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1 interest

interest ['ɪntrəst]

1 noun

(a) (curiosity, attention) intérêt m;

∎ centre of interest centre m d'intérêt;

∎ to take/have an interest in sb/sth s'intéresser à qn/qch;

∎ to show (an) interest in sth manifester de l'intérêt pour qch;

∎ two people have shown an interest in (buying) the house deux personnes sont intéressées par la maison;

∎ she takes a great/an active interest in politics elle s'intéresse beaucoup/activement à la politique;

∎ he has or takes no interest whatsoever in music il ne s'intéresse absolument pas à la musique;

∎ he lost all interest in his work il a perdu tout intérêt pour son travail;

∎ pupils can often lose interest il arrive souvent que les élèves décrochent;

∎ to hold sb's interest retenir l'attention de qn;

∎ the book created or aroused a great deal of interest le livre a suscité un intérêt considérable;

∎ there's little interest in these old chairs nowadays on ne s'intéresse pas beaucoup à ces vieilles chaises de nos jours

(b) (appeal) intérêt m;

∎ there was little of interest on television il n'y avait pas grand-chose d'intéressant à la télévision;

∎ of no interest sans intérêt;

∎ politics has or holds no interest for me la politique ne présente aucun intérêt pour moi;

∎ to be of interest to sb intéresser qn;

∎ what he does is of no interest to me ça ne m'intéresse pas de savoir ce qu'il fait;

∎ this information would be of great interest to the police cette information intéresserait sûrement la police

(c) (pursuit, hobby) centre m d'intérêt;

∎ we share the same interests nous avons les mêmes centres d'intérêt;

∎ her interests include skiing and photography le ski et la photographie font partie de ses centres d'intérêt;

∎ his only interests are television and comic books la télévision et les bandes dessinées sont les seules choses qui l'intéressent

(d) (advantage, benefit) intérêt m;

∎ it's in your own interest or interests c'est dans votre propre intérêt;

∎ it's in my interest to do it c'est dans mon intérêt de le faire;

∎ it's not in their interest to offend her ce n'est pas dans leur intérêt de l'offenser, ils n'ont pas intérêt à l'offenser;

∎ it's in all our interests to cut costs nous avons tout intérêt à ou il est dans notre intérêt de réduire les coûts;

∎ to act in/against one's own interests agir dans/à l'encontre de ses propres intérêts;

∎ to act in sb's best interest(s) agir dans l'intérêt de qn;

∎ we look after British interests nous défendons les intérêts britanniques;

∎ I have your interests at heart tes intérêts me tiennent à cœur;

∎ a conflict of interests un conflit d'intérêts;

∎ of public interest d'intérêt public;

∎ it would not be in the public interest ça ne serait pas dans l'intérêt public;

∎ in the interests of justice/peace dans l'intérêt de la justice/paix;

∎ in the interests of hygiene par mesure d'hygiène;

∎ in the interests of accuracy par souci d'exactitude

(e) (group with common aim) intérêt m;

∎ the oil/steel interests in the country l'industrie pétrolière/sidérurgique du pays;

∎ big business interests de gros intérêts commerciaux

(f) (share, stake) intérêts mpl;

∎ he has an interest in a sawmill il a des intérêts dans une scierie;

∎ to have a direct interest in sth être concerné directement par qch;

∎ I have no financial interest in the business je ne suis pas intéressé dans cette entreprise;

∎ our firm's interests in Europe les intérêts de notre société en Europe;

∎ his interest in the company is £10,000 il a une commandite de 10 000 livres

(g) Finance intérêts mpl;

∎ to pay interest on a loan payer des intérêts sur un prêt;

∎ to bear or yield interest porter intérêt, rapporter;

∎ the investment will bear 6 percent interest le placement rapportera 6 pour cent;

∎ interest accrued fraction f d'intérêt;

∎ interest on arrears intérêt m de retard;

∎ interest on capital rémunération f de capital;

∎ interest due intérêts mpl dus ou exigibles;

∎ interest due and payable intérêts mpl exigibles;

∎ interest paid intérêts mpl versés;

∎ interest payable intérêt m exigible;

∎ interest received produits mpl financiers, intérêts mpl perçus;

∎ to pay interest payer des intérêts;

∎ figurative he'll get it back with interest! il va le payer cher!

2 transitive verb

intéresser;

∎ can I interest you in our new model? puis-je attirer votre attention sur notre nouveau modèle?;

∎ we couldn't interest her in the idea nous ne sommes pas parvenus à susciter son intérêt pour cette idée;

∎ can I interest you in a drink? puis-je vous proposer un verre?;

∎ it might interest you to learn or know that… ça t'intéressera peut-être d'apprendre ou de savoir que…

►► Finance interest and dividend income produits mpl financiers;

Finance interest charges intérêts mpl (à payer); Banking (on overdraft) agios mpl;

Finance interest days jours mpl d'intérêt;

interest group groupe m d'intérêt;

Finance interest payment date date f d'écheance des intérêts;

Finance interest rate taux m d'intérêt;

∎ the interest rate is 4 percent le taux d'intérêt est de 4 pour cent;

Stock Exchange interest rate differential differentiel m de taux;

Stock Exchange interest rate swap échange m de taux d'intérêt

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > interest
2 interest

['ɪnt(ə)rəst] 1. сущ.
1) интерес, заинтересованность, увлечение, увлечённость

academic interest — теоретический интерес

active interest — активный интерес

deep / profound interest — глубокий интерес

intense / keen / lively — живой интерес

passing interest — проходящий интерес

vested interest — личный интерес, заинтересованность

broad interests — широкие интересы

common / mutual interests — общие, взаимные интересы

narrow interests — узкие интересы

to revive interest (in) — возрождать интерес (к)

to hold smb.'s interest — разделять чьи-л. интересы

to demonstrate / display / express / manifest / show interest — проявлять, выражать интерес

to take interest in — интересоваться

His only interest was mathematics. — Единственным его увлечением была математика.

She took a keen interest in the project. — Она живо интересовалась проектом

This story will be of interest to us. — Эта история будет нам интересна.

interest group — группа людей, объединенная общими интересами

Syn:

concern, curiosity

2) интерес, интересность, привлекательность; значимость

to be of interest to smb. — представлять интерес для кого-л.

This trip was of no special interest to her. — Эта поездка не представляла для неё особого интереса.

These things possess no moral interest. — Эти явления не представляют никакой важности с точки зрения морали.

3) интерес, выгода, польза, преимущество

in the national interest — в интересах государства

in the interests of peace — ради мира

to act in one's own interest — действовать согласно своим интересам

Oh, that's in his own intererst that he did it! — О, у него тут был свой интерес!

I love you without interest, without pretence. — Я люблю тебя, не думая ни о каких личных выгодах, без всякой лжи.

Syn:

advantage 1., benefit 1., good 2., profit 1., self-interest

4)

а) доля (в предприятии, бизнесе, собственности); участие в прибылях

Syn:

share, part 1.

б) ( interests) капиталовложения

to defend / guard / protect one's interests — охранять капиталовложения

far-flung interests — обширные капиталовложения

worldwide interests — мировые капиталовложения

Syn:

stake 1., investment

5) ( interests) круги (группы людей, контролирующих какую-л. экономическую область и объединённых общими деловыми или профессиональными интересами), компании

business interest — деловые круги

commercial interests — коммерческие круги

competing interests — конкурирующие компании

shipping interests — судоходные компании

steel interests — сталелитейные компании

landed interest — землевладельцы

6) проценты ( на капитал)

interest on a loan — процент по ссуде

at a certain interest — под определённый процент

to bear / pay / yield interest — выплачивать, приносить проценты

to draw / receive interest — получать проценты

to add interest — добавлять процент

to calculate interest — вычислять процент

to charge interest — назначать процент

to compound interest — высчитывать сложный процент

- simple interest
- compound interest
- rate of interest 2. гл.
интересовать; заинтересовать; вызывать интерес; привлекать внимание; вовлекать

Politics doesn't interest me. — Политика меня не интересует.

It may interest you to know that John didn't accept the job. — Тебе, возможно, будет интересно узнать, что Джон отказался от этой работы.

The experiment interested me a lot. — Эксперимент весьма заинтересовал меня.

Why should this interest him so? — Почему это так его интересует?

to interest oneself in smth. — интересоваться чем-л.; проявлять интерес к чему-л.

He has always interested himself in medicine. — Он всегда интересовался медициной.

Англо-русский современный словарь > interest
3 ♦ interest

♦ interest /ˈɪntrəst/
n.

1 [u] interesse; rilievo; importanza; attrattiva: Opera doesn't hold much interest for me, l'opera lirica non offre molto interesse per me; to take an interest in st., interessarsi a qc.; He takes no interest in the game, non prova interesse per il gioco; to arouse (o to stir) sb. 's interest, suscitare l'interesse di q.; to lose interest in st., perdere interesse per qc.; It's a question of great scientific interest, è una questione di grande importanza scientifica; That's of no interest to me, non m'interessa per niente!; keen interest, grande interesse; an unhealthy interest, un interesse malsano

2 interesse; beneficio; vantaggio; tornaconto: I did it in your own interest, l'ho fatto nel tuo interesse; to look after one's own interests, badare ai propri interessi; to protect one's interests, tutelare (o salvaguardare) i propri interessi; to promote sb. 's interests, favorire gli interessi di q.; common interest, interesse comune

3 interesse; attività preferita; hobby: His main interests were soccer and pop music, i suoi interessi principali erano il calcio e la musica pop

4 [u] interessamento

5 [u] (fin.) interesse, interessi: Interest accrues from January 1st, gli interessi decorrono dal 1В° gennaio; compound interest, interesse composto; simple interest, interesse semplice; ( banca) interest and commission, interessi e commissioni; to lend money at 9 per cent interest, prestare denaro all'interesse del 9 per cento; to earn a high interest, fruttare un alto interesse

6 (fin.) interesse; cointeressenza; partecipazione (azionaria); pacchetto azionario: We have a minority interest in the company, abbiamo un interesse di minoranza nell'azienda; controlling interest, partecipazione di controllo; I sold my interest in the company, ho venduto il mio pacchetto azionario

7 [u] (leg.) interesse (giuridico); diritto; bene (la «common law» ignora la distinzione italiana tra diritto soggettivo e interesse legittimo)

8 (pl.) (econ., polit.) gruppo di interesse: business interests, le grandi aziende; steel interests, gli industriali dell'acciaio; landed interests, i proprietari terrieri

9 [u] (arc.) interesse usurario; usura

● interest account, conto interessi □ interest accrued, (rateo di) interessi maturati □ interest accruing from a certain date, interesse decorrente da una certa data □ ( banca) interest allowed, interesse passivo □ ( banca) interest arbitrage, arbitraggio di interessi □ interest balance, saldo degli interessi □ (fin.) interest-bearing, fruttifero: ( banca) interest-bearing deposit, deposito fruttifero □ ( banca) interest charged (o earned), interesse attivo □ (leg.) interest for years, diritto immobiliare limitato a un certo numero d'anni (► lease (1)) □ interest free, senza interessi: an interest-free loan, un prestito (o mutuo) a interesse zero □ (econ., polit.) interest group, gruppo d'interesse □ ( banca) interest paid, interesse passivo □ interest rate, tasso d'interesse □ (fin.) interest-rate differential [parity], differenziale [parità] dei tassi di interesse □ (fin.) interest-rate swap, swap su tassi di interesse □ ( banca) «interest to run from October 1st», «valuta 1В° ottobre» □ interest tables, tavole finanziarie; prontuario degli interessi □ ( banca) interest warrant, mandato di pagamento di interessi □ (spec. polit.) to declare an (o one's) interest, dichiarare (o ammettere) di avere un interesse finanziario (o una cointeressenza) in un affare (o in un'azienda) □ (fin.) to have an interest in a company, essere cointeressato in un'azienda □ to have an interest in politics, interessarsi di politica □ to take no further interest in st., disinteressarsi di qc. □ (fig.) with interest, con gli interessi: He returned my insults with interest, mi ha restituito gli insulti con gli interessi.
(to) interest /ˈɪntrəst/
v. t.

interessare; fare partecipe (q.) d'un interesse; destare interesse in (q.): That doesn't interest me, questo non mi interessa; Can I interest you in joining our club?, ti può interessare aderire al nostro circolo?

● to interest oneself in st., interessarsi di (o a) qc.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ interest
4 interest

1. noun
1) Interesse, das; Anliegen, das

take or have an interest in somebody/something — sich für jemanden/etwas interessieren

[just] for or out of interest — [nur] interessehalber

with interest — interessiert ( see also academic.ru/9982/c">c)

lose interest in somebody/something — das Interesse an jemandem/etwas verlieren

interest in life/food — Lust am Leben/Essen

be of interest — interessant od. von Interesse sein (to für)

this is of no interest to me — das ist belanglos für mich

act in one's own/somebody's interest[s] — im eigenen/in jemandes Interesse handeln

in the interest[s] of humanity — zum Wohle der Menschheit

2) (thing in which one is concerned) Angelegenheit, die; Belange Pl.

3) (Finance) Zinsen Pl.

at interest — gegen od. auf Zinsen

with interest — (fig.): (with increased force etc.) überreichlich; doppelt und dreifach (ugs.) (see also a)

4) (financial stake) Beteiligung, die; Anteil, der

declare an interest — seine Interessen darlegen

5) (legal concern) [Rechts]anspruch, der
2. transitive verb
interessieren (in für)

be interested in somebody/something — sich für jemanden/etwas interessieren

somebody is interested by somebody/something — jemand/etwas erregt jemandes Interesse; see also interested

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['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun
1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) das Interesse

2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) das Interesse

3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) die Zinsen (pl.); Zins-...

4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) der Anteil

5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) Kreise(pl.)
2. verb
1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) interessieren

2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) gewinnen

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- interested
- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
- take an interest
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in·ter·est

[ˈɪntrəst, AM -trɪst]

I. n

1. (concern, curiosity) Interesse nt; (hobby) Hobby nt

she looked about her with \interest sie sah sich interessiert um

just out of \interest ( fam) nur interessehalber

vested \interest eigennütziges Interesse, Eigennutz m

to have [or take] an \interest in sth an etw dat Interesse haben, sich akk für etw akk interessieren

to lose \interest in sb/sth das Interesse an jdm/etw verlieren

to pursue one's own \interests seinen eigenen Interessen nachgehen, seine eigenen Interessen verfolgen

to show an \interest in sth an etw dat Interesse zeigen

to take no further \interest in sth das Interesse an etw dat verloren haben, kein Interesse mehr für etw akk zeigen

▪ sth is in sb's \interest etw liegt in jds Interesse

2. (profit, advantage)

▪ \interests pl Interessen pl, Belange pl

in the \interests of safety, please do not smoke aus Sicherheitsgründen Rauchen verboten

I'm only acting in your best \interests ich tue das nur zu deinem Besten

Jane is acting in the \interests of her daughter Jane vertritt die Interessen ihrer Tochter

in the \interests of humanity zum Wohle der Menschheit

to look after the \interests of sb jds Interessen wahrnehmen

3. no pl (importance) Interesse nt, Reiz m

buildings of historical \interest historisch interessante Gebäude

to be of \interest to sb für jdn von Interesse sein

to hold \interest for sb jdn interessieren

4. no pl FIN Zinsen pl; (paid on investments also) Kapitalertrag m

at 5% \interest zu 5 % Zinsen

what is the \interest on a loan these days? wie viel Zinsen zahlt man heutzutage für einen Kredit?

rate of \interest [or \interest rate] Zinssatz m

\interest on advance Vorauszahlungszins m

\interest on arrears Verzugszinsen pl

\interest on principal Kapitalverzinsung f

\interest on savings deposits Sparzinsen pl

to earn/pay \interest Zinsen einbringen/zahlen

he earns \interest on his money sein Geld bringt ihm Zinsen [ein]

to return sb's kindness with \interest ( fig) jds Freundlichkeit um ein Vielfaches erwidern

to pay sb back with \interest ( fig) es jdm doppelt [o gründlich] heimzahlen

5. (involvement) Beteiligung f

the \interests of the company include steel and chemicals das Unternehmen ist auch in den Bereichen Stahl und Chemie aktiv

a legal \interest in a company ein gesetzlicher Anteil an einer Firma

powerful business \interests einflussreiche Kreise aus der Geschäftswelt

foreign \interest ausländische Interessengruppen

the landed \interest[s] die Großgrundbesitzer(innen) m(f)

II. vt

▪ to \interest sb [in sth] jdn [für etw akk] interessieren, bei jdm Interesse [für etw akk] wecken

may I \interest you in this encyclopaedia? darf ich Ihnen diese Enzyklopädie vorstellen?

don't suppose I can \interest you in a quick drink before lunch, can I? kann ich dich vor dem Mittagessen vielleicht noch zu einem kurzen Drink überreden?

▪ to \interest oneself in sth/sb sich akk für etw/jdn interessieren

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['Intrɪst]
1. n

1) Interesse nt

do you have any interest in chess? — interessieren Sie sich für Schach?, haben Sie Interesse an Schach (dat)?

to take/feel an interest in sb/sth — sich für jdn/etw interessieren

after that he took no further interest in us/it — danach war er nicht mehr an uns (dat)/daran interessiert

to show (an) interest in sb/sth — Interesse für jdn/etw zeigen

just for interest — nur aus Interesse, nur interessehalber

he has lost interest — er hat das Interesse verloren

what are your interests? — was sind Ihre Interessen(gebiete)?

his interests are... — er interessiert sich für...

2) (= importance) Interesse nt (to für)

matters of vital interest to the economy — Dinge pl von lebenswichtiger Bedeutung or lebenswichtigem Interesse für die Wirtschaft

3) (= advantage, welfare) Interesse nt

to act in sb's/one's own (best) interest(s) — in jds/im eigenen Interesse handeln

in the interest(s) of sb — in jds Interesse (dat)

in the interest(s) of sth — im Interesse einer Sache (gen)

the public interest — das öffentliche Wohl

in the public interest — im öffentlichen Interesse

4) (FIN) Zinsen pl

interest on an investment — Zinsen aus einer Kapitalanlage

rate of interest — Zinssatz m

to bear interest at 4% — 4% Zinsen tragen, mit 4% verzinst sein

to repay a loan with interest — ein Darlehen mit Zins und Zinseszins zurückzahlen

to return sb's kindness with interest (fig) — jds Freundlichkeit vielfach erwidern

I'll pay him back with interest (fig) — ich werde es ihm mit Zinsen heimzahlen

5) (COMM: share, stake) Anteil m; (= interest group) Kreise pl, Interessentengruppe f

the landed interest(s) — die Landbesitzer pl, die Gutsbesitzer pl

he has a financial interest in the company — er ist finanziell an der Firma beteiligt

British trading interests — britische Handelsinteressen pl

German interests in Africa — deutsche Interessen pl

America has an interest in helping Russia with its economy — Amerika hat ein Interesse daran, Russland Wirtschaftshilfe zu geben

2. vt
interessieren (in für, an +dat)
to interest sb in doing sth — jdn dafür interessieren, etw zu tun

can I interest you in a drink? — kann ich Sie zu etwas Alkoholischem überreden?

to interest sb in politics etc — jds Interesse an or für Politik etc wecken, jdn für Politik etc interessieren

to interest oneself in sb/sth — sich für jdn/etw interessieren

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interest [ˈıntrıst; ˈıntərest]

A s

1. (in) Interesse n (an dat, für), (An)Teilnahme f (an dat):

there’s not much interest in es besteht kein großes Interesse an;

lose interest das Interesse verlieren;

take ( oder have) an interest in sth sich für etwas interessieren, Anteil an etwas nehmen;

she hasn’t got much interest in football Fußball interessiert sie nicht sehr;

music is his only interest er interessiert sich nur für Musik

2. Reiz m, Interesse n:

add interest to reizvoll oder interessant machen (akk);

be of interest (to) von Interesse sein (für), interessieren (akk), reizvoll sein (für);

there is no interest in doing sth es ist uninteressant oder sinnlos, etwas zu tun; → human A 1

3. Wichtigkeit f, Bedeutung f, Interesse n:

of great (little) interest von großer Wichtigkeit (von geringer Bedeutung);

this question is of no interest at the moment diese Frage ist im Moment nicht aktuell

4. besonders WIRTSCH Beteiligung f, Anteil m ( beide:

in an dat):

have an interest in sth an oder bei einer Sache beteiligt sein; → control A 1

5. meist pl besonders WIRTSCH Geschäfte pl, Interessen pl, Belange pl:

shipping interests Reedereigeschäfte, -betrieb m

6. auch pl WIRTSCH Interessenten pl, Interessengruppe(n) f(pl), (die) beteiligten Kreise pl:

the banking interest die Bankkreise;

the business interests die Geschäftswelt;

the shipping interest die Reeder pl; → landed, vest C 2

7. Interesse n, Vorteil m, Nutzen m, Gewinn m:

be in ( oder to) sb’s interest in jemandes Interesse liegen;

in your (own) interest zu Ihrem (eigenen) Vorteil, in Ihrem (eigenen) Interesse;

in the public interest im öffentlichen Interesse;

look after ( oder protect, safeguard) sb’s interests jemandes Interessen wahrnehmen oder wahren;

study sb’s interest jemandes Vorteil im Auge haben; → lie² Bes Redew

8. Eigennutz m

9. Einfluss m ( with bei), Macht f: → sphere A 6

10. JUR (An)Recht n, Anspruch m ( beide:

in auf akk): → vest C 2

11. WIRTSCH Zinsen pl:

a loan at 8% interest ein Darlehen zu 8% Zinsen;

interest due fällige Zinsen;

interest from ( oder on) capital Kapitalzinsen;

and ( oder plus) interest zuzüglich Zinsen;

as interest zinsweise;

ex interest ohne Zinsen;

free of interest zinslos;

bear ( oder carry, earn, pay, yield) interest Zinsen tragen, sich verzinsen (at 4% mit 4%);

interest for default ( oder delay), interest on arrears Verzugszinsen;

interest on credit balances Habenzinsen;

interest on debit balances Sollzinsen;

interest on deposits Zinsen auf (Bank)Einlagen;

interest on shares Stückzinsen;

interest rate → A 12;

invest money at interest Geld verzinslich anlegen;

return a blow (an insult) with interest fig einen Schlag (eine Beleidigung) mit Zinsen oder mit Zins und Zinseszins zurückgeben;

return sb’s kindness with interest fig sich für jemandes Freundlichkeit mehr als nur erkenntlich zeigen; → rate¹ A 2

12. WIRTSCH Zinsfuß m, -satz m

B v/t

1. interessieren (in für), jemandes Interesse oder Teilnahme erwecken ( in sth an einer Sache; for sb für jemanden):

interest o.s. in sich interessieren für

2. angehen, betreffen:

every citizen is interested in this law dieses Gesetz geht jeden Bürger an

3. interessieren, fesseln, anziehen, reizen

4. besonders WIRTSCH beteiligen (in an dat)

int. abk

1. intelligence

2. WIRTSCH interest

3. interim

4. interior

5. internal

6. international

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1. noun
1) Interesse, das; Anliegen, das

take or have an interest in somebody/something — sich für jemanden/etwas interessieren

[just] for or out of interest — [nur] interessehalber

with interest — interessiert (see also c)

lose interest in somebody/something — das Interesse an jemandem/etwas verlieren

interest in life/food — Lust am Leben/Essen

be of interest — interessant od. von Interesse sein (to für)

this is of no interest to me — das ist belanglos für mich

act in one's own/somebody's interest[s] — im eigenen/in jemandes Interesse handeln

in the interest[s] of humanity — zum Wohle der Menschheit

2) (thing in which one is concerned) Angelegenheit, die; Belange Pl.

3) (Finance) Zinsen Pl.

at interest — gegen od. auf Zinsen

with interest — (fig.): (with increased force etc.) überreichlich; doppelt und dreifach (ugs.) (see also a)

4) (financial stake) Beteiligung, die; Anteil, der

declare an interest — seine Interessen darlegen

5) (legal concern) [Rechts]anspruch, der
2. transitive verb
interessieren (in für)

be interested in somebody/something — sich für jemanden/etwas interessieren

somebody is interested by somebody/something — jemand/etwas erregt jemandes Interesse; see also interested

* * *

(in) n.

Anteil -e (an) m.

Beteiligung f. (finance) n.

Zinsen - m. n.

Anteil -e m.

Anteilnahme f.

Bedeutung f.

Interesse n.

Vorteil -e m.

Wichtigkeit f.

Zins -en m. v.

interessieren v.

English-german dictionary > interest
5 Riley, James

SUBJECT AREA: Metallurgy

[br]

b. 1840 Halifax, England

d. 15 July 1910 Harrogate, England

[br]

English steelmaker who promoted the manufacture of low-carbon bulk steel by the open-hearth process for tin plate and shipbuilding; pioneer of nickel steels.

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After working as a millwright in Halifax, Riley found employment at the Ormesby Ironworks in Middlesbrough until, in 1869, he became manager of the Askam Ironworks in Cumberland. Three years later, in 1872, he was appointed Blast-furnace Manager at the pioneering Siemens Steel Company's works at Landore, near Swansea in South Wales. Using Spanish ore, he produced the manganese-rich iron (spiegeleisen) required as an additive to make satisfactory steel. Riley was promoted in 1874 to be General Manager at Landore, and he worked with William Siemens to develop the use of the latter's regenerative furnace for the production of open-hearth steel. He persuaded Welsh makers of tin plate to use sheets rolled from lowcarbon (mild) steel instead of from charcoal iron and, partly by publishing some test results, he was instrumental in influencing the Admiralty to build two naval vessels of mild steel, the Mercury and the Iris.

In 1878 Riley moved north on his appointment as General Manager of the Steel Company of Scotland, a firm closely associated with Charles Tennant that was formed in 1872 to make steel by the Siemens process. Already by 1878, fourteen Siemens melting furnaces had been erected, and in that year 42,000 long tons of ingots were produced at the company's Hallside (Newton) Works, situated 8 km (5 miles) south-east of Glasgow. Under Riley's leadership, steelmaking in open-hearth furnaces was initiated at a second plant situated at Blochairn. Plates and sections for all aspects of shipbuilding, including boilers, formed the main products; the company also supplied the greater part of the steel for the Forth (Railway) Bridge. Riley was associated with technical modifications which improved the performance of steelmaking furnaces using Siemens's principles. He built a gasfired cupola for melting pig-iron, and constructed the first British "universal" plate mill using three-high rolls (Lauth mill).

At the request of French interests, Riley investigated the properties of steels containing various proportions of nickel; the report that he read before the Iron and Steel Institute in 1889 successfully brought to the notice of potential users the greatly enhanced strength that nickel could impart and its ability to yield alloys possessing substantially lower corrodibility.

The Steel Company of Scotland paid dividends in the years to 1890, but then came a lean period. In 1895, at the age of 54, Riley moved once more to another employer, becoming General Manager of the Glasgow Iron and Steel Company, which had just laid out a new steelmaking plant at Wishaw, 25 km (15 miles) south-east of Glasgow, where it already had blast furnaces. Still the technical innovator, in 1900 Riley presented an account of his experiences in introducing molten blast-furnace metal as feed for the open-hearth steel furnaces. In the early 1890s it was largely through Riley's efforts that a West of Scotland Board of Conciliation and Arbitration for the Manufactured Steel Trade came into being; he was its first Chairman and then its President.

In 1899 James Riley resigned from his Scottish employment to move back to his native Yorkshire, where he became his own master by acquiring the small Richmond Ironworks situated at Stockton-on-Tees. Although Riley's 1900 account to the Iron and Steel Institute was the last of the many of which he was author, he continued to contribute to the discussion of papers written by others.

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Principal Honours and Distinctions

President, West of Scotland Iron and Steel Institute 1893–5. Vice-President, Iron and Steel Institute, 1893–1910. Iron and Steel Institute (London) Bessemer Gold Medal 1887.

Bibliography

1876, "On steel for shipbuilding as supplied to the Royal Navy", Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects 17:135–55.

1884, "On recent improvements in the method of manufacture of open-hearth steel", Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute 2:43–52 plus plates 27–31.

1887, "Some investigations as to the effects of different methods of treatment of mild steel in the manufacture of plates", Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute 1:121–30 (plus sheets II and III and plates XI and XII).

27 February 1888, "Improvements in basichearth steel making furnaces", British patent no. 2,896.

27 February 1888, "Improvements in regenerative furnaces for steel-making and analogous operations", British patent no. 2,899.

1889, "Alloys of nickel and steel", Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute 1:45–55.

Further Reading

A.Slaven, 1986, "James Riley", in Dictionary of Scottish Business Biography 1860–1960, Volume 1: The Staple Industries (ed. A.Slaven and S. Checkland), Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press, 136–8.

"Men you know", The Bailie (Glasgow) 23 January 1884, series no. 588 (a brief biography, with portrait).

J.C.Carr and W.Taplin, 1962, History of the British Steel Industry, Harvard University Press (contains an excellent summary of salient events).

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6 interest

in·ter·est [ʼɪntrəst, Am -trɪst] n

1) (concern, curiosity) Interesse nt; ( hobby) Hobby nt;

she looked about her with \interest sie sah sich interessiert um;

just out of \interest ( fam) nur interessehalber;

vested \interest eigennütziges Interesse, Eigennutz m;

to have [or take] an \interest in sth an etw dat Interesse haben, sich akk für etw akk interessieren;

to lose \interest in sb/ sth das Interesse an jdm/etw verlieren;

to pursue one's own \interests seinen eigenen Interessen nachgehen, seine eigenen Interessen verfolgen;

to show an \interest in sth an etw dat Interesse zeigen;

to take no further \interest in sth das Interesse an etw dat verloren haben, kein Interesse mehr für etw akk zeigen;

sth is in sb's \interest etw liegt in jds Interesse

2) (profit, advantage)

\interests pl Interessen pl, Belange pl;

in the \interests of safety, please do not smoke aus Sicherheitsgründen Rauchen verboten;

I'm only acting in your best \interests ich tue das nur zu deinem Besten;

Jane is acting in the \interests of her daughter Jane vertritt die Interessen ihrer Tochter;

in the \interests of humanity zum Wohle der Menschheit;

to look after the \interests of sb jds Interessen wahrnehmen

3) no pl ( importance) Interesse nt, Reiz m;

buildings of historical \interest historisch interessante Gebäude;

to be of \interest to sb für jdn von Interesse sein;

to hold \interest for sb jdn interessieren

4) no pl fin Zinsen mpl;

at 5% \interest zu 5% Zinsen;

what is the \interest on a loan these days? wie viel Zinsen zahlt man heutzutage für einen Kredit?;

rate of \interest [or \interest rate] Zinssatz m;

to earn/pay \interest Zinsen einbringen/zahlen;

he earns \interest on his money sein Geld bringt ihm Zinsen [ein];

to return sb's kindness with \interest ( fig) jds Freundlichkeit um ein Vielfaches erwidern;

to pay sb back with \interest ( fig) es jdm doppelt [o gründlich] heimzahlen

5) ( involvement) Beteiligung f;

the \interests of the company include steel and chemicals das Unternehmen ist auch in den Bereichen Stahl und Chemie aktiv;

a legal \interest in a company ein gesetzlicher Anteil an einer Firma;

powerful business \interests einflussreiche Kreise aus der Geschäftswelt;

foreign \interest ausländische Interessengruppen;

the landed \interest[s] die Großgrundbesitzer mpl vt

to \interest sb [in sth] jdn [für etw akk] interessieren, bei jdm Interesse [für etw akk] wecken;

may I \interest you in this encyclopaedia? darf ich Ihnen diese Enzyklopädie vorstellen?;

don't suppose I can \interest you in a quick drink before lunch, can I? kann ich dich vor dem Mittagessen vielleicht noch zu einem kurzen Drink überreden?;

to \interest oneself in sth/sb sich akk für etw/jdn interessieren

English-German students dictionary > interest
7 Monell, Ambrose

SUBJECT AREA: Metallurgy

[br]

b. 1874 New York, USA

d. 2 May 1921 Beacon, New York, USA

[br]

American metallurgist who gave his name to a successful nickel-copper alloy.

[br]

After graduating from Columbia University in 1896. Monell became a metallurgical engineer to the Carnegie Steel Company, rising in six years to be Assistant to the President. In 1900, while Manager of the company's open-hearth steelworks at Pittsburg, he patented a procedure for making high-carbon steel in basic conditions on the hearth of a fixed/stationary furnace; the method was intended to refine pig-iron containing substantial proportions of phosphorus and to do so relatively quickly. The process was introduced at the Homestead Works of the Carnegie Steel Company in February 1900, where it continued in use for some years. In April 1902 Monell was among those who launched the International Nickel Company of New Jersey in order to bring together a number of existing nickel interests; he became the new company's President. In 1904–5, members of the company's metallurgical staff produced an alloy of about 70 parts nickel and 30 copper which seemed to show great commercial promise on account of its high resistance to corrosion and its good appearance. Monell agreed to the suggestion that the new alloy should be given his name; for commercial reasons it was marketed as "Monel metal". In 1917, following the entry of the USA into the First World War, Monell was commissioned Colonel in the US Army (Aviation) for overseas service, relinquishing his presidency of the International Nickel Company but remaining as a director. At the time of his death he was also a director in several other companies in the USA.

[br]

Bibliography

1900, British patent no. 5506 (taken out by O. Imray on behalf of Monell).

Monell insinuated an account of his steel-making procedure at a meeting of the Iron and Steel Institute held in London and reported in The Journal of the Iron and Steel

Institute (1900) 1:71–80; some of the comments made by other speakers, particularly B.Talbot, were adverse. The following year (1901) Monell produced a general historical review: "A summary of development in open-hearth steel", Iron Trade

Review 14(14 November):39–47.

Further Reading

A.J.Wadhams, 1931, "The story of the nickel industry", Metals and Alloys 2(3):166–75 (mentions Monell among many others, and includes a portrait (p. 170)).

See also: Stanley, Robert Crooks; Talbot, Benjamin

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8 community

kəˈmju:nɪtɪ
1. сущ.
1) общность а) общее, совместное владение чем-л.;
общая собственность community of acquests ≈ общность приобретенного имущества, общность доходов community of goods ≈ общность имущества Syn: tenure б) похожие, согласованные взгляды, схожесть характеров и т. п. a state whose strength lies in the community of interests and feelings among its members ≈ государство, чья сила заключена в общности интересов и чувств его граждан в) общность, тождественность интересов community of criminal purpose ≈ общность преступной цели community of interest ≈ общность интересов
2) группа лиц, организованная как политическая, муниципальная или социальная общность а) государство Europe was broken into many separate communities. ≈ Европа разделилась на большое количество отдельных государств. б) группа лиц, живущих в одном месте, районе и т. п. During the Norman period London appears to have been a collection of small communities, manors, parishes, church-sokens, and guilds. ≈ В норманнский период Лондон представлял собой скопление небольших коммун, поместий, приходов, церковных округов и гильдий. в) община, землячество( группа лиц, объединенных общим происхождением, религиозными воззрениями и т. п., которые отличают их от людей, проживающих рядом с ними) the Jewish community ≈ еврейская община г) группа лиц, занятых в какой-л. области business community ≈ деловые круги governmental community ≈ правительственный аппарат д) (the community) общество Such men become a burden to the community. ≈ Такие люди становятся обузой для общества. Syn: the public е) объединение, сообщество world community ≈ мировое сообщество European Economic Community ≈ Европейское экономическое сообщество
3) коммуна группа лиц, живущих вместе и имеющих общую собственность
2. прил.
1) общественный community chest амер. ≈ общественная касса community care ≈ общественная забота community feeling ≈ общественные настроения, настроения общества community life ≈ общественная жизнь
2) неспециальный, общий community singing ≈ любительское пение community theatre ≈ непрофессиональный (любительский) театр община;
- foreign * in a country община иностранцев в какой-л стране;
- religious * религиозная община;
- * of monks монашеская обитель группа населения (объединенная по религиозному, расовому или национальному признаку) - Greek and Turkish communities in Cyprus греческая и турецкая общины на Кипре (the *) общество;
- the welfare of the * благосостояние общества;
- * study социологическое исследование населенный пункт работники, кадры;
- scientific * научная общественность;
научные круги;
- business * деловые круги сообщество, объединение;
содружество;
- international * международное сообщество;
- European Coal and Steel C. Европейское объединение угля и стали (биология) сообщество, ценоз, фитоценоз, зооценоз общность;
- * of goods общность владения имуществом;
- * of thoughts and feeling общность мыслей и чувств;
- * of race принадлежность к одной расе общий, неспециальный;
- * theater (американизм) непрофессионалный театр;
- * singing выступления народного хора;
- * medicine медицинское обслуживание какого-л района общественный;
- * playground общественная детская или спортивная площадка;
- * kitchen (американизм) общественная кухня;
- * spirit чувство принадлежности к данному обществу или общине agricultural ~ сельская община agricultural ~ сельскохозяйственные круги agricultural ~ фермеры community: business ~ деловые круги children's ~ детский дом, школа-интернат;
детский городок community государство ~ группа населения ~ местность, населенный пункт, округа;
микрорайон;
жители микрорайона ~ (the ~) общество;
the interests of the community интересы общества ~ общество ~ община ~ общность, общность имущества ~ общность;
community of goods общность владения имуществом ~ общность ~ объединение, сообщество ~ объединение ~ группа лиц, объединенных какими-л. признаками;
объединение, сообщество;
national communities национальные образования;
world community мировое сообщество ~ содружество ~ сообщество Community: Community: ~ arrangement for relief from duty соглашение о таможенных льготах для стран Европейского экономического сообщества community: community: ~ attr. общественный;
community centre здание или помещение для проведения культурных и общественных мероприятий;
community theatre амер. непрофессиональный (любительский) театр Community: Community: ~ driving licence водительские права Европейского экономического сообщества community: community: ~ of estate общность владения имуществом Community: Community: at ~ level в рамках Европейского экономического сообщества community: community: business ~ деловые круги community: ~ attr. общественный;
community centre здание или помещение для проведения культурных и общественных мероприятий;
community theatre амер. непрофессиональный (любительский) театр community: ~ of estate общность владения имуществом ~ общность;
community of goods общность владения имуществом community: ~ of goods общность владения имуществом ~ of goods общность имущества ~ of goods in marriage общность владения имуществом в браке ~ of interest общность интересов ~ of interests общность интересов ~ of nations сообщество наций ~ of property общность владения имуществом ~ of property by agreement общность владения имуществом по соглашению community: ~ attr. общественный;
community centre здание или помещение для проведения культурных и общественных мероприятий;
community theatre амер. непрофессиональный (любительский) театр compulsory ~ of property принудительная общность имущества financial ~ финансовые круги human factors ~ специалисты по инженерной психологии industrial ~ промышленные круги ~ (the ~) общество;
the interests of the community интересы общества international ~ международное сообщество legal ~ правовое сообщество local ~ местная община mercantile ~ торговое сообщество ~ группа лиц, объединенных какими-л. признаками;
объединение, сообщество;
national communities национальные образования;
world community мировое сообщество national ~ национальная община receiving ~ принимающая группа religious ~ религиозное общество urban ~ город ~ группа лиц, объединенных какими-л. признаками;
объединение, сообщество;
national communities национальные образования;
world community мировое сообщество

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > community
9 Carnegie, Andrew

SUBJECT AREA: Metallurgy

[br]

b. 25 November 1835 Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

d. 11 August 1919 Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

[br]

Scottish industrialist and philanthropist.

[br]

Andrew Carnegie was a highly successful entrepreneur and steel industrialist rather than an engineer, but he made a significant contribution to engineering both through his work in industry and through his philanthropic and educational activities. His parents emigrated to the United States in 1848 and the family settled in Pennsylvania. Beginning as a telegraph boy in Pittsburgh in 1850, the young Carnegie rose through successful enterprises in railways, bridges, locomotives and rolling stock, pursuing a process of "Vertical integration" in the iron and steel industry which led to him becoming the leading American ironmaster by 1881. His interests in the Carnegie Steel Company were incorporated in the United States Steel Corporation in 1901, when Carnegie retired from business and devoted himself to philanthropy. He was particularly involved in benefactions to provide public libraries in the United States, Great Britain and other English-speaking countries. Remembering his ancestry, he was especially generous toward Scottish universities, as a result of which he was elected Rector of the University of St Andrews, Scotland's oldest university, by its students. Other large endowments were made for funds in recognition of heroic deeds, and he financed the building of the Temple of Peace at The Hague.

[br]

Bibliography

1889, The Gospel of Wealth (sets out his views on the responsible use of riches).

Further Reading

J.F.Wall, 1989, Andrew Carnegie, Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press.

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Biographical history of technology > Carnegie, Andrew
10 community

1. n
1) сообщество, содружество, объединение

2) (the community) общество

3) община; группа населения, объединенная по религиозному, национальному, расовому или территориальному признаку

4) группа людей, объединенная по профессиональному признаку

5) общность (чего-л.)

•

to obey the will of the international community — подчиняться воле международного сообщества

- agricultural community
- Asia-Pacific Economic Community
- banking community
- business community
- Caribbean Community
- CARICOM
- Christian community
- community of goods
- community of interests
- community of race
- diplomatic community
- EAC
- East African Community
- EC
- Economic Community of West African States
- economic community
- ECOWAS
- ECSC
- EEC
- enlargement of a community
- ethnic community
- Euratom
- European Atomic Energy Community
- European Coal and Steel Community
- European Community
- European Economic Community
- farming community
- intelligence community
- interests of the community
- international community
- local community
- national community
- peasant community
- political community
- professional community
- religions community
- rural community
- scientific community
- social and ethnic community
- tribal community
- urban community
- village community
- welfare of the community

- world community
2. attr
общественный

- community center
- community theater

Politics english-russian dictionary > community
11 sectional

adjective

Gruppen[interessen]; partikular [Interessen]; [Auseinandersetzung] zwischen den Bevölkerungsgruppen

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adjective Teil-..., Schnitt-...

* * *

sec·tion·al

[ˈsekʃ^ən^əl]

I. adj inv

1. ( usu pej: limited to particular group) partikular geh, partikulär geh

\sectional interests Gruppeninteressen pl

2. (done in section) Schnitt-

\sectional drawing Schnittzeichnung f

3. esp AM (made in sections) zusammensetzbar

\sectional furniture Anbaumöbel pl

\sectional sofa zerlegbares Sofa

II. n AM Anbaumöbel pl

* * *
['sekSənl]
adj

1) (= in sections) road-building abschnittsweise; furniture, pipe, fishing rod zerlegbar

sectional drawing — Darstellung f im Schnitt

2) differences, rivalries zwischen den Gruppen; interests partikularistisch

* * *

sectional [ˈsekʃənl] adj (adv sectionally)

1. abschnittweise

2. Schnitt…:

sectional drawing TECH Schnitt(zeichnung) m(f); → academic.ru/60008/radiograph">radiograph A

3. Teil…:

sectional strike Teilstreik m;

sectional view Schnitt-, Teilansicht f

4. lokal, regional, pej partikularistisch:

sectional pride Lokalpatriotismus m

5. zusammensetzbar, montierbar:

sectional furniture Anbau-, Aufbaumöbel pl

6. TECH Form…, Profil…:

sectional iron;

sectional steel

* * *

adjective

Gruppen[interessen]; partikular [Interessen]; [Auseinandersetzung] zwischen den Bevölkerungsgruppen

* * *

adj.

eingeteilt adj.

English-german dictionary > sectional
12 common

1. n общинная земля; общинный выгон

common in gross — личное право выгона на чужом участке

common at large — личное право выгона на чужом участке

common pasture — общинное пастбище, общинный выпас

common pasture — общественный выгон

2. n ист. община

3. n право на общественное пользование; право на совместное пользование

common of pasturage — право на общественный выгон

common agent — общий, совместный поверенный

common amenities — объекты общего пользования

common user network — сеть общего пользования

common law conspiracy — сговор по общему праву

common user channel — канал общего пользования

4. n неогороженная, неиспользованная земля

nothing out of the common — ничего особенного

the common land — общинная земля

5. a общий; совместный

common language — общий язык

common efforts — общие усилия

common interests — общие интересы

by common consent — с общего согласия

to maintain the common cause — оказать поддержку общему делу

common framework determinant — общая скелетная детерминанта

MIDI system common message — системное общее MIDI-сообщение

to find a common denominator — находить общий знаменатель

common user facilities — средства связи общего пользования

6. a общий, имеющий общее происхождение или источник

common parentage — общее происхождение, общая родословная

common time — двухчастный или четырёхчастный тактовый размер

common account reinsurance — перестрахование за общий счет

common task — задача общего характера; стандартноя задача

common law remedy — средство судебной защиты общего права

wedded by common interests — связанные общими интересами

7. a общественный, общинный, публичный

common land — общинный выгон

common carriage — общественный перевозчик

common bawdy house — общедоступный публичный дом

8. a широко распространённый; общеизвестный, общепринятый

common error — обычная ошибка

common denominator of value — общепринятая мера стоимости

be a matter of common observation — быть общеизвестным

be a matter of common knowledge — быть общеизвестным

matters of common knowledge — общеизвестные факты

matter of common knowledge — общеизвестная вещь

9. a обыкновенный, обычный, простой

the common people — простые люди

common salt — поваренная соль

common species — обыкновенный вид

common year — невисокосный год

common soldier — рядовой

man of no common abilities — человек незаурядных способностей

common labour — неквалифицированный труд

common sight — обычное зрелище

common steel — обычная сталь

common people — простой народ

common fraction — простая дробь

common fraction — простая дробь

common spruce — ель обыкновенная

10. a грубый, вульгарный; простонародный

common manners — грубые манеры

11. a простой, грубо сделанный; простоватый

common clothes — простая одежда

common assault — простое нападение

to glorify common life — восхвалять простую жизнь

hard common sense — грубый практицизм; жёсткий рационализм

Синонимический ряд:

1. average (adj.) acceptable; adequate; all right; average; conventional; decent; fair; good; indifferent; passable; respectable; right; satisfactory; standard; sufficient; tolerable; traditional; unexceptionable; unimpeachable; unobjectionable

2. cheap (adj.) cheap; cheesy; paltry; rubbishing; rubbishly; rubbishy; shoddy; sleazy; tatty; trashy; trumpery

3. coarse (adj.) base; coarse; crass; crude; gross; low; profane

4. commonplace (adj.) commonplace; prosaic; uneventful; unexceptional; unnoteworthy

5. communal (adj.) collective; communal; community; conjoint; conjunct; intermutual; joint; mutual; public; shared

6. general (adj.) general; generic; matter-of-course; natural; regular; typic; universal

7. hackneyed (adj.) banal; hackneyed; overused; pedestrian; platitudinous; provincial; stale; trite

8. impure (adj.) defiled; desecrated; impure; polluted; profaned; unclean

9. inferior (adj.) declasse; hack; inferior; low-grade; miserable; poor; second-class; second-drawer; second-rate; substandard

10. insignificant (adj.) insignificant; nondescript; undistinguished; unremarkable

11. mean (adj.) baseborn; humble; ignoble; lowly; mean; unwashed; vulgar

12. mere (adj.) mere; simple; typical

13. notorious (adj.) infamous; notorious

14. ordinary (adj.) customary; domestic; everyday; familiar; frequent; homespun; normal; ordinary; regular; routine; usual

15. prevalent (adj.) current; dominant; popular; prevailing; prevalent; widespread; worldly

16. stock (adj.) garden-variety; plain; run-of-the-mill; stock

17. universal (adj.) generic; universal

18. park (noun) center; commons; green; park; plaza; public park; square

Антонимический ряд:

aristocratic; cultured; egregious; excellent; exceptional; extraordinary; high; important; infrequent; noble; original; partial; peculiar; private; rare; refined; separate; uncommon; unusual

English-Russian base dictionary > common
13 Bell, Sir Isaac Lowthian

SUBJECT AREA: Chemical technology, Metallurgy

[br]

b. 15 February 1816 Newcastle upon Tyne, England

d. 20 December 1904 Rounton Grange, Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

[br]

English ironworks proprietor, chemical manufacturer and railway director, widely renowned for his scientific pronouncements.

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Following an extensive education, in 1835 Bell entered the Tyneside chemical and iron business where his father was a partner; for about five years from 1845 he controlled the ironworks. In 1844, he and his two brothers leased an iron blast-furnace at Wylam on Tyne. In 1850, with partners, he started chemical works at Washington, near Gateshead. A few years later, with his two brothers, he set up the Clarence Ironworks on Teesside. In the 1880s, salt extraction and soda-making were added there; at that time the Bell Brothers' enterprises, including collieries, employed 6,000 people.

Lowthian Bell was a pioneer in applying thermochemistry to blast-furnace working. Besides his commercial interests, scientific experimentation and international travel, he found time to take a leading part in the promotion of British technical organizations; upon his death he left evidence of a prodigious level of personal activity.

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Principal Honours and Distinctions

Created baronet 1885. FRS 1875. Légion d'honneur 1878. MP, Hartlepool, 1875–80. President: British Iron Trade Association; Iron and Steel Institute; Institution of Mechanical Engineers; North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers; Institution of Mining Engineers; Society of the Chemical Industry. Iron and Steel Institute Bessemer Gold Medal 1874 (the first recipient). Society of Arts Albert Medal 1895.

Bibliography

The first of several books, Bell's Chemical Phenomena of Iron Smelting… (1872), was soon translated into German, French and Swedish. He was the author of more than forty technical articles.

Further Reading

1900–1910, Dictionary of National Biography.

C.Wilson, 1984, article in Dictionary of Business Biography, Vol. I, ed. J.Jeremy, Butterworth (a more discursive account).

D.Burn, 1940, The Economic History of Steelmaking, 1867–1939: A Study in Competition, Cambridge (2nd edn 1961).

JKA

Biographical history of technology > Bell, Sir Isaac Lowthian
14 Lithgow, James

SUBJECT AREA: Ports and shipping

[br]

b. 27 January 1883 Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

d. 23 February 1952 Langbank, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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Scottish shipbuilder; creator of one of the twentieth century's leading industrial organizations.

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Lithgow attended Glasgow Academy and then spent a year in Paris. In 1901 he commenced a shipyard apprenticeship with Russell \& Co., where his father, William Lithgow, was sole proprietor. For years Russell's had topped the Clyde tonnage output and more than once had been the world's leading yard. Along with his brother Henry, Lithgow in 1908 was appointed a director, and in a few years he was Chairman and the yard was renamed Lithgows Ltd. By the outbreak of the First World War the Lithgow brothers were recognized as good shipbuilders and astute businessmen. In 1914 he joined the Royal Artillery; he rose to the rank of major and served with distinction, but his skills in administration were recognized and he was recalled home to become Director of Merchant Shipbuilding when British shipping losses due to submarine attack became critical. This appointment set a pattern, with public duties becoming predominant and the day-to-day shipyard business being organized by his brother. During the interwar years, Lithgow served on many councils designed to generate work and expand British commercial interests. His public appointments were legion, but none was as controversial as his directorship of National Shipbuilders Security Ltd, formed to purchase and "sterilize" inefficient shipyards that were hindering recovery from the Depression. To this day opinions are divided on this issue, but it is beyond doubt that Lithgow believed in the task in hand and served unstintingly. During the Second World War he was Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs and was one of the few civilians to be on the Board of Admiralty. On the cessation of hostilities, Lithgow devoted time to research boards and to the expansion of the Lithgow Group, which now included the massive Fairfield Shipyard as well as steel, marine engineering and other companies.

Throughout his life Lithgow worked for the Territorial Army, but he was also a devoted member of the Church of Scotland. He gave practical support to the lona Community, no doubt influenced by unbounded love of the West Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

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Principal Honours and Distinctions

Military Cross and mentioned in dispatches during the First World War. Baronet 1925. Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire 1945. Commander of the Order of the Orange-Nassau (the Netherlands). CB 1947. Served as the employers' representative on the League of Nations International Labour Conference in the 1930s. President, British Iron and Steel Cofederation 1943.

Further Reading

J.M.Reid, 1964, James Lithgow, Master of Work, London: Hutchinson.

FMW

Biographical history of technology > Lithgow, James
15 community

община ; круги ; общественность ; сообщество ; содружество ; общность ; ? community of interests ; ? banking community ; ? business community ; ? European Atomic Energy community ; ? European Coal and Steel community ; ? European Economic community ; ? s

Англо-Русский словарь финансовых терминов > community
16 produce

1. гл.
1)

а) эк. производить; изготовлять; вырабатывать, выпускать

to produce steel — производить сталь

Paper is produced from wood. — Бумагу делают из дерева.

See:

producer, production

б) общ. создавать

to produce pictures — создавать [писать\] картины

2) общ. приносить, давать

the investment produces a small income — эти инвестиции приносят небольшой доход

their efforts produced no results — их усилия не дали никаких результатов

The new instrument is expected to produce relatively higher interests. — Ожидается, что новый инструмент будет приносить более высокие проценты.

3) общ. вызывать, быть причиной

to produce changes — вызывать изменения

to produce a rise in prices — вызвать повышение цен

4) общ. представлять, предъявлять

to produce an identity card — предъявлять удостоверение личности

to produce documents — представить документы

to produce proofs — предоставить доказательства
2. сущ.
1)

а) общ. изделие, изделия; продукт, продукты

raw produce — сырье

See:

produce broker

б) общ. сельскохозяйственные продукты; сельскохозяйственная продукция

dairy produce — молочные продукты

garden produce — овощи и фрукты; зелень

fancy-grade frozen produce — высококачественные замороженные продукты

produce market — рынок сельскохозяйственной продукции

See:

produce broker, produce exchange, produce market

2) общ. исход, результат (напр., работы, усилий)

Англо-русский экономический словарь > produce
17 ♦ heart

♦ heart /hɑ:t/
A n.

1 (anat.) cuore: Smoking is bad for the heart, il fumo fa male al cuore; to have a bad heart, essere malato di cuore; His heart is still beating, il suo cuore batte ancora; Her heart was pounding, le batteva il cuore

2 (fig.) cuore, affetto; anima; animo; coraggio: a man with a good heart, un uomo di buon cuore; He has a heart of steel, ha un cuore di pietra; He has no heart, non ha cuore; I know in my heart that…, il cuore mi dice che…; to win sb. 's heart, conquistare q.; with a heavy heart, col cuore rattristato (o gonfio); a malincuore; with a kind heart, di cuore; a broken heart, un cuore infranto; to melt sb. 's heart, commuovere q.

3 cuore; centro; mezzo; grumolo: the heart of the tree, il cuore del legno; the heart of a cabbage, il grumolo d'un cavolo; heart of palm, cuore di palma; palmito; in the heart of the jungle, nel cuore della giungla

4 (fig.) parte principale; essenza; nocciolo ( di un problema, ecc.): the heart of the matter, il nocciolo della questione

5 (vezzegg., al vocat.) cuoricino (mio); tesoro

6 (naut.) anima ( di un albero)

7 (naut.) bigotta a mandorla

8 ( alle carte) (carta di) cuori

9 ( slang USA) compressa di amfetamina (o di Benzedrina®)

B a. attr.

cardiaco: heart attack, attacco cardiaco; DIALOGO → - Bereavement and time off work- He died of a heart attack, è morto per attacco cardiaco

● hearts-and-flowers, sdolcinato; melenso: a hearts-and-flowers song, una canzone sdolcinata □ heart and soul, anima e corpo; con tutta l'anima: to throw oneself heart and soul into st., darsi (o dedicarsi) a qc. anima e corpo □ (fig.) heart's-blood, sangue vitale; vita □ heart-breaking ► heartbreaking □ (med.) heart complaint, disfunzione cardiaca □ heart condition, insufficienza cardiaca □ (med.) heart disease, malattia di cuore; cardiopatia □ heart's ease, tranquillità d'animo; (bot., Viola tricolor) viola del pensiero □ (med.) heart failure, infarto □ heart-free, che ha il cuore libero □ (med.) heart-lung machine, macchina cuore-polmone □ (fig.) to have a heart of gold, avere il cuore d'oro □ (fig.) heart of oak, persona coraggiosa □ (fig.) to have a heart of stone, avere il cuore di pietra □ (fisiol.) heart rate, frequenza cardiaca □ (med.) heart rate monitor (o meter), cardiofrequenzimetro □ heart-rending, straziante □ heart-searching, esame di coscienza (o dei propri sentimenti) □ heart-shaped, cuoriforme □ heart-stopping, emozionante; ( anche) terrificante □ heart-stopper, cosa (o fatto) emozionante (o terrificante); cosa che lascia senza fiato □ (med.) heart surgery, cardiochirurgia □ heart-throb, battito cardiaco; (fig.) passione, amore; (fam.) fiamma, innamorato, innamorata; (fam.) idolo delle donne, rubacuori □ heart-to-heart, (sost.) conversazione a cuore aperto, discussione schietta; (agg.) franco, sincero, schietto; (avv.) a cuore aperto, con franchezza, sinceramente: a heart-to-heart talk, un discorso (o un dialogo) a cuore aperto (o franco, schietto) □ (zool.) heart urchin ( Spatangus), riccio di mare cuoriforme □ heart-warming, che scalda il cuore; generoso; commovente, toccante □ after one's own heart, ( di persona) con cui ci si trova in sintonia; che condivide gli stessi gusti; che ha idee simili: Sally is really a woman after my own heart, con Sally mi trovo in perfetta sintonia □ at heart, in cuor proprio; a cuore; nel cuore; in fondo (in fondo): to be sad at heart, avere la tristezza nel cuore; avere il cuore gonfio; to be sick at heart, avere la morte nel cuore; essere desolato, disperato; I have your ( best) interests at heart, ho a cuore i tuoi interessi; He's not a bad boy at heart, in fondo, non è un cattivo ragazzo □ to break sb. 's heart, spezzare il cuore a q. □ by heart, a memoria: to know st. by heart, sapere qc. a memoria; to learn st. by heart, imparare qc. a memoria □ to clasp sb. to one's heart, stringersi al cuore (o al petto) q. □ to be close (o dear, near) to sb. 's heart, essere nel cuore di q., essere caro a q.; stare a cuore a q. □ to cry one's heart out, piangere tutte le proprie lacrime □ to die of a broken heart, morire di crepacuore □ to feel sad (o sick) at heart ► sopra □ to find one's way into sb. 's heart, (riuscire ad) arrivare al cuore di q.; accattivarsi la simpatia di q. □ from the heart, di cuore; generoso □ from the bottom of one's heart (o from the heart), dal profondo del cuore □ to give one's heart to sb., dare (o donare) il cuore a q.; innamorarsi di q. □ to have the heart to do st., avere il cuore (o il coraggio) di fare qc.: I didn't have the heart to tell him, mi mancò il cuore di dirglielo □ to have one's heart in st., impegnarsi seriamente in qc.; fare qc. con entusiasmo □ (fam.) to have one's heart in one's boots, avere una grande paura; essersi perso d'animo □ (fam.) to have one's heart in one's mouth, avere il cuore in gola; avere paura □ to have one's heart in the right place, avere un cuore grande così (fam.); essere una persona di (buon) cuore □ in one's heart of hearts, nel profondo del cuore; nel proprio intimo □ to keep a good heart, stare di buon animo □ to lay st. to heart, prendersi a cuore qc. □ to let one's heart rule one's head, dare retta al cuore (e non alla ragione) □ to lose heart, perdersi d'animo; scoraggiarsi □ to lose one's heart to sb. = to give one's heart to sb. ► sopra □ to move sb. 's heart, toccare il cuore di q.; commuovere q. □ sb. 's heart's desire, il desiderio più grande di q.; ciò che q. desidera di più (al mondo): His heart's desire is to live in the country, il suo desiderio più grande è vivere in campagna □ to open one's heart to, aprire il cuore a; confidarsi (o sfogarsi) con □ out of heart, scoraggiato; demoralizzato □ to pluck up heart = to take heart ► sotto □ to pour out one's heart to sb. = to open one's heart to sb. ► sopra □ to put one's heart into st., fare qc. con il cuore (o con passione) □ to see into sb. 's heart, leggere nel cuore di q. □ to set one's heart on st., desiderare ardentemente qc. □ to take heart, farsi cuore; farsi coraggio; rincuorarsi □ to take heart from st., trarre incoraggiamento da qc. □ (fig.) to take the heart out of sb., scoraggiare q. □ to take st. to heart, prendersi a cuore qc.; ( anche) prendersela per qc.: You shouldn't take his criticism to heart, non devi prendertela per le sue critiche □ to one's heart's content, a piacere; a volontà □ to touch sb. 's heart = to move sb.'s heart ► sopra □ to wear one's heart on one's sleeve, parlare con il cuore in mano □ to win the hearts and minds of sb., conquistare le menti e i cuori di q. □ with all one's heart (o with one's whole heart), di tutto cuore; di vero cuore □ with half a heart, con scarso entusiasmo; con scarsa convinzione; svogliatamente □ with a light heart, a cuor leggero; serenamente; volentieri □ (prov.) Kind hearts are more than coronets, la gentilezza d'animo vale più di un titolo nobiliare NOTA D'USO: - a memoria-.
(to) heart /hɑ:t/
v. t.

(fam.) amare (riferimento alla rappresentazione grafica del cuore, usata in sostituzione del verbo “to love”).

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ heart
18 touch

1. I
abs

our hands touched наши руки встретились; the two ships touched пароходы подошли друг к другу и стали борт о борт; our two estates touch наши усадьбы расположены рядом /граничат друг с другом, соприкасаются/
2. III
1) touch smth., smb. touch those books (my papers, the bell, etc.) дотрагиваться до этих книг и т.д., притрагиваться к этим книгам и т.д. ; please don't touch anything пожалуйста, ни к чему не прикасайтесь /ничего не трогайте/; what is the child crying for? I didn't touch him почему ребенок плачет, я его не трогал /и пальцем не тронул/?; touch one's hat приподнять /снять/ шляпу (в знак приветствия)touch glasses чокнуться бокалами; touch the strings (the harp, the guitar, etc.) тронуть струны и т.д. ; touch the keys of the piano пробежать пальцами по клавишам рояля; I haven't touched the piano for months я уже много месяцев не подхожу к роялю /к фортепьяно/; [not] to touch food (his dinner, beer, liquor or tobacco, etc.) [не] притрагиваться /не прикасаться/ к пище и т.д.

2) touch smth. touch the water (the surface, the sky, the clouds, etc.) касаться воды и т.д., доставать до воды и т.д.; the water Is not deep, I can just touch the bottom тут мелко, я достаю дно /до дна/; he is so tall his head nearly touches the top of the door он такой высокий, что чуть не задевает головой притолоку; your sleeve is touching the butter у вас рукав попал в масло

3) touch smth. his garden touches the lake его сад граничит с озером /подходит прямо к озеру/; just where the sea touches the land там, где сходятся море и суша; the price touched 99, then fell цена дошла до девяносто девяти и потом упала; the thermometer touched 50° термометр показывал пятьдесят градусов; his income touched t 1000 a year его доход достиг тысячи фунтов в год

4) touch smth. the ship touched a rock (a reef, a mine, etc.) корабль налетел на скалу и т.д.

5) touch smb., smth. his story (their sympathy, her tears, etc.) touched me (the old lady, etc.) его история и т.д. тронула /растрогала/ меня и т.д.; touch smb.'s heart (smb.'s emotions, smb.'s soul, etc.) трогать чье-л. сердце и т.д.; touch smb.'s pride (smb.'s self-esteem, smb.'s vanity, smb.'s sense of duty, etc.) задевать чью-л. гордость и т.д.

6) touch smth., smb. touch many subjects (a score of topics, the question, etc.) касаться многих тем и т.д., слегка затрагивать многие темы и т.д. ; he did not touch this point он не касался этого вопроса; touch all of us (only you, smb. touch interests, etc.) касаться /затрагивать/ всех нас и т.д.; the new law doesn't touch my case (me) новый закон на мой случай (на меня) не распространяется; the quarrel touches only us ссора касается только нас

7) touch smth. touch port (land) заходить в порт (приставать к берегу)

8) touch smth., smb. coll. a style that cannot touch that of Shakespeare стиль, который не может сравниться со стилем Шекспира; there is nothing to touch a hot bath when you are tired нет лучшего средства от усталости, чем горячая ванна; nothing can touch it ничего лучше этого нет /не придумаешь/; there is nobody to touch him никто не может с ним сравниться

9) touch smth. no file can touch this metal (this steel) никакой /ни один/ напильник не возьмет этот металл (эту сталь); nothing will touch these stains эти пятна ничем не выведешь
3. IV
1) touch smb., smth. in some manner touch smb., smth. respectfully (timidly, cautiously, affectionately, fearfully, etc.) почтительно и т.д. дотрагиваться до кого-л., чего-л., касаться кого-л., чего-л.

2) touch smb. in some manner -smb. deeply (slightly, greatly, profoundly, etc.) глубоко и т.д. трогать /волновать/ кого-л.; touch smb. to the quick /home/ задевать кого-л. за живое

3) touch smb., smth. to some extent of that which touches us most we know last мы узнаем последними о том, что нас больше всего касается; what you say does not touch the question at all то, что вы говорите, не имеет никакого отношения к данному вопросу

4) touch smth. some time the ship touched shore several times during the cruise пароход несколько раз делал остановки во время плавания
4. VII
touch smth. to do smth. touch the pan to see whether it is hot (the surface to make sure it is smooth, etc.) дотрагиваться /притрагиваться/ к сковородке [для того], чтобы проверить, горячая она или нет и т.д.
5. XI
1) be touched by /with/ smth. fruit (leaves, plants, flowers, etc.) are touched by /with/ frost фрукты и т.д. тронул мороз; be touched with gray (with blue, etc.) иметь серый и т.д. оттенок; his locks are scarcely touched with gray в его кудрях лишь слегка пробивается седина; clouds touched with rose облака с розоватым отсветом id be touched [in one's mind] быть не в своем уме; he is touched [in his mind] у него "не все дома"

2) be touched by smth. the paintings were not touched by the fire картины не пострадали от огня /от пожара/

3) be touched in some manner be greatly (deeply, etc.) touched быть очень и т.д. растроганным /взволнованным/; be touched with smth. he was deeply touched with pity (with remorse, etc.) у него возникло глубокое чувство жалости и т.д.; be touched to smth. be touched to tears растрогаться /быть растроганным/ до слез

4) be touched upon only a few general considerations can be touched upon можно остановиться только на нескольких общих соображениях; it is briefly /lightly, slightly/ touched upon этот вопрос обсуждался мимоходом; be touched upon somewhere the problem will be touched upon in another chapter этот вопрос будет освещен /затронут/ в другой главе; matters touched upon in the book вопросы, затронутые в книге
6. XV
touch as possessing some quality touch rough (smooth, cold, etc.) быть шершавым и т.д. на ощупь
7. XVI
1) touch at (on, etc.) smth. the two rocks touch at the bases две скалы соприкасаются у основания; two spheres can touch only at points два шара (соприкасаются в отдельных точках; the ship touched on the bar when leaving пароход попал на отмель при отплытии

2) touch (up)on smth. touch on these questions (on other points, on the major aspects of the controversy, upon the problem, on the Far East, etc.) касаться этих вопросов и т.д., останавливаться на этих вопросах и т.д..; he is reading all current publications touching on his field of research он следит за всем, что выходит по его специальности; the most that can be done here is to touch upon the most salient features самое большее, что можно здесь сделать, это остановиться на наиболее важных характеристиках /чертах/ [чего-л.]

3) touch at /on/ smth. touch at a port (at a small place, at Japan, at Gibraltar, etc.) заходить в порт и т.д.; I touched on the several towns that lie on its coasts я останавливался в тех нескольких городах /заезжал в те несколько городов/, которые расположены на побережье; the ship touched at that port to take in coal пароход зашел в этот порт, чтобы погрузить уголь
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1) touch smb. on smth. touch smb. on the shoulder (on the arm, etc.) трогать кого-л. за плечо и т.д., касаться чьего-л. плеча и т.д.; touch smth., smb. with smth. touch the surface with one's hand (the post with one's umbrella, the wire with one's stick, the table with smb.'s stick, the toy with one's finger, etc.) трогать /прикасаться, дотрагиваться/ рукой до поверхности и т.д., касаться рукой поверхности и т.д.; touch one's cheeks with rouge румянить щеки; touch one's horse with the spur пришпоривать коня; touch one's horse with the whip подхлестывать коня; touch smth. to smth., smb. touch one's stick to the wire дотрагиваться /касаться/ палкой проволоки /провода/; touch one's hat to smb. приветствовать кого-л., приподняв шляпу; touch the /one's/ hand to the hat отдавать честь /козырять/ кому-л.

2) touch smb. to (with, on) smth. touch smb. to tenderness (with remorse, with pity for the poor, etc.) вызывать у кого-л. чувство нежности и т.д.; touch smb. to the heart трогать кого-л. до глубины души; touch smb. to the quick /on a tender, on a raw/ place /spot/ задевать кого-л. за живое; touch smth. in smth. touch a deep chord in smb.'s heart вызвать глубокий отклик в чьей-л. душе

3) touch smb., smth. for /in/ smth. no one can touch him for speed (for purity of style, in mathematics, in comedy, in this game, etc.) никто не может сравниться с ним в скорости и т.д.; he held that for good cheer nothing could touch an open fire он утверждал, что ничто так не веселит душу, как огонь в камине

4) touch smb. for some money coll. touch smb. for a dollar (for a quarter, for a fiver, for i 1, etc.) выпрашивать /выклянчивать, выманивать/ у кого-л. доллар и т.д.
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touch smth. for doing smth. there are few things to touch sea air for bracing you up мало, что может сравниться с морским воздухом, когда нужно взбодриться; there is nothing to touch mountain air for giving you an appetite ничто так не развивает аппетит, как горный воздух

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19 have smb. in one's pocket

(have (got) smb. in one's pocket)

держать кого-л. в руках, заставить кого-л. беспрекословно исполнять свои желания

You've no idea how important Bigsby is. He's got the whole factory administration in his pocket! (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Citadel’, book III, ch. 2) — Вы понятия не имеете, каким влиянием пользуется Бигсби. Все управление заводами у него в руках.

His main interests were oil and steel, with heavy compensations from coal and rail stock coming steadily in. He seemed to have the country, or a fair portion of it, well in his pocket. (J. Lindsay, ‘A Local Habitation’, ch. 21) — Основные капиталы сэра Уильяма были вложены в сталелитейную и нефтяную промышленность, кроме того, он получал солидные дивиденды с угольных и железнодорожных акций: в общем, Англия, если не полностью, то в значительной части, лежала у него в кармане.

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20 World War II

(1939-1945)

   In the European phase of the war, neutral Portugal contributed more to the Allied victory than historians have acknowledged. Portugal experienced severe pressures to compromise her neutrality from both the Axis and Allied powers and, on several occasions, there were efforts to force Portugal to enter the war as a belligerent. Several factors lent Portugal importance as a neutral. This was especially the case during the period from the fall of France in June 1940 to the Allied invasion and reconquest of France from June to August 1944.

   In four respects, Portugal became briefly a modest strategic asset for the Allies and a war materiel supplier for both sides: the country's location in the southwesternmost corner of the largely German-occupied European continent; being a transport and communication terminus, observation post for spies, and crossroads between Europe, the Atlantic, the Americas, and Africa; Portugal's strategically located Atlantic islands, the Azores, Madeira, and Cape Verde archipelagos; and having important mines of wolfram or tungsten ore, crucial for the war industry for hardening steel.

   To maintain strict neutrality, the Estado Novo regime dominated by Antônio de Oliveira Salazar performed a delicate balancing act. Lisbon attempted to please and cater to the interests of both sets of belligerents, but only to the extent that the concessions granted would not threaten Portugal's security or its status as a neutral. On at least two occasions, Portugal's neutrality status was threatened. First, Germany briefly considered invading Portugal and Spain during 1940-41. A second occasion came in 1943 and 1944 as Great Britain, backed by the United States, pressured Portugal to grant war-related concessions that threatened Portugal's status of strict neutrality and would possibly bring Portugal into the war on the Allied side. Nazi Germany's plan ("Operation Felix") to invade the Iberian Peninsula from late 1940 into 1941 was never executed, but the Allies occupied and used several air and naval bases in Portugal's Azores Islands.

   The second major crisis for Portugal's neutrality came with increasing Allied pressures for concessions from the summer of 1943 to the summer of 1944. Led by Britain, Portugal's oldest ally, Portugal was pressured to grant access to air and naval bases in the Azores Islands. Such bases were necessary to assist the Allies in winning the Battle of the Atlantic, the naval war in which German U-boats continued to destroy Allied shipping. In October 1943, following tedious negotiations, British forces began to operate such bases and, in November 1944, American forces were allowed to enter the islands. Germany protested and made threats, but there was no German attack.

   Tensions rose again in the spring of 1944, when the Allies demanded that Lisbon cease exporting wolfram to Germany. Salazar grew agitated, considered resigning, and argued that Portugal had made a solemn promise to Germany that wolfram exports would be continued and that Portugal could not break its pledge. The Portuguese ambassador in London concluded that the shipping of wolfram to Germany was "the price of neutrality." Fearing that a still-dangerous Germany could still attack Portugal, Salazar ordered the banning of the mining, sale, and exports of wolfram not only to Germany but to the Allies as of 6 June 1944.

   Portugal did not enter the war as a belligerent, and its forces did not engage in combat, but some Portuguese experienced directly or indirectly the impact of fighting. Off Portugal or near her Atlantic islands, Portuguese naval personnel or commercial fishermen rescued at sea hundreds of victims of U-boat sinkings of Allied shipping in the Atlantic. German U-boats sank four or five Portuguese merchant vessels as well and, in 1944, a U-boat stopped, boarded, searched, and forced the evacuation of a Portuguese ocean liner, the Serpa Pinto, in mid-Atlantic. Filled with refugees, the liner was not sunk but several passengers lost their lives and the U-boat kidnapped two of the ship's passengers, Portuguese Americans of military age, and interned them in a prison camp. As for involvement in a theater of war, hundreds of inhabitants were killed and wounded in remote East Timor, a Portuguese colony near Indonesia, which was invaded, annexed, and ruled by Japanese forces between February 1942 and August 1945. In other incidents, scores of Allied military planes, out of fuel or damaged in air combat, crashed or were forced to land in neutral Portugal. Air personnel who did not survive such crashes were buried in Portuguese cemeteries or in the English Cemetery, Lisbon.

   Portugal's peripheral involvement in largely nonbelligerent aspects of the war accelerated social, economic, and political change in Portugal's urban society. It strengthened political opposition to the dictatorship among intellectual and working classes, and it obliged the regime to bolster political repression. The general economic and financial status of Portugal, too, underwent improvements since creditor Britain, in order to purchase wolfram, foods, and other materials needed during the war, became indebted to Portugal. When Britain repaid this debt after the war, Portugal was able to restore and expand its merchant fleet. Unlike most of Europe, ravaged by the worst war in human history, Portugal did not suffer heavy losses of human life, infrastructure, and property. Unlike even her neighbor Spain, badly shaken by its terrible Civil War (1936-39), Portugal's immediate postwar condition was more favorable, especially in urban areas, although deep-seated poverty remained.

   Portugal experienced other effects, especially during 1939-42, as there was an influx of about a million war refugees, an infestation of foreign spies and other secret agents from 60 secret intelligence services, and the residence of scores of international journalists who came to report the war from Lisbon. There was also the growth of war-related mining (especially wolfram and tin). Portugal's media eagerly reported the war and, by and large, despite government censorship, the Portuguese print media favored the Allied cause. Portugal's standard of living underwent some improvement, although price increases were unpopular.

   The silent invasion of several thousand foreign spies, in addition to the hiring of many Portuguese as informants and spies, had fascinating outcomes. "Spyland" Portugal, especially when Portugal was a key point for communicating with occupied Europe (1940-44), witnessed some unusual events, and spying for foreigners at least briefly became a national industry. Until mid-1944, when Allied forces invaded France, Portugal was the only secure entry point from across the Atlantic to Europe or to the British Isles, as well as the escape hatch for refugees, spies, defectors, and others fleeing occupied Europe or Vichy-controlled Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria. Through Portugal by car, ship, train, or scheduled civil airliner one could travel to and from Spain or to Britain, or one could leave through Portugal, the westernmost continental country of Europe, to seek refuge across the Atlantic in the Americas.

   The wartime Portuguese scene was a colorful melange of illegal activities, including espionage, the black market, war propaganda, gambling, speculation, currency counterfeiting, diamond and wolfram smuggling, prostitution, and the drug and arms trade, and they were conducted by an unusual cast of characters. These included refugees, some of whom were spies, smugglers, diplomats, and business people, many from foreign countries seeking things they could find only in Portugal: information, affordable food, shelter, and security. German agents who contacted Allied sailors in the port of Lisbon sought to corrupt and neutralize these men and, if possible, recruit them as spies, and British intelligence countered this effort. Britain's MI-6 established a new kind of "safe house" to protect such Allied crews from German espionage and venereal disease infection, an approved and controlled house of prostitution in Lisbon's bairro alto district.

   Foreign observers and writers were impressed with the exotic, spy-ridden scene in Lisbon, as well as in Estoril on the Sun Coast (Costa do Sol), west of Lisbon harbor. What they observed appeared in noted autobiographical works and novels, some written during and some after the war. Among notable writers and journalists who visited or resided in wartime Portugal were Hungarian writer and former communist Arthur Koestler, on the run from the Nazi's Gestapo; American radio broadcaster-journalist Eric Sevareid; novelist and Hollywood script-writer Frederick Prokosch; American diplomat George Kennan; Rumanian cultural attache and later scholar of mythology Mircea Eliade; and British naval intelligence officer and novelist-to-be Ian Fleming. Other notable visiting British intelligence officers included novelist Graham Greene; secret Soviet agent in MI-6 and future defector to the Soviet Union Harold "Kim" Philby; and writer Malcolm Muggeridge. French letters were represented by French writer and airman, Antoine Saint-Exupery and French playwright, Jean Giroudoux. Finally, Aquilino Ribeiro, one of Portugal's premier contemporary novelists, wrote about wartime Portugal, including one sensational novel, Volframio, which portrayed the profound impact of the exploitation of the mineral wolfram on Portugal's poor, still backward society.

   In Estoril, Portugal, the idea for the world's most celebrated fictitious spy, James Bond, was probably first conceived by Ian Fleming. Fleming visited Portugal several times after 1939 on Naval Intelligence missions, and later he dreamed up the James Bond character and stories. Background for the early novels in the James Bond series was based in part on people and places Fleming observed in Portugal. A key location in Fleming's first James Bond novel, Casino Royale (1953) is the gambling Casino of Estoril. In addition, one aspect of the main plot, the notion that a spy could invent "secret" intelligence for personal profit, was observed as well by the British novelist and former MI-6 officer, while engaged in operations in wartime Portugal. Greene later used this information in his 1958 spy novel, Our Man in Havana, as he observed enemy agents who fabricated "secrets" for money.

   Thus, Portugal's World War II experiences introduced the country and her people to a host of new peoples, ideas, products, and influences that altered attitudes and quickened the pace of change in this quiet, largely tradition-bound, isolated country. The 1943-45 connections established during the Allied use of air and naval bases in Portugal's Azores Islands were a prelude to Portugal's postwar membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

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