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1 observation
observation [‚ɒbzə'veɪʃən]∎ the observation of nature l'observation f de la nature;∎ to be under observation (patient) être en observation; (by police) être surveillé par la police ou sous surveillance policière;∎ they are keeping the house under observation ils ont placé la maison sous surveillance;∎ this fact has not escaped his observation ce fait n'a pas échappé à sa vigilance∎ I have a few observations to make j'ai quelques remarques à faire(c) (perception) observation f;∎ to have great powers of observation avoir de grandes facultés d'observation►► observation aircraft avion m de reconnaissance;observation balloon ballon m d'observation;Railways observation car voiture f panoramique;observation deck terrasse f panoramique;observation point point m d'observation;Military observation post poste m d'observation;observation satellite satellite m d'observation;observation tower tour f de guet, mirador m;Medicine observation ward salle f d'observationUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > observation
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2 acute
ə'kju:t1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) agudo2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) acusado, grave3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) perspicaz4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) muy fino5) (high, shrill s high sound.)•- acutely
- acuteness
acute adj agudotr[ə'kjʊːt]1 (gen) agudo,-a2 (illness, pain) agudo,-a3 (angle) agudo,-a4 (hearing etc) muy fino,-a, muy desarrollado,-a5 (mind) perspicaz6 (lack, shortage) acusado,-a, grave1) sharp: agudo2) perceptive: perspicaz, sagaz3) keen: fino, muy desarrollado, agudoan acute sense of smell: un fino olfato4) severe: grave5)acute angle : ángulo m agudoadj.• agudo, -a adj.ə'kjuːt1)a) ( Med) agudob) <crisis/shortage> grave2)b) < sense of smell> fino, muy desarrollado; <sight, hearing> agudo3) ( perceptive) agudo, perspicaz[ǝ'kjuːt]ADJ1) (=intense) [crisis, shortage, problem] grave; [anxiety, joy] profundo, intenso; [pain] agudo; [discomfort] fuertethe report has caused the government acute embarrassment — el informe ha puesto en una situación de lo más embarazosa al gobierno
to become acute — [shortage, problem] agravarse
2) (=keen) [hearing] fino, agudo; [sense of smell] finoto have acute powers of observation — tener agudas or grandes dotes de observación
3) (=shrewd) [person, mind, comment] agudo, perspicazthat was very acute of you! — ¡qué perspicaz!, ¡eres un lince!
4) (Med) [illness, case, appendicitis] agudo5) (Geom) [angle] agudo6) (Ling) [accent] agudo* * *[ə'kjuːt]1)a) ( Med) agudob) <crisis/shortage> grave2)b) < sense of smell> fino, muy desarrollado; <sight, hearing> agudo3) ( perceptive) agudo, perspicaz -
3 power
1. noun1) (ability) Kraft, diedo all in one's power to help somebody — alles in seiner Macht od. seinen Kräften Stehende tun, um jemandem zu helfen
3) (vigour, intensity) (of sun's rays) Kraft, die; (of sermon, performance) Eindringlichkeit, die; (solidity, physical strength) Kraft, die; (of a blow) Wucht, dieshe was in his power — sie war in seiner Gewalt
5) (personal ascendancy)[exercise/get] power — Einfluss [ausüben/gewinnen] ( over auf + Akk.)
6) (political or social ascendancy) Macht, diehold power — an der Macht sein
come into power — an die Macht kommen
balance of power — Kräftegleichgewicht, das
hold the balance of power — das Zünglein an der Waage sein
7) (authorization) Vollmacht, diebe the power behind the throne — (Polit.) die graue Eminenz sein
the powers that be — die maßgeblichen Stellen; die da oben (ugs.)
9) (State) Macht, die11) (Math.) Potenz, die12) (mechanical, electrical) Kraft, die; (electric current) Strom, der; (of loudspeaker, engine, etc.) Leistung, die13) (deity) Macht, die2. transitive verb[Treibstoff, Dampf, Strom, Gas:] antreiben; [Batterie:] mit Energie versehen od. versorgen* * *1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) die Kraft2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) die Kraft; mit Elektrizität betrieben3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) die Macht4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) die Befugnis5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) einflußreiche Persönlichkeit6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) die Macht7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) die Potenz•- academic.ru/117970/powered">powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power* * *pow·er[ˈpaʊəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. ngay/black \power movement Schwulenbewegung f/schwarze Bürgerrechtsbewegungto be in sb's \power völlig unter jds Einfluss stehento have sb in one's \power jdn in seiner Gewalt habento have \power over sb/sth (control) Macht über jdn/etw haben; (influence) Einfluss auf jdn/etw habenhe has a mysterious \power over her sie ist ihm auf eine rätselhafte Art verfallenabsolute \power absolute Machtto come to \power an die Macht kommenexecutive/legislative \power die exekutive/legislative Gewaltto fall from \power die Macht abgeben müssento be in/out of \power an der Macht/nicht an der Macht seinto restore sb to \power jdn wieder an die Macht bringento be returned to \power wieder [o erneut] an die Macht kommento seize \power die Macht ergreifen [o übernehmenindustrial/military \power Industriemacht/Militärmacht fnuclear \power Atommacht fthe West's leading \powers die westlichen Führungsmächteworld \power Weltmacht fshe is becoming an increasingly important \power in the company sie wird innerhalb des Unternehmens zunehmend wichtigerMother Teresa was a \power for good Mutter Teresa hat viel Gutes bewirktthe \powers of darkness die Mächte pl der Finsternisit is [with]in my \power to order your arrest ich bin dazu berechtigt, Sie unter Arrest zu stellento have the \power of veto das Vetorecht haben6. (authority)▪ \powers pl Kompetenz[en] f[pl]to act beyond one's \powers seine Kompetenzen überschreitento give sb full \powers to do sth jdn bevollmächtigen, etw zu tunit is beyond my \power to... es steht nicht in meiner Macht,...the doctors will soon have it within their \power to... die Ärzte werden bald in der Lage sein,...\power of absorption Absorptionsvermögen ntto do everything in one's \power alles in seiner Macht Stehende tunto have the [or have it in one's] \power to do sth die Fähigkeit haben, etw zu tun, etw tun könnenthey have the \power to destroy us sie haben die Macht, uns zu zerstören8. (skills)\powers of concentration Konzentrationsfähigkeit f\powers of endurance Durchhaltevermögen ntto be at the height [or peak] of one's \powers auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Leistungsfähigkeit seinintellectual/mental \powers intellektuelle/geistige Fähigkeiten\powers of observation Beobachtungsfähigkeit f\powers of persuasion Überzeugungskraft f9. no pl (strength) Kraft f, Stärke f; (of sea, wind, explosion) Gewalt f; (of nation, political party) Stärke f, Macht feconomic \power Wirtschaftsmacht fexplosive \power Sprengkraft f a. figmilitary \power militärische Stärkea poet of immense \power eine Dichterin von unglaublicher Ausdruckskraftto cut off the \power den Strom abstellento disconnect the \power den Strom abschaltenhydroelectric \power Wasserkraft fnuclear \power Atomenergie fsolar \power Solarenergie f, Sonnenenergie fsource of \power Energiequelle f, Energielieferant mfull \power ahead! volle Kraft voraus!what's the magnification \power of your binoculars? wie stark ist Ihr Fernglas?\power of ten Zehnerpotenz ftwo to the \power [of] four [or to the fourth \power] zwei hoch vierthree raised to the \power of six drei in die sechste Potenz erhoben15.▶ the \powers that be die Mächtigen▶ \power behind the throne graue Eminenz\power failure [or loss] Stromausfall m\power industry Energiewirtschaft f\power output elektrische Leistung, Stromleistung f\power switch [Strom]schalter m\power politics Machtpolitik f\power struggle Machtkampf m\power vacuum Machtvakuum ntIII. vi1. (speed)IV. vt▪ to \power sth etw antreibendiesel-\powered trucks Lkws mit Dieselantrieb* * *['paʊə(r)]1. n1) no pl (= physical strength) Kraft f; (= force of blow, explosion etc) Stärke f, Gewalt f, Wucht f; (fig of argument etc) Überzeugungskraft fthe power of love/logic/tradition — die Macht der Liebe/Logik/Tradition
mental/hypnotic powers — geistige/hypnotische Kräfte pl
3) (= capacity, ability to help etc) Macht fhe did all in his power to help them —
it's beyond my power or not within my power to... — es steht nicht in meiner Macht, zu...
4) (no pl = sphere or strength of influence, authority) Macht f; (JUR, parental) Gewalt f; (usu pl = thing one has authority to do) Befugnis fhe has the power to act — er ist handlungsberechtigt
the power of the police/of the law — die Macht der Polizei/des Gesetzes
to be in sb's power — in jds Gewalt (dat) sein
the party now in power — die Partei, die im Augenblick an der Macht ist
he has been given full power(s) to make all decisions —
"student/worker power" — "Macht den Studenten/Arbeitern"
to be the power behind the scenes/throne — die graue Eminenz sein
the powers that be (inf) — die da oben (inf)
the powers of darkness/evil — die Mächte der Finsternis/des Bösen
6) (= nation) Macht fpower on/off (technical device) —
the ship made port under her own power — das Schiff lief mit eigener Kraft in den Hafen ein
8) (of engine, machine, loudspeakers, transmitter) Leistung f; (of microscope, lens, sun's rays, drug, chemical) Stärke fthe power of suggestion —
to the power (of) 2 — hoch 2, in der 2. Potenz
10) (inf= a lot of)
a power of help — eine wertvolle or große Hilfe2. vt(engine) antreiben; (fuel) betreibenpowered by electricity/by jet engines — mit Elektro-/Düsenantrieb
3. vi(runner, racing car) rasenhe powered away from the rest of the field — er raste dem übrigen Feld davon
the swimmer powered through the water —
* * *power [ˈpaʊə(r)]A s1. Kraft f, Stärke f, Macht f, Vermögen n:more power to your elbow! bes Br umg viel Erfolg!;do all in one’s power alles tun, was in seiner Macht steht;it is beyond my power es übersteigt meine Kraft3. Wucht f, Gewalt f, Kraft f4. meist pla) (hypnotische etc) Kräfte plb) (geistige) Fähigkeiten pl:power to concentrate, power(s) of concentration Konzentrationsvermögen n, -fähigkeit f; → observation A 3, persuasion 2 Talent nover über akk):the power of money die Macht des Geldes;be in power an der Macht oder umg am Ruder sein;be in sb’s power in jemandes Gewalt sein;come into power an die Macht oder umg ans Ruder kommen, zur Macht gelangen;have sb in one’s power jemanden in seiner Gewalt haben;6. JUR (Handlungs-, Vertretungs)Vollmacht f, Befugnis f:8. POL (Macht)Befugnis f, (Amts)Gewalt fthe powers that be die maßgeblichen (Regierungs)Stellen;power behind the throne graue Eminenz11. höhere Macht:13. umg Menge f:it did him a power of good es hat ihm unwahrscheinlich gutgetan14. MATH Potenz f:power series Potenzreihe f;raise to the third power in die dritte Potenz erheben15. ELEK, PHYS Kraft f, Leistung f, Energie f:16. ELEK (Stark)Strom m17. RADIO, TV Sendestärke f18. TECHa) mechanische Kraft, Antriebskraft fa) mit laufendem Motor,b) (mit) Vollgas;power off mit abgestelltem Motor, im Leerlauf;under one’s own power mit eigener Kraft, fig a. unter eigener Regie19. OPT Vergrößerungskraft f, (Brenn)Stärke f (einer Linse)B v/t TECH mit (mechanischer etc) Kraft betreiben, antreiben, (mit Motor) ausrüsten: → rocket-poweredC v/i TECH mit Motorkraft fahrenp. abk1. page S.2. part T.4. past5. Br penny, pence6. per7. post, after8. powerP abk1. parkingpr abk1. pair2. paper3. power* * *1. noun1) (ability) Kraft, diedo all in one's power to help somebody — alles in seiner Macht od. seinen Kräften Stehende tun, um jemandem zu helfen
3) (vigour, intensity) (of sun's rays) Kraft, die; (of sermon, performance) Eindringlichkeit, die; (solidity, physical strength) Kraft, die; (of a blow) Wucht, die[exercise/get] power — Einfluss [ausüben/gewinnen] ( over auf + Akk.)
6) (political or social ascendancy) Macht, diebalance of power — Kräftegleichgewicht, das
7) (authorization) Vollmacht, diebe the power behind the throne — (Polit.) die graue Eminenz sein
the powers that be — die maßgeblichen Stellen; die da oben (ugs.)
9) (State) Macht, die11) (Math.) Potenz, die12) (mechanical, electrical) Kraft, die; (electric current) Strom, der; (of loudspeaker, engine, etc.) Leistung, die13) (deity) Macht, die2. transitive verb[Treibstoff, Dampf, Strom, Gas:] antreiben; [Batterie:] mit Energie versehen od. versorgen* * *(of) n.Potenz (n-te von x)(Mathematik) f. n.Einfluss -¨e m.Energie -n f.Herrschaft f.Kraft ¨-e f.Leistung -en f.Potenz -en f.Strom ¨-e m.Vermögen - n. -
4 perception
nounhave keen perceptions — ein stark ausgeprägtes Wahrnehmungsvermögen haben
* * *[pə'sepʃən](the ability to see, understand etc clearly: a man of great perception.) das Wahrnehmungsvermögen- academic.ru/54533/perceptive">perceptive- perceptively
- perceptiveness* * *per·cep·tion[pəˈsepʃən, AM pɚ-]powers of \perception Wahrnehmungsvermögen nt\perception of reality Wahrnehmung f der Wirklichkeit\perception of time Zeitempfinden nt* * *[pə'sepSən]n1) no pl Wahrnehmung fhis colour perception is impaired — seine Farbwahrnehmung ist beeinträchtigt
2) (= mental image, conception) Auffassung f (of von)he seems to have a clear perception of the dilemma I face — er scheint meine schwierige Lage vollauf zu erkennen
one's perception of the situation — die eigene Einschätzung der Lage
4) no pl (= act of perceiving) (of object, visible difference) Wahrnehmung f; (of difficulties, meaning, illogicality etc) Erkennen nthis quick perception of the danger saved us all from death — weil er die Gefahr blitzschnell erkannte, rettete er uns allen das Leben
* * *perception [pə(r)ˈsepʃn] sperception of light Lichtempfindung2. Wahrnehmungsvermögen n3. Auffassung(sgabe) f4. Vorstellung f (of von)* * *noun* * *n.Auffassung f.Auffassungskraft f.Begriff -e m.Empfindung f.Erkenntnis f.Vorstellung f.Wahrnehmung f.Wahrnehmungsvermögen n.geistige Wahrnehmung f. -
5 World War II
(1939-1945)In the European phase of the war, neutral Portugal contributed more to the Allied victory than historians have acknowledged. Portugal experienced severe pressures to compromise her neutrality from both the Axis and Allied powers and, on several occasions, there were efforts to force Portugal to enter the war as a belligerent. Several factors lent Portugal importance as a neutral. This was especially the case during the period from the fall of France in June 1940 to the Allied invasion and reconquest of France from June to August 1944.In four respects, Portugal became briefly a modest strategic asset for the Allies and a war materiel supplier for both sides: the country's location in the southwesternmost corner of the largely German-occupied European continent; being a transport and communication terminus, observation post for spies, and crossroads between Europe, the Atlantic, the Americas, and Africa; Portugal's strategically located Atlantic islands, the Azores, Madeira, and Cape Verde archipelagos; and having important mines of wolfram or tungsten ore, crucial for the war industry for hardening steel.To maintain strict neutrality, the Estado Novo regime dominated by Antônio de Oliveira Salazar performed a delicate balancing act. Lisbon attempted to please and cater to the interests of both sets of belligerents, but only to the extent that the concessions granted would not threaten Portugal's security or its status as a neutral. On at least two occasions, Portugal's neutrality status was threatened. First, Germany briefly considered invading Portugal and Spain during 1940-41. A second occasion came in 1943 and 1944 as Great Britain, backed by the United States, pressured Portugal to grant war-related concessions that threatened Portugal's status of strict neutrality and would possibly bring Portugal into the war on the Allied side. Nazi Germany's plan ("Operation Felix") to invade the Iberian Peninsula from late 1940 into 1941 was never executed, but the Allies occupied and used several air and naval bases in Portugal's Azores Islands.The second major crisis for Portugal's neutrality came with increasing Allied pressures for concessions from the summer of 1943 to the summer of 1944. Led by Britain, Portugal's oldest ally, Portugal was pressured to grant access to air and naval bases in the Azores Islands. Such bases were necessary to assist the Allies in winning the Battle of the Atlantic, the naval war in which German U-boats continued to destroy Allied shipping. In October 1943, following tedious negotiations, British forces began to operate such bases and, in November 1944, American forces were allowed to enter the islands. Germany protested and made threats, but there was no German attack.Tensions rose again in the spring of 1944, when the Allies demanded that Lisbon cease exporting wolfram to Germany. Salazar grew agitated, considered resigning, and argued that Portugal had made a solemn promise to Germany that wolfram exports would be continued and that Portugal could not break its pledge. The Portuguese ambassador in London concluded that the shipping of wolfram to Germany was "the price of neutrality." Fearing that a still-dangerous Germany could still attack Portugal, Salazar ordered the banning of the mining, sale, and exports of wolfram not only to Germany but to the Allies as of 6 June 1944.Portugal did not enter the war as a belligerent, and its forces did not engage in combat, but some Portuguese experienced directly or indirectly the impact of fighting. Off Portugal or near her Atlantic islands, Portuguese naval personnel or commercial fishermen rescued at sea hundreds of victims of U-boat sinkings of Allied shipping in the Atlantic. German U-boats sank four or five Portuguese merchant vessels as well and, in 1944, a U-boat stopped, boarded, searched, and forced the evacuation of a Portuguese ocean liner, the Serpa Pinto, in mid-Atlantic. Filled with refugees, the liner was not sunk but several passengers lost their lives and the U-boat kidnapped two of the ship's passengers, Portuguese Americans of military age, and interned them in a prison camp. As for involvement in a theater of war, hundreds of inhabitants were killed and wounded in remote East Timor, a Portuguese colony near Indonesia, which was invaded, annexed, and ruled by Japanese forces between February 1942 and August 1945. In other incidents, scores of Allied military planes, out of fuel or damaged in air combat, crashed or were forced to land in neutral Portugal. Air personnel who did not survive such crashes were buried in Portuguese cemeteries or in the English Cemetery, Lisbon.Portugal's peripheral involvement in largely nonbelligerent aspects of the war accelerated social, economic, and political change in Portugal's urban society. It strengthened political opposition to the dictatorship among intellectual and working classes, and it obliged the regime to bolster political repression. The general economic and financial status of Portugal, too, underwent improvements since creditor Britain, in order to purchase wolfram, foods, and other materials needed during the war, became indebted to Portugal. When Britain repaid this debt after the war, Portugal was able to restore and expand its merchant fleet. Unlike most of Europe, ravaged by the worst war in human history, Portugal did not suffer heavy losses of human life, infrastructure, and property. Unlike even her neighbor Spain, badly shaken by its terrible Civil War (1936-39), Portugal's immediate postwar condition was more favorable, especially in urban areas, although deep-seated poverty remained.Portugal experienced other effects, especially during 1939-42, as there was an influx of about a million war refugees, an infestation of foreign spies and other secret agents from 60 secret intelligence services, and the residence of scores of international journalists who came to report the war from Lisbon. There was also the growth of war-related mining (especially wolfram and tin). Portugal's media eagerly reported the war and, by and large, despite government censorship, the Portuguese print media favored the Allied cause. Portugal's standard of living underwent some improvement, although price increases were unpopular.The silent invasion of several thousand foreign spies, in addition to the hiring of many Portuguese as informants and spies, had fascinating outcomes. "Spyland" Portugal, especially when Portugal was a key point for communicating with occupied Europe (1940-44), witnessed some unusual events, and spying for foreigners at least briefly became a national industry. Until mid-1944, when Allied forces invaded France, Portugal was the only secure entry point from across the Atlantic to Europe or to the British Isles, as well as the escape hatch for refugees, spies, defectors, and others fleeing occupied Europe or Vichy-controlled Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria. Through Portugal by car, ship, train, or scheduled civil airliner one could travel to and from Spain or to Britain, or one could leave through Portugal, the westernmost continental country of Europe, to seek refuge across the Atlantic in the Americas.The wartime Portuguese scene was a colorful melange of illegal activities, including espionage, the black market, war propaganda, gambling, speculation, currency counterfeiting, diamond and wolfram smuggling, prostitution, and the drug and arms trade, and they were conducted by an unusual cast of characters. These included refugees, some of whom were spies, smugglers, diplomats, and business people, many from foreign countries seeking things they could find only in Portugal: information, affordable food, shelter, and security. German agents who contacted Allied sailors in the port of Lisbon sought to corrupt and neutralize these men and, if possible, recruit them as spies, and British intelligence countered this effort. Britain's MI-6 established a new kind of "safe house" to protect such Allied crews from German espionage and venereal disease infection, an approved and controlled house of prostitution in Lisbon's bairro alto district.Foreign observers and writers were impressed with the exotic, spy-ridden scene in Lisbon, as well as in Estoril on the Sun Coast (Costa do Sol), west of Lisbon harbor. What they observed appeared in noted autobiographical works and novels, some written during and some after the war. Among notable writers and journalists who visited or resided in wartime Portugal were Hungarian writer and former communist Arthur Koestler, on the run from the Nazi's Gestapo; American radio broadcaster-journalist Eric Sevareid; novelist and Hollywood script-writer Frederick Prokosch; American diplomat George Kennan; Rumanian cultural attache and later scholar of mythology Mircea Eliade; and British naval intelligence officer and novelist-to-be Ian Fleming. Other notable visiting British intelligence officers included novelist Graham Greene; secret Soviet agent in MI-6 and future defector to the Soviet Union Harold "Kim" Philby; and writer Malcolm Muggeridge. French letters were represented by French writer and airman, Antoine Saint-Exupery and French playwright, Jean Giroudoux. Finally, Aquilino Ribeiro, one of Portugal's premier contemporary novelists, wrote about wartime Portugal, including one sensational novel, Volframio, which portrayed the profound impact of the exploitation of the mineral wolfram on Portugal's poor, still backward society.In Estoril, Portugal, the idea for the world's most celebrated fictitious spy, James Bond, was probably first conceived by Ian Fleming. Fleming visited Portugal several times after 1939 on Naval Intelligence missions, and later he dreamed up the James Bond character and stories. Background for the early novels in the James Bond series was based in part on people and places Fleming observed in Portugal. A key location in Fleming's first James Bond novel, Casino Royale (1953) is the gambling Casino of Estoril. In addition, one aspect of the main plot, the notion that a spy could invent "secret" intelligence for personal profit, was observed as well by the British novelist and former MI-6 officer, while engaged in operations in wartime Portugal. Greene later used this information in his 1958 spy novel, Our Man in Havana, as he observed enemy agents who fabricated "secrets" for money.Thus, Portugal's World War II experiences introduced the country and her people to a host of new peoples, ideas, products, and influences that altered attitudes and quickened the pace of change in this quiet, largely tradition-bound, isolated country. The 1943-45 connections established during the Allied use of air and naval bases in Portugal's Azores Islands were a prelude to Portugal's postwar membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
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