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81 job
job [dʒɒb]1. nouna. ( = piece of work) travail m• we could have done a far better job of running the project than they have on aurait pu gérer ce projet beaucoup mieux qu'euxb. ( = employment) emploi m• 7,000 jobs lost 7 000 suppressions d'emploisc. ( = duty) travail md. ( = state of affairs) it's a good job he managed to meet you c'est une chance qu'il ait pu vous rencontrer• and a good job too! à la bonne heure !e. ( = difficult time) to have a job to do sth avoir du mal à faire qch• you'll have a job to convince him! vous aurez du mal à le convaincre !2. compounds* * *[dʒɒb] 1.1) ( employment) emploi m; ( post) poste m2) ( rôle) fonction f3) ( duty) travail m4) ( task) travail m5) ( assignment) tâche f6) ( result of work)7) (colloq) ( difficult activity)a real job —
quite a job — toute une affaire (colloq) (to do, doing de faire)
8) (colloq) (crime, theft) coup (colloq) m9) Computing job (colloq) m2.noun modifier [ advert, offer] d'emploi; [ analysis] de poste; [ pages] des emplois; [ creation] d'emplois••(and a) good job too! — GB et c'est une bonne chose!
it's a good job that — GB heureusement que
jobs for the boys — des planques (colloq) pour les copains
on the job — ( working) au travail
to do the job — fig faire l'affaire
to give something up as a bad job — GB laisser tomber quelque chose
to make the best of a bad job — GB faire contre mauvaise fortune bon cœur
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82 give
give [gɪv]donner ⇒ 1A (a)-(c), 1B (b)-(d), 1C (a), 1C (d), 1C (e), 1D (a), 1D (c)-(f), 2 (a) offrir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (c) conférer ⇒ 1B (a) imposer ⇒ 1C (b) reconnaître ⇒ 1C (f) faire ⇒ 1D (a)-(c), 1D (f) s'affaisser ⇒ 2D (b) élasticité ⇒ 3A.∎ I gave him the book, I gave the book to him je lui ai donné le livre;∎ we gave our host a gift nous avons offert un cadeau à notre hôte;∎ the family gave the paintings to the museum la famille a fait don des tableaux au musée;∎ he gave his daughter in marriage il a donné sa fille en mariage;∎ she gave him her hand (to hold) elle lui a donné ou tendu la main; (in marriage) elle lui a accordé sa main;∎ literary to give oneself to sb se donner à qn;∎ I give you the newlyweds! (in toast) je lève mon verre au bonheur des nouveaux mariés!;∎ I gave him my coat to hold je lui ai confié mon manteau;∎ she gave them her trust elle leur a fait confiance, elle leur a donné sa confiance;∎ familiar give it all you've got! mets-y le paquet!;∎ familiar I'll give you something to cry about! je vais te donner une bonne raison de pleurer, moi!;∎ give it to them! allez-y!;∎ familiar I gave him what for! (reprimanded him) je lui ai passé un savon!;∎ familiar caviare on toast? I'll give him caviare on toast! (in annoyance at request) du caviar et des toasts! je vais lui en donner, moi, du caviar et des toasts!(b) (grant → right, permission, importance) donner;∎ give the matter your full attention prêtez une attention toute particulière à cette affaire;∎ he gave your suggestion careful consideration il a considéré votre suggestion avec beaucoup d'attention;∎ Law the court gave her custody of the child la cour lui a accordé la garde de l'enfant;∎ she hasn't given her approval yet elle n'a pas encore donné son consentement(c) (provide with → drink, food) donner, offrir; (→ lessons, classes, advice) donner; (→ help) prêter;∎ give our guests something to eat/drink donnez à manger/à boire à nos invités;∎ we gave them lunch nous les avons invités ou nous leur avons fait à déjeuner;∎ I think I'll give them beef for lunch je crois que je vais leur faire du bœuf au déjeuner;∎ let me give you some advice laissez-moi vous donner un conseil;∎ I gave her the biggest bedroom je lui ai donné la plus grande chambre;∎ they're giving us a pay rise ils nous donnent une augmentation de salaire;∎ an investment that gives 10 percent un placement qui rend ou rapporte 10 pour cent;∎ the children can wash up, it will give them something to do les enfants peuvent faire la vaisselle, ça les occupera;∎ she gave him two lovely daughters elle lui a donné deux adorables filles;∎ to give a child a name donner un nom à un enfant;∎ to give sb/sth one's support soutenir qn/qch;∎ do you give a discount? faites-vous des tarifs préférentiels?;∎ this lamp gives a poor light cette lampe éclaire mal;∎ give me time to think donnez-moi ou laissez-moi le temps de réfléchir;∎ she didn't give him time to say no elle ne lui a pas laissé le temps de dire non;∎ just give me time! sois patient!;∎ we were given a choice on nous a fait choisir;∎ give me a chance! donne-moi une chance!;∎ such talent is not given to us all nous n'avons pas tous un tel talent;∎ familiar give me classical music any day! à mon avis rien ne vaut la musique classique!□B.(a) (confer → award) conférer;∎ they gave her an honorary degree ils lui ont conféré un diplôme honorifique(b) (dedicate) donner, consacrer;∎ she gave all she had to the cause elle s'est entièrement consacrée à cette cause;∎ can you give me a few minutes? pouvez-vous m'accorder ou me consacrer quelques instants?;∎ he gave his life to save the child il est mort ou il a donné sa vie pour sauver l'enfant;∎ I've given you six years of my life je t'ai donné six ans de ma vie;∎ she gave this job the best years of her life elle a consacré à ce travail les plus belles années de sa vie∎ I gave him my sweater in exchange for his gloves je lui ai échangé mon pull contre ses gants;∎ I'll give you a good price for the table je vous donnerai ou payerai un bon prix pour la table;∎ how much will you give me for it? combien m'en donneras-tu?;∎ I would give a lot or a great deal to know… je donnerais beaucoup pour savoir…(d) (transmit) donner, passer;∎ I hope I don't give you my cold j'espère que je ne vais pas te passer mon rhumeC.∎ the walk gave him an appetite la promenade l'a mis en appétit ou lui a ouvert l'appétit;∎ the news gave me a shock la nouvelle m'a fait un choc;∎ to give oneself trouble se donner du mal∎ the teacher gave us three tests this week le professeur nous a donné trois interrogations cette semaine;∎ to give sb a black mark infliger un blâme à qn;∎ Law he was given (a sentence of) fifteen years il a été condamné à quinze ans de prison(c) (announce → verdict, judgment)∎ the court gives its decision today la cour prononce ou rend l'arrêt aujourd'hui;∎ the court gave the case against/for the management la cour a décidé contre/en faveur de la direction;∎ given this third day of March délivré le 3 mars;∎ given under my hand and seal reçu par-devant moi et sous mon sceau;∎ Sport the umpire gave the batsman out l'arbitre a déclaré le joueur hors jeu(d) (communicate → impression, order, signal) donner; (→ address, information) donner, fournir; (→ news, decision) annoncer;∎ to give sb a message communiquer un message à qn;∎ she gave her age as forty-five elle a déclaré avoir quarante-cinq ans;∎ give her my love embrasse-la pour moi;∎ he is to give his decision tomorrow il devra faire connaître ou annoncer sa décision demain;∎ I gave a description of the suspect j'ai donné ou fourni une description du suspect;∎ you gave me to believe he was trustworthy vous m'avez laissé entendre qu'on pouvait lui faire confiance;∎ I was given to understand she was ill on m'a donné à croire qu'elle était malade;∎ she gave no sign of life elle n'a donné aucun signe de vie∎ that's given me an idea ça me donne une idée;∎ don't go giving him ideas! ne va pas lui mettre des idées dans la tête!;∎ give us a clue donne-nous un indice;∎ let me give you an example laissez-moi vous donner un exemple;∎ don't give me any nonsense about missing your train! ne me raconte pas que tu as raté ton train!;∎ familiar don't give me that (nonsense)! ne me raconte pas d'histoires!(f) (admit, concede) reconnaître, accorder;∎ she's certainly intelligent, I'll give you that elle est très intelligente, ça, je te l'accorde;∎ Sport he gave me the game il m'a concédé la partieD.∎ he gave a laugh il a laissé échapper un rire;∎ he gave a loud laugh il a éclaté de rire;∎ give us a song chantez-nous quelque chose(b) (make → action, gesture) faire;∎ she gave them an odd look elle leur a jeté ou lancé un regard curieux;∎ he gave her hand a squeeze il lui a pressé la main;∎ she gave her hair a comb elle s'est donné un coup de peigne;∎ he gave his face a wash il s'est lavé le visage;∎ he gave the table a wipe il a essuyé la table;∎ I gave the boy a push j'ai poussé le garçon;∎ the train gave a lurch le train a cahoté;∎ she gave him a slap elle lui a donné une claque;∎ she gave him a flirtatious smile elle lui a adressé ou fait un sourire séducteur;∎ he gave an embarrassed smile il a eu un sourire gêné∎ that evening she gave the performance of a lifetime ce soir-là elle était au sommet de son art(d) (hold → lunch, party, supper) donner, organiser;∎ they gave a dinner for the professor ils ont donné un dîner en l'honneur du professeur(e) (estimate the duration of) donner, estimer;∎ I give him one week at most je lui donne une semaine (au) maximum;∎ I'd give their marriage about a year if that je donne un an maximum à leur mariage∎ 17 minus 4 gives 13 17 moins 4 font ou égalent 13;∎ that gives a total of 26 ça donne un total de 26∎ to give way (ground) s'affaisser; (bridge, building, ceiling) s'effondrer, s'affaisser; (ladder, rope) céder, (se) casser;∎ the ground gave way beneath or under our feet le terrain s'est affaissé sous nos pieds;∎ her legs gave way (beneath her) ses jambes se sont dérobées sous elle;∎ his health finally gave way sa santé a fini par se détériorer ou se gâter;∎ their strength gave way leurs forces leur ont manqué;∎ it's easier to give way to his demands than to argue il est plus commode de céder à ses exigences que de lui résister;∎ don't give way if he cries ne cède pas s'il pleure;∎ I gave way to tears/to anger je me suis laissé aller à pleurer/emporter par la colère;∎ he gave way to despair il s'est abandonné au désespoir;∎ the fields gave way to factories les champs ont fait place aux usines;∎ his joy gave way to sorrow sa joie a fait place à la peine;∎ natural fibres have given way to synthetics les fibres naturelles ont été remplacées par les synthétiques;∎ give way to vehicles on your right (sign) priorité aux véhicules qui viennent de droite;∎ give way to pedestrians (sign) priorité aux piétons;(a) (contribute) donner;∎ please give generously nous nous en remettons à votre générosité;∎ to give generously of one's time donner beaucoup de son temps;∎ proverb it is better to give than to receive donner vaut mieux que recevoir;∎ in any relationship you have to learn to give and take dans toutes les relations, il faut apprendre à faire des concessions ou il faut que chacun y mette du sien;∎ to give as good as one gets rendre coup pour coup∎ the fence gave beneath or under my weight la barrière a cédé ou s'est affaissée sous mon poids;∎ something's got to give quelque chose va lâcher∎ now give! accouche!, vide ton sac!∎ what gives? qu'est-ce qui se passe?□3 noun(of metal, wood) élasticité f, souplesse f;∎ there's not enough give in this sweater ce pull n'est pas assez ampleà... près;∎ give or take a few days à quelques jours près►► give way sign signal m de priorité∎ it's so cheap they're practically giving it away c'est tellement bon marché, c'est comme s'ils en faisaient cadeau;∎ you couldn't give them away tu n'arriveras pas à t'en débarrasser (même si tu en faisais cadeau)(c) (throw away → chance, opportunity) gâcher, gaspiller∎ he didn't give anything away il n'a rien dit∎ her accent gave her away son accent l'a trahie;∎ no prisoner would give another prisoner away aucun prisonnier n'en trahirait un autre;∎ to give oneself away se trahir(f) Australian (renounce → habit) renoncer à, abandonner; (resign from → job) quitter; (→ position) démissionner de∎ give the book back to her rendez-lui le livre;∎ the store gave him his money back le magasin l'a remboursé➲ give in(relent, yield) céder;∎ to give in to sb/sth céder à qn/qch;∎ the country refused to give in to terrorist threats le pays a refusé de céder aux menaces des terroristes(hand in → book, exam paper) rendre; (→ found object, parcel) remettre; (→ application, name) donner(a) (emit, produce → gas, smell) émettredonner sur➲ give out(a) (hand out) distribuer(c) (make known) annoncer, faire savoir;∎ the hospital gave out information on her condition to them l'hôpital les a renseignés sur son état de santé;∎ it was given out that he was leaving on a dit ou annoncé qu'il partait∎ the old car finally gave out la vieille voiture a fini par rendre l'âme∎ her strength was giving out elle était à bout de forces, elle n'en pouvait plus;∎ his mother's patience gave out sa mère a perdu patience;∎ my luck gave out la chance m'a abandonné∎ he gave out to me because I was late (scolded) il m'a enguirlandé parce que j'étais en retarddonner sur∎ he gave the children over to his mother il a confié les enfants à sa mère∎ the land was given over to agriculture la terre a été consacrée à l'agriculture;∎ she gave herself over to helping the poor elle s'est consacrée à l'aide aux pauvres∎ give over crying! cesse de pleurer!∎ give over! assez!, arrête!➲ give up(a) (renounce → habit) renoncer à, abandonner; (→ friend) abandonner, délaisser; (→ chair, place) céder; (→ activity) cesser;∎ she'll never give him up elle ne renoncera jamais à lui;∎ he's given up smoking il a arrêté de fumer, il a renoncé au tabac;∎ I haven't given up the idea of going to China je n'ai pas renoncé à l'idée d'aller en Chine;∎ he gave up his seat to the old woman il a cédé sa place à la vieille dame;∎ don't give up hope ne perdez pas espoir;∎ he was ready to give up his life for his country il était prêt à mourir pour la patrie;∎ they gave up the game or the struggle ils ont abandonné la partie;∎ we gave her brother up for dead nous avons conclu que son frère était mort;∎ they gave the cause up for lost ils ont considéré que c'était une cause perdue;∎ to give up the throne renoncer au trône;∎ the doctors have given him up les médecins disent qu'il est perdu∎ they gave up the restaurant business ils se sont retirés de la restauration∎ the murderer gave himself up (to the police) le meurtrier s'est rendu ou livré (à la police);∎ he gave his accomplices up to the police il a dénoncé ou livré ses complices à la police∎ give it up for… je vous demande d'applaudir…∎ we can't give up now! on ne va pas laisser tomber maintenant!∎ to give up on sb (stop waiting for) renoncer à attendre qn; (stop expecting something from) ne plus rien attendre de qn;∎ I give up on him, he won't even try j'abandonne, il ne fait pas le moindre effort∎ to give oneself up to sth se livrer à qch;∎ they gave themselves up to a life of pleasure ils se sont livrés à une vie de plaisir;∎ he gave his life up to caring for the elderly il a consacré sa vie à soigner les personnes âgées;∎ his mornings were given up to business ses matinées étaient consacrées aux affaires -
83 Science
It is a common notion, or at least it is implied in many common modes of speech, that the thoughts, feelings, and actions of sentient beings are not a subject of science.... This notion seems to involve some confusion of ideas, which it is necessary to begin by clearing up. Any facts are fitted, in themselves, to be a subject of science, which follow one another according to constant laws; although those laws may not have been discovered, nor even to be discoverable by our existing resources. (Mill, 1900, B. VI, Chap. 3, Sec. 1)One class of natural philosophers has always a tendency to combine the phenomena and to discover their analogies; another class, on the contrary, employs all its efforts in showing the disparities of things. Both tendencies are necessary for the perfection of science, the one for its progress, the other for its correctness. The philosophers of the first of these classes are guided by the sense of unity throughout nature; the philosophers of the second have their minds more directed towards the certainty of our knowledge. The one are absorbed in search of principles, and neglect often the peculiarities, and not seldom the strictness of demonstration; the other consider the science only as the investigation of facts, but in their laudable zeal they often lose sight of the harmony of the whole, which is the character of truth. Those who look for the stamp of divinity on every thing around them, consider the opposite pursuits as ignoble and even as irreligious; while those who are engaged in the search after truth, look upon the other as unphilosophical enthusiasts, and perhaps as phantastical contemners of truth.... This conflict of opinions keeps science alive, and promotes it by an oscillatory progress. (Oersted, 1920, p. 352)Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone. (Einstein & Infeld, 1938, p. 27)A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it. (Planck, 1949, pp. 33-34)[Original quotation: "Eine neue wissenschaftliche Wahrheit pflegt sich nicht in der Weise durchzusetzen, dass ihre Gegner ueberzeugt werden und sich as belehrt erklaeren, sondern vielmehr dadurch, dass die Gegner allmaehlich aussterben und dass die heranwachsende Generation von vornherein mit der Wahrheit vertraut gemacht ist." (Planck, 1990, p. 15)]I had always looked upon the search for the absolute as the noblest and most worth while task of science. (Planck, 1949, p. 46)If you cannot-in the long run-tell everyone what you have been doing, your doing has been worthless. (SchroЁdinger, 1951, pp. 7-8)Even for the physicist the description in plain language will be a criterion of the degree of understanding that has been reached. (Heisenberg, 1958, p. 168)The old scientific ideal of episteґmeґ-of absolutely certain, demonstrable knowledge-has proved to be an idol. The demand for scientific objectivity makes it inevitable that every scientific statement must remain tentative forever. It may indeed be corroborated, but every corroboration is relative to other statements which, again, are tentative. Only in our subjective experiences of conviction, in our subjective faith, can we be "absolutely certain." (Popper, 1959, p. 280)The layman, taught to revere scientists for their absolute respect for the observed facts, and for the judiciously detached and purely provisional manner in which they hold scientific theories (always ready to abandon a theory at the sight of any contradictory evidence) might well have thought that, at Miller's announcement of this overwhelming evidence of a "positive effect" [indicating that the speed of light is not independent from the motion of the observer, as Einstein's theory of relativity demands] in his presidential address to the American Physical Society on December 29th, 1925, his audience would have instantly abandoned the theory of relativity. Or, at the very least, that scientists-wont to look down from the pinnacle of their intellectual humility upon the rest of dogmatic mankind-might suspend judgment in this matter until Miller's results could be accounted for without impairing the theory of relativity. But no: by that time they had so well closed their minds to any suggestion which threatened the new rationality achieved by Einstein's world-picture, that it was almost impossible for them to think again in different terms. Little attention was paid to the experiments, the evidence being set aside in the hope that it would one day turn out to be wrong. (Polanyi, 1958, pp. 12-13)The practice of normal science depends on the ability, acquired from examplars, to group objects and situations into similarity sets which are primitive in the sense that the grouping is done without an answer to the question, "Similar with respect to what?" (Kuhn, 1970, p. 200)Science in general... does not consist in collecting what we already know and arranging it in this or that kind of pattern. It consists in fastening upon something we do not know, and trying to discover it. (Collingwood, 1972, p. 9)Scientific fields emerge as the concerns of scientists congeal around various phenomena. Sciences are not defined, they are recognized. (Newell, 1973a, p. 1)This is often the way it is in physics-our mistake is not that we take our theories too seriously, but that we do not take them seriously enough. I do not think it is possible really to understand the successes of science without understanding how hard it is-how easy it is to be led astray, how difficult it is to know at any time what is the next thing to be done. (Weinberg, 1977, p. 49)Science is wonderful at destroying metaphysical answers, but incapable of providing substitute ones. Science takes away foundations without providing a replacement. Whether we want to be there or not, science has put us in a position of having to live without foundations. It was shocking when Nietzsche said this, but today it is commonplace; our historical position-and no end to it is in sight-is that of having to philosophize without "foundations." (Putnam, 1987, p. 29)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Science
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84 measure up
(to;
иногда тж. with)
1) достигать( уровня)
2) соответствовать, отвечать( требованиям) The prisoner measures up to the description the police have of the wanted thief. ≈ Арестованный подходит по описанию вора, имеющегося у полиции.
3) оправдывать (надежды) I always give new workers a short contract to begin with, as I want to see how they measure up. ≈ Я всегда заключаю с новобранцами сначала контракт на небольшой срок, чтобы посмотреть, на что они годны. достигать уровня - she measures up with me она стала одного роста со мной соответствовать, отвечать (требованиям и т. п.) - to * to one's task быть способным выполнить поставленную задачу - the team has not measured up to our expactations команда не оправдала наших ожиданий - to * to smb. быть равным кому-л.;
быть достойным кого-л.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > measure up
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85 STD
1) Общая лексика: equiv. DDD in USA), hum. сокр. Skeletal Transcript Database4) Медицина: ЗППП (заболевания, передающиеся половым путем), (sexually transmitted disease) болезнь, передающаяся половымпутём, (sexually transmitted disease) венерическая болезнь, (sexually transmitted disease) венерические болезни, ИППП, (sexually transmitted disease) болезнь, передающаяся половым путем/венерическое заболевание, БППП
5) Американизм: Short Term Disability6) Военный термин: SIGINT Technical Data, Services Telephone Directory, Software Test Description, Synthetic Training Devices, science and technology division, sea transport division, standard test dose7) Техника: salinity, temperature, density recorder, semiconductor on thermoplastic on dielectric bonding, space target designation, spectral theory of diffraction, standing, state-transition diagram, system test division8) Шутливое выражение: Sam The Devil, Snails Taste Delicious9) Религия: Scriptures Temple Dating, Someone Truly Divine10) Юридический термин: Shoot The Dummy11) Статистика: стандартное отклонение12) Страхование: short-term disability insurance13) Грубое выражение: Sexy Train Driver14) Телекоммуникации: Secondary Telecom District, Standard Trunk Dial, Subscriber Trunk Dialling, Secondary Transmitted Data (EIA-232)15) Сокращение: Sacrae Theologiae Doctor (doctor of sacred theology), Sao Tome Dobra, Systems Technology Demonstration, subscriber trunk dialing, Subscriber Trunk Dialing (British, and elsewhere; equiv. DDD in USA), Sexually Transmitted Disease (replaces VD), System Task Directory16) Физиология: Sexual Tension Disorder, Skin Test Dose, Small Testicle Disorder, Standing Tremor Disorder17) Вычислительная техника: Secondary Transmitted Data, Subscriber Trunk Dialing (British, and elsewhere, standards, state transition diagram, superconductive tunneling device, Suspend To Disk (BIOS, ACPI), Sacrae Theologiae Doctor (doctor of sacred theology), SeT Direction (flag, Assembler)18) Нефть: WT standard weight, отдел испытаний систем (system testing department), стандарт (standard)19) Иммунология: Sterilized Testing Developer20) Токсикология: severely toxic dose21) Рыбоводство: ГТЭ, глубина, температура и электропроводимость воды22) Транспорт: Severe Tire Damage23) Экология: salinity, temperature, depth24) СМИ: Selling The Drama25) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: standard strength, standard wall thickness26) Образование: Sexually Transmitted Disease27) Программирование: Set Direction Flag, документация по тестированию программного обеспечения (см. software test documentation)28) Контроль качества: standart29) Океанография: Salinity, Temperature, and Depth30) Безопасность: Security Tools Distribution31) Расширение файла: State Transition Diagram graphics file32) Гостиничное дело: стандартный номер33) Имена и фамилии: Simon Tissot Dupont34) Должность: Sacrae Theologiae Doctor, Saves The Day35) Чат: Some Thing Duh36) NYSE. Banco Santander Cent Hispano37) Аэропорты: Santo Domingo, Venezuela38) НАСА: Standard Transmission Difficulties39) Программное обеспечение: Simple To Design -
86 StD
1) Общая лексика: equiv. DDD in USA), hum. сокр. Skeletal Transcript Database4) Медицина: ЗППП (заболевания, передающиеся половым путем), (sexually transmitted disease) болезнь, передающаяся половымпутём, (sexually transmitted disease) венерическая болезнь, (sexually transmitted disease) венерические болезни, ИППП, (sexually transmitted disease) болезнь, передающаяся половым путем/венерическое заболевание, БППП
5) Американизм: Short Term Disability6) Военный термин: SIGINT Technical Data, Services Telephone Directory, Software Test Description, Synthetic Training Devices, science and technology division, sea transport division, standard test dose7) Техника: salinity, temperature, density recorder, semiconductor on thermoplastic on dielectric bonding, space target designation, spectral theory of diffraction, standing, state-transition diagram, system test division8) Шутливое выражение: Sam The Devil, Snails Taste Delicious9) Религия: Scriptures Temple Dating, Someone Truly Divine10) Юридический термин: Shoot The Dummy11) Статистика: стандартное отклонение12) Страхование: short-term disability insurance13) Грубое выражение: Sexy Train Driver14) Телекоммуникации: Secondary Telecom District, Standard Trunk Dial, Subscriber Trunk Dialling, Secondary Transmitted Data (EIA-232)15) Сокращение: Sacrae Theologiae Doctor (doctor of sacred theology), Sao Tome Dobra, Systems Technology Demonstration, subscriber trunk dialing, Subscriber Trunk Dialing (British, and elsewhere; equiv. DDD in USA), Sexually Transmitted Disease (replaces VD), System Task Directory16) Физиология: Sexual Tension Disorder, Skin Test Dose, Small Testicle Disorder, Standing Tremor Disorder17) Вычислительная техника: Secondary Transmitted Data, Subscriber Trunk Dialing (British, and elsewhere, standards, state transition diagram, superconductive tunneling device, Suspend To Disk (BIOS, ACPI), Sacrae Theologiae Doctor (doctor of sacred theology), SeT Direction (flag, Assembler)18) Нефть: WT standard weight, отдел испытаний систем (system testing department), стандарт (standard)19) Иммунология: Sterilized Testing Developer20) Токсикология: severely toxic dose21) Рыбоводство: ГТЭ, глубина, температура и электропроводимость воды22) Транспорт: Severe Tire Damage23) Экология: salinity, temperature, depth24) СМИ: Selling The Drama25) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: standard strength, standard wall thickness26) Образование: Sexually Transmitted Disease27) Программирование: Set Direction Flag, документация по тестированию программного обеспечения (см. software test documentation)28) Контроль качества: standart29) Океанография: Salinity, Temperature, and Depth30) Безопасность: Security Tools Distribution31) Расширение файла: State Transition Diagram graphics file32) Гостиничное дело: стандартный номер33) Имена и фамилии: Simon Tissot Dupont34) Должность: Sacrae Theologiae Doctor, Saves The Day35) Чат: Some Thing Duh36) NYSE. Banco Santander Cent Hispano37) Аэропорты: Santo Domingo, Venezuela38) НАСА: Standard Transmission Difficulties39) Программное обеспечение: Simple To Design -
87 Std
1) Общая лексика: equiv. DDD in USA), hum. сокр. Skeletal Transcript Database4) Медицина: ЗППП (заболевания, передающиеся половым путем), (sexually transmitted disease) болезнь, передающаяся половымпутём, (sexually transmitted disease) венерическая болезнь, (sexually transmitted disease) венерические болезни, ИППП, (sexually transmitted disease) болезнь, передающаяся половым путем/венерическое заболевание, БППП
5) Американизм: Short Term Disability6) Военный термин: SIGINT Technical Data, Services Telephone Directory, Software Test Description, Synthetic Training Devices, science and technology division, sea transport division, standard test dose7) Техника: salinity, temperature, density recorder, semiconductor on thermoplastic on dielectric bonding, space target designation, spectral theory of diffraction, standing, state-transition diagram, system test division8) Шутливое выражение: Sam The Devil, Snails Taste Delicious9) Религия: Scriptures Temple Dating, Someone Truly Divine10) Юридический термин: Shoot The Dummy11) Статистика: стандартное отклонение12) Страхование: short-term disability insurance13) Грубое выражение: Sexy Train Driver14) Телекоммуникации: Secondary Telecom District, Standard Trunk Dial, Subscriber Trunk Dialling, Secondary Transmitted Data (EIA-232)15) Сокращение: Sacrae Theologiae Doctor (doctor of sacred theology), Sao Tome Dobra, Systems Technology Demonstration, subscriber trunk dialing, Subscriber Trunk Dialing (British, and elsewhere; equiv. DDD in USA), Sexually Transmitted Disease (replaces VD), System Task Directory16) Физиология: Sexual Tension Disorder, Skin Test Dose, Small Testicle Disorder, Standing Tremor Disorder17) Вычислительная техника: Secondary Transmitted Data, Subscriber Trunk Dialing (British, and elsewhere, standards, state transition diagram, superconductive tunneling device, Suspend To Disk (BIOS, ACPI), Sacrae Theologiae Doctor (doctor of sacred theology), SeT Direction (flag, Assembler)18) Нефть: WT standard weight, отдел испытаний систем (system testing department), стандарт (standard)19) Иммунология: Sterilized Testing Developer20) Токсикология: severely toxic dose21) Рыбоводство: ГТЭ, глубина, температура и электропроводимость воды22) Транспорт: Severe Tire Damage23) Экология: salinity, temperature, depth24) СМИ: Selling The Drama25) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: standard strength, standard wall thickness26) Образование: Sexually Transmitted Disease27) Программирование: Set Direction Flag, документация по тестированию программного обеспечения (см. software test documentation)28) Контроль качества: standart29) Океанография: Salinity, Temperature, and Depth30) Безопасность: Security Tools Distribution31) Расширение файла: State Transition Diagram graphics file32) Гостиничное дело: стандартный номер33) Имена и фамилии: Simon Tissot Dupont34) Должность: Sacrae Theologiae Doctor, Saves The Day35) Чат: Some Thing Duh36) NYSE. Banco Santander Cent Hispano37) Аэропорты: Santo Domingo, Venezuela38) НАСА: Standard Transmission Difficulties39) Программное обеспечение: Simple To Design -
88 std
1) Общая лексика: equiv. DDD in USA), hum. сокр. Skeletal Transcript Database4) Медицина: ЗППП (заболевания, передающиеся половым путем), (sexually transmitted disease) болезнь, передающаяся половымпутём, (sexually transmitted disease) венерическая болезнь, (sexually transmitted disease) венерические болезни, ИППП, (sexually transmitted disease) болезнь, передающаяся половым путем/венерическое заболевание, БППП
5) Американизм: Short Term Disability6) Военный термин: SIGINT Technical Data, Services Telephone Directory, Software Test Description, Synthetic Training Devices, science and technology division, sea transport division, standard test dose7) Техника: salinity, temperature, density recorder, semiconductor on thermoplastic on dielectric bonding, space target designation, spectral theory of diffraction, standing, state-transition diagram, system test division8) Шутливое выражение: Sam The Devil, Snails Taste Delicious9) Религия: Scriptures Temple Dating, Someone Truly Divine10) Юридический термин: Shoot The Dummy11) Статистика: стандартное отклонение12) Страхование: short-term disability insurance13) Грубое выражение: Sexy Train Driver14) Телекоммуникации: Secondary Telecom District, Standard Trunk Dial, Subscriber Trunk Dialling, Secondary Transmitted Data (EIA-232)15) Сокращение: Sacrae Theologiae Doctor (doctor of sacred theology), Sao Tome Dobra, Systems Technology Demonstration, subscriber trunk dialing, Subscriber Trunk Dialing (British, and elsewhere; equiv. DDD in USA), Sexually Transmitted Disease (replaces VD), System Task Directory16) Физиология: Sexual Tension Disorder, Skin Test Dose, Small Testicle Disorder, Standing Tremor Disorder17) Вычислительная техника: Secondary Transmitted Data, Subscriber Trunk Dialing (British, and elsewhere, standards, state transition diagram, superconductive tunneling device, Suspend To Disk (BIOS, ACPI), Sacrae Theologiae Doctor (doctor of sacred theology), SeT Direction (flag, Assembler)18) Нефть: WT standard weight, отдел испытаний систем (system testing department), стандарт (standard)19) Иммунология: Sterilized Testing Developer20) Токсикология: severely toxic dose21) Рыбоводство: ГТЭ, глубина, температура и электропроводимость воды22) Транспорт: Severe Tire Damage23) Экология: salinity, temperature, depth24) СМИ: Selling The Drama25) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: standard strength, standard wall thickness26) Образование: Sexually Transmitted Disease27) Программирование: Set Direction Flag, документация по тестированию программного обеспечения (см. software test documentation)28) Контроль качества: standart29) Океанография: Salinity, Temperature, and Depth30) Безопасность: Security Tools Distribution31) Расширение файла: State Transition Diagram graphics file32) Гостиничное дело: стандартный номер33) Имена и фамилии: Simon Tissot Dupont34) Должность: Sacrae Theologiae Doctor, Saves The Day35) Чат: Some Thing Duh36) NYSE. Banco Santander Cent Hispano37) Аэропорты: Santo Domingo, Venezuela38) НАСА: Standard Transmission Difficulties39) Программное обеспечение: Simple To Design -
89 surpass
(to be, or do, better, or more than.) prekašati* * *[sə:pá:s]transitive verbprekašati, prekositi, nadkriliti, presegati, biti nad (kom, čem)misery that surpasses description — beda, ki se ne da popisati -
90 beyond
§ იმ მხარეზე; ზევით, იქით; It is beyond me - ეს ჩემს ძალღონეს არემატება§1 გაღმა, გადაღმა, იქითbeyond the river / forest მდინარის გაღმა // ტყის იქით2 გარეშეbeyond doubt / control ეჭვის // კონტროლის გარეშე3 -უ-4 გარდაit passes belief / it is beyond belief დაუჯერებელია, წარმოუდგენელიაhe lives beyond his means უფრო მეტს ხარჯავს, ვიდრე ჯიბე უფლებას აძლევსour success was beyond all our hopes ჩვენმა წარმატებამ ყველა ჩვენს იმედს გადააჭარბაdon't stay out beyond eleven შინ დროზე მოდი, თერთმეტს არ გადააცილოshe is beautiful beyond comparison სილამაზეში ბადალი არ ყავს / ვერავინ შეედრება სილამაზითthis problem is beyond my comprehension ეს ამოცანა ჩემთვის სრულიად გაუგებარიაto go beyond გადაცილება, გადაჭარბებაwithin / beyond the confines of sth რისამე ფარგლებში // რისამე საზღვრებს გარეთthe situation has gone beyond my control ამ სიტუაციას კონტროლს ვეღარ ვუწევout of / without / beyond doubt ეჭვს გარეშეthis noise is beyond endurance! ეს ხმაური აუტანელია / ამ ხმაურის ატანა შეუძლებელიაthere is not the slightest question as to his honesty // his honesty is beyond question მისი პატიოსნება ეჭვგარეშეაit is beyond my understanding ამას ჩემი გონება ვერ სწვდება/ეს ჩემს გაგებას აღემატებაhe was transformed beyond recognition ისე შეიცვალა, რომ ვეღარ იცნობhe can't see beyond the end of his nose თავის ცხვირის იქეთ ვერაფერს ვერ ხედავსbeyond / out of reach (ნიშნავს მიუწვდომელ ადგილას ყოფნას)●●beyond recall სამუდამოდshe has changed beyond recognition ისე შეიცვალა, რომ ძნელი საცნობი გახდა●●beyond reproach უმწიკვლო -
91 adequate *** ad·equate adj
['ædɪkwɪt](amount, supply)adequate (for/to do sth) — sufficiente (a/per fare qc), (reward, description, explanation)
adequate (for) — adeguato (-a) (a), (tool)
adequate (to) — adatto (-a) (a), (essay, performance) passabile, (person) all'altezza
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92 launch into
(to begin eagerly: He launched into an enthusiastic description of the play.) lanciarsi in* * *vi + adv(speech, task) lanciarsi in -
93 thorough
adjective1) gründlich; durchgreifend [Reform]; genau [Beschreibung, Anweisung]2) (downright) ausgemacht [Halunke, Nervensäge]* * *2) ((of a task etc) done with a suitably high level of care, attention to detail etc: His work is very thorough.) gründlich3) (complete; absolute: a thorough waste of time.) völlig•- academic.ru/74663/thoroughly">thoroughly- thoroughness
- thoroughfare* * *thor·ough[ˈθʌrə, AM ˈθɜ:roʊ]adj inv1. (detailed) genau, exaktyou need a \thorough training to be able to do the job Sie benötigen für diese Arbeit eine umfassende Ausbildung\thorough description eingehende Beschreibung2. (careful) sorgfältig, gründlich\thorough reform durchgreifende Reformit was a \thorough waste of time das war reine Zeitverschwendunghe behaved like a \thorough fool er benahm sich wie ein Vollidiot fam* * *['ɵʌrə]adjgründlich; knowledge also umfassend, solide; contempt also bodenlos; success voll, durchschlagend; fool, rascal ausgemachtto have/get a thorough grounding in sth — eine solide Basis in etw haben/bekommen
* * *1. allg gründlich:a) sorgfältig (Person, Test etc)b) genau, eingehend (Untersuchung etc):thorough knowledge gründliche Kenntnisse plc) durchgreifend (Reform etc)2. vollendet:a) vollkommen, perfekt, meisterhaftb) echt, durch und durch (Politiker etc)c) völlig:a thorough delight eine reine Freuded) pej ausgekocht, abgefeimt (Gauner etc)* * *adjective1) gründlich; durchgreifend [Reform]; genau [Beschreibung, Anweisung]2) (downright) ausgemacht [Halunke, Nervensäge]* * *adj.gründlich adj.sorgfältig adj.vollständig adj. -
94 check
[ʧek] 1. гл.1) = check out / up проверять, сверятьWe must check through the pages to see if any are missing. — Надо проверить, все ли страницы на месте.
The police are checking out his alibi. — Полиция проверяет его алиби.
Check the facts up before you write your report. — Проверь все факты перед тем, как писать отчёт.
We must check the book over before sending it to the printer. — Нам надо ещё раз внимательно выверить книгу, прежде чем отсылать её в типографию.
Syn:2) останавливать; препятствовать; ограничивать, сдерживать, обуздывать, регулироватьHe hastily checked the impulse. — Он быстро подавил этот порыв.
Mr. Baldwin checked the enthusiasm of his visitors. — Мистер Болдуин умерил энтузиазм своих гостей.
The multiplication of animals is checked only by want of food, and by the hostility of races. — Размножение животных сдерживается только потребностью в пище и степенью агрессивности видов.
Syn:3) отмечать галочкой, птичкойThe teacher checked the children's names off as they entered. — Учитель отмечал имена детей, когда они входили в класс.
4) соответствовать, совпадатьThe description checks with the photograph. — Описание соответствует фотографии.
5) преим. амер.; = check in сдавать (в камеру хранения, в багаж)They walked out into the club and checked their hats. — Они вошли в клуб и сдали в гардероб свои шляпы.
You can check your suitcases in at the desk. — Вы можете сдать свои чемоданы на стойке.
6) воен. делать выговорSyn:8) амер. размечать на квадраты ( землю для дальнейшего засевания)9) наносить узор, рисунок в виде клеток11) амер. выписывать чек•- check in
- check off
- check on
- check out
- check over
- check up 2. сущ.1) контроль, проверка- loyalty checkto conduct / make / run a check of / on smth. — осуществлять контроль, проводить проверку чего-л.
Syn:2) обследование, исследованиеbackground check — расследование истории вопроса, проблемы
Syn:3) критерий ( оценки и проверки)Syn:4) контрольный штемпель; отметка, галочка ( знак проверки)5) ярлык; багажная квитанцияbaggage check — амер. квитанция на получение багажа
6) номерок ( в гардеробе)7) преим. амер. счёт в ресторане8) контрамарка; корешок (билета)9) амер.; карт. фишка, марка10) амер.; = cheque11) шахм. шахThe king is in check. — Королю объявлен шах.
12) задержка; пауза, перерыв; внезапная остановкаSyn:13) преим. воен. отпор, отражение нападенияSyn:repulse 1.14) ограничение, сдерживание; контрольto hold / keep in check — держать под контролем, сдерживать
The police were trying to hold the crowd in check. — Полицейские пытались удержать толпу.
His task was to keep Jimmy in check. — Его задачей было держать Джима под контролем.
We must find ways of keeping our expenditure in check. — Мы должны найти способы сокращения расходов.
Syn:dog's-tooth check брит. / houndstooth check амер. — мелкая ломаная клетка
16) с.-х. делянка17) трещина, щель ( в дереве)Syn:18) амер.; = check-rein мартингал ( в верховой езде)••3. прил.to cash / hand / pass in one's checks — уст. умереть
1) контрольный; испытательный2) клетчатый -
95 work
1) работа; труд; действие; функционирование2) обработка3) обрабатываемая заготовка; обрабатываемая деталь; обрабатываемое изделие4) механизм5) конструкция6) мн. ч. завод; фабрика; мастерские; технические сооружения; строительные работы7) мн. ч. работающие части механизма, подвижные органы механизма8) работать; обрабатывать9) действовать, двигаться, поворачиваться ( о подвижных частях механизмов)10) коробиться•work performed with materials in a smaller quantity — работа, выполненная с недостаточным использованием материалов
work performed without the necessary diligence — работа, выполненная небрежно
work which is not in accordance with specifications — работа, не соответствующая техническим требованиям
work which is not in accordance with the requirements of the engineer — работа, не отвечающая требованиям инженера
to work down — 1) осаживать ( вниз); оседать 2) обрабатывать на меньший размер
to work in — вделывать, вмонтировать
to work into — углубляться во что-либо, уходить внутрь
to work off — 1) соскакивать, соскальзывать ( во время работы) 2) снимать (напр. стружку)
to work on — действовать на что-либо, оказывать влияние на что-либо
to work out — 1) разрабатывать (план, проект) 2) вырабатывать (что-либо) из чего-либо (напр. вытачивать, выстрагивать, выфрезеровывать) 3) выскакивать, выпадать во время работы
to work over — обрабатывать вторично, перерабатывать, подвергать переработке
to work upon — действовать на что-либо, оказывать влияние на что-либо
- work executed - work in process - work of acceleration - work of deformation - work of ideal cycle - work of resistance - work on arbour - works under way - access to works - actual progress of works - amendment of the date of completion of works - amount of the executed works - applied work - asphalt work - assessment of works - auxiliary work - bank work - bargain work - beat-cob work - betterment work - black and white work - bluff work - bonus work - bosh brick work - branch work - branched work - bright work - carpenter's work - cast steel work - cessation of works - chased work - check of works - checking of works - chequer work - chequered work - cindering work - civil works - civil and erection works - clay work - clearing work - commencement of works - completed works - completion of works - concrete work - diversion work - condensing works - construction works - consumed work - continuous execution of works - contract works - cost of works - cost of uncovering works - covered-up works - date of commencement of works - date of completion of works - day-to-day work - day wage work - dead work - defective works - delay in completion of works - delayed completion of works - demolition works - description of works - design and survey works - desilting works - diaper work of bricklaying - drainage work - dredge work - dressing works - drove work - earth works - effective work - embossed work - emergency works - engineering works - erecting works - erection works - examination of works - excavation works - execution of works - expected period of works - extension of the time for completion of works - external work - face work - fascine work - field works - finely finished work - finishing work - fitter's works - flat trellis work - float work - forming work - forthcoming works - frosted rustic work - gauge work - gauged work - geologic works - geological works - grading works - gunite work - heading work - health work - hot work - hydro-meteorologic works - hydro-meteorological works - inadequate progress of works - incomplete lattice work - indicated work - inlaid work - inspection of works - installation work - intake works - irrigation works - jack works - jobbing work - joggle work - ladder work - line work - link work - locksmith's work - machine work - main works - maintenance work - management of works - maritime works - metal work - milling work - motion work - multiple lattice work - nature of works - neat work - negative work - night work - no-load work - odd works - on the site works - order of execution of works - outlet work - outstanding works - overhead works - panel work - partially completed works - part of works - paternoster work - period of works - period of execution of works - permanent works - pilot-scale work - plane frame work - planer work - pneumatic work - port work - portion of works - pottery work - precision work - preliminary works - preparatory works - pressure cementing work - programme of works - progress of works - proper execution of works - prospecting works - public works - pump works - quantity of works - rag work - R and D work - random work - range work - reclamation work - recoverable-strain work - recuperated work - reflected work - reliability of works - relief work - remedial works - repair work - repairing work - required work - research work - resumption of works - retaining works - reticulated work - right of access to works - river training works - rustic work - safety of works - schedule of works - scope of work - shaper work - sheet metal work - shift work - smith and founder work - spillway works - starting work - step-by-step check of works - step-by-step checking of works - stick and rag work - stoppage of works - subcontract works - submarine work - substituted works - sufficiency of works - supervision for works - supervision for of works - survey work - survey and research works - suspension of works - taking over of works - task work - temporary work - test work - test-hole work - three-coat work - through-carved work - time for completion of works - timely completion of works - tool work - topiary work - topographic works - topographical works - track work - treatment works - trellis work - trench work - trestle work - turning work - uncompleted works - uncovering of works - upon completion of works - variations in works - variations of works - volume of works - wiring work - X-ray workto complete works (in the time stipulated in the contract) — завершать работы (в срок, оговорённый в контракте)
* * *1. работа2. изделие3. обработка4. возводимый объект (строительства) ( по подрядному договору); конструкция, сооружение5. работа, мощность6. pl сооружение, сооружения7. pl завод, фабрика, мастерскиеwork above ground — наземные работы ( в отличие от подземных и подводных); работы, производимые на поверхности земли
work below ground ( level) — подземные работы
work carried out on site — работы, выполненные на стройплощадке
work done in sections — работа, выполненная отдельными секциями [частями]
work in open excavations — работы в открытых выемках [горных выработках]
work in progress — (строительные) работы в стадии выполнения, выполняемые [производимые] (строительные) работы; объект в стадии строительства
work in water — работы, производимые в воде [под водой]
work near water — работы, производимые близ водоёмов или рек
- work of deformationwork on schedule — работы в процессе выполнения ( по графику); работы, предусмотренные планом [графиком]
- work of external forces
- work of internal forces
- above-ground works
- additional work
- agricultural works
- alteration work
- ashlar work
- auxiliary work
- avalanche baffle works
- axed work
- backfill work
- backing masonry work
- bag work
- bench work
- block work
- brewery works
- brick work
- broken-color work
- brush work
- building work
- building site works
- carcass work
- carpenter's work
- cement works
- chemical production works
- civil engineering work
- coast protection works
- cob work
- completed work
- complicated building work
- concrete work
- concrete block masonry work
- concrete masonry work
- constructional work
- construction work
- continuous shift work
- contract work
- coursed work
- crib work
- day work
- dead work
- defective work
- defence works
- deformation work
- demolition work
- development work
- diver's works
- diversion works
- donkey work
- drainage works
- earth work
- earth-moving work
- elastic work of a material
- electric work
- electricity production works
- emergency work
- enclosed construction works
- engineering works
- erection work
- erosion protection works
- excavation works
- experimental work
- external work
- extra work
- facing work
- factory work
- fascine work
- finishing work
- finish work
- floating construction works
- flood-control works
- flood-protection works
- floor work
- floor-and-wall tiling work
- floor covering work
- food industry production work
- foundation work
- funerary works
- further day's work
- gas works
- gauged work
- glazed work
- glazier's work
- half-plain work
- hammered work
- hand work
- handy work
- heat insulation work
- heavy work
- highly mechanized work
- hot work
- in-fill masonry work
- innovative construction work
- insulating work
- intake works
- internal work in the system
- ironmongery work
- joinery work
- land retention works
- landslide protection works
- loading works
- manual work
- marine works
- metallurgical processing works
- night work
- nonconforming work
- office work
- off-the-site work
- one-coat work
- open-air intake works
- open construction works
- ornamental works
- ornate work
- outlet works
- overhang work
- overhead work
- permanent works up to ground level
- petroleum extraction works
- piece work
- pitched work
- plaster work
- plumbing work
- power production works
- precast works
- production works
- promotion work
- protection works
- protective works
- public works
- random ashlar work
- refurbishment work
- refuse disposal works
- refuse incineration works
- regulation works
- reinforced concrete work
- research work
- reticulated work
- road transport works
- roof tiling work
- rubble ashlar masonry work
- sanitary works
- sea defence works
- sediment exclusion works
- sewage disposal works
- single construction works
- smillage-axed work
- solid plaster work
- steel construction works
- steel works
- steel plate work
- structural restoration work
- surface transport works
- temporary works
- textile work
- three-coat work
- tiling work
- training works
- transport works
- treatment works
- two-coat work
- underground work
- underwater work
- unloading works
- vermiculated work
- virtual work
- waste disposal works
- water works
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97 better
I.II.❢ When better is used as an adjective it is translated by meilleur or mieux depending on the context (see below, and note that meilleur is the comparative form of bon, mieux the comparative form of bien). The choice between meilleur and mieux in the construction to be better than depends on whether bon or bien would be used originally with the noun. Other constructions translate as follows: this is a better bag/car = ce sac/cette voiture est mieux ; it is better to do = il vaut mieux faire or il est mieux de faire. As an adverb, better can almost always be translated by mieux. For more examples and particular usages, see the entry below.A n1 (something preferable, more excellent) the better le/la meilleur/-e m/f ; much ou by far the better of the two de loin le/la meilleur/-e des deux ;2 ( more desirable state of affairs) to deserve/expect/hope for better mériter/attendre/espérer mieux ; so much the better, all the better tant mieux ; a change ou turn for the better une amélioration ; to change ou take a turn for the better s'améliorer ; the weather changed, and not for the better le temps a changé, et pas en mieux ;1 (more pleasing, satisfactory) [weather, day, news, joke, forecast, review, salary, price, range] meilleur ; [party, game, book, film, activity] mieux ; playing is better than watching jouer, c'est mieux que de regarder ; to get better s'améliorer ; the weather is no better le temps n'est pas meilleur or ne s'est pas amélioré ; things are getting better ça va mieux ; ‘good news?’-‘it couldn't be better!’ ‘bonnes nouvelles?’-‘on ne peut meilleures!’ ; to look/sound better être/sonner mieux ; to taste/smell better être/sentir meilleur, avoir un/-e meilleur/-e goût/odeur ; it would taste all the better for some salt ce serait meilleur avec du sel ; it looked all the better for it cela n'en était que mieux ; that's better! voilà qui est mieux! ;2 (well, recovered) to be better [patient, cold, headache] aller mieux ; to feel all the better for se sentir mieux après [rest, meal] ; better than I/it was mieux qu'avant ;3 ( happier) [mood] meilleur ; to feel better se sentir mieux ; I'd feel better if you did/didn't do je me sentirais mieux si tu faisais/ne faisais pas ; if it makes you feel any better ( less worried or awkward) si ça t'aide à te sentir mieux ; ( less sad) si ça peut te consoler ; to feel better about doing ( less nervous) se sentir à même de faire ; (less worried, guilty) avoir moins de scrupules à faire ;4 (of superior quality, class) [food, result, film, book, quality] meilleur ; [car, carpet, district, family] mieux ; [land, school, hotel] meilleur, mieux ; [coat, shoes, furniture] de meilleure qualité ; one of the better schools une des meilleures écoles ; he went to a better school than I did ou than me il est allé dans une école meilleure que la mienne ;5 (more virtuous, commendable) [person] mieux ; [life, influence, nature] meilleur ; to be a better man/woman than être mieux que ; you're a better man than I am! tu es mieux que moi! ; to be no better than sb ne pas être mieux que qn ; to be no better than a thief être un voleur ni plus ni moins ;6 ( more skilled) [doctor, actor, teacher] meilleur ; to be a better poet than sb être meilleur poète que qn ; to be a better swimmer than sb nager mieux que qn ; to be a better singer than dancer chanter mieux que l'on ne danse ; to be a better father than husband être meilleur père que mari ; to be better at être meilleur en [subject, sport] ; to be better at doing faire mieux ; he's no better at driving than she is ou than her il ne conduit pas mieux qu'elle ;7 (more suitable, valid, appropriate) [tune, tool, way, word, idea, example, reason, excuse, choice] meilleur ; to be better for être meilleur pour [purpose, task] ; to be better for doing être mieux pour faire ; to be better than nothing être mieux que rien ; better a part-time job than no job mieux vaut un travail à mi-temps que pas de travail ; the bigger/sooner the better le plus grand/vite possible ; the faster you work the better plus tu travailles vite, mieux ça vaudra ; the less said about that the better mieux vaut ne pas parler de ça ; who better to play the part? qui mieux pourrait jouer le rôle? ; where/how better to do…? quel meilleur endroit/moyen pour faire…? ;8 ( more beneficial) [exercise, food] meilleur ; swimming is better for you than running nager est meilleur pour la santé que courir ;9 ( more accurate) [description, recollection, view, understanding] meilleur ; in order to get a better look pour mieux voir ; to be a better likeness être plus ressemblant.1 ( more adequately or excellently) mieux ; to fit/behave better than aller/se comporter mieux que ; better made/organized than mieux fait/organisé que ; to think better of sb avoir une meilleure opinion de qn ; better behaved/educated plus sage/cultivé ; to be better tempered/mannered avoir meilleur caractère/de meilleures manières ; to do better (in career, life) réussir mieux ; (in exam, essay) faire mieux ; ( in health) aller mieux ; ‘could do better’ ‘pourrait or peut mieux faire’ ; the better to see/hear pour mieux voir/entendre ; the more she talked, the better I understood plus elle parlait, mieux je comprenais ;2 ( more advisably or appropriately) mieux ; it couldn't have been better timed ça n'aurait pu mieux tomber ; the money would be better spent on il vaudrait mieux dépenser l'argent en ; he is better left alone il vaut mieux le laisser seul ; you would be better advised to do tu serais mieux avisé de faire ; you would do better to do tu ferais mieux de faire ; you had better do, you'd better do ( advising) tu ferais mieux de faire ; ( warning) tu as intérêt à faire ; I'd better go je ferais mieux de m'en aller ; ‘will she come?’-‘she'd better! ou she better ○ !’ ‘est-ce qu'elle viendra?’-‘elle a intérêt!’ ; ‘will it be open?’-‘it had better be! ou it better had be! ou it better be ○ !’ ‘est-ce que ça sera ouvert?’-‘il y a intérêt!’ ; ‘more cake?’-‘I'd better not’ ‘encore du gâteau?’-‘non merci’ ; ‘shall I come?’-‘better not’ ‘est-ce que je viens?’-‘il vaut mieux pas’ ; better still,… ou mieux,…D vtr1 ( surpass) améliorer [score, one's performance, achievement] ; faire mieux que [rival's performance, achievement] ; to better sb's offer offrir un meilleur prix que qn ;2 ( improve) améliorer [condition, quality].for better (or) for worse gen advienne que pourra ; ( in wedding vow) pour le meilleur et pour le pire ; to get the better of [person] triompher de, vaincre [enemy, opponent, problem] ; his curiosity got the better of him sa curiosité a pris le dessus ; the problem got the better of her le problème l'a dépassée ; to go one better faire encore mieux (than que) ; to think better of it changer d'avis. -
98 Atwood, George
SUBJECT AREA: Ports and shipping[br]b. 1746 Englandd. July 1807 London, England[br]English mathematician author of a theory on ship stability.[br]Atwood was educated at Westminster School and entered Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1765 with a scholarship. He graduated with high honours (third wrangler) in 1796, and went on to become a fellow and tutor of his college. In 1776 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society. Eight years later, William Pitt the Younger (1759–1806) appointed him a senior officer of the Customs, this being a means of reimbursing him for the arduous and continuing task of calculating the national revenue. As a lecturer he was greatly renowned and his abilities as a calculator and as a musician were of a high order.In the late 1790s Atwood presented a paper to the Royal Society that showed a means of obtaining the righting lever on a ship inclined from the vertical; this was a major step forward in the study of ship stability. Among his other inventions was a machine to exhibit the accelerative force of gravity.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsFRS 1776.Further ReadingA.M.Robb, 1952, Theory of Naval Architecture, London: Charles Griffin (for a succinct description of the various factors in ship stability, and the importance of Atwood's contribution).FMW -
99 Reichenbach, Georg Friedrich von
SUBJECT AREA: Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic engineering, Photography, film and optics, Public utilities[br]b. 24 August 1772 Durlach, Baden, Germanyd. 21 May 1826 Munich, Germany[br]German engineer.[br]While he was attending the Military School at Mannheim, Reichenbach drew attention to himself due to the mathematical instruments that he had designed. On the recommendation of Count Rumford in Munich, the Bavarian government financed a two-year stay in Britain so that Reichenbach could become acquainted with modern mechanical engineering. He returned to Mannheim in 1793, and during the Napoleonic Wars he was involved in the manufacture of arms. In Munich, where he was in the service of the Bavarian state from 1796, he started producing precision instruments in his own time. His basic invention was the design of a dividing machine for circles, produced at the end of the eighteenth century. The astronomic and geodetic instruments he produced excelled all the others for their precision. His telescopes in particular, being perfect in use and of solid construction, soon brought him an international reputation. They were manufactured at the MathematicMechanical Institute, which he had jointly founded with Joseph Utzschneider and Joseph Liebherr in 1804 and which became a renowned training establishment. The glasses and lenses were produced by Joseph Fraunhofer who joined the company in 1807.In the same year he was put in charge of the technical reorganization of the salt-works at Reichenhall. After he had finished the brine-transport line from Reichenhall to Traunstein in 1810, he started on the one from Berchtesgaden to Reichenhall which was an extremely difficult task because of the mountainous area that had to be crossed. As water was the only source of energy available he decided to use water-column engines for pumping the brine in the pipes of both lines. Such devices had been in use for pumping purposes in different mining areas since the middle of the eighteenth century. Reichenbach knew about the one constructed by Joseph Karl Hell in Slovakia, which in principle had just been a simple piston-pump driven by water which did not work satisfactorily. Instead he constructed a really effective double-action water-column engine; this was a short time after Richard Trevithick had constructed a similar machine in England. For the second line he improved the system and built a single-action pump. All the parts of it were made of metal, which made them easy to produce, and the pumps proved to be extremely reliable, working for over 100 years.At the official opening of the line in 1817 the Bavarian king rewarded him generously. He remained in the state's service, becoming head of the department for roads and waterways in 1820, and he contributed to the development of Bavarian industry as well as the public infrastructure in many ways as a result of his mechanical skill and his innovative engineering mind.[br]Further ReadingBauernfeind, "Georg von Reichenbach" Allgemeine deutsche Biographie 27:656–67 (a reliable nineteenth-century account).W.Dyck, 1912, Georg v. Reichenbach, Munich.K.Matschoss, 1941, Grosse Ingenieure, Munich and Berlin, 3rd edn. 121–32 (a concise description of his achievements in the development of optical instruments and engineering).WKBiographical history of technology > Reichenbach, Georg Friedrich von
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100 Smeaton, John
SUBJECT AREA: Civil engineering, Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic engineering, Steam and internal combustion engines[br]b. 8 June 1724 Austhorpe, near Leeds, Yorkshire, Englandd. 28 October 1792 Austhorpe, near Leeds, Yorkshire, England[br]English mechanical and civil engineer.[br]As a boy, Smeaton showed mechanical ability, making for himself a number of tools and models. This practical skill was backed by a sound education, probably at Leeds Grammar School. At the age of 16 he entered his father's office; he seemed set to follow his father's profession in the law. In 1742 he went to London to continue his legal studies, but he preferred instead, with his father's reluctant permission, to set up as a scientific instrument maker and dealer and opened a shop of his own in 1748. About this time he began attending meetings of the Royal Society and presented several papers on instruments and mechanical subjects, being elected a Fellow in 1753. His interests were turning towards engineering but were informed by scientific principles grounded in careful and accurate observation.In 1755 the second Eddystone lighthouse, on a reef some 14 miles (23 km) off the English coast at Plymouth, was destroyed by fire. The President of the Royal Society was consulted as to a suitable engineer to undertake the task of constructing a new one, and he unhesitatingly suggested Smeaton. Work began in 1756 and was completed in three years to produce the first great wave-swept stone lighthouse. It was constructed of Portland stone blocks, shaped and pegged both together and to the base rock, and bonded by hydraulic cement, scientifically developed by Smeaton. It withstood the storms of the English Channel for over a century, but by 1876 erosion of the rock had weakened the structure and a replacement had to be built. The upper portion of Smeaton's lighthouse was re-erected on a suitable base on Plymouth Hoe, leaving the original base portion on the reef as a memorial to the engineer.The Eddystone lighthouse made Smeaton's reputation and from then on he was constantly in demand as a consultant in all kinds of engineering projects. He carried out a number himself, notably the 38 mile (61 km) long Forth and Clyde canal with thirty-nine locks, begun in 1768 but for financial reasons not completed until 1790. In 1774 he took charge of the Ramsgate Harbour works.On the mechanical side, Smeaton undertook a systematic study of water-and windmills, to determine the design and construction to achieve the greatest power output. This work issued forth as the paper "An experimental enquiry concerning the natural powers of water and wind to turn mills" and exerted a considerable influence on mill design during the early part of the Industrial Revolution. Between 1753 and 1790 Smeaton constructed no fewer than forty-four mills.Meanwhile, in 1756 he had returned to Austhorpe, which continued to be his home base for the rest of his life. In 1767, as a result of the disappointing performance of an engine he had been involved with at New River Head, Islington, London, Smeaton began his important study of the steam-engine. Smeaton was the first to apply scientific principles to the steam-engine and achieved the most notable improvements in its efficiency since its invention by Newcomen, until its radical overhaul by James Watt. To compare the performance of engines quantitatively, he introduced the concept of "duty", i.e. the weight of water that could be raised 1 ft (30 cm) while burning one bushel (84 lb or 38 kg) of coal. The first engine to embody his improvements was erected at Long Benton colliery in Northumberland in 1772, with a duty of 9.45 million pounds, compared to the best figure obtained previously of 7.44 million pounds. One source of heat loss he attributed to inaccurate boring of the cylinder, which he was able to improve through his close association with Carron Ironworks near Falkirk, Scotland.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsFRS 1753.Bibliography1759, "An experimental enquiry concerning the natural powers of water and wind to turn mills", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.Towards the end of his life, Smeaton intended to write accounts of his many works but only completed A Narrative of the Eddystone Lighthouse, 1791, London.Further ReadingS.Smiles, 1874, Lives of the Engineers: Smeaton and Rennie, London. A.W.Skempton, (ed.), 1981, John Smeaton FRS, London: Thomas Telford. L.T.C.Rolt and J.S.Allen, 1977, The Steam Engine of Thomas Newcomen, 2nd edn, Hartington: Moorland Publishing, esp. pp. 108–18 (gives a good description of his work on the steam-engine).LRD
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