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  • 1 free

    1. adjective,
    1) frei

    get free — freikommen; sich befreien

    go free — (escape unpunished) straffrei ausgehen

    let somebody go free — (leave captivity) jemanden freilassen; (unpunished) jemanden freisprechen

    set free — freilassen; (fig.) erlösen

    free of something — (without) frei von etwas

    free of charge/cost — gebührenfrei/kostenlos

    free and easy — ungezwungen; locker (ugs.)

    give free rein to something — einer Sache (Dat.) freien Lauf lassen

    somebody is free to do something — es steht jemandem frei, etwas zu tun

    you're free to choose — du kannst frei [aus]wählen

    leave somebody free to do something — es jemandem ermöglichen, etwas zu tun

    feel free! — nur zu! (ugs.)

    feel free to correct me — du darfst mich gerne korrigieren

    it's a free country — (coll.) wir leben in einem freien Land

    free from pain/troubles — schmerz-/sorgenfrei

    3) (provided without payment) kostenlos; frei [Überfahrt, Unterkunft, Versand, Verpflegung]; Frei[karte, -exemplar, -fahrt]; Gratis[probe, -vorstellung]

    ‘admission free’ — "Eintritt frei"

    for free — (coll.) umsonst

    4) (not occupied, not reserved, not being used) frei

    free time — Freizeit, die

    he's free in the mornings — er hat morgens Zeit

    6) (frank, open) offen; freimütig
    7) (not strict) frei [Übersetzung, Interpretation, Bearbeitung usw.]
    2. adverb
    (without cost or payment) gratis; umsonst
    3. transitive verb
    (set at liberty) freilassen; (disentangle) befreien (of, from von)

    free somebody/oneself from — jemanden/sich befreien von [Tyrannei, Unterdrückung, Tradition]; jemanden/sich befreien aus [Gefängnis, Sklaverei, Umklammerung]

    free somebody/oneself of — jemanden/sich befreien od. freimachen von

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    [fri:] 1. adjective
    1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) frei
    2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) frei
    3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) freigiebig
    4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) frei
    5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) kostenlos
    6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) frei
    7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) frei
    8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) ohne, frei
    2. verb
    1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) freilassen, befreien
    2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) entlasten
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    - academic.ru/29289/freedom">freedom
    - freely
    - free-for-all
    - freehand
    - freehold
    - freelance     3. verb
    (to work in this way: He is freelancing now.) freiberuflich tätig sein
    - Freepost
    - free skating
    - free speech
    - free trade
    - freeway
    - freewheel
    - free will
    - a free hand
    - set free
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    [fri:]
    I. adj
    1. (not physically impeded) frei
    to break \free [of [or from] sth] ( also fig) sich akk [aus etw dat] befreien
    to break [or cut] \free [of [or from] sb] ( also fig) sich akk [von jdm] losreißen a. fig
    to roam/run \free frei herumlaufen
    to set sb/an animal \free ( also fig) jdn/ein Tier freilassen
    2. (not confined) frei
    she left the court a \free woman sie verließ das Gericht als freie Frau
    to go [or walk] \free straffrei ausgehen
    3. (not under compulsion) frei
    you are \free to come and go as you please Sie können kommen und gehen, wann Sie wollen
    you're \free to refuse es steht Ihnen frei abzulehnen
    am I \free to leave now? kann ich jetzt gehen?
    did you do this of your own \free will? haben Sie das aus freiem Willen getan?
    \free choice freie Wahl
    to feel \free sich dat keinen Zwang antun
    can I get myself a drink? — feel \free kann ich mir etwas zu trinken nehmen? — bedienen Sie sich nur
    feel \free to interrupt me unterbrechen Sie mich ruhig
    4. (without obstruction) frei
    \free movement of capital freier Kapitalverkehr
    \free movement of labour Freizügigkeit f für Arbeitnehmer und Selbstständige
    \free play MECH Spielraum m
    to allow [or give] one's emotions \free play [or \free play to one's emotions] seinen Gefühlen freien Lauf lassen
    5. (disposable) frei
    \free capital freies Kapital
    \free reserves freie Rücklagen
    6. POL elections, press frei
    it's a \free country! das ist ein freies Land!
    \free speech Redefreiheit f
    7. pred (rid of) frei (of/from von + dat)
    to be \free of [or from] a disease eine Krankheit nicht haben
    my doctor told me I would never be completely \free of the disease mein Arzt sagte mir, dass ich die Krankheit niemals ganz loswerden würde fam
    \free of charge kostenlos
    to be \free of [or from] customs/tax zoll-/steuerfrei sein
    \free of [or from] dirt schmutzfrei
    \free of pain schmerzfrei
    ▪ to be \free of sb jdn los sein fam
    8. inv (not attached or entangled) lose
    I want the bookcase to stand \free of the wall ich will, dass der Bücherschrank nicht an der Wand steht
    to get/pull sth \free etw freibekommen/losreißen
    to work [itself/sth] \free [sich/etw akk] lösen
    9. pred (not busy) person
    to leave sb \free to do sth es jdm ermöglichen, etw zu tun
    ▪ to be \free [to do sth] Zeit haben[, etw zu tun]
    I've got a \free evening next Monday ich habe nächsten Montag einen freien Abend
    \free time Freizeit f
    11. inv (not occupied) object frei; seat unbesetzt
    excuse me, is this seat \free? Entschuldigung, ist dieser Platz frei?
    if you take these bags that will give me a free hand to open the door wenn Sie diese Tüten nehmen, habe ich die Hand frei, um die Türe zu öffnen
    to leave sth \free etw freilassen
    12. inv (costing nothing) gratis, unentgeltlich
    admission is \free der Eintritt ist frei
    entrance is \free for pensioners Rentner haben freien Eintritt
    \free copy Freiexemplar nt
    \free issue STOCKEX Emission f von Gratisaktien
    \free ticket Freikarte f
    13. (generous) freigiebig
    ▪ to be \free with sth mit etw dat großzügig sein
    to make \free with sth mit etw dat großzügig umgehen
    don't her parents mind her making \free with their house while they're on holiday? haben ihre Eltern nichts dagegen, dass sie so frei über ihr Haus verfügt, während sie im Urlaub sind?
    14. (inexact) frei, nicht wörtlich
    \free translation freie Übersetzung
    15. (frank) offen; (casual) manners ungezwungen; ( pej) unverschämt
    16. (public) library öffentlich
    17. LIT, MUS, SPORT (not restricted by convention) frei
    \free section Kür f
    18. CHEM oxygen, radical frei, nicht gebunden
    19.
    ▶ to be as \free as the air [or a bird] frei wie ein Vogel sein
    ▶ the best things in life are \free ( saying) das Beste im Leben ist umsonst
    ▶ \free and easy entspannt, locker
    ▶ there's no such thing as a \free lunch nichts ist umsonst
    II. adv inv frei, gratis
    \free of charge kostenlos
    \free, gratis, and for nothing ( hum) gratis und umsonst
    for \free ( fam) gratis, umsonst
    III. vt
    1. (release)
    ▪ to \free sb/an animal jdn/ein Tier freilassen
    ▪ to \free sb/an animal [from sth] jdn/ein Tier [von [o aus] etw dat] befreien
    ▪ to \free sth [from sth] part of the body etw [von etw dat] frei machen
    he tried to \free his hands from the rope er versuchte, seine Hände aus dem Seil zu befreien
    ▪ to \free sb/sth/oneself from [or of] sth jdn/etw/sich von etw dat befreien [o frei machen]
    to \free sb from a contract jdn aus einem Vertrag entlassen
    3. (make available)
    ▪ to \free sth etw frei machen
    I need to \free the afternoon to write this report ich muss mir den Nachmittag frei machen, um diesen Bericht zu schreiben
    to \free funds Gelder flüssigmachen
    to \free a space Platz schaffen
    ▪ to \free sb to do sth jdm Freiraum geben, etw zu tun
    4. (loosen)
    ▪ to \free sth rusty bolt, cog, tap etw lösen
    we managed to \free the propeller from the rope wir konnten den Propeller vom Seil losmachen
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    [friː]
    1. adj (+er)
    1) (= at liberty, unrestricted) person, animal, state, activity, translation, choice frei

    you're free to go now — Sie können jetzt gehen(, wenn Sie wollen)

    I'm not free to do it — es steht mir nicht frei, es zu tun

    (do) feel free to help yourself/ask questions — nehmen Sie sich/fragen Sie ruhig

    feel free! (inf) — bitte, gern(e)!

    See:
    → rein
    2)

    (+prep) free from worry — sorgenfrei

    free from blame/responsibility — frei von Schuld/Verantwortung

    3) (= costing nothing) kostenlos, Gratis-; (COMM) gratis

    free, gratis and for nothing — gratis und umsonst

    4) (= not occupied) room, seat, hour, person frei

    I wasn't free earlier —

    5) (= lavish, profuse) großzügig, freigebig; (= licentious, improper) language, behaviour frei, lose; (= overfamiliar) plumpvertraulich
    2. vt
    prisoner (= release) freilassen; (= help escape) befreien; caged animal freilassen; nation befreien; (= untie) person losbinden; tangle (auf)lösen; pipe frei machen; rusty screw, caught fabric lösen; (= make available) person frei machen
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    free [friː]
    A adj (adv freely)
    1. allg frei:
    a) unabhängig
    b) selbstständig
    c) ungebunden
    d) ungehindert
    e) uneingeschränkt
    f) in Freiheit (befindlich):
    he left the court a free man, he walked free from court er verließ das Gericht als freier Mann;
    he’s always free SPORT er ist immer anspielbar;
    he is free to go, it is free for him to go es steht ihm frei zu gehen;
    please be free to ask questions Sie können gerne Fragen stellen;
    it’s ( oder this is) a free country umg ist das etwa verboten?, hier kann jeder tun und lassen, was er will;
    mind if I sit here? - it’s a free country ich kann dich nicht daran hindern;
    give sb a free hand jemandem freie Hand lassen; → set C 2, swing C 1, will2 A 3
    2. frei:
    a) unbeschäftigt:
    he is free after 5 o’clock
    b) ohne Verpflichtungen (Abend etc)
    c) nicht besetzt:
    3. frei:
    free practice (Motorsport) freies Training;
    free skating (Eis-, Rollkunstlauf) Kür(laufen) f(n);
    free skater Kürläufer(in);
    c) frei gestaltet (Version etc)
    4. (from, of) frei (von), ohne (akk):
    free of alcohol alkoholfrei;
    free of damage WIRTSCH unbeschädigt;
    free from error fehlerfrei;
    free from infection MED frei von ansteckenden Krankheiten;
    stay free of injury SPORT von Verletzungen verschont bleiben;
    free from prejudice ( oder bias) vorurteilsfrei, unvoreingenommen;
    the judge wasn’t free from prejudice JUR der Richter war befangen
    5. frei, befreit ( beide:
    from, of von):
    free from contradiction widerspruchsfrei;
    free of debt schuldenfrei;
    free from distortion TECH verzerrungsfrei;
    free of income tax einkommensteuerfrei;
    free of pain schmerzfrei;
    free of taxes steuerfrei;
    free and unencumbered JUR unbelastet, hypothekenfrei; → charge C 7
    6. gefeit, im’mun, gesichert ( alle:
    from gegen)
    7. CHEM nicht gebunden, frei
    8. los(e), frei:
    get one’s arm free seinen Arm freibekommen
    9. frei (stehend oder schwebend)
    10. ungezwungen, natürlich, unbefangen:
    11. a) offen(herzig), freimütig
    b) unverblümt
    c) dreist, plump-vertraulich:
    make free with sich Freiheiten herausnehmen gegen jemanden; sich (ungeniert) gütlich tun an einer Sache
    12. allzu frei:
    free talk lockere Reden pl
    13. freigebig, großzügig:
    be free with großzügig sein oder umgehen mit
    14. reichlich: → flow A 1
    15. leicht, flott, zügig
    16. a) (kosten-, gebühren)frei, kostenlos, unentgeltlich, gratis:
    free admission freier Eintritt;
    free copy Freiexemplar n;
    free fares pl Nulltarif m;
    free gift (Werbe)Geschenk n, Zugabe f;
    free sample Gratisprobe f;
    free ticket Freikarte f, BAHN etc Freifahrkarte f, -schein m;
    free transport Beförderung f zum Nulltarif;
    for free umg umsonst;
    get sth for free umg etwas geschenkt bekommen; → pass C 2 b
    b) TEL gebührenfrei, zum Nulltarif
    17. WIRTSCH frei (Handelsklausel):
    free alongside ship frei Längsseite Schiff;
    free on board frei an Bord;
    free on rail frei Waggon;
    free domicile frei Haus
    18. WIRTSCH zoll- oder genehmigungsfrei (Importe etc)
    19. WIRTSCH frei verfügbar (Vermögenswerte etc)
    20. öffentlich, allen zugänglich:
    free library Volksbücherei f;
    be (made) free of sth freien Zutritt zu etwas haben
    21. willig, bereit ( beide:
    to do zu tun)
    22. Turnen: ohne Geräte:
    free gymnastics Freiübungen
    23. (frei) beweglich:
    free balloon Freiballon m;
    be free of the harbo(u)r aus dem Hafen heraus sein
    24. TECH leer (Maschine):
    run free leerlaufen
    25. LING
    a) in einer offenen Silbe stehend (Vokal)
    b) frei, nicht fest (Wortakzent)
    B v/t
    1. befreien ( from von, aus) (auch fig):
    free o.s. sich befreien;
    free o.s. of sich frei machen von
    2. freilassen
    3. entlasten (from, of von)
    4. auch free up WIRTSCH Preise freigeben
    C adv allg frei:
    call us free on … rufen Sie uns gebührenfrei oder zum Nulltarif an unter …;
    go free SCHIFF raumschots segeln
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    1. adjective,
    1) frei

    get free — freikommen; sich befreien

    go free — (escape unpunished) straffrei ausgehen

    let somebody go free — (leave captivity) jemanden freilassen; (unpunished) jemanden freisprechen

    set free — freilassen; (fig.) erlösen

    free of something — (without) frei von etwas

    free of charge/cost — gebührenfrei/kostenlos

    free and easy — ungezwungen; locker (ugs.)

    give free rein to something — einer Sache (Dat.) freien Lauf lassen

    somebody is free to do something — es steht jemandem frei, etwas zu tun

    you're free to choose — du kannst frei [aus]wählen

    leave somebody free to do something — es jemandem ermöglichen, etwas zu tun

    feel free! — nur zu! (ugs.)

    it's a free country — (coll.) wir leben in einem freien Land

    free from pain/troubles — schmerz-/sorgenfrei

    3) (provided without payment) kostenlos; frei [Überfahrt, Unterkunft, Versand, Verpflegung]; Frei[karte, -exemplar, -fahrt]; Gratis[probe, -vorstellung]

    ‘admission free’ — "Eintritt frei"

    for free — (coll.) umsonst

    4) (not occupied, not reserved, not being used) frei

    free time — Freizeit, die

    6) (frank, open) offen; freimütig
    7) (not strict) frei [Übersetzung, Interpretation, Bearbeitung usw.]
    2. adverb
    (without cost or payment) gratis; umsonst
    3. transitive verb
    (set at liberty) freilassen; (disentangle) befreien (of, from von)

    free somebody/oneself from — jemanden/sich befreien von [Tyrannei, Unterdrückung, Tradition]; jemanden/sich befreien aus [Gefängnis, Sklaverei, Umklammerung]

    free somebody/oneself of — jemanden/sich befreien od. freimachen von

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    adj.
    frei adj.
    offenherzig adj.
    umsonst adj. (from) v.
    befreien (von) v. v.
    befreien v.
    freigeben v.

    English-german dictionary > free

  • 2 free

    (adj) (having liberty) malaya (Tag), (unrestrained) líbre, (no charge) líbre (Sp)

    English-Kapampangan dictionary > free

  • 3 free

    I 1. [friː]
    1) (unhindered, unrestricted) [person, country, election, press, translation, access, choice] libero

    to leave sb. free to do — lasciare qcn. libero di fare

    "may I use your phone?" - "feel free" — "posso usare il telefono?" - "certamente"

    to break free of o from liberarsi da [influence, restriction]; to set sb. free to do — lasciare a qcn. la libertà di fare

    2) (not captive or tied) [person, limb] libero; [ animal] libero, in libertà

    to set [sb., sth.] free — liberare [ prisoner]; liberare, dare la libertà a [ animal]

    to pull [sth.] free — liberare [ shoe]

    to break free — [person, animal] liberarsi

    to be free from o of sb. essersi liberato di qcn.; free from o of weeds libero dalle erbacce; free from o of pollution non inquinato; he's not entirely free from o of blame non è del tutto innocente; a day free from o of interruptions una giornata senza interruzioni; this soup is free from o of artificial colourings questa zuppa non contiene coloranti artificiali; free of o from tax econ. non soggetto a imposta; free of o from interest — econ. senza interessi

    4) (costing nothing) gratuito

    "admission free" — "ingresso gratuito"

    free gift — comm. omaggio

    you can't expect a free ride — fig. ogni cosa ha il suo prezzo

    he's had a free ride — fig. non ha faticato molto per arrivare

    5) (not occupied) libero

    "please leave o keep this parking space free for disabled drivers" — "posto riservato ai disabili"

    6) (generous, lavish)
    7) (familiar) disinvolto, sfacciato, impudente

    to make free with sb. — prendersi delle libertà con qcn

    8) chim. [ atom] libero
    9) ling. [vowel, stress] libero

    sugar-, additive -free — senza zucchero, additivi

    interest -free — econ. senza interessi

    2.
    nome (anche free period) scol. ora f. libera, ora f. buca
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    II [friː]
    1) (at liberty) liberamente

    to go free — [ hostage] essere liberato; [ criminal] circolare liberamente

    2) (without payment) gratuitamente, gratis

    buy two, get one free — (offerta) tre per due

    for free — gratuitamente, gratis

    III 1. [friː]
    1) (set at liberty) [run, roam] liberare

    to free sb. from — liberare qcn. da [prison, oppression, anxiety, burden, suffering]; esentare qcn. da [blame, responsibility]

    2) (make available) sbloccare, rendere disponibile [ capital]; liberare [person, hands]
    2.

    to free oneself from — liberarsi da [chains, wreckage, influence, burden]; liberarsi di [ anxiety]; sottrarsi a [blame, responsibility]

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    [fri:] 1. adjective
    1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) libero
    2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) libero
    3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) generoso
    4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) sciolto
    5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) gratuito, gratis
    6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) libero
    7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) libero
    8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) esente
    2. verb
    1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) liberare
    2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) liberarsi di, sbarazzarsi di
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    - freely
    - free-for-all
    - freehand
    - freehold
    - freelance     3. verb
    (to work in this way: He is freelancing now.) lavorare come freelance/libero professionista
    - free skating
    - free speech
    - free trade
    - freeway
    - freewheel
    - free will
    - a free hand
    - set free
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    I 1. [friː]
    1) (unhindered, unrestricted) [person, country, election, press, translation, access, choice] libero

    to leave sb. free to do — lasciare qcn. libero di fare

    "may I use your phone?" - "feel free" — "posso usare il telefono?" - "certamente"

    to break free of o from liberarsi da [influence, restriction]; to set sb. free to do — lasciare a qcn. la libertà di fare

    2) (not captive or tied) [person, limb] libero; [ animal] libero, in libertà

    to set [sb., sth.] free — liberare [ prisoner]; liberare, dare la libertà a [ animal]

    to pull [sth.] free — liberare [ shoe]

    to break free — [person, animal] liberarsi

    to be free from o of sb. essersi liberato di qcn.; free from o of weeds libero dalle erbacce; free from o of pollution non inquinato; he's not entirely free from o of blame non è del tutto innocente; a day free from o of interruptions una giornata senza interruzioni; this soup is free from o of artificial colourings questa zuppa non contiene coloranti artificiali; free of o from tax econ. non soggetto a imposta; free of o from interest — econ. senza interessi

    4) (costing nothing) gratuito

    "admission free" — "ingresso gratuito"

    free gift — comm. omaggio

    you can't expect a free ride — fig. ogni cosa ha il suo prezzo

    he's had a free ride — fig. non ha faticato molto per arrivare

    5) (not occupied) libero

    "please leave o keep this parking space free for disabled drivers" — "posto riservato ai disabili"

    6) (generous, lavish)
    7) (familiar) disinvolto, sfacciato, impudente

    to make free with sb. — prendersi delle libertà con qcn

    8) chim. [ atom] libero
    9) ling. [vowel, stress] libero

    sugar-, additive -free — senza zucchero, additivi

    interest -free — econ. senza interessi

    2.
    nome (anche free period) scol. ora f. libera, ora f. buca
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    II [friː]
    1) (at liberty) liberamente

    to go free — [ hostage] essere liberato; [ criminal] circolare liberamente

    2) (without payment) gratuitamente, gratis

    buy two, get one free — (offerta) tre per due

    for free — gratuitamente, gratis

    III 1. [friː]
    1) (set at liberty) [run, roam] liberare

    to free sb. from — liberare qcn. da [prison, oppression, anxiety, burden, suffering]; esentare qcn. da [blame, responsibility]

    2) (make available) sbloccare, rendere disponibile [ capital]; liberare [person, hands]
    2.

    to free oneself from — liberarsi da [chains, wreckage, influence, burden]; liberarsi di [ anxiety]; sottrarsi a [blame, responsibility]

    English-Italian dictionary > free

  • 4 free

    fri:
    1. adjective
    1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) libre
    2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) libre
    3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) generoso
    4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) abierto
    5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) gratuito, gratis
    6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) libre
    7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) libre
    8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) libre de; librado de

    2. verb
    1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) liberar, poner en libertad
    2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) deshacerse de, librarse de
    •
    - freely
    - free-for-all
    - freehand
    - freehold
    - freelance
    3. verb
    (to work in this way: He is freelancing now.) trabajar por cuenta propia
    - free skating
    - free speech
    - free trade
    - freeway
    - freewheel
    - free will
    - a free hand
    - set free
    free1 adj
    1. libre
    are you free on Monday? ¿estás libre el lunes?
    2. gratis / gratuito
    free of charge gratuito / gratuitamente
    free2 vb soltar / poner en libertad / liberar
    tr[friː]
    1 (gen) libre
    ■ it's a free country, isn't it? es un país libre, ¿verdad?
    2 (without cost) gratuito,-a, gratis; (exempt) libre ( from, de)
    ■ is that seat free? ¿está libre esa silla?
    ■ do you know when the hall is free? ¿sabes cuando la sala está libre?
    4 (not busy) libre
    ■ she'll be free after 4.00pm estará libre después de las 4.00
    ■ are you free for dinner? ¿estás libre para comer?
    1 (gratis) gratis
    2 (loose) suelto,-a
    3 (in free manner) libremente, con toda libertad
    1 (liberate, release - person) poner en libertad, liberar; (- animal) soltar
    2 (rid) deshacerse (of/from, de), librarse (of/from, de)
    3 (loosen, untie) soltar, desatar
    4 (exempt) eximir ( from, de)
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    feel free! ¡tú mismo,-a!
    for free gratis
    free and easy despreocupado,-a
    free of charge gratuito,-a, gratis
    free of tax libre de impuestos
    free on board franco a bordo
    to be free from / be free of estar libre de, quedar libre de
    to be free with repartir generosamente, ser generoso,-a con
    to have a free hand in something tener carta blanca en algo
    to run free andar suelto,-a
    to set somebody free liberar a alguien, poner en libertad a alguien
    free admission entrada libre
    free agent persona libre de hacer lo que quiera
    free enterprise libre empresa
    free fall caída libre
    free gift regalo
    free kick saque nombre masculino de falta
    free market economy economía libre de mercado
    free port puerto franco
    free speech libertad nombre femenino de expresión
    free trade libre cambio
    free verse verso libre
    free vote voto libre
    free will libre albedrío
    Free World Mundo Libre
    free ['fri:] vt, freed ; freeing
    1) liberate: libertar, liberar, poner en libertad
    2) relieve, rid: librar, eximir
    3) release, untie: desatar, soltar
    4) unclog: desatascar, destapar
    free adv
    1) freely: libremente
    2) gratis: gratuitamente, gratis
    free adj, freer ; freest
    1) : libre
    free as a bird: libre como un pájaro
    2) exempt: libre
    tax-free: libre de impuestos
    3) gratis: gratuito, gratis
    4) voluntary: espontáneo, voluntario, libre
    5) unoccupied: desocupado, libre
    6) loose: suelto
    adj.
    • desahogado, -a adj.
    • descampado, -a adj.
    • desembarazado, -a adj.
    • desenfadado, -a adj.
    • exento, -a adj.
    • franco, -a adj.
    • gratis adj.
    • gratuito, -a adj.
    • holgado, -a adj.
    • inmune adj.
    • libre adj.
    • suelto, -a adj.
    adv.
    • gratis adv.
    • libremente adv.
    v.
    • desembarazar v.
    • escapar v.
    • eximir v.
    • libertar v.
    • librar v.
    • soltar v.
    • zafar v.

    I friː
    adjective freer 'friːər, 'friːə(r), freest 'friːəst, 'friːɪst
    1)
    a) ( at liberty) (usu pred) libre

    to be free — ser* libre

    to set somebody free — dejar or poner* a alguien en libertad, soltar* a alguien

    free to + INF: you're free to do what you think best eres dueño or libre de hacer lo que te parezca; please feel free to help yourself — sírvete con confianza, sírvete nomás (AmL)

    b) <country/people/press> libre
    c) ( loose) suelto

    to come/work free — soltarse*

    a) (without, rid of)

    free FROM o OF something — libre de algo

    free of o from additives/preservatives — sin aditivos/conservantes

    b) ( exempt)
    3) ( costing nothing) <ticket/sample> gratis adj inv, gratuito; <schooling/health care> gratuito

    free on board — ( Busn) franco a bordo

    4) ( not occupied) <table/chair> libre, desocupado; <time/hands> libre

    is this table free? — ¿está libre esta mesa?

    I have no free time at all — no tengo ni un momento libre, no tengo nada de tiempo libre

    are you free tomorrow? — ¿estás libre mañana?, ¿tienes algún compromiso mañana?

    5) ( lavish) generoso

    to be free WITH something — ser* generoso con algo


    II
    a) ( without payment) gratuitamente, gratis

    I got in for free — (colloq) entré gratis or sin pagar or de balde

    b) ( without restriction) <roam/run> a su (or mi etc) antojo

    III
    1)
    a) ( liberate) \<\<prisoner/hostage\>\> poner* or dejar en libertad, soltar*; \<\<animal\>\> soltar*; \<\<nation/people/slave\>\> liberar

    to free somebody to + INF — permitirle a alguien + inf

    b) (relieve, rid)

    to free something OF something: he promised to free the country of corruption — prometió acabar or terminar con la corrupción en el país

    2)
    a) (untie, release) \<\<bound person\>\> soltar*, dejar libre; \<\<trapped person\>\> rescatar
    b) (loose, clear) \<\<something stuck or caught\>\> desenganchar, soltar*
    •
    Phrasal Verbs:
    [friː]
    1. ADJ
    (compar freer) (superl freest)
    1) (=at liberty) libre; (=untied) libre, desatado

    • to break free — escaparse

    • to get free — escaparse

    • to let sb go free — dejar a algn en libertad

    • to pull sth/sb free — (from wreckage) sacar algo/a algn; (from tangle) sacar or desenredar algo/a algn

    • to set free — [+ prisoner] liberar; [+ slave] emancipar, liberar; [+ animal] soltar

    • the screw had worked itself free — el tornillo se había aflojado

    2) (=unrestricted) libre; [choice, translation] libre

    to have one's hands free — (lit) tener las manos libres

    • free and easy — (=carefree) desenfadado

    • "can I borrow your pen?" - " feel free!" — -¿te puedo coger el bolígrafo? -¡por supuesto! or -¡claro que sí!

    • to be free to do sth — ser libre de hacer algo, tener libertad para hacer algo

    - give free rein to
    - give sb a free hand
    - have a free hand to do sth
    3) (=clear, devoid)

    • free from or of sth, a world free of nuclear weapons — un mundo sin armas nucleares

    to be free from pain — no sufrir or padecer dolor

    4) (Pol) (=autonomous, independent) [country, state] libre

    it's a free country! * — ¡es una democracia!

    5) (=costing nothing) [ticket, delivery] gratuito, gratis; [sample, offer, transport, health care] gratuito

    • " admission free" — "entrada f libre"

    • free on board — (Comm) franco a bordo

    • free of charge — gratis, gratuito

    • to get sth for free — obtener algo gratis

    - get a free ride
    tax-free
    6) (=not occupied) [seat, room, person, moment] libre; [post] vacante; [premises] desocupado

    is this seat free? — ¿está libre este asiento?, ¿está ocupado este asiento?

    are you free tomorrow? — ¿estás libre mañana?

    7) (=generous, open) generoso ( with con)

    • to make free with sth — usar algo como si fuera cosa propia

    • to be free with one's money — no reparar en gastos, ser manirroto *

    2. ADV
    1) (=without charge)
    2) (=without restraint)

    • animals run free in the park — los animales campan a sus anchas por el parque

    3. VT
    1) (=release) [+ prisoner, people] liberar, poner en libertad; (from wreckage etc) rescatar; (=untie) [+ person, animal] desatar, soltar

    to free one's hand/arm — soltarse la mano/el brazo

    2) (=make available) [+ funds, resources] hacer disponible, liberar

    this will free him to pursue other projects — esto lo dejará libre para dedicarse a otros proyectos, esto le permitirá dedicarse a otros proyectos

    3) (=rid, relieve)

    to free sb from pain — quitar or aliviar a algn el dolor

    to free o.s. from or of sth — librarse de algo

    4.
    N

    • the land of the free — el país de la libertad (Estados Unidos)

    5.
    CPD

    free agent N — persona f independiente

    he's a free agent — tiene libertad de acción, es libre de hacer lo que quiere

    free association N — (Psych) asociación f libre or de ideas

    Free Church N — (Brit) Iglesia f no conformista

    free clinic N — (US) (Med) dispensario m

    free collective bargaining N — ≈ negociación f colectiva

    free fall N — caída f libre

    to be in free fall — [currency, share prices] caer en picado or (LAm) picada

    free flight N — vuelo m sin motor

    free gift N — obsequio m, regalo m

    free house N — (Brit) pub que es libre de vender cualquier marca de cerveza por no estar vinculado a ninguna cervecería en particular

    free kick N — (Ftbl) tiro m libre

    free labour N — trabajadores mpl no sindicados

    free love N — amor m libre

    free market N — (Econ) mercado m libre (in de)

    see free-market

    free marketeer N — partidario(-a) m / f del libre mercado

    free pass N — pase m gratuito

    free period N — (Scol) hora f libre

    free port N — puerto m franco

    free radical N — (Chem) radical m libre

    free school N — escuela f especial libre

    free speech N — libertad f de expresión

    free spirit N — persona f libre de convencionalismos

    free verse N — verso m libre

    free vote N — (Brit) (Parl) voto m de confianza (independiente de la línea del partido)

    the free world N — el mundo libre, los países libres

    * * *

    I [friː]
    adjective freer ['friːər, 'friːə(r)], freest ['friːəst, 'friːɪst]
    1)
    a) ( at liberty) (usu pred) libre

    to be free — ser* libre

    to set somebody free — dejar or poner* a alguien en libertad, soltar* a alguien

    free to + INF: you're free to do what you think best eres dueño or libre de hacer lo que te parezca; please feel free to help yourself — sírvete con confianza, sírvete nomás (AmL)

    b) <country/people/press> libre
    c) ( loose) suelto

    to come/work free — soltarse*

    a) (without, rid of)

    free FROM o OF something — libre de algo

    free of o from additives/preservatives — sin aditivos/conservantes

    b) ( exempt)
    3) ( costing nothing) <ticket/sample> gratis adj inv, gratuito; <schooling/health care> gratuito

    free on board — ( Busn) franco a bordo

    4) ( not occupied) <table/chair> libre, desocupado; <time/hands> libre

    is this table free? — ¿está libre esta mesa?

    I have no free time at all — no tengo ni un momento libre, no tengo nada de tiempo libre

    are you free tomorrow? — ¿estás libre mañana?, ¿tienes algún compromiso mañana?

    5) ( lavish) generoso

    to be free WITH something — ser* generoso con algo


    II
    a) ( without payment) gratuitamente, gratis

    I got in for free — (colloq) entré gratis or sin pagar or de balde

    b) ( without restriction) <roam/run> a su (or mi etc) antojo

    III
    1)
    a) ( liberate) \<\<prisoner/hostage\>\> poner* or dejar en libertad, soltar*; \<\<animal\>\> soltar*; \<\<nation/people/slave\>\> liberar

    to free somebody to + INF — permitirle a alguien + inf

    b) (relieve, rid)

    to free something OF something: he promised to free the country of corruption — prometió acabar or terminar con la corrupción en el país

    2)
    a) (untie, release) \<\<bound person\>\> soltar*, dejar libre; \<\<trapped person\>\> rescatar
    b) (loose, clear) \<\<something stuck or caught\>\> desenganchar, soltar*
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    Phrasal Verbs:

    English-spanish dictionary > free

  • 5 set

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

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  • 6 Historical Portugal

       Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.
       A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.
       Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140
       The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."
       In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.
       The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.
       Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385
       Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims in
       Portugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.
       The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.
       Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580
       The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.
       The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.
       What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.
       By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.
       Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.
       The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.
       By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.
       In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.
       Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640
       Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.
       Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.
       On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.
       Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822
       Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.
       Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.
       In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and the
       Church (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.
       Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.
       Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.
       Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910
       During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.
       Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.
       Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.
       Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.
       Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.
       As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.
       First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26
       Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.
       The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.
       Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.
       The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74
       During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."
       Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.
       For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),
       and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.
       The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.
       With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.
       During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.
       The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.
       At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.
       The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.
       Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76
       Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.
       Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.
       In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.
       In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.
       In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.
       The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict until
       UN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.
       Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000
       After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.
       From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.
       Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.
       Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.
       In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.
       In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.
       Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.
       Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.
       The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.
       Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.
       Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).
       All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.
       The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.
       After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.
       Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.
       Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.
       From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.
       Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.
       In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.
       An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Historical Portugal

  • 7 religious

    adjective
    1) (pious) religiös; fromm
    2) (concerned with religion) Glaubens[freiheit, -eifer]; Religions[freiheit, -unterricht, -kenntnisse]; religiös [Überzeugung, Zentrum]
    3) (of monastic order) religiös [Orden]

    religious community — Ordensgemeinschaft, die

    4) (scrupulous) peinlich [Sorgfalt, Genauigkeit]
    * * *
    1) (of religion: religious education; a religious leader/instructor.) Religions-...
    2) (following the rules, forms of worship etc of a religion: a religious man.) religiös
    * * *
    re·li·gious
    [rɪˈlɪʤəs]
    1. (of religion) religiöse(r, s), Religions-
    \religious bigotry Frömmelei f
    \religious creed/organization Glaubensbekenntnis nt/-gemeinschaft f
    \religious denomination [religiöses] Bekenntnis, Konfession f
    \religious education/practice Religionsunterricht m/-ausübung f
    \religious equality Gleichstellung f der Religionen
    \religious fanatic religiöser Fanatiker/religiöse Fanatikerin
    \religious zealot religiöser Eiferer/religiöse Eiferin
    \religious fervour [or AM fervor] [or zeal] religiöser Eifer
    \religious festival religiöses Fest
    \religious freedom [or liberty] Religionsfreiheit f, Glaubensfreiheit f
    \religious holiday religiöser Feiertag
    \religious observance religiöse Pflicht
    \religious persecution Verfolgung f aufgrund der Religionszugehörigkeit
    \religious service Gottesdienst m
    \religious retreat (place for religious meditation) religiöser Einkehrort; (for Roman Catholics) Exerzitien pl
    \religious tradition/upbringing religiöser Brauch/religiöse Erziehung
    2. (pious) religiös, fromm
    deeply \religious tief religiös
    3. ( fig: meticulous) gewissenhaft
    to be very \religious about doing sth eifrig darauf bedacht sein, etw zu tun
    * * *
    [rI'lɪdZəs]
    1. adj
    1) religiös; order geistlich

    religious freedom/war — Glaubens- or Religionsfreiheit f/-krieg m

    2) (= having religious beliefs) person gläubig; (= pious) fromm
    3) (fig: conscientious) gewissenhaft; silence ehrfürchtig
    2. n
    Ordensmann m, Ordensfrau f

    the Religious pl — die Ordensleute pl

    * * *
    religious [rıˈlıdʒəs]
    A adj (adv religiously)
    1. religiös, Religions…:
    religious education ( oder instruction) SCHULE Religion(sunterricht) f(m);
    religious holiday kirchlicher Feiertag;
    religious liberty Religionsfreiheit f;
    religious wars Religionskriege;
    religious zeal Glaubenseifer m
    2. religiös, fromm:
    I’m not a religious man ich bin nicht religiös
    3. ordensgeistlich, Ordens…:
    religious order geistlicher Orden
    4. fig äußerst gewissenhaft:
    with religious care mit peinlicher Sorgfalt
    5. fig andächtig (Schweigen etc)
    B pl -gious s
    1. Ordensbruder m, -schwester f, Mönch m, Nonne f
    2. the religious koll die Gläubigen pl:
    thousands of the religious Tausende von Gläubigen
    relig. abk
    * * *
    adjective
    1) (pious) religiös; fromm
    2) (concerned with religion) Glaubens[freiheit, -eifer]; Religions[freiheit, -unterricht, -kenntnisse]; religiös [Überzeugung, Zentrum]
    3) (of monastic order) religiös [Orden]

    religious community — Ordensgemeinschaft, die

    4) (scrupulous) peinlich [Sorgfalt, Genauigkeit]
    * * *
    adj.
    fromm adj.
    gewissenhaft adj.
    gläubig adj.
    religiös adj.
    religös adj.

    English-german dictionary > religious

  • 8 feel

    1. I
    usually in the negative or interrogative a robot cannot feel робот ничего не чувствует; can animals feel ? обладают ли животные какими-л. чувствами?
    2. II
    feel in some manner feel deeply (instinctively, profoundly, genuinely, etc.) глубоко и т. д. чувствовать; feel at home чувствовать себя как дома /запросто, свободно/; feel at ease чувствовать себя свободно; I feel ill at ease in her presence в ее присутствии я чувствую себя неловко /скованно/
    3. III
    feel smth.
    1) feel hunger (thirst, etc.) ощущать голод и т. д.; feel pain (a toothache, a sore throat, etc.) чувствовать /испытывать/ боль и т. д; feel the force of the wind (the cool breeze, a blow, etc.) почувствовать силу ветра и т. д. feel sorrow (anger, fear, pity, compunction, a sting of conscience, doubt, joy, delight, pleasure, want, etc.) испытывать горе и т. д.; feel smb.'s authority (smb.'s anger, one's own power, one's strength, one's disgrace, the effects of the accident, the need for a little exercise, the necessity of smth., the justice of his words, etc.) (почувствовать чей-л. авторитет и т. д.; did you feel the earthquake? вы почувствовали подземные толчки?
    2) feel music (poetry, the beauty of his poems, the force of an argument, etc.) хорошо понимать /чувствовать/ музыку и т. д.; feel a friend's death глубоко переживать смерть друга
    3) feel the child's forehead (the edge of a knife, this piece of silk, this cloth, etc.) (по)щупать ребенку лоб и т. д.; feel smb.'s pulse посчитать у кого-л. пульс; the blind recognize objects by feeling them слепые узнают предметы на ощупь; feel one's legs (one's hands, one's head, etc.) ощупать свой ноги и т. д.; feel one's way идти ощупью; just feel the weight of this! ты только попробуй, сколько это весит!
    4. IV
    1) feel smth. in some manner he doesn't feel the heat at all он совсем не страдает от жары; infants feel the cold very much маленькие дети очень чувствительны к холоду; feel smth. at some time he felt the full effect of the medicine much later действие /эффект от/ лекарства он ощутил значительно позже
    2) feel smth. in some manner feel one's misfortune keenly (her failure painfully, his loss severely, etc.) остро чувствовать /переживать/ свое несчастье и т. д; feel nothing intensely принимать все спокойно, ничего не принимать близко к сердцу; feel acutely the difficulty (the need of smth., the necessity of smth., etc.) остро осознавать /отчетливо понимать/ [возникшие] трудности и т. д.
    3) feel smth. in some manner feel one's head (one's legs, one's face, etc.) carefully (lightly, etc.) осторожно и т. д. ощупывать голову и т. д.
    5. V
    || feel it one's duty to do smth. считать своим долгом что-л. сделать; feel it one's duty to speak frankly to him (to tell them all about it, to help her, to do so, etc.) считать своим долгом поговорить с ним откровенно и т. д.
    6. VI
    feel smth., as having some quality feel it necessary (important, relevant, wise, etc.) to interfere (to tell them about it, to warn them, etc.) считать необходимым и т. д. вмешаться и т. д.
    7. VII
    1) feel smth., smb. do smth. feel the earth shake (the knife touch my skin, her arms clasp round me, smb. move in the kitchen, him stir, etc.) (по-) чувствовать, что /как/ земля задрожала и т. д., she felt her feet to be stone-cold она почувствовала, что у нее ноги холодные как лед
    2) feel smb., smth. to do smth. he felt himself to see that nothing was broken он ощупал себя, чтобы убедиться, что ничего не сломал; she felt the wall to find the switch она шарила по стене, чтобы нащупать выключатель
    8. VIII
    feel smb., smth. dome smth. feel her trembling.(smth. crawling on my back, someone moving in the dark, himself falling, his hopes fading away, etc.) (по)чувствовать, что /как/ она дрожит и т. д.; feel winter coming предчувствовать наступление зимы; he felt an awful cad doing it делая это, он чувствовал себя подлецом
    9. X
    feel in some state feel hurt (a good deal embarrassed, very much moved, convinced, etc.) (почувствовать себя обиженным и т. д., обидеться и т. д.', feel relieved (grieved, assured, alarmed, frightened, depressed, etc.) почувствовать облегчение и т. д.; feel disposed to smb. чувствовать расположение к кому-л.; feel inclined to do smth. быть склонным сделать что-л.; the house is so large that one feels lost within it дом так велик, что в нем чувствуешь себя потерянным
    10. XI
    1) be felt in some manner the scarcity of public libraries is keenly felt остро ощущается недостаток публичных библиотек; the storm was felt severely on the coast последствия шторма тяжело сказались на всем побережье
    2) be felt to be in some state it was felt to be unwise (important, significant, etc.) считали, что это неразумно и т. д.
    11. XIII
    || feel at liberty /free/ to do smth. быть вправе что-л. делать; I don't feel at liberty to tell you about it (to mention his name, to disclose his whereabouts, etc.) я не считаю себя вправе рассказать зам об этом и т. д.; I felt free to leave (to stay, etc.) я считал, что могу уйти и т. д.; feel in a position to do smth. считать себя в состоянии что-л. сделать; feel in a position to help (to lend smb. money, to speak to smb., etc.) считать, что в состоянии помочь и т. д.;
    12. XV
    1) feel young (ten years younger, old, free, pretty well, ill, foolish, mean, cheap, etc.) чувствовать себя молодым и т. д.; feel envious (anxious, nervous, etc.) завидовать /испытывать зависть/ и т. д.; I feel uneasy about him я о нем беспокоюсь; I feel cold (warm, hot, comfortable, sad, queer, lonely, etc.) мне холодно и т. д., I feel hungry (weary, angry, grateful, happy, ill, etc.) я голоден и т. д., feel proud of smth., smb. гордиться чем-л., кем-л.; feel indebted to him чувствовать себя обязанным ему; he is beginning to feel tipsy он начинает пьянеть; he feels sleepy его клонит ко сну; I feel sorry мне очень жаль; tow are you today? feel Feeling fine, thanks как вы себя чувствуете сегодня? feel Прекрасно, спасибо; my head feels funny feel may I lie down? у меня что-то с головой-можно я прилягу?; my foot feels better с ногой у меня стало лучше; do you know how it feels to lose an old friend вы знаете, что значит потерять старого друга?; he knows how it feels to be hungry (to be rich, to be poor, etc.) он знает, что такое быть голодным и т. д.
    2) feel ил possessing some quality the air feels cold /chilly/ в воздухе прохладно; the room feels hot (damp, etc.) в комнате жарко и т. д.; how cold your hand feels какая у вас холодная рука; the chair feels comfortable стул удобный; velvet (silk, this cloth, etc.) feels soft (smooth, rough, etc.) бархат мягкий и т. д. на ощупь; the load felt heavy to me груз показался мне тяжелым
    13. XVI
    1) feel for smb. feel for her (for all mankind, deeply for all who suffer, etc.) сочувствовать ей и т. д.; I really feel for him in his sorrow я искренне разделяю его горе; feel toward (s) /about/ smb., smth. feel kindly (sweetly, affectionately, maternally, etc.) towards smb. хорошо и т. д. относиться к кому-л.: I know how you feel toward him я знаю, как вы к нему относитесь; how do you feel about this? как sill к атому относитесь?; feel strongly about smb., smth. испытывать чувство неприязни к кому-л., чему-л.; I feel very strongly about women smoking я решительно против того, чтобы женщины курили; feel badly about smb., smth. плохо относиться к кому-л., чему-л.
    2) feel for /after/ smth. /in some place/ feel for one's purse (for a coin in one's pockets, after the handle, for a box of matches, for a weapon, for a knife, etc.) ощупью искать кошелек в кармане и т. д.; feel in (under, along, etc.) smth. feel in one's pockets (in her purse, in her handbag, in a drawer, etc.) рыться в карманах и т. д.; feel under tile chair with one's hand (with one's foot) шарить рукой (ногой) под стулом; he felt along the wall until he found the door он пробирался ощупью вдоль стены, пока не нащупал дверь
    14. XVIII
    feel oneself in some state feel oneself touched почувствовать себя растроганным; feel oneself slighted считать серя ущемленным; he felt himself called upon to help он считал, это обязан помочь; I don't feel quite myself this morning мне сегодня немножко не по себе; I feel quite myself again я снова чувствую себя хорошо, я опять в форме
    15. XIX1
    1) feel like smth. feel like a cup of tea (like a glass of beer, like a drink, like a meal, like a movie, like a sail, etc.) быть не прочь выпить чашку чая и т. д, не возражать против чашки чая и т. д.; I don't feel like a walk just now мне сейчас не хочется идти гулять
    2) feel like smb. feel like a fool (like a cad, like a Midas, like oneself, etc.) чувствовать себя дураком и т. д., she hasn't been feeling like herself since the accident после катастрофы она никак не придет в себя; how does it feel like to be at home? ну как вам дома?, ну как вы себя чувствуете дома?
    3) feel like smth. this feels like wood (like glass, like wool, etc.) на ощупь это похоже на дерево и т. д.; her hands feel like velvet у нее руки мягкие как бархат; what does it feel like? на что это похоже (на ощупь)? ХIХ3 feel like doing smth. I feel like being alone (like singing, like crying like eating, like sleeping, etc.) мне хочется побыть одному и т. д.; do you feel like taking a walk? хотите прогуляться?; he doesn't feel like going out tonight ему сегодня не хочется выходить из дому; I don't feel like laughing мне [совсем] не смешно
    16. XXI1
    1) feel smth. in smth. I feel a pain in my ear (in my leg, in the back, etc.) у меня болит ухо и т. д.; feel an interest in /towards/ smb., smth. интересоваться кем-л., чем-л.; feel smth. for smb. feel great friendship for smb. быть дружески расположенным к кому-л.; feel much pity for smb. жалеть кого-л., испытывать жалость к кому-л.; feel smth. at smth. I felt no joy at his return я не испытывал никакой радости по поводу его возвращения, я совершенно не радовался его возвращению
    2) feel one's may around (across, along, etc.) smth. feel one's way around the room (along the wall, across the hall, etc.) двигаться по комнате и т. д. ощупью; feel one's way with smth. feel one's way with a stick (with one's foot) нащупывать дорогу палкой (ногой)
    17. XXV
    1) feel that... (what..., as if..., etc.) he felt that he was cold (that you were right, that we should win, etc.) он чувствовал, что ему холодно и т. д.you shall feel what it is to be in my bad books ты еще почувствуешь, что значит потерять мое расположение; feel that it will be a clever move I that such a plan will he unwise, that I ought to say no more at present, that he has told the truth, hat this is not the right time to act, etc.) полагать считать/, что это будет умный ход и т. д., felt that there was going to be a disaster чувствовал, что разразится катастрофа; I feel as if my head were bursting (as if I had lost a father, as if I'm catching cold, etc.) у меня такое чувство, как будто у меня раскалывается голова и т. д., it feels as if it's going to be a nice day today сегодня, кажется, будет хороший день
    2) feel whether... if... / (how...) feel whether the water is warm enough пощупай /попробуй/, достаточно ли теплая вода; feel if there are any bones broken проверьте, не сломаны ли какие-нибудь кости; feel how sharp the edge of this knife is (how cold lay hands are, how fast his pulse is, etc.) пощупайте, какой острый нож и т. д.

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > feel

  • 9 libre

    Del verbo librar: ( conjugate librar) \ \
    libré es: \ \
    1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

    libre es: \ \
    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo
    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo
    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
    Multiple Entries: librar     libre
    librar ( conjugate librar) verbo transitivo 1 ( liberar) libre a algn de algo ‹ de peligro› to save sb from sth; ‹de obligación/responsabilidad› to free sb from sth;
    ◊ ¡Dios nos libre! God forbid!
    2 ‹batalla/combate› to fight librarse verbo pronominal: librese de algo ‹de tarea/obligación› to get out of sth; librese de un castigo to escape punishment; se libró de tener que ayudarlo she got out of having to help him; se libreon de morir asfixiados they escaped being suffocated; librese de algn to get rid of sb
    libre adjetivo 1 ‹país/pueblo› free; eres libre de ir donde quieras you're free to go wherever you want; libre albedrío free will; libre cambio or comercio free trade; libre mercado free market 2 ‹traducción/adaptación› free; 3 ( no ocupado) ‹persona/tiempo/asiento› free;
    ◊ ¿tienes un rato libre? do you have a (spare) moment?;
    en sus ratos libres in her spare o free time; tengo el día libre I have the day off 4 ( exento):
    librar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 to free: me libró de un castigo, she let me off from a punishment
    2 (una orden de pago) to draw
    II vi (tener el día libre) libra los fines de semana, he has weekends off
    libre adjetivo free: está libre de sospecha, she's free from suspicion
    eres (muy) libre de hacerlo, you are quite free to do it
    libre de impuestos, tax-free
    ¡vía libre!, make way! ' libre' also found in these entries: Spanish: aire - albedrío - bufé - carga - desocupada - desocupado - día - entrada - franca - franco - hueca - hueco - impuesta - impuesto - librar - lucha - perilla - plaza - radical - suelta - suelto - tiempo - tienda - Tiro - tomarse - traducción - vía - aduana - caída - despejado - dios - dueño - economía - estilo - falta - hora - lavadero - limpiar - limpio - lugar - melé - ocio - ocupar - paso - puerto - sacar - teatro - tiro - tomar - tranquilo English: all-in wrestling - available - buffet - clear - clearance - day off - door - duty-free - economy - equity - festival - free - free enterprise - free fall - free kick - free love - free rein - free trade - free-style - garden party - have off - hire - leisure time - liberal - liberty - off - open - open-air - outdoor - outdoors - outdoorsman - own - place - quit - sky-dive - sky-diver - sleep out - smokeless zone - spare - take off - tax free - unoccupied - vacancy - vacant - day - demand - duty - enterprise - foot - freelance

    English-spanish dictionary > libre

  • 10 set

    [set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
    1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) postaviti
    2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) pogrniti
    3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) določiti
    4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dati
    5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) sprožiti
    6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) zaiti
    7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) strditi se
    8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) naravnati
    9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) nakodrati, urediti
    10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) vstaviti
    11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) naravnati
    2. adjective
    1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) ustaljen
    2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) odločen
    3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) odločen
    4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) tog
    5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) tog
    6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) z vdelanim (diamantom itd.)
    3. noun
    1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) zbirka
    2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparat
    3) (a group of people: the musical set.) skupina
    4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) friziranje
    5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) scenografija
    6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) niz
    •
    - setback
    - set phrase
    - set-square
    - setting-lotion
    - set-to
    - set-up
    - all set
    - set about
    - set someone against someone
    - set against someone
    - set someone against
    - set against
    - set aside
    - set back
    - set down
    - set in
    - set off
    - set something or someone on someone
    - set on someone
    - set something or someone on
    - set on
    - set out
    - set to
    - set up
    - set up camp
    - set up house
    - set up shop
    - set upon
    * * *
    I [set]
    noun
    poetically sončni zahod; neko število enakih oseb, stvari, ki spadajo skupaj, tvorijo celoto; krog, družba (ljudi), klika; garnitura, serija, niz, servis; tennis set, partija (6 iger); commerce kolekcija; radijski, televizijski aparat, naprava, pribor; vsa ladijska jadra; printing zlog; theatre oprema odra; frizura, pričeska; sadika, nasad (jajc); plesni pari; figura pri četvorki; hunting nepremična stoja psa pred divjačino; (o glavi) drža, držanje; (o obleki) kroj, pristajanje; (o toku, vetru) smer; (o tekočini) trdnost; nagnjenost, tendenca ( towards k, proti); figuratively oster napad, zadnja plast (malte na zidu)
    a set of contradictions — niz, vrsta protislovij, nasprotij
    set of swindlers — banda, klika sleparjev
    dead set hunting nepremična stoja psa, ki naznanja divjačino
    full set of bill of lading commerce sklop (komplet) ladijskega tovornega lista (konosamenta)
    the racing set — krog ljudi, ki se zanimajo za konjske dirke
    to make a dead set at figuratively čvrsto popasti, zgrabiti koga; (o ženski) loviti koga, skušati (truditi se) osvojiti koga
    II [set]
    adjective
    določen, odrejen (čas), ustaljen, predpisan; pravilen, konvencionalen; tog, nepremičen; stalen (o ceni); American trmast; premišljen, pripravljen (govor); zaseden ( with z), zavzet, (popolnoma) zaposlen, okupiran (on, upon s.th. s čim)
    set piece — (gradbeni) oder, na katerem se delajo razne figure za ognjemet
    set phrase — ustaljen izraz (reklo, fraza)
    set scene — kulise, sestavljene iz bolj ali manj gotovih delov
    set speech — vnaprej pripravljen, naštudiran govor
    set time — dogovorjen (odrejen, določen) čas
    well-set — stasit, lepe rasti, postaven
    well set up in wine — dobro založen, oskrbljen z vinom
    I am set on s.th. — srčno si želim česa, mnogo mi je do česa, hlepim po čem
    III [set]
    1.
    transitive verb
    postaviti, položiti, posaditi, namestiti, instalirati, montirati, dati v določen položaj; naravnati (ud, uro); razvrstiti, sestaviti v zbirko (žuželke itd.); nasaditi (kokoš, jajca); pogrniti (mizo), razviti (jadro); razporediti, zlágati (tiskarske črke); urediti, (s)frizirati (lase); vstaviti, vdelati (dragulj v zlato); zabiti (v zemljo); spraviti (v gibanje), privesti, spraviti v določeno stanje; spustiti (na prostost); nagnati koga k delu, zapovedati mu, da se loti kakega dela; postaviti, dati (komu kaj) za zgled (vzor, primer); postaviti (pravilo); dati (komu ali sebi) nalogo; komponirati, uglasbiti (to za); naščuvati (at s.o. proti komu); razpisati (nagrado) (on na); stisniti (zobe); theatre uprizoriti, postaviti na oder; obsuti, posuti kaj ( with z); sesiriti (mleko); usmeriti, gnati (čoln); zasaditi zemijo, tla ( with z);
    2.
    intransitive verb
    zaiti, zahajati (sonce, mesec, tudi figuratively); ustaliti se (vreme); pihati (o vetru), prihajati ( from od, iz); gibati se, premikati se v neki smeri (o vodnem toku itd.); kreniti (na pot); kazati nagnjenost (to za); lotiti se, začeti; pridobiti na moči; (o lovskem psu) nepremično obstati in tako opozoriti na bližnjo divjačino; (o obleki) pristajati; spremeniti se v trdno stanje, otrdeti (cement, malta), strditi se; (o plesalcih) stati nasproti partnerju; (o cvetu) narediti plod; dobiti določeno obliko
    to set afoot (on foot) — začeti, pripraviti (kaj)
    to set s.o. against — nahujskati koga proti, ustvariti pri kom nerazpoloženje za
    to be set on (upon) s.th. — trdovratno vztrajati pri čem, biti ves mrtev na kaj
    to set the axe to s.th. — začeti kaj sekati, nastaviti sekiro na kaj, uničiti kaj
    to set books to be read — določiti knjige, ki jih je treba prebrati
    this hat set me back a pound slang ta klobuk me je stal en funt
    to set bounds to s.th. — omejiti kaj
    to set one's cap at colloquially prizadevati si pritegniti (snubca)
    to set close printing staviti, zlágati z majhnimi razmiki med črkami ali besedami
    to set at defiance — izzvati, kljubovati
    to set a dog on s.o. — spustiti, naščuvati psa na koga
    to set persons by the ears (at variance, at loggerheads) — izzvati prepir (razdor) med dvema osebama, spraviti v spor, spreti dve osebi
    to set s.o. at ease — pomiriti koga, osvoboditi koga zadrege (tesnobe, ženiranja, stiske)
    to set an end to s.th. — napraviti konec čemu
    to set eyes on s.th. — upreti oči (pogled) v kaj, opaziti kaj
    to set one's face against colloquially odločno se upreti, zoperstaviti
    to set the fashion — dajati, uvesti, diktirati modo (ton)
    to set s.o. on his feet — postaviti koga na noge (tudi figuratively)
    to set fire to (at) s.th. — podnetiti, zažgati kaj
    to set s.th. on fire — požgati, zažgati kaj
    to set the Thames on fire figuratively napraviti nekaj osupljivega
    to set foot in a house — prestopiti prag hiše, vstopiti v hišo
    to set on foot — postaviti na noge, začeti, uvesti, spraviti v gibanje, v tek
    to set foot on s.th. — stopiti na kaj
    to set one's hand to s.th. — podpisati kaj, zapečatiti kaj
    to set one's house in order — spraviti (svojo) hišo v red, urediti hišo; figuratively spraviti svoje stvari v red, urediti svoje stvari; napraviti red, pomesti z nepravilnostmi, izvesti reforme
    to set a lady's hair — urediti, naviti, sfrizirati, narediti pričesko dami
    to set one's heart (one's mind) to s.th. — poželeti, zelo si (za)želeti, zahtevati zase, izbrati zase, odločno skušati dobiti kaj, navdušiti se za kaj
    to set s.o.'s heart at rest — napraviti konec dvomu, zaskrbljenosti, pomiriti koga
    to set at large — dati prostost, izpustiti, osvoboditi
    to set ono's life on a chance figuratively staviti svoje življenje na kocko
    to set s.th. in a proper light — postaviti kaj v pravo luč
    to set little (much) by s.th. — malo (visoko) kaj ceniti
    to set s.o. at naught — rogati se, posmehovati se komu, podcenjevati, omalovaževati, poniževati, v nič devati koga, ne se ozirati na koga
    to set o.s. against s.th. — upreti se, zoperstaviti se čemu
    to set o.s. — lotiti se; sport zavzeti mesto na startu, pripraviti se za start
    to set the pace — regulirati korak, hojo; dajati takt
    to set paper colloquially napisati vprašanja, ki jih bodo vlekli študenti na izpitu
    to set pen to paper — lotiti se pisanja, začeti pisati
    to set the police after s.o. — poslati policijo za kom
    to set a price on s.th. — določiti čemu ceno, naložiti ceno za kaj
    to set a price on s.o.'s life (head) — razpisati nagrado na glavo kake osebe
    to set s.th. before the public — prinesti kaj pred javnost
    to set a razor — nabrusiti britev; izgladiti ostrino britve po brušenju
    to set s.o. at rest — pomiriti, umiriti koga
    to set s.o. right — popraviti, korigirati koga
    to set right (to rights, in order) — spraviti v red, popraviti
    to set sail — dvigniti jadro, odjadrati, odpluti, kreniti na potovanje po morju
    to set seal to s.th. — staviti pečat na kaj
    to set shoulder to the wheel figuratively pomagati, podpreti, zelo si prizadevati, odločno se lotiti
    to set spies on s.o. — vohuniti za kom
    to set spurs to the horse — z ostrogami spodbosti konja, spodbujati
    to set a stake into the ground — zabiti kol v tla, v zemljo
    his star sets figuratively njegova zvezda zahaja
    to set store by s.th. slang visoko (zelo) ceniti, preceniti kaj; pripisovati veliko važnost čemu
    to set a task — dati, naložiti nalogo
    to set one's teeth — stisniti zobe (tudi figuratively)
    to set s.o.'s teeth on edge — izzvati razburjenost (vznemirjenost) pri kom, (raz)dražiti živce komu, iti komu na živce
    to set s.o. thinking — dati komu misliti
    to set at variance — spreti, razdvojiti
    to set s.o. in the way — pokazati komu pot, spraviti koga na pravo pot
    to set s.o. on his way archaic spremiti koga del (kos) poti
    to set wide printing staviti razprto, z velikimi razmiki med črkami ali besedami
    to set one's wits to a question — iskati rešitev problerna, prizadevati si rešiti problem
    to set the watch nautical postaviti straže na njihova mesta
    to set s.o. to work — spraviti koga k delu
    to set o.s. to work — lotiti se dela

    English-Slovenian dictionary > set

  • 11 individual

    1. adjective
    1) (single) einzeln
    2) (special, personal) besonder... [Vorteil, Merkmal]

    individual case — Einzelfall, der

    3) (intended for one) für eine [einzelne] Person bestimmt
    4) (distinctive) eigentümlich; individuell
    5) (characteristic) eigen; individuell
    2. noun
    1) (one member) einzelne, der/die; (animal) Einzeltier, das
    2) (one being) Individuum, das; einzelne, der/die
    3) (coll.): (person) Individuum, das (abwertend)
    * * *
    [indi'vidjuəl] 1. adjective
    1) (single; separate: Put price labels on each individual item.) einzeln
    2) (intended for, used by etc one person etc: Customers in shops should be given individual attention.) persönlich
    3) (special to one person etc, showing or having special qualities: Her style of dress is very individual.) individuell
    2. noun
    1) (a single person in contrast to the group to which he belongs: the rights of the individual in society.) das Individuum
    2) (a person: He's an untidy individual.) die Person
    •
    - academic.ru/37736/individuality">individuality
    - individually
    * * *
    in·di·vid·ual
    [ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤuəl]
    I. n
    1. (single person) Einzelperson f, Einzelne(r) f(m), Individuum nt geh
    2. ( approv: distinctive person) [selbstständige] Persönlichkeit
    II. adj
    1. attr, inv (separate) einzeln
    to receive \individual attention individuell betreut werden
    \individual case Einzelfall m
    2. (particular) individuell
    \individual needs individuelle Bedürfnisse, Bedürfnisse pl des/der Einzelnen
    3. (distinctive, original) eigen, eigentümlich
    she has an \individual style sie hat ihren ganz eigenen Stil
    * * *
    ["IndI'vIdjUəl]
    1. adj
    1) (= separate) einzeln

    to give individual help — jedem Einzeln helfen, Einzelhilfe leisten

    individual tastes differ — jeder hat einen eigenen or individuellen Geschmack, die Geschmäcker sind verschieden

    2) (= own) eigen; (= for one person) einzeln
    3) (= distinctive, characteristic) eigen, individuell
    2. n
    Individuum nt, Einzelne(r) mf, Einzelperson f; (inf) Individuum nt, Mensch m, Person f

    the freedom of the individual — die Freiheit des Einzelnen, die individuelle Freiheit

    See:
    * * *
    individual [ˌındıˈvıdjʊəl; -dʒʊəl; US ˌındıˈvıdʒwəl; -dʒəl]
    A adj (adv → individually)
    1. einzeln, individuell, Einzel…, Individual…:
    individual assets pl WIRTSCH Privatvermögen n (eines Gesellschafters);
    individual banker WIRTSCH US Privatbankier m;
    individual bargaining WIRTSCH Einzel(tarif)verhandlung(en) f(pl);
    individual case Einzelfall m;
    individual competition SPORT Einzelwettbewerb m;
    individual credit WIRTSCH Personalkredit m;
    individual criticism Einzelkritik f;
    individual earnings pl WIRTSCH Pro-Kopf-Einkommen n;
    individual effort ( oder run) SPORT Solo n, Alleingang m;
    individual event SPORT Einzelwettbewerb m;
    individual income WIRTSCH Individualeinkommen n;
    individual insurance Einzelversicherung f;
    individual liberty (die) Freiheit des Einzelnen;
    individual psychology Individualpsychologie f (Forschungsrichtung, die sich mit dem Einzelwesen befasst);
    individual pursuit (Radsport) Einzelverfolgung f;
    individual start SPORT Einzelstart m;
    individual title SPORT Einzeltitel m;
    individual traffic Individualverkehr m;
    individual travel(l)er Einzelreisende(r) m/f(m);
    give individual attention to individuell behandeln
    2. für eine (einzelne) Person bestimmt, Einzel…:
    3. individuell, persönlich, eigentümlich, -willig, besonder(er, e, es), charakteristisch (Stil etc):
    individual behavio(u)r Individualverhalten n
    4. verschieden:
    5. TECH Einzel…:
    B s
    1. Individuum n, Einzelmensch m, -wesen n, -person f, Einzelne(r) m/f(m)
    2. meist pej Individuum n, Person f
    3. Einzelding n
    4. untrennbares Ganzes
    5. Einzelgruppe f
    6. BIOL Einzelorganismus m, -wesen n
    indiv. (individ.) abk individual
    * * *
    1. adjective
    1) (single) einzeln
    2) (special, personal) besonder... [Vorteil, Merkmal]

    individual case — Einzelfall, der

    3) (intended for one) für eine [einzelne] Person bestimmt
    4) (distinctive) eigentümlich; individuell
    5) (characteristic) eigen; individuell
    2. noun
    1) (one member) einzelne, der/die; (animal) Einzeltier, das
    2) (one being) Individuum, das; einzelne, der/die
    3) (coll.): (person) Individuum, das (abwertend)
    * * *
    adj.
    eigenwillig adj.
    individuell adj. n.
    Individuum n.

    English-german dictionary > individual

  • 12 set

    1.
    [set]transitive verb, -tt-, set
    1) (put) (horizontally) legen; (vertically) stellen

    set the proposals before the board — (fig.) dem Vorstand die Vorschläge unterbreiten od. vorlegen

    set something against something — (balance) etwas einer Sache (Dat.) gegenüberstellen

    2) (apply) setzen
    3) (adjust) einstellen (at auf + Akk.); aufstellen [Falle]; stellen [Uhr]

    set the alarm for 5.30 a.m. — den Wecker auf 5.30 Uhr stellen

    4)

    be set — (have location of action) [Buch, Film:] spielen

    set a book/film in Australia — ein Buch/einen Film in Australien spielen lassen

    5) (specify) festlegen [Bedingungen]; festsetzen [Termin, Ort usw.] ( for auf + Akk.)

    set the interest rate at 10 % — die Zinsen auf 10 % festsetzen

    6) (bring into specified state)

    set something/things right or in order — etwas/die Dinge in Ordnung bringen

    set somebody thinking that... — jemanden auf den Gedanken bringen, dass...

    7) (put forward) stellen [Frage, Aufgabe]; aufgeben [Hausaufgabe]; vorschreiben [Textbuch, Lektüre]; (compose) zusammenstellen [Rätsel, Fragen]

    set somebody a task/problem — jemandem eine Aufgabe stellen/jemanden vor ein Problem stellen

    set [somebody/oneself] a target — [jemandem/sich] ein Ziel setzen

    8) (turn to solid) fest werden lassen
    9) (lay for meal) decken [Tisch]; auflegen [Gedeck]
    10) (establish) aufstellen [Rekord, Richtlinien]
    11) (Med.): (put into place) [ein]richten; einrenken [verrenktes Gelenk]
    12) (fix) legen [Haare]

    set eyes on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas sehen

    13) (Printing) setzen
    14)
    15)

    be set on a hill — [Haus:] auf einem Hügel stehen

    2. intransitive verb,
    -tt-, set
    1) (solidify) fest werden
    2) (go down) [Sonne, Mond:] untergehen
    3. noun
    1) (group) Satz, der

    set [of two] — Paar, das

    chess set — Schachspiel, das

    2) see academic.ru/66102/service">service 1. 9)
    3) (section of society) Kreis, der
    4) (Math.) Menge, die
    5)

    set [of teeth] — Gebiss, das

    6) (radio or TV receiver) Gerät, das; Apparat, der
    7) (Tennis) Satz, der
    8) (of hair) Frisieren, das; Einlegen, das
    9) (Cinemat., film): (built-up scenery) Szenenaufbau, der; Dekoration, die
    10) (acting area for film)
    4. adjective
    1) (fixed) starr [Linie, Gewohnheit, Blick, Lächeln]; fest [Absichten, Zielvorstellungen, Zeitpunkt]

    be set in one's ways or habits — in seinen Gewohnheiten festgefahren sein

    2) (assigned for study) vorgeschrieben [Buch, Text]
    3) (according to fixed menu)

    set meal or menu — Menü, das

    4) (ready)

    be/get set for something — zu etwas bereit sein/sich zu etwas fertig machen

    be/get set to leave — bereit sein/sich fertig machen zum Aufbruch

    all set? — (coll.) alles klar od. fertig?

    be all set to do something — bereit sein, etwas zu tun

    be set on something/doing something — zu etwas entschlossen sein/entschlossen sein, etwas zu tun

    be [dead] set against something — [absolut] gegen etwas sein

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    [set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
    1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) stellen, legen, setzen
    2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) decken
    3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) festlegen
    4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) stellen
    5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) veranlassen
    6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) untergehen
    7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) festwerden
    8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) einstellen
    9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) herrichten
    10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) fassen
    11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) richten
    2. adjective
    1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) das Set
    2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.)
    3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) wohlüberlegt
    4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) starr
    5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) fest
    6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) eingefaßt
    3. noun
    1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) der Satz
    2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) das Gerät
    3) (a group of people: the musical set.) der Kreis
    4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) das Legen
    5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) der Szenenaufbau
    6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) der Satz
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    - setting
    - setback
    - set phrase
    - set-square
    - setting-lotion
    - set-to
    - set-up
    - all set
    - set about
    - set someone against someone
    - set against someone
    - set someone against
    - set against
    - set aside
    - set back
    - set down
    - set in
    - set off
    - set something or someone on someone
    - set on someone
    - set something or someone on
    - set on
    - set out
    - set to
    - set up
    - set up camp
    - set up house
    - set up shop
    - set upon
    * * *
    [set]
    1. pred (ready) bereit, fertig
    ▪ to be [all] \set [for sth] [für etw akk] bereit sein
    be \set to leave by 8 a.m. um 8 Uhr solltest du startklar sein
    to get \set to do sth sich akk darauf vorbereiten, etw zu tun
    ready, get \set, go! auf die Plätze, fertig, los!
    we were just getting \set to leave when... wir wollten gerade gehen, als...
    2. (fixed) pattern, time fest[gesetzt]
    \set expression [or phrase] feststehender Ausdruck
    \set meal Stammessen nt, Stammgericht nt ÖSTERR; (dish of the day) Tagesgericht nt
    \set menu Tageskarte f
    \set price Festpreis m, Fixpreis m
    at \set times zu festen Zeiten
    3. (expression of face) starr
    her face took on a \set expression ihre Miene erstarrte
    \set smile aufgesetztes Lächeln
    4. (unlikely to change)
    to have a \set idea about sth eine feste Vorstellung von etw dat haben
    to have become a \set habit zur festen Gewohnheit geworden sein
    to be \set in one's ways in seinen Gewohnheiten festgefahren sein
    5. (likely)
    Manchester United looks \set for victory es sieht ganz so aus, als würde Manchester United gewinnen
    the rain is \set to continue all week der Regen wird wohl noch die ganze Woche andauern
    6. attr, inv (assigned) number, pattern vorgegebene(r, s); subject also bestimmte(r, s)
    \set book [or text] Pflichtlektüre
    ▪ to be [dead] \set against sth [vollkommen] gegen etw akk sein
    ▪ to be [dead] \set on sth zu etw akk [wild] entschlossen sein
    II. NOUN
    1. (collection, group) of glasses, stamps etc. Satz m; (of two items) Paar nt; of clothes etc. Set nt, Garnitur f
    he's got a complete \set of Joyce's novels er hat eine Gesamtausgabe von Joyce
    box[ed] \set Box-Set nt (ein komplettes Set etwa von CDs oder Videokassetten, das in einem Schuber o.Ä. erhältlich ist)
    chemistry \set Chemiekasten m
    chess \set Schachspiel nt
    a \set of chromosomes ein Chromosomensatz m
    \set of encyclopaedias Enzyklopädiereihe f
    \set of lectures Vortragsreihe f
    \set of rules Regelwerk nt
    tea \set Teeservice nt
    \set of teeth Gebiss nt
    tool \set Werkzeugsatz m
    \set of twins Zwillingspaar nt
    2. + sing/pl vb (group of people) [Personen]kreis m, Clique f fam
    she's got in with a very arty \set sie bewegt sich neuerdings in sehr ausgewählten Künstlerkreisen
    the fashion \set die Modefreaks pl sl
    the literary \set die Literaten pl
    the smart \set die Schickeria meist pej
    3. BRIT SCH (class) Kurs f
    4. THEAT Bühnenbild nt, Bühnenausstattung f; FILM Szenenaufbau m; (film location) Drehort m
    on the \set bei den Dreharbeiten; (location) am Set
    5. (appliance) Gerät nt; (television) Fernsehgerät nt, Fernseher m; (radio) Radio[gerät] nt
    colour \set Farbfernseher m
    an electric fondue \set ein elektrisches Fonduegerät
    6. SPORT Satz m
    to win a \set einen Satz gewinnen
    7. MATH Menge f
    \set theory Mengenlehre f
    8. MUS Block m
    data \set Datensatz m; (file) Datei f
    10. TYPO (width of character) Set nt o m fachspr
    11. BOT (young plant) Setzling m; (bulb) Knolle f
    12. (coat of plaster) Feinputz m
    13. (sett) Bau m
    14. no pl of eyes, jaw Stellung f; of shoulders Haltung f
    15. no pl (hair arrangement)
    to have a shampoo and \set sich dat die Haare waschen und legen lassen
    16. no pl see mindset
    17. no pl of the current, tide Richtung f, Lauf m
    18. no pl AUS, NZ ( fam: grudge)
    to get a \set on sb [die] Wut auf jdn kriegen fam
    19. no pl HUNT Vorstehen nt fachspr
    21. no pl TECH (in metal, wood, etc.) Durchbiegung f fachspr
    22.
    ▶ to make a \set at sb BRIT sich akk an jdn ranmachen fam
    <set, set>
    ▪ to \set sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwohin stellen; (on its side) jdn/etw irgendwohin legen
    the cat \set a dead mouse in front of us die Katze legte uns eine tote Maus vor
    \set the bricks one on top of the other setze einen Klotz auf den anderen
    to \set a chair by the bed/window einen Stuhl ans Bett/Fenster stellen
    to \set sb on his/her way ( fig) jdn losschicken
    I \set her above all others für mich ist sie die Allergrößte
    2. usu passive (take place in, be located)
    ▪ to be \set somewhere:
    ‘West Side Story’ is \set in New York ‚West Side Story‘ spielt in New York
    their house is \set on a hill ihr Haus liegt auf einem Hügel
    the novel is \set in the 16th century der Roman spielt im 16. Jahrhundert
    3. (cause to be, start)
    to \set a boat afloat ein Boot zu Wasser lassen
    to \set sth on fire etw in Brand setzen
    to \set sth in motion etw in Bewegung setzen [o fig a. ins Rollen bringen]
    ▪ to \set sb doing sth jdn veranlassen [o dazu bringen], etw zu tun
    his remarks \set me thinking seine Bemerkungen gaben mir zu denken
    to \set sb loose [or free] jdn freilassen [o auf freien Fuß setzen]
    to \set sth right etw [wieder] in Ordnung bringen
    to \set sb straight jdn berichtigen
    these changes will \set the country on the road to economic recovery diese Änderungen werden das Land zum wirtschaftlichen Aufschwung führen
    the noise \set the dog barking wegen des Lärms fing der Hund an zu bellen
    to \set sth free etw freisetzen
    5. (adjust, prepare)
    ▪ to \set sth etw einstellen; (prepare) etw vorbereiten
    to \set the alarm for 7.00 a.m. den Wecker auf 07.00 Uhr stellen
    to \set a clock/watch eine Uhr/Armbanduhr stellen
    to \set the margin TYPO den Rand einstellen
    to \set the table den Tisch decken
    to \set a thermostat/timer einen Thermostat/Zeitmesser einstellen
    to \set a trap eine Falle aufstellen
    ▪ to \set sth etw festsetzen
    to \set the budget das Budget festlegen
    to \set a date/time einen Termin/eine Zeit ausmachen
    they still haven't \set a date for their wedding sie haben immer noch keinen Termin für die Hochzeit festgesetzt
    to \set a deadline for sb jdm eine Frist setzen
    to \set oneself a goal sich dat ein Ziel setzen
    to \set a limit eine Grenze setzen
    to \set a norm eine Norm festlegen
    to \set a price [on sth] einen Preis [für etw akk] festsetzen
    to \set one's teeth die Zähne zusammenbeißen
    ... she said, \setting her jaw firmly... sagte sie mit versteinerter Miene
    to \set a good example to sb jdm ein Vorbild sein
    to \set the pace das Tempo angeben [o bestimmen]
    to \set a record einen Rekord aufstellen
    8. ANAT
    ▪ to \set sth etw einrenken
    to \set a broken bone einen gebrochenen Knochen einrichten fachspr
    to \set sb's hair jdm die Haare legen
    to have one's hair \set sich dat die Haare legen lassen
    10. (adorn)
    ▪ to \set sth with sth etw mit etw dat besetzen
    a watch \set with sapphires eine mit Saphiren besetzte Uhr
    11. (insert)
    ▪ to \set sth in[to] sth etw in etw akk einlassen [o fassen]
    a bracelet with rubies \set in gold ein Armband mit in Gold gefassten Rubinen
    12. MUS
    to \set a poem/words etc. to music ein Gedicht/einen Text etc. vertonen
    13. esp BRIT, AUS (assign)
    to \set sb in charge of sth jdn mit etw dat betrauen
    to \set homework Hausaufgaben [o ÖSTERR a. eine Hausübung] aufgeben
    to \set a task for sb [or sb a task] jdm eine Aufgabe stellen
    to \set sb to work jdm Arbeit zuweisen
    14. COMPUT
    ▪ to \set sth (give variable a value) etw setzen; (define value) etw einstellen
    to \set a text einen Text setzen
    to be \set in Times Roman in Times Roman gesetzt sein
    16. (keep watch on)
    to \set a guard on sb jdn bewachen lassen
    17.
    to \set the scene [or stage] for sth (create conditions) die Bedingungen für etw akk schaffen; (facilitate) den Weg für etw akk frei machen
    the scene is \set for the summit next week die Vorbereitungen für das Gipfeltreffen nächste Woche sind unter Dach und Fach
    18. (sail)
    to \set course for sth auf etw akk Kurs nehmen
    to \set sail ( also fig) die Segel setzen
    to \set sail for/from... nach/von... losfahren
    19. (see)
    to \set eyes on sb/sth jdn/etw sehen
    20. (enter)
    to \set foot in [or on] sth etw betreten
    21. (calm)
    to \set one's mind at ease sich akk beruhigen
    22.
    to \set one's mind to [or on] sth (concentrate on) sich akk auf etw akk konzentrieren; (approach with determination) etw entschlossen angehen
    23.
    ▶ to \set the world [or the Thames] ablaze [or on fire] [or alight] die Welt aus den Angeln heben
    <set, set>
    1. (grow together) bones, limbs zusammenwachsen
    2. (become firm) concrete, jelly fest werden
    the glue has \set hard der Klebstoff ist ausgehärtet
    3. (sink) moon, sun untergehen
    4. (have a specified direction) river, stream
    to \set to the north/westwards nach Norden/Westen verlaufen
    5. HUNT dog vorstehen fachspr
    6. (become fixed) eyes verharren; features sich akk versteinern
    7. BOT Frucht ansetzen
    * * *
    (INTERNET) abbr SET m
    * * *
    set [set]
    A s
    1. Satz m (Briefmarken, Dokumente, Werkzeuge etc), (Möbel-, Toiletten- etc) Garnitur f, (Speise- etc) Service n:
    a set of agreements POL ein Vertragswerk;
    a set of colo(u)rs ein Farbensortiment n;
    a set of drills ein Satz Bohrer;
    set of values Wertanschauung f
    2. (Häuser- etc) Gruppe f, (Zimmer) Flucht f:
    a set of houses (rooms)
    3. WIRTSCH Kollektion f
    4. Sammlung f, besonders
    a) mehrbändige Ausgabe (eines Autors)
    b) (Schriften) Reihe f, (Artikel) Serie f
    5. TECH
    a) (Maschinen) Satz m, (-)Anlage f, Aggregat n
    b) RADIO etc Gerät n, Apparat m
    6. a) THEAT Bühnenausstattung f
    b) FILM Szenenaufbau m
    7. Tennis etc: Satz m
    8. MATH
    a) Zahlenreihe f
    b) Menge f
    9. set of teeth Gebiss n
    10. (Personen)Kreis m:
    a) Gesellschaft(sschicht) f, (literarische etc) Welt
    b) pej Clique f
    c) SCHULE Unterrichtsgruppe f:
    the chic set die Schickeria
    11. Sitz m, Schnitt m (von Kleidern)
    12. a) Form f
    b) Haltung f
    13. Richtung f, (Ver)Lauf m (einer Strömung etc):
    the set of public opinion der Meinungstrend
    14. fig Neigung f, Tendenz f ( beide:
    toward[s] zu)
    15. PSYCH (innere) Bereitschaft ( for zu)
    16. (Sonnen- etc) Untergang m:
    the set of day poet das Tagesende
    17. TECH Schränkung f (einer Säge)
    18. TECH → setting 10
    19. ARCH Feinputz m
    20. BOT
    a) Ableger m, Setzling m
    b) Fruchtansatz m
    a) Tänzer(zahl) pl(f), -paare pl
    b) Tour f, Hauptfigur f:
    first set Quadrille f
    22. MUS Serie f, Folge f, Zyklus m
    23. JAGD Vorstehen n (des Hundes):
    a) jemanden scharf aufs Korn nehmen umg, herfallen über jemanden,
    b) es auf einen Mann abgesehen haben (Frau)
    24. JAGD (Dachs- etc) Bau m
    B adj
    1. festgesetzt (Tag etc):
    set meal Menü n
    2. a) bereit
    b) fest entschlossen (on, upon doing zu tun):
    all set startklar;
    be all set for vorbereitet oder eingestellt sein auf (akk)
    3. vorgeschrieben, festgelegt (Regeln etc):
    set books pl ( oder reading) SCHULE Pflichtlektüre f
    4. wohlüberlegt, einstudiert (Rede etc)
    5. feststehend (Redewendungen etc)
    6. fest (Meinung): → purpose Bes Redew
    7. starr:
    a set face ein unbewegtes Gesicht
    8. US halsstarrig, stur
    9. konventionell, formell (Party etc)
    10. zusammengebissen (Zähne)
    11. (ein)gefasst (Edelstein)
    12. TECH eingebaut (Rohr etc)
    13. set fair beständig (auf dem Barometer)
    14. → hard-set
    15. (in Zusammensetzungen) … gebaut, … gestaltet:
    well-set gut gebaut
    C v/t prät und pperf set
    1. setzen, stellen, legen:
    set the glass to one’s lips das Glas an die Lippen setzen;
    set a match to ein Streichholz halten an (akk), etwas in Brand stecken (siehe a. die Verbindungen mit anderen entsprechenden Substantiven)
    2. in einen Zustand (ver)setzen, bringen:
    set sb free jemanden auf freien Fuß setzen, jemanden freilassen; → ease A 2, liberty Bes Redew, right A 5, B 5, etc
    3. veranlassen zu:
    set a party laughing eine Gesellschaft zum Lachen bringen;
    set going in Gang setzen;
    a) jemanden nachdenklich machen, jemandem zu denken geben,
    b) jemandem Denkanstöße oder einen Denkanstoß geben; → roar C 1
    4. ein-, herrichten, (an)ordnen, zurechtmachen, besonders
    a) THEAT die Bühne aufbauen, (Skisport) die Strecke abstecken
    b) den Tisch decken
    c) TECH (ein)stellen, (-)richten, regulieren
    d) die Uhr, den Wecker stellen (by nach dem Radio etc):
    set the alarm (clock) for five o’clock den Wecker auf 5 Uhr stellen
    e) eine Säge schränken
    f) ein Messer abziehen, schärfen
    g) MED einen Bruch, Knochen (ein)richten
    h) das Haar legen
    5. MUS
    a) vertonen
    b) arrangieren
    6. TYPO absetzen
    7. AGR
    a) Setzlinge (an)pflanzen
    b) den Boden bepflanzen
    8. a) die Bruthenne setzen
    b) Eier unterlegen
    9. a) einen Edelstein (ein)fassen
    b) mit Edelsteinen etc besetzen
    10. eine Wache aufstellen
    11. eine Aufgabe, Frage stellen
    12. jemanden anweisen ( to do sth etwas zu tun), jemanden an eine Sache setzen
    13. a) etwas vorschreiben, bestimmen
    b) einen Zeitpunkt festlegen, -setzen, ansetzen
    c) ein Beispiel etc geben, eine Regel etc aufstellen
    d) einen Rekord aufstellen: → fashion A 1, pace1 A 1
    14. einen Hund etc hetzen (on auf jemanden):
    set spies on sb jemanden bespitzeln lassen, auf jemanden Spitzel ansetzen
    15. Flüssiges fest werden lassen, Milch gerinnen lassen
    16. die Zähne zusammenbeißen
    17. den Wert bestimmen, festsetzen
    18. einen Preis aussetzen (on auf akk)
    19. Geld, sein Leben etc riskieren, aufs Spiel setzen
    20. fig legen, setzen:
    set one’s hopes on seine Hoffnung setzen auf (akk);
    the scene is set in Rome der Schauplatz oder Ort der Handlung ist Rom, das Stück etc spielt in Rom;
    the novel is set in Spain der Roman spielt in Spanien
    D v/i
    1. untergehen (Sonne etc):
    his star has set fig sein Stern ist untergegangen
    2. a) auswachsen (Körper)
    b) ausreifen (Charakter)
    3. beständig werden (Wetter etc): → B 13
    4. a) fest werden (Flüssiges), erstarren (auch Gesicht, Muskel)
    b) TECH abbinden (Zement etc)
    c) gerinnen (Milch)
    d) sich absetzen (Rahm)
    5. brüten (Glucke)
    6. gut etc sitzen (Kleidungsstück)
    7. fig passen ( with zu)
    8. sich bewegen, fließen, strömen:
    the current sets to the north die Stromrichtung ist Nord
    9. wehen, kommen ( from aus, von) (Wind)
    10. sich neigen oder richten:
    opinion is setting against him die Meinung richtet sich gegen ihn
    11. BOT Frucht ansetzen (Blüte, Baum)
    12. ZOOL sich festsetzen (Austern)
    13. TECH sich verbiegen
    14. JAGD vorstehen (Hund)
    15. MED sich einrenken
    s. abk
    1. second ( seconds pl) s, Sek.
    3. see s.
    5. set
    6. HIST Br shilling ( shillings pl)
    7. sign
    8. signed gez.
    9. singular Sg.
    10. son
    * * *
    1.
    [set]transitive verb, -tt-, set

    set the proposals before the board — (fig.) dem Vorstand die Vorschläge unterbreiten od. vorlegen

    set something against something — (balance) etwas einer Sache (Dat.) gegenüberstellen

    2) (apply) setzen
    3) (adjust) einstellen (at auf + Akk.); aufstellen [Falle]; stellen [Uhr]

    set the alarm for 5.30 a.m. — den Wecker auf 5.30 Uhr stellen

    4)

    be set — (have location of action) [Buch, Film:] spielen

    set a book/film in Australia — ein Buch/einen Film in Australien spielen lassen

    5) (specify) festlegen [Bedingungen]; festsetzen [Termin, Ort usw.] ( for auf + Akk.)

    set the interest rate at 10 % — die Zinsen auf 10 % festsetzen

    set something/things right or in order — etwas/die Dinge in Ordnung bringen

    set somebody thinking that... — jemanden auf den Gedanken bringen, dass...

    7) (put forward) stellen [Frage, Aufgabe]; aufgeben [Hausaufgabe]; vorschreiben [Textbuch, Lektüre]; (compose) zusammenstellen [Rätsel, Fragen]

    set somebody a task/problem — jemandem eine Aufgabe stellen/jemanden vor ein Problem stellen

    set [somebody/oneself] a target — [jemandem/sich] ein Ziel setzen

    8) (turn to solid) fest werden lassen
    9) (lay for meal) decken [Tisch]; auflegen [Gedeck]
    10) (establish) aufstellen [Rekord, Richtlinien]
    11) (Med.): (put into place) [ein]richten; einrenken [verrenktes Gelenk]
    12) (fix) legen [Haare]

    set eyes on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas sehen

    13) (Printing) setzen
    14)
    15)

    be set on a hill — [Haus:] auf einem Hügel stehen

    2. intransitive verb,
    -tt-, set
    1) (solidify) fest werden
    2) (go down) [Sonne, Mond:] untergehen
    3. noun
    1) (group) Satz, der

    set [of two] — Paar, das

    chess set — Schachspiel, das

    2) see service 1. 9)
    3) (section of society) Kreis, der
    4) (Math.) Menge, die
    5)

    set [of teeth] — Gebiss, das

    6) (radio or TV receiver) Gerät, das; Apparat, der
    7) (Tennis) Satz, der
    8) (of hair) Frisieren, das; Einlegen, das
    9) (Cinemat., film): (built-up scenery) Szenenaufbau, der; Dekoration, die
    4. adjective
    1) (fixed) starr [Linie, Gewohnheit, Blick, Lächeln]; fest [Absichten, Zielvorstellungen, Zeitpunkt]

    be set in one's ways or habits — in seinen Gewohnheiten festgefahren sein

    2) (assigned for study) vorgeschrieben [Buch, Text]

    set meal or menu — Menü, das

    be/get set for something — zu etwas bereit sein/sich zu etwas fertig machen

    be/get set to leave — bereit sein/sich fertig machen zum Aufbruch

    all set? — (coll.) alles klar od. fertig?

    be all set to do something — bereit sein, etwas zu tun

    be set on something/doing something — zu etwas entschlossen sein/entschlossen sein, etwas zu tun

    be [dead] set against something — [absolut] gegen etwas sein

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    (sport) n.
    Satz ¨-e m. adj.
    festgelegt adj.
    festgesetzt adj. n.
    Garnitur -en f.
    Menge -n (Mathematik) f.
    Reihe -n f.
    Zusammenstellung f. v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: set)
    = aufstellen v.
    einstellen v.
    erstarren v.
    fest werden ausdr.
    festlegen v.
    festsetzen v.
    legen v.
    setzen v.
    stellen v.
    veranlassen v.

    English-german dictionary > set

  • 13 особенности\ газетного\ стиля

    - большой процент собственных имён: топонимов, антропонимов, названий учреждений и организаций и т.д.;
    - высокий процент числительных, и вообще слов, относящихся к лексико-грамматическому полю множественности;
    - обилие дат;
    - обилие интернациональных слов и склонность к инновациям, которые, однако, весьма быстро превращаются в штампы;

    vital issue, tree world, pillar of society, bulwark of liberty, escalation of war

    - большой процент абстрактных слов, хотя информация, как правило, конкретна;
    - обилие не столько эмоциональной, сколько оценочной или экспрессивной лексики;
    - специфическое построение газетных заголовков: краткость, аббревиатуры, атрибутивные цепочки (левых определений), предикатный характер, вспомогательный глагол часто опущен, именные группы, почти не встречается предлог of;

    Back to work - to kill the bill.

    Convict sentenced to life for coffin girl kidnap.

    28 days strike notice now given.(Daily Worker)

    - множество цитат и прямой речи, развитая система различных способов передачи чужой речи;
    - замена простого глагола устойчивым сочетанием, часто в пассивной форме;

    render imperative, militate against, make contact with, be subjected to, have the effect of, play a leading part (role) in, take effect, exhibit a tendency to, serve the purpose of; greatly to be desired, a development to be expected, brought to a satisfactory conclusion

    - предложным оборотам всегда отдаётся предпочтение перед герундием;

    by examination of <-- by examining

    - простые короткие слова заменяются оборотами с союзами и предлогами;

    with respect to, having regard to, in view of, on the hypothesis that

    - клише и литоты придают тексту глубокомысленное звучание, даже если содержание совершенно банально;

    In my opinion it is not an unjustifiable assumption that = I think that...

    - высокий удельный вес неличных форм, сложных атрибутивных образований;
    - особенности порядка слов: положение обстоятельств определённого времени между подлежащим и сказуемым, что концентрирует своей необычностью внимание на сказуемом;

    A group of Tory backbenchers yesterday called for severe restrictions of the CND Easter peace demonstration (Morning Star)

    Source: I.V.A.
    See: features of newspaper style, newspaper style

    English-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > особенности\ газетного\ стиля

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