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1 first

first [fɜ:st]

premier ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) tout de suite ⇒ 1 (b) le premier ⇒ 2 (a), 3 d'abord ⇒ 2 (b) pour la première fois ⇒ 2 (c) première ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (f)

1 adjective

(a) (in series) premier;

∎ the first few days les deux ou trois premiers jours;

∎ the first six months les six premiers mois;

∎ Louis the First Louis Premier ou Ier;

∎ one hundred and first cent unième;

∎ to be first in the queue être le (la) premier(ère) de la queue;

∎ I'm first je suis ou c'est moi le premier;

∎ she was first in English Literature elle était première en littérature anglaise;

∎ she's in first place (in race) elle est en tête;

∎ to win first prize gagner le premier prix;

∎ this is the first time I've been to New York c'est la première fois que je viens à New York;

∎ first floor British premier étage m; American rez-de-chaussée m;

∎ Cars first gear première f (vitesse f);

∎ put the car into first gear passe la première (vitesse);

∎ British first year University première année f; School sixième f;

∎ British a first-year university student un étudiant de première année à l'université;

∎ I learnt of it at first hand je l'ai appris de la bouche de l'intéressé/l'intéressée, c'est lui-même/elle-même qui me l'a appris;

∎ I learned of her resignation at first hand c'est elle-même qui m'a appris sa démission;

∎ I haven't (got) the first idea je n'en ai pas la moindre idée;

∎ I don't know the first thing about cars je n'y connais absolument rien en voitures;

∎ I'll pick you up first thing (in the morning) je passerai te chercher demain matin à la première heure;

∎ I'm not at my best first thing in the morning je ne suis pas au mieux de ma forme très tôt le matin;

∎ there's a first time for everything il y a un début à tout;

∎ to be the first person to do sth être le (la) premier(ère) à faire qch

(b) (immediately) tout de suite;

∎ first thing after lunch tout de suite après le déjeuner;

∎ literary she's past her first youth elle n'est plus de la première jeunesse

(c) (most important → duty, concern) premier;

∎ the first priority la priorité des priorités;

∎ to put first things first commencer par le commencement;

∎ first things first! prenons les choses dans l'ordre!;

∎ to go back to first principles repartir sur des bases saines

2 adverb

(a) (before the others → arrive, leave, speak) le (la) premier(ère), en premier;

∎ I saw it first! c'est moi qui l'ai vu le (la) premier(ère) ou en premier!;

∎ you go first vas-y en premier;

∎ ladies first les dames d'abord;

∎ women and children first les femmes et les enfants d'abord;

∎ Computing & Industry first in, first out premier entré, premier sorti;

∎ Administration last in, first out dernier entré, premier sorti;

∎ to come first (in race) arriver premier; (in exam) avoir la première place, être premier;

∎ her career comes first sa carrière passe d'abord ou avant tout;

∎ I've never come first with you, have I? tu ne m'as jamais fait passer avant le reste, n'est-ce pas?;

∎ to put one's family first faire passer sa famille d'abord ou avant tout;

∎ proverb first come first served les premiers arrivés sont les premiers servis;

∎ tickets were handed out on a first come first served basis les billets ont été distribués par ordre d'arrivée

(b) (firstly, before anything else) d'abord;

∎ first, I want to say thank you tout d'abord, je voudrais vous remercier, je voudrais d'abord vous remercier;

∎ first prepare the meat préparez d'abord la viande;

∎ I need to go to the lavatory first il faut d'abord que j'aille aux toilettes;

∎ what should I do first? qu'est-ce que je dois faire en premier?;

∎ first hear the arguments, then make up your mind écoutez d'abord les arguments, ensuite vous vous déciderez;

∎ she says first one thing then another elle dit d'abord une chose, et puis une autre;

∎ I'm a mother first and a wife second je suis une mère avant d'être une épouse

(c) (for the first time) pour la première fois; (initially) au début;

∎ we first met in London nous nous sommes rencontrés à Londres;

∎ when I first knew him quand je l'ai connu

(d) (sooner, rather)

∎ I'd die first plutôt mourir;

∎ familiar I'll see him damned first or in hell first j'aimerais bien voir ça

3 noun

(a) (before all others)

∎ the first le (la) premier(ère);

∎ he was among the first to realise il a été parmi les premiers à s'en rendre compte;

∎ we were the very first to arrive nous sommes arrivés les tout premiers;

∎ she was the first in our family to go to university c'était la première de la famille à aller à l'université;

∎ he came in an easy first (in race) il est arrivé premier haut la main

(b) (achievement) première f;

∎ that's a notable first for France c'est une grande première pour la France

(c) (first time)

∎ the first we heard/knew of it was when... nous en avons entendu parler pour la première fois/l'avons appris quand...;

∎ it's the first I've heard of it! première nouvelle!

(d) (in dates)

∎ the first of May/the month le premier mai/du mois

(e) British University

∎ he got a first in economics ≃ il a eu mention très bien en économie;

∎ she got a double first in French and Russian ≃ elle a eu mention très bien en français et en russe

(f) Cars première f;

∎ in first en première;

∎ to put the car into first se mettre en première, passer la première

(g) Banking & Finance

∎ first of exchange première f de change

4 at first adverb

au début

5 first and foremost adverb

d'abord et surtout

6 first and last adverb

avant tout

7 first of all adverb

tout d'abord, pour commencer

8 first off adverb

familiar pour commencer^□

9 from first to last adverb

du début à la fin

10 from the (very) first adverb

dès le début

11 in the first instance adverb

d'abord;

∎ apply in the first instance to the personnel department adressez d'abord votre demande au service du personnel

12 in the first place adverb

(a) (referring to a past action) d'abord;

∎ why did you do it in the first place? et puis d'abord, pourquoi as-tu fait cela?;

∎ I don't understand why he married her in the first place d'abord, je ne comprends pas ce qui a bien pu le pousser à se marier avec elle

(b) (introducing an argument) d'abord;

∎ in the first place... and in the second place d'abord... et ensuite

►► first aid

1 noun

(UNCOUNT) (technique) secourisme m; (attention) premiers soins mpl;

∎ does anyone know any first aid? quelqu'un s'y connaît-il en secourisme?;

∎ to give/to receive first aid donner/recevoir les premiers soins

2 compound-forming noun

(class, manual) de secourisme;

first aid box trousse f à pharmacie;

first aid certificate brevet m de secourisme;

first aid kit trousse f à pharmacie;

British first aid post, first aid station poste m de secours;

American the First Amendment le premier amendement (de la Constitution des États-Unis garantissant les libertés individuelles du citoyen américain, notamment la liberté d'expression);

first class (on train, plane) première classe f; (for letter, parcel) tarif m normal;

first cousin cousin(e) m,f germain(e);

British first eleven (in soccer, cricket) = les onze meilleurs joueurs sélectionnés pour former l'équipe la plus forte dans un club;

American the First Family (presidential family) la famille présidentielle; (in a State) la famille du gouverneur;

British School first form sixième f; also figurative first fruits premiers fruits mpl;

American School first grade = classe de l'école primaire (5 à 6 ans);

Sport first half première mi-temps f;

First Lady (in US) = femme du président des États-Unis;

∎ figurative the first lady of rock/of the detective novel la grande dame du rock/du roman policier;

first language langue f maternelle;

first lieutenant Nautical lieutenant m de vaisseau; American Military & Aviation lieutenant m;

first love premier amour m;

Nautical first mate second m;

Politics First Minister (of Scottish Parliament) Premier ministre m;

first name prénom m;

∎ to be on first name terms with sb appeler qn par son prénom;

Theatre first night première f;

Law first offender délinquant(e) m,f primaire;

Nautical first officer second m;

Theatre first performance première f;

Grammar first person première personne f;

∎ in the first person à la première personne;

first principle principe m fondamental ou de base;

Finance first quarter (of financial year) premier trimestre m;

first refusal préférence f;

∎ to give sb first refusal on sth donner la préférence à qn pour qch;

∎ I promised Nadine first refusal j'ai promis à Nadine que je lui donnerais la préférence;

Cinema first showing première exclusivité f;

American the First State = surnom donné au Delaware;

Sport first string les meilleurs joueurs mpl (d'une équipe);

Sport first team (équipe f) première f;

Music first violin (person, instrument) premier violon m;

the First World les pays mpl industrialisés;

the First World War la Première Guerre mondiale

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2 Rules for using sequence of tenses

Правила употребления согласования времен

↑ Sequence of tenses

Основные правила употребления согласования времен:

1) Согласование времен осуществляется, если употребление прошедшего времени в главном предложении меняет позицию во времени события, описываемого в придаточном. Например, в предложении: "I am sorry." событие относится к настоящему моменту; при передаче этого предложения в непрямой речи: "She told me that she was sorry." то же самое событие относится к моменту в прошлом.

2) Согласование времен не применяется к модальным глаголам ( Modal verbs) would, should, could, might, ought, must. То же самое касается need в модальном значении и had better.

I told him what he had better do under the circumstances. — Я сказал ему, как лучше поступить в сложившихся обстоятельствах.

3) Согласование времен необязательно, если в придаточном предложении описывается обычная, не изменяющаяся во времени ситуация.

He enquired what my fees are. — Он спросил, сколько я зарабатываю.

4) Прошедшее (простое или продолженное) время в придаточном предложении изменяется на прошедшее совершенное (Past perfect) или прошедшее совершенное продолженное (Past perfect continuous) только в том случае, если требуется специально подчеркнуть, что событие, описываемое в придаточном предложении, произошло раньше.

She realised that someone else had found the body first. — Она поняла, что кто-то уже нашел тело до нее.

5) Согласование времен не применяется к придаточным предложениям, сообщающим общеизвестные факты.

I first learned that the earth is round when I was in elementary school. — Я узнал, что земля круглая, когда учился в начальной школе.

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— Непрямая речь см. Indirect speech

English-Russian grammar dictionary > Rules for using sequence of tenses
3 wise

adjective

1) (having gained a great deal of knowledge from books or experience or both and able to use it well.) sabio

2) (sensible: You would be wise to do as he suggests; a wise decision.) sensato, juicioso

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- wisely
- wisdom
- wisdom tooth
- wisecrack
- wise guy
- be wise to
- none the wiser
- put someone wise
- put wise

wise adj

1. sabio

a wise old woman una vieja sabia

2. prudente / sensato / acertado

a wise decision una decisión prudente

wise

tr[waɪz]

adjective

1 (learned, knowledgeable) sabio,-a

2 (sensible, prudent - person) prudente, sensato,-a; (- action, remark) prudente; (- advice) sabio,-a; (- decision, choice, move) atinado,-a, acertado,-a

■ you were wise to sell it estuviste acertado al venderlo

■ it would be wise to wait sería prudente esperar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as wise as an owl tan sabio,-a como Salomón

to be wise after the event hablar a toro pasado

to be/get wise to somebody calar a alguien

to be none the wiser (not understand) seguir sin entender 2 (not realize) no darse cuenta, no enterarse

to put somebody wise to something poner a alguien al tanto de algo

the Three Wise Men los Reyes Magos

wise guy sabelotodo

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wise

tr[waɪz]

noun

1 architecture manera, modo, guisa

■ any wise de cualquier manera

■ in no wise de ningún modo

■ in this wise de esta guisa

wise ['waɪz] adj, wiser ; wisest

1) learned: sabio

2) sensible: sabio, sensato, prudente

3) knowledgeable: entendido, enterado

they're wise to his tricks: conocen muy bien sus mañas

wise n

: manera f, modo m

in no wise: de ninguna manera

wise

v.

• hacer saber v.

adj.

• acertado, -a adj.

• ajuiciado, -a adj.

• atinado, -a adj.

• discreto, -a adj.

• juicioso, -a adj.

• prudente adj.

• sabido, -a adj.

• sabio, -a adj.

• sano, -a adj.

• sapiente adj.

• sesudo, -a adj.

waɪz
adjective wiser, wisest

a) ( prudent) < person> prudente, sensato; <choice/decision> acertado, prudente

it would be wise to call first — sería prudente or aconsejable llamar antes

b) (learned, experienced) sabio

the three Wise Men — los Reyes Magos

it's easy to be wise after the event — es muy fácil criticar a posteriori

to be none the wiser: I'm none the wiser sigo sin entender or sin enterarme; eat one: no-one will be any the wiser cómete una, nadie se va a dar cuenta; to get wise with somebody — (AmE colloq) insolentarse con alguien

c) ( aware) (colloq)

to be wise TO something/somebody: don't worry, I'm wise to him/his tricks — no te preocupes que lo conozco muy bien or (fam) ya lo tengo calado/le conozco las mañas

Phrasal Verbs:

- wise up

I [waɪz]
1. ADJ
(compar wiser) (superl wisest)
1) (=learned) [person] sabio; [words] sabio, acertado

he's a very wise man — es un hombre muy sabio

the Three Wise Men — los Reyes Magos

she's very wise in the ways of the world — tiene mucha experiencia de la vida

she had grown wiser with age — se había vuelto más prudente or juiciosa con los años

to get wise — (esp US) * darse cuenta, caer en la cuenta *

the police got wise to them — la policía los caló *

to get wise with sb — (esp US) * hacerse el listo con algn

a wise move — una idea acertada

I'm none the wiser — me he quedado igual

nobody will be any the wiser — nadie se dará cuenta

to put sb wise to sth * — poner a algn al corriente or al tanto de algo

- be wise after the event

2) (=prudent) [precaution] sabio; [decision, choice] sabio, acertado

a map of the area would be a wise investment — sería aconsejable comprar un mapa del área

it would be wise to — + infin sería prudente + infin, sería aconsejable + infin

you'd be wise to accept — harías bien en aceptar

he was wise enough to refuse — tuvo la suficiente sensatez como para negarse

2.

CPD

wise guy * N — listillo(-a) * m / f pej

wise guy, huh? — ¿tú te lo sabes todo, eh?, eres muy listo, ¿verdad?

wise man N — (=sage) sabio m ; (=witch doctor) hechicero m

Wise Men NPL —

• the (Three) Wise Men — los (Tres) Reyes Magos

wise woman N — (=sage) sabia f ; (=witch doctor) hechicera f

- wise up

II

† [waɪz]
N frm
in this wise — de esta guisa

in no wise — de ningún modo

* * *
[waɪz]
adjective wiser, wisest

a) ( prudent) < person> prudente, sensato; <choice/decision> acertado, prudente

it would be wise to call first — sería prudente or aconsejable llamar antes

b) (learned, experienced) sabio

the three Wise Men — los Reyes Magos

it's easy to be wise after the event — es muy fácil criticar a posteriori

to be none the wiser: I'm none the wiser sigo sin entender or sin enterarme; eat one: no-one will be any the wiser cómete una, nadie se va a dar cuenta; to get wise with somebody — (AmE colloq) insolentarse con alguien

c) ( aware) (colloq)

to be wise TO something/somebody: don't worry, I'm wise to him/his tricks — no te preocupes que lo conozco muy bien or (fam) ya lo tengo calado/le conozco las mañas

Phrasal Verbs:

- wise up

English-spanish dictionary > wise
4 Young, Arthur

SUBJECT AREA: Agricultural and food technology

[br]

b. 11 September 1741 London, England

d. 20 April 1820 Bradford, England

[br]

English writer and commentator on agricultural affairs; founder and Secretary of the Board of Agriculture (later the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food).

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He was the youngest of the three children of Dr Arthur Young, who was at one time Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons. He learned Latin and Greek at Lavenham School, and at the age of 17 was apprenticed to a mercantile house, an occupation he disliked. He first published The Theatre of the Present War in North America in 1758. He then wrote four novels and began to produce the literary magazine The Universal Museum. After his father's death he returned home to manage his father's farm, and in 1765 he married Martha Allen.

Young learned farming by experiment, and three years after his return he took over the rent of a 300 acre farm, Samford Hall in Essex. He was not a practical farmer, and was soon forced to give it up in favour of one of 100 acres (40.5 hectares) in Hertfordshire. He subsidized his farming with his writing, and in 1768 published The Farmer's Letters to the People of England. The first of his books on agricultural tours, Six Weeks Tours through the Counties of England and Wales, was published in 1771. Between 1784 and 1809 he published the Annals of Agriculture, one of whose contributors was George III, who wrote under the pseudonym of Ralph Robinson.

By this time he was corresponding with all of influence in agricultural matters, both at home and abroad. George Washington wrote frequently to Young, and George III was reputed to travel always with a copy of his book. The Empress of Russia sent students to him and had his Tours published in Russian. Young made three trips to France in 1787, 1788 and 1789–90 respectively, prior to and during the French Revolution, and his Travels in France (1792) is a remarkable account of that period, made all the more fascinating by his personal contact with people differing as widely as Mirabeau, the French revolutionary leader, and King Louis XVI.

Unfortunately, in 1811 an unsuccessful cataract operation left him blind, and he moved from London to his native Bradford, where he remained until his death.

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Principal Honours and Distinctions

Chairman, Agricultural Committee of the Society of Arts 1773: awarded three Gold Medals during his career for his achievements in practical agriculture. FRS. Honorary Member of the Dublin, York and Manchester learned societies, as well as the Economic Society of Berne, the Palatine Academy of Agriculture at Mannheim, and the Physical Society of Zurich. Honourary member, French Royal Society of Agriculture. Secretary, Board of Agriculture 1793.

Bibliography

His first novels were The Fair Americans, Sir Charles Beaufort, Lucy Watson and Julia Benson.

His earliest writings on agriculture appeared as collected letters in a periodical with the title Museum Rusticum in 1767.

In 1770 he published a two-volume work entitled A Course of Experimental Agriculture, and between 1766 and 1775 he published The Farmer's Letters, Political Arithmetic, Political Essays Concerning the Present State of the British Empire and Southern, Northern and Eastern Tours, and in 1779 he published The Tour of Ireland.

In addition he was author of the Board of Agriculture reports on the counties of Suffolk, Lincoln, Norfolk, Hertford, Essex and Oxford.

Further Reading

J.Thirsk (ed.), 1989, The Agrarian History of England and Wales, Vol. VI (deals with the years 1750 to 1850, the period associated with Young).

T.G.Gazeley, 1973, "The life of Arthur Young, 1741–1820", Memoirs, American Philosophical Society 97.

AP

Biographical history of technology > Young, Arthur
5 of

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(редуцированная форма) предл.
1) указывает на отношение принадлежности;
передается род. падежом а) указывает на "владельца", кому принадлежит pages of a book ≈ страницы книги б) указывает на объект принадлежности the owner of a car ≈ владелец автомобиля
2) выражает объект действия в отглагольных существительных
3) указывает на деятеля или создателя а) после существительных б) после глагола в пассиве;
может передаваться твор. падежом Everything seems to be done of those who govern Spain to keep travellers out of that country. ≈ Теми, кто управляет Испанией, кажется было сделано все, чтобы не допустить путешественников в эту страну.
4) указывает на деятеля - носителя качества или свойства, выраженного прилагательным;
при этом деятель является логическим субъектом придаточного предложения с инфинитивным предикатом или реже придаточного, вводимого союзом that It is clever of him to go there. ≈ Умно, что он туда поехал. It was careless of you to leave the door unlocked. ≈ Вы были очень легкомысленны, оставив дверь незапертой.
5) указывает на отношение части и целого;
передается род. разделительным (партитивом)
6) указывает на содержимое какого-л. вместилища
7) указывает на состав, структуру pack of wolves ≈ стая волков herd of horses ≈ табун лошадей family of a dozen persons ≈ семья из 12 человек
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9) указывает на выделение лица/предмета из множества аналогичных лиц/предметов holy of holies ≈ святая святых
10) из о материале, из которого что-л. сделано
11) указывает на вкус, запах и т. п.;
передается тв. падежом
12) указывает на качество, свойство, возраст;
часто передается род. падежом
13) указывает на область распространения какого-л. качества, свойства to be hard of hearing ≈ быть тугоухим, плохо слышать
14) указывает на причину от;
из-за;
в результате, по причине sick of inaction ≈ уставший от бездействия He died of pneumonia. ≈ Он умер от воспаления легких. He did it of necessity. ≈ Он сделал это по необходимости.
15) указывает на источник от, у I learned it of him. ≈ Я узнал это от него. He asked it of me. ≈ Он спросил это у меня.
16) указывает на происхождение из He comes of a worker's family. ≈ Он из рабочей семьи.
17) указывает на направление, положение в пространстве, расстояние от
18) указывает на объект избавления, лишения от;
передается тж. род. падежом to cure of a disease/illness ≈ вылечить от болезни
19) указывает на время
20) указывает на количество в
21) указывает на предмет разговора, слуха и т. п. о, об, относительно
22) указывает на предмет подозрений, обвинений и т. п. в
23) вводит приложение
24) употребляется в неразложимых словосочетаниях с предшествующим определяющим существительным указывает на: принадлежность - передается род. падежом - the garden of my neighbour сад моего соседа - the nest of the bird гнездо птицы владение чем-л. - передается род. падежом - the owner of the house владелец дома, домовладелец - a man of property собственник авторство - передается род. падежом - the stories of Edgar Poe рассказы Эдгара По - the phonograph of Edison фонограф Эдисона принадлежность к какой-л. организации или участие в работе какого-л. органа - передается род. падежом - he is a member of the Communist party он член коммунистической партии родственные, дружеские, деловые и др. связи в обороте, включающем существительное в притяжательном падеже или притяжательное местоименение обыкн. в абсолютной форме - he is a friend of mine он мой друг;
это один из моих друзей - is he a friend of your father's? он друг вашего отца? - that precious brother of hers (ироничное) ее драгоценный братец - it's no business of yours это не ваше дело, это вас не касается - a volume of Shakespeare's один из томов (собрания сочинений) Шекспира указывает на: составную часть чего-л - передается род. падежом - the roof of the house крыша дома - the leg of the table ножка стола соотношение части и целого: из;
передается тж. род. падежом - there parts of the whole три четверти всего количества - one of them один из них - most of us большинство из нас - of the twenty only one was present из двадцати присутствовал только один - there is smth. of good in every man в каждом человеке есть что-то хорошее - taste of the soup (книжное) отведайте супа - part of the way часть пути определенное количество чего-л. - передается род. падежом - a cup of tea чашка чаю - a tin of sardines банка сардин - a yard of silk ярд шелка - a foot of ground фут земли - a piece of chalk кусок мела - how much of it do you want? сколько вам дать этого? указывает на выделение лица или предмета из группы лиц или предметов: из - the bravest of the brave храбрейший из храбрых - the holy of holies святая святых - a man of a thousand один из тысячи - on this day of all days именно в этот день - you have had the best of teachers вас учили лучшие учителя указывает на: качество, свойство или особенность - передается род. падежом;
в сочетании с существительным передается тж. прилагательным - of good quality хорошего качества - a man of talent талантливый человек - a man of genius гений - a man of importance важный человек, важная персона - a friendship of old standing старая дружба - a period of plenty период изобилия - a state of rest состояние покоя - a flag of three colours трехцветный флаг - tomatoes of my own growing помидоры, выращенные на моем участке, поле и т. п., выращенные мною помидоры количественную характеристику: в, из - a ship of 700 tons судно водоизмещением в 700 тонн - a family of eight cемья из восьми человек возраст - передается род. падежом - a boy of fourteen мальчик четырнадцати лет указывает на сферу распространения качества или признака - вместе со следующим существительным часто переводится сложным прилагательным - hard of heart жестокосердный - black of eye черноглазый - nimble of foot быстроногий - he is hard of hearing он тугоух указывает на: материал: из;
передается тж. род. падежом - a box of ivory шкатулка (из) слоновой кости - made of wood сделанный из дерева - what is it made of? из чего это сделано? - a house of cards карточный домик состав, содержание или структуру - передается род. падежом - a collection of pictures собрание картин - a book of poems сборник стихов - a bunch of keys связка ключей - a pack of wolves стая волков - to be composed of smth. быть составленным из чего-л. запах, вкус - передается твор. падежом - it smelled of hay пахло сеном - the fish tasted of onions рыба отдавала луком - the room smelled of mice в комнате пахло мышами указывает на: происхождение или источник: из;
передается тж. род. падежом - he comes of a good family он происходит их хорошей семьи - workers of Ohio рабочие из (штата) Огайо - there was one child of that marriage от этого брак5а родился один ребенок - man of humble origin человек незнатного рода - of royal decent из королевского рода отнесение к какому-л. времени иди периоду - передается род. падежом - men of Forty Eight люди сорок восьмого года - within a year of his death через год после его смерти звание, титул и т. п. - передается род, падежом - Doctor of Medicine доктор медицины - Master of Arts магистр искусств;
магистр гуманитарных наук указывает на причину, основание: от, из-за, по - to do smth. of necessity сделать что-л. по необходимости - to do smth. of one's own accord сделать что-л. по (своему) собственному желанию - to die of starvation умереть от голода - for fear of из страха перед (чем-л.), из-за (чего-л.) - I have done this of my own will я сделал это по собственной воле - I am sick of endless delays я устал от бесконечных задержек указывает на направление, расстояние или удаленность от какого-л. пункта: от, к - within a mile of the station в миле от станции - south of London к югу от Лондона - a mile east of the port на расстоянии мили к востоку от порта указывает на: минуты( при определении времени по часам): без;
передается тж. род. падежом - twenty of twelve (американизм) без двадцати двенадцать;
сорок минут двенадцатого название месяца после даты - передается род. падежом - the first of May первое мая - the second of June второе июня (редкое) время совершения повторного действия: по;
вместе с существительным передается тж. наречием - of an evening по вечерам, вечерами - of a Saturday по субботам - what do you do of a Saturday? что вы делаете по субботам? - to sit up late of nights (диалектизм) поздно ложиться спать период времени: в течение - I have not seen him of a long time я давно не видел его употребляется: в оборотах, где в качестве образного эпитета выступает определяемое - a palace of a house роскошный дом;
не дом, а дворец - a box of a room клетушка, каморка - what a mountain of a wave! какая огромная волна! с приложением, выраженным именем собственным - the city of Dublin город Дублин - the Isle of Wight остров Уайт - by the name of Mary по имени Мэри - the month of May месяц май с ослабленным значением употребляется в определительных оборотах к существительным - передается род, падежом;
тж. вместе с существительным передается прилагательным - the laws of perspective законы перспективы - standard of living уровень жизни - source of information источник сведений - the name of the street название улицы - a cloud of smoke облако дыма - a word of encouragement доброе слово;
одобрение раскрывает содержание предшествующего существительного - передается род. падежом - the fact of your speaking to him тот факт, что вы с ним разговаривали указывает на: объект действия - передается род. падежом - education of children обучение детей - explanation of a word объяснение слова - love of study любовь к занятиям - writing of letters писание писем - levying of taxes взимание налогов субъект дейтсвия, выраженного существительным - передается род. падежом;
в сочетании с существительным передается прилагательным - the love of a mother любовь матери;
материнская любовь субъект действия, выраженного инфинитивом: с ( чьей-л.) стороны - it is clever of you to act so с вашей стороны умно действовать подобным образом( устаревшее) субъект действия после глагола в пассиве - передается твор. падежом - beloved of all любимый всеми - forsaken of God and man забытый богом и людьми указывает на: тему разговора, предмет рассуждений, воспоминаний и т. п.: о, об, относительно - to speak of smb., smth. говорить о ком-л., что-л. - it is you I'm thinking of я думаю о вас - not that I know of я, по крайней мере, ничего об этом не знаю предмет подозрений, опасений, страха, зависти и т. п.;
передается тж. косвенными падежами - to suspect smb. of smth. подозревать кого-л. в чем-л - to accuse smb. of smth. обвинять кого-л. в чем-л. - to be guilty of smth. быть виновным в чем-л. - to be sure of smth. быть уверенным в чем-л. - to be aware of smth. знать что-л. - it admits of no doubt в этом не приходится сомневаться /нет сомнения/ - he was ashamed of being so late ему было стыдно, что он пришел так поздно - he had such hopes of it он так на это надеялся указывает на: освобождение или избавление от чего-л.: от - free of smth. свободный от чего-л. - to cure smb. of smth. вылечить кого-л. от чего-л. - to relieve smb. of anxiety избавить кого-л. от беспокойства - trees bare of leaves оголенные деревья - free of customs duty не облагаемый таможенной пошлиной лишение, изъятие чего-л.: от;
передается тж. род. падежом - to be deprived of smth. быть лишенным чего-л. - he was robbed of his purse у него украли кошелек - he was cheated of $5 его обсчитали на 5 долларов лицо, у которого что-л. берут, просят, требуют и т. п.: у;
передается тж. род. падежом - to ask a favour of smb. просить кого-л. о любезности - to borrow smth. of smb. взять взаймы что-л. у кого-л. (устаревшее) указывает на цель: с;
по - house of prayer молитвенный дом - to send of an errand послать с поручением в сочетаниях: - full of полный - full of water полный воды - full of energy полный энергии, энергичный - plenty of много - plenty of time много времени - of no account не имеющий значения - of (great) interest представляющий (большой) интерес - of age совершеннолетний - of a certainty несомненно, бесспорно;
наверняка - of a child с детства - of a child he was sickly он был болезненным с детства - of all men, of all people уж кто-кто, a... - he of all men should be grateful уж он-то во всяком случае должен бы быть благодарен - well what of it? ну и что (из этого) ? - of oneself по своему желанию;
без посторонней помощи - it came about of itself это произошло само по себе - of late недавно - of old давно;
в давние времена - I know him of old я знаю его очень давно - what has become of him? что с ним стало? - no more of that! хватит!, довольно! - this kind of thing вещи такого рода - all of a tremble весь дрожа;
в сильном волнении - he is one of us он свой (разговорное) (диалектизм) выполняет роль вспомогательного глагола: - she meant to of written you она собиралась написать тебе - he should of asked me first ему бы сначала следовало спросить у меня of prep в;
to suspect of theft подозревать в воровстве;
to accuse of a lie обвинять во лжи;
to be guilty of bribery быть виновным во взяточничестве ~ prep указывает на принадлежность;
передается род. падежом: the house of my ancestors дом моих предков;
articles of clothing предметы одежды of prep в;
to suspect of theft подозревать в воровстве;
to accuse of a lie обвинять во лжи;
to be guilty of bribery быть виновным во взяточничестве to be sure (~ smth.) быть уверенным (в чем-л.) sure: well, I am ~! вот те раз!;
однако!;
sure thing! безусловно!, конечно!;
to be sure разумеется, конечно well: if you promise that, ~ and good если вы обещаете это, тогда хорошо;
well, to be sure вот тебе раз! the devil ~ a worker не работник а просто дьявол;
a beauty of a girl красавица ~ prep вводит приложение: the city of New York город НьюЙорк;
by the name of John по имениДжон ~ prep вводит приложение: the city of New York город НьюЙорк;
by the name of John по имениДжон ~ prep указывает на объект действия;
передается род. падежом: a creator of a new trend in art создатель нового направления в искусстве ~ prep указывает на объект избавления от;
to cure of a disease (или illness) вылечить от болезни;
to get rid of a cold избавиться от простуды ~ prep указывает на деятеля;
передается род. падежом: the deeds of our heroes подвиги наших героев the devil ~ a worker не работник а просто дьявол;
a beauty of a girl красавица ~ prep указывает на материал, из которого (что-л.) сделано из;
a dress of silk платье из шелка;
a wreath of flowers венок из цветов ~ prep указывает на количество единиц измерения в;
a farm of 100 acres ферма площадью в 100 акров;
a fortune of 1000 pounds состояние в 1000 фунтов ~ prep употребляется в неразложимых словосочетаниях с предшествующим определяющим существительным: a fool of a man глупый человек, просто дурень ~ prep указывает на количество единиц измерения в;
a farm of 100 acres ферма площадью в 100 акров;
a fortune of 1000 pounds состояние в 1000 фунтов ~ prep указывает на объект избавления от;
to cure of a disease (или illness) вылечить от болезни;
to get rid of a cold избавиться от простуды a girl ~ ten девочка лет десяти;
a man of talent талантливый человек ~ prep указывает на содержимое (какого-л.) вместилища;
передается род. падежом: a glass of milk стакан молока;
a pail of water ведро воды ~ prep указывает на источник от, у;
I learned it of him я узнал это от него;
he asked it of me он спросил это у меня ~ prep указывает на происхождение из;
he comes of a worker's family он из рабочей семьи he did it ~ necessity он сделал это по необходимости ~ prep указывает на причину от;
изза;
в результате, по причине;
he died of pneumonia он умер от воспаления легких he ~ all men кто угодно, но не он;
that he of all men should do it! меньше всего я ожидал этого от него! he reeks ~ tobacco от него разит табаком ~ prep указывает на выделение лица или предмета из множества аналогичных лиц или предметов: holy of holies святая святых ~ prep указывает на принадлежность;
передается род. падежом: the house of my ancestors дом моих предков;
articles of clothing предметы одежды ~ prep о, об, относительно;
I have heard of it я слышал об этом;
the news of the victory весть о победе ~ prep указывает на источник от, у;
I learned it of him я узнал это от него;
he asked it of me он спросил это у меня in search ~ a dictionary в поисках словаря;
a lover of poetry любитель поэзии ~ prep it is nice ~ you это любезно с вашей стороны;
it is clever of him to go there умно, что он туда поехал ~ prep указывает на объект лишения;
передается род. падежом: the loss of power потеря власти in search ~ a dictionary в поисках словаря;
a lover of poetry любитель поэзии ~ prep указывает на качество, свойство, возраст;
передается род. падежом: a man of his word человек слова word: ~ обещание, слово;
to give one's word обещать;
a man of his word человек слова;
upon my word! честное слово! a girl ~ ten девочка лет десяти;
a man of talent талантливый человек some ~ us некоторые из нас;
a member of congress член конгресса a mouse ~ a woman похожая на мышку женщина ~ prep о, об, относительно;
I have heard of it я слышал об этом;
the news of the victory весть о победе ~ prep указывает на время: of an evening вечером;
of late недавно ~ prep it is nice ~ you это любезно с вашей стороны;
it is clever of him to go there умно, что он туда поехал ~ prep указывает на время: of an evening вечером;
of late недавно on application ~ при применении ~ prep указывает на содержимое (какого-л.) вместилища;
передается род. падежом: a glass of milk стакан молока;
a pail of water ведро воды ~ prep указывает на отношение части и целого;
передается род. разделительным: a pound of sugar фунт сахару ~ prep указывает на вкус, запах и т. п.;
передается тв. падежом: to smell of flowers пахнуть цветами some ~ us некоторые из нас;
a member of congress член конгресса ~ prep указывает на направление, положение в пространстве, расстояние от;
south of Moscow к югу от Москвы of prep в;
to suspect of theft подозревать в воровстве;
to accuse of a lie обвинять во лжи;
to be guilty of bribery быть виновным во взяточничестве he ~ all men кто угодно, но не он;
that he of all men should do it! меньше всего я ожидал этого от него! within 50 miles ~ London в 50 милях от Лондона ~ prep указывает на авторство;
передается род. падежом: the works of Shakespeare произведения Шекспира ~ prep указывает на материал, из которого (что-л.) сделано из;
a dress of silk платье из шелка;
a wreath of flowers венок из цветов

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6 Animal Intelligence

   1) The Criterion of Insightful Behavior

   We can... distinguish sharply between the kind of behavior which from the very beginning arises out of a consideration of the structure of a situation, and one that does not. Only in the former case do we speak of insight, and only that behavior of animals definitely appears to us intelligent which takes account from the beginning of the lay of the land, and proceeds to deal with it in a single, continuous, and definite course. Hence follows this criterion of insight: the appearance of a complete solution with reference to the whole lay- out of the field. (KoЁhler, 1927, pp. 169-170)

   2) Signs Occasion Thought but Not Action

   Signs, in [Edward] Tolman's theory, occasion in the rat realization, or cognition, or judgment, or hypotheses, or abstraction, but they do not occasion action. In his concern with what goes on in the rat's mind, Tolman has neglected to predict what the rat will do. So far as the theory is concerned the rat is left buried in thought: if he gets to the food-box at the end that is his concern, not the concern of the theory. (Guthrie, 1972, p. 172)

   3) A New Insight Consists of a Recombination of Pre-existent Mediating Properties

   The insightful act is an excellent example of something that is not learned, but still depends on learning. It is not learned, since it can be adequately performed on its first occurrence; it is not perfected through practice in the first place, but appears all at once in recognizable form (further practice, however, may still improve it). On the other hand, the situation must not be completely strange; the animal must have had prior experience with the component parts of the situation, or with other situations that have some similarity to it.... All our evidence thus points to the conclusion that a new insight consists of a recombination of pre existent mediating processes, not the sudden appearance of a wholly new process. (Hebb, 1958, pp. 204-205)

   4) Interpretation of Morgan's Canon

   In Morgan's own words, the principle is, "In no case may we interpret an action as the outcome of the exercise of a higher psychical faculty, if it can be interpreted as the outcome of the exercise of one which stands lower in the psychological scale." Behaviorists universally adopted this idea as their own, interpreting it as meaning that crediting consciousness to animals can't be justified if the animal's behavior can be explained in any other way, because consciousness is certainly a "higher psychical faculty." Actually, their interpretation is wrong, since Morgan was perfectly happy with the idea of animal consciousness: he even gives examples of it directly taken from dog behavior. Thus in The Limits of Animal Intelligence, he describes a dog returning from a walk "tired" and "hungry" and going down into the kitchen and "looking up wistfully" at the cook. Says Morgan about this, "I, for one, would not feel disposed to question that he has in his mind's eye a more or less definite idea of a bone."

   Morgan's Canon really applies to situations where the level of intelligence credited to an animal's behavior goes well beyond what is really needed for simple and sensible explanation. Thus application of Morgan's Canon would prevent us from presuming that, when a dog finds its way home after being lost for a day, it must have the ability to read a map, or that, if a dog always begins to act hungry and pace around the kitchen at 6 P.M. and is always fed at 6:30 P.M., this must indicate that it has learned how to tell time. These conclusions involve levels of intelligence that are simply not needed to explain the behaviors. (Coren, 1994, pp. 72-73)

Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Animal Intelligence
7 Rankine, William John Macquorn

SUBJECT AREA: Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic engineering

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b. 5 July 1820 Edinburgh, Scotland

d. 1872

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Scottish engineer and educator

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Rankine was educated at Ayr Academy and Glasgow High School, although he appears to have learned much of his basic mathematics and physics through private study. He attended Edinburgh University and then assisted his father, who was acting as Superintendent of the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway. This introduction to engineering practice was followed in 1838 by his appointment as a pupil to Sir John MacNeill, and for the next four years he served under MacNeill on his Irish railway projects. While still in his early twenties, Rankine presented pioneering papers on metal fatigue and other subjects to the Institution of Civil Engineers, for which he won a prize, but he appears to have resigned from the Civils in 1857 after an argument because the Institution would not transfer his Associate Membership into full Membership. From 1844 to 1848 Rankine worked on various projects for the Caledonian Railway Company, but his interests were becoming increasingly theoretical and a series of distinguished papers for learned societies established his reputation as a leading scholar in the new science of thermodynamics. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1853. At the same time, he remained intimately involved with practical questions of applied science, in shipbuilding, marine engineering and electric telegraphy, becoming associated with the influential coterie of fellow Scots such as the Thomson brothers, Napier, Elder, and Lewis Gordon. Gordon was then the head of a large and successful engineering practice, but he was also Regius Professor of Engineering at the University of Glasgow, and when he retired from the Chair to pursue his business interests, Rankine, who had become his Assistant, was appointed in his place.

From 1855 until his premature death in 1872, Rankine built up an impressive engineering department, providing a firm theoretical basis with a series of text books that he wrote himself and most of which remained in print for many decades. Despite his quarrel with the Institution of Civil Engineers, Rankine took a keen interest in the institutional development of the engineering profession, becoming the first President of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, which he helped to establish in 1857. Rankine campaigned vigorously for the recognition of engineering studies as a full university degree at Glasgow, and he achieved this in 1872, the year of his death. Rankine was one of the handful of mid-nineteenth century engineers who virtually created engineering as an academic discipline.

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Principal Honours and Distinctions

FRS 1853. First President, Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, 1857.

Bibliography

1858, Manual of Applied Mechanics.

1859, Manual of the Steam Engine and Other Prime Movers.

1862, Manual of Civil Engineering.

1869, Manual of Machinery and Millwork.

Further Reading

1873, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers 21.

J.Small, 1957, "The institution's first president", Proceedings of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland: 687–97.

H.B.Sutherland, 1972, Rankine. His Life and Times.

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̘. ̈n. ̘ˑ ̏ ʄ ʁ˧ ̆of̃ʟ a quarter of a century ̏ɰʄ ʁ˧ ʄɰ̘ʟ to divide into quarters ʁ̘̋ɣ ↗˧ ɜ̘ ̏ :ʁ ̏̆ɻʟ for a quarter of the price, for quarter the price ̘̋ ̏ɰʄ ʁ˧ ʌ ɜ: ̙ˑ ̏ɰʄ ʁ˧ ̏̆ɻ̘ʟ a quarter to one, ̘̈↘. a quarter of one ɬ ̋ ̏ɰʄ ʁ ̘̏ɻʟ a bad quarter of an hour ɜɰɻɞ↗˧ɞ ɜ ̤ʁɭɜ˧ˈ ↘ɜʙʟ ɜ ̤ʁɭɜɞ ̤ ʁ -ʄ̆ɜ ̝ˑ ʄ̘ʁ̆↗ ̆ˌɞɣ̘̃, ̈ɞ↗. ̏ɰʄ ʁ˧ʟ to be several quarters in arrear ̘̋ɣɞ↗-̆˧ ̘̋ ɜɰɻɞ↗˧ɞ ʄ̘ʁ̆↗ɞʄ ̆ʄ̘ʁ̂ʁɜ˞ʕ ̤↗̆˞  .̤.̃ ̞ˑ ʄ̘ʁ̆↗ ̆ˌɟʁɞɣ̘̃ʟ residential quarter ʄ̘ʁ̆↗ -↗:ˈ ɣɞ↘ɟʄ ̪ˑ ɻʁ̘ɜ̆ ɻʄɰ̘ ̻ˑ ̈pl. ʄ̘ʁ̂ʁ̘, ̤ɞ↘ ̀ɰɜ, -↗̂̀ ʟ at close quarters ʄ ɰɻɜɞ↘ ɻɞɻɰɣɻʄ ʟ to take up oneʼs quarters with smb. ̤ɞɻ ↗̂˧ɻ̼ ˞ ɞˌɟ̤↗. ↗ ɻ  ↘̤↗. ̜ˑ ̈pl. ̈ʄɞ ɜ. ʄ̘ʁ̂ʁ˧, ̘̋̆ʁ↘˧ʟ ɻɞɭɜ̘ʟ ̈↘ɞʁ. ̤ɞɻʟ to beat to quarters ̈↘ɞʁ. ɬ˧ ɻɬɞʁʟ to sound off quarters ̈↘ɞʁ. ɬ˧ ɞɬɟ ̥ˑ ↘ɰɻɞ, ɻɞʁɞɜ̆ʟ from every quarter ɻɞ ʄɻ ˈ ɻɞʁɟɜʟ from no quarter ɜɞʙɣ̘, ɜ ɻ ̏˧ ɻɞʁɞɜ:ʟ we learned from the hiɡhest quarters ↘˧ ˞̋ɜ̆↗ ̋ ̘ʄɞʁɰɜ˧ˈ ɻɟ̏ɜɞʄ ̯ˑ ̤ɞ̀̆ɣ̘ʟ to ask for ̆↗ to crỹ quarter ̤ʁɞɻ̂˧ ̤ɞ̀̆ɣ˧ʟ to ɡive quarter ̤ɞ̘̀ɣ̂˧ -̋ɜ˧ ̆ɻɣ̘ʄ ˌɞɻ̼ ɜ̘ ↘↗ɞɻ˧ ̤ɞɬ ɣ ↗̼̃ʟ no quarter to be ɡiven ̤ɞ̀̆ɣ˧ ɜ ɬʙɣ  ̘̰ˑ ̤ʁˤ↘, ɞɬˈɞ-ɣɰɜ ̘̘ˑ ̏ɰʄ ʁ˧ ̆˞̃ʟ fore quarter ↗ɞ̤̆̘ʟ hind quarter ̋̆ɣɜ̼̼ ̘̏ɻ˧ ̘̙ˑ ̏ɰʄ ʁ˧ ̆↘ ʁ̘ ɻ˧̤˞̏ˈ  ↗ ̠ ̙,̯ ˌ ɞ↗ʁ̘ʟ ↘ ʁ̘ ʄ ɻ̘ ̠ ̘̙,̜ ˌʟ ↘ ʁ̘ ɣ↗ɜ˧ˡ ̘/̞ ̼ʁɣ̘ ̠ ̙̙,̥̻ ɻ↘, ̘/̞ ↘↗ ̠ ̞̰̙,̙̞ ↘̃ ̘̝ˑ ̈↘ɞʁ. ̏ɰʄ ʁ˧ ʁʙ↘ɬ̘ʟ from what quarter does the wind blowʔ ɞʙɣ̘ ɣʙ  ʄɰ ʁʔ ̘̞ˑ ̘̈↘. ̆↘ɞɜɰ̘ ʄ ̙̪ ʌɰɜɞʄ̃ ̘̪ˑ ɬ ˌ ɜ̘ ̏ɰʄ ʁ˧ ↘̂↗ ̘̻ˑ ̈↘ɞʁ. ɞʁ↘ɞʄ̼̆ ̘̏ɻ˧ ɻʙɣɜ̘ ̘̜ˑ ̋̆ɣɜ ̆ɻ̘̤ɞˌ̘̃ ̘̥ˑ ̈ˌ ʁ̘↗˧ɣ. ̏ɰʄ ʁ˧ ˌ ʁ̘↗˧ɣ̂̏ ɻɞˌɞ ̀̆ ̘̯ˑ ̈ɻʁ. ɣ ʁ ʄɭɜɜ˧ ̏ ˧ʁˤˈˌʁ̆ɜɜ˧ ɬʁ˞ɻʟ not a quarter so ɡood as ɣ̘↗ ɟ ɜ ̘ ˈɞʁɟ, ̘ʟ at close quarters ʄ ɜ ̤ɞɻʁɰɣɻʄ ɜɜɞ↘ ɻɞ̤ʁɞɻɜɞʄɰɜ ̆ɞɻɞɬ. ɻ ̤ʁɞʄɜɞ↘̃ ʀɻʁ. -. ̻ɽʟ to come to close quarters ̘ˑ ʄɻ˞̤̂˧ ʄ ʁ˞ɞ̤̆ɜ˞ʕʟ ɬˑ ɻʌ ̤̂˧ɻ̼ ʄ ɻ̤ɟʁ ʟ ʄˑ ɻɞ↗ɜʙ˧ɻ̼ ↗ʌɟ↘  ↗ʌʙ ̙. ̈v. ̘ˑ ɣ ↗̂˧ ɜ̘ ̏ :ʁ ̆ʁ̆ʄɜ˧ ̃ ̏̆ɻ ̙ˑ ̈ɻ. ̏ ʄ ʁɞʄ̆˧ ̝ˑ ʁ̘ɻʄ̘ʁʁɟʄ˧ʄ̘˧ ̆ɞɻɞɬ. ʄɞ ɻ̘̃ʟ ̤ɞ↘ ̀̆˧ ɜ̘ ʄ̘ʁ̂ʁ˞ʟ ɻ̆ʄ˧ ɜ̘ ̤ɞɻɟ ̆on quarter  ɞ↘˞̤↗.̃ ̞ˑ ʄ̘ʁʁɞʄ̆˧ ̆at̃ ̪ˑ ʁ:ɻ̘˧ ̤ɞ ʄɻ ↘ ɜ̘̤ʁ̘ʄ↗ɰɜ̼↘ ̆ɞɬ ɞˈɞɜ̏˧ˈ ɻɞɬ̘̘ˈ̃ ̻ˑ ˞ɻ˞̤̆˧ ɣɞʁɟˌ˞, ɻʄɞʁ̆̏ʄ̘˧, ̏ɟɬ˧ ʁ̘̋̂ɰˈ̘˧ɻ̼ ̜ˑ ̈ˌ ʁ̘↗˧ɣ. ɣ ↗̂˧ ̆̀̃ ɜ̘ ̏ɰʄ ʁʟ ̤ɞ↘ ̀̆˧ ʄ ɞɣɜɟ ̋ ̏ ʄ ʁɰ ̀̆ ɜɟʄ˧ ˌ ʁɬ
1. сущ.
1) а) четверть, четвертая часть A quarter of the population voted for him. ≈ За него проголосовало четверть населения. His allowance was a quarter a week. ≈ В неделю ему выдавалось четверть суммы на содержание. Syn: one of four equal parts, fourth part, one-fourth, fourth, 25 percent б) четверть часа a quarter to one, амер. a quarter of one ≈ без четверти час в) квартал (года) ;
школ. четверть г) амер. монета в 25 центов д) мор. четверть румба е) геральдика четверть геральдического щита ж) четверть (мера сыпучих тел = 2,9 гектолитра;
мера веса = 12,7 кг;
мера длины: 1/4 ярда = 22,86 см, 1/4 мили = 402,24 м)
2) бег на четверть мили
3) а) квартал (города) residential quarter ≈ квартал жилых домов б) мн. жилище, жилье, квартира We must find quarters before nightfall. ≈ Мы должны найти какое-нибудь жилье, прежде чем наступит ночь. Syn: lodging, housing, place to stay, place to live, board, shelter в) мн.;
воен. квартиры, казармы;
стоянка;
мор. пост to find quarters ≈ найти квартиру bachelor quarters ≈ дом холостяка officers' quarters ≈ офицерские казармы to beat to quarters, sound off quarters ≈ бить сбор
4) страна света
5) место, сторона The troops attacked the city from all quarters. ≈ Войска атаковали город со всех сторон. Syn: area, place, location, locality
6) пощада to ask for/to cry quarter ≈ просить пощады The king gave no quarter to traitors. ≈ Король не пощадил предателей. Syn: mercy
7) обхождение, прием
8) а) мор. кормовая часть судна б) задник( сапога)
9) строит. деревянный четырехгранный брус ∙ at close quarters come to close quarters
2. гл.
1) делить на четыре( равные) части She quartered the sandwiches and put them on a serving tray. ≈ Она разделила бутерброды на четыре части и положила их на поднос. Syn: cut into quarters, slice four ways
2) ист. четвертовать
3) геральдика делить на четверти (щит) ;
помещать в одной из четвертей щита новый герб
4) а) поселять, помещать на квартиру;
расквартировывать( особ. войска) ;
ставить на постой( on - к кому-л.) The visiting diplomat was quartered at the embassy. ≈ Прибывшего диплома разместили в посольстве. б) квартировать (at) ∙ Syn: furnish with quarters, billet, lodge, house
5) рыскать по всем направлениям( об охотничьих собаках)
6) уступать дорогу, сворачивать четверть, четвертая часть - a * of a pound четверть фунта - a * of an apple четверть яблока - a mile and a * миля с четвертью - to divide smth. into *s разделить что-л. на четыре части - a * of a year квартал, три месяца - for (a) * (of) the price за четверть цены - what's the * of 64? чему равна четвертая часть от 64? четверть часа, пятнадцать минут - a * to /(амер) of/ one без четверти час - a * past one четверть второго - some clocks strike the *s некоторые часы бьют каждые четверть часа квартал, четверть года, три месяца - to pay for smth. at the end of each * платить за что-л. в конце каждого квартала - several *s' rent квартплата за несколько кварталов - a whole *'s pay трехмесячное жалование( разговорное) квартплата за квартал (школьное) четверть - he had a * at French он одну четверть занимался французским (американизм) четверть доллара, 25 центов - to be a * cheaper быть на 25 центов дешевле( американизм) монета в 25 центов (кулинарное) четвертина (туши) - fore * передняя часть, лопатка - hind * задняя часть, окорок - a * of beef четверть говяжьей туши доля (вымени) (устаревшее) четвертая часть тела человека квартер (мера веса, а также мера объема сыпучих тел) четверть мили (спортивное) бег на четверть мили (морское) четверть румба (морское) шканцы (морское) ют - on the * на корме (строительство) деревянный четырехгранный брус задник (сапога) боковая сторона копыта (у лошади) (геральдика) четверть геральдического щита (астрономия) четверть (Луны) - the first * первая четверть (Луны) квартал - residential * квартал жилых домов район, часть города - in the southern * в южной части города - a student * студенческий городок - in the industrial * of the city в промышленном районе города страна света, часть света - the four *s of the globe все части земного шара, все страны света место, сторона - a distant * отдаленный уголок - from every * отовсюду, со всех сторон - from all *s of the earth отовсюду - from no * ниоткуда - they gathered from all *s of Europe они съехались из всех уголков Европы - from what * does the wind blow? с какой стороны дует ветер? круг лиц;
сфера;
круги - in the highest *s в высших кругах /сферах/ - business *s деловые круги - to apply /to address oneself/ to the proper * обратиться в нужное место источник( помощи, информации) - he could expect no help from that * он не мог ожидать помощи оттуда - to obtain information from a reliable * получать информацию из надежного источника пощада, снисхождение - to ask for * просить пощады - to give * пощадить жизнь( сдавшегося на милость победителя) - to receive * получить пощаду выдержка;
терпеливость;
терпимость прием, обхождение - to give smb. fair * оказать кому-л. хороший прием - to meet ill * from smb. быть плохо принятым кем-л., встретить холодный прием с чьей-л. стороны > to have a bad * of an hour пережить несколько неприятных минут > to beat up smb.'s *s навещать кого-л. запросто > the fifth * шкура и жир убитого животного > to keep a * шумно вести себя > not a * so /as/ good вовсе не так хорош делить, разделить на четыре равные части - to * an apple разделить яблоко на четыре равные части (редкое) делить на части( историческое) четвертовать (геральдика) делить (щит) на четверти (геральдика) помещать в одной из четвертей щита (новый герб) (астрономия) вступать в новую фазу (о Луне) расквартировывать, ставить на постой( особ. войска) - to * troops in a city расквартировывать войска в городе - to * upon smb. ставить на постой к кому-л. расквартировываться, размещаться по квартирам квартировать, жить( где-л.) селиться - to * oneself on /with/ smb. поселиться у кого-л. рыскать (об охотничьих собаках) - to * a covert рыскать в чаще( морское) рыскать - to * the sea бороздить море уступать дорогу;
сворачивать в сторону, чтобы разъехаться( морское) идти в бакштаг ~ пощада;
to ask for (или to cry) quarter просить пощады;
to give quarter пощадить жизнь (сдавшегося на милость победителя) ;
no quarter to be given пощады не будет ~ pl квартира, помещение, жилище;
at close quarters в тесном соседстве (ср. тж.) ;
to take up one's quarters (with smb.) поселиться (у кого-л. или с кем-л.) at close ~s в непосредственном соприкосновении (особ. с противником) ~ четверть часа;
a quarter to one, амер. a quarter of one без четверти час;
a bad quarter of an hour несколько неприятных минут;
неприятное переживание ~ квартал (года) ;
школ. четверть;
to be several quarters in arrears задолжать за несколько кварталов (квартирную плату и т. п.) ~ pl воен. квартиры, казармы;
стоянка;
мор. пост;
to beat to quarters мор. бить сбор;
to sound off quarters мор. бить отбой business ~ деловой квартал by the ~ поквартально to come to close ~s вступить в рукопашную to come to close ~s столкнуться лицом к лицу to come to close ~s сцепиться в споре commercial ~ торговый квартал ~ четверть (of) ;
a quarter of a century четверть века;
to divide into quarters разделить на четыре части first ~ первый квартал for a ~ (of) the price, for ~ the price за четверть цены for a ~ (of) the price, for ~ the price за четверть цены ~ четверть (туши) ;
fore quarter лопатка;
hind quarter задняя часть fourth ~ четвертый квартал ~ место, сторона;
from every quarter со всех сторон;
from no quarter ниоткуда, ни с чьей стороны ~ место, сторона;
from every quarter со всех сторон;
from no quarter ниоткуда, ни с чьей стороны ~ мор. четверть румба;
from what quarter does the wind blow? откуда дует ветер? ~ пощада;
to ask for (или to cry) quarter просить пощады;
to give quarter пощадить жизнь (сдавшегося на милость победителя) ;
no quarter to be given пощады не будет ~ четверть (туши) ;
fore quarter лопатка;
hind quarter задняя часть industrial ~ промышленная зона industrial ~ промышленный район last ~ последний квартал ~ пощада;
to ask for (или to cry) quarter просить пощады;
to give quarter пощадить жизнь (сдавшегося на милость победителя) ;
no quarter to be given пощады не будет ~ стр. деревянный четырехгранный брус;
not a quarter so good as далеко не так хорош, как quarter квартировать (at) ~ амер. (монета в 25 центов) ~ четверть (of) ;
a quarter of a century четверть века;
to divide into quarters разделить на четыре части ~ арендная плата за квартал ~ бег на четверть мили ~ геральд. четверть геральдического щита ~ геральд. делить (щит) на четверти;
помещать в одной из четвертей щита новый герб ~ делить на четыре (равные) части ~ стр. деревянный четырехгранный брус;
not a quarter so good as далеко не так хорош, как ~ задник (сапога) ~ квартал (города) ;
residential quarter квартал жилых домов ~ квартал (года) ;
школ. четверть;
to be several quarters in arrears задолжать за несколько кварталов (квартирную плату и т. п.) ~ квартал года ~ квартал города ~ pl квартира, помещение, жилище;
at close quarters в тесном соседстве (ср. тж.) ;
to take up one's quarters (with smb.) поселиться (у кого-л. или с кем-л.) ~ pl воен. квартиры, казармы;
стоянка;
мор. пост;
to beat to quarters мор. бить сбор;
to sound off quarters мор. бить отбой ~ мор. кормовая часть судна ~ круг лиц ~ место, сторона;
from every quarter со всех сторон;
from no quarter ниоткуда, ни с чьей стороны ~ пощада;
to ask for (или to cry) quarter просить пощады;
to give quarter пощадить жизнь (сдавшегося на милость победителя) ;
no quarter to be given пощады не будет ~ прием, обхождение ~ расквартировывать (особ. войска) ;
помещать на квартиру;
ставить на постой (on - к кому-л.) ~ рыскать по всем направлениям (об охотничьих собаках) ~ страна света ~ три месяца года ~ уступать дорогу, сворачивать, чтобы разъехаться ~ 25 центов ~ четвертая часть ~ ист. четвертовать ~ четверть (мера сыпучих тел = 2,9 гектолитра;
мера веса = 12,7 кг;
мера длины: 1/4 ярда = 22,86 см, 1/4 мили = 402,24 м) ~ четверть (туши) ;
fore quarter лопатка;
hind quarter задняя часть ~ четверть ~ четверть доллара ~ мор. четверть румба;
from what quarter does the wind blow? откуда дует ветер? ~ четверть часа;
a quarter to one, амер. a quarter of one без четверти час;
a bad quarter of an hour несколько неприятных минут;
неприятное переживание ~ четверть часа ~ четверть (of) ;
a quarter of a century четверть века;
to divide into quarters разделить на четыре части ~ четверть часа;
a quarter to one, амер. a quarter of one без четверти час;
a bad quarter of an hour несколько неприятных минут;
неприятное переживание ~ четверть часа;
a quarter to one, амер. a quarter of one без четверти час;
a bad quarter of an hour несколько неприятных минут;
неприятное переживание ~ квартал (города) ;
residential quarter квартал жилых домов residential ~ жилой квартал residential ~ жилой район residentional ~ квартал жилых домов second ~ второй квартал ~ pl воен. квартиры, казармы;
стоянка;
мор. пост;
to beat to quarters мор. бить сбор;
to sound off quarters мор. бить отбой ~ pl квартира, помещение, жилище;
at close quarters в тесном соседстве (ср. тж.) ;
to take up one's quarters (with smb.) поселиться (у кого-л. или с кем-л.) third ~ третий квартал urban ~ городской квартал we learned from the highest ~s мы узнали из авторитетных источников

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > quarter
9 elements

noun plural

1) (the first things to be learned in any subject: the elements of musical theory.) elementære begreber

2) (the forces of nature, as wind and rain.) naturkræfter

* * *

noun plural

1) (the first things to be learned in any subject: the elements of musical theory.) elementære begreber

2) (the forces of nature, as wind and rain.) naturkræfter

English-Danish dictionary > elements
10 knowledge

['noli‹]
noun

1) (the fact of knowing: She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition.) kendskab

2) (information or what is known: He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats.) viden

3) (the whole of what can be learned or found out: Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant.) viden; videnområde

•

- knowledgeable
- general knowledge
* * *
['noli‹]
noun

1) (the fact of knowing: She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition.) kendskab

2) (information or what is known: He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats.) viden

3) (the whole of what can be learned or found out: Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant.) viden; videnområde

•

- knowledgeable
- general knowledge

English-Danish dictionary > knowledge
11 lesson

['lesn]
nome

1) lezione f.

Spanish lesson — lezione di spagnolo

to give lessons — dare lezioni (in di)

to take, have lessons — prendere, seguire lezioni (in di)

we have lessons from 9 to 12 — abbiamo lezione dalle 9 alle 12

2) relig. lettura f.

to read the first lesson — leggere la prima lettura

3) fig.

let that be a lesson to you! — che ti serva di lezione!

I'm going to teach him a lesson! — gli darò una bella lezione!

that'll teach you a lesson! — ti servirà da lezione!

* * *
['lesn]
noun

1) (something which is learned or taught: The lesson which we learned from the experience was never to trust anyone.) lezione

2) (a period of teaching: during the French lesson.) lezione

3) (a part of the Bible read in church: He was asked to read the lesson on Sunday morning.) lettura

* * *
['lesn]
nome

1) lezione f.

Spanish lesson — lezione di spagnolo

to give lessons — dare lezioni (in di)

to take, have lessons — prendere, seguire lezioni (in di)

we have lessons from 9 to 12 — abbiamo lezione dalle 9 alle 12

2) relig. lettura f.

to read the first lesson — leggere la prima lettura

3) fig.

let that be a lesson to you! — che ti serva di lezione!

I'm going to teach him a lesson! — gli darò una bella lezione!

that'll teach you a lesson! — ti servirà da lezione!

English-Italian dictionary > lesson
12 Volta, Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio

SUBJECT AREA: Electricity

[br]

b. 18 February 1745 Como, Italy

d. 5 March 1827 Como, Italy

[br]

Italian physicist, discoverer of a source of continuous electric current from a pile of dissimilar metals.

[br]

Volta had an early command of English, French and Latin, and also learned to read Dutch and Spanish. After completing studies at the Royal Seminary in Como he was involved in the study of physics, chemistry and electricity. He became a teacher of physics in his native town and in 1779 was appointed Professor of Physics at the University of Pavia, a post he held for forty years.

With a growing international reputation and a wish to keep abreast of the latest developments, in 1777 he began the first of many travels abroad. A journey started in 1781 to Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Holland, France and England lasted about one year. By 1791 he had been elected to membership of many learned societies, including those in Zurich, Berlin, Berne and Paris. Volta's invention of his pile resulted from a controversy with Luigi Galvani, Professor of Anatomy at the University of Bologna. Galvani discovered that the muscles of frogs' legs contracted when touched with two pieces of different metals and attributed this to a phenomenon of the animal tissue. Volta showed that the excitation was due to a chemical reaction resulting from the contact of the dissimilar metals when moistened. His pile comprised a column of zinc and silver discs, each pair separated by paper moistened with brine, and provided a source of continuous current from a simple and accessible source. The effectiveness of the pile decreased as the paper dried and Volta devised his crown of cups, which had a longer life. In this, pairs of dissimilar metals were placed in each of a number of cups partly filled with an electrolyte such as brine. Volta first announced the results of his experiments with dissimilar metals in 1800 in a letter to Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society. This letter, published in the Transactions of the Royal Society, has been regarded as one of the most important documents in the history of science. Large batteries were constructed in a number of laboratories soon after Volta's discoveries became known, leading immediately to a series of developments in electrochemistry and eventually in electromagnetism. Volta himself made little further contribution to science. In recognition of his achievement, at a meeting of the International Electrical Congress in Paris in 1881 it was agreed to name the unit of electrical pressure the "volt".

[br]

Principal Honours and Distinctions

FRS 1791. Royal Society Copley Medal 1794. Knight of the Iron Crown, Austria, 1806. Senator of the Realm of Lombardy 1809.

Bibliography

1800, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society 18:744–6 (Volta's report on his discovery).

Further Reading

G.Polvani, 1942, Alessandro Volta, Pisa (the best account available).

B.Dibner, 1964, Alessandro Volta and the Electric Battery, New York (a detailed account).

C.C.Gillispie (ed.), 1976, Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Vol. XIV, New York, pp.

66–82 (includes an extensive biography).

F.Soresni, 1988, Alessandro Volta, Milan (includes illustrations of Volta's apparatus, with brief text).

GW

Biographical history of technology > Volta, Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio
13 Stephenson, George

SUBJECT AREA: Land transport, Railways and locomotives

[br]

b. 9 June 1781 Wylam, Northumberland, England

d. 12 August 1848 Tapton House, Chesterfield, England

[br]

English engineer, "the father of railways".

[br]

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.

[br]

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).

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Biographical history of technology > Stephenson, George
14 Inoue Masaru

SUBJECT AREA: Land transport, Railways and locomotives

[br]

b. 1 August 1843 Hagi, Choshu, Japan

d. 2 August 1910 London, England

[br]

Japanese "Father of Japanese Railways".

[br]

In the early 1860s, most travel in Japan was still by foot and the Japanese were forbidden by their government to travel abroad. Inoue was one of a small group of students who left Japan illegally in 1863 for London. There he studied English, mathematics and science, and afterwards mineralogy and railways. Inoue returned to Japan in 1868, when the new Meiji Government reopened the country to the outside world after some 200 years of isolation. Part of its policy, despite opposition, was to build railways; at Inoue's suggestion, the gauge of 3 ft 6 in. (1.07 m) was adopted. Initially capital, engineers, skilled labour and materials ranging from locomotives to pencils and stationery were all imported from Britain; Edmund Morel was the first Chief Engineer. In 1871 Inoue was appointed Director of the Government Railway Bureau and he became the driving force behind railway development in Japan for more than two decades. The first line, from Tokyo to Yokohama, was opened in 1872, to be followed by others, some of them at first isolated. The number of foreigners employed, most of them British, peaked at 120 in 1877 and then rapidly declined as the Japanese learned to take over their tasks. In 1878, at Inoue's instance, construction of a line entirely by Japanese commenced for the first time, with British engineers as consultants only. It was ten years before Japanese Railways' total route was 70 miles (113 km) long; over the next ten years, this increased to 1,000 miles (1,600 km) and the system continued to grow rapidly. During 1892–3, a locomotive was built in Japan for the first time, under the guidance of Locomotive Superintendent R.F.Trevithick, grandson of the pioneer Richard Trevithick: it was a compound 2–4–2 tank engine, with many parts imported from Britain. Locomotive building in Japan then blossomed so rapidly that imports were discontinued, with rare exceptions, from 1911. Meanwhile Inoue had retired in 1893; he was on a visit to England at the time of his death.

[br]

Principal Honours and Distinctions

Viscount 1887.

Bibliography

1909, "Japanese communications: railroads", in Count Shigenobu Okuma (ed.), Fifty Years of New Japan (English version ed. M.B.Huish), Smith, Elder, Ch. 18.

Further Reading

T.Richards and K.C.Rudd, 1991 Japanese Railways in the Meiji Period 1868–1912, Uxbridge: Brunel University (one of the few readily available accounts in English of the origins of Japanese Railways).

PJGR

Biographical history of technology > Inoue Masaru
15 Stephenson, John

SUBJECT AREA: Land transport, Railways and locomotives

[br]

b. 4 July 1809 County Armagh, Ireland,

d. 31 July 1893 New Rochelle, New York, USA.

[br]

Irish/American pioneer of tramways for urban transport, builder and innovator of streetcars.

[br]

Stephenson's parents emigrated to the United States when he was 2 years old; he was educated in public schools in New York, where his parents had settled, and at a Wesleyan seminary. He became a clerk in a store at 16, but in 1828 he apprenticed himself to a coachbuilder, Andrew Wade, of Broome Street, New York. His apprenticeship lasted two years, during which time he learned mechanical drawing in the evenings and started to design vehicles. He was employed for a year on carriage repair work and in 1831 he opened his own coach repair business. Within a year he had built New York's first omnibus; this was bought by Abraham Brower, Stephenson's former employer, who started the city's first bus service. Brower immediately ordered a further three buses from Stephenson, and a further horse-drawn car was ordered by the New York \& Harlem Railroad. He built the car used at the opening of the railroad on 26 November 1832, the first street railway in the world. Orders followed for cars for many street railroads in other cities in the eastern States, and business prospered until the financial panic of 1837. Stephenson's factory was forced to close but he managed to pay off his creditors in the next six years and started in business again, building only omnibuses and coaches to become recognized as the world's foremost builder of streetcars. His first car had four flanged wheels, and a body of three compartments slung on leather straps from an unsprung chassis. He built horse-drawn cars, cable cars, electric and open cars; by 1891 his factory had 500 employees and was producing some twenty-five cars a week. His first patent had been dated 23 April 1833 and was followed by some ten others. During the Civil War, his factory was turned over to the manufacture of pontoons and gun carriages. He married Julia Tiemann in 1833; they had two sons and a daughter. He lived at New Rochelle, New York, from 1865 until his death.

[br]

Further Reading

"The original car builder", 1891, New York Tribune, 10 September.

D.Malone (ed.), Dictionary of American Biography, Vol. 9, New York: Charles Scribner.

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16 know

nəu
past tense - knew; verb

1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) saber, conocer

2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) saber, conocer

3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) conocer

4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) reconocer

•

- knowing
- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes

know vb

1. saber

I know where he lives sé donde vive

do you know what time it is? ¿sabes qué hora es?

I don't know any German no sé nada de alemán

he knows how to play the piano sabe tocar el piano

she knows a lot about computers sabe mucho de ordenadores

2. conocer

I know him quite well lo conozco bastante bien

do you know Madrid? ¿conoces Madrid?

El pasado de know es knew y el participio pasado es known

know

tr[nəʊ]

transitive verb (pt knew tr[njʊː], pp known tr[nəʊn])

1 (be acquainted with) conocer

■ do you know Colin? conoces a Colin?

■ we've known each other for years nos conocemos desde hace años

■ this building is known as "La Pedrera' este edificio se conoce como "La Pedrera"

■ their terrorist activities were known to the police la policía tenía conocimiento de sus actividades terroristas

2 (recognize) reconocer

■ I'd know him if I saw him again lo reconocería si lo volviera a ver

3 (have knowledge of) saber

■ I don't know the answer no sé la respuesta

■ do you know English? ¿sabes inglés?

■ do you know where the station is? ¿sabe dónde está la estación?

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

I know! ¡lo sé!, ¡ya lo sé!

who knows? ¿quién sabe?

as far as I know que yo sepa

for all I know ¡vete a saber!

■ he could be dead for all I know podría estar muerto, ¡vete a saber!

don't I know it! ¿y me lo dices a mí?, ¡ni que lo digas!

how should I know? ¿yo qué sé?

if only I'd known! ¡haberlo sabido!

not that I know of que yo sepa, no

to know apart saber distinguir

■ they're so similar that I never know them apart se parecen tanto que no los sé distinguir

to know... from... distinguir entre... y...

you know what? ¿sabes qué?

you never know nunca se sabe

I know what! ¡ya lo tengo!

I might've known debí imaginármelo

to be in the know estar enterado,-a

to get to know somebody (llegar a) conocer a alguien

you know best tú sabes mejor que yo, sabes lo que más te conviene

to know better tener más juicio

■ you ought to know better at your age! ¡a tu edad deberías saber comportarte mejor!

to know by sight conocer de vista

to know how to do something saber hacer algo

to know what one's talking about hablar con conocimiento de causa

to make oneself known presentarse, darse a conocer

don't know (in survey) persona que no sabe, no contesta

know ['no:] v, knew ['nu:, 'nju:] ; known ['no:n] ; knowing vt

1) : saber

he knows the answer: sabe la respuesta

2) : conocer (a una persona, un lugar)

do you know Julia?: ¿conoces a Julia?

3) recognize: reconocer

4) discern, distinguish: distinguir, discernir

5)

to know how to : saber

I don't know how to dance: no sé bailar

know vi

: saber

know

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: knew, known) = conocer v.

(§pres: conozco, conoces...)

• reconocer v.

(§pres: reconozco, reconoces...)

• saber v.

(§pres: sé, sabes...) subj: sep-

pret: sup-

fut/c: sabr-•)

I
1. nəʊ
(past knew; past p known) transitive verb

1)

a) (have knowledge of, be aware of) saber*

I don't know his name/how old he is — no sé cómo se llama/cuántos años tiene

to know something ABOUT something — saber* algo de algo

not to know the first thing about something — no saber* nada or no tener* ni idea de algo

I knew it! you've changed your mind! — ya sabía yo que ibas a cambiar de idea!

how was I to know that... ? — ¿cómo iba yo a saber que... ?

I should have known this would happen — tenía que haber(me) imaginado que iba a pasar esto

I don't know that I agree/that I'll be able to come — no sé si estoy de acuerdo/si podré ir

I'll have you know that... — has de saber que..., para que sepas,...

you know what he's like — ya sabes cómo es (él), ya lo conoces

before I knew where I was, it was ten o'clock — cuando quise darme cuenta, eran las diez

it is well known that... — todo el mundo sabe que...

it soon became known that... — pronto se supo que...

to be known to + INF: he's known to be dangerous se sabe que es peligroso; I know that for a fact me consta que es así; to let somebody know something decirle* algo a alguien, hacerle* saber or comunicarle* algo a alguien (frml); ( warn) avisarle algo a alguien; let me know how much it's going to cost dime cuánto va a costar; he let it be known that... dio a entender que...; to make something known to somebody hacerle* saber algo a alguien; without our knowing it sin saberlo nosotros, sin que lo supiéramos; there's no knowing what he might do quién sabe qué hará; do you know what! ¿sabes qué?; I know what: let's go skating! tengo una idea: vayamos a patinar!; wouldn't you know it: it's starting to rain! no te digo, se ha puesto a llover!; not to know which way o where to turn no saber* qué hacer; to know something backwards: she knows her part backwards — se sabe el papel al dedillo or al revés y al derecho

b) ( have practical understanding of) \<\<French/shorthand\>\> saber*

c) (have skill, ability)

to know how to + INF — saber* + inf

he doesn't know how to swim — no sabe nadar

2)

a) ( be acquainted with) \<\<person/place\>\> conocer*

how well do you know her? — ¿la conoces mucho or bien?

I only know her by name — la conozco or (AmL tb) la ubico sólo de nombre

you know me/him: ever the optimist — ya me/lo conoces: siempre tan optimista

to get to know somebody: how did they get to know each other? ¿cómo se conocieron?; I got to know him better/quite well llegué a conocerlo mejor/bastante bien; to get to know something \<\<subject/job\>\> familiarizarse* con algo; we knew her as Mrs Balfour — para nosotros era la Sra Balfour

b) ( have personal experience of)

he has known poverty/success — ha conocido la pobreza/el éxito

he knows no fear — no sabe lo que es or no conoce el miedo

c) ( be restricted by) (liter) tener*

her ambition knows no limits — su ambición no tiene límites

3)

a) (recognize, identify) reconocer*

she knows a good thing when she sees one — sabe lo que es bueno

to know something/somebody BY something — reconocer* algo/a alguien por algo

b) ( distinguish)

to know something/somebody FROM something/somebody — distinguir* algo/a alguien de algo/alguien

I don't know one from the other — no los distingo, no distingo al uno del otro

4) (see, experience) (only in perfect tenses)

I've never known her (to) lose her temper — nunca la he visto perder los estribos

this has been known to happen before — esto ya ha ocurrido otras veces

2.

vi saber*

what happened? - nobody knows — ¿qué pasó? - no se sabe

how do you know? — ¿cómo lo sabes?

I won't argue: you know best — no voy a discutir: tú sabrás

I know! — ya sé!, tengo una idea!

I ought to know! — si lo sabré yo!

you could have let me know! — me lo podrías haber dicho!

you never know — nunca se sabe

the government didn't want to know — el gobierno se desentendió completamente or no quiso saber nada

I'm not stupid, you know! — oye, que no soy tonto ¿eh? or ¿sabes?

to know ABOUT something/somebody: he knows about computers sabe or entiende de computadoras; did you know about John? ¿sabías lo de John?, ¿estabas enterado de lo de John?; can I invite him? - I don't know about that, we'll have to see ¿lo puedo invitar? - no sé, veremos; to get to know about something enterarse de algo; to know OF something/somebody: she knew of their activities tenía conocimiento or estaba enterada de sus actividades; not that I know of que yo sepa, no; do you know of a good carpenter? ¿conoces a or sabes de algún carpintero bueno?; I don't actually know her, I know of her — no la conozco personalmente, sólo de oídas

II

noun

to be in the know — estar* enterado

[nǝʊ] (pt knew) (pp known)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
Look up set combinations such as know the ropes, know one's stuff, know sth backward at the other word.
1) (=be aware of)

a) [+ facts, dates etc] saber

to know the difference between... — saber la diferencia entre...

• she knows a lot about chemistry — sabe mucho de química

I don't know much about history — no sé mucho de historia

I don't know much about that — no sé mucho de eso

I know nothing about it, I don't know anything about it — no sé nada de eso

• he knows all the answers — lo sabe todo

• one minute you're leaving school, then before you know it, you've got a family to support — dejas el colegio y al minuto siguiente, antes de darte cuenta, tienes una familia que mantener

b) (with clause)

to know that — saber que

to know why/when/where/if — saber por qué/cuándo/dónde/si

to know how to do sth — saber hacer algo

do you know how he did that? — ¿sabes cómo lo hizo?

you know how it is — ya sabes cómo son las cosas

you don't know how glad I am to see you — no sabes cuánto me alegro de verte

• I'll or I'd have you know that... — que sepas que..., para que te enteres,...

• you haven't time, as well he knew — no tienes tiempo, como él bien sabía

you know as well as I do that... — sabes tan bien como yo que...

• to know what — saber qué or lo que

I know what I said — ya sé qué or lo que dije

he doesn't know what to do — no sabe qué hacer

• I don't know whether or not you've heard, but... — no sé si has oído o no pero...

- know what's what

c) (in exclamations)

I knew it! — ¡lo sabía!

• that's all you know! * — ¡y más que podría yo contarte!

• don't I know it! — ¡a mí me lo vas a contar!

"she's furious" - "don't I know it?" — -está furiosa -¡a mí me lo vas a contar!

• how was I to know that...? — ¿cómo iba yo a saber que...?

• I should have known you'd mess things up! — debería haberme figurado or imaginado que ibas a estropear las cosas

• do you know what, I think she did it! — ¿sabes una cosa? creo que lo hizo ella

I know what, let's drop in on Daphne! — ¡ya sé! ¡vamos a pasarnos por casa de Daphne!

you know what you can do with it! * — ¡mételo por donde te quepa! **

(well,) what do you know! * — ¿qué te parece?, ¡fíjate!, ¡mira nomás! (LAm)

what does he know about dictionaries! — ¡qué sabrá él de diccionarios!

• Peter, wouldn't you know it, can't come! — Peter, como era de esperar, no puede venir

d)

to know to do sth >: does he know to feed the rabbits? * — ¿sabe que tiene que dar de comer a los conejos?

2) (=be acquainted with) [+ person, place] conocer; [+ subject] saber

do you know him? — ¿lo conoces?

to know French — saber francés

to know one's classics/linguistic theory — saberse los clásicos/la teoría lingüística

• most of us know him only as a comedian — la mayoría de nosotros lo conocemos solo como comediante

civilization as we know it — la civilización tal y como la conocemos

• don't you know me better than that! — ¿o es que no me conoces?, ¡como si no me conocieras!

• to know sb by sight/name — conocer a algn de vista/de nombre

to know sb by reputation — haber oído hablar de algn

• she knew him for a liar and a cheat — sabía que era un mentiroso y un tramposo

• they know each other from university — se conocen de la universidad

• if I know him, he'll say no — me apuesto a que dice que no

• she knows her own mind — sabe lo que quiere

- it's not what you know, it's who you know

3) (with infinitive)

I know him to be a liar — sé que es un mentiroso

he is known to have been there — se sabe que ha estado allí

• I've never known him to smile — nunca lo he visto sonreír

I've never known her to be wrong — que yo sepa nunca se ha equivocado

it has never been known to happen — no se tienen noticias de que haya pasado nunca

• I don't know him to speak to — no lo conozco personalmente

4) (=understand)

I don't know how you can say that — no sé or no entiendo cómo puedes decir eso

• you know what I mean — ya me entiendes, ya sabes lo que quiero decir

• I know the problem! — conozco el problema

I know the problems that arise when... — sé los problemas que surgen cuando...

5) (=recognize) reconocer

he knew me at once — me reconoció en seguida

• I'd have known you anywhere — te hubiese reconocido en cualquier parte

• I knew him by his voice — le reconocí por la voz

• to know right from wrong — saber distinguir el bien del mal

- she knows a good thing when she sees it

6) (=be certain)

I don't know if it has made things any easier — no sé si ha facilitado las cosas

I don't know if or that it's a very good idea — no sé si es una buena idea, no estoy seguro de que sea una buena idea

I don't know if I can do it — no sé si puedo hacerlo

7) †† (sexually)

to know sb — conocer a algn

8) (in set expressions)
to get to know sb (llegar a) conocer a algn
I'd like to get to know you better — me gustaría (llegar a) conocerte mejor

we got to know each other during military service — llegamos a conocernos bien durante la mili
to get to know sth
as you get to know the piece better... — cuando conoces mejor la pieza..., cuando estás más familiarizado con la pieza...

get to know the area before buying a house — estudia bien la zona antes de comprar una casa
to let sb know...
I'll let you know the price as soon as I can — en cuanto sepa el precio te lo digo

let us know if you need help — avísanos si necesitas ayuda

let me know if you can't come — avísame si no puedes venir

let me know how you get on — ya me contarás cómo te fue

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (gen) saber

I don't know — no (lo) sé

yes, I know — si, ya lo sé

• Mummy knows best — mamá sabe lo que te conviene

• he doesn't know any better — no sabe lo que hace

he thinks he's going to get the job, but I know better — cree que va a conseguir el trabajo, pero yo sé mejor lo que cabe esperar

you ought to know better than to... — ya deberías saber que no se puede...

Mary knows better than to risk upsetting me — Mary sabe demasiado bien que no le conviene que me enfade

• how should I know? — ¿cómo iba yo a saberlo?

• I know, let's... — ya sé, vamos a...

• one never knows, you never know — nunca se sabe

• there's no (way of) knowing — no hay manera de saberlo

• afterwards they just don't want to know — (in relationships) después "si te he visto no me acuerdo"; (in business) después no quieren saber nada del asunto

• who knows? — ¿quién sabe?

• "was she annoyed about it?" - "I wouldn't know" — -¿se enfadó por eso? -¿y yo que sé?

• it's not easy, you know — no es fácil, sabes

you know, I think I'm beginning to like Richard — ¿sabes? creo que me está empezando a gustar Richard
all 2., 4)
2) (in set expressions)
to know about
to know about sth/sb: did you know about Paul? — ¿te has enterado de or sabes lo de Paul?

I didn't know about the accident — no me había enterado de lo del accidente, no sabía nada de lo del accidente

I'd known about his illness for some time — sabía lo de su enfermedad hacía tiempo

everything you always wanted to know about sex — todo lo que siempre ha querido saber sobre el sexo

she knows about cats — ella entiende de gatos

• "you must be delighted!" - "I don't know about that" — ¡debes estar encantado! -no sé qué decirte

"you're a genius!" - "oh, I don't know about that" — -¡eres un genio! -hombre, no sé qué decirte

"I'm taking tomorrow off" - "I don't know about that!" — -mañana me tomo el día libre -no sé, habrá que ver

• I don't know about you, but I think it's terrible — a ti no sé, pero a mí me parece terrible
to get to know about sth enterarse de algo to know of (=be acquainted with) conocer
I know of a nice little café — conozco un pequeño café muy agradable

I don't know him but I know of him — no lo conozco pero he oído hablar de él (=be aware of)

I know of no reason why he should have committed suicide — que yo sepa no tenía razones para suicidarse

• the first I knew of it was when Pete told me — lo primero que oí or supe del asunto fue lo que me dijo Pete

that was the first I knew of it — esa fue la primera noticia que tuve del asunto

• not that I know of — que yo sepa, no
to let sb know
we'll let you know — ya te diremos lo que sea, ya te avisaremos

I'll let you know on Monday — te diré lo que sea el lunes

why didn't you let me know? — ¿por qué no me lo dijiste?

3.

NOUN

• to be in the know * — (=well-informed) estar enterado; (=privy to sth) estar al tanto or al corriente

those not in the know — los que no lo sabían

* * *

I
1. [nəʊ]
(past knew; past p known) transitive verb

1)

a) (have knowledge of, be aware of) saber*

I don't know his name/how old he is — no sé cómo se llama/cuántos años tiene

to know something ABOUT something — saber* algo de algo

not to know the first thing about something — no saber* nada or no tener* ni idea de algo

I knew it! you've changed your mind! — ya sabía yo que ibas a cambiar de idea!

how was I to know that... ? — ¿cómo iba yo a saber que... ?

I should have known this would happen — tenía que haber(me) imaginado que iba a pasar esto

I don't know that I agree/that I'll be able to come — no sé si estoy de acuerdo/si podré ir

I'll have you know that... — has de saber que..., para que sepas,...

you know what he's like — ya sabes cómo es (él), ya lo conoces

before I knew where I was, it was ten o'clock — cuando quise darme cuenta, eran las diez

it is well known that... — todo el mundo sabe que...

it soon became known that... — pronto se supo que...

to be known to + INF: he's known to be dangerous se sabe que es peligroso; I know that for a fact me consta que es así; to let somebody know something decirle* algo a alguien, hacerle* saber or comunicarle* algo a alguien (frml); ( warn) avisarle algo a alguien; let me know how much it's going to cost dime cuánto va a costar; he let it be known that... dio a entender que...; to make something known to somebody hacerle* saber algo a alguien; without our knowing it sin saberlo nosotros, sin que lo supiéramos; there's no knowing what he might do quién sabe qué hará; do you know what! ¿sabes qué?; I know what: let's go skating! tengo una idea: vayamos a patinar!; wouldn't you know it: it's starting to rain! no te digo, se ha puesto a llover!; not to know which way o where to turn no saber* qué hacer; to know something backwards: she knows her part backwards — se sabe el papel al dedillo or al revés y al derecho

b) ( have practical understanding of) \<\<French/shorthand\>\> saber*

c) (have skill, ability)

to know how to + INF — saber* + inf

he doesn't know how to swim — no sabe nadar

2)

a) ( be acquainted with) \<\<person/place\>\> conocer*

how well do you know her? — ¿la conoces mucho or bien?

I only know her by name — la conozco or (AmL tb) la ubico sólo de nombre

you know me/him: ever the optimist — ya me/lo conoces: siempre tan optimista

to get to know somebody: how did they get to know each other? ¿cómo se conocieron?; I got to know him better/quite well llegué a conocerlo mejor/bastante bien; to get to know something \<\<subject/job\>\> familiarizarse* con algo; we knew her as Mrs Balfour — para nosotros era la Sra Balfour

b) ( have personal experience of)

he has known poverty/success — ha conocido la pobreza/el éxito

he knows no fear — no sabe lo que es or no conoce el miedo

c) ( be restricted by) (liter) tener*

her ambition knows no limits — su ambición no tiene límites

3)

a) (recognize, identify) reconocer*

she knows a good thing when she sees one — sabe lo que es bueno

to know something/somebody BY something — reconocer* algo/a alguien por algo

b) ( distinguish)

to know something/somebody FROM something/somebody — distinguir* algo/a alguien de algo/alguien

I don't know one from the other — no los distingo, no distingo al uno del otro

4) (see, experience) (only in perfect tenses)

I've never known her (to) lose her temper — nunca la he visto perder los estribos

this has been known to happen before — esto ya ha ocurrido otras veces

2.

vi saber*

what happened? - nobody knows — ¿qué pasó? - no se sabe

how do you know? — ¿cómo lo sabes?

I won't argue: you know best — no voy a discutir: tú sabrás

I know! — ya sé!, tengo una idea!

I ought to know! — si lo sabré yo!

you could have let me know! — me lo podrías haber dicho!

you never know — nunca se sabe

the government didn't want to know — el gobierno se desentendió completamente or no quiso saber nada

I'm not stupid, you know! — oye, que no soy tonto ¿eh? or ¿sabes?

to know ABOUT something/somebody: he knows about computers sabe or entiende de computadoras; did you know about John? ¿sabías lo de John?, ¿estabas enterado de lo de John?; can I invite him? - I don't know about that, we'll have to see ¿lo puedo invitar? - no sé, veremos; to get to know about something enterarse de algo; to know OF something/somebody: she knew of their activities tenía conocimiento or estaba enterada de sus actividades; not that I know of que yo sepa, no; do you know of a good carpenter? ¿conoces a or sabes de algún carpintero bueno?; I don't actually know her, I know of her — no la conozco personalmente, sólo de oídas

II

noun

to be in the know — estar* enterado

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17 Bouton, Georges Thadé

SUBJECT AREA: Automotive engineering

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b. 22 November 1847 Paris, France

d. November 1938

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French pioneer in automobile manufacture.

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Bouton was the son of a painter and learned mechanics at Honfleur and Paris. In 1870 he was fighting in Les Mobiles de Calvados, and in 1881, having finished his training, he joined his brother-in-law, Trepardoux, to open a workshop in rue de la Chapelle for the construction of steam engines for scientific toys. The comte de Dion discovered the workshop and became associated with it in 1882. They also built steam-boilers for automobiles. In 1883 they built their first quadricycle, and in 1887 their first steam tricycle. These were followed in 1892 and 1893 by a car and a steam tractor. After the appearance of the petrol engine they put in hand a star-shaped four-cylinder engine of this type, but it was not until 1895 and 1898 that the first de Dion-Bouton single-cylinder tricycle and their petrol bicycle, respectively, came out. From 1899 the manufacture of de Dion-Bouton was concentrated on the voiturette. Georges Bouton was responsible for the manufacture of all these machines and took part in the first motor races.

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Further Reading

1933, Dictionnaire de biographie française.

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18 Hooke, Robert

SUBJECT AREA: Horology, Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic engineering

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b. 18 July 1635 Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England

d. 3 March 1703 London, England

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English physicist, astronomer and mechanician.

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Son of Revd John Hooke, minister of the parish, he was a sickly child who was subject to headaches which prevented protracted study. He devoted his time while alone to making mechanical models including a wooden clock. On the death of his father in October 1648 he was left £100 and went to London, where he became a pupil of Sir Peter Lely and then went to Westminster School under Dr Busby. There he learned the classical languages, some Hebrew and oriental languages while mastering six books of Euclid in one week. In 1653 he entered Christ Church College, Oxford, where he graduated MA in 1663, after studying chemistry and astronomy. In 1662 he was appointed Curator of Experiments to the Royal Society and was elected a Fellow in 1663. In 1665 his appointment was made permanent and he was given apartments in Gresham College, where he lived until his death in 1703. He was an indefatigable experimenter, perhaps best known for the invention of the universal joint named after him. The properties of the atmosphere greatly engaged him and he devised many forms of the barometer. He was the first to apply the spiral spring to the regulation of the balance wheel of the watch in an attempt to measure longitude at sea, but he did not publish his results until after Huygens's reinvention of the device in 1675. Several of his "new watches" were made by Thomas Tompion, one of which was presented to King Charles II. He is said to have invented, among other devices, thirty different ways of flying, the first practical system of telegraphy, an odometer, a hearing aid, an arithmetical machine and a marine barometer. Hooke was a small man, somewhat deformed, with long, lank hair, who went about stooped and moved very quickly. He was of a melancholy and mistrustful disposition, ill-tempered and sharp-tongued. He slept little, often working all night and taking a nap during the day. John Aubrey, his near-contemporary, wrote of Hooke, "He is certainly the greatest Mechanick this day in the World." He is said to have been the first to establish the true principle of the arch. His eyesight failed and he was blind for the last year of his life. He is best known for his Micrographia, or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies, first published in 1665. After the Great Fire of London, he exhibited a model for the rebuilding of the City. This was not accepted, but it did result in Hooke's appointment as one of two City Surveyors. This proved a lucrative post and through it Hooke amassed a fortune of some thousands of pounds, which was found intact after his death some thirty years later. It had never been opened in the interim period. Among the buildings he designed were the new Bethlehem (Bedlam) Hospital, the College of Physicians and Montague House.

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Principal Honours and Distinctions

FRS 1663; Secretary 1677–82.

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19 Knowledge

   1) To Exist Is to Be Perceived

   It is indeed an opinion strangely prevailing amongst men, that houses, mountains, rivers, and, in a word, all sensible objects, have an existence, natural or real, distinct from their being perceived by the understanding. But, with how great an assurance and acquiescence soever this principle may be entertained in the world, yet whoever shall find in his heart to call it into question may, if I mistake not, perceive it to involve a manifest contradiction. For, what are the forementioned objects but things we perceive by sense? and what do we perceive besides our own ideas or sensations? and is it not plainly repugnant that any one of these, or any combination of them, should exist unperceived? (Berkeley, 1996, Pt. I, No. 4, p. 25)

   2) Abstract Science or Demonstration Is a More Perfect Species of Knowledge

   It seems to me that the only objects of the abstract sciences or of demonstration are quantity and number, and that all attempts to extend this more perfect species of knowledge beyond these bounds are mere sophistry and illusion. As the component parts of quantity and number are entirely similar, their relations become intricate and involved; and nothing can be more curious, as well as useful, than to trace, by a variety of mediums, their equality or inequality, through their different appearances.

   But as all other ideas are clearly distinct and different from each other, we can never advance farther, by our utmost scrutiny, than to observe this diversity, and, by an obvious reﬂection, pronounce one thing not to be another. Or if there be any difficulty in these decisions, it proceeds entirely from the undeterminate meaning of words, which is corrected by juster definitions. That the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the squares of the other two sides cannot be known, let the terms be ever so exactly defined, without a train of reasoning and enquiry. But to convince us of this proposition, that where there is no property, there can be no injustice, it is only necessary to define the terms, and explain injustice to be a violation of property. This proposition is, indeed, nothing but a more imperfect definition. It is the same case with all those pretended syllogistical reasonings, which may be found in every other branch of learning, except the sciences of quantity and number; and these may safely, I think, be pronounced the only proper objects of knowledge and demonstration. (Hume, 1975, Sec. 12, Pt. 3, pp. 163-165)

   3) Knowledge Derives from Two Fundamental Sources of the Mind

   Our knowledge springs from two fundamental sources of the mind; the first is the capacity of receiving representations (the ability to receive impressions), the second is the power to know an object through these representations (spontaneity in the production of concepts).

   Through the first, an object is given to us; through the second, the object is thought in relation to that representation.... Intuition and concepts constitute, therefore, the elements of all our knowledge, so that neither concepts without intuition in some way corresponding to them, nor intuition without concepts, can yield knowledge. Both may be either pure or empirical.... Pure intuitions or pure concepts are possible only a priori; empirical intuitions and empirical concepts only a posteriori. If the receptivity of our mind, its power of receiving representations in so far as it is in any way affected, is to be called "sensibility," then the mind's power of producing representations from itself, the spontaneity of knowledge, should be called "understanding." Our nature is so constituted that our intuitions can never be other than sensible; that is, it contains only the mode in which we are affected by objects. The faculty, on the other hand, which enables us to think the object of sensible intuition is the understanding.... Without sensibility, no object would be given to us; without understanding, no object would be thought. Thoughts without content are empty; intuitions without concepts are blind. It is therefore just as necessary to make our concepts sensible, that is, to add the object to them in intuition, as to make our intuitions intelligible, that is to bring them under concepts. These two powers or capacities cannot exchange their functions. The understanding can intuit nothing, the senses can think nothing. Only through their union can knowledge arise. (Kant, 1933, Sec. 1, Pt. 2, B74-75 [p. 92])

   4) The Means by Which Metaphysics Can Be Perfected as a Science

   Metaphysics, as a natural disposition of Reason is real, but it is also, in itself, dialectical and deceptive.... Hence to attempt to draw our principles from it, and in their employment to follow this natural but none the less fallacious illusion can never produce science, but only an empty dialectical art, in which one school may indeed outdo the other, but none can ever attain a justifiable and lasting success. In order that, as a science, it may lay claim not merely to deceptive persuasion, but to insight and conviction, a Critique of Reason must exhibit in a complete system the whole stock of conceptions a priori, arranged according to their different sources-the Sensibility, the understanding, and the Reason; it must present a complete table of these conceptions, together with their analysis and all that can be deduced from them, but more especially the possibility of synthetic knowledge a priori by means of their deduction, the principles of its use, and finally, its boundaries....

   This much is certain: he who has once tried criticism will be sickened for ever of all the dogmatic trash he was compelled to content himself with before, because his Reason, requiring something, could find nothing better for its occupation. Criticism stands to the ordinary school metaphysics exactly in the same relation as chemistry to alchemy, or as astron omy to fortune-telling astrology. I guarantee that no one who has comprehended and thought out the conclusions of criticism, even in these Prolegomena, will ever return to the old sophistical pseudo-science. He will rather look forward with a kind of pleasure to a metaphysics, certainly now within his power, which requires no more preparatory discoveries, and which alone can procure for reason permanent satisfaction. (Kant, 1891, pp. 115-116)

   5) Knowledge Is Only Real in the Form of System

   Knowledge is only real and can only be set forth fully in the form of science, in the form of system. Further, a so-called fundamental proposition or first principle of philosophy, even if it is true, it is yet none the less false, just because and in so far as it is merely a fundamental proposition, merely a first principle. It is for that reason easily refuted. The refutation consists in bringing out its defective character; and it is defective because it is merely the universal, merely a principle, the beginning. If the refutation is complete and thorough, it is derived and developed from the nature of the principle itself, and not accomplished by bringing in from elsewhere other counter-assurances and chance fancies. It would be strictly the development of the principle, and thus the completion of its deficiency, were it not that it misunderstands its own purport by taking account solely of the negative aspect of what it seeks to do, and is not conscious of the positive character of its process and result. The really positive working out of the beginning is at the same time just as much the very reverse: it is a negative attitude towards the principle we start from. Negative, that is to say, in its one-sided form, which consists in being primarily immediate, a mere purpose. It may therefore be regarded as a refutation of what constitutes the basis of the system; but more correctly it should be looked at as a demonstration that the basis or principle of the system is in point of fact merely its beginning. (Hegel, 1910, pp. 21-22)

   6) Knowledge, Action, and Evaluation Are Interconnected

   Knowledge, action, and evaluation are essentially connected. The primary and pervasive significance of knowledge lies in its guidance of action: knowing is for the sake of doing. And action, obviously, is rooted in evaluation. For a being which did not assign comparative values, deliberate action would be pointless; and for one which did not know, it would be impossible. Conversely, only an active being could have knowledge, and only such a being could assign values to anything beyond his own feelings. A creature which did not enter into the process of reality to alter in some part the future content of it, could apprehend a world only in the sense of intuitive or esthetic contemplation; and such contemplation would not possess the significance of knowledge but only that of enjoying and suffering. (Lewis, 1946, p. 1)

   7) The Evolution of Knowledge

   "Evolutionary epistemology" is a branch of scholarship that applies the evolutionary perspective to an understanding of how knowledge develops. Knowledge always involves getting information. The most primitive way of acquiring it is through the sense of touch: amoebas and other simple organisms know what happens around them only if they can feel it with their "skins." The knowledge such an organism can have is strictly about what is in its immediate vicinity. After a huge jump in evolution, organisms learned to find out what was going on at a distance from them, without having to actually feel the environment. This jump involved the development of sense organs for processing information that was farther away. For a long time, the most important sources of knowledge were the nose, the eyes, and the ears. The next big advance occurred when organisms developed memory. Now information no longer needed to be present at all, and the animal could recall events and outcomes that happened in the past. Each one of these steps in the evolution of knowledge added important survival advantages to the species that was equipped to use it.

   Then, with the appearance in evolution of humans, an entirely new way of acquiring information developed. Up to this point, the processing of information was entirely intrasomatic.... But when speech appeared (and even more powerfully with the invention of writing), information processing became extrasomatic. After that point knowledge did not have to be stored in the genes, or in the memory traces of the brain; it could be passed on from one person to another through words, or it could be written down and stored on a permanent substance like stone, paper, or silicon chips-in any case, outside the fragile and impermanent nervous system. (Csikszentmihalyi, 1993, pp. 56-57)

Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Knowledge
20 lesson

['lesn]
noun

1) (something which is learned or taught: The lesson which we learned from the experience was never to trust anyone.) lekcija

2) (a period of teaching: during the French lesson.) učna ura

3) (a part of the Bible read in church: He was asked to read the lesson on Sunday morning.) nauk

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I [lesn]
noun

lekcija, naloga; učna ura, pouk (tudi figuratively); figuratively lekcija, graja; ecclesiastic nauk; plural učenje, študij

to give (take) lessons — dajati (jemati) učne ure

this was a lesson to me — to me je izučilo

let this be a lesson to you — naj ti bo to v pouk

to teach ( —ali read) s.o. a lesson — učiti koga kozjih molitvic

ecclesiastic first lesson — (brani) odlomek iz stare zaveze

ecclesiastic second lesson — (brani) odlomek iz nove zaveze

ecclesiastic proper lesson — dnevu primeren odlomek iz sv. pisma
II [lesn]
transitive verb

učiti; figuratively grajati, v strah prijemati, učiti kozjih molitmc

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