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speə 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) spare/skåne for2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) avse3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) spare, skåne4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) skåne5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) spare på6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) spare for2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) ekstra, reserve-, til overs2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) fri-3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) reservedel2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) reservedekk•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spareknapp--------overflødigIsubst. \/speə\/1) reservedel2) reservehjulIIverb \/speə\/1) avse, unnvære• can you spare a pound?• can you spare a few minutes?2) ( stivt) skåne, spare• spare me!3) spare for, skåne for, forskåne• spare me the details, please!4) spare på, bruke sparsomt5) reservere, sette\/legge til side6) være skånsom7) være sparsom, spareenough and to spare mer enn nokspare oneself spare\/skåne seg, spare sine krefterspare oneself the trouble spare seg bryet med å, ikke gjøre seg noe besvær med åspare someone's feelings være hensynsfull overfor noens følelserspare someone's life la være å drepe noenIIIadj. \/speə\/1) ekstra, ekstra-, reserve-, til overs, i reserve, ledig• I've lost my key, do you have a spare one?2) mager• he was a tall, spare man3) sparsom, knapp, enkel, magerspare cash penger man har til overs -
102 help
I [help] nпомощь, поддержка, содействиеThe book wasn't of much help to me. — Книга мне почти не пригодилась.
He rejected all help. — Он отказался от какой-либо помощи.
We need more skilled help in the factory. — На фабрике не хватает квалифицированных рабочих
- great help- valuable help
- lady help
- home help
- mother's help
- help of various kinds
- with the help of smb
- with the help of a microscope
- accept help
- ask for help
- be of some help
- be of little help
- be no help
- be short of help
- build one's plans on smb's help
- seek help
- count on immediate help
- depend on immediate help
- do smth with the help of smth
- do smth without outside help
- engage outside help
- expect help from smb
- get friendly help
- give smb's effective help
- lean on smb for help
- need no outside help
- provide mutual help
- refuse all help
- rely on smb's help
- render emergency help
- run to smb's help
- shout for help
- stand in need of help
- turn to smb for help
- want help from neighbours II [help] v1) помогать, оказывать поддержку, содействоватьHe helped us by checking the figures. — Он нам помог тем, что проверил расчеты.
- help smb with smth- help smb to do smth
- help about the house
- help smb with his work2) угощать за столом, раскладывать едуHelp yourself to smth — Положите себе сами что-нибудь.
He helped himself to a glass of water. — Он налил себе стакан воды.
I can't help thinking that we made a mistake. — Не могу перестать думать, что мы совершили ошибку/не могу не думать, что мы совершили ошибку.
God helps those who help themselves. — ◊ На бога надейся, а сам не плошай.
ASSOCIATIONS AND IMAGERY:Глагол to help связан с образом физической или моральной поддержки своим телом или волей, что в явном виде проявляется в ряде словосочетаний, указывающих в прямом или переносном смыслах на то, чем оказана такая поддержка:You can rely on their support. — Вы можете полагаться на их поддержку.You can always lean on me. — Вы всегда можете опереться на меня.I need someone to hold my hand - I can't do it on my own. — Мне надо, чтобы кто-нибудь протянул мне руку помощи, сам я этого не смогу сделать.Let me lend you a hand. — Давайте я вам помогу.She put her life in their hands. — Она отдала свою жизнь в их руки.He needs a shoulder to complete the job in time. — Ему нужна поддержка, чтобы завершить работу во время -
103 spare
speə
1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) prescindir, pasar sin2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) disponer de3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) perdonar4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) evitar5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) escatimar6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) evitar
2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) de repuesto, de sobra2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) libre
3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) pieza de recambio, pieza de repuesto2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) rueda de recambio•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare
spare1 adj1. de repuesto / de recambio2. de sobra / sobrante / de máshave you got a spare ticket? ¿tienes una entrada de más? / ¿te sobra una entrada?spare2 vb1. dar / dejar / tenercan you spare me £10? ¿me puedes dar diez libras?can you spare me five minutes? ¿tienes cinco minutos?2. perdonar... to spare... de sobratr[speəSMALLr/SMALL]■ have you got any spare change? ¿tienes algo suelto?2 (thin, lean) enjuto,-a1 (spare part) recambio, repuesto1 (do without) prescindir de, pasar sin■ can you spare a few coins? ¿te sobran algunas monedas?■ can you spare me five minutes? ¿tienes cinco minutos?, ¿puedes dedicarme cinco minutos?2 (begrudge) escatimar3 (save, relieve) ahorrar, evitar4 literal (not harm, not kill, show mercy) perdonar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto spare de sobra■ have you got any bread to spare? ¿tienes algo de pan de sobra?to spare a thought for somebody pensar un momento en alguiento spare somebody's blushes ahorrarle un bochorno a alguien, no hacer que alguien pase vergüenzaspare part (pieza de) recambio, pieza de repuestaspare time tiempo librespare wheel rueda de recambio1) : perdonarto spare someone's life: perdonarle la vida a alguien2) save: ahorrar, evitarI'll spare you the trouble: le evitaré la molestia3) : prescindir deI can't spare her: no puedo prescindir de ellacan you spare a dollar?: ¿me das un dólar?4) stint: escatimarthey spared no expense: no repararon en gastos5)to spare : de sobraspare adj1) : de repuesto, de recambiospare tire: llanta de repuesto2) excess: de más, de sobraspare time: tiempo libre3) lean: delgadoadj.• descarnado, -a adj.• desocupado, -a adj.• disponible adj.• enjuto, -a adj.• libre adj.• sobrante adj.• sobrero, -a adj.• suelto, -a adj.n.• pieza de recambio s.f.• recambio s.m.• repuesto s.m.v.• ahorrar v.• economizar v.• escasear v.• evitar v.
I sper, speə(r)a) ( not in use) de máshave you got a spare umbrella you could lend me? — ¿tienes un paraguas de más que me puedas prestar?
have you got any spare paper o (BrE also) any paper spare? — ¿tienes un poco de papel que no te haga falta?
to go spare — (BrE colloq) ( become distraught) enloquecerse*, volverse* loco; (lit: be available) sobrar
b) ( in case of need) (before n) <key/cartridge> de repuestoc) ( free) libre
II
a) ( reserve)b) spares pl ( spare parts) (BrE) repuestos mpl or (Méx) refacciones fpl
III
1)a) ( do without)can you spare your dictionary for a moment? — ¿me permites el diccionario un momento, si no lo necesitas?
if you can spare the time — si tienes or dispones de tiempo
b) ( give)to spare (somebody) something: can you spare me a pound? ¿tienes una libra que me prestes/des?; can you spare me a few minutes? ¿tienes unos minutos?; to spare a thought for somebody — pensar* un momento en alguien
c)have you got a few minutes to spare? — ¿tienes unos minutos?
we arrived at the station with half an hour to spare — llegamos a la estación con media hora de anticipación
2)a) (keep from using, stint) (usu neg)b) (save, relieve)to spare somebody something — \<\<trouble/embarrassment\>\> ahorrarle algo a alguien
c) (show mercy, consideration toward) perdonar[spɛǝ(r)]to spare somebody's feelings — no herir* los sentimientos de alguien
1. ADJ1) (=extra) de más, de sobra; (=reserve) de reserva; (=free) librethere's a spare blanket if you're cold — hay una manta de más or de sobra si tienes frío
I always keep a bit of spare cash for emergencies — siempre guardo un poco de dinero extra para emergencias
is there a seat spare? — ¿queda algún asiento libre?
is there any milk spare? — ¿queda leche?
have you got a spare jacket I could borrow? — ¿tienes otra chaqueta para prestarme?
spare time — tiempo m libre
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to go spare * — (=be available) sobrar, quedar; (Brit) (=get angry) ponerse como loco *there are two tickets going spare — quedan or sobran dos entradas
2) (=lean) [body, build] enjuto liter3) (=sparse) liter austero, sobrio2. N1) (gen)always carry a spare in case you have a puncture — lleve siempre una rueda de recambio or repuesto por si tiene un pinchazo
3. VT1) (=make available)can you spare the time? — ¿dispones del tiempo?, ¿tienes tiempo?
I can spare you five minutes — le puedo conceder or dedicar cinco minutos
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to spare a thought for sb — pensar un momento en algn2) (=do without)can you spare this for a moment? — ¿me puedo llevar esto un momento?
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we completed the job with three days to spare — terminamos el trabajo con tres días de antelaciónI arrived at the station with two minutes/time to spare — llegué a la estación con dos minutos de antelación/con tiempo de sobra
there's enough and to spare — basta y sobra, hay más que suficiente para todos
3) (=be grudging with)they spared no expense in refurbishing the house — no repararon en or escatimaron gastos a la hora de renovar la casa
4) (=show mercy to) perdonar5) (=save) ahorrar, evitar•
I'll spare you the gory details — me ahorraré los detalles escabrosos, te evitaré los detalles escabrosos•
to spare sb the trouble of doing sth — ahorrar or evitar a algn la molestia de hacer algoblush 1., 1)I could have spared myself the trouble — podía haberme ahorrado or evitado la molestia
4.CPDspare bedroom N — cuarto m de invitados, habitación f de invitados
spare part N — (pieza f de) repuesto m, (pieza f de) recambio m, refacción f (Mex)
spare room N — cuarto m de invitados, cuarto m para las visitas
spare tyre, spare tire (US) N — (Aut) neumático m de recambio, llanta f de recambio (LAm); (Brit) hum michelín m
spare wheel N — (Aut) rueda f de repuesto or recambio
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I [sper, speə(r)]a) ( not in use) de máshave you got a spare umbrella you could lend me? — ¿tienes un paraguas de más que me puedas prestar?
have you got any spare paper o (BrE also) any paper spare? — ¿tienes un poco de papel que no te haga falta?
to go spare — (BrE colloq) ( become distraught) enloquecerse*, volverse* loco; (lit: be available) sobrar
b) ( in case of need) (before n) <key/cartridge> de repuestoc) ( free) libre
II
a) ( reserve)b) spares pl ( spare parts) (BrE) repuestos mpl or (Méx) refacciones fpl
III
1)a) ( do without)can you spare your dictionary for a moment? — ¿me permites el diccionario un momento, si no lo necesitas?
if you can spare the time — si tienes or dispones de tiempo
b) ( give)to spare (somebody) something: can you spare me a pound? ¿tienes una libra que me prestes/des?; can you spare me a few minutes? ¿tienes unos minutos?; to spare a thought for somebody — pensar* un momento en alguien
c)have you got a few minutes to spare? — ¿tienes unos minutos?
we arrived at the station with half an hour to spare — llegamos a la estación con media hora de anticipación
2)a) (keep from using, stint) (usu neg)b) (save, relieve)to spare somebody something — \<\<trouble/embarrassment\>\> ahorrarle algo a alguien
c) (show mercy, consideration toward) perdonarto spare somebody's feelings — no herir* los sentimientos de alguien
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104 handle
1. noun1) (part held) [Hand]griff, der; (of bag etc.) [Trag]griff, der; (of knife, chisel) Heft, das; Griff, der; (of axe, brush, comb, broom, saucepan) Stiel, der; (of handbag) Bügel, der; (of door) Klinke, die; (of bucket, watering can, cup, jug) Henkel, der; (of pump) Schwengel, der2. transitive verbfly off the handle — (fig. coll.) an die Decke gehen (ugs.)
‘Fragile! Handle with care!’ — "Vorsicht! Zerbrechlich!"
2) (deal with) umgehen mit [Person, Tier, Situation]; führen [Verhandlung]; erledigen [Korrespondenz, Telefonat usw.]; (cope with) fertigwerden od. zurechtkommen mit [Person, Tier, Situation]3) (control) handhaben [Fahrzeug, Flugzeug]Heathrow handles x passengers per year — in Heathrow werden pro Jahr x Passagiere abgefertigt
* * *['hændl] 1. noun(the part of an object by which it may be held or grasped: I've broken the handle off this cup; You've got to turn the handle in order to open the door.) der Griff2. verb1) (to touch or hold with the hand: Please wash your hands before handling food.) anfassen2) (to control, manage or deal with: He'll never make a good teacher - he doesn't know how to handle children.) umgehen mit4) (to treat in a particular way: Never handle animals roughly.) behandeln•- academic.ru/114899/-handled">-handled- handler
- handlebars* * *han·dle[ˈhændl̩]I. n1. (handgrip) Griff m; of a pot, basket Henkel m; of a door Klinke f, Schnalle f ÖSTERR; of a handbag Bügel m; of a broom, comb Stiel m; of a pump Schwengel mto turn a [door] \handle eine [Tür]klinke hinunterdrückenhe is knighted and has a \handle to his name er ist zum Ritter geschlagen worden und trägt [o hat] einen [Adels]titelhis meanness earned him a \handle to his name sein Geiz brachte ihm einen Beinamen ein7.▶ to get a \handle on sth (get under control) etw in den Griff bekommen; (gain understanding of) einen Zugang zu etw dat findenII. vt1. (feel, grasp)▪ to \handle sth etw anfassen“\handle with care” „Vorsicht, zerbrechlich!““\handle with care, glass!” „Vorsicht, Glas!“▪ to \handle sth etw befördern [o transportieren3.to \handle sb's affairs sich um jds Angelegenheiten kümmernto \handle sb's business jds Geschäfte führento \handle luggage Gepäck abfertigen4.can you \handle it alone? schaffst du das alleine?I'll \handle this ich mach das schon5. (treat, deal with) mit etw umgehen▪ to \handle sb mit jdm umgehenhe was \handled with great tact er wurde sehr taktvoll behandeltI find it hard to \handle this subject ich kann nur sehr schwer mit diesem Thema umgehenI just didn't know how to \handle the situation ich wusste einfach nicht, wie ich mich in dieser Situation verhalten sollte [o wie ich mit der Situation umgehen sollte]I find him hard to \handle ich komme nur schwer mit ihm zurecht6. (discuss, write about)this writer \handles the subject of pornography very sensitively dieser Autor geht sehr behutsam mit dem Thema Pornografie um7.have you ever \handled a gun before? hattest du jemals eine Pistole in der Hand?to \handle a machine eine Maschine bedienento \handle a car/motorbike safely sicher Auto/Motorrad fahren, ein Fahrzeug fahrento be able to \handle sth mit etw dat umgehen könnenwe only \handle cosmetics which have not been tested on animals wir führen nur Kosmetik[artikel] ohne Tierversuche [o tierversuchsfreie KosmetikIII. vi + adv sich handhaben lassenthis car \handles really well dieser Wagen fährt sich wirklich gut* * *['hndl]1. n1) Griff m; (of door) Klinke f, Griff m; (esp of broom, saucepan) Stiel m; (esp of basket, bucket, casserole, cup, jug etc) Henkel m; (of handbag) Griff m, Bügel m; (of pump) Schwengel m; (of car = starting handle) (Anlass- or Start)kurbel fto fly off the handle (inf) — an die Decke gehen (inf)
2) (fig: pretext) Handhabe fto have a handle to one's name — ein "von und zu" sein (inf)
2. vt"handle with care" — "Vorsicht - zerbrechlich"; "Vorsicht Glas/Blumen" etc
2) (= deal with) person, animal, plant, tool, weapon, machine, words, numbers, money etc umgehen mit; economy handhaben; legal or financial matters erledigen; legal case handhaben, bearbeiten; applicant, matter, problem sich befassen mit; material for essay etc bearbeiten, verarbeiten; (= tackle) problem, interview etc anfassen, anpacken; (= succeed in coping with) child, drunk, situation, problem, emergency fertig werden mit; (= resolve) matter erledigen; (= control) vehicle, plane, ship steuernyou have to handle this situation very carefully — in dieser Situation müssen Sie sehr behutsam vorgehen
you didn't handle the situation very well — du bist mit der Situation nicht gut fertig geworden
you have to handle these people very carefully — Sie müssen mit diesen Leuten sehr vorsichtig umgehen
a car that is easy to handle — ein Auto, das leicht zu fahren or zu steuern ist
six children are too much for one woman to handle — mit sechs Kindern kann eine Frau allein nicht fertig werden
there's a salesman at the door – I'll handle him — ein Vertreter ist an der Tür – ich werde ihn abfertigen
you keep quiet, I'll handle this — sei still, lass mich mal machen
or defense (US) — der Angeklagte beschloss, seine eigene Verteidigung zu übernehmen
who's handling the publicity for this? —
3) (COMM) types of goods, items handeln mit or in (+dat); orders bearbeiten; prescriptions ausführen; shares, securities handeln; financial affairs besorgenairport workers refused to handle goods for Uganda — die Flughafenarbeiter weigerten sich, Waren nach Uganda abzufertigen
we handle tax problems for several big companies — wir bearbeiten die Steuerangelegenheiten mehrerer großer Firmen
the millionaire has several secretaries to handle his business —
3. vi(ship, plane) sich steuern lassen; (car, motorbike) sich fahren or lenken lassen; (gun) sich handhaben lassen4. vrthey observed how the applicant handled himself — sie beobachteten, wie der Bewerber sich verhielt
* * *handle [ˈhændl]A s1. a) (Hand)Griff mb) Stiel m, Heft nc) Henkel m (am Topf etc)d) Klinke f, Drücker m (einer Tür)e) Kurbel ff) Schwengel m (einer Pumpe):handle to sb’s name umg Titel m;fly off the handle umg hochgehen, aufbrausen, wütend werdengive sb a handle jemandem eine Angriffsfläche bieten3. fig Vorwand m:serve as a handle als Vorwand dienenB v/t1. berühren, befühlen, anfassen, in Berührung kommen mit:handle the ball (Fußball) ein Handspiel begehen2. Werkzeuge etc handhaben, (geschickt) gebrauchen, hantieren oder umgehen mit, eine Maschine bedienen:handle with care behutsam umgehen mitb) etwas erledigen, durchführen, abwickelnI can handle it (him) damit (mit ihm) werde ich fertig5. Tierea) betreuenb) dressieren oder abrichten (u. vorführen)6. a) einen Boxer trainieren7. sich beschäftigen mit8. Güter befördern, weiterleiten9. WIRTSCH Handel treiben mit, handeln mitC v/i1. sich leicht etc handhaben lassen:the car handles well on bends der Wagen liegt gut in der Kurve2. sich weich etc anfühlen3. “Glass - handle with care!” „Vorsicht, Glas!“4. Fußball: ein Handspiel begehen* * *1. noun1) (part held) [Hand]griff, der; (of bag etc.) [Trag]griff, der; (of knife, chisel) Heft, das; Griff, der; (of axe, brush, comb, broom, saucepan) Stiel, der; (of handbag) Bügel, der; (of door) Klinke, die; (of bucket, watering can, cup, jug) Henkel, der; (of pump) Schwengel, der2. transitive verbfly off the handle — (fig. coll.) an die Decke gehen (ugs.)
1) (touch, feel) anfassen‘Fragile! Handle with care!’ — "Vorsicht! Zerbrechlich!"
2) (deal with) umgehen mit [Person, Tier, Situation]; führen [Verhandlung]; erledigen [Korrespondenz, Telefonat usw.]; (cope with) fertigwerden od. zurechtkommen mit [Person, Tier, Situation]3) (control) handhaben [Fahrzeug, Flugzeug]4) (process, transport) umschlagen [Fracht]* * *n.Griff -e m.Henkel - m.Klinke -n f.Stiel -e m. v.anfassen v.bedienen v.behandeln v.handhaben v.verarbeiten v. -
105 tell
tell [tel](preterite, past participle told)a. dire• I told him what/where/how/why je lui ai dit ce que/où/comment/pourquoi• I won't go, I tell you! puisque je te dis que je n'irai pas !• don't tell me you've lost it! ne me dis pas que tu l'as perdu !• I told you so! je te l'avais bien dit !• ... or so I've been told... ou du moins c'est ce qu'on m'a dit• you're telling me! (inf) à qui le dis-tu !• you tell me! je n'en sais rien !• can you tell the time? sais-tu lire l'heure ?• can you tell time? (US) sais-tu lire l'heure ?• can you tell me the time? peux-tu me dire l'heure (qu'il est) ?c. ( = know) how can I tell what he'll do? comment puis-je savoir ce qu'il va faire ?• it was impossible to tell where the bullet had entered il était impossible de dire par où la balle était entrée• you can tell he's clever by the way he talks on voit bien qu'il est intelligent à la façon dont il parled. ( = distinguish) distinguer ; ( = know) savoira. ( = know) savoir• how can I tell? comment le saurais-je ?b. ( = be talebearer) I won't tell! je ne le répéterai à personne !c. ( = have an effect) se faire sentir• their age and inexperience told against them leur âge et leur manque d'expérience militaient contre eux* * *[tel] 1.(prét, pp told) transitive verb1) gen [person] dire [lie, truth]; raconter [joke, story]; prédire [future]; [manual, gauge] indiquerto tell somebody about ou of something — parler de quelque chose à quelqu'un
to tell somebody not to do — gen dire à quelqu'un de ne pas faire; ( forbid) défendre à quelqu'un de faire
to tell somebody how to do/what to do — expliquer à quelqu'un comment faire/ce qu'il faut faire
to tell the time — [clock] indiquer or marquer l'heure; [person] lire l'heure
can you tell me the time please? — peux-tu me dire l'heure (qu'il est), s'il te plaît?
his behaviour tells us a lot about his character — son comportement nous en dit long sur sa personnalité
I told you so! —
it's true, I tell you! — puisque je te dis que c'est vrai!
2) ( deduce)you can tell a lot from the clothes people wear — la façon dont les gens s'habillent est très révélatrice
3) ( distinguish) distinguer2.how can you tell which is which? —
1) ( reveal secret)2) ( be evidence of)3) ( know for certain) savoiras ou so far as I can tell — pour autant que je sache
4) ( produce an effect)3.her inexperience told against her at the interview — son inexpérience a joué contre elle lors de son entretien
to tell oneself — se dire ( that que)
Phrasal Verbs:- tell off- tell on••tell me another! — (colloq) à d'autres! (colloq)
to tell somebody where to get off — (colloq) envoyer promener quelqu'un
you tell me! — je n'en sais rien!, à ton avis?
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106 Logic
My initial step... was to attempt to reduce the concept of ordering in a sequence to that of logical consequence, so as to proceed from there to the concept of number. To prevent anything intuitive from penetrating here unnoticed, I had to bend every effort to keep the chain of inference free of gaps. In attempting to comply with this requirement in the strictest possible way, I found the inadequacy of language to be an obstacle. (Frege, 1972, p. 104)I believe I can make the relation of my 'conceptual notation' to ordinary language clearest if I compare it to the relation of the microscope to the eye. The latter, because of the range of its applicability and because of the ease with which it can adapt itself to the most varied circumstances, has a great superiority over the microscope. Of course, viewed as an optical instrument it reveals many imperfections, which usually remain unnoticed only because of its intimate connection with mental life. But as soon as scientific purposes place strong requirements upon sharpness of resolution, the eye proves to be inadequate.... Similarly, this 'conceptual notation' is devised for particular scientific purposes; and therefore one may not condemn it because it is useless for other purposes. (Frege, 1972, pp. 104-105)To sum up briefly, it is the business of the logician to conduct an unceasing struggle against psychology and those parts of language and grammar which fail to give untrammeled expression to what is logical. He does not have to answer the question: How does thinking normally take place in human beings? What course does it naturally follow in the human mind? What is natural to one person may well be unnatural to another. (Frege, 1979, pp. 6-7)We are very dependent on external aids in our thinking, and there is no doubt that the language of everyday life-so far, at least, as a certain area of discourse is concerned-had first to be replaced by a more sophisticated instrument, before certain distinctions could be noticed. But so far the academic world has, for the most part, disdained to master this instrument. (Frege, 1979, pp. 6-7)There is no reproach the logician need fear less than the reproach that his way of formulating things is unnatural.... If we were to heed those who object that logic is unnatural, we would run the risk of becoming embroiled in interminable disputes about what is natural, disputes which are quite incapable of being resolved within the province of logic. (Frege, 1979, p. 128)[L]inguists will be forced, internally as it were, to come to grips with the results of modern logic. Indeed, this is apparently already happening to some extent. By "logic" is not meant here recursive function-theory, California model-theory, constructive proof-theory, or even axiomatic settheory. Such areas may or may not be useful for linguistics. Rather under "logic" are included our good old friends, the homely locutions "and," "or," "if-then," "if and only if," "not," "for all x," "for some x," and "is identical with," plus the calculus of individuals, event-logic, syntax, denotational semantics, and... various parts of pragmatics.... It is to these that the linguist can most profitably turn for help. These are his tools. And they are "clean tools," to borrow a phrase of the late J. L. Austin in another context, in fact, the only really clean ones we have, so that we might as well use them as much as we can. But they constitute only what may be called "baby logic." Baby logic is to the linguist what "baby mathematics" (in the phrase of Murray Gell-Mann) is to the theoretical physicist-very elementary but indispensable domains of theory in both cases. (Martin, 1969, pp. 261-262)There appears to be no branch of deductive inference that requires us to assume the existence of a mental logic in order to do justice to the psychological phenomena. To be logical, an individual requires, not formal rules of inference, but a tacit knowledge of the fundamental semantic principle governing any inference; a deduction is valid provided that there is no way of interpreting the premises correctly that is inconsistent with the conclusion. Logic provides a systematic method for searching for such counter-examples. The empirical evidence suggests that ordinary individuals possess no such methods. (Johnson-Laird, quoted in Mehler, Walker & Garrett, 1982, p. 130)The fundamental paradox of logic [that "there is no class (as a totality) of those classes which, each taken as a totality, do not belong to themselves" (Russell to Frege, 16 June 1902, in van Heijenoort, 1967, p. 125)] is with us still, bequeathed by Russell-by way of philosophy, mathematics, and even computer science-to the whole of twentieth-century thought. Twentieth-century philosophy would begin not with a foundation for logic, as Russell had hoped in 1900, but with the discovery in 1901 that no such foundation can be laid. (Everdell, 1997, p. 184)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Logic
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107 ♦ help
♦ help /hɛlp/A n.1 [uc] aiuto; assistenza; soccorso: Can I be of any help?, posso essere d'aiuto?; DIALOGO → - Clothes 1- Do you need any help?, hai bisogno di aiuto?; DIALOGO → - On the Tube- Thanks for your help, grazie per il suo aiuto; to seek help, chiedere aiuto2 rimedio; via d'uscita; scampo: There's no help for it, non c'è rimedio; ormai è fatta; non c'è scampo4 dipendente; (spec.) bracciante, impiegato; (collett.) (gli) impiegati; (il) personaleB inter.– Help!, aiuto!● (comput.) help desk, servizio di assistenza; supporto tecnico; help desk □ to cry for help, gridare aiuto □ past ( all) help, perduto; irrecuperabile □ «Help wanted» ( cartello), «cercasi personale».♦ (to) help /hɛlp/A v. t.1 aiutare; assistere; soccorrere: Can you help me (to) move this sofa?, mi aiuti a spostare questo divano?; I helped him with his homework, lo aiutai a fare i compiti; My parents helped me through college, i miei genitori mi hanno aiutato (finanziariamente) quando ero all'università; Can I help you?, posso aiutarti?; ( in un negozio, a un cliente) in che posso servirLa?; desidera? NOTA D'USO: - aiutare-2 (con compl. di moto) aiutare q. a (salire, scendere, entrare, proseguire, ecc.): I helped her back to her bed, l'aiutai a tornare a letto; He helped me down the stairs, mi ha aiutato a scendere le scale; He helped her off [on] with her coat, l'aiutò a togliersi [a mettersi] il cappotto; to help sb. to his feet, aiutare q. ad alzarsi (in piedi)3 favorire; promuovere; contribuire a; aiutare; essere utile a; giovare a: to help international cooperation, promuovere (o favorire) la cooperazione internazionale; The new measures should help keep prices down, le nuove misure dovrebbero contribuire a tenere bassi i prezzi4 alleviare; dare sollievo a; migliorare: This medicine will help your cough, questa medicina ti allevierà la tosse; His remark didn't really help things, il suo commento non ha migliorato certo le cose5 – to help sb. to st., servire, dare, versare qc. a q. ( a tavola): Can I help you to some more roast, posso servirti (o darti) ancora un po' di arrosto?6 (preceduto da can, could e generalm. in frase neg.) evitare; fare a meno di: I cannot help loving her, non posso fare a meno d'amarla; I cannot help admiring him, non posso non ammirarlo; He couldn't help laughing, non poté evitare (o fare a meno) di ridere; She could not help but notice his embarrassment, lei non poté non notare il suo imbarazzo; I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself, mi dispiace, ma non sono riuscito a trattenermi (o non ho potuto farne a meno); It's painful, but it can't be helped, è doloroso, ma non si può evitareB v. i.1 aiutare; essere d'aiuto; contribuire: He may be able to help with publicity, forse lui può essere d'aiuto per la pubblicità; to help with the costs of st., contribuire all'acquisto di qc.; contribuire alle spese per qc.2 servire; essere utile; giovare; essere di giovamento: Crying won't help, piangere non serve a nulla● to help oneself, aiutare sé stesso; fare un servizio a sé stesso; ( anche) servirsi ( a tavola), servirsi da solo, prendere: You don't help yourself by eating so much, non ti fai un bel servizio a mangiare così tanto; I helped myself to a piece of cake, presi una fetta di torta; Please help yourself!, prego, si serva!; Help yourself to the wine, prendi (o versati) il vino!; se vuoi del vino, serviti pure! □ (GB) to help the police with their enquiries, essere interrogato dalla polizia ( come sospettato) □ Every little ( bit) helps, tutto serve (o può servire) □ God help me ( you, ecc.), che Dio mi (ti, ecc.) assista □ I can't help it, non posso farci niente, non è colpa mia, non so che farci; ( anche) non posso farne a meno, è più forte di me!: I can't help it if there are no taxis, non posso farci niente (o non è colpa mia) se non ci sono taxi □ I can't help that, non posso farci nulla; non so che farci □ It can't be helped, non ci si può fare niente; pazienza! □ more than one can help, più dello stretto necessario; più del minimo indispensabile: I won't keep you longer than I can help, non ti tratterrò più dello stretto necessario □ Not if I can help it, no, se posso evitarlo; no di certo □ (fam.) So help me ( God)!, lo giuro!; com'è vero Dio!; Dio mi è testimone! □ (prov.) God helps those who help themselves, aiutati che Dio (o il ciel) t'aiuta.NOTA D'USO: - can't help- -
108 put
[put] 1. гл.; прош. вр. put, прич. прош. вр. put1) класть, ставитьPut the book on the table! — Положите книгу на стол.
Please put your toys away. — Пожалуйста, убери игрушки.
Put the book back where you found it. — Положи эту книгу туда, где ты её нашёл.
He put his heavy bag down on the ground. — Он поставил свою тяжёлую сумку на пол.
Why don't you put your chair forward, to get a better view? — Почему бы тебе не выдвинуть стул вперёд, будет лучше видно.
Syn:2) помещать; определятьHe put his money into land. — Он поместил свои деньги в земельную собственность.
It's time he was put to school. — Пора определить его в школу.
Put your hand in and see what's in the box. — Засунь руку в коробку и посмотри, что там.
You ought to put potatoes in there. — Здесь надо посадить картошку.
Would you please put me off (the train) at the railway station? — Высадите меня у железнодорожной станции.
If it turns fine, I shall put the washing out. — Если будет хорошая погода, я вывешу бельё сушиться на улицу.
Put your hand out, I have a surprise for you. — Подставь ладонь, у меня для тебя сюрприз.
It's rude to put out your tongue at people. — Неприлично показывать людям язык.
Put up your hand if you know the answer. — Кто знает ответ, пусть поднимет руку.
3) приделывать, прилаживатьThe notice was put above the door. — Объявление было приклеено над дверью.
4) обращаться (к чему-л.), приниматься (за что-л.)She put her mind to the problem. — Она начала размышлять над проблемой.
Syn:5) пододвигать, прислонять6) спорт. бросать, метать, толкать; всаживатьSyn:7) воен. наносить, нацеливать, совершать (выпад, удар, атаку)Syn:8) направлять; заставлять делатьto put a horse to / at a fence — заставить лошадь взять барьер
to put one's mind on / to a problem — думать над проблемой, искать решение проблемы
His new invention was put to use. — Его новое изобретение было внедрено в практику.
People suffering from an infectious disease were put apart. — Больных инфекционной болезнью отправили в карантин.
Syn:9)а) ( put to) предлагать (кому-л.; идею, тему)A reapportionment was put into effect at the September primaries. — На сентябрьских предварительных выборах была применена система перераспределения мест.
He tried to put me at my ease. — Он попытался успокоить меня.
Fame does not put her above the law. — Слава не даёт ей права нарушать закон.
- put to inconvenience- put to torture
- put into rage
- put to the blush
- put to shame
- put to flightSyn:11) подвергать (чему-л.); причинять (боль), налагать (какое-л. наказание)Syn:12)а) выражать (каким-л. образом); излагать, переводитьI would like to put my feelings into words. — Мне бы хотелось выразить мои чувства словами.
He put it mildly. — Он очень мягко выразился.
Syn:13) оценивать, исчислять, определять; считатьI put his income at 5000 pounds a year. — Думаю, он получает в год 5000 фунтов стерлингов.
The size of the crowd has been put as over 10,000. — В толпе было примерно 10000 человек.
I put her age at 33. — Думаю, ей 33.
14) ( put on) ставить, делать ставку на (что-л. / кого-л.)He put $20 on the favorite. — Он поставил двадцать долларов на фаворита.
Syn:15) ( put on) придавать, приписывать (что-л. чему-л. / кому-л.)He puts a high value on their friendship. — Он придаёт большое значение их дружбе.
Syn:16) (put across / over) обманывать, надувать (кого-л.)The woman in the market put it across me by selling me some bad eggs. — Торговка на рынке меня надула, продала тухлые яйца.
That class will never succeed in putting anything over the new teacher, he's too experienced. — Этому классу ни за что не обмануть нового учителя, он слишком опытен.
17) ( put onto) соединять ( по телефону)I'll put you onto the director, he may be able to help. — Я свяжу тебя с директором, может быть, он поможет.
18)а) выдавать (кому-л. планы, секрет)б) снабжать информацией (о чём-л.)Don't go to that shop; I can put you onto a much cheaper one. — Не ходи в этот магазин, я тебе расскажу про другой, там всё гораздо дешевле.
19) мор. направлять судно ( в соответствии с определённым курсом)•- put across
- put ahead
- put apart
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put forth
- put forward
- put in
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put over
- put through
- put together
- put up••to put two and two together — сообразить, сделать вывод из фактов
to put smb. up to the ways of the place — знакомить кого-л. с местными обычаями
to put smb. on his guard — предостеречь кого-л.
to put smb. off his guard — усыпить чью-л. бдительность
to put oneself in smb.'s place / position / shoes разг. — поставить себя на чьё-л. место, представить себя на чьём-л месте
to put smth. out of one's head / mind — выбросить что-л. из головы
- put it on- put smb. up to smth.
- put smb.'s back up
- put it across 2. сущ.1) бросание, метаниеSyn:2) бирж. опцион на продажу, сделка с обратной премией3) выпад, удар, толчокThe pig made a put at the closed door. (E. Farmer) — Поросёнок толкнулся в закрытую дверь.
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109 beyond
❢ Beyond is often used with a noun to produce expressions like beyond doubt, beyond a joke, beyond the grasp of, beyond the bounds of etc. For translations of these and similar expressions where beyond means outside the range of, consult the appropriate noun entry (doubt, joke, grasp, bounds etc). See also A 3 below.A prep1 ( on the far side of) au-delà de [border, city limits, region, mountain range] ; beyond the city walls ( but close) de l'autre côté des murs de la ville ; ( covering greater distance) au-delà des murs de la ville ; just beyond the tower juste derrière la tour ; the countries beyond the Atlantic les pays d'outre-atlantique ;2 ( after a certain point in time) au-delà de ; beyond 1998 au-delà de 1998 ; well beyond midnight bien au-delà de minuit ; beyond the age of 11 au-delà de 11 ans ; to work beyond retirement age travailler au-delà de l'âge de la retraite ; to go beyond a deadline dépasser un délai ;3 ( outside the range of) beyond one's means/resources/strength au-dessus de ses moyens/ressources/forces ; beyond all hope/expectation au-delà de toute espérance/attente ; beyond one's control hors de son contrôle ; driven beyond endurance poussé à bout ; he is beyond help on ne peut rien faire pour lui ; to be wise beyond one's years être très mûr pour son âge ;4 ( further than) au-delà de ; to look beyond sth voir au-delà de qch ; the world must look beyond the Gulf crisis le monde devrait voir au-delà de la guerre du Golfe ; to move beyond sth passer outre qch ; to go ou get beyond sth aller au-delà de qch ; to go beyond being être bien plus que ; it won't go beyond these four walls fig ça restera entre nous ;5 (too much for, above) to be beyond sb's ability ou competence [task, activity] être au-dessus des capacités de qn ; it's beyond my comprehension! ça me dépasse! ; to be beyond sb [activity, task, subject] dépasser qn ; it's beyond me! ça me dépasse! ; why they care is beyond me ça me dépasse que ça les préoccupe ( subj) autant ; it's beyond me how she manages je ne sais pas comment elle s'en sort-ça me dépasse ; it's not beyond him to make the dinner! iron il est quand même capable de préparer le repas! ;6 ( other than) en dehors de, à part ; we know little about it beyond the fact that nous savons très peu de choses là-dessus en dehors du fait que or à part que ; beyond that there's not much one can do en dehors de cela il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire ; he gets nothing beyond the basic salary on ne lui donne rien de plus que le salaire de base.B adv1 (expressing location: further on) in the room beyond dans la pièce d'après ; beyond there was a garden plus loin il y avait un jardin ; the canal and the trees beyond le canal et les arbres de l'autre côté ; an island in the bay beyond une île au loin dans la baie ; as far as London and beyond jusqu'à Londres et au-delà ;2 ( expressing time) au-delà ; up to the year 2000 and beyond jusqu'à l'an 2000 et au-delà ; healthcare during pregnancy and beyond les précautions de santé pendant la grossesse et au-delà.C conj à part (+ infinitive) ; there was little I could do beyond reassuring him that je ne pouvais pas faire grand-chose à part le rassurer en lui disant que.to be in the back of beyond [house, farm] être au bout du monde ; to live in the back of beyond vivre dans un trou perdu ○. -
110 Hero of Alexandria
SUBJECT AREA: Architecture and building, Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic engineering, Photography, film and optics, Steam and internal combustion engines[br]fl. c.62 AD Alexandria[br]Alexandrian mathematician and mechanician.[br]Nothing is known of Hero, or Heron, apart from what can be gleaned from the books he wrote. Their scope and style suggest that he was a teacher at the museum or the university of Alexandria, writing textbooks for his students. The longest book, and the one with the greatest technological interest, is Pneumatics. Some of its material is derived from the works of the earlier writers Ctesibius of Alexandria and Philo of Byzantium, but many of the devices described were invented by Hero himself. The introduction recognizes that the air is a body and demonstrates the effects of air pressure, as when air must be allowed to escape from a closed vessel before water can enter. There follow clear descriptions of a variety of mechanical contrivances depending on the effects of either air pressure or heated gases. Most of the devices seem trivial, but such toys or gadgets were popular at the time and Hero is concerned to show how they work. Inventions with a more serious purpose are a fire pump and a water organ. One celebrated gadget is a sphere that is set spinning by jets of steam—an early illustration of the reaction principle on which modern jet propulsion depends.M echanics, known only in an Arabic version, is a textbook expounding the theory and practical skills required by the architect. It deals with a variety of questions of mechanics, such as the statics of a horizontal beam resting on vertical posts, the theory of the centre of gravity and equilibrium, largely derived from Archimedes, and the five ways of applying a relatively small force to exert a much larger one: the lever, winch, pulley, wedge and screw. Practical devices described include sledges for transporting heavy loads, cranes and a screw cutter.Hero's Dioptra describes instruments used in surveying, together with an odometer or device to indicate the distance travelled by a wheeled vehicle. Catoptrics, known only in Latin, deals with the principles of mirrors, plane and curved, enunciating that the angle of incidence is equal to that of reflection. Automata describes two forms of puppet theatre, operated by strings and drums driven by a falling lead weight attached to a rope wound round an axle. Hero's mathematical work lies in the tradition of practical mathematics stretching from the Babylonians through Islam to Renaissance Europe. It is seen most clearly in his Metrica, a treatise on mensuration.Of all his works, Pneumatics was the best known and most influential. It was one of the works of Greek science and technology assimilated by the Arabs, notably Banu Musa ibn Shakir, and was transmitted to medieval Western Europe.[br]BibliographyAll Hero's works have been printed with a German translation in Heronis Alexandrini opera quae supersunt omnia, 1899–1914, 5 vols, Leipzig. The book on pneumatics has been published as The Pneumatics of Hero of Alexandria, 1851, trans. and ed. Bennet Wood-croft, London (facs. repr. 1971, introd. Marie Boas Hall, London and New York).Further ReadingA.G.Drachmann, 1948, "Ktesibios, Philon and Heron: A Study in Ancient Pneumatics", Acta Hist. Sci. Nat. Med. 4, Copenhagen: Munksgaard.T.L.Heath, 1921, A History of Greek Mathematics, Oxford (still useful for his mathematical work).LRD -
111 сердце
ср. heart;
darling, love, sweetheart (обращение) у него сердце упало/замерло/оборвалось ≈ his heart sank, his heart skipped, his heart missed a beat, his heart stood still у него сердце разрывается/рвется (на части) ≈ (от чего-л.) his heart is breaking( in two) with smth. у него тяжело на сердце ≈ his heart is heavy, he is sick at heart у него сердце кровью обливается ≈ his heart is bleeding, his heart goes out у него сердце заходится ≈ his heart stood still принимать что-л. близко к сердцу ≈ to take/lay smth. to heart у него сердце не лежит (к) ≈ he has no liking( for) у него отлегло от сердца, отошло от сердца ≈ he felt (greatly) relieved, his heart lifted, a weight was lifted from him у него сердце отошло ≈ he calmed down сердцу не прикажешь ≈ the heart has a will of its own, one can't tell one's heart what to feel, the heart has reasons that reason does not understand положа руку на сердце разг. (quite) ≈ frankly с глаз долой - из сердца вон ≈ out of sight, out of mind с тяжелым сердцем ≈ ({(делать что-л.) }) heavy-hearted с легким сердцем ≈ with a light heart, lightly предлагать кому-л. руку и сердце ≈ to offer smb. one's hand and heart в сердцах ≈ in (a fit of) temper, angrily с замиранием сердца ≈ with sinking/palpitating heart от всего сердца ≈ whole-heartedly, from the bottom of one's heart по сердцу ≈ to one's liking;
after one's heart от чистого сердца ≈ in all sincerity, right from the heart, with all one's heart от доброго сердца ≈ with goob intentions, meaning well, with (having) best interest in heart большого сердца ≈ to have a big heart, to be bighearted большое сердце ≈ (to have) a big heart, with a big heart, to be bighearted с легким сердцем ≈ with a light heart с тяжелым сердцем ≈ with a heavy heart с упавшим сердцем ≈ with one's heart in one's mouth, overcome by fear с чистым сердцем ≈ with an open, sincere heart вырывать из сердца ≈ to wrench, rip smth. out of smb.'s heart отрывать от сердца ≈ to rip, tear from one's heart;
to close one's heart to smb., to tear smb. out of one's heart вымещать сердце ≈ (на ком-л./чем-л.) to vent one's anger on smb./smth., to take one's anger out on smb./smth. открывать сердце ≈ (кому-л.;
объясниться в любви) to open one's heart to smb., to declare one's love to smb.;
( открыться, облегчить душу) to open one's heart/soul to smb., to bare one's soul to smb. покорять сердце ≈ to win smb.'s heart, to win the affection of, to win smb. over носить под сердцем ≈ to carry (a child) under one's heart, to be with child принимать близко к сердцу ≈ to take smth. (very much) to heart сердце не камень ≈ a man's heart isn't made of stone, one doesn't have a heart of stoneсердц|е - с. heart;
больное ~ weak heart;
прижать руки к ~y press/put* one`s hands to one`s heart;
схватиться за ~ clutch at one`s heart;
чёрствое ~ heartless nature;
~ радуется it gladdens one`s heart, it`s a joy;
от всего ~а with all one`s heart;
всем ~ем with all one`s heart, from the bottom of one`s heart;
~ болит, ноет I`m sick at heart;
~ оборвалось у кого-л. smb`s heart missed a beat;
он мне( пришёлся) по ~у I took a liking to him;
он мне не по ~у he is not the sort of man I care for;
в ~ах, с ~ем in a fit of anger/irritation;
от чистого ~а sincerely;
положа руку на ~ quite frankly;
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112 save
seɪv
1. гл.
1) спасать to save smb.'s life ≈ спасать жизнь( кому-л.) to save smb. from drowning ≈ спасать утопающего Syn: salvage
2., rescue
2.
2) а) беречь, экономить (время, труд, силы и т. п.) it saves you one hour ≈ ты сэкономишь на этом час своего времени Syn: economize б) экономить (on- на чем-л.), откладывать, копить (деньги) ;
(тж. save up) to save (up) money for а holiday ≈ копить деньги на отпуск to save part of one's salary each month ≈ ежемесячно откладывать с зарплаты некоторую сумму to save on cigarettes ≈ экономить на сигаретах Syn: accumulate, put aside, hold aside в) оставлять, приберегать( что-л. на будущее) Save some of the meat for tomorrow. ≈ Оставь немного мяса на завтра. to save smth. for a rainy day ≈ откладывать на черный день The shopkeeper saved a pound of my special cheese for me. ≈ Продавец отложил для меня фунт моего любимого сыра. Syn: conserve
1., reserve
3., put aside, hold aside
3) избавлять, освобождать( от чего-л.) That will save us a lot of trouble. ≈ Это избавит нас от многих неприятностей. Syn: relieve
4) отбивать нападение( в футболе) ∙ save up save one's skin save one's breath
2. сущ. защита;
предотвращение гола, потери очка (в футболе и т. п.) to make a save ≈ удачно сыграть на защите, спасти ворота, предотвратить потерю очка brilliant, spectacular save ≈ яркая комбинация( по защите ворот)
3. предл.;
союз
1) за исключением (того, что) ;
кроме, без There is no hope save one. ≈ Осталась единственная надежда. We know nothing about him save that he was in the army during the war. ≈ Мы о нем не знаем ничего за исключением того, что он был в армии во время войны. save and except ≈ исключая Syn: but I
2., except
2.
2) если бы не остановка шайбы вратарем (хоккей) предотвращение прорыва (футбол) - to effect a * предотвратить прорыв спасать;
уберегать - to * smb. спасти кого-л. - to * books from a fire спасти книги от пожара - to * smb. from death спасти кого-л. от смерти - to * oneself спасаться - they tried to * themselves by swimming to the shore они пытались спастись, направившись вплавь к берегу - to * smb. from danger вызволить /выручить/ кого-л. из опасного положения - to * the situation спасти положение;
оказаться на высоте положения - they fought bravely to * their country они храбро сражались за спасение своей родины - to * smb. from making a mistake уберечь кого-л. от ошибки - they tried to * the wounded from being jolted они старались уберечь раненых от тряски - to * smb. the trouble of doing smth. избавить кого-л. от необходимости сделать что-л. - this *d him much trouble and expense это избавило его от многих хлопот и расходов - this *s me the trouble of writing the letters это освобождает /избавляет/ меня от необходимости писать письма - to * one's skin спасать свою шкуру - to * smb. from himself спасать кого-л. от необдуманных поступков беречь, экономить - to * time экономить время - to * every penny one can * беречь каждую копейку - in this way you * 20% таким путем вы выгадываете 20% - we *d a mile by taking this route выбрав эту дорогу, мы сократили свой путь на милю - we *d an hour by taking the express мы выгадали /сэкономили/ час, поехав экспрессом - this will * you fifty per cent on your gas bill таким образом вы будете платить за газ вдвое меньше - * youe strength for further attempts побереги силы для новых попыток копить, откладывать (деньги;
тж. * up) - to * (up) (money) копить деньги - he has never *d он никогда не копил денег /не делал сбережений/ - he is saving up for the journey он сейчас копит деньги на поездку - to * on one's wages откладывать из зарплаты приберегать, оставлять - to * some of the meat for tomorrow оставлять часть мяса на завтра - to * one's best clothes for grand occasions беречь свое лучшее платье для больших праздников - to * the apples for the children приберегать яблоки для детей - to * against a rainy day откладывать на черный день - to * one's strength for the future беречь /сберегать/ свои силы на будущее - to * oneself (for smth.) беречь себя( для чего-л.), беречь свои силы (устаревшее) оберегать, охранять - God * you! храни как господь! - God * us! боже упаси! - God * the king боже, храни короля (религия) спасать душу - to * sinners спасать (души) грешников - to * one's soul спасаться, спасать свою душу - as I hope to be *d клянусь спасением души;
ей-богу( редкое) сохраняться, не портиться - food that will * продукты, которые не портятся (устаревшее) успевать, не опаздывать отбить нападение (футбол) остановить шайбу (хоккей) (компьютерное) сохранять, записывать > * the mark простите за выражение;
с позволения сказать > to * appearances соблюдать видимость благополучия;
делать вид, что ничего не произошло > to * the day( спортивное) заканчивать в свою пользу неудачно начатый бой;
спасать положение > to * one's bacon /neck/ выйти целым и невредимым > to * one's pocket не тратить лишнего, быть прижимистым > a stitch in time *s nine (пословица) один стежок, сделанный вовремя, стоит девяти;
меры надо принимать своевременно > I might as well *d my breath я совершенно напрасно говорил (книжное) кроме, за исключением - all * him все, кроме него - the last * one предпоследний - * and except исключая;
за исключением - all is lost * honour все потеряно, кроме чести - he lost all his family * one son он потерял всю семью, кроме одного сына - * on this point we all agreed мы согласились по всем пунктам за исключением этого( книжное) в сочетаниях - * for если бы не - he would be happy * for one thing он был бы счастлив, если бы не одно обстоятельство - the beach was deserted * for two people на берегу было всего лишь два человека - * for a grazed arm he is unhurt он невредим, если не считать царапины на руке (книжное) если не;
если бы не - * he be dead he will return если он только жив, он вернется (книжное) в сочетаниях - * that кроме того, что;
за исключением того, что - I know nothing * that he has not returned я знаю только, что он не вернулся ~ prep, cj за исключением, кроме, без;
all save him все, кроме него;
save and except исключая ~ спасать;
my life was saved by good nursing моя жизнь была спасена благодаря хорошему уходу;
to save the situation спасти положение save беречь, экономить (время, деньги, труд, силы и т. п.) ;
to save oneself беречь себя;
беречь силы;
to save one's pains не трудиться понапрасну ~ делать оговорку;
предусматривать изъятие, исключение ~ prep, cj если бы не ~ prep, cj за исключением, кроме, без;
all save him все, кроме него;
save and except исключая ~ за исключением, кроме, без ~ избавлять (от чего-л.) ;
you have saved me trouble вы избавили меня от хлопот ~ отбивать нападение (в футболе) ;
save up делать сбережения;
копить;
to save one's pocket не тратить лишнего ~ откладывать, копить (тж. save up) ~ откладывать ~ предотвращение прорыва (в футболе, крикете) ~ сберегать ~ вчт. сохранить ~ вчт. сохранять ~ сохранять действие ~ спасать;
my life was saved by good nursing моя жизнь была спасена благодаря хорошему уходу;
to save the situation спасти положение ~ спасать ~ экономить ~ prep, cj за исключением, кроме, без;
all save him все, кроме него;
save and except исключая ~ for приберегать to ~ one's breath промолчать, не тратить лишних слов ~ отбивать нападение (в футболе) ;
save up делать сбережения;
копить;
to save one's pocket не тратить лишнего save беречь, экономить (время, деньги, труд, силы и т. п.) ;
to save oneself беречь себя;
беречь силы;
to save one's pains не трудиться понапрасну ~ спасать;
my life was saved by good nursing моя жизнь была спасена благодаря хорошему уходу;
to save the situation спасти положение ~ отбивать нападение (в футболе) ;
save up делать сбережения;
копить;
to save one's pocket не тратить лишнего ~ up делать сбережения ~ up копить ~ up откладывать деньги up: it is all ~ with him с ним все покончено;
the house burned up дом сгорел дотла;
to eat up съесть;
to save up скопить ~ избавлять (от чего-л.) ;
you have saved me trouble вы избавили меня от хлопот -
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[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) pogrešati2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) lahko pogrešati3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) prizanesti4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) prihraniti5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) varčevati6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) prihraniti (komu kaj)2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) odvečen2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) prost3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) nadomestni del2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) nadomestno kolo•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare* * *I [spʌ/ə]transitive verbvarčevati, varčno uporabljati; prihraniti, dati na stran, imeti v rezervi; odstopiti, lahkó pogrešati, biti brez (česa), imeti odveč; prizanesti (komu), oprostiti (kazen), prihraniti (komu ali sebi) (trud itd.); ne povzročiti (sramu, rdečice); intransitive verb varčevati, skopariti; opustiti (kaj); prizanesti, pustiti (komu) življenjeenough and to spare — na pretek, še preveč, več kot preveč, obilospare my blushes! — ne spravljajte me v sramoto, prihranite mi sramoto, ne blamirajte me!can you spare the car today? — lahko pogrešate svoj avto danes?can you spare me a cigarette? — imaš cigareto odveč zame?spare us these explanations! — prizanesite nam s temi razlagami!spare my feelings! — imej obzir do mojih čustev!spare me! — prizanesite mi!, milost!spare me your objections! — prizanesite mi s svojimi ugovori!to spare o.s. — prihraniti si trudnot to spare o.s. — ne varčevati s svojimi močmito spare the rod and spoil the child — varčuj s šibo in pokvaril boš otroka, šiba novo mašo pojeI have no time to spare — ne smem izgubljati časa, nimam dosti časaII [spʌ/ə]nountechnical (često plural) nadomestni, rezervni del (zlasti pnevmatika); sport rezerva; varčevanje; American zrušenje vseh kegljev z dvema metomato make spare of obsolete varčevati zIII [spʌ/ə]adjective ( sparely adverb)varčen, skop, pičel; prost (čas); preostal, odvečen, neuporabljen, razpoložljiv; nadomesten, rezerven; mršav, suh; redek (lasje)spare money — preostali, odvečni denarspare time — prosti čas, brezdelica -
114 least
least [li:st]1. adjective2. pronoun• what's the least you are willing to accept? quel prix minimum êtes-vous prêt à accepter ?• it costs $5 at least cela coûte au moins 5 dollars• you could at least have told me! tu aurais pu au moins me le dire !• he's ill, at least that's what he says il est malade, du moins c'est ce qu'il dit► at the very least du moins• not in the least! pas du tout !• I was annoyed, to say the least j'étais mécontent, c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire• she was not very careful, to say the least elle était pour le moins imprudente3. adverb• nobody seemed amused, least of all John cela ne semblait amuser personne et surtout pas John► not least• all countries, not least the USA tous les pays, et en particulier les USA• not least because... notamment parce que...* * *Note: When the least is used as a quantifier followed by a noun to mean the smallest quantity of it is translated by le moins de: to have the least food = avoir le moins de nourritureBut when the least is used as a quantifier to mean the slightest it is translated by le or la moindre: I haven't the least idea = je n'en ai pas la moindre idéeFor translations of least as a pronoun or adverb see II and III belowThe phrase at least is usually translated by au moinsFor the phrase in the least see V below[liːst] 1.(superlative of little) quantifier(the) least — (le) moins de; ( in negative constructions) (le or la) moindre
2.they have the least food — ce sont eux qui ont le moins de nourriture or le moins à manger
pronoun le moins3.she was surprised, to say the least (of it) — le moins qu'on puisse dire, c'est qu'elle était surprise
1) ( with adjective or noun)the least — le/la moins; ( with plural noun) les moins
2) ( with verbs) le moins inv4.nobody liked it, John least of all ou least of all John — personne ne l'aimait, John encore moins que les autres
he's gone to bed - at least I think so — il est allé se coucher - du moins, je pense
5.such people are at the very least guilty of negligence — de telles personnes sont au moins coupables de négligence
in the least adverbial phraseI'm not worried in the least —
I'm not hungry in the least —
••last but not least —
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115 most
most [məʊst]le plus de ⇒ 1 (a) la plupart de ⇒ 1 (b) le plus ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (a), 3 (b) la plus grande partie ⇒ 2 (b) la plupart ⇒ 2 (b) bien ⇒ 3 (c) au plus ⇒ 4∎ (the) most le plus de;∎ the candidate who gets (the) most votes le candidat qui obtient le plus de voix ou le plus grand nombre de voix;∎ which of your inventions gave you (the) most satisfaction? laquelle de vos inventions vous a procuré la plus grande satisfaction?;∎ for the most part (in largest number of cases) pour la plupart; (most often) le plus souvent ou la plupart du temps(b) (the majority of) la plupart de, la majorité de;∎ most Europeans la plupart ou la majorité des Européens;∎ I like most kinds of fruit j'aime presque tous les fruits;∎ I go out most evenings je sors presque tous les soirs;∎ I don't like most modern art en général, je n'aime pas l'art moderne;∎ most French wine is excellent presque tous les vins français sont excellents∎ (the) most le plus;∎ he is more reliable than most on peut compter sur lui plus que sur bien des gens;∎ we all earn a lot but Diana earns (the) most nous gagnons tous beaucoup d'argent mais c'est Diana qui en gagne le plus;∎ which of the three applicants has (the) most to offer? lequel des trois candidats a le plus à offrir?;∎ that is the most one can say in his defence c'est tout ce qu'on peut dire en sa faveur;∎ American familiar old-fashioned her latest album is the most! son dernier album est vraiment génial!;∎ to make the most of sth (advantage, chance, good weather) profiter de qch; (bad situation, ill-luck) tirer le meilleur parti de qch; (resources, skills) employer ou utiliser qch au mieux;∎ let's try and make the most of our last day essayons de profiter au maximum de notre dernière journée;∎ she made the most of her time in Mexico elle a profité au maximum du temps qu'elle a passé au Mexique;∎ the opposition made the most of the scandal l'opposition a tiré tout ce qu'elle pouvait du scandale;∎ he knows how to make the most of himself il sait se mettre en valeur(b) (the larger part) la plus grande ou la majeure partie; (the larger number) la plupart ou majorité;∎ most of my salary la majeure partie de mon salaire;∎ most of the snow has melted presque toute la neige a fondu;∎ most of the time la plupart du temps;∎ most of my friends are on holiday presque tous ou la plupart de mes amis sont en vacances;∎ most of us/them la plupart d'entre nous/eux3 adverb∎ the most populated region in the world la région la plus peuplée du monde;∎ it's the most beautiful house I've ever seen c'est la plus belle maison que j'aie jamais vue;∎ she was the one who explained things most clearly c'est elle qui expliquait les choses le plus clairement∎ (the) most le plus;∎ the people who complain (the) most les gens qui se plaignent le plus;∎ what worries you (the) most?, what most worries you? qu'est-ce qui vous inquiète le plus?;∎ it's the one I like most of all de tous, c'est celui que je préfère(c) (as intensifier) bien, fort;∎ a most interesting theory une théorie fort intéressante;∎ we had the most awful weather nous avons eu un temps détestable;∎ it's most kind of you to say so c'est extrêmement ou bien gentil à vous de dire ça;∎ she sang most delightfully elle a chanté de façon exquise;∎ most certainly you may! mais bien entendu!∎ most everybody had heard of it presque ou pratiquement tout le monde était au courantau plus, au maximum;∎ there's at most a 30 percent chance of success les chances de succès sont de 30 pour cent tout au plus;∎ at the very most tout au plus, au grand maximumAmerican most wanted list = liste des criminels les plus recherchés;∎ he's on the most wanted list il fait partie des criminels les plus recherchés -
116 save
1. [seıv] n1. остановка шайбы вратарём ( хоккей)2. предотвращение прорыва ( футбол)2. [seıv] v1. спасать; уберегатьto save smb. [smb.'s life] - спасти кого-л. [чью-л. жизнь]
to save smb. from death [from disgrace, from smb.'s anger] - спасти кого-л. от смерти [от бесчестья, от чьего-л. гнева]
they tried to save themselves by swimming to the shore - они пытались спастись, направившись вплавь к берегу
to save smb. from danger - вызволить /выручить/ кого-л. из опасного положения
to save the situation - спасти положение; оказаться на высоте положения
they fought bravely to save their country - они храбро сражались за спасение своей родины
to save smb. from making a mistake - уберечь кого-л. от ошибки
they tried to save the wounded from being jolted - они старались уберечь раненых от тряски
to save smb. the trouble of doing smth. - избавить кого-л. от необходимости сделать что-л.
this saved him much trouble and expense - это избавило его от многих хлопот и расходов
this saves me the trouble of writing the letters - это освобождает /избавляет/ меня от необходимости писать письма
to save smb. from himself - спасать кого-л. от необдуманных поступков
2. 1) беречь, экономитьto save time [labour, money] - экономить время [труд, деньги]
to save every penny one can - ≅ беречь каждую копейку
in this way you save 20% - таким путём вы выгадываете 20%
we saved a mile by taking this route - выбрав эту дорогу, мы сократили свой путь на милю
we saved an hour by taking the express - мы выгадали /сэкономили/ час, поехав экспрессом
this will save you fifty per cent on your gas bill - таким образом вы будете платить за газ вдвое меньше
2) копить, откладывать ( деньги; тж. save up)he has never saved - он никогда не копил денег /не делал сбережений/
3. приберегать, оставлятьto save one's best clothes for grand occasions - беречь своё лучшее платье для больших праздников
to save one's strength for the future - беречь /сберегать/ свои силы на будущее
to save oneself (for smth.) - беречь себя (для чего-л.), беречь свои силы
4. арх. оберегать, охранятьGod save you! - храни вас господь!
God save us! - боже упаси!
God save the king - боже, храни короля
5. рел. спасать душуto save one's soul - спасаться, спасать свою душу
as I hope to be saved - клянусь спасением души; ≅ ей-богу
6. редк. сохраняться, не портитьсяfood that will save - продукты, которые не портятся
7. арх. успевать, не опаздывать8. 1) отбить нападение ( футбол)2) остановить шайбу ( хоккей)9. вчт. сохранять, записывать♢
save the mark - простите за выражение; с позволения сказатьto save appearances - соблюдать видимость благополучия; делать вид, что ничего не произошло
to save the day - а) спорт. заканчивать в свою пользу неудачно начатый бой; б) спасать положение
to save one's bacon /neck/ - выйти целым и невредимым
to save one's pocket - не тратить лишнего, быть прижимистым
a stitch in time saves nine см. stitch I ♢
3. [seıv] prep книжн.I might as well saved my breath [my pains] - я совершенно напрасно говорил [старался]
1. кроме, за исключениемall save him - все, кроме него
save and except - исключая; за исключением
all is lost save honour - всё потеряно, кроме чести
he lost all his family save one son - он потерял всю семью, кроме одного сына
save on this point we all agreed - мы согласились по всем пунктам за исключением этого
2. в сочетаниях:he would be happy save for one thing - он был бы счастлив, если бы не одно обстоятельство
the beach was deserted save for two people - на берегу было всего лишь два человека
4. [seıv] cj книжн.save for a grazed arm he is unhurt - он невредим, если не считать царапины на руке
1. кроме, за исключениемno one knows about it save she - никто не знает этого, кроме неё
2. если не; если бы неsave he be dead he will return - если он только жив, он вернётся
3. в сочетаниях:save that - кроме того, что; за исключением того, что
I know nothing save that he has not returned - я знаю только, что он не вернулся
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117 posible
posible adjetivo possible; a ser posible or si es posible if possible; hicieron todo lo posible they did everything possible o everything they could; prometió ayudarlo dentro de lo posible or en lo posible she promised to do what she could to help (him); ¡no es posible! that can't be true! (colloq); en cuanto te sea posible as soon as you can; no creo que me sea posible I don't think I'll be able to; es posible hacerlo más rápido it's possible to do it more quickly; no me fue posible terminarlo I wasn't able to finish it; es posible que sea cierto it might o may o could be true ■ adverbio: lo más pronto posible as soon as possible; lo mejor posible the best you can
posible
I adjetivo possible: no me será posible viajar a Perú, it won't be possible for me to go to Peru
II mpl posibles, means Locuciones: hacer todo lo posible, to do everything one can
dentro de lo posible, as far as possible ' posible' also found in these entries: Spanish: antes - brevedad - caber - comunicar - contienda - contingencia - contingente - deber - dinamitar - humanamente - justificación - mínima - mínimo - normalización - permitir - poder - probable - virtual - eventual - hacer - lo - mayor - medida - menor - menos - potencial - pronto English: aim - arbitration - bend - best - beyond - blow - cancel out - cheap - dispose of - do - effort - eventual - every - explanation - failing - far - job - length - lung - much - possible - potential - prospective - should - soliciting - spin out - try - utmost - well - anything - bound - can - escape - feasible - get - level - look - manageable - mobile - most - please - preferably - probable - prospect - soon - surely - suspect - that -
118 ♦ trust
♦ trust /trʌst/n.1 [u] fiducia; fede; confidenza; speranza; responsabilità: Our trust is in God, la nostra speranza è riposta in Dio; I haven't much trust in men, ho poca fiducia negli uomini; I fill a post of great trust, occupo un posto di fiducia (o di grande responsabilità)3 [u] (fin., comm.) credito: We supply them with goods on trust, forniamo loro merce a credito; to sell on trust, vendere a credito4 [uc] dovere; obbligo: I have fulfilled my trust, ho adempiuto al mio obbligo; ho assolto il mio incarico6 (comput.) fiducia; trust: trust relationship, relazione di trust (es. tra domini o tra una workstation e un dominio)7 [uc] (leg.) «trust»; ( pressappoco) negozio fiduciario, fedecommesso, fidecommisso; patrimonio fiduciario8 [u] (leg.) amministrazione fiduciaria ( di beni altrui): He holds the estate in trust for his nephew, ha l'amministrazione fiduciaria della proprietà intestata al nipote9 (leg.) patrimonio in amministrazione fiduciaria; fondo fiduciario10 (econ.) trust ( illegale in USA); consorzio monopolistico; monopolio: the copper trust, il trust del rame; banking trust, consorzio di banche;13 (fin.) fondo (comune) d'investimento: closed-end [open-end] trust, fondo chiuso [aperto]; trust without any gearing (o, USA, trust without any leverage), fondo con sole azioni ordinarie● (leg.) trust deed, atto di negozio fiduciario □ trust estate (o property), proprietà tenuta in amministrazione fiduciaria □ (fin.) trust fund, fondo fiduciario □ ( banca) trust receipt, ricevuta di negozio fiduciario □ (polit., stor.) trust territory, territorio soggetto ad amministrazione fiduciaria □ (fin.) trust unit, quota-parte di un fondo comune d'investimento □ to take st. on trust, accettare qc. sulla fiducia (o sulla parola).♦ (to) trust /trʌst/A v. t.1 confidare in; aver fiducia in; fidarsi di; contare su; fare assegnamento (o affidamento) su; credere a; (arc.) fare credito a: I've never trusted him, non ho mai avuto fiducia in lui; He isn't the kind of person one can trust, non è il tipo di persona su cui si può fare assegnamento; We cannot trust his version, non possiamo credere alla sua versione (della storia)2 affidare; consegnare: I trusted my affairs to a lawyer ( o I trusted a lawyer with my affairs), affidai i miei affari (o la tutela dei miei interessi) a un avvocato; I trust my children to your care, ti affido i miei figli3 (seguito da una frase oggettiva) fidarsi di: Would you trust your little children to go abroad by themselves?, ti fideresti di lasciar andare all'estero i tuoi bambini da soli?; He may be trusted to do his duty, ci si può fidare di lui: farà il suo dovereB v. i.1 confidare; essere fiducioso; nutrire fiducia; sperare: I trust you will pass your exam, confido che supererai l'esame; to trust in God, confidare in Dio2 affidarsi; fidarsi; contare; fare assegnamento: Don't trust to luck, non affidarti alla sorte!; I cannot trust to my memory for dates, non posso fidarmi della mia memoria per le date3 (comm.) far credito; concedere prestiti● to trust too much to one's memory, fidarsi troppo della memoria □ to trust sb. with st., affidare qc. a q.; fidarsi di dare qc. a q.: I cannot trust him with all that money, non mi posso fidare di dargli tutti quei soldi (da tenere) □ to trust sb. with a secret, confidare un segreto a q. □ You are not hurt, I trust, non ti sarai fatto male, spero. -
119 drop
I [drɔp] n1) капляShe drank it all to the last drop. — Она выпила все это до последней капли.
Large drops of sweat stream from his forehead. — Капли пота струились со лба.
Sweat rolled off in great drops. — Пот катился градом.
Drops of perspiration stood out on his forehead. — У него на лбу выступили капли пота.
- small drop- tiny drop
- dew drops
- tear drops
- glittering drops
- bitter drops
- drop bottle
- drop falls
- drop of rain
- cold drops of sweat
- two drops in a glass of water
- drop by drop
- at the first drops of rain
- absorb drops
- fall in small drops
- pour out a drop2) (обыкновенно pl) лекарственные капли- eye dropsLet me have my drops. — Дайте мне мои капли.
- nose drops
- ear drops
- drink in drops
- give smb the drops
- take some drops for one's heart
- take ten drops a day
- measure out a drop of medicine3) глоток, небольшое количество спиртногоHe's had a nice drop. — Он уже пропустил стаканчик.
He likes a little drop after dinner. — Он любит немного выпить после обеда.
I could do with a drop of something hot. — Я бы не прочь выпить чего-либо горячего. /Мне достаточно глотка чего-либо горячего.
I'll have a little tea, just a drop. — Я выпью немного чаю, только чуть-чуть.
Drop by drop wears the stone away. — ◊ Вода камень точит. /Капля и камень точит. /Капля по капле камень долбит. /Терпение и труд все перетрут.
The last drop makes the cup run over. — ◊ Последняя капля переполняет чашу терпения. /Семь бед миновал, а на одну наскочил.
A mere drop in the ocean. — ◊ Капля в море
- have a little drop- take a drop of water
- take a drop too much
- have a drop in one's eye
- take one's drops II [drɔp] nснижение, падение, понижениеThe plane made a mail and supply drop to the weather station. — Самолет сбросил почту и припасы на метеорологическую станцию.
He had a drop of about 20 feet. — Он сорвался/упал с высоты двадцать футов
- unexpected drop- sharp drop
- short drop
- vertical drop
- considerable drop
- 100 feet drop
- air drop
- mail drop
- birth-rate drop
- crime-rate drop
- drop seat
- drop front leaf
- sudden drop in temperature
- serious drop in income
- long drop down into the lake
- short drop to the lake
- suffer a drop in prices III [drɔp] v1) ронять, бросатьYou've dropped something. — Вы что-то обронили.
Be careful, don't drop that vase. — Осторожно, не урони вазу.
- drop smth- drop smth to the ground
- drop a handkerchief
- drop a letter
- drop a line to smb2) падать, капать, спадатьThe rain was dropping from the trees. — Дождь капал с деревьев.
Leaves drop to the ground. — Листья падают на землю.
My watch dropped into the water. — Мои часы упали в воду.
3) опускать, понижатьHis voice dropped to a whisper. — Его голос понизился до шепота.
- drop one's eyes- drop one's voice4) опускаться, снижаться- temperature dropped- prices are dropping5) прекращать- drop the subject- drop the conversation
- one can hear a pin drop -
120 Voisin, Gabriel
SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace[br]b. 5 February 1880 Belleville-sur-Saône, Franced. 25 December 1973 Ozenay, France[br]French manufacturer of aeroplanes in the early years of aviation.[br]Gabriel Voisin was one of a group of aviation pioneers working in France c. 1905. One of the leaders of this group was a rich lawyer-sportsman, Ernest Archdeacon. For a number of years they had been building gliders based on those of the Wright brothers. Archdeacon's glider of 1904 was flown by Voisin, who went on to assist in the design and manufacture of gliders for Archdeacon and Louis Blériot, including successful float-gliders. Gabriel Voisin was joined by his brother Charles in 1905 and they set up the first commercial aircraft factory. As the Voisins had limited funds, they had to seek customers who could afford to indulge in the fashionable hobby of flying. One was Santos- Dumont, who commissioned Voisin to build his "14 bis" aeroplane in 1906.Early in 1907 the Voisins built their first powered aeroplane, but it was not a success.Later that year they completed a biplane for a Paris sculptor, Léon Delagrange, and another for Henri Farman. The basic Voisin was a biplane with the engine behind the pilot and a "pusher" propeller. Pitching was controlled by biplane elevators forward of the pilot and rudders were fitted to the box kite tail, but there was no control of roll.Improvements were gradually introduced by the Voisins and their customers, such as Farman. Incidentally, to flatter their clients the Voisins often named the aircraft after them, thus causing some confusion to historians. Many Voisins were built up until 1910, when the company's fortunes sank. Competition was growing, the factory was flooded, and Charles left. Gabriel started again, building robust biplanes of steel construction. Voisin bombers were widely used during the First World War, and a subsidiary factory was built in Russia.In August 1917, Voisin sold his business when the French Air Ministry decided that Voisin aeroplanes were obsolete and that the factory should be turned over to the building of engines. After the war he started another business making prefabricated houses, and then turned to manufacturing motor cars. From 1919 to 1939 his company produced various models, mainly for the luxury end of the market but also including a few sports and racing cars. In the early 1950s he designed a small two-seater, which was built by the Biscuter company in Spain. The Voisin company finally closed in 1958.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsChevalier de la Légion d'honneur 1909. Académie des Sciences Gold Medal 1909.Bibliography1961, Mes dix milles cerfs-volants, France; repub. 1963 as Men, Women and 10,000 Kites, London (autobiography; an eminent reviewer said, "it contains so many demonstrable absurdities, untruths and misleading statements, that one does not know how much of the rest one can believe").1962, Mes Mille et un voitures, France (covers his cars).Further ReadingC.H.Gibbs-Smith, 1965, The Invention of the Aeroplane 1799–1909, London (includes an account of Voisin's contribution to aviation and a list of his early aircraft).Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War I, London; reprinted 1990 (provides details of Voisin's 1914–18 aircraft).E.Chadeau, 1987, L'Industrie aéronautique en France 1900–1950, de Blériot à Dassault, Paris.G.N.Georgano, 1968, Encyclopedia of Motor Cars 1885 to the Present, New York (includes brief descriptions of Voisin's cars).JDS
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