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1 debate
1. nобсуждение; дискуссия; дебаты; прения; спор; полемикаto address a General Assembly debate — выступать в прениях на заседании Генеральной Ассамблеи ( ООН)
to adjourn the debate on smth — откладывать / переносить обсуждения по какому-л. вопросу
to boycott a debate — бойкотировать обсуждение / прения
to check irrelevance and repetition in debate — прерывать выступления, не относящиеся к делу или повторяющие уже сказанное
to engage in a debate — вести дискуссию / дебаты; участвовать в прениях
to have the better of the debate — выигрывать от участия в дискуссии / дебатах
to interrupt the debate — прерывать обсуждение / прения
to null out of a debate — отказываться от участия в обсуждении / прениях
to postpone the debate on smth — откладывать / переносить прения по какому-л. вопросу
to prompt a debate — вызывать дискуссию / обсуждение
to protract a debate — затягивать дебаты / прения
to renew / to reopen one's debate — возобновлять дискуссию / дебаты / прения
to resolve the debate — разрешать противоречия, выявившиеся в ходе прений
to start a debate on smth — начинать дискуссию по какому-л. вопросу
to suspend the debate — прерывать обсуждение / прения
to walk out of the debate — покидать зал заседаний, отказавшись участвовать в прениях
- ample debateto wind up the debate — 1) завершать / заканчивать дискуссию / прения 2) развертывать дискуссию / дебаты
- beyond debate
- bitter debate
- broad debate
- campaign debate
- chaotic debate
- closure of the debate
- combined general debate
- Congressional debate
- Congressional debates
- constructive debate
- crucial debate
- debate centers on the question whether...
- debate continued well into the night
- debate continues unabated
- debate drags on
- debate is raging
- debate on inclusion of items
- disarmament debate
- domestic debate
- economic and social debate
- emergency debate
- fierce debate
- foreign-policy debate
- general debate
- general political debate
- heated debate
- in the course of debate
- intellectual debate
- keen debate
- live television debate
- lively debate
- North-South debate
- open debate
- opening of the debate
- order of a debate
- parliamentary debate
- polemic debate
- political debate
- potentially explosive debate
- preliminary debate
- primary debate
- procedural debate
- prolonged debate
- public debate
- raucous debate
- rowdy debate
- rules of a debate
- Security Council debate
- sharp debate
- spirited debate
- stormy debate
- substantive debate
- that is open to debate
- the question is still in debate
- touchstone of debate
- unlimited debate
- vehement debate
- vigorous debate
- world affairs debate at the UN 2. vдискутировать, обсуждать; дебатировать; споритьto debate amendments to smth — обсуждать / рассматривать поправки к чему-л.
to debate a matter in one's mind — взвешивать / обдумывать что-л.
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2 add
add [æd](a) (put together) ajouter;∎ add her name to the list ajoute son nom à la liste;∎ this book adds little to the debate ce livre n'apporte pas grand-chose au débat;∎ figurative to add fuel to the fire jeter de l'huile sur le feu∎ I have nothing to add je n'ai rien à ajouter∎ add 4 and or to 9 additionnez 4 et 9;∎ add these numbers together additionnez ces nombres, faites l'addition de ces nombres;∎ it will add (on) another £100 to the cost cela augmentera le coût de 100 livres;∎ they added (on) 10 percent for service ils ont ajouté 10 pour cent pour le servicefaire des additionsajouter(building) faire une addition à, agrandir; (difficulty, surprise etc) augmenter, ajouter à; (beauty) rehausser; (crisis) accentuer;∎ inflation only added to our worries l'inflation ne faisait qu'ajouter à nos soucis;∎ this will add to the cost ceci va venir s'ajouter au prix;∎ to add to my misfortune pour mettre le comble à mon malheur;∎ to add to what we were saying yesterday… pour compléter ce que nous disions hier…➲ add up(find the sum of → figures) additionner; (→ bill, column of figures) totaliser;∎ we added up the advantages and disadvantages nous avons fait le total des avantages et des inconvénients;∎ when you add it all up it was quite cheap si on fait le total, c'était assez bon marché;∎ you've added this up wrong tu t'es trompé dans l'addition(a) (give correct total) se recouper;∎ these figures don't add up ces chiffres ne font pas le compte;∎ the bill doesn't add up la note n'est pas juste;∎ figurative it just doesn't add up il y a quelque chose qui cloche ou qui ne marche pas(b) (calculate) additionner;∎ that boy can't add up ce garçon ne sait pas additionner(a) (of figures) s'élever à, se monter à;∎ it adds up to £22 cela s'élève à 22 livres∎ it all adds up to our having to leave autrement dit, nous devons partir;∎ his qualifications add up to an impressive CV ses qualifications constituent un CV impressionnant;∎ what evidence we've got doesn't add up to much really les preuves dont nous disposons ne constituent pas vraiment grand-chose;∎ is that all you've done? it doesn't add up to much est-ce que c'est tout ce que tu as fait? ça ne fait pas beaucoup -
3 fuel
'fjuəl
1. noun(any substance by which a fire, engine etc is made to work (eg coal, oil, petrol): The machine ran out of fuel.) combustible
2. verb(to give or take fuel: The tanker will leave when it has finished fuelling / being fuelled.) abastecer de combustiblefuel n combustible
fuel,◊ fuel-oil sustantivo masculinofuel oil
fuel, fuel-oil sustantivo masculino fuel oil ' fuel' also found in these entries: Spanish: carburante - combustible - deyección - fuel-oil - leña - pábulo - alimentación - alimentar - cargar - energético - gas-oil English: fossil fuel - fuel - fuel injection - fuel oil - gauge - coke - diesel - eat - fill - garage - gas - ignite - leaded - lead - log - oil - save - siphon - smokeless - use - wastetr[fjʊəl]1 (gen) combustible nombre masculino2 (for motors) carburante nombre masculino3 figurative use pábulo1 abastecerse de combustible, repostar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto add fuel to the flames echar leña al fuego1) : abastecer de combustible2) stimulate: estimularfuel n: combustible m, carburante m (para motores)n.• yesca s.f.n.• carburante (Automóvil) s.m.• combustible (Automóvil) s.m.• fomento s.m.v.• aprovisionar de combustible v.
I 'fjuːəlmass & count noun (for heating, lighting) combustible m; ( for engines) combustible m, carburante mto add fuel to the flames o fire — echar leña al fuego
II
transitive verb BrE - ll-1) ( provide fuel for) \<\<ship/plane\>\> abastecer* de combustible; \<\<stove/furnace\>\> alimentar2) ( stimulate) \<\<hope/passion\>\> alimentar; \<\<debate\>\> avivar; \<\<fear\>\> exacerbar[fjʊǝl]1. N2) (fig) pábulo m- add fuel to the flames2. VT1) [+ furnace etc] alimentar; [+ aircraft, ship etc] repostar2) (fig) [+ speculation etc] estimular, provocar; [+ dispute] avivar, acalorar3.VI [aircraft, ship] repostar4.CPDfuel cap N — (Aut) tapa f del depósito de gasolina
fuel crisis N — crisis f inv energética
fuel efficiency N — rendimiento m de combustible
fuel gauge N — [of car] indicador m de combustible
fuel injection (engine) N — motor m de inyección
fuel needs NPL — necesidades fpl energéticas
fuel policy N — política f energética
fuel pump N — (Aut) surtidor m de gasolina
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I ['fjuːəl]mass & count noun (for heating, lighting) combustible m; ( for engines) combustible m, carburante mto add fuel to the flames o fire — echar leña al fuego
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transitive verb BrE - ll-1) ( provide fuel for) \<\<ship/plane\>\> abastecer* de combustible; \<\<stove/furnace\>\> alimentar2) ( stimulate) \<\<hope/passion\>\> alimentar; \<\<debate\>\> avivar; \<\<fear\>\> exacerbar -
4 fuel
1. noun2. transitive verb,add fuel to the flames or fire — (fig.) Öl ins Feuer gießen
(Brit.) - ll- auftanken [Schiff, Flugzeug]; (fig.): (stimulate) Nahrung geben (+ Dat.) [Verdacht, Spekulationen]; anheizen [Inflation]* * *['fjuəl] 1. noun(any substance by which a fire, engine etc is made to work (eg coal, oil, petrol): The machine ran out of fuel.) der Brennstoff2. verb(to give or take fuel: The tanker will leave when it has finished fuelling / being fuelled.) auftanken,bunkern* * *I. nnuclear \fuel reprocessing plant atomare Wiederaufbereitungsanlageleaded/unleaded \fuel verbleites/bleifreies BenzinII. vtto \fuel sb's hatred/resentment jds Hass/Unmut schüren gehto \fuel speculation Spekulationen anheizen* * *[fjʊəl]1. nBrennstoff m, Brennmaterial nt; (for vehicle) Kraftstoff m; (= petrol) Benzin nt; (AVIAT, SPACE) Treibstoff m; (fig) Nahrung fto add fuel to the flames or fire (fig) — Öl in die Flammen or ins Feuer gießen
See:→ solid fuel2. vt(= fill) stove, furnace etc mit Brennstoff versorgen; ships etc auftanken, betanken; (= use for fuel) betreiben; (= drive, propel) antreiben; (fig) conflict schüren; debate anfachen; inflation anheizen; speculation Nahrung geben (+dat)by oil —
3. vi(ship, engine, aircraft) auftanken, Brennstoff/Treibstoff etc aufnehmenfuelling stop — Landung f zum Auftanken
* * *fuel [ˈfjʊəl]A v/t prät und pperf -eled, besonders Br -elled2. die Inflation etc anheizen, Gerüchte etc schürenB v/i1. Brennstoff nehmenC s1. Brennstoff m:a) Heiz-, Brennmaterial n, Feuerung(smaterial) f(n)b) AUTO etc Betriebs-, Treib-, Kraftstoff m:fuel-air mixture Kraftstoff-Luft-Gemisch n;fuel consumption Kraftstoff-, Benzinverbrauch m;fuel-efficient Benzin sparend (Motor etc);fuel feed Brennstoffzuleitung f;fuel filter Kraftstoff-, Benzinfilter n/m;fuel injection Kraftstoffeinspritzung f;fuel-injection engine Einspritzmotor m;fuel jet, fuel nozzle Kraftstoffdüse f;fuel oil Heizöl n;fuel pipe Benzinleitung f;fuel pump Kraftstoff-, Benzinpumpe f;fuel-thrifty Benzin sparend (Motor etc)2. fig Nahrung f:add fuel to → A 2;add fuel to the flames Öl ins Feuer gießen* * *1. nounBrennstoff, der; (for vehicle) Kraftstoff, der; (for ship, aircraft, spacecraft) Treibstoff, der2. transitive verb,add fuel to the flames or fire — (fig.) Öl ins Feuer gießen
(Brit.) - ll- auftanken [Schiff, Flugzeug]; (fig.): (stimulate) Nahrung geben (+ Dat.) [Verdacht, Spekulationen]; anheizen [Inflation]* * *n.Brennmaterial n.Brennstoff m.Kraftstoff m.Treibgas -e n.Treibstoff m. v.tanken v. -
5 podgrz|ać
pf — podgrz|ewać impf (podgrzeję, podgrzali a. podgrzeli — podgrzewam) Ⅰ vt 1. (podwyższyć temperaturę) to heat, to warm, to heat a. warm [sth] up [mleko, wodę, zupę]; (zagrzać powtórnie) to reheat [potrawę, obiad]- podgrzać coś na gazie/w piecyku to heat (up) a. warm sth up on the gas stove/in the oven- podgrzać coś w kuchence mikrofalowej to microwave sth- podgrzać mleko do temperatury wrzenia to boil milk- podgrzać sos do zbyt wysokiej temperatury to overheat a sauce- słońce podgrzało wodę w jeziorze the sun warmed up the water in the lake- podgrzałam ci zupę I’ve heated up the soup for you- ziemniaki podgrzane w piekarniku potatoes heated a. warmed up in the oven- basen z podgrzewaną wodą a heated swimming pool- podgrzanie czegoś the warming a. heating (up) of sth- płytka do podgrzewania potraw a hotplate- piec do podgrzewania potraw a warming oven- urządzenie do podgrzania basenów an appliance for swimming pool heating2. przen. to warm up [sth], to warm [sth] up [atmosferę, nastroje]; to add fuel to sth; (pogorszyć) to whip up [emocje]- podgrzać dyskusję/spór to add fuel to the debate/controversyⅡ podgrzać się — podgrzewać się [potrawa, woda] to heat (up), to warm (up)- ziemniaki muszą się trochę podgrzać the potatoes need to be warmed a. heated up a bitThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > podgrz|ać
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6 leña
f.firewood, wood, fire wood, fuelwood.* * *1 wood, firewood\dar leña a alguien familiar to give somebody a hiding* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [para el fuego] firewoodleña de oveja — Cono Sur sheep droppings
2) * (=golpes) thrashing, hidingdar leña a algn, cargar o hartar de leña a algn — to thrash sb, give sb a good hiding
sacudirle leña a algn — to give sb (some) stick *, lay into sb *
* * *femenino wood, firewooddar/repartir leña — (fam)
echar leña al fuego — to add fuel to the fire
llevar leña al monte — to take coals to Newcastle
* * *= firewood, wood.Ex. This book focuses on the provisioning of the Roman army with food, fodder, and firewood.Ex. This hierarchy shows a general subject area, buildings, and its subordinate subject areas: building materials, auxiliary construction practices, construction in specific materials, wood construction, roofing and so on.----* chimenea de leña = wood-burning fireplace.* cocina a leña = wood-burning stove.* cocina de leña = wood-burning stove.* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.* estufa de leña = log-burning stove.* * *femenino wood, firewooddar/repartir leña — (fam)
echar leña al fuego — to add fuel to the fire
llevar leña al monte — to take coals to Newcastle
* * *= firewood, wood.Ex: This book focuses on the provisioning of the Roman army with food, fodder, and firewood.
Ex: This hierarchy shows a general subject area, buildings, and its subordinate subject areas: building materials, auxiliary construction practices, construction in specific materials, wood construction, roofing and so on.* chimenea de leña = wood-burning fireplace.* cocina a leña = wood-burning stove.* cocina de leña = wood-burning stove.* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.* estufa de leña = log-burning stove.* * *wood, firewoodrecogió leña para la chimenea he collected some firewoodla leña tardó en prender the wood took time to catchven aquí que te voy a dar leña I'm going to give you a good hiding ( colloq)la policía repartió leña en la manifestación the police set about o laid into the demonstrators ( colloq)echar leña al fuego to add fuel to the fire o flameshacer leña del árbol caído ( Ven); to take advantage of somebody else's misfortunellevar leña al monte to take o carry coals to Newcastle* * *
leña sustantivo femenino
wood, firewood
leña sustantivo femenino
1 firewood
2 fam (paliza) thrashing, blows pl
♦ Locuciones: figurado echar leña al fuego, to add fuel to the fire
' leña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
prender
- angoleño
- chamizo
- chispeante
- chispear
- chisporrotear
- cortar
- echar
- encender
- haz
- quemar
- verde
English:
bundle
- chop
- coal
- firewood
- fuel
- gather
- stoke
- throw on
- wood
- woodshed
- fire
* * *leña nf1. [madera] firewood;cortar leña to chop firewood;leña menuda kindling;hacer leña del árbol caído to turn somebody else's misfortune to one's advantage;llevar leña al monte to make a pointless effort, Br to carry coals to Newcastlelos gamberros repartieron leña por todas partes the hooligans beat up anyone who crossed their path;hubo mucha leña en la final the final was really dirty* * *f (fire)wood;echar leña al fuego fig add fuel to the fire* * *leña nf: wood, firewood* * *leña n firewood -
7 avivar
v.1 to rekindle (sentimiento).2 to arouse, to light up, to enkindle, to kindle.Las rosas avivaron la pasión The roses aroused the passion.3 to stir up, to excite, to animate, to awaken.La música aviva la fiesta Music stirs up the party.4 to stoke.El combustible aviva las calderas The fuel stokes the boilers.* * *1 (fuego) to stoke (up)2 (anhelos, deseos) to enliven3 (pasiones, dolor) to intensify4 (paso) to quicken5 (colores, luz) to brighten up1 to become brighter, become livelier1 to become brighter, become livelier* * *verb1) to enliven, brighten2) arouse, excite* * *1.VT [+ fuego] to stoke, stoke up; [+ color] to brighten; [+ dolor] to intensify; [+ pasión] to excite, arouse; [+ disputa] to add fuel to; [+ interés] to stimulate; [+ esfuerzo] to revive; [+ efecto] to enhance, heighten; [+ combatientes] to urge on2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo < fuego> to get... going; < color> to make... brighter; <pasión/deseo> to arouse; < dolor> to intensify2.avivarse v pronb) (AmL fam) ( despabilarse) to wise up (colloq)* * *= fuel, be fired with, enliven, quicken, sparkle, stoke, jazz up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.Ex. This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.Ex. Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.Ex. Children in this state are in a crisis of confidence from which they must be relieved before their set about books can be refreshed and enlivened.Ex. For, methinks, the present condition of man is like a field, where battle hath been lately fought, where we may see many legs, and arms, and eyes lying here and there, which, for want of a union, and a soul to quicken and enliven them, are good for nothing, but to feed ravens, and infect the air.Ex. His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.Ex. The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.Ex. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.* * *1.verbo transitivo < fuego> to get... going; < color> to make... brighter; <pasión/deseo> to arouse; < dolor> to intensify2.avivarse v pronb) (AmL fam) ( despabilarse) to wise up (colloq)* * *= fuel, be fired with, enliven, quicken, sparkle, stoke, jazz up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.
Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.Ex: Children in this state are in a crisis of confidence from which they must be relieved before their set about books can be refreshed and enlivened.Ex: For, methinks, the present condition of man is like a field, where battle hath been lately fought, where we may see many legs, and arms, and eyes lying here and there, which, for want of a union, and a soul to quicken and enliven them, are good for nothing, but to feed ravens, and infect the air.Ex: His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.* * *avivar [A1 ]vt1 ‹fuego› to get … going2 ‹color› to make … brighter3 ‹sentimiento/pasión/deseo› to arouse; ‹dolor› to make … worse, intensify■ avivarse1 «fuego» to revive, flare up; «debate» to come alive, liven up2 ( AmL fam) (despabilarse) to wise up ( colloq), to buck one's ideas up ( colloq), to get one's act together ( colloq)* * *
avivar ( conjugate avivar) verbo transitivo ‹ fuego› to get … going;
‹ color› to make … brighter;
‹pasión/deseo› to arouse;
‹ dolor› to intensify
avivarse verbo pronominal
[ debate] to come alive, liven up
avivar verbo transitivo
1 (fuego) to stoke (up)
2 (intensificar) to intensify
3 (ir más deprisa) to quicken
' avivar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encender
- espabilar
- inflamar
English:
fan
- stoke
- whip up
- feed
- fire
- fuel
* * *♦ vt1. [fuego] to stoke up2. [color] to brighten3. [sentimiento] to intensify;el asesinato avivó los odios entre las dos comunidades the murder served to fuel the hatred between the two communities4. [polémica] to stir up;[debate] to liven up [informar] to fill sb in* * *v/t1 fuego revive2 interés arouse3:avivar el paso speed up* * *avivar vt1) : to enliven, to brighten2) : to strengthen, to intensify -
8 подливать масло в огонь
1) General subject: fuel the debate (споров, и т.п.), add fuel to the fire, add fuel to the flames2) Saying: pour gasoline on a blazeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > подливать масло в огонь
См. также в других словарях:
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