт: Catch A Free Ride17) Патенты: Свод Федеральных Правил ( Code of Federal Regulations)18) СМИ: Can't Find the Road19) Деловая лексика: Corporate And Foundation Relations, стоимость и фрахт (cost and freight)20) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: brand name of a cement dispersant, сборник федеральных норм и правил (Code of Federal Regulations)21) Инвестиции: рейтинг материнской компании (Corporate Family Rating), корпоративный рейтинг (холдинга, материнской структуры и т.п.)22) Сетевые технологии: кадр подтверждения готовности к приёму23) ЕБРР: цена и фрахт до (named port of destination; указать порт назначения)24) Ядерная физика: Commercial Fast Reactor25) Контроль качества: catastrophic failure rate, cumulative failure rate26) Научный термин: Critical Functional Response27) Расширение файла: Computerized Facial Recognition, Cde of Federal Regulations Guidance (NRC Inspection Manual)28) Логистика: гравитационный полочный стеллаж29) Автодорожное право: Свод федеральных правил30) NYSE. Cullen Frost Bankers, Inc.32) НАСА: Code Of Federal Regulations33) Международные перевозки: Cost and freight (Incoterms) -
15 come
1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) venir2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) llegar3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) venir4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) suceder5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) llegar a6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) subir a, ser
2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) ¡vamos!- comer- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come
come vb venircome here please ven aquí, por favordo you want to come with me? ¿quieres ir conmigo?tr[kʌm]1 (gen) venir■ you must come and visit us! ¡tienes que venir a visitarnos!■ can you come to dinner on Saturday? ¿puedes venir a cenar el sábado?■ are you coming? ¿(te) vienes?■ can I come with you? ¿puedo ir contigo?■ coming! ¡ya voy!2 (arrive) llegar■ what time does he come home? ¿a qué hora llega a casa?3 (occupy place, position) llegar4 (reach) llegar5 (happen) suceder■ it came to pass that... sucedió que...■ how did you come to live here? ¿cómo es que vives aquí?6 (be available) venir, suministrarse7 (become) hacerse9 slang (have orgasm) correrse1 (behave, play the part) hacerse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcome again? ¿cómo?, ¿qué?come off it! ¡venga ya!, ¡anda ya!come what may pase lo que paseto be as... as they come ser lo más... que hayto come (in the future) venidero,-ato come a long way (progress) progresar muchoto come and go ir y venirto come as a shock/surprise to somebody ser un susto/sorpresa para alguiento come clean confesar, cantarto come down in the world venir a menosto come down on somebody's side ponerse de parte de alguiento come easily to somebody resultarle fácil a alguiento come in handy / come in useful ser útil, resultar útil, venir biento come into being nacer, ver la luzto come into fashion ponerse de modato come into force entrar en vigorto come into the world nacer, ver la luzto come of age llegar a la mayoría de edadto come out in favour of something / come out against something declararse a favor de algo / declararse en contra de algoto come to an end acabar, terminar, tocar a su finto come to nothing llegar a nada, quedar en nada, quedar en agua de borrajasto come true hacerse realidadto have it coming (to one) tenérselo merecidoto see something coming ver algo venirto take life as it comes aceptar la vida tal y como se presentawhen it comes to... en cuanto a...1) approach: venir, aproximarsehere they come: acá vienen2) arrive: venir, llegar, alcanzarthey came yesterday: vinieron ayer3) originate: venir, provenirthis wine comes from France: este vino viene de Francia4) amount: llegar, ascenderthe investment came to two million: la inversión llegó a dos millones5)to come clean : confesar, desahogar la conciencia6)to come into acquire: adquirirto come into a fortune: heredar una fortuna7)to come off succeed: tener éxito, ser un éxito8)to come out : salir, aparecer, publicarse9)to come to revive: recobrar el conocimiento, volver en síto come to pass happen: acontecerto come to terms : llegar a un acuerdointerj.• ven interj.• venga interj.p.p.(Participio pasivo de "to come")v.(§ p.,p.p.: came, come) = ir v.(§pres: voy, vas...) subj: vay-, imp: ib-, pret: fu-•)• llegar v.• ocurrir v.• provenir v.(§pres: -vengo, -vienes...-venimos), pret: -vin-, fut: -vendr-•)• venir v.(§pres: vengo, vienes...venimos), pret: vin-, fut: vendr-•)kʌm
1.
1)a) (advance, approach, travel) venir*have you come far? — ¿vienes de lejos?
as I was coming up/down the stairs — cuando subía/bajaba (por) las escaleras
we've come a long way since... — ( made much progress) hemos avanzado mucho desde que...; ( many things have happened) ha llovido mucho desde que...
come and get it! — (colloq) a comer!
b) (be present, visit, accompany) venir*can I come with you? — ¿puedo ir contigo?, ¿te puedo acompañar?
to come as something: Sue's coming as a clown — Sue va a venir (vestida) de payaso
2)a) ( arrive)what time are you coming? — ¿a qué hora vas a venir?
after a while, you'll come to a crossroads — al cabo de un rato, llegarás a un cruce
I'm coming, I won't be a moment — enseguida voy
to come about something — venir* por algo
to come for something/somebody — venir* a buscar algo/a alguien, venir* a por algo/alguien (Esp)
b)to come and go — ir* y venir*
Presidents come and go, the problems remain the same — los presidentes cambian pero los problemas son siempre los mismos
3)a) (occur in time, context)b) (as prep) parac)to come — ( in the future) (as adv)
in years to come — en años venideros, en el futuro
4) (extend, reach) (+ adv compl) llegar*5) ( be gained)it'll come, just keep practicing — ya te va a salir or lo vas a lograr; sigue practicando
driving didn't come easily to me — aprender a manejar or (Esp) conducir no me fue or no me resultó fácil
6) (be available, obtainable) (+ adv compl) venir*to come with something: the car comes with the job el coche te lo dan con el trabajo; it comes with instructions viene con or trae instrucciones; these watches don't come cheap estos relojes no son nada baratos; he's as silly as they come — es de lo más tonto que hay
7) (+ adv compl)a) (in sequence, list, structure)b) (in race, competition) llegar*to come first — ( in a race) llegar* el primero; ( in an exam) quedar or salir* el primero
c) ( be ranked) estar*8)a) ( become) (+ adj compl)b) ( reach certain state)to come to + inf — llegar* a + inf
how do you come to be here? — ¿cómo es que estás aquí?
I could have done it yesterday, come to think of it — lo podría haber hecho ayer, ahora que lo pienso
9) ( have orgasm) (colloq) venirse* or (Esp) correrse or (AmS) acabar (arg)10) (in phrases)come, come! — vamos, vamos!, dale! (CS fam)
come again? — (colloq) ¿qué? or (AmL fam) ¿qué qué?
how come? — (colloq) ¿cómo?
how come you didn't know? — ¿cómo es que no sabías?
2.
vt (BrE)Phrasal Verbs:- come by- come in- come of- come off- come on- come out- come to- come up[kʌm] (pt came) (pp come)1. VI1) (gen) venir; (=arrive) llegarwhen did he come? — ¿cuándo llegó?
(I'm) coming! — ¡voy!, ¡ya voy!
he came running/dashing etc in — entró corriendo/volando etc
the day/time will come when... — ya llegará el día/la hora (en) que...
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we'll come after you — te seguiremos•
come and see us soon — ven a vernos pronto•
it may come as a surprise to you... — puede que te asombre or (LAm) extrañe...•
to come for sth/sb — venir por or (LAm) pasar por algo/algn•
to come from — (=stem from) [word, custom] venir de, proceder de, provenir de; (=originate from) [person] ser deshe has just come from London — acaba de venir or (LAm) regresar de Londres
where do you come from? — ¿de dónde eres?
I don't know where you're coming from — (US) * no alcanzo a comprender la base de tu argumento
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to come and go — ir y venirthe picture comes and goes — (TV) un momento tenemos imagen y al siguiente no
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it never came into my mind — no pasó siquiera por mi mente•
we came to a village — llegamos a un puebloit came to me that there was a better way to do it — se me ocurrió que había otra forma mejor de hacerlo
when it comes to choosing, I prefer wine — si tengo que elegir, prefiero vino
when it comes to mathematics... — en cuanto a or en lo que se refiere a las matemáticas...
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when your turn comes — cuando llegue tu turno•
they have come a long way — (lit) han venido desde muy lejos; (fig) han llegado muy lejos•
come with me — ven conmigo2) (=have its place) venirwork comes before pleasure — primero el trabajo, luego la diversión
3) (=happen) pasar, ocurrir•
how does this chair come to be broken? — ¿cómo es que esta silla está rota?•
how come? * — ¿cómo es eso?, ¿cómo así?, ¿por qué?how come you don't know? * — ¿cómo es que no lo sabes?
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no good will come of it — de eso no saldrá nada buenothat's what comes of being careless — eso es lo que pasa or ocurre por la falta de cuidado
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no harm will come to him — no le pasará nada•
come what may — pase lo que pase4) (=be, become)now I come to think of it — ahora que lo pienso, pensándolo bien
it came to pass that... — liter aconteció que...
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those shoes come in two colours — esos zapatos vienen en dos colores•
it comes naturally to him — lo hace sin esfuerzo, no le cuesta nada hacerlo•
it'll all come right in the end — al final, todo se arreglará5) ** (=have orgasm) correrse (Sp) ***, acabar (LAm) ***6) (in phrases)•
come again? * — ¿cómo (dice)?•
he's as good as they come — es bueno como él solo•
they don't come any better than that — mejores no los hay•
to come between two people — (=interfere) meterse or entrometerse entre dos personas; (=separate) separar a dos personas•
come, come! — ¡vamos!•
the new ruling comes into force next year — la nueva ley entra en vigor el año que viene•
if it comes to it — llegado el caso•
oh, come now! — ¡vamos!•
I could see it coming — lo veía venir•
come to that... — si vamos a eso...•
in (the) years to come — en los años venideros2.VTdon't come that game with me! * — ¡no me vengas con esos cuentos!
that's coming it a bit strong — eso me parece algo exagerado, no es para tanto
- come at- come by- come in- come of- come off- come on- come out- come to- come upCOME, GO Although c ome and venir usually imply motion towards the speaker while go and ir imply motion away from them, there are some differences between the two languages. In English we sometimes describe movement as if from the other person's perspective. In Spanish, this is not the case. ► For example when someone calls you:
I'm coming Ya voy ► Making arrangements over the phone or in a letter:
I'll come and pick you up at four Iré a recogerte a las cuatro
Can I come too? ¿Puedo ir yo también?
Shall I come with you? ¿Voy contigo? ► So, use ir rather than venir when going towards someone else or when joining them to go on somewhere else. ► Compare:
Are you coming with us? (viewed from the speaker's perspective) ¿(Te) vienes con nosotros? For further uses and examples, see come, go* * *[kʌm]
1.
1)a) (advance, approach, travel) venir*have you come far? — ¿vienes de lejos?
as I was coming up/down the stairs — cuando subía/bajaba (por) las escaleras
we've come a long way since... — ( made much progress) hemos avanzado mucho desde que...; ( many things have happened) ha llovido mucho desde que...
come and get it! — (colloq) a comer!
b) (be present, visit, accompany) venir*can I come with you? — ¿puedo ir contigo?, ¿te puedo acompañar?
to come as something: Sue's coming as a clown — Sue va a venir (vestida) de payaso
2)a) ( arrive)what time are you coming? — ¿a qué hora vas a venir?
after a while, you'll come to a crossroads — al cabo de un rato, llegarás a un cruce
I'm coming, I won't be a moment — enseguida voy
to come about something — venir* por algo
to come for something/somebody — venir* a buscar algo/a alguien, venir* a por algo/alguien (Esp)
b)to come and go — ir* y venir*
Presidents come and go, the problems remain the same — los presidentes cambian pero los problemas son siempre los mismos
3)a) (occur in time, context)b) (as prep) parac)to come — ( in the future) (as adv)
in years to come — en años venideros, en el futuro
4) (extend, reach) (+ adv compl) llegar*5) ( be gained)it'll come, just keep practicing — ya te va a salir or lo vas a lograr; sigue practicando
driving didn't come easily to me — aprender a manejar or (Esp) conducir no me fue or no me resultó fácil
6) (be available, obtainable) (+ adv compl) venir*to come with something: the car comes with the job el coche te lo dan con el trabajo; it comes with instructions viene con or trae instrucciones; these watches don't come cheap estos relojes no son nada baratos; he's as silly as they come — es de lo más tonto que hay
7) (+ adv compl)a) (in sequence, list, structure)b) (in race, competition) llegar*to come first — ( in a race) llegar* el primero; ( in an exam) quedar or salir* el primero
c) ( be ranked) estar*8)a) ( become) (+ adj compl)b) ( reach certain state)to come to + inf — llegar* a + inf
how do you come to be here? — ¿cómo es que estás aquí?
I could have done it yesterday, come to think of it — lo podría haber hecho ayer, ahora que lo pienso
9) ( have orgasm) (colloq) venirse* or (Esp) correrse or (AmS) acabar (arg)10) (in phrases)come, come! — vamos, vamos!, dale! (CS fam)
come again? — (colloq) ¿qué? or (AmL fam) ¿qué qué?
how come? — (colloq) ¿cómo?
how come you didn't know? — ¿cómo es que no sabías?
2.
vt (BrE)Phrasal Verbs:- come by- come in- come of- come off- come on- come out- come to- come up -
16 bar
1. noun1) (long piece of rigid material) Stange, die; (shorter, thinner also) Stab, der; (of gold, silver) Barren, dera bar of chocolate — ein Riegel Schokolade; (slab) eine Tafel Schokolade
parallel bars — Barren, der
high or horizontal bar — Reck, das
behind bars — (in prison) hinter Gittern; (into prison) hinter Gitter
a bar on recruitment/promotion — ein Einstellungs-/Beförderungsstopp
the prisoner at the bar — der/die Angeklagte
be called to the bar — als Anwalt vor höheren Gerichten zugelassen werden
10) (Mus.) Takt, der2. transitive verb,- rr-1) (fasten) verriegeln2) (obstruct) sperren [Straße, Weg] (to für)bar somebody's way — jemandem den Weg versperren
3. prepositionbar somebody from doing something — jemanden daran hindern, etwas zu tun
* * *1. noun1) (a rod or oblong piece (especially of a solid substance): a gold bar; a bar of chocolate; iron bars on the windows.) der Barren, die Stange2) (a broad line or band: The blue material had bars of red running through it.) der Strich3) (a bolt: a bar on the door.) der Riegel4) (a counter at which or across which articles of a particular kind are sold: a snack bar; Your whisky is on the bar.) die Bar5) (a public house.) das Gericht6) (a measured division in music: Sing the first ten bars.) der Takt7) (something which prevents (something): His carelessness is a bar to his promotion.) das Hindernis8) (the rail at which the prisoner stands in court: The prisoner at the bar collapsed when he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.) Schranke vor der Richterbank2. verb1) (to fasten with a bar: Bar the door.) verriegeln2) (to prevent from entering: He's been barred from the club.) ausschließen3) (to prevent (from doing something): My lack of money bars me from going on holiday.) hindern3. preposition(except: All bar one of the family had measles.) außer- academic.ru/5530/barmaid">barmaid- barman
- bar code* * *[bɑ:ʳ, AM bɑ:r]n LAW▪ the \Barto be called to the \Bar als Anwalt/Anwältin vor höheren Gerichten zugelassen werden2. (ruling body) die Anwaltschaftthe Bench and the \Bar Richter und Anwältethe [American] \Bar Association die US-Bundesanwaltskammerto be admitted to the \Bar AM als Anwalt/Anwältin [vor Gericht] zugelassen werdento read for the \Bar BRIT Jura studieren [um Anwalt zu werden]* * *I [bAː(r)]1. na bar of soap — ein Stück nt Seife
a two-bar electric fire — ein Heizgerät nt mit zwei Heizstäben
(wall) bars — Sprossenwand f
to exercise on the bars — am Barren turnen
at the bar — an der Stange
6) (fig: obstacle) Hindernis nt (to für), Hemmnis nt (to für)to be a bar to sth — einer Sache (dat) im Wege stehen
8) (JUR)to read for the Bar —
at the bar of public opinion (fig) — vor dem Forum der Öffentlichkeit
9) (for prisoners) Anklagebank fprisoner at the bar — "Angeklagter!"
10) (for drinks) Lokal nt; (esp expensive) Bar f; (part of pub) Gaststube f; (= counter) Theke f, Tresen m; (at railway station) Ausschank mwe're going to the bars ( US inf ) — wir machen eine Kneipentour, wir machen die Kneipen unsicher (inf)
12) (BritDSO and bar — zweimal verliehener DSO2. vt1) (= obstruct) road blockieren, versperrento bar sb's way — jdm den Weg versperren or verstellen
to bar the way to progress — dem Fortschritt im Wege stehen
2) (= fasten) window, door versperrenIIto bar sb from a competition — jdn von (der Teilnahme an) einem Wettbewerb ausschließen
prepbar none — ohne Ausnahme, ausnahmslos
* * *bar [bɑː(r)]A s1. Stange f, Stab m:behind bars fig hinter Gittern, hinter Schloss und Riegel;put behind bars fig hinter Schloss und Riegel bringen2. Riegel m, Querbalken m, -holz n, -stange f3. Schranke f, Barriere f, Sperre f:the bar (of the House) PARL Br die Schranke (im Ober- od Unterhaus, bis zu der geladene Zeugen vortreten dürfen)be a bar to progress dem Fortschritt im Wege stehen;let down the bars alle (besonders moralischen) Beschränkungen fallen lassen, US die polizeiliche Überwachung (besonders des Nachtlebens) lockern5. Riegel m, Stange f:a bar of soap ein Riegel oder Stück Seife;a bar of chocolate, a chocolate bar ein Riegel (weitS. eine Tafel) Schokolade;bar copper Stangenkupfer n;bar soap Stangenseife f6. Brechstange f7. WIRTSCH, TECH (Gold- etc) Barren m8. TECHa) allg Schiene fb) Zugwaage f (am Wagen)d) Schieber m, Schubriegel me) Lamelle f9. Barren m, Stange f (als Maßeinheit)10. Band n, Streifen m, Strahl m (von Farbe, Licht etc):a bar of sunlight ein Sonnenstrahl12. a) (dicker) Strich:b) Heraldik: (horizontaler) Balkenc) TV Balken m (auf dem Bildschirm)d) COMPUT Leiste f13. MUSa) Taktstrich mbar rest (Ganz)Taktpause f14. a) Bar fb) Bar f, Schanktisch m, Theke fc) Schankraum md) Lokal n, Imbissstube f15. JURa) Hindernis n (to für), Ausschließungsgrund mb) Einrede f:bar to marriage Ehehindernis;16. JUR (Gerichts)Schranke f:at the bar vor Gericht;case at bar US zur Verhandlung stehender Fall;prisoner at the bar Angeklagte(r) m/f(m)18. fig Gericht n, Tribunal n, Schranke f:at the bar of public opinion vor den Schranken oder vor dem Tribunal der öffentlichen Meinunga) Anwaltsberuf m,read for the Bar Br Jura studieren;20. PHYS Bar n (Maßeinheit des Drucks)21. a) Schaumstange f (eines Stangengebisses)b) Träger pl (Teile des Pferdegaumens)c) pl Sattelbäume pl, Stege pl23. SPORTc) (Tor-, Quer) Latte fB v/tbar out aussperren4. den Weg etc versperren5. JUR eine Klage, den Rechtsweg etc ausschließen6. a) (ver)hindern, hemmen8. mit Streifen versehen9. MUS mit Taktstrichen unterteilen, in Takte einteilenC präp außer, ausgenommen, abgesehen von:bar one außer einem;bar none ohne Einschränkung* * *1. noun1) (long piece of rigid material) Stange, die; (shorter, thinner also) Stab, der; (of gold, silver) Barren, dera bar of chocolate — ein Riegel Schokolade; (slab) eine Tafel Schokolade
parallel bars — Barren, der
high or horizontal bar — Reck, das
5) (rod, pole) Stange, die; (of cage, prison) Gitterstab, derbehind bars — (in prison) hinter Gittern; (into prison) hinter Gitter
6) (barrier, lit. or fig.) Barriere, die (to für)a bar on recruitment/promotion — ein Einstellungs-/Beförderungsstopp
the prisoner at the bar — der/die Angeklagte
10) (Mus.) Takt, der11) (sandbank, shoal) Barre, die; Sandbank, die2. transitive verb,- rr-1) (fasten) verriegeln2) (obstruct) sperren [Straße, Weg] (to für)3) (prohibit, hinder) verbieten3. prepositionbar somebody from doing something — jemanden daran hindern, etwas zu tun
* * *(drinking) n.Lokal -e n. (drinks serving counter) n.Theke -n f.Tresen - n. (legal profession) n.Anwaltschaft f. (line) n.Strich -e m. (metal) n.Stange -n f. (music) n.Bar -s f.Barren - m.Gaststätte f.Kneipe -n f.Riegel - m.Schanklokal n.Schankwirtschaft f. -
17 establishment
noun1) (setting up, creation, foundation) Gründung, die; (of government, committee) Einsetzung, die; (of movement) Begründung, die; (of relations) Schaffung, die2) (institution)[business] establishment — Unternehmen, das
commercial/industrial establishment — Handels-/Industrieunternehmen, das
3) (Brit.)* * *1) (the act of establishing.) die Gründung2) (an institution or organization: All employees of this establishment get a bonus at New Year.) die Einrichtung3) (a person's residence or household: a bachelor's establishment.) der Haushalt* * *es·tab·lish·ment[ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt, esˈ-]nbusiness \establishment Geschäftsbetrieb mfamily \establishment Familienunternehmen ntoffice with an \establishment of fifteen Büro nt mit fünfzehn Mitarbeiternto be on the \establishment zum Personal gehören, fest angestellt seineducational \establishment Bildungseinrichtung f, Schule ffinancial \establishment Finanzierungsgesellschaft freligious \establishment Religionsgemeinschaft f▪ the \establishment das Establishmentthe political \establishment das politische Establishment, die politisch einflussreichen Kreiseto be/revolt against the \establishment gegen das Establishment sein/rebellierenthe \establishment of new areas of employment die Schaffung neuer Arbeitsbereiche* * *[I'stblɪʃmənt]n1) (= setting up of relations, links) Aufnahme f, Herstellung f; (of committee) Bildung f, Einsetzung f; (of post) Schaffung f, Einrichtung f; (of peace) Herstellung f; (of order) Herstellung f, Schaffung f; (of publisher's list) Bildung f; (of power, authority) Festigung f, (Wieder)herstellung f; (of reputation) Begründung f2) (= proving) Beweis mthe lawyer devoted a lot of time to the establishment of a few basic facts — der Rechtsanwalt verwandte viel Zeit darauf, ein paar Tatsachen unter Beweis zu stellen
3) (= determining) Ermittlung fwar/peace establishment — Kriegs-/Friedensstärke f
7)establishment figure — Mitglied nt or Angehörige(r) mf des Establishments
* * *1. Einrichtung f, Errichtung f2. a) Einsetzung fb) Bildung fc) Etablierung f, (Be)Gründung f3. Durchsetzung f4. Herstellung f, Aufnahme f5. Aufstellung f6. Versorgung f, Einkommen n7. REL staatskirchliche Verfassung8. organisierte Körperschaft oder Staatseinrichtung:civil establishment Beamtenschaft f;military establishment (das) Militär;naval establishment (die) Flottea) die Oberschicht der politisch, wirtschaftlich oder gesellschaftlich einflussreichen Personenb) die etablierte bürgerliche Gesellschaft, die auf Erhaltung des Status quo bedacht ist10. SCHIFF, MIL Personal-, Mannschaftsbestand m, (Soll)Stärke f:peace (war) establishment Friedens-(Kriegs)stärke11. Anstalt f, (öffentliches) Institut12. WIRTSCHa) Firma f, Geschäft n, Unternehmen nb) Niederlassung f13. Haushalt m:keep up a large establishment ein großes Haus führen14. Nachweis m, Feststellung f:establishment of paternity JUR Vaterschaftsnachweis* * *noun1) (setting up, creation, foundation) Gründung, die; (of government, committee) Einsetzung, die; (of movement) Begründung, die; (of relations) Schaffung, die[business] establishment — Unternehmen, das
commercial/industrial establishment — Handels-/Industrieunternehmen, das
3) (Brit.)* * *n.Aufnahme -n f.Bildung -en f.Einrichtung f.Etablierung f.Feststellung f. -
18 system
n1) система2) способ; метод3) сеть4) строй•to deploy a system — размещать / разворачивать систему (напр. обороны)
to formulate a system — разрабатывать / вырабатывать систему
to overhaul / to reform a country's political system — перестраивать политическую систему страны
- abolition of the systemto set up a system — создавать / учреждать систему
- accounting system
- administrative system
- advanced system
- advantages of the system
- air-based system
- aircraft telecommunications system
- antagonistic systems
- anti-ballistic missile system
- anti-missile defense system
- anti-missile space defense system
- anti-satellite systems
- ASAT systems
- authoritative system
- automated management systems
- automated system
- automatic control system
- automatic data processing system
- banking system
- bipartisan system
- biparty system
- bonus system
- break-up of the system
- British entry into the European Monetary System
- bureaucrat system
- capitalist economic system
- capitalist system
- career development system
- centrally planned system
- clan system
- classified national defense system
- collapse of the system
- collective security system
- communal system
- communications system
- competitive price system
- complex system
- comprehensive system
- compulsory purchase system
- computer system
- constitutional system
- contract system
- control system
- conventional system
- country programming system
- credit and banking system
- credit system
- crisis of the system
- cultural system
- currently-operating system
- decentralized system
- defense system
- deficiency of the system
- delivery system
- democratic political systems
- deterrent system
- different social systems
- disintegration of the system
- distribution system
- dynamic international system
- early warning system
- ecological system
- economic system
- educational system
- effective system
- efficient system
- election system
- electoral system
- electronic system
- EMS
- European Monetary System
- exploitation system
- exploiting system
- fair system
- family-planning system
- federal grant system
- finance and credit system
- financial system
- first-past-the-post voting system
- forecasting system
- formation of the system
- free enterprise system
- free market system
- generalized system of preferences
- global system
- grid system
- ground-based system
- health care system
- health system
- historically established system
- home security system
- immunity system
- industrial system
- inequitable system
- information system
- INIS
- institutional system
- integrated system
- intelligence system
- International Nuclear Information System
- international system
- International Trusteeship System
- irrigation system
- job-by-job system of payment
- judicial system
- land tenure system
- land-based antiballistic missile system
- legal system
- liberalization of the political system
- life-support system
- majority system
- management system
- managerial system
- mandate system
- mandatory system
- market system
- mayor-council system
- merit system
- metric system
- missile and satellite detection system
- missile delivery system
- misuse of the judicial system for political purposes
- monarchical system
- monetary and credit system
- monetary system
- monitoring system
- monopolistic system
- motor-road and railway system
- multifaceted system
- multilateral payments system
- multiparty system
- mutually-acceptable system
- national accounting and control system
- national defense system
- new arms systems
- noncapitalist system
- obsolete social system
- old system
- one-man-one-vote system
- one-member-one-vote system
- one-party system
- opposing social systems
- optimum system
- outmoded system
- overhaul of the tax system
- parliamentary system
- party system
- payments system
- pension system
- people's democratic system
- philosophical system
- planning system
- political system
- post adjustment system
- power system
- preferential system
- premium system
- presidential system
- price system
- private enterprise system
- program budgeting system
- proportional representation system
- public pension system
- records system
- regimented political system
- remnants of the system
- reports system
- republican system
- ruling system
- safeguards system
- satellite-tracking system
- sea-based system
- security system
- social security system
- social system
- socio-economic system
- socio-political system
- space defense system
- space weapons systems
- space-based system
- spoils system
- stability system
- stable system
- state political system
- state system
- state-managed social security system
- strategic nuclear-weapon systems
- submarine-based system
- supply system
- system of collective security
- system of exploitation
- system of geographical distribution
- system of government and public organizations - taxation system
- technologically advanced weapons systems
- territorial system
- training system
- transition to a multiparty system
- tribal system
- trusteeship system
- two-party system
- united economic system
- visa system
- voting system
- wage system
- world system
- world trading system -
19 establishment
es·tab·lish·ment [ɪʼstæblɪʃmənt, esʼ-] nbusiness \establishment Geschäftsbetrieb m;family \establishment Familienunternehmen nteducational \establishment Bildungseinrichtung f, Schule f;financial \establishment Finanzierungsgesellschaft f;religious \establishment Religionsgemeinschaft fthe \establishment das Establishment;the political \establishment das politische Establishment, die politisch einflussreichen Kreise;to be/revolt against the \establishment gegen das Establishment sein/rebellierenthe \establishment of new areas of employment die Schaffung neuer Arbeitsbereiche -
20 circle
1. n кольцо, окружение2. n сфера, область; круг3. n круг; группа; кружок4. n круги5. n круговорот, цикл6. n ободок; светящийся круг7. n театр. ярус8. n арена цирка9. n ист. округgraduated circle — круг с делениями, лимб
10. n астр. орбита11. n астр. круг, сфера12. n астр. диск13. n астр. лог. логический круг; порочный кругto argue in a circle — выдвигать в качестве доказательства то, что само требует
14. n астр. мат. круг; окружностьkick-off circle — центральный круг, круг в центре поля
15. n астр. спец. круговая траектория16. n астр. дор. кольцевая транспортная развязка17. n спорт. круг для метания18. n спорт. оборот19. n спорт. поворот20. n спорт. обыкн. махи на коне21. n спорт. геогр. астр. круг; параллельvertical circle — круг высоты, вертикал светила
circle of declination, hour circle — часовой круг
22. n спорт. геод. лимб, буссоль23. n спорт. археол. кромлех24. n спорт. Сёрклto square the circle — пытаться найти квадратуру круга, пытаться сделать невозможное
25. v двигаться по кругу; вращаться, вертеться; кружиться; кружить26. v окружать27. v передавать или переходить по кругуunit circle — единичная окружность; единичный круг
28. v циркулироватьСинонимический ряд:1. clique (noun) cabal; camarilla; camp; clan; clique; coterie; in-group; mob2. cycle (noun) continuation; course; cycle; orbit; period; revolution; round; series; succession; tour; turn3. group (noun) assortment; club; company; group; party; society4. orb (noun) ball; globe; orb; sphere5. range (noun) ambit; confines; dimensions; extension; extensity; extent; length; panorama; purview; radius; range; reach; stretch; sweep; width6. realm (noun) area; bounds; compass; domain; field; realm; region; scope7. ring (noun) band; circuit; circumference; disk; hoop; perimeter; periphery; ring; round; wheel8. set (noun) bunch; crowd; gang; lot; push; set9. go around (verb) circulate; circumduct; circumnavigate; fly around; go around; gyrate; gyre; orbit; revolve; roll; rotate; turn; turn around; wheel10. hedge (verb) begird; beset; besiege; border; bound; circumscribe; compass; confine; encircle; enclose; encompass; envelop; environ; gird; girdle; hedge; hem; include; loop; ring; round; surroundАнтонимический ряд:
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