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1) ( leave the ground) [plane] décoller2) ( be successful) [idea, fashion] prendre; [product] marcher; [sales] décoller3) (colloq) ( leave hurriedly) filer (colloq)take [something] off4) ( deduct)to take £10 off (the price) — réduire le prix de 10 livres sterling
5) ( have as holiday)take [something] off, take off [something]6) ( remove) enlever [clothing, shoes]; enlever [lid, feet, hands] ( from de); supprimer [dish, train]; amputer [limb]7) ( withdraw) annuler [show, play]take [somebody] off, take off [somebody]8) (colloq) ( imitate) imiter [person]9) ( remove)to take somebody off the case — [police] retirer l'affaire à quelqu'un
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42 work
[wəːk] 1. n 2. vi 3. vtto go/get or set to work — zabierać się (zabrać się perf) do pracy
to work a mine/an oil well — pracować przy wydobyciu węgla/ropy
to work loose — screw etc obluzowywać się (obluzować się perf); knot rozluźniać się (rozluźnić się perf)
to work on the principle that … — działać przy założeniu, że …
to work miracles/wonders — czynić cuda
Phrasal Verbs:- work on- work out- work up* * *[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) praca, robota2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) praca, zajęcie3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) praca4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) dzieło5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) praca6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) praca2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) pracować2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) pracować, być zajętym3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) działać, obsługiwać4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) sprawdzić się5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) posuwać się powoli, przedostać się itd.6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) stopniowo stawać się7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) wykonać, wykuć•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mechanizm2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) uczynek•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders -
43 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) darbs2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) darbs3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) darbs4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) sacerējums; ražojums; darbs5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) darbs; darba rezultāts6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) darbs; darbavieta2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) strādāt2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) strādāt3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) strādāt; darboties; darbināt4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) īstenoties; tikt veiktam/realizētam5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) ar pūlēm tikt uz priekšu6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) Ritenis atskrūvējās.7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) izstrādāt; darināt•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mehānisms2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) darbi•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders* * *darbs; nodarbošanās, darbs; darbība, rīcība; sacerējums, ražojums, darbs; izšuvums, rokdarbs; putas; apstrāde; nocietinājumi; strādāt; darboties; strādināt; nostrādināt; izmantot; darbināt; iedarbināt; izrakstīt, izšūt -
44 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) darbas2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) darbas3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) darbas4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) kūrinys5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) darbas6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) darbas2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) dirbti2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) dirbti3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) (priversti) veikti4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) pasisekti5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) skintis (kelią), keberiotis6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) (pamažu) pasidaryti (kokiam)7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) pagaminti•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mechanizmas2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) darbai•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders -
45 work
adj. arbets---------n. arbete; verksamhet; yrke; sysselsättning; arbetsplats; verk; gärning; göromål; kraftansträngning--------v. arbeta; fungera; sätta i gång; sköta; bearbeta; lyckas; orsaka; driva; lösa; arbeta sig fram* * *[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) arbete2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) arbete, jobb3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) arbete, grejor4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) verk5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) arbete6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) arbete, jobb2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) [] arbeta (jobba)2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) arbeta, jobba, ha arbete (jobb)3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) [] fungera4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) fungera, lyckas, klaffa5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) arbeta sig6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) börja bli7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) arbeta, bearbeta•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) urverk, mekanism2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) gärningar•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders -
46 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) práce2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) práce3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) práce4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) dílo5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) práce6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) práce2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) pracovat; nutit do práce2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) mít práci3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) pracovat; uvést do chodu4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) osvědčit se5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) razit si cestu6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) postupně se stávat7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) vypracovat•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mechanismus2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) skutky•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders* * *• výroba• zaměstnání• způsobit• práce• pracovat• pracovní• působit• fungovat• dílna• činnost• dílo• čin -
47 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) práca2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) práca3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) práca4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) dielo5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) práca6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) práca, zamestnanie2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) pracovať; nútiť do práce, naháňať (do roboty)2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) mať prácu3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) uviesť do chodu; fungovať4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) osvedčiť sa5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) raziť si cestu6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) postupne sa stávať7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) vypracovať•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mechanizmus2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) skutky•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders* * *• uvádzat do pohybu• vyriešit• výplod• vypocítat• výtvor• výšivka• vycerpávat• zamestnanie• zapôsobit• zaprícinit• zavinit• služba• spis• upracovat• fungovat• dielo• cinnost• robit• osvedcit sa• pôsobit• pracovat• práca• obrábat -
48 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) loc de muncă, serviciu2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) muncă3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) material de lucru4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) operă5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) muncă6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) loc de muncă2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) a munci2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) a lucra3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) a face să funcţioneze4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) a merge, a funcţiona5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) a progresa (încet)6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) a deveni încet-încet7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) a lucra de mână•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mecanism2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) opere•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders -
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[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) δουλειά, εργασία2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) δουλειά3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) δουλειά4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) έργο (τέχνης, μουσικής κλπ)5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) δουλειά, προϊόν εργασίας6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) δουλειά2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) δουλεύω, εργάζομαι / βάζω (κάποιον) να δουλεύει2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) δουλεύω, έχω δουλειά3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) δουλεύω, λειτουργώ / χειρίζομαι4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) πετυχαίνω5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) προχωρώ με δυσκολία6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) γίνομαι με τη χρήση7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) δουλεύω, επεξεργάζομαι, κατεργάζομαι•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) μηχανισμός2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) πράξεις•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders -
50 Gobelins Tapestry
Many attempts have been made to imitate this tapestry, but none have been successful. ———————— The finest tapestry made, and produced at the Gobelins factories in France, where this beautiful cloth has been made for over 300 years. The fabric is the product of art and great skill, and hand labour only is employed. Production is therefore slow and expensive. A high warp loom is used in which the warp is tightly stretched; the warp is thick, strong yarn, and into this is woven the variously coloured weft threads of soft wool. The wefts are beaten up very firmly so as to completely hide the warp, and form a rib lengthways. The fabrics are double-faced and very expensive. -
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[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) travail2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) travail3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) travail4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) oeuvre5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) travail6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) travail2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) (faire) travailler (sur/à)2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) travailler3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) (faire) fonctionner4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) marcher5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) progresser (lentement)6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) devenir peu à peu7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) façonner•- - work- workable - worker - works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mécanisme2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) oeuvres•- work-box - workbook - workforce - working class - working day - work-day - working hours - working-party - work-party - working week - workman - workmanlike - workmanship - workmate - workout - workshop - at work - get/set to work - go to work on - have one's work cut out - in working order - out of work - work of art - work off - work out - work up - work up to - work wonders -
52 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) trabalho2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) trabalho3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) trabalho4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) obra5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) trabalho6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) trabalho2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) trabalhar2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) trabalhar3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) funcionar4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) funcionar, dar certo5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) avançar com esforço6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) tornar(-se)7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) modelar, trabalhar•- - work- workable - worker - works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mecanismo2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) obras, ações•- work-box - workbook - workforce - working class - working day - work-day - working hours - working-party - work-party - working week - workman - workmanlike - workmanship - workmate - workout - workshop - at work - get/set to work - go to work on - have one's work cut out - in working order - out of work - work of art - work off - work out - work up - work up to - work wonders -
53 cost
cost, US kO ;stA n1 ( price) coût m, prix m (of de) ; the total cost comes to £500 le coût total revient à 500 livres ; at a cost of £100 au prix de 100 livres ; at cost au prix coûtant ; you must bear the cost of any repairs tous les frais de réparation sont à votre charge ; the cost of renovating a house is high la rénovation d'une maison coûte or revient cher ; at his own cost à ses frais ; at no cost to the taxpayer sans que les contribuables aient à payer ; at no extra cost sans frais supplémentaires ; at great cost à grands frais ; he studied abroad, at great cost to his parents il a étudié à l'étranger, ce qui a coûté très cher à ses parents ; to count the cost of sth estimer le coût des dégâts causés par [flood, earthquake] ; mesurer les conséquences de [decision] ;2 fig prix m ; at all costs à tout prix ; at the cost of her own life au prix de sa propre vie ; she's been very successful but at what cost to her health? elle a eu beaucoup de succès mais à quel prix pour sa santé? ; I'll do it, but not at any cost je le ferai, mais pas à n'importe quel prix ; he knows to his cost that il a appris à ses dépens que ; we can generate power at little cost to the environment on peut produire de l'énergie sans nuire à l'environnement ; the cost in human lives was great beaucoup de vies ont été perdues ; whatever the cost coûte que coûte.1 Jur frais mpl de l'instance ; to pay costs être condamné aux dépens ; to be awarded costs se voir accorder le remboursement des frais ;2 Comm, Fin frais mpl ; transport/labour costs frais mpl de transport/de main-d'œuvre ; production costs coûts mpl de production ; to cut costs réduire les frais généraux ; to cover costs couvrir les frais.C vtr1 (prét, pp cost) coûter ; the camera costs £250 cet appareil photo coûte 250 livres ; how much does it cost? combien ça coûte? ; the tickets cost too much les billets coûtent trop cher ; silver costs less than gold l'argent coûte moins cher que l'or ; the meal cost us £40 le repas nous a coûté 40 livres ; the TV will cost £100 to repair cela coûtera 100 livres de faire réparer la télé ; a good wine costs money un bon vin coûte cher ; I can mend it but it will cost you ○ je peux le réparer mais cela vous coûtera cher ;2 ( prét, pp cost) fig that decision cost him his job cette décision lui a coûté son travail ; high inflation cost us the election le fort taux d'inflation nous a fait perdre les élections ; politeness costs nothing ça ne coûte rien d'être poli ; -
54 line
A n1 ( mark) ligne f ; (shorter, thicker) trait m ; Art trait m ; Sport (on pitch, court) ligne f ; Math ligne f ; line and colour Art le trait et la couleur ; a straight/curved line une ligne droite/courbe ; a solid/broken line une ligne continue/discontinue ; a single/double line une ligne simple/double ; to draw ou rule a line tracer une ligne ; to draw a line down the middle of the page tracer une ligne verticale au milieu de la page ; to put a line through sth barrer qch ; to cross the line Sport franchir la ligne ; the starting/finishing line Sport la ligne de départ/d'arrivée ; above/below the line ( in bridge) (marqué) en points d'honneur/en points de marche ; the line AB ( in geometry) la droite AB ; the thin line of his mouth ses lèvres fines ;2 ( row) (of people, cars) file f (of de) ; ( of trees) rangée f (of de) ; (of footprints, hills) succession f (of de) ; in straight lines [plant, arrange, sit] en lignes droites ; to stand in a line faire la queue ; get into (a) line! faites la queue! ; to form a line [people] faire la queue ; [hills, houses, trees] être aligné ; please form a line mettez-vous en file s'il vous plaît ; she is fifth in line elle est la cinquième dans la file ; to be in line [buildings] être dans l'alignement ; put the desks in line alignez les bureaux ; to be in line with [shelving, cooker] être dans l'alignement de [cupboard] ; [mark, indicator] coïncider avec [number] ; to be out of line [picture] être de travers ;3 fig to be in line for promotion/a pay rise avoir des chances d'être promu/d'être augmenté ; to be in line for redundancy/takeover risquer d'être mis au chômage/d'être racheté ; to be next in line for promotion/execution être le prochain à être promu/exécuté ; in line for the post of bien placé pour obtenir le poste de ;6 Archit, Sewing ( outline shape) ligne f (of de) ; the classical lines of the building la ligne classique du bâtiment ;7 ( boundary) frontière f ; an imaginary line between une frontière imaginaire entre ; to cross the state line passer la frontière de l'État ; to follow the line of the old walls suivre le tracé des anciens remparts ; there's a fine line between knowledge and pedantry de la culture à la pédanterie il n'y a qu'un pas ;8 ( rope) corde f ; Fishg ligne f ; to put the washing on the line étendre le linge ; a line of washing du linge étendu à sécher ; to throw sb a line lancer une corde à qn ; to cast one's line lancer sa ligne ; there was a fish at the end of the line il y avait un poisson qui mordait ;9 ( cable) Elec ligne f (électrique) ; the line had been cut Elec on avait coupé la ligne ; to bring the lines down Telecom abattre les lignes ; the lines are down Telecom les lignes ont été abattues ;10 Telecom ( connection) ligne f ; a bad line une mauvaise ligne ; outside line ligne f extérieure ; dial 9 to get an outside line faites le 9 pour appeler à l'extérieur ; to be on the line to sb être en ligne avec qn ; to get off the line ○ raccrocher ; at the other end of the line au bout du fil ; the lines will be open from 8.30 onwards vous pouvez nous appeler à partir de 8 h 30 ; the line is dead il n'y a pas de tonalité ; the line went dead la ligne a été coupée ;11 Transp Rail ( connection) ligne f (between entre) ; ( rails) voie f ; (shipping, air transport) ( company) compagnie f ; ( route) ligne f ; repairs to the line réparations sur la voie ; at every station along the line à chaque gare sur la ligne ; the London-Edinburgh line Rail la ligne Londres-Édimbourg ;12 ( in genealogy) lignée f ; the male/female line la lignée par les hommes/les femmes ; the Tudor line la maison des Tudor ; to found ou establish a line fonder une lignée ; the line died out la lignée s'est éteinte ; to come from a long line of scientists être issu d'une longue lignée de scientifiques ; to trace one's line back to sb retracer son ascendance jusqu'à qn ; to trace a line down to sb retracer une descendance jusqu'à qn ; to trace a line through sb retracer l'ascendance du côté de qn ; the title passes to the next in line le titre passe au suivant dans l'ordre de succession ; she is second in line to the throne elle est la deuxième dans l'ordre de succession au trône ;13 ( of text) ( in prose) ligne f ; ( in poetry) vers m ; ( of music) ligne f ; to give sb 100 lines donner 100 lignes à qn ; to start a new line aller à la ligne ; to miss a line sauter une ligne ; write a few lines about your hobbies décrivez vos passe-temps en quelques lignes ; just a line to say thank you juste un petit mot pour dire merci ; a line from une citation de [poem etc] ; a line of verse ou poetry un vers ; the famous opening lines la célèbre introduction ; he has all the best lines il a les meilleures répliques ; to learn one's lines Theat apprendre son texte ;14 ( conformity) to fall into line être d'accord ; to make sb fall into line faire marcher qn au pas ; to fall into line with [person] tomber d'accord avec [view] ; [group, body] être d'accord avec [practice, policy] ; China fell into line with the other powers la Chine s'est mise d'accord avec les autres puissances ; to bring sb into line ramener qn dans le rang ; to bring regional laws into line with federal laws harmoniser les lois régionales et les lois fédérales ; to bring working conditions into line with European standards aligner les conditions de travail sur les normes européennes ; to keep sb in line tenir qn en main ; his statement is out of line with their account sa déclaration ne concorde pas avec leur déposition ; our prices are out of line with those of our competitors nos prix ne s'accordent pas avec ceux de nos concurrents ; to be (way) out of line [objection, remark] être (tout à fait) déplacé ; you're way out of line ○ ! franchement, tu exagères! ;15 ○ ( piece of information) to have a line on sb/sth avoir des informations sur qn/qch ; to give sb a line on sb/sth donner un tuyau ○ à qn sur qn/qch ; to give sb a line about sth (story, excuse) raconter des bobards ○ à qn sur qch ; don't give me that line! ne me raconte pas ces histoires! ;16 ( stance) position f (on sur) ; something along these lines quelque chose dans le même genre ; our rivals had been thinking along the same lines nos concurrents avaient pensé aux mêmes choses ; to be on the right lines être sur la bonne voie ; the official line la position officielle ; ( approach) ligne f de conduite (with avec) ; to take a firm line with sb se montrer ferme avec qn ; I don't know what line to take je ne sais pas quelle ligne de conduite adopter ;17 Comm ( type of product) gamme f ; one of our most successful lines une gamme qui a beaucoup de succès ;18 Mil ( fortifications) ligne f ; ( position held) position f ; enemy lines lignes fpl ennemies ; they held their line ils ont conservé leurs positions ;19 Naut line ahead/abreast ligne de front/de file ;21 ○ ( of cocaine) ligne ○ f (of de) ;22 TV ligne f.B in line with prep phr en accord avec [approach, policy, trend, teaching, requirement] ; to be in line with [statement, measure] être dans la ligne de [policy, view, recommendation] ; [figures, increase] être proportionnel à [inflation, trend] ; to increase/fall in line with augmenter/baisser proportionnellement à ; to vary in line with varier parallèlement à.C vtr1 ( add layer) doubler [garment] (with avec) ; tapisser [box, shelf, nest] (with de) ; to be lined with books être tapissé de livres ; to line the walls and ceilings tapisser les murs et les plafonds d'un papier d'apprêt ;all along the line, right down the line sur toute la ligne ; somewhere along the line ( at point in time) à un certain moment ; ( at stage) quelque part ; something along those lines quelque chose dans ce goût ; to do a line with sb ○ sortir avec qn ; to be on the line [life, job] être en jeu.■ line up:▶ line up1 ( side by side) se mettre en rang (for pour) ; ( one behind the other) se mettre en file (for pour) ; to line up in rows se mettre en rangs ;2 ( take sides) to line up with sb/sth se ranger du côté de qn/qch ; to line up against sb/sth se regrouper contre qn/qch ;▶ line up [sb], line [sb] up ( in row) faire s'aligner ; they lined us up ( in columns) ils nous ont fait former des colonnes ; to line people up against a wall aligner des gens contre un mur ;▶ line [sth] up, line up [sth]1 ( align) aligner (with sur) ;2 ( organize) sélectionner [team] ; to have sb/sth lined up [candidate, work, project, activities] avoir qn/qch en vue ; what have you got lined up for us tonight? qu'est-ce que tu nous as prévu pour ce soir ○ ? -
55 work
A n1 ( physical or mental activity) travail m (on sur) ; to be at work on sth être en train de travailler à qch ; to watch sb at work regarder qn (en train de) travailler ; to go to ou set to ou get to work se mettre au travail ; to go to ou set to ou get to work on sth se mettre à travailler à or faire qch ; to set to work doing se mettre à faire ; to put a lot of work into travailler [essay, speech] ; passer beaucoup de temps sur [meal, preparations] ; to put a lot of work into doing passer beaucoup de temps à faire ; to put ou set sb to work faire travailler qn ; we put him to work doing nous lui avons donné pour tâche de faire ; it was hard work doing ça a été dur de faire ; to be hard at work travailler consciencieusement ; your essay needs more work tu dois travailler davantage ta rédaction ; there's still a lot of work to be done il reste encore beaucoup à faire ; I've got work to do j'ai du travail à faire ; to make short ou light work of sth expédier qch ; to make short work of sb envoyer promener qn ; it's all in a day's work c'est une question d'habitude ; ‘good ou nice work’ ( on written work) ‘bon travail’ ; ( orally) ‘c'est bien!’ ; it's hot/thirsty work ça donne chaud/soif ;2 ( occupation) travail m ; to be in work avoir du travail or un emploi ; to look for work chercher du travail ; day/night work travail de jour/nuit ; place of work lieu m de travail ; to start ou begin work ( daily) commencer le travail ; ( for the first time) commencer à travailler ; to stop work ( at the end of the day) terminer son travail ; ( on retirement) cesser de travailler ; to be off work ( on vacation) être en congé ; to be off work with flu être en arrêt de travail parce qu'on a la grippe ; to be out of work être au chômage ; nice work if you can get it ○ ! c'est une bonne planque ○ ! ;3 ( place of employment) ( office) bureau m ; ( factory) usine f ; to go to work aller au travail ; don't phone me at work ne me téléphone pas à mon travail ; there's a canteen at work il y a une cantine à mon travail ;4 (building, construction) travaux mpl (on sur) ;5 ( papers) to take one's work home lit emporter du travail chez soi ; fig ramener ses soucis professionnels à sa famille ; spread your work out on the table étale tes papiers sur la table ;6 (achievement, product) (essay, report) travail m ; (artwork, novel, sculpture) œuvre f (by de) ; ( study) ouvrage m (by de ; on sur) ; an exhibition of work by young artists une exposition d'œuvres de jeunes artistes ; he sells his work to tourists il vend ses créations aux touristes ; is this all your own work? est-ce que vous l'avez fait tout seul? ; to mark students' work noter les devoirs des étudiants ; his work isn't up to standard son travail n'a pas le niveau requis ; the research was the work of a team la recherche était l'œuvre d'une équipe ; a work of genius une œuvre de génie ; a work of fiction une œuvre de fiction ; a work of reference un ouvrage de référence ; this attack is the work of professionals l'attaque est l'œuvre de professionnels ; I hope you're pleased with your work! iron j'espère que tu es fier de ton œuvre! iron ; the works of Shakespeare/Flaubert l'œuvre m de Shakespeare/Flaubert ;7 Phys travail m ;8 ( research) recherches fpl (on sur) ; there is still a lot of work to be done on the virus il y a encore beaucoup de recherches à faire sur le virus ;9 ( effect) to go to work [drug, detergent] agir ; the weedkiller has done its work l'herbicide a été efficace.3 ○ ( everything) the (full ou whole) works toute la panoplie ○.D vtr1 ( drive) to work sb hard surmener qn ;2 ( labour) to work shifts travailler en équipes (de travail posté) ; to work days/nights travailler de jour/de nuit ; to work one's passage Naut travailler pour payer son voyage ; to work one's way through university travailler pour payer ses études ; to work one's way through a book/document lire un livre/document ; to work a 40 hour week faire la semaine de 40 heures ;3 ( operate) se servir de [computer, equipment, lathe] ;4 ( exploit commercially) exploiter [oil-field, land, mine, seam] ;5 ( have as one's territory) [representative] couvrir [region] ; beggars/prostitutes work the streets around the station les mendiants/prostituées occupent les rues autour de la gare ;6 ( consume) to work one's way through ( use) utiliser [amount, quantity] ; to work one's way through two whole cakes manger deux gâteaux entiers ;7 ( bring about) to work wonders/miracles lit, fig faire des merveilles/miracles ; the landscape started to work its magic on me la magie du paysage a commencé à faire effet ;8 ( use to one's advantage) to work the system profiter du système ; can you work it for me to get tickets? peux-tu t'arranger pour m'avoir des billets? ; how did you manage to work it? comment as-tu pu arranger ça? ; I've worked things so that… j'ai arrangé les choses de sorte que… (+ subj) ;9 ( fashion) travailler [clay, dough, gold, iron] ; to work sth to a soft consistency travailler qch pour le rendre malléable ; to work gold into jewellery travailler l'or pour en faire des bijoux ;11 ( manoeuvre) to work sth into introduire qch dans [slot, hole] ; to work a lever up and down actionner un levier ;12 ( exercise) faire travailler [muscles, biceps] ;13 ( move) to work one's way through se frayer un passage à travers [crowd] ; to work one's way along avancer le long de [ledge, sill] ; to work one's hands free se libérer les mains ; to work the rope loose desserrer la corde ; it worked its way loose, it worked itself loose il s'est desserré peu à peu ; to work its way into passer dans [bloodstream, system, food, chain] ; start at the top and work your way down commencez par le haut et continuez jusqu'en bas.E vi1 ( engage in activity) travailler (doing à faire) ; to work at the hospital/the factory travailler à l'hôpital/l'usine ; to work at home travailler à domicile ; to work as a midwife/teacher travailler comme sage-femme/professeur ; to work for sb travailler pour qn ; to work for Grant and Company travailler pour la Société Grant ; to work in advertising/publishing travailler dans la publicité/l'édition ; to work with young people travailler avec les jeunes ; to work for a living gagner sa vie ; to work in oils/watercolours [artist] travailler à l'huile/l'aquarelle ;2 ( strive) lutter (against contre ; for pour ; to do pour faire) ; to work against corruption lutter contre la corruption ; to work towards se diriger vers [solution] ; s'acheminer vers [compromise] ; négocier [agreement] ;3 ( function) [equipment, machine] fonctionner, marcher ; [institution, system, heart, brain] fonctionner ; to work on electricity/on gas marcher or fonctionner à l'électricité/au gaz ; to work off the mains marcher sur le secteur ; the washing machine isn't working la machine à laver est en panne or ne marche pas ;4 (act, operate) it doesn't ou things don't work like that ça ne marche pas comme ça ; to work on the assumption that présumer que ; to work in sb's favour, to work to sb's advantage tourner à l'avantage de qn ; to work against sb, to work to sb's disadvantage jouer en la défaveur de qn ;5 ( be successful) [treatment] avoir de l'effet ; [detergent, drug] agir (against contre ; on sur) ; [spell] agir ; [plan, plot] réussir ; [argument, hypothesis] tenir debout ; flattery won't work with me la flatterie ne marche pas avec moi ; the adaptation really works l'adaptation est vraiment réussie ; I didn't think the novel would work as a film je ne pensais pas qu'on pouvait tirer un bon film de ce roman ;6 ( move) [face, features] se contracter.F v refl2 ( rouse) to work oneself into a rage se mettre en colère ; to work oneself into a frenzy ( with anger) se mettre en rage ; ( with hysteria) devenir hystérique.to work one's way up gravir tous les échelons ; to work one's way up the company faire son chemin dans l'entreprise.■ work around:▶ work around to [sth] aborder [subject] ; it took him ages to work around to what he wanted to say il lui a fallu un temps fou pour exprimer ce qu'il avait à dire ; to work the conversation around to sth faire tourner la conversation autour de qch ; to work around to telling sb sth parvenir à dire qch à qn.■ work in:▶ work in [sth], work [sth] in2 Culin incorporer [ingredient].■ work off:▶ work [sth] off, work off [sth]2 ( repay) travailler pour rembourser [loan, debt] ;3 ( get rid of) se débarrasser de [excess weight] ; dépenser [excess energy] ; passer [anger, frustration].■ work on:▶ work on continuer à travailler ;▶ work on [sb] travailler ○ ;▶ work on [sth] travailler à [book, report] ; travailler sur [project] ; s'occuper de [case, problem] ; chercher [cure, solution] ; examiner [idea, theory] ; I'm working on a way of doing je cherche une façon de faire ; ‘have you found a solution?’-‘I'm working on it’ ‘as-tu trouvé une solution?’-‘j'y réfléchis’ ; he's working on his French il travaille son français ; we've got no clues to work on nous n'avons aucun indice.■ work out:▶ work out1 ( exercise) s'entraîner ;2 ( go according to plan) [plan, marriage] marcher ; I hope things work out for them j'espère que ça marchera pour eux ;▶ work out [sth], work [sth] out1 ( calculate) calculer [answer, average, total] ;2 ( solve) trouver [answer, reason, culprit] ; résoudre [riddle, problem] ; comprendre [clue] ; to work out why/when/where comprendre pourquoi/quand/où ; to work out what sth means comprendre qch ;4 Admin to work out one's notice faire son mois de préavis ;5 ( exhaust) épuiser [mine, soil] ;▶ work [sb] out comprendre ; I can't work her out je ne la comprendrai jamais.■ work over ○:▶ work [sb] over passer [qn] à tabac ○.■ work to:▶ work to [sth] s'astreindre à [budget] ; to work to deadlines travailler avec des objectifs ; to work to tight deadlines avoir des délais très serrés.■ work up:▶ work up [sth] développer [interest] ; accroître [support] ; to work up the courage to do trouver le courage de faire ; to work up some enthusiasm for s'enthousiasmer pour ; to work up an appetite s'ouvrir l'appétit ;▶ work up to [sth] se préparer à [announcement, confession, confrontation] ; the music is working up to a climax la musique va crescendo pour finir en apothéose ;▶ work up [sb], work [sb] up1 ( excite) exciter [child, crowd] ; to work sb up into a frenzy rendre qn énervé ; to work sb up into a rage mettre qn en colère ;2 ( annoy) énerver ; to get worked up s'énerver ; to work oneself up s'énerver ; to work oneself up into a state se mettre dans tous ses états ; to get oneself all worked up over ou about se mettre dans tous ses états au sujet de. -
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Gen Mgtthe period of time during which a product is successful in the marketplace -
57 presentation
Gen Mgtan event at which preplanned material is shown to an audience for a specific purpose. Although a presentation is a verbal form of communication, it is often supported by other media, such as computer software, slides, printed handouts, and so on and to be successful, appropriate body language and good interpersonal communication skills are required. A presentation is normally intended to either introduce something new to the audience, to persuade them of a viewpoint, or to inform them of something. Sales representatives use presentations when introducing a product to a potential customer. Presentations are also used in team briefing and other business contexts. -
58 Benz, Karl
[br]b. 25 November 1844 Pfaffenrot, Black Forest, Germanyd. 4 April 1929 Ladenburg, near Mannheim, Germany[br]German inventor of one of the first motor cars.[br]The son of a railway mechanic, it is said that as a child one of his hobbies was the repair of Black Forest clocks. He trained as a mechanical engineer at the Karlsruhe Lyzeum and Polytechnikum under Ferdinand Redtenbacher (d. 1863), who pointed out to him the need for a more portable power source than the steam engine. He went to Maschinenbau Gesellschaft Karlsruhe for workshop experience and then joined Schweizer \& Cie, Mannheim, for two years. In 1868 he went to the Benkiser Brothers at Pforzheim. In 1871 he set up a small machine-tool works at Mannheim, but in 1877, in financial difficulties, he turned to the idea of an entirely new product based on the internal-combustion engine. At this time, N.A. Otto held the patent for the four-stroke internal-combustion engine, so Benz had to put his hopes on a two-stroke design. He avoided the trouble with Dugald Clerk's engine and designed one in which the fuel would not ignite in the pump and in which the cylinder was swept with fresh air between each two firing strokes. His first car had a sparking plug and coil ignition. By 1879 he had developed the engine to a stage where it would run satisfactorily with little attention. On 31 December 1879, with his wife Bertha working the treadle of her sewing machine to charge the batteries, he demonstrated his engine in street trials in Mannheim. In the summer of 1888, unknown to her husband, Bertha drove one of his cars the 80 km (50 miles) to Pforzheim and back with her two sons, aged 13 and 15. She and the elder boy pushed the car up hills while the younger one steered. They bought petrol from an apothecary in Wiesloch and had a brake block repaired in Bauschlott by the village cobbler. Karl Benz's comments on her return from this venture are not recorded! Financial problems prevented immediate commercial production of the automobile, but in 1882 Benz set up the Gasmotorenfabrik Mannheim. After trouble with some of his partners, he left in 1883 and formed a new company, Benz \& Cie, Rheinische Gasmotorenfabrik. Otto's patent was revoked in 1886 and in that year Benz patented a motor car with a gas engine drive. He manufactured a 0.8hp car, the engine running at 250 rpm with a horizontal flywheel, exhibited at the Paris Fair in 1889. He was not successful in finding anyone in France who would undertake manufacture. This first car was a three-wheeler, and soon after he produced a four-wheeled car, but he quarrelled with his co-directors, and although he left the board in 1902 he rejoined it soon after.[br]Further ReadingSt J.Nixon, 1936, The Invention of the Automobile. E.Diesel et al., 1960, From Engines to Autos. E.Johnson, 1986, The Dawn of Motoring.IMcN -
59 Brush, Charles Francis
[br]b. 17 March 1849 Euclid, Michigan, USAd. 15 June 1929 Cleveland, Ohio, USA[br]American engineer, inventor of a multiple electric arc lighting system and founder of the Brush Electric Company.[br]Brush graduated from the University of Michigan in 1869 and worked for several years as a chemist. Believing that electric arc lighting would be commercially successful if the equipment could be improved, he completed his first dynamo in 1875 and a simplified arc lamp. His original system operated a maximum of four lights, each on a separate circuit, from one dynamo. Brush envisaged a wider market for his product and by 1879 had available on arc lighting system principally intended for street and other outdoor illumination. He designed a dynamo that generated a high voltage and which, with a carbon-pile regulator, provided an almost constant current permitting the use of up to forty lamps on one circuit. He also improved arc lamps by incorporating a slipping-clutch regulating mechanism and automatic means of bringing into use a second set of carbons, thereby doubling the period between replacements.Brush's multiple electric arc lighting system was first demonstrated in Cleveland and by 1880 had been adopted in a number of American cities, including New York, Boston and Philadelphia. It was also employed in many European towns until incandescent lamps, for which the Brush dynamo was unsuitable, came into use. To market his apparatus, Brush promoted local lighting companies and thereby secured local capital.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsChevalier de la Légion d'honneur 1881. American Academy of Arts and Sciences Rumford Medal 1899. American Institute of Electrical Engineers Edison Medal 1913.Bibliography18 May 1878, British patent no. 2,003 (Brush dynamo).11 March 1879, British patent no. 947 (arc lamp).26 February 1880, British patent no. 849 (current regulator).Further ReadingJ.W.Urquhart, 1891, Electric Light, London (for a detailed description of the Brush system).H.C.Passer, 1953, The Electrical Manufacturers: 1875–1900, Cambridge, Mass., pp. 14– 21 (for the origins of the Brush Company).S.Steward, 1980, in Electrical Review, 206:34–5 (a short account).See also: Hammond, RobertGW -
60 Castner, Hamilton Young
SUBJECT AREA: Chemical technology[br]b. 11 September 1858 Brooklyn, New York, USAd. 11 October 1899 Saranoe Lake, New York, USA[br]American chemist, inventor of the electrolytic production of sodium.[br]Around 1850, the exciting new metal aluminium began to be produced by the process developed by Sainte-Claire Deville. However, it remained expensive on account of the high cost of one of the raw materials, sodium. It was another thirty years before Castner became the first to work successfully the process for producing sodium, which consisted of heating sodium hydroxide with charcoal at a high temperature. Unable to interest American backers in the process, Castner took it to England and set up a plant at Oldbury, near Birmingham. At the moment he achieved commercial success, however, the demand for cheap sodium plummeted as a result of the development of the electrolytic process for producing aluminium. He therefore sought other uses for cheap sodium, first converting it to sodium peroxide, a bleaching agent much used in the straw-hat industry. Much more importantly, Castner persuaded the gold industry to use sodium instead of potassium cyanide in the refining of gold. With the "gold rush", he established a large market in Australia, the USA, South Africa and elsewhere, but the problem was to meet the demand, so Castner turned to the electrolytic method. At first progress was slow because of the impure nature of the sodium hydroxide, so he used a mercury cathode, with which the released sodium formed an amalgam. It then reacted with water in a separate compartment in the cell to form sodium hydroxide of a purity hitherto unknown in the alkali industry; chlorine was a valuable by-product.In 1894 Castner began to seek international patents for the cell, but found he had been anticipated in Germany by Kellner, an Austrian chemist. Preferring negotiation to legal confrontation, Castner exchanged patents and processes with Kellner, although the latter's had been less successful. The cell became known as the Castner-Kellner cell, but the process needed cheap electricity and salt, neither of which was available near Oldbury, so he set up the Castner-Kellner Alkali Company works at Runcorn in Cheshire; at the same time, a pilot plant was set up in the USA at Saltville, Virginia, with a larger plant being established at Niagara Falls.[br]Further ReadingA.Fleck, 1947, "The life and work of Hamilton Young Castner" (Castner Memorial Lecture), Chemistry and Industry 44:515-; Fifty Years of Progress: The Story of the Castner-Kellner Company, 1947.T.K.Derry and T.I.Williams, 1960, A Short History of Technology, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 549–50 (provides a summary of his work).LRDBiographical history of technology > Castner, Hamilton Young
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