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O Great Responsible One

  • 1 OGRO

    Сокращение: O Great Responsible One (Sardonic acronym for committee chair-people, project leaders, department managers, etc., who have delusions of grandeur or difficulties delegating and sharing with their teams.)

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > OGRO

  • 2 hold

    I noun
    (of ship) Laderaum, der; (of aircraft) Frachtraum, der
    II 1. transitive verb,
    1) (grasp) halten; (carry) tragen; (keep fast) festhalten
    2) (support) [tragendes Teil:] halten, stützen, tragen [Decke, Dach usw.]; aufnehmen [Gewicht, Kraft]
    3) (keep in position) halten
    4) (grasp to control) halten [Kind, Hund, Zügel]
    5) (keep in particular attitude)

    hold oneself ready or in readiness — sich bereit od. in Bereitschaft halten

    hold one's head high — (fig.) (be confident) selbstbewusst sein od. auftreten; (be proud) den Kopf hoch tragen

    6) (contain) enthalten; bergen [Gefahr, Geheimnis]; (be able to contain) fassen [Liter, Personen usw.]

    the room holds ten people — in dem Raum haben 10 Leute Platz; der Raum bietet 10 Leuten Platz

    hold water — [Behälter:] wasserdicht sein; Wasser halten; (fig.) [Argument, Theorie:] stichhaltig sein, hieb- und stichfest sein

    7) (not be intoxicated by)

    he can/can't hold his drink or liquor — er kann etwas/nichts vertragen

    8) (possess) besitzen; haben
    9) (have gained) halten [Rekord]; haben [Diplom, Doktorgrad]
    10) (keep possession of) halten [Stützpunkt, Stadt, Stellung]; (Mus.): (sustain) [aus]halten [Ton]

    hold one's own — (fig.) sich behaupten

    hold one's position — (fig.) auf seinem Standpunkt beharren

    11) (occupy) innehaben, (geh.) bekleiden [Posten, Amt, Stellung]

    hold office — im Amt sein

    hold the line — (Teleph.) am Apparat bleiben

    12) (engross) fesseln, (geh.) gefangen halten [Aufmerksamkeit, Publikum]
    13) (keep in specified condition) halten

    hold the ladder steady — die Leiter festhalten; see also academic.ru/5877/bay">bay III 1.; ransom 1.

    14) (detain) (in custody) in Haft halten, festhalten; (imprison) festsetzen; inhaftieren; (arrest) festnehmen
    15) (oblige to adhere)

    hold somebody to the terms of the contract/to a promise — darauf bestehen, dass jemand sich an die Vertragsbestimmungen hält/dass jemand ein Versprechen hält od. einlöst

    hold one's opponent [to a draw] — ein Unentschieden [gegen den Gegner] halten od. verteidigen

    17) (cause to take place) stattfinden lassen; abhalten [Veranstaltung, Konferenz, Gottesdienst, Sitzung, Prüfung]; veranstalten [Festival, Auktion]; austragen [Meisterschaften]; führen [Unterhaltung, Gespräch, Korrespondenz]; durchführen [Untersuchung]; geben [Empfang]; halten [Vortrag, Rede]
    18) (restrain) [fest]halten

    hold one's fire — [noch] nicht schießen; (fig.): (refrain from criticism) mit seiner Kritik zurückhalten

    19) (coll.): (withhold) zurückhalten

    hold it! — [einen] Moment mal!; see also horse 1)

    20) (think, believe)

    hold a view or an opinion — eine Ansicht haben (on über + Akk.)

    hold that... — dafürhalten, dass...; der Ansicht sein, dass...

    hold somebody/oneself guilty/blameless — jemanden/sich für schuldig/unschuldig halten ( for an + Dat.)

    hold something against somebody — jemandem etwas vorwerfen; see also dear 1. 1); responsible 1)

    2. intransitive verb,
    1) (not give way) [Seil, Nagel, Anker, Schloss, Angeklebtes:] halten; [Damm:] [stand]halten
    2) (remain unchanged) anhalten; [an]dauern; [Wetter:] sich halten, so bleiben; [Angebot, Versprechen:] gelten

    hold to something — bei etwas bleiben; an etwas (Dat.) festhalten

    hold [good or true] — gelten; Gültigkeit haben

    3. noun
    1) (grasp) Griff, der

    grab or seize hold of something — etwas ergreifen

    get or lay or take hold of something — etwas fassen od. packen

    take hold — (fig.) sich durchsetzen; [Krankheit:] fortschreiten

    get hold of something — (fig.) etwas bekommen od. auftreiben

    get hold of somebody — (fig.) jemanden erreichen

    have a hold over somebody — jemanden in der Hand halten; see also catch 1. 1)

    2) (influence) Einfluss, der (on, over auf + Akk.)
    3) (Sport) Griff, der

    there are no holds barred — (fig.) alles ist erlaubt

    4) (thing to hold by) Griff, der
    5)

    put on hold — auf Eis legen [Plan, Programm]

    Phrasal Verbs:
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold over
    - hold up
    - hold with
    * * *
    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) halten
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) halten
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) halten
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) halten
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) festhalten
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) (ent)halten
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) abhalten
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) halten
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) beibehalten
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me( to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) die Aussicht haben
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gelten
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) festhalten
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) (stand)halten
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) standhalten
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) fesseln
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) abhalten
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) innehaben
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) sich halten
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) warten
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) aushalten
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) aufbewahren
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) bringen
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) der Halt
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) die Gewalt
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) der Griff
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    - -holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) der Schiffsraum
    * * *
    [həʊld, AM hoʊld]
    I. NOUN
    1. (grasp, grip) Halt m kein pl
    to catch [or grab] [or get [a]] [or take [a]] \hold of sb/sth jdn/etw ergreifen
    grab \hold of my hand and I'll pull you up nimm meine Hand und ich ziehe dich hoch
    I just managed to grab \hold of Lucy before she fell in the pool ich konnte Lucy gerade noch schnappen, bevor sie in den Pool fiel fam
    to keep \hold of sth etw festhalten
    sb loses \hold of sth jdm entgleitet etw
    sb loses \hold of the reins jdm gleiten die Zügel aus der Hand
    2. ( fig)
    to take \hold of sth custom, fashion auf etw akk überschwappen fam; fire, epidemic, disease auf etw akk übergreifen
    3. (esp climbing) Halt m kein pl
    it's a difficult mountain to climb as there aren't many \holds der Berg ist schwierig zu erklettern, weil in der Wand nicht viele Griffe sind
    to lose one's \hold den Halt verlieren
    4. (wrestling, martial arts) Griff m
    no \holds barred contest Wettbewerb, bei dem alle Griffe erlaubt sind
    to break free from sb's \hold sich akk aus jds Griff befreien
    to loosen one's \hold on sb/sth den Griff an jdm/etw lockern
    to release one's \hold on sb/sth jdn/etw loslassen
    to be on \hold in der Warteschleife sein
    to put sb on \hold jdn in die Warteschleife schalten
    his phone is engaged, can I put you on \hold? bei ihm ist besetzt, wollen Sie warten?
    6. (delay)
    to be on \hold auf Eis liegen fig
    to put sth on \hold etw auf Eis legen fig
    can we put this discussion on \hold until tomorrow? können wir diese Diskussion auf morgen verschieben?
    7. (control, influence) Kontrolle f
    the allies maintained their \hold on the port throughout the war die Alliierten hielten den Hafen während des gesamten Krieges besetzt
    get \hold of yourself! reiß dich zusammen! fam
    to lose one's \hold on life mit dem Leben nicht mehr fertigwerden
    to lose one's \hold on reality den Sinn für die Realität verlieren
    to have a [strong] \hold on [or over] sb [starken] Einfluss auf jdn haben
    he hasn't got any \hold over [or on] me er kann mir nichts anhaben
    no \holds barred ohne jegliches Tabu
    when he argues with his girlfriend there are no \holds barred wenn er mit seiner Freundin streitet, kennt er kein Pardon
    9. ( fig: find)
    to get \hold of sb/sth jdn/etw auftreiben fam
    I'll get \hold of some crockery for the picnic ich besorge Geschirr für das Picknick
    I'll get \hold of John if you phone the others wenn du die anderen anrufst, versuche ich, John zu erreichen
    to get \hold of information Informationen sammeln
    to get \hold of sth etw verstehen
    to get \hold of the wrong idea etw falsch verstehen
    don't get \hold of the wrong idea versteh mich nicht falsch
    the student already has a good \hold of the subject der Student weiß bereits recht gut über das Thema Bescheid
    11. FASHION of hairspray, mousse Halt m kein pl
    normal/strong/extra strong \hold normaler/starker/extrastarker Halt
    12. NAUT, AVIAT Frachtraum m
    13. COMPUT Halteimpuls m
    <held, held>
    1. (grasp, grip)
    ▪ to \hold sb/sth [tight [or tightly]] jdn/etw [fest]halten
    to \hold sb in one's arms jdn in den Armen halten
    to \hold the door open for sb jdm die Tür aufhalten
    to \hold a gun eine Waffe [in der Hand] halten
    to \hold hands Händchen halten fam
    to \hold sb's hand jds Hand halten
    to \hold sth in one's hand etw in der Hand halten
    to \hold one's nose sich dat die Nase zuhalten
    to \hold sth in place etw halten; AUTO
    to \hold the road eine gute Straßenlage haben
    the latest model \holds the road well when cornering das neueste Modell weist in den Kurven gutes Fahrverhalten auf
    to \hold one's sides with laughter sich dat die Seiten vor Lachen halten, sich akk vor Lachen krümmen
    ▪ to \hold sb/sth jdn/etw [aus]halten [o tragen]
    will the rope \hold my weight? wird das Seil mein Gewicht aushalten?
    to \hold one's head high ( fig) erhobenen Hauptes dastehen
    to \hold one's peace ( fig) den Mund halten fam
    to \hold oneself badly sich akk gehenlassen fam
    to \hold oneself in readiness sich akk bereithalten
    to \hold oneself upright sich akk gerade halten
    to \hold oneself well sich akk gut halten
    to \hold sb's attention [or interest] jdn fesseln
    to \hold sb [in custody]/hostage/prisoner jdn in Haft/als Geisel/gefangen halten
    to be able to \hold one's drink [or AM also liquor] Alkohol vertragen
    to \hold [on to] the lead in Führung bleiben
    to \hold sb to ransom jdn bis zur Zahlung eines Lösegelds gefangen halten
    to \hold one's course seinen Kurs [beibe]halten a. fig
    to \hold course for sth NAUT, AVIAT auf etw akk Kurs nehmen
    to \hold a note einen Ton halten
    to \hold the prices at an acceptable level die Preise auf einem vernünftigen Niveau halten
    to \hold one's serve SPORT den Aufschlag halten
    sth is \holding its value pictures, antiques etw behält seinen Wert
    to \hold sb to his/her word jdn beim Wort nehmen
    6. (delay, stop)
    ▪ to \hold sth etw zurückhalten
    we'll \hold lunch until you get here wir warten mit dem Essen, bis du hier bist
    will you \hold my calls for the next half hour, please? können Sie bitte die nächste halbe Stunde niemanden durchstellen?
    she's on the phone at the moment, will you \hold the line? sie spricht gerade, möchten Sie warten [o fam dranbleiben]?
    we'll \hold the front page until we have all the details wir halten die erste Seite frei, bis wir alle Einzelheiten haben
    \hold everything! (when sth occurs to sb) stopp!, warte!; (when sceptical) moment mal fam
    \hold it [right there]! stopp!
    ok, \hold it! PHOT gut, bleib so!
    to \hold sth in abeyance etw ruhenlassen
    to \hold one's breath die Luft anhalten
    he said he'd finish the report by tomorrow but I'm not \holding my breath ( fig) er sagte, er würde den Bericht bis morgen fertig machen, aber ich verlasse mich lieber nicht darauf
    to \hold one's fire MIL das Feuer einstellen, nicht gleich sein ganzes Pulver verschießen fig fam
    \hold your fire! nicht schießen!; ( fig)
    stop shouting at me and \hold your fire! hör auf mich anzubrüllen und reg dich ab! fam
    to \hold confiscated goods/a parcel konfiszierte Waren/ein Paket einbehalten
    ▪ to \hold sth bottle, glass, box etw fassen; COMPUT etw speichern
    one bag won't \hold all of the shopping der Einkauf passt nicht in eine Tüte
    this room \holds 40 people dieser Raum bietet 40 Personen Platz
    the CD rack \holds 100 CDs in den CD-Ständer passen 100 CDs
    my brain can't \hold so much information at one time ich kann mir nicht so viel auf einmal merken
    this hard disk \holds 13 gigabytes diese Festplatte hat ein Speichervolumen von 13 Gigabyte
    8. (involve)
    ▪ to \hold sth for sth für jdn mit etw dat verbunden sein
    fire seems to \hold a fascination for most people Feuer scheint auf die meisten Menschen eine Faszination auszuüben
    death \holds no fear for her der Tod macht ihr keine Angst
    sth \holds many disappointments/surprises etw hält viele Enttäuschungen/Überraschungen bereit
    to \hold land Land besitzen
    ▪ to \hold that... der Meinung sein, dass...
    * * *
    hold1 [həʊld] s FLUG, SCHIFF Lade-, Frachtraum m
    hold2 [həʊld]
    A s
    1. Halt m, Griff m:
    catch ( oder get, lay, seize, take) hold of sth etwas ergreifen oder in die Hand bekommen oder zu fassen bekommen oder umg erwischen;
    get hold of sb jemanden erwischen,;
    I couldn’t get hold of the money ich konnte das Geld nicht auftreiben;
    keep hold of festhalten;
    let go ( oder quit) one’s hold of sth etwas loslassen;
    miss one’s hold danebengreifen
    2. Halt m, Griff m, Stütze f:
    afford no hold keinen Halt bieten;
    lose one’s hold den Halt verlieren
    3. Ringen: Griff m:
    (with) no holds barred fig mit allen Mitteln oder Tricks;
    in politics no holds are barred fig in der Politik wird mit harten Bandagen gekämpft
    4. (on, over, of) Gewalt f, Macht f (über akk), Einfluss m (auf akk):
    get a hold on sb jemanden unter seinen Einfluss oder in seine Macht bekommen;
    get hold of o.s. sich in die Gewalt bekommen;
    have a (firm) hold on sb jemanden in seiner Gewalt haben, jemanden beherrschen;
    lose hold of o.s. die Fassung verlieren
    5. US Einhalt m:
    put a hold on sth etwas stoppen
    6. US Haft f, Gewahrsam m
    7. MUS Fermate f, Haltezeichen n
    8. Raumfahrt: Unterbrechung f des Countdown
    a) fig etwas auf Eis legen,
    b) TEL jemanden auf Warten schalten
    10. obs Festung f
    B v/t prät und pperf held [held], pperf JUR oder obs auch holden [ˈhəʊldən]
    1. (fest)halten:
    hold sb’s hand jemanden an der Hand halten;
    the goalkeeper failed to hold the ball (Fußball) der Torhüter konnte den Ball nicht festhalten
    2. sich die Nase, die Ohren zuhalten:
    hold one’s nose( ears)
    3. ein Gewicht etc tragen, (aus)halten
    4. (in einem Zustand etc) halten:
    hold o.s. erect sich gerade halten;
    hold (o.s.) ready (sich) bereithalten;
    the way he holds himself (so) wie er sich benimmt;
    with one’s head held high hoch erhobenen Hauptes
    5. (zurück-, ein)behalten:
    hold the shipment die Sendung zurück(be)halten;
    hold the mustard (im Restaurant etc) bes US (bitte) ohne Senf
    6. zurück-, abhalten ( beide:
    from von), an-, aufhalten, im Zaume halten, zügeln:
    hold sb from doing sth jemanden davon abhalten, etwas zu tun;
    there is no holding him er ist nicht zu halten oder zu bändigen oder zu bremsen;
    hold the enemy den Feind aufhalten
    7. US
    a) festnehmen:
    b) in Haft halten
    8. SPORT sich erfolgreich gegen einen Gegner verteidigen
    9. jemanden festlegen (to auf akk):
    hold sb to his word jemanden beim Wort nehmen
    10. a) Wahlen, eine Versammlung, eine Pressekonferenz etc abhalten
    b) ein Fest etc veranstalten
    c) eine Rede halten
    d) SPORT eine Meisterschaft etc austragen
    11. einen Kurs etc beibehalten:
    hold prices at the same level die Preise (auf dem gleichen Niveau) halten;
    hold the pace SPORT das Tempo halten
    12. Alkohol vertragen:
    hold one’s liquor ( oder drink) well eine ganze Menge vertragen;
    he can’t hold his liquor er verträgt nichts
    13. a) MIL und fig eine Stellung halten, behaupten:
    hold one’s own (with) sich behaupten (gegen), bestehen (neben);
    hold the stage fig die Szene beherrschen, im Mittelpunkt stehen (Person); → fort 1, ground1 A 7, stage A 3
    b) Tennis: seinen Aufschlag halten, durchbringen
    14. innehaben:
    a) Land, Rechte etc besitzen: → account C 1
    b) ein Amt etc bekleiden
    15. einen Platz etc einnehmen, (inne)haben, einen Rekord halten:
    hold an academic degree einen akademischen Titel führen
    16. fassen:
    a) enthalten:
    b) Platz bieten für, unterbringen:
    this hall holds 800 in diesen Saal gehen 800 Personen
    17. enthalten, fig auch zum Inhalt haben:
    the room holds period furniture das Zimmer ist mit Stilmöbeln eingerichtet;
    the place holds many memories der Ort ist voll von Erinnerungen;
    each picture holds a memory mit jedem Bild ist eine Erinnerung verbunden;
    it holds no pleasure for him er findet kein Vergnügen daran;
    life holds many surprises das Leben ist voller Überraschungen
    18. Bewunderung, Sympathie etc hegen, haben ( beide:
    for für):
    hold no prejudice kein Vorurteil haben
    19. behaupten:
    hold (the view) that … die Ansicht vertreten oder der Ansicht sein, dass …
    20. halten für, betrachten als:
    I hold him to be a fool ich halte ihn für einen Narren;
    it is held to be wise man hält es für klug ( to do zu tun)
    21. halten:
    hold sb dear jemanden lieb haben;
    hold sb responsible jemanden verantwortlich machen; → contempt 1, esteem B
    22. besonders JUR entscheiden ( that dass)
    23. die Zuhörer etc fesseln, in Spannung halten:
    hold sb’s attention jemandes Aufmerksamkeit fesseln oder wachhalten
    24. US ein Hotelzimmer etc reservieren
    25. hold to US beschränken auf (akk)
    a) jemandem etwas vorhalten oder vorwerfen,
    b) jemandem etwas übel nehmen oder nachtragen
    27. US jemandem (aus)reichen:
    28. MUS einen Ton (aus)halten
    29. hold sth over sb jemanden mit etwas einschüchtern oder erpressen
    C v/i
    1. halten, nicht (zer)reißen oder (zer)brechen
    2. stand-, aushalten, sich halten
    3. (sich) festhalten (by, to an dat)
    4. bleiben:
    hold on one’s course seinen Kurs weiterverfolgen;
    hold on one’s way seinen Weg weitergehen;
    hold onto → hold on 1, 2, 7; → fast2 B
    5. sich verhalten:
    hold still stillhalten
    6. sein Recht ableiten (of, from von)
    7. auch hold good (weiterhin) gelten, gültig sein oder bleiben:
    the rule holds of ( oder in) all cases die Regel gilt in allen Fällen
    8. anhalten, andauern:
    my luck held das Glück blieb mir treu
    9. einhalten:
    hold! halt!
    10. hold by ( oder to) jemandem od einer Sache treu bleiben
    a) übereinstimmen mit,
    b) einverstanden sein mit
    12. stattfinden
    * * *
    I noun
    (of ship) Laderaum, der; (of aircraft) Frachtraum, der
    II 1. transitive verb,
    1) (grasp) halten; (carry) tragen; (keep fast) festhalten
    2) (support) [tragendes Teil:] halten, stützen, tragen [Decke, Dach usw.]; aufnehmen [Gewicht, Kraft]
    4) (grasp to control) halten [Kind, Hund, Zügel]

    hold oneself ready or in readiness — sich bereit od. in Bereitschaft halten

    hold one's head high — (fig.) (be confident) selbstbewusst sein od. auftreten; (be proud) den Kopf hoch tragen

    6) (contain) enthalten; bergen [Gefahr, Geheimnis]; (be able to contain) fassen [Liter, Personen usw.]

    the room holds ten people — in dem Raum haben 10 Leute Platz; der Raum bietet 10 Leuten Platz

    hold water — [Behälter:] wasserdicht sein; Wasser halten; (fig.) [Argument, Theorie:] stichhaltig sein, hieb- und stichfest sein

    he can/can't hold his drink or liquor — er kann etwas/nichts vertragen

    8) (possess) besitzen; haben
    9) (have gained) halten [Rekord]; haben [Diplom, Doktorgrad]
    10) (keep possession of) halten [Stützpunkt, Stadt, Stellung]; (Mus.): (sustain) [aus]halten [Ton]

    hold one's own — (fig.) sich behaupten

    hold one's position — (fig.) auf seinem Standpunkt beharren

    11) (occupy) innehaben, (geh.) bekleiden [Posten, Amt, Stellung]

    hold the line — (Teleph.) am Apparat bleiben

    12) (engross) fesseln, (geh.) gefangen halten [Aufmerksamkeit, Publikum]

    hold the ladder steady — die Leiter festhalten; see also bay III 1.; ransom 1.

    14) (detain) (in custody) in Haft halten, festhalten; (imprison) festsetzen; inhaftieren; (arrest) festnehmen

    hold somebody to the terms of the contract/to a promise — darauf bestehen, dass jemand sich an die Vertragsbestimmungen hält/dass jemand ein Versprechen hält od. einlöst

    16) (Sport): (restrict)

    hold one's opponent [to a draw] — ein Unentschieden [gegen den Gegner] halten od. verteidigen

    17) (cause to take place) stattfinden lassen; abhalten [Veranstaltung, Konferenz, Gottesdienst, Sitzung, Prüfung]; veranstalten [Festival, Auktion]; austragen [Meisterschaften]; führen [Unterhaltung, Gespräch, Korrespondenz]; durchführen [Untersuchung]; geben [Empfang]; halten [Vortrag, Rede]
    18) (restrain) [fest]halten

    hold one's fire — [noch] nicht schießen; (fig.): (refrain from criticism) mit seiner Kritik zurückhalten

    19) (coll.): (withhold) zurückhalten

    hold it! — [einen] Moment mal!; see also horse 1)

    20) (think, believe)

    hold a view or an opinion — eine Ansicht haben (on über + Akk.)

    hold that... — dafürhalten, dass...; der Ansicht sein, dass...

    hold somebody/oneself guilty/blameless — jemanden/sich für schuldig/unschuldig halten ( for an + Dat.)

    hold something against somebody — jemandem etwas vorwerfen; see also dear 1. 1); responsible 1)

    2. intransitive verb,
    1) (not give way) [Seil, Nagel, Anker, Schloss, Angeklebtes:] halten; [Damm:] [stand]halten
    2) (remain unchanged) anhalten; [an]dauern; [Wetter:] sich halten, so bleiben; [Angebot, Versprechen:] gelten

    hold to something — bei etwas bleiben; an etwas (Dat.) festhalten

    hold [good or true] — gelten; Gültigkeit haben

    3. noun
    1) (grasp) Griff, der

    grab or seize hold of something — etwas ergreifen

    get or lay or take hold of something — etwas fassen od. packen

    take hold — (fig.) sich durchsetzen; [Krankheit:] fortschreiten

    get hold of something — (fig.) etwas bekommen od. auftreiben

    get hold of somebody — (fig.) jemanden erreichen

    have a hold over somebody — jemanden in der Hand halten; see also catch 1. 1)

    2) (influence) Einfluss, der (on, over auf + Akk.)
    3) (Sport) Griff, der

    there are no holds barred — (fig.) alles ist erlaubt

    4) (thing to hold by) Griff, der
    5)

    put on hold — auf Eis legen [Plan, Programm]

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    (keep) something in suspense expr.
    etwas in der Schwebe halten ausdr.
    im ungewissen lassen ausdr. (point) something out to someone expr.
    jemandem etwas entgegenhalten ausdr. (a meeting, etc.) v.
    abhalten (Treffen, Versammlung) v. (possess) v.
    innehaben v. v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: held)
    = abhalten (Treffen) v.
    beibehalten v.
    bereithalten v.
    enthalten v.
    festhalten v.
    halten v.
    (§ p.,pp.: hielt, gehalten)

    English-german dictionary > hold

  • 3 Vermuyden, Sir Cornelius

    SUBJECT AREA: Civil engineering
    [br]
    b. c. 1590 St Maartensdijk, Zeeland, the Netherlands
    d. 4 February 1656 probably London, England
    [br]
    Dutch/British civil engineer responsible for many of the drainage and flood-protection schemes in low-lying areas of England in the seventeenth century.
    [br]
    At the beginning of the seventeenth century, several wealthy men in England joined forces as "adventurers" to put their money into land ventures. One such group was responsible for the draining of the Fens. The first need was to find engineers who were versed in the processes of land drainage, particularly when that land was at, or below, sea level. It was natural, therefore, to turn to the Netherlands to find these skilled men. Joachim Liens was one of the first of the Dutch engineers to go to England, and he started work on the Great Level; however, no real progress was made until 1621, when Cornelius Vermuyden was brought to England to assist in the work.
    Vermuyden had grown up in a district where he could see for himself the techniques of embanking and reclaiming land from the sea. He acquired a reputation of expertise in this field, and by 1621 his fame had spread to England. In that year the Thames had flooded and breached its banks near Havering and Dagenham in Essex. Vermuyden was commissioned to repair the breach and drain neighbouring marshland, with what he claimed as complete success. The Commissioners of Sewers for Essex disputed this claim and whthheld his fee, but King Charles I granted him a portion of the reclaimed land as compensation.
    In 1626 Vermuyden carried out his first scheme for drainage works as a consultant. This was the drainage of Hatfield Chase in South Yorkshire. Charles I was, in fact, Vermuyden's employer in the drainage of the Chase, and the work was undertaken as a means of raising additional rents for the Royal Exchequer. Vermuyden was himself an "adventurer" in the undertaking, putting capital into the venture and receiving the title to a considerable proportion of the drained lands. One of the important elements of his drainage designs was the principal of "washes", which were flat areas between the protective dykes and the rivers to carry flood waters, to prevent them spreading on to nearby land. Vermuyden faced bitter opposition from those whose livelihoods depended on the marshlands and who resorted to sabotage of the embankments and violence against his imported Dutch workmen to defend their rights. The work could not be completed until arbiters had ruled out on the respective rights of the parties involved. Disagreements and criticism of his engineering practices continued and he gave up his interest in Hatfield Chase. The Hatfield Chase undertaking was not a great success, although the land is now rich farmland around the river Don in Doncaster. However, the involved financial and land-ownership arrangements were the key to the granting of a knighthood to Cornelius Vermuyden in January 1628, and in 1630 he purchased 4,000 acres of low-lying land on Sedgemoor in Somerset.
    In 1629 Vermuyden embarked on his most important work, that of draining the Great Level in the fenlands of East Anglia. Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford, was given charge of the work, with Vermuyden as Engineer; in this venture they were speculators and partners and were recompensed by a grant of land. The area which contains the Cambridgeshire tributaries of the Great Ouse were subject to severe and usually annual flooding. The works to contain the rivers in their flood period were important. Whilst the rivers were contained with the enclosed flood plain, the land beyond became highly sought-after because of the quality of the soil. The fourteen "adventurers" who eventually came into partnership with the Earl of Bedford and Vermuyden were the financiers of the scheme and also received land in accordance with their input into the scheme. In 1637 the work was claimed to be complete, but this was disputed, with Vermuyden defending himself against criticism in a pamphlet entitled Discourse Touching the Great Fennes (1638; 1642, London). In fact, much remained to be done, and after an interruption due to the Civil War the scheme was finished in 1652. Whilst the process of the Great Level works had closely involved the King, Oliver Cromwell was equally concerned over the success of the scheme. By 1655 Cornelius Vermuyden had ceased to have anything to do with the Great Level. At that stage he was asked to account for large sums granted to him to expedite the work but was unable to do so; most of his assets were seized to cover the deficiency, and from then on he subsided into obscurity and poverty.
    While Cornelius Vermuyden, as a Dutchman, was well versed in the drainage needs of his own country, he developed his skills as a hydraulic engineer in England and drained acres of derelict flooded land.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Knighted 1628.
    Further Reading
    L.E.Harris, 1953, Vermuyden and the Fens, London: Cleaver Hume Press. J.Korthals-Altes, 1977, Sir Cornelius Vermuyden: The Lifework of a Great Anglo-
    Dutchman in Land-Reclamation and Drainage, New York: Alto Press.
    KM / LRD

    Biographical history of technology > Vermuyden, Sir Cornelius

  • 4 hold

    I
    1. həuld past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) tener en las manos, agarrar, asir
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) tener; aguantar
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) aguantar, soportar
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) aguantar
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) detener, retener
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) tener (una)capacidad de, contener
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) tener lugar, celebrar, organizar
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) mantenerse
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar, desempeñar, ejercer
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) creer, considerar, estar seguro
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) ser válido, tener validez
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) hacer cumplir
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) resistir (frente)
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) mantener
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) tener
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) tener lugar, celebrarse
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) poseer, tener
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) mantenerse, aguantar
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) esperar, aguardar
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) aguantar
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) guardar
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) deparar

    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) control; asimiento
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) dominio, influencia
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) llave
    •
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with
    II həuld noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) bodega
    hold1 n bodega
    to get hold of something coger algo / agarrar algo
    hold2 vb
    1. sostener / tener en la mano
    can you hold my camera, please? ¿me aguantas la cámara, por favor?
    2. coger / sujetar
    hold it tight! ¡sujétalo fuerte!
    3. tener una capacidad / tener cabida
    the stadium holds 100,000 people el estadio tiene cabida para 100.000 personas
    4. celebrar / dar
    5. tener / ocupar
    tr[həʊld]
    1 (grip) asimiento
    2 (place to grip) asidero
    3 (in ship, plane) bodega
    4 (control) autoridad nombre femenino, control nombre masculino; (influence) influencia
    transitive verb (pt & pp held tr[held])
    1 (keep in one's hand) aguantar, sostener; (grip tightly) agarrar; (support) soportar, aguantar
    3 (contain) dar cabida a, tener capacidad para
    4 figurative use deparar
    ■ I don't know what the future holds for me no sé lo que el futuro me deparará, no sé lo que me espera en el futuro
    5 (meeting) celebrar; (conversation) mantener
    6 (think) creer, considerar
    7 (keep) guardar
    1 (withstand attack, pressure) resistir
    2 (remain true) seguir siendo válido,-a
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to catch hold of agarrar, asir, coger
    to get hold of (grab) agarrar, asir, coger 2 (obtain) hacerse con, encontrar, localizar
    ■ wait till I get hold of you! ¡espera a que te coja!
    to hold one's head high llevar bien alta la cabeza
    to hold somebody abrazar a alguien
    to hold somebody's hand cogerle la mano a alguien
    to hold the road SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL agarrarse a la carretera
    hold ['ho:ld] v, held ['hɛld] ; holding vt
    1) possess: tener
    to hold office: ocupar un puesto
    2) restrain: detener, controlar
    to hold one's temper: controlar su mal genio
    3) clasp, grasp: agarrar, coger
    to hold hands: agarrarse de la mano
    4) : sujetar, mantener fijo
    hold this nail for me: sujétame este clavo
    5) contain: contener, dar cabida a
    6) support: aguantar, sostener
    7) regard: considerar, tener
    he held me responsible: me consideró responsable
    8) conduct: celebrar (una reunión), realizar (un evento), mantener (una conversación)
    hold vi
    1) : aguantar, resistir
    the rope will hold: la cuerda resistirá
    2) : ser válido, valer
    my offer still holds: mi oferta todavía es válida
    3)
    to hold forth : perorar, arengar
    4)
    to hold to : mantenerse firme en
    5)
    to hold with : estar de acuerdo con
    hold n
    1) grip: agarre m, llave f (en deportes)
    2) control: control m, dominio m
    3) delay: demora f
    to put on hold: suspender temporalmente
    4) : bodega f (en un barco o un avión)
    5)
    to get hold of : conseguir, localizar
    adj.
    • retenido, -a adj.
    n.
    • agarradero s.m.
    • agarre s.m.
    • agarro s.m.
    • apresamiento s.m.
    • arraigo s.m.
    • mango s.m.
    • retención s.f. (To contain)
    v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: held) = caber v.
    (§pres: quepo, cabes...) pret: cup-
    fut/c: cabr-•) (To fit)
    v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: held) = adherir v. (To hold back)
    v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: held) = detener v.
    (§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-
    fut/c: -tendr-•)
    v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: held) = contener v.
    (§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-
    fut/c: -tendr-•)
    • mantener v.
    (§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-
    fut/c: -tendr-•)
    • retener v.
    (§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-
    fut/c: -tendr-•)
    • soportar v.
    • sostener v.
    (§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-
    fut/c: -tendr-•)
    • sujetar v.
    • tener v.
    (§pres: tengo, tienes...tenemos) pret: tuv-
    fut/c: tendr-•)

    I
    1. həʊld
    (past & past p held) transitive verb
    1)

    will you hold this for me? — ¿me puedes tener or (esp AmL) agarrar esto por favor?

    b) ( clasp)

    hold it with both hands — sujétalo or (esp AmL) agárralo con las dos manos

    he was holding her hand — la tenía agarrada or (esp Esp) cogida de la mano

    hold me tight — abrázame fuerte; own III

    c) ( grip) ( Auto) agarrar, adherirse*

    vehicles which hold the road well — vehículos de buen agarre or que se agarran bien a la carretera

    2)
    a) (support, bear) sostener*, aguantar

    to hold oneself erect — mantenerse* erguido

    b) ( have room for) \<\<cup/jug\>\> tener* una capacidad de; \<\<stadium\>\> tener* capacidad or cabida para
    c) ( contain) contener*

    to hold one's liquor o (BrE) drink — ser* de buen beber, aguantar bien la bebida or (fam) el trago

    d) ( have in store) deparar
    3)
    a) ( keep in position) sujetar, sostener*
    b) ( maintain) \<\<attention/interest\>\> mantener*
    4)
    a) ( keep) \<\<tickets/room\>\> reservar, guardar

    I will hold the money until... — yo me quedaré con el dinero hasta...

    b) (detain, imprison)
    c) ( restrain) detener*

    once she decides to do something, there's no holding her — una vez que decide hacer algo, no hay nada que la detenga

    d) ( control) \<\<troops/rebels\>\> ocupar
    5)
    a) ( have) \<\<passport/ticket/permit\>\> tener*, estar* en posesión de (frml); \<\<degree/shares/property\>\> tener*; \<\<record\>\> ostentar, tener*; \<\<post/position\>\> tener*, ocupar

    he holds the view that... — sostiene que or mantiene que..., es de la opinión de que...

    b) ( consider) considerar; ( assert) sostener*, mantener*

    to hold somebody in high esteem — tener* a alguien en mucha or gran estima

    to hold somebody responsible for something — responsabilizar* a alguien de algo

    c) ( conduct) \<\<meeting/elections\>\> celebrar, llevar a cabo; \<\<demonstration\>\> hacer*; \<\<party\>\> dar*; \<\<conversation\>\> mantener*
    6)
    a) ( stop)
    b) ( omit) (AmE)

    I'll have a hamburger, but hold the mustard — para mí una hamburguesa, pero sin mostaza


    2.
    vi
    1) (clasp, grip)
    2)
    a) ( stay firm) \<\<rope/door\>\> aguantar, resistir
    b) ( continue) \<\<weather\>\> seguir* or continuar* bueno, mantenerse*
    3) ( be true) \<\<idea/analogy\>\> ser* válido
    •
    Phrasal Verbs:

    II
    1) u
    a) (grip, grasp)

    to catch o grab o take hold (of something) — agarrar (algo), coger* (algo) (esp Esp); ( so as not to fall etc) agarrarse or asirse (de or a algo)

    to keep hold of something — no soltar* algo

    to get hold of somebody — localizar* or (AmL tb) ubicar* a alguien

    to get hold of something — ( manage to get) conseguir* algo

    where did you get hold of the idea that... ? — ¿de dónde has sacado la idea de que... ?

    b) ( control)

    to keep a firm hold on something — mantener* algo bajo riguroso control

    to get a hold of o on oneself — controlarse

    c) (TV)

    horizontal/vertical hold — control m de imagen horizontal/vertical

    2) c
    a) (in wrestling, judo) llave f

    with no holds barred — sin ningún tipo de restricciones

    b) ( in mountaineering) asidero m
    3) c (delay, pause) demora f

    to be on hold — \<\<negotiations\>\> estar* en compás de espera; \<\<project\>\> estar* aparcado or en suspenso

    to put something on hold — \<\<project\>\> dejar algo aparcado or en suspenso

    4) c (of ship, aircraft) bodega f
    [hǝʊld] (vb: pt, pp held)
    1. N
    1) (=grasp) agarro m, asimiento m

    • to catch hold of — coger, agarrar (LAm)

    catch hold! — ¡toma!

    • to get hold of — coger, agarrar (LAm); (fig) (=take over) adquirir, apoderarse de; (=obtain) procurarse, conseguir

    where can I get hold of some red paint? — ¿dónde puedo conseguir pintura roja?

    where did you get hold of that? — ¿dónde has adquirido eso?

    where did you get hold of that idea? — ¿de dónde te salió esa idea?

    to get hold of sb — (fig) (=contact) localizar a algn

    to get (a) hold of o.s. — (fig) dominarse

    • to have hold of — estar agarrado a

    • to keep hold of — seguir agarrado a; (fig) guardar para sí

    • to lay hold of — coger, agarrar (LAm)

    • on hold, to be on hold — (Telec) estar en espera

    to put sb on hold — (Telec) poner a algn en espera

    • to relax one's hold — desasirse (on de)

    • to seize hold of — apoderarse de

    • to take hold of — coger, agarrar (LAm)

    2) (Mountaineering) asidero m
    3) (Wrestling) presa f, llave f

    with no holds barred — (fig) sin restricción, permitiéndose todo

    4) (fig) (=control, influence) (exerted by person) influencia f, dominio m (on, over sobre); (exerted by habit) arraigo m (on, over en)

    • to gain a firm hold over sb — llegar a dominar a algn

    • to have a hold on or over sb — dominar a algn, tener dominado a algn

    drink has a hold on him — la bebida está muy arraigada en él, está atrapado por la bebida

    5) (Aer, Naut) bodega f, compartimento m de carga
    2. VT
    1) (=grasp) tener; (=grasp firmly) sujetar; (=take hold of) coger, agarrar (LAm); (=embrace) abrazar

    she came in holding a baby/bunch of flowers — entró con un niño en brazos/con un ramo de flores en las manos

    he was holding her in his arms — (romantically) la tenía entre sus brazos

    • to hold sth in place — sujetar algo en un lugar

    • to hold sth tight — agarrar algo fuertemente

    nose 1., 1)
    2) (=maintain, keep) [+ attention, interest] mantener; [+ belief, opinion] tener, sostener; [+ note] sostener

    • can he hold an audience? — ¿sabe mantener el interés de un público?

    • to hold one's head high — mantenerse firme

    • to hold the line — (Telec) no colgar

    • to hold one's own — defenderse

    • to hold sb to his promise — hacer que algn cumpla su promesa

    • this car holds the road well — este coche se agarra muy bien

    • he held us spellbound — nos tuvo embelesados

    • to hold o.s. upright — mantenerse recto

    3) (=keep back) retener, guardar

    "hold for arrival" — (US) (on letters) "no reexpedir", "reténgase"

    4) (=check, restrain) [+ enemy, breath] contener

    hold it! — ¡para!, ¡espera!

    hold everything! — ¡que se pare todo!

    • to hold sb prisoner — tener preso a algn

    • to hold one's tongue — morderse la lengua, callarse la boca

    5) (=possess) [+ post, town, lands] ocupar; [+ passport, ticket, shares, title] tener; (Econ) [+ reserves] tener en reserva, tener guardado; [+ record] ostentar; (Mil) [+ position] mantenerse en

    • to hold the fort — (fig) quedarse a cargo

    • he holds the key to the mystery — él tiene la clave del misterio

    • to hold office — (Pol) ocupar un cargo

    • to hold the stage — (fig) dominar la escena

    6) (=contain) contener, tener capacidad or cabida para

    this stadium holds 10,000 people — este estadio tiene capacidad or cabida para 10.000 personas

    what does the future hold? — ¿qué nos reserva el futuro?

    7) (=carry on) [+ conversation] mantener; [+ interview, meeting, election] celebrar; [+ event] realizar; (formally) celebrar

    the meeting will be held on Monday — se celebrará la reunión el lunes, la reunión tendrá lugar el lunes

    to hold a mass — (Rel) celebrar una misa

    8) (=consider, believe) creer, sostener

    to hold that... — creer que..., sostener que...

    I hold that... — yo creo or sostengo que...

    it is held by some that... — hay quien cree que...

    • to hold sth dear — apreciar mucho algo

    to hold sb dear — querer or apreciar mucho a algn

    • to hold sb in high esteem — tener a algn en gran or alta estima

    • to hold sb guilty — juzgar a algn culpable

    • to hold sb in respect — tener respeto a algn

    • to hold sb responsible for sth — echar la culpa a algn de algo, hacer a algn responsable de algo

    • to hold sth to be true — creer que algo es verdad

    peace 1.
    9) (=bear weight of) soportar
    3. VI
    1) (=stick) pegarse; (=not give way) mantenerse firme, resistir; [weather] continuar, seguir bueno

    • to hold firm or fast — mantenerse firme

    2) (=be valid) valer, ser valedero
    3) (Telec)

    please hold — no cuelge, por favor

    * * *

    I
    1. [həʊld]
    (past & past p held) transitive verb
    1)

    will you hold this for me? — ¿me puedes tener or (esp AmL) agarrar esto por favor?

    b) ( clasp)

    hold it with both hands — sujétalo or (esp AmL) agárralo con las dos manos

    he was holding her hand — la tenía agarrada or (esp Esp) cogida de la mano

    hold me tight — abrázame fuerte; own III

    c) ( grip) ( Auto) agarrar, adherirse*

    vehicles which hold the road well — vehículos de buen agarre or que se agarran bien a la carretera

    2)
    a) (support, bear) sostener*, aguantar

    to hold oneself erect — mantenerse* erguido

    b) ( have room for) \<\<cup/jug\>\> tener* una capacidad de; \<\<stadium\>\> tener* capacidad or cabida para
    c) ( contain) contener*

    to hold one's liquor o (BrE) drink — ser* de buen beber, aguantar bien la bebida or (fam) el trago

    d) ( have in store) deparar
    3)
    a) ( keep in position) sujetar, sostener*
    b) ( maintain) \<\<attention/interest\>\> mantener*
    4)
    a) ( keep) \<\<tickets/room\>\> reservar, guardar

    I will hold the money until... — yo me quedaré con el dinero hasta...

    b) (detain, imprison)
    c) ( restrain) detener*

    once she decides to do something, there's no holding her — una vez que decide hacer algo, no hay nada que la detenga

    d) ( control) \<\<troops/rebels\>\> ocupar
    5)
    a) ( have) \<\<passport/ticket/permit\>\> tener*, estar* en posesión de (frml); \<\<degree/shares/property\>\> tener*; \<\<record\>\> ostentar, tener*; \<\<post/position\>\> tener*, ocupar

    he holds the view that... — sostiene que or mantiene que..., es de la opinión de que...

    b) ( consider) considerar; ( assert) sostener*, mantener*

    to hold somebody in high esteem — tener* a alguien en mucha or gran estima

    to hold somebody responsible for something — responsabilizar* a alguien de algo

    c) ( conduct) \<\<meeting/elections\>\> celebrar, llevar a cabo; \<\<demonstration\>\> hacer*; \<\<party\>\> dar*; \<\<conversation\>\> mantener*
    6)
    a) ( stop)
    b) ( omit) (AmE)

    I'll have a hamburger, but hold the mustard — para mí una hamburguesa, pero sin mostaza


    2.
    vi
    1) (clasp, grip)
    2)
    a) ( stay firm) \<\<rope/door\>\> aguantar, resistir
    b) ( continue) \<\<weather\>\> seguir* or continuar* bueno, mantenerse*
    3) ( be true) \<\<idea/analogy\>\> ser* válido
    •
    Phrasal Verbs:

    II
    1) u
    a) (grip, grasp)

    to catch o grab o take hold (of something) — agarrar (algo), coger* (algo) (esp Esp); ( so as not to fall etc) agarrarse or asirse (de or a algo)

    to keep hold of something — no soltar* algo

    to get hold of somebody — localizar* or (AmL tb) ubicar* a alguien

    to get hold of something — ( manage to get) conseguir* algo

    where did you get hold of the idea that... ? — ¿de dónde has sacado la idea de que... ?

    b) ( control)

    to keep a firm hold on something — mantener* algo bajo riguroso control

    to get a hold of o on oneself — controlarse

    c) (TV)

    horizontal/vertical hold — control m de imagen horizontal/vertical

    2) c
    a) (in wrestling, judo) llave f

    with no holds barred — sin ningún tipo de restricciones

    b) ( in mountaineering) asidero m
    3) c (delay, pause) demora f

    to be on hold — \<\<negotiations\>\> estar* en compás de espera; \<\<project\>\> estar* aparcado or en suspenso

    to put something on hold — \<\<project\>\> dejar algo aparcado or en suspenso

    4) c (of ship, aircraft) bodega f

    English-spanish dictionary > hold

  • 5 hold

    1. I
    1) this горе (the twine, the tape, the string, the bootlace, etc.) will hold эта веревка и т. д. не порвется /выдержит/; the nail still holds гвоздь еще не выпал /держится/
    2) if rain (snow, frost, etc.) holds если будет продолжаться /без конца будет идти/ дождь и т. д.; if this weather holds если эта /такая/ погода удержится /будет стоять/; if your luck holds если счастье тебе не изменит; can the good weather hold? продержится ли хорошая погода?; the provisions will hold запасов пищи хватит; the comparison holds это сравнение вполне уместно
    3) to eat as much as one can hold наесться досыта /до отвала/
    2. II
    1) hold some time this principle (my promise, our bargain, this law, etc.) still holds этот принцип и т. д. [все] еще остается /продолжает оставаться/ в силе; his objection still holds он еще не снимает своего возражения; the good weather is still holding все еще стоит хорошая погода
    2) hold in some manner hold firm /fast, tight/ твердо /стойко/ держаться, оставаться твердым /стойким/; hold firm [until you hear from me] держись стойко [, пока я тебе не напишу]; our friendship will hold fast наша дружба будет прочной
    3. III
    1) hold smth., smb. hold a spoon (a knife, a candle, a cap, a baby, a cat, etc.) держать ложку и т. д.; hold smb.'s hand держать / взять/ кого-л. за руку; they were holding hands они держались за руки; hold the line! не кладите / не вешайте/ трубку! (при разговоре по телефону)
    2) hold smth., smb. hold a fort (a defile, a fortress, a position, a trench, etc.) удерживать /защищать/ крепость и т. д., it takes a number of men to hold him одному его не удержать; there is no holding that fellow с этим парнем никак не сладишь, удержу нет на этого парня; hold trains задерживать поезда; he could hardly hold the horses он едва удерживал /сдерживал/ лошадей; the farmers are holding the wheat фермеры придерживают свою пшеницу; hold a note тянуть [одну] ноту; hold one's breath задерживать /затаить/ дыхание; hold one's nose зажимать нос; hold smb.'s attention (one's audience, the pupils' attention, etc.) овладевать чьим-л. вниманием и т. д., удерживать чье-л. внимание и т. д.; constant change of scene held our attention непрерывная смена пейзажа не давала ослабнуть нашему вниманию
    3) hold smth. hold land (a large estate, a large property, etc.) владеть землей и т. д.; hold an office (an appointment, a position, etc.) занимать пост и т. д.; hold a professorship быть профессором, иметь профессорское звание; занимать должность профессора; hold a chair заведовать кафедрой; hold a rank иметь чин; hold a medal иметь медаль; hold first (second, etc.) place иметь /занять/ первое и т. д. место.
    4) hold smth., smb. hold a certain amount of liquid (5 gallons, all her clothes, a certain number of people, five persons, etc.) вмещать определенное количество жидкости и т. д.; this bucket will hold ten litres of water это ведро на 10 литров воды; this trunk holds all my things в этот сундук влезут /можно положить/ все мои вещи; the box held his securities в этой шкатулке лежали /были/ принадлежащие ему ценные бумаги; the new hall will hold three hundred spectators в новом зале сможет разместиться триста зрителей, новый зал рассчитан на триста зрителей; how many of us will your car hold? сколько человек сядет /влезет/ в твою машину?; each of these forms is to hold two pupils за каждой такой партой будут сидеть два ученика; sea water holds many salts in solution в морской воде содержится много солей; Westminster Abbey holds the bones of England's great men в Вестминстерском аббатстве покоятся останки великих людей Англии; the evening held a lot of surprises вечер был полон неожиданностей
    5) hold smth. hold a meeting (a demonstration, a debate, an election, a consultation, an examination, an investigation, talks, etc.) проводить /устраивать, организовывать/ собрание и т. д.; they decided to hold an exhibition они решили устроить выставку
    6) hold smth. hold a view (an opinion) придерживаться взгляда (мнения); I hold a different view я придерживаюсь другой точки зрения, я думаю иначе; hold a course придерживаться определенного курса
    4. IV
    1) hold smth., smb. in some manner hold smth., smb. tightly) (fast, firmly, straight, carelessly, etc.) держать что-л., кого-л. крепко и т. д.
    2) hold smb. , smth. in some manner hold smb., smth. in respect (in high esteem, in awe, in low regard, in contempt, etc.) относиться к кому-л., чему-л. с уважением и т. д.; hold smb. at one's mercy держать кого-л. в своей власти id hold smb. to ridicule выставлять кого-л. на посмешище
    3) hold smth. at some time I can't hold all these details at once я не могу (удержать в голове сразу все эти подробности
    5. V
    1) hold smb. smb. hold smb. prisoner держать кого-л. в плену /в качестве пленного/; hold smb. hostages держать кого-л. в качестве заложников
    2) hold it smth. I hold it my duty [to tell you... (to inform you...)] я считаю своей обязанностью /своим долгом/ [рассказать вам... (сообщить вам)...]
    6. VI
    1) hold smth. in some state hold a door (a window, a window vent, etc.) open (half open, shut, etc.) держать дверь и т. д. открытой и т. д.
    2) hold smb. in some state hold an audience (the spectators, the listeners, the whole house, etc.) spellbounc заставить аудиторию и т. д. слушать или смотреть, затаив дыхание; his lovely music held us spellbound его прекрасная музыка очаровала нас; hold smb. captive держать кого-л. в плену
    3) hold smth., smb. in some state hold smth. true (good, sacred, cheap, etc.) считать что-л. верным /справедливым/ и т. д.; I hold the very idea absurd я считаю абсурдной саму эту мысль; hold smb. responsible возлагать на кого-л. ответственность; we shall hold you responsible for the work вы будете отвечать за эту работу
    7. VII
    hold smb., smth. to possess some quality hold smb. to be wrong (to be right, to be clever, to be beautiful, etc.) считать кого-л. неправым и т. д., hold smth. to be impossible (to be inadmissible, to be illogical, etc.) считать что-л. невозможным и т. д.; hold smb. to be smth. hold smb. to be a fool (to be a clever man, to be a good husband, etc.) считать, что кто-л. дурак и т. д.
    8. XI.
    .1)
    be held for some time we were held till the evening нас задержали до вечера; be held at some place my money is held at the bank a) мой деньги находятся в банке; б) банк наложил арест на мои деньги; be held smb. I was held prisoner я находился в плену /в заточении/
    2)
    be held at some time the meeting (the debate, the conference, the funeral service, etc.) will be held on Monday (at 3 o'clock, etc.) собрание и т. д. состоится в понедельник и т. д.; when will the election be held? когда состоятся /будут проходить/ выборы?; be held in (at, etc.) smth. the meeting was held in (at) a very big hall собрание проходило в очень большем зале
    3)
    be held by smth. the button is held by a thread пуговица держалась на одной нитке; her scarf was held in place by a brooch ее шарфик был заколот брошкой
    4)
    it is held that... it is universally held by the writers that... у писателей общепризнанным считается, что...; be held to be in some state you will be held responsible вы за это ответите /будете нести ответственность/; he was held guilty (not guilty) он был признан виновным (невиновным)
    9. XV
    hold to possess some quality hold good /true, valid/ оставаться в силе; my promise (the order, the treaty, our bet, etc.) holds good мое обещание и т. д. остается в силе; the same criticism holds good with the second chapter такое же критическое замечание справедливо и в отношении второй главы
    10. XVI
    1) hold through smth. the supplies will hold through the winter (through the next three months, etc.) запасов хватит на всю зиму и т. д.
    2) hold to smth. hold to a chair (to a rail, to a bedstead, etc.) держаться за стул и т. д.
    3) hold against smb., smth. hold against an enemy (against an army, against troops, etc.) удерживать свои позиции против [нашествия] врага и т. д., hold against an attack [успешно] отбивать атаку
    4) hold to /by/ smth., smb. hold to a view (to /by/ an opinion, by one's principles, to /by a decision, to a rule, etc.) держаться /придерживаться/ взгляда /точки зрения/ и т. д., he held firm /fast/ to his resolve (to his beliefs, etc.) он твердо держался своего решения и т. д.; hold to a promise сдержать обещание; you should hold to the terms вы должны соблюдать условия [договора]; hold to one's friends (to one's party, to one's choice, etc.) быть /оставаться/ верным своим друзьям и т. д.; hold for (in) smth. this rule (the principle, the theory, the hypothesis, etc.) holds for all cases это правило подходит ко всем случаям; this holds in every case это верно для всех случаев /во всех случаях/ || who knows what the future /tomorrow/ holds for us? кто знает, что нам готовит будущее?; hold at some level the market holds at 20 roubles на рынке удерживается цена в двадцать рублей
    11. XVIII
    1) hold oneself she doesn't know how to hold herself она не знает, как держаться /как ей себя вести/; hold oneself in some manner hold oneself well (badly) хорошо (плохо) держаться; hold oneself in some position hold oneself straight (upright, etc.) держаться прямо и т. д.; hold yourself still for a few minutes while I make a sketch of you постойте или посидите спокойно несколько минут, пока я не сделаю [с вас] набросок; hold oneself like smb., smth. hold oneself like a queen (like a doll, etc.) держаться /вести себя/, как королева и т. д.
    2) hold oneself in some state hold oneself aloof (separate) держаться в стороне (отдельно от других); hold oneself ready /in readiness/ быть готовым; he held himself ready to start at a moment's notice он был готов отправиться по первому требованию
    3) hold oneself in some state hold oneself responsible считать себя ответственным; I do not hold myself responsible for what happened я не считаю себя ответственным за то, что произошло
    12. XXI1
    1) hold smb., smth. by smth. hold the child by the hand (a bull by the horn, the basket by the handle, the box by the rope, etc.) держать ребенка за руку и т. д., hold smth., smb. in (over, in front of, etc.) smth. hold the bag in one's hand (both hands over one's head, the creature before one's face, etc.) держать сумку в руке и т. д.; hold a cigarette (a pipe, a cigar. a cigarette-holder, etc.) between the teeth (between one's lips, in one's mouth, etc.) держать сигарету и т. д. в зубах и т. д.; hold smb. in one's arms обнимать кого-л., держать кого-л. в своих объятиях; he held his head in his hands он обхватил / сжал/ голову руками
    2) hold smth. against smb., smth. hold the fort against the enemy (the city against an army, the position against a detachment of parachute troops, etc.) защищать /оборонять/ крепость от неприятеля и т. д.; hold one's position against all competitors не сдавать своих позиций соперникам; hold one's own with smb. in beauty she held her own with all her rivals в красоте она не уступала ни одной из своих соперниц; hold smth. for smth. hold smb.'s baggage for non-payment of rent не отдавать кому-л. вещи до внесения квартирной платы; he held the audience for two hours он завладел вниманием слушателей на два часа; he held the floor for an hour он держал речь целый час; he holds the record for high jump он держит рекорд по прыжкам в высоту; hold smth. for smb. hold a room for me (seats for our guests, a book for first year students, etc.) оставьте /забронируйте, зарезервируйте/ комнату для меня и т. д., hold stocks for a rise попридержать акции до /, ожидая/ их повышения
    3) hold smb. for smth. hold smb. for theft арестовать кого-л. за воровство; держать кого-л. в тюрьме за воровство; hold smb. for ransom держать кого-л., пока за него не будет внесен выкуп; hold smb. on a charge of smth. hold smb. on a charge of theft (of murder, etc.) задержать кого-л. по обвинению в воровстве и т. д.; hold smb. in smth. hold smb. in prison (in custody) держать кого-л. в тюрьме (под стражей); hold smb. till smth. they will hold him till we pay (till he recants, till tomorrow, etc.) они не выпустят его [до тех пор], пока мы не заплатим и т. д.; hold smb. for some time a fever held him for a week лихорадка /высокая температура/ не отпускала его целую неделю, неделю он провалялся с лихорадкой /с температурой/; hold smb. in smth. hold smb. in suspense (in fear, etc.) держать кого-л. в напряженном ожидании и т. д., hold smb. in check сдерживать кого-л.
    4) hold smth. among smth. hold the first position among other similar institutions (among other boarding-houses, among many hotels, etc.) занимать ведущее положение среди других подобных учреждений и т.д., hold smth. at some time hold two offices at the same time занимать две должности одновременно
    5) hold smth. for smb. life holds a lot of surprises for us all жизнь полна неожиданностей для всех; who knows what the future holds for us? кто знает, что нас ждет в будущем /что нам сулит будущее/?; hold smth. in smth. I can't hold all these figures (these facts, so many names, etc.) in my head я не могу держать все эти цифры и т. д. в голове
    6) hold smb. to smth. hold smb. to a promise (to an agreement, to terms, etc.) требовать от кого-л. выполнения своего обещания и т. д., we shall hold you to your word мы будем добиваться, чтобы вы сдержали свое слово
    7) hold smth. with smb. hold a conversation (a parley, a talk, etc.) with smb. вести /проводить, поддерживать/ разговор /беседу/ и т. д с кем-л.; hold smth. for smb. hold a reception (a ball, a performance, a concert, etc.) for the guests устроить прием и т. д. в честь гостей
    13. XXII
    hold oneself (smb.) from doing smth. hold oneself from asking (from laughing, etc.) удержаться от того, чтобы спросить и т. д.
    14. XXIV1
    hold smb. as smb. hold smb. as hostage (as a criminal, as a spy, etc.) задерживать /держать (под стражей, в заточении и т. п.)/ кого-л. в качестве /как/ заложника и т. д.
    15. XXV
    hold that... hold that his plan is impracticable (that all his statements are very doubtful, etc.) полагать /считать, думать/, что его план неосуществим и т. д.

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > hold

  • 6 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) holde
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) holde
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) holde
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) holde
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) holde
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) indeholde
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) afholde
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) holde
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) have; være
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) tro; holde
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gælde
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) holde nogen fast til noget
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) holde; forsvare
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) forsvare sig imod
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) holde; bevare
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) holde hen
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) fejre
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) eje
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) holde
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) vente
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) holde
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) opbevare
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) bringe
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) hold; greb
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) magt; indflydelse
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) greb; tag
    •
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) last
    * * *
    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) holde
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) holde
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) holde
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) holde
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) holde
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) indeholde
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) afholde
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) holde
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) have; være
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) tro; holde
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gælde
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) holde nogen fast til noget
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) holde; forsvare
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) forsvare sig imod
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) holde; bevare
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) holde hen
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) fejre
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) eje
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) holde
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) vente
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) holde
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) opbevare
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) bringe
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) hold; greb
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) magt; indflydelse
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) greb; tag
    •
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) last

    English-Danish dictionary > hold

  • 7 responsibility

    noun
    1) no pl., no indef. art. (being responsible) Verantwortung, die

    take or accept/claim [full] responsibility [for something] — die [volle] Verantwortung [für etwas] übernehmen

    do something on one's own responsibility — etwas in eigener Verantwortung tun; (at one's own risk) etwas auf eigene Verantwortung tun

    2) (duty) Verpflichtung, die
    * * *
    [-sə-]
    1) (something which a person has to look after, do etc: He takes his responsibilities very seriously.) die Verantwortung
    2) (the state of having important duties: a position of responsibility.) die Verantwortung
    3) (the state of being responsible: his responsibility for the accident.) die Verantwortlichkeit
    * * *
    re·spon·sibil·ity
    [rɪˌspɒn(t)səˈbɪləti, AM -ˌspɑ:n(t)səˈbɪlət̬i]
    n
    1. no pl (state of being responsible) Verantwortung f ( for für + akk)
    sense of \responsibility Verantwortungsbewusstsein nt
    \responsibility for risks Risikoverantwortung f
    to act on one's own \responsibility auf eigene Verantwortung handeln
    to claim \responsibility for sth sich akk für etw akk verantwortlich erklären
    to take [or accept] full \responsibility for sth die volle Verantwortung für etw akk übernehmen
    2. (duty, authority) Verantwortlichkeit f, Zuständigkeit f
    it's her \responsibility to ensure the project finishes on time es liegt in ihrer Verantwortung, dass das Projekt rechtzeitig abgeschlossen wird
    who has \responsibility here? wer ist hier zuständig?
    to carry a lot of \responsibility eine große Verantwortung tragen
    to have a \responsibility to sb/sth jdm/etw gegenüber eine Verpflichtung haben
    * * *
    [rI"spɒnsə'bIlItɪ]
    n
    1) no pl Verantwortung f

    to take or assume ( full) responsibility (for sth) — die (volle) Verantwortung (für etw) übernehmen

    she's his responsibility — er hat die Verantwortung für sie

    it's not my responsibility to do that — ich bin nicht dafür verantwortlich, das zu tun

    2) (= duty, burden) Verpflichtung f (to für)
    * * *
    responsibility [rıˌspɒnsəˈbılətı; US -ˌspɑn-] s
    1. Verantwortlichkeit f
    2. Verantwortung f (for, of für):
    take (the) responsibility for die Verantwortung übernehmen für;
    accept ( oder assume) responsibility for (im Nachhinein) die Verantwortung übernehmen für;
    claim responsibility for die Verantwortung für einen Terroranschlag etc übernehmen;
    carry the responsibility of governing die Regierungsverantwortung tragen;
    share responsibility for mitverantwortlich sein für;
    on one’s own responsibility auf eigene Verantwortung;
    a position of great responsibility eine verantwortungsvolle Position
    3. JUR
    a) Zurechnungsfähigkeit f
    b) Haftbarkeit f:
    take no responsibility for sth für etwas nicht haften
    4. a) Vertrauenswürdigkeit f, Verlässlichkeit f
    b) WIRTSCH Zahlungsfähigkeit f
    5. Verbindlichkeit f, Verpflichtung f
    * * *
    noun
    1) no pl., no indef. art. (being responsible) Verantwortung, die

    take or accept/claim [full] responsibility [for something] — die [volle] Verantwortung [für etwas] übernehmen

    do something on one's own responsibility — etwas in eigener Verantwortung tun; (at one's own risk) etwas auf eigene Verantwortung tun

    2) (duty) Verpflichtung, die
    * * *
    n.
    Aufsichtspflicht f.
    Verantwortlichkeit f.
    Verantwortung f.
    Zahlungsfähigkeit f.
    Zuständigkeit f.

    English-german dictionary > responsibility

  • 8 strain

    I
    1. strein verb
    1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) estirar, tensar
    2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) torcerse, hacerse un esguince, hacerse daño (en), forzar
    3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) poner a prueba, abusar
    4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) colar, escurrir

    2. noun
    1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) tensión, presión
    2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) tensión, estrés
    3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) torcedura, esguince
    4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) presión
    •
    - strainer
    - strain off
    II strein noun
    1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.)
    2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.)
    3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.)
    strain1 n tensión
    strain2 vb
    1. forzar
    2. lesionarse / torcer
    3. filtrar / colar
    tr[streɪn]
    1 SMALLPHYSICS/SMALL (tension) tensión nombre femenino; (pressure) presión nombre femenino; (weight) peso
    2 (stress, pressure) tensión nombre femenino, estrés nombre masculino; (effort) esfuerzo; (exhaustion) agotamiento
    ■ the latest crisis has put more strain on Franco-Spanish relations la última crisis ha aumentado la tirantez en las relaciones francoespañolas
    4 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL torcedura, esguince nombre masculino
    1 (stretch) estirar, tensar
    2 (damage, weaken - muscle) torcer(se), hacerse un esguince en; (- back) hacerse daño en; (- voice, eyes) forzar; (ears) aguzar; (- heart) cansar
    3 (stretch - patience, nerves, credulity) poner a prueba; (- resources) estirar al máximo; (- relations) someter a demasiada tensión, crear tirantez en
    4 (filter - liquid) colar; (- vegetables, rice) escurrir
    1 (make great efforts) esforzarse, hacer un gran esfuerzo
    1 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL son m sing, compás m sing
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to strain at the leash tirar de la correa
    to strain oneself esforzarse
    ■ don't strain yourself! ¡no te esfuerces!
    ————————
    tr[streɪn]
    1 (race, breed) raza; (descent) linaje nombre masculino; (of plant, virus) cepa
    2 (streak) vena
    strain ['streɪn] vt
    1) exert: forzar (la vista, la voz)
    to strain oneself: hacer un gran esfuerzo
    2) filter: colar, filtrar
    3) injure: lastimarse, hacerse daño en
    to strain a muscle: sufrir un esguince
    1) lineage: linaje m, abolengo m
    2) streak, trace: veta f
    3) variety: tipo m, variedad f
    4) stress: tensión f, presión f
    5) sprain: esguince m, torcedura f (del tobillo, etc.)
    6) strains npl
    tune: melodía f, acordes mpl, compases fpl
    n.
    • agotamiento nervioso s.m.
    • deformación s.f.
    • duelo s.m.
    • esfuerzo muy grande s.m.
    • linaje s.m.
    • raza s.f.
    • ribete s.m.
    • tensión s.f.
    • tirantez s.f.
    v.
    • cerner v.
    • colar v.
    • estirar v.
    • fatigar v.
    • forzar v.
    • pujar v.
    • torcer v.
    • trascolar v.
    streɪn
    I
    1) u c ( tension) tensión f; ( pressure) presión f

    she's been under great o a lot of strain — ha estado pasando una época de mucha tensión or de mucho estrés

    2) c u ( Med) (resulting from wrench, twist) torcedura f; ( on a muscle) esguince m
    3) strains pl ( tune)
    4)
    a) c ( type - of plant) variedad f; (- of virus) cepa f; (- of animal) raza f
    b) ( streak) (no pl) veta f

    II
    1.
    1) ( exert)

    to strain one's eyes/voice — forzar* la vista/voz

    to strain one's ears — aguzar* el oído

    2)
    a) ( overburden) \<\<beam/support\>\> ejercer* demasiada presión sobre
    b) ( injure)

    to strain one's back — hacerse* daño en la espalda

    to strain a muscle — hacerse* un esguince

    c) (overtax, stretch) \<\<relations\>\> someter a demasiada tensión, volver* tenso or tirante; \<\<credulity/patience\>\> poner* a prueba
    3) ( filter) filtrar; ( Culin) colar*; \<\<vegetables/rice\>\> escurrir

    2.
    v refl

    to strain oneself — hacerse* daño


    3.
    vi

    to strain to + INF — hacer* un gran esfuerzo para + inf


    I [streɪn]
    1. N
    1) (=physical pressure) (on rope, cable) tensión f ; (on beam, bridge, structure) presión f

    • this puts a strain on the cable — esto tensa el cable

    • to take the strain — (lit) aguantar el peso

    • to take the strain off — [+ rope, cable] disminuir la tensión de; [+ beam, bridge, structure] disminuir la presión sobre

    • to break under the strain — [rope, cable] romperse debido a la tensión

    to collapse under the strain — [bridge, ceiling] venirse abajo debido a la presión

    2) (fig) (=burden) carga f ; (=pressure) presión f ; (=stress) tensión f

    it was a strain on the economy/his purse — suponía una carga para la economía/su bolsillo

    • mental strain — cansancio m mental

    • to put a strain on — [+ resources] suponer una carga para; [+ system] forzar al límite; [+ relationship] crear tirantez or tensiones en

    • he has been under a great deal of strain — ha estado sometido a mucha presión

    stress
    3) (=effort) esfuerzo m
    4) (Physiol)
    a) (=injury) (from pull) esguince m ; (involving twist) esguince m, torcedura f
    b) (=wear) (on eyes, heart) esfuerzo m

    • he knew tennis put a strain on his heart — sabía que el tenis le sometía el corazón a un esfuerzo or le forzaba el corazón

    eyestrain, repetitive
    5) strains liter (=sound) compases mpl
    2. VT
    1) (=stretch) (beyond reasonable limits) [+ system] forzar al límite; [+ friendship, relationship, marriage] crear tensiones en, crear tirantez en; [+ resources, budget] suponer una carga para; [+ patience] poner a prueba

    • the demands of the welfare state are straining public finances to the limit — las exigencias del estado de bienestar están resultando una carga excesiva para las arcas públicas

    • to strain relations with sb — tensar las relaciones con algn

    2) (=damage, tire) [+ back] dañar(se), hacerse daño en; [+ eyes] cansar

    to strain o.s.: you shouldn't strain yourself — no deberías hacer mucha fuerza

    don't strain yourself! — iro ¡no te vayas a quebrar or herniar!

    3) (=make an effort with) [+ voice, eyes] forzar

    to strain every nerve or sinew to do sth — esforzarse mucho por hacer algo, hacer grandes esfuerzos por hacer algo

    4) (=filter) (Chem) filtrar; (Culin) [+ gravy, soup, custard] colar; [+ vegetables] escurrir

    • to strain sth into a bowl — colar algo en un cuenco

    • strain the mixture through a sieve — pase la mezcla por un tamiz

    3.
    VI (=make an effort)

    • he strained against the bonds that held him — liter hacía esfuerzos para soltarse de las cadenas que lo retenían

    • to strain at sth — tirar de algo

    to strain at the leash — [dog] tirar de la correa; (fig) saltar de impaciencia

    • to strain under a weight — ir agobiado por un peso


    II
    [streɪn]
    N
    1) (=breed) (of animal) raza f ; (of plant) variedad f ; (of virus) tipo m
    2) (=streak, element) vena f
    * * *
    [streɪn]
    I
    1) u c ( tension) tensión f; ( pressure) presión f

    she's been under great o a lot of strain — ha estado pasando una época de mucha tensión or de mucho estrés

    2) c u ( Med) (resulting from wrench, twist) torcedura f; ( on a muscle) esguince m
    3) strains pl ( tune)
    4)
    a) c ( type - of plant) variedad f; (- of virus) cepa f; (- of animal) raza f
    b) ( streak) (no pl) veta f

    II
    1.
    1) ( exert)

    to strain one's eyes/voice — forzar* la vista/voz

    to strain one's ears — aguzar* el oído

    2)
    a) ( overburden) \<\<beam/support\>\> ejercer* demasiada presión sobre
    b) ( injure)

    to strain one's back — hacerse* daño en la espalda

    to strain a muscle — hacerse* un esguince

    c) (overtax, stretch) \<\<relations\>\> someter a demasiada tensión, volver* tenso or tirante; \<\<credulity/patience\>\> poner* a prueba
    3) ( filter) filtrar; ( Culin) colar*; \<\<vegetables/rice\>\> escurrir

    2.
    v refl

    to strain oneself — hacerse* daño


    3.
    vi

    to strain to + INF — hacer* un gran esfuerzo para + inf

    English-spanish dictionary > strain

  • 9 hold

    I [həʊld]
    1) (grasp) presa f.

    to get hold of — afferrare [ rope]

    to keep (a) hold of o on — mantenere la presa su [ ball]

    to get hold of — procurarsi [book, ticket]; [ press] venire a sapere [ story]; scoprire [ information]

    to get hold of — chiamare, contattare

    4) (control) controllo m., influenza f., ascendente m. (on, over su)
    5) (storage, area) aer. bagagliaio m.; mar. stiva f.
    6) (in wrestling) presa f.
    7) (of spray, gel) fissaggio m.
    8) tel.

    to put a project on hold — rimandare o sospendere momentaneamente un progetto

    II 1. [həʊld]
    verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. held)
    1) (clasp) tenere

    to hold sth. in one's hand — tenere [qcs.] in mano [brush, pencil]; (enclosed) stringere [qcs.] in mano [ coin]

    to hold sb. by — tenere qcn. per [sleeve, leg]

    to hold sb. (in one's arms) — tenere qcn. tra le braccia

    to hold sth. in place o position — tenere qcs. a posto

    3) (arrange) organizzare [competition, election]; tenere [ conversation]; celebrare [ church service]; condurre [ enquiry]; fare [ interview]

    to be held — avere luogo o tenersi

    4) (have capacity for) [ theatre] avere una capacità di, (potere) contenere [ 350 people]
    5) (contain) [drawer, box] contenere [ objects]
    6) (support) reggere [ load]
    7) (restrain) tenere [ dog]

    there'll be no holding him — fig. non lo tiene nessuno

    8) (keep against will) trattenere [ person]

    to hold sb. hostage — tenere qcn. in ostaggio

    9) (possess) possedere, avere [shares, power]; detenere [record, sporting title]; occupare [job, position]; avere, essere in possesso di [licence, degree]; avere [ title]; [ computer] conservare [ information]; avere [ mortgage]
    10) (keep back) tenere [place, ticket]; fare aspettare [train, flight]; tenere, non inviare [ letter]; tenere in sospeso [ order]

    hold it! — colloq. un momento! aspetta un attimo!

    11) (believe) avere [opinion, belief]

    to hold sb., sth. to be — ritenere che qcn., qcs. sia

    to hold that — [ person] pensare che; [ law] dire che

    to hold sb. liable o responsible — ritenere qcn. responsabile

    12) (defend successfully) tenere [territory, city]; conservare, mantenere [ title]; mantenere [seat, lead]

    to hold one's own — tenere duro, non demordere

    13) (captivate) tenere desta l'attenzione di [ audience]; attirare [ attention]
    14) tel.

    to hold the line — attendere o restare in linea

    15) mus. tenere [ note]
    16) aut.
    2.
    verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. held)
    1) (remain intact) [rope, glue] tenere; fig. (anche hold good) [ theory] reggere
    2) (continue) [ weather] tenere, mantenersi; [ luck] durare
    3) tel. attendere (in linea)
    3.
    verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. held)
    * * *
    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.)
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.)
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.)
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?)
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.)
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.)
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.)
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.)
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.)
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.)
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.)
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.)
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.)
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.)
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.)
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?)
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.)
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.)
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.)
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.)
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.)
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.)
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.)
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.)
    •
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.)
    * * *
    I [həʊld]
    1) (grasp) presa f.

    to get hold of — afferrare [ rope]

    to keep (a) hold of o on — mantenere la presa su [ ball]

    to get hold of — procurarsi [book, ticket]; [ press] venire a sapere [ story]; scoprire [ information]

    to get hold of — chiamare, contattare

    4) (control) controllo m., influenza f., ascendente m. (on, over su)
    5) (storage, area) aer. bagagliaio m.; mar. stiva f.
    6) (in wrestling) presa f.
    7) (of spray, gel) fissaggio m.
    8) tel.

    to put a project on hold — rimandare o sospendere momentaneamente un progetto

    II 1. [həʊld]
    verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. held)
    1) (clasp) tenere

    to hold sth. in one's hand — tenere [qcs.] in mano [brush, pencil]; (enclosed) stringere [qcs.] in mano [ coin]

    to hold sb. by — tenere qcn. per [sleeve, leg]

    to hold sb. (in one's arms) — tenere qcn. tra le braccia

    to hold sth. in place o position — tenere qcs. a posto

    3) (arrange) organizzare [competition, election]; tenere [ conversation]; celebrare [ church service]; condurre [ enquiry]; fare [ interview]

    to be held — avere luogo o tenersi

    4) (have capacity for) [ theatre] avere una capacità di, (potere) contenere [ 350 people]
    5) (contain) [drawer, box] contenere [ objects]
    6) (support) reggere [ load]
    7) (restrain) tenere [ dog]

    there'll be no holding him — fig. non lo tiene nessuno

    8) (keep against will) trattenere [ person]

    to hold sb. hostage — tenere qcn. in ostaggio

    9) (possess) possedere, avere [shares, power]; detenere [record, sporting title]; occupare [job, position]; avere, essere in possesso di [licence, degree]; avere [ title]; [ computer] conservare [ information]; avere [ mortgage]
    10) (keep back) tenere [place, ticket]; fare aspettare [train, flight]; tenere, non inviare [ letter]; tenere in sospeso [ order]

    hold it! — colloq. un momento! aspetta un attimo!

    11) (believe) avere [opinion, belief]

    to hold sb., sth. to be — ritenere che qcn., qcs. sia

    to hold that — [ person] pensare che; [ law] dire che

    to hold sb. liable o responsible — ritenere qcn. responsabile

    12) (defend successfully) tenere [territory, city]; conservare, mantenere [ title]; mantenere [seat, lead]

    to hold one's own — tenere duro, non demordere

    13) (captivate) tenere desta l'attenzione di [ audience]; attirare [ attention]
    14) tel.

    to hold the line — attendere o restare in linea

    15) mus. tenere [ note]
    16) aut.
    2.
    verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. held)
    1) (remain intact) [rope, glue] tenere; fig. (anche hold good) [ theory] reggere
    2) (continue) [ weather] tenere, mantenersi; [ luck] durare
    3) tel. attendere (in linea)
    3.
    verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. held)

    English-Italian dictionary > hold

  • 10 make

    1. I
    the ebb was making начинался отлив; the tide making we weighed anchor во время прилива мы бросили якорь
    2. II
    1) make in some manner this toy makes easily эту игрушку легко сделать: hay ought to make well [in this drying breeze] [на таком сухом ветерке] сено должно хорошо просушиться /сохнуть/
    2) make somewhere make upstream (downstream) идти /плыть/ вверх (вниз) по течению
    3) make in some manner the tide is making fast вода быстро прибывает; winter is making earnestly наступает настоящая зима
    4) make in some manner make well (poorly, etc.) хорошо и т. д. зарабатывать; he always makes pretty handsomely он всегда недурно зарабатывает
    3. III
    1) make smth. make machines (tools, paper, chairs, hats, etc.) делать /производить/ машины и т. д., make bricks делать /обжигать/ кирпичи; make a boat (a bridge, a house, a road, etc.) (подстроить лодку и т. д.: make a dress (a coat, a blouse, etc.) делать /шить/ платье и т. д.; make a film снимать фильм: make lunch (jelly, a good supper, etc.) делать /готовить/ завтрак и т. д., make coffee варить кофе; make tea заварить чай; make bread (ис-)печь хлеб; make a garden (a park, flower-beds, etc.) разбивать сад и т. д.; make hay косить траву: make a path делать /прокладывать/ дорожку: where will they make a camp? где они раскинут /разобьют/ лагерь?; make beds стелить /заправлять/ постели; make a fire разжигать камин или раскладывать костер; make nests вить гнезда; beavers make their holes бобры роют норы
    2) make smth. make one's reputation (one's name) создать себе репутацию (имя); make smb.'s character формировать чей-л. характер; make one's own life строить свой собственную жизнь, самостоятельно строить свой жизнь; make haste торопиться; make progress делать успехи; make preparations делать приготовления; make plans разрабатывать / вынашивать/ планы; he is making plans to go away он собирается /намеревается/ уехать; who made this ridiculous rule? кто придумал это глупое правило?; make war вести войну, воевать; are they willing to make peace? a) они согласны заключить мир?; б) они готовы примириться? || make a stand занимать принципиальную позицию: make love а) ухаживать; говорить ласковые слова; б) ласкать, заниматься любовью
    3) make smb., smth. one big deal made the young man молодой человек добился успеха благодаря лишь всего одной крупной сделке; hard work made him он добился успеха упорным трудом; wars made and unmade this country эта страна возвеличилась благодаря войнам, и они же привели ее к гибели; industry has made Manchester Манчестер превратился в важный центр благодаря развитию промышленности
    4) make smth. make trouble (a fuss, a mess, etc.) создавать неприятности и т. д.; he made a terrible to-do он устроил ужасный скандал; don't make noise не делай шума, не шуми; make a change (a disturbance, a panic, etc.) вызывать изменение и т. д., make mischief а) наносить вред; б) шалить, безобразничать; this makes a great difference это совсем другое дело; it makes no difference это ничего не меняет. это все равно; make a great hit coll. иметь огромный успех
    5) make smth. make eighty miles (five kilometres, etc.) сделать / пройти/ восемьдесят миль и т. д.; make twenty knots идти со скоростью двадцать узлов; make good time а) идти /двигаться/ с хорошей скоростью; б) sport. показать хорошее время
    6) make smth. соll. make port (harbour, home, land, one's destination, etc.) добираться до /достигать/ порта и т. д., he's tired out, he'll never make the summit он уже выдохся, ему ни за что не добраться до вершины; make the tram (the bus, the next flight, etc.) успевать на /поймать/ трамвай и т. д.; I had hoped to get to the meeting but I found at the last minute that I couldn't make it я надеялся попасть на собрание, но в последнюю минуту понял, что не успею
    7) make smth. make good grades получать хорошие отметки, хорошо учиться; make the highest score получить больше всего очков; who made the score? кто выиграл /победил/?; I doubt whether he will make much сомневаюсь, чтобы он мог многого добиться, вряд ли он мог многого добиться, вряд ли он многого добьется; those plants will not make much, the soil is too poor эти растения не пойдут /не будут хорошо расти/, здесь плохая почва; do you think a table this wide can make the doorway? вы думаете такой ширины стол пройдет в дверь?; make the team (the best-seller list, the first ten, etc.) попасть в команду и т. д.; this news made the front page это известие поместили на первой полосе [газеты] || make it добиться успеха; make one's point доказать свою течку зрения; has he made his point? понятно, что он хотел сказать?
    8) make smth. make a good salary (three pounds a week, a profit, etc.) получать хорошее жалованье и т. д.; make a living зарабатывать на жизнь; make money а) зарабатывать деньги; б) разбогатеть; make a fortune приобрести состояние; make a loss потерпеть /понести/ убыток; make smb. make friends приобрести /завеете/ друзей; make enemies нажить врагов
    9) make smth. one hundred pence make a pound сто пенсов составляют фунт; twelve inches make one foot в одном футе двенадцать дюймов; that makes 40 cents you owe me итак, ты мне должен сорок центов; this made his tenth novel это был уже его десятый роман; how many people make a quorum? сколько человек требуется /необходимо/ для кворума?; how many players make а, football team? сколько человек в футбольной команде?; will you make one of the party? не составите ли вы нам компанию?, не присоединитесь ли вы к нам?; "mouse" makes "mice" in the plural множественное число от "mouse" - "mice"
    10) make smth. make a will (a deal of transfer, a promissory note, a bill of exchange, etc.) составлять завещание и т. д.; make a list составлять список; make a report написать отчет, подготовить доклад; make a contract (a bargain, an agreement, etc.) заключать /подписывать/ контракт и т. д.
    11) semiaux make smth. make a stop остановиться, сделать остановку; make a landing сделать посадку; make a pause сделать паузу; make a move а) стронуться с места, двинуться; it's ten o'clock, it's time we made a move уже десять часов, нам пора двигаться / отправляться/; don't make a move! ни с места!, не двигаться!; б) сделать ход; make a start начать; make a good start положить хорошее начало; make an early start рано отправиться в путь; make a jump прыгнуть; make a sign сделать /подать/ знак; make a bow поклониться; make a curtsey сделать книксен; make a call а) нанести короткий визит; I have to make a few calls мне надо забежать в несколько мест: б) позвонить по телефону; let me make a call first разрешите мне сначала позвонить по телефону; make a trip совершать /предпринимать/ поездку; make a speech произнести речь, выступить с речью; make an offer /а proposition/ внести предложение, предложить; make a proposal сделать предложение, предложить выйти замуж; make an answer /а reply/ дать ответ, ответить; make a denial отклонять; опровергать, помещать опровержение; make a joke отпустить шутку; make a complaint (по)жаловаться; make a vow дать клятву, поклясться; make a choice выбирать, делать выбор; make a mistake сделать /допустить/ ошибку, ошибиться; make inquiries наводить справки; make a sacrifice приносить жертву, жертвовать; make room /place/ подвинуться, освободить место; make way освободить дорогу /путь/, отойти в сторону; make a face скорчить рожу, гримасничать
    12) aux make smb. make a lawyer (a good teacher, a bad farmer, a waiter, an excellent husband, etc.) быть хорошим юристом и т. д., he makes a good carpenter он хороший плотник: he made a very poor musician из него получился очень плохой музыкант; one good verse doesn't make a poet одно хорошее стихотворение еще не дает права называться поэтом; he and his cousin would make a handsome couple он и его кузина составляют прекрасную пару; make smth. cold tea makes an excellent drink холодный чай make прекрасный напиток; dry wood makes a good fire сухое дерево хорошо горит; that makes a good answer! вот хороший ответ!; this makes no sense в этом нет никакого смысла; это бессмысленно; these plays (their letters to each other, etc.) make pleasant reading эти пьесы и т. д. приятно читать; his adventures make all exciting story рассказ о его приключениях слушаешь с волнением
    4. IV
    1) make smth. in some manner make smth. quickly (eventually, inevitably, unhesitatingly, etc.) делать что-л. быстро и т. д.; make smth. lawfully (scientifically. delicately, persistently, etc.) делать /осуществлять/ что-л. на законных основаниях и т. д.
    2) make some distance in some time make 200 miles an hour (ten miles a day, etc.) делать двести миль в час и т. д.; we made only three miles that day в тот день мы прошли /проделали/ только три мили; some airplanes can make over 500 miles an hour скорость некоторых самолетов превышает пятьсот миль в час
    3) make smth. at some time he will never make much он никогда не добьется успеха
    4) make sonic money in some time make L 2000 a year зарабатывать /получать/ две тысячи фунтов в год; how much money do you make a week (a month, a year, etc.)? сколько [денег] вы получаете /зарабатываете/ в неделю и т. д.?
    5. V
    1) make smb. smth. make him a new toy (her a dress, the children a swing in the garden, etc.) сделать ему /для него/ новую игрушку и т. д., make her a cup of tea приготовь /подай/ ей чашку чаю
    2) make smth. smth. make it a rule взять [что-л.] за правило; he made it a rule to get up early он взял себе за правило рано вставать; make it one's business считать это своим делом; don't make cheating a practice не привыкай обманывать; he made a certificate his object он поставил себе целью получить диплом
    3) make smb. smb. make smb. one's heir (him king, a page knight, him a teacher, etc.) сделать кого-л. своим наследником и т. д., make a priest a bishop возвести священника в сан епископа; make smb. a judge (one's spokesman, one's special envoy, etc.) назначать кого-л. судьей и т. д., they made him chairman его выбрали председателем; make a colonel general присвоить /дать/ полковнику звание генерала; произвести полковника в генералы; make smb. a duke (a peer, etc.) дать /пожаловать/ кому-л. титул герцога и т. д., he intended to make his son a barrister (a soldier, a carpenter, etc.) он хотел, чтобы его сын стал адвокатом и т. д.; he made her his wife он сделал ее своей женой, он женился на ней; make smb. prisoner взять кого-л. в плен; make oneself a martyr сделать из себя мученика, пойти на муки; make this character an important person (Hamlet a figure of tragic indecision, Shylock a tragic figure, her a figure of fun, etc.) делать из этого персонажа значительную личность и т. д.
    4) make smth. smth. add one more egg and make it a round dozen прибавь еще одно яйцо, и будет /получится/ дюжина
    5) make it smth. shall we make it Tuesday? договоримся на вторник?; can you come at six? - make it half past вы можете прийти в шесть? - Лучше условимся на половину седьмого; I shall make it tomorrow я договорись на завтра
    6) make smth. smth. make the distance about 70 miles полагать /считать/, что расстояние равно примерно семидесяти милям; I make the total about L 50 по-моему, общая сумма составит фунтов пятьдесят; how large do you make the crowd? как вы думаете, сколько в этой толпе человек?; what do you make the time? сколько, по-вашему, сейчас времени?; what time do you make it? - I make it half past four сколько сейчас времени, по-вашему? - Мне кажется, что сейчас примерно половина пятого
    7) semiaux make smb. smth. make smb. an offer (one or two attractive proposals, a bid for the antique table, etc.) сделать кому-л. какое-л. предложение и т. д.; I made her a present of the vase я подарил ей эту вазу; he made me a sign он сделал /подал/ мне знак; she made him a face она скорчила ему рожу
    8) 0 make smb. smb. she will make him a good wife (a good mother, a loyal friend, etc.) она будет ему хорошей женой и т. д.; make smb. smth. this cloth will make me a good suit из этого отреза мне выйдет хороший костюм
    6. VI
    1) make smb., smth. be of some nudity his upbringing made him selfish воспитание сделало его эгоистом; her eyes made her beautiful глаза делали ее прекрасной; he was trying to make himself agreeable он старался быть приятным; we shall try to make your stay here agreeable мы постараемся [сделать так], чтобы ваш визит сюда доставил вам удовольствие; make oneself responsible взять на себя ответственность; make children immune against this disease создать /выработать/ у детей иммунитет против /к/ этой болезни; this portrait makes him too old на портрете он выглядит гораздо старше [, чем он есть на самом деле]; this opera made him immortal эта опера принесла ему бессмертие; make his novels (the song, this new theory, the actress, etc.) popular (famous) сделать его романы и т. д. популярными, создать /принести/ популярность (славу) его романам и т. д.; don't stand about doing nothing - make yourself useful не стойте без дела, помогите [нам]; you've made my nose too big вы нарисовали мне слишком большей нос; make smb., smth. be in some state make smb. happy (rich, poor, etc.) сделать кого-л. счастливым и т. д., make the prisoners free освободить заключенных; make oneself comfortable удобно устроиться; they are coming, make yourselves ready они приближаются, будьте готовы; she is seeing it for the first time, we must make her ready такое она увидит впервые, надо ее подготовить; make smb. angry рассердить кого-л.; her answers made him furious ее ответы взбесили его: make smb. sick a) вызывать у кого-л. тошноту; what made you sick? отчего вам стало плохо?; б) coll. раздражать кого-л.: your questions make me sick мне надоели ваши вопросы, меня тошнит от ваших вопросов; hot weather makes some people sleepy в жару некоторых людей клонит ко сну; it will make you ridiculous in their eyes это выставит вас в смешном свете в их глазах; make it flat сплющить что-л. || make it worth smb.'s while компенсировать кому-л. что-л.; if you help me with this job I'll make it worth your while если вы поможете мне в этом [деле], я в долгу не останусь / вы не будете внакладе/: make oneself (one's point) clear ясно излагать свои мысли (аргументы)
    2) make smb. be in some state what makes you so late? что вас так задержало?, отчего вы так опоздали?; it made her more careful после этого она стала осторожнее
    7. VII
    1) make smb., smth. do smth. make smb. stop (go, laugh, cry, sign a statement, repeat a story, fall asleep, etc.) заставить кого-л. остановиться и т. д.: they made me feel ashamed они меня смутили; make smb. understand а) заставить кого-л. понять; б) дать кому-л. понять; don't make me do it не вынуждай меня это делать / к этому/; I can make him believe anything I choose я могу убедить его в чем угодно; it makes me think you are right это убеждает меня в вашей правоте; I can't make anyone hear не могу достучаться или дозваться, дозвониться к кому-л.; make an engine start завести мотор; make the kettle boil вскипятить чайник; make water boil довести воду до кипения; I can't make the fire burn никак не могу разжечь костер или развести огонь; what makes the grass grow so quickly? отчего трава растет так быстро?; the wind made the bells ring колокольчики звенели на ветру: onions make our eyes smart от лука [у нас] щиплет глаза; his account made our hair stand on end от его рассказа у нас волосы встали дыбом || make smth. do обходиться чем-л.: there is not much money but I'll make it do денег немного, но я постараюсь, чтобы их хватило; I shall have to make this coat do for a bit longer придется еще немного походить в старом пальто id make both ends meet сводить концы с концами
    2) make smb. do smth. most of the chronicles make the king die in 1026 согласно большинству хроник король умер в тысяча двадцать шестом году; some scholars make Homer come from one city, others from another ученые спорят о месте рождения Гомера
    8. IX
    make smth., smb. done make the results (the news, his arrival, the invention, etc.) known обнародовать результаты и т. д., сообщить о результатах и т. д., make smth. felt сделать что-л. ощутимым; make oneself known а) назвать себя; б) заставить о себе говорить, заявить о себе, добиться известности; make him known to my father познакомить его с моим отцом, представить его моему отцу; make oneself understood ясно изъясняться; сан you make yourself understood in English? вас понимают, когда вы говорите по-английски?; he couldn't make himself /his voice/ heard above the noise of the traffic он не мог перекричать уличный шум, его не было слышно из-за уличного шума; we must make him respected необходимо вызвать к нему уважение /заставить людей уважать его/
    9. XI
    1) be made somewhere be made in England (in France, etc.) производиться /выпускаться/ в Англии и т. д. ; made in USSR сделано в СССР; be made in a factory производиться /делаться/ на фабрике; be made of (with, from, into) smth. be made of wood (of silk, of plastic, etc.) быть [сделанным] из дерева и т. д., this cloth is made of cotton эта ткань делается из хлопка; what is this made of? из чего это сделано?; а bow is made of stick and string лук делается из палки и бечевки; cheese is made from milk (cereal is made from grain, rubber is made from sap, etc.) сыр делают из молока и т. д., gas is made from coal газ производят из каменного угля; wool is made into cloth из шерсти делают /ткут/ ткань; grapes are made into raisins из винограда сушат изюм; the skin of the walrus is made into leather из шкуры моржа выделывают кожу; their food is always made with garlic в пищу они всегда добавляют чеснок; I like my coffee made with milk я люблю кофе [приготовленный] с молоком; be made for smb., smth. these houses are made for our workers эти дома построены для наших рабочих; this hat was made for you эту шляпку сделали [специально] для вас; this car is made for speed эти автомашины производятся специально для скоростной езды; be made with /by/ smth. this can be made with a knife это можно сделать ножом; this tool is made by a very intricate process изготовление этого инструмента сопряжено с большими сложностями; this thing is made by hand (by machinery) эту вещь делают вручную (на машине); be made by smb., smth. this was made by my friend это сделал (построил, создал и т. п.) мой друг; these experiments are made by robots эти опыты выполняют роботы; this grotto was not made by nature, it was made by man это не естественный грот, он создан человеком || be made to order (to measure) быть сделанным /сшитым/ на заказ; all his clothes are made to order он шьет все свои вещи [у портного], он делает все свои вещи на заказ id be made of different stuff быть совсем другим человеком, make быть сделанным из другого теста; let them all see what you are made of пусть все видят, что ты за человек /чего ты стоишь/; а first-class job was made of his house его дом прекрасно отремонтировали
    2) be made the decision is made решение вынесено; be made at some time unless a move is made very soon, it will be too late если в ближайшее время что-либо не сделают, будет слишком поздно; be made by smb. the first move was made by my brother первый шаг сделал мой брат; be made of smth. effective use was made of this money эти деньги были потрачены с пользой; be made for smth. these rules were made for a special purpose эти правила были составлены с особой целью; be made to do smth. the regulations were made to protect children эти правила созданы /выработаны/ для защиты детей || note should be made следует обратить внимание; а careful note should be made of what he says нужно внимательно отнестись /прислушаться/ к тому, что он говорит
    3) be made smb. he was made commander-in-chief (general manager, president of the club, a judge, etc.) его назначили главнокомандующим и т. д., he was made an officer его произвели в офицеры; he was made a knight он был посвящен в рыцари; he was made prisoner его взяли в плен; be made by smb., smth. the recommendation was made by the committee эта рекомендация была предложена комиссией; the writer was made by his first book с первой же книги его признали настоящим писателем; be made for smb. they are made for each other они созданы друг для друга
    4) be made to be of some state be made known придать гласность; the results are to be made known on application результаты сообщают, если подано соответствующее заявление; the full story was never made public все подробности этой истории так и не стали достоянием общественности; be made about smth., smb. much fuss has been made about it (about the affair, about her, etc.) вокруг этого и т. д. была поднята большая шумиха; be made to do smth. the pupil was made to write his biography (to speak up, to stay after lessons, etc.) ученика заставили написать свою биографию и т. д.; the crowd was made to disperse толпу разогнали; these two statements cannot be made to agree эти два заявления противоречат друг другу
    5) be made on (out of, by, etc.) smth. how much will be made on the business? какой доход будет получен от этого предприятия /даст это предприятие/?; а good deal of capital will be made out of this это принесет солидный капитал: I have по desire for money that has been made by dishonest means я не хочу брать деньги, заработанные нечестным путем
    6) be made of smth. nothing could be made of the scribble in his note books (of her note, of his mumbling, etc,) ничего нельзя было понять из каракулей в его тетради и т. д.
    7) be made with smb. a treaty has been made with other countries был заключен договор с другими странами
    10. XII
    have smth. made for smth. I must have a coat made for the winter мне нужно отдать сшить зимнее пальто
    11. XIII
    1) || make believe делать вид; he made believe to work hard (to throw a ball, not to know anything, etc.) он делал вид, что он усердно работает и т. д., make believe to be a scholar воображать себя ученым
    2) semiaux make to do smth. he made to go он хотел было уйти; he made to stop me он попытался было остановить меня; he made to snatch her bag он рванулся вперед, чтобы вы хватить у нее сумку
    3) · make do with (without, on) smth. I will have to make do with cold meat for dinner (with a very short holiday, with an old wireless set, etc.) мне придется довольствоваться холодным мясом вместо обеда и т. д.; I shall have to make do without a coat придется мне обойтись без пальто; I don't know how she makes do on so small an income не знаю, как она сводит концы с концами при таком небольшом заработке; I shall make do on biscuits and cheese сыра и галет мне будет достаточно
    12. XV
    1) || make good coll. добиться успеха; I never believed that he would make good я никогда не верил, что он чего-нибудь добьется; talent and education are necessary to make good in this field чтобы добиться успеха в этой области, необходимы талант и образование
    2) || make good smth. оправдывать что-л.; he made good his promise он выполнил /сдержал/ свое обещание; she made good her claims она доказала справедливость или законность своих притязаний: you will have to make good your boast тебе придется доказать, что это не пустое хвастовство; make good its title tic) be ranked as an independent science обосновать /доказать/ свое право считаться самостоятельной наукой; make good the damage (the shortage, the loss, etc.) возмещать убытки и т. д. ; any money that you cannot account for you will have to make good тебе придется возместить /вернуть/ все деньги, за которые ты не сумеешь отчитаться
    3) 0 || make sure /certain/ быть уверенным или удостовериться; have you made sure of the facts (of the timetable, of the results, etc.)? вы проверили факты и т. д.?, вы убеждены в правильности фактов и т. д.?; if you want to make sure of a seat you had better book in advance если вы хотите наверняка иметь билет, закажите его заранее / заблаговременно/; first they made sure of him сначала они [проверили его и] убедились в его надежности; I want to make sure of catching her (of getting there in time, of having a good seat, of his answering the letter, etc.) я хочу быть уверенным, что застану ее и т. д.,make sure that the letter was delivered (that the doors are locked, that there is no one here, etc.) убедиться, что письмо доставлено и т. д.; will you please make sure that they are all here? проверьте, пожалуйста, все ли она пришли; I made certain that he would do so я был уверен, что он так и поступит; make bold осмеливаться; make bold to ask a favour (to call on you, to express my opinion, etc.) осмелиться просить об одолжении и т. д.; I make bold to say that he knows nothing about it осмелюсь утверждать, что он ничего об этом не знает; make light of smth. не придавать чему-л. особого значения; she made light of her troubles (of this accident, of a situation, of other people's illness, etc.) она легко относится к своим неприятностям и т. д., она особенно не переживает из-за своих неприятностей и т. д.; make ready подготовиться; make merry веселиться; make merry over his victory радоваться /веселиться/ по случаю его победы; make free with smth. пользоваться чем-л., не стесняясь
    13. XVI
    1) make after smb. make after the fox (after the rabbit, after the escaped convict, etc.) броситься /пуститься/ преследовать лису и т. д., she made after him like a mad woman она как безумная бросилась за ним; in the morning we made after them утром мы пустились за ними вслед; make at smb. he gave a shout and made at me он издал крик и (на)бросился на меня; the dog made at the postman собака накинулась на почтальона; the angry woman made at me with her umbrella рассерженная женщина (накинулась на меня с зонтиком; make for /toward/ smb., smth. make for the crowd (for the sea, for the nearest town, toward a distant hill, for home, etc.) двигаться по направлению /направляться/ к толпе и т. д., he quickly made for /toward/ the door он бросился к двери; she made for the sound of guns она пошла туда, откуда раздавались выстрелы; the dog made for the robber собака бросилась за грабителем; make for the open sea направиться в открытое море
    2) make on smth. coll. make on this business (on shares, on oil, etc.) заработать на этом деле и т. д., he made pretty handsomely on that bargain он неплохо заработал /нажился/ на этой сделке
    3) 0 make for smth. make for better understanding between countries ( for the happiness of all, for a friendly atmosphere in the club, for peace, for stability of marriage, etc.) способствовать лучшему взаимопониманию между странами и т. д.; does early rising make for good health? полезно ли для здоровья рано вставать?; that weather makes for optimism в такую погоду и настроение хорошее; new facts made for the prisoner's acquittal новые факты ускорили вынесение /помогли вынесению/ оправдательного приговора заключенному; make against smth. experience makes against this assertion опыт опровергает это утверждение; your behaviour makes against your chance of success ваше поведение не способствует /мешает/ вашему успеху
    14. XXI1
    1) make smth. out of /from, of, with/ smth. make bottles out of glass (bricks of clay, flour from wheat, a box out of a bit of mahogany, etc.) делать бутылки из стекла и т. д., make wreaths of daisies плести венки из маргариток; make a megaphone of one's hands сложить руки рупором; the cake was spoilt as she made it with a bad egg торт был испорчен, так как она положила в тесто несвежее яйцо; what do you make with flour (with the eggs, with these things, etc.)? что вы делаете из муки и т. д.?; what will you make with all these flowers? что вы будете делать с таким количеством цветов?; what can you make out of this stuff? что ты можешь сделать / сшить/ из этого материала?; make smth. in smth. make a hole in the ground выкопать яму в земле; make a gap in the hedge проделать лаз /дыру/ в изгороди; it made a hole /а dent/ in my savings (in my reserves, in smb.'s finances, etc.) от этого пострадали мои сбережения и т. д., make smth. for smth. make an opening for the wires сделать входное отверстие для проводов; make a hole for a tree выкопать яму под дерево; he made a bookcase for his apartment он сам сделал в своей квартире книжный шкаф; make smth. into smth. make milk into cheese and butter (hide into leather, wood into pulp, etc.) перерабатывать молоко на масло и сыр и т. д.; make these huts into temporary houses (it into a stock company, the desert into a garden, etc.) превращать эти хижины во временное жилье и т. д., make these books into bundles связать книги в пачки; make a story into a play переделать повесть в пьесу
    2) make smth. of smb. make an example of smb. ставить кого-л. в пример; make fun of smb. подшучивать или издеваться над кем-л.; make a laughing-stock of smb. сделать кого-л. посмешищем, выставлять кого-л. в смешном виде; make a fool /an ass/ of him (of her husband, etc.) делать из него и т. д. дурака; make a fool (a beast, a pig, etc.) of oneself вести себя как дурак и т. д., make a nuisance of oneself надоедать /докучать, досаждать/ кому-л.; make an exhibition /а spectacle, a show/ of oneself привлекать к себе внимание; make smth. of smth. make a profession of smth. сделать что-л. своей профессией; make a business of politics заниматься политикой профессионально; make a parade / a show/ of one's talents щеголять /кичиться/ своими талантами; make a boast of smth. хвастаться / хвалиться/ чем-л.; make a secret of smth. делать из чего-л. тайну /секрет/; he was asked to help but he made a hash /a muddle, a mess/ of everything его просили помочь, а он все испортил; make hell of smb.'s life превратить чью-л. жизнь в ад; make a note of his telephone number записать номер его телефона; make notes of a lecture записать лекцию; you must make a mental note of what he is saying вы должны запомнить /взять на заметку/, что он говорят; don't make a habit of it смотри, чтобы это не превратилось в привычку; make the most of smth. максимально использовать что-л.; make the best of one's delay (of this scanty information, of his absence, etc.) наилучшим образом /наиболее эффективно/ использовать задержку и т. д.; make a good thing of it извлечь из этого пользу; make good use of this opportunity воспользоваться предоставившейся возможностью; make a good (a bad) job of smth. хорошо (плохо) справиться с чем-л.; make smth. for smb., smth. make a name for oneself стать известным; make a reputation for oneself создать себе репутацию; make allowance (s) for circumstances (for smb.'s inexperience, for her age, etc.) делать скидку на обстоятельства и т. д.; make arrangements for a meeting (for a party, for a dance, for their departure, etc.) подготовить собрание и т. д., make much for the peace of the world много сделать для сохранения мира; make smb., smth. with smb. make friends with smb. подружиться с кем-л., наладить с кем-л. дружеские отношения; а quarrel with smb. поссориться с кем-л.; make peace with smb. помириться с кем-л.; make smth. in (on, etc.) smth., smb. make a name in the world снискать мировую славу, приобрести известность во всем мире; make an impression on smb. производить на кого-л. впечатление; make war upon smb., smth. a) идти войной на кого-л., что-л.; б) вести войну с кем-л., чем-л. || make love to smb. а) ласкать кого-л., заниматься любовью с кем-л., б) ухаживать за кем-л.; говорить кому-л. ласковые слова
    3) make smb. of smb. his parents want to make a doctor (a lawyer, a soldier, an actor, etc.) of their son родители хотят, чтобы их сын стал врачом и т. д., make a man of him сделать из него человека; make a friend of her children подружиться с ее детьми; make a friend of an enemy превратить врага в друга; make smb. into smb. make them into slaves (him into a bully, her into a sophisticated hostess, etc.) превратить их в /сделать из них/ рабов и т. д.
    4) make smth. over smth. make a fuss (a row, a scandal, etc.) over smth. поднимать шум и т. д. по какому-л. поводу; make a to-do over a trifle поднимать шумиху из-за пустяка
    5) make smth. for smth. make a dash for the open window (a bolt for the door, a bee-line for the gates, etc.) броситься к открытому окну и т. д., make smth. to smth. make one's way to the station (to the river, to the house, back to the tower, etc.) пойти /направиться/ к станции и т. д., make smth. by smth. make the crossing by ferry переправиться на пароме; make smth. at smb. make a grab at him попытаться схватить его || it's time we were making tracks for home нам уже пора повернуть к дому
    6) make some distance in some time we made the whole distance in ten days мы прошли весь путь /покрыли все расстояние/ за десять дней; we've made 80 miles since noon с полудня мы проделали восемьдесят миль
    7) make smth. in some time the train will make Moscow in five hours поезд будет в Москве через пять часов
    8) make smth. at /in/ smth. make good grades at school получать [в школе] хорошие отметки, хорошо учиться; make the highest score in the match получать в этом матче больше всех очков /самый лучший результат/; make one's way in the world преуспеть, добиться успеха || coll. he'll make it through college ему удастся окончить колледж; he made six towns on this trip во время этой поездки он посетил шесть городов /побывал в шести городах/
    9) make smth. by (out of, from, in, etc.) smth. make a good deal by it хорошо на этом заработать; make much profit out of this undertaking извлекать большую выгоду из этого предприятия; he made a great fortune out of tea он составил большое состояние на торговле чаем; make a great deal of money in oil много заработать на нефти; make a living from literary work зарабатывать [на жизнь] литературным трудом; make a loss on the transaction потерпеть /понести/ убытки на этой сделке
    10) make smth. of smth., smb. read this letter and tell me what you make of it прочтите это письмо и скажите, как вы его расцениваете; what do you make of the new assistant? какое у тебя впечатление /что ты думаешь/ о новом помощнике?; make much of this article ( of her work, of this man, etc.) быть высокого мнения об этой статье и т. д., newspapers made much of his achievements газеты превозносили его успехи; she makes too much of the boy уж слишком она носится с этим мальчиком; make little of smth., smb. относиться пренебрежительно к чему-л., кому-л., не считаться с чем-л., кем-л.; he made little of his feat он принижал значение своего героического поступка
    11) make smth. of smth. I could make nothing of his words (of all this scribble, of her letter, etc.) я ничего не мог понять из его слов и т. д., его слова были мне совершенно непонятны и т. д., you will make more of it than I вы в этом лучше разберетесь [, чем я]; I can make no sense of what he says я не вижу никакого смысла в том, что он говорит; what are we to make of his behaviour? как нам следует /нам прикажете/ понимать его поведение?
    12) make smth. with smb. they made a bargain with him они заключили с ним сделку || make a settlement on smb. распорядиться имуществом в пользу кого-л.
    13) semiaux make smth. for smb. make room for smb. [подвинуться и] дать кому-л. место; can you make room for one more man? найдется место еще для одного человека?; make way for others посторониться, дать дорогу другим; make smth. at smb. he made a face at them он состроил им рожу; don't make eyes at him не строй ему глазки
    14) 0 make smth. in some time he will make a sergeant in six months через шесть месяцев он станет сержантом
    15. XXII
    1) make smth. of doing smth. make a practice of working in his garden in the morning (of helping others, of doing his exercises in front of an open window, etc.) взять за правило по утрам работать в его саду и т. д.; he makes a practice of cheating он всегда обманывает; make a point of being on time у него принцип make не опаздывать /быть пунктуальным/; she made it a point of being very patient with these children она особенно старалась быть терпеливой с этими детьми
    2) make smth. by doing smth. make one's living by giving piano lessons (by writing books for children, by selling flowers, etc.) зарабатывать на жизнь уроками игры на фортепиано и т. д.; she makes money by nursing она зарабатывает деньги, ухаживая за больными; she made her name by writing memoirs она прославилась своими мемуарами
    16. XXIV1
    || make it as smb. coll. добиться успеха, будучи кем-л.; I wanted to make it as a writer мне хотелось добиться успеха на писательском поприще
    17. XXVI
    make smth. [that]... this makes the fifth time you've failed this examination ты уже [в] пятый раз проваливаешься на этом экзамене

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  • 11 Villard de Honnecourt

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    b. c. 1200 Honnecourt-sur-Escaut, near Cambrai, France
    d. mid-13th century (?) France
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    French architect-engineer.
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    Villard was one of the thirteenth-century architect-engineers who were responsible for the design and construction of the great Gothic cathedrals and other churches of the time. Their responsibilities covered all aspects of the work, including (in the spirit of the Roman architect Vitruvius) the invention and construction of mechanical devices. In their time, these men were highly esteemed and richly rewarded, although few of the inscriptions paying tribute to their achievements have survived. Villard stands out among them because a substantial part of his sketchbook has survived, in the form of thirty-three parchment sheets of drawings and notes, now kept in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. Villard's professional career lasted roughly from 1225 to 1250. As a boy, he went to work on the building of the Cistercian monastery at Vaucelles, not far from Honnecourt, and afterwards he was apprenticed to the masons' lodge at Cambrai Cathedral, where he began copying the drawings and layouts on the tracing-house floor. All his drawings are, therefore, of the plans, elevations and sections of cathedrals. These buildings have long since been destroyed, but his drawings, perhaps among his earliest, bear witness to their architecture. He travelled widely in France and recorded features of the great works at Reims, Laon and Chartres. These include the complex system of passageways built into the fabric of a great cathedral; Villard comments that one of their purposes was "to allow circulation in case of fire".
    Villard was invited to Hungary and reached there c. 1235. He may have been responsible for the edifice dedicated to St Elizabeth of Hungary, canonized in 1235, at Kassa (now Košice, Slovakia). Villard probably returned to France c. 1240, at least before the Tartar invasion of Hungary in 1241.
    His sketchbook, which dates to c. 1235, stands as a memorial to Villard's skill as a draughtsman, a student of perspective and a mechanical engineer. He took his sketchbook with him on his travels, and used ideas from it in his work abroad. It contains architectural designs, geometrical constructions for use in building, surveying exercises and drawings for various kinds of mechanical devices, for civil or military use. He was transmitting details from the highly developed French Gothic masons to the relatively underdeveloped eastern countries. The notebooks were annotated for the use of pupils and other master masons, and the notes on geometry were obviously intended for pupils. The prize examples are the pages in the book, clearly Villard's own work, related to mechanical devices. Whilst he, like many others of the period and after, played with designs for perpetual-motion machines, he concentrated on useful devices. These included the first Western representation of a perpetualmotion machine, which at least displays a concern to derive a source of energy: this was a water-powered sawmill, with automatic feed of the timber into the mill. This has been described as the first industrial automatic power-machine to involve two motions, for it not only converts the rotary motion of the water-wheel to the reciprocating motion of the saw, but incorporates a means of keeping the log pressed against the saw. His other designs included water-wheels, watermills, the Archimedean screw and other curious devices.
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    Bibliography
    Of several facsimile reprints with notes there are Album de Villard de Honnecourt, 1858, ed. J.B.Lassus, Paris (repr. 1968, Paris: Laget), and The Sketchbook of Villard de Honnecourt, 1959, ed. T.Bowie, Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
    Further Reading
    J.Gimpel, 1977, "Villard de Honnecourt: architect and engineer", The Medieval Machine, London: Victor Gollancz, ch. 6, pp. 114–46.
    ——1988, The Medieval Machine, the Industrial Revolution of the Middle Ages, London.
    R.Pernord, J.Gimpel and R.Delatouche, 1986, Le Moyen age pour quoi fayre, Paris.
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  • 12 hold

    I 1. həuld past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) holde, bære
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) holde
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) holde (oppe)
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) holde (fast)
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) holde fanget/tilbake
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) romme, inneholde
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) (av)holde
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) holde (seg)
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ha/bekle en stilling, sitte som
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) nære, ha
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gjelde, holde (seg), stå ved makt
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) holde noen til noe, få en til å følge
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) holde, verne mot
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) holde ut mot
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) holde oppmerksomheten
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) (av)holde, feire
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) eie, besitte, sitte/ligge inne med
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) holde (seg), vare ved
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) (vente) et øyeblikk
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) holde (tonen)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) ta vare på
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) inneholde, (ville) bringe
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) tak, grep, hold
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) makt, tak, grep
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) grep, (bryte)tak, hold
    •
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II həuld noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) lasterom
    arrest
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    bevare
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    ha
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    hank
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    holde
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    skaft
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    skjefte
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    tak
    I
    subst. ( holden) \/həʊld\/
    1) ( også overført) tak, grep, hold
    2) ( overført) innflytelse, makt, kontroll, tak, grep
    3) håndtak
    4) ( bryting) brytetak, grep
    5) støtte, feste
    6) ( gammeldags) fengsel, forvaring, varetekt
    7) ( gammeldags) fort, festning
    catch hold of ta tak i
    get hold of gripe tak i
    have a hold on someone ha makt over noen, ha noen i sitt grep, ha innflytelse over noen
    keep a firm hold of holde et fast grep om
    no holds barred ( bryting) alle grep er tillatt ( overført) alt er lov, alle knep er tillatt
    put\/keep something on hold legge noe på is, utsette noe til senere
    release one's hold slippe taket
    take hold begynne å virke, begynne å få effekt
    II
    subst. \/həʊld\/
    III
    verb ( held - held) \/həʊld\/
    1) holde, holde i
    • could you hold the ladder for me?
    2) bære, holde oppe
    3) tåle
    4) omfavne, holde omkring
    5) ( handel) holde på varene, ikke selge
    6) holde (tilbake), holde på, holde i varetekt, holde fengslet
    7) holde av, reservere
    8) oppbevare
    9) ( også overført) holde, beholde
    • one pizza, please, and hold the anchovies
    en pizza uten ansjos, takk
    10) eie, ha, besitte, være i besittelse av, inneha
    11) bekle, inneha, sitte i (om stilling, verv, posisjon)
    12) ha plass til, romme, ta
    13) inneholde, romme
    • what does the future hold for us?
    14) ( overført) holde, være holdbar, stå seg, holde stikk
    15) arrangere, avholde, holde (møte, fest e.l.)
    16) holde seg, vare (ved), vedvare, fortsette
    • will the fine weather hold?
    17) fortsette (i en bestemt retning)
    18) ( overført) fengsle, oppta, oppsluke, gripe, holde oppmerksomheten fanget hos, holde i ånde
    19) nære, ha (ideer)
    20) holde fast ved, stå ved
    21) holde for (å være), regne for (å være), anse for (å være)
    22) ( jus) avsi kjennelse, avsi kjennelse om
    23) stå ved makt, være gyldig, gjelde, stå fast, stå ved lag
    24) (amer., slang, narkotika) ha stoff på seg, besitte stoff
    hold! ( gammeldags) holdt!, stopp!, vent!
    hold against legge til last
    hold an opinion ha en mening, være av en mening
    hold back holde tilbake, stanse, stoppe
    skjule, holde skjult, hemmeligholde, fortie sette av, legge av, spare
    stille seg avventende, forholde seg avventende, nøle, tvile, innta en avventende holdning
    hold by fastholde, holde fast ved, stå ved rette seg etter, la seg lede av like, ha sansen for
    hold court være midtpunkt for alles oppmerksomhet
    hold down holde nede
    beholde, bli i
    hold everything! stopp!
    hold firm holde fast ved
    hold forth ( ofte nedsettende) snakke i vei, dosere
    holde for sannsynlig
    hold good være sann, være gyldig
    hold hard! ( britisk) stopp!
    hold in tøyle, holde i tømmene, beherske
    holde tilbake
    hold in with holde seg inne med, holde seg til venns med
    hold it! vent litt!, stopp en halv!
    hold land sitte på landeiendommer
    hold liable eller hold responsible ( jus) legge til last
    hold off holde på avstand, holde fra livet
    • hold your dog off!
    holde seg på avstand, holde seg borte
    vente (med), utsette, drøye (med)
    hold office sitte ved makten, regjere
    hold on holde fast holde på plass holde på, holde ut
    hold on! vent litt!, stopp en halv!
    hold one's breath holde pusten
    hold oneself well ha god holdning
    hold one's ground holde stand, ikke bøye av, ikke vike
    hold one's nose holde seg for nesen
    hold one's own holde stillingen, klare seg bra
    hold one' s tongue\/peace holde munn, tie, være stille
    hold one's way gå videre, fortsette på sin vei
    hold on to holde (seg) fast i
    holde (fast) på, holde fast ved sitte på
    hold out strekke ut, strekke frem, rekke ut, rekke frem, holde ut, holde frem
    tilby, gi, love
    rekke, vare, strekke til
    • will the food hold out?
    holde til, oppholde seg holde stand, holde ut, stå i mot
    hold out for stå fast på kravet om avvente, vente til man får
    hold out on someone ( hverdagslig) holde tilbake for noen, unnlate å fortelle hele sannheten til noen gi blaffen i ønskene til noen
    hold over utsette
    beholde inntil videre, holde tilbake, sette til side ( jus) beholde embete\/eiendom lenger enn avtalt la fortsette utover fastsatt tid
    ( skogbruk) overholde
    hold shares sitte på aksjer, sitte med aksjer
    hold someone cheap ikke ha høye tanker om noen
    hold someone dear holde av noen, være glad i noen
    hold someone in contempt forakte noen, nære forakt for noen, ringeakte noen
    hold someone in honour holde noen i ære, ære noen
    hold someone's hand ( overført) holde noen i hånden, gi noen moralsk støtte
    hold someone to bail ( jus) avkreve noen kausjon
    hold something against someone laste noen for noe, la noe telle i noens disfavør, legge en noe til last, bruke noe mot noen
    hold something over someone la noe utgjøre en konstant trussel for noen, bruke noe som pressmiddel overfor noen
    hold together holde sammen, binde sammen
    henge sammen
    hold someone to her\/his promise tvinge noen til å holde sitt løfte
    hold that eller hold the view that være av den oppfatning at, mene at
    hold the line ( telekommunikasjon) holde forbindelsen, ikke legge på ( overført) ikke gi etter for press
    hold the market dominere markedet
    hold the reins ( overført) holde i tømmene
    hold the stage dominere en samtale
    hold the title to ha rett på, inneha retten til
    hold tight holde seg fast
    hold trumps ha trumf på hånden, sitte med trumf på hånden
    hold to stå ved, fastholde, holde fast ved
    hold up rekke opp, holde opp, holde i været, heve, løfte
    ( til beskuelse) holde frem, vise frem, stille opp holde oppe, støtte holde ut, holde motet oppe stå seg, holde hindre, oppholde, (for)sinke, forhale
    ( om kort) holde tilbake rane, overfalle, plyndre
    hold up one's head ( overført) holde hodet høyt
    hold up to utsette for, gjøre til gjenstand for
    hold up to ridicule gjøre til latter, latterliggjøre
    hold your horses! (amer.) hold an litt!, stopp en halv!, brems litt!
    hold your noise! være stille!
    hold water være vantett ( om brønn) inneholde vann ( overført) holde, være holdbar, stå seg
    hold with ( hverdagslig) holde med være enig med være tilhenger av, støtte
    not hold by ( også) ikke like, mislike
    on hold ( midlertidig) i bero ( telekommunikasjon) på vent

    English-Norwegian dictionary > hold

  • 13 ♦ hold

    ♦ hold (1) /həʊld/
    n. [cu]
    1 presa: to keep hold of st., mantenere la presa su qc.; to catch hold of st., afferrare (o prendere) qc.; to relax one's hold, allentare la presa; (fig.) to relinquish one's hold on st., rinunciare a qc.
    2 stretta: That man has got a strong hold, quell'uomo ha una stretta (di mano) potente
    3 appiglio; punto d'appoggio; sostegno
    4 (fig.) presa (fig.); controllo; influenza; ascendente; autorità: Oliver Cromwell had a great hold over his followers, Oliver Cromwell aveva un grande ascendente sui suoi seguaci; to keep a hold of st., mantenere il controllo di qc.
    5 (fig.) contatto: to lose one's hold on reality, perdere il contatto con la realtà
    6 (fig.) possesso; padronanza; conoscenza
    7 carcere; prigione; guardina
    8 contenitore; vano; scomparto: luggage hold, vano dei bagagli; bagagliaio
    9 rifugio; ricovero; tana
    10 (mus.) corona
    12 ( lotta, judo) presa; immobilizzazione
    14 ( calcio, ecc.) presa ( del pallone)
    ● to get hold of st., afferrare qc.; procurarsi qc.: I must get hold of some more books on this subject, devo procurarmi degli altri libri su questo argomento □ to get hold of sb., (riuscire a) trovare q.; mettersi in contatto con q. □ (fig.) to have a hold over sb., tenere in pugno q.; avere i mezzi per tenere q. sotto controllo □ to lay hold of st., afferrare (o prendere) qc. □ to lose hold of st., lasciarsi sfuggire (di mano) qc.: The climber lost hold of the rope and fell, al rocciatore sfuggì di mano la corda e precipitò □ on hold, in lista d'attesa; (telef.) in attesa: to be on hold, essere in attesa (di parlare); to put a project on hold for a year, rinviare un progetto di un anno; to put sb. on hold, far restare in linea q. ( al telefono); DIALOGO → - Changing a hotel booking- I'll put you on hold while I check, la faccio attendere in linea mentre controllo □ (fig.) to take hold, fare presa; affermarsi; avere effetto; attecchire □ to take hold of, afferrare (o prendere) qc.; impossessarsi di qc. □ No holds barred, ( lotta) tutte le prese sono ammesse; (fig.) tutto è lecito; non vale nessuna regola.
    hold (2) /həʊld/
    n.
    (naut., aeron.) stiva
    ● (naut.) hold beam, baglio di stiva □ (aeron.) cargo hold, bagagliaio.
    ♦ (to) hold /həʊld/
    (pass. e p. p. held)
    A v. t.
    1 tenere; tenere fermo; trattenere; avere; detenere; possedere: to hold a baby in one's arms, tenere in braccio un bambino; They held the shoplifter until the police came, trattennero il taccheggiatore fino all'arrivo della polizia; to hold shares in a business, avere (o detenere, possedere) azioni d'una società commerciale; to hold a degree in economics, avere una laurea in economia; ( sport) to hold a record, detenere un primato; to hold land, possedere terreni; to hold extreme views, avere opinioni estremistiche
    2 ritenere; considerare; reputare: to hold sb. responsible for st., ritenere q. responsabile di qc.; attribuire a q. la responsabilità di qc.; He's held to be an honest man, è considerato (o reputato) un uomo onesto; He holds himself responsible for the misunderstanding, si ritiene responsabile del malinteso
    3 tenere; mantenere; conservare; non dare: A salad, please, but hold the dressing, un'insalata, prego, ma non mi dia la salsa; to hold a fort against the enemy, tenere (o mantenere) un forte contro il nemico; (polit.) to hold one's seat, mantenere il seggio
    4 contenere: This flat cannot hold all my furniture, questo appartamento non può contenere tutti i miei mobili
    5 tenere; fare; svolgere: to hold a meeting, fare (o tenere) una riunione; to hold a conversation [a discussion], fare una conversazione [un dibattito]; to hold a general election, tenere le elezioni (politiche); to hold classes, tenere (o fare) lezione; svolgere un corso
    6 ( anche to hold up) tenere su; sostenere: This pillar holds the platform, questo pilastro sostiene la piattaforma; to hold st. aloft, tenere alto (o sollevato) qc.
    7 tenere desto; tenere vivo ( l'interesse, l'attenzione, ecc.): He hasn't learnt yet how to hold his pupils' interest, non ha ancora imparato a tenere desto l'interesse degli allievi
    8 tenere avvinto; tenere desta l'attenzione di: The speaker held the audience, l'oratore teneva avvinto l'uditorio
    9 ( della polizia) fermare; trattenere; tenere in carcere: They held them for three days, li tennero in carcere tre giorni
    10 tenere (o avere) in serbo; riservare: Life holds many surprises, la vita riserva molte sorprese
    11 obbligare; vincolare: to hold sb. to his word, obbligare q. a mantenere la parola
    12 occupare, ricoprire ( una carica, ecc.)
    13 (spec. leg.) giudicare: He was held guilty, è stato giudicato colpevole
    14 (trasp.) tenere fermo, far aspettare ( un treno, un aereo, ecc. in partenza)
    15 (mus.) prolungare, filare, sostenere ( una nota)
    18 ( calcio, ecc.) parare
    B v. i.
    1 tenere; reggere; resistere: I don't think this rope will hold, non credo che questa corda tenga
    2 tenere; reggere; resistere nel tempo; durare: The favourable wind held for two days, il vento favorevole è durato due giorni; How long will oil prices hold?, quanto tempo reggeranno i prezzi del petrolio?
    3 mantenere la presa; stare (o restare) attaccato; fare presa; tenere: This glue won't hold, questa colla non tiene; Hold tight!, tienti stretto!
    4 (tel.) attendere in linea: DIALOGO → - Booking a room by phone- Could you hold please while I check?, le dispiace attendere in linea mentre controllo?
    5 (= to hold good) restare valido; rimanere: Their offer will hold until tomorrow, la loro offerta è valida fino a domani
    6 tenersi; comportarsi: to hold ( oneself) aloof, tenersi a distanza; comportarsi in modo distaccato; (fig.) essere altezzoso
    7 (naut.: dell'ancora, ecc.) fare presa; agguantare
    ● to hold sb. [st.] at bay, tenere a bada q. [qc.] □ to hold one's breath, tenere il fiato; trattenere il respiro; stare col fiato sospeso □ not to hold a candle to, non reggere il confronto con: Their products cannot hold a candle to ours, i loro prodotti non reggono il confronto con i nostri; fra i loro prodotti e i nostri non c'è paragone □ to hold a course, ( all'università, ecc.) tenere un corso; (naut., aeron.) tenere una rotta □ to hold court, tener corte; (fig.) tener banco □ to hold sb. [st.] dear, tenere (o avere) caro q. [qc.] □ (fam.) Hold everything!, fermi tutti!; un momento! □ to hold fast, bloccare; tenere fermo □ to hold fast to, tenersi stretto a, aggrapparsi a; (fig.) mantenersi fedele a; non rinnegare: The candidate urged the party to hold fast to its traditions, il candidato ha esortato il partito a non rinnegare le proprie tradizioni □ (mil.) to hold fire, smettere di sparare; cessare il fuoco □ to hold firm, tener duro; resistere □ (fig.) to hold the fort, avere temporaneamente il comando; mandare avanti la baracca ( subentrando temporaneamente ad altri) □ ( nelle corse) to hold the gap, mantenere il distacco □ ( anche leg.) to hold good, essere valido □ to hold one's ground, tenere il campo, difendersi bene; tener duro, resistere; non cedere; restare della propria opinione □ to hold one's hand, indugiare; trattenersi (dal punire q., ecc.) □ ( anche fig.) to hold sb. 's hand, tenere q. per mano □ to hold hands with sb., tenersi per mano: The two little girls were holding hands, le due bambine si tenevano per mano □ (fam.) Hold hard!, fermati!; aspetta! ( anche fig.) □ to hold one's head high, andare a testa alta; tenere alta la testa □ to hold sb. in suspense, tenere q. in ansia, sulla corda (fig.), sulle spine (fig.) □ Hold it!, ferma!; fermi!; un momento! □ to hold the line, tener duro, resistere, non cedere terreno (fig.); (telef.) restare in linea: DIALOGO → - On the phone- Can you hold the line please?, può rimanere in linea per favore? □ ( sport) to hold a match, disputare un incontro (o una partita) □ ( anche fig.) to hold one's nose, tapparsi (o turarsi) il naso □ to hold the office of chairman, ricoprire la carica di presidente □ (polit.) to hold office, essere in carica; restare al potere: The conservatives held office for six years, i conservatori sono rimasti al potere per sei anni □ to hold oneself, tenersi: They held themselves in readiness for the fight, si tenevano pronti al combattimento □ to hold one's own ( against), tener duro (nei confronti di); resistere, non cedere (a) □ (polit.) to hold a Parliament, convocare il parlamento □ to hold one's peace = to hold one's peace ► peace □ ( tennis) to hold ( one's) serve (o service), tenere il servizio □ to hold one's tongue = to hold one's tongue ► tongue □ to hold one's sides with laughter, tenersi la pancia dalle risa □ to hold still, stare fermo (o quieto): Hold still while I comb your hair, sta' fermo mentre ti pettino! □ to hold sb. still, tener fermo, trattenere q. □ (leg.) to hold sb. to bail, vincolare q. con il versamento d'una cauzione □ to hold sb. to his promise, far mantenere la promessa (o la parola) a q. □ to hold true, essere valido; valere; essere corretto: This principle holds true for ( o of) any scientific investigation, questo principio vale per ogni indagine scientifica □ to hold the view ( that), essere del parere (o d'avviso) (che) □ (fig. fam.) to be left holding the baby ( USA: the bag), restare col cerino acceso in mano; prendersi la patata bollente □ (fig.) not to hold water, ( di una scusa, un ragionamento, ecc.) non stare in piedi; fare acqua da tutte le parti □ (fig., fam.) Hold your horses!, adagio!; piano!; pianino!

    English-Italian dictionary > ♦ hold

  • 14 hold

    [həuld] 1. pt, pp held, vt
    ( in hand) trzymać; ( contain) mieścić (pomieścić perf); qualifications posiadać; power, permit, opinion mieć; meeting, conversation odbywać (odbyć perf); prisoner, hostage przetrzymywać (przetrzymać perf)

    to hold sb responsible/liable — obarczać (obarczyć perf) kogoś odpowiedzialnością

    to get hold of ( fig) — object, information zdobywać (zdobyć perf) +acc; person łapać (złapać perf) +acc (inf)

    to get hold of o.s. — brać (wziąć perf) się w garść

    to catch/get (a) hold of — chwycić się ( perf) +gen, złapać ( perf) za +acc (inf)

    to hold firm/fast — trzymać się mocno

    he holds the view that … — jest zdania, że …

    I don't hold with … — nie popieram +gen

    hold still, hold steady — nie ruszaj się

    Phrasal Verbs:
    2. vi
    glue etc trzymać (mocno); argument etc zachowywać (zachować perf) ważność, pozostawać w mocy; offer, invitation być aktualnym; luck, weather utrzymywać się (utrzymać się perf); ( TEL) czekać (zaczekać perf)
    3. n
    ( grasp) chwyt m; (of ship, plane) ładownia f
    * * *
    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) trzymać
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) trzymać
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) trzymać, przytrzymywać
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) wytrzymywać
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zatrzymać
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) (po)mieścić
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) odbywać
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) trzymać się
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) zajmować stanowisko
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) uważać że, utrzymywać, mieć
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) być aktualnym, obowiązywać
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) zmusić do dotrzymania (obietnicy)
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) bronić
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) powstrzymać
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) utrzymywać
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) przetrzymać
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) obchodzić
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) posiadać
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) utrzymywać się
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) czekać (przy telefonie)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) trzymać
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) przechowywać
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) gotować
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) chwyt
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) wpływ
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) chwyt
    •
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) ładownia

    English-Polish dictionary > hold

  • 15 behind

    1. adverb
    1) (at rear of somebody/something) hinten

    he glanced behind before moving off — er schaute nach hinten, bevor er losfuhr

    2) (further back)

    leave somebody behind — jemanden hinter sich (Dat.) lassen (see also academic.ru/18217/d">d)

    fall behind — zurückbleiben; (fig.) in Rückstand geraten

    lag behind — zurückbleiben; (fig.) im Rückstand sein

    be behind — hinten sein; (be late) im Verzug sein

    be/get behind with one's rent — mit der Miete im Verzug sein/in Verzug geraten

    4) (remaining after somebody's departure)

    leave somebody/something behind — jemanden/etwas zurücklassen (see also b)

    he left his gloves behind by mistake — er ließ seine Handschuhe versehentlich liegen

    stay behind — dableiben; (as punishment) nachsitzen

    2. preposition
    1) (at rear of, on other side of; fig.): (hidden by) hinter (+ Dat.)

    behind somebody's back — (fig.) hinter jemandes Rücken (Dat.)

    2) (towards rear of) hinter (+ Akk.); (fig.)

    I don't want to go behind his back — ich will nicht hinter seinem Rücken handeln

    3) (further back than) hinter (+ Dat.)

    be behind the times — nicht auf dem laufenden sein

    fall behind somebody/something — hinter jemanden/etwas zurückfallen

    4) (past) hinter (+ Dat.)

    all that trouble is behind me — ich habe den ganzen Ärger hinter mir

    5) (later than)

    behind schedule/time — im Rückstand

    6) (in support of) hinter (+ Dat.)

    the man behind the project — der Mann, der hinter dem Projekt steht

    3. noun
    (buttocks) Hintern, der (ugs.)
    * * *
    1. preposition
    1) (at or towards the back of: behind the door.) hinter
    2) (remaining after: The tourists left their litter behind them.) hinter
    3) (in support: We're right behind him on this point.) hinter jemand stehen
    2. adverb
    1) (at the back: following behind.) hinterher
    2) ((also behindhand [-hænd]) not up to date: behind with his work.) im Rückstand
    3) (remaining: He left his book behind; We stayed behind after the party.) zurück
    3. noun
    (the buttocks: a smack on the behind.) der Hintern
    * * *
    be·hind
    [bɪˈhaɪnd]
    I. prep
    1. (at back) hinter + dat; (to back) hinter + akk
    to fall \behind sb hinter jdn zurückfallen
    \behind the wheel driver hinterm Lenkrad [o Steuer
    2. (hidden by) hinter + dat
    the town lay \behind the mountain die Stadt lag hinter dem Berg
    3. (as basis for) hinter + dat
    the motivating factor \behind his sudden enthusiasm der ausschlaggebende Faktor für seinen plötzlichen Enthusiasmus
    4. (supporting) hinter + dat
    I'm \behind you all the way ich stehe voll hinter dir
    5. (in past) hinter + dat
    to have sth \behind one etw hinter sich dat haben
    to put sth \behind one etw hinter sich dat lassen, etw vergessen
    long \behind sb weit zurück
    6. (responsible for) hinter + dat
    who's \behind this? wer ist dafür verantwortlich?, wer steckt dahinter? fam
    7. (late for) hinter + dat
    to be/get \behind schedule in Verzug sein/geraten
    8. (less advanced)
    to be \behind sb in sth jdm in etw dat hinterher sein fam
    9.
    ▶ \behind sb's back hinter jds Rücken
    ▶ to go \behind sb's back jdn hintergehen
    ▶ \behind every great man there stands a great woman ( prov) hinter jedem starken Mann steht eine starke Frau
    ▶ \behind the scenes hinter den Kulissen
    ▶ to be \behind the times hinter der Zeit zurück[geblieben] sein
    II. adv (at back) hinten; (to back) nach hinten
    to attack from \behind von hinten [o pej hinterrücks] angreifen
    the boat/car/person/ship \behind der Hintermann
    to come from \behind ( fig) wieder zur Spitze aufschließen
    to fall \behind zurückfallen
    to leave sb/sth \behind jdn/etw zurücklassen
    to leave sth \behind (not take) etw [versehentlich] stehen/liegen lassen; (as sign) etw zurücklassen [o hinterlassen]
    to leave \behind a stain/a scar/a trail of destruction einen Fleck/eine Narbe/eine Spur der Verwüstung hinterlassen
    to stay \behind noch dableiben; pupil nachsitzen
    to walk \behind hinterhergehen
    III. adj pred
    1. (in arrears)
    ▪ to be \behind with sth mit etw dat im Rückstand [o Verzug] sein
    2. (overdue)
    ▪ to be \behind sb hinter jdm zurückliegen
    to be \behind with one's work mit seiner Arbeit im Rückstand sein
    to be [a long way] \behind [weit] zurück sein fam
    to be \behind in a subject in einem Fach hinterherhinken
    IV. n ( fam) Hintern m fam
    get off your \behind and do something! nun beweg deinen Hintern und tu was! fam
    * * *
    [bI'haɪnd]
    1. prep
    1) (= in or at the rear of stationary) hinter (+dat); (with motion) hinter (+acc)

    close the door behind you — mach die Tür hinter dir zu

    put it behind the books — stellen Sie es hinter die Bücher

    he has the Communists behind him — er hat die Kommunisten hinter sich (dat)

    what is behind this/this incident? — was steckt dahinter/steckt hinter diesem Vorfall?

    2)

    (= more backward than) to be behind sb — hinter jdm zurück sein

    3)

    (in time) to be behind time (train etc) — Verspätung haben; (with work etc) im Rückstand sein

    to be behind schedule —

    you must put the past behind you —

    2. adv
    1) (= in or at rear) hinten; (= behind this, sb etc) dahinter

    the runner was ( lying) a long way behind — der Läufer lag weit hinten or zurück

    2)

    (= late) to be behind with one's studies/payments —

    3. n (inf)
    Hinterteil nt (inf), Hintern m (inf)
    * * *
    behind [bıˈhaınd]
    A präp
    1. (räumlich und zeitlich) hinter (akk oder dat):
    behind the tree hinter dem oder den Baum;
    he looked behind him er blickte hinter sich;
    he has the majority behind him er hat die Mehrheit hinter sich;
    get sth behind one etwas hinter sich bringen;
    his schooldays are behind him seine Schulzeit liegt hinter ihm;
    what is behind all this? was steckt dahinter?
    2. (Reihenfolge, Rang) hinter (akk oder dat):
    be behind sb jemandem nachstehen, hinter jemandem zurück sein (in in dat)
    B adv
    1. hinten, dahinter, hinterher…:
    from behind von hinten, hinterrücks;
    come from behind SPORT von hinten kommen;
    walk behind hinten gehen, hinterhergehen
    2. nach hinten, zurück…:
    look behind zurückblicken
    C präd adj
    1. be behind in ( oder with) one’s work (payments) mit seiner Arbeit (seinen Zahlungen) im Rückstand oder im Verzug sein;
    get behind in Rückstand geraten ( auch SPORT);
    remain behind zurückbleiben
    2. there is more behind da steckt (noch) mehr dahinter
    D s umg Hinterteil n, Hintern m
    * * *
    1. adverb
    1) (at rear of somebody/something) hinten

    he glanced behind before moving off — er schaute nach hinten, bevor er losfuhr

    leave somebody behind — jemanden hinter sich (Dat.) lassen (see also d)

    fall behind — zurückbleiben; (fig.) in Rückstand geraten

    lag behind — zurückbleiben; (fig.) im Rückstand sein

    be behind — hinten sein; (be late) im Verzug sein

    be/get behind with one's rent — mit der Miete im Verzug sein/in Verzug geraten

    leave somebody/something behind — jemanden/etwas zurücklassen (see also b)

    stay behind — dableiben; (as punishment) nachsitzen

    2. preposition
    1) (at rear of, on other side of; fig.): (hidden by) hinter (+ Dat.)

    behind somebody's back — (fig.) hinter jemandes Rücken (Dat.)

    2) (towards rear of) hinter (+ Akk.); (fig.)
    3) (further back than) hinter (+ Dat.)

    fall behind somebody/something — hinter jemanden/etwas zurückfallen

    4) (past) hinter (+ Dat.)

    behind schedule/time — im Rückstand

    6) (in support of) hinter (+ Dat.)

    the man behind the project — der Mann, der hinter dem Projekt steht

    3. noun
    (buttocks) Hintern, der (ugs.)
    * * *
    adv.
    hinterher (örtlich) adv. prep.
    dahinter präp.
    hinten präp.
    hinter präp.

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  • 16 Language

       Philosophy is written in that great book, the universe, which is always open, right before our eyes. But one cannot understand this book without first learning to understand the language and to know the characters in which it is written. It is written in the language of mathematics, and the characters are triangles, circles, and other figures. Without these, one cannot understand a single word of it, and just wanders in a dark labyrinth. (Galileo, 1990, p. 232)
       It never happens that it [a nonhuman animal] arranges its speech in various ways in order to reply appropriately to everything that may be said in its presence, as even the lowest type of man can do. (Descartes, 1970a, p. 116)
       It is a very remarkable fact that there are none so depraved and stupid, without even excepting idiots, that they cannot arrange different words together, forming of them a statement by which they make known their thoughts; while, on the other hand, there is no other animal, however perfect and fortunately circumstanced it may be, which can do the same. (Descartes, 1967, p. 116)
       Human beings do not live in the object world alone, nor alone in the world of social activity as ordinarily understood, but are very much at the mercy of the particular language which has become the medium of expression for their society. It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental means of solving specific problems of communication or reflection. The fact of the matter is that the "real world" is to a large extent unconsciously built on the language habits of the group.... We see and hear and otherwise experience very largely as we do because the language habits of our community predispose certain choices of interpretation. (Sapir, 1921, p. 75)
       It powerfully conditions all our thinking about social problems and processes.... No two languages are ever sufficiently similar to be considered as representing the same social reality. The worlds in which different societies live are distinct worlds, not merely the same worlds with different labels attached. (Sapir, 1985, p. 162)
       [A list of language games, not meant to be exhaustive:]
       Giving orders, and obeying them- Describing the appearance of an object, or giving its measurements- Constructing an object from a description (a drawing)Reporting an eventSpeculating about an eventForming and testing a hypothesisPresenting the results of an experiment in tables and diagramsMaking up a story; and reading itPlay actingSinging catchesGuessing riddlesMaking a joke; and telling it
       Solving a problem in practical arithmeticTranslating from one language into another
       LANGUAGE Asking, thanking, cursing, greeting, and praying-. (Wittgenstein, 1953, Pt. I, No. 23, pp. 11 e-12 e)
       We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native languages.... The world is presented in a kaleidoscopic flux of impressions which has to be organized by our minds-and this means largely by the linguistic systems in our minds.... No individual is free to describe nature with absolute impartiality but is constrained to certain modes of interpretation even while he thinks himself most free. (Whorf, 1956, pp. 153, 213-214)
       We dissect nature along the lines laid down by our native languages.
       The categories and types that we isolate from the world of phenomena we do not find there because they stare every observer in the face; on the contrary, the world is presented in a kaleidoscopic flux of impressions which has to be organized by our minds-and this means largely by the linguistic systems in our minds.... We are thus introduced to a new principle of relativity, which holds that all observers are not led by the same physical evidence to the same picture of the universe, unless their linguistic backgrounds are similar or can in some way be calibrated. (Whorf, 1956, pp. 213-214)
       9) The Forms of a Person's Thoughts Are Controlled by Unperceived Patterns of His Own Language
       The forms of a person's thoughts are controlled by inexorable laws of pattern of which he is unconscious. These patterns are the unperceived intricate systematizations of his own language-shown readily enough by a candid comparison and contrast with other languages, especially those of a different linguistic family. (Whorf, 1956, p. 252)
       It has come to be commonly held that many utterances which look like statements are either not intended at all, or only intended in part, to record or impart straightforward information about the facts.... Many traditional philosophical perplexities have arisen through a mistake-the mistake of taking as straightforward statements of fact utterances which are either (in interesting non-grammatical ways) nonsensical or else intended as something quite different. (Austin, 1962, pp. 2-3)
       In general, one might define a complex of semantic components connected by logical constants as a concept. The dictionary of a language is then a system of concepts in which a phonological form and certain syntactic and morphological characteristics are assigned to each concept. This system of concepts is structured by several types of relations. It is supplemented, furthermore, by redundancy or implicational rules..., representing general properties of the whole system of concepts.... At least a relevant part of these general rules is not bound to particular languages, but represents presumably universal structures of natural languages. They are not learned, but are rather a part of the human ability to acquire an arbitrary natural language. (Bierwisch, 1970, pp. 171-172)
       In studying the evolution of mind, we cannot guess to what extent there are physically possible alternatives to, say, transformational generative grammar, for an organism meeting certain other physical conditions characteristic of humans. Conceivably, there are none-or very few-in which case talk about evolution of the language capacity is beside the point. (Chomsky, 1972, p. 98)
       [It is] truth value rather than syntactic well-formedness that chiefly governs explicit verbal reinforcement by parents-which renders mildly paradoxical the fact that the usual product of such a training schedule is an adult whose speech is highly grammatical but not notably truthful. (R. O. Brown, 1973, p. 330)
       he conceptual base is responsible for formally representing the concepts underlying an utterance.... A given word in a language may or may not have one or more concepts underlying it.... On the sentential level, the utterances of a given language are encoded within a syntactic structure of that language. The basic construction of the sentential level is the sentence.
       The next highest level... is the conceptual level. We call the basic construction of this level the conceptualization. A conceptualization consists of concepts and certain relations among those concepts. We can consider that both levels exist at the same point in time and that for any unit on one level, some corresponding realizate exists on the other level. This realizate may be null or extremely complex.... Conceptualizations may relate to other conceptualizations by nesting or other specified relationships. (Schank, 1973, pp. 191-192)
       The mathematics of multi-dimensional interactive spaces and lattices, the projection of "computer behavior" on to possible models of cerebral functions, the theoretical and mechanical investigation of artificial intelligence, are producing a stream of sophisticated, often suggestive ideas.
       But it is, I believe, fair to say that nothing put forward until now in either theoretic design or mechanical mimicry comes even remotely in reach of the most rudimentary linguistic realities. (Steiner, 1975, p. 284)
       The step from the simple tool to the master tool, a tool to make tools (what we would now call a machine tool), seems to me indeed to parallel the final step to human language, which I call reconstitution. It expresses in a practical and social context the same understanding of hierarchy, and shows the same analysis by function as a basis for synthesis. (Bronowski, 1977, pp. 127-128)
        t is the language donn eґ in which we conduct our lives.... We have no other. And the danger is that formal linguistic models, in their loosely argued analogy with the axiomatic structure of the mathematical sciences, may block perception.... It is quite conceivable that, in language, continuous induction from simple, elemental units to more complex, realistic forms is not justified. The extent and formal "undecidability" of context-and every linguistic particle above the level of the phoneme is context-bound-may make it impossible, except in the most abstract, meta-linguistic sense, to pass from "pro-verbs," "kernals," or "deep deep structures" to actual speech. (Steiner, 1975, pp. 111-113)
       A higher-level formal language is an abstract machine. (Weizenbaum, 1976, p. 113)
       Jakobson sees metaphor and metonymy as the characteristic modes of binarily opposed polarities which between them underpin the two-fold process of selection and combination by which linguistic signs are formed.... Thus messages are constructed, as Saussure said, by a combination of a "horizontal" movement, which combines words together, and a "vertical" movement, which selects the particular words from the available inventory or "inner storehouse" of the language. The combinative (or syntagmatic) process manifests itself in contiguity (one word being placed next to another) and its mode is metonymic. The selective (or associative) process manifests itself in similarity (one word or concept being "like" another) and its mode is metaphoric. The "opposition" of metaphor and metonymy therefore may be said to represent in effect the essence of the total opposition between the synchronic mode of language (its immediate, coexistent, "vertical" relationships) and its diachronic mode (its sequential, successive, lineal progressive relationships). (Hawkes, 1977, pp. 77-78)
       It is striking that the layered structure that man has given to language constantly reappears in his analyses of nature. (Bronowski, 1977, p. 121)
       First, [an ideal intertheoretic reduction] provides us with a set of rules"correspondence rules" or "bridge laws," as the standard vernacular has it-which effect a mapping of the terms of the old theory (T o) onto a subset of the expressions of the new or reducing theory (T n). These rules guide the application of those selected expressions of T n in the following way: we are free to make singular applications of their correspondencerule doppelgangers in T o....
       Second, and equally important, a successful reduction ideally has the outcome that, under the term mapping effected by the correspondence rules, the central principles of T o (those of semantic and systematic importance) are mapped onto general sentences of T n that are theorems of Tn. (P. Churchland, 1979, p. 81)
       If non-linguistic factors must be included in grammar: beliefs, attitudes, etc. [this would] amount to a rejection of the initial idealization of language as an object of study. A priori such a move cannot be ruled out, but it must be empirically motivated. If it proves to be correct, I would conclude that language is a chaos that is not worth studying.... Note that the question is not whether beliefs or attitudes, and so on, play a role in linguistic behavior and linguistic judgments... [but rather] whether distinct cognitive structures can be identified, which interact in the real use of language and linguistic judgments, the grammatical system being one of these. (Chomsky, 1979, pp. 140, 152-153)
        23) Language Is Inevitably Influenced by Specific Contexts of Human Interaction
       Language cannot be studied in isolation from the investigation of "rationality." It cannot afford to neglect our everyday assumptions concerning the total behavior of a reasonable person.... An integrational linguistics must recognize that human beings inhabit a communicational space which is not neatly compartmentalized into language and nonlanguage.... It renounces in advance the possibility of setting up systems of forms and meanings which will "account for" a central core of linguistic behavior irrespective of the situation and communicational purposes involved. (Harris, 1981, p. 165)
       By innate [linguistic knowledge], Chomsky simply means "genetically programmed." He does not literally think that children are born with language in their heads ready to be spoken. He merely claims that a "blueprint is there, which is brought into use when the child reaches a certain point in her general development. With the help of this blueprint, she analyzes the language she hears around her more readily than she would if she were totally unprepared for the strange gabbling sounds which emerge from human mouths. (Aitchison, 1987, p. 31)
       Looking at ourselves from the computer viewpoint, we cannot avoid seeing that natural language is our most important "programming language." This means that a vast portion of our knowledge and activity is, for us, best communicated and understood in our natural language.... One could say that natural language was our first great original artifact and, since, as we increasingly realize, languages are machines, so natural language, with our brains to run it, was our primal invention of the universal computer. One could say this except for the sneaking suspicion that language isn't something we invented but something we became, not something we constructed but something in which we created, and recreated, ourselves. (Leiber, 1991, p. 8)

    Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Language

  • 17 fall

    1. noun
    1) (act or manner of falling) Fallen, das; (of person) Sturz, der

    fall of snow/rain — Schnee-/Regenfall, der

    2) (collapse, defeat) Fall, der; (of dynasty, empire) Untergang, der; (of government) Sturz, der
    3) (slope) Abfall, der (to zu, nach)
    4) (Amer.): (autumn) Herbst, der
    2. intransitive verb,
    1) fallen; [Person:] [hin]fallen, stürzen; [Pferd:] stürzen

    fall off something, fall down from something — von etwas [herunter]fallen

    fall down [into] something — in etwas (Akk.) [hinein]fallen

    fall down dead — tot umfallen

    fall down the stairs — die Treppe herunter-/hinunterfallen

    fall [flat] on one's face — (lit. or fig.) auf die Nase fallen (ugs.)

    fall into the trap — in die Falle gehen

    fall from a great height — aus großer Höhe abstürzen

    rain/snow is falling — es regnet/schneit

    2) (fig.) [Nacht, Dunkelheit:] hereinbrechen; [Abend:] anbrechen; [Stille:] eintreten
    3) (fig.): (be uttered) fallen
    4) (become detached) [Blätter:] [ab]fallen

    fall out — [Haare, Federn:] ausfallen

    5) (sink to lower level) sinken; [Barometer:] fallen; [Absatz, Verkauf:] zurückgehen

    fall into sin/temptation — eine Sünde begehen/der Versuchung er- od. unterliegen

    6) (subside) [Wasserspiegel, Gezeitenhöhe:] fallen; [Wind:] sich legen
    7) (show dismay)

    his/her face fell — er/sie machte ein langes Gesicht (ugs.)

    8) (be defeated) [Festung, Stadt:] fallen; [Monarchie, Regierung:] gestürzt werden; [Reich:] untergehen
    9) (perish) [Soldat:] fallen
    10) (collapse, break) einstürzen

    fall to pieces, fall apart — [Buch, Wagen:] auseinander fallen

    fall apart at the seams — an den Nähten aufplatzen

    11) (come by chance, duty, etc.) fallen (to an + Akk.)

    it fell to me or to my lot to do it — das Los, es tun zu müssen, hat mich getroffen

    fall into decay — [Gebäude:] verfallen

    fall into a swoon or faint — in Ohnmacht fallen

    12) [Auge, Strahl, Licht, Schatten:] fallen ( upon auf + Akk.)
    13) (have specified place) liegen (on, to auf + Dat., within in + Dat.)

    fall into or under a category — in od. unter eine Kategorie fallen

    14) (occur) fallen (on auf + Akk.)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/26285/fall_about">fall about
    * * *
    [fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb
    1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) fallen
    2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) fallen
    3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) fallen
    4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) stattfinden
    5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) fallen
    6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) überlassen bleiben
    2. noun
    1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) der Sturz
    2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) der Fall
    3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) der Fall
    4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) der Herbst
    •
    - falls
    - fallout
    - his
    - her face fell
    - fall away
    - fall back
    - fall back on
    - fall behind
    - fall down
    - fall flat
    - fall for
    - fall in with
    - fall off
    - fall on/upon
    - fall out
    - fall short
    - fall through
    * * *
    [fɔ:l, AM esp fɑ:l]
    I. NOUN
    1. (tumble, drop) Fall m; (harder) Sturz m
    she broke her leg in the \fall sie brach sich bei dem Sturz das Bein
    to break sb's \fall jds Sturz abfangen
    to have a \fall hinfallen; (harder) stürzen
    to take a \fall stürzen; (from a horse) vom Pferd fallen
    to have [or take] a nasty \fall schwer stürzen
    2. no pl (descent) Fallen nt; of leaves Herabfallen nt geh; (drop) of an axe, a guillotine Herunterfallen nt; of a level also [Ab]sinken nt
    the audience roared at the \fall of the curtain das Publikum brüllte, als der Vorhang fiel
    at the \fall of the tide bei Ebbe f
    the rise and \fall of the tide Ebbe und Flut
    3. METEO, GEOG
    \fall of earth Erdrutsch m
    [heavy] \falls of rain/snow [heftige] Regen-/Schneefälle
    \fall of rock Steinschlag m
    4. SPORT (in wrestling) Schultersieg m
    5. no pl (slope) Gefälle nt
    6. no pl (decrease) Rückgang m (in + gen); in support Nachlassen nt (in + gen); in a level also Sinken nt (in + gen)
    there was a \fall in support for his party at the last election die Unterstützung für seine Partei hat bei den letzten Wahlen nachgelassen
    \fall in demand/price/temperature Nachfrage-/Preis-/Temperaturrückgang m
    there has been a slight \fall in the price of petrol der Benzinpreis ist leicht zurückgegangen
    sudden \fall in price Preissturz m
    \fall in pressure Druckabfall m
    \fall in moral standards Verfall m der Sitten
    a sharp \fall in temperature ein Temperaturabfall m, ein Temperatursturz m
    \fall in value Wertverlust m
    7. no pl (defeat) of a city Einnahme f; of a dictator, regime Sturz m
    the \fall of the Berlin Wall/Iron Curtain der Fall der Berliner Mauer/des Eisernen Vorhangs
    the \fall of Constantinople die Eroberung Konstantinopels
    the \fall of the Roman Empire der Untergang des Römischen Reiches
    \fall from power Entmachtung f
    ▪ the F\fall [of Man] der Sündenfall
    9. AM (autumn) Herbst m
    10. (waterfall)
    ▪ \falls pl Wasserfall m
    [the] Victoria F\falls die Viktoriafälle
    11.
    ▶ to be as innocent as Adam before the F\fall ( saying) so unschuldig sein wie Adam vor dem Sündenfall
    ▶ to take a [or the] \fall for sb/sth AM ( fam) für jdn/etw die Schuld auf sich akk nehmen, für jdn/etw einstehen
    AM (sun, weather) Herbst-
    \fall clothing Herbstkleidung f
    \fall collection Herbstkollektion f
    \fall plowing Wintersaat f
    <fell, fallen>
    1. (drop, tumble) fallen; (harder) stürzen; (topple) person hinfallen; (harder) stürzen; tree, post, pillar umfallen; (harder) umstürzen
    he fell badly and broke his arm er stürzte schwer und brach sich den Arm
    the bridge fell into the river die Brücke stürzte ins Wasser
    her horse fell at a fence ihr Pferd blieb an einem Hindernis hängen
    the bomb fell on the church and totally destroyed it die Bombe fiel auf die Kirche und zerstörte sie vollständig
    the picture's \fallen behind the piano das Bild ist hinter das Klavier gefallen
    to \fall into sb's/each other's arms jdm/sich in die Arme fallen
    to \fall into bed ins Bett fallen
    to \fall under a bus/train unter einen Bus/Zug geraten
    to \fall to one's death in den Tod stürzen
    to \fall flat on one's face aufs Gesicht [o fam auf die Nase] fallen
    to \fall on the floor/to the ground auf den Boden fallen
    to \fall to one's knees auf die Knie fallen
    to \fall down dead tot umfallen
    2. (hang) fallen
    to \fall loosely locker fallen
    ▪ to \fall around/on/to sth auf etw akk fallen [o geh herabhängen]
    his hair fell around his shoulders in golden curls sein Haar fiel ihm in goldenen Locken auf die Schulter
    her hair fell to her waist ihr Haar reichte ihr bis zur Taille
    ▪ to \fall into sth in etw akk fallen
    a curl/a strand of hair fell into her face eine Locke/Strähne fiel ihr ins Gesicht
    3. (descend) fallen; light, shadow
    ▪ to \fall across/on/over sth auf etw akk fallen; blow, weapon
    ▪ to \fall on sb/sth jdn/etw treffen; ( fig) darkness, night hereinbrechen; ( fig) silence
    ▪ to \fall on sb/sth jdn/etw überfallen
    the audience was still laughing as the curtain fell als der Vorhang fiel, lachte das Publikum immer noch
    the snow had been \falling all day es hatte den ganzen Tag über geschneit
    more rain had \fallen overnight über Nacht hatte es noch mehr geregnet
    darkness \falls early in the tropics in den Tropen wird es früh dunkel
    night was already \falling es begann bereits dunkel zu werden
    the blows continued to \fall on him die Schläge prasselten weiter auf ihn nieder
    the axe looks likely to \fall on 500 jobs 500 Stellen werden wahrscheinlich gestrichen werden
    silence fell on the group of men [ein] Schweigen überfiel die Männer
    4. (slope) [steil] abfallen
    5. (decrease) sinken; price, temperature, pressure, value also fallen; demand, sales, numbers also zurückgehen; ( fig) barometer fallen
    water supplies have \fallen to danger levels der Wasservorrat ist auf einen gefährlich niedrigen Stand abgesunken
    the attendance fell well below the expected figure die Besucherzahlen blieben weit hinter den erwarteten Zahlen zurück
    church attendance has \fallen dramatically die Anzahl der Kirchenbesucher ist drastisch zurückgegangen [o gesunken]
    \falling prices pl Preisrückgang m
    6. (be defeated) government, regime, politician gestürzt werden; empire untergehen; city, town eingenommen werden, fallen
    to \fall from power seines Amtes enthoben werden
    ▪ to \fall to sb jdm in die Hände fallen
    Basildon finally fell to Labour at the last election Basildon fiel in der letzten Wahl Labour zu
    7. (lose a position, status) fallen
    to \fall in the charts/the table in den Charts/der Tabelle fallen
    to have \fallen to the bottom of the league table ganz unten in der Tabelle stehen
    to \fall in sb's estimation in jds Achtung sinken
    8. (fail)
    to stand or \fall on sth mit etw dat stehen und fallen
    the proposal will stand or \fall on the possible tax breaks der Vorschlag wird mit den zu erwartenden Steuervergünstigungen stehen und fallen
    9. ( liter: die in a battle) fallen
    10. (be) liegen
    Easter \falls early/late this year Ostern ist dieses Jahr früh/spät
    this year, my birthday \falls on a Monday diese Jahr fällt mein Geburtstag auf einen Montag
    the accent \falls on the second syllable der Akzent liegt auf der zweiten Silbe
    11. (belong)
    ▪ to \fall into sth in etw akk fallen
    to \fall into a category/class in [o unter] eine Kategorie/Klasse fallen
    ▪ to \fall outside sth nicht in etw akk fallen
    this matter \falls outside the area for which we are responsible diese Sache fällt nicht in unseren Zuständigkeitsbereich
    ▪ to \fall under sth in etw akk fallen
    that side of the business \falls under my department dieser Geschäftsteil fällt in meinen Zuständigkeitsbereich
    that \falls under the heading... das fällt unter die Rubrik...
    ▪ to \fall within sth in etw akk fallen
    any offence committed in this state \falls within the jurisdiction of this court jedes Vergehen, das in diesem Staat begangen wird, fällt in den Zuständigkeitsbereich dieses Gerichts
    12. (be divided)
    ▪ to \fall into sth sich in etw akk gliedern
    the text \falls into three sections der Text gliedert sich in drei Kategorien
    to \fall prey [or victim] to sb/sth jdm/etw zum Opfer fallen
    to \fall asleep einschlafen
    to \fall due fällig sein
    to \fall foul of sb mit jdm Streit bekommen
    to \fall foul of a law [or regulation] ein Gesetz übertreten
    to \fall ill [or sick] krank werden
    to \fall open aufklappen
    to \fall silent verstummen
    to \fall vacant frei werden
    14. (enter a particular state)
    to \fall into debt sich akk verschulden
    to \fall into disrepair [or decay] verkommen
    to \fall into disrepute in Misskredit geraten
    to \fall into disuse nicht mehr benutzt werden
    to \fall into error/sin REL sich akk versündigen
    to \fall out of favour [or AM favor] [with sb] [bei jdm] nicht mehr gefragt sein
    to \fall into the habit of doing sth sich dat angewöhnen, etw zu tun
    to \fall into hysterics sich akk vor Lachen kringeln fam
    to \fall under the influence of sb/sth unter den Einfluss einer Person/einer S. gen geraten
    to \fall in love [with sb/sth] sich akk [in jdn/etw] verlieben
    to \fall out of love [with sb/sth] nicht mehr [in jdn/etw] verliebt sein
    to \fall into a reflective mood ins Grübeln kommen
    to have \fallen under the spell of sb/sth von jdm/etw verzaubert sein
    15.
    ▶ to \fall on deaf ears auf taube Ohren stoßen
    ▶ to \fall out of one's dress ( fam) aus allen Wolken fallen fam
    ▶ sb's face fell jd machte ein langes Gesicht
    ▶ to \fall into the hands [or clutches] of sb jdm in die Hände fallen
    ▶ to \fall on hard times harte Zeiten durchleben
    ▶ to \fall in [or into] line [with sth] sich akk [etw dat] anpassen
    ▶ to \fall to pieces plan, relationship in die Brüche gehen; person zerbrechen
    ▶ to \fall into place (work out) sich akk von selbst ergeben; (make sense) einen Sinn ergeben, [einen] Sinn machen fam
    ▶ to \fall short [of sth] etw nicht erreichen
    ▶ to \fall short of sb's expectations hinter jds Erwartungen zurückbleiben
    ▶ to \fall on stony ground auf felsigen Grund fallen liter
    ▶ to \fall among thieves ( old) unter die Räuber fallen veraltet
    ▶ to \fall into a/sb's trap in die/jdm in die Falle gehen
    I was afraid that I might be \falling into a trap ich hatte Angst, in eine Falle zu laufen
    they fell into the trap of overestimating their own ability sie haben ihre eigenen Fähigkeiten völlig überschätzt
    ▶ to \fall to a whisper in einen Flüsterton verfallen
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    [fɔːl] vb: pret fell, ptp fallen
    1. n
    1) (lit, fig: tumble) Fall m no pl, Sturz m; (= decline of empire etc) Untergang m

    to have a fall — (hin)fallen, stürzen

    2) (= defeat of town, fortress etc) Einnahme f, Eroberung f; (of Troy) Fall m; (of country) Zusammenbruch m; (of government) Sturz m
    3)

    fall of rain/snow — Regen-/Schneefall m

    4) (of night) Einbruch m
    5) (= lowering) Sinken nt; (in temperature) Abfall m, Sinken nt; (sudden) Sturz m; (of barometer) Fallen nt; (sudden) Sturz m; (in wind) Nachlassen nt; (in revs, population, membership) Abnahme f; (in graph) Abfall m; (in morals) Verfall m; (of prices, currency, gradual) Sinken nt; (sudden) Sturz m
    6) (= slope of roof, ground) Gefälle nt; (steeper) Abfall m
    7) (= waterfall also falls) Wasserfall m
    8) (WRESTLING) Schultersieg m
    9) (= hang of curtains etc) Fall m
    10) (US: autumn) Herbst m

    in the fall — im Herbst

    2. vi
    1) (lit, fig: tumble) fallen; (SPORT, from a height, badly) stürzen; (object, to the ground) herunterfallen
    2) (= hang down hair, clothes etc) fallen
    3) (snow, rain) fallen
    4) (= drop temperature, price) fallen, sinken; (population, membership etc) abnehmen; (voice) sich senken; (wind) sich legen, nachlassen; (land) abfallen; (graph, curve, rate) abnehmen; (steeply) abfallen
    5) (= be defeated country) eingenommen werden; (city, fortress) fallen, erobert or eingenommen werden; (government, ruler) gestürzt werden

    to fall to the enemy — vom Feind eingenommen werden; (fortress, town also) vom Feind erobert werden

    6) (= be killed) fallen
    7) (night) hereinbrechen; (silence) eintreten
    8) (BIBL) den Sündenfall tun; (old, girl) die Unschuld or Ehre verlieren (dated)
    9) (= occur birthday, Easter etc) fallen (on auf +acc); (accent) liegen (on auf +dat); (= be classified) gehören (under in +acc), fallen (under unter +acc)

    that falls within/outside the scope of... — das fällt in/nicht in den Bereich +gen..., das liegt innerhalb/außerhalb des Bereichs +gen...

    10) (= be naturally divisible) zerfallen, sich gliedern (into in +acc)
    11) (fig)

    where do you think the responsibility/blame for that will fall? — wem wird Ihrer Meinung nach die Verantwortung dafür/die Schuld daran gegeben?

    12) (= become) werden

    to fall ill — krank werden, erkranken (geh)

    to fall out of love with sb — aufhören, jdn zu lieben

    13)

    (= pass into a certain state) to fall into decline (building) — verkommen; (economy) schlechter werden

    to fall into a state of unconsciousness — das Bewusstsein verlieren, in Ohnmacht fallen

    to fall apart or to pieces (chairs, cars, book etc) — aus dem Leim gehen (inf); (clothes, curtains) sich in Wohlgefallen auflösen (inf); (house) verfallen; (system, company, sb's life) aus den Fugen geraten or gehen

    I fell apart when he left me — meine Welt brach zusammen, als er mich verließ

    14)

    (in set constructions see also n, adj etc) to fall into the hands of sb —

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    fall [fɔːl]
    A s
    1. Fall m, Sturz m, Fallen n:
    fall from ( oder out of) the window Sturz aus dem Fenster;
    have a bad ( oder heavy) fall schwer stürzen;
    a) verwegen reiten,
    b) auch head for a fall fig das Schicksal oder Unheil herausfordern, ins Unglück rennen;
    take the fall for sb umg für jemanden den Kopf hinhalten
    2. a) (Ab)Fallen n (der Blätter etc)
    b) besonders US Herbst m:
    in fall im Herbst;
    fall weather Herbstwetter n
    3. Fall m, Herabfallen n, Faltenwurf m (von Stoff)
    4. Fallen n (des Vorhangs)
    5. TECH Niedergang m (des Kolbens etc)
    6. Zusammenfallen n, Einsturz m (eines Gebäudes)
    7. PHYS
    a) → free fall
    b) Fallhöhe f, -strecke f
    8. a) (Regen-, Schnee) Fall m
    b) Regen-, Schnee-, Niederschlagsmenge f
    9. Fallen n, Sinken n (der Flut, Temperatur etc):
    fall in demand WIRTSCH Nachfragerückgang m;
    ( heavy oder sudden) fall in prices Preis-, Kurssturz m;
    speculate for a fall auf Baisse oder à la baisse spekulieren; → operate A 4
    10. Abfall(en) m(n), Gefälle n, Neigung f (des Geländes):
    a sharp fall ein starkes Gefälle
    11. (Wasser) Fall m:
    12. An-, Einbruch m (der Nacht etc)
    13. Fall m, Sturz m, Nieder-, Untergang m, Verfall m, Ende n:
    the fall of Troy der Fall von Troja;
    fall of life fig Herbst m des Lebens
    14. a) (moralischer) Verfall
    b) Fall m, Fehltritt m:
    the Fall, the fall of man BIBEL der (erste) Sündenfall
    15. JAGD
    a) Fall m, Tod m (von Wild)
    b) Falle f
    16. AGR, ZOOL Wurf m (Lämmer etc)
    17. Ringen: Niederwurf m:
    win by fall Schultersieg m;
    try a fall with sb fig sich mit jemandem messen
    B v/i prät fell [fel], pperf fallen [ˈfɔːlən]
    1. fallen:
    the curtain falls der Vorhang fällt
    2. (ab)fallen (Blätter etc)
    3. (herunter)fallen, abstürzen:
    he fell to his death er stürzte tödlich ab
    4. (um-, hin-, nieder)fallen, stürzen, zu Fall kommen, zu Boden fallen (Person):
    he fell badly ( oder heavily) er stürzte schwer; → flat1 C 1
    5. umfallen, -stürzen (Baum etc)
    6. (in Locken oder Falten etc) (herab)fallen
    7. fig fallen:
    a) (im Krieg) umkommen
    b) erobert werden (Stadt)
    c) gestürzt werden (Regierung)
    d) (moralisch) sinken
    e) die Unschuld verlieren, einen Fehltritt begehen (Frau)
    f) SPORT gebrochen werden (Rekord etc)
    8. fig fallen, sinken (Flut, Preis, Temperatur etc):
    the temperature has fallen (by) 10 degrees die Temperatur ist um 10 Grad gesunken;
    the wind falls der Wind legt sich oder lässt nach;
    his courage fell sein Mut sank;
    his voice (eyes) fell er senkte die Stimme (den Blick);
    his face fell er machte ein langes Gesicht;
    falling visitor numbers zurückgehende Besucherzahlen; → birthrate
    9. abfallen (toward[s] zu … hin) (Gelände etc)
    10. auch fall apart zerfallen:
    fall apart ( oder asunder, in two) auseinanderfallen, entzweigehen; → piece A 2
    11. (zeitlich) eintreten, fallen:
    Easter falls late this year Ostern ist oder fällt oder liegt dieses Jahr spät
    12. sich ereignen
    13. hereinbrechen (Nacht etc)
    14. fig fallen (Worte etc):
    the remark fell from him er ließ die Bemerkung fallen
    15. krank, fällig etc werden:
    fall heir to sth etwas erben
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (act or manner of falling) Fallen, das; (of person) Sturz, der

    fall of snow/rain — Schnee-/Regenfall, der

    2) (collapse, defeat) Fall, der; (of dynasty, empire) Untergang, der; (of government) Sturz, der
    3) (slope) Abfall, der (to zu, nach)
    4) (Amer.): (autumn) Herbst, der
    2. intransitive verb,
    1) fallen; [Person:] [hin]fallen, stürzen; [Pferd:] stürzen

    fall off something, fall down from something — von etwas [herunter]fallen

    fall down [into] something — in etwas (Akk.) [hinein]fallen

    fall down the stairs — die Treppe herunter-/hinunterfallen

    fall [flat] on one's face — (lit. or fig.) auf die Nase fallen (ugs.)

    rain/snow is falling — es regnet/schneit

    2) (fig.) [Nacht, Dunkelheit:] hereinbrechen; [Abend:] anbrechen; [Stille:] eintreten
    3) (fig.): (be uttered) fallen
    4) (become detached) [Blätter:] [ab]fallen

    fall out — [Haare, Federn:] ausfallen

    5) (sink to lower level) sinken; [Barometer:] fallen; [Absatz, Verkauf:] zurückgehen

    fall into sin/temptation — eine Sünde begehen/der Versuchung er- od. unterliegen

    6) (subside) [Wasserspiegel, Gezeitenhöhe:] fallen; [Wind:] sich legen

    his/her face fell — er/sie machte ein langes Gesicht (ugs.)

    8) (be defeated) [Festung, Stadt:] fallen; [Monarchie, Regierung:] gestürzt werden; [Reich:] untergehen
    9) (perish) [Soldat:] fallen
    10) (collapse, break) einstürzen

    fall to pieces, fall apart — [Buch, Wagen:] auseinander fallen

    11) (come by chance, duty, etc.) fallen (to an + Akk.)

    it fell to me or to my lot to do it — das Los, es tun zu müssen, hat mich getroffen

    fall into decay — [Gebäude:] verfallen

    fall into a swoon or faint — in Ohnmacht fallen

    12) [Auge, Strahl, Licht, Schatten:] fallen ( upon auf + Akk.)
    13) (have specified place) liegen (on, to auf + Dat., within in + Dat.)

    fall into or under a category — in od. unter eine Kategorie fallen

    14) (occur) fallen (on auf + Akk.)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    (US) n.
    Herbst -e m. (of a regime, society) n.
    Verfall -¨e m. n.
    Fall ¨-e m.
    Sturz ¨-e m. v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: fell, fallen)
    = absinken v.
    fallen v.
    (§ p.,pp.: fiel, ist gefallen)
    purzeln v.
    stürzen v.

    English-german dictionary > fall

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    1. noun
    1) no pl. (commendation) Anerkennung, die; (honour) Ehre, die

    give somebody [the] credit for something — jemandem für etwas Anerkennung zollen (geh.)

    take the credit for something — die Anerkennung für etwas einstecken

    [we must give] credit where credit is due — Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt

    it is [much or greatly/little] to somebody's/something's credit that... — es macht jemandem/einer Sache [große/wenig] Ehre, dass...

    it is to his credit that... — es ehrt ihn, dass...

    be a credit to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache Ehre machen

    2)

    credits, credit titles — (at beginning of film) Vorspann, der; (at end) Nachspann, der

    3) no pl., no art. (belief) Glaube, der

    gain credit — an Glaubwürdigkeit gewinnen

    4) no pl. (Commerc.) Kredit, der

    give [somebody] credit — [jemandem] Kredit geben

    5) no pl. (Finance, Bookk.) Guthaben, das

    be in credit — [Konto:] im Haben sein; [Person:] mit seinem Konto im Haben sein

    6) (fig.)

    he's cleverer than I gave him credit for — er ist klüger, als ich dachte

    2. transitive verb
    1) (believe) glauben
    3) (Finance, Bookk.) gutschreiben

    credit £10 to somebody/somebody's account — jemandem/jemandes Konto 10 Pfund gutschreiben

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    ['kredit] 1. noun
    1) (time allowed for payment of goods etc after they have been received: We don't give credit at this shop.) der Kredit
    2) (money loaned (by a bank).) der Kredit
    3) (trustworthiness regarding ability to pay for goods etc: Your credit is good.) der Ruf
    4) ((an entry on) the side of an account on which payments received are entered: Our credits are greater than our debits.) das Haben
    5) (the sum of money which someone has in an account at a bank: Your credit amounts to 2,014 dollars.) das Guthaben
    6) (belief or trust: This theory is gaining credit.) der Glaube
    7) ((American) a certificate to show that a student has completed a course which counts towards his degree.) der Anrechnungspunkt
    2. verb
    1) (to enter (a sum of money) on the credit side( of an account): This cheque was credited to your account last month.) anrechnen
    2) ((with with) to think of (a person or thing) as having: He was credited with magical powers.) zuschreiben
    3) (to believe (something) to be possible: Well, would you credit that!) glauben
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    - academic.ru/17119/creditable">creditable
    - creditably
    - creditor
    - credits
    - credit card
    - be a credit to someone
    - be a credit to
    - do someone credit
    - do credit
    - give someone credit for something
    - give credit for something
    - give someone credit
    - give credit
    - on credit
    - take the credit for something
    - take credit for something
    - take the credit
    - take credit
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    cred·it
    [ˈkredɪt]
    I. n
    1. no pl (recognition, praise) Anerkennung f; (respect) Achtung f; (honour) Ehre f
    all \credit to her for not telling on us alle Achtung, dass sie uns nicht verraten hat!
    to her [great] \credit, she admitted she was wrong man muss [es] ihr hoch anrechnen, dass sie ihren Fehler zugegeben hat
    to be a \credit to sb/sth, to do sb/sth \credit jdm/etw Ehre machen
    to claim \credit [for sth] sich dat etw als Verdienst anrechnen
    we cannot claim much \credit for her success ihr Erfolg ist nicht unser Verdienst
    to get \credit for sth für etw akk Anerkennung bekommen
    to give sb \credit for sth (attribute) jdm etw [o das Verdienst an etw dat] zuschreiben; (praise) jdm für etw akk Anerkennung zollen geh
    to take [the] \credit [for sth] die [ganzen] Lorbeeren [für etw akk] einheimsen fam
    2. no pl (standing) Ansehen nt
    to acquire \credit sich dat Ansehen erwerben
    to gain \credit an Ansehen gewinnen
    3. no pl (achievement) Verdienst nt
    ▪ it is to sb's \credit that... es ist jds Verdienst, dass...
    to have sth to one's \credit etw vorweisen [o für sich akk verbuchen] können
    she has a family, three books and a professorship to her \credit sie kann bereits eine Familie, drei Bücher und eine Professur vorweisen
    he already has three box office hits to his \credit er kann schon drei Kassenerfolge für sich verbuchen
    4. no pl (reliability) Glaubwürdigkeit f
    to have \credit glaubwürdig sein
    to lend \credit to sth etw glaubwürdig erscheinen lassen
    5. no pl (reliance) Glaube[n] m
    to give \credit to sth etw dat Glauben schenken
    to give sb \credit for sth jdm etw zutrauen
    I gave him \credit for better judgement than he showed ich hätte ihm ein besseres Urteilsvermögen zugetraut
    6. no pl FIN, COMM Kredit m
    to buy sth on \credit etw auf Kredit kaufen
    to give [sb] \credit [jdm] Kredit geben
    the newsagent doesn't give me any more \credit ich kann beim Zeitschriftenhändler nicht mehr anschreiben lassen
    to live on \credit auf Kredit [o fam Pump] leben
    to offer \credit on sth einen Kredit für etw akk anbieten
    to sell sth on \credit etw auf Kredit verkaufen
    7. FIN (money in the bank) Haben nt; (right-hand side of account) Habenseite f; (entry) Gutschrift f
    account in \credit Konto nt mit positivem Saldo
    debit and \credit Soll nt und Haben nt
    letter of \credit Akkreditiv nt fachspr
    tax \credit Steuergutschrift f
    \credit by way of bank guaranty Avalkredit m fachspr
    to be in \credit esp BRIT im Plus sein
    to enter [or place] sth to sb's \credit jdm etw gutschreiben
    8. no pl FIN, COMM (trustworthiness) Kreditwürdigkeit f
    9. SCH Auszeichnung f; UNIV Schein m
    ▪ \credits pl FILM, TV Abspann m; LIT Mitarbeiterverzeichnis nt
    11.
    ▶ [give] \credit where \credit's due ( saying) Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt prov
    II. vt
    ▪ to \credit sth to sb jdm etw zuschreiben
    the invention was \credited to him die Erfindung wurde ihm zugeschrieben
    2. (consider to be responsible for)
    ▪ to \credit sth/sb with sth etw/jdm etw zuschreiben
    she is \credited with discovering the substance ihr wird zugeschrieben, den Stoff entdeckt zu haben
    ▪ to \credit sth/sb with sth etw/jdm etw zuschreiben
    he'd always been \credited with understanding and sympathy for his patients alle hielten ihn seinen Patienten gegenüber für sehr verständnisvoll und mitfühlend
    I \credited her with more determination ich hatte ihr mehr Entschlossenheit zugetraut
    ▪ to \credit sth etw glauben
    would [or can] you \credit it?! ist das zu glauben?!
    her excuse took some \crediting ihre Entschuldigung war ziemlich unglaubwürdig
    5. (give, add)
    ▪ to \credit sth to sb/an account jdm/einem Konto etw gutschreiben
    6. (give to, put into)
    ▪ to \credit sb/an account with sth jdm/einem Konto etw gutschreiben
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    ['kredɪt]
    1. n
    1) no pl (FIN) Kredit m; (in pub, hotel, shop etc) Stundung f

    the bank will let me have £5,000 credit — die Bank räumt mir einen Kredit von £ 5.000 ein

    his credit is good — er ist kreditwürdig; (in small shop) er ist vertrauenswürdig

    to give sb ( unlimited) credit — jdm (unbegrenzt) Kredit geben

    we can't give you credit (bank) — wir können Ihnen keinen Kredit geben; (corner shop etc)

    pubs do not usually give credit — in Lokalen bekommt man normalerweise nichts gestundet

    letter of credit — Kreditbrief m, Akkreditiv nt

    2) (FIN: money possessed by person, firm) (Gut)haben nt; (COMM = sum of money) Kreditposten m

    to be in credit — Geld nt auf dem Konto haben

    3) no pl (= standing) Ansehen nt
    4) no pl (= honour) Ehre f; (= recognition) Anerkennung f; (SCH, UNIV = distinction) Auszeichnung f

    well, all credit to you for not succumbing — alle Achtung, dass Sie nicht nachgegeben haben

    I do all the work and he gets all the credit — ich mache die Arbeit, und ihm wird es als Verdienst angerechnet

    credit where credit is due (prov) — Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt (prov)

    5) no pl (= belief) Glaube m

    to give credit to sth — etw glauben, einer Sache (dat)

    6) (esp US UNIV) Schein m
    7) pl (FILM ETC) Vor-/Nachspann m; (in book) Herausgeber- und Mitarbeiterverzeichnis nt
    2. vt
    1) (= believe) glauben

    would you credit it! — ist das denn zu glauben!, ist das denn die Möglichkeit!

    2) (= attribute) zuschreiben (+dat)

    he was credited with having found the solution —

    it's credited with (having) magic powers — ihm werden Zauberkräfte zugeschrieben

    3) (FIN) gutschreiben

    to credit a sum to sb's account — jds Konto (dat) einen Betrag gutschreiben (lassen)

    he/his account had been credited with £100 — ihm/seinem Konto waren £ 100 gutgeschrieben worden

    * * *
    credit [ˈkredıt]
    A s
    1. Glaube(n) m:
    give credit to sth einer Sache Glauben schenken;
    place credit in Zutrauen haben zu, vertrauen (dat); → worthy A 2
    2. Ansehen n, Achtung f, guter Ruf:
    be in high credit with in hohem Ansehen stehen bei;
    gain credit an Ansehen gewinnen
    3. Glaubwürdigkeit f
    4. Einfluss m
    5. Ehre f:
    be a credit to sb, be to sb’s credit, do sb credit, reflect credit on sb jemandem Ehre machen oder einbringen, jemandem zur Ehre gereichen;
    he has not done you credit mit ihm haben Sie keine Ehre eingelegt;
    to his credit it must be said that … zu seiner Ehre muss man sagen, dass …;
    with credit ehrenvoll;
    credit where credit is due Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt
    6. Anerkennung f, Lob n:
    get credit for sth Anerkennung finden für etwas;
    that’s very much to his credit das ist sehr anerkennenswert oder verdienstvoll von ihm
    7. Verdienst n:
    a) jemandem etwas hoch oder als Verdienst anrechnen,
    b) jemandem etwas zutrauen,
    c) sich jemandem für etwas (dankbar) verpflichtet fühlen;
    he is cleverer than we give him credit for er ist klüger, als wir glauben;
    take credit to o.s. for sth, take (the) credit for sth sich etwas als Verdienst anrechnen, den Ruhm oder das Verdienst für etwas in Anspruch nehmen
    8. WIRTSCH
    a) Kredit m
    b) Zeit f, Ziel n
    c) Akkreditiv n:
    on credit auf Kredit oder Ziel;
    at one month’s credit auf einen Monat Ziel;
    credit on goods Warenkredit;
    give sb credit for £1,000 jemandem einen Kredit von 1000 Pfund geben;
    open a credit einen Kredit oder ein Akkreditiv eröffnen
    9. WIRTSCH Kredit(würdigkeit) f, -fähigkeit f
    10. WIRTSCH
    a) Guthaben n, Kreditposten m
    b) Kredit(seite) m(f), Haben n:
    your credit Saldo zu Ihren Gunsten;
    enter ( oder place, put) a sum to sb’s credit jemandem einen Betrag gutschreiben;
    have sth to one’s credit fig etwas aufzuweisen haben
    11. WIRTSCH, PARL Br Vorgriff m auf das Budget
    12. US (Steuer)Freibetrag m, abzugsfähiger Betrag
    13. UNIV US
    a) Anrechnungspunkt m (auf ein für den Erwerb eines akademischen Grades zu erfüllendes Pensum)
    14. pl FILM, TV Vorspann m oder Ab-, Nachspann m
    B v/t
    1. Glauben schenken (dat), jemandem oder eine Sache glauben:
    would you credit it! ist es denn die Möglichkeit!, man sollte es nicht für möglich halten!
    2. jemandem (ver)trauen
    a) jemandem etwas zutrauen,
    b) jemandem etwas zuschreiben
    4. WIRTSCH
    a) einen Betrag gutschreiben, kreditieren ( beide:
    to sb jemandem):
    credit an account with an amount, credit an amount to an account einen Betrag einem Konto gutschreiben
    b) jemanden erkennen (with, for für):
    5. credit sb with three hours in history UNIV US jemandem für einen Geschichtskurs drei Punkte (aufs Pensum) anrechnen
    cr. abk WIRTSCH credit (creditor)
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) no pl. (commendation) Anerkennung, die; (honour) Ehre, die

    give somebody [the] credit for something — jemandem für etwas Anerkennung zollen (geh.)

    [we must give] credit where credit is due — Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt

    it is [much or greatly/little] to somebody's/something's credit that... — es macht jemandem/einer Sache [große/wenig] Ehre, dass...

    it is to his credit that... — es ehrt ihn, dass...

    be a credit to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache Ehre machen

    2)

    credits, credit titles — (at beginning of film) Vorspann, der; (at end) Nachspann, der

    3) no pl., no art. (belief) Glaube, der
    4) no pl. (Commerc.) Kredit, der

    give [somebody] credit — [jemandem] Kredit geben

    5) no pl. (Finance, Bookk.) Guthaben, das

    be in credit — [Konto:] im Haben sein; [Person:] mit seinem Konto im Haben sein

    6) (fig.)

    he's cleverer than I gave him credit for — er ist klüger, als ich dachte

    2. transitive verb
    1) (believe) glauben
    3) (Finance, Bookk.) gutschreiben

    credit £10 to somebody/somebody's account — jemandem/jemandes Konto 10 Pfund gutschreiben

    * * *
    n.
    Ansehen - n.
    Kredit -e m. v.
    gutschreiben v.

    English-german dictionary > credit

  • 19 Stephenson, George

    [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).
    PJGR

    Biographical history of technology > Stephenson, George

  • 20 North Atlantic Treaty Organization

    (NATO)
       Portugal joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1949, as a founding member. Besides complementing the Atlantic orientation of Portugal's foreign and defense policies, this membership also supported the country's close relationship with two leading members of NATO, Great Britain and the United States. Portugal's slight contribution to NATO in the first decades after joining was conditioned mainly by the fact that Portugal's primary concern was in defending its colonial empire, Portuguese India (1954-61) and in conducting several colonial wars in its African empire in Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea- Bissau (1961-74). One contentious question during this phase of Portugal's membership was the extent to which Portugal used NATO-issued equipment to fight those wars in Africa and Asia, since several of these colonial territories were neither on the Atlantic nor in NATO's jurisdiction (Mozambique and Portuguese India).
       The perceived strategic value of Portugal's key Atlantic archipelagos, the Azores and Madeiras, constituted Portugal's primary contribution to NATO and neutralized any U.S. ambivalence about the question of Portugal's NATO membership. The usefulness of Azores' air and naval bases, especially Lajes base at Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira Island, Azores, along with bases in continental Portugal and in the Madeira Islands, trumped international criticism of Portugal's colonial action and influenced American policy toward Portugal. This remained the situation until after the Yom Kippur war, an Arab-Israeli conflict, in October 1973, when Portugal, despite the risks to her energy supplies, gave the United States permission to use Azores bases for resupplying Israel.
       The Revolution of 25 April 1974 had an impact on Portugal's relationship to NATO. Leftist forces in Portugal were now in command, and Portuguese NATO delegates did not attend highly sensitive NATO defense briefings. But by 1980, after moderate military forces had ousted the radical leftists, Portugal's NATO roles returned to the routing. One of NATO's major subordinate commands became IBERLANT (Iberian Atlantic Command), under SACLANT (Supreme Commander Atlantic), located at Norfolk, Virginia. IBERLANT is located at Oeiras, Portugal and, in 1982, the IBERLAND commander for the first time was a Portuguese Vice Admiral. That same year, Spain joined NATO and, until 1986, when Spain decided not to join NATO's integrated military structure, Portugal was anxious that Portuguese commanders not be subordinate to Spanish commanders in NATO. As a key leader of IBERLANT, along with the representative units of Great Britain and the United States, Portugal's forces remain responsible for surveillance and patrolling of the area from central Portugal to the straits of Gibraltar.
       Portugal has made symbolic if modest contributions to NATO's mission in the Balkan conflicts beginning in the late 1990s and in Afghanistan since 2001. Among Portugal's contributions has been the service of medical units in Afghanistan.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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