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v.1 to finish, to end.hemos acabado el trabajo we've finished the workacabó sus días en el exilio he ended his days in exileel asunto acabó mal the affair finished o ended badlycuando acabes, avísame tell me when you've finishedacabar de trabajar/comer to finish working/eatingel cuchillo acaba en punta the knife ends in a point¡acabáramos! (informal) at last!, about time!La película acabó The film finished.Ya terminé I already finishedAcabé mi trabajo I finished my job.2 to end up (tener un fin determinado).acabar loco to end up (going) madese acabará en la cárcel he'll end up in jailAcabé muy cansado I ended up exhausted.Ella acabó cantando en un club nocturno She ended up singing in a nightclub.3 to finish with, to destroy, to be someone's ruin, to cause someone's ruin.La mafia acabó con Ricardo The Mafia finished with Richard.4 to tire out.El esfuerzo lo acabó The effort tired him out.5 to have an orgasm, to come.María acabó al hacer el amor Mary had an orgasm when making love.* * *1 (gen) to finish, finish off; (completar) to complete2 (consumir) to use up1 to end, finish, come to an end (no quedar) to run out\acabar bien to have a happy ending■ la revolución acabó con los privilegios de los aristócratas the revolution put an end to the privileges of the aristocrats■ ¡este chico acabará conmigo! this boy will be the death of me!acabar de + inf to have just + past participle■ no lo toques, acabo de pintarlo ahora mismo don't touch it, I've just painted it¡acabáramos! familiar at last!no acabar de...¡se acabó! that's it!* * *verbto finish, complete, end- acabarse- acabar de* * *1. VT1) (=terminar) [+ actividad, trabajo] [gen] to finish; (=dar el toque final a) to finish off¿habéis acabado la instalación de la antena? — have you finished installing the aerial?
me quedan solo un par de horas para acabar este cuadro — it'll only take me another couple of hours to finish off this painting
2) (=consumir) to finishya hemos acabado el aceite — we've used up o finished the oil
3) LAm (=hablar mal de)2. VI1) (=terminar) to finish, end¿te falta mucho para acabar? — are you nearly finished?, have you got long to go?
la crisis lleva años y no acaba — the recession has been going on for years and there's no sign of it ending
acabáramos —
cuento I, 1), rosario 1)acabáramos, ¿así que se trata de tu hijo? — oh, I see, so it's your son, then?
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acabar con —a) [+ comida] to finish off; [+ injusticia] to put an end to, stop; [+ relación] to end; [+ reservas] to exhaust, use up; [+ esperanzas] to put paid to¿todavía no has acabado con la carta? — haven't you finished the letter yet?
hemos acabado con todas las provisiones — we've exhausted o used up all our supplies
b) [+ persona] (=atender) to finish with; (=matar) to do away withcuando acabe con ella, te lavo la cabeza — when I'm done o finished with her, I'll wash your hair
¡acabemos con él! — let's do away with him! *
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acabar de hacer algo —a) [cuando se ha terminado]b) [cuando se está haciendo]para acabar de arreglarlo —
para acabar de arreglarlo, se fue sin despedirse — on top of everything, she left without even saying goodbye
- ¡acaba de parir!c)• no acabo de entender por qué lo hizo — I just can't understand why she did it
4) [con complemento de modo]la palabra acaba con o por "z" — the word ends in a "z"
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acabar en algo — to end in sthdespués de tanto hablar, todo acabó en nada — after all that talk, it all came to nothing
5)6) [en una relación] to finish, split uphemos acabado — we've finished, we've split up
¿cuánto hace que acabaste con ella? — how long is it since you split up with o finished with her?
7) LAm *** (=eyacular) to come ***3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)acabáramos! — (fam) now I get it! (colloq)
b) (en un estado, situación) to end up¿cómo acabó lo de anoche? — how did things end up last night?
acabó en la cárcel — he ended up in jail; (+ compl)
esto puede acabar mal — things could turn nasty o get ugly
acabar + ger o acabar por + inf — to end up -ing
acabarán aceptándolo o por aceptarlo — they'll end up accepting it
acabé por convencerme de que... — in the end I became convinced that...
c) ( rematar)2) acabar cona)acabar con algo — ( terminar) con libro/tarea to finish with something; con bombones/bebidas to finish off something; con salud/carrera to ruin something; con sueldo/herencia to fritter away something; con abuso/problema to put an end to something
b) (fam)acabar con alguien — ( pelearse) to finish with somebody; ( matar) to do away with somebody (colloq)
3) acabar dea) ( terminar)acabar de + inf — to finish -ing
para acabar de arreglarlo se puso a llover — to top o cap it all it started to rain
acabar de + inf: acaba de salir she's just gone out; acababa de meterme en la cama cuando... — I had just got into bed when...
c) ( llegar a)2.acabar de + inf: no acabo de entenderlo I just don't understand; no acababa de gustarle/convencerla — she wasn't totally happy about it/totally convinced
acabar vt1) <trabajo/libro> to finish; <curso/carrera> to finish, complete2) ( destrozar)3.acabarse v pron1) ( terminarse) provisiones/comida to run out; problema to be over; reunión/fiesta to endes un trabajo que no se acaba nunca — it's a never-ending o an endless task
y (san) se acabó — (fam) and that's that
2)a) (liter) ( morir)b) (Méx) ( quedar destrozado)3) (enf) ( comer) to finish (up)* * *= end, end up, see through + to its completion, finish up, finish, wind up (in/at), curtain + fall, call it quits, lay + Nombre + to rest, wrap up, break up, finish off, top + Nombre + off, be over.Ex. But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.Ex. I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.Ex. In trying to get the best of both worlds, we may have finished up with the worst.Ex. Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.Ex. Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.Ex. The third act is of course the denouement, when everything is made clear, all the loose ends are tied up, and the curtain falls.Ex. 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.Ex. A New Orleans style funeral provided a humorous backdrop for library staff to relive the tragedies and successes of the old system as it was laid to rest.Ex. The article is entitled 'ACRL wraps up year 1 of Academic Library Statistics Project'.Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex. His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.Ex. Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.Ex. Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.----* acabar cargando con Algo = wind up with + Nombre.* acabar con = put + paid to, quell, put to + rest, snuff out, stamp out, kill off, eat + Posesivo + way through.* acabar con Algo = be done with it.* acabar con el sufrimiento de Alguien = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.* acabar con la paciencia de Alguien = try + Nombre + patience.* acabar con la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint, try + the patience of a saint.* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* acabar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* acabar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* acabar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* acabar de + Infinitivo = have + just + Participio Pasado.* acabar de salir de = be fresh out of.* acabar de trabajar = clock off + work.* acabar en = result (in), land in.* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* acabar paulatinamente = wind + Nombre + down.* acabar + Posesivo + días en = end up + Posesivo + days in.* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.* acabar repentinamente = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end.* acabarse = draw to + a close, peter out, run out, be gone, come to + an end, run out of, draw to + an end, wind down, be all gone.* acabarse el entusiasmo = run out of + steam.* acabarse el espacio = run out of + space.* acabarse el tiempo = time + run out, time + be + up.* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* acabar teniendo = end up with.* como si se acabara el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.* empezar a acabarse = run + low (on).* estar acabando con = eat away at.* estar acabándose = be on the way out, be on + Posesivo + last legs.* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin acabar = unfinished.* tumulto + acabar = tumult + die.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)acabáramos! — (fam) now I get it! (colloq)
b) (en un estado, situación) to end up¿cómo acabó lo de anoche? — how did things end up last night?
acabó en la cárcel — he ended up in jail; (+ compl)
esto puede acabar mal — things could turn nasty o get ugly
acabar + ger o acabar por + inf — to end up -ing
acabarán aceptándolo o por aceptarlo — they'll end up accepting it
acabé por convencerme de que... — in the end I became convinced that...
c) ( rematar)2) acabar cona)acabar con algo — ( terminar) con libro/tarea to finish with something; con bombones/bebidas to finish off something; con salud/carrera to ruin something; con sueldo/herencia to fritter away something; con abuso/problema to put an end to something
b) (fam)acabar con alguien — ( pelearse) to finish with somebody; ( matar) to do away with somebody (colloq)
3) acabar dea) ( terminar)acabar de + inf — to finish -ing
para acabar de arreglarlo se puso a llover — to top o cap it all it started to rain
acabar de + inf: acaba de salir she's just gone out; acababa de meterme en la cama cuando... — I had just got into bed when...
c) ( llegar a)2.acabar de + inf: no acabo de entenderlo I just don't understand; no acababa de gustarle/convencerla — she wasn't totally happy about it/totally convinced
acabar vt1) <trabajo/libro> to finish; <curso/carrera> to finish, complete2) ( destrozar)3.acabarse v pron1) ( terminarse) provisiones/comida to run out; problema to be over; reunión/fiesta to endes un trabajo que no se acaba nunca — it's a never-ending o an endless task
y (san) se acabó — (fam) and that's that
2)a) (liter) ( morir)b) (Méx) ( quedar destrozado)3) (enf) ( comer) to finish (up)* * *= end, end up, see through + to its completion, finish up, finish, wind up (in/at), curtain + fall, call it quits, lay + Nombre + to rest, wrap up, break up, finish off, top + Nombre + off, be over.Ex: But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.Ex: I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.Ex: In trying to get the best of both worlds, we may have finished up with the worst.Ex: Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.Ex: The third act is of course the denouement, when everything is made clear, all the loose ends are tied up, and the curtain falls.Ex: 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.Ex: A New Orleans style funeral provided a humorous backdrop for library staff to relive the tragedies and successes of the old system as it was laid to rest.Ex: The article is entitled 'ACRL wraps up year 1 of Academic Library Statistics Project'.Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex: His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.Ex: Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.Ex: Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.* acabar cargando con Algo = wind up with + Nombre.* acabar con = put + paid to, quell, put to + rest, snuff out, stamp out, kill off, eat + Posesivo + way through.* acabar con Algo = be done with it.* acabar con el sufrimiento de Alguien = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.* acabar con la paciencia de Alguien = try + Nombre + patience.* acabar con la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint, try + the patience of a saint.* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* acabar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* acabar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* acabar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* acabar de + Infinitivo = have + just + Participio Pasado.* acabar de salir de = be fresh out of.* acabar de trabajar = clock off + work.* acabar en = result (in), land in.* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* acabar paulatinamente = wind + Nombre + down.* acabar + Posesivo + días en = end up + Posesivo + days in.* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.* acabar repentinamente = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end.* acabarse = draw to + a close, peter out, run out, be gone, come to + an end, run out of, draw to + an end, wind down, be all gone.* acabarse el entusiasmo = run out of + steam.* acabarse el espacio = run out of + space.* acabarse el tiempo = time + run out, time + be + up.* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* acabar teniendo = end up with.* como si se acabara el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.* empezar a acabarse = run + low (on).* estar acabando con = eat away at.* estar acabándose = be on the way out, be on + Posesivo + last legs.* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin acabar = unfinished.* tumulto + acabar = tumult + die.* * *acabar [A1 ]viA1 (terminar) «reunión/partido/película» to finish, end¿te falta mucho? — no, ya casi acabo do you have much to do? — no, I've nearly finishedtodavía no he acabado I haven't finished yet, I'm not through yet ( colloq)2 acabar CON algo/algn to finish WITH sth/sb¿has acabado con esto? have you finished with this?ven cuando acabes con lo que estás haciendo come as soon as you've finished what you're doingespera, que todavía no he acabado contigo wait a minute, I haven't finished with you yetcuando acabes con Cristina ¿me puedes atender a mí? when you've finished with o ( colloq) when you're through with Cristina, can you help me?3 «novios» to split up, break up acabar CON algn to break up o split up WITH sb, finish WITH sbhe acabado con ella I've broken up with o split up with o finished with her, I'm through with her ( colloq)4 acabar DE + INF:cuando acabes de leer el libro me lo pasas ¿vale? will you lend me the book when you've finished (reading) it?todavía no he acabado de pagar la casa I still haven't finished paying for the housepara acabar de arreglarlo, se puso a llover and to top it all o cap it all o make matters worse, it began to rain¡acabáramos! así que lo que quería era dinero now I get it! it was money he was afteres que vivió siete años en Tokio — ¡acabáramos! con razón habla tan bien japonés she lived in Tokyo for seven years, you know — oh, I see! that's why she speaks Japanese so well5 acabar + GER or acabar POR + INF to end up -INGacabarán por aceptarlo or aceptándolo they'll end up accepting it, they'll accept it in the endB (+ compl):la palabra acaba en or por `r' the word ends in `r'por este lado acaba en punta this side ends in a pointacabamos cansadísimos by the end we were dead tired¿en qué acabó lo de anoche? how did things end up last night?tanta historia para acabar en nada all that fuss for nothingsiempre decía que ese chico iba a acabar mal I always said that boy would come to no goodno te metas que esto puede acabar mal don't get involved, things could turn nasty o get uglyla película acabó bien the movie had a happy ending(terminar, destruir): acabó con todos los bombones he finished off o ( colloq) polished off all the chocolatesen dos años acabó con la herencia he went through his inheritance in two yearssi tratas así los zapatos vas a acabar con ellos en dos días if you treat your shoes like that, they'll be ruined o you'll wear them out in a couple of daysestás acabando con mi paciencia you're trying my patience, I'm running out of patience with youeste escándalo puede acabar con su carrera this scandal could ruin o finish his careerhay que acabar con este tipo de discriminaciones this sort of discrimination must be eliminated o eradicated, we/they must do away with o put an end to o put a stop to this sort of discriminationB ( fam)(matar): sabe demasiado, hay que acabar con él he knows too much, we're going to have to eliminate him o ( colloq) get rid of himeste clima/niño va a acabar conmigo this weather/child will be the death of meA (para referirse a una acción reciente) acabar DE + INF:acaba de salir she's just gone outacababa de meterme en la cama cuando sonó el teléfono I had just got into bed when the telephone rangacabo de comer I've just eatenB no acabar DE + INF:no acaba de convencerme la idea I'm not totally convinced by the ideano acabo de entenderlo I just don't understandel color no me acaba de gustar or ( Esp fam) no me acaba I'm not too sure I like the color, I'm not too sure about the color■ acabarvtA ‹trabajo› to finishya acabé el libro I've finished the bookno logró acabar el curso he didn't manage to finish o complete the courseiré cuando acabe lo que estoy haciendo I'll go when I've finished what I'm doingB(destrozar): el esfuerzo lo acabó y tuvo que abandonar la carrera he was exhausted by the effort and had to drop out of the racela tragedia la acabó the tragedy destroyed o killed her■ acabarseA(terminarse): se nos ha acabado el café we've run out of coffee, the coffee's run out, we're out of coffee ( colloq)se le acabaron las fuerzas he ran out of energy o ( colloq) steamse me está acabando la paciencia I'm running out of patienceel trabajo de la casa no se acaba nunca housework is a never-ending o an endless jobse fue él y se acabaron los problemas as soon as he left, the problems ended¡esto se acabó! no lo aguanto más that's it! I can't take any morey (san) se acabó ( fam); and that's thatle dices que no quieres y (san) se acabó tell him you don't want to and that's thatte he dicho que no vas y (san) se acabó I've told you you're not going and that's all there is to it! o and that's that! o and let that be an end to it!B1 ( liter)(morir): se fue acabando poco a poco she slowly slipped away, her life's breath slowly ebbed away ( liter)2( Méx) (quedar destrozado): se acabó en ese trabajo that job finished him off o did for him ( colloq)acábate todas las lentejas finish (up) all the lentils* * *
acabar ( conjugate acabar) verbo intransitivo
1
[ persona] to finish;
[ novios] to split up;
(+ compl)
ese chico va a acabar mal that boy will come to no good;
la película acabó bien the movie had a happy ending;
acabarán aceptándolo o por aceptarlo they'll end up accepting it;
acabar de algo to end up as sth;
acabó de camarero he ended up (working) as a waiterc) ( rematar) acabar en algo to end in sth
2
‹con bombones/bebidas› to finish off sth;
‹con salud/carrera› to ruin sth;
‹con sueldo/herencia› to fritter away sth;
‹con abuso/problema› to put an end to sthb) (fam) acabar con algn ( pelearse) to finish with sb;
( matar) to do away with sb (colloq);
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acababa de meterme en la cama cuando … I had just got into bed when …c) ( llegar a):
no acababa de gustarle she wasn't totally happy about it
verbo transitivo ‹trabajo/libro› to finish;
‹curso/carrera› to finish, complete
acabarse verbo pronominal
1 ( terminarse) [provisiones/comida] to run out;
[ problema] to be over;
[reunión/fiesta/curso] to end;
[ proyecto] to finish, come to an end;
[ año] to come to an end;
se le acabaron las fuerzas he ran out of energy;
un trabajo que no se acaba nunca a never-ending o an endless task;
¡esto se acabó! that's it!
2 ( enf) ( comer) to finish (up)
acabar
I verbo transitivo
1 to finish (off) ➣ Ver nota en finish 2 (completar) to complete
II verbo intransitivo
1 to finish, end: todo acabó bien, it all ended happily 2 acabar con (agotar las existencias) to finish something
figurado estás acabando con mi paciencia, I'm losing my patience with you
(romper algo) to break something
(matar) to kill: la droga está acabando con él, he's killing himself with drugs
(destruir, eliminar) to destroy something: hay que acabar con la tortura, we must get rid of torture
figurado las presiones acabaron con su carrera política, the overwhelming pressure finished off his political career 3 acabar de: acaba de llegar de Río, he's just arrived from Río
no acaba de decidirse, she hasn't made up her mind yet 4 acabar en: el partido de fútbol acabó en tragedia, the football match ended in tragedy 5 acabar por/acabar + gerundio acabé creyendo/por creer que estaba loca, I ended up thinking she was mad
' acabar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apurar
- finiquitar
- incompleta
- incompleto
- levantarse
- paciencia
- temblar
- terminar
- tabla
English:
barrier
- break
- break down
- burial
- complete
- distance
- drag on
- end
- end up
- fade
- finish
- finish up
- get over
- get through
- grief
- illiteracy
- it
- paid
- racism
- round off
- settle
- sink
- stamp out
- there
- time-wasting
- use up
- wind up
- destroy
- do
- finished
- get
- kill
- near
- smash
- stop
- wind
- wipe
* * *♦ vt[terminar] to finish;hemos acabado el trabajo we've finished the work;todavía no ha acabado el primer plato he still hasn't finished his first course;acabamos el viaje en Canadá our journey ended in Canada;la bufanda está sin acabar the scarf isn't finished yet;RP Fam¡acabala! that's enough!♦ vi1. [terminar] to finish, to end;el cuchillo acaba en punta the knife ends in a point;detesto las películas que acaban bien I hate films that have a happy ending;acabó sus días en el exilio he ended his days in exile;ése acabará en la cárcel he'll end up in jail;cuando acabes, avísame tell me when you've finished;acabar de hacer algo to finish doing sth;acabar de trabajar/comer to finish working/eating;acabar con algo to finish with sth;¿has acabado con el martillo? have o are you finished with the hammer?;acabar por hacer algo, acabar haciendo algo to end up doing sth;para acabar de arreglarlo to cap it all;Fam¡acabáramos! so that's what it was!acabo de llegar I've just arrived3.[salud] to ruin; [violencia, crimen] to put an end to;acabar con [destruir] [enemigo] to destroy;acabar con la paciencia de alguien to exhaust sb's patience;está acabando con mi paciencia she's trying my patience;acabaron con todas las provisiones they used up all the provisions;la droga acabó con él drugs killed him;¡ese niño va a acabar conmigo! that boy will be the death of me!4. [volverse] to end up;acabar loco to end up (going) madno acaba de parecerme bien I don't really think it's a very good idea;no acaba de gustarme del todo I just don't really like it;el plan no me acaba de convencer I'm not totally convinced by the plan7. Compde nunca acabar never-ending;este proyecto es el cuento de nunca acabar this project just seems to go on and on* * *I v/t1 finish2:acabé haciéndolo yo I ended up doing it myselfII v/iacabar en end in;acabar en punta end in a point;acabar bien/mal end well/badly;to a bad end;acabó por comprender in the end he understood;no acabo de comprender I still don’t understand;acabar con sus huesos en end up in;es cosa de nunca acabar it’s never-ending;¡acabáramos! now I get it!;¡acaba ya! hurry up and finish!;la cosa no acaba aquí and that’s not all, and there’s worse2:acabar de hacer algo have just done sth;acabo de escribirlo I’ve just written it* * *acabar vi1) terminar: to finish, to end2)acabar de : to have just (done something)acabo de ver a tu hermano: I just saw your brother3)acabar con : to put an end to, to stamp outacabar vtterminar: to finish* * *acabar vb1. (terminar) to finish2. (acción, objeto) to end -
5 Chronology
15,000-3,000 BCE Paleolithic cultures in western Portugal.400-200 BCE Greek and Carthaginian trade settlements on coast.202 BCE Roman armies invade ancient Lusitania.137 BCE Intensive Romanization of Lusitania begins.410 CE Germanic tribes — Suevi and Visigoths—begin conquest of Roman Lusitania and Galicia.714—16 Muslims begin conquest of Visigothic Lusitania.1034 Christian Reconquest frontier reaches Mondego River.1064 Christians conquer Coimbra.1139 Burgundian Count Afonso Henriques proclaims himself king of Portugal; birth of Portugal. Battle of Ourique: Afonso Henriques defeats Muslims.1147 With English Crusaders' help, Portuguese seize Lisbon from Muslims.1179 Papacy formally recognizes Portugal's independence (Pope Alexander III).1226 Campaign to reclaim Alentejo from Muslims begins.1249 Last Muslim city (Silves) falls to Portuguese Army.1381 Beginning of third war between Castile and Portugal.1383 Master of Aviz, João, proclaimed regent by Lisbon populace.1385 April: Master of Aviz, João I, proclaimed king of Portugal by Cortes of Coimbra. 14 August: Battle of Aljubarrota, Castilians defeated by royal forces, with assistance of English army.1394 Birth of "Prince Henry the Navigator," son of King João I.1415 Beginning of overseas expansion as Portugal captures Moroccan city of Ceuta.1419 Discovery of Madeira Islands.1425-28 Prince D. Pedro, older brother of Prince Henry, travels in Europe.1427 Discovery (or rediscovery?) of Azores Islands.1434 Prince Henry the Navigator's ships pass beyond Cape Bojador, West Africa.1437 Disaster at Tangier, Morocco, as Portuguese fail to capture city.1441 First African slaves from western Africa reach Portugal.1460 Death of Prince Henry. Portuguese reach what is now Senegal, West Africa.1470s Portuguese explore West African coast and reach what is now Ghana and Nigeria and begin colonizing islands of São Tomé and Príncipe.1479 Treaty of Alcáçovas between kings of Portugal and Spain.1482 Portuguese establish post at São Jorge da Mina, Gold Coast (now Ghana).1482-83 Portuguese navigator Diogo Cão reaches mouth of Congo River and Angola.1488 Navigator Bartolomeu Dias rounds Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, and finds route to Indian Ocean.1492-93 Columbus's first voyage to West Indies.1493 Columbus visits Azores and Portugal on return from first voyage; tells of discovery of New World. Treaty of Tordesillas signed between kings of Portugal and Spain: delimits spheres of conquest with line 370 leagues west of Cape Verde Islands (claimed by Portugal); Portugal's sphere to east of line includes, in effect, Brazil.King Manuel I and Royal Council decide to continue seeking all-water route around Africa to Asia.King Manuel I expels unconverted Jews from Portugal.1497-99 Epic voyage of Vasco da Gama from Portugal around Africa to west India, successful completion of sea route to Asia project; da Gama returns to Portugal with samples of Asian spices.1500 Bound for India, Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral "discovers" coast of Brazil and claims it for Portugal.1506 Anti-Jewish riots in Lisbon.Battle of Diu, India; Portugal's command of Indian Ocean assured for some time with Francisco de Almeida's naval victory over Egyptian and Gujerati fleets.Afonso de Albuquerque conquers Goa, India; beginning of Portuguese hegemony in south Asia.Portuguese conquest of Malacca; commerce in Spice Islands.1519 Magellan begins circumnavigation voyage.1536 Inquisition begins in Portugal.1543 Portuguese merchants reach Japan.1557 Portuguese merchants granted Chinese territory of Macau for trading factory.1572 Luís de Camões publishes epic poem, Os Lusíadas.1578 Battle of Alcácer-Quivir; Moroccan forces defeat army of King Sebastião of Portugal; King Sebastião dies in battle. Portuguese succession crisis.1580 King Phillip II of Spain claims and conquers Portugal; Spanish rule of Portugal, 1580-1640.1607-24 Dutch conquer sections of Asia and Brazil formerly held by Portugal.1640 1 December: Portuguese revolution in Lisbon overthrows Spanish rule, restores independence. Beginning of Portugal's Braganza royal dynasty.1654 Following Dutch invasions and conquest of parts of Brazil and Angola, Dutch expelled by force.1661 Anglo-Portuguese Alliance treaty signed: England pledges to defend Portugal "as if it were England itself." Queen Catherine of Bra-ganza marries England's Charles II.1668 February: In Portuguese-Spanish peace treaty, Spain recognizes independence of Portugal, thus ending 28-year War of Restoration.1703 Methuen Treaties signed, key commercial trade agreement and defense treaty between England and Portugal.1750 Pombal becomes chief minister of King José I.1755 1 November: Massive Lisbon earthquake, tidal wave, and fire.1759 Expulsion of Jesuits from Portugal and colonies.1761 Slavery abolished in continental Portugal.1769 Abandonment of Mazagão, Morocco, last Portuguese outpost.1777 Pombal dismissed as chief minister by Queen Maria I, after death of José I.1791 Portugal and United States establish full diplomatic relations.1807 November: First Napoleonic invasion; French forces under Junot conquer Portugal. Royal family flees to colony of Brazil and remains there until 1821.1809 Second French invasion of Portugal under General Soult.1811 Third French invasion of Portugal under General Masséna.1813 Following British general Wellington's military victories, French forces evacuate Portugal.1817 Liberal, constitutional movements against absolutist monarchist rule break out in Brazil (Pernambuco) and Portugal (Lisbon, under General Gomes Freire); crushed by government. British marshal of Portugal's army, Beresford, rules Portugal.Liberal insurrection in army officer corps breaks out in Cadiz, Spain, and influences similar movement in Portugal's armed forces first in Oporto.King João VI returns from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and early draft of constitution; era of constitutional monarchy begins.1822 7 September: João VI's son Pedro proclaims independence ofBrazil from Portugal and is named emperor. 23 September: Constitution of 1822 ratified.Portugal recognizes sovereign independence of Brazil.King João VI dies; power struggle for throne ensues between his sons, brothers Pedro and Miguel; Pedro, emperor of Brazil, abdicates Portuguese throne in favor of his daughter, D. Maria II, too young to assume crown. By agreement, Miguel, uncle of D. Maria, is to accept constitution and rule in her stead.1828 Miguel takes throne and abolishes constitution. Sections of Portugal rebel against Miguelite rule.1831 Emperor Pedro abdicates throne of Brazil and returns to Portugal to expel King Miguel from Portuguese throne.1832-34 Civil war between absolutist King Miguel and constitutionalist Pedro, who abandons throne of Brazil to restore his young daughter Maria to throne of Portugal; Miguel's armed forces defeated by those of Pedro. Miguel leaves for exile and constitution (1826 Charter) is restored.1834-53 Constitutional monarchy consolidated under rule of Queen Maria II, who dies in 1853.1851-71 Regeneration period of economic development and political stability; public works projects sponsored by Minister Fontes Pereira de Melo.1871-90 Rotativism period of alternating party governments; achieves political stability and less military intervention in politics and government. Expansion of colonial territory in tropical Africa.January: Following territorial dispute in central Africa, Britain delivers "Ultimatum" to Portugal demanding withdrawal of Portugal's forces from what is now Malawi and Zimbabwe. Portugal's government, humiliated in accepting demand under threat of a diplomatic break, falls. Beginning of governmental and political instability; monarchist decline and republicanism's rise.Anglo-Portuguese treaties signed relating to delimitation of frontiers in colonial Africa.1899 Treaty of Windsor; renewal of Anglo-Portuguese defense and friendship alliance.1903 Triumphal visit of King Edward VII to Portugal.1906 Politician João Franco supported by King Carlos I in dictatorship to restore order and reform.1908 1 February: Murder in Lisbon of King Carlos I and his heir apparent, Prince Dom Luís, by Portuguese anarchists. Eighteen-year-old King Manuel II assumes throne.1910 3-5 October: Following republican-led military insurrection in armed forces, monarchy falls and first Portuguese republic is proclaimed. Beginning of unstable, economically troubled, parliamentary republic form of government.May: Violent insurrection in Lisbon overturns government of General Pimenta de Castro; nearly a thousand casualties from several days of armed combat in capital.March: Following Portugal's honoring ally Britain's request to confiscate German shipping in Portuguese harbors, Germany declares war on Portugal; Portugal enters World War I on Allied side.Portugal organizes and dispatches Portuguese Expeditionary Corps to fight on the Western Front. 9 April: Portuguese forces mauled by German offensive in Battle of Lys. Food rationing and riots in Lisbon. Portuguese military operations in Mozambique against German expedition's invasion from German East Africa. 5 December: Authoritarian, presidentialist government under Major Sidónio Pais takes power in Lisbon, following a successful military coup.1918 11 November: Armistice brings cessation of hostilities on Western Front in World War I. Portuguese expeditionary forces stationed in Angola, Mozambique, and Flanders begin return trip to Portugal. 14 December: President Sidónio Pais assassinated. Chaotic period of ephemeral civil war ensues.1919-21 Excessively unstable political period, including January1919 abortive effort of Portuguese monarchists to restore Braganza dynasty to power. Republican forces prevail, but level of public violence, economic distress, and deprivation remains high.1921 October: Political violence attains peak with murder of former prime minister and other prominent political figures in Lisbon. Sectors of armed forces and Guarda Nacional Republicana are mutinous. Year of financial and corruption scandals, including Portuguese bank note (fraud) case; military court acquits guilty military insurrectionists, and one military judge declares "the country is sick."28 May: Republic overthrown by military coup or pronunciamento and conspiracy among officer corps. Parliament's doors locked and parliament closed for nearly nine years to January 1935. End of parliamentary republic, Western Europe's most unstable political system in this century, beginning of the Portuguese dictatorship, after 1930 known as the Estado Novo. Officer corps assumes reins of government, initiates military censorship of the press, and suppresses opposition.February: Military dictatorship under General Óscar Carmona crushes failed republican armed insurrection in Oporto and Lisbon.April: Military dictatorship names Professor Antônio de Oliveira Salazar minister of finance, with dictatorial powers over budget, to stabilize finances and rebuild economy. Insurrectionism among military elements continues into 1931.1930 Dr. Salazar named minister for colonies and announces balanced budgets. Salazar consolidates support by various means, including creation of official regime "movement," the National Union. Salazar engineers Colonial Act to ensure Lisbon's control of bankrupt African colonies by means of new fiscal controls and centralization of authority. July: Military dictatorship names Salazar prime minister for first time, and cabinet composition undergoes civilianization; academic colleagues and protégés plan conservative reform and rejuvenation of society, polity, and economy. Regime comes to be called the Estado Novo (New State). New State's constitution ratified by new parliament, the National Assembly; Portugal described in document as "unitary, corporative Republic" and governance influenced by Salazar's stern personality and doctrines such as integralism, Catholicism, and fiscal conservatism.1936 Violent instability and ensuing civil war in neighboring Spain, soon internationalized by fascist and communist intervention, shake Estado Novo regime. Pseudofascist period of regime features creation of imitation Fascist institutions to defend regime from leftist threats; Portugal institutes "Portuguese Youth" and "Portuguese Legion."1939 3 September: Prime Minister Salazar declares Portugal's neutrality in World War II. October: Anglo-Portuguese agreement grants naval and air base facilities to Britain and later to United States for Battle of the Atlantic and Normandy invasion support. Third Reich protests breach of Portugal's neutrality.6 June: On day of Allies' Normandy invasion, Portugal suspends mining and export of wolfram ore to both sides in war.8 May: Popular celebrations of Allied victory and Fascist defeat in Lisbon and Oporto coincide with Victory in Europe Day. Following managed elections for Estado Novo's National Assembly in November, regime police, renamed PIDE, with increased powers, represses opposition.1947 Abortive military coup in central Portugal easily crushed by regime. Independence of India and initiation of Indian protests against Portuguese colonial rule in Goa and other enclaves.1949 Portugal becomes founding member of NATO.1951 Portugal alters constitution and renames overseas colonies "Overseas Provinces." Portugal and United States sign military base agreements for use of air and naval facilities in Azores Islands and military aid to Lisbon. President Carmona dies in office, succeeded by General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58). July: Indians occupy enclave of Portuguese India (dependency of Damão) by means of passive resistance movement. August: Indian passive resistance movement in Portuguese India repelled by Portuguese forces with loss of life. December: With U.S. backing, Portugal admitted as member of United Nations (along with Spain). Air force general Humberto Delgado, in opposition, challenges Estado Novo's hand-picked successor to Craveiro Lopes, Admiral Américo Tomás. Delgado rallies coalition of democratic, liberal, and communist opposition but loses rigged election and later flees to exile in Brazil. Portugal joins European Free Trade Association (EFTA).January and February: Estado Novo rocked by armed African insurrection in northern Angola, crushed by armed forces. Hijacking of Portuguese ocean liner by ally of Delgado, Captain Henrique Galvão. April: Salazar defeats attempted military coup and reshuffles cabinet with group of younger figures who seek to reform colonial rule and strengthen the regime's image abroad. 18 December: Indian army rapidly defeats Portugal's defense force in Goa, Damão, and Diu and incorporates Portugal's Indian possessions into Indian Union. January: Abortive military coup in Beja, Portugal.1965 February: General Delgado and his Brazilian secretary murdered and secretly buried near Spanish frontier by political police, PIDE.1968 August and September: Prime Minister Salazar, aged 79, suffers crippling stoke. President Tomás names former cabinet officer Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor. Caetano institutes modest reforms in Portugal and overseas.1971 Caetano government ratifies amended constitution that allows slight devolution and autonomy to overseas provinces in Africa and Asia. Right-wing loyalists oppose reforms in Portugal. 25 April: Military coup engineered by Armed Forces Movement overthrows Estado Novo and establishes provisional government emphasizing democratization, development, and decolonization. Limited resistance by loyalists. President Tomás and Premier Caetano flown to exile first in Madeira and then in Brazil. General Spínola appointed president. September: Revolution moves to left, as President Spínola, thwarted in his program, resigns.March: Military coup by conservative forces fails, and leftist response includes nationalization of major portion of economy. Polarization between forces and parties of left and right. 25 November: Military coup by moderate military elements thwarts leftist forces. Constituent Assembly prepares constitution. Revolution moves from left to center and then right.March: Constitution ratified by Assembly of the Republic. 25 April: Second general legislative election gives largest share of seats to Socialist Party (PS). Former oppositionist lawyer, Mário Soares, elected deputy and named prime minister.1977-85 Political pendulum of democratic Portugal moves from center-left to center-right, as Social Democratic Party (PSD) increases hold on assembly and take office under Prime Minister Cavaco Silva. July1985 elections give edge to PSD who advocate strong free-enterprise measures and revision of leftist-generated 1976 Constitution, amended modestly in 1982.1986 January: Portugal joins European Economic Community (EEC).1987 July: General, legislative elections for assembly give more than 50 percent to PSD led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva. For first time, since 1974, Portugal has a working majority government.1989 June: Following revisions of 1976 Constitution, reprivatization of economy begins, under PS government.January: Presidential elections, Mário Soares reelected for second term. July: General, legislative elections for assembly result in new PSD victory and majority government.January-July: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the European Economic Community (EEC). December: Tariff barriers fall as fully integrated Common Market established in the EEC.November: Treaty of Maastricht comes into force. The EEC officially becomes the European Union (EU). Portugal is signatory with 11 other member-nations.October: General, legislative elections for assembly result in PS victory and naming of Prime Minister Guterres. PS replace PSD as leading political party. November: Excavations for Lisbon bank uncover ancient Phoenician, Roman, and Christian ruins.January: General, presidential elections; socialist Jorge Sampaio defeats PSD's Cavaco Silva and assumes presidency from Dr. Mário Soares. July: Community of Portuguese Languages Countries (CPLP) cofounded by Portugal and Brazil.May-September: Expo '98 held in Lisbon. Opening of Vasco da Gama Bridge across Tagus River, Europe's longest (17 kilometers/ 11 miles). June: National referendum on abortion law change defeated after low voter turnout. November: National referendum on regionaliza-tion and devolution of power defeated after another low voter turnout.October: General, legislative elections: PS victory over PSD lacks clear majority in parliament. Following East Timor referendum, which votes for independence and withdrawal of Indonesia, outburst of popular outrage in streets, media, and communications of Portugal approves armed intervention and administration of United Nations (and withdrawal of Indonesia) in East Timor. Portugal and Indonesia restore diplomatic relations. December: A Special Territory since 1975, Colony of Macau transferred to sovereignty of People's Republic of China.January-June: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the EU; end of Discoveries Historical Commemoration Cycle (1988-2000).United Nations forces continue to occupy and administer former colony of East Timor, with Portugal's approval.January: General, presidential elections; PS president Sampaio reelected for second term. City of Oporto, "European City of Culture" for the year, hosts arts festival. December: Municipal elections: PSD defeats PS; socialist prime minister Guterres resigns; President Sampaio calls March parliamentary elections.1 January: Portugal enters single European Currency system. Euro currency adopted and ceases use of former national currency, the escudo. March: Parliamentary elections; PSD defeats PS and José Durão Barroso becomes prime minister. Military modernization law passed. Portugal holds chairmanship of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).May: Municipal law passed permitting municipalities to reorganize in new ways.June: Prime Minister Durão Barroso, invited to succeed Romano Prodi as president of EU Commission, resigns. Pedro Santana Lopes becomes prime minister. European Parliament elections held. Conscription for national service in army and navy ended. Mass grave uncovered at Academy of Sciences Museum, Lisbon, revealing remains of several thousand victims of Lisbon earthquake, 1755.February: Parliamentary elections; PS defeats PSD, socialists win first absolute majority in parliament since 1975. José Sócrates becomes prime minister.January: Presidential elections; PSD candidate Aníbal Cavaco Silva elected and assumes presidency from Jorge Sampaio. Portugal's national soccer team ranked 7th out of 205 countries by international soccer association. European Union's Bologna Process in educational reform initiated in Portugal.July-December: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the European Union. For reasons of economy, Portugal announces closure of many consulates, especially in France and the eastern US. Government begins official inspections of private institutions of higher education, following scandals.2008 January: Prime Minister Sócrates announces location of new Lisbon area airport as Alcochete, on south bank of Tagus River, site of air force shooting range. February: Portuguese Army begins to receive new modern battle tanks (Leopard 2 A6). March: Mass protest of 85,000 public school (primary and secondary levels) teachers in Lisbon schools dispute recent educational policies of minister of education and prime minister. -
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[̘. ̈n.haus]accepting house акцептный дом (Великобритания) accepting house торговый банк, специализирующийся на финансировании внешней торговли и операциях на финансовых рынках adjoining house соседний дом house театр; публика, зрители; appreciative house отзывчивая публика, аудитория; to bring down the (whole) house вызвать гром аплодисментов; full house аншлаг auction house здание, где происходит аукцион banking house банк banking house банкирский дом barter house торговый дом house театр; публика, зрители; appreciative house отзывчивая публика, аудитория; to bring down the (whole) house вызвать гром аплодисментов; full house аншлаг business house торговый дом clearing house банковская расчетная палата clearing house депозитарно-распределительный документационный центр clearing house клиринговая палата clearing house (банковская) расчетная палата clearing house центр анализа и синтеза информации club house помещение клуба commercial house коммерческий дом confirming house дом для конфирмации council house муниципальный дом court house здание суда discount house вексельная контора discount house розничный магазин, торгующий по сниженным ценам discount house учетный банк house of correction исправительно-трудовая колония; on the house за счет предприятия, бесплатно; a drink on the house бесплатная выпивка dwelling house жилой дом third house амер. sl. кулуары конгресса; to enter the House стать членом парламента export house экспортная фирма fabricated house стандартный дом; дом из сборных элементов, изготовленных заводским способом finance house финансовый дом (Великобритания) house представление; сеанс; the first house starts at five o'clock первый сеанс начинается в пять часов free house с доставкой на дом house театр; публика, зрители; appreciative house отзывчивая публика, аудитория; to bring down the (whole) house вызвать гром аплодисментов; full house аншлаг half-way houses "дома на пол-пути" (реабилитационные учреждения, предоставляют кров наркоманам, не имеющим средств к существованию и поддержки со стороны семьи) holiday house загородный дом house (the H.) разг. (лондонская) биржа house вмещать(ся), помещаться house гостиница, постоялый двор house дом; семья; хозяйство; to keep house вести хозяйство; to keep the house сидеть дома house дом; жилище; здание house дом house жилище house жить (в доме); we can house together мы можем поселиться вместе house квартира house колледж университета; пансион при школе house (тж. the H.) палата (парламента); a parliament of two houses двухпалатный парламент; lower house нижняя палата; upper house верхняя палата house помещать, убирать (о вещах, имуществе и т. п.) house поселить, приютить house предоставлять жилище; обеспечивать жильем house предоставлять жилище house представление; сеанс; the first house starts at five o'clock первый сеанс начинается в пять часов house (the H.) разг. работный дом house воен. расквартировывать house религиозное братство house мор. рубка house семья, род; дом, династия house семья house театр; публика, зрители; appreciative house отзывчивая публика, аудитория; to bring down the (whole) house вызвать гром аплодисментов; full house аншлаг house торговая фирма house недв. торговая фирма house торговый дом house с.-х. убирать (хлеб); загонять (скот) house недв. хозяйство house attr. домашний, комнатный; house and home дом, домашний уют house attr. домашний, комнатный; house and home дом, домашний уют house of call помещение, где собираются в ожидании клиентов возчики, рассыльные; извозчичья биржа House of Commons парл. палата общин (Великобритания) House of Commons палата общин; House of Lords палата лордов; House of Representatives палата представителей, нижняя палата конгресса США house of correction исправительно-трудовая колония; on the house за счет предприятия, бесплатно; a drink on the house бесплатная выпивка House of Lords юр. палата лордов (Великобритания) House of Commons палата общин; House of Lords палата лордов; House of Representatives палата представителей, нижняя палата конгресса США house of parliament парл. здание парламента House of Representatives парл. палата представителей (США) House of Commons палата общин; House of Lords палата лордов; House of Representatives палата представителей, нижняя палата конгресса США representative: house (R.) амер. член палаты представителей; House of Representatives палата представителей house party компания гостей, проводящая несколько дней в загородном доме issuing house эмиссионное учреждение issuing house эмиссионный банк issuing house эмиссионный дом house дом; семья; хозяйство; to keep house вести хозяйство; to keep the house сидеть дома keep house банкрот. прекращать платежи по долгам keep: house управлять, вести; to keep house вести хозяйство house дом; семья; хозяйство; to keep house вести хозяйство; to keep the house сидеть дома leasehold house арендованный дом to set (или to put) one's house in order привести в порядок свои дела; like a house on fire разг. быстро и легко linked house родственная компания house (тж. the H.) палата (парламента); a parliament of two houses двухпалатный парламент; lower house нижняя палата; upper house верхняя палата Lower House нижняя палата (в двухпалатном парламенте) lower: Lower House нижняя палата (в двухпалатном парламенте) mail-order house компания посылочной торговли mail-order house магазин "товары почтой" mail-order: mail-order: house house магазин "товары почтой" to divide the house парл. провести поименное голосование; to make a house обеспечить кворум (в палате общин) move house менять место жительства move: house переезжать; переселяться; to move house переезжать на другую квартиру multifamily house многосемейный дом multistorey house многоэтажный дом house of correction исправительно-трудовая колония; on the house за счет предприятия, бесплатно; a drink on the house бесплатная выпивка one-family house дом для одной семьи one-family house односемейный дом owner-occupied house дом, занимаемый владельцем house (тж. the H.) палата (парламента); a parliament of two houses двухпалатный парламент; lower house нижняя палата; upper house верхняя палата pensioner's house дом престарелых public house бар public house закусочная public house пивная public house трактир, кабак, пивная, таверна public: public разг. см. public house publishing house издательство publishing: house house, house office издательство road house придорожная закусочная, буфет; придорожная гостиница rough house sl скандал, шум row house дом периметральной застройки row house дом строчной застройки semidetached house сблокированный двухквартирный дом semidetached: semidetached имеющий общую стену; semidetached house один из двух особняков, имеющих общую стену to set (или to put) one's house in order привести в порядок свои дела; like a house on fire разг. быстро и легко show house выставочный зал show house демонстрационный зал single-family house одноквартирный дом single-family house односемейное жилище social tenant house дом, находящийся в коллективной собственности software house comp. программотехническая фирма software house вчт. фирма программного обеспечения storage house склад storage house хранилище summer house летний дом tenement house сдаваемый в аренду многоквартирный дом terraced house дом рядовой застройки third house амер. sl. кулуары конгресса; to enter the House стать членом парламента town house богадельня (США) town house городская квартира town house городская тюрьма (США) town house работный дом (США) town house ратуша town: house attr. городской; town house городская квартира; town water вода из городского водопровода; a man about town человек, ведущий светский образ жизни trading house торговый дом two-family house жилой дом на две семьи underwriting house банк, размещающий ценные бумаги underwriting house инвестиционный банкир underwriting house эмиссионное учреждение underwriting house эмиссионный дом house (тж. the H.) палата (парламента); a parliament of two houses двухпалатный парламент; lower house нижняя палата; upper house верхняя палата upper: upper верхний; высший; the Upper House верхняя палата; the upper servants старшая прислуга (дворецкий и т. п.); the upper ten (thousand) верхушка общества house жить (в доме); we can house together мы можем поселиться вместе -
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adj.&f.feminine of ALTERNATIVO.f.alternative.alternativa de poder alternative party of government* * *1 alternative, option, choice\tomar la alternativa to become a fully-fledged bullfightertomar una alternativa to decide, choose* * *1. f., (m. - alternativo) 2. noun f.alternative, choice, option* * *SF1) (=opción) alternative, option, choiceno tener alternativa — to have no alternative o option o choice
2) (=sucesión) alternation; (=trabajo) shift work, work done in relays3) (Taur) ceremony by which a novice becomes a fully qualified bullfightertomar la alternativa — to become a fully qualified bullfighter
4) pl alternativas [en actitud] ups and downs, vicissitudes, fluctuationslas alternativas de la política — the ups and downs o vicissitudes of politics
* * *1) ( opción) alternativeno tienes alternativa — you have no choice o alternative
3) alternativas femenino pluralsiguió con interés las alternativas del campeonato — she followed the ups and downs of the championship with interest
* * *= alternate way, alternative, choice.Ex. We want the understanding that we are not some irritating adjunct to bookstores but an alternate way.Ex. DC is certainly not regarded as the perfect classification scheme even in sectors where there is no serious alternative.Ex. To rectify failures, the librarian has two choices.----* como alternativa = as an alternative.* como segunda alternativa = as a backup.* la alternativa + ser = the alternative + be.* no tener alternativa = have + no choice.* no tener más alternativa que = have + no other option but.* no tener otra alternativa = have + no choice.* tener una alternativa preparada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.* tener una alternativa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.* una buena alternativa a = the next best thing to.* * *1) ( opción) alternativeno tienes alternativa — you have no choice o alternative
3) alternativas femenino pluralsiguió con interés las alternativas del campeonato — she followed the ups and downs of the championship with interest
* * *= alternate way, alternative, choice.Ex: We want the understanding that we are not some irritating adjunct to bookstores but an alternate way.
Ex: DC is certainly not regarded as the perfect classification scheme even in sectors where there is no serious alternative.Ex: To rectify failures, the librarian has two choices.* como alternativa = as an alternative.* como segunda alternativa = as a backup.* la alternativa + ser = the alternative + be.* no tener alternativa = have + no choice.* no tener más alternativa que = have + no other option but.* no tener otra alternativa = have + no choice.* tener una alternativa preparada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.* tener una alternativa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.* una buena alternativa a = the next best thing to.* * *A (opción) alternativeno tienes alternativa you have no choice o alternativeno les quedó más alternativa que admitirlo they were left no alternative but to admit ituna clara alternativa democrática a clear democratic alternativela alternativa es clara the choice is clearuna alternativa a los métodos tradicionales an alternative to traditional methodssiguió con gran interés las alternativas del campeonato she followed the ups and downs of the championship with great interesttras soportar las alternativas de una larga enfermedad ( frml); having borne the vicissitudes of a long illness ( frml)* * *
alternativa sustantivo femenino ( opción) alternative;
alternativo,-a adjetivo alternative
alternativa sustantivo femenino alternative: no tuvimos alternativa, we had no choice
' alternativa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
opción
- remedio
- tratar
English:
alternative
- alternative medicine
- alternatively
- medicine
- next
- than
* * *alternativa nf1. [opción] alternative;no tenemos alternativa we have no alternative;no nos queda otra alternativa que aceptar we have no alternative o choice but to accept;nuestra mejor alternativa es… our best bet is…alternativa de poder alternative party of government2. Taurom = ceremony in which a bullfighter shares the kill with his novice, accepting him as a professional;tomar la alternativa = to become accepted as a professional bullfighter;dar la alternativa a alguien to give sb their first big break* * *f1 alternative2 TAUR:dar la alternativa a alguien confirm s.o. as a fully-fledged bullfighter;tomar la alternativa become a fully-fledged bullfighter* * *alternativa nfopción: alternative, option* * *alternativa n alternative -
8 terminar
v.1 to end, to finish.terminamos el viaje en San Francisco we ended our journey in San Francisco¿cómo termina la historia? how does the story end o finish?terminar con to put an end to (pobreza, corrupción)terminar de hacer algo to finish doing somethingElla termina la obra She finishes the play.Ya terminé I already finishedLa película acabó The film finished.María terminó a Ricardo Mary finished=ruined Richard.2 to finish, to split up.¡hemos terminado! it's over!3 to finish off, to complete, to culminate, to end off.María terminó la gira Mary finished off the tour.4 to end up, to wind up, to end up by.María terminó pintando Mary ended up painting.María terminó muy cansada Mary ended up all in.5 to break up.* * *1 (acabar) to finish, complete2 (dar fin) to end1 (acabar) to finish, end2 (acabar de) to have just (de, -)3 (final de una acción, de un estado) to end up4 (eliminar) to put an end ( con, to)7 (enfermedad) to come to the final stage1 (acabarse) to finish, end, be over2 (agotarse) to run out\terminar bien to have a happy endingterminar mal (historia) to have an unhappy ending 2 (personas - relación) to end up on bad terms 3 (- destino) to come to a sticky end* * *verb1) to end2) conclude3) complete4) finish5) expire* * *1.VT to finish2. VI1) [persona]a) [en una acción, un trabajo] to finish¿todavía no has terminado? — haven't you finished yet?
¿quieres dejar que termine? — would you mind letting me finish?
•
terminar de hacer algo — to finish doing sth, stop doing sthcuando termine de hablar — when he finishes o stops speaking
terminó de llenar el vaso con helado — he topped o filled the glass up with ice-cream
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no termino de entender por qué lo hizo — I just can't understand why she did itno me cae mal, pero no termina de convencerme — I don't dislike him, but I'm not too sure about him
b) [de una forma determinada] to end upterminó diciendo que... — he ended by saying that...
c)• terminar con, han terminado con todas las provisiones — they've finished off all the supplies
hace falta algo que termine con el problema del paro — we need something to put an end to the problem of unemployment
he terminado con Andrés — I've broken up with o finished with Andrés
¡estos niños van a terminar conmigo! — these children will be the death of me!
d)• terminar por hacer algo — to end up doing sth
2) [obra, acto] to end¿cómo termina la película? — how does the film end?
¿a qué hora termina la clase? — what time does the class finish o end?
3) [objeto, palabra]•
terminar en algo — to end in sthtermina en vocal — it ends in o with a vowel
4) (Inform) to quit3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo <trabajo/estudio> to finish; <casa/obras> to finish, complete2.dar por terminado algo — <discusión/conflicto> to put an end to something
terminar vi1) personaa) ( de hacer algo) to finishterminar DE + INF — to finish -ing
b) (en estado, situación) to end upterminar DE algo: terminó de camarero he ended up (working) as a waiter; terminar + GER or terminar POR + INF to end up -ing; terminó marchándose or por marcharse — he ended up leaving
2)a) reunión/situación to end, come to an endesto va a terminar mal — this is going to turn out o end badly
y para terminar nos sirvieron... — and to finish we had...
b) ( rematar)3) terminar cona) (acabar, consumir)terminar con algo — <con libro/tarea> to finish with something; <con problema/abuso> to put an end to something
b)terminar con alguien — ( pelearse) to finish with somebody; ( destruir) to kill somebody
4) ( llegar a)3.terminar DE + INF: no termina de convencerme I'm not totally convinced; no terminaba de gustarle — she wasn't totally happy about it
terminarse v pron1) azúcar/pan to run out; (+ me/te/le etc)2) curso/reunión to come to an end, be over3) (enf) <libro/comida> to finish, polish off* * *= be over, cease, conclude, discontinue, end, end up, exit, quit, see through + to its completion, terminate, finish up, break up, finish, wind up (in/at), get through, call it quits, carry through to + completion, finish off, top + Nombre + off, wind down, close + the book on.Ex. Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.Ex. After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.Ex. Thus chapter 21 concludes with a number of special rules.Ex. Systems like OCLC are going from classical catalogs in the direction of online catalogs, and at least one institution on the OCLC system has discontinued adding cards to its catalog.Ex. But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.Ex. Enter the lesson number you wish, or press the letter 'X' to exit the tutorial.Ex. If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.Ex. I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.Ex. An SDI profile can be terminated at any future time by the commands.Ex. In trying to get the best of both worlds, we may have finished up with the worst.Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex. Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.Ex. Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.Ex. Some children cannot get through a longer story or novel in less time.Ex. 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.Ex. The author discusses the development process which began with a concept, continued with the formulation of objectives, and has been carried through to completion.Ex. His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.Ex. Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.Ex. As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.Ex. Obama, who tries to steer clear of the political thicket of race and politics, accepted the apology and said he wanted to close the book on the episode.----* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.* estar terminándose = be on + Posesivo + last legs, be on the way out.* no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.* para terminar = in closing.* sin terminar = unfinished.* terminar con Algo = be done with it.* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* terminar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar de + Infinitivo = complete + Gerundio.* terminar de trabajar = clock off + work.* terminar en empate = end in + a draw, result in + a draw.* terminar en un tono + Adjetivo = end on + a + Adjetivo + note.* terminar formando parte de = find + Posesivo + way into/onto.* terminar la jornada laboral = clock off + work.* terminar los estudios = graduate.* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* terminar repentinamente = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end.* terminarse = draw to + a close, run + short (of), be gone, come to + an end, draw to + an end, be all gone.* terminarse el tiempo = time + run out.* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* terminar turno de trabajo = come off + duty.* terminar un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.* * *1.verbo transitivo <trabajo/estudio> to finish; <casa/obras> to finish, complete2.dar por terminado algo — <discusión/conflicto> to put an end to something
terminar vi1) personaa) ( de hacer algo) to finishterminar DE + INF — to finish -ing
b) (en estado, situación) to end upterminar DE algo: terminó de camarero he ended up (working) as a waiter; terminar + GER or terminar POR + INF to end up -ing; terminó marchándose or por marcharse — he ended up leaving
2)a) reunión/situación to end, come to an endesto va a terminar mal — this is going to turn out o end badly
y para terminar nos sirvieron... — and to finish we had...
b) ( rematar)3) terminar cona) (acabar, consumir)terminar con algo — <con libro/tarea> to finish with something; <con problema/abuso> to put an end to something
b)terminar con alguien — ( pelearse) to finish with somebody; ( destruir) to kill somebody
4) ( llegar a)3.terminar DE + INF: no termina de convencerme I'm not totally convinced; no terminaba de gustarle — she wasn't totally happy about it
terminarse v pron1) azúcar/pan to run out; (+ me/te/le etc)2) curso/reunión to come to an end, be over3) (enf) <libro/comida> to finish, polish off* * *= be over, cease, conclude, discontinue, end, end up, exit, quit, see through + to its completion, terminate, finish up, break up, finish, wind up (in/at), get through, call it quits, carry through to + completion, finish off, top + Nombre + off, wind down, close + the book on.Ex: Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.
Ex: After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.Ex: Thus chapter 21 concludes with a number of special rules.Ex: Systems like OCLC are going from classical catalogs in the direction of online catalogs, and at least one institution on the OCLC system has discontinued adding cards to its catalog.Ex: But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.Ex: Enter the lesson number you wish, or press the letter 'X' to exit the tutorial.Ex: If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.Ex: I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.Ex: An SDI profile can be terminated at any future time by the commands.Ex: In trying to get the best of both worlds, we may have finished up with the worst.Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex: Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.Ex: Some children cannot get through a longer story or novel in less time.Ex: 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.Ex: The author discusses the development process which began with a concept, continued with the formulation of objectives, and has been carried through to completion.Ex: His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.Ex: Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.Ex: Obama, who tries to steer clear of the political thicket of race and politics, accepted the apology and said he wanted to close the book on the episode.* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.* estar terminándose = be on + Posesivo + last legs, be on the way out.* no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.* para terminar = in closing.* sin terminar = unfinished.* terminar con Algo = be done with it.* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* terminar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar de + Infinitivo = complete + Gerundio.* terminar de trabajar = clock off + work.* terminar en empate = end in + a draw, result in + a draw.* terminar en un tono + Adjetivo = end on + a + Adjetivo + note.* terminar formando parte de = find + Posesivo + way into/onto.* terminar la jornada laboral = clock off + work.* terminar los estudios = graduate.* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* terminar repentinamente = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end.* terminarse = draw to + a close, run + short (of), be gone, come to + an end, draw to + an end, be all gone.* terminarse el tiempo = time + run out.* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* terminar turno de trabajo = come off + duty.* terminar un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.* * *terminar [A1 ]vt‹trabajo/estudio› to finish¿has terminado el libro que te presté? have you finished the book I lent you?no han terminado las obras they haven't finished o completed the workterminó el viaje en La Paz he ended his journey in La Paz, his journey finished in La Pazterminó sus días en Sicilia he ended his days in Sicilydieron por terminada la sesión they brought the session to a closeeste año no pudimos terminar el programa we didn't manage to get through o finish o complete the syllabus this yeartermina esa sopa inmediatamente finish up that soup at oncepuedes terminarlo, nosotros ya comimos you can finish it off, we've already had some■ terminarviA «persona»1 (de hacer algo) to finishtermina de una vez hurry up and finishterminar DE + INF to finish -INGestoy terminando de leerlo I'm reading the last few pages, I'm coming to the end of it, I've nearly finished reading itdéjame terminar de hablar let me finish (speaking)salió nada más terminar de comer he went out as soon as he'd finished eating2 (en un estado, una situación) to end upterminé muy cansada I ended up feeling very tiredva a terminar mal he's going to come to a bad endterminar DE algo:terminó de camarero en Miami he ended up (working) as a waiter in Miamiterminar + GER or terminar POR + INF to end up -INGterminará aceptando or por aceptar la oferta she'll end up accepting the offer, she'll accept the offer in the endB1 «reunión/situación» to end, come to an endal terminar la clase when the class ended, at the end of the classllegamos cuando todo había terminado we arrived when it was all overel caso terminó en los tribunales the case ended up in courtesto va a terminar mal this is going to turn out o end badlyla historia termina bien the story has a happy endinglas huellas terminan aquí the tracks end o stop herey para terminar nos sirvieron un excelente coñac and to finish we had an excellent brandy2 (rematar) terminar EN algo to end IN sthpalabras que terminan en consonante words that end in a consonantzapatos terminados en punta pointed shoes o shoes with pointed toes1(agotar, acabar): terminaron con todo lo que había en la nevera they polished off everything in the fridgeterminó con su salud it ruined his healthocho años de cárcel terminaron con él eight years in prison destroyed himuna solución que termine con el problema a solution that will put an end to the problem2 (pelearse) terminar CON algn to finish WITH sbha terminado con el novio she's finished with o split up with her boyfriendD (llegar a) terminar DE + INF:no termina de convencerme I'm not totally convincedno terminaba de gustarle she wasn't totally happy about itA «azúcar/pan» to run outel café se ha terminado we've run out of coffee, the coffee's run out(+ me/te/le etc): se me terminó la lana azul I've run out of blue woolse nos han terminado, señora we've run out (of them), madam o we've sold out, madamB «curso/reunión» to come to an end, be overotro año que se termina another year comes to an end o another year is overse terminó la discusión, aquí el que manda soy yo that's the end of the argument, I'm in charge hereC ( enf) ‹libro/comida› to finish, polish off* * *
terminar ( conjugate terminar) verbo transitivo ‹trabajo/estudio› to finish;
‹casa/obras› to finish, complete;
‹discusión/conflicto› to put an end to;
terminar la comida con un café to end the meal with a cup of coffee
verbo intransitivo
1 [ persona]
terminar de hacer algo to finish doing sth;
va a terminar mal he's going to come to a bad end;
terminó marchándose or por marcharse he ended up leaving
2
esto va a terminar mal this is going to turn out o end badlyb) ( rematar) terminar EN algo to end in sth;
c) ( llegar a):
no terminaba de gustarle she wasn't totally happy about it
3
‹con problema/abuso› to put an end to sthb) terminar con algn ( pelearse) to finish with sb;
( matar) to kill sb
terminarse verbo pronominal
1 [azúcar/pan] to run out;
2 [curso/reunión] to come to an end, be over
3 ( enf) ‹libro/comida› to finish, polish off
terminar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una tarea, objeto) to finish: ya terminó el jersey, she has already finished the pullover ➣ Ver nota en finish 2 (de comer, beber, gastar) to finish: te compraré otro cuando termines este frasco, I'll buy you another one when you finish this bottle
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cesar, poner fin) to finish, end: mi trabajo termina a las seis, I finish work at six o'clock
no termina de creérselo, he still can't believe it
(dejar de necesitar, utilizar) ¿has terminado con el ordenador?, have you finished with the computer?
(acabar la vida, carrera, etc) to end up: terminó amargada, she ended up being embittered
2 (eliminar, acabar) este niño terminará con mi paciencia, this boy is trying my patience
tenemos que terminar con esta situación, we have to put an end to this situation
3 (estar rematado) to end: termina en vocal, it ends with a vowel
terminaba en punta, it had a pointed end
' terminar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
egresar
- emplear
- enterrar
- fijarse
- frenesí
- gastar
- parar
- rematar
- sin
- ventilarse
- zanjar
- acabar
- completar
- concluir
- faltar
- hasta
- medio
- mucho
- para
- pelear
- por
- último
English:
break up
- cease
- charge off
- clock
- close
- complete
- cooperation
- crop up
- drink up
- eat up
- end
- end up
- expire
- finish
- finish off
- finish up
- finish with
- get through
- graduate
- knock off
- leeway
- near
- stop
- time limit
- vain
- wind up
- and
- break
- concentrate
- conclude
- draw
- drink
- eat
- finished
- get
- leave
- nowhere
- round
- see
- undone
- unfinished
- wind
* * *♦ vt[acabar] to finish;termina la cerveza, que nos vamos finish your beer, we're going;terminamos el viaje en San Francisco we ended our journey in San Francisco;está sin terminar it isn't finished;RP Fam¡terminala! that's enough!♦ vi1. [acabar] to end, to finish;[tren, autobús, línea de metro] to stop, to terminate;¿cómo termina la historia? how does the story end o finish?;todo ha terminado it's all over;deja que termine, déjame terminar [al hablar] let me finish;terminar con la pobreza/la corrupción to put an end to poverty/corruption;¿has terminado con las tijeras? have o are you finished with the scissors?;han terminado con toda la leche que quedaba they've finished off o used up all the milk that was left;terminar con algo/alguien [arruinar, destruir] to destroy sth/sb;[matar] to kill sth/sb;terminar de hacer algo to finish doing sth;terminamos de desayunar a las nueve we finished having breakfast at nine;terminar en [objeto] to end in;termina en punta it ends in a point;las sílabas que terminan en vocal syllables that end in a vowel;para terminar, debo agradecer… [en discurso] finally, I would like to thank…3. [en cierto estado o situación] to end up;terminamos de mal humor/un poco deprimidos we ended up in a bad mood/(feeling) rather depressed;terminó loco he ended up going mad;vas a terminar odiando la física you'll end up hating physics;este chico terminará mal this boy will come to a bad end;este asunto terminará mal no good will come of this matter;terminó de camarero/en la cárcel he ended up as a waiter/in jail;la discusión terminó en pelea the argument ended in a fight;terminar por hacer algo to end up doing sth4. [llegar a]no termino de entender lo que quieres decir I still can't quite understand what you mean;no terminábamos de ponernos de acuerdo we couldn't quite seem to come to an agreement;no termina de gustarme I'm not crazy about it* * *I v/t end, finishII v/i1 end, finish;terminar con algo/alguien finish with sth/s.o.;terminar de hacer algo finish doing sth2 ( parar) stop3:terminar por hacer algo end up doing sth* * *terminar vt1) concluir: to end, to conclude2) acabar: to complete, to finish offterminar vi1) : to finish2) : to stop, to end* * *terminar vb1. (en general) to finish2. (al final) to end up -
9 shame
ʃeɪm
1. сущ.
1) а) стыд to feel shame at ≈ стыдиться They felt shame at accepting bribes. ≈ Им было стыдно брать взятки. to hang one's head in shame ≈ пристыженно опустить голову To my shame, I never did help them. ≈ К стыду своему, я им никогда не помогал. It's a shame to waste so much time;
it's a shame wasting so much time. ≈ Стыдно тратить зря так много времени. It was a shame that they could not come. ≈ Им должно быть стыдно за то, что они не пришли. They were filled with a deep shame at the actions taken by their government. ≈ Им было очень стыдно за действия своего правительства. awful shame crying shame dirty shame with shame shame! for shame! fie shame! for shame! shame on you! б) позор;
бесчестие to bring shame on, to, upon ≈ бросать тень на, опозорить ∙ Syn: disgrace, infamy
2) разг. досада;
неприятность What a shame that you couldn't come to party. ≈ Как жаль, что вы не могли прийти на вечер. It's a great shame that we have had to cancel the concert. ≈ Ужасно досадно, что нам пришлось отменить концерт. Syn: embarrassment
2. гл.
1) стыдить;
пристыдить It shames me that I treated her so badly. ≈ Мне стыдно, что я так плохо обращался с ней. She is trying to shame her husband out of drinking. ≈ Она старается пристыдить своего мужа за пьянство и уговорить его не пить.
2) срамить;
позорить Their behavior has shamed the whole school. ≈ Их поведение опозорило всю школу. Syn: disgrace, compromise
3) выглядеть много лучше при сравнении Our neighbour's garden shames ours. ≈ Наш сад сильно уступает саду наших соседей. ∙ shame into shame out of to tell/say the truth and shame the devil ≈ сказать всю правду стыд - a sense of * чувство /ощущение/ стыда - to one's * к своему стыду - to feel * at smth. стыдиться чего-л. - he felt * at having told a lie ему было стыдно, что он солгал - to have no *, to be without * не испытывать стыда. быть бесстыдным - to be past /dead to, lost to/ * потерять (всякий) стыд - to bring /to put/ to * пристыдить, посрамить - her performance brings to * even a professional singer ее исполнение может посрамить даже профессиональную певицу - he could not refuse for very * он не мог отказаться от чувства неловкости /стыда/ - he hung his head in * он сконфуженно опустил голову позор - to be a * to one's parents быть позором для своих родителей - to bring * on /to,upon/ one's family опозорить свою семью - to bring * on /to,upon/ oneself опозориться - to bring to * (о) позорить, (о) бесчестить - *!, * on you!, for *! (разговорное) стыдно!, как вам не стыдно!, стыд и срам! - why, * upon you, man! послушайте, как вам не стыдно? - howling * позор, стыд и срам - a child of * незаконнорожденный ребенок - a * and a disgrace to civilization стыд и позор для цивилизации (a *) (разговорное) обида, жалость, досада - what a *! обидно!, жаль!;
какое безобразие! - what a * that... как обидно /досадно/, что... - what a * to deceive you in that way какое безобразие вас так обманывать - it is a * to laugh at him нехорошо над ним смеяться стыдить;
пристыдить - to * smb. (in front of /before/ smb.) стыдить кого-л. (в чьем-л. присутствии) - his kindness *d me я был пристыжен его добротой посрамить - he *d me by knowing more about... он посрамил меня более обширными знаниями по... (into, out of) пристыдить и заставить сделать что-л.;
сконфузить и заставить сделать что-л.;
сконфузить и заставить отказаться от чего-л. - to * smb. into smth. /into doing smth./ пристыдить кого-л. и заставить сделать что-л. - he *d me into apologizing он пристыдил меня, и я извинился - to * smb. out of smth. /out of doing smth./пристыдить кого-л. и заставить отказаться от чего-л. /не делать чего-л./ - he was *d out of his prejudice его пристыдили и он отказался от своего предубеждения позорить, срамить - to * one's family опозорить свою семью - to * oneself опозориться, осрамиться ~ позор;
to put to shame посрамить;
to bring to shame опозорить;
to bring shame (to (или on, upon) smb.) покрыть позором (кого-л.) ~ позор;
to put to shame посрамить;
to bring to shame опозорить;
to bring shame (to (или on, upon) smb.) покрыть позором (кого-л.) ~ досада;
неприятность;
it is a shame he is so clumsy жаль, что он так неловок;
what a shame you can't come earlier какая досада, что вы не можете прийти пораньше shame досада, неприятность ~ досада;
неприятность;
it is a shame he is so clumsy жаль, что он так неловок;
what a shame you can't come earlier какая досада, что вы не можете прийти пораньше ~ позор;
to put to shame посрамить;
to bring to shame опозорить;
to bring shame (to (или on, upon) smb.) покрыть позором (кого-л.) ~ посрамить;
позорить;
to tell (или to say) the truth and shame the devil сказать всю правду ~ стыд, позор ~ стыд;
shame!, for shame!, fie, for shame! стыдно!;
shame on you! как вам не стыдно!;
to think shame to do (smth.) постыдиться( сделать что-л.) ~ стыд;
shame!, for shame!, fie, for shame! стыдно!;
shame on you! как вам не стыдно!;
to think shame to do (smth.) постыдиться (сделать что-л.) ~ стыдить;
пристыдить;
to shame a man into apologizing пристыдить человека и заставить его извиниться ~ стыдить;
пристыдить;
to shame a man into apologizing пристыдить человека и заставить его извиниться ~ стыд;
shame!, for shame!, fie, for shame! стыдно!;
shame on you! как вам не стыдно!;
to think shame to do (smth.) постыдиться (сделать что-л.) ~ посрамить;
позорить;
to tell (или to say) the truth and shame the devil сказать всю правду ~ стыд;
shame!, for shame!, fie, for shame! стыдно!;
shame on you! как вам не стыдно!;
to think shame to do (smth.) постыдиться (сделать что-л.) ~ досада;
неприятность;
it is a shame he is so clumsy жаль, что он так неловок;
what a shame you can't come earlier какая досада, что вы не можете прийти пораньше -
10 letter of credit
сокр. L/C, LOC банк. аккредитив, кредитное [аккредитивное\] письмо (документ, выписываемый банком-эмитентом и предоставляющий другому банку полномочия по выплате определенной суммы лицу (бенефициару), указанному в документе, если данное лицо выполнит необходимые условия, как правило, предоставит документы, подтверждающие отправку товара)COMBS:
opening [issue\] of a letter of credit — выставление [открытие, выдача\] аккредитива
to issue [to open\] a letter of credit — выставлять [открывать, выдавать\] аккредитив
Syn:credit 1. 4)See:acceptance letter of credit, advised letter of credit, anticipatory letter of credit, back-to-back letter of credit, circular letter of credit, clean letter of credit, commercial letter of credit, confirmed letter of credit, date letter of credit, deferred payment letter of credit, direct letter of credit, direct pay letter of credit, divisible letter of credit, documentary letter of credit, export letter of credit, import letter of credit, irrevocable letter of credit, letter of credit at sight, negotiable letter of credit, negotiation letter of credit, non-operative letter of credit, non-transferable letter of credit, performance letter of credit, restricted letter of credit, revocable letter of credit, revolving letter of credit, sight letter of credit, stand-by letter of credit, straight letter of credit, time letter of credit, transferable letter of credit, traveller's letter of credit, unconfirmed letter of credit, usance letter of credit, letter of credit issuing bank, issuing bank 1), beneficiary 1), в account party, shipping documents, Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, advising bank, confirming bank, negotiating bank, accepting bank, nominated bank, paying bank, authority to pay, waiver of discrepancies
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letter of credit; L/C; LOC аккредитив ("кредитное письмо"): 1) инструмент или документ, выпущенный банком и гарантирующий векселя клиента до определенной суммы в течение оговоренного срока; заменяет банковский кредит и элиминирует риск продавца товаров; приказ банка корреспонденту за границей выплатить определенную сумму указанному лицу (напр., в форме учета векселей); форма платежа во внешней торговле: экспортер оговаривает в контракте открытие импортером аккредитива в его пользу с оплатой при предъявлении отгрузочных документов; 2) обязательство банка погасить ценные бумаги клиента в случае банкротства последнего; при любой форме аккредитива банк берет на себя обязательство в пользу клиента; см. commercial/ confirmed/ direct-pay/ documentary/ irrevocable/ limited/ performance/ revocable/ revolving/ stand-by/ traveler's letter of credit.* * *Банки/Банковские операциипоручение одного кредитного учреждения другому произвести оплату товарно-транспортных документов за отгруженный товар или выплатить предъявителю аккредитива определенную сумму денегabbrL/C -
11 приём
1) General subject: acceptance, administration, admission, admittance, appointment (у врача), bout, consultation, crush (гостей), device, dodge, dose, draught, engagement, enlistment, enrolment (в члены организации, в школу), entertainment (гостей), expedient, guest-night, intake, levee (гостей), method, movement, procedure, public function (часто public или social function), quarter, receiving (сигналов), receiving line, reception, recipiency, sitting, social, social function (официальный приём гостей), stroke, stroke-oar, surgery (у врача), tack, taking, welcome, welcome (гостя), wingding, audience, (при переговорах по рации) 10-4, ten-four (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=10-4), sleight (в борьбе, в самообороне), skill (в комп. играх. - боевой прием), court (светский), gathering (собрание), admitting, ruse, pattern, know-how (some contexts), gimmick, presort2) Aviation: aural reception, over3) Medicine: attendance (у врача), maneuver, practice, (препарата) contact6) Military: modality, (строевой) movement, pickup, reception (пополнений), social gathering8) Agriculture: acceptance (напр. пищи), practice (ы)9) Construction: observation, (рабочий) technique10) Mathematics: mode, stage, step, stratagem, subterfuge11) Railway term: after admission12) Law: technique13) Economy: employment (на работу), enrollment (в члены организации), technics14) Accounting: admission (в товарищество; partnership; Противоположным является withdrawal выход (из товарищества))15) Architecture: way16) Diplomatic term: equivocation, greeting, ploy, reception (гостей, официальных представителей и т.п.), stunt, welcome (гостей)17) Forestry: felling (in shelterwood system)18) Telecommunications: stacking19) Textile: taking-in21) Information technology: accepting, hook, recept, registration23) Sociology: party24) Astronautics: receive25) Geophysics: recording26) Police term: out (сигнал окончания сеанса связи)27) Advertising: enrollment28) Business: guest night29) Network technologies: Receive data (Стандартный аппаратный сигнал RS-232C для переноса данных от одного устройства к другому. Обозначается также Rx или Rxd), hookup30) Polymers: collection (волокна)31) Automation: (технологический) process32) Chemical weapons: charging, loading, techniques33) Makarov: administration (лекарственного средства), admission (в организацию, учебное заведение и т.п.), adoption, approach, dose (лекарственного средства), enrollment (в члены организации, в школу и т.п.), intake (лекарственного средства), maneuver (процедура, манёвр), reception (больных), recipience, social (членов клуба, общества), strategy, twist, whing-ding34) Security: reception (информации; сигналов) -
12 прием
1) General subject: acceptance, administration, admission, admittance, appointment (у врача), bout, consultation, crush (гостей), device, dodge, dose, draught, engagement, enlistment, enrolment (в члены организации, в школу), entertainment (гостей), expedient, guest-night, intake, levee (гостей), method, movement, procedure, public function (часто public или social function), quarter, receiving (сигналов), receiving line, reception, recipiency, sitting, social, social function (официальный приём гостей), stroke, stroke-oar, surgery (у врача), tack, taking, welcome, welcome (гостя), wingding, audience, (при переговорах по рации) 10-4, ten-four (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=10-4), sleight (в борьбе, в самообороне), skill (в комп. играх. - боевой прием), court (светский), gathering (собрание), admitting, ruse, pattern, know-how (some contexts), gimmick, presort2) Aviation: aural reception, over3) Medicine: attendance (у врача), maneuver, practice, (препарата) contact6) Military: modality, (строевой) movement, pickup, reception (пополнений), social gathering8) Agriculture: acceptance (напр. пищи), practice (ы)9) Construction: observation, (рабочий) technique10) Mathematics: mode, stage, step, stratagem, subterfuge11) Railway term: after admission12) Law: technique13) Economy: employment (на работу), enrollment (в члены организации), technics14) Accounting: admission (в товарищество; partnership; Противоположным является withdrawal выход (из товарищества))15) Architecture: way16) Diplomatic term: equivocation, greeting, ploy, reception (гостей, официальных представителей и т.п.), stunt, welcome (гостей)17) Forestry: felling (in shelterwood system)18) Telecommunications: stacking19) Textile: taking-in21) Information technology: accepting, hook, recept, registration23) Sociology: party24) Astronautics: receive25) Geophysics: recording26) Police term: out (сигнал окончания сеанса связи)27) Advertising: enrollment28) Business: guest night29) Network technologies: Receive data (Стандартный аппаратный сигнал RS-232C для переноса данных от одного устройства к другому. Обозначается также Rx или Rxd), hookup30) Polymers: collection (волокна)31) Automation: (технологический) process32) Chemical weapons: charging, loading, techniques33) Makarov: administration (лекарственного средства), admission (в организацию, учебное заведение и т.п.), adoption, approach, dose (лекарственного средства), enrollment (в члены организации, в школу и т.п.), intake (лекарственного средства), maneuver (процедура, манёвр), reception (больных), recipience, social (членов клуба, общества), strategy, twist, whing-ding34) Security: reception (информации; сигналов) -
13 dur
dur, e [dyʀ]1. adjectiveb. [problème, travail, parcours] hard• dur à manier/croire hard to handle/believed. ( = sévère) hard ; [loi, critique] harsh• être dur avec or pour or envers qn to be hard on sbe. ( = insensible) [personne] hard2. adverb3. masculine noun► en dur4. feminine noun* * *
1.
dure dyʀ adjectif1) ( difficile à entamer) [matériau, pain, siège, matelas] hard; [viande] tough; ( rigide) [pinceau, poil, cuir, carton] stiff; [brosse à dents] hard; [plastique] rigid; [ressort] hard2) ( malaisé à manipuler) [fermeture, poignée, pédale] stiff; [direction, volant] heavy3) ( résistant) [personne]elle est dure à la tâche or au travail — she's a hard worker
4) ( anguleux) [profil, traits] hard5) ( blessant) [son, voix, ton, parole, lumière, couleur] harsh6) ( hostile) [visage, expression] severe7) ( intransigeant) [parents, patron] ( en général) hard; ( à l'occasion) harsh; [régime] hard; [faction, politique] hardline (épith)il est très dur avec ses élèves — ( comme défaut) he's very hard on his pupils
il est dur mais juste — ( comme qualité) he's tough but fair
la droite/gauche dure — the hard Right/Left
8) ( contraignant) [loi naturelle, conditions de vie] harsh; [conditions de crédit, termes de sécurité] tough9) ( éprouvant) [métier] gén hard; ( physiquement) tough; [climat, nécessité] harsh; [concurrence, sport, ascension] hard, tough10) ( difficile) [examen, problème] hard11) ( sans fard) [film, reportage] hard-hitting (épith)12) ( calcaire) [eau] hard
2.
nom masculin, féminin1) ( personne solide) tough nut (colloq)
3.
adverbe [travailler, frapper] hard
4.
nom masculin permanent structure
5.
à la dure locution adverbiale the hard way••être dur d'oreille — (sl) to be hard of hearing
avoir la tête dure — ( obstiné) to be stubborn; ( obtus) to be dense
avoir la vie dure — [insectes] to be difficult to get rid of; [habitude, préjugé] to die hard
* * *dyʀ dur, -e1. adj1) (pierre, siège) hard, (viande) tough2) (travail, problème) hard3) (lumière, voix, climat) harsh4) (= sévère) (= maître) hard, (= discipline) harsh5) (= cruel) hard, hard-hearted6) (porte, col) stiff2. adv3. nm/f(= personne) tough guy4. nmen dur (bâtiment, installations) ; une construction en dur — a permanent structure
5. nfà la dure [élever un enfant] — the hard way, [dormir] rough
sur la dure [dormir] — rough
* * *A adj3 ( rigide) [pinceau, poil, cuir, carton] stiff; [brosse à dents] hard; [plastique] rigid; [ressort] hard;4 ( sans confort) [banquette, siège, matelas] hard;5 ( malaisé à manipuler) [fermeture, poignée, pédale] stiff; [direction, volant] heavy; dur à ouvrir/tourner hard to open/to turn;6 ( résistant) [personne] dur au mal tough; elle est dure à la fatigue she doesn't tire easily; elle est dure à la tâche or au travail she's a hard worker; elle est dure à la douleur she can stand a lot of pain;8 ( blessant) [son, voix, ton, parole, lumière, couleur] harsh; il n'y a pas de mots assez durs pour condamner… there are no words harsh enough to condemn…;9 ( hostile) [visage, expression] severe; elle lui a jeté un regard dur she gave him/her a severe look;10 ( intransigeant) [parents, patron] ( en général) hard; ( à l'occasion) harsh; [régime] hard; [faction, politique] hardline ( épith); il est très dur avec ses élèves ( comme défaut) he's very hard on his pupils; il est dur mais juste ( comme qualité) he's tough but fair; la droite/gauche dure the hard Right/Left; ⇒ noyau;11 ( contraignant) [loi naturelle, conditions de vie] harsh; [conditions de crédit, termes de sécurité] tough;12 ( éprouvant) [métier] gén hard ( physiquement) tough; [climat, nécessité] harsh; [concurrence, sport, ascension] hard, tough; cela a été une dure épreuve it was quite an ordeal; l'hiver a été très dur cette année it's been a very hard winter this year; le plus dur sera de faire the hardest thing will be to do; le plus dur est passé/reste à faire the hardest part is over/is still to come; il a fait le plus dur du travail hier he did the hardest part of the work yesterday; c'est dur de se lever si tôt it's hard to get up so early; ce fut très dur pour lui de faire it was very hard for him to do; c'est la dure réalité it's the grim reality; les temps sont durs times are hard; dur, dur○! it's tough!;13 ( difficile) [examen, problème] hard; pour moi, le plus dur c'est la syntaxe for me, the hardest thing is syntax; dur à hard to; dur à résoudre/admettre hard to solve/admit; il est dur à supporter he's heavy going;15 ( calcaire) [eau] hard;18 Naut [mer] choppy.B nm,f1 ( personne solide) tough nut○, tough cookie○; jouer les durs to act tough; c'est un dur de durs he's a real tough nut○;C adv [travailler, frapper] hard; ça tape dur aujourd'hui○ [soleil] it's boiling hot today; ça grimpe○ dur! it's a hell○ of a climb!; ⇒ fer.D nm permanent structure; construire en dur to build a permanent structure; construction en dur permanent structure.F dures nfpl en faire voir de dures à ses parents to give one's parents a hard time; en dire de dures à qn to say cruel things to sb.dur à cuire tough nut○ ou cookie○.dur comme (de la) pierre [objet] rock-hard ( épith); [cœur, personne] as hard as nails; être dur d'oreille or de la feuille◑ to be hard of hearing; avoir la tête dure ( obstiné) to be stubborn; ( obtus) to be dense; avoir la vie dure [insectes] to be difficult to get rid of; [habitude, préjugé] to die hard; elle a la vie dure ( pas facile) she has a hard life; ( résistante) she keeps hanging on; mener la vie dure à qn to give sb a hard time; la vie est dure it's a hard life.dur comme du bois ou le marbre ou le roc rock-hardle plus dur dans l'histoire, c'est de comprendre ce qui s'est passé the hardest part of the whole business is understanding what really happened3. [pénible à supporter - climat] harshdur dur (familier) : pas de congé?/plus de café? dur dur! no time off?/no coffee left? that's a blow!4. [cruel]ne sois pas dur avec lui don't be nasty to ou tough on him5. [rude, froid] harsh6. [endurci] toughil est dur au travail ou à l'ouvrage he's a hard workeravoir le cœur dur to have a heart of stone, to be hardhearted7. [intransigeant] hardla droite/gauche dure the hard right/left————————, dure [dyr] nom masculin, nom féminin————————adverbe1. [avec force] hardil a tapé ou frappé dur he hit hardil travaille dur sur son nouveau projet he's working hard ou he's hard at work on his new projectil croit dur comme fer qu'elle va revenir he believes doggedly ou he's adamant that she'll come back2. [avec intensité]————————dures nom féminin pluriel(familier) [histoires, moments]————————à la dure locution adverbiale————————en dur locution adjectivaleconstruction/maison en dur building/house built with non-temporary materials————————sur la dure locution adverbiale -
14 favour
1. noun• do me a favour and... sois gentil,...b. ( = approval) to be in favour être en faveur• to find favour with sb [person] s'attirer les bonnes grâces de qn ; [suggestion] gagner l'approbation de qn• they voted in favour of accepting the pay offer ils ont voté en faveur de la proposition salarialec. ( = advantage) faveur fd. ( = partiality) faveur fa. ( = be in favour of) [+ idea, option] être partisan deb. ( = prefer) [+ person] préférer ; [+ candidate, pupil] montrer une préférence pourc. ( = help) favoriser* * *1.GB, favor US ['feɪvə(r)] noun1) ( approval)to regard somebody/something with favour — considérer quelqu'un/quelque chose avec bienveillance
to win/lose favour with somebody — s'attirer/perdre les bonnes grâces de quelqu'un
to be out of favour with somebody — [person] ne plus être dans les bonnes grâces de quelqu'un; [idea, method] ne plus être en vogue auprès de quelqu'un
to fall ou go out of favour — [idea, method] passer de mode
2) ( kindness) service mthey're not doing themselves any favours — ils desservent leur (propre) cause ( by doing en faisant)
to ask a favour of somebody —
to return a favour — lit
to return the favour — iron rendre la pareille ( by doing en faisant)
3) ( advantage)2. 3.to be in somebody's favour — [situation] être avantageux pour quelqu'un; [financial rates, wind] être favorable à quelqu'un
transitive verb1) ( prefer) être pour [method, solution]; préférer [clothing, colour]; être partisan de [political party, course of action]to favour somebody — gen montrer une préférence pour quelqu'un; ( unfairly) accorder un traitement de faveur à quelqu'un
2) ( benefit) [plans, circumstances] favoriser; [law, balance of power] privilégier4.favoured past participle adjective gen favori/-ite; ( most likely) [date, plan, view] privilégié5.in favour of prepositional phrase1) ( on the side of) en faveur deto be in favour of somebody/something — être pour quelqu'un/quelque chose
to speak in favour of — soutenir [motion]
to come out in favour of — exprimer son soutien à [plan, person]
2) ( to the advantage of)to decide in somebody's favour — gen donner raison à quelqu'un; Law donner gain de cause à quelqu'un
3) ( out of preference for) [reject] au profit de -
15 task
2) задача ( программный модуль)•- active task
- agent task
- attached task
- background task
- back-office task
- calling task
- common task
- communication task
- consumer task
- current task
- dormant task
- image task
- in-between task
- initiating task
- job step task
- job support task
- listening task
- main task
- master task
- originating task
- partner task
- producer task
- reading task
- region control task
- scheduled task
- sender task
- slave task
- sleeping task
- spurious task
- system task
- target task
- terminal task
- third-party task
- transporter task
- video task
- writing taskEnglish-Russian dictionary of computer science and programming > task
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16 shame
[ʃeɪm] 1. сущ.1)а) стыдshame! / (fie) for shame! — стыдно!
awful / crying / dirty shame — ужасный стыд, чудовищный позор
to feel shame at smth. — стыдиться чего-л.
His cheeks burned with shame. — Его щёки горели от стыда.
They felt shame at accepting bribes. — Они стыдились брать взятки.
To my shame, I never did help them. — К стыду своему, я им действительно никогда не помогал.
It's a shame to waste so much time. / It's a shame wasting so much time. — Стыдно тратить зря так много времени.
They were filled with a deep shame at the actions taken by their government. — Им было очень стыдно за действия своего правительства.
б) позор; бесчестиеto bring shame (up)on / to smb. — бросать тень на кого-л., опозорить кого-л.
•Syn:2) разг. досада; неприятностьWhat a shame that you couldn't come to party. — Как жаль, что вы не смогли прийти на вечер.
It's a great shame that we have had to cancel the concert. — Ужасно досадно, что нам пришлось отменить концерт.
Syn:2. гл.1)а) стыдить; пристыдитьIt shames me that I treated her so badly. — Мне стыдно, что я так плохо обращался с ней.
б) ( shame into) пристыдить и заставить сделать (что-л.)It did not take long to shame the boy into a change of behaviour. — Потребовалось немного времени, чтобы пристыдить мальчика и заставить его изменить поведение.
в) ( shame out of) пристыдить и заставить отказаться (от чего-л.)She is trying to shame her husband out of drinking. — Она старается пристыдить мужа и заставить его не пить.
2) срамить; позоритьTheir behaviour has shamed the whole school. — Их поведение опозорило всю школу.
Syn:disgrace 2., compromise 2.Our neighbour's garden shames ours. — Наш сад сильно уступает саду нашего соседа.
••to tell / say the truth and shame the devil — сказать всю правду
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17 slow
slow [sləʊ](a) (not fast → movements, runner, speed, service, traffic) lent;∎ he's a slow worker il travaille lentement;∎ it's slow work c'est un travail qui n'avance pas vite ou de longue haleine;∎ to make slow progress (in work, on foot) avancer lentement;∎ it was slow going, the going was slow ça n'avançait pas;∎ a slow dance un slow;∎ with slow steps d'un pas lent;∎ we had a painfully slow journey le voyage a duré un temps fou;∎ the pace of life is slow on vit au ralenti;∎ you're very slow today tu es très lent aujourd'hui;∎ you were a bit slow there là, tu t'es laissé prendre de vitesse;∎ the fog was slow to clear le brouillard a mis longtemps à se dissiper;∎ he was rather slow to make up or in making up his mind il a mis assez longtemps à se décider;∎ she wasn't slow to offer her help/in accepting the cheque elle ne se fit pas prier pour proposer son aide/pour accepter le chèque;∎ I was rather slow to understand or in understanding il m'a fallu assez longtemps pour comprendre;∎ she's very slow to anger il lui en faut beaucoup pour se mettre en colère;∎ the company was slow to get off the ground la société a été lente à démarrer;∎ British to be slow off the mark (to start) être lent à démarrer; (to understand) être dur à la détente;∎ familiar to be as slow as British treacle or American molasses (in winter) être lent comme un escargot ou une tortue□ ;∎ proverb slow and steady wins the race rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir à point(b) (slack → business, market) calme;∎ business is slow les affaires ne marchent pas fort;∎ slow economic growth une faible croissance économique(c) (intellectually) lent;∎ he's a slow learner/reader il apprend/lit lentement;∎ they're rather slow in that class les élèves de cette classe sont assez lents(d) (dull → evening, film, party) ennuyeux∎ your watch is (half an hour) slow ta montre retarde (d'une demi-heure)∎ bake in a slow oven faire cuire à four doux∎ to do a slow burn sentir la colère monter□2 adverblentement;∎ go a bit slower ralentissez un peu;∎ the clock is going or running slow l'horloge prend du retard;∎ Industry to go slow faire une grève perlée;∎ slow (road marking) ralentir;∎ Nautical slow ahead/astern! en avant/arrière doucement!ralentir;∎ these drugs slow the heart rate ces médicaments ralentissent le rythme cardiaque;∎ the mud slowed our progress la boue nous a ralentis;∎ I slowed the horse to a trot j'ai mis le cheval au trot►► Cookery slow burner feu m doux;slow cooker mijoteuse f;British slow handclap applaudissements mpl rythmés (pour montrer sa désapprobation);∎ they gave him the slow handclap ≃ ils l'ont sifflé;slow match mèche f à combustion lente;Cinema & Television slow motion ralenti m;∎ in slow motion au ralenti;Music slow movement mouvement m lent;Physics slow neutron neutron m lent;Sport slow pitch slow pitch m (sport proche du softball);Technology slow running ralenti m;slow train omnibus m;Medicine slow virus virus m lentralentir;∎ the roadworks slowed us down considerably les travaux nous ont considérablement ralentis;∎ having to write the addresses by hand slowed the work down le fait de devoir écrire les adresses à la main a ralenti le travail;∎ production is slowed down during the winter pendant l'hiver, la production tourne au ralenti;∎ I'll only slow you down je vais vous retarder∎ if he doesn't slow down he'll have a heart attack s'il ne ralentit pas le rythme il va faire une crise cardiaque;∎ slow down! moins vite!;∎ growth slowed down in the second quarter il y a eu une diminution ou un ralentissement de la croissance au cours du deuxième trimestre
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