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1. adjective2) (boring) langweilig; stumpfsinnig [Arbeit, Routine]3) (gloomy) trübe [Wetter, Tag]4) (not bright) matt, stumpf [Farbe, Glanz, Licht, Metall]; trübe [Augen]; blind [Spiegel]; (not sharp) dumpf [Geräusch, Aufprall, Schmerz, Gefühl]5) (listless) lustlos6) (blunt) stumpf2. transitive verb1) (make less acute) schwächen; trüben; betäuben [Schmerz]3) (blunt) stumpf machen4) (fig.) dämpfen [Freude, Enthusiasmus]; abstumpfen [Geist, Sinne, Verstand, Vorstellungskraft]* * *1) (slow to learn or to understand: The clever children help the dull ones.) schwer von Begriff2) (not bright or clear: a dull day.) trübe3) (not exciting or interesting: a very dull book.) langweilig•- academic.ru/86467/dully">dully- dullness* * *[dʌl]I. adjas \dull as ditchwater stinklangweilig sl\dull life eintöniges Leben\dull routine stumpfsinnige Routine2. ECON, FIN\dull market flauer Markt3. (not bright, shiny) animal's coat glanzlos, stumpf; sky bedeckt, grau; weather trüb; colour matt; light schwach, trübe, matt; TYPO matt4. (indistinct, muted) dumpf\dull ache/thud dumpfer Schmerz/Schlag\dull pupil langsamer SchülerII. vt▪ to \dull sth1. (lessen) etw schwächen [o trüben]to \dull the pain den Schmerz betäuben2. (desensitize) etw abstumpfen [o stumpf werden lassen]* * *[dʌl]1. adj (+er)1) (= not bright or shiny) light trüb; glow schwach; colour matt, trüb; eyes matt, glanzlos; hair, skin, metal, paintwork stumpf, matt; weather, day trüb, grau; sky bedecktthe sea was a dull grey — das Meer war mattgrau
it will be dull at first (weather forecast) — es wird anfangs bewölkt
2) (= boring) langweiligdeadly dull, as dull as ditchwater or dishwater — todlangweilig
there's never a dull moment — man langweilt sich keinen Augenblick
he fell to the ground with a dull thud — er schlug dumpf auf den Boden auf
4) (= listless) person, mood träge; gaze, expression lustlos; (ST EX, COMM) market flau; trading schleppendI felt dull and sleepy — ich fühlte mich träge und müde
5) (= slow-witted) langsamthe dullest boy in the class —
his senses/intellectual powers are growing dull — seine Sinne/geistigen Kräfte lassen langsam nach
6) (form: blunt) knife, blade stumpf2. vt1) (= lessen) pain betäuben; grief lindern; senses, mind, sensitivity abstumpfen; vision, hearing trüben, schwächen; impression schwächen; pleasure dämpfenemotionally dulled — (emotional) abgestumpft
2) (= make less bright) light, colour dämpfen; metal, paintwork stumpf werden lassen4) (form: blunt) knife, blade stumpf machen3. vi(light) schwächer werden; (colour) verblassen; (eyes) sich trüben* * *dull [dʌl]A adv (adv dully)1. schwer von Begriff, dumm2. abgestumpft, teilnahmslos, gleichgültig3. träge, schwerfällig, langsam4. gelangweilt:feel dull sich langweilen5. langweilig, fad(e):never a dull moment hier ist was los, hier ist’s nie langweilig6. WIRTSCH flau, lustlos, schleppend:dull season tote Jahreszeit, stille Saison7. stumpf (Klinge etc)8. blind (Spiegel etc)9. matt, stumpf, glanzlos (Augen, Farben)10. dumpf (Geräusch, Schmerz)11. trüb(e) (Tag, Wetter etc)12. schwach (Licht)B v/t1. eine Klinge etc stumpf machen2. fig abstumpfen3. mattieren5. (ab)schwächen6. mildern, dämpfen7. Schmerzen betäubenC v/i1. stumpf werden, abstumpfen (auch fig)2. träge werden3. matt oder glanzlos werden4. sich abschwächen* * *1. adjective2) (boring) langweilig; stumpfsinnig [Arbeit, Routine]3) (gloomy) trübe [Wetter, Tag]4) (not bright) matt, stumpf [Farbe, Glanz, Licht, Metall]; trübe [Augen]; blind [Spiegel]; (not sharp) dumpf [Geräusch, Aufprall, Schmerz, Gefühl]5) (listless) lustlos6) (blunt) stumpf2. transitive verb1) (make less acute) schwächen; trüben; betäuben [Schmerz]2) (make less bright or sharp) stumpf werden lassen; verblassen lassen [Farbe]3) (blunt) stumpf machen4) (fig.) dämpfen [Freude, Enthusiasmus]; abstumpfen [Geist, Sinne, Verstand, Vorstellungskraft]* * *adj.dumm adj.dumpf adj.matt adj.schwerfällig adj.stumpf adj.trist (Farbe) adj.trüb adj. -
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[dʌl] adjas \dull as ditchwater stinklangweilig (sl)\dull life eintöniges Leben;\dull routine stumpfsinnige Routine;2) (not bright, shiny) animal's coat glanzlos, stumpf; sky bedeckt, grau; weather trüb; colour matt; light schwach, trübe, matt; typo matt3) (indistinct, muted) dumpf;\dull ache/ thud dumpfer Schmerz/Schlag\dull pupil langsamer Schüler vtto \dull sthto \dull the pain den Schmerz betäuben -
3 routine
ru:ˈti:n
1. сущ.
1) обычный порядок;
общепринятая практика;
определенный режим daily, ordinary routine ≈ режим dull routine ≈ скучный порядок practice routine ≈ тренировка
2) а) театр. упражнения для развития, совершенствования техники исполнения (танца, пения, музыки) б) театр. очередной номер программы, выход;
интермедия, сценка Syn: turn
1., number
1., sketch в) спорт программа, выступление( гимнаста на отдельном снаряде)
3) а) рутина;
однообразная, механически выполняемая работа Syn: groove
1. б) повседневный уход за оборудованием
4) компьют. операция, программа, стандартная программа check routine ≈ программа проверки diagnostic routine ≈ диагностическая программа;
текущая диагностическая проверка routine function ≈ стандартная функция;
подпрограмма;
стандартное действие routine library ≈ библиотека стандартных программ routine program ≈ стандартная программа
2. прил.
1) определенный, соответствующий установленному порядку;
типовой, стандартный;
регулярный routine attention ≈ профилактическое обслуживание routine repairs ≈ текущий ремонт routine inspection ≈ текущий осмотр routine functions ≈ ежедневно выполняемые обязанности a series of routine medical tests including X-rays and blood tests ≈ ряд стандартных медицинских тестов, включая рентген и анализ крови
2) шаблонный;
монотонный So many days are routine and uninteresting, especially in winter. ≈ Так много дней бывает монотонными и неинтересными, особенно зимой. Syn: humdrum
2.
3) воен. внутренний routine duty ≈ внутренняя служба
3. гл.
1) осуществлять повседневный уход за оборудованием
2) заниматься ежедневными упражнениями, тренироваться заведенный порядок;
определенный режим;
установившаяся практика - the day's * распорядок дня - the * of business установившаяся деловая практика - the matter-of-fact * of the hospital обычный больничный режим - to do smth. as a matter of * делать что-л. по заведенному порядку - * in barracks( военное) распорядок дня в казармах ничего не значащая формальность - this is just * это просто формальность рутина, шаблон (театроведение) номер (цирковой и т. п.) - a breath-taking * on a tight-rope захватывающее выступление канатоходца экзерсиз(ы), тренировка (танцовщика) повседневный уход за оборудованием (компьютерное) (стандартная) программа или подпрограмма положенный;
соответствующий заведенному порядку - * question вопрос, заданный потому, что так положено, положенный вопрос - * correspondence текущая служебная переписка - * duties установленные служебные обязанности монотонный;
шаблонный (военное) внутренний - * duty внутренняя служба - * order неоперативный приказ - * soldier дневальный archiving ~ вчт. процедура архивации benchmark ~ вчт. программа для оценки параметров bootstrap ~ вчт. программа замозагрузки checking ~ вчт. процедура проверки checkout ~ вчт. отладочная программа closed ~ вчт. замкнутая подпрограмма compress ~ вчт. процедура сжатия error ~ вчт. программа обработки ошибок housekeeping ~ вчт. обслуживающая программа postmortem ~ вчт. постпрограмма routine заведенный порядок ~ заведенный порядок;
установившаяся практика;
определенный режим ~ нормальный режим работы ~ повседневный уход за оборудованием ~ вчт. процедура ~ работа по графику ~ воен. распорядок службы ~ рутина;
шаблон ~ рутинная операция ~ установившаяся практика, определенный режим, заведенный порядок ~ установившаяся практика ~ attr. определенный, установленный, обычный, шаблонный;
текущий( об осмотре, ремонте и т. п.) service ~ вчт. служебная программа software ~ вчт. системная программа sound ~ вчт. звуковая процедура suspect ~ вчт. подозрительная программа test ~ вчт. тестовая программа trace ~ вчт. программа трассировки trouble-shooting ~ вчт. диагностическая прграмма untrustworthy ~ вчт. незащищенная программа user-supplied ~ вчт. программа введенная пользователем utility ~ вчт. обслуживающая подпрограмма watchdog ~ вчт. сторожевая программа -
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[ruː'tiːn] 1. сущ.1) обычный порядок; общепринятая практика; определённый режимdaily / ordinary routine — режим
2) театр.а) упражнения для развития, совершенствования техники исполнения (танца, пения, музыки)б) очередной номер программы, выход; интермедия, сценкаSyn:3) спорт. программа, выступление ( гимнаста на отдельном снаряде)4) рутина; однообразная, механически выполняемая работаSyn:groove 1.6) информ. операция, программа, стандартная программаdiagnostic routine — диагностическая программа; текущая диагностическая проверка
2. прил.routine function — стандартная функция; подпрограмма; стандартное действие
1) определённый, соответствующий установленному порядку; типовой, стандартный; регулярный2) шаблонный; монотонныйSo many days are routine and uninteresting, especially in winter. — Так много дней бывает монотонными и неинтересными, особенно зимой.
Syn:humdrum 2.3) воен. внутренний3. гл.2) заниматься ежедневными упражнениями, тренироваться -
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routine [ru:'ti:n]1 noun∎ our Sunday morning walk has become a regular routine notre promenade du dimanche matin est devenue une habitude∎ the daily routine la routine quotidienne, le train-train quotidien(c) (formality) formalité f;∎ it's just routine c'est une simple formalité∎ they taught us some new dance routines ils nous ont appris de nouveaux enchaînements de danse∎ don't give me that old routine! toujours la même chose ou le même refrain, change de disque!∎ can I ask you some routine questions? puis-je vous poser quelques questions de routine?;∎ routine enquiries (of police) constatations fpl d'usage;∎ it's just a routine enquiry c'est simplement pour les constatations d'usage;∎ she comes in once a year for a routine check-up elle vient une fois par an pour un examen de routine;∎ it was a routine flight c'était un vol sans histoire(b) (everyday) de routine(c) (monotonous) routinier, monotone -
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ru:'ti:n
1. noun(a regular, fixed way of doing things: one's daily routine; One needs some routine.) rutina
2. adjective(regular; ordinary: routine work.) rutinario, de rutina, habitualroutine n rutinatr[rʊː'tiːn]1 rutina2 (act) número1 (monotonous) rutinario,-a2 (everyday) de rutinaroutine [ru:'ti:n] adj: rutinario♦ routinely advroutine n: rutina fadj.• rutinario, -a adj.n.• rutina s.f.
I ruː'tiːn1) c u ( regular pattern) rutina f2) c (of gymnast, skater, comedian) número m
II
a) ( usual) <procedure/inquiries/investigation> de rutinab) (ordinary, dull) rutinario[ruː'tiːn]1. N1) (=normal procedure) rutina fpeople entering the country are asked certain questions as a matter of routine — como parte de la rutina a la gente que entra en el país se le hacen ciertas preguntas
schoolchildren were tested for tuberculosis as a matter of routine — de forma rutinaria or rutinariamente se les hacía a los alumnos la prueba de la tuberculosis
2) (esp Theat) número mdance routine — número m de baile
exercise routine — tabla f de ejercicios
3) (=spiel)he gave me the old routine about his wife not understanding him * — me vino con la historia de siempre de que su mujer no le entendía
4) (Comput) rutina f2.ADJ [test, check-up, maintenance, inspection] de rutina; [matter, problem] rutinario; [work] habitual, de rutinato make routine enquiries — hacer averiguaciones rutinarias or de rutina
reports of thefts had become almost routine — las denuncias de robos se habían convertido en algo casi habitual
* * *
I [ruː'tiːn]1) c u ( regular pattern) rutina f2) c (of gymnast, skater, comedian) número m
II
a) ( usual) <procedure/inquiries/investigation> de rutinab) (ordinary, dull) rutinario -
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رُوتِين \ routine: a usual and regular way of doing things: Her morning routine is to wash, dress, feed the cats, sweep the floor and prepare breakfast. rut: a fixed way of life that is dull but is hard to change: to be in a rut. \ See Also رتابة (رَتَابَة) -
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adj.1 habitual (normal)2 rutinario(a), monótono(a) (dull)s.1 rutina (habit)2 número (of performer, comedian)3 rutina (informática)4 serie ordenada de tareas para realizar alguna acción. -
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m1. (ordinary) weekday2. nur Sg.; (Tagesablauf) daily routine (pej. grind); der graue Alltag the daily grind, mundane everyday routines* * *der Alltageveryday life* * *Ạll|tag ['altaːk]m1) (= Werktag) weekdayam Alltag, an Alltagen — on weekdays
Kleidung, die man am Alltag trägt — clothes for everyday wear
mitten im Alltag — in the middle of the week
* * *All·tag[ˈalta:k]m▪ an \Alltagen on workdays2. (Realität) everyday life* * *1) (Werktag) weekdayzum Alltag gehören — (fig.) be part of everyday life
2) o. Pl. (Einerlei) daily routineder graue Alltag — the dull routine of everyday life
* * *Alltag m1. (ordinary) weekdayder graue Alltag the daily grind, mundane everyday routines* * *1) (Werktag) weekdayzum Alltag gehören — (fig.) be part of everyday life
2) o. Pl. (Einerlei) daily routine* * *-e m.routine n. -
10 emitir un juicio de valor
(v.) = exercise + value judgment, pass + value judgementEx. A computer can replace people in dull, routine tasks, but it has no originality; it works according to the instructions given to it and cannot exercise any value judgments.Ex. They learn to accept that things are done differently in different places and to abstain from passing a value judgment about such differences.* * *(v.) = exercise + value judgment, pass + value judgementEx: A computer can replace people in dull, routine tasks, but it has no originality; it works according to the instructions given to it and cannot exercise any value judgments.
Ex: They learn to accept that things are done differently in different places and to abstain from passing a value judgment about such differences. -
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['tredmɪl]nome (dull routine) tran tran m.* * *treadmill /ˈtrɛdmɪl/n.1 (stor.) mulino azionato ( dall'uomo o da una bestia) mediante una grande ruota a gradini ( sui quali camminare)3 (fig.) lavoro gravoso, ingrato, opprimente, noioso* * *['tredmɪl]nome (dull routine) tran tran m. -
12 Grau
Adj.1. grey, Am. gray; grau in grau Wetter: dismal; grau gestreift grey-(Am. gray-) -striped; grau meliert Haar: greying, Am. graying; grizzled; Stoff etc.: mottled grey (Am. gray); grau werden turn oder go grey (Am. gray); sie hat schon graue Haare bekommen she’s going grey (Am. gray) already; ich lass mir darüber keine grauen Haare wachsen fig. I’m not going to lose any sleep over it2. fig. (trostlos) dark, gloomy; grauer Alltag the daily grind; graue Eminenz grey (Am. gray) eminence, eminence grise; grauer Markt (halb legal) grey (Am. gray) market; für Flugtickets: bucket shop system; eine graue Maus a mousy person; die Grauen Panther the Grey (Am. Gray) Panthers, activist organization promoting old people’s rights; grauer Star MED. cataract(s); grau ist alle Theorie Sprichw. theory is dull and boring, all things theoretical are dull and apathetical; das ist alles graue Theorie it’s all theory; in grauer Vorzeit in the dim and distant past; die grauen Zellen umg. the little grey (Am. gray) cells, one’s grey (Am. gray) matter; in grauer Zukunft oder Ferne in the (far) distant future; das liegt noch in grauer Zukunft oder Ferne that’s still a long way off; er sieht oder malt alles grau in grau he’s so negative about everything* * *grey; gray; hoary* * *[grau]nt -s, -(s)grey (Brit), gray (US); (fig) dullness, drabness* * *2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) grey3) ((any shade of) a colour between black and white: Grey is rather a dull colour.) grey4) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) grey* * *<-s, -[s]>[ˈgrau]nt grey [or AM gray] [colour [or AM -or]]* * *das; Graus, Grau1) grey2) o. Pl. (Trostlosigkeit) dreariness; drabness* * *1. grey, US gray;ganz in Grau gekleidet dressed all in grey (US gray)2. fig greyness (US grayness);ich fahre übers Wochenende weg - dem Grau des Alltags entfliehen I’m going away at the weekend to escape from the dull routine* * *das; Graus, Grau1) grey2) o. Pl. (Trostlosigkeit) dreariness; drabness* * *adj.gray (US) adj.grey (UK) adj. -
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scream·ing·ly[ˈskri:mɪŋli]his life was just a \screamingly dull routine sein Leben war eine einzige öde Routineto be \screamingly obvious ganz offensichtlich sein* * *['skriːmIŋlɪ]advscreamingly funny (inf) — zum Schreien komisch (inf)
* * *screamingly adv:screamingly funny umg zum Schreien* * *adv.schreiend adv. -
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his life was just a \screamingly dull routinesein Leben war eine einzige öde Routine;to be \screamingly obvious ganz offensichtlich sein -
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settle ['setəl]régler ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) fixer ⇒ 1 (b) installer ⇒ 1 (d) coloniser ⇒ 1 (e) calmer ⇒ 1 (f) s'installer ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) s'établir ⇒ 2 (a) se calmer ⇒ 2 (c) tenir ⇒ 2 (d) se poser ⇒ 2 (d) se tasser ⇒ 2 (e)∎ to settle a matter régler une question;∎ the case was settled out of court l'affaire a été réglée à l'amiable;∎ questions not yet settled questions fpl en suspens;∎ to settle one's affairs mettre ses affaires en ordre, régler ses affaires;∎ to settle an old score or old scores régler des comptes(b) (determine, agree on → date, price) fixer;∎ have you settled where to go for the picnic? avez-vous décidé d'un endroit pour le pique-nique?;∎ it was settled that I would go to boarding school il fut convenu ou décidé que j'irais en pension;∎ you must settle that among yourselves il va falloir que vous arrangiez cela entre vous;∎ nothing is settled yet rien n'est encore décidé ou arrêté;∎ that's one point settled voilà déjà un point d'acquis;∎ that's that settled then! voilà une affaire réglée!;∎ that's settled then, I'll meet you at 8 o'clock alors c'est entendu ou convenu, on se retrouve à 8 heures;∎ that settles it, the party's tomorrow! c'est décidé, la fête aura lieu demain!;∎ that settles it, he's fired trop c'est trop, il est renvoyé!(c) (pay → debt, account, bill) régler;∎ to settle a claim (insurance) régler un litige∎ when I'm settled, I'll write to you quand je serai installé, je vous écrirai;∎ to settle oneself comfortably in an armchair s'installer confortablement dans un fauteuil;∎ he settled the children for the night il a mis les enfants au lit, il est allé coucher les enfants;∎ to get settled s'installer (confortablement);∎ to settle one's feet in the stirrups bien installer ses pieds dans les étriers;∎ she settled the rug over her knees elle enroula la couverture autour de ses genoux(e) (colonize) coloniser;∎ Peru was settled by the Spanish le Pérou a été colonisé par les Espagnols, les Espagnols se sont établis au Pérou(f) (calm → nerves, stomach) calmer, apaiser;∎ this brandy will settle your nerves ce cognac te calmera les nerfs;∎ give me something to settle my stomach donnez-moi quelque chose pour l'estomac;∎ to settle sb's doubts dissiper les doutes de qn;∎ the rain settled the dust la pluie a fait retomber la poussière∎ to settle an annuity on sb constituer une rente à qn;∎ she settled all her money on her nephew elle a légué toute sa fortune à son neveu;∎ figurative how are you settled for money at the moment? est-ce que tu as suffisamment d'argent en ce moment?∎ she finally settled abroad elle s'est finalement installée à l'étranger∎ she lived here a few years, but didn't settle (didn't stay) elle a vécu ici quelques années, mais ne s'est pas installée définitivement; (didn't adapt) elle a vécu ici quelques années, mais ne s'est jamais habituée;∎ to settle in an armchair/for the night s'installer dans un fauteuil/pour la nuit;∎ I couldn't settle (in bed) je n'arrivais pas à m'endormir;∎ to settle to work/to do sth se mettre sérieusement au travail/à faire qch;∎ he can't settle to anything il n'arrive pas à se concentrer sur quoi que ce soit∎ wait for things to settle before you do anything attends que les choses se calment ou s'arrangent avant de faire quoi que ce soit;∎ the weather is settling le temps se calme(d) (come to rest → snow) tenir; (→ dust, sediment) se déposer; (→ liquid, beer) reposer; (→ bird, insect, eyes) se poser;∎ the snow began to settle (on the ground) la neige commençait à tenir;∎ a fly settled on the butter une mouche s'est posée sur le beurre;∎ let your dinner settle before you go out prends le temps de digérer avant de sortir;∎ let the dregs settle laissez se déposer la lie;∎ allow the mixture to settle laissez reposer le mélange;∎ her gaze settled on the book son regard se posa sur le livre;∎ a look of despair/utter contentment settled on his face son visage prit une expression de désespoir/profonde satisfaction;∎ an eerie calm settled over the village un calme inquiétant retomba sur le village;∎ the cold settled on his chest le rhume lui est tombé sur la poitrine(e) (road, wall, foundations) se tasser;∎ cracks appeared in the walls as the house settled des fissures apparaissaient dans les murs au fur et à mesure que la maison s'affaissait;∎ Commerce contents may settle during transport (on packaging) le contenu risque de se tasser pendant le transport∎ to settle with sb for sth régler le prix de qch à qn;∎ can I settle with you tomorrow? est-ce que je peux vous régler demain?∎ to settle out of court régler une affaire à l'amiable3 noun(seat) banquette f à haut dossier(a) (in armchair, at desk) s'installer; (in new home) s'installer, se fixer; (at school, in job) s'habituer, s'adapter; (adopt steady lifestyle) se ranger, s'assagir;∎ they settled down by the fire for the evening ils se sont installés près du feu pour la soirée;∎ to settle down to watch television s'installer (confortablement) devant la télévision;∎ it took the children some weeks to settle down in their new school il a fallu plusieurs semaines aux enfants pour s'habituer à leur nouvelle école;∎ Susan is finding it hard to settle down to life in Paris Susan a du mal à s'habituer ou à s'adapter à la vie parisienne;∎ they never settle down anywhere for long ils ne se fixent jamais nulle part bien longtemps;∎ it's about time Tom got married and settled down il est temps que Tom se marie et qu'il se range;∎ he's not someone you could imagine settling down with ce n'est pas le genre de personne avec qui on peut imaginer se marier(b) (concentrate, apply oneself)∎ to settle down to do sth se mettre à faire qch;∎ to settle down to work se mettre au travail;∎ I can't seem to settle down to anything these days je n'arrive pas à me concentrer sur quoi que ce soit ces jours-ci∎ things are settling down (calming down) les choses sont en train de se calmer; (becoming more definite) les choses commencent à prendre tournure;∎ as soon as the market settles down aussitôt que le marché se sera stabilisé;∎ settle down, children! calmez-vous, les enfants!, du calme, les enfants!(person) installer;∎ to settle oneself down in an armchair s'installer (confortablement) dans un fauteuil;∎ she settled the patient/the baby down for the night elle a installé le malade/le bébé pour la nuitaccepter, se contenter de;∎ I settled for £100 j'ai accepté 100 livres;∎ I won't settle for less than £200 200 livres, c'est mon dernier prix, je ne descendrai pas au-dessous de 200 livres;∎ I insist on the best quality, I never settle for (anything) less j'exige ce qu'il y a de mieux, je n'accepte jamais rien en dessous;∎ there was no wine left so they had to settle for beer comme il ne restait plus de vin, ils durent se contenter de bière(at new house) s'installer; (at new school, job) s'habituer, s'adapter;∎ once we're settled in, we'll invite you round une fois que nous serons installés, nous t'inviterons;∎ it took him a while to settle in at his new school il a mis un certain temps à s'habituer à sa nouvelle école(job, routine) s'habituer à, s'adapter à;∎ she soon settled into her new post elle s'est vite adaptée à son nouveau poste;∎ life soon settled into the usual dull routine la vie reprit bientôt son rythme monotoneinstaller dans;∎ she's busy settling her daughter into her new flat elle est occupée à installer sa fille dans son nouvel appartement(decide on) décider de;∎ they've settled on Rome for their honeymoon ils ont décidé d'aller passer leur lune de miel à Rome;∎ they've settled on a Volkswagen ils se sont décidés pour une Volkswagen;∎ they couldn't settle on a price ils n'ont pas réussi à se mettre d'accord sur un prix;∎ they settled on a compromise solution ils ont finalement choisi le compromisrégler (la note);∎ I must settle up with the plumber il faut que je règle le plombier;∎ can we settle up? 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17 будничный
прлeveryday, workadayбу́дничный день — weekday
бу́дничная оде́жда — everyday/workaday clothes
ску́чная бу́дничная рабо́та — a dull routine job
бу́дничная жизнь — humdrum existence
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19 Carnot, Nicolas Léonard Sadi
SUBJECT AREA: Steam and internal combustion engines[br]b. 1 June 1796 Paris, Franced. 24 August 1831 Paris, France[br]French laid the foundations for modern thermodynamics through his book Réflexions sur la puissance motrice du feu when he stated that the efficiency of an engine depended on the working substance and the temperature drop between the incoming and outgoing steam.[br]Sadi was the eldest son of Lazare Carnot, who was prominent as one of Napoleon's military and civil advisers. Sadi was born in the Palais du Petit Luxembourg and grew up during the Napoleonic wars. He was tutored by his father until in 1812, at the minimum age of 16, he entered the Ecole Polytechnique to study stress analysis, mechanics, descriptive geometry and chemistry. He organized the students to fight against the allies at Vincennes in 1814. He left the Polytechnique that October and went to the Ecole du Génie at Metz as a student second lieutenant. While there, he wrote several scientific papers, but on the Restoration in 1815 he was regarded with suspicion because of the support his father had given Napoleon. In 1816, on completion of his studies, Sadi became a second lieutenant in the Metz engineering regiment and spent his time in garrison duty, drawing up plans of fortifications. He seized the chance to escape from this dull routine in 1819 through an appointment to the army general staff corps in Paris, where he took leave of absence on half pay and began further courses of study at the Sorbonne, Collège de France, Ecole des Mines and the Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers. He was inter-ested in industrial development, political economy, tax reform and the fine arts.It was not until 1821 that he began to concentrate on the steam-engine, and he soon proposed his early form of the Carnot cycle. He sought to find a general solution to cover all types of steam-engine, and reduced their operation to three basic stages: an isothermal expansion as the steam entered the cylinder; an adiabatic expansion; and an isothermal compression in the condenser. In 1824 he published his Réflexions sur la puissance motrice du feu, which was well received at the time but quickly forgotten. In it he accepted the caloric theory of heat but pointed out the impossibility of perpetual motion. His main contribution to a correct understanding of a heat engine, however, lay in his suggestion that power can be produced only where there exists a temperature difference due "not to an actual consumption of caloric but to its transportation from a warm body to a cold body". He used the analogy of a water-wheel with the water falling around its circumference. He proposed the true Carnot cycle with the addition of a final adiabatic compression in which motive power was con sumed to heat the gas to its original incoming temperature and so closed the cycle. He realized the importance of beginning with the temperature of the fire and not the steam in the boiler. These ideas were not taken up in the study of thermodynartiics until after Sadi's death when B.P.E.Clapeyron discovered his book in 1834.In 1824 Sadi was recalled to military service as a staff captain, but he resigned in 1828 to devote his time to physics and economics. He continued his work on steam-engines and began to develop a kinetic theory of heat. In 1831 he was investigating the physical properties of gases and vapours, especially the relationship between temperature and pressure. In June 1832 he contracted scarlet fever, which was followed by "brain fever". He made a partial recovery, but that August he fell victim to a cholera epidemic to which he quickly succumbed.[br]Bibliography1824, Réflexions sur la puissance motrice du feu; pub. 1960, trans. R.H.Thurston, New York: Dover Publications; pub. 1978, trans. Robert Fox, Paris (full biographical accounts are provided in the introductions of the translated editions).Further ReadingDictionary of Scientific Biography, 1971, Vol. III, New York: C.Scribner's Sons. T.I.Williams (ed.), 1969, A Biographical Dictionary of Scientists, London: A. \& C.Black.Chambers Concise Dictionary of Scientists, 1989, Cambridge.D.S.L.Cardwell, 1971, from Watt to Clausius. The Rise of Thermodynamics in the Early Industrial Age, London: Heinemann (discusses Carnot's theories of heat).RLHBiographical history of technology > Carnot, Nicolas Léonard Sadi
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20 dullness
dull·ness [ʼdʌlnəs] n5) ( stupidity) Beschränktheit f ( pej) ( slow-wittedness) Begriffsstutzigkeit f ( pej) ( apathy) Stumpfsinnigkeit f; ( sluggishness) Trägheit f
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