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1 custom was revived after an abeyance of several centuries
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > custom was revived after an abeyance of several centuries
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2 the custom was revived after an abeyance of several centuries
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4 Clement (Pope from 1667 to 1669. He clashed with King Louis XIV of France, who was determined to eliminate any religious divergence he saw as a threat to the unity of his kingdom and who revived the condemnation of Jansenism)
Религия: Климент IXУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Clement (Pope from 1667 to 1669. He clashed with King Louis XIV of France, who was determined to eliminate any religious divergence he saw as a threat to the unity of his kingdom and who revived the condemnation of Jansenism)
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5 reavivar
v.to revive.* * *1 (fuego) to stoke, stoke up* * *VT to revive* * *1.verbo transitivo to revive2.reavivarse v pron to be revived* * *= revive, resuscitate, rekindle, reignite.Ex. The result was that by the close of the 1940s, when ADI was revived, new interests were developing which were destined to overthrow the preeminence of microfilm as a documentation concern.Ex. An ambitious study of the interrelationships of folklore and literature, this book resuscitates the figure of the granny using oral history and fieldwork.Ex. A new meteorite study is rekindling a scientific debate over the creation of our solar system.Ex. The most important feature of the election is that a stable government will reignite growth.----* reavivar Algo = get back on + track, put + Nombre + back on track.* reavivar el debate = reignite + debate.* * *1.verbo transitivo to revive2.reavivarse v pron to be revived* * *= revive, resuscitate, rekindle, reignite.Ex: The result was that by the close of the 1940s, when ADI was revived, new interests were developing which were destined to overthrow the preeminence of microfilm as a documentation concern.
Ex: An ambitious study of the interrelationships of folklore and literature, this book resuscitates the figure of the granny using oral history and fieldwork.Ex: A new meteorite study is rekindling a scientific debate over the creation of our solar system.Ex: The most important feature of the election is that a stable government will reignite growth.* reavivar Algo = get back on + track, put + Nombre + back on track.* reavivar el debate = reignite + debate.* * *reavivar [A1 ]vt‹sentimiento/rencor› to revive, reawaken, rekindle; ‹polémica› to reviveto be rekindled o reawakened o revived* * *
reavivar ( conjugate reavivar) verbo transitivo
to revive
reavivarse verbo pronominal
to be revived
reavivar verbo transitivo to revive
' reavivar' also found in these entries:
English:
rekindle
- revive
* * *♦ vt1. [fuego] to rekindle2. [odio, polémica, interés] to revive;reavivar los enfrentamientos to cause renewed clashes* * *v/t revive* * *reavivar vt: to revive, to reawaken -
6 Generalitat
* * *SFGENERALITAT The Generalitat is the autonomous government of Catalonia. The name originally applied to the finance committee of the Catalan parliament, or Corts, in the early 13th century, but in 1932 was given to the partially devolved government granted to Catalonia under the Second Republic (1931-36). When its leader, Luis Companys, went on to proclaim the "Catalan State of the Spanish Federal Republic" in 1934, Madrid sent in the troops, and imprisoned members of the breakaway Generalitat. Catalan autonomy was restored under the Popular Front in 1936, but was abolished by Franco after the Civil War. Since his death the Generalitat has risen again under the 1978 Constitution and Catalonia now enjoys a considerable degree of autonomy from Madrid.See:ver nota culturelle LA CONSTITUCIÓN ESPAÑOLA in constitución* * *[dʒenerali'tat]•• Cultural note:la Generalitat — the autonomous government of Cataluña
The name of the autonomous governments of Catalonia and Valencia. A great deal of power has now been transferred to them from central government. The medieval term generalitat was revived in 1932, when Catalonia voted for its own devolved government. After the Civil War, it was abolished by Franco but was restored in 1978, with the establishment of comunidades autónomas. The Valencian Generalitat is keen to preserve the traditions of the region from Catalan influence* * *[dʒenerali'tat]•• Cultural note:la Generalitat — the autonomous government of Cataluña
The name of the autonomous governments of Catalonia and Valencia. A great deal of power has now been transferred to them from central government. The medieval term generalitat was revived in 1932, when Catalonia voted for its own devolved government. After the Civil War, it was abolished by Franco but was restored in 1978, with the establishment of comunidades autónomas. The Valencian Generalitat is keen to preserve the traditions of the region from Catalan influence* * */dʒeneraliˈtat/Generalitat (↑ Generalitat a1)The name of the autonomous governments of Catalonia and Valencia. A great deal of power has now been transferred to them from central government.The medieval term generalitat was revived in 1932, when Catalonia voted for its own devolved government. After the Civil War, it was abolished by Franco but was restored in 1978, with the establishment of comunidades autónomas comunidad autónoma (↑ comunidad a1). The Valencian Generalitat is keen to preserve the traditions of the region from Catalan influence.* * *
Generalitat f Pol Catalan/Valencian autonomous government Catalan/Valencian Parliament
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7 reanimar
v.1 to revive.El médico reanimó al paciente The doctor revived the patient.2 to cheer up (moralmente).3 to resuscitate (medicine).4 to encourage, to cheer, to cheer up, to give courage.María reanimó a su hijo Mary encouraged her son.5 to enliven, to cheer up.La música reanimó la fiesta The music enlivened the party.* * *1 (persona) to revive2 (fiesta, conversación) to liven up1 (persona) to revive; (volver en sí) to come round2 (fiesta, conversación) to liven up* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=dar fuerzas) to revive2) [+ enfermo, accidentado] to revive3) (=dar ánimo) to cheer up2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to revive2.* * *= revive, rekindle, reignite.Ex. The result was that by the close of the 1940s, when ADI was revived, new interests were developing which were destined to overthrow the preeminence of microfilm as a documentation concern.Ex. A new meteorite study is rekindling a scientific debate over the creation of our solar system.Ex. The most important feature of the election is that a stable government will reignite growth.* * *1.verbo transitivo to revive2.* * *= revive, rekindle, reignite.Ex: The result was that by the close of the 1940s, when ADI was revived, new interests were developing which were destined to overthrow the preeminence of microfilm as a documentation concern.
Ex: A new meteorite study is rekindling a scientific debate over the creation of our solar system.Ex: The most important feature of the election is that a stable government will reignite growth.* * *reanimar [A1 ]vt1 (restablecer las fuerzas a) to revive2 (tras un accidente, ataque) to revive, resuscitate; (tras un desmayo) to revive, bring … around1 (recobrar las fuerzas) to revive2 (recobrar el conocimiento) to come to o around* * *
reanimar ( conjugate reanimar) verbo transitivo
to revive
reanimarse verbo pronominal ( recobrar fuerzas) to revive;
( recobrar el conocimiento) to come to o around
reanimar verbo transitivo
1 (un medicamento, tratamiento) to revive
2 (devolver a la consciencia) to bring sb round
3 (animar) to cheer up
' reanimar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
resucitar
- vivificar
English:
bring round
- resuscitate
- revitalize
- revive
- salt
- pick
* * *♦ vt1. [físicamente] to revive2. [moralmente] to cheer up;reanimar la situación económica to improve the economy3. Med to resuscitate* * *v/t revive* * *reanimar vt1) : to revive, to restore2) : to resuscitate* * *reanimar vb to revive -
8 resucitar
v.1 to bring back to life (person).2 to rise from the dead (person).3 to resuscitate, to bring back to life, to pull back to life, to revive.4 to resurrect.* * *1 to resuscitate2 figurado to revive1 to resuscitate* * *verb2) raise* * *1. VT1) (Rel) [+ persona] to raise from the dead2) [+ ley] to resurrect2.al tercer día resucitó — (Biblia) on the third day He rose again
* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (Relig) to raise... from the dead, to bring... back to lifeb) (Med) to resuscitate, revivec) <costumbres/rencores> to revive, resurrect2.* * *= resurrect, revive, resuscitate, bring + Nombre + back to life, give + a second life.Ex. The same principal was resurrected in 1952 with the introduction of numerical control of machine tools.Ex. The result was that by the close of the 1940s, when ADI was revived, new interests were developing which were destined to overthrow the preeminence of microfilm as a documentation concern.Ex. An ambitious study of the interrelationships of folklore and literature, this book resuscitates the figure of the granny using oral history and fieldwork.Ex. When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.Ex. This book will show you how to give a second life to everything from plastic containers to bubble wrap to pantyhose and more.----* resucitar a los muertos = raise + the dead.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (Relig) to raise... from the dead, to bring... back to lifeb) (Med) to resuscitate, revivec) <costumbres/rencores> to revive, resurrect2.* * *= resurrect, revive, resuscitate, bring + Nombre + back to life, give + a second life.Ex: The same principal was resurrected in 1952 with the introduction of numerical control of machine tools.
Ex: The result was that by the close of the 1940s, when ADI was revived, new interests were developing which were destined to overthrow the preeminence of microfilm as a documentation concern.Ex: An ambitious study of the interrelationships of folklore and literature, this book resuscitates the figure of the granny using oral history and fieldwork.Ex: When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.Ex: This book will show you how to give a second life to everything from plastic containers to bubble wrap to pantyhose and more.* resucitar a los muertos = raise + the dead.* * *resucitar [A1 ]vt1 ( Relig) to raise … from the dead, to bring … back to lifeJesús resucitó a Lázaro Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead2 ( Med) to resuscitate, revive3 ‹costumbres/rencores/recuerdos› to revive, resurrect■ resucitarvi1 «persona» to rise (from the dead)y al tercer día resucitó ( Bib) and on the third day he rose again2 «costumbre/grupo» to take on a new lease of life* * *
resucitar ( conjugate resucitar) verbo transitivoa) (Relig) to raise … from the dead, to bring … back to life
verbo intransitivo [ persona] to rise (from the dead);
[costumbre/grupo] to take on a new lease of life
resucitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (a un muerto) to resurrect
2 (una tradición, costumbre) to revive
3 (reanimar, dar nuevas energías) este caldo resucita a cualquiera, this soup will revive anyone
II verbo intransitivo to resurrect
' resucitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vivificar
English:
resurrect
- revive
- life
- resuscitate
* * *♦ vt1. [persona] to bring back to life;Jesús resucitó a varios muertos Jesus raised several people from the dead;Famresucitar a un muerto: tómate un trago de este licor, resucita a un muerto have some of this to drink, it's potent stuff;¡este olor resucita a un muerto! it smells wonderful in here!2. [costumbre] to resurrect, to revive♦ vi[persona] to rise from the dead* * *I v/t resuscitate; figrevivecome back from the dead* * *resucitar vt1) : to resuscitate, to revive, to resurrect2) : to revitalize* * * -
9 destinado a
= destined to, fated to, bound forEx. The result was that by the close of the 1940s, when ADI was revived, new interests were developing which were destined to overthrow the preeminence of microfilm as a documentation concern.Ex. Macintosh seems fated to play a minor supporting role both in business and libraries.Ex. About a third of the 500 cruises bound for Alaska this year would fall under the new rule.* * *= destined to, fated to, bound forEx: The result was that by the close of the 1940s, when ADI was revived, new interests were developing which were destined to overthrow the preeminence of microfilm as a documentation concern.
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10 retomar
v.1 to take up again.2 to retake, to fetch, to rescue, to take back.* * *1 (territorio) to retake2 (tema) to return to* * ** * *verbo transitivo* * *= revive, take up, pick up on, rejoin, reinstitute, build on/upon, regain, retake, reconnect [re-connect].Ex. The result was that by the close of the 1940s, when ADI was revived, new interests were developing which were destined to overthrow the preeminence of microfilm as a documentation concern.Ex. The Dainton Report takes up the old cry: The UGC report on libraries has shown how far the incompleteness of the NCL's union catalogues has contributed to the overall delays in its services.Ex. The report picks up on this as a surprising finding, suggesting implicitly that open access journals are lagging behind in this regard.Ex. France is expected to soon rejoin NATO's military command after a 40-year absence.Ex. The move came on the heels of Russia's decision to reinstitute bomber missions over the North Sea after a 17-year hiatus.Ex. The system should build on existing resources, rather than develop expensive new programmes.Ex. Once he regained his weight, he began to play like he did in 2006, when he won the tournament.Ex. Minister Ashkir said the Somali government will 'even use foreign troops to retake Kismayo'.Ex. BEGIN (which may be abbreviated B) entered alone reconnects you to the current database.----* retomar el camino = get back on + Posesivo + path.* retomar el hilo = pick up + the thread, take up + the thread.* retomar su camino = get back on + track.* retomar una causa = take up + cause.* retomar una discusión = pick up + discussion.* * *verbo transitivo* * *= revive, take up, pick up on, rejoin, reinstitute, build on/upon, regain, retake, reconnect [re-connect].Ex: The result was that by the close of the 1940s, when ADI was revived, new interests were developing which were destined to overthrow the preeminence of microfilm as a documentation concern.
Ex: The Dainton Report takes up the old cry: The UGC report on libraries has shown how far the incompleteness of the NCL's union catalogues has contributed to the overall delays in its services.Ex: The report picks up on this as a surprising finding, suggesting implicitly that open access journals are lagging behind in this regard.Ex: France is expected to soon rejoin NATO's military command after a 40-year absence.Ex: The move came on the heels of Russia's decision to reinstitute bomber missions over the North Sea after a 17-year hiatus.Ex: The system should build on existing resources, rather than develop expensive new programmes.Ex: Once he regained his weight, he began to play like he did in 2006, when he won the tournament.Ex: Minister Ashkir said the Somali government will 'even use foreign troops to retake Kismayo'.Ex: BEGIN (which may be abbreviated B) entered alone reconnects you to the current database.* retomar el camino = get back on + Posesivo + path.* retomar el hilo = pick up + the thread, take up + the thread.* retomar su camino = get back on + track.* retomar una causa = take up + cause.* retomar una discusión = pick up + discussion.* * *retomar [A1 ]vtretomó (el hilo de) la narrativa she picked up the thread of the narrativeel tema se retoma en el segundo movimiento the theme is reintroduced o taken up again in the second movementretomé mi carril I got back in lane* * *
retomar verbo transitivo to take up again
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11 revitalizar
v.1 to revitalize.2 to rejuvenate, to invigorate, to brace, to energize.* * *1 to revitalize* * ** * *verbo transitivo to revitalizeun intento de revitalizar las relaciones entre los dos países — an attempt to give (a) fresh impetus to relations between the two countries
* * *= revive, revitalise [revitalize, -USA], reinvigorate, reinvigorate, invigorate, resuscitate, rejuvenate.Ex. The result was that by the close of the 1940s, when ADI was revived, new interests were developing which were destined to overthrow the preeminence of microfilm as a documentation concern.Ex. This article examines the factors leading to a decision to revitalise the Boston Public Library.Ex. Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.Ex. Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.Ex. This is a national project aimed at invigorating the rural economy through the introduction of agricultural and related technologies to farmers.Ex. An ambitious study of the interrelationships of folklore and literature, this book resuscitates the figure of the granny using oral history and fieldwork.Ex. It would be better to revive and rejuvenate the library while it is still alive thant to let it die.* * *verbo transitivo to revitalizeun intento de revitalizar las relaciones entre los dos países — an attempt to give (a) fresh impetus to relations between the two countries
* * *= revive, revitalise [revitalize, -USA], reinvigorate, reinvigorate, invigorate, resuscitate, rejuvenate.Ex: The result was that by the close of the 1940s, when ADI was revived, new interests were developing which were destined to overthrow the preeminence of microfilm as a documentation concern.
Ex: This article examines the factors leading to a decision to revitalise the Boston Public Library.Ex: Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.Ex: Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.Ex: This is a national project aimed at invigorating the rural economy through the introduction of agricultural and related technologies to farmers.Ex: An ambitious study of the interrelationships of folklore and literature, this book resuscitates the figure of the granny using oral history and fieldwork.Ex: It would be better to revive and rejuvenate the library while it is still alive thant to let it die.* * *revitalizar [A4 ]vtto revitalizeel tratamiento la revitalizó the treatment revitalized her, the treatment restored her vitalitymedidas para revitalizar la economía measures to revitalize the economyun intento de revitalizar las relaciones entre los dos países an attempt to give (a) fresh impetus to relations between the two countries■ revitalizarviun tónico que revitaliza a revitalizing tonic* * *
revitalizar ( conjugate revitalizar) verbo transitivo
to revitalize
revitalizar verbo transitivo to revitalize
' revitalizar' also found in these entries:
English:
regenerate
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12 эта традиция возродилась после многовекового забвения
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > эта традиция возродилась после многовекового забвения
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13 desuso
m.disuse.caer en desuso to become obsolete, to fall into disusepres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desusar.* * *1 disuse■ eso está en desuso that's obsolete, that's outdated\caer en desuso to fall into disuse* * *SM disusecaer en desuso — to fall into disuse, become obsolete
* * *masculino disuse* * *= disfavour, disuse, desuetude.Ex. It seems a pity that the notation of these headings remains in disfavour.Ex. After a period of disuse at the beginning of the nineteenth century, Caslon roman was revived, and has been available ever since from Caslon's successors.Ex. After many years of desuetude, manual typewriters are gaining in popularity among writers.----* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* en desuso = obsolete, disused.* * *masculino disuse* * *= disfavour, disuse, desuetude.Ex: It seems a pity that the notation of these headings remains in disfavour.
Ex: After a period of disuse at the beginning of the nineteenth century, Caslon roman was revived, and has been available ever since from Caslon's successors.Ex: After many years of desuetude, manual typewriters are gaining in popularity among writers.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* en desuso = obsolete, disused.* * *disusecaer en desuso to fall into disuseuna expresión/costumbre caída en desuso an expression/a custom which has fallen into disuse* * *
desuso sustantivo masculino
disuse;◊ caer en desuso to fall into disuse
desuso sustantivo masculino disuse
♦ Locuciones: caer en desuso, to fall into disuse
en desuso, obsolete, outdated
' desuso' also found in these entries:
English:
die out
- disuse
- foe
- gay
- lapse
- stewardess
- use
- victuals
- dead
- die
- disused
* * *desuso nmdisuse;un término en desuso a term which is no longer in common use;una ley vigente, pero en desuso a law which is still on the statute books, but no longer enforced;caer en desuso to become obsolete, to fall into disuse;el sombrero fue cayendo en desuso people gradually stopped wearing hats* * *m disuse;caer en desuso fall into disuse* * *desuso nm: disuse, obsolescencecaer en desuso: to fall into disuse -
14 letra romana de Caslon
(n.) = Caslon romanEx. After a period of disuse at the beginning of the nineteenth century, Caslon roman was revived, and has been available ever since from Caslon's successors.* * *(n.) = Caslon romanEx: After a period of disuse at the beginning of the nineteenth century, Caslon roman was revived, and has been available ever since from Caslon's successors.
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15 Breguet, Abraham-Louis
SUBJECT AREA: Horology[br]baptized 10 January 1747 Neuchâtel, Switzerlandd. 17 September 1823 Paris, France[br]Swiss clock-and watchmaker who made many important contributions to horology.[br]When Breguet was 11 years old his father died and his mother married a Swiss watchmaker who had Paris connections. His stepfather introduced him to horology and this led to an apprenticeship in Paris, during which he also attended evening classes in mathematics at the Collège Mazarin. In 1775 he married and set up a workshop in Paris, initially in collaboration with Xavier Gide. There he established a reputation among the aristocracy for elegant and innovative timepieces which included a perpétuelle, or self-winding watch, which he developed from the ideas of Perrelet. He also enjoyed the patronage of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI. During the French Revolution his life was in danger and in 1793 he fled to Neuchâtel. The two years he spent there comprised what was intellectually one of his most productive periods and provided many of the ideas that he was able to exploit after he had returned to Paris in 1795. By the time of his death he had become the most prestigious watchmaker in Europe: he supplied timepieces to Napoleon and, after the fall of the Empire, to Louis XVIII, as well as to most of the crowned heads of Europe.Breguet divided his contributions to horology into three categories: improvements in appearance and functionality; improvements in durability; and improvements in timekeeping. His pendule sympathique was in the first category and consisted of a clock which during the night set a watch to time, regulated it and wound it. His parachute, a spring-loaded bearing, made a significant contribution to the durability of a watch by preventing damage to its movement if it was dropped. Among the many improvements that Breguet made to timekeeping, two important ones were the introduction of the overcoil balance spring and the tourbillon. By bending the outside end of the balance spring over the top of the coils Breguet was able to make the oscillations of the balance isochronous, thus achieving for the flat spring what Arnold had already accomplished for the cylindrical balance spring. The timekeeping of a balance is also dependent on its position, and the tourbillon was an attempt to average-out positional errors by placing the balance wheel and the escapement in a cage that rotated once every minute. This principle was revived in a simplified form in the karussel at the end of the nineteenth century.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsHorloger de la marine 1815. Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur 1815.BibliographyBreguet gathered information for a treatise on horology that was never published but which was later plagiarized by Louis Moinet in his Traité d'horlogerie, 1848.Further ReadingG.Daniels, 1974, The An of Breguet, London (an account of his life with a good technical assessment of his work).DV -
16 Graham, George
SUBJECT AREA: Horology[br]b. c.1674 Cumberland, Englandd. 16 November 1751 London, England[br]English watch-and clockmaker who invented the cylinder escapement for watches, the first successful dead-beat escapement for clocks and the mercury compensation pendulum.[br]Graham's father died soon after his birth, so he was raised by his brother. In 1688 he was apprenticed to the London clockmaker Henry Aske, and in 1695 he gained his freedom. He was employed as a journeyman by Tompion in 1696 and later married his niece. In 1711 he formed a partnership with Tompion and effectively ran the business in Tompion's declining years; he took over the business after Tompion died in 1713. In addition to his horological interests he also made scientific instruments, specializing in those for astronomical use. As a person, he was well respected and appears to have lived up to the epithet "Honest George Graham". He befriended John Harrison when he first went to London and lent him money to further his researches at a time when they might have conflicted with his own interests.The two common forms of escapement in use in Graham's time, the anchor escapement for clocks and the verge escapement for watches, shared the same weakness: they interfered severely with the free oscillation of the pendulum and the balance, and thus adversely affected the timekeeping. Tompion's two frictional rest escapements, the dead-beat for clocks and the horizontal for watches, had provided a partial solution by eliminating recoil (the momentary reversal of the motion of the timepiece), but they had not been successful in practice. Around 1720 Graham produced his own much improved version of the dead-beat escapement which became a standard feature of regulator clocks, at least in Britain, until its supremacy was challenged at the end of the nineteenth century by the superior accuracy of the Riefler clock. Another feature of the regulator clock owed to Graham was the mercury compensation pendulum, which he invented in 1722 and published four years later. The bob of this pendulum contained mercury, the surface of which rose or fell with changes in temperature, compensating for the concomitant variation in the length of the pendulum rod. Graham devised his mercury pendulum after he had failed to achieve compensation by means of the difference in expansion between various metals. He then turned his attention to improving Tompion's horizontal escapement, and by 1725 the cylinder escapement existed in what was virtually its final form. From the following year he fitted this escapement to all his watches, and it was also used extensively by London makers for their precision watches. It proved to be somewhat lacking in durability, but this problem was overcome later in the century by using a ruby cylinder, notably by Abraham Louis Breguet. It was revived, in a cheaper form, by the Swiss and the French in the nineteenth century and was produced in vast quantities.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsFRS 1720. Master of the Clockmakers' Company 1722.BibliographyGraham contributed many papers to the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, in particular "A contrivance to avoid the irregularities in a clock's motion occasion'd by the action of heat and cold upon the rod of the pendulum" (1726) 34:40–4.Further ReadingBritten's Watch \& Clock Maker's Handbook Dictionary and Guide, 1978, rev. Richard Good, 16th edn, London, pp. 81, 84, 232 (for a technical description of the dead-beat and cylinder escapements and the mercury compensation pendulum).A.J.Turner, 1972, "The introduction of the dead-beat escapement: a new document", Antiquarian Horology 8:71.E.A.Battison, 1972, biography, Biographical Dictionary of Science, ed. C.C.Gillespie, Vol. V, New York, 490–2 (contains a résumé of Graham's non-horological activities).DV -
17 Mansart, Nicolas François
SUBJECT AREA: Architecture and building[br]b. 23 January 1598 Paris, Franced. 23 September 1666 Paris, France[br]French architect believed by many historians to be the greatest French architect of all time.[br]Mansart was a classical architect who designed in High Renaissance style in France. Chief architect to Louis XIII, he was responsible for a number of fine châteaux and hôtels such as the Château de Maisons (1642–51) near Paris and the Hôtel Carnavalet (1660) in Paris. He was also the architect of the magnificent Paris church of Val de Grâce (begun in 1645).The mansard roof, which has two different slopes of pitch, one steeper than the other, was named after Mansart (with a small change of spelling for euphony). It was a type of roof that was very popular in France from the early seventeenth century onwards and was revived under Napoleon III in the nineteenth century. However, although Mansart popularized this style of roof, he did not invent it; indeed, it was used in earlier works by both Pierre Lescot and Jacques Lemercier.[br]Further ReadingR.Blomfield, 1911, A History of French Architecture, Vol II, Bell (the standard work). A.Braham and P.Smith, 1974, François Mansart, Zwemmer.A.Blunt, 1941, François Mansart and the Origins of French Classical Architecture, The War burg Institute.DYBiographical history of technology > Mansart, Nicolas François
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18 Stringfellow, John
SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace[br]b. 6 December 1799 Sheffield, Englandd. 13 December 1883 Chard, England[br]English inventor and builder of a series of experimental model aeroplanes.[br]After serving an apprenticeship in the lace industry, Stringfellow left Nottingham in about 1820 and moved to Chard in Somerset, where he set up his own business. He had wide interests such as photography, politics, and the use of electricity for medical treatment. Stringfellow met William Samuel Henson, who also lived in Chard and was involved in lacemaking, and became interested in his "aerial steam carriage" of 1842–3. When support for this project foundered, Henson and Stringfellow drew up an agreement "Whereas it is intended to construct a model of an Aerial Machine". They built a large model with a wing span of 20 ft (6 m) and powered by a steam engine, which was probably the work of Stringfellow. The model was tested on a hillside near Chard, often at night to avoid publicity, but despite many attempts it never made a successful flight. At this point Henson emigrated to the United States. From 1848 Stringfellow continued to experiment with models of his own design, starting with one with a wing span of 10 ft (3m). He decided to test it in a disused lace factory, rather than in the open air. Stringfellow fitted a horizontal wire which supported the model as it gained speed prior to free flight. Unfortunately, neither this nor later models made a sustained flight, despite Stringfellow's efficient lightweight steam engine. For many years Stringfellow abandoned his aeronautical experiments, then in 1866 when the (Royal) Aeronautical Society was founded, his interest was revived. He built a steam-powered triplane, which was demonstrated "flying" along a wire at the world's first Aeronautical Exhibition, held at Crystal Palace, London, in 1868. Stringfellow also received a cash prize for one of his engines, which was the lightest practical power unit at the Exhibition. Although Stringfellow's models never achieved a really successful flight, his designs showed the way for others to follow. Several of his models are preserved in the Science Museum in London.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsMember of the (Royal) Aeronautical Society 1868.BibliographyMany of Stringfellow's letters and papers are held by the Royal Aeronautical Society, London.Further ReadingHarald Penrose, 1988, An Ancient Air: A Biography of John Stringfellow, Shrewsbury. A.M.Balantyne and J.Laurence Pritchard, 1956, "The lives and work of William Samuel Henson and John Stringfellow", Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society (June) (an attempt to analyse conflicting evidence).M.J.B.Davy, 1931, Henson and Stringfellow, London (an earlier work with excellent drawings from Henson's patent)."The aeronautical work of John Stringfellow, with some account of W.S.Henson", Aeronau-tical Classics No. 5 (written by John Stringfellow's son and held by the Royal Aeronautical Society in London).JDS -
19 abandono
m.1 leaving.abandono de hogar (law) desertion (of family, spouse)2 state of abandon (descuido) (de aspecto, jardín).3 abandonment, desolation, abandoning, desertion.4 personal carelessness, neglect, abandonment, carelessness.5 departure.6 renunciation.7 complete surrender.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: abandonar.* * *1 (acción) abandoning, desertion2 (idea, actividad) giving up3 (descuido) neglect, lack of care4 (dejadez) apathy, carelessness5 DEPORTE withdrawal6 MARÍTIMO abandonment\en estado de abandono in an abandoned state* * *noun m.1) abandonment2) neglect3) withdrawal, resignation* * *SM1) (=acción)a) [de lugar]ordenaron el abandono de la isla — they ordered people to abandon o leave the island
el abandono de la zona por las tropas de ocupación — the withdrawal of the occupying forces from the region
b) [de actividad, proyecto] abandonmentvotaron a favor del abandono del leninismo — they voted in favour of renouncing Leninism, they voted for the abandonment of Leninism
ofrecen ayudas a los agricultores para el abandono de la producción — they are offering aid to farmers to cease production
mi abandono del cargo se debió a problemas internos — I gave up the post because of internal problems
c) (Jur) [de cónyuge] desertion; [de hijos] abandonmentabandono de la escuela — = abandono escolar
abandono del domicilio conyugal, abandono del hogar — desertion
abandono de tierras — land set aside, set-aside
2) (Dep) [antes de la prueba] withdrawal; [durante la prueba] retirement; (Ajedrez) resignation3) (=descuido) neglect, abandon frmla iglesia se encontraba en un terrible estado de abandono — the church was in a terrible state of neglect o abandon frm
es lamentable el abandono que sufre la sanidad pública desde hace años — it's dreadful how public health has been so neglected for years
4) (=vicio) indulgence5) (=soledad) desolation6) Méx (=ligereza) abandon, ease* * *1)a) (frml) ( de un lugar)b) ( de una persona) abandonment2) (Dep) (antes de la carrera, competición) withdrawal; (iniciada la carrera, competición) retirement; ( en ajedrez) resignation3) (descuido, desatención) neglect* * *1)a) (frml) ( de un lugar)b) ( de una persona) abandonment2) (Dep) (antes de la carrera, competición) withdrawal; (iniciada la carrera, competición) retirement; ( en ajedrez) resignation3) (descuido, desatención) neglect* * *abandono11 = abandonment, betrayal, desertion, surrender, shift away from, drop-off, move away from, defection, pullout, disuse.Ex: Practical considerations led to the abandonment of this idea.
Ex: The author explores the major themes of the novel: self-identity; love; and betrayal.Ex: The author also covers the electronic book and the desertion of libraries by researchers in favour of other information sources = El autor también habla del libro electrónico y del abandono de las bibliotecas por parte de los investigadores en favor de otras fuentes de información.Ex: This would require central funding, an appropriate communications infrastructure and the surrender by universities of their autonomy over their local libraries.Ex: This article discusses the effects of changes in the economy on the distribution of work in libraries which indicate a shift away from its female origins.Ex: There is a subsidy mechanism that lowers rates in order to avoid drop-offs from the network.Ex: This is a radical move away from the accepted principle of using the actual item as the primary source of cataloguing data.Ex: The longer the project is likely to last, the more important it is to be sure that it is designed to cope with factors such as defection of one of the partners.Ex: NATO is 'disappointed' at Russian pullout from arms treaty.Ex: After a period of disuse at the beginning of the nineteenth century, Caslon roman was revived, and has been available ever since from Caslon's successors.* abandono de = flight from.* índice de abandono escolar = dropout rate.* tasa de abandono escolar = dropout rate.abandono22 = neglect, dereliction, negligence, neglection, abandon, dilapidation, lassitude.Ex: Left hand truncation, which involves the neglect of prefixes or the elimination of characters from the beginning of a word, is also possible in many systems.
Ex: The energy crisis & the environmental crisis are rooted not in a stony ground of technological intractability, but in irresponsibility & dereliction.Ex: Damage of library materials is often caused by carelessness and negligence.Ex: After decades of neglection, nowadays there is an effort to bring these houses back to their original glory.Ex: The article 'Enlightenment and lubricity' examines paintings depicting women reading and responding with sensual abandon to the word.Ex: If Central Park is to be rescued from the general dilapidation it is much money and energy intelligently directed must be expended.Ex: His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.* abandono de menores = child neglect.* en el abandono = in the wilderness.* en estado de abandono = decaying, dilapidated.* estado de abandono = state of neglect.* * *A1 ( frml)(de un lugar): la policía ordenó el abandono del recinto the police ordered everyone to leave o vacate the premisesel capitán ordenó el abandono del barco the captain gave the order to abandon ship2 (de una persona) abandonmentCompuestos:noncompletion, dropping outdesertionabandonment of employmentB ( Dep)1 (antes de iniciarse la carrera, competición) withdrawal2(una vez iniciada la carrera, competición): el abandono de Garrido se produjo en la quinta vuelta Garrido pulled out o retired on the fifth lap, Garrido's retirement came on the fifth lapel abandono del campeón se produjo en la jugada número 30 the champion's resignation came o the champion resigned on move 30C(descuido, desatención): el edificio se halla en un lamentable estado de abandono the building is in a sorry state of neglectda lástima ver el abandono en que se encuentran estos jardines it's terrible to see how overrun o overgrown these gardens have become, it's terrible to see how these gardens have been allowed to fall into neglectdejó a su familia en el más completo abandono he left his family utterly destitutela ropa que lleva da una imagen de abandono the clothes he wears make him look slovenly o scruffy* * *
Del verbo abandonar: ( conjugate abandonar)
abandono es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
abandonó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
abandonar
abandono
abandonar ( conjugate abandonar) verbo transitivo
1
‹marido/amante› to leave;
‹coche/barco› to abandon;
2 [ fuerzas] to desert
3
◊ abandono los estudios to drop out of school/college
verbo intransitivo (Dep)
(en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat
abandonarse verbo pronominal
1 ( entregarse) abandonose a algo ‹a vicios/placeres› to abandon oneself to sth
2 ( en el aspecto personal) to let oneself go
abandono sustantivo masculino
1 ( de una persona) abandonment;
2 (Dep) (antes de la carrera, competición) withdrawal;
(iniciada la carrera, competición) retirement;
( en ajedrez) resignation
3 (descuido, desatención) neglect
abandonar
I verbo transitivo
1 (irse de) to leave, quit: tenemos que vernos hoy, porque mañana abandono Madrid, we've got to see eachother today because I'm leaving Madrid tomorrow
2 (a una persona, a un animal) to abandon
abandonar a alguien a su suerte, to leave someone to his fate
3 (un proyecto, los estudios) to give up
4 Dep (retirarse de una carrera) to drop out of
(un deporte) to drop
II vi (desfallecer) to give up: los resultados no son los esperados, pero no abandones, the results aren't as good as we expected, but don't give up
abandono sustantivo masculino
1 (marcha de un lugar) abandoning, desertion
2 (de proyecto, idea) giving up
3 (de aseo) neglect
4 (despreocupación) carelessness
' abandono' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonar
- docencia
- entrega
- olvido
- pudrir
- recinto
- renuncia
English:
angrily
- climb down
- desertion
- drop out
- dump
- intimidate
- leave
- neglect
- self-neglect
- need
- walk
- withdrawal
* * *abandono nm1. [descuido] [de aspecto, jardín] state of abandon;[de estudios, obligaciones] neglect;la iglesia se encontraba en estado de abandono the church was derelict2. [de lugar]los bomberos ordenaron el abandono del edificio the firemen instructed everyone to leave the building, the firemen had the building evacuated;el abandono de su puesto le costó un arresto al soldado the soldier was placed in confinement for abandoning his post3. [de hijo, proyecto] abandonment;el abandono de animales se incrementa tras las Navidades there is a rise in the number of animals abandoned after Christmas;el movimiento defiende el abandono de la energía nuclear the movement is in favour of abolishing the use of nuclear energy;han anunciado el abandono de la violencia they have announced that they are going to give up violence;su desilusión lo llevó al abandono de la profesión he was so disillusioned that he left the professionDer abandono de hogar desertion [of family, spouse]; UE abandono de tierras:el gobierno está fomentando el abandono de tierras the government is promoting land set-aside4. [entrega] abandon, abandonment;se entregó con abandono a su amante she gave herself with abandon to her lover5. [de competición, carrera] withdrawal;el abandono se produjo en el kilómetro 10 he pulled out after 10 kilometres;ganar por abandono to win by default* * *m1 abandonment;abandono del domicilio conyugal desertion;abandono de la energía nuclear abandonment of nuclear power3:en un estado de abandono in a state of neglect* * *abandono nm1) : abandonment2) : neglect3) : withdrawalganar por abandono: to win by default -
20 Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel
SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace[br]b. 26 August 1740 Vidalon-lès-Annonay, Franced. 26 June 1810 Balaruc-les-Bains, France[br]French ballooning pioneer who, with his brother Jacques-Etienne (b. 6 January 1745 Vidalon-lès-Annonay, France; d. 2 August 1799, Serriers, France), built the first balloon to carry passengers on a "free" flight.[br]Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier were papermakers of Annonay, near Lyon. Joseph made the first experiments' after studying smoke rising from a fire and assuming that the smoke contained a gas which was lighter than air: of course, this lighter-than-air gas was just hot air. Using fine silk he made a small balloon with an aperture in its base, then, by burning paper beneath this aperture, he filled the balloon with hot air and it rose to the ceiling. Jacques-Etienne joined his brother in further experiments and they progressed to larger hot-air balloons until, by October 1783, they had constructed one large enough to lift two men on tethered ascents. In the same month Joseph-Michel delivered a paper at the University of Lyon on his experiments for a propulsive system by releasing gas through an opening in the side of a balloon; unfortunately, there was not enough pressurefor an effective jet. Then, on 21 November 1783, the scientist Pilâtre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes ascended on a "free" flight in a Montgolfier balloon. They departed from the grounds of a château in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris on what was to be the world's first aerial journey, covering 9 km (5/2 miles) in 25 minutes.Ballooning became a popular spectacle with initial rivalry between the hot-air Montgolfières and the hydrogen-filled Charlières of J.A.C. Charles. Interest in hot-air balloons subsided, but was revived in the 1960s by an American, Paul E. Yost. His propane-gas burner to provide hot-air was a great advance on the straw-burning fire-basket of the Montgolfiers.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsLégion d'honneur.Further ReadingC.C.Gillispie, 1983, The Montgolfier Brothers and the Invention of Aviation 1783–1784, Princeton, NJ (one of the publications to commemorate the bicentenary of the Montgolfiers).L.T.C.Rolt, 1966, The Aeronauts, London (describes the history of balloons). C.Dollfus, 1961, Balloons, London.JDSBiographical history of technology > Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel
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