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  • 21 practice

    ['præktis]
    1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) praktika
    2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) įprotis
    3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) pratybos, treniravimasis
    4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) praktika
    •
    - make a practice of
    - put into practice

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > practice

  • 22 practice

    n. bruk, sed; övning, träning; praktik
    --------
    v. öva; öva sig; utöva (religion eller annan tro); praktisera
    * * *
    ['præktis]
    1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) praktik, i praktiken
    2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) vana
    3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) övning, träning
    4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) praktik
    •
    - make a practice of
    - put into practice

    English-Swedish dictionary > practice

  • 23 practice

    ['præktis]
    1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) praxe
    2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) zvyk
    3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) cvik, trénink
    4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) praxe
    •
    - make a practice of
    - put into practice
    * * *
    • praxe
    • cvičení

    English-Czech dictionary > practice

  • 24 practice

    ['præktis]
    1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) prax
    2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) zvyk
    3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) cvičenie; tréning
    4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) prax
    •
    - make a practice of
    - put into practice
    * * *
    • precvicovat
    • cvicit
    • cvicenie
    • prax

    English-Slovak dictionary > practice

  • 25 practice

    ['præktis]
    1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) practică
    2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) obicei
    3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) antre­nament, exerciţiu
    4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) cabinet; clientelă
    •
    - make a practice of
    - put into practice

    English-Romanian dictionary > practice

  • 26 practice

    ['præktis]
    1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) πράξη,εφαρμογή
    2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) συνήθεια/έθιμο
    3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) εξάσκηση
    4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) άσκηση επαγγέλματος/επάγγελμα,επαγγελματική βάση
    •
    - make a practice of
    - put into practice

    English-Greek dictionary > practice

  • 27 practice

    ['præktis]
    1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) pratique
    2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) habitude
    3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) exercice, entraînement
    4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) clientèle, cabinet
    •
    - make a practice of - put into practice

    English-French dictionary > practice

  • 28 practice

    ['præktis]
    1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) prática
    2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) prática
    3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) treino, exercício
    4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) clientela, consultório
    •
    - make a practice of - put into practice

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > practice

  • 29 she's doing her practice at the piano

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > she's doing her practice at the piano

  • 30 e-tailing

    E-com
    the practice of doing business over an electronic network such as the Internet

    The ultimate business dictionary > e-tailing

  • 31 habit

    noun
    1) (set practice) Gewohnheit, die

    good/bad habit — gute/schlechte [An]gewohnheit

    the habit of smoking — das [gewohnheitsmäßige] Rauchen

    have a or the habit of doing something — die Angewohnheit haben, etwas zu tun

    out of habit, from [force of] habit — aus Gewohnheit

    be in the habit of doing something — die Gewohnheit haben, etwas zu tun

    not be in the habit of doing something — es nicht gewohnt sein, etwas zu tun

    get or fall into a or the habit of doing something — [es] sich (Dat.) angewöhnen, etwas zu tun

    get or fall into — or (coll.)

    pick up bad habits — schlechte [An]gewohnheiten annehmen

    get out of the habit of doing something — [es] sich (Dat.) abgewöhnen, etwas zu tun

    2) (coll.) (addiction) Süchtigkeit, die; [Drogen]abhängigkeit, die
    3) (dress) Habit, der od. das
    * * *
    ['hæbit]
    1) (something which a person does usually or regularly: the habit of going for a walk before bed; an irritating habit of interrupting.) die Gewohnheit
    2) (a tendency to do the same things that one has always done: I did it out of habit.) die Gewohnheit
    3) (clothes: a monk's habit.) die Kleidung
    •
    - academic.ru/33084/habitual">habitual
    - habitually
    - from force of habit
    - get someone into
    - get into
    - out of the habit of
    * * *
    hab·it
    [ˈhæbɪt]
    I. n
    1. (repeated action) Gewohnheit f
    ▪ to be in the \habit of doing sth die Angewohnheit haben, etw zu tun
    I'm really not in the \habit of looking at other people's clothes für gewöhnlich achte ich nicht auf die Kleidung anderer Leute
    on holidays I'm in the \habit of rising late im Urlaub pflege ich erst spät aufzustehen
    ▪ to do sth out of [or from] \habit etw aus Gewohnheit tun
    ▪ to have a [or the] \habit of doing sth die Angewohnheit haben, etw zu tun
    from force of \habit aus [reiner] Gewohnheit
    to do sth by sheer force of \habit etw aus reiner Gewohnheit tun
    \habit of mind Denkweise f
    a bad/good \habit eine schlechte/gute [An]gewohnheit
    to break a \habit sich dat etw abgewöhnen
    to get into/out of the \habit of sth sich dat etw angewöhnen/abgewöhnen, eine Gewohnheit annehmen/ablegen
    to make a \habit of sth etw zur Gewohnheit werden lassen, sich dat etw zur Gewohnheit machen
    don't make a \habit of smoking! fangen Sie bloß nicht das Rauchen an!
    to pick up a \habit eine Gewohnheit annehmen f
    2. ( fam: drug addiction) Sucht f, Abhängigkeit f
    to have a heroin \habit heroinsüchtig sein
    3. (special clothing) REL Habit m o nt, Ornat m; SPORT
    riding \habit Reitkleidung f
    4. PSYCH Habit nt o m
    5.
    ▶ old \habits die hard ( prov) der Mensch ist ein Gewohnheitstier prov
    II. vt ( form)
    ▪ to \habit sb jdn kleiden
    * * *
    ['hbɪt]
    n
    1) Gewohnheit f; (esp undesirable) (An)gewohnheit f

    to be in the habit of doing sth — die Angewohnheit haben, etw zu tun, etw gewöhnlich tun

    ... as was his habit —... wie es seine Gewohnheit war

    out of (sheer) habit — aus (reiner) Gewohnheit, (rein) gewohnheitsmäßig

    his life was ruled by habit — sein Leben war von seinen Gewohnheiten bestimmt

    don't make a habit of it — lassen Sie (sich dat ) das nicht zur Gewohnheit werden

    to get into/to get sb into the habit of doing sth — sich/jdm angewöhnen, etw zu tun

    to get out of/to get sb out of the habit of doing sth —

    you must get out of the habit of biting your nails — du musst dir das Nägelkauen abgewöhnen

    to have a habit of doing sth — die Angewohnheit haben, etw zu tun

    he has a strange habit of staring at you — er hat die merkwürdige Art, einen anzustarren

    history has a habit of repeating itself — es kommt oft vor, dass die Geschichte sich wiederholt

    2) (= addiction) Sucht f
    3) (= costume) Gewand nt; (esp monk's) Habit nt or m

    (riding) habit — Reitkleid nt

    * * *
    habit [ˈhæbıt] s
    1. (An)Gewohnheit f:
    habits of life Lebensgewohnheiten;
    out of ( oder by, from) habit aus Gewohnheit, gewohnheitsmäßig;
    act from force of habit der Macht der Gewohnheit nachgeben;
    be in the ( oder have a) habit of doing sth etwas zu tun pflegen; die (An)Gewohnheit haben, etwas zu tun;
    it is his habit to go for a walk after breakfast er hat die Angewohnheit, nach dem Frühstück einen Spaziergang zu machen;
    it is the habit with him es ist bei ihm so üblich;
    become a habit with sb jemandem zur Gewohnheit werden;
    break o.s. (sb) of a habit sich (jemandem) etwas abgewöhnen;
    make a habit of sth, make sth (into) a habit sich etwas zur Gewohnheit machen;
    make it a habit to do sth, make a habit of doing sth es sich zur Regel machen, etwas zu tun; → creature 1, fall into 2 b, fall out of, get into A 4, get out of A 3
    2. oft habit of mind Geistesverfassung f
    3. (besonders Drogen) Sucht f, (Zustand auch) (-)Süchtigkeit f:
    drink has become a habit with him er kommt vom Alkohol nicht mehr los
    4. PSYCH Habit n, auch m (Erlerntes, Erworbenes)
    5. BOT Habitus m, Wachstumsart f
    6. ZOOL Lebensweise f
    7. (Amts-, Berufs-, besonders Ordens) Kleidung f, Tracht f, Habit m, auch n: → riding B 1
    * * *
    noun
    1) (set practice) Gewohnheit, die

    good/bad habit — gute/schlechte [An]gewohnheit

    the habit of smoking — das [gewohnheitsmäßige] Rauchen

    have a or the habit of doing something — die Angewohnheit haben, etwas zu tun

    out of habit, from [force of] habit — aus Gewohnheit

    be in the habit of doing something — die Gewohnheit haben, etwas zu tun

    not be in the habit of doing something — es nicht gewohnt sein, etwas zu tun

    get or fall into a or the habit of doing something — [es] sich (Dat.) angewöhnen, etwas zu tun

    get or fall into — or (coll.)

    pick up bad habits — schlechte [An]gewohnheiten annehmen

    get out of the habit of doing something — [es] sich (Dat.) abgewöhnen, etwas zu tun

    2) (coll.) (addiction) Süchtigkeit, die; [Drogen]abhängigkeit, die
    3) (dress) Habit, der od. das
    * * *
    n.
    Angewohnheit f.
    Gepflogenheit f.
    Gewohnheit f.

    English-german dictionary > habit

  • 32 practise

    1. transitive verb
    1) (apply) anwenden; praktizieren
    2) (be engaged in) ausüben [Beruf, Tätigkeit, Religion]

    practise medicine — [als Arzt] praktizieren

    3) (exercise oneself in) trainieren in (+ Dat.) [Sportart]

    practise the piano/flute — Klavier/Flöte üben

    2. intransitive verb
    * * *
    ['præktis]
    1) (to do exercises to improve one's performance in a particular skill etc: She practises the piano every day; You must practise more if you want to enter the competition.) üben
    2) (to make (something) a habit: to practise self-control.) ausüben
    3) (to do or follow (a profession, usually medicine or law): He practises (law) in London.) praktizieren
    •
    - academic.ru/57278/practised">practised
    * * *
    prac·tise
    [ˈpræktɪs]
    AM prac·tice
    I. vt
    ▪ to \practise [doing] sth etw üben; (improve particular skill) an etw dat arbeiten
    to \practise one's backhand die Rückhand trainieren
    to \practise the flute/piano/violin Flöte/Klavier/Geige üben
    to \practise one's German/English Deutsch/Englisch üben
    to \practise a sonata/song eine Sonate/ein Lied proben
    2. (do regularly)
    ▪ to \practise sth etw [üblicherweise] machen [o tun], etw praktizieren
    I have started practising meditation ich habe angefangen zu meditieren
    foot-binding is no longer \practised in China in China ist es nicht mehr üblich, den Mädchen die Füße zu binden
    to \practise austerity ein einfaches Leben führen, bescheiden leben
    to \practise birth control verhüten
    to \practise black magic/sorcery/voodoo schwarze Magie/Zauberei/Voodoozauber betreiben
    to \practise cannibalism Kannibalismus praktizieren
    to \practise celibacy/monogamy/polygamy zölibatär/monogam/polygam leben
    to \practise a custom einen Brauch befolgen
    to \practise deceit [or deception] [gewohnheitsmäßig] betrügen
    to \practise discrimination diskriminieren
    to \practise a religion eine Religion ausüben
    to \practise safe sex sicheren Sex [o Safer Sex] praktizieren
    to \practise thrift sparsam leben
    3. (work in)
    ▪ to \practise sth etw praktizieren
    she \practised medicine for twenty years sie war zwanzig Jahre lang als Ärztin tätig
    to \practise dentistry als Zahnarzt/Zahnärztin praktizieren
    to \practise law als Anwalt/Anwältin praktizieren
    to \practise medicine als Arzt/Ärztin praktizieren, den Arztberuf ausüben
    4.
    ▶ to \practise what one preaches nach den Grundsätzen leben, die man anderen predigt
    ▶ to not \practise what one preaches Wasser predigen und Wein trinken prov
    II. vi
    1. (improve skill) üben; SPORT trainieren
    2. (work in a profession) praktizieren, als etw tätig sein
    he trained as a lawyer but he's no longer practising er ist Anwalt, übt seinen Beruf aber nicht mehr aus
    to \practise as a doctor praktizierender Arzt/praktizierende Ärztin sein
    to \practise as a lawyer praktizierender Anwalt/praktizierende Anwältin sein
    * * *
    (US) ['prktɪs]
    1. vt
    1) thrift, patience etc üben; self-denial, Christian charity, torture praktizieren

    to practise what one preaches (prov) — seine Lehren in die Tat umsetzen

    2) (in order to acquire skill) üben; song, chorus proben

    to practise the violin —

    to practise the high jump/one's golf swing — Hochsprung/seinen Schlag im Golf üben or trainieren

    3) (= follow, exercise) profession, religion ausüben, praktizieren

    to practise law/medicine — als Anwalt/Arzt praktizieren

    all a writer wants is peace to practise his art — alles, was ein Schriftsteller braucht, ist Ruhe, um sich seiner Kunst widmen zu können

    2. vi
    1) (in order to acquire skill) üben
    2) (lawyer, doctor etc) praktizieren
    * * *
    practise besonders Br für practice C, D
    practice [ˈpræktıs]
    A s
    1. Brauch m, Gewohnheit f, Praxis f, übliches Verfahren:
    make a practice of sth sich etwas zur Gewohnheit machen;
    don’t make a practice of it lass es nicht zur Gewohnheit werden oder einreißen;
    it is the practice es ist üblich ( to do sth etwas zu tun; for sb to do sth dass jemand etwas tut);
    it is common practice es ist allgemein üblich;
    it is not the usual practice for him to get drunk es ist bei ihm nicht üblich, dass er sich betrinkt; üblicherweise betrinkt er sich nicht
    2. a) Übung f ( auch MIL, MUS):
    practice makes perfect (Sprichwort) Übung macht den Meister;
    be in (out of) practice in (aus) der Übung sein;
    keep in practice in der Übung bleiben
    b) Motorsport etc: Training n
    3. Praxis f (Ggs Theorie):
    in practice in der Praxis;
    put in(to) practice in die Praxis oder Tat umsetzen;
    practice-orient(at)ed praxisorientiert
    4. (Arzt- etc) Praxis f:
    be in practice praktizieren, eine Praxis haben
    5. a) Handlungsweise f, Praktik f
    b) oft pl pej (unsaubere) Praktiken pl, Machenschaften pl, Schliche pl
    6. JUR Verfahren(sregeln) n(pl), formelles Recht
    7. TECH Verfahren n, Technik f:
    welding practice Schweißtechnik
    8. MATH welsche oder italienische Praktik (eine Rechnungsart)
    B adj Übungs…:
    practice alarm Probealarm m;
    practice alert MIL Übungsalarm m;
    practice ammunition Übungsmunition f;
    practice cartridge Exerzierpatrone f;
    practice flight FLUG Übungsflug m;
    practice run AUTO Trainingsfahrt f
    C v/t besonders Br practise [-tıs]
    1. üben, (gewohnheitsmäßig) tun oder (be)treiben:
    practice politeness höflich sein;
    practice what you preach tue selbst, was du predigst
    2. (als Beruf) ausüben, tätig sein als oder in (dat), ein Geschäft etc betreiben:
    practice medicine (law) als Arzt (Anwalt) praktizieren
    3. (ein)üben, sich üben in (dat), MUS etwas (auf einem Instrument) üben:
    practice dancing sich im Tanzen üben;
    practice a piece of music ein Musikstück (ein)üben
    4. jemanden üben, schulen, ausbilden
    5. verüben:
    practice a fraud on sb jemanden arglistig täuschen
    D v/i
    1. handeln, tun, verfahren
    2. praktizieren (as als Arzt, Jurist):
    practicing (bes Br practising) Catholic praktizierender Katholik
    3. (sich) üben:
    practice on the piano (sich auf dem) Klavier üben
    4. practice (up)on
    a) jemanden bearbeiten umg,
    b) jemandes Schwächen etc ausnützen, sich etwas zunutze machen, missbrauchen
    * * *
    1. transitive verb
    1) (apply) anwenden; praktizieren
    2) (be engaged in) ausüben [Beruf, Tätigkeit, Religion]

    practise medicine — [als Arzt] praktizieren

    3) (exercise oneself in) trainieren in (+ Dat.) [Sportart]

    practise the piano/flute — Klavier/Flöte üben

    2. intransitive verb
    * * *
    (US) n.
    Gepflogenheit f. (UK) v.
    ausüben v.
    betreiben v.
    praktizieren v.
    trainieren v.

    English-german dictionary > practise

  • 33 theory

    ['Ɵiəri]
    plural - theories; noun
    1) (an idea or explanation which has not yet been proved to be correct: There are many theories about the origin of life; In theory, I agree with you, but it would not work in practice.) teori
    2) (the main principles and ideas in an art, science etc as opposed to the practice of actually doing it: A musician has to study both the theory and practice of music.) teori
    •
    - theoretically
    - theorize
    - theorise
    - theorist
    * * *
    ['Ɵiəri]
    plural - theories; noun
    1) (an idea or explanation which has not yet been proved to be correct: There are many theories about the origin of life; In theory, I agree with you, but it would not work in practice.) teori
    2) (the main principles and ideas in an art, science etc as opposed to the practice of actually doing it: A musician has to study both the theory and practice of music.) teori
    •
    - theoretically
    - theorize
    - theorise
    - theorist

    English-Danish dictionary > theory

  • 34 perfect

    1. adjective
    1) (complete) vollkommen; umfassend [Kenntnisse, Wissen]
    2) (faultless) vollkommen; perfekt [Englisch, Technik, Timing]; tadellos [Zustand]; [absolut] gelungen [Aufführung]; lupenrein [Diamant]; see also academic.ru/57275/practice">practice I 1)
    3) (very satisfactory) herrlich; wunderbar
    4) (exact) perfekt; getreu [Ebenbild, Abbild]; (fully what the name implies) perfekt [Gentleman, Gastgeberin]
    5) (absolute)

    he is a perfect stranger to me — er ist mir völlig unbekannt

    he is a perfect angel (coll.) /charmer — er ist wirklich ein Engel/charmant

    I have a perfect right to stay — ich habe eindeutig od. durchaus das Recht zu bleiben

    6) (coll.): (unmitigated) absolut

    look a perfect fright/mess — wirklich zum Weglaufen/absolut verboten aussehen (ugs.)

    2. transitive verb
    vervollkommnen; perfektionieren
    * * *
    1. ['pə:fikt] adjective
    1) (without fault or flaw; excellent: a perfect day for a holiday; a perfect rose.) ideal
    2) (exact: a perfect copy.) vollkommen
    3) (very great; complete: a perfect stranger.) vollkommen
    2. [pə'fekt] verb
    (to make perfect: He went to France to perfect his French.) vervollkommnen
    - perfection
    - perfectionist
    - perfectly
    * * *
    per·fect
    I. adj
    [ˈpɜ:fɪkt, AM ˈpɜ:r-]
    1. (without fault) vollkommen, perfekt
    to have \perfect attendance nie fehlen
    \perfect calm völlige [o vollkommene] Ruhe
    \perfect circle vollkommener Kreis
    in \perfect condition im makellosen Zustand, einwandfrei
    \perfect crime perfektes Verbrechen
    \perfect gentleman vollkommener Gentleman
    \perfect happiness vollkommenes Glück
    \perfect idiot [or fool] völliger Idiot
    to be \perfect in a language eine Sprache perfekt beherrschen
    to be a \perfect match for sth/sb perfekt zu etw/jdm passen
    \perfect opportunity ideale Gelegenheit
    sb has a \perfect right to do sth es ist jds gutes Recht, etw zu tun
    \perfect silence vollkommene Stille
    \perfect stranger völlig Fremde(r) f(m)
    \perfect in every way absolut vollkommen
    to be far from \perfect alles andere als perfekt sein
    2. SCI
    \perfect plate theoretischer Boden
    \perfect shadow Kernschatten m
    II. vt
    [pəˈfekt, AM pɜ:rˈ-]
    ▪ to \perfect sth etw perfektionieren [o vervollkommnen]
    he has \perfected the art of cheating er beherrscht perfekt die Kunst des Falschspiels
    III. n
    [ˈpɜ:fɪkt, AM ˈpɜ:r-]
    no pl LING Perfekt nt
    future \perfect vollendete Zukunft
    past \perfect Plusquamperfekt nt fachspr, Vorvergangenheit f
    [present] \perfect Perfekt nt fachspr, zweite Vergangenheit
    * * *
    ['pɜːfɪkt]
    1. adj
    1) perfekt; wife, husband, teacher, host, relationship perfekt, vorbildlich; weather, day, holiday ideal, perfekt; (COMM = not damaged) einwandfrei

    to be perfect for doing sth — bestens geeignet sein, um etw zu tun

    it was the perfect moment — es war genau der richtige Augenblick

    that's the perfect hairstyle/woman for you — das ist genau die richtige Frisur/Frau für dich

    with perfect self-confidence —

    in a perfect world —

    2) (= absolute, utter) völlig; fool, nonsense völlig, ausgemacht
    3) (GRAM)

    perfect ending — Endung f im Perfekt

    4) (MUS) fourth rein; cadence authentisch → pitch
    See:
    → pitch
    2. n (GRAM)
    Perfekt nt

    in the perfect — im Perfekt [pə'fekt]

    3. vt
    vervollkommnen; technique, technology, process also perfektionieren

    to perfect the art of doing sth — die Kunst perfektionieren, etw zu tun

    * * *
    perfect [ˈpɜːfıkt; US ˈpɜr-]
    A adj (adv → perfectly)
    1. vollkommen, vollendet, fehler-, tadel-, makellos, perfekt:
    a perfect crime ein perfektes Verbrechen;
    perfect line (Skisport etc) Ideallinie f;
    perfect marriage Musterehe f;
    perfect pass SPORT Musterpass m;
    perfect pitch absolutes Gehör;
    2. perfekt (gründlich ausgebildet) (in in dat)
    3. gänzlich, vollständig, genau:
    a perfect circle ein vollkommener Kreis;
    perfect strangers wildfremde Leute;
    he’s a perfect stranger to me er ist mir völlig unbekannt
    4. umg rein, komplett (Unfug etc):
    a perfect fool ein kompletter oder ausgemachter Narr
    5. LING vollendet:
    perfect participle Partizip n Perfekt, Mittelwort n der Vergangenheit;
    6. MUS vollkommen:
    perfect cadence authentische Kadenz;
    perfect interval reines Intervall
    7. MATH ganz (Zahl)
    B s LING Perfekt n, vollendete Gegenwart: → future perfect, past A 2, present1 A 6
    C v/t [pə(r)ˈfekt]
    1. vervollkommnen, perfektionieren
    2. vervollständigen
    3. jemanden vervollkommnen:
    perfect o.s. in sich vervollkommnen in (dat)
    perf. abk
    1. perfect Perf.
    * * *
    1. adjective
    1) (complete) vollkommen; umfassend [Kenntnisse, Wissen]
    2) (faultless) vollkommen; perfekt [Englisch, Technik, Timing]; tadellos [Zustand]; [absolut] gelungen [Aufführung]; lupenrein [Diamant]; see also practice I 1)
    3) (very satisfactory) herrlich; wunderbar
    4) (exact) perfekt; getreu [Ebenbild, Abbild]; (fully what the name implies) perfekt [Gentleman, Gastgeberin]
    5) (absolute)

    he is a perfect angel (coll.) /charmer — er ist wirklich ein Engel/charmant

    I have a perfect right to stay — ich habe eindeutig od. durchaus das Recht zu bleiben

    6) (coll.): (unmitigated) absolut

    look a perfect fright/mess — wirklich zum Weglaufen/absolut verboten aussehen (ugs.)

    2. transitive verb
    vervollkommnen; perfektionieren
    * * *
    adj.
    perfekt adj.
    vollendet adj.
    vollkommen adj. v.
    perfektionieren v.
    vervollkommnen v.

    English-german dictionary > perfect

  • 35 set

    1. I
    1) the sun is setting солнце садится /заходит/
    2) his power has begun to set его могущество /власть/ слабеет; his star has set его звезда закатилась; his glory has set его слава померкла
    3) cement has set цемент схватился /затвердел/; the glue did not set клей не засох; the jelly has set желе застыло; blood (the white of the egg, etc.) set кровь и т.д. свернулась; the milk set молоко свернулось /створожилось/; all his muscles set все его мускулы напряглись; his face set его лицо-окаменело /застыло/
    4) young trees set молодые деревца принялись; the blossoms were abundant but they failed to set цветение было бурным, но плоды не завязались
    2. II
    1) set at some time the sun sets early (late, etc.) солнце заходит рано и т.д.; set in some manner the sun sets slowly солнце медленно садится
    3) set at some time the jelly hasn't set yet желе еще не застыло; set in some manner cement (mortar, glue, etc.) sets quickly цемент и т.д. быстро застывает /схватывается/; her hair sets easily ее волосы легко укладывать, у нее послушные волосы; his lips set stubbornly его губы упрямо сжались; his teeth set stubbornly он упрямо стиснул зубы
    3. III
    1) set smth. set a broken bone (dislocated joints, etc.) вправить кость и т.д.; set one's hair укладывать волосы; set the table накрывать на стол; set the stage расставлять декорации; set the scene подготовить обстановку; set the sails а) ставить паруса; б) отправляться в плавание; set a piano настраивать пианино; set a palette подготавливать палитру; set a razor править бритву; set a saw разводить пилу; set a clock (the hands of the watch, the alarm-clock) поставить часы; set the focus of a microscope настроить микроскоп; set a map ориентировать карту
    2) set smb., smth. set guards /sentries, watches/ расставлять часовых /караульных и т.п./; set the guard (the pickets) выставлять караул (пикеты)
    3) set smth. set the wedding day (the time, a date, a price, etc.) назначать день свадьбы и т.д.; set a fine устанавливать размер штрафа; set the course разработать /выработать/ курс; set standards (limits, a time-limit, boundaries, etc.) устанавливать нормы и т.д.; set requirements определять / вырабатывать/ требования; set a punishment наложить взыскание
    4) set smth. set an examination-paper (questions, problems, etc.) составлять письменную экзаменационную работу и т.д.; set a new style (a tone) задавать новый стиль (тон); set the fashion вводить моду; set a new model (a pattern) внедрять новый образец (покрой); set the расе задавать темп; set a record устанавливать рекорд; set a precedent создавать прецедент; set a good (bad) example подавать хороший (дурной) пример
    5) set smth. set a trap (a snare) поставить капкан (силки); set an ambush устроить засаду
    4. IV
    1) set smth. somewhere set the books back положить /поставить/ книги на место; set the chairs back отодвигать стулья; set back one's shoulders расправить плечи; the dog set its ears back собака прижала уши; set the clock (one's watch, the alarm, the hand of the watch, etc.) back one hour перевести часы /отвести часы/ на один час назад; set one's watch forward one hour поставить /перевести/ часы на один час вперед; set a house well (some distance /some way/, a fair distance, etc.) back from the road (from the street, etc.) построить /поставить/ дом вдали и т.д. от дороги и т.д.; set the book (one's knitting, the newspaper, etc.) aside отложить в сторону /отодвинуть/ книгу и т.A; set down one's load (one's suitcase, a box, etc.) опустить свой груз и т.д. (на землю)-, set the tray down поставить (на стол и т.я.) поднос; set the chair upright поднять стул; set smb. somewhere set the dogs apart растащить [дерущихся] собак; set the children apart отделять /изолировать/ детей
    2) set smb., smth. in some direction the current set them (the boat, the ship, etc.) northward (seawards, etc.) течением их и т.д. понесло к северу и т.д.
    5. V
    set smb. smth.
    1) set the boys (the students, the employees, etc.) a difficult job (an easy task, a difficult problem, the job of cleaning the yard, etc.) (заплавать мальчикам и т.д. трудную работу и т.д., set oneself a difficult task ставить перед бабой трудную задачу; set him a sum задавать ему арифметическую задачу; set one's son a goal поставить перед своим сыном цель
    2) set the children (the younger boys, youngsters, other people, etc.) a good example подавать детям и т.д. хороший пример; set smb. smth. to do smth. set smb. a standard /a pattern/ to follow служить для кого-л. образцом, которому надо следовать
    6. VI
    set smth., smb. in some state
    1) set the window (the door, the gates, etc.) open открывать /оставлять открытым/ окно и т.д.; set the door ajar приоткрывать дверь, оставить дверь полуоткрытой; set one's hat (one's tie, one's skirt, etc.) straight поправить шляпу и т.д., надеть шляпу и т.д. как следует; set the prisoners (the bird, etc.) free освобождать /выпускать на свободу, на волю/ узников и т.д.; set the dog loose спускать собаку (с цепи, с поводка и т.п.); a good night's rest will set you right за ночь вы отдохнете и снова будете хорошо себя чувствовать; why didn't you set the boy right? почему же вы не поправили мальчика?; I can soon set that right я могу это быстро уладить или исправить; set errors right исправлять ошибки; it would set him (myself) right in their eyes это оправдает его (меня) в их глазах; set things /matters/ straight /right/ уладить дела; set things ready приводить все в готовность; set smb.'s curiosity agog возбуждать чье-л. любопытство
    7. VII
    1) set smb. to do smth. set the men to chop wood (the men to saw wood, the boys to dig a field, the pupils to work at their algebra, the girl to shell peas, the pupils to sing, etc.) заставлять рабочих колоть дрова и т.д.; I set him to work at mowing the lawn я велел ему /дал ему задание/ постричь газон; я вменил ему в обязанность подстригать газон; whom did you set to do this? кому вы поручили это сделать?; I set myself to study the problem я решил взяться за изучение этого вопроса; he set himself to finish the job by the end of May он твердо решил /поставил себе целью/ закончить работу к концу мая
    2) set smth. to do smth. set a machine (a device, a mechanism, etc.) to work приводить в действие /завалять. запускать/ машину и т.д.; set the alarm clock to wake us at seven заводить будильник, чтобы он поднял нас в семь часов, поставить будильник на семь часов
    3) set smth. to do smth. set a pattern to be followed подавать пример; создавать пример для подражания
    8. VIII
    set smb., smth. doing smth. set everybody (the company, people, me, etc.) thinking (singing, running, etc.) заставить всех и т.д. (при)задуматься и т.д.; set smb. talking а) заставить кого-л. говорить, разговорить кого-л.; I set him talking about the new invention (about the discovery, about marriage, etc.) я навел его на разговор о новом изобретении и т.д.; б) дать кому-л. пищу для разговоров; this incident set people talking этот случай /инцидент/ вызвал всякие пересуды; my jokes set the whole table (the company, the audience, the boys, etc.) laughing мой шутки смешили всех за столом и т.д.; set them wondering вызвать у них удивление; the smoke set her coughing от дыма она закашлялась; who has set the dog barking? кто там прошел?, почему лает собака?; set tongues wagging вызывать толки /пересуды/, давать пищу для сплетен; the news set my heart beating эта новость заставила мое сердце забиться; it's time we set the machinery (the machine, the engine, etc.) going пора запустить механизм и т.д. /привести механизм и т.д. в действие/; when anybody entered the device set the bell ringing когда кто-нибудь входил, срабатывало устройство и звонок начинал звонить; а strong wind set the bells ringing от сильного ветра колокола зазвонили; set a top spinning запускать волчок; а false step will set stones rolling один неверный шаг set и камни покатятся вниз; set a plan going начать осуществление плана; we must set things going надо начинать действовать
    9. XI
    1) be set in (near, round, on, etc.) smth. her house is set well back in the garden (near the road, some way back from the street, on a hill, etc.) ее дом стоит а глубине сада и т.д.; а town (a country-seat, a village, etc.) is set in a woodland (on an island, north of /from/ London, etc.) город и т.д. расположен в лесистой местности и т.д.; а boundary stone is set between two fields поля разделяет межевой камень; а balcony is set round the house вокруг дома идет балкон; the second act (the scene, the play, etc.) is set in ancient Rome (in a street, in Paris, etc.) действие второго акта и т.д. происходит в древнем Риме и т.д.; а screen is set in a wall экран вделан /вмонтирован/ в стену; there was a little door set in a wall в стене была маленькая дверка; а ruby (a diamond, etc.) was set in a buckle (in a gold ring, in an earring, etc.) в пряжку и т.д. был вделан /вставлен/ рубин и т.д.; а ruby is set in gold рубин в золотой оправе /оправлен золотом/; his blue eyes are set deep in a white face на его бледном лице глубоко посажены голубые глаза; the young plants should be set at intervals of six inches эти молодые растения надо сажать на расстоянии шести дюймов [друг от друга]; be set with smth. the coast is set with modem resorts на побережье раскинулось множество современных курортов; the tops of the wall were set with broken glass верхний край стены был утыкан битым стеклом; the room is set with tables and chairs комната заставлена столами и стульями; tables were set with little sprays of blue flowers столы были украшены маленькими букетиками синих цветов: the field was set with daisies поле было усеяно маргаритками; the sky was set with stars небо было усыпано звездами; а bracelet (a ring, a crown, a sword-handle, a valuable ornament, etc.) was set with diamonds (with jewels, with gems, with rubies, with pearls, with precious stones, etc.) браслет и т.д. был украшен /усыпан/ бриллиантами и т.д.; а gold ring set with two fine pearls золотое кольцо с двумя большими жемчужинами
    3) be set on smth., smb. he (his mind, his heart) was set on it ему этого очень хотелось; his heart was set on her a) он любил лишь ее; б) все его помыслы были связаны с ней; be set on doing smth. be set on going to the stage (on coming here again, etc.) твердо решить пойти на сцену и т.д.; be set on going to the sea окончательно решить стать моряком; be set on having a motor bike (on winning, on finding him, etc.) поставить своей целью приобрести мотоцикл и т.д.; be set against smth.,smb. he is set against all reforms (against having electric light in the house, against this marriage, against the trip, etc.) он решительно [настроен] против всяких реформ и т.д.; he is set against her он и слышать о ней не хочет; be set against doing smth. he was violently set against meeting her он упорно отказывался встретиться /от встречи/ с ней /противился встрече с ней/
    4) be set on by smb. she was set on by robbers (by a lot of roughs in the dark, by a dog, etc.) на нее напали грабители и т.д.
    5) be set the table is set стол накрыт; the sails are set паруса подняты; be set for smb., smth. the table is set for six стол накрыт на шесть человек /персон/; the table is set for dinner (for lunch, etc.) стол накрыт к обеду и т.д.; be set in some state slaves (prisoners, hostages, etc.) were set free /at liberty/ рабы и т.д. были освобождены /отпущены на волю/; this must be set in order a) это надо привести в порядок; б) это надо разместить /разложить/ по порядку; the motor was set in motion включили мотор
    6) be set at some time the mortar is already set цемент уже схватился /затвердел/; the jelly is not set yet желе еще не застыло; has the type for the book been set yet? эту книгу уже набрали?; it was all set now теперь все было готово /подготовлено/; be set in some manner his lips (his jaws, his teeth) were firmly set in an effort to control himself он плотно сжал губы (челюсти, зубы), пытаясь овладеть собой; his mind and character are completely set он вполне сформировался /сложился/ как личность; be set to do smth. be set to go there быть готовым пойти туда; two pumps (machines, wheels, etc.) were set to work два насоса и т.д. были включены /приведены в действие/; be set for smth. be set for the talk (for the meeting, for the game, for the journey, etc.) быть готовым к разговору и т.д.; the scene is set for the tragedy (for the drama, for the climax, etc.) события (в книге, в пьесе и т.п.) подводят /подготавливают/ (читателя, зрителя и т.п.) к трагедии и т.д.; he was all set for a brilliant career у него были все задатки для блестящей карьеры
    7) be set over smb. he was set over people ему была дана власть над людьми; he was set over his rivals его ставили выше его соперников
    8) be set against smth. one's expenses must be set against the amount received расходы следует соразмерить с доходами; the advantages must be set against the disadvantages надо учесть все плюсы и минусы; against these gains must be set the loss of prestige оценивая эти выгоды, нельзя забывать об ущербе в связи с потерей престижа; it's no good when theory is set against practice плохо, когда теорию противопоставляют практике; when one language is set against another... когда один язык сравнивают /сопоставляют/ с другим...
    9) be set for some time the examination (the voting, his departure, etc.) is set for today (for May 2, etc.) экзамен и т.д. назначен на сегодня и т.д., the party is all set for Monday at my place решено вечеринку провести в понедельник у меня; the time and date of the meeting have not yet been set дата и время собрания еще не установлены; be set by smth., smb. rules (standards, terms, fees, etc.) are set by a committee (by the law, by the headmaster, etc.) правила и т.д. устанавливаются комиссией и т.д.
    10) be set the list of questions is set список вопросов /вопросник/ составлен; be set for smth. what subjects have been set for the examination next year? какие предметы включены в экзамен на будущий год? || be set to music быть положенным на музыку
    11) be set in smth. the editorial was set in boldface type передовая была набрана жирным шрифтом
    10. XII
    have smth. set we have everything set у нас все готово /подготовлено/; the ship has her sails set корабль поднял паруса; have a place set for a guest поставить прибор для гостя
    11. XIII
    set to do smth. set to dig the garden (to write letters, etc.) начать вскапывать сад и т.д.; the engineers set to repair the bridge инженеры приступили к ремонту моста
    12. XVI
    1) set behind (in, on, etc.) smth. the sun sets behind the western range of mountains солнце садится за горной грядой на западе; the sun sets in the sea солнце садится в море; the sun never sets on our country над нашей страной никогда не заходит солнце; set at (in) smth. the sun sets at five o'clock (in the evening, etc.) солнце заходит в пять часов и т.д.
    2) set against (to, from, etc.) smth. set against the wind (against the current) двигаться, направляться (идти, плыть и т.п.) против ветра (против течения); set against the tide идти против прилива; the wind sets from the south (from the west, from the north-east, etc.) ветер дует с юга и т.д.: the current sets to the west (to the south, through the channel, through the straits, etc.) течение идет на запад и т.д.; the tide has set in his favour ему начинает везти
    3) set against (with) smth., smb. public opinion is setting against this proposal (against this plan, against his visit, against him, etc.) общественное мнение складывается не в пользу этого предложения и т.д.; circumstances were setting with our plan (with him, etc.) обстоятельства складывались благоприятно для осуществления нашего плана и т.д.
    4) set about (upon, on, to) smth. set about the study of mineralogy (about the composition, about it, about one's washing, about one's work, etc.) приниматься /браться/ за изучение минералогии и т.д.; I don't know how to set about this job не знаю, как приступить /как подступиться/ к этой работе; they set upon the task unwillingly они неохотно взялись за выполнение этой задачи; set to work in earnest, set seriously to work серьезно браться за работу; set to work on the problem приняться за работу над этой проблемой; set to work on one's studies начать заниматься, приняться за учение
    5) set up (on) smb. set upon the enemy атаковать противника; а gang of ruffians set on him на него напала шайка хулиганов; they set upon him with blows они набросились на него с кулаками; they set upon us with arguments они обрушились на нас со своими доводами; set about /at/ smb. coll. set about the boys (about the stranger, about the supporters of the other team, at the bully, etc.) набрасываться /налетать, наскакивать/ на мальчишек и т.д.; they set about each other at once они сразу же сцепились друг с другом /начали колошматить друг друга/; I'd set about you myself if I could я бы сам отколотил тебя, если бы мог; I'd set about him with a stick (with the butt of the spade, etc.) if we have any trouble если что [не так], я стукну его палкой и т.д.
    6) set in smth. cement soon sets in dry weather (in the cold, in the sun, etc.) в сухую погоду /когда сухо,/ и т.д. цемент быстро затвердевает /застывает/
    13. XVII
    set about (to) doing smth. set about getting dinner ready (about tidying up the room, about doing one's lessons, about stamp-collecting, late.) приниматься за обед /за приготовление обеда/ и т.д.; I must. set about my packing мне надо [начать] укладываться; he asked me how lie should set about learning German он спросил меня, с чего ему начать изучение немецкого языка; set to arguing (to fighting, to quarrelling. etc.) начинать /приниматься/ спорить и т.д.; they set to packing они стали упаковываться
    14. XXI1
    1) set smth., smb. on (at, against, in, before, for, etc.) smth., smb. set dishes (a lamp, one's glass, etc.) on the table поставить тарелки и т.д. на стол; set a place for the guest поставить прибор для гостя; set food and drink (wine and nuts, meat, a dish, etc.) before guests (before travellers, etc.) поставить еду и напитки и т.д. перед гостями и т.д.; set a table by the window (an armchair before a desk, a floor-lamp beside an armchair, etc.) поставить стол у окна и т.д.; set chairs around (at) a table расставлять стулья вокруг (у) стола; set a ladder (a bicycle, a stick, etc.) against a wall прислонить /приставить/ лестницу и т.д. к стене; set one's hand on smb.'s shoulder положить руку кому-л. на плечо; set a hand against the door опереться рукой о дверь; set smb. on his feet поставить кого-л. на ноги
    2) set smth., smb. in (by, on, upon, etc.) smth. set things in their place again вернуть /положить/ вещи на место; set flowers in the water (in a vase, etc.) поставить цветы в воду и т.д.; set glass in a window вставлять стекло в окно; set lamps in 'walls вделывать светильники в стены; set one's foot in the stirrup вставить ногу в стремя; set the stake in the ground вкопать столб в землю; set a pearl (a jewel, a diamond, etc.) in gold оправлять жемчужину и т.д. в золото; set smb. by the fire усадить кого-л. у огня: set a child in a high chair посадить ребенка ка высокий стул; set smb. in the dock посадить кого-л. на скамью подсудимых; set a wheel on an axle насадить колесо на ось: set a hen on eggs, set eggs under a hen посадить курицу на яйца; set a boy on horseback подсадить мальчика на лошадь; set smb. on the pedestal поставить /возвести/ кого-л. на пьедестал; set troops on shore высадить войска [на берег]; set one's foot oil a step поставить ногу на ступеньку; set foot on shore ступить на берег; I'll never set foot on your threshold я никогда не переступлю порог вашего дома; set a crown on his head возложить на него корону; set a king on the throne посадить короля на трон; set a kiss upon smb.'s hand приложиться к чьей-л. руке; set smth. with smth. set the top of the wall with broken glass утыкать верхнюю часть стены битым стеклом; set this bed with tulips (with geraniums, etc.) засадить эту клумбу тюльпанами и т.д. || set eyes on smb., smth. увидеть кого-л что-л., I never set eyes on him before today до сегодняшнего дня я его в глаза не видел; that child wants everything he sets his eyes on этому ребенку вынь, да положь все, что он видит
    3) set smth. to smth. set a glass (a trumpet, etc.) to one's lips, set one's lips to a glass (to a trumpet, etc.) подносить стакан и т.д. к губам /ко рту/; set a match (a lighter) to a cigarette (to old papers, to a fire, etc.) подносить спичку (зажигалку) к сигарете и т.д.; set one's shoulder to the door налечь плечом на дверь; set spurs to a horse пришпорить лошадь
    4) set smb. across smth. set him across the river переправлять его через реку /на другой берег/; set a child across the street перевести ребенка на другую сторону улицы /через улицу/; set smth. by smth. set a ship by the compass вести корабль по компасу; set smth. against (to ward(s), to) smth. set the boat against the wind (against the current) направлять лодку против ветра и т.д.; set one's course to the south направляться на юг; set one's face toward the east (toward home, towards the sun, etc.) повернуться лицом к востоку и т.д.; set smb. after (at, on, etc.) smb., smth. set the police (detectives, etc.) after /on the track of/ the criminal (on her, after the spies, etc.) направлять полицию и т.д. по следу преступника и т.д.; set the boys on the wrong (right) track направлять мальчишек по ложному (по правильному) следу; set a dog at a hare (at a fox, at a bull, at his heels, etc.) пустить собаку по следу зайца и т.д.; set dogs on a stranger (on a trespasser, on thieves, etc.) спустить собак на незнакомца и т.д. || set sail for India отплывать /направляться/ в Индию
    5) set smb. against (on, to, etc.) smb., smth. set people against each other (a friend against another, everyone against him, etc.) настраивать людей друг против друга и т.д.; he is trying to set you against me он старается восстановить вас против меня; set oneself against the proposal (against the scheme, against the decision, against his nomination, against him, etc.) был настроенным /выступать/ против этого предложения и т.д.; set the crowd on acts of violence (the crew to mutiny, soldiers to violence, people to robbery, etc.) подстрекать толпу на совершение актов насилия /к насилию/ и т.д.; set smth. against smth. set one thing against another противопоставлять одно другому; set one language against another сопоставлять /сравнивать/ один язык с другим; set smth. on smth. set one's heart /one's mind/ on the trip твердо настроиться на эту поездку; set one's heart on a new dress (on a new car, etc.) жаждать /очень хотеть/ купить новое платье и т.д.; he set his thoughts on the plan все его помыслы направлены на осуществление этого плана || set him at odds with his friends рассорить его с друзьями
    6) set smb., smth. to smth. set the class (the boys, him, etc.) to work (to a task, to sums, to dictation, etc.) засадить класс и т.д. за работу и т.д.; set one's mind /one's wits/ to a question (to a task, to a job, etc.) сосредоточиться на каком-л. вопросе и т.д.; you won't find the work difficult if only you set your mind to it если вы серьезно возьметесь за дело, работа не покажется вам трудной; set one's hand to the work (to the task, to the plough, etc.) взяться за работу и т.д.; he set himself resolutely to the task он решительно взялся за выполнение задачи; set а реп to' paper начать писать, взяться за перо; set smth. before smb. set a task (an object) before him поставить перед ним задачу
    7) set smth., smb. т (on, at, to) smth. set one's affairs (one's papers, one's house, a room, etc.) in order /to rights/ приводить свои дела и т.д. в порядок; set a machine in motion запустить машину; set the project in motion начинать работу над объектом; set the machinery of the government in motion приводить государственную машину в движение; set a chain reaction in motion вызвать цепную реакцию; his jokes set the audience (the table, the whole room, etc.) in a roar от его шуток вся аудитория и т.д. покатывалась со смеху; set smb. on his guard настораживать кого-л.; set smb. (smb.'s guests, the boy, smb.'s mind, etc.) at ease успокаивать кого-л. и т.д.; he set the girl at ease с ним девушке стало легко /девушка почувствовала себя свободно/; а host should try and set his guests at ease хозяин должен стараться, чтобы его гости чувствовали себя свободно /как дома/: now you may set your mind at ease теперь вы можете перестать волноваться /не волноваться/; set a question (the affair, the matter, etc.) at rest разрешить /урегулировать/ вопрос и т.д.; that sets all my doubts at rest это рассеивает все мои сомнения; set prisoners at liberty освобождать заключенных
    8) set smth. for smth. set the table for dinner (for five people, for two, etc.) накрыть стол к обеду и т.д.; set the stage for the next scene in a play подготовить сцену для следующей картины [в пьесе]; set the scene for talks подготовить условия /создать благоприятную обстановку/ для переговоров; set smth. by smth. set one's watch by the radio timesignal (by the town clock, by the clock in the library, by mine, etc.) ставить /сверять/ часы по радиосигналу и т.д.; set smth. to (for, at) smth. set the clock (the hands of the clock) to the correct time (to the proper hour of the day, etc.) точно поставить часы и т.д.; set the alarm for 5 o'clock (the camera lens to infinity, a thermostat at 70°, etc.) поставить будильник на пять часов и т.д.
    9) set smb., smth. at (in, он, etc.) smth. set a guard (a sentry, etc.) at the door (at the gate, at the corner of the street, in the nearest village, on the hill, etc.) поставить сторожа /часового/ и т.д. у дверей и т.д.; set pickets around the camp выставлять дозорных вокруг лагеря
    10) set smb., smth. over (before, among, etc.) smb., smth. set him over others (a supervisor over the new workers, etc.) назначать его начальником над остальными и т.д.; set Vergil before Homer отдавать предпочтение Вергилию перед Гомером, ставить Вергилия выше Гомера; set the author among the greatest writers of today (the painter among the best artists of the world, the team among the strongest teams of Europe, etc.) считать автора одним из крупнейших писателей современности и т.д.; set duty before pleasure ставить долг выше удовольствий /на первое место/; set honesty above everything (diamonds above rubies, etc.) ценить честность превыше всего и т.д., his intelligence (his talent, his character, etc.) sets him apart from others (from ordinary people, from the normal run of people, etc.) его ум и т.д. выделяют его среди других и т.д.; her bright red hair sets her apart from her sisters из всех сестер у нее одной были ярко-рыжие волосы
    11) set smth. at smth. set the price (the value of the canvas, etc.) at t 1000 оценить / назначить, определить цену/ и т.д. в тысячу фунтов; set bail at i 500 установить сумму залога в пятьсот фунтов; set neatness at a high value очень ценить аккуратность, придавать большое значение опрятности; set smth. for smth. set a time for a meeting назначать время собрания; set the rules for a contest вырабатывать правила состязания; set the lesson for tomorrow задавать урок на завтра; set smth. to /for /smth. set limits to smb.'s power (to his extravagance, to his demands, etc.) ограничивать чью-л. власть и т.д., устанавливать предел чьей-л. власти и т.д.; he sets no limit to his ambition его честолюбие не знает предела; set a time-limit for examination установить продолжительность экзамена; set a time-limit for debates установить регламент для выступления в прениях; set a record for the mile устанавливать рекорд в беге на одну милю; set an end to it положить этому конец; set smth. on smth., smb. set a high value on life (on punctuality, etc.) высоко ценить жизнь и т.д.; set a punishment on smb. налагать наказание на кого-л., определять кому-л. меру наказания; set a price on smb.'s head /on smb.'s life/ назначить награду за чью-л. голову /за чью-л. жизнь/; set smth. at some time set the death of the man at midnight установить, что смерть этого человека наступила в полночь || set much store by smth. придавать большее значение чему-л.; set much store by social position (by daily exercise, by what the neighbours say, by the opinion of people like him, etc.) придавать большое значение общественному положению и т.д.
    12) set smth. for (in, to, etc.) smth. set papers for the examination составлять экзаменационные работы; set new questions (problems, etc.) in an examination подготовить новые вопросы и т.д. для экзамена; set the words (this poem, etc.) to music положить эти слова и т.д. на музыку; set new words to an old tune сочинить новые слова на старый мотив; set Othello to music а) написать музыку к "Отелло"; б) написать /сочинить/ оперу "Отелло"; set a piece of music for the violin переложить музыкальное произведение для скрипки
    13) set smth. before smb. set a plan (facts, one's theory, one's proposals, etc.) before the council (before the chief, before experts, etc.) изложить совету /представить на рассмотрение совета/ и т.д. план и т.д.
    14) set smth. to smth. set one's name /one's signature, one's hand/ to a document подписать документ; set a seal to the decree скрепить указ печатью; set smth. on smth. set a veto on smth. накладывать запрет на что-л.
    15) set smth. on (in) smth., smb. set one's life on a chance рисковать жизнью в надежде на удачу; set one's future on a chance строить планы на будущее в расчете на счастливое стечение обстоятельств; set hopes on a chance (on him, on his uncle, etc.) надеяться /возлагать надежды/ на случай и т.д.
    16) set smth. for smb. set a snare for a fox поставить капкан на лису; set poison for rats разложить отраву для крыс
    17) set smth. for smth. set milk for cheese ставить молоко на творог, створаживать молоко
    18) || set fire to a house (to a barn, etc.) поджигать дом и т.д.; set the woods (a woodpile, etc.) on fire поджигать лес и т.д.
    15. XXII
    1) set smth. on doing smth. set one's heart /one's hopes, one's mind, one's thoughts/ on becoming an engineer (on going with us, on going abroad, etc.) очень хотеть /стремиться/ стать инженером и т.д.; I set my heart on going today я решил ехать сегодня; he sets his hopes on getting on in life он очень надеется преуспеть в жизни /добиться в жизни успеха/; if he once sets his mind on doing something it takes a lot to dissuade him если он настроился на что-либо, его очень трудно отговорить
    2) set smb. to doing smth. set him to woodchopping поставить его на колку дров, заставить его колоть дрова; set her to thinking заставить ее задуматься; set a child to crying довести ребенка до слез; he set himself to amusing me он изо всех сил старался развлечь меня
    16. XXIV1
    set smth. as smth. set education (money, revenge, etc.) as one's goal /as one's aim, as one's object, as one's purpose, as one's task/ поставить себе целью получить образование в т.д.

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > set

  • 36 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

  • 37 set

    set
    A n
    1 ( collection) (of keys, spanners, screwdrivers) jeu m ; (of golf clubs, stamps, coins, chairs) série f ; ( of cutlery) service m ; ( of encyclopedias) collection f ; fig (of data, rules, instructions, tests) série f ; a set of china un service de table ; a new/clean set of clothes des vêtements neufs/propres ; they're sold in sets of 10 ils sont vendus par lots de 10 ; a set of bills Comm, Fin un jeu de connaissements ; a set of fingerprints des empreintes fpl digitales ; a set of stairs un escalier ; a set of traffic lights des feux mpl (de signalisation) ;
    2 (kit, game) a backgammon/chess set un jeu de jacquet/d'échecs ; a magic set une mallette de magie ;
    3 ( pair) a set of sheets une paire de draps ; a set of footprints l'empreinte des deux pieds ; a set of false teeth un dentier ; my top/bottom set ( of false teeth) la partie supérieure/inférieure de mon dentier ; one set of grandparents lives in Canada deux de mes grands-parents habitent au Canada ; both sets of parents agreed with us ses parents comme les miens étaient d'accord avec nous ;
    4 Sport ( in tennis) set m ; ‘set to Miss Wilson’ ‘set Mademoiselle Wilson’ ;
    5 ( television) poste m ; TV set, television set poste de télévision ;
    6 ( group) ( social) monde m ; ( sporting) milieu m ; aristocratic/literary set monde aristocratique/littéraire ; the racing/yachting set le milieu des courses/du yachting ; the smart ou fashionable set les gens à la mode ; he's not part of our set il ne fait pas partie de notre groupe ;
    7 ( scenery) Theat décor m ; Cin, TV plateau m ; on the set Cin, TV sur le plateau ;
    8 Math ensemble m ;
    9 GB Sch (class, group) groupe m ; to be in the top set for maths être dans le groupe des meilleurs en maths ;
    10 ( hair-do) mise f en plis ; to have a shampoo and set se faire faire un shampooing et une mise en plis ;
    11 Mus concert m ;
    12 ( position) ( of sails) réglage m ; you could tell by the set of his jaw that he was stubborn ça se voyait à sa tête qu'il était têtu ;
    13 ( direction) sens m ; the set of the tide/wind le sens de la marée/du vent ;
    14 ( of badger) terrier m ;
    15 Hort plante f à repiquer ;
    16 Hunt ( of hound) arrêt m.
    B adj
    1 ( fixed) ( épith) [pattern, procedure, rule, task] bien déterminé ; [time, price] fixe ; [menu] à prix fixe ; [formula] toute faite ; [idea] arrêté ; I had no set purpose in arranging the meeting je n'avais pas d'objectif précis quand j'ai organisé cette réunion ; set phrase, set expression expression f consacrée, locution f figée ; to be set in one's ideas ou opinions avoir des idées bien arrêtées ; to be set in one's ways avoir ses habitudes ; the weather is set fair le temps est au beau fixe ;
    2 ( stiff) [expression, smile] figé ;
    3 Sch, Univ ( prescribed) [book, text] au programme ; there are five set topics on the history syllabus il y a cinq sujets au programme d'histoire ;
    4 ( ready) ( jamais épith) prêt (for pour) ; to be (all) set to leave/start être prêt à partir/commencer ; they're set to win/lose tout laisse à croire qu'ils vont gagner/perdre ;
    5 ( determined) to be (dead) set against sth/doing être tout à fait contre qch/l'idée de faire ; he's really set against my resigning/marrying il est tout à fait contre ma démission/mon mariage ; to be set on sth/on doing tenir absolument à qch/à faire ;
    6 ( firm) [jam, jelly, honey] épais/épaisse, consistant ; [cement] dur ; [yoghurt] ferme.
    C vtr ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp set)
    1 (place, position) placer [chair, ornament] (on sur) ; poster [guard, sentry] ; monter, sertir [gem] (in dans) ; to set sth against a wall mettre qch contre un mur [bike, ladder] ; to set sth before sb lit placer qch devant qn [food, plate] ; fig présenter qch à qn [proposals, findings] ; to set sth in the ground enfoncer qch dans le sol [stake] ; to set sth into sth encastrer qch dans qch ; to set sth straight lit ( align) remettre qch droit [painting] ; fig ( tidy) remettre de l'ordre dans qch [papers, room] ; to set sth upright redresser qch ; a house set among the trees une maison située au milieu des arbres ; to set matters ou the record straight fig mettre les choses au point ; a necklace set with rubies un collier incrusté de rubis ; his eyes are set very close together ses yeux sont très rapprochés ;
    2 ( prepare) mettre [table] ; tendre [trap] ; set three places mets trois couverts ; to set the stage ou scene for sth fig préparer le lieu de qch [encounter, match] ; the stage is set for the final tout est prêt pour la finale ; to set one's mark ou stamp on sth laisser sa marque sur qch ;
    3 (affix, establish) fixer [date, deadline, place, price, target] ; lancer [fashion, trend] ; donner [tone] ; établir [precedent, record] ; to set a good/bad example to sb montrer le bon/mauvais exemple à qn ; to set one's sights on viser [championship, job] ;
    4 ( adjust) mettre [qch] à l'heure [clock] ; mettre [alarm clock, burglar alarm] ; programmer [timer, video] ; to set the oven to 180° mettre le four sur 180° ; to set the controls to manual passer au mode manuel ; to set the video to record the film programmer le magnétoscope pour enregistrer le film ; to set the alarm for 7 am mettre le réveil pour 7 heures ; set your watch by mine règle ta montre sur la mienne ; I set the heating to come on at 6 am j'ai réglé le chauffage pour qu'il se mette en route à six heures ; to set the counter back to zero remettre le compteur à zéro ;
    5 ( start) to set sth going mettre qch en marche [machine, motor] ; to set sb laughing/thinking faire rire/réfléchir qn ; to set sb to work doing charger qn de faire ; the noise set the dogs barking le bruit a fait aboyer les chiens ;
    6 (impose, prescribe) [teacher] donner [homework, essay] ; poser [problem] ; créer [crossword puzzle] ; to set an exam préparer les sujets d'examen ; to set a book/subject for study mettre un texte/un sujet au programme ; to set sb the task of doing charger qn de faire ;
    7 Cin, Literat, Theat, TV situer ; to set a book in 1960/New York situer un roman en 1960/à New York ; the film/novel is set in Munich/in the 1950's le film/roman se passe à Munich/dans les années 50 ;
    8 Mus to set sth to music mettre qch en musique [libretto, lyrics] ;
    9 Print composer [text, type] (in en) ;
    10 Med immobiliser, éclisser spec [bone, broken leg] ;
    11 ( style) to set sb's hair faire une mise en plis à qn ; to have one' s hair set se faire faire une mise en plis ;
    12 ( cause to harden) faire prendre [jam, concrete] ;
    13 ( esteem) to set sb above/below sb placer qn au-dessus/en dessous de qn ;
    14 GB Sch grouper [qn] par niveau [pupils].
    D vi ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp set)
    1 [sun] se coucher ;
    2 ( harden) [jam, concrete] prendre ; [glue] sécher ;
    3 Med [fracture, bone] se ressouder.
    E v refl ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp set) to set oneself sth se fixer qch [goal, target].
    to be well set-up ○ ( financially) avoir les moyens ○ ; ( physically) [woman] être bien balancé ○ ; to make a (dead) set at sb ○ GB se lancer à la tête de qn ○.
    ■ set about:
    ▶ set about [sth] se mettre à [work, duties] ; to set about doing commencer à faire ; to set about the job ou task ou business of doing commencer à faire ; I know what I want to do but I don't know how to set about it je sais ce que je veux faire mais je ne sais pas comment m'y prendre ;
    ▶ set about [sb] ○ attaquer qn (with avec) ;
    ▶ set [sth] about faire courir [rumour, story] ; to set it about that… faire courir le bruit que…
    ▶ set [sb] against monter qn contre [person] ; to set oneself against sth s'opposer à qch ;
    ▶ set sth against sth ( compare) confronter qch à qch ; you have to set his evidence against what you already know vous devez examiner son témoignage à la lumière de ce que vous savez déjà ; the benefits seem small, set against the risks par rapport aux risques les bénéfices semblent maigres.
    ■ set apart:
    ▶ set [sb/sth] apart distinguer [person, book, film] (from de).
    ■ set aside:
    ▶ set [sth] aside, set aside [sth]
    1 ( put down) poser [qch] de côté [book, knitting] ;
    2 ( reserve) réserver [area, room, time] (for pour) ; mettre [qch] de côté [money, stock] ;
    3 ( disregard) mettre [qch] de côté [differences, prejudices] ;
    4 Admin, Jur ( reject) rejeter [decision, request, verdict] ; casser [judgment, ruling].
    ■ set back:
    ▶ set [sth] back
    1 ( position towards the rear) reculer [chair, table] ; the house is set back from the road la maison est située un peu en retrait de la route ;
    2 ( adjust) retarder [clock, watch] ;
    ▶ set back [sth], set [sth] back ( delay) retarder [production, recovery, work] ;
    ▶ set [sb] back ○ coûter les yeux de la tête à ○ ; that car must have set you back a bit cette voiture a dû te coûter les yeux de la tête ; it set me back 2,000 dollars ça m'a coûté 2 000 dollars.
    ■ set by:
    ▶ set [sth] by, set by [sth] mettre [qch] de côté.
    ■ set down:
    ▶ set [sb/sth] down déposer [passenger] ; poser [suitcases, vase] ;
    ▶ set down [sth], set [sth] down
    1 ( establish) fixer [code of practice, conditions, criteria] ;
    2 ( record) enregistrer [event, fact] ; to set down one' s thoughts (on paper) consigner ses pensées par écrit ;
    3 ( land) poser [helicopter].
    ■ set forth:
    ▶ set forth ( leave) se mettre en route ;
    ▶ set forth [sth] exposer [findings, facts] ; présenter [argument].
    ■ set in:
    ▶ set in [infection, gangrene] se déclarer ; [complications] survenir ; [winter] arriver ; [depression, resentment] s'installer ; the rain has set in for the afternoon la pluie va durer toute l'après-midi ;
    ▶ set [sth] in Sewing rapporter [sleeve].
    ■ set off:
    ▶ set off partir (for pour) ; to set off on a journey/an expedition partir en voyage/expédition ; to set off to do partir faire ; he set off on a long description/story il s'est lancé dans une longue description/histoire ;
    ▶ set [off] sth, set [sth] off
    1 ( trigger) déclencher [alarm] ; faire partir [firework] ; faire exploser [bomb] ; déclencher [riot, row, panic] ;
    2 ( enhance) mettre [qch] en valeur [colour, dress, tan] ;
    3 Fin to set sth off against profits/debts déduire qch des bénéfices/des dettes ;
    ▶ set [sb] off faire pleurer [baby] ; she laughed and that set me off elle a ri et ça m'a fait rire à mon tour ; don't mention politics, you know it always sets him off ne parle pas de politique tu sais bien que quand il est parti on ne peut plus l'arrêter.
    ■ set on:
    ▶ set on [sb] attaquer qn ;
    ▶ set [sth] on sb lâcher [qch] contre qn [dog] ; to set sb onto sb ou sb's track mettre qn sur la piste de qn.
    ■ set out:
    ▶ set out ( leave) se mettre en route (for pour ; to do pour faire) ; we set out from Paris/the house at 9 am nous avons quitté Paris/la maison à 9 heures ; to set out on a journey/an expedition partir en voyage/expédition ; to set out to do ( intend) [book, report, speech] avoir pour but de faire ; [person] chercher à faire ; ( start) commencer à faire ;
    ▶ set [sth] out, set out [sth]
    1 ( spread out) disposer [goods] ; disposer [food] ; étaler [books, papers] ; disposer [chairs] ; préparer [board game] ; disposer [chessmen] ; organiser [information] ;
    2 (state, explain) présenter [conclusions, ideas, proposals] ; formuler [objections, terms].
    ■ set to s'y mettre.
    ■ set up:
    ▶ set up ( establish oneself) [business person, trader] s'établir ; to set up on one's own s'établir à son compte ; to set up (shop) as a decorator/caterer s'établir en tant que décorateur/traiteur ; to set up in business monter une affaire ;
    ▶ set [sth] up, set up [sth]
    1 ( erect) monter [stand, stall] ; assembler [equipment, easel] ; déplier [deckchair] ; ériger [roadblock] ; dresser [statue] ; to set up home ou house s'installer ; to set up camp installer un campement ;
    2 ( prepare) préparer [experiment] ; Sport préparer [goal, try] ;
    3 (found, establish) créer [business, company] ; implanter [factory] ; former [support group, charity] ; constituer [committee, commission] ; ouvrir [fund] ; lancer [initiative, scheme] ;
    4 ( start) provoquer [vibration] ; susciter [reaction] ;
    5 ( organize) organiser [conference, meeting] ; mettre [qch] en place [procedures] ;
    6 Print composer [page] ;
    ▶ set [sb] up
    1 ( establish in business) she set her son up (in business) as a gardener elle a aidé son fils à s'installer comme jardinier ;
    2 (improve one's health, fortune) remettre [qn] sur pied ; there's nothing like a good vacation to set you up rien de tel que de bonnes vacances pour vous remettre sur pied ; that deal has set her up for life grâce à ce contrat elle n'aura plus à se soucier de rien ;
    3 ○ GB ( trap) [police] tendre un piège à [criminal] ; [colleague, friend] monter un coup contre [person] ;
    4 Comput installer, configurer ;
    ▶ set [oneself] up
    1 Comm she set herself up as a financial advisor elle s'est mise à son compte comme conseiller financier ; to set oneself up in business se mettre à son compte ;
    2 ( claim) I don't set myself up to be an expert je ne prétends pas être expert ; she sets herself up as an authority on French art elle prétend faire autorité en matière d'art français.
    ■ set upon:
    ▶ set upon [sb] attaquer qn.

    Big English-French dictionary > set

  • 38 do-it-yourself

    noun, adjective ((of) the art or practice of doing one's own decorating, repairs etc (also DIY): I've just bought a book on do-it-yourself so I can try to tile the bathroom; a do-it-yourself job.) gør-det-selv
    * * *
    noun, adjective ((of) the art or practice of doing one's own decorating, repairs etc (also DIY): I've just bought a book on do-it-yourself so I can try to tile the bathroom; a do-it-yourself job.) gør-det-selv

    English-Danish dictionary > do-it-yourself

  • 39 theory

    ['Ɵiəri]
    plural - theories; noun
    1) (an idea or explanation which has not yet been proved to be correct: There are many theories about the origin of life; In theory, I agree with you, but it would not work in practice.) teorija
    2) (the main principles and ideas in an art, science etc as opposed to the practice of actually doing it: A musician has to study both the theory and practice of music.) teorija
    •
    - theoretically
    - theorize
    - theorise
    - theorist
    * * *
    [míəri]
    noun
    teorija, čisto znanstveno spoznanje; teoretični del; (znanstveni) nauk; pedagogy šolska (knjižna, abstraktna) učenost ali modrost, ločena od resničnosti; ideja, naziranje
    in theory but not in practice — v teoriji, a ne v praksi
    theory of combinations mathematics kombinatorika

    English-Slovenian dictionary > theory

  • 40 theory

    ['Ɵiəri]
    plural - theories; noun
    1) (an idea or explanation which has not yet been proved to be correct: There are many theories about the origin of life; In theory, I agree with you, but it would not work in practice.) teoria
    2) (the main principles and ideas in an art, science etc as opposed to the practice of actually doing it: A musician has to study both the theory and practice of music.) teoria
    •
    - theoretically
    - theorize
    - theorise
    - theorist
    * * *
    the.o.ry
    [θ'iəri] n 1 teoria. 2 explicação. 3 suposição, hipótese. 4 conhecimento abstrato, noção. to have a theory that imaginar que. very good in theory, but will it work? na teoria é bom, mas e na prática?

    English-Portuguese dictionary > theory

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