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1 SIZE
• That's about the size of it - Такова жизнь (T) -
2 такие дела
1) General subject: so it goes2) Jargon: That about the size of it, There you go -
3 eso es todo el asunto
• that's about it• that's about the size of it• that's all there is to it• that's all water over the dam -
4 Такова жизнь
That is life, and we must accept things as they are. See Вот такие пироги (B)Cf: Such is life (Am., Br.). That's about the size of it (Am.). That's how (the way) the cookie crumbles (Am., Br.). That's the way it goes (it is) (Am., Br.). That's the way the ball bounces (the bread rises, the doughnut rolls, the mop flops) (Am.). There you are (go) (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Такова жизнь
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5 es más o menos eso
• that's a thought• that's a totally different story• that's about the size of it• that's all -
6 tamaño
adj.so big a, very sizeable.m.size, amplitude.* * *► adjetivo1 (semejante) such a, so big a1 (medida) size■ ¿de qué tamaño es? what size is it?2 (dimensión) dimensions plural\de gran tamaño largedel tamaño de as large as, the size oftamaño natural life size————————1 (medida) size■ ¿de qué tamaño es? what size is it?2 (dimensión) dimensions plural* * *noun m.* * *1.SM sizeson del mismo tamaño, tienen el mismo tamaño — they are the same size
¿de qué tamaño es? — how big is it?, what size is it?
de tamaño natural — full-size, life-size
de tamaño extra o extraordinario — outsize, extra large
2. ADJ1) (=tan grande) so big a, such a big; (=tan pequeño) so small a, such a small2) LAm (=enorme) huge, colossal* * *I- ña adjetivo (delante del n)IImasculino size* * *= degree, size, amplitude, scale.Ex. This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.Ex. The height of a book is of minor importance, except in that it indicates the overall size of the text.Ex. Together, all these items make up a homogeneous working and research collection of some amplitude to which academics and other types of external readers are increasingly attracted.Ex. I have a feeling that all our old technologies are getting progressively more expensive and more inefficient, and that all our new technologies are getting progressively cheaper and more efficient because of questions of scale.----* anchos de diferentes tamaños = graded widths.* aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano = palm computing device.* aumentar de tamaño = grow in + size, grow + larger, increase in + size.* aumento de tamaño = increase in size.* del tamaño del bolsillo = pocket sized.* del tamaño de una cartera = briefcase-sized.* del tamaño de un maletín = briefcase-sized.* de mediano tamaño = middle-sized.* de tamaño considerable = sizeable [sizable].* de tamaño estándar = standard-sized, full-sized.* de tamaño extraordinario = outsize.* de tamaño gigantesco = giant-sized.* de tamaño intermedio = intermediate-sized.* de tamaño medio = medium-sized, mid-sized [midsized], middle-sized, medium size [medium-size], medium scale [medium-scale], mid-size [midsize].* de tamaño miniatura = in miniature.* de tamaño moderado = moderately sized.* de tamaño normal = full-sized, normal-sized, ordinary sized.* de tamaño pequeño = small-sized, small scale [small-scale].* de tamaño póster = poster-size.* de un tamaño considerable = good sized [good-sized].* disminuir de tamaño = dwindle in + size.* duplicar de tamaño = double + in size.* el tamaño de = the extent of.* fotografía tamaño carnet = passport size photograph, ID photograph.* impresión de tamaño reducido = microprint, microprinting.* material de tamaño mayor de lo normal = outsize material.* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.* tamaño bolsillo = hand-sized.* tamaño de la memoria intermedia = buffer size.* tamaño del campo = field size.* tamaño de letra = font size.* tamaño del registro = record size.* tamaño de página = page size.* tamaño físico = physical size.* tamaño gigantesco = giant size.* tamaño real = full-size.* tamaño reducido = reduced size.* variar de tamaño = vary + in size.* * *I- ña adjetivo (delante del n)IImasculino size* * *= degree, size, amplitude, scale.Ex: This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.
Ex: The height of a book is of minor importance, except in that it indicates the overall size of the text.Ex: Together, all these items make up a homogeneous working and research collection of some amplitude to which academics and other types of external readers are increasingly attracted.Ex: I have a feeling that all our old technologies are getting progressively more expensive and more inefficient, and that all our new technologies are getting progressively cheaper and more efficient because of questions of scale.* anchos de diferentes tamaños = graded widths.* aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano = palm computing device.* aumentar de tamaño = grow in + size, grow + larger, increase in + size.* aumento de tamaño = increase in size.* del tamaño del bolsillo = pocket sized.* del tamaño de una cartera = briefcase-sized.* del tamaño de un maletín = briefcase-sized.* de mediano tamaño = middle-sized.* de tamaño considerable = sizeable [sizable].* de tamaño estándar = standard-sized, full-sized.* de tamaño extraordinario = outsize.* de tamaño gigantesco = giant-sized.* de tamaño intermedio = intermediate-sized.* de tamaño medio = medium-sized, mid-sized [midsized], middle-sized, medium size [medium-size], medium scale [medium-scale], mid-size [midsize].* de tamaño miniatura = in miniature.* de tamaño moderado = moderately sized.* de tamaño normal = full-sized, normal-sized, ordinary sized.* de tamaño pequeño = small-sized, small scale [small-scale].* de tamaño póster = poster-size.* de un tamaño considerable = good sized [good-sized].* disminuir de tamaño = dwindle in + size.* duplicar de tamaño = double + in size.* el tamaño de = the extent of.* fotografía tamaño carnet = passport size photograph, ID photograph.* impresión de tamaño reducido = microprint, microprinting.* material de tamaño mayor de lo normal = outsize material.* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.* tamaño bolsillo = hand-sized.* tamaño de la memoria intermedia = buffer size.* tamaño del campo = field size.* tamaño de letra = font size.* tamaño del registro = record size.* tamaño de página = page size.* tamaño físico = physical size.* tamaño gigantesco = giant size.* tamaño real = full-size.* tamaño reducido = reduced size.* variar de tamaño = vary + in size.* * *( delante del n):¡cómo puedes decir tamaño disparate! how can you say such a stupid thing!se rebelaron ante tamaña injusticia they rebelled against such injusticese sorprendió de que existiera tamaña diferencia she was surprised that there should be such a great difference o so great a differenceme llevé tamaño susto I got a terrible frightuna mentira tamaña de grande a whopping o huge great lie ( colloq)sizepañuelos de todos los colores y tamaños handkerchiefs in all colors and sizesun tamaño más pequeño or menor a smaller sizeun tamaño más grande or mayor a larger sizeson del mismo tamaño they're the same size¿de qué tamaño lo quiere? what size would you like?ordenar los cubos por tamaños put the cubes in order of sizetiene aproximadamente el tamaño de una manzana it's about the size of an appletamaño baño ( RPl); ‹jabón› largeCompuestos:pocket-sizeuna linterna (de) tamaño bolsillo a pocket-size torchpassport-sizeuna foto (de) tamaño carné a passport-size phototype sizefamily-sizeuna botella (de) tamaño familiar a family-size bottlelife-sizeun busto (de) tamaño natural a life-size bust* * *
tamaño sustantivo masculino
size;
de tamaño bolsillo pocket-size;
un busto tamaño natural a life-size bust
tamaño,-a
I adj pey (intensificador) jamás oí tamaña mentira, I have never heard such a lie
II sustantivo masculino tamaño, size: son del mismo tamaño, they are the same size
una rata del tamaño de un conejo, a rat as big as a rabbit
tamaño natural, life-size
' tamaño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alargar
- bolsillo
- estándar
- familiar
- grande
- igual
- mayor
- mediana
- mediano
- menor
- minúscula
- minúsculo
- natural
- pequeña
- pequeño
- proporción
- respetable
- tamaña
- tocha
- tocho
- achicar
- aumentar
- ciudad
- dimensión
- folio
- formato
- intermedio
- por
- porte
- quedar
- reducido
- regular
- tener
English:
brief
- decline
- decrease
- downsize
- economy size
- equal
- exact
- expansion
- full-scale
- growth
- king-size
- large
- legal-size
- lengthen
- life-size
- life-sized
- medium
- no
- proportion
- range
- regular
- size
- full
- increase
- life
- magnify
* * *tamaño, -a♦ adjsuch;¡cómo pudo decir tamaña estupidez! how could he say such a stupid thing!;jamás vi tamaña osadía I've never seen such audacity♦ nmsize;lo tenemos en varios tamaños we have it in various sizes;¿de qué tamaño lo quiere? what size would you like?;son del mismo tamaño they're the same size;de gran tamaño large, large-sized;de pequeño tamaño small, small-sized;de tamaño mediano medium, medium-sized;países de mayor/menor tamaño que el nuestro countries larger/smaller than ours;del tamaño de the size of;hay teléfonos del tamaño de un paquete de tabaco there are telephones the size of o as small as a packet of cigarettes;del mismo tamaño que the same size as;¿por qué no te metes con alguien de tu mismo tamaño? why don't you pick on someone your own size?Informát tamaño de archivo file size;una fotografía (de) tamaño carné a passport-size photograph;tamaño familiar family-size;un paquete (de) tamaño familiar a family-size pack;tamaño gigante giant-size;tarrinas de helado (de) tamaño gigante giant-size tubs of ice cream;Imprenta tamaño de letra point size, size of typeface;tamaño de muestra sample size;tamaño natural life size;esculturas de tamaño natural life-size sculptures* * *I adj:tamaño fallo/problema such a great mistake/problemII m size;a tamaño natural life-size* * *tamaño, -ña adj: such a big¿crees tamaña mentira?: do you believe such a lie?tamaño nm1) : size2)de tamaño natural : life-size* * *tamaño n size¿de qué tamaño es? what size is it? -
7 près
près [pʀε]adverb(dans l'espace, dans le temps) close• il habite assez/tout près he lives quite/very near or close• c'est plus/moins près que je ne croyais (espace) it's nearer than/further than I thought ; (temps) it's sooner than/further off than I thought• je vais vous donner le chiffre à un centimètre près I'll give you the figure to within about a centimetre• cela fait 100 € à peu de chose(s) près that comes to 100 euros, or as near as makes no difference► de près• il voit mal/bien de près he can't see very well/he can see all right close to• de près ou de loin [ressembler] more or less• tout ce qui touche de près ou de loin au cinéma everything remotely connected with cinema► près de near close to• être très près du but to be very close to or near one's goal• être près de son argent or de ses sous (inf) to be tight-fisted• il est près de la retraite he's close to or near retirement• il est près de la cinquantaine he's nearly fifty► ne pas être près de + infinitif• je ne suis pas près de partir/de réussir at this rate, I'm not likely to be going/to succeed* * *pʀɛ
1.
1) ( non loin dans l'espace) closela ville est tout près — it's no distance to the town, the town is close by
2) fig10 kg, à quelques grammes près — 10 kg, give or take a few grammes
ce roman est plutôt bon, à quelques détails près — this novel is quite good, apart from the odd detail
à ceci or cela près que — except that
à une voix près, le projet aurait été adopté — the project would have been adopted but for one vote
prends ton temps, on n'est pas à cinq minutes près — take your time, five minutes won't make any difference
précis au millimètre près — accurate to within a millimetre [BrE]
2.
près de locution prépositive1) ( dans l'espace) nearelle habite près d'ici — she lives nearby ou near here
être près du but — fig to be close to achieving one's goal
elle est près de lui — ( à ses côtés) she's at his side
2) ( dans le temps) near, nearly3) (par les idées, les sentiments) close (de to)4) ( presque) nearly, almostcela coûte près de 500 euros — it costs nearly ou almost 500 euros
3.
de près locution adverbiale closelysurveiller quelqu'un/qch de près — to keep a close eye on somebody/sth
vu de près, cela rassemble à... — seen from close quarters, it looks like...
voir la mort de près — to look death in the face, to come close to death
4.
à peu près locution adverbiale ( presque)la rue est à peu près vide — the street is practically ou virtually empty
cela coûte à peu près 20 euros — it costs about ou around 20 euros
* * *pʀɛ adv1) (pas loin) nearJ'habite tout près. — I live nearby.
Il habite près de la poste. — He lives near the post office.
Assieds-toi près de moi. — Sit down next to me.
Il a regardé la photo de près. — He looked closely at the photo.
Il y avait près de cinq cents spectateurs. — There were nearly 500 spectators.
à qch près; à 1kg près — to within about 1kg
On n'est pas à un jour près. — One day won't make any difference., One day either way won't make any difference.
Il était près de le dénoncer. — He was on the point of informing on him.
Je ne suis pas près de lui pardonner. — I'm not about to forgive him.
* * *A adv1 ( non loin dans l'espace) close; la ville est tout près it's no distance to the town, the town is close by; ce n'est pas tout près it's quite a way; c'est plus près qu'on ne pense it's closer than you'd think; se raser de près to have a close shave;2 ( non loin dans le temps) les vacances sont tout près maintenant the vacation is nearly here ou upon us;3 fig cela pèse 10 kg, à quelques grammes près it weighs 10 kg, give or take a few grams; ce roman est plutôt bon, à quelques détails près this novel is quite good, apart from the odd detail; à ceci or cela près que except that; il m'a remboursé au centime près he paid me back to the very last penny; à une minute près, j'avais mon train/je battais mon record I was within a minute of catching my train/breaking my record; à une voix près, le projet aurait été adopté the project would have been adopted but for one vote; gagner/perdre à deux voix près to win/lose by two votes; elles sont semblables, à la couleur près they're the same but for the colourGB; prends ton temps, on n'est pas à cinq minutes près take your time, five minutes won't make any difference; ils ne sont plus à un vol près one more theft won't make any difference to them; je ne suis pas à un paquet de cigarettes près what does the odd packet of cigarettes matter?; précis au millimètre près accurate to within a millimetreGB; à une exception près with only one exception; à quelques exceptions près with a few rare exceptions.B près de loc prép1 ( dans l'espace) near; j'aimerais être près de toi I'd like to be with you; elle habite près d'ici she lives nearby ou near here; être près du but fig to be close to achieving one's goal; la balle est passée très près du cœur the bullet just missed the heart; près d'elle, un enfant jouait a child was playing near her ou beside her; elle est près de lui ( à ses côtés) she's with him;2 ( dans le temps) near, nearly; il est près de l'âge de la retraite he's near retirement age; il est près de minuit it's nearly midnight; elle est près de la cinquantaine she's nearly fifty; on est près des vacances maintenant the holidays are nearly here ou upon us; être près de faire to be about to do; je ne suis pas près de recommencer/d'y retourner I'm not about to do that again/to go back there again; être près de partir/sombrer to be about to leave/sink; le jour est près de se lever dawn is about to break; je suis près de penser/croire que I almost think/believe that; être près de réussir/de refuser/d'accepter to be about to succeed/to refuse/to accept, to be on the point of succeeding/of refusing/of accepting; ils étaient près de la victoire they were close to victory; le problème n'est pas près d'être résolu the problem is nowhere near solved;3 (par les idées, les sentiments) close; elle a toujours été très près de sa mère she has always been very close to her mother; ils sont très près l'un de l'autre they are very close; vivre près de la nature to live close to nature;4 ( presque) nearly, almost; cela coûte près de 1 000 euros it costs nearly ou almost 1,000 euros; il a cessé de fumer pendant près de 20 ans he didn't smoke for nearly 20 years; cela a nécessité près d'un an de travail it involved nearly a year's work; le chômage touche près de 3 millions de personnes unemployment affects nearly ou almost 3 million people; une toile de près de 2 m sur 3 a canvas measuring almost 2 m by 3; cela fait près d'un mois que j'attends I've been waiting close to ou for nearly a month.C de près loc adv closely; regarder de plus près to take a closer look; regarder/examiner qch de près to look at/to examine sth closely; observer/suivre qn de près to observe/to follow sb closely; surveiller qn/qch de près to keep a close eye on sb/sth; le coup de fusil a été tiré de très près the shot was fired at close range; voir de près to see clearly close up; vu de près, cela rassemble à… seen from close quarters, it looks like…; les examens/concurrents se suivent de près the exams/competitors are close together; les explosions se succédèrent de près the explosions came in close succession; être lié de près à qch to be closely linked with sth; s'intéresser de près à qch to take a close interest in sth; frôler de près la catastrophe to come close to disaster; ne pas y regarder de trop près not to look too closely; voir la mort de près to look death in the face, to come close to death; à y regarder de plus près on closer examination.D à peu près loc adv ( presque) la rue est à peu près vide the street is practically ou virtually empty; cela coûte à peu près 200 euros it costs about ou around 200 euros; il y a à peu près une heure qu'il est parti he left about an hour ago, it's about an hour since he left; un groupe d'à peu près 50 personnes a group of about ou some 50 people; je pense à peu près comme toi I think more or less the same as you; à peu près de la même façon in much the same way; à peu près semblables pretty much the same; cela désigne à peu près n'importe quoi it refers to just about anything; c'est à peu près tout that's about the size of it; c'est à peu près tout ce qu'on sait sur cette affaire that's just about all we know about this matter.[prɛ] adverbele bureau est tout près the office is very near ou just around the cornerjeudi c'est trop près, disons plutôt samedi Thursday is too soon, let's say Saturday————————[prɛ] préposition————————à... près locution correlativec'est parfait, à un détail près it's perfect but for ou except for one thing————————à cela près que locution conjonctiveà peu de choses près locution adverbialeà peu de choses près, il y en a cinquante there are fifty of them, more or less ou give or take a few————————à peu près locution adverbialeon était à peu près cinquante there were about ou around fifty of us2. [plus ou moins] more or lessil sait à peu près comment y aller he knows more or less ou roughly how to get there————————de près locution adverbialeat close range ou quarterssurveiller quelqu'un de près to keep a close watch ou eye on somebodyb. (figuré) to look (very) closely at something, to look carefully into somethingcela ressemble, de près ou de loin, à une habile escroquerie however ou whichever way you look at it, it's a skilful piece of fraudtout ce qui touche, de près ou de loin à everything (which is) even remotely connected with————————près de locution prépositionnelle1. [dans l'espace] nearassieds-toi près de lui sit near him ou next to himvêtements près du corps close-fitting ou tight-fitting clothes[affectivement, qualitativement] close toles premiers candidats sont très près les uns des autres there's very little difference between the first few candidatesêtre près de ses sous ou de son argent to be tightfisted2. [dans le temps]je ne suis pas près d'oublier ça I'm not about to ou it'll be a long time before I forget thaton était près de cinquante there were almost ou nearly fifty of us -
8 положение
put s.o. in an awkward situation/position/spot, put s.o. in a tight cornerположение подарък a white elephantнеудобна квартира unsuitable/inconvenient lodgingsв неудобно време at the wrong time, at an inopportune time1. (местоположение) position(по-за) position, attitude(на местност, терен) layположение за стрелба firing positionположение на изключен ток ел. off-position2. (състояние, обстоятелства) condition, state; situation(обществено, правно) status, standing, condition(обстоятелства) junctureсемейно/социално положение a family/social statusположение в живота stationхора със скромно положение people of humble condition, persons in humble circumstancesхора с най-различно обществено положение all sorts and conditions of menс високо обществено положение high-placed, of high social standingв добро/лошо материално положение well/badly offтой е с добро материално положение he is a well-to-do man; he is well-to-doизвънредно положение a state of emergencyобявявам военно положение declare martial lawв положение на война in a state of warзатруднително положение a fixнеловко/неудобно положение an awkward/embarrassing situationв затруднено положение съм be in strained/straitened circumstances, be hard upв критическо положение съм be in a critical situation, разг. in a tight spotистинското положение (фактите) the rights of the caseако бях в твоето положение if I were you, if I were in your placeпоставям се в положението на put o.s. in the place/разг. shoes ofдържа се на положение stand on o.'s dignityподобрявам положението си improve/better/mend o.'s fortunes, better o.'s.справям се с положение то get matters/things under control, manage; take the situation in handгосподар съм на положение то be master of the situationположение то е променено (друг вятър вее) things have changed, разг. the shoe is on the other footпри създалото се положение the situation being as it isгоре-долу това е положение то that's about the size of itпри това положение as the case stands, as matters stand; things being so; at this juncture; as it is, as things now stand; under the circumstances; in this situationположение то на нещата the lie of the landв положение съм да be in a position toобщи положения general principles* * *положѐние,ср., -я 1. ( местоположение) position; ( поза) position, attitude; (на местност, терен) lay; изходно \положениее спорт. first position, position of attention; отвесно \положениее a vertical position; \положениее за стрелба firing position; \положениее на изключен ток ел. off-position;2. ( състояние, обстоятелства) condition, state; situation; ( състояние) разг. lay of the land; ( обществено, правно) status, standing, condition; ( обстоятелства) juncture; ако бях в твоето \положениее if I were you, if I were in your place; в добро/лошо материално \положениее well/badly off; в затруднено \положениее съм be in strained/straitened circumstances, be hard up; в критично \положениее съм разг. be in a tight spot; в \положениее на война in a state of war; влизам в \положениеето на understand, sympathize with; военно \положениее martial law; горе-долу това е \положениеето that’s about the size of it; държа се на \положениее stand on o.’s dignity; затруднително \положениее a fix; извънредно \положениее a state of emergency; истинското \положениее ( фактите) the rights of the case; обсадно \положениее a state of siege, curfew; обявявам военно \положениее declare martial law; подобрявам \положениеето си improve/better/mend o.’s fortunes, better o.s.; \положениее в живота station; \положениеето е променено ( друг вятър вее) things have changed, разг. the shoe is on the other foot; поставям се в \положениеето на put o.s. in the place/разг. shoes of; при създалото се \положениее the situation being as it is; с високо обществено \положениее high-placed, of high social standing; семейно/социално \положениее a family/social status; справям се с \положениеето get matters/things under control, manage; take the situation in hand; be equal to the situation; това е \положениеето that’s the way the cookie crumbles; хора с най-различно обществено \положениее all sorts and conditions of men; хора с \положениее people of position/of high standing; хора със скромно \положениее people of humble condition; • в \положениее съм да be in a position to; общи \положениея general principles; при всяко \положениее in any case, anyway; at all events; при \положениее, че provided; при това \положениее as the case stands, as matters stand; things being so; as it is, as things now stand; under the circumstances; in this situation; при това \положениее на нещата things being as they are.* * *1. (no-за) position, attitude 2. (местоположение) position 3. (на местност, терен) lay 4. (обстоятелства) juncture 5. (обществено, правно) status, standing, condition 6. (състояние, обстоятелства) condition, state;situation 7. put s.o. in an awkward situation/position/spot, put s.o. in a tight corner 8. ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ в живота station 9. ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ за стрелба firing position 10. ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ на изключен ток ел. off-position 11. ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ подарък a white elephant 12. ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ то е променено (друг вятър вее) things have changed, разг. the shoe is on the other foot 13. ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ то на нещата the lie of the land 14. ако бях в твоето ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ if I were you, if I were in your place 15. в ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ (за жена) with child, in the family way 16. в ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ на война in a state of war 17. в ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ съм да be in a position to 18. в добро/лошо материално ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ well/ badly off 19. в затруднено ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ съм be in strained/straitened circumstances, be hard up 20. в критическо ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ съм be in a critical situation,разг. in a tight spot 21. в неудобно време at the wrong time, at an inopportune time. 22. влизам в ПОЛОЖЕНИЕто на understand, sympathize with 23. военно ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ martial law 24. горе-долу това е ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ то that's about the size of it 25. господар съм на ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ то be master of the situation 26. държа се на ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ stand on o.'s dignity 27. затруднително ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ a fix 28. извънредно ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ a state of emergency 29. изходно ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ сn. first position, position of attention 30. истинското ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ (фактите) the rights of the case 31. неловко/неудобно ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ an awkward/embarrassing situation 32. неудобна квартира unsuitable/inconvenient lodgings 33. обсадноПОЛОЖЕНИЕ a state of seige, curfew 34. общи положения general principles 35. обявявам военно ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ declare martial law 36. отвесно ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ a vertical position 37. подобрявам ПОЛОЖЕНИЕто си improve/better/ mend o.'s fortunes, better о s. 38. поставям се в ПОЛОЖЕНИЕто на put o.s. in the рlасе/разг. shoes of 39. при ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ, че provided 40. при създалото се ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ the situation being as it is 41. при това ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ as the case stands, as matters stand;things being so;at this juncture;as it is, as things now stand;under the circumstances;in this situation 42. при това ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ на нещата things being as they are 43. с високо обществено ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ high-placed, of high social standing 44. семейно/ социално ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ a family/social status 45. справям се с ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ то get matters/things under control, manage;take the situation in hand 46. той е с добро материално ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ he is a well-to-do man;he is well-to-do 47. хора с ПОЛОЖЕНИЕpeople of position/of high standing 48. хора с най-различно обществено ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ all sorts and conditions of men 49. хора със скромно ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ people of humble condition, persons in humble circumstances -
9 Introduction
Portugal is a small Western European nation with a large, distinctive past replete with both triumph and tragedy. One of the continent's oldest nation-states, Portugal has frontiers that are essentially unchanged since the late 14th century. The country's unique character and 850-year history as an independent state present several curious paradoxes. As of 1974, when much of the remainder of the Portuguese overseas empire was decolonized, Portuguese society appeared to be the most ethnically homogeneous of the two Iberian states and of much of Europe. Yet, Portuguese society had received, over the course of 2,000 years, infusions of other ethnic groups in invasions and immigration: Phoenicians, Greeks, Celts, Romans, Suevi, Visigoths, Muslims (Arab and Berber), Jews, Italians, Flemings, Burgundian French, black Africans, and Asians. Indeed, Portugal has been a crossroads, despite its relative isolation in the western corner of the Iberian Peninsula, between the West and North Africa, Tropical Africa, and Asia and America. Since 1974, Portugal's society has become less homogeneous, as there has been significant immigration of former subjects from its erstwhile overseas empire.Other paradoxes should be noted as well. Although Portugal is sometimes confused with Spain or things Spanish, its very national independence and national culture depend on being different from Spain and Spaniards. Today, Portugal's independence may be taken for granted. Since 1140, except for 1580-1640 when it was ruled by Philippine Spain, Portugal has been a sovereign state. Nevertheless, a recurring theme of the nation's history is cycles of anxiety and despair that its freedom as a nation is at risk. There is a paradox, too, about Portugal's overseas empire(s), which lasted half a millennium (1415-1975): after 1822, when Brazil achieved independence from Portugal, most of the Portuguese who emigrated overseas never set foot in their overseas empire, but preferred to immigrate to Brazil or to other countries in North or South America or Europe, where established Portuguese overseas communities existed.Portugal was a world power during the period 1415-1550, the era of the Discoveries, expansion, and early empire, and since then the Portuguese have experienced periods of decline, decadence, and rejuvenation. Despite the fact that Portugal slipped to the rank of a third- or fourth-rate power after 1580, it and its people can claim rightfully an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions that assure their place both in world and Western history. These distinctions should be kept in mind while acknowledging that, for more than 400 years, Portugal has generally lagged behind the rest of Western Europe, although not Southern Europe, in social and economic developments and has remained behind even its only neighbor and sometime nemesis, Spain.Portugal's pioneering role in the Discoveries and exploration era of the 15th and 16th centuries is well known. Often noted, too, is the Portuguese role in the art and science of maritime navigation through the efforts of early navigators, mapmakers, seamen, and fishermen. What are often forgotten are the country's slender base of resources, its small population largely of rural peasants, and, until recently, its occupation of only 16 percent of the Iberian Peninsula. As of 1139—10, when Portugal emerged first as an independent monarchy, and eventually a sovereign nation-state, England and France had not achieved this status. The Portuguese were the first in the Iberian Peninsula to expel the Muslim invaders from their portion of the peninsula, achieving this by 1250, more than 200 years before Castile managed to do the same (1492).Other distinctions may be noted. Portugal conquered the first overseas empire beyond the Mediterranean in the early modern era and established the first plantation system based on slave labor. Portugal's empire was the first to be colonized and the last to be decolonized in the 20th century. With so much of its scattered, seaborne empire dependent upon the safety and seaworthiness of shipping, Portugal was a pioneer in initiating marine insurance, a practice that is taken for granted today. During the time of Pombaline Portugal (1750-77), Portugal was the first state to organize and hold an industrial trade fair. In distinctive political and governmental developments, Portugal's record is more mixed, and this fact suggests that maintaining a government with a functioning rule of law and a pluralist, representative democracy has not been an easy matter in a country that for so long has been one of the poorest and least educated in the West. Portugal's First Republic (1910-26), only the third republic in a largely monarchist Europe (after France and Switzerland), was Western Europe's most unstable parliamentary system in the 20th century. Finally, the authoritarian Estado Novo or "New State" (1926-74) was the longest surviving authoritarian system in modern Western Europe. When Portugal departed from its overseas empire in 1974-75, the descendants, in effect, of Prince Henry the Navigator were leaving the West's oldest empire.Portugal's individuality is based mainly on its long history of distinc-tiveness, its intense determination to use any means — alliance, diplomacy, defense, trade, or empire—to be a sovereign state, independent of Spain, and on its national pride in the Portuguese language. Another master factor in Portuguese affairs deserves mention. The country's politics and government have been influenced not only by intellectual currents from the Atlantic but also through Spain from Europe, which brought new political ideas and institutions and novel technologies. Given the weight of empire in Portugal's past, it is not surprising that public affairs have been hostage to a degree to what happened in her overseas empire. Most important have been domestic responses to imperial affairs during both imperial and internal crises since 1415, which have continued to the mid-1970s and beyond. One of the most important themes of Portuguese history, and one oddly neglected by not a few histories, is that every major political crisis and fundamental change in the system—in other words, revolution—since 1415 has been intimately connected with a related imperial crisis. The respective dates of these historical crises are: 1437, 1495, 1578-80, 1640, 1820-22, 1890, 1910, 1926-30, 1961, and 1974. The reader will find greater detail on each crisis in historical context in the history section of this introduction and in relevant entries.LAND AND PEOPLEThe Republic of Portugal is located on the western edge of the Iberian Peninsula. A major geographical dividing line is the Tagus River: Portugal north of it has an Atlantic orientation; the country to the south of it has a Mediterranean orientation. There is little physical evidence that Portugal is clearly geographically distinct from Spain, and there is no major natural barrier between the two countries along more than 1,214 kilometers (755 miles) of the Luso-Spanish frontier. In climate, Portugal has a number of microclimates similar to the microclimates of Galicia, Estremadura, and Andalusia in neighboring Spain. North of the Tagus, in general, there is an Atlantic-type climate with higher rainfall, cold winters, and some snow in the mountainous areas. South of the Tagus is a more Mediterranean climate, with hot, dry, often rainless summers and cool, wet winters. Lisbon, the capital, which has a fifth of the country's population living in its region, has an average annual mean temperature about 16° C (60° F).For a small country with an area of 92,345 square kilometers (35,580 square miles, including the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and the Madeiras), which is about the size of the state of Indiana in the United States, Portugal has a remarkable diversity of regional topography and scenery. In some respects, Portugal resembles an island within the peninsula, embodying a unique fusion of European and non-European cultures, akin to Spain yet apart. Its geography is a study in contrasts, from the flat, sandy coastal plain, in some places unusually wide for Europe, to the mountainous Beira districts or provinces north of the Tagus, to the snow-capped mountain range of the Estrela, with its unique ski area, to the rocky, barren, remote Trás-os-Montes district bordering Spain. There are extensive forests in central and northern Portugal that contrast with the flat, almost Kansas-like plains of the wheat belt in the Alentejo district. There is also the unique Algarve district, isolated somewhat from the Alentejo district by a mountain range, with a microclimate, topography, and vegetation that resemble closely those of North Africa.Although Portugal is small, just 563 kilometers (337 miles) long and from 129 to 209 kilometers (80 to 125 miles) wide, it is strategically located on transportation and communication routes between Europe and North Africa, and the Americas and Europe. Geographical location is one key to the long history of Portugal's three overseas empires, which stretched once from Morocco to the Moluccas and from lonely Sagres at Cape St. Vincent to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is essential to emphasize the identity of its neighbors: on the north and east Portugal is bounded by Spain, its only neighbor, and by the Atlantic Ocean on the south and west. Portugal is the westernmost country of Western Europe, and its shape resembles a face, with Lisbon below the nose, staring into theAtlantic. No part of Portugal touches the Mediterranean, and its Atlantic orientation has been a response in part to turning its back on Castile and Léon (later Spain) and exploring, traveling, and trading or working in lands beyond the peninsula. Portugal was the pioneering nation in the Atlantic-born European discoveries during the Renaissance, and its diplomatic and trade relations have been dominated by countries that have been Atlantic powers as well: Spain; England (Britain since 1707); France; Brazil, once its greatest colony; and the United States.Today Portugal and its Atlantic islands have a population of roughly 10 million people. While ethnic homogeneity has been characteristic of it in recent history, Portugal's population over the centuries has seen an infusion of non-Portuguese ethnic groups from various parts of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Between 1500 and 1800, a significant population of black Africans, brought in as slaves, was absorbed in the population. And since 1950, a population of Cape Verdeans, who worked in menial labor, has resided in Portugal. With the influx of African, Goan, and Timorese refugees and exiles from the empire—as many as three quarters of a million retornados ("returned ones" or immigrants from the former empire) entered Portugal in 1974 and 1975—there has been greater ethnic diversity in the Portuguese population. In 2002, there were 239,113 immigrants legally residing in Portugal: 108,132 from Africa; 24,806 from Brazil; 15,906 from Britain; 14,617 from Spain; and 11,877 from Germany. In addition, about 200,000 immigrants are living in Portugal from eastern Europe, mainly from Ukraine. The growth of Portugal's population is reflected in the following statistics:1527 1,200,000 (estimate only)1768 2,400,000 (estimate only)1864 4,287,000 first census1890 5,049,7001900 5,423,0001911 5,960,0001930 6,826,0001940 7,185,1431950 8,510,0001960 8,889,0001970 8,668,000* note decrease1980 9,833,0001991 9,862,5401996 9,934,1002006 10,642,8362010 10,710,000 (estimated) -
10 М-5
ТАКИМ МАКАРОМ highly coll NP instrum Invar adv fixed WO1. in the following manner or fashionthis waythis is how like thisтаким же макаром - in the (exact) same way.Действовать тут надо таким макаром: сначала обсуди это дело у себя в отделе, а потом уже поговори с директором. This is how you should handle it: first discuss the matter in your department and then bring it up with the director.2. that is the state of affairs ( usu. used to sum up what had been previously said)that's the way it is (goes)that's about the size of it that's how things stand.(Жарков:) Вот, брат... таким макаром... Двух жизней не проживёшь, так хоть одну дожить не по-собачьи (Розов 4). (Zh.:) Well, that's about the size of it, mate....You can't live twice, so make sure the life you do live is a decent one (4a). -
11 таким макаром
• ТАКИМ МАКАРОМ highly coll[NPinstrum ; Invar; adv; fixed WO]=====1. in the following manner or fashion:- this way;- this is how;- like this;♦ Действовать тут надо таким макаром: сначала обсуди это дело у себя в отделе, а потом уже поговори с директором. This is how you should handle it: first discuss the matter in your department and then bring it up with the director.2. that is the state of affairs (usu. used to sum up what had been previously said):- that's how things stand.♦ [Жарков:] Вот, брат... таким макаром... Двух жизней не проживёшь, так хоть одну дожить не по-собачьи (Розов 4). [Zh.:] Well, that's about the size of it, mate....You can't live twice, so make sure the life you do live is a decent one (4a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > таким макаром
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12 вот что это такое
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13 coyote
(Sp. model spelled same [kojóte] < Nahuatl cóyotl 'coyote')Noun forms:1) Clark: 1820s. A small American wolf ( Canis latrans). Spanish sources provide the same genus and species. Santamaría indicates that it is a wolf about the size of a large dog. It has yellowish-gray fur and is endowed with instincts and cunning, making it similar in behavior to the fox.Alternate forms: cayeute, cayota, cayote, cayute, collote, coyoto, cuiota, cyote, kiote, otie.Also called barking wolf, brush wolf, cased wolf, medicine wolf, prairie wolf.2) Southern California: 1872. An Indian or a person with one Indian parent. Santamaría says that coyote sometimes refers to a criollo, or a person of Spanish descent born in the Americas, or to his/her parents. Cobos concurs, pointing out that in southern Colorado and New Mexico it also means the offspring of an Anglo-American, Indo-Hispanic marriage. Sobarzo indicates that it is a synonym for mestizo or mestiza, a mixture of European and Indian blood, and is common in the feminine. Galván provides a similar meaning for the term in Chicano Spanish, namely "half-breed."3) A contemptible person; a liar or cheat; one who sneaks around like a coyote. Also a squatter.4) According to Blevins, a person from the Dakotas.5) DARE (Adams): 1903. A dun-colored horse with a dark strip down its back.Also called coyote dun.6) Verb forms: to clear out; run away. -
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1. adj square2. m painting, picturemathematics squarefig nel quadro di as part ofquadro di comando control panelquadro a olio oil paintinga quadri check attr* * *quadro1 agg. square; quadrate: piastrelle quadre, square tiles; vela quadra, square sail; metro quadro, square meter; parentesi quadre, square brackets // spalle quadre, ( robuste) square shoulders // testa quadra, (fig.) sensible person, (spreg.) blockhead.quadro2 s.m.1 picture, painting: quadro a olio, oil painting; i quadri di Van Gogh, Van Gogh's pictures; quadri murali, mural paintings (o murals); galleria di quadri, picture gallery; ha molti bei quadri, he has many fine pictures // quadri viventi, tableaux vivants2 (fig.) ( vista, spettacolo) sight; scene: che quadro commovente!, what a moving sight!; un quadro di spaventosa miseria, a scene of frightening poverty3 (fig.) ( descrizione) picture; description, outline: mi fece un quadro completo della situazione, he gave me a complete picture (o the run down) of the situation; questo è il quadro della situazione, that is the picture (of the situation), (fam.) that's about the size of it; questo libro è un bellissimo quadro della vita del secolo scorso, this book is a wonderful description of life in the last century; mi faccia un quadro politico dei primi vent'anni del secolo, give me an outline of politics in the first twenty years of the century4 ( figura quadrata) square; a quadri, check (ed) (o chequered): vorrei un disegno a quadri, I should like a check (pattern) // quadro svedese, window ladder5 ( tabella) table, schedule: quadro riassuntivo, summary; quadro sinottico, synoptic table // (comm.) quadro delle attività fisse, fixed-asset schedule // ( cartografia) quadro d'unione: index map7 (gener. pl.) cadre; upper echelons (pl.): i quadri dell'esercito, the upper echelons of the army; il quadro del reggimento, the regimental cadre; quadri direttivi, (anche pol.) executive cadres // quadri di un'azienda, management (o managerial staff): quadri intermedi, middle management; quadri direttivi, managerial staff8 (elettr.) board, panel; (tv) frame; (elettr.) quadro di comando, di controllo, switchboard; (aut.) quadro degli strumenti, instrument panel // (inform.): quadro di comando, console; quadro delle connessioni, problem board* * *['kwadro] Iaggettivo squareII 1.testa -a — fig. bullhead, blockhead
sostantivo maschile1) (dipinto) painting, picture2) (descrizione) picture, description3) (spettacolo, scena) picture; (vista) sight4) (tabella) board5) (pannello) board, panel6) (quadrato) check7) teatr. scene8) cinem. telev. frame9) mil. amm. cadre2.quadro di comando, (dei) comandi — tecn. control panel
quadro (degli) strumenti — aer. aut. instrument panel
quadro svedese — sport window ladder
-i direttivi o dirigenti senior staff, top management; -i intermedi middle management; -i di partito — political cadres
* * *quadro1/'kwadro/————————quadro2/'kwadro/I sostantivo m.2 (descrizione) picture, description; un quadro della situazione a picture of the situation; il quadro attuale degli avvenimenti the current pattern of events3 (spettacolo, scena) picture; (vista) sight4 (tabella) board; quadro riassuntivo summary table5 (pannello) board, panel7 teatr. scene8 cinem. telev. frame; fuori quadro out of frame9 mil. amm. cadreII quadri m.pl.quadro clinico clinical picture; quadro di comando, (dei) comandi tecn. control panel; quadro (degli) strumenti aer. aut. instrument panel; quadro svedese sport window ladder; -i direttivi o dirigenti senior staff, top management; - i intermedi middle management; - i di partito political cadres. -
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16 asta e, care va să zică!
so that's it! I see (now)!that's about the size of it!Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > asta e, care va să zică!
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17 Вот и всё, что можно сделать
Jargon: That's about the size of it.Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Вот и всё, что можно сделать
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18 Таково положение дел
Jargon: That's about the size of it.Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Таково положение дел
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19 вот таковы дела
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20 таковы факты
General subject: that's about the size of it, these things are verities
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