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  • 1 prominent

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    [English Word] be prominent
    [Swahili Word] -ondokea
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] be prominent
    [Swahili Word] -tokeza
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] toka V
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    [English Word] make prominent
    [Swahili Word] -tukuza
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] prominent
    [Swahili Word] mashuhuri
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    [English Word] prominent
    [Swahili Word] mashuuri
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    [English Word] prominent person
    [English Plural] prominent people
    [Swahili Word] gebali
    [Swahili Plural] magebali
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6an
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    [English Word] prominent person
    [Swahili Word] jabali
    [Swahili Plural] majabali
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Swahili Example] mtu huyu jabali sana
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    English-Swahili dictionary > prominent

  • 2 prominent *** promi·nent adj

    ['prɒmɪnənt]
    1) (projecting: ridge) prominente, (teeth) sporgente, (cheekbones) marcato (-a)
    2) (conspicuous) che spicca
    3) (leading: role, feature) di rilievo
    4) (well-known: personality) molto in vista

    she is prominent in the field of... — è un'autorità nel campo di...

    prominent peoplegente f importante

    English-Italian dictionary > prominent *** promi·nent adj

  • 3 dignitary

    noun
    Würdenträger, der

    dignitaries(prominent people) Honoratioren

    * * *
    ['diɡnitəri]
    plural - dignitaries; noun
    (a person who has a high rank or office.) der Würdenträger
    * * *
    dig·ni·tary
    [ˈdɪgnɪtəri, AM -nəteri]
    n Würdenträger(in) m(f)
    * * *
    ['dIgnItərI]
    n
    Würdenträger( in) m(f)

    the local dignitariesdie Honoratioren am Ort

    * * *
    dignitary [ˈdıɡnıtərı; US -ˌteriː] s Würdenträger(in)
    * * *
    noun
    Würdenträger, der
    * * *
    n.
    Würdenträger m.

    English-german dictionary > dignitary

  • 4 top

    top [tɒp]
    haut1 (a), 1 (h) sommet1 (a) dessus1 (b) couvercle1 (d) couvrir2 (a) dépasser2 (c) être en tête de2 (d) du dessus3 (a) du haut3 (a) premier3 (b)
    (pt & pp topped, cont topping)
    1 noun
    (a) (highest point) haut m, sommet m; (of tree) sommet m, cime f;
    carrot tops fanes fpl de carottes;
    top of the milk crème f du lait;
    at the top of the stairs/tree en haut de l'escalier/l'arbre;
    he searched the house from top to bottom il a fouillé la maison de fond en comble;
    British from top to toe de la tête aux pieds;
    she filled the jar right to the top elle a rempli le bocal à ras bord;
    the page number is at the top of the page la numérotation se trouve en haut de la page;
    Stock Exchange to buy at the top and sell at the bottom acheter au plus haut et vendre au plus bas
    (b) (surface) dessus m, surface f;
    he's getting thin on top il commence à se dégarnir;
    just put it on top mets-le sur le dessus;
    a cake with a cherry on top un gâteau avec une cerise dessus
    at the top of the street au bout de la rue;
    at the top of the garden au fond du jardin
    (d) (cap, lid) couvercle m;
    where's the top to my pen? où est le capuchon de mon stylo?;
    bottle top (screw-on) bouchon m (de bouteille); (on beer bottle) capsule f (de bouteille)
    he is at the top of his form il est au meilleur de sa forme;
    at the top of one's voice à tue-tête
    at the top of the table à la place d'honneur;
    she's top of her class elle est première de sa classe;
    someone who has reached the top in their profession quelqu'un qui est arrivé en haut de l'échelle dans sa profession;
    it went right to the top (complaint, request etc) cela est remonté jusqu'au sommet;
    Theatre to be (at the) top of the bill être en tête d'affiche;
    to reach the top of the tree arriver en haut de l'échelle;
    it's tough at the top! c'est la rançon de la gloire!;
    this car is the top of the range c'est une voiture haut de gamme;
    Irish top of the morning! bien le bonjour!
    (g) British Cars (fourth gear) quatrième f; (fifth gear) cinquième f;
    she changed into top elle a enclenché la quatrième/la cinquième;
    in top en quatrième/cinquième
    (h) (garment) haut m;
    does this top go with my skirt? est-ce que ce haut va avec ma jupe?
    play it again from the top reprends au début;
    let's take it from the top commençons par le commencement;
    at the top of the fifth (inning) (in baseball) au début de la cinquième manche
    (j) (toy) toupie f;
    to spin a top lancer ou fouetter une toupie;
    British to sleep like a top dormir comme un loir
    to come out on top avoir le dessus;
    British familiar he doesn't have much up top il n'est pas très futé;
    the soldiers went over the top les soldats sont montés à l'assaut;
    familiar to blow one's top piquer une crise, exploser
    (a) (form top of) couvrir, recouvrir;
    a cake topped with chocolate un gâteau recouvert de chocolat;
    snow topped the mountains les sommets (des montagnes) étaient recouverts de neige
    (b) British (trim) écimer, étêter;
    she was topping the carrots elle coupait les fanes des carottes;
    to top and tail gooseberries équeuter des groseilles
    (c) (exceed) dépasser;
    production topped five tons last month le mois dernier, la production a dépassé les cinq tonnes;
    he topped her offer il a renchéri sur son offre;
    his score tops the world record avec ce score, il bat le record du monde;
    his story topped them all son histoire était la meilleure de toutes;
    and to top it all et pour comble (de malheur), et en plus de tout cela;
    British that tops the lot! ça, c'est le bouquet!
    the book topped the best-seller list ce livre est arrivé en tête des best-sellers;
    she topped the polls in the last election aux dernières élections, elle est arrivée en tête de scrutin;
    topping the bill tonight we have… le clou de cette soirée est…;
    to top the charts (record, singer) être à la première place ou en tête des hit-parades
    (e) British familiar (kill) buter, zigouiller;
    to top oneself se suicider, se foutre en l'air
    (a) (highest) du dessus, du haut, d'en haut;
    the top floor or storey le dernier étage;
    the top shelf l'étagère du haut;
    the top button of her dress le premier bouton de sa robe;
    in the top right-hand corner dans le coin en haut à droite;
    the top speed of this car is 150 mph la vitesse maximum de cette voiture est de 240 km/h;
    to travel at top speed (plane, train etc) aller à sa vitesse maximale;
    to be on top form être en pleine forme;
    British familiar the top brass les officiers mpl supérieurs, les gros bonnets mpl;
    familiar to pay top dollar or British whack for sth payer qch au prix fort ;
    British familiar I can offer you £20 top whack je vous en donne 20 livres, c'est mon dernier prix
    (b) (best, major) premier;
    she got the top mark or came top in history elle a eu la meilleure note en histoire;
    the top people (prominent people) les gens mpl en vue; (in an organization) les gros bonnets mpl;
    all the top people in New York eat there c'est un restaurant où se retrouve toute l'élite new-yorkaise;
    the country's top ten companies les dix premières sociétés du pays;
    one of the world's top ten players un des dix meilleurs joueurs mondiaux;
    top management la direction générale;
    British familiar a family right out of the top drawer une famille de la haute
    sur;
    the wreckage floated on top of the water l'épave flottait sur l'eau;
    suddenly the lorry was on top of him d'un seul coup, il a réalisé que le camion lui arrivait dessus;
    we're living on top of each other nous vivons les uns sur les autres;
    figurative on top of everything else pour couronner le tout;
    don't worry, I'm on top of things ne t'inquiète pas, je m'en sors très bien;
    it's all getting on top of him il est dépassé par les événements;
    to feel on top of the world avoir la forme
    ►► familiar top banana (person) huile f, gros bonnet m, grosse légume f;
    British top boots bottes fpl hautes;
    British top copy original m;
    familiar top dog chef m;
    he's top dog around here c'est lui qui commande ici;
    British top gear vitesse f supérieure;
    top hat (chapeau m) haut-de-forme m;
    top pupil premier(ère) m,f de la classe;
    top rate (of tax) taux m maximum;
    Sport top scorer (gen) meilleur(e) marqueur(euse) m,f; Football meilleur(e) buteur(euse) m,f;
    top table (at wedding) table f d'honneur;
    top ten = hit parade des dix meilleures ventes de disques pop et rock
    (a) British (conclude) terminer, couronner;
    and to top off a miserable day, it started to rain et pour conclure cette triste journée, il s'est mis à pleuvoir;
    topped off with a cherry garni d'une cerise
    (building) fêter l'achèvement de
    (fill up) remplir;
    can I top up your drink or top you up? encore une goutte?;
    Cars to top up the tank faire le plein;
    Cars to top up the battery ajouter de l'eau dans la batterie;
    to top up one's life assurance premium augmenter les versements de son assurance-vie;
    the government tops up the rest (pays the balance) le gouvernement met l'argent qui manque ou rajoute la différence
    Cars (with petrol) faire le plein

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  • 5 relieve

    -v
    1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) aliviar
    2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) relevar, sustituir
    3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) despedir
    4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) quitar, librar de (un peso, una carga, i2etc/i2)
    5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) socorrer, auxiliar
    relieve vb aliviar


    relieve sustantivo masculino 1
    a) (Art, Geog) relief;
    letras en relieve embossed letters 2 ( importancia) prominence; dar relieve a algo to lend (special) importance to sth; poner de relieve to highlight
    relieve sustantivo masculino
    1 Geography relief
    2 Arte relief
    en relieve, raised o embossed
    3 (en importancia o valor) prominence, importance Locuciones: poner de relieve, to underline, highlight ' relieve' also found in these entries: Spanish: aliviar - calmar - calmarse - descargar - fricción - quitar - relevar - aligerar - estampar - mitigar - necesidad - terreno English: analyst - embossed - feature - relief - relieve - ease - emboss - emphasize - highlight - scratch - spare
    tr[rɪ'liːv]
    1 (lessen) aliviar
    3 (help) socorrer, ayudar
    4 (lift siege of) liberar
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to relieve oneself hacer sus necesidades
    relieve [ri'li:v] vt, - lieved ; - lieving
    1) alleviate: aliviar, mitigar
    to feel relieved: sentirse aliviado
    2) free: liberar, eximir
    to relieve someone of responsibility for: eximir a alguien de la responsabilidad de
    3) replace: relevar (a un centinela, etc.)
    4) break: romper
    to relieve the monotony: romper la monotonía
    v.
    aligerar v.
    aliviar v.
    deducir v.
    desahogar v.
    mitigar v.
    quitar v.
    relevar v.
    rescatar v.
    socorrer v.
    suprimir v.
    tranquilizar v.
    rɪ'liːv
    1.
    1) \<\<pain\>\> calmar, aliviar, mitigar* (liter); \<\<anxiety/hardship/suffering\>\> mitigar*, aliviar; \<\<tension\>\> aliviar, relajar; \<\<monotony/uniformity\>\> romper*

    to relieve somebody of his/her duties — relevar a alguien de su cargo

    2) \<\<town/fortress\>\> liberar
    3) \<\<guard/driver\>\> relevar

    2.
    v refl
    [rɪ'liːv]
    VT
    1) (=alleviate) [+ sufferings, pain, headache] aliviar; [+ burden] aligerar; [+ tension, boredom, anxiety] disipar, aliviar
    2) (=ease) [+ person's mind] tranquilizar
    3) [+ feelings, anger] desahogar
    4)

    to relieve o.s. — (=go to lavatory) ir al baño, hacer pis *

    5) (=release)

    to relieve sb of his wallethum quitar la cartera a algn, robar la cartera a algn

    6) (Mil) [+ city] descercar, socorrer; [+ troops] relevar
    7)

    to relieve the poor(=help) socorrer a los pobres

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    [rɪ'liːv]
    1.
    1) \<\<pain\>\> calmar, aliviar, mitigar* (liter); \<\<anxiety/hardship/suffering\>\> mitigar*, aliviar; \<\<tension\>\> aliviar, relajar; \<\<monotony/uniformity\>\> romper*

    to relieve somebody of his/her duties — relevar a alguien de su cargo

    2) \<\<town/fortress\>\> liberar
    3) \<\<guard/driver\>\> relevar

    2.
    v refl

    English-spanish dictionary > relieve

  • 6 Tiraz

    Very rich Arabian silk fabric with names of sultans and other prominent people interwoven. Used as material to write on (in mediaeval Europe) when it was solid coloured.

    Dictionary of the English textile terms > Tiraz

  • 7 tall poppy syndrome

    (ANZ) Gen Mgt
    an inclination in the media and among the general public to belittle the achievements of prominent people (slang)

    The ultimate business dictionary > tall poppy syndrome

  • 8 position

    pəˈzɪʃən
    1. сущ.
    1) а) положение, местоположение;
    место;
    позиция, расположение to assume, take a positionпринять какое-л. положение awkward, uncomfortable position ≈ неудобное положение;
    неприятная ситуация comfortable position ≈ удобное место;
    удобное расположение to attack, storm a position ≈ атаковать позицию, нанести удар по позиции to hold, maintain position ≈ удерживать позицию;
    занимать какой-л. пост to occupy, take up a position ≈ занять/захватить позицию to regain a position ≈ восстановить положение to give up, lose, surrender a position ≈ сдать позиции;
    капитулировать;
    потерпеть выражение enemy position ≈ расположение сил врага fortified positions ≈ укрепленные позиции impregnable position ≈ недосягаемое положение;
    неприступные позиции strong position ≈ прочное/устойчивое положение untenable, vulnerable, weak position ≈ шаткое положение a position of strength ≈ позиция силы from a position ≈ с каких-л. позиций to negotiate from a position of strength ≈ вести переговоры с позиции силы б) положение, поза kneeling position ≈ положение "с колена" (в стрельбе) lotus position ≈ поза лотоса prone position ≈ положение "лежа" (в стрельбе) sitting position ≈ сидячее положение squatting position ≈ на корточках lying, supine position ≈ лежачее положение fetal position foetal position defensive position Syn: stand, disposition, posture
    1. б) обычное, правильное место (для какого-л. предмета, вещи и т.д.)
    2) перен. ситуация, позиция, положение;
    стечение обстоятельств embarrassing position ≈ неудобное положение (с психологической точки зрения) ludicrous position ≈ смешная/курьезная ситуация The city was somehow put into a position to stand a siege. ≈ город был поставлен в условия осадного положения. Syn: condition
    3) возможность
    4) положение;
    должность to apply for, look for, seek ≈ искать работу to find a position ≈ найти работу to occupy a prominent position ≈ занимать руководящую должность high, leading, prominent position ≈ ведущее/руководящее положение temporary position ≈ временное место работы tenured position ≈ должность/пост с ограниченным сроком пребывания government position ≈ пост в правительстве managerial positionруководящая должность official position ≈ служебное положение teaching position ≈ преподавательская должность position classificationклассификация должностей (официальный перечень служебных обязанностей для классификации всех должностей в системе гражданской службы) excepted position ≈ исключаемые должности (не подлежащие замещению по конкурсным экзаменам) permanent position Syn: rank, standing, status
    5) а) отношение, точка зрения firm position ≈ определенная/четкая позиция (по какому-л. вопросу) radical position ≈ радикальная/крайняя точка зрения на что-л. official position ≈ отношение/мнение официальных кругов unofficial position ≈ неофициальная (т.е. отличная от официальной) точка зрения to take a position on foreign aidвстать на определенную позицию в вопросе зарубежной поддержки/помощи They took the position that further resistance would be useless. ≈ Они высказали точку зрения, что дальнейшее сопротивление бесполезно. б) заявление, утверждение, принцип It is an edict, which contains many extraordinary positions and pretensions. ≈ Это указ, в котором много странных утверждений и притязаний. Syn: statement, assertion, tenet
    2. гл.
    1) класть, помещать, ставить;
    располагать в определенном месте Uniformed constables had been positioned to re-direct traffic. ≈ Двух полицейских в униформе поставили, чтобы изменять направление движущихся потоков. Syn: place
    2.
    2) определять местоположение Syn: locate положение, местонахождение, расположение;
    место - * data координаты - * buoy указательный буй - charted * (морское) место, нанесенное на карту - estimated * (морское) счислимое место (судна в море) - the house has a very good * дом очень удобно /хорошо/ расположен обычное, правильное место, положение - in * на своем месте;
    в правильном месте /положении/ - the players were in * игроки были на своих местах( военное) позиция, расположение;
    рубеж - * of assembly место сбора;
    район сосредоточения - * warfare позиционная война - * area (военное) район обороны - * defense( военное) оборона на заранее подготовленной позиции, позиционная оборона положение, поза - horizontal * горизонтальное положение - to lie in an uncomfortable * лежать в неудобной позе (техническое) положение - open * открытое положение( клапана) ;
    разомкнутое положение (контактов) - initial * начальное /исходное, нулевое/ положение - "off" * "выключено" - "on" * "включено" - working /operating/ * рабочее положение - idle * нейтральное положение, положение холостого хода должность, место - to get a good * получить хорошее место - to occupy /to hold/ leading *s занимать руководящие посты - he has a * as cashier он занимает должность кассира (высокое) общественное положение - a high * in society высокое положение в обществе - people of * люди, занимающие высокое общественное положение положение, состояние - from a /the/ * of strength (политика) с позиции силы - to be placed /to be put/ in a false * быть поставленным в ложное положение - what is the * of affairs? каково положение вещей /дел/? - what would you do if you were in my *? что бы вы сделали на моем месте? - you're in a better * to judge вам виднее - this is a nice * to be in! ну и в переплет вы /мы/ попали, ну и влипли же вы /мы/! возможность;
    способность - to be in a * to do smth. иметь возможность /быть в состоянии/ сделать что-л. - they were in a * to buy the best они могли позволить себе покупать самое лучшее позиция, точка зрения;
    отношение - starting *s исходные позиции - to define one's * определить свою позицию /свою точку зрения/ - to take up the * that... утверждать, что...;
    стать на точку зрения, что... - to adopt /to take up/ a definite * on a question занять определенную позицию по какому-л. вопросу (философское) полагание (музыкальное) позиция, положение левой руки на грифе (при игре на струнных смычковых инструментах) (музыкальное) положение, расположение (аккорда) (фонетика) положение, позиция - vowel long by * позиционно долгий звук (американизм) (биржевое) (разговорное) (срочная) позиция, срочный контракт;
    сделка на срок (контракт, истекающий в определенном месяце) - distant * определенная позиция (американизм) (биржевое) (разговорное) остаток, сальдо - dollar * сальдо по расчетам в долларах, остаток на долларовых счетах ( американизм) (биржевое) (разговорное) запас;
    наличие материалов (спортивное) положение, позиция;
    поза;
    стойка - * of attention положение "смирно" - starting * исходное положение - back * положение спиной к снаряду (гимнастика) - cross * sideways положение к снаряду боком( гимнастика) - prone-fall * положение с упором на руки и носки( гимнастика) - crouched * присед( гимнастика) - half-split * полушпагат (гимнастика) - adjourned * отложенная позиция (шахматы) - down * положение "на полу" (бокс) - standing * положение "стоя" (стрельба) - normal * of legs нормальная постановка ног (конный спорт) - semicrouch * основная стойка( при спуске на лыжах) - * play выбор выгодной позиции (спортивное) место, занятое в соревновании (морское) позиция (время, в течение которого судно может прибыть под погрузку) (редкое) ставить, помещать - the controller *ed the aircraft over the target (авиация) штурман навел самолет на цель( редкое) определять местонахождение;
    локализировать( редкое) (спортивное) занимать место;
    выбирать позицию (по ходу игры) (редкое) выпускать или рекламировать товар, предназначенный для определенной категории покупателей bank foreign exchange ~ остаток средств банка в иностранной валюте bargaining ~ рыночная позиция position возможность;
    to be in a position to do (smth.) быть в состоянии, иметь возможность (сделать что-л.) cash ~ кассовая позиция cash ~ остаток кассы central ~ центральное положение character ~ вчт. расположение знака close ~ бирж. ликвидировать позицию competitive ~ конкурентоспособность current account ~ сальдо текущего счета current ~ вчт. текущие координаты cursor ~ вчт. место курсора cyclical ~ фаза экономического цикла ~ отношение, точка зрения;
    to define one's position( on smth.) определить свое отношение (к чему-л.) dominant ~ господствующее положение dominant ~ доминирующее положение dominant ~ ключевая позиция exceptional ~ особое положение executive ~ руководящая должность exposed ~ открытая позиция financial ~ финансовое положение foreign exchange ~ валютная наличность foreign exchange ~ запас иностранной валюты forward bond ~ бирж. конъюнктура на рынке форвардных облигаций forward ~ позиция по срочным сделкам forward ~ срочная позиция forward ~ сумма контрактов по сделкам на срок forward ~ сумма обязательств по сделкам на срок forward securities ~ позиция по срочным ценным бумагам gross forward-market ~ общее состояние форвардного рынка gross reserve ~ сальдо практического резерва страховых запасов ~ положение, местоположение;
    место;
    расположение, позиция;
    in (out of) position в правильном (неправильном) месте initial ~ начальное положение insecure ~ небезопасное положение insecure ~ опасное положение intermediate ~ промежуточная позиция key ~ ведущее положение key ~ основная сделка на срок leading ~ ведущая должность leading ~ ведущая позиция leading ~ лидирующее положение legal ~ законное положение legal ~ юридическая должность legal ~ юридический статус line ~ должность в линейном подразделении liquid ~ ликвидный остаток liquidate a ~ ликвидировать биржевую позицию liquidity ~ ликвидность liquidity ~ наличие ликвидных средств long ~ наличие у банка определенной суммы в иностранной валюте long ~ обязательство по срочным сделкам при игре на повышение long ~ бирж. позиция по срочным сделкам при игре на повышение long ~ срочная позиция, образовавшаяся в результате покупки фьючерсных или опционных контрактов long ~ ценные бумаги, принадлежащие инвестору managerial ~ административная должность managerial ~ управленческая должность market ~ положение на рынке market ~ рыночная конъюнктура market ~ состояние рынка naked ~ бирж. незахеджированная позиция naked ~ рыночная позиция, не защищенная от ценового риска net creditor ~ нетто-позиция кредитора net creditor ~ общая кредиторская позиция net debtor ~ нетто-позиция дебитора net exchange ~ сальдо обмена валюты net liquidity ~ нетто-позиция ликвидности net ~ нетто-позиция net ~ разница между покупками и продажами newly created ~ вновь созданная должность open ~ бирж. открытая позиция open ~ бирж. позиция под риском ~ обычное, правильное место;
    the players were in position игроки были на своих местах position возможность;
    to be in a position to do (smth.) быть в состоянии, иметь возможность (сделать что-л.) ~ возможность ~ упр. должность ~ место ~ упр. место ~ нетто-остаток средств банка в иностранной валюте ~ обычное, правильное место;
    the players were in position игроки были на своих местах ~ определять местоположение ~ остаток ~ остаток средств на счете ~ отношение, точка зрения;
    to define one's position (on smth.) определить свое отношение (к чему-л.) ~ отношение, точка зрения ~ вчт. позиционировать ~ позиционный ~ позиция ~ позиция по срочным сделкам ~ положение, должность ~ положение, местоположение, место, расположение, позиция ~ положение;
    должность ~ перен. положение, позиция;
    to put in a false position поставить в ложное положение ~ положение, местоположение;
    место;
    расположение, позиция;
    in (out of) position в правильном (неправильном) месте ~ положение ~ вчт. разряд ~ сальдо ~ срочная позиция ~ ставить, помещать ~ статья в таможенном тарифе ~ сумма контрактов по сделкам на срок ~ точка зрения ~ финансовое положение ~ of authority выборная должность ~ of priority преимущественное положение ~ of trust выборная должность trust: ~ ответственность, долг, обязательство;
    a position of trust ответственный пост;
    breach of trust нарушение доверенным лицом своих обязательств preferred ~ предпочтительное положение preferred ~ привилегированное положение privileged ~ привилегированный пост ~ перен. положение, позиция;
    to put in a false position поставить в ложное положение recorded cash ~ зафиксированная кассовая позиция recorded cash ~ зафиксированный остаток кассы relative ~ относительное положение reserve one's ~ сохранять свою должность reserve ~ сальдо резервов secured ~ гарантированная позиция separate ~ особая позиция short ~ "короткая" позиция starting ~ исходная позиция starting ~ исходное положение strengthen one's ~ укреплять положение to take up the ~ (that) стать на точку зрения (что), утверждать (что) uncovered ~ бирж. непокрытая позиция по срочным сделкам untenable ~ несостоятельная позиция vacant ~ вакансия, незанятая должность vacant ~ вакансия vacant ~ вакантная должность

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > position

  • 9 personality

    plural - personalities; noun
    1) (a person's characteristics (of the mind, the emotions etc) as a whole: a likeable / forceful (= strong) personality.) personalidad
    2) (strong, distinctive (usually attractive) character: She is not beautiful but she has a lot of personality.) personalidad
    3) (a well-known person: a television personality; (also adjective) a personality cult (= very great, usually too great, admiration for a person, usually a political leader).) personalidad
    1. personalidad / carácter
    2. figura / personaje
    tr[pɜːsə'nælɪtɪ]
    1 (nature) personalidad nombre femenino
    personality [.pərsən'ælət̬i] n, pl - ties
    1) disposition: personalidad f, temperamento m
    2) celebrity: personalidad f, personaje m, celebridad f
    n.
    carácter s.m.
    personalidad s.f.
    personalismo s.m.
    'pɜːrsṇ'æləti, ˌpɜːsə'næləti
    noun (pl - ties)
    1)
    a) c (nature, disposition) personalidad f
    b) u ( personal appeal) personalidad f
    2) c ( public figure) personalidad f, figura f
    [ˌpɜːsǝ'nælɪtɪ]
    1. N
    1) (=nature) personalidad f
    dual 2., multiple 3., split 5.
    2) (=charisma) personalidad f
    3) (=celebrity) figura f, personalidad f

    politicians and other prominent personalitiespolíticos mpl y otras prominentes figuras or personalidades

    a sports or sporting personality — una figura de los deportes

    4) (=remarkable person) personaje m
    5) personalities (=personal remarks) personalismos mpl
    2.
    CPD

    personality clash Nincompatibilidad f de caracteres

    personality cult Nculto m a la personalidad

    personality test Ntest m psicotécnico

    personality trait Nrasgo m de personalidad

    * * *
    ['pɜːrsṇ'æləti, ˌpɜːsə'næləti]
    noun (pl - ties)
    1)
    a) c (nature, disposition) personalidad f
    b) u ( personal appeal) personalidad f
    2) c ( public figure) personalidad f, figura f

    English-spanish dictionary > personality

  • 10 campo

    Del verbo campar: ( conjugate campar) \ \
    campo es: \ \
    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    campó es: \ \
    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
    Multiple Entries: campar     campo
    campo sustantivo masculino 1 ( zona no urbana) country; ( paisaje) countryside; el campo se ve precioso the countryside looks beautiful; campo a través or a campo traviesa ‹caminar/ir cross-country 2 ( zona agraria) land; ( terreno) field; las faenas del campo farm work; los campos de cebada the field of barley; campo de aterrizaje landing field; campo de batalla battlefield; campo de minas minefield; campo petrolífero oilfield 3 (Dep) ( de fútbol) field, pitch (BrE); ( de golf) course;
    jugar en campo propio/contrario to play at home/away;
    campo a través cross-country running; campo de tiro firing range 4 (ámbito, área de acción) field; 5 ( campamento) camp;
    campo de concentración/de refugiados concentration/refugee camp

    campar verbo intransitivo to stand out, be prominent Locuciones: familiar campar por sus respetos, to do as one pleases
    campo sustantivo masculino
    1 country, countryside
    2 (tierra de cultivo) land: trabaja en el campo, he works on the land (parcela de cultivo) field: los campos de girasoles embellecen el paisaje, sunflower fields leave the landscape looking beautiful
    3 Dep field (de fútbol) pitch (de golf) course
    4 (ámbito) field
    5 Fís Fot field 6 campo de acción, field of action Mil campo de batalla, battlefield
    campo de concentración, concentration camp
    campo de trabajo, work camp
    campo magnético, magnetic field
    campo visual, field of vision
    trabajo de campo, fieldwork Locuciones: a campo traviesa o través, cross-country ' campo' also found in these entries: Spanish: abierta - abierto - ampliar - aplanar - chalet - ciudad - dibujar - dominguera - dominguero - dominio - eminencia - empecinada - empecinado - faena - faenar - finca - mariscal - merendero - pequeña - pequeño - primicia - rancho - reverdecer - salida - sembrada - sembrado - terrena - terreno - villa - vista - zigzag - abonar - ámbito - anegar - avance - caminata - campesino - cercar - criar - cultivar - empantanado - empantanarse - excursión - florido - fumigar - labor - medio - merendar - merienda - milpa English: airfield - angrily - area - arena - battlefield - bound - common - concentration camp - cottage - country - country club - country cottage - countryside - course - cover - cross-country - domain - dread - field - field trip - field work - football field - free rein - front nine - go through - golf course - ground - link - magnetic - minefield - open - out-of-bounds - pasture - pitch - playing field - proving ground - ramble - range - reputed - rifle range - rolling - scramble - shooting-range - sphere - villa - ahead - battle - branch - concentration - cross

    English-spanish dictionary > campo

  • 11 rogue

    •• rogue, rogue state

    •• Rogue 1. a criminally dishonest person. 2. a playfully mischievous person (The Random House Dictionary).
    •• Даже самые современные словари ограничиваются в описании этого слова такими значениями, как жулик, мошенник, негодяй, проказник, плюс несколько технических значений. Приводится также словосочетание rogue elephant (слон-отшельник), а также довольно известный полицейский термин rogue’s gallery (архив фотографий преступников). А теперь несколько примеров актуального употребления этого слова. Газета International Herald Tribune цитирует высказывание премьер-министра Малайзии: We still believe there are sincere investors out there. But there are still quite a few rogues who can cause an avalanche forcing others to run for cover. Американские дипломаты нередко называют такие страны, как Ливия, Ирак, Иран, rogue states. Думаю, что ни в первом, ни особенно во втором случае слова мошенник или негодяй не подойдут. Тем более в следующем примере из статьи бывшего прокурора Трибунала ООН по военным преступлениям: The likelihood that a rogue prosecutor would be appointed, let alone the idea that a diverse panel of independent judges would permit the indictment of anyone for political motives, is negligible. Что такое rogue prosecutor? В статье вполне достаточно подсказок. США, пишет автор, опасаются, что its soldiers might one day face frivolous prosecutions by the permanent international court (т.е. что американские военнослужащие будут подвергнуты необоснованному судебному преследованию). Но, пишет он далее, the careful procedures and demanding qualification for the selection of the prosecutor and judges... serve as an effective check against irresponsible behavior. Именно в слове irresponsible и содержится разгадка. Итак, a rogue prosecutor это безответственный прокурор (способный без достаточных оснований возбудить судебное дело). Соответственно a rogue state – «безответственное» государство, государство, не признающее международных норм, государство-изгой. Я встречал также в русских текстах словосочетание экстремистские государства. А в высказывании премьер-министра Малайзии rogues скорее все-таки безответственные лица, чем негодяи или мошенники.
    •• * Когда перевод закрепился в прессе, изменить существующую практику фактически невозможно. Едва ли не все предлагавшиеся варианты соответствий rogue states – экстремистские/ безответственные/ опасные и даже опальные государства – лучше, чем государства-изгои, но ничего уже не поделаешь (в разговоре с французскими коллегами в ООН выяснилось, что им закрепившийся в печати перевод états-voyous тоже не нравится). Но, конечно, слово rogue употребляется не только в этом сочетании. Оно высокочастотно и имеет множество оттенков значений. В этом можно убедиться, заглянув в словари, но и они не передают всего богатства возможных вариантов перевода.
    •• Вот цитата из New York Times:
    •• At a critical turn in the crisis over the sexual abuse of children by rogue priests, the nation’s Roman Catholic bishops tried to show their commitment to reform last year by naming a review board of prominent laypeople led by former Gov. Frank Keating of Oklahoma.
    •• Можно говорить о значении, примерно описываемом так: дискредитировавший себя, запятнавший свою репутацию неподобающим поведением и т.п. Вообще элемент безответственности, незаконности, неправильного поведения – общий в словосочетаниях rogue state и rogue priest. В более широком смысле общим является элемент опасности: rogue elephants опасны для жителей соседних деревень, rogue priests – для семей верующих и для общества в целом, rogue states – для международного сообщества. В приведенной выше фразе возможен, конечно, контекстуальный перевод, основанный на знании ситуации (священники, виновные в развращении несовершеннолетних).
    •• В статье Энн Эплбаум в New York Review of Books читаем:
    •• A few years ago, a series of bombs went off around Moscow and elsewhere in Russia. President Putin blamed the Chechens <...> Others blamed rogue elementsin the Russian security services, and even offered evidence.
    •• Здесь rogue elements можно, по-моему, перевести и как преступные элементы, и даже как темные силы, но точнее всего – вышедшие из-под контроля сотрудники спецслужб. Элемент вышедший из-под контроля имплицитно присутствует и в rogue elephant, и в какой-то мере в rogue state. Но вообще-то это довольно близко к пресловутым оборотням в погонах. Конечно, нередко встречающийся в англоязычной печати «перевод» werewolves wearing police epaulets крайне неудачен. Сказочно-мифический персонаж здесь совсем неуместен, да и «погоны» не надо понимать буквально. Police/ security service turncoats (или просто turncoats) вполне приемлемо.
    •• Несмотря на установленное «самой жизнью» соответствие rogue policemen или police turncoats и «оборотней в погонах», американские корреспонденты в Москве продолжают настаивать на werewolves. David Filipow (Boston Globe) – he should know better! – пишет:
    •• Russians call them werewolves in uniform- police officers who abuse their power to extort and rob the citizens they are supposed to safeguard.
    •• Конечно, журналистам хочется добавить немного местного колорита, отсюда Russians call them (что тоже в общем неверно: выражение запущено в оборот бывшим министром Грызловым, оно неприятно напоминает «убийц в белых халатах» и в речи обычных Russians встречается редко).
    •• Вообще, надо сказать, атрибутивное rogue – богатейшее слово, причем, как выясняется, англичане любят его не меньше, чем американцы.
    •• Все следующие примеры с сайта www.bbc.co.uk:
    •• Researchers may have uncovered why the « rogue» prion protein which causes BSE and CJD is such an efficient destroyer of brain cells. Scientists at two US research centres have discovered that the presence of the protein in one particular part of the brain cell is enough to poison it. CJD is the best-known type of disease thought to be caused by rogueprions. These are misshapenversions of a normal cell protein, which stop behaving in the normal way and cannot be disposed of by the cell.
    •• Rogue white blood cells may hold the secret to how and why some life-threatening diseases develop, US scientists believe.
    •• It could lead to rogue GM crop plants that are harder to control, warns the government agency, which champions wildlife conservation in Britain.
    •• Scientists have discovered that a rogue wave pattern helped cause one of the UK’s biggest maritime disasters.
    •• The United Nations has warned that about 30% of pesticides marketed in the developing world contain toxic substances which pose a serious threat to human health and the environment. The rogue pesticides contained chemicals either banned or severely restricted elsewhere in the world, or concentrations of chemicals which exceeded international limits.
    •• A space mission to knock a potential rogue asteroid off course is undergoing feasibility studies with money from the European Space Agency.
    •• Investigators suspect that a rogue scientist may have obtained access to samples of the bacteria.
    •• В первых нескольких примерах стержневым для переводчика смысловым элементом является аномальность (клеток крови, белка, генетически модифицированных растений, волн). В случае с астероидом подойдет перевод опасный. Rogue scientist – что-то вроде «преступника в белом халате». А может быть, ученый-оборотень? Языковая мода – оружие огромной силы.
    •• Еще примеры. Из статьи Энн Коултер (эта дама – «правее всех правых»):
    •• Liberals waged a vicious campaign of vilification against Bork, saying he would bring back segregated lunch counters, government censorship and “rogue police” engaging in midnight raids.
    •• Здесь rogue police, конечно, не оборотни в погонах, а скорее полиция, сорвавшаяся с тормозов. А может быть – в этом контексте – просто обнаглевшие полисмены.
    •• С сайта BBC:
    •• According to CNN political analyst Bill Schneider, the American people, by 2-to-1, think that he [Rumsfeld] should be allowed to stay on the job. It is not because they are not outraged and disgusted by the prisoner abuse scandal but because they believe that these were “rogue acts of criminality.”
    •• В данном случае, пожалуй, лучше всего просто преступный произвол. Но можно перевести (слегка «русифицируя») и как преступные действия горстки отщепенцев.
    •• Из «Известий»:
    •• Главный врач столичной скорой помощи рассказал «Известиям» об «оборотнях» в белых халатах.
    •• Напрашивается: rogue doctors/first aid workers.

    English-Russian nonsystematic dictionary > rogue

  • 12 rogue state

    •• rogue, rogue state

    •• Rogue 1. a criminally dishonest person. 2. a playfully mischievous person (The Random House Dictionary).
    •• Даже самые современные словари ограничиваются в описании этого слова такими значениями, как жулик, мошенник, негодяй, проказник, плюс несколько технических значений. Приводится также словосочетание rogue elephant (слон-отшельник), а также довольно известный полицейский термин rogue’s gallery (архив фотографий преступников). А теперь несколько примеров актуального употребления этого слова. Газета International Herald Tribune цитирует высказывание премьер-министра Малайзии: We still believe there are sincere investors out there. But there are still quite a few rogues who can cause an avalanche forcing others to run for cover. Американские дипломаты нередко называют такие страны, как Ливия, Ирак, Иран, rogue states. Думаю, что ни в первом, ни особенно во втором случае слова мошенник или негодяй не подойдут. Тем более в следующем примере из статьи бывшего прокурора Трибунала ООН по военным преступлениям: The likelihood that a rogue prosecutor would be appointed, let alone the idea that a diverse panel of independent judges would permit the indictment of anyone for political motives, is negligible. Что такое rogue prosecutor? В статье вполне достаточно подсказок. США, пишет автор, опасаются, что its soldiers might one day face frivolous prosecutions by the permanent international court (т.е. что американские военнослужащие будут подвергнуты необоснованному судебному преследованию). Но, пишет он далее, the careful procedures and demanding qualification for the selection of the prosecutor and judges... serve as an effective check against irresponsible behavior. Именно в слове irresponsible и содержится разгадка. Итак, a rogue prosecutor это безответственный прокурор (способный без достаточных оснований возбудить судебное дело). Соответственно a rogue state – «безответственное» государство, государство, не признающее международных норм, государство-изгой. Я встречал также в русских текстах словосочетание экстремистские государства. А в высказывании премьер-министра Малайзии rogues скорее все-таки безответственные лица, чем негодяи или мошенники.
    •• * Когда перевод закрепился в прессе, изменить существующую практику фактически невозможно. Едва ли не все предлагавшиеся варианты соответствий rogue states – экстремистские/ безответственные/ опасные и даже опальные государства – лучше, чем государства-изгои, но ничего уже не поделаешь (в разговоре с французскими коллегами в ООН выяснилось, что им закрепившийся в печати перевод états-voyous тоже не нравится). Но, конечно, слово rogue употребляется не только в этом сочетании. Оно высокочастотно и имеет множество оттенков значений. В этом можно убедиться, заглянув в словари, но и они не передают всего богатства возможных вариантов перевода.
    •• Вот цитата из New York Times:
    •• At a critical turn in the crisis over the sexual abuse of children by rogue priests, the nation’s Roman Catholic bishops tried to show their commitment to reform last year by naming a review board of prominent laypeople led by former Gov. Frank Keating of Oklahoma.
    •• Можно говорить о значении, примерно описываемом так: дискредитировавший себя, запятнавший свою репутацию неподобающим поведением и т.п. Вообще элемент безответственности, незаконности, неправильного поведения – общий в словосочетаниях rogue state и rogue priest. В более широком смысле общим является элемент опасности: rogue elephants опасны для жителей соседних деревень, rogue priests – для семей верующих и для общества в целом, rogue states – для международного сообщества. В приведенной выше фразе возможен, конечно, контекстуальный перевод, основанный на знании ситуации (священники, виновные в развращении несовершеннолетних).
    •• В статье Энн Эплбаум в New York Review of Books читаем:
    •• A few years ago, a series of bombs went off around Moscow and elsewhere in Russia. President Putin blamed the Chechens <...> Others blamed rogue elementsin the Russian security services, and even offered evidence.
    •• Здесь rogue elements можно, по-моему, перевести и как преступные элементы, и даже как темные силы, но точнее всего – вышедшие из-под контроля сотрудники спецслужб. Элемент вышедший из-под контроля имплицитно присутствует и в rogue elephant, и в какой-то мере в rogue state. Но вообще-то это довольно близко к пресловутым оборотням в погонах. Конечно, нередко встречающийся в англоязычной печати «перевод» werewolves wearing police epaulets крайне неудачен. Сказочно-мифический персонаж здесь совсем неуместен, да и «погоны» не надо понимать буквально. Police/ security service turncoats (или просто turncoats) вполне приемлемо.
    •• Несмотря на установленное «самой жизнью» соответствие rogue policemen или police turncoats и «оборотней в погонах», американские корреспонденты в Москве продолжают настаивать на werewolves. David Filipow (Boston Globe) – he should know better! – пишет:
    •• Russians call them werewolves in uniform- police officers who abuse their power to extort and rob the citizens they are supposed to safeguard.
    •• Конечно, журналистам хочется добавить немного местного колорита, отсюда Russians call them (что тоже в общем неверно: выражение запущено в оборот бывшим министром Грызловым, оно неприятно напоминает «убийц в белых халатах» и в речи обычных Russians встречается редко).
    •• Вообще, надо сказать, атрибутивное rogue – богатейшее слово, причем, как выясняется, англичане любят его не меньше, чем американцы.
    •• Все следующие примеры с сайта www.bbc.co.uk:
    •• Researchers may have uncovered why the « rogue» prion protein which causes BSE and CJD is such an efficient destroyer of brain cells. Scientists at two US research centres have discovered that the presence of the protein in one particular part of the brain cell is enough to poison it. CJD is the best-known type of disease thought to be caused by rogueprions. These are misshapenversions of a normal cell protein, which stop behaving in the normal way and cannot be disposed of by the cell.
    •• Rogue white blood cells may hold the secret to how and why some life-threatening diseases develop, US scientists believe.
    •• It could lead to rogue GM crop plants that are harder to control, warns the government agency, which champions wildlife conservation in Britain.
    •• Scientists have discovered that a rogue wave pattern helped cause one of the UK’s biggest maritime disasters.
    •• The United Nations has warned that about 30% of pesticides marketed in the developing world contain toxic substances which pose a serious threat to human health and the environment. The rogue pesticides contained chemicals either banned or severely restricted elsewhere in the world, or concentrations of chemicals which exceeded international limits.
    •• A space mission to knock a potential rogue asteroid off course is undergoing feasibility studies with money from the European Space Agency.
    •• Investigators suspect that a rogue scientist may have obtained access to samples of the bacteria.
    •• В первых нескольких примерах стержневым для переводчика смысловым элементом является аномальность (клеток крови, белка, генетически модифицированных растений, волн). В случае с астероидом подойдет перевод опасный. Rogue scientist – что-то вроде «преступника в белом халате». А может быть, ученый-оборотень? Языковая мода – оружие огромной силы.
    •• Еще примеры. Из статьи Энн Коултер (эта дама – «правее всех правых»):
    •• Liberals waged a vicious campaign of vilification against Bork, saying he would bring back segregated lunch counters, government censorship and “rogue police” engaging in midnight raids.
    •• Здесь rogue police, конечно, не оборотни в погонах, а скорее полиция, сорвавшаяся с тормозов. А может быть – в этом контексте – просто обнаглевшие полисмены.
    •• С сайта BBC:
    •• According to CNN political analyst Bill Schneider, the American people, by 2-to-1, think that he [Rumsfeld] should be allowed to stay on the job. It is not because they are not outraged and disgusted by the prisoner abuse scandal but because they believe that these were “rogue acts of criminality.”
    •• В данном случае, пожалуй, лучше всего просто преступный произвол. Но можно перевести (слегка «русифицируя») и как преступные действия горстки отщепенцев.
    •• Из «Известий»:
    •• Главный врач столичной скорой помощи рассказал «Известиям» об «оборотнях» в белых халатах.
    •• Напрашивается: rogue doctors/first aid workers.

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  • 13 the moving force

    Walker Cisler, prominent American industrialist, is the moving force behind the daringly designed "fast power breeder". (R. E. Lapp, ‘Atoms and People’, ch. XII) — Осуществлением этого смелого проекта "реактора-размножителя на быстрых нейтронах" руководит крупный американский промышленник Уолкер Сайслер.

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  • 14 Chronology

      15,000-3,000 BCE Paleolithic cultures in western Portugal.
      400-200 BCE Greek and Carthaginian trade settlements on coast.
      202 BCE Roman armies invade ancient Lusitania.
      137 BCE Intensive Romanization of Lusitania begins.
      410 CE Germanic tribes — Suevi and Visigoths—begin conquest of Roman Lusitania and Galicia.
      714—16 Muslims begin conquest of Visigothic Lusitania.
      1034 Christian Reconquest frontier reaches Mondego River.
      1064 Christians conquer Coimbra.
      1139 Burgundian Count Afonso Henriques proclaims himself king of Portugal; birth of Portugal. Battle of Ourique: Afonso Henriques defeats Muslims.
      1147 With English Crusaders' help, Portuguese seize Lisbon from Muslims.
      1179 Papacy formally recognizes Portugal's independence (Pope Alexander III).
      1226 Campaign to reclaim Alentejo from Muslims begins.
      1249 Last Muslim city (Silves) falls to Portuguese Army.
      1381 Beginning of third war between Castile and Portugal.
      1383 Master of Aviz, João, proclaimed regent by Lisbon populace.
      1385 April: Master of Aviz, João I, proclaimed king of Portugal by Cortes of Coimbra. 14 August: Battle of Aljubarrota, Castilians defeated by royal forces, with assistance of English army.
      1394 Birth of "Prince Henry the Navigator," son of King João I.
      1415 Beginning of overseas expansion as Portugal captures Moroccan city of Ceuta.
      1419 Discovery of Madeira Islands.
      1425-28 Prince D. Pedro, older brother of Prince Henry, travels in Europe.
      1427 Discovery (or rediscovery?) of Azores Islands.
      1434 Prince Henry the Navigator's ships pass beyond Cape Bojador, West Africa.
      1437 Disaster at Tangier, Morocco, as Portuguese fail to capture city.
      1441 First African slaves from western Africa reach Portugal.
      1460 Death of Prince Henry. Portuguese reach what is now Senegal, West Africa.
      1470s Portuguese explore West African coast and reach what is now Ghana and Nigeria and begin colonizing islands of São Tomé and Príncipe.
      1479 Treaty of Alcáçovas between kings of Portugal and Spain.
      1482 Portuguese establish post at São Jorge da Mina, Gold Coast (now Ghana).
      1482-83 Portuguese navigator Diogo Cão reaches mouth of Congo River and Angola.
      1488 Navigator Bartolomeu Dias rounds Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, and finds route to Indian Ocean.
      1492-93 Columbus's first voyage to West Indies.
      1493 Columbus visits Azores and Portugal on return from first voyage; tells of discovery of New World. Treaty of Tordesillas signed between kings of Portugal and Spain: delimits spheres of conquest with line 370 leagues west of Cape Verde Islands (claimed by Portugal); Portugal's sphere to east of line includes, in effect, Brazil.
       King Manuel I and Royal Council decide to continue seeking all-water route around Africa to Asia.
       King Manuel I expels unconverted Jews from Portugal.
      1497-99 Epic voyage of Vasco da Gama from Portugal around Africa to west India, successful completion of sea route to Asia project; da Gama returns to Portugal with samples of Asian spices.
      1500 Bound for India, Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral "discovers" coast of Brazil and claims it for Portugal.
      1506 Anti-Jewish riots in Lisbon.
       Battle of Diu, India; Portugal's command of Indian Ocean assured for some time with Francisco de Almeida's naval victory over Egyptian and Gujerati fleets.
       Afonso de Albuquerque conquers Goa, India; beginning of Portuguese hegemony in south Asia.
       Portuguese conquest of Malacca; commerce in Spice Islands.
      1519 Magellan begins circumnavigation voyage.
      1536 Inquisition begins in Portugal.
      1543 Portuguese merchants reach Japan.
      1557 Portuguese merchants granted Chinese territory of Macau for trading factory.
      1572 Luís de Camões publishes epic poem, Os Lusíadas.
      1578 Battle of Alcácer-Quivir; Moroccan forces defeat army of King Sebastião of Portugal; King Sebastião dies in battle. Portuguese succession crisis.
      1580 King Phillip II of Spain claims and conquers Portugal; Spanish rule of Portugal, 1580-1640.
      1607-24 Dutch conquer sections of Asia and Brazil formerly held by Portugal.
      1640 1 December: Portuguese revolution in Lisbon overthrows Spanish rule, restores independence. Beginning of Portugal's Braganza royal dynasty.
      1654 Following Dutch invasions and conquest of parts of Brazil and Angola, Dutch expelled by force.
      1661 Anglo-Portuguese Alliance treaty signed: England pledges to defend Portugal "as if it were England itself." Queen Catherine of Bra-ganza marries England's Charles II.
      1668 February: In Portuguese-Spanish peace treaty, Spain recognizes independence of Portugal, thus ending 28-year War of Restoration.
      1703 Methuen Treaties signed, key commercial trade agreement and defense treaty between England and Portugal.
      1750 Pombal becomes chief minister of King José I.
      1755 1 November: Massive Lisbon earthquake, tidal wave, and fire.
      1759 Expulsion of Jesuits from Portugal and colonies.
      1761 Slavery abolished in continental Portugal.
      1769 Abandonment of Mazagão, Morocco, last Portuguese outpost.
      1777 Pombal dismissed as chief minister by Queen Maria I, after death of José I.
      1791 Portugal and United States establish full diplomatic relations.
      1807 November: First Napoleonic invasion; French forces under Junot conquer Portugal. Royal family flees to colony of Brazil and remains there until 1821.
      1809 Second French invasion of Portugal under General Soult.
      1811 Third French invasion of Portugal under General Masséna.
      1813 Following British general Wellington's military victories, French forces evacuate Portugal.
      1817 Liberal, constitutional movements against absolutist monarchist rule break out in Brazil (Pernambuco) and Portugal (Lisbon, under General Gomes Freire); crushed by government. British marshal of Portugal's army, Beresford, rules Portugal.
       Liberal insurrection in army officer corps breaks out in Cadiz, Spain, and influences similar movement in Portugal's armed forces first in Oporto.
       King João VI returns from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and early draft of constitution; era of constitutional monarchy begins.
      1822 7 September: João VI's son Pedro proclaims independence of
       Brazil from Portugal and is named emperor. 23 September: Constitution of 1822 ratified.
       Portugal recognizes sovereign independence of Brazil.
       King João VI dies; power struggle for throne ensues between his sons, brothers Pedro and Miguel; Pedro, emperor of Brazil, abdicates Portuguese throne in favor of his daughter, D. Maria II, too young to assume crown. By agreement, Miguel, uncle of D. Maria, is to accept constitution and rule in her stead.
      1828 Miguel takes throne and abolishes constitution. Sections of Portugal rebel against Miguelite rule.
      1831 Emperor Pedro abdicates throne of Brazil and returns to Portugal to expel King Miguel from Portuguese throne.
      1832-34 Civil war between absolutist King Miguel and constitutionalist Pedro, who abandons throne of Brazil to restore his young daughter Maria to throne of Portugal; Miguel's armed forces defeated by those of Pedro. Miguel leaves for exile and constitution (1826 Charter) is restored.
      1834-53 Constitutional monarchy consolidated under rule of Queen Maria II, who dies in 1853.
      1851-71 Regeneration period of economic development and political stability; public works projects sponsored by Minister Fontes Pereira de Melo.
      1871-90 Rotativism period of alternating party governments; achieves political stability and less military intervention in politics and government. Expansion of colonial territory in tropical Africa.
       January: Following territorial dispute in central Africa, Britain delivers "Ultimatum" to Portugal demanding withdrawal of Portugal's forces from what is now Malawi and Zimbabwe. Portugal's government, humiliated in accepting demand under threat of a diplomatic break, falls. Beginning of governmental and political instability; monarchist decline and republicanism's rise.
       Anglo-Portuguese treaties signed relating to delimitation of frontiers in colonial Africa.
      1899 Treaty of Windsor; renewal of Anglo-Portuguese defense and friendship alliance.
      1903 Triumphal visit of King Edward VII to Portugal.
      1906 Politician João Franco supported by King Carlos I in dictatorship to restore order and reform.
      1908 1 February: Murder in Lisbon of King Carlos I and his heir apparent, Prince Dom Luís, by Portuguese anarchists. Eighteen-year-old King Manuel II assumes throne.
      1910 3-5 October: Following republican-led military insurrection in armed forces, monarchy falls and first Portuguese republic is proclaimed. Beginning of unstable, economically troubled, parliamentary republic form of government.
       May: Violent insurrection in Lisbon overturns government of General Pimenta de Castro; nearly a thousand casualties from several days of armed combat in capital.
       March: Following Portugal's honoring ally Britain's request to confiscate German shipping in Portuguese harbors, Germany declares war on Portugal; Portugal enters World War I on Allied side.
       Portugal organizes and dispatches Portuguese Expeditionary Corps to fight on the Western Front. 9 April: Portuguese forces mauled by German offensive in Battle of Lys. Food rationing and riots in Lisbon. Portuguese military operations in Mozambique against German expedition's invasion from German East Africa. 5 December: Authoritarian, presidentialist government under Major Sidónio Pais takes power in Lisbon, following a successful military coup.
      1918 11 November: Armistice brings cessation of hostilities on Western Front in World War I. Portuguese expeditionary forces stationed in Angola, Mozambique, and Flanders begin return trip to Portugal. 14 December: President Sidónio Pais assassinated. Chaotic period of ephemeral civil war ensues.
      1919-21 Excessively unstable political period, including January
      1919 abortive effort of Portuguese monarchists to restore Braganza dynasty to power. Republican forces prevail, but level of public violence, economic distress, and deprivation remains high.
      1921 October: Political violence attains peak with murder of former prime minister and other prominent political figures in Lisbon. Sectors of armed forces and Guarda Nacional Republicana are mutinous. Year of financial and corruption scandals, including Portuguese bank note (fraud) case; military court acquits guilty military insurrectionists, and one military judge declares "the country is sick."
       28 May: Republic overthrown by military coup or pronunciamento and conspiracy among officer corps. Parliament's doors locked and parliament closed for nearly nine years to January 1935. End of parliamentary republic, Western Europe's most unstable political system in this century, beginning of the Portuguese dictatorship, after 1930 known as the Estado Novo. Officer corps assumes reins of government, initiates military censorship of the press, and suppresses opposition.
       February: Military dictatorship under General Óscar Carmona crushes failed republican armed insurrection in Oporto and Lisbon.
       April: Military dictatorship names Professor Antônio de Oliveira Salazar minister of finance, with dictatorial powers over budget, to stabilize finances and rebuild economy. Insurrectionism among military elements continues into 1931.
      1930 Dr. Salazar named minister for colonies and announces balanced budgets. Salazar consolidates support by various means, including creation of official regime "movement," the National Union. Salazar engineers Colonial Act to ensure Lisbon's control of bankrupt African colonies by means of new fiscal controls and centralization of authority. July: Military dictatorship names Salazar prime minister for first time, and cabinet composition undergoes civilianization; academic colleagues and protégés plan conservative reform and rejuvenation of society, polity, and economy. Regime comes to be called the Estado Novo (New State). New State's constitution ratified by new parliament, the National Assembly; Portugal described in document as "unitary, corporative Republic" and governance influenced by Salazar's stern personality and doctrines such as integralism, Catholicism, and fiscal conservatism.
      1936 Violent instability and ensuing civil war in neighboring Spain, soon internationalized by fascist and communist intervention, shake Estado Novo regime. Pseudofascist period of regime features creation of imitation Fascist institutions to defend regime from leftist threats; Portugal institutes "Portuguese Youth" and "Portuguese Legion."
      1939 3 September: Prime Minister Salazar declares Portugal's neutrality in World War II. October: Anglo-Portuguese agreement grants naval and air base facilities to Britain and later to United States for Battle of the Atlantic and Normandy invasion support. Third Reich protests breach of Portugal's neutrality.
       6 June: On day of Allies' Normandy invasion, Portugal suspends mining and export of wolfram ore to both sides in war.
       8 May: Popular celebrations of Allied victory and Fascist defeat in Lisbon and Oporto coincide with Victory in Europe Day. Following managed elections for Estado Novo's National Assembly in November, regime police, renamed PIDE, with increased powers, represses opposition.
      1947 Abortive military coup in central Portugal easily crushed by regime. Independence of India and initiation of Indian protests against Portuguese colonial rule in Goa and other enclaves.
      1949 Portugal becomes founding member of NATO.
      1951 Portugal alters constitution and renames overseas colonies "Overseas Provinces." Portugal and United States sign military base agreements for use of air and naval facilities in Azores Islands and military aid to Lisbon. President Carmona dies in office, succeeded by General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58). July: Indians occupy enclave of Portuguese India (dependency of Damão) by means of passive resistance movement. August: Indian passive resistance movement in Portuguese India repelled by Portuguese forces with loss of life. December: With U.S. backing, Portugal admitted as member of United Nations (along with Spain). Air force general Humberto Delgado, in opposition, challenges Estado Novo's hand-picked successor to Craveiro Lopes, Admiral Américo Tomás. Delgado rallies coalition of democratic, liberal, and communist opposition but loses rigged election and later flees to exile in Brazil. Portugal joins European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
       January and February: Estado Novo rocked by armed African insurrection in northern Angola, crushed by armed forces. Hijacking of Portuguese ocean liner by ally of Delgado, Captain Henrique Galvão. April: Salazar defeats attempted military coup and reshuffles cabinet with group of younger figures who seek to reform colonial rule and strengthen the regime's image abroad. 18 December: Indian army rapidly defeats Portugal's defense force in Goa, Damão, and Diu and incorporates Portugal's Indian possessions into Indian Union. January: Abortive military coup in Beja, Portugal.
      1965 February: General Delgado and his Brazilian secretary murdered and secretly buried near Spanish frontier by political police, PIDE.
      1968 August and September: Prime Minister Salazar, aged 79, suffers crippling stoke. President Tomás names former cabinet officer Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor. Caetano institutes modest reforms in Portugal and overseas.
      1971 Caetano government ratifies amended constitution that allows slight devolution and autonomy to overseas provinces in Africa and Asia. Right-wing loyalists oppose reforms in Portugal. 25 April: Military coup engineered by Armed Forces Movement overthrows Estado Novo and establishes provisional government emphasizing democratization, development, and decolonization. Limited resistance by loyalists. President Tomás and Premier Caetano flown to exile first in Madeira and then in Brazil. General Spínola appointed president. September: Revolution moves to left, as President Spínola, thwarted in his program, resigns.
       March: Military coup by conservative forces fails, and leftist response includes nationalization of major portion of economy. Polarization between forces and parties of left and right. 25 November: Military coup by moderate military elements thwarts leftist forces. Constituent Assembly prepares constitution. Revolution moves from left to center and then right.
       March: Constitution ratified by Assembly of the Republic. 25 April: Second general legislative election gives largest share of seats to Socialist Party (PS). Former oppositionist lawyer, Mário Soares, elected deputy and named prime minister.
      1977-85 Political pendulum of democratic Portugal moves from center-left to center-right, as Social Democratic Party (PSD) increases hold on assembly and take office under Prime Minister Cavaco Silva. July
      1985 elections give edge to PSD who advocate strong free-enterprise measures and revision of leftist-generated 1976 Constitution, amended modestly in 1982.
      1986 January: Portugal joins European Economic Community (EEC).
      1987 July: General, legislative elections for assembly give more than 50 percent to PSD led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva. For first time, since 1974, Portugal has a working majority government.
      1989 June: Following revisions of 1976 Constitution, reprivatization of economy begins, under PS government.
       January: Presidential elections, Mário Soares reelected for second term. July: General, legislative elections for assembly result in new PSD victory and majority government.
       January-July: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the European Economic Community (EEC). December: Tariff barriers fall as fully integrated Common Market established in the EEC.
       November: Treaty of Maastricht comes into force. The EEC officially becomes the European Union (EU). Portugal is signatory with 11 other member-nations.
       October: General, legislative elections for assembly result in PS victory and naming of Prime Minister Guterres. PS replace PSD as leading political party. November: Excavations for Lisbon bank uncover ancient Phoenician, Roman, and Christian ruins.
       January: General, presidential elections; socialist Jorge Sampaio defeats PSD's Cavaco Silva and assumes presidency from Dr. Mário Soares. July: Community of Portuguese Languages Countries (CPLP) cofounded by Portugal and Brazil.
       May-September: Expo '98 held in Lisbon. Opening of Vasco da Gama Bridge across Tagus River, Europe's longest (17 kilometers/ 11 miles). June: National referendum on abortion law change defeated after low voter turnout. November: National referendum on regionaliza-tion and devolution of power defeated after another low voter turnout.
       October: General, legislative elections: PS victory over PSD lacks clear majority in parliament. Following East Timor referendum, which votes for independence and withdrawal of Indonesia, outburst of popular outrage in streets, media, and communications of Portugal approves armed intervention and administration of United Nations (and withdrawal of Indonesia) in East Timor. Portugal and Indonesia restore diplomatic relations. December: A Special Territory since 1975, Colony of Macau transferred to sovereignty of People's Republic of China.
       January-June: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the EU; end of Discoveries Historical Commemoration Cycle (1988-2000).
       United Nations forces continue to occupy and administer former colony of East Timor, with Portugal's approval.
       January: General, presidential elections; PS president Sampaio reelected for second term. City of Oporto, "European City of Culture" for the year, hosts arts festival. December: Municipal elections: PSD defeats PS; socialist prime minister Guterres resigns; President Sampaio calls March parliamentary elections.
       1 January: Portugal enters single European Currency system. Euro currency adopted and ceases use of former national currency, the escudo. March: Parliamentary elections; PSD defeats PS and José Durão Barroso becomes prime minister. Military modernization law passed. Portugal holds chairmanship of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
       May: Municipal law passed permitting municipalities to reorganize in new ways.
       June: Prime Minister Durão Barroso, invited to succeed Romano Prodi as president of EU Commission, resigns. Pedro Santana Lopes becomes prime minister. European Parliament elections held. Conscription for national service in army and navy ended. Mass grave uncovered at Academy of Sciences Museum, Lisbon, revealing remains of several thousand victims of Lisbon earthquake, 1755.
       February: Parliamentary elections; PS defeats PSD, socialists win first absolute majority in parliament since 1975. José Sócrates becomes prime minister.
       January: Presidential elections; PSD candidate Aníbal Cavaco Silva elected and assumes presidency from Jorge Sampaio. Portugal's national soccer team ranked 7th out of 205 countries by international soccer association. European Union's Bologna Process in educational reform initiated in Portugal.
       July-December: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the European Union. For reasons of economy, Portugal announces closure of many consulates, especially in France and the eastern US. Government begins official inspections of private institutions of higher education, following scandals.
      2008 January: Prime Minister Sócrates announces location of new Lisbon area airport as Alcochete, on south bank of Tagus River, site of air force shooting range. February: Portuguese Army begins to receive new modern battle tanks (Leopard 2 A6). March: Mass protest of 85,000 public school (primary and secondary levels) teachers in Lisbon schools dispute recent educational policies of minister of education and prime minister.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Chronology

  • 15 Religion

       As of 2008, over 90 percent of the Portuguese people professed to be Catholic, but a growing number of Portuguese, along with larger numbers of resident migrants from the former Portuguese colonies in Africa and from North Africa, adhered to other religious creeds. While only a relatively small number were Muslims, and mainly from North Africa or from north Mozambique or Guinea- Bissau, the number of Muslims was increasing. In the 1980s, a prominent mosque was erected in Lisbon, not far, ironically, from the embassy of Spain. The number of Jews remained small, under 1,000, although public interest in the history of the Jews and Crypto-Jews in post-1496 Portugal has increased recently through the appearance of new books, articles, plays, and films on the subject.
       In Portuguese history, religious homogeneity was long the rule, as church and state remained united. Following the First Republic (1910-26), when church and state were first separated, and the 1976 Constitution, when this separation was reinforced, greater religious heterogeneity was possible, despite the traditionally close identity between being Portuguese and being Catholic. For centuries, non-Catholic religious groups were persecuted or could not practice their religions freely.
       Changes in the religious picture followed the Revolution of 25 April 1974. The new migrants from the former colonial empire, as well as from North Africa, brought in non-Catholic religious beliefs. The 1976 Constitution guarantees all religious faiths the right to practice, those who are both Protestant and conscientious objectors can apply for alternative military service, Protestant missionaries have more freedom to serve abroad, and Protestant groups can build churches that look like churches, a right denied Protestants before 1974. Protestant sects comprise the most rapidly growing religious groups in Portugal, although the proportion of Portuguese Protestants in the population is smaller than that of Brazilian Protestants. Among such groups are Pentecostals, Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Evangelicals.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Religion

  • 16 behaviorist theories of leadership

    Gen Mgt
    a school of thought that defines leadership by leaders’ actions, rather than by their personality characteristics or their sources of power. Behaviorist theories were developed in the 1970s as disillusionment with situational theory grew. There are many different behaviorist theories. One of the most prominent—the Managerial Grid™—was developed by Robert Blake and Jane Mouton as a tool to enable leaders to understand their own behavior patterns. Rensis Likert also conducted research in this area, focusing on how behavior adapts to take account of people and situations.

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  • 17 Stephenson, George

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    b. 9 June 1781 Wylam, Northumberland, England
    d. 12 August 1848 Tapton House, Chesterfield, England
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    English engineer, "the father of railways".
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    George Stephenson was the son of the fireman of the pumping engine at Wylam colliery, and horses drew wagons of coal along the wooden rails of the Wylam wagonway past the house in which he was born and spent his earliest childhood. While still a child he worked as a cowherd, but soon moved to working at coal pits. At 17 years of age he showed sufficient mechanical talent to be placed in charge of a new pumping engine, and had already achieved a job more responsible than that of his father. Despite his position he was still illiterate, although he subsequently learned to read and write. He was largely self-educated.
    In 1801 he was appointed Brakesman of the winding engine at Black Callerton pit, with responsibility for lowering the miners safely to their work. Then, about two years later, he became Brakesman of a new winding engine erected by Robert Hawthorn at Willington Quay on the Tyne. Returning collier brigs discharged ballast into wagons and the engine drew the wagons up an inclined plane to the top of "Ballast Hill" for their contents to be tipped; this was one of the earliest applications of steam power to transport, other than experimentally.
    In 1804 Stephenson moved to West Moor pit, Killingworth, again as Brakesman. In 1811 he demonstrated his mechanical skill by successfully modifying a new and unsatisfactory atmospheric engine, a task that had defeated the efforts of others, to enable it to pump a drowned pit clear of water. The following year he was appointed Enginewright at Killingworth, in charge of the machinery in all the collieries of the "Grand Allies", the prominent coal-owning families of Wortley, Liddell and Bowes, with authorization also to work for others. He built many stationary engines and he closely examined locomotives of John Blenkinsop's type on the Kenton \& Coxlodge wagonway, as well as those of William Hedley at Wylam.
    It was in 1813 that Sir Thomas Liddell requested George Stephenson to build a steam locomotive for the Killingworth wagonway: Blucher made its first trial run on 25 July 1814 and was based on Blenkinsop's locomotives, although it lacked their rack-and-pinion drive. George Stephenson is credited with building the first locomotive both to run on edge rails and be driven by adhesion, an arrangement that has been the conventional one ever since. Yet Blucher was far from perfect and over the next few years, while other engineers ignored the steam locomotive, Stephenson built a succession of them, each an improvement on the last.
    During this period many lives were lost in coalmines from explosions of gas ignited by miners' lamps. By observation and experiment (sometimes at great personal risk) Stephenson invented a satisfactory safety lamp, working independently of the noted scientist Sir Humphry Davy who also invented such a lamp around the same time.
    In 1817 George Stephenson designed his first locomotive for an outside customer, the Kilmarnock \& Troon Railway, and in 1819 he laid out the Hetton Colliery Railway in County Durham, for which his brother Robert was Resident Engineer. This was the first railway to be worked entirely without animal traction: it used inclined planes with stationary engines, self-acting inclined planes powered by gravity, and locomotives.
    On 19 April 1821 Stephenson was introduced to Edward Pease, one of the main promoters of the Stockton \& Darlington Railway (S \& DR), which by coincidence received its Act of Parliament the same day. George Stephenson carried out a further survey, to improve the proposed line, and in this he was assisted by his 18-year-old son, Robert Stephenson, whom he had ensured received the theoretical education which he himself lacked. It is doubtful whether either could have succeeded without the other; together they were to make the steam railway practicable.
    At George Stephenson's instance, much of the S \& DR was laid with wrought-iron rails recently developed by John Birkinshaw at Bedlington Ironworks, Morpeth. These were longer than cast-iron rails and were not brittle: they made a track well suited for locomotives. In June 1823 George and Robert Stephenson, with other partners, founded a firm in Newcastle upon Tyne to build locomotives and rolling stock and to do general engineering work: after its Managing Partner, the firm was called Robert Stephenson \& Co.
    In 1824 the promoters of the Liverpool \& Manchester Railway (L \& MR) invited George Stephenson to resurvey their proposed line in order to reduce opposition to it. William James, a wealthy land agent who had become a visionary protagonist of a national railway network and had seen Stephenson's locomotives at Killingworth, had promoted the L \& MR with some merchants of Liverpool and had carried out the first survey; however, he overreached himself in business and, shortly after the invitation to Stephenson, became bankrupt. In his own survey, however, George Stephenson lacked the assistance of his son Robert, who had left for South America, and he delegated much of the detailed work to incompetent assistants. During a devastating Parliamentary examination in the spring of 1825, much of his survey was shown to be seriously inaccurate and the L \& MR's application for an Act of Parliament was refused. The railway's promoters discharged Stephenson and had their line surveyed yet again, by C.B. Vignoles.
    The Stockton \& Darlington Railway was, however, triumphantly opened in the presence of vast crowds in September 1825, with Stephenson himself driving the locomotive Locomotion, which had been built at Robert Stephenson \& Co.'s Newcastle works. Once the railway was at work, horse-drawn and gravity-powered traffic shared the line with locomotives: in 1828 Stephenson invented the horse dandy, a wagon at the back of a train in which a horse could travel over the gravity-operated stretches, instead of trotting behind.
    Meanwhile, in May 1826, the Liverpool \& Manchester Railway had successfully obtained its Act of Parliament. Stephenson was appointed Engineer in June, and since he and Vignoles proved incompatible the latter left early in 1827. The railway was built by Stephenson and his staff, using direct labour. A considerable controversy arose c. 1828 over the motive power to be used: the traffic anticipated was too great for horses, but the performance of the reciprocal system of cable haulage developed by Benjamin Thompson appeared in many respects superior to that of contemporary locomotives. The company instituted a prize competition for a better locomotive and the Rainhill Trials were held in October 1829.
    Robert Stephenson had been working on improved locomotive designs since his return from America in 1827, but it was the L \& MR's Treasurer, Henry Booth, who suggested the multi-tubular boiler to George Stephenson. This was incorporated into a locomotive built by Robert Stephenson for the trials: Rocket was entered by the three men in partnership. The other principal entrants were Novelty, entered by John Braithwaite and John Ericsson, and Sans Pareil, entered by Timothy Hackworth, but only Rocket, driven by George Stephenson, met all the organizers' demands; indeed, it far surpassed them and demonstrated the practicability of the long-distance steam railway. With the opening of the Liverpool \& Manchester Railway in 1830, the age of railways began.
    Stephenson was active in many aspects. He advised on the construction of the Belgian State Railway, of which the Brussels-Malines section, opened in 1835, was the first all-steam railway on the European continent. In England, proposals to link the L \& MR with the Midlands had culminated in an Act of Parliament for the Grand Junction Railway in 1833: this was to run from Warrington, which was already linked to the L \& MR, to Birmingham. George Stephenson had been in charge of the surveys, and for the railway's construction he and J.U. Rastrick were initially Principal Engineers, with Stephenson's former pupil Joseph Locke under them; by 1835 both Stephenson and Rastrick had withdrawn and Locke was Engineer-in-Chief. Stephenson remained much in demand elsewhere: he was particularly associated with the construction of the North Midland Railway (Derby to Leeds) and related lines. He was active in many other places and carried out, for instance, preliminary surveys for the Chester \& Holyhead and Newcastle \& Berwick Railways, which were important links in the lines of communication between London and, respectively, Dublin and Edinburgh.
    He eventually retired to Tapton House, Chesterfield, overlooking the North Midland. A man who was self-made (with great success) against colossal odds, he was ever reluctant, regrettably, to give others their due credit, although in retirement, immensely wealthy and full of honour, he was still able to mingle with people of all ranks.
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    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    President, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, on its formation in 1847. Order of Leopold (Belgium) 1835. Stephenson refused both a knighthood and Fellowship of the Royal Society.
    Bibliography
    1815, jointly with Ralph Dodd, British patent no. 3,887 (locomotive drive by connecting rods directly to the wheels).
    1817, jointly with William Losh, British patent no. 4,067 (steam springs for locomotives, and improvements to track).
    Further Reading
    L.T.C.Rolt, 1960, George and Robert Stephenson, Longman (the best modern biography; includes a bibliography).
    S.Smiles, 1874, The Lives of George and Robert Stephenson, rev. edn, London (although sycophantic, this is probably the best nineteenthcentury biography).
    PJGR

    Biographical history of technology > Stephenson, George

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