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101 post
I pəust noun(a long piece of wood, metal etc, usually fixed upright in the ground: The notice was nailed to a post; a gate-post; the winning-post.) poste- keep somebody posted
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II
1. pəust noun((the system of collecting, transporting and delivering) letters, parcels etc: I sent the book by post; Has the post arrived yet?; Is there any post for me?)
2. verb(to send (a letter etc) by post: He posted the parcel yesterday.) mandar por correo- postage- postal
- postage stamp
- postal order
- postbox
- postcard
- postcode
- post-free
- post-haste
- posthaste
- postman
- postmark
- postmaster
- post office
III
1. pəust noun1) (a job: He has a post in the government; a teaching post.) puesto de trabajo, cargo2) (a place of duty: The soldier remained at his post.) puesto3) (a settlement, camp etc especially in a distant or unpopulated area: a trading-post.) puesto
2. verb(to send somewhere on duty: He was posted abroad.) destinar; apostar
IV pəustpost1 n1. poste / palo / estaca2. correo3. puestopost2 vb enviar / mandarcould you post this letter for me? ¿me puedes echar esta carta al correo?tr[pəʊst]■ is there anything for me in the post? ¿hay alguna carta para mí en el correo?1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (send - letter, parcel) enviar por correo, mandar por correo, echar al correo; (put in postbox) echar al buzón2 (enter - in ledger) anotar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto keep somebody posted mantener a alguien al corriente, tener a alguien al corrienteto post something to somebody mandar algo a alguien (por correo)post office Correos, oficina de correospost office box apartado de correos————————tr[pəʊst]1 (job) puesto, empleo; (important position) cargo2 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL puesto1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL destinar, apostar2 (employee) destinar, mandar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto take up one's post (job) ocupar el cargo, entrar en funciones————————tr[pəʊst]1 (of wood) estaca, poste nombre masculino1 (notice, list) fijar, poner, exponer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL'Post no bills' "Prohibido fijar carteles"goal post poste nombre masculino, palofinishing post poste nombre masculino de llegadapost ['po:st] vt1) mail: echar al correo, mandar por correo2) announce: anunciarthey've posted the grades: han anunciado las notas3) affix: fijar, poner (noticias, etc.)4) station: apostar5)to keep (someone) posted : tener al corriente (a alguien)post n1) pole: poste m, palo m2) station: puesto m3) camp: puesto m (militar)4) job, position: puesto m, empleo m, cargo mn.• apostadero s.m.• buzón s.m.• cargo s.m.• correo s.m.• destino s.m.• estafeta s.f.• guarnición s.f.• mala s.f.• poste s.m.• puesto s.m.v.• apostar v.• contabilizar v.• echar al correo v.• fijar v.• mandar por correo v.• pegar v.• situar v.
I pəʊstmass noun1)a) c ( pole) poste mas deaf as a post — más sordo que una tapia
b) u ( in horse racing) poste mthe finishing/starting post — el poste de llegada/salida, la meta/salida; pip II
2) u ( mail) (esp BrE) correo mto send something by post o through the post — mandar or enviar* algo por correo
by separate post — en sobre aparte or por separado
it's in the post — ya ha sido enviado or está en camino
was there any post this morning? — ¿llegó alguna carta esta mañana?
the first/second post — ( delivery) el primer/segundo reparto; ( collection) la primera/segunda recogida
to catch/miss the post — llegar* a/perder* la recogida
3) ca) ( job) puesto m, empleo mto take up one's post — entrar en funciones, empezar* a trabajar
b) ( important position) cargo mc) ( place of duty) puesto m4) c ( station) puesto ma frontier/customs post — un puesto fronterizo/de aduanas
II
1)a) ( position) \<\<policeman/soldier\>\> apostarb) ( send) \<\<employee/diplomat\>\> destinar, mandar2) ( mail) (esp BrE) \<\<letter/parcel\>\> echar al correo; ( drop in postbox) echar al buzónto post something to somebody — mandarle or enviarle* algo a alguien (por correo)
3)a) ( announce) \<\<meeting/reward\>\> anunciarto keep somebody posted — mantener* or tener* a alguien al tanto or al corriente
b) post (up) \<\<list/notice\>\> poner*, fijar
I [pǝʊst]1. N1) [of wood, metal] poste m; (also: goalpost) poste m (de la portería); (for fencing, marking) estaca f; bedpost, deaf 1., 1), doorpost, pillar 1.2) (Sport)•
the winning post — la meta- be left at the postfirst 1., pip III3) (on Internet) mensaje m2. VT2) (=announce) [+ exam results] hacer público, sacar•
to post sth/sb (as) missing — dar algo/a algn por desaparecido3) (Comm) (also: post up) [+ transaction] anotar, registrar; (US) (St Ex) [+ profit, loss] registrar4) (=inform)•
to keep sb posted (on or about sth) — tener or mantener a algn al corriente or al tanto or informado (de algo)5) (US) (Sport) [+ time, score] registrar, obtener6) (Internet) colgar, publicar3.CPD
II [pǝʊst]1. N1) (Brit) (=mail service) correo m•
by post or through the post — por correofirst-class 2., registered 2., return 1., 1)•
your cheque is in the post — su cheque está en el correo2) (=letters) correo mis there any post for me? — ¿hay correo para mí?
3) (=office) correos m; (=mailbox) buzón mto drop or put sth in the post to sb — enviar or mandar algo a algn
4) (=collection) recogida f; (=delivery) entrega fthe post goes at 8.30 — la recogida del correo es a las 8.30, recogen el correo a las 8.30
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to catch the post — echar el correo antes de la recogida•
to miss the post — no llegar a tiempo para la recogida del correo•
it will arrive in the second post — llegue en el segundo reparto5) (=cost) gastos mpl de envío6) (Hist) (=rider) correo m; (=coach) posta f2.VT (=send by post) (also: post off) mandar or enviar por correo; (Brit) (=put in mailbox) echar al correo or al buzónthis was posted on Monday — esto se echó al correo or al buzón el lunes
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to post sth to sb — mandar or enviar algo a algn por correohe posted a message to a newsgroup — (Internet) dejó un mensaje en un grupo de discusión
3.CPDpost office N — oficina f de correos, correos m, correo m (LAm)
I'm going to the post office — voy a correos, voy al correo (LAm)
the Post Office N — ≈ la Dirección General de Correos
post office box N — apartado m de correos, casilla f (postal or de correo(s)) (LAm)
Post Office Savings Bank N — ≈ Caja f Postal de Ahorros
post office worker N — empleado(-a) m / f de correos
III [pǝʊst]1. Nshe's been offered a research post — le han ofrecido un puesto or un trabajo de investigadora
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to take up one's post — (gen) ocupar el puesto; (high-ranking) entrar en funciones, ocupar el cargoshe resigned to take up a post at the university — dimitió porque consiguió un puesto en la universidad
2) (Mil) (=place of duty, stronghold) puesto m; (for gun) emplazamiento mcommand 3., customs 2., observation 2.•
at one's post — en su puesto2. VT1) (Mil) [+ sentry, guard] apostar2) (Brit) (=send) [+ diplomat, soldier] destinar3) (US) (Jur) [+ collateral] pagar3.CPDpost exchange N — (US) (Mil) economato m militar, cooperativa f militar
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I [pəʊst]mass noun1)a) c ( pole) poste mas deaf as a post — más sordo que una tapia
b) u ( in horse racing) poste mthe finishing/starting post — el poste de llegada/salida, la meta/salida; pip II
2) u ( mail) (esp BrE) correo mto send something by post o through the post — mandar or enviar* algo por correo
by separate post — en sobre aparte or por separado
it's in the post — ya ha sido enviado or está en camino
was there any post this morning? — ¿llegó alguna carta esta mañana?
the first/second post — ( delivery) el primer/segundo reparto; ( collection) la primera/segunda recogida
to catch/miss the post — llegar* a/perder* la recogida
3) ca) ( job) puesto m, empleo mto take up one's post — entrar en funciones, empezar* a trabajar
b) ( important position) cargo mc) ( place of duty) puesto m4) c ( station) puesto ma frontier/customs post — un puesto fronterizo/de aduanas
II
1)a) ( position) \<\<policeman/soldier\>\> apostarb) ( send) \<\<employee/diplomat\>\> destinar, mandar2) ( mail) (esp BrE) \<\<letter/parcel\>\> echar al correo; ( drop in postbox) echar al buzónto post something to somebody — mandarle or enviarle* algo a alguien (por correo)
3)a) ( announce) \<\<meeting/reward\>\> anunciarto keep somebody posted — mantener* or tener* a alguien al tanto or al corriente
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102 village
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abandoned village[English Plural] abandoned villages[Swahili Word] ganjo[Swahili Plural] maganjo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] deserted village[English Plural] deserted villages[Swahili Word] tongo[Swahili Plural] matongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Swahili Example] ( = hame, kihame)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] village[English Plural] villages[Swahili Word] chengo[Swahili Plural] vyengo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] village[English Plural] villages[Swahili Word] kaya[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] (Zu.?)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] village[English Plural] villages[Swahili Word] kiambo[Swahili Plural] viambo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] village[English Plural] villages[Swahili Word] kijiji[Swahili Plural] vijiji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] mji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] village[English Plural] villages[Swahili Word] kitongoji[Swahili Plural] vitongoji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] village[English Plural] villages[Swahili Word] mji[Swahili Plural] miji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[English Definition] a settlement smaller than a town------------------------------------------------------------ -
103 wage
wage [weɪdʒ]1. nounsalaire m3. compounds* * *[weɪdʒ] 1. 2.noun modifier [ agreement, claim, inflation, negotiations, rate, settlement, talks] salarial; [ increase, rise] de salaire; [ policy, restraint, freeze] des salaires3.transitive verb mener [campaign]to wage (a) war against something/somebody — lit, fig faire la guerre contre quelque chose/quelqu'un
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104 account
1. n счётaccount current, current account — текущий счёт
account rendered — счёт, предъявленный к оплате
to be in account with — иметь счёт у ; иметь дела, быть связанным с
2. n расчёт; подсчётdrawing account — текущий банковский счёт; открытый счёт
credit account — счёт с кредитным сальдо; счёт пассива
3. n обыкн. расчёты, отчётность; сводка4. n кредит по открытому счётуaccount turnover — оборот средств по счёту «дебиторов»
5. n отчёт; доклад, сообщениеnewspaper account — газетный отчёт; газетное сообщение
6. n описание, рассказ7. n сводка8. n мнение, отзыв, оценкаaccording to all accounts, by all accounts — по общему мнению, по словам всех
9. n причина, основаниеat all accounts — в любом случае; во что бы то ни стало
not on any account, on no account — ни в коем случае, ни под каким видом, никоим образом
10. n значение, важностьof good account — имеющий ценность ; пользующийся авторитетом
to be reckoned of some account — иметь некоторый вес, пользоваться определённым вниманием
of no account — не имеющий веса ; не пользующийся авторитетом
11. n внимание; принятие в расчёт12. n выгода, польза13. n заказчик, покупатель, клиент14. v считать, признаватьto account oneself lucky — полагать, что ты счастливчик
15. v отчитываться; давать отчёт16. v отвечать, нести ответственность17. v разг. убить, уничтожить; обезвредить; поймать18. v приписывать, вменять19. v объяснять20. v вызывать, приводить, служить причинойcall into account — приводить в действие; осуществлять
Синонимический ряд:1. explanation (noun) clearing up; elucidation; explanation; explication; exposition; justification; rationale; rationalisation; rationalization2. ledger (noun) balance; bill; books; checking account; inventory; invoice; ledger; reckoning; record; records; register; score; statement; tab3. motive (noun) excuse; ground; grounds; motive; purpose; reason; sake4. regard (noun) admiration; appreciation; consideration; esteem; estimation; favor; favour; honour; regard; respect5. story (noun) anecdote; chronicle; description; exposй; history; narrative; notice; relation; report; sketch; story; tale; version6. use (noun) applicability; appropriateness; avail; fitness; relevance; service; serviceability; use; usefulness; utility7. value (noun) advantage; benefit; consequence; distinction; importance; profit; reputation; valuation; value; worth8. account for (verb) account for; clarify; describe; elucidate; explain; explain away; explicate; justify; number; rationalise; rationalize9. blame (verb) accuse; blame; credit10. consider (verb) believe; consider; deem; esteem; reckon; regard; view11. estimate (verb) assess; count; estimate; hold; judge; look upon; thinkАнтонимический ряд:darken; deed; disesteem; misestimate; mystify; perplex; project; silence; underrate; undervalue -
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1. n действие, работа; деятельность2. n действие, поступокdetangling action — действие, облегчающее расчесывание волос
purposive action — поступок, преследующий определённую цель
3. n акция; выступление, действиеminor action — действия мелких подразделений, столкновение
4. n воздействие, влияние5. n действие, развёртывание событий, основная сюжетная линия6. n театр. физические действия, движения; жестыon-off action — действие по принципу "включено-выключено"
logical action — логическое действие; логическая операция
7. n иск. движение8. n юр. иск; судебный процесс, судебное делоamicable action — «дружеское» судебное дело; дело, возбуждённое сторонами для получения судебного решения
9. n воен. бой; сражение; боевые действияin action — в бою; в действии
10. n тех. механизм11. n муз. механика12. n воен. ударный механизм13. n бурная деятельность; центр активности, гуща событийa piece of the action — доля в афере; плата за соучастие
14. n азартная игра, игра на деньгиcost of action — цена иска, сумма иска
15. n служба, богослужение,16. n канон обедни17. n моменты богослужения с участием прихожан18. n мат. операция19. v юр. редк. возбуждать уголовное делоСинонимический ряд:1. behavior (noun) behavior; behaviour; conduct; practice2. conflict (noun) affair; battle; brush; combat; conflict; contest; encounter; engagement; service; sortie3. deed (noun) accomplishment; act; deed; doing; endeavor; exercise; feat; maneuver; manoeuvre; move; step; thing4. gesticulation (noun) gesticulation; gesture; motion5. lawsuit (noun) case; cause; claim; lawsuit; litigation; proceeding; process; suit6. mechanism (noun) apparatus; contrivance; mechanism7. movement (noun) activity; business; effect; energy; movement; moving; operation; performance; performing; responseАнтонимический ряд:inactivity; indolence; inertia; lethargy; settlement; sluggishness -
106 adjustment
1. n регулирование; согласование2. n улаживание, урегулирование3. n разрешение спора; мировое соглашение4. n установка; сборка5. n регулировка, пригонка, настройка; выверка, юстировкаaddress adjustment — настройка адреса; корректировка адреса
6. n воен. корректированиеadjustment fire — пристрелка, корректирование огня
7. n регулирующее устройство, регулятор8. n приспособляемость; адаптация, привыкание9. n биол. приспособленность10. n амер. страх. составление диспаши, расчёт убытков по общей аварии11. n уценка12. n бухг. поправка, исправление записиСинонимический ряд:1. acclimation (noun) acclimation; familiarization; orientation2. accommodation (noun) accommodation; adaptation; conformation3. alteration (noun) alteration; change; shift; variation4. arrangement (noun) agreement; allotment; arrangement; compensation; compromise; reconciliation; regulation; remuneration; settlement5. minor modification (noun) alignment; alleviation; correction; fine tuning; fixing; improvement; justification; minor modification; modification; regulating6. reconcilement (noun) reconcilement7. turn (noun) manoeuvre; move; movement; turn -
107 post
I [pəust] noun(a long piece of wood, metal etc, usually fixed upright in the ground: The notice was nailed to a post; a gate-post; the winning-post.) drog- keep somebody posted
- keep posted II 1. [pəust] noun((the system of collecting, transporting and delivering) letters, parcels etc: I sent the book by post; Has the post arrived yet?; Is there any post for me?) pošta2. verb(to send (a letter etc) by post: He posted the parcel yesterday.) poslati- postage- postal
- postage stamp
- postal order
- postbox
- postcard
- postcode
- post-free
- post-haste
- posthaste
- postman
- postmark
- postmaster
- post office III 1. [pəust] noun1) (a job: He has a post in the government; a teaching post.) služba2) (a place of duty: The soldier remained at his post.) mesto3) (a settlement, camp etc especially in a distant or unpopulated area: a trading-post.) postojanka2. verb(to send somewhere on duty: He was posted abroad.) namestitiIV [pəust]* * *I [póust]noundrog, steber, kol; sport vratnica gola, startno mesto ( starting-ŋ), ciljna črta ( winning-ŋ); mineralogy navpičen sloj premoga (rude), podpornik v rudnikubetween you and me and the bed-post — na štiri oči, med nama, zaupnoII [póust]transitive verbrazglasiti, oznaniti, objaviti, afiširati; nalepiti plakate (up); American prepovedati vstop z napisno tabloposted property — posest, kjer je vstop prepovedanIII [póust]nounmilitary stražarsko mesto, vojaška postojanka, vojaška posadka na postojanki, garnizija; American military kantina, trgovska postaja; vojna pošta (Post Eɔchange, Pɔ); British English military trobljenje ( first ŋ budnica, last ŋ znak za spanje, the last ŋ zadnji pozdrav s trobento); položaj, služba; službeno mesto, postaja (npr. first-aid ŋ nezgodna postaja); economy prostor za borznega senzala na borzi; nautical čin, položaj kapitanaIV [póust]transitive verbmilitary postaviti stražo; naložiti dolžnost, naložiti delo; nautical postaviti za kapitanaV [póust]noun(zlasti British English) pošta (pisma itd.); history poštna kočija, poštna postaja, poštni sel, kurir; pisemski papir (format 16 x 20)general post — jutranja pošta; figuratively slepe miši (igra)VI [póust]1.intransitive verbpotovati s poštno kočijo; hiteti na potovanju;2.transitive verb British Englishoddati pošto, poslati po pošti; obvestiti koga; economy vknjižiti v glavno knjigo (up)to keep s.o. posted — stalno koga obveščatiVII [póust]adverbhitro, po pošti, s poštno kočijoto ride post — hiteti na cilj, hiteti na potovanju -
108 out
out [aʊt]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverb2. adjective3. preposition4. noun6. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When out is an element in a phrasal verb, eg get out, go out, look up the verb. When out is part of a set combination, eg day out, look up the noun.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverba. ( = not in) Paul is out Paul est sorti• (the ball is) out! (Tennis) (la balle est) out !━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When followed by a preposition, out is not usually translated.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━b. ( = outside) dehors• out you go! sortez !• come in! -- no, I like it out here entre ! -- non, je suis bien ici !► out there ( = in that place) là-bas► out with it! (inf) vas-y, parle !2. adjectivea. [light, fire, gas] éteintb. ( = available) [model, edition, video] sortic. ( = unavailable) (for lending, renting) that book is out ce livre est sortid. ( = revealed) the secret is out le secret n'en est plus une. ( = unconscious) sans connaissanceg. ( = unacceptable) [idea, suggestion] that's right out, I'm afraid il n'en est pas questioni. ( = finished) before the month was out avant la fin du moisj. ( = striking) out on strike en grèvek. ( = unfashionable) passé de model. (flowers, sun) the roses are out les rosiers sont en fleurs3. preposition► out of━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When out of is an element in a phrasal verb, eg run out of, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg out of danger, out of the way, look up the noun.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = outside) en dehors de, hors deI was glad to be out of it ( = escaped from situation) j'étais bien content d'y avoir échappéc. ( = through) par• he looked like something out of "Star Trek" il semblait tout droit sorti de « Star Trek »━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► In the following dans describes the original position of the thing being moved.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━e. ( = because of) par• out of curiosity/necessity par curiosité/nécessitéf. ( = from among) surg. ( = without) we are out of bread nous n'avons plus de painh. ( = sheltered from) à l'abri dei. ( = eliminated from) éliminé de4. noun[+ homosexual] révéler l'homosexualité de6. compounds► out-of-date adjective [passport, ticket] périmé ; [clothes, theory, concept] démodé ; [word] vieilli► out-of-doors adverb = outdoors* * *Note: out is used after many verbs in English to alter or reinforce the meaning of the verb ( hold out, wipe out, filter out etc). Very often in French, a verb alone will be used to translate these combinations. For translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry (hold, wipe, filter etc)When out is used as an adverb meaning outside, it often adds little to the sense of the phrase: they're out in the garden = they're in the garden. In such cases out will not usually be translated: ils sont dans le jardinout is used as an adverb to mean absent or not at home. In this case she's out really means she's gone out and the French translation is elle est sortieFor the phrase out of see III in the entry belowFor examples of the above and other uses, see the entry below[aʊt] 1.transitive verb révéler l'homosexualité de [person]2.1) ( outside) dehors2) ( from within)to go ou walk out — sortir
to pull/take something out — retirer/sortir quelque chose
3) ( at a distance)4) ( in the world at large)there are a lot of people out there looking for work — il y a beaucoup de gens qui cherchent du travail en ce moment
5) ( absent)to be out — gen être sorti; [strikers] être en grève
6) ( for social activity)7) (published, now public)to be out — [book, exam results] être publié
8) ( in bloom)to be out — [tree, shrub] être en fleurs
to be fully out — [flower] être épanoui
9) ( shining)to be out — [sun, moon, stars] briller
10) ( extinguished)to be out — [fire, light] être éteint
11) Sport, Gamesto be out — [player] être éliminé
‘out!’ — ( of ball) ‘out!’
12) ( unconscious)to be out (cold) — (colloq) gen être dans les pommes (colloq); [boxer] être K.O.
13) (over, finished)14) GB ( incorrect)my watch is two minutes out — ( slow) ma montre retarde de deux minutes; ( fast) ma montre avance de deux minutes
15) (colloq) ( not possible) excluno, that option is out — non, cette solution est exclue
16) (colloq) ( actively in search of)he's just out for what he can get — péj c'est l'intérêt qui le guide
he's out to get you — il t'en veut à mort; ( killer) il veut ta peau (colloq)
17) (colloq) ( not in fashion) passé de mode3.out of prepositional phrase1) ( from)to go ou walk ou come out — sortir
2) ( expressing ratio) sur3) ( part of whole)4) Lawto be out — [jury] être en délibération
5) ( beyond defined limits) hors de [reach, sight]; en dehors de [city]6) ( free from confinement)7) ( sheltered) à l'abri de [sun]8) ( lacking)to be (right) out of — ne plus avoir de [item]
9) ( made from) en [wood, metal]10) ( due to) par [respect]••I want out! — (colloq) je ne marche plus avec vous/eux etc (colloq)
come on, out with it! — (colloq) allez, dis ce que tu as à dire!
to be out and about — ( after illness) être à nouveau sur pied
to be out of it — (colloq) être dans les vapes (colloq)
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109 foundation
1. n основание, закладкаlegal foundation — правовое основание, правооснование
2. n фундамент, основаниеlay foundation — заложить фундамент; положить; начало
3. n основание, обоснование, обоснованность4. n основы; принципы5. n основа, базис, база; исходный пункт6. n организация, учреждение, создание7. n фонд, пожертвованный на культурное начинание8. n учреждение или организация, существующие на пожертвованный фондheritage foundation — фонд "Хэритидж Фаундэйшн"
9. n жив. грунт10. n текст. жёсткая подкладка; бортовка11. n пчел. вощинаСинонимический ряд:1. base (noun) base; basement; basis; bed; bedrock; bottom; cornerstone; foot; footing; fundamental; ground; groundwork; hardpan; infrastructure; justification; rest; root; rudiment; seat; seating; substratum; substruction; substructure; underpinning; understructure; wall; warrant2. benefaction (noun) benefaction; charity; endowment; fund3. buttress (noun) buttress; column; shaft; support4. establishment (noun) association; company; creation; establishment; founding; institute; institution; organisation; organization; settlement; society5. girdle (noun) corselet; corset; girdle6. reason (noun) basis; justification; reason; warrantАнтонимический ряд:apex; arch; crown; dome; peak; pinnacle; roof; summit; top; tower; vertex -
110 resolution
1. n решительность, решимость; твёрдость2. n решение; твёрдое намерениеmaking a resolution — решающий; решение
3. n резолюция; решение; постановление4. n разрешениеСинонимический ряд:1. analysis (noun) analysis; breakdown; breakup; dissection2. clarity (noun) brightness; clarity; crispness; focus; pixel density; pixels per square inch; smoothness of image; training of cathode rays; visibility3. formal expression (noun) declaration; decree; formal expression; formal opinion; interpretation; judgment; proclamation; pronouncement; verdict4. heart (noun) bravery; courage; dauntlessness; fearlessness; gallantry; guts; heart; intrepidity; mettle; nerve; pluck; spirit; spunk; valour5. perseverance (noun) determination; firmness; fortitude; perseverance; resolve; stamina; steadfastness; tenacity6. resolving (noun) answering; conclusion; decidedness; decision; decisiveness; denouement; end result; explanation; issue; outcome; purposefulness; purposiveness; resoluteness; resolving; settlement; solution; willАнтонимический ряд:doubt; indecision -
111 wage
I wei‹ verb(to carry on or engage in (especially a war): The North waged war on/against the South.) hacer (la guerra), librar, dar
II wei‹((also wages noun plural) a regular, usually weekly rather than monthly, payment for the work that one does: He spends all his wages on books; What is his weekly wage?) salario, sueldowage n sueldotr[weɪʤ]1 sueldo, salario\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto earn a living wage ganar lo suficiente para vivirto wage war on hacer la guerra aday's wage jornal nombre masculinowage claim reivindicación nombre femenino salarialwage earner asalariado,-awage freeze congelación nombre femenino de salarioswage incentive prima de rendimientowage rise aumento de sueldoto wage war: hacer la guerra: sueldo m, salario mminimum wage: salario mínimov.• proseguir v.n.• jornal s.m.• salario s.m.• sueldo s.m.
I weɪdʒI'll pay you when I get my wages — te pagaré cuando cobre; (before n)
wage claim — reivindicación f salarial
wage increase — aumento m or incremento m or mejora f salarial or de sueldo
II
to wage war — hacer* la guerra
to wage war on o against somebody — hacerle* la guerra a alguien
[weɪdʒ]to wage a campaign against something — hacer* (una) campaña contra algo
1. N1) (=rate per week, year etc) sueldo m, salario ma basic wage of £55 a week — un sueldo or salario base de 55 libras semanales
living 4.those on high/low wages — las personas que ganan sueldos or salarios altos/bajos
2) wages (=money received) paga f, sueldo ma day's wages — la paga or el sueldo de un día; (Agr) un jornal
2.VT [+ war] hacer; [+ campaign] llevar a cabo, hacerto wage war against or on sb — hacer la guerra a algn
to wage war against or on inflation — luchar contra la inflación, hacer la guerra a la inflación
3.CPDwage agreement N — convenio m salarial
wage claim N — (Brit) reivindicación f salarial
wage clerk N — = wages clerk
wage contract N — = wage agreement
wage costs NPL — costes mpl del factor trabajo
wage demand N — reivindicación f salarial
wage differential N — diferencia f salarial
wage earner N — asalariado(-a) m / f
wage freeze N — congelación f salarial
wage increase N — aumento m salarial
wage levels NPL — salarios mpl, niveles mpl salariales
wage negotiations NPL — negociaciones fpl salariales
wage packet N — (esp Brit) (=envelope with pay) sobre m de la paga; (fig) paga f
wage restraint N — moderación f salarial
wages bill N — = wage bill
wage scale N — escala f salarial
wages clerk N — habilitado(-a) m / f
wage settlement N — acuerdo m salarial
wage slave * N — currante * mf
wages snatch N — robo m de nóminas
wage talks NPL — negociaciones fpl salariales
wage worker N — (US) asalariado(-a) m / f
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I [weɪdʒ]I'll pay you when I get my wages — te pagaré cuando cobre; (before n)
wage claim — reivindicación f salarial
wage increase — aumento m or incremento m or mejora f salarial or de sueldo
II
to wage war — hacer* la guerra
to wage war on o against somebody — hacerle* la guerra a alguien
to wage a campaign against something — hacer* (una) campaña contra algo
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112 charter
1. n хартия, грамота2. n преимущественное право; привилегия, льгота3. n патент4. n документ, содержащий согласие государственного органа на создание корпорации5. n устав6. n мор. чартер, чартер-партия7. n сдача напрокат, прокат8. n групповой туризм на зафрахтованном транспортеthis travel firm specializes in charter — это бюро путешествий специализируется на групповом туризме
9. a чартерный10. v давать или даровать привилегию, льготу11. v выдавать разрешение на учреждение корпорации12. v сдавать внаём по чартеру13. v фрахтовать14. v давать напрокат, внаём, предоставлять в пользование по заказу15. v брать напрокат; нанимать, заказывать16. v учреждать, создаватьСинонимический ряд:1. engaged (adj.) engaged; hired; leased2. founding (adj.) first; founding; original3. agreement (noun) agreement; compact; contract4. deed (noun) conveyance; deed5. engagement (noun) engagement; lease6. franchise (noun) authorisation; authorization; commission; franchise; license; patent; permit; privilege; warranty7. treaty (noun) concession; constitution; guaranty; immunity; pact; settlement; treaty8. commission (verb) commission; establish; franchise9. hire (verb) borrow; contract; engage; hire; lease; let; rent; reserve; useАнтонимический ряд:buy; final; proscribe; purchase -
113 conclusion
1. n окончание, завершение2. n заключение, выводcome to a conclusion — делать вывод; приходить к заключению
3. n лог. вывод силлогизма4. n исход, результатwhat will be the conclusion of all this? — каков будет результат всего этого?; чем всё это кончится?
5. n юр. решение судаconclusion of law — признание судом факта или права, которое впоследствии не может быть опровергнуто
6. n юр. заключительная часть или обобщение документа или аргументации в процессеСинонимический ряд:1. end (noun) cease; cessation; close; closing; closure; completion; consummation; culmination; desistance; desuetude; discontinuance; discontinuation; end; ending; finale; finish; last; period; stop; termination; terminus; windup2. end result (noun) arrangement; consequence; end result; issue; upshot; wind-up3. inference (noun) assumption; corollary; deduction; illation; inference; opinion; presumption; ratiocination; realisation; realization; sequitur; speculation; understanding4. judgement (noun) agreement; decision; determination; judgement; judgment; judicial opinion; outcome; resolution; result; settlement; verdict5. summary (noun) epilogue; recapitulation; summary; summation; summing up; synopsis; wrap-upАнтонимический ряд:beginning; commencement; introduction; preamble; preface; prelude; start -
114 placement
1. n размещение, помещениеplacement in care — помещение под опеку, попечительство
2. n определение на должность, работуjob placement — подыскание работы; направление на работу
3. n спорт. пласировка мяча4. n спорт. местоСинонимический ряд:1. arrangement (noun) arrangement; classification; deployment; disposition; emplacement; grouping; ranking; sorting2. establishment (noun) establishment; settlement3. installment (noun) employment; engagement; hiring; induction; installation; installment; instalment; placing4. judgement (noun) judgement5. position (noun) location; position; site; situation -
115 colony
'koləniplural - colonies; noun1) ((a group of people who form) a settlement in one country etc which is under the rule of another country: France used to have many colonies in Africa.) colonia2) (a group of people having the same interests, living close together: a colony of artists.) colonia3) (a collection of animals, birds etc, of one type, living together: a colony of gulls.) colonia•- colonial- colonialism
- colonialist
- colonize
- colonise
- colonist
- colonization
- colonisation
colony n coloniatr['kɒlənɪ]1 (gen) colonian.• colonia s.f.'kɑːləni, 'kɒləni['kɒlǝnɪ]N (pl colonies) colonia f* * *['kɑːləni, 'kɒləni] -
116 convict
1. kən'vikt verb(to prove or declare (someone) guilty: She was convicted of theft.) declarar culpable, condenar
2. 'konvikt noun(a person serving a sentence for a crime: Two of the convicts have escaped from prison.) presidiario, reclusoconvict1 n presidiarioconvict2 vb declarar culpable1 presidiario,-a, recluso,-a1 SMALLLAW/SMALL declarar culpable, condenar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be convicted of something ser condenado,-a por algoconvict [kən'vɪkt] vt: declarar culpableconvict ['kɑn.vɪkt] n: preso m, -sa f; presidiario m, -ria f; recluso m, -sa fn.• convicto s.m.• penado s.m.• penitenciado s.m.• presidiario s.m.• preso s.m.v.• condenar v.• declarar culpable v.
I 'kɑːnvɪkt, 'kɒnvɪktnoun recluso, -sa m,f, presidiario, -ria m,f
II kən'vɪkttransitive verb (often pass) declarar culpable, condenarto be convicted OF something — ser* condenado por algo
1.N ['kɒnvɪkt](=prisoner) presidiario(-a) m / f2.VT [kǝn'vɪkt]declarar culpable (of de); condenar3.VI [kǝn'vɪkt][jury] condenar4.CPD ['kɒnvɪkt]convict settlement N — colonia f de presidiarios
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I ['kɑːnvɪkt, 'kɒnvɪkt]noun recluso, -sa m,f, presidiario, -ria m,f
II [kən'vɪkt]transitive verb (often pass) declarar culpable, condenarto be convicted OF something — ser* condenado por algo
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117 marriage
'mæri‹1) (the ceremony by which a man and woman become husband and wife: Their marriage took place last week; (also adjective) the marriage ceremony.) boda2) (the state of being married; married life: Their marriage lasted for thirty happy years.) matrimonio3) (a close joining together: the marriage of his skill and her judgement.) enlace•- marriage licence
marriage n matrimonio marriage se refiere al hecho de estar casado. Un matrimonio en el sentido de una pareja casada se llama married couple o, sencillamente, coupledo you believe in marriage? ¿tú crees en el matrimonio?tr['mærɪʤ]1 (state, institution) matrimonio2 (act, wedding) boda, casamiento, enlace nombre masculino matrimonial\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be related by marriage ser parientes políticosto give somebody in marriage dar a alguien en matrimonioto take somebody in marriage casarse con alguien, contraer matrimonio con alguienmarriage bureau agencia matrimonialmarriage certificate certificado de matrimoniomarriage guidance terapia de parejamarriage licence licencia matrimonialmarriage of convenience matrimonio de convenienciamarriage ['mærɪʤ] n1) : matrimonio m2) wedding: casamiento m, boda fn.• boda s.f.• casamiento s.m.• connubio s.m.• desposorios s.m.pl.• enlace s.m.• himeneo s.m.• maridaje s.m.• matrimonio s.m.• nupcias s.f.pl.• unión s.f.'mærɪdʒ1)a) u ( act) casamiento m, matrimonio m, enlace m (frml); (before n)marriage certificate — certificado m de matrimonio
b) u c ( relationship) matrimonio mmarriage TO somebody: her marriage to the poet lasted two years estuvo dos años casada con el poeta; a marriage of convenience un matrimonio de conveniencias; (before n) marriage counseling o (BrE) guidance terapia f de pareja; marriage counselor o (BrE) marriage guidance counsellor — consejero, -ra m,f matrimonial
2) ( union) (liter) (no pl) maridaje m, unión f['mærɪdʒ]1. N1) (=state of being married) matrimonio maunt by marriage — tía f política
marriage of convenience — matrimonio m de conveniencia
to give sb in marriage to — casar a algn con, dar a algn en matrimonio a
2) (=wedding) boda f, casamiento m ; (fig) unión f2.CPDmarriage bed N — lecho m nupcial, tálamo m frm
marriage bonds NPL — lazos mpl or vínculos mpl matrimoniales
marriage broker N — casamentero(-a) m / f
marriage bureau N — agencia f matrimonial
marriage ceremony N — ceremonia f nupcial, matrimonio m
marriage certificate N — partida f matrimonial or de matrimonio
marriage counseling N (US) — = marriage guidance
marriage counselor N (US) — = marriage guidance counsellor
marriage guidance N — orientación f matrimonial
marriage guidance counsellor N — consejero(-a) m / f matrimonial
marriage licence, marriage license N — (US) licencia f matrimonial
marriage lines NPL — (Brit) partida f matrimonial or de matrimonio
marriage partner N — cónyuge mf, consorte mf
marriage rate N — (índice m de) nupcialidad f
marriage settlement N — contrato m matrimonial; (Jur) capitulaciones fpl (matrimoniales)
marriage vows NPL — votos mpl matrimoniales
* * *['mærɪdʒ]1)a) u ( act) casamiento m, matrimonio m, enlace m (frml); (before n)marriage certificate — certificado m de matrimonio
b) u c ( relationship) matrimonio mmarriage TO somebody: her marriage to the poet lasted two years estuvo dos años casada con el poeta; a marriage of convenience un matrimonio de conveniencias; (before n) marriage counseling o (BrE) guidance terapia f de pareja; marriage counselor o (BrE) marriage guidance counsellor — consejero, -ra m,f matrimonial
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118 trace
treis
1. noun1) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) rastro, huella, vestigio, indicio2) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) pizca
2. verb1) (to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc: The police have traced him to London; The source of the infection has not yet been traced.) seguir la pista; localizar, averiguar el paradero2) (to make a copy of (a picture etc) by putting transparent paper over it and drawing the outline etc: I traced the map.) calcar•- tracing- trace elements
- tracing-paper
trace1 n rastro / vestigio / huellatrace2 vb1. localizar / encontrar / seguir la pistapolice are trying to trace the dead man's wife la policía intenta localizar a la mujer del hombre muerto2. calcartr[treɪs]1 (mark, sign) indicio, rastro2 (small amount - material) pizca, vestigio; (- non-material) dejo, asomo, nota1 (sketch) trazar, esbozar2 (copy) calcar4 (describe development) describir5 (find origin) encontrar el origen de■ have they traced the cause of the fire? ¿han encontrado la causa del incendio?6 (go back to) remontarse a■ she traced her family back to the 16th century los orígenes de su familia se remontan al siglo XVI\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLtrace element oligoelemento1) : calcar (un dibujo, etc.)2) outline: delinear, trazar (planes, etc.)3) track: describir (un curso, una historia)4) find: localizar, ubicartrace n1) sign, track: huella f, rastro m, indicio m, vestigio mhe disappeared without a trace: desapareció sin dejar rastro2) bit, hint: pizca f, ápice m, dejo mv.• averiguar el paradero de v.• calcar v.• esquiciar v.• figurar v.• localizar v.• rastrear v.• trazar v.n.• huella s.f.• indicio s.m.• pista s.f.• rastro s.m.• señal s.f.• tirante s.m.• trazo s.m.• vestigio s.m.
I treɪs1)a) c u ( indication) señal f, indicio m, rastro mthere was no trace o there were no traces of a struggle — no había señales or indicios or rastros de que hubiera habido una pelea
to disappear o vanish without (a) trace — desaparecer* sin dejar rastro
b) c ( small amount)2) c ( harness strap) tirante m
II
1)a) ( chart)the documentary traces the history of the organization — el documental examina or analiza paso a paso la historia de la organización
b) ( find) \<\<criminal/witness\>\> localizar*, ubicar* (AmL)c) ( follow) seguirle* la pista or el rastro a, rastreard) ( find origin of) \<\<fault/malfunction\>\> descubrir*I can trace my family back to the 17th century — los orígenes de mi familia se remontan al siglo XVII
to trace a call — averiguar* de dónde proviene una llamada
2)a) ( on tracing paper) calcar*b) ( draw) \<\<line/outline\>\> trazar*[treɪs]1. N1) (=sign) rastro m, señal fthe search for traces of life on Mars — la búsqueda de señales or indicios de vida en Marte
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she wanted to remove all trace of him from the flat — quería deshacerse de todo rastro de él en el pisoI've lost all trace of my relations — perdí todo contacto con mis familiares, les perdí la pista or el rastro a mis familiares
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there was no trace of him having been there — no había ningún indicio or rastro de que hubiera estado allíhe showed no trace of shyness — no dio muestras de timidez, no mostró señales de timidez
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to disappear or vanish without (a) trace — desaparecer sin dejar huella or rastrothe group had a few hits then sank without trace — el grupo tuvo unos cuantos éxitos y luego desapareció sin dejar huella or rastro
2) (=remains) vestigio m3) (=small amount) rastro m•
rinse well and remove all traces of soap — enjuague bien y elimine cualquier rastro or resto de jabón•
she said it without a trace of irony — lo dijo sin (ningún) asomo de ironía4) (Tech) (=line) traza f5) (=strap on harness) tirante m, correa f- kick over the traces2. VT1) (=find) [+ missing document, fault] localizar, encontrar; [+ missing person, suspect] averiguar el paradero de, localizar, ubicar (LAm)we have been unable to trace your letter — no hemos podido localizar or encontrar su carta
2) (=follow trail of) [+ person] seguir la pista ashe was finally traced to a house in Soho — le siguieron la pista hasta dar con ella en una casa del Soho
they traced the van to a car rental agency — averiguaron que la furgoneta era de una agencia de alquiler de automóviles
3) (=find source of) [+ phone call] averiguar el origen deI can trace my family back to Elizabethan times — las raíces de mi familia se remontan a la época isabelina
to trace a rumour back to its source — averiguar dónde se originó un rumor, seguir la pista de un rumor hasta llegar a su punto de partida
3.CPDtrace element N — oligoelemento m
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I [treɪs]1)a) c u ( indication) señal f, indicio m, rastro mthere was no trace o there were no traces of a struggle — no había señales or indicios or rastros de que hubiera habido una pelea
to disappear o vanish without (a) trace — desaparecer* sin dejar rastro
b) c ( small amount)2) c ( harness strap) tirante m
II
1)a) ( chart)the documentary traces the history of the organization — el documental examina or analiza paso a paso la historia de la organización
b) ( find) \<\<criminal/witness\>\> localizar*, ubicar* (AmL)c) ( follow) seguirle* la pista or el rastro a, rastreard) ( find origin of) \<\<fault/malfunction\>\> descubrir*I can trace my family back to the 17th century — los orígenes de mi familia se remontan al siglo XVII
to trace a call — averiguar* de dónde proviene una llamada
2)a) ( on tracing paper) calcar*b) ( draw) \<\<line/outline\>\> trazar* -
119 early
early [ˈɜ:lɪ]1. adjectivea. ( = near beginning of period) [years, days, film, book] premier• don't go, it's still early ne t'en va pas, il est encore tôtc. ( = before expected time) [departure, death] prématuré ; [flowers, crop] précoce• to be early [person, train] être en avanced. ( = occurring in near future) at an early date bientôt• "hoping for an early reply" « dans l'espoir d'une prompte réponse »2. adverba. ( = near beginning of period) [start] tôt• early next month/year tôt le mois prochain/l'année prochaine• early this month/year tôt dans le mois/l'année► early inb. [get up, go to bed, set off] tôt, de bonne heurec. ( = before usual time) [arrive, end] en avance ; [flower, harvest] tôt3. compounds* * *['ɜːlɪ] 1.1) ( one of the first) [attempt, role, years, novel, play] premier/-ière2) ( sooner than usual) [death] prématuré; [delivery, settlement] rapide; [vegetable, fruit] précoceto have an early lunch/night — déjeuner/se coucher tôt
at your earliest convenience — sout à votre convenance fml
3) ( in period of time)2.in early childhood — dans la petite ou première enfance
1) ( in period of time) tôtcan you make it earlier? — ( arranging time) pouvez-vous plus tôt?
2) (before expected, too soon) en avanceto do something two days/three weeks early — faire quelque chose avec deux jours/trois semaines d'avance
••it's the early bird that catches the worm — Prov l'avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt
to be an early bird — être un/-e lève-tôt
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120 agreement
1. n соглашение, договор2. n согласие; договорённость3. n грам. согласование4. n спец. согласие, совпадениеСинонимический ряд:1. accordance (noun) accordance; conformance; conformation; correspondence; tallying2. conformity (noun) chime; coherence; concordance; concurrence; conformity; consensus; consonance; harmony; peace; proportion; rapport; tune; unanimity3. consent (noun) acceptance; acquiescence; assent; consent; nod4. contract (noun) accord; arrangement; bargain; bond; compact; compromise; concord; contract; convention; covenant; deal; pact; settlement; transaction; treaty; understandingАнтонимический ряд:disagreement; parole; promise
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settlement — noun 1 OFFICIAL AGREEMENT (C, U) an official agreement or decision that ends an argument between two sides: reach/achieve a settlement: failure to reach a settlement in the trade war | negotiated/political/peaceful etc settlement (=made after… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
settlement — noun 1) a pay settlement Syn: agreement, deal, arrangement, resolution, bargain, understanding, pact 2) the settlement of the dispute Syn: resolution, settling, solution, reconciliation 3) … Thesaurus of popular words
settlement offer — ➔ offer2 * * * settlement offer UK US noun [C] LAW ► an offer of money or property by one of the people or organizations involved in a legal argument in an attempt to end the argument without having to go to court: »If the policyholder is… … Financial and business terms
settlement terms — ➔ term1 * * * settlement terms UK US noun [plural] LAW ► the details of an agreement that ends an argument: »The settlement terms have not been revealed … Financial and business terms
settlement day — UK US noun [C] STOCK MARKET, FINANCE ► SETTLEMENT DATE(Cf. ↑settlement date) … Financial and business terms
settlement — noun 1) a pay settlement Syn: agreement, deal, arrangement, resolution, understanding, pact 2) the settlement of the dispute Syn: resolution, settling, solution, reconciliation 3) … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
settlement — noun Date: 1648 1. the act or process of settling 2. a. an act of bestowing or giving possession under legal sanction b. the sum, estate, or income secured to one by such a settlement 3. a. occupation by settlers b. a place or region newly… … New Collegiate Dictionary