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[plot] 1. noun1) (a plan, especially for doing something evil; a conspiracy: a plot to assassinate the President.) zarota2) (the story of a play, novel etc: The play has a very complicated plot.) zaplet3) (a small piece of land eg for use as a gardening area or for building a house on.) parcela2. verb1) (to plan to bring about (something evil): They were plotting the death of the king.) snovati zaroto2) (to make a plan, map, graph etc of: The navigator plotted the course of the ship.) načrtovati* * *I [plɔt]nounmajhen kos zemljišča, parcela; (zlasti American) gradbeni načrt, načrt, tloris, grafični prikaz; spletka, zarota; zasnova, razplet, zaplet, zgodba (drame, romana itd.)II [plɔt]1.transitive verbnapraviti načrt, planirati, zasnovati; načrtati, napisati, registrirati (priprava); grafično prikazati; trasirati, zakoličiti; razkosati zemljišče, parcelirati ( out); kovati spletke, snovati zaroto; razviti, razplesti, zasnovati (roman, dramo);2.intransitive verbsodelovati v zaroti, zarotiti se ( against proti) -
122 proof
[pru:f]1) ((a piece of) evidence, information etc that shows definitely that something is true: We still have no proof that he is innocent.) dokaz2) (a first copy of a printed sheet, that can be corrected before the final printing: She was correcting the proofs of her novel.) krtačni odtis3) (in photography, the first print from a negative.) poskusna kopija•- - proof* * *I [pru:f]noundokaz, potrdilo; juridically dokaz, dokazilo, (pismena) izjava prič; poskus, preizkus (tudi mathematics technical); printing krtačni odtis; photography poskusna kopija; poskusno kovanje (kovancev); standardna količina alkohola, predpisan odstotek alkohola; military preizkus strelnega orožjaproof to the contrary — nasproten dokaz, protidokazproof positive — jasen, nedvoumen dokazthe proof of the pudding is in the eating — kakovost spoznamo šele, ko se o njej sami prepričamoprinting clean proof — pregledna polaprinting to correct proofs — opraviti korekturoabove (under) proof — z večjim (manjšim) odstotkom alkohola, kot je predpisanoII [pru:f]adjectivetrden, odporen ( against proti), neprodušen, neprepusten; varen, zavarovan (npr. pred vremenom; against); figuratively nedostopen; poskusen, preizkušen, potrjen; vsebujoč predpisan odstotek alkohola, v redu; American ki ima predpisan odstotek zlata ali srebra (kovanec)fire-proof — odporen proti ognju, nezgorljiv, nevnetljivIII [pru:f]transitive verbimpregnirati -
123 west
[west] 1. noun1) (the direction in which the sun sets or any part of the earth lying in that direction: They travelled towards the west; The wind is blowing from the west; in the west of Britain.) zahod2) ((often with capital: also W) one of the four main points of the compass.) zahod2. adjective1) (in the west: She's in the west wing of the hospital.) zahoden2) (from the direction of the west: a west wind.) zahoden3. adverb(towards the west: The cliffs face west.) zahodno- westerly- western 4. noun(a film or novel about the Wild West: Most westerns are about cowboys and Red Indians.) vestern- westward
- westwards
- westward
- go west
- the West
- the Wild West* * *I [west]1.nounzahod, zapad; zahodni del (dežele, države, kontinenta); zahodne dežele, okcident; poetically zahodni veterthe West — Zapad, Zahodne dežele; history zahodno rimsko cesarstvo; poetically zahodni veter; American Zapad (področje zahodno od Mississipija)to tour in the west of France — potovati po zahodni Franciji;2.adjectivezahoden, zapadenWest End — zahodni, aristokratski del Londonafiguratively west end — imenitna mestna četrtWest Indies — Antilji;3.adverbzahodno, zapadno; proti zahodudue west — točno, ravno na zahod, z zahodato go west slang umretiII [west]intransitive verbiti proti zahodu; zaiti (sonce) -
124 ritmo
m rhythm* * *ritmo s.m.1 (mus., metrica) rhythm: ballare un ritmo sudamericano, to dance to a South American rhythm; il ritmo narrativo di un romanzo, the narrative rhythm of a novel; il ritmo delle stagioni, the rhythm of the seasons; il ritmo cardiaco, the cardiac rhythm2 ( tasso) rate, pace: il ritmo delle nascite, the birth rate; lavora a un ritmo sostenuto, he works at a fast rate; ritmo di lavoro, work pace; aumentare i ritmi di produzione, to increase the rate of production // (econ.): ritmo dell'inflazione, inflation rate; ritmo di espansione, expansion rate; ritmo di sviluppo, pace of development3 (inform.) clock time; clock cycle; rate.* * *['ritmo]sostantivo maschile1) letter. mus. rhythm2) (andamento) (di crescita, produzione) rate; (di passo, vita, cambiamento) pace•* * *ritmo/'ritmo/sostantivo m.1 letter. mus. rhythm; ballare a ritmo di samba to dance to the rhythm of a samba2 (andamento) (di crescita, produzione) rate; (di passo, vita, cambiamento) pace; tenere il ritmo to keep up with the pace; a pieno ritmo at full steam; trovare il ritmo giusto to get into one's stride; al ritmo di at the rate ofritmo biologico biorhythm; ritmo cardiaco heart rate. -
125 period
1. nounthe Classical / Romantic / Renaissance period — die Klassik/Romantik/Renaissance
of the period — (of the time under discussion) der damaligen Zeit
over a period [of time] — über einen längeren Zeitraum
showers and bright periods — (Meteorol.) Schauer und Aufheiterungen
3) (Sch.) Stunde, diehave her/a period — ihre Periode od. Regel od. (ugs. verhüll.) Tage haben
5) (punctuation mark) Punkt, derwe can't pay higher wages, period — wir können keine höheren Löhne zahlen, da ist nichts zu machen
7) (Geol.) Periode, die2. adjectivezeitgenössisch [Tracht, Kostüm]; Zeit[roman, -stück]; antik [Möbel]* * *['piəriəd] 1. noun2) (a stage in the Earth's development, an artist's development, in history etc: the Pleistocene period; the modern period.) das Zeitalter3) (the punctuation mark (.), put at the end of a sentence; a full stop.)), put at the end of a sentence; a full stop.der Punkt2. adjective(of furniture, costumes etc) of or from the same or appropriate time in history; antique or very old: period costumes; His house is full of period furniture (=antique furniture). zeitgeschichtlich, Stil...- academic.ru/54621/periodic">periodic- periodically
- periodical 3. adjective(see periodic.)* * *pe·ri·od[ˈpɪəriəd, AM ˈpɪr-]I. nhe was unemployed for a long \period [of time] er war lange [Zeit] arbeitslos\period of gestation Schwangerschaftsdauer f\period of grace Nachfrist ffor a \period of three months für die Dauer von drei Monaten\periods of sun sonnige Abschnittetrial \period Probezeit fwithin the agreed \period innerhalb der festgelegten Frista fixed \period eine festgelegte Fristwhat have you got [in] third \period? was hast du in der dritten Stunde?3. (time in life, history, development) Zeit f; (distinct time) Zeitabschnitt m, Periode f geh; (phase) Phase fincubation \period Inkubationszeit f\period of office Amtszeit fcolonial \period Kolonialzeit fDali's surrealistic \period Dalis surrealistische Periodethe Victorian \period das viktorianische Zeitalterof the \period der damaligen ZeitPrecambrian \period Präkambrium nt fachsprshe missed her \period ihre Periode ist ausgebliebento get/have one's \period seine Periode bekommen/habenyou are not getting into the team, \period! du kommst nicht in die Mannschaft, Punkt, aus!1. (of an earlier period) chair, clothing, vase historisch; (set in an earlier period) drama, novel historisch2. (concerning menstruation) cramps, days Menstruations-\period pain Menstruationsschmerzen pl* * *['pIərɪəd]nfor a period of eight weeks/two hours — für eine (Zeit)dauer or einen Zeitraum von acht Wochen/zwei Stunden
at that period (of my life) — zu diesem Zeitpunkt (in meinem Leben)
I don't know anything about American literature period (esp US) — ich habe überhaupt keine Ahnung von amerikanischer Literatur
I'm not going period! (esp US) — ich gehe nicht, Schluss or und damit basta (inf)!
4) (= menstruation) Periode f, Monatsblutung f, Tage pl (inf)* * *period [ˈpıərıəd]A s1. Periode f, Zyklus m, regelmäßige Wiederkehr2. Periode f, Zeit(dauer) f, -raum m, -spanne f, Frist f:period of appeal Berufungsfrist;period of exposure FOTO Belichtungszeit;period of incubation MED Inkubationszeit;period of office Amtsdauer f;period of pressure SPORT Drangperiode;period of validity Gültigkeitsdauer f;the Reformation period die Reformationszeit;for a period für einige Zeit;the fashion of the period die augenblickliche Mode;a girl of the period ein modernes Mädchen4. ASTRON Umlaufzeit f5. SCHULE (Unterrichts)Stunde f6. SPORT Spielabschnitt m, z. B. Eishockey: Drittel n7. ELEK, PHYS Periode f, Schwingdauer f11. (Sprech)Pause f, Absatz m12. LINGa) besonders US Punkt mb) Gliedersatz m, Satzgefüge nc) allg wohlgefügter SatzB adja) zeitgeschichtlich, -genössisch, historisch, Zeit…b) Stil…:a period play ein Zeitstück n;period furniture Stilmöbel pl;period house Haus n im Zeitstil;period dress historisches Kostümper. abk1. period2. person Pers.* * *1. nounthe Classical / Romantic / Renaissance period — die Klassik/Romantik/Renaissance
of the period — (of the time under discussion) der damaligen Zeit
over a period [of time] — über einen längeren Zeitraum
showers and bright periods — (Meteorol.) Schauer und Aufheiterungen
3) (Sch.) Stunde, diehave her/a period — ihre Periode od. Regel od. (ugs. verhüll.) Tage haben
5) (punctuation mark) Punkt, derwe can't pay higher wages, period — wir können keine höheren Löhne zahlen, da ist nichts zu machen
7) (Geol.) Periode, die2. adjectivezeitgenössisch [Tracht, Kostüm]; Zeit[roman, -stück]; antik [Möbel]* * *Zeitabschnitt m. (school) n.Unterrichtsstunde f. n.Frist -en f.Periode -n f.Schwingungszeit f.Zeitraum -¨e m. -
126 suggest
1. transitive verb1) (propose) vorschlagenhe suggested going to the cinema — er schlug vor, ins Kino zu gehen
2) (assert)are you trying to suggest that he is lying? — wollen Sie damit sagen, dass er lügt?
he suggested that the calculation was incorrect — er sagte, die Rechnung sei falsch
I suggest that... — (Law) ich unterstelle, dass...
3) (make one think of) suggerieren; [Symptome, Tatsachen:] schließen lassen auf (+ Akk.)2. reflexive verbsuggest itself [to somebody] — [Möglichkeiten, Ausweg:] sich [jemandem] anbieten; [Gedanke:] sich [jemandem] aufdrängen
* * *[sə'‹est, ]( American also[) səɡ-]1) (to put (an idea etc) before another person etc for consideration; to propose: He suggested a different plan; I suggest doing it a different way; She suggested to me one or two suitable people for the committee; I suggest that we have lunch now.) vorschlagen2) (to put (an idea etc) into a person's mind; to hint: Are you suggesting that I'm too old for the job?; An explanation suddenly suggested itself to me.) andeuten•- academic.ru/71911/suggestion">suggestion* * *sug·gestvt1. (propose)▪ to \suggest sth [to sb] [jdm] etw vorschlagenmight I \suggest a white wine with your salmon, sir? darf ich Ihnen zum Lachs einen Weißwein empfehlen, mein Herr?what time do you \suggest we arrive? was meinst du, wann wir dort ankommen?can you \suggest where I might find a chemist's? können Sie mir vielleicht sagen, wo ich eine Drogerie finden kann?▪ to \suggest [to sb] that... [jdm] vorschlagen, dass...what do you \suggest we do with them? was, meinst du, sollen wir mit ihnen machen?▪ to \suggest doing sth vorschlagen, etw zu tunto \suggest an idea to sb jdm eine Idee vortragen2. (indicate)the footprints \suggest that... den Fußspuren nach zu urteilen,..., die Fußspuren lassen darauf schließen, dass...3. (indirectly state)▪ to \suggest that... darauf hindeuten, dass...I'm not \suggesting that you were flirting with Adrian, but... ich will ja nicht behaupten, dass du mit Adrian geflirtet hast, aber...are you \suggesting that...? willst du damit sagen, dass...?▪ to \suggest sth etw nahelegenhis story \suggested the plot for a new novel seine Geschichte lieferte die Handlung für einen neuen Romanto \suggest an idea/a thought eine Idee/einen Gedanken aufkommen lassen5. (come to mind)does anything \suggest itself? fällt euch dazu etwas ein?* * *[sə'dZest]1. vt1) (= propose) candidate, place, idea etc vorschlagenare you suggesting I should tell a deliberate lie? — soll das heißen, dass ich bewusst lügen soll?
2) (= put forward for consideration) explanation, theory nahelegen, vorbringenI suggest (to you) that... (esp Jur) — ich möchte (Ihnen) nahelegen, dass...
3) (= insinuate, hint at) andeuten; (unpleasantly) unterstellenwhat are you trying to suggest? —
I'm not trying to suggest that he's lying — ich will damit nicht unterstellen or sagen, dass er lügt
4) (= indicate facts, data, sb's action) andeuten, hindeuten auf (+acc); (= evoke, music, poem) denken lassen an (+acc); (symbolism, colours) andeuten5) (PSYCH)2. vr(idea, thought, plan) sich aufdrängen, sich anbieten* * *I suggest going home, I suggest (that) we (should) go home ich schlage vor heimzugehen2. eine Idee etc eingeben, -flüstern, suggerieren:to sb jemandem)suggest that … darauf hindeuten oder -weisen, dass …; darauf schließen lassen, dass …;there is evidence to suggest that … es gibt Beweise für die Annahme, dass …5. andeuten, anspielen auf (akk), sagen wollen, zu verstehen geben, die Ansicht äußern ( that dass):I suggest wenn ich bemerken darf, meiner Ansicht nachthat dass)* * *1. transitive verb1) (propose) vorschlagenhe suggested going to the cinema — er schlug vor, ins Kino zu gehen
2) (assert)are you trying to suggest that he is lying? — wollen Sie damit sagen, dass er lügt?
he suggested that the calculation was incorrect — er sagte, die Rechnung sei falsch
I suggest that... — (Law) ich unterstelle, dass...
3) (make one think of) suggerieren; [Symptome, Tatsachen:] schließen lassen auf (+ Akk.)2. reflexive verbsuggest itself [to somebody] — [Möglichkeiten, Ausweg:] sich [jemandem] anbieten; [Gedanke:] sich [jemandem] aufdrängen
* * *v.andeuten v.behaupten v.empfehlen v.(§ p.,pp.: empfahl, empfohlen)nahelegen v.suggerieren v.vorschlagen v.vorstellen v. -
127 Stone, Robert (Anthony)
(р. 1937) Стоун, Роберт (Энтони)Писатель. Известен романами о войне во Вьетнаме [ Vietnam War] и о современной американской жизни. Среди них: "В зеркалах" ["A Hall of Mirrors"] (1967) - премия Фонда Уильяма Фолкнера [William Faulkner Foundation Award] 1968 за "первый роман, ставший заметным событием" ["notable first novel"]; "Пехтура" ["Dog Soldiers"] - Национальная книжная премия 1974; "Флаг на рассвете" ["A Flag for Sunrise"] (1981); "Дети света" ["Children of the Light"] (1986) и др. В 1982 Стоун получил премию Джона Дос Пассоса по литературе [John Dos Passos prize], а также премию по литературе Американской академии [ American Academy of Arts and Letters]. После службы на флоте преподавал в Гарвардском [ Harvard University] и Принстонском университетах [ Princeton University]English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > Stone, Robert (Anthony)
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128 Welty, Eudora
(1909-2001) Уэлти, ЮдораПисательница, представительница Южной школы. В большей части ее произведений действие происходит в родном штате Миссисипи; в романах дается широкая панорама жизни на Юге, в рассказах же доминируют темы из жизни отдельных людей. За роман "Дочь оптимиста" ["The Optimist's Daughter"] (1972) награждена Пулитцеровской премией [ Pulitzer Prize]. Другие известные романы - "Свадьба в Дельте" ["Delta Wedding"] (1946), "Проигранные сражения" ["Losing Battles"] (1970). Сборники рассказов: "Зеленый занавес" ["A Curtain of Green"] (1941), "Широкая сеть" ["The Wide Net"] (1943); роман в рассказах "Золотые яблоки" ["The Golden Apples"] (1949) и др. В 1972 награждена Золотой медалью романиста [Gold Medal for the Novel] Американской академии искусств и литературы [ American Academy of Arts and Letters], в 1980 Президентской медалью свободы [ Presidential Medal of Freedom]. В 1989 выпустила альбом "Фотографии" ["Photographs"], в котором собраны снимки, сделанные ею в штате Миссисипи в период Великой депрессии [ Great Depression]English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > Welty, Eudora
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