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  • 3 ocupación

    f.
    1 occupation, chore, profession, task.
    2 occupancy, tenure.
    3 sit-in, protest.
    * * *
    1 (llenado) occupation
    la ocupación hotelera en agosto superó el 82% hotels were 82% full in August
    2 MILITAR occupation
    3 (empleo) occupation, employment, job
    4 (actividad) activity, duty, job
    \
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=empleo) [en general] employment; [en concreto] occupation

    desea volver a su ocupación habitual, la enseñanza — he wishes to return to his usual occupation, teaching

    2) (=actividad) activity
    3) [de viviendas] (=acción) occupation; (=nivel de ocupación) occupancy

    "se alquila piso, ocupación inmediata" — "apartment available for immediate rent"

    4) (Mil, Pol) occupation
    * * *
    1) ( empleo) occupation; ( actividad) activity
    2)
    a) ( de vivienda) occupation
    b) ( de cargo)
    c) (de fábrica, territorio) occupation
    * * *
    1) ( empleo) occupation; ( actividad) activity
    2)
    a) ( de vivienda) occupation
    b) ( de cargo)
    c) (de fábrica, territorio) occupation
    * * *
    ocupación1
    1 = occupation, calling, tenure.

    Ex: Headings such as SALESMEN AND SALESMANSHIP and FIREMEN, since they are assigned to works covering the activities of both men and women in these occupations, are not specific.

    Ex: This function may not seem of the highest professional calling.
    Ex: During his tenure, OSU was recognized for the high quality Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) program it developed in serving both students and faculty.

    ocupación2
    2 = occupancy, occupation.

    Ex: The system provides real time monitoring of the occupancy of the library building.

    Ex: During the German occupation, the Italian populace lived under the grip of fear as Allied bombardments pummeled towns.
    * ocupación doble = double occupancy.
    * ocupación en superficie = footprint.
    * ocupación extranjera = foreign occupation.
    * ocupación ilegal = squat, squatting.
    * ocupación individual = single occupancy.
    * tasa de ocupación = bed occupancy rate, occupancy rate, room occupancy rate.
    * tasa de ocupación hotelera = hotel occupancy rate.
    * zona de ocupación = zone of occupation, occupation zone.

    * * *
    A (empleo) occupation; (actividad) activity
    sus muchas ocupaciones her many activities
    una ocupación sedentaria a sedentary occupation
    el nivel de ocupación bajó radicalmente the level of employment fell steeply
    B
    1 (de una vivienda) occupation
    2
    (de un cargo): la ocupación de estos puestos por gente joven the filling of these posts by young people
    3 (de una fábrica, un territorio) occupation
    la ocupación de la facultad por parte del estudiantado the students' occupation of the faculty building
    4 ( Esp) (de armas, contrabando) seizure
    * * *

     

    ocupación sustantivo femenino ( empleo) occupation;
    ( actividad) activity
    ocupación sustantivo femenino occupation
    ' ocupación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    menester
    - dedicar
    - hacer
    - profesión
    English:
    occupation
    - squatting
    - tenure
    - sit
    * * *
    1. [de territorio, edificio] occupation;
    la ocupación de la Embajada por parte de los manifestantes the occupation of the Embassy by the demonstrators;
    los hoteles registraron una ocupación del 80 por ciento the hotels reported occupancy rates of 80 percent
    2. [empleo] job, occupation
    3. [actividad] activity;
    una de mis ocupaciones favoritas one of my favourite activities
    * * *
    f
    1 tb
    MIL occupation
    2 ( actividad) activity
    3
    :
    ocupación hotelera hotel occupancy
    * * *
    ocupación nf, pl - ciones
    1) : occupation, activity
    2) : occupancy
    3) empleo: employment, job
    * * *
    1. (empleo) job / employment
    2. (intervención) occupation
    3. (actividad) activity

    Spanish-English dictionary > ocupación

  • 4 llave

    f.
    1 key.
    bajo llave under lock and key
    echar la llave, cerrar con llave to lock up
    llave de contacto ignition key
    llave maestra master key
    2 tap (British), faucet (United States).
    llave de paso stopcock
    cerrar la llave de paso to turn the water/gas off at the mains
    3 spanner (tool).
    llave allen Allen key
    4 hold, lock.
    5 curly bracket.
    6 switch.
    7 faucet, tap.
    8 wrench, spanner.
    9 valve.
    10 clef.
    Clave de Fa F clef
    * * *
    2 TÉCNICA wrench
    3 (en judo) lock
    4 (en texto) bracket
    5 MÚSICA key
    \
    bajo llave under lock and key
    echar la llave to lock the door
    llave en mano ready for immediate occupancy
    llave de contacto ignition key
    llave de paso (del gas) mains tap 2 (del agua) stopcock
    llave dinamométrica torque wrench
    llave falsa skeleton key
    llave inglesa monkey wrench
    llave maestra master key
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) key
    * * *
    SF
    1) [de puerta] key

    bajo llave — under lock and key

    cerrar con llave — to lock

    echar (la) llave (a) — to lock up

    "llave en mano" — "with vacant possession"

    llave de contacto — (Aut) ignition key

    llave de memoria — (Inform) memory stick, USB flash drive, key drive, pen drive

    llave maestra — skeleton key, master key

    2) [de gas, agua] tap, faucet (EEUU); (Elec) switch

    llave de bola — ballcock, floater (EEUU)

    llave de flotador — ballcock, floater (EEUU)

    llave de paso[del agua] stopcock; [del gas] mains tap

    cerrar la llave de paso del agua/gas — to turn the water/gas off at the mains

    3) (Mec) spanner

    llave de carraca — ratchet spanner, ratchet wrench (EEUU)

    4) (Mús) stop, key
    5) (Tip) curly bracket, brace bracket
    6) (Dep) [de lucha libre] lock; [de judo] hold
    7) [de escopeta] lock
    8) Cono Sur (Arquit) beam, joist
    9) pl llaves Méx (Taur) horns
    * * *
    1)
    a) (de cerradura, candado) key

    en llave — (Col fam)

    estar en llave con alguien comerciante to work in cooperation with somebody; delincuente to be in league with somebody

    entrega de llaves en junioready for occupancy (AmE) o (BrE) occupation in June

    c) (CS) ( por el alquiler) key money, premium; ( por la clientela) goodwill
    d) ( para dar cuerda) key
    2) (Mec) ( herramienta) wrench (AmE), spanner (BrE)
    3)
    a) ( interruptor) switch; ( en tubería) valve

    la llave del gasthe gas jet (AmE) o (BrE) tap

    b) (AmL) (de lavabo, bañera) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)
    c) (Mús) ( de órgano) stop; ( de trompeta) valve; (de clarinete, saxofón) key
    4) ( en un texto) brace
    5) (en lucha, judo) hold

    llave de candado — (Col, Méx) hammerlock

    * * *
    1)
    a) (de cerradura, candado) key

    en llave — (Col fam)

    estar en llave con alguien comerciante to work in cooperation with somebody; delincuente to be in league with somebody

    entrega de llaves en junioready for occupancy (AmE) o (BrE) occupation in June

    c) (CS) ( por el alquiler) key money, premium; ( por la clientela) goodwill
    d) ( para dar cuerda) key
    2) (Mec) ( herramienta) wrench (AmE), spanner (BrE)
    3)
    a) ( interruptor) switch; ( en tubería) valve

    la llave del gasthe gas jet (AmE) o (BrE) tap

    b) (AmL) (de lavabo, bañera) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)
    c) (Mús) ( de órgano) stop; ( de trompeta) valve; (de clarinete, saxofón) key
    4) ( en un texto) brace
    5) (en lucha, judo) hold

    llave de candado — (Col, Méx) hammerlock

    * * *
    llave1
    1 = key, latchkey.

    Ex: A whistle from the owner activates the bleeper and light in this keyring, enabling lost keys to be found.

    Ex: He heard her cheerful 'Good-night, cabbie,' as she ran up the steps and opened the door with a latchkey.
    * abrir con llave = unlock.
    * ama de llaves = hotel housekeeper.
    * bajo llave = under lock and key.
    * cerrar con llave = lock.
    * con llave = locked, locking.
    * guardar bajo llave = keep under + lock and key.
    * llave de arranque = ignition key.
    * llave de contacto = ignition key.
    * llave de la casa = house key, latchkey.
    * llave del coche = car key.
    * llave maestra = skeleton key, master key.
    * niño de la llave = latchkey child.
    * problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.
    * sin cerrar con llave = unlocked.
    * sistema de llave en mano = turnkey system, turnkey software system.
    * un manojo de llaves = a set of + keys.

    llave2
    2 = spigot, faucet, tap.

    Ex: What I think the president ought to do is get on the phone with the OPEC cartel and say we expect you to open your spigots.

    Ex: Unless the library has a whole book devoted to the repair of faucets they will have to look under one of the less specific heading.
    Ex: The cinema would be enormously the poorer if deprived of its loaded pistols, banana skins, ticking timebombs and dripping taps.
    * llave de carraca = ratchet wrench.
    * llave de paso = spigot, faucet, tap, stopcock, stop valve, shut-off valve.
    * llave de paso del agua = water valve.
    * llave de tubo = socket wrench.
    * llave dinamométrica = torque wrench.
    * llave inglesa = wrench.

    llave3
    3 = brace, curly bracket ({}).

    Ex: This article considers the special typographical case of large characters such as braces.

    Ex: In this formula, curly brackets {} indicate activities, and alpha, beta and gamma are constants.

    * * *
    (Col, Ven fam) pally ( colloq), buddy-buddy ( AmE colloq)
    A
    1 (de cerradura, candado) key
    recibió la llave de oro or las llaves de la ciudad he was given the freedom of the city o the keys to the city
    tiene el dinero guardado bajo llave she has the money under lock and key
    2
    (de una propiedad): entrega de llaves en junio ready for occupancy ( AmE) o ( BrE) occupation in June
    vendo apartamento, llave en mano apartment for sale, available for immediate occupancy ( AmE) o ( BrE) occupation
    3 (CS) (por el alquiler) key money, premium; (por la clientela) goodwill
    bajo siete llaves hidden away
    lo tiene bajo siete llaves she keeps it hidden away
    en llave ( Col fam): trabajaban en llave they were working together
    están en llave they're in on it together o in league with each other
    estar en llave con algn «comerciante» to work in cooperation with sb;
    «delincuente» to be in league with sb
    Compuestos:
    llave de contacto or de encendido
    ignition key
    master key, passkey
    C ( Mec) (herramienta) wrench ( AmE), spanner ( BrE)
    Compuestos:
    ratchet wrench ( AmE), ratchet spanner ( BrE)
    wheel brace
    llave de tubo or ( Méx) de dado
    box wrench ( AmE), box spanner ( BrE)
    socket wrench ( AmE), socket spanner ( BrE)
    llaves de vaso socket set
    torque wrench
    monkey wrench, adjustable wrench ( AmE), adjustable spanner ( BrE)
    D
    1 (interruptor) switch
    la llave del gas the gas jet ( AmE) o ( BrE) tap
    3 (del agua) faucet ( AmE), tap ( BrE)
    agua de la llave tap water
    4 ( Mús) (de un órgano) stop; (de una trompeta) valve; (de un clarinete, saxofón) key
    Compuestos:
    flintlock
    (del agua) stopcock; (del gas) main valve ( AmE), mains tap ( BrE)
    cerrar la llave de paso to turn the water/gas off at the main valve ( AmE) o ( BrE) at the mains
    E ( Impr) (en un texto) brace
    entre llaves in braces
    F (en lucha, judo) hold
    lo inmovilizó con una llave (de brazo) she put an armlock on him, she got him in an armlock
    llave de candado (Col, Méx); hammerlock
    G (Col, Ven fam) buddy ( AmE colloq), mate ( BrE colloq)
    H (Col, Ven) (en hípica) double
    * * *

     

    llave sustantivo femenino
    1 ( en general) key;

    bajo llave under lock and key;
    la llave del éxito the key to success;
    llave de contacto ignition key;
    llave maestra master key, passkey
    2 (Mec) ( herramienta) wrench (AmE), spanner (BrE);

    3

    ( en tubería) valve;
    la llave del gas the gas jet (AmE) o (BrE) tap;

    cerrar la llave de paso to turn the water/gas off at the main valve (AmE) o (BrE) at the mains
    b) (AmL) (de lavabo, bañera) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)

    4 ( en un texto) brace
    5 (en lucha, judo) hold;

    llave sustantivo femenino
    1 (de una cerradura) key: cierra con llave, lock the door
    Auto la llave de contacto, the ignition key
    (de una cañería) tap
    la llave del gas, the gas tap
    la llave de paso del agua, the stopcock, US water valve
    (del fluido eléctrico) switch
    ama de llaves, housekeeper
    2 (herramienta) US wrench
    llave Allen, Allen wrench
    llave fija, spanner
    llave inglesa, adjustable spanner, US monkey wrench
    3 (en defensa personal) lock
    4 Tip brace
    ♦ Locuciones: bajo llave, under lock and key
    ' llave' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abrir
    - acertar
    - andar
    - cerrar
    - encerrar
    - encerrarse
    - entrar
    - girar
    - maestra
    - maestro
    - para
    - a
    - abierto
    - caer
    - cerrado
    - chorro
    - doble
    - duplicar
    - echar
    - empaque
    - ir
    - meter
    - tener
    - vuelta
    English:
    adjustable spanner
    - bloody
    - cut
    - fit
    - frantic
    - get in
    - key
    - lock
    - lock away
    - lock up
    - master
    - master key
    - monkey wrench
    - nelson
    - put
    - right
    - skeleton key
    - spanner
    - stranglehold
    - tap
    - to
    - unlock
    - use
    - wrench
    - dig
    - duplicate
    - ease
    - faucet
    - good
    - have
    - hold
    - how
    - ignition
    - main
    - monkey
    - pass
    - run
    - skeleton
    - strangle
    - switch
    - time
    * * *
    llave nf
    1. [de cerradura] key;
    una llave extra o [m5] adicional a spare key;
    bajo llave under lock and key;
    guardaba el secreto bajo siete llaves he didn't tell the secret to another soul;
    echar la llave, Am [m5]pasar llave, cerrar con llave to lock up;
    llave en mano [vivienda] ready for immediate occupation;
    bajo siete llaves under lock and key
    llave de contacto ignition key; Informát llave de hardware dongle;
    llave maestra master key
    2. [grifo] Br tap, US faucet
    llave de paso stopcock;
    cerrar la llave de paso to turn the water/gas off at the Br mains o US source
    3. [interruptor] llave de la luz light switch
    4. [herramienta] llave allen Allen Br key o US wrench;
    llave inglesa monkey wrench, Br adjustable spanner;
    llave de torsión torque wrench;
    5. Informát llave USB data o memory stick, flash drive
    6. [clave] key
    7. [de judo, lucha libre] hold, lock
    8. [signo ortográfico] brace, Br curly bracket
    9. [de flauta] key;
    [de órgano] stop; [de trompeta] valve
    10. RP
    llaves [en compra inmobiliaria] occupancy fee [paid when keys are handed over]
    11. RP Dep [grupo] group
    12. Col, Ven muy Fam [amigo] pal, Br mate, US buddy
    * * *
    f
    1 key;
    bajo llave under lock and key;
    echar la llave lock the door, lock up
    2 para tuerca wrench, Br tb
    spanner
    * * *
    llave nf
    1) : key
    2) : faucet
    3) interruptor: switch
    4) : brace (punctuation mark)
    5)
    llave inglesa : monkey wrench
    * * *
    2. (herramienta) spanner
    llave inglesa wrench [pl. wrenches]

    Spanish-English dictionary > llave

  • 5 Historical Portugal

       Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.
       A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.
       Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140
       The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."
       In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.
       The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.
       Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385
       Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims in
       Portugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.
       The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.
       Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580
       The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.
       The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.
       What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.
       By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.
       Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.
       The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.
       By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.
       In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.
       Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640
       Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.
       Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.
       On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.
       Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822
       Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.
       Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.
       In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and the
       Church (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.
       Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.
       Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.
       Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910
       During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.
       Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.
       Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.
       Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.
       Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.
       As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.
       First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26
       Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.
       The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.
       Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.
       The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74
       During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."
       Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.
       For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),
       and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.
       The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.
       With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.
       During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.
       The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.
       At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.
       The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.
       Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76
       Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.
       Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.
       In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.
       In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.
       In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.
       The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict until
       UN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.
       Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000
       After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.
       From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.
       Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.
       Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.
       In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.
       In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.
       Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.
       Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.
       The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.
       Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.
       Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).
       All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.
       The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.
       After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.
       Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.
       Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.
       From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.
       Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.
       In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.
       An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Historical Portugal

  • 6 occupancy

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  • 7 occupancy

    occupancy n occupation f ; full occupancy pleine occupation ; multiple/sole occupancy of a house occupation d'une maison par plusieurs personnes/par une seule personne ; a change of occupancy un changement d'occupant/-e m/f ; to have sole occupancy of a house être le seul occupant/la seule occupante m/f d'une maison ; available for immediate occupancy libre immédiatement.

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  • 8 habilitar

    v.
    1 to fit out, to equip.
    habilitó el desván para cuarto de huéspedes he fitted out the attic as a guest bedroom
    2 to authorize (law) (autorizar).
    3 to finance.
    4 to habilitate, to equip, to furnish, to enable.
    * * *
    1 (espacio) to fit out; (tiempo) to set aside
    2 (capacitar) to entitle, qualify; (autorizar) to empower, authorize
    3 FINANZAS to finance
    * * *
    VT
    1) [+ persona] (=dar derecho a) to qualify, entitle; (=permitir) to enable; (=autorizar) to empower, authorize
    2) (=preparar) to equip, fit out
    3) (Econ) [con dinero] to finance

    habilitar a algn Cono Sur (Agr) to make sb a loan in kind ( with the next crop as security), give sb credit facilities; CAm, Méx * (=dar un anticipo) to give sb an advance, sub sb *

    4) Cono Sur (Com) to take into partnership
    5) CAm (Agr) to cover, serve
    6) Caribe (=fastidiar) to annoy, bother
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) < lugar> to fit out
    2) <persona/institución> to authorize; título to qualify, authorize; documento to authorize, empower
    3) (frml) (Com, Fin)

    habilitar a alguien con algo con fondos to provide somebody with something

    4) (Col) (Educ) to retake, to make up (AmE)
    * * *
    Ex. To get full use out of them, however, you have to fit them out with accessories.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) < lugar> to fit out
    2) <persona/institución> to authorize; título to qualify, authorize; documento to authorize, empower
    3) (frml) (Com, Fin)

    habilitar a alguien con algo con fondos to provide somebody with something

    4) (Col) (Educ) to retake, to make up (AmE)
    * * *

    Ex: To get full use out of them, however, you have to fit them out with accessories.

    * * *
    habilitar [A1 ]
    vt
    A ‹lugar› to fit out
    han habilitado el sótano como discoteca the basement has been fitted out as a discotheque
    el local todavía no está habilitado para ser ocupado the premises are not yet ready for occupation o have not yet been fitted out
    B (autorizar) ‹persona/institución› to authorize
    el título la habilita para enseñar the diploma qualifies o authorizes o enables her to teach
    está habilitada para cobrar la pensión de su madre she is empowered o authorized to collect her mother's pension
    este documento lo habilita para venderlos this document authorizes o empowers him to sell them
    C ( frml) ( Com, Fin):
    tendrá que ser habilitado con los fondos suficientes it will have to be provided with sufficient funds ( frml)
    D ( Col) ( Educ) to retake, to make up ( AmE), to resit ( BrE)
    * * *

     

    habilitar ( conjugate habilitar) verbo transitivo
    1 lugar to fit out
    2persona/institución to authorize;
    [ título] to qualify, authorize;
    [ documento] to authorize, empower
    3 (Col) (Educ) to retake, to make up (AmE)
    habilitar verbo transitivo
    1 (una casa, un edificio) to fit out
    2 (a una persona) to entitle
    3 Fin (un crédito) to finance
    ' habilitar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    calificar
    * * *
    1. [acondicionar] to equip, to fit out;
    habilitó el desván para cuarto de huéspedes he fitted out o furnished the attic as a guest bedroom
    2. Der [autorizar] to authorize;
    no está habilitado para ejercer en el país he's not authorized to practise in this country
    3. [financiar] to finance;
    el gobierno ha habilitado créditos para la reconstrucción de la zona the government has made funds available for the reconstruction of the area
    * * *
    v/t
    1 lugar fit out
    2 persona authorize
    * * *
    1) : to enable, to authorize, to empower
    2) : to equip, to furnish

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  • 9 register of directors and secretaries

    Fin
    in the United Kingdom, a record that every registered company must maintain of the names and residential addresses of directors and the company secretary together with their nationality, occupation, and details of other directorships held. Public companies must also record the date of birth of their directors. The record must be kept at the company’s registered office and be available for inspection by shareholders without charge and by members of the public for a nominal fee.

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  • 10 profesor universitario

    (n.) = professor, academic, college educator, university educator, university instructor
    Ex. For example, libraries with reserve reading collections might want to make online indexes by professor and course available.
    Ex. It is well past the time for academics to challenge growing unconstitutional restraints on freedom to publish.
    Ex. The possession of a doctoral degree and the occupation of college or university educator are very likely to be colinear variables.
    Ex. The possession of a doctoral degree and the occupation of college or university educator are very likely to be colinear variables.
    Ex. The overriding goal of the project is to develop software that will aid university instructors in maximizing the instructional value of WWW-based course materials such as syllabi, class notes, etc..
    * * *
    (n.) = professor, academic, college educator, university educator, university instructor

    Ex: For example, libraries with reserve reading collections might want to make online indexes by professor and course available.

    Ex: It is well past the time for academics to challenge growing unconstitutional restraints on freedom to publish.
    Ex: The possession of a doctoral degree and the occupation of college or university educator are very likely to be colinear variables.
    Ex: The possession of a doctoral degree and the occupation of college or university educator are very likely to be colinear variables.
    Ex: The overriding goal of the project is to develop software that will aid university instructors in maximizing the instructional value of WWW-based course materials such as syllabi, class notes, etc..

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  • 11 ser

    m.
    1 being (ente).
    ser humano human being
    los seres vivos living things
    2 ens.
    v.
    1 to be (to be in some place or situation, to originate in, to belong to, to pertain, to exist really).
    fue aquí it was here
    lo importante es decidirse the important thing is to reach a decision
    ¿de dónde eres? where are you from?
    los juguetes son de mi hijo the toys are my son's
    es alto/gracioso he is tall/funny
    es azul/difícil it's blue/difficult
    es un amigo/el dueño he is a friend/the owner
    Yo soy buena I am good.
    2 to be (to be worth, quantity).
    ¿cuánto es? how much is it?
    son 300 pesos that'll be 300 pesos
    ¿qué (día) es hoy? what day is it today?, what's today?
    mañana será 15 de julio tomorrow (it) will be 15 July
    ¿qué hora es? what time is it?, what's the time?
    son las tres (de la tarde) it's three o'clock (in the afternoon), it's three (pm)
    3 to be (joined to nouns which signify employment or occupation).
    soy abogado/actriz I'm a lawyer/an actress
    son estudiantes they're students
    4 to be (to happen, to occur, to fall out).
    es muy tarde it's rather late
    era de noche/de día it was night/day
    5 to be (auxiliary verb, by which the passive is formed).
    fue visto por un testigo he was seen by a witness
    6 to exist, to live.
    7 to be for.
    Me es muy fácil aprender español It is very easy for me to learn Spanish.
    * * *
    Present Indicative
    soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son.
    Imperfect Subjunctive
    Past Indicative
    Future Indicative
    seré, serás, será, seremos, seréis, serán.
    Conditional
    sería, serías, sería, seríamos, seríais, serían.
    Present Subjunctive
    sea, seas, sea, seamos, seáis, sean.
    Imperfect Subjunctive
    Future Subjunctive
    Imperative
    (tú), sea (él/Vd.), seamos (nos.), sed (vos.), sean (ellos/Vds.).
    Past Participle
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    \
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    * * *
    1. verb 2. noun m.
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    * * *
    I 1.
    [ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1]

    es inglés/rubio/católico — he's English/fair/(a) Catholic

    era cierto/posible — it was true/possible

    sé bueno, estáte quieto — be a good boy and keep still

    que seas muy feliz — I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)

    para serte sincero — to be honest with you, to tell you the truth

    siempre le he sido fiel — I've always been faithful to her; ver tb verbo intransitivo I 5

    ¿éste es o se hace?/¿tú eres o te haces? — (AmL fam) is he/are you stupid or something? (colloq)

    el mayor es casado/divorciado — the oldest is married/divorced

    es viuda — she's a widow; ver tb estar I 3)

    3) (seguido de nombre, pronombre, sintagma nominal) to be

    soy peluquera/abogada — I'm a hairdresser/a lawyer

    ábreme, soy Mariano/yo — open the door, it's Mariano/it's me

    por ser usted, haremos una excepción — for you o since it's you, we'll make an exception

    4) (con predicado introducido por `de')

    es de los vecinos — it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'

    ésa es de las que... — she's one of those people who..., she's the sort of person who...

    ser de lo que no hay — (fam) to be incredible (colloq)

    5) (hipótesis, futuro)

    ¿será cierto? — can it be true?

    2.
    ser vi
    1)
    a) ( existir) to be
    b) (liter) ( en cuentos)

    érase una vez... — once upon a time there was...

    2)
    a) (tener lugar, ocurrir)

    ¿dónde fue el accidente? — where did the accident happen?

    el asunto fue así... — it happened like this...

    ser de algo/alguien: ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him; ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? — what will become of us?

    3) ( sumar)

    ¿cuánto es (todo)? — how much is that (altogether)?

    son 3.000 pesos — that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos

    4) (causar, significar) to be
    5) ( resultar)
    6) ( consistir en) to be

    lo importante es participarthe important o main thing is to take part

    7) (indicando finalidad, adecuación)

    fue aquí donde lo vi — this is where I saw him, it was here that I saw him

    fui yo quien or la que lo dije fui yo quien or la que lo dijo — I was the one who said it, it was me that said it

    9)

    es que...: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; díselo, si es que te atreves — tell him, if you dare

    10)

    lo que es... — (fam)

    lo que es yo, no pienso hablarle más — I certainly have no intention of speaking to him again

    lo que es saber idiomas!it sure is something to be able to speak languages! (AmE), what it is to be able to speak languages! (BrE)

    a no ser que — (+ subj) unless

    como debe ser: ¿ves como me acordé? - como debe ser! see, I did remember- I should think so too!; los presentó uno por uno, como debe ser she introduced them one by one, as you should; ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; como ser (CS) such as; de no ser así (frml) should this not be the case (frml); de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); de no ser por...: de no ser por él,... if it hadn't been o if it weren't for him,...; eso es! that's it!, that's right!; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; tú pagas tus mil pesos o lo que sea... you pay your thousand pesos or whatever...; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes o anything; no sea que or no vaya a ser que (+ subj) in case; cierra la ventana, no sea or no vaya a ser que llueva close the window in case it rains; ten cuidado, no sea or no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder be careful or you'll ruin everything; o sea: los empleados de más antigüedad, o sea los que llevan aquí más de... longer serving employees, that is to say those who have been here more than...; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea..., (ya) sea... either..., or...; (ya) sea por caridad, (ya) sea por otra razón,... whether he did it out of charity or for some other reason,...; sea como sea: hay que impedirlo, sea como sea it must be prevented now matter how o at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea quien sea le dices que no estoy whoever it is, tell them I'm not in; si no fuera/hubiera sido por... — if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for...

    12) ( en el tiempo) to be

    ¿qué fecha es hoy? — what's the date today?, what's today's date

    ¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?

    serían las cuatro cuando llegó — it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb verbo impersonal

    3.
    ser v impers to be
    4.

    ser + pp — to be + pp

    II
    1)
    a) ( ente) being
    b) (individuo, persona)
    2)
    b) ( carácter esencial) essence
    3) (Fil) being
    * * *
    I 1.
    [ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1]

    es inglés/rubio/católico — he's English/fair/(a) Catholic

    era cierto/posible — it was true/possible

    sé bueno, estáte quieto — be a good boy and keep still

    que seas muy feliz — I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)

    para serte sincero — to be honest with you, to tell you the truth

    siempre le he sido fiel — I've always been faithful to her; ver tb verbo intransitivo I 5

    ¿éste es o se hace?/¿tú eres o te haces? — (AmL fam) is he/are you stupid or something? (colloq)

    el mayor es casado/divorciado — the oldest is married/divorced

    es viuda — she's a widow; ver tb estar I 3)

    3) (seguido de nombre, pronombre, sintagma nominal) to be

    soy peluquera/abogada — I'm a hairdresser/a lawyer

    ábreme, soy Mariano/yo — open the door, it's Mariano/it's me

    por ser usted, haremos una excepción — for you o since it's you, we'll make an exception

    4) (con predicado introducido por `de')

    es de los vecinos — it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'

    ésa es de las que... — she's one of those people who..., she's the sort of person who...

    ser de lo que no hay — (fam) to be incredible (colloq)

    5) (hipótesis, futuro)

    ¿será cierto? — can it be true?

    2.
    ser vi
    1)
    a) ( existir) to be
    b) (liter) ( en cuentos)

    érase una vez... — once upon a time there was...

    2)
    a) (tener lugar, ocurrir)

    ¿dónde fue el accidente? — where did the accident happen?

    el asunto fue así... — it happened like this...

    ser de algo/alguien: ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him; ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? — what will become of us?

    3) ( sumar)

    ¿cuánto es (todo)? — how much is that (altogether)?

    son 3.000 pesos — that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos

    4) (causar, significar) to be
    5) ( resultar)
    6) ( consistir en) to be

    lo importante es participarthe important o main thing is to take part

    7) (indicando finalidad, adecuación)

    fue aquí donde lo vi — this is where I saw him, it was here that I saw him

    fui yo quien or la que lo dije fui yo quien or la que lo dijo — I was the one who said it, it was me that said it

    9)

    es que...: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; díselo, si es que te atreves — tell him, if you dare

    10)

    lo que es... — (fam)

    lo que es yo, no pienso hablarle más — I certainly have no intention of speaking to him again

    lo que es saber idiomas!it sure is something to be able to speak languages! (AmE), what it is to be able to speak languages! (BrE)

    a no ser que — (+ subj) unless

    como debe ser: ¿ves como me acordé? - como debe ser! see, I did remember- I should think so too!; los presentó uno por uno, como debe ser she introduced them one by one, as you should; ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; como ser (CS) such as; de no ser así (frml) should this not be the case (frml); de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); de no ser por...: de no ser por él,... if it hadn't been o if it weren't for him,...; eso es! that's it!, that's right!; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; tú pagas tus mil pesos o lo que sea... you pay your thousand pesos or whatever...; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes o anything; no sea que or no vaya a ser que (+ subj) in case; cierra la ventana, no sea or no vaya a ser que llueva close the window in case it rains; ten cuidado, no sea or no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder be careful or you'll ruin everything; o sea: los empleados de más antigüedad, o sea los que llevan aquí más de... longer serving employees, that is to say those who have been here more than...; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea..., (ya) sea... either..., or...; (ya) sea por caridad, (ya) sea por otra razón,... whether he did it out of charity or for some other reason,...; sea como sea: hay que impedirlo, sea como sea it must be prevented now matter how o at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea quien sea le dices que no estoy whoever it is, tell them I'm not in; si no fuera/hubiera sido por... — if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for...

    12) ( en el tiempo) to be

    ¿qué fecha es hoy? — what's the date today?, what's today's date

    ¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?

    serían las cuatro cuando llegó — it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb verbo impersonal

    3.
    ser v impers to be
    4.

    ser + pp — to be + pp

    II
    1)
    a) ( ente) being
    b) (individuo, persona)
    2)
    b) ( carácter esencial) essence
    3) (Fil) being
    * * *
    ser1
    1 = being, creature.

    Ex: A feeling of unshielded relief filled Pope's whole being.

    Ex: Stories that lead to doing things are all the more attractive to children, who are active rather than passive creatures.
    * abducción por seres extraterrestres = alien abduction.
    * alimentación del ser humano = human nutrition.
    * llegada de seres extraterrestres = alien visitation.
    * nutrición del ser humano = human nutrition.
    * ser consecuente con Uno mismo = be true to + Reflexivo.
    * ser extraterrestre = alien creature.
    * ser fiel con Uno mismo = be true to + Reflexivo.
    * ser humano = human being, human, human person.
    * ser inteligente = intelligent being.
    * ser pensante = sentient being.
    * ser superior = supreme being, higher being, superior being.
    * ser supremo = supreme being.
    * ser todo un éxito = hit + a home run, knock it out of + the park.
    * ser vivo = living being, sentient being.
    * todo ser humano = every living soul.
    * tráfico de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.
    * trata de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.

    ser2
    2 = be, take + the form of, stand as.

    Ex: Systems such as Dialog, IRS, ORBIT and BLAISE may be accessed by libraries and information units.

    Ex: Hierarchical relationships may also take the form of co-ordinate relationships, in which case they may be represented by 'RT' or related term, in a similar manner to affinitive relationships below.
    Ex: Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.
    * anhelar ser = ache to be.
    * a no ser que = unless.
    * así es = that's how it is.
    * así sea = amen.
    * así son las cosas = that's they way things are.
    * centrado en el ser humano = anthropocentric.
    * clonación del ser humano = human cloning.
    * como es el caso de = as it is with.
    * cómo + ser = what + be like.
    * conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight.
    * continuar siendo importante = remain + big.
    * crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.
    * cualquiera que fuere = any... whatsoever.
    * cualquiera que fuese = any... whatsoever.
    * cualquiera que sea + Nombre = whichever + Nombre.
    * debilidad del ser humano = mankind's frailty.
    * dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.
    * demostrar ser = prove + to be.
    * de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.
    * dicho sea de paso = by the by(e).
    * dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.
    * dinero + ser para = money + go towards.
    * el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.
    * el ser barato = cheapness.
    * el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.
    * es = it's [it is].
    * esa es la cuestión = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esa es la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.
    * es de deducir que = it follows that.
    * es de destacar que = significantly.
    * es de esperar = hopefully.
    * es de esperar que = all being well.
    * es de resaltar que = significantly.
    * es de suponer que = presumably.
    * ese es el asunto = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * es el momento adecuado = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.
    * es el momento oportuno = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.
    * es evidente = clearly.
    * es importante destacar = importantly.
    * es inevitable que = inevitably.
    * es interesante que = interestingly.
    * es lo que a mí me parece = my two cents' worth.
    * es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.
    * es más = more important, moreover.
    * es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.
    * es mi opinión = my two cents' worth.
    * es mi parecer = my two cents' worth.
    * es por lo tanto deducible que = it therefore follows that.
    * es por lo tanto de esperar que = it therefore follows that.
    * es por lo tanto lógico que = it therefore follows that.
    * ¡esta es tu oportunidad! = here's your chance!.
    * estar siendo + Participio = be in process of + Nombre.
    * evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.
    * fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.
    * haber sido aceptado = be here to stay, have come + to stay.
    * haber sido comprobado exhaustivamente = be thoroughly tested.
    * la razón de ser = the reason for being.
    * la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.
    * llegar a ser = become, develop into.
    * llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.
    * lo que es aun peor = worse still.
    * lo que es peor = what's worse.
    * lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.
    * lo que + ser = what + be like.
    * lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.
    * merecer ser mencionado = deserve + mention.
    * no ser aconsejable = be undesirable.
    * no ser + Adjetivo + Infinitivo = be less than + Adjetivo + Infinitivo.
    * no ser así ya = be no longer the case.
    * no ser bien visto = be in the doghouse.
    * no ser cobarde = be no chicken.
    * no ser consciente de = remain + unaware of.
    * no ser deseable = be undesirable.
    * no + ser + de sorprender que = it + be + not surprising that.
    * no ser fácil = be no picnic, not be easy.
    * no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.
    * no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.
    * no ser más que = be nothing more than, be nothing but.
    * no ser nada = add up to + nothing.
    * no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.
    * no ser ningún jovencito = be no chicken.
    * no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.
    * no ser sino = be nothing but.
    * no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.
    * no ser un lecho de rosas = be not all roses.
    * no ser verdad = be untrue.
    * no somos todos iguales = one size doesn't fit all.
    * no tener razón de ser + Infinitivo = there + be + no sense in + Gerundio.
    * para ser específico = to be specific.
    * para ser franco = in all honesty.
    * para ser sincero = to be honest, in all honesty.
    * pasar a ser = become, develop into.
    * por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.
    * por si fuera poco = to boot, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.
    * posible de ser consultado por máquina = machine-viewable.
    * posible de ser visto en pantalla = displayable.
    * primer puesto + ser para = pride of place + go to.
    * puede muy bien ser = could well be.
    * puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.
    * que fue = one-time.
    * que fue común antes = once-common.
    * que ha sido abordado con preguntas = accost.
    * que puede ser apilado = stacking.
    * razón de ser = point, raison d'etre, rationale, sense of purpose.
    * ser reconocido = gain + recognition.
    * resultar ser = prove + to be, turn out to be, happen + to be.
    * sea como sea = be that as it may, at all costs, at any cost, at any price, come hell or high water.
    * sea cual fuere = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.
    * sea cual fuese = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.
    * sea cual sea el criterio utilizado = by any standard(s).
    * sea lo que sea = whatever it is, be that as it may, call it what you want.
    * seamos realistas = face it, let's face it.
    * sean cuales sean = whatever they may be.
    * sentido del ser humano = human sense.
    * ser accesible a través de = be available through.
    * ser aceptado = take + hold, gain + acceptance, take off.
    * ser acertado = be spot on.
    * ser aconsejable = be welcome, be better served by, be in order.
    * ser acorde con = be commensurate with.
    * ser acuciante = be acute.
    * ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.
    * ser adecuado = be right, stand up, fit + the bill.
    * ser + Adjetivo = get + Adjetivo.
    * ser + Adjetivo + para = have + a + Adjetivo + effect on.
    * ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.
    * ser aficionado a = be fond of.
    * ser afortunado = be lucky, strike + lucky.
    * ser agradable de oír = be good to hear.
    * ser agradable + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.
    * ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
    * ser algo bueno = be a good thing.
    * ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.
    * ser algo común = be a fact of life, dominate + the scene, be a common occurrence, become + a common feature, be a part of life.
    * ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.
    * ser algo excepcional = be the exception rather than the rule, be in a league of its own.
    * ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.
    * ser algo facilísimo = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.
    * ser algo habitual = become + a common feature, be a fact of life.
    * ser Algo imponente = loom + large.
    * ser algo inevitable = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.
    * ser algo más profundo que = go + deeper than.
    * ser algo más serio que = go + deeper than.
    * ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
    * ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.
    * ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.
    * ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.
    * ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.
    * ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo muy revelador = be a giveaway.
    * ser algo natural para = be second nature to + Pronombre, come + naturally to.
    * ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.
    * ser algo permanente = be here to stay.
    * ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.
    * ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.
    * ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.
    * ser algo por lo que = be a matter for/of.
    * ser algo por ver = be an open question.
    * ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo seguro = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.
    * ser algo útil para = be something in the hand for.
    * ser amado = loved-one.
    * ser amigo de = be buddies with.
    * ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.
    * ser apreciado = receive + appreciation.
    * ser apropiado = be right.
    * ser aproximadamente + Número = be around + Número, be about + Número.
    * ser arrestado = be under arrest.
    * ser asequible = be available, become + available.
    * ser asequible a = be amenable to.
    * ser así = be the case (with), be just like that.
    * ser atacado = be under attack, come under + fire, be under assault.
    * ser atractivo = look + attractive, be popular in appeal.
    * ser atrevido = make + a bold statement.
    * ser atribuible a = be attributable to.
    * ser aun más = be all the more.
    * ser autosuficiente = stand on + Posesivo + own, self-serve.
    * ser autosuficiente económicamente = pay + Posesivo + own way.
    * ser avaricioso = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.
    * ser bienvenido = be most welcome, make + welcome, be welcome.
    * ser bonito + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.
    * ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.
    * ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.
    * ser bueno en = be good at.
    * ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.
    * ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.
    * ser capaz de = be capable of.
    * ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.
    * ser característico de = be emblematic of.
    * ser carísimo = cost + be prohibitive.
    * ser caro = be steep.
    * ser casi seguro = be a good bet.
    * ser chiquito pero matón = punch above + Posesivo + weight.
    * ser chulo = be cool.
    * ser clavado a = be a dead ringer for.
    * ser cliente de una tienda = patronise + shop.
    * ser coherente = cohere.
    * ser como el día y la noche = different as night and day.
    * ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.
    * ser como mínimo = be no less than.
    * ser como una esfera = wrap around.
    * ser como un círculo = wrap around.
    * ser como un libro abierto = be an open book.
    * ser complementario el uno del otro = be integral one to another.
    * ser complementarios = be integral one to another.
    * ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.
    * ser completo = be all inclusive.
    * ser común = be the case (with).
    * ser condenado a prisión = receive + prison sentence.
    * ser confuso = be deceiving.
    * ser conocido por = famously, have + a track record of.
    * ser conocido por todos = be out in the open.
    * ser consciente = sentient being.
    * ser consciente de = be alive to, be aware of, be cognisant of, be mindful of/that, become + cognisant of, be aware of, realise [realize, -USA].
    * ser consciente de + Posesivo + valía = be alive to + Posesivo + worth.
    * ser consciente + desafortunadamente = be painfully aware of.
    * ser contradictorio de = run + contrary to.
    * ser contraproducente = defeat + Posesivo + purpose, blowback.
    * ser contrario a = be contrary to, be hostile to.
    * ser conveniente + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.
    * ser correcto = be all right, be correct, be right.
    * ser cortés con = be civil towards.
    * ser costumbre = be customary.
    * ser creativo = be inventive.
    * ser creíble = invoke + belief.
    * ser criticado = be subjected to + criticism, be (the) subject of/to criticism, take + heat, come under + fire.
    * ser crucial (para) = be central (to).
    * ser cuestión de = come down to.
    * ser culpable = be to blame.
    * ser culpable (por/de) = be at fault (for/to).
    * ser dado a = be amenable to, be apt to, be given to.
    * ser de = be a native of.
    * ser de alto nivel = be at a high level.
    * ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.
    * ser de ayuda = be of assistance.
    * ser debatible = be a moot point, be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.
    * ser de calidad = be up to snuff, be up to scratch.
    * ser decisión de + Nombre = be down to + Nombre.
    * ser de contenido + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in content.
    * ser de crecimiento rápido = be a quick grower.
    * ser de difícil acceso = tuck away.
    * ser de dominio público = be public domain.
    * ser deficiente = be wanting.
    * ser definitivo = be final.
    * ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.
    * ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.
    * ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.
    * ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.
    * ser de interés para = be of interest (to/for).
    * ser dejado en la obligación de Uno = be derelict in + duty.
    * ser de la izquierda = be of the left.
    * ser de la noche = night creature.
    * ser de la opinión de que = be of the opinion that, be of the view that.
    * ser del gusto de Uno = be to + Posesivo + taste.
    * ser del orden de + Número = be of the order of + Número.
    * ser de los que piensan que = subscribe to + view.
    * ser demasiado = be over-provided, be a mouthful.
    * ser demasiado + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.
    * ser demasiado complaciente = lean over + too far backwards.
    * ser demasiado común = be all too common.
    * ser demasiado para = be too much for, be too much for.
    * ser demasiado precavido = err + on the side of caution.
    * ser demasiado preciso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.
    * ser demasiado quisquilloso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.
    * ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.
    * ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.
    * ser de número limitado = be limited in number.
    * ser de origen + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in origin.
    * ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.
    * ser de primera categoría = be top notch.
    * ser de raza negra o de piel morena = be coloured.
    * ser de sabios = be a point of wisdom.
    * ser desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.
    * ser desastroso = spell + bad news, be a shambles, be (in) a mess.
    * ser desconocido para = be alien to.
    * ser descorazonador = be dispiriting.
    * ser desoído = be unheeded.
    * ser despiadado = play + hardball.
    * ser detenido = be under arrest.
    * ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.
    * ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind, differ in + kind (from).
    * ser de un valor especial = be of particular value.
    * ser de uso general = be in general use, be generally available.
    * ser de utilidad = be of use.
    * ser de utilidad a = be of service to.
    * ser diestro en = be skilled at.
    * ser difícil = be a stretch.
    * ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.
    * ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.
    * ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.
    * ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.
    * ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.
    * ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.
    * ser digno de = merit.
    * ser digno de admiración = deserve + admiration.
    * ser digno de crítica = merit + a critical eye.
    * ser digno de + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio.
    * ser diplomático = say + the right thing.
    * ser discutible = be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.
    * ser dogmático = be dogmatic.
    * ser dos mundos completamente distintos = be poles apart.
    * ser dudoso = be doubtful.
    * ser duro = play + hardball.
    * ser eficaz para + Infinitivo = be efficient at + Gerundio.
    * ser el acabóse = take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.
    * ser el alma de = be the life of, be the life and soul of.
    * ser el asunto = be the point.
    * ser el beneficiario de = be on the receiving end of.
    * ser el blanco de = be a pushover for.
    * ser el blanco de las críticas = come under + fire.
    * ser el canalizador de = be the conduit for.
    * ser el capitán = skipper, captain.
    * ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).
    * ser el centro de atención = steal + the limelight, steal + the show, cut + a dash.
    * ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.
    * ser el colmo = be the last straw, bring + the situation to a head, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.
    * ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.
    * ser el culo del mundo = be the pits.
    * ser elegido = get in.
    * ser elevado = be steep.
    * ser el éxito de la fiesta = steal + the limelight, steal + the show.
    * ser el fin de = sign + a death warrant (for).
    * ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.
    * ser el límite = be the limit.
    * ser el mandamás = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.
    * ser el más afectado por = bear + the brunt of.
    * ser el máximo = be the limit.
    * ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.
    * ser el momento (de) = be the time to.
    * ser el momento decisivo = mark + the watershed.
    * ser el momento de/para = it + be + time to/for.
    * ser el objetivo de Uno = be in business for.
    * ser el orgullo de = be the pride and joy of.
    * ser el origen de = provide + the material for.
    * ser el paraje natural de = be home to.
    * ser el preludio = usher in.
    * ser el primero = be second to none, come out on + top.
    * ser el primero en = lead + the way in.
    * ser el primero en + Infinitivo = take + the lead in + Gerundio.
    * ser el punto de partida de = form + the basis of.
    * ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * ser el que con mayor frecuencia = be (the) most likely to.
    * ser el que con menor frecuencia = be (the) least likely to.
    * ser el resultado de = follow from, result from.
    * ser el segundo de a bordo = play + second fiddle.
    * ser el último grito = be all the rage.
    * ser el último mono ser el último mono = feel + pulled and tugged.
    * ser emblemático de = be emblematic of.
    * ser en balde = be of no avail, be to no avail.
    * ser en cierto modo un + Nombre = be something of a + Nombre.
    * ser en vano = be of no avail, be to no avail.
    * ser enviado a = have + the lead to.
    * ser equiparable a = be commensurate with.
    * ser erróneo = be wide of the mark, be wrong.
    * ser escaso = be few and far between, be in short supply.
    * ser esclavo de = be slave to.
    * ser estupendo = sound + great, be fine and dandy.
    * ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * ser exigente al elegir = pick and choose.
    * ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.
    * ser experto en = be skilled at.
    * ser expulsado de = be dropped from.
    * ser extraño para = be alien to.
    * ser extremadamente + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.
    * ser fácil = be easy.
    * ser fácil de conseguir = be readily available.
    * ser facilísimo = be a snap, be a piece of cake.
    * ser factible de = be amenable to.
    * ser familiar = strike + familiar chords, ring + a bell.
    * ser famoso = gain + recognition, be popular.
    * ser famoso por = famously, have + a track record of.
    * ser favorable = be a plus.
    * ser ficticio = be fiction.
    * ser fiel a = cleave to.
    * ser fructífero = come to + fruition.
    * ser goloso = have + a sweet tooth.
    * ser grosero con = be abusive of.
    * ser hábil para = be adroit at.
    * ser habitual = be customary.
    * ser harina de otro costal = be a different kettle of fish.
    * ser hipertenso = be hyper.
    * ser hora de = it + be + time to/for.
    * ser hora de definirse = time to climb off the fence.
    * ser hora de irse = be time to go.
    * ser hora de marcharse = be time to go.
    * ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).
    * ser humilde = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.
    * sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.
    * ser ideal = suit + best, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.
    * ser ideal para Uno = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.
    * ser idóneo para = be suited to.
    * ser ignorado = be unheeded.
    * ser igual a = be equivalent to, equal.
    * ser igual que = amount to + the same thing as.
    * ser ilegal = be against the law.
    * ser ilimitado = be boundless.
    * ser implacable = play + hardball.
    * ser imponente = be awe-inspiring.
    * ser importante = be of importance, make + a difference, be of consequence.
    * ser importantísimo = make + all the difference in the world, make + difference in the world.
    * ser importantísimo (para) = be central (to).
    * ser imposible = be dead meat.
    * ser imprescindible = be a must.
    * ser improcedente = be out of order.
    * ser imprudente = be reckless.
    * ser inalterable = set in + stone, set in + tablets of stone.
    * ser incapaz de = be unable to.
    * ser incoherente = Negativo + hold + water.
    * ser incompatible (con) = be irreconcilable (with).
    * ser inconsistente = Negativo + hold + water.
    * ser increíble = beggar + belief.
    * ser independiente = go + Posesivo + own way, stew in + Posesivo + own juice, stand on + Posesivo + own (two) feet.
    * ser indescriptible = beggar + description.
    * ser indispensable = be a must.
    * ser ineficaz = fire + blanks.
    * ser infundado = be unfounded.
    * ser inherente a = inhere in.
    * ser inimaginable = beggar + imagination.
    * ser inminente = be on the cards.
    * ser inmune a = be immune from, be immune against.
    * ser innovador = break + new ground, break + ground.
    * ser innumerable = be without number, be legion.
    * ser innumerables = run into + the thousands.
    * ser insignificante = pale into + insignificance, stick + Algo + on a pin-point, be of no consequence.
    * ser insignificante de = be slight in.
    * ser inteligente = be talented.
    * ser interesante = be of interest (to/for).
    * ser interesante + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.
    * ser interesante + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.
    * ser interminable = there + be + no end to.
    * ser intransigente = play + hardball.
    * ser inútil = fire + blanks.
    * ser irrespetuoso con = disrespect, diss.
    * ser justo = play + fair.
    * ser justo con todos = give the devil his due.
    * ser justo hasta con el diablo = give the devil his due.
    * ser justo lo que se necesita = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.
    * ser justo lo que Uno necesita = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.
    * ser justo que = there + be + justice in.
    * ser juzgado = stand + trial, stand for + trial.
    * ser la abreviatura de = be short for.
    * ser la base de = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart of.
    * ser la ciudad de = be home to.
    * ser la clave de = hold + the key to.
    * ser la comidilla del barrio = be the talk of the town.
    * ser la comidilla del pueblo = be the talk of the town.
    * ser la consecuencia de = follow from, result from.
    * ser la costumbre = be customary.
    * ser la cuestión = be the point.
    * ser la culminación de Algo = represent + the culmination of, mark + the culmination of.
    * ser la culpa de = be the fault of.
    * ser la debilidad de Alguien = be a sucker for.
    * ser la elección lógica = be a/the natural choice.
    * ser la elección natural = be a/the natural choice.
    * ser la excepción = be the exception.
    * ser la excepción a la regla = constitute + the exception to the rule.
    * ser la excepción que confirma la regla = be the exception rather than the rule.
    * ser la forma abreviada de = be short for.
    * ser la forma de = be a recipe for.
    * ser la fórmula para = be a recipe for.
    * ser la gota que colma el vaso = bring + the situation to a head.
    * ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.
    * ser la imagen de = be a picture of.
    * ser la intención = be the intention.
    * ser la intención de uno = be + Posesivo + intention.
    * ser la manera de = be a recipe for.
    * ser la materia prima de = be grist to + Posesivo + mill.
    * ser la mayoría = be in the majority.
    * ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.
    * ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.
    * ser lamentable = be a pity.
    * ser la minoría = be in the minority.
    * ser la norma = be the norm, be the rule, become + the norm.
    * ser la novedad = be on the scene.
    * ser la obra de = be the work of.
    * ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.
    * ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.
    * ser la propia responsabilidad de Alguien = be of + Posesivo + own making.
    * ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit.
    * ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.
    * ser la razón de = lie at + the root of.
    * ser la representación misma de = be a picture of.
    * ser la responsabilidad de = be the responsibility of.
    * ser la responsabilidad de Alguien + Infinitivo = it + lie with + Nombre/Pronombre + to + Infinitivo.
    * ser la última palabra = be all the rage.
    * ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.
    * ser lector de una biblioteca = library membership.
    * ser lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.
    * ser líder en = take + the lead in + Gerundio.
    * ser lo de Uno = be cut out for, be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.
    * ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.
    * ser lo mismo = be one and the same.
    * ser lo normal = be the order of the day.
    * ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.
    * ser lo que a Uno le encanta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.
    * ser lo que a Uno le gusta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.
    * ser lo que a Uno le interesa = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.
    * ser lo que a Uno le va = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.
    * ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.
    * ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.
    * ser lo suficientemente + Adjetivo + como para = be + Adjetivo + enough to.
    * ser lo suficientemente comprensivo = go + far enough.
    * ser lo suficientemente conocido como para que = be sufficiently well known for.
    * serlo todo para todos = be all things to all men, be all things to all people.
    * ser lo último = be all the rage, be the pits.
    * ser lo último en = become + the next stop in.
    * ser lo último en lo que + pensar = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.
    * ser lo último que + ocurrir + a Alguien = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.
    * ser magnífico + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.
    * ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.
    * ser maravilloso = sound + great.
    * ser más astuto que = outfox, outwit, outsmart.
    * ser más interno = inner being.
    * ser más un + Nombre = be more of a + Nombre.
    * ser mayor = be older.
    * ser mejor en = be better at.
    * ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.
    * ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.
    * ser menor = be less.
    * ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.
    * ser mínimo = be at a minimum.
    * ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.
    * ser modesto = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.
    * ser molesto = be disturbing.
    * ser moroso = be in default.
    * ser motivador = be motivating.
    * ser motivo de preocupación = loom + large.
    * ser mucho = be a mouthful.
    * ser mucho más = be all the more.
    * ser mucho más que = be far more than.
    * ser muy aconsejable que = be well advised to.
    * ser muy alto = be metres high.
    * ser muy amigo de = be pally with.
    * ser muy antiguo = go ba

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    ser ( conjugate ser) cópula
    1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be
    ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;

    es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf;
    es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic;
    era cierto it was true;
    sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still;
    que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy;

    (+ me/te/le etc)

    ver tb imposible, difícil etc
    2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;

    es viuda she's a widow;
    ver tb estar 1 cópula 2
    3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;

    ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me
    4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):

    soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba;
    es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors';
    no soy de aquí I'm not from around here
    5 (hipótesis, futuro):

    ¿será cierto? can it be true?
    verbo intransitivo
    1

    b) (liter) ( en cuentos):

    érase una vez … once upon a time there was …

    2
    a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):


    ¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?

    ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;

    ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq);
    ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us?
    3 ( sumar):
    ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;

    son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos;
    somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether
    4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) ser para algo to be for sth;

    ( en locs)
    a no ser que (+ subj) unless;

    ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq);
    como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what;
    hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done;
    el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever;
    puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like;
    de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml);
    ¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!;
    es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?;
    es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim;
    lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something;
    estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes;
    o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago;
    o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested;
    o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out;
    (ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …;
    sea como sea at all costs;
    sea cuando sea whenever it is;
    sea donde sea no matter where;
    sea quien sea whoever it is;
    si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for …
    ( en el tiempo) to be;
    ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;

    serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived;
    ver tb v impers
    ser v impers to be;

    ser v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be;
    fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900
    ■ sustantivo masculino
    1
    a) ( ente) being;

    ser humano/vivo human/living being

    b) (individuo, persona):


    2 ( naturaleza):

    ser
    I sustantivo masculino
    1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
    ser humano, human being
    ser vivo, living being
    2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
    2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
    ya es la una, it's one o'clock
    3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people
    (al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
    son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas
    Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
    4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
    5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
    6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
    es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
    7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
    es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
    8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
    ¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
    9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
    10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
    11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
    12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
    13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes
    (adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
    esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
    15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
    es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
    no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
    16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
    17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave
    ♦ Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
    como sea, anyhow
    de no ser por..., had it not been for
    es más, furthermore
    es que..., it's just that...
    lo que sea, whatever
    o sea, that is (to say)
    sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
    ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit
    ' ser' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - acceder
    - además
    - aficionada
    - aficionado
    - alardear
    - alcanzar
    - alimentar
    - alta
    - alto
    - ambicionar
    - antigüedad
    - aparición
    - arma
    - atinar
    - atorarse
    - aúpa
    - babear
    - básica
    - básico
    - bendición
    - caber
    - cacho
    - cada
    - cafetera
    - cafetero
    - calco
    - callo
    - canela
    - cansada
    - cansado
    - cantar
    - capaz
    - capirote
    - carácter
    - cardo
    - carne
    - carné
    - caso
    - cero
    - colarse
    - comida
    - comidilla
    - comido
    - conmigo
    - conquistador
    - conquistadora
    - contagiarse
    - contemplar
    - contienda
    English:
    accountable
    - addicted
    - adjust
    - allow
    - allowance
    - ambition
    - amount to
    - anathema
    - anomaly
    - arduous
    - around
    - aspire
    - aware
    - bad
    - be
    - beating
    - being
    - belong
    - betray
    - big
    - bill
    - bind over
    - bird
    - booby trap
    - boring
    - bounce
    - can
    - carry
    - catch up
    - cerebral
    - ceremonial
    - ceremony
    - charm
    - chip
    - claim
    - come into
    - come under
    - connoisseur
    - court
    - degree
    - deserve
    - destroy
    - differ
    - do
    - dodger
    - doubly
    - due
    - ear
    - easy
    - edit
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    ser The auxiliary verb ser is used with the past participle of a verb to form the passive (e.g. la película fue criticada the movie was criticized).
    v aux
    [para formar la voz pasiva] to be;
    fue visto por un testigo he was seen by a witness;
    la propuesta es debatida o [m5] está siendo debatida en el parlamento the proposal is being debated in parliament
    v copulativo
    1. [con adjetivos, sustantivos, pronombres] [indica cualidad, identidad, condición] to be;
    es alto/gracioso he's tall/funny;
    soy chileno/chiapaneco I'm Chilean/from Chiapas;
    es azul/difícil it's blue/difficult;
    sé discreta/paciente be discreet/patient;
    es un amigo/el dueño he's a friend/the owner;
    son unos amigos míos they're friends of mine;
    es el cartero/tu madre it's the postman o US mailman/your mother;
    soy yo, ábreme open up, it's me;
    soy Víctor [al teléfono] it's Víctor;
    la casa es aquella de ahí the house is that one over there;
    es un tipo muy simpático he's a very nice guy;
    ¿es eso verdad? is that true?;
    eso no es cierto that isn't true;
    es obvio que le gustas it's obvious that he likes you;
    no es necesario ir it isn't necessary to go;
    es posible que llueva it may rain;
    no está mal para ser de segunda mano it's not bad considering it's second-hand;
    no pierde sus derechos por ser inmigrante just because he's an immigrant doesn't mean he doesn't have any rights;
    te lo dejo en la mitad por ser tú seeing as o because it's you, I'll let you have it half-price;
    por ser usted, señora, 15 euros to you, madam, 15 euros;
    que seas muy feliz I wish you every happiness, I hope you'll be very happy;
    ¡será imbécil el tipo! the guy must be stupid!;
    este restaurante ya no es lo que era this restaurant isn't as good as it used to be o isn't what it used to be;
    RP Fam
    ser loco por algo to be wild about sth
    2. [con sustantivos, adjetivos] [indica empleo, dedicación, estado civil, religión] to be;
    soy abogado/actriz I'm a lawyer/an actress;
    son estudiantes they're students;
    para ser juez hay que trabajar mucho you have to work very hard to be o become a judge;
    es padre de tres hijos he's a father of three;
    es soltero/casado/divorciado he's single/married/divorced;
    era viuda she was a widow;
    son budistas/protestantes they are Buddhists/Protestants;
    el que fuera gobernador del estado the former governor of the state;
    Am Fam
    ¿tú eres o te haces? are you stupid or what?;
    RP Fam
    ¿vos sos o te hacés? are you stupid or what?
    3. [con "de"] [indica material, origen, propiedad]
    ser de [estar hecho de] to be made of;
    [provenir de] to be from; [pertenecer a] to belong to;
    un juguete que es todo de madera a completely wooden toy, a toy made completely of wood;
    ¿de dónde eres? where are you from?;
    estas pilas son de una linterna these batteries are from a torch;
    ¿es de usted este abrigo? is this coat yours?, does this coat belong to you?;
    los juguetes son de mi hijo the toys are my son's;
    portarse así es de cobardes only cowards behave like that, it's cowardly to behave like that
    4. [con "de"] [indica pertenencia a grupo]
    ser de [club, asociación, partido] to be a member of;
    ¿de qué equipo eres? [aficionado] which team o who do you support?;
    soy del Barcelona I support Barcelona;
    ser de los que… to be one of those people who…;
    ése es de los que están en huelga he is one of those on strike;
    no es de las que se asustan por cualquier cosa she's not one to get scared easily
    vi
    1. [ocurrir, tener lugar] to be;
    fue aquí it was here;
    ¿cuándo es la boda? when's the wedding?;
    la final era ayer the final was yesterday;
    ¿cómo fue lo de tu accidente? how did your accident happen?;
    ¿qué fue de aquel amigo tuyo? what happened to that friend of yours?;
    ¿qué es de Pablo? how's Pablo (getting on)?
    2. [constituir, consistir en] to be;
    fue un acierto que nos quedáramos en casa we were right to stay at home;
    lo importante es decidirse the important thing is to reach a decision;
    su ambición era dar la vuelta al mundo her ambition was to travel round the world;
    tratar así de mal a la gente es buscarse problemas treating people so badly is asking for trouble
    3. [con fechas, horas] to be;
    ¿qué (día) es hoy? what day is it today?, what's today?;
    hoy es jueves today's Thursday, it's Thursday today;
    ¿qué (fecha) es hoy? what's the date today?, what date is it today?;
    mañana será 15 de julio tomorrow (it) will be 15 July;
    ¿qué hora es? what time is it?, what's the time?;
    son las tres (de la tarde) it's three o'clock (in the afternoon), it's three (pm);
    serán o [m5] deben de ser las tres it must be three (o'clock)
    4. [con precios] to be;
    ¿cuánto es? how much is it?;
    son 300 pesos that'll be 300 pesos;
    ¿a cómo son esos tomates? how much are those tomatoes?
    5. [con cifras, en operaciones] to be;
    ellos eran unos 500 there were about 500 of them;
    11 por 100 son 1.100 11 times 100 is 1,100
    6. [servir, ser adecuado]
    ser para to be for;
    este trapo es para (limpiar) las ventanas this cloth is for (cleaning) the windows;
    este libro es para niños this book is for children;
    la ciudad no es para mí the city isn't for me
    7. [con "de" más infinitivo] [indica necesidad, posibilidad]
    es de desear que… it is to be hoped that…;
    era de esperar que pasara algo así it was to be expected that something like that would happen;
    es de suponer que aparecerá presumably, he'll turn up;
    es de temer cuando se enoja she's really scary when she gets angry
    8. [para recalcar, poner énfasis]
    ése es el que me lo contó he's the one who told me;
    lo que es a mí, no me llamaron they certainly didn't call me, they didn't call me, anyway;
    ¿es que ya no te acuerdas? don't you remember any more, then?, you mean you don't remember any more?
    9. [indica excusa, motivo]
    es que no me hacen caso but o the thing is they don't listen to me;
    es que no vine porque estaba enfermo the reason I didn't come is that I was ill, I didn't come because I was ill, you see;
    ¿cómo es que no te han avisado? how come they didn't tell you?
    10. Literario [existir]
    Platón, uno de los grandes sabios que en el mundo han sido Plato, one of the wisest men ever to walk this earth
    11. [en frases]
    a no ser que venga unless she comes;
    tengo que conseguirlo (sea) como sea I have to get it one way or another;
    hay que evitar (sea) como sea que se entere we have to prevent her from finding out at all costs o no matter what;
    hazlo cuando sea do it whenever;
    de no ser/haber sido por… if it weren't/hadn't been for…;
    de no ser por él no estaríamos vivos if it weren't for him, we wouldn't be alive;
    de no ser así otherwise;
    de ser así if that should happen;
    déjalo donde sea leave it anywhere o wherever;
    érase una vez, érase que se era once upon a time;
    dile lo que sea, da igual tell her anything o whatever, it doesn't make any difference;
    haré lo que sea para recuperar mi dinero I will do whatever it takes o anything to get my money back;
    se enfadó, y no era para menos she got angry, and not without reason;
    no sea que…, no vaya a ser que… in case…;
    la llamaré ahora no sea que luego me olvide I'll call her now in case I forget later;
    Estados Unidos y Japón, o sea, las dos economías mundiales más importantes the United States and Japan, that is to say o in other words, the two most important economies in the world;
    50 euros, o sea unas 8.300 pesetas 50 euros, that's about 8,300 pesetas;
    o sea que no quieres venir so you don't want to come then?;
    por si fuera poco as if that wasn't enough;
    habla con quien sea talk to anyone;
    sea quien sea no abras la puerta don't open the door, whoever it is;
    si no fuera/hubiera sido por… if it weren't/hadn't been for…;
    Am
    siendo que… seeing that o as…, given that…;
    Am
    siendo que tienes la plata, cómprate el vestido más caro seeing as o since you've got the money, buy yourself the more expensive dress
    v impersonal
    [indica tiempo] to be;
    es muy tarde it's rather late;
    era de noche/de día it was night/day
    nm
    1. [ente] being;
    seres de otro planeta beings from another planet
    ser humano human being;
    Ser Supremo Supreme Being;
    los seres vivos living things
    2. [persona] person;
    sus seres queridos his loved ones
    3. [existencia]
    mis padres me dieron el ser my parents gave me my life
    4. [esencia, naturaleza] being;
    la quiero con todo mi ser I love her with all my being o soul
    * * *
    f abr (= Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión) network of independent Spanish radio stations
    * * *
    ser {77} vi
    1) : to be
    él es mi hermano: he is my brother
    Camila es linda: Camila is pretty
    2) : to exist, to live
    ser, o no ser: to be or not to be
    3) : to take place, to occur
    el concierto es el domingo: the concert is on Sunday
    4) (used with expressions of time, date, season)
    son las diez: it's ten o'clock
    hoy es el 9: today's the 9th
    5) : to cost, to come to
    ¿cuánto es?: how much is it?
    6) (with the future tense) : to be able to be
    ¿será posible?: can it be possible?
    7)
    ser de : to come from
    somos de Managua: we're from Managua
    8)
    ser de : to belong to
    ese lápiz es de Juan: that's Juan's pencil
    9)
    es que : the thing is that
    es que no lo conozco: it's just that I don't know him
    ¡sea! : agreed!, all right!
    sea... sea : either... or
    la cuenta ha sido pagada: the bill has been paid
    él fue asesinado: he was murdered
    ser nm
    : being
    ser humano: human being
    * * *
    ser1 n (ente) being
    ser2 vb
    1. (en general) to be
    2. (estar hecho) to be made
    3. (pertenecer) to belong
    este libro es de María this book belongs to María / this book is María's

    Spanish-English dictionary > ser

  • 12 in

    1. preposition
    1) (position; also fig.) in (+ Dat.)

    in the fieldsauf den Feldern

    shot/wounded in the leg — ins Bein geschossen/am Bein verwundet

    2) (wearing as dress) in (+ Dat.); (wearing as headgear) mit

    in brown shoesmit braunen Schuhen

    a change in attitude — eine Änderung der Einstellung; see also academic.ru/34615/herself">herself 1); itself 1)

    4) (as a proportionate part of)

    eight dogs in ten — acht von zehn Hunden; see also gradient

    5) (as a member of) in (+ Dat.)

    be in the Scoutsbei den Pfadfindern sein

    be employed in the Civil Serviceals Beamter/Beamtin beschäftigt sein

    6) (as content of)

    what is there in this deal for me?was springt für mich bei dem Geschäft heraus? (ugs.)

    there is nothing/not much or little in it — (difference) da ist kein/kein großer Unterschied [zwischen ihnen]

    there is something in what you sayan dem, was Sie sagen, ist etwas dran (ugs.)

    7) (expr. identity) in (+ Dat.)

    have a faithful friend in somebodyan jemandem einen treuen Freund haben

    8) (concerned with) in (+ Dat.)

    he's in politicser ist Politiker

    9)

    be [not] in it — (as competitor) [nicht] dabei od. im Rennen sein

    10) (with the means of; having as material or colour)

    in this way — auf diese Weise; so

    this sofa is also available in leather/blue — dieses Sofa gibt es auch in Leder/Blau

    draw in crayon/ink — etc. mit Kreide/Tinte usw. zeichnen; see also English 2. 1)

    11) (while, during)

    in fog/rain — etc. bei Nebel/Regen usw.

    in the eighties/nineties — in den Achtzigern/Neunzigern

    4 o'clock in the morning/afternoon — 4 Uhr morgens/abends

    in 1990 — [im Jahre] 1990

    12) (after a period of) in (+ Dat.)

    in three minutes/years — in drei Minuten/Jahren

    13) (within the ability of)

    have it in one [to do something] — fähig sein [, etwas zu tun]

    14)

    in that — insofern als; see also far 1. 4)

    15)

    in doing this(by so doing) indem jemand das tut/tat; dadurch

    2. adverb
    1) (inside) hinein[gehen usw.]; (towards speaker) herein[kommen usw.]

    ‘In’ — "Einfahrt"/"Eingang"

    2) (at home, work, etc.)

    be inda sein

    he's been in and out all dayer war den ganzen Tag über mal da und mal nicht da

    3) (included) darin; drin (ugs.)

    cost £50 all in — 50 Pfund kosten, alles inbegriffen

    4) (inward) innen
    5) (in fashion) in (ugs.); in Mode
    6) (elected)

    be in[Zug, Schiff, Ware, Bewerbung:] da sein; [Ernte:] eingebracht sein

    8)

    somebody is in for something(about to undergo something) jemandem steht etwas bevor; (taking part in something) jemand nimmt an etwas (Dat.) teil

    we're in for it now!(coll.) jetzt blüht uns was! (ugs.)

    9) (coll.): (as participant, accomplice, observer, etc.)

    be in on the secret/discussion — in das Geheimnis eingeweiht sein/bei der Diskussion dabei sein

    be [well] in with somebody — mit jemandem [gut] auskommen

    3. attributive adjective
    (fashionable) Mode-

    the in crowddie Clique, die gerade in ist (ugs.)

    in joke — Insiderwitz, der

    4. noun
    * * *
    (in(to) usually small pieces: The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits.) in Stücke
    * * *
    in
    [ɪn]
    1. (position) in + dat
    the butter is \in the fridge die Butter ist im Kühlschrank
    I live \in New York/Germany ich lebe in New York/Deutschland
    he read it \in the paper er hat es in der Zeitung gelesen
    soak it \in warm water lassen Sie es in warmem Wasser einweichen
    I've got a pain \in my back ich habe Schmerzen im Rücken
    who's the woman \in that painting? wer ist die Frau auf diesem Bild?
    he is deaf \in his left ear er hört auf dem linken Ohr nichts
    down below \in the valley unten im Tal
    \in a savings account auf einem Sparkonto
    to lie in bed/the sun im Bett/in der Sonne liegen
    to ride \in a car [im] Auto fahren
    to be \in hospital im Krankenhaus sein
    \in the middle of sth in der Mitte von etw dat
    to be \in prison im Gefängnis sein
    to be \in a prison in einem Gefängnis sein (als Besucher)
    \in the street auf der Straße
    2. after vb (into) in + dat
    I just put too much milk \in my coffee ich habe zu viel Milch in meinen Kaffee getan
    he went \in the rain er ging hinaus in den Regen
    slice the potatoes \in two schneiden Sie die Kartoffel einmal durch
    to get \in the car ins Auto steigen
    to invest \in the future in die Zukunft investieren
    to invest one's savings \in stocks seine Ersparnisse in Aktien anlegen
    to get \in trouble Schwierigkeiten bekommen, in Schwierigkeiten geraten
    3. AM (at) auf + dat
    is Erika still \in school? ist Erika noch auf der Schule?
    Boris is \in college Boris ist auf dem College
    he was a singer \in a band er war Sänger in einer Band
    there are 31 days in March der März hat 31 Tage
    get together \in groups of four! bildet Vierergruppen!
    you're with us \in our thoughts wir denken an dich, in Gedanken sind wir bei dir
    5. (state, condition) in + dat
    he cried out \in pain er schrie vor Schmerzen
    he always drinks \in excess er trinkt immer zu viel
    \in anger im Zorn
    dark \in colour dunkelfarbig
    difference \in quality Qualitätsunterschied m
    to be \in [no] doubt [nicht] zweifeln [o im Zweifel sein]
    \in his excitement in seiner Begeisterung
    \in horror voller Entsetzen
    \in all honesty in aller Aufrichtigkeit
    to be \in a hurry es eilig haben
    to be \in love [with sb] [in jdn] verliebt sein
    to fall \in love [with sb] sich akk [in jdn] verlieben
    to live \in luxury im Luxus leben
    to be \in in a good mood guter Laune sein
    \in private vertraulich
    to put sth \in order etw in Ordnung bringen
    \in a state of panic in Panik
    \in secret im Geheimen, heimlich
    to tell sb sth \in all seriousness jdm etw in vollem Ernst sagen
    6. (with) mit + dat
    , in + dat
    it was covered \in dirt es war mit Schmutz überzogen
    to pay \in cash [in] bar bezahlen
    to pay \in dollars mit [o in] Dollar zahlen
    to write \in ink/pencil mit Tinte/Bleistift schreiben
    to paint \in oils in Öl malen
    \in writing schriftlich
    Mozart's Piano Concerto \in E flat Mozarts Klavierkonzert in E-Moll
    \in English/French/German auf Englisch/Französisch/Deutsch
    to listen to music \in stereo Musik stereo hören
    to speak to sb \in a normal tone of voice sich akk mit jdm normal unterhalten
    to speak \in a loud/small voice mit lauter/leiser Stimme sprechen
    to talk \in a whisper sehr leise reden, mit Flüsterstimme sprechen
    8. (time: during) am + dat
    , in + dat
    he's getting forgetful \in his old age er wird vergesslich auf seine alten Tage
    she assisted the doctor \in the operation sie assistierte dem Arzt bei der Operation
    \in 1968 [im Jahre] 1968
    \in the end am Ende, schließlich
    to be with the Lord \in eternity bei Gott im Himmel sein
    to be \in one's forties in den Vierzigern sein
    \in March/May im März/Mai
    \in the morning/afternoon/evening morgens [o am Morgen] /nachmittags [o am Nachmittag] /abends [o am Abend]
    \in the late 60s in den späten Sechzigern
    \in spring/summer/autumn/winter im Frühling/Sommer/Herbst/Winter
    9. (time: within) in + dat
    dinner will be ready \in ten minutes das Essen ist in zehn Minuten fertig
    I'll be ready \in a week's time in einer Woche werde ich fertig sein
    he learnt to drive \in two weeks in [o innerhalb von] zwei Wochen konnte er Auto fahren
    to return \in a few minutes/hours/days in einigen Minuten/Stunden/Tagen zurückkommen
    \in record time in Rekordzeit
    10. (time: for) seit + dat
    she hasn't heard from him \in six months sie hat seit sechs Monaten nichts mehr von ihm gehört
    I haven't done that \in a long time ich habe das lange Zeit nicht mehr gemacht
    I haven't seen her \in years ich habe sie seit Jahren nicht gesehen
    11. (at a distance of) nach + dat
    the house should be coming up \in about one mile das Haus müsste nach einer Meile auftauchen
    he's \in computers er hat mit Computern zu tun
    she's \in business/politics sie ist Geschäftsfrau/Politikerin
    she works \in publishing sie arbeitet bei einem Verlag
    to enlist \in the army sich akk als Soldat verpflichten
    13. (wearing) in + dat
    he was all \in black er war ganz in Schwarz
    you look nice \in green Grün steht dir
    the woman \in the hat die Frau mit dem Hut
    the man [dressed] \in the grey suit der Mann in dem grauen Anzug
    to be \in disguise verkleidet sein
    \in the nude nackt
    to sunbathe \in the nude nackt sonnenbaden
    to be \in uniform Uniform tragen
    14. (result) als
    \in conclusion schließlich, zum Schluss
    \in exchange als Ersatz, dafür
    \in fact tatsächlich, in Wirklichkeit
    \in reply [or answer] [or response] to als Reaktion [o Antwort] auf + akk
    \in that... ( form) insofern als
    I was fortunate \in that I had friends ich hatte Glück, weil ich Freunde hatte
    15. + -ing (while doing)
    \in attempting to save the child, he nearly lost his own life bei dem Versuch, das Kind zu retten, kam er beinahe selbst um
    \in refusing to work abroad, she missed a good job weil sie sich weigerte, im Ausland zu arbeiten, entging ihr ein guter Job
    \in saying this, I will offend him wenn ich das sage, würde ich ihn beleidigen
    \in doing so dabei, damit
    temperatures tomorrow will be \in the mid-twenties die Temperaturen werden sich morgen um 25 Grad bewegen
    he's about six foot \in height er ist ungefähr zwei Meter groß
    a novel \in 3 parts ein Roman in 3 Teilen
    people died \in their thousands die Menschen starben zu Tausenden
    to be equal \in weight gleich viel wiegen
    \in total insgesamt
    the potatoes are twenty pence \in the pound die Kartoffeln kosten zwanzig Pence pro Pfund
    she has a one \in three chance ihre Chancen stehen eins zu drei
    one \in ten people jeder zehnte
    18. after vb (concerning)
    to interfere \in sb's business sich akk in jds Angelegenheiten einmischen
    to share \in sb's success an jds Erfolg teilnehmen
    to be interested \in in sth sich akk für etw akk interessieren
    she underwent a change \in style sie hat ihren Stil geändert
    she had no say \in the decision sie hatte keinen Einfluss auf die Entscheidung
    to have confidence \in sb jdm vertrauen, Vertrauen zu jdm haben
    20. (in a person)
    \in sb mit jdm
    we're losing a very good sales agent \in Kim mit Kim verlieren wir eine sehr gute Verkaufsassistentin
    it isn't \in sb to do sth jd ist nicht zu etw dat in der Lage
    it's not \in me to lie ich kann nicht lügen
    to not have it \in oneself to do sth nicht in der Lage sein, etw zu tun
    21. (author) bei + dat
    these themes can often be found \in Schiller diese Themen kommen bei Schiller oft vor
    22.
    \in all insgesamt
    there were 10 of us \in all wir waren zu zehnt
    all \in all alles in allem
    all \in all it's been a good year insgesamt gesehen, war es ein gutes Jahr
    \in between dazwischen
    there's nothing [or not much] [or very little] \in it da ist kein großer Unterschied
    to be \in and out of sth:
    she's been \in and out of hospitals ever since the accident sie war seit dem Unfall immer wieder im Krankenhaus
    II. ADVERB
    1. inv (into sth) herein
    come \in! herein!
    \in with you! rein mit dir!
    he opened the door and went \in er öffnete die Tür und ging hinein
    she was locked \in sie war eingesperrt
    could you bring the clothes \in? könntest du die Wäsche hereinholen?
    she didn't ask me \in sie hat mich nicht hereingebeten
    the sea was freezing, but \in she went das Meer war eiskalt, doch sie kannte nichts und ging hinein
    to bring the harvest \in die Ernte einbringen
    2. inv (at arrival point) train, bus
    the train got \in very late der Zug ist sehr spät eingetroffen
    the bus is due \in any moment now der Bus müsste jetzt jeden Moment kommen
    3. inv (towards land)
    is the tide coming \in or going out? kommt oder geht die Flut?
    we watched the ship come \in wir sahen zu, wie das Schiff einlief
    4. inv (submitted)
    to get [or hand] sth \in etw abgeben [o einreichen
    5. inv (elected)
    to get \in candidate gewählt werden; party also an die Regierung kommen
    6.
    day \in, day out tagein, tagaus
    to get \in with sb sich akk bei jdm lieb Kind machen fam
    to get \in on sth über etw akk Bescheid wissen
    to let sb \in on sth jdn in etw akk einweihen
    1. pred, inv (there) da; (at home) zu Hause
    is David \in? ist David da?
    I'm afraid Mr Jenkins is not \in at the moment Herr Jenkins ist leider gerade nicht im Hause form
    to have a quiet evening \in einen ruhigen Abend zu Hause verbringen
    2. inv (leading in) einwärts
    door \in Eingangstür f
    \in-tray AUS, BRIT
    \in-box AM Behälter m für eingehende Post
    3. inv (in fashion) in
    to be \in in [o angesagt] sein
    to be the \in place to dance/dine ein angesagtes Tanzlokal/Restaurant sein
    4. pred, inv (submitted)
    when does your essay have to be \in? wann musst du deinen Essay abgeben?
    the application must be \in by May 31 die Bewerbung muss bis zum 31. Mai eingegangen sein
    5. pred, inv (elected)
    to be \in candidate gewählt sein; party also an der Regierung sein
    6. pred, inv SPORT (within bounds)
    the ball was definitely \in! der Ball war keineswegs im Aus!
    7. pred, inv SPORT
    to be \in player am Ball sein; (in cricket) team am Schlag sein
    8. pred, inv (in season) reif
    pumpkins are \in! Kürbisse jetzt frisch!
    9.
    to be \in at sth bei etw dat dabei sein
    to be \in for sth sich akk auf etw akk gefasst machen müssen
    you'll be \in for it if... du kannst dich auf was gefasst machen, wenn...
    to be \in on sth über etw akk Bescheid wissen
    to be [well] \in with sb bei jdm gut angeschrieben sein
    she just says those things to get \in with the teacher sie sagt so was doch nur, um sich beim Lehrer lieb Kind zu machen
    IV. NOUN
    1. (connection) Kontakt[e] m[pl]
    he wants to get involved with that group but doesn't have an \in er würde gern mit dieser Gruppe in Kontakt kommen, aber bis jetzt fehlt ihm die Eintrittskarte
    the \ins die Regierungspartei
    3.
    to know the \ins and outs of sth sich akk in einer S. dat genau auskennen
    to understand the \ins and outs of sth etw hundertprozentig verstehen
    * * *
    [ɪn]
    1. PREPOSITION
    When in is the second element of a phrasal verb, eg ask in, fill in, hand in, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg in danger, in the end, weak in, wrapped in, look up the other word.
    1) position in (+dat); (with motion) in (+acc)

    it was in the lorry/bag/car — es war auf dem Lastwagen/in der Tasche/im Auto

    he put it in the lorry/car/bag — er legte es auf den Lastwagen/ins Auto/steckte es in die Tasche

    in here/there — hierin/darin, hier/da drin (inf); (with motion) hier/da hinein or rein (inf)

    in the street — auf der/die Straße

    to stay in the houseim Haus or (at home) zu Hause or zuhause (Aus, Sw) bleiben

    in bed/prison — im Bett/Gefängnis

    in Germany/Switzerland/the United States — in Deutschland/der Schweiz/den Vereinigten Staaten after the superlative, in is sometimes untranslated and the genitive case used instead.

    the best in the class — der Beste der Klasse, der Klassenbeste

    2) people bei

    you can find examples of this in Dickens —

    he doesn't have it in him to... — er bringt es nicht fertig,... zu...

    3) dates, seasons, time of day in (+dat)

    in the morning(s) — morgens, am Morgen, am Vormittag

    in the afternoon — nachmittags, am Nachmittag

    in the daytime — tagsüber, während des Tages

    in the evening — abends, am Abend

    in those days — damals, zu jener Zeit

    4) time of life in (+dat)

    in childhood — in der Kindheit, im Kindesalter

    5) interval of time in (+dat)

    in a week( 's time) — in einer Woche

    in a moment or minute — sofort, gleich

    6) numbers, quantities zu

    to count in fives —

    in large/small quantities — in großen/kleinen Mengen

    in some measure — in gewisser Weise, zu einem gewissen Grad

    in part — teilweise, zum Teil

    7)

    ratios he has a one in 500 chance of winning — er hat eine Gewinnchance von eins zu 500

    one ( man) in ten — einer von zehn, jeder Zehnte

    one book/child in ten — jedes zehnte Buch/Kind, ein Buch/Kind von zehn

    8)

    manner, state, condition to speak in a loud/soft voice — mit lauter/leiser Stimme sprechen, laut/leise sprechen

    to speak in a whisper — flüstern, flüsternd sprechen

    to speak in German —

    to stand in a row/in groups — in einer Reihe/in Gruppen stehen

    to live in luxury/poverty — im Luxus/in Armut leben

    9) clothes in (+dat)

    in his shirt sleeves — in Hemdsärmeln, hemdsärmelig

    she was dressed in silk —

    10)

    substance, material upholstered in silk — mit Seide bezogen

    to write in ink/pencil — mit Tinte/Bleistift schreiben

    in marble — in Marmor, marmorn

    a sculptor who works in marble — ein Bildhauer, der mit Marmor arbeitet

    11)

    in respect of blind in the left eye — auf dem linken Auge blind, links blind

    a rise in pricesein Preisanstieg m, ein Anstieg m der Preise

    12)

    occupation, activity he is in the army — er ist beim Militär

    he is in banking/the motor business — er ist im Bankwesen/in der Autobranche (tätig)

    13)

    set structures __diams; in + -ing in saying this, I... — wenn ich das sage,... ich

    in trying to escape — beim Versuch zu fliehen, beim Fluchtversuch

    in trying to save him she fell into the water herself — beim Versuch or als sie versuchte, ihn zu retten, fiel sie selbst ins Wasser

    but in saying this —

    he made a mistake in saying that — es war ein Fehler von ihm, das zu sagen

    the plan was unrealistic in that it didn't take account of the fact that... — der Plan war unrealistisch, da or weil er nicht berücksichtigte, dass...

    2. ADVERB
    When in is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg come in, live in, sleep in, look up the verb.da; (at home also) zu Hause, zuhause (Aus, Sw)

    there is nobody in — es ist niemand da/zu Hause to be in may require a more specific translation.

    he's in for a surprise/disappointment — ihm steht eine Überraschung/Enttäuschung bevor, er kann sich auf eine Überraschung/Enttäuschung gefasst machen

    we are in for rain/a cold spell — uns (dat) steht Regen/eine Kältewelle bevor

    he's in for it!der kann sich auf was gefasst machen (inf), der kann sich freuen (iro) __diams; to have it in for sb (inf) es auf jdn abgesehen haben (inf) __diams; to be in on sth an einer Sache beteiligt sein; on secret etc über etw (acc) Bescheid wissen

    he likes to be in on thingser mischt gern (überall) mit (inf) __diams; to be (well) in with sb sich gut mit jdm verstehen

    3. ADJECTIVE
    (inf) in inv (inf)

    the in thing — das, was zurzeit in ist (inf) or Mode ist

    the in thing is to... — es ist zurzeit in (inf) or Mode, zu...

    4. the insPLURAL NOUN
    1) = details __diams; the ins and outs die Einzelheiten pl

    to know the ins and outs of sth —

    * * *
    in [ın]
    A präp
    1. (räumlich, auf die Frage: wo?) in (dat), innerhalb (gen), an (dat), auf (dat):
    in England (London) in England (London); blind A 1 a, country A 5, field A 1, room A 2, sky A 1, street A 1, etc
    2. fig in (dat), bei, auf (dat), an (dat): army 3, politics 3, share1 A 4 b, stock A 19, etc
    4. (auf die Frage: wohin?) in (akk):
    put it in your pocket steck es in die Tasche
    5. (Zustand, Beschaffenheit, Art und Weise) in (dat), auf (akk), mit:
    in G major MUS in G-Dur; arm2 Bes Redew, brief B 1, case1 A 2, cash1 A 2, doubt C 1, C 3, dozen, English B 2, group A 1, manner 1, ruin A 2, short C 2, tear1 1, word Bes Redew, writing A 4, etc
    6. (Beteiligung) in (dat), an (dat), bei:
    be in it beteiligt sein, teilnehmen;
    he isn’t in it er gehört nicht dazu;
    a) es lohnt sich nicht,
    b) nothing Bes Redew
    7. (Tätigkeit, Beschäftigung) in (dat), bei, mit, auf (dat):
    in crossing the river beim Überqueren des Flusses; accident 3, search C 1
    8. (im Besitz, in der Macht) in (dat), bei, an (dat):
    it is not in her to do sth es liegt nicht in ihrer Art, etwas zu tun; have Bes Redew, etc
    9. (zeitlich) in (dat), an (dat), bei, binnen, unter (dat), während, zu:
    a) in oder binnen zwei Stunden,
    b) während zweier Stunden;
    in 1985 1985; beginning 1, daytime, evening A 1, flight2, October, reign A 1, time Bes Redew, winter A 1, year 1, etc
    10. (Richtung) in (akk, dat), auf (akk), zu: confidence 1, trust B 1, etc
    11. (Zweck) in (dat), zu, als: answer A 1, defence 5, etc
    12. (Grund) in (dat), aus, wegen, zu: honor B 2, sport A 4, etc
    13. (Hinsicht, Beziehung) in (dat), an (dat), in Bezug auf (akk):
    the latest thing in das Neueste in oder an oder auf dem Gebiet (gen); equal A 10, far Bes Redew, itself 3, number A 2, that3 4, width 1, etc
    14. nach, gemäß: opinion 1, probability 1, etc
    15. (Mittel, Material, Stoff) in (dat), aus, mit, durch:
    in black boots in oder mit schwarzen Stiefeln;
    a statue in bronze eine Bronzestatue; oil A 2, pencil A 1, white B 1, etc
    16. (Zahl, Betrag) in (dat), aus, von, zu:
    seven in all insgesamt oder im Ganzen sieben;
    there are 60 minutes in an hour eine Stunde hat 60 Minuten;
    one in ten Americans einer von zehn Amerikanern, jeder zehnte Amerikaner;
    five in the hundred 5 vom Hundert, 5 Prozent; all Bes Redew, one A 1, etc
    B adv
    1. innen, drinnen:
    in among mitten unter (akk od dat);
    know in and out jemanden, etwas ganz genau kennen, in- und auswendig kennen;
    be in for sth etwas zu erwarten haben;
    now you are in for it umg jetzt bist du dran:
    a) jetzt kannst du nicht mehr zurück
    b) jetzt bist oder sitzt oder steckst du in der Patsche, jetzt gehts dir an den Kragen umg;
    he is in for a shock er wird einen gewaltigen Schreck oder einen Schock bekommen;
    I am in for an examination mir steht eine Prüfung bevor;
    a) eingeweiht sein in (akk),
    b) beteiligt sein an (dat);
    be in with sb mit jemandem gutstehen;
    the harvest is in die Ernte ist eingebracht; keep in B 3, penny 1, etc
    2. herein: come in 1, show in, etc
    3. hinein:
    the way in der Eingang, der Weg nach innen; walk in, etc
    4. da, (an)gekommen:
    5. zu Hause, im Zimmer etc:
    Mrs Brown is not in Mrs. Brown ist nicht da oder zu Hause;
    he has been in and out all day er kommt und geht schon den ganzen Tag
    6. POL an der Macht, an der Regierung, am Ruder umg:
    7. in umg, in Mode: come in 3
    8. SCHIFF
    a) im Hafen
    b) beschlagen, festgemacht (Segel)
    c) zum Hafen:
    on the way in beim Einlaufen (in den Hafen)
    9. dazu, zusätzlich, als Zugabe: throw in 3
    C adj
    1. im Innern oder im Hause befindlich, Innen…
    2. POL an der Macht befindlich:
    in party Regierungspartei f
    3. nach Hause kommend:
    the in train der ankommende Zug
    4. an in restaurant ein Restaurant, das gerade in ist;
    the in people die Leute, die alles mitmachen, was gerade in ist
    5. umg (nur) für Eingeweihte oder Kenner (Witz etc)
    D s
    1. pl POL US Regierungspartei f
    2. Winkel m, Ecke f:
    a) alle Winkel und Ecken,
    b) fig (alle) Einzelheiten oder Schwierigkeiten oder Feinheiten;
    know all the ins and outs of sich ganz genau auskennen bei oder in (dat), in- und auswendig kennen (akk)
    * * *
    1. preposition
    1) (position; also fig.) in (+ Dat.)

    shot/wounded in the leg — ins Bein geschossen/am Bein verwundet

    a change in attitude — eine Änderung der Einstellung; see also herself 1); itself 1)

    eight dogs in ten — acht von zehn Hunden; see also gradient

    5) (as a member of) in (+ Dat.)

    be employed in the Civil Service — als Beamter/Beamtin beschäftigt sein

    there is nothing/not much or little in it — (difference) da ist kein/kein großer Unterschied [zwischen ihnen]

    there is something in what you say — an dem, was Sie sagen, ist etwas dran (ugs.)

    7) (expr. identity) in (+ Dat.)
    8) (concerned with) in (+ Dat.)
    9)

    be [not] in it — (as competitor) [nicht] dabei od. im Rennen sein

    10) (with the means of; having as material or colour)

    in this way — auf diese Weise; so

    this sofa is also available in leather/blue — dieses Sofa gibt es auch in Leder/Blau

    draw in crayon/ink — etc. mit Kreide/Tinte usw. zeichnen; see also English 2. 1)

    11) (while, during)

    in fog/rain — etc. bei Nebel/Regen usw.

    in the eighties/nineties — in den Achtzigern/Neunzigern

    4 o'clock in the morning/afternoon — 4 Uhr morgens/abends

    in 1990 — [im Jahre] 1990

    12) (after a period of) in (+ Dat.)

    in three minutes/years — in drei Minuten/Jahren

    have it in one [to do something] — fähig sein [, etwas zu tun]

    14)

    in that — insofern als; see also far 1. 4)

    15)

    in doing this (by so doing) indem jemand das tut/tat; dadurch

    2. adverb
    1) (inside) hinein[gehen usw.]; (towards speaker) herein[kommen usw.]

    ‘In’ — "Einfahrt"/"Eingang"

    2) (at home, work, etc.)
    3) (included) darin; drin (ugs.)

    cost £50 all in — 50 Pfund kosten, alles inbegriffen

    4) (inward) innen
    5) (in fashion) in (ugs.); in Mode

    be in[Zug, Schiff, Ware, Bewerbung:] da sein; [Ernte:] eingebracht sein

    8)

    somebody is in for something(about to undergo something) jemandem steht etwas bevor; (taking part in something) jemand nimmt an etwas (Dat.) teil

    we're in for it now!(coll.) jetzt blüht uns was! (ugs.)

    9) (coll.): (as participant, accomplice, observer, etc.)

    be in on the secret/discussion — in das Geheimnis eingeweiht sein/bei der Diskussion dabei sein

    be [well] in with somebody — mit jemandem [gut] auskommen

    3. attributive adjective

    the in crowd — die Clique, die gerade in ist (ugs.)

    in joke — Insiderwitz, der

    4. noun
    * * *
    adj.
    hinein adj. prep.
    an präp.
    auf präp.
    in präp.

    English-german dictionary > in

  • 13 trabajo

    m.
    1 work.
    una casa tan grande da mucho trabajo a big house like that is a lot of work
    hacer un buen trabajo to do a good job
    trabajo de campo field work
    trabajo en o de equipo teamwork
    trabajo físico physical effort
    trabajo intelectual mental effort
    trabajo manual manual labor
    trabajos forzados o forzosos hard labor
    trabajo de oficina office work
    trabajo social social work
    trabajo sucio dirty work
    trabajo temporal temporary work
    2 job (empleo).
    buscar/encontrar trabajo to look for/find work o a job
    no tener trabajo to be out of work
    3 work (place).
    en el trabajo at work
    ir al trabajo to go to work
    5 labor (economics & politics).
    6 effort (esfuerzo).
    costar mucho trabajo to take a lot of effort
    tomarse el trabajo de hacer algo to go to o take the trouble of doing something
    7 work place, job, workplace.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: trabajar.
    * * *
    2 (tarea) task, job
    3 (empleo) job, employment
    4 (esfuerzo) effort
    5 EDUCACIÓN report, paper
    \
    ahorrarse el trabajo to save oneself the trouble
    con gran trabajo / con mucho trabajo with great effort
    cuesta trabajo... it's hard to...
    estar sin trabajo to be out of work
    ir al trabajo to go to work
    tomarse el trabajo de to take the trouble to
    trabajo de chinos familiar very intricate work, time-consuming work
    trabajo eventual casual labour (US labor)
    trabajo por turno / trabajo por turnos shiftwork
    trabajos forzados / trabajos forzosos hard labour (US labor) sing
    trabajos manuales arts and crafts, handicrafts
    * * *
    noun m.
    1) work, job
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=labor) work

    ¡buen trabajo! — good work!

    el trabajo de la casathe housework

    ropa de trabajo — work clothes

    estar sin trabajo — to be unemployed

    quedarse sin trabajo — to find o.s. out of work, lose one's job

    trabajo de campo, trabajo en el terreno — fieldwork

    trabajo manual — manual labour, manual labor (EEUU)

    trabajos forzadoshard labour sing, hard labor (EEUU) sing

    trabajos manuales — (Escol) handicrafts

    2) (tb: puesto de trabajo) job
    3) (tb: lugar de trabajo) work
    4) (=esfuerzo)

    ahorrarse el trabajo — to save o.s. the trouble

    costar trabajo, le cuesta trabajo hacerlo — he finds it hard to do

    dar trabajo, reparar la casa nos ha dado mucho trabajo — it was hard work o a real job repairing the house

    tomarse el trabajo de hacer algo — to take the trouble to do sth

    5) (=obra) (Arte, Literat) work; (Educ) essay; [de investigación] study
    6) (Econ)
    a) (=mano de obra) labour, labor (EEUU)
    b) (tb: Ministerio de Trabajo) Department of Employment, Department of Labor (EEUU)
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( empleo) job

    conseguir trabajoto get o find work, to get o find a job

    un trabajo de media jornada or (AmL) de medio tiempo or (Esp) a tiempo parcial — a part-time job

    trabajo de jornada completa or de or a tiempo completo — full-time work o job

    b) ( lugar) work
    2) (actividad, labor) work
    3)
    a) ( tarea) job
    b) ( obra escrita) piece of work
    4) ( esfuerzo)

    se tomó/dio el trabajo de venir — she took the trouble to come

    5) (Econ) labor*
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( empleo) job

    conseguir trabajoto get o find work, to get o find a job

    un trabajo de media jornada or (AmL) de medio tiempo or (Esp) a tiempo parcial — a part-time job

    trabajo de jornada completa or de or a tiempo completo — full-time work o job

    b) ( lugar) work
    2) (actividad, labor) work
    3)
    a) ( tarea) job
    b) ( obra escrita) piece of work
    4) ( esfuerzo)

    se tomó/dio el trabajo de venir — she took the trouble to come

    5) (Econ) labor*
    * * *
    trabajo1
    1 = employment, endeavour [endeavor, -USA], job, labour [labor, -USA], leg work, occupation, task, work, working environment, workload [work load], pursuit, workmanship, footwork, handwork, professional position, working practice, pursuit in life, handiwork, lifework, line of business, toil, industry.

    Ex: Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.

    Ex: Eventually, it came to be recognized that the Classification Research Group's endeavours might be pertinent to the problem of alphabetical indexing.
    Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
    Ex: An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the preparation of the item for the manufacturer.
    Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS may replace the typewriter, the catalog card, and much leg work, but it cannot replace the decision-making capabilities of the library staff.
    Ex: Headings such as SALESMEN AND SALESMANSHIP and FIREMEN, since they are assigned to works covering the activities of both men and women in these occupations, are not specific.
    Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
    Ex: The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.
    Ex: This article examines the various features now available on copiers and comments on the usefulness in a working environment.
    Ex: Each of these changes, if we were to deal with them in an adequate manner, create severe workload problems for the cataloging department.
    Ex: What is more arguable is whether or not it is a bibliographical pursuit at all since it bears little relationship to the physical nature of the book.
    Ex: William R Lethaby, the architect who had Westminster Abbey in his charge for over twenty years, once said 'Art is thoughtful workmanship'.
    Ex: If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis = Si decidimos aceptar crear un fichero ordenado por materias habría mucho trabajo incluso si usamos esta lista como base.
    Ex: The newspaper's suppression after the first issue was not, as some historians have declared, the handwork of Massachusetts' Puritan clergy = La supresión del periódico después de su primer número no fue, como algunos historiadores han declarado, por la intervención del clero puritano de Massachussetts.
    Ex: In virtually all of her professional positions she has been involved with the handling of documents.
    Ex: While many believe that print on paper will never die, new formats are already changing working practice in many spheres.
    Ex: People who are blind, regardless of their pursuit in life, will not have access to current information, books, learning, or education opportunities unless all libraries and blindness organizations agree to work together.
    Ex: Rather than bringing in butchers to do the handiwork of his dissections, Vesalius himself worked on the human cadavers and said that students of medicine should do the same.
    Ex: This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.
    Ex: The computer people are muscling in on our line of business and we can't stop them.
    Ex: Furthermore, the computer can be used, and is already being used, to eliminate drudgery, busywork, and useless toil in library systems.
    Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.
    * acoso en el trabajo = workplace mobbing.
    * agenda de trabajo = work agenda.
    * agobiado de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
    * ahorrar el trabajo de = save + effort in.
    * almuerzo de trabajo = work luncheon.
    * ámbito de trabajo = field of endeavour.
    * amor al trabajo = love of work.
    * ansiedad en el trabajo = job anxiety, work anxiety.
    * anterior al trabajo = pre-service.
    * anuncio de trabajo = help wanted ad, help wanted notice.
    * anuncios de trabajo = help-wanted advertising.
    * año de trabajo = man year.
    * ascender en el trabajo = step up + the career ladder.
    * ascenso en el trabajo = job promotion.
    * aspirar a un puesto de trabajo = aspire to + position.
    * asunto relacionado con el trabajo = work-related issue.
    * avanzar en + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work, advance + Posesivo + work.
    * basado en el trabajo en equipo = team-based.
    * bibliografía de trabajo = working bibliography.
    * biblioteconomía especializada en el trabajo de referencia = reference librarianship.
    * bolsa de trabajo = labour exchange, job opportunities, employment bureau, employment centre, employment opportunity, job centre, job pool.
    * borrador de trabajo = working paper.
    * buscador de trabajo = job applicant, job seeker.
    * buscar trabajo = seek + employment.
    * buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.
    * campo de trabajo = field of endeavour.
    * campo de trabajos forzados = labour camp, forced labour camp.
    * cantidad de trabajo = workload [work load].
    * carga de trabajo = workload [work load].
    * centro de trabajo = workplace.
    * cobrar en un trabajo = job + pay.
    * comenzar el turno de trabajo = go on + duty.
    * comida de trabajo = business meal, professional meal.
    * compañero de trabajo = co-worker [coworker], male colleague, work colleague, fellow worker.
    * complementos del trabajo = fringe benefits, fringes.
    * conciliación del trabajo y la familia = reconciliation of work and family.
    * con demasiado trabajo = overworked.
    * condiciones del contrato de trabajo = terms of employment.
    * condiciones de trabajo = working conditions.
    * con mucho trabajo = painfully.
    * conseguir un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.
    * conseguir un trabajo = enter + job, land + job.
    * con trabajo = in post.
    * contratar al primero que solicita el trabajo = hire on a first-come, first-take basis.
    * contrato de trabajo = contract position.
    * conversación de trabajo = shop talk.
    * costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.
    * costar trabajo = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.
    * cualquier trabajo temporal = casual job.
    * cubrir un puesto de trabajo = fill + position.
    * cuestión relacionada con el trabajo = work-related issue.
    * dar permiso en el trabajo = give + time off work.
    * dar trabajo = present + burden.
    * dedicar trabajo = expend + effort.
    * definición de trabajo = working definition.
    * dejar a Alguien sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.
    * dejar el puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post.
    * dejar el trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post, quit + Posesivo + job, jump + ship.
    * dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.
    * dejar un puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + position.
    * dejar un trabajo = quit, resign + Posesivo + post.
    * denominación del puesto de trabajo = job title, occupational title.
    * dentro del mismo trabajo = intraoccupational.
    * derecho del trabajo = employment law.
    * desarrollar + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work.
    * desarrollar un plan de trabajo = develop + agenda.
    * descripción del puesto de trabajo = job description, position description, job profile.
    * desempeñar un trabajo = exercise + work.
    * despedir del trabajo = make + redundant.
    * después del horario de trabajo = after hours [after-hours].
    * de trabajo = working.
    * día del trabajo = Labour Day.
    * día de trabajo = working day.
    * día internacional del trabajo = Labour Day.
    * diario automático de trabajo = time log.
    * dignidad del trabajo = dignity of work.
    * dinámica de trabajo = workflow [work flow].
    * distribución del trabajo = workflow [work flow].
    * distribuir el trabajo = spread + the load.
    * división del trabajo = division of labour.
    * documento de trabajo = working document, working draft.
    * eficacia en el trabajo = quality of service.
    * elaborar un plan de trabajo = develop + agenda.
    * eliminar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.
    * empresa de trabajo = industrial affiliation.
    * encomendar un trabajo a Alguien = assign + job.
    * encontrar trabajo = find + a job.
    * encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca = join + library.
    * en el horario de trabajo = on company time.
    * en el trabajo = on-the-job, at work.
    * enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.
    * enseñanza en el trabajo = in-service education.
    * entorno de trabajo = working environment, work environment.
    * entrevista de trabajo = job interview.
    * equipo de trabajo = study team, project team, work team.
    * esclavo del trabajo = workaholic.
    * escribir un trabajo = write + essay.
    * espacio de trabajo = workspace.
    * específico de un trabajo concreto = job-specific.
    * estación de trabajo = workstation [work station], desktop workstation.
    * estación de trabajo remota = outstation.
    * estadía de trabajo = work visit.
    * estar mareado de tanto trabajo = be reeling.
    * estar relacionado con el trabajo = be work related.
    * estar saturado de trabajo = work to + capacity.
    * estar sin trabajo = stay out of + work.
    * estrategia que ahorra trabajo = labour saver.
    * estrés en el trabajo = job stress.
    * evaluar el rendimiento en el trabajo = evaluate + work performance.
    * excedencia en el trabajo = leave of absence.
    * ficha de trabajo = worksheet, project worksheet.
    * formación continua en el trabajo = workplace training, workplace learning.
    * formación en el trabajo = in-service training, in-service education, in-service, on-the-job training, in-service support.
    * funciones del puesto de trabajo = position + entail + duty.
    * grupo de trabajo = study group, study team, task force, working party, task group, research group, working group, project team.
    * grupo de trabajo por tema de interés = breakout group.
    * guía de trabajo = working guide.
    * hábito de trabajo = work habit, working habit.
    * hablar del trabajo = talk + shop.
    * hacer + Posesivo + trabajo = get on with + Posesivo + work.
    * hacer (todo) el trabajo pesado = do (all) + the donkey work.
    * hacer un buen trabajo = do + a good job.
    * hacer un trabajo = do + work, do + job.
    * hacer un trabajo sobre = do + a project about.
    * hasta aquí de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
    * hasta el cuello de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
    * herramienta de trabajo = tool, tool.
    * hora de trabajo = man-hour.
    * horario de trabajo = hours of operation, working hours, work hours.
    * horario intenso de trabajo = long hours, the.
    * horarios de trabajo demasiado cargados = over-long hours.
    * igualdad de oportunidad en el trabajo = equal employment opportunity.
    * igualdad de retribución por un trabajo de valor comparable = equal pay for comparable work.
    * igualdad de retribución por un trabajo de igual valor = equal pay for equal work.
    * incentivo en el trabajo = work incentive, labour incentive.
    * indicador del trabajo realizado = workload indicator.
    * intercambio de puestos de trabajo = job exchange.
    * jornada de trabajo = workshop.
    * liberar del exceso de trabajo = relieve + overload.
    * liberar de trabajo = relieve + pressure.
    * línea de trabajo = line of work.
    * llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.
    * llegar tarde al trabajo = be late for work.
    * lugar de trabajo = affiliation, institutional affiliation, working environment, workplace, place of work, worksite [work site], home institution.
    * lugar de trabajo del autor = author affiliation.
    * magistratura del trabajo = industrial tribunal.
    * marco de trabajo = framework.
    * medida de seguridad e higiene en el trabajo = health and safety standard.
    * memoria de trabajo = working memory.
    * mercado de trabajo = labour market, job market.
    * mercado de trabajo, el = employment market, the.
    * mesa de trabajo = desk, study table.
    * método de trabajo = working method.
    * Ministerio de Trabajo = Department of Labor.
    * modelo de trabajo = working model, business model.
    * mucho trabajo = hard graft.
    * negligente en el trabajo = malpractitioner.
    * neurosis producida por el trabajo = occupational neurosis.
    * NISTF (Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la A = NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).
    * no perder el trabajo = stay in + work.
    * norma de trabajo = working rule.
    * no tener trabajo = be unemployed.
    * obtener un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.
    * ocupar un puesto de trabajo = assume + position, take up + post, hold + post.
    * oferta de trabajo = job advertisement, job offer, help wanted ad, help wanted notice.
    * ofertas de trabajo = help-wanted advertising.
    * oportunidad de trabajo = career opportunity.
    * organización del trabajo = workflow [work flow], working arrangement.
    * paquete de trabajo = workpackage.
    * para trabajos pesados = heavy-duty.
    * pérdida de puestos de trabajo = squeeze on jobs.
    * permiso de trabajo = work permit.
    * permuta de trabajo = job exchange.
    * persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman.
    * persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.
    * persona que asigna el trabajo = assigner.
    * persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.
    * persona que reparte el trabajo = assigner.
    * personas sin trabajo remunerado, los = unwaged, the.
    * plan de trabajo = research agenda, work plan, working plan, work schedule.
    * política de trabajo = policy.
    * postura exigida por el trabajo = work posture.
    * proceso de trabajo = work process.
    * programa de formación en el trabajo = in-service training program(me).
    * programa de trabajo = work schedule.
    * programa de trabajo como interno residente = residency.
    * promoción en el trabajo = job promotion.
    * propuesta de trabajo = project proposal.
    * proyecto de trabajo = work project.
    * puente de trabajo = catwalk.
    * puesto de trabajo = appointment, position, post, opening, career path, professional position, position held.
    * puesto de trabajo de libre designación = line position.
    * puesto de trabajo ocupado = position held.
    * puestos de trabajo ocupados = positions held.
    * quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.
    * realizar el trabajo = get + Posesivo + work done.
    * realizar + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work.
    * realizar un trabajo = perform + work, undertake + work.
    * realizar un trabajo monótono = have + Posesivo + nose to the grindstone.
    * red de trabajo = peer-to-peer network.
    * relacionado con el trabajo = job-related, work-related.
    * relación de trabajo = working relation, working relationship, work relationship, work relation.
    * relativo al trabajo = occupational.
    * rendimiento en el trabajo = work performance.
    * reunión de trabajo = business meeting, business session.
    * ropa de trabajo = work clothes.
    * rutina de trabajo = work process.
    * sala de trabajo = workroom.
    * salir del trabajo = clock off + work.
    * salud en el trabajo = occupational health.
    * satisfacción en el trabajo = job satisfaction, work satisfaction.
    * segregación en el trabajo = job segregation, employment segregation.
    * seguridad en el trabajo = safety at work, occupational safety.
    * sesión de trabajo = work session, working session.
    * sicología del trabajo = occupational psychology.
    * sin trabajo = jobless.
    * sobrecargado de trabajo = overworked.
    * sociología del trabajo = sociology of work.
    * soliciante de trabajo = job applicant.
    * solicitud de trabajo = job application.
    * superficie de trabajo = working surface, work surface.
    * taller de trabajo = workshop, study school.
    * taller de trabajo esclavo = sweatshop.
    * taller de trabajo sobre composición = writing workshop.
    * tener trabajo para rato = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.
    * tener un segundo trabajo = moonlight, work + a second job.
    * tener un trabajo = hold down + job.
    * tener un trabajo remunerado = be gainfully employed.
    * tener un trabajo retribuido = be gainfully employed.
    * tensión en el trabajo = job stress.
    * tensión producida por el trabajo = occupational stress.
    * terminar turno de trabajo = come off + duty.
    * toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.
    * tomarse excedencia en el trabajo = take + leave from + employment.
    * tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de permiso en el trabajo = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.
    * tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off work.
    * tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off, take + time out.
    * trabajo académico = academic work.
    * trabajo a destajo = piecework.
    * trabajo a distancia = telecommuting, teleworking, telework.
    * trabajo administrativo de apoyo = clerical work.
    * trabajo a medias = job share.
    * trabajo artesanal = craftsmanship.
    * trabajo a tiempo parcial = part-time work, part-time employment, part-time job.
    * trabajo atípico = atypical work.
    * trabajo autónomo = self-employment.
    * trabajo bibliográfico = bibliographic work.
    * trabajo bibliotecario = library work.
    * trabajo burocrático = paper-keeping.
    * trabajo científico = scientific work, scholarly work.
    * trabajo compartido = job sharing.
    * trabajo complicado = major exercise.
    * trabajo con documentación automatizada = computer-based information work.
    * trabajo conjunto = interworking.
    * trabajo con ordenador = computer work.
    * trabajo cotidiano = daily work.
    * trabajo creativo = creative work.
    * trabajo de alfabetización = literacy work.
    * trabajo de apoyo = escort work.
    * trabajo de calidad = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].
    * trabajo de campo = fieldwork [field work].
    * trabajo de catalogación = cataloguing work.
    * trabajo de chinos = fiddly [fiddlier -comp., fiddliest -sup.].
    * trabajo de clase = term paper, coursework [course work], term project, homework.
    * trabajo de detective = sleuthing.
    * trabajo de escolta = escort work.
    * trabajo de impresión = bookwork.
    * trabajo de impresión de material efímero = ephemeral jobbing.
    * trabajo de información y de las bibliotecas = library and information work.
    * trabajo de investigación = investigative work, research paper, research work.
    * trabajo de la casa = housework.
    * trabajo de menores = child labour.
    * trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.
    * trabajo de préstamo de servicios = service job.
    * trabajo de referencia = reference work.
    * trabajo desinteresado = labour of love.
    * trabajo detectivesco = sleuthing.
    * trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.
    * trabajo diario = day's work, daily work.
    * trabajo doméstico = domestic duty, domestic work, domestic task.
    * trabajo duro = hard labour, thirsty work, hard work.
    * trabajo duro, mucho trabajo = hard graft.
    * trabajo editorial = editorship.
    * trabajo en archivística = archives work.
    * trabajo en colaboración = interworking.
    * trabajo en común = interworking.
    * trabajo en curso = work in progress.
    * trabajo en equipo = teamwork, collaborative teamwork, team management.
    * trabajo en red = networking.
    * trabajo en sucio = rough work.
    * trabajo entre manos, el = work at hand, the.
    * trabajo eventual = jobbing.
    * trabajo físico = physical work.
    * trabajo improductivo = busywork.
    * trabajo individual = independent study, self-study.
    * trabajo infantil = child labour, child work.
    * trabajo ininterrumpido = continuous work.
    * trabajo manual = craft, craft activity, handiwork, manual labour.
    * trabajo monótono = drudge work, drudgery.
    * trabajo + no faltar = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.
    * trabajo no remunerado = unpaid work, unremunerated work.
    * trabajo pesado = grind, grinding, donkey work.
    * trabajo por cuenta propia = self-employment.
    * trabajo por libre = freelance [free-lance].
    * trabajo por + Posesivo + cuenta = freelance [free-lance].
    * trabajo por turnos = shift work.
    * trabajo práctico = fieldwork [field work], practical work.
    * trabajo preliminar = groundwork, legwork, spadework [spade work].
    * trabajo previo = groundwork, spadework [spade work].
    * trabajo remunerado = work-for-hire, paid work, paid labour.
    * trabajo rutinario = chore, routine work, mundane task.
    * trabajos = life's work.
    * trabajos de impresión de material efímero = jobbing work.
    * trabajos de rescate = rescue work.
    * trabajos forzados = forced labour, hard labour.
    * trabajo social = social work.
    * trabajo sucio = dirty work.
    * trabajo sumergido = informal work.
    * trabajo temporal = temporary job, casual job.
    * trabajo urgente = hurried work, rush job.
    * trabajo y esfuerzo = toil and trouble.
    * turno de trabajo de atención al usuario = desk duty.
    * un trabajo bien hecho = a job well done.
    * uso compartido de mesas de trabajo = hot desking.
    * útil de trabajo = tool.
    * vida en el trabajo = job life.
    * visita de trabajo = field trip.

    trabajo2
    2 = assignment, student paper, work, project work, term project.

    Ex: The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.

    Ex: 5 data collection instruments were used: printouts of data base searches executed by students; a questionnaire; bibliographies from student papers; serial holdings of the university library; and interviews with instructors.
    Ex: An authority entry is an entry for which the initial element is the uniform heading for a person, corporate body, or work, as established by the cataloguing agency responsible.
    Ex: For instance, if children are doing a project work on dogs, they will hunt out anything and everything that so much as mentions them and the bits thus mined are assiduously transcribed into project folders.
    Ex: In 1994, 21 students on an introductory course on communication processes completed analyses of 14 different electronic lists or newsgroups as their term projects.
    * impresor de pequeños trabajos = jobbing house, jobbing office, jobbing printer.
    * mesa de trabajo = writing desk, work desk.
    * preparar un trabajo de clase = research + paper.
    * trabajo de clase = essay assignment, class assignment, course assignment, student assignment, written assignment.
    * trabajo de lectura obligatoria = a must-read.
    * trabajo de restauración = restoration work.
    * trabajo editado = published work.
    * trabajo escolar = school work [schoolwork].
    * trabajo impreso = printed work.
    * trabajo publicado = published work.
    * trabajos de clase = classroom asignment.
    * un trabajo cuqlquiera = casual job.

    * * *
    A
    1
    (empleo): conseguir trabajo to get o find work
    consiguió un trabajo muy bien pagado he got himself a very well-paid job
    hay dos trabajos interesantes en el periódico de hoy there are two interesting vacancies o jobs in today's paper
    se fue a la capital a buscar trabajo he went to the capital to look for work o for a job
    se quedó sin trabajo she lost her job, she was made redundant, she was let go ( AmE)
    no tiene trabajo fijo he doesn't have a steady job
    buscaba trabajo de jornada completa or a tiempo completo or de tiempo completo I was looking for full-time work o for a full-time job
    2 (lugar) work
    está en el trabajo she's at work
    ir al trabajo to go to work
    llámame al trabajo give me a call at work
    la estación queda cerca de mi trabajo the station's close to where I work
    Compuesto:
    work-sharing
    B (actividad, labor) work
    trabajo intelectual intellectual work o brainwork
    su capacidad de trabajo es enorme he has an enormous capacity for work
    la máquina hace el trabajo de cinco personas the machine does the work of five people
    requiere años de trabajo it takes years of work
    todo nuestro trabajo ha sido en vano all our work has been in vain
    es un trabajo especializado/de precisión it's specialized/precision work
    me tocó a mí hacer todo el trabajo I ended up doing all the work, I got stuck o ( BrE) landed with all the work ( colloq)
    hoy no puedo, tengo mucho trabajo I can't today, I have o I've got a lot of work to do
    tengo mucho trabajo acumulado I have a huge backlog of work to do
    este bordado tiene mucho trabajo a lot of work has gone into this embroidery
    ¡buen trabajo! te felicito nice work! well done
    fue premiado por su trabajo en esa película he was given an award for his performance in that movie
    hacer un trabajo de zapa to work o scheme behind the scenes
    le he estado haciendo un trabajo de trabajo y ya lo tengo en el bote I've been quietly working on him o softening him up and now I've got him right where I want him
    Compuestos:
    piece work
    agricultural work
    (CS) work to rule
    fieldwork
    fiddly o laborious job
    labor*
    work experience
    assembly-line work
    mpl hard labor*
    mpl handicrafts (pl)
    social work
    voluntary o ( AmE) volunteer work
    C
    1 (tarea, obra) job
    es un trabajo que no lo puede hacer cualquiera it's not a job that just anyone can do
    limpiar el horno es un trabajo que odio cleaning the oven is a job o chore I hate
    la satisfacción de un trabajo bien hecho the satisfaction of a job well done
    me cobró un dineral por un par de trabajos he charged me a fortune for doing a couple of little jobs o tasks
    2 (obra escrita) piece of work
    un trabajo bien documentado a well-documented piece of work
    estoy haciendo un trabajo sobre Lorca I'm doing a paper/an essay on Lorca
    D
    (esfuerzo): con mucho trabajo consiguió levantarse with great effort she managed to get up
    nos dio mucho trabajo pintarlo painting it was hard work o took a lot of work
    los niños dan mucho trabajo children are hard work o a lot of work
    me cuesta trabajo creerlo I find it hard to believe
    nos costó trabajo convencerla de que viniera we had a hard time persuading her to come
    se tomó/dio el trabajo de venir a buscarme she took the trouble to come and pick me up
    puedes ahorrarte el trabajo de ir hasta allá you can save yourself the trouble o bother of going all the way over there
    E ( Econ) labor*
    el capital y el trabajo capital and labor
    F ( Fís) work
    * * *

     

    Del verbo trabajar: ( conjugate trabajar)

    trabajo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    trabajó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    trabajar    
    trabajo
    trabajar ( conjugate trabajar) verbo intransitivo
    1 ( en general) to work;

    trabajo jornada completa or a tiempo completo to work full-time;
    trabajo media jornada to work part-time;
    trabajo mucho to work hard;
    ¿en qué trabajas? what do you do (for a living)?;
    estoy trabajando en una novela I'm working on a novel;
    trabajo DE or COMO algo to work as sth
    2 ( actuar) to act, perform;
    ¿quién trabaja en la película who's in the movie?

    verbo transitivo
    1
    a)campo/tierra/madera to work


    2 (perfeccionar, pulir) to work on
    trabajo sustantivo masculino
    1
    a) ( empleo) job;

    buscar trabajo to look for work o for a job;

    quedarse sin trabajo to lose one's job;
    un trabajo fijo a steady job;
    un trabajo de media jornada a part-time job;
    un trabajo de jornada completa or a tiempo completo a full-time job
    b) ( lugar) work;


    ir al trabajo to go to work
    2 (actividad, labor) work;

    el trabajo de la casa housework;
    los niños dan mucho trabajo children are hard work;
    ¡buen trabajo! well done!;
    trabajo de campo fieldwork;
    trabajos forzados hard labor( conjugate labor);
    trabajos manuales handicrafts (pl);
    trabajo voluntario voluntary o (AmE) volunteer work
    3
    a) ( tarea) job;



    (en universidad, escuela) essay
    4 ( esfuerzo):

    me cuesta trabajo creerlo I find it hard to believe
    trabajar
    I verbo intransitivo
    1 to work: trabaja de secretaria, she works as a secretary
    trabaja en los astilleros, she works in the shipyard
    trabaja bien, he's a good worker
    2 Cine (actuar) to act: en esta película trabaja mi actriz favorita, my favourite actress is in this movie
    II verbo transitivo
    1 (pulir, ejercitar, estudiar) to work on: tienes que trabajar más el estilo, you have to work on your style
    2 (la madera) to work
    (un metal) to work
    (la tierra) to work, till
    (cuero) to emboss
    2 (comerciar) to trade, sell: nosotros no trabajamos ese artículo, we don't stock that item
    trabajo sustantivo masculino
    1 work: hoy tengo poco trabajo, I have little work today
    2 (empleo) job: no tiene trabajo, he is unemployed
    3 (esfuerzo) work, effort: nos costó mucho trabajo hacerlo, it was hard to do it
    4 Educ (sobre un tema) paper
    (de manualidades) craft work
    5 (tarea) task
    un trabajo de chinos, a laborious job
    ' trabajo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abarcar
    - abundancia
    - actual
    - adicta
    - adicto
    - afanosa
    - afanoso
    - agencia
    - agobiada
    - agobiado
    - agobiante
    - antigüedad
    - ascender
    - asquerosidad
    - aterrizar
    - balde
    - bestialidad
    - bicoca
    - bolsa
    - bordar
    - buscar
    - cadena
    - calendario
    - calle
    - cambiar
    - campo
    - capear
    - cara
    - cargada
    - cargado
    - caterva
    - chapucera
    - chapucero
    - chapuza
    - chollo
    - colocarse
    - como
    - condición
    - condicionamiento
    - construcción
    - cuanta
    - cuanto
    - cubierta
    - cubierto
    - dar
    - dejar
    - desbandada
    - descansada
    - descansado
    - descargar
    English:
    abandon
    - acclaim
    - actual
    - allocation
    - ambivalent
    - anxiety
    - apathetic
    - application
    - apply
    - apply for
    - apprentice
    - arm-twisting
    - artwork
    - assignment
    - at
    - attack
    - backlog
    - backup
    - barrel
    - be-all and end-all
    - begrudge
    - better
    - blouse
    - blue
    - board
    - bog down
    - boiler suit
    - book
    - botch
    - bother
    - bread-and-butter
    - bulk
    - burn out
    - bury
    - busywork
    - by
    - capacity
    - careless
    - carry over
    - casual
    - catch up
    - chapter
    - choose
    - chuck in
    - clerical
    - collaboration
    - colleague
    - comedown
    - commute
    - commuter
    * * *
    1. [tarea, actividad, práctica] work;
    tengo mucho trabajo que hacer I've got a lot of work to do;
    una casa tan grande da mucho trabajo a big house like that is a lot of work;
    uno de los últimos trabajos de Diego Rivera one of Diego Rivera's last works;
    recibió un Óscar por su trabajo en “Cabaret” she received an Oscar for (her performance in) “Cabaret”;
    ¡buen trabajo! good work!;
    hacer un buen trabajo to do a good job;
    ser un trabajo de chinos [minucioso] to be a fiddly o finicky job;
    [pesado] to be hard work trabajo de campo fieldwork;
    trabajo de o en equipo teamwork;
    trabajo físico physical work, manual labour;
    trabajos forzados o forzosos hard labour;
    trabajo intelectual intellectual work;
    trabajo manual manual labour;
    trabajos manuales [en el colegio] arts and crafts;
    trabajo de oficina office job;
    trabajo remunerado paid work;
    trabajo social social work;
    trabajo sucio dirty work;
    trabajo temporal temporary work;
    trabajo por turnos shiftwork;
    trabajo voluntario voluntary work
    2. [empleo] job;
    buscar/encontrar trabajo to look for/find work o a job;
    no tener trabajo, estar sin trabajo to be out of work;
    me he quedado sin trabajo I've been left without a job, I'm out of work;
    tener un trabajo fijo to have a permanent job
    3. [lugar] work;
    en el trabajo at work;
    ir al trabajo to go to work;
    ¿quieres que pase a recogerte al trabajo? do you want me to pick you up from work?
    4. [escrito] [por estudiante] essay, paper;
    hacer un trabajo sobre algo/alguien to write an essay on sth/sb
    5. [esfuerzo] effort;
    lograron sacar el armario con mucho trabajo they managed to remove the wardrobe, but not without a lot of effort o but it was no easy task;
    costar mucho trabajo (a alguien) to take (sb) a lot of effort;
    me cuesta mucho trabajo levantarme por las mañanas I find it a real struggle getting up in the morning;
    cuesta trabajo admitir que uno se ha equivocado it's not easy to admit that you're wrong;
    tomarse el trabajo de hacer algo to go to o take the trouble of doing sth
    6. Econ & Pol labour
    7. Fís work
    8. Literario
    trabajos [apuros] hardships;
    pasar trabajos to suffer hardships
    * * *
    m work; ( tarea, puesto) job;
    buscar trabajo be looking for work, be looking for a job;
    tengo un buen trabajo I have a good job;
    costar trabajo be hard o difficult;
    tomarse el trabajo de take the trouble to
    * * *
    1) : work, job
    2) labor: labor, work
    tengo mucho trabajo: I have a lot of work to do
    3) tarea: task
    4) esfuerza: effort
    5)
    costar trabajo : to be difficult
    6)
    tomarse el trabajo : to take the trouble
    7)
    trabajo en equipo : teamwork
    8) trabajos nmpl
    : hardships, difficulties
    * * *
    1. (actividad, esfuerzo) work
    2. (empleo, tarea) job
    3. (lugar) work
    4. (redacción) essay / project

    Spanish-English dictionary > trabajo

  • 14 go

    Ⅰ.
    go1 [gəʊ]
    (game) jeu m de go
    Ⅱ.
    go2 [gəʊ]
    aller1A (a)-(c), 1A (e), 1A (f), 1E (a)-(c), 1G (a), 2 (a) s'en aller1A (d) être1B (a) devenir1B (b) tomber en panne1B (c) s'user1B (d) se détériorer1B (e) commencer1C (a) aller (+ infinitif)1C (b), 1C (c) marcher1C (d) disparaître1D (a), 1D (c) se passer1E (d) s'écouler1E (e) s'appliquer1F (b) se vendre1F (e) contribuer1G (c) aller ensemble1H (a) tenir le coup1H (c) faire2 (b), 2 (c) coup3 (a) essai3 (a) tour3 (b) dynamisme3 (c)
    (pl goes [gəʊz], 3rd pres sing goes [gəʊz], pt went [went], pp gone [gɒn])
    A.
    (a) (move, travel → person) aller; (→ vehicle) aller, rouler;
    we're going to Paris/Japan/Spain nous allons à Paris/au Japon/en Espagne;
    he went to the office/a friend's house il est allé au bureau/chez un ami;
    I want to go home je veux rentrer;
    the salesman went from house to house le vendeur est allé de maison en maison;
    we went by car/on foot nous y sommes allés en voiture/à pied;
    there goes the train! voilà le train (qui passe)!;
    the bus goes by way of or through Dover le bus passe par Douvres;
    does this train go to Glasgow? ce train va-t-il à Glasgow?;
    the truck was going at 150 kilometres an hour le camion roulait à ou faisait du 150 kilomètres (à l')heure;
    go behind those bushes va derrière ces arbustes;
    where do we go from here? où va-t-on maintenant?; figurative qu'est-ce qu'on fait maintenant?;
    to go to the doctor aller voir ou aller chez le médecin;
    he went straight to the director il est allé directement voir ou trouver le directeur;
    to go to prison aller en prison;
    to go to the toilet aller aux toilettes;
    to go to sb for advice aller demander conseil à qn;
    let the children go first laissez les enfants passer devant, laissez passer les enfants d'abord;
    I'll go next c'est à moi après;
    who goes next? (in game) c'est à qui (le tour)?;
    Military who goes there? qui va là?, qui vive?;
    here we go again! ça y est, ça recommence!;
    there he goes! le voilà!;
    there he goes again! (there he is again) le revoilà!; (he's doing it again) ça y est, il est reparti!
    to go shopping aller faire des courses;
    to go fishing/hunting aller à la pêche/à la chasse;
    to go riding aller faire du cheval;
    let's go for a walk/bike ride/swim allons nous promener/faire un tour à vélo/nous baigner;
    they went on a trip ils sont partis en voyage;
    British go and buy the paper, American go buy the paper va acheter le journal;
    I'll go to see her or American go see her tomorrow j'irai la voir demain;
    don't go and tell him!, don't go telling him! ne va pas le lui dire!, ne le lui dis pas!;
    don't go bothering your sister ne va pas embêter ta sœur;
    you had to go and tell him! il a fallu que tu le lui dises!;
    he's gone and locked us out! il est parti et nous a laissé à la porte!;
    you've gone and done it now! vraiment, tu as tout gâché!
    he'll go as high as £300 il ira jusqu'à 300 livres;
    the temperature went as high as 36° C la température est montée jusqu'à 36° C;
    he went so far as to say it was her fault il est allé jusqu'à dire que c'était de sa faute à elle;
    now you've gone too far! là tu as dépassé les bornes!;
    I'll go further and say he should resign j'irai plus loin et je dirai qu'il ou j'irai jusqu'à dire qu'il devrait démissionner;
    the temperature sometimes goes below zero la température descend ou tombe parfois au-dessous de zéro;
    her attitude went beyond mere impertinence son comportement était plus qu'impertinent
    (d) (depart, leave) s'en aller, partir;
    I must be going il faut que je m'en aille ou que je parte;
    they went early ils sont partis tôt;
    you may go vous pouvez partir;
    what time does the train go? à quelle heure part le train?;
    familiar get going! vas-y!, file!;
    archaic be gone! allez-vous-en!;
    either he goes or I go l'un de nous deux doit partir
    to go to church/school aller à l'église/l'école;
    to go to a meeting aller ou assister à une réunion;
    that road goes to the market square cette route va ou mène à la place du marché
    B.
    to go barefoot/naked se promener pieds nus/tout nu;
    to go armed porter une arme;
    her family goes in rags sa famille est en haillons;
    the job went unfilled le poste est resté vacant;
    to go unnoticed passer inaperçu;
    such crimes must not go unpunished de tels crimes ne doivent pas rester impunis
    (b) (become) devenir;
    my father is going grey mon père grisonne;
    she went white with rage elle a blêmi de colère;
    my hands went clammy mes mains sont devenues moites;
    the tea's gone cold le thé a refroidi;
    have you gone mad? tu es devenu fou?;
    to go bankrupt faire faillite;
    the country has gone Republican le pays est maintenant républicain
    (c) (stop working → engine) tomber en panne; (→ fuse) sauter; (→ bulb, lamp) sauter, griller;
    the battery's going la pile commence à être usée
    (d) (wear out) s'user; (split) craquer; (break) (se) casser;
    his trousers are going at the knees son pantalon s'use aux genoux;
    the jacket went at the seams la veste a craqué aux coutures
    (e) (deteriorate, fail → health) se détériorer; (→ hearing, sight) baisser;
    all his strength went and he fell to the floor il a perdu toutes ses forces et il est tombé par terre;
    his voice is going il devient aphone;
    his voice is gone il est aphone, il a une extinction de voix;
    her mind has started to go elle n'a plus toute sa tête ou toutes ses facultés
    C.
    what are we waiting for? let's go! qu'est-ce qu'on attend? allons-y!;
    familiar here goes!, here we go! allez!, on y va!;
    go! partez!;
    you'd better get going on or with that report! tu ferais bien de te mettre à ou de t'attaquer à ce rapport!;
    it won't be so hard once you get going ça ne sera pas si difficile une fois que tu seras lancé;
    familiar go to it! (get to work) au boulot!; (in encouragement) allez-y!
    to be going to do sth (be about to) aller faire qch, être sur le point de faire qch; (intend to) avoir l'intention de faire qch;
    you were just going to tell me about it vous étiez sur le point de ou vous alliez m'en parler;
    I was going to visit her yesterday but her mother arrived j'avais l'intention de ou j'allais lui rendre visite hier mais sa mère est arrivée
    are you going to be at home tonight? est-ce que vous serez chez vous ce soir?;
    we're going to do exactly as we please nous ferons ce que nous voulons;
    she's going to be a doctor elle va être médecin;
    there's going to be a storm il va y avoir un orage;
    he's going to have to work really hard il va falloir qu'il travaille très dur
    (d) (function → clock, machine) marcher, fonctionner; (start functioning) démarrer;
    is the fan going? est-ce que le ventilateur est en marche ou marche?;
    the car won't go la voiture ne veut pas démarrer;
    he had the television and the radio going il avait mis la télévision et la radio en marche;
    the washing machine is still going la machine à laver tourne encore, la lessive n'est pas terminée;
    to get sth going (car, machine) mettre qch en marche; (business, project) lancer qch;
    her daughter kept the business going sa fille a continué à faire marcher l'affaire;
    to keep a conversation/fire going entretenir une conversation/un feu
    (e) (sound → alarm clock, bell) sonner; (→ alarm, siren) retentir
    she went like this with her eyebrows elle a fait comme ça avec ses sourcils
    to go on radio/television passer à la radio/à la télévision
    D.
    (a) (disappear) disparaître;
    the snow has gone la neige a fondu ou disparu;
    all the sugar's gone il n'y a plus de sucre;
    my coat has gone mon manteau n'est plus là ou a disparu;
    all our money has gone (spent) nous avons dépensé tout notre argent; (lost) nous avons perdu tout notre argent; (stolen) on a volé tout notre argent;
    I don't know where the money goes these days l'argent disparaît à une vitesse incroyable ces temps-ci;
    gone are the days when he took her dancing elle est bien loin, l'époque où il l'emmenait danser
    the last paragraph must go il faut supprimer le dernier paragraphe;
    I've decided that car has to go j'ai décidé de me débarrasser de cette voiture;
    that new secretary has got to go il va falloir se débarrasser de la nouvelle secrétaire
    (c) euphemism (die) disparaître, s'éteindre;
    he is (dead and) gone il nous a quittés;
    his wife went first sa femme est partie avant lui;
    after I go... quand je ne serai plus là...
    E.
    (a) (extend, reach) aller, s'étendre;
    our property goes as far as the forest notre propriété va ou s'étend jusqu'au bois;
    the path goes right down to the beach le chemin descend jusqu'à la mer;
    figurative her thinking didn't go that far elle n'a pas poussé le raisonnement aussi loin;
    my salary doesn't go very far je ne vais pas loin avec mon salaire;
    money doesn't go very far these days l'argent part vite à notre époque;
    their difference of opinion goes deeper than I thought leur différend est plus profond que je ne pensais
    (b) (belong) aller, se mettre, se ranger;
    the dictionaries go on that shelf les dictionnaires se rangent ou vont sur cette étagère;
    where do the towels go? où est-ce qu'on met les serviettes?;
    that painting goes here ce tableau se met ou va là
    (c) (be contained in, fit) aller;
    this last sweater won't go in the suitcase ce dernier pull n'ira pas ou n'entrera pas dans la valise;
    the piano barely goes through the door le piano entre ou passe de justesse par la porte;
    this belt just goes round my waist cette ceinture est juste assez longue pour faire le tour de ma taille;
    the lid goes on easily enough le couvercle se met assez facilement
    (d) (develop, turn out) se passer;
    how did your interview go? comment s'est passé ton entretien?;
    I'll see how things go je vais voir comment ça se passe;
    we can't tell how things will go on ne sait pas comment ça se passera;
    everything went well tout s'est bien passé;
    if all goes well si tout va bien;
    the meeting went badly/well la réunion s'est mal/bien passée;
    the negotiations are going well les négociations sont en bonne voie;
    the vote went against them/in their favour le vote leur a été défavorable/favorable;
    everything was going fine until she showed up tout allait ou se passait très bien jusqu'à ce qu'elle arrive;
    everything went wrong ça a mal tourné;
    familiar how's it going?, how are things going? (comment) ça va?;
    the way things are going, we might both be out of a job soon au train où vont ou vu comment vont les choses, nous allons bientôt nous retrouver tous les deux au chômage
    (e) (time → elapse) s'écouler, passer; (→ last) durer;
    the journey went quickly je n'ai pas vu le temps passer pendant le voyage;
    there were only five minutes to go before… il ne restait que cinq minutes avant…;
    time goes so slowly when you're not here le temps me paraît tellement long quand tu n'es pas là;
    how's the time going? combien de temps reste-t-il?
    F.
    what your mother says goes! fais ce que dit ta mère!;
    whatever the boss says goes c'est le patron qui fait la loi;
    anything goes on fait ce qu'on veut
    (b) (be valid, hold true) s'appliquer;
    that rule goes for everyone cette règle s'applique à tout le monde;
    that goes for us too (that applies to us) ça s'applique à nous aussi; (we agree with that) nous sommes aussi de cet avis
    (c) (be expressed, run → report, story)
    the story or rumour goes that she left him le bruit court qu'elle l'a quitté;
    so the story goes du moins c'est ce que l'on dit ou d'après les on-dit;
    how does the story go? comment c'est cette histoire?;
    I forget how the poem goes now j'ai oublié le poème maintenant;
    how does the tune go? c'est quoi ou c'est comment, l'air?;
    her theory goes something like this sa théorie est plus ou moins la suivante
    to go by or under the name of répondre au nom de;
    he now goes by or under another name il se fait appeler autrement maintenant
    (e) (be sold) se vendre;
    flats are going cheap at the moment les appartements ne se vendent pas très cher en ce moment;
    the necklace went for £350 le collier s'est vendu 350 livres;
    going, going, gone! (at auction) une fois, deux fois, adjugé!
    G.
    (a) (be given → award, prize) aller, être donné; (→ inheritance, property) passer;
    the contract is to go to a private firm le contrat ira à une entreprise privée;
    credit should go to the teachers le mérite en revient aux enseignants;
    every penny will go to charity tout l'argent va ou est destiné à une œuvre de bienfaisance
    a small portion of the budget went on education une petite part du budget a été consacrée ou est allée à l'éducation;
    all his money goes on drink tout son argent part dans la boisson
    (c) (contribute) contribuer, servir;
    all that just goes to prove my point tout ça confirme bien ce que j'ai dit;
    it has all the qualities that go to make a good film ça a toutes les qualités d'un bon film
    (d) (have recourse) avoir recours, recourir;
    to go to arbitration recourir à l'arbitrage
    H.
    (a) (be compatible → colours, flavours) aller ensemble;
    orange and mauve don't really go l'orange et le mauve ne vont pas vraiment ensemble
    let me know if you hear of any jobs going faites-moi savoir si vous entendez parler d'un emploi;
    are there any flats going for rent in this building? y a-t-il des appartements à louer dans cet immeuble?;
    familiar any whisky going? tu as un whisky à m'offrir?
    (c) (endure) tenir le coup;
    we can't go much longer without water nous ne pourrons pas tenir beaucoup plus longtemps sans eau
    we'll only stop if you're really desperate to go on ne s'arrête que si tu ne tiens vraiment plus;
    I went before I came j'ai fait avant de venir
    5 into 60 goes 12 60 divisé par 5 égale 12;
    6 into 5 won't go 5 n'est pas divisible par 6
    she isn't bad, as teachers go elle n'est pas mal comme enseignante;
    as houses go, it's pretty cheap ce n'est pas cher pour une maison;
    as things go today par les temps qui courent;
    there goes my chance of winning a prize je peux abandonner tout espoir de gagner un prix;
    there you go again, always blaming other people ça y est, toujours à rejeter la responsabilité sur les autres;
    there you go! (here you are) tiens!; (I told you so) voilà!;
    there you go, two hamburgers and a coke et voici, deux hamburgers et un Coca;
    there you go, what did I tell you? voilà ou tiens, qu'est-ce que je t'avais dit!
    (a) (follow, proceed along) aller, suivre;
    if we go this way, we'll get there much more quickly si nous passons par là, nous arriverons bien plus vite
    (b) (travel) faire, voyager;
    we've only gone 5 kilometres nous n'avons fait que 5 kilomètres;
    she went the whole length of the street before coming back elle a descendu toute la rue avant de revenir
    ducks go "quack" les canards font "coin-coin";
    the clock goes "tick tock" l'horloge fait "tic tac";
    the gun went bang et pan! le coup est parti;
    familiar then he goes "hand it over" puis il fait "donne-le-moi"
    to go 10 risquer 10;
    Cards to go no/two trumps annoncer sans/deux atout(s);
    figurative to go one better (than sb) surenchérir (sur qn)
    I could really go a beer je me paierais bien une bière
    to go it (go fast) filer; (behave wildly) se défoncer;
    familiar how goes it? ça marche?
    3 noun
    (a) British (attempt, try) coup m, essai m;
    to have a go at sth/doing sth essayer qch/de faire qch;
    he had another go il a fait une nouvelle tentative, il a ressayé;
    let's have a go! essayons!; familiar (let me try) laisse-moi essayer! ;
    have another go! encore un coup!;
    I've never tried it but I'll give it a go je n'ai encore jamais fait l'expérience mais je vais essayer;
    she passed her exams first go elle a eu ses examens du premier coup;
    he knocked down all the skittles at one go il a renversé toutes les quilles d'un coup;
    £1 a go (at fair etc) une livre la partie ou le tour;
    to have a go on the dodgems faire un tour d'autos tamponneuses;
    he wouldn't let me have or give me a go (on his bicycle etc) il ne voulait pas me laisser l'essayer
    (b) British (in games → turn) tour m;
    it's your go c'est ton tour ou c'est à toi (de jouer);
    whose go is it? à qui de jouer?, à qui le tour?
    (c) familiar (energy, vitality) dynamisme m, entrain m;
    to be full of go avoir plein d'énergie, être très dynamique;
    she's got plenty of go elle est pleine d'entrain;
    the new man has no go in him le nouveau manque d'entrain
    (d) familiar (success) succès m, réussite f;
    he's made a go of the business il a réussi à faire marcher l'affaire;
    to make a go of a marriage réussir un mariage;
    I tried to persuade her but it was no go j'ai essayé de la convaincre mais il n'y avait rien à faire
    (e) (fashion) mode f;
    short hair is all the go les cheveux courts sont le dernier cri ou font fureur
    to have a go at sb (physically) rentrer dans qn; (verbally) passer un savon à qn;
    they had a real go at one another! qu'est-ce qu'ils se sont mis!;
    she had a go at her boyfriend elle a passé un de ces savons à son copain;
    British police have warned the public not to have a go, the fugitive may be armed la police a prévenu la population de ne pas s'en prendre au fugitif car il pourrait être armé;
    it's all go ça n'arrête pas!;
    all systems go! c'est parti!;
    the shuttle is go for landing la navette est bonne ou est parée ou a le feu vert pour l'atterrissage
    he must be going on fifty il doit approcher de la ou aller sur la cinquantaine;
    it was going on (for) midnight by the time we finished quand on a terminé, il était près de minuit
    I've been on the go all day je n'ai pas arrêté de toute la journée ;
    to be always on the go être toujours à trotter ou à courir, avoir la bougeotte;
    to keep sb on the go faire trimer qn
    I have several projects on the go at present j'ai plusieurs projets en route en ce moment
    à faire;
    there are only three weeks/five miles to go il ne reste plus que trois semaines/cinq miles;
    five done, three to go cinq de faits, trois à faire
    esp American (to take out) two hamburgers to go deux hamburgers à emporter!
    (a) (move) circuler; (of rumour) courir;
    policemen usually go about in pairs en général, les policiers circulent par deux;
    you can't go about saying things like that! il ne faut pas raconter des choses pareilles!
    (b) Nautical (change tack) virer de bord
    (a) (get on with) s'occuper de;
    to go about one's business vaquer à ses occupations
    (b) (set about) se mettre à;
    she showed me how to go about it elle m'a montré comment faire ou comment m'y prendre;
    how do you go about applying for the job? comment doit-on s'y prendre ou faire pour postuler l'emploi?
    (c) (country) parcourir
    her son goes about with an older crowd son fils fréquente des gens plus âgés que lui;
    he's going about with Rachel these days il sort avec Rachel en ce moment
    traverser
    traverser;
    your brother has just gone across to the shop ton frère est allé faire un saut au magasin en face
    (a) (follow) suivre
    (b) (pursue, seek → criminal) poursuivre; (→ prey) chasser; (→ job, prize) essayer d'obtenir;
    he goes after all the women il court après toutes les femmes;
    I'm going after that job je vais essayer d'obtenir cet emploi
    (a) (disregard) aller contre, aller à l'encontre de;
    she went against my advice elle n'a pas suivi mon conseil;
    I went against my mother's wishes je suis allé contre ou j'ai contrarié les désirs de ma mère
    (b) (conflict with) contredire;
    that goes against what he told me c'est en contradiction avec ou ça contredit ce qu'il m'a dit;
    the decision went against public opinion la décision est allée à l'encontre de ou a heurté l'opinion publique;
    it goes against my principles c'est contre mes principes
    (c) (be unfavourable to → of luck, situation) être contraire à; (→ of opinion) être défavorable à; (→ of behaviour, evidence) nuire à, être préjudiciable à;
    the verdict went against the defendant le verdict a été défavorable à l'accusé ou a été prononcé contre l'accusé;
    if luck should go against him si la chance lui était contraire;
    her divorce may go against her winning the election son divorce pourrait nuire à ses chances de gagner les élections
    (a) (precede) passer devant;
    he went ahead of us il est parti avant nous;
    I let him go ahead of me in the queue je l'ai fait passer devant moi dans la queue
    (b) (proceed) aller de l'avant;
    go ahead! tell me! vas-y! dis-le-moi!;
    the mayor allowed the demonstrations to go ahead le maire a permis aux manifestations d'avoir lieu;
    the move had gone ahead as planned le déménagement s'était déroulé comme prévu;
    to go ahead with sth démarrer qch;
    they're going ahead with the project after all ils ont finalement décidé de mener le projet à bien;
    he went ahead and did it (without hesitating) il l'a fait sans l'ombre d'une hésitation; (despite warnings) rien ne l'a arrêté
    (c) (advance, progress) progresser, faire des progrès
    go along and ask your mother va demander à ta mère;
    she went along with them to the fair elle les a accompagnés ou elle est allée avec eux à la foire;
    we can talk it over as we go along nous pouvons en discuter en chemin ou en cours de route;
    I just make it up as I go along j'invente au fur et à mesure
    (b) (progress) se dérouler, se passer;
    things were going along nicely tout allait ou se passait bien
    (c) (go to meeting, party etc) aller
    (decision, order) accepter, s'incliner devant; (rule) observer, respecter;
    that's what they decided and I went along with it c'est la décision qu'ils ont prise et je l'ai acceptée;
    I go along with the committee on that point je suis d'accord avec ou je soutiens le comité sur ce point;
    I can't go along with you on that je ne suis pas d'accord avec vous là-dessus;
    he went along with his father's wishes il s'est conformé aux ou a respecté les désirs de son père
    (a) (habitually) passer son temps à;
    he goes around mumbling to himself il passe son temps à radoter;
    she just goes around annoying everyone elle passe son temps à énerver tout le monde;
    he goes around in black leather il se promène toujours en ou il est toujours habillé en cuir noir
    (b) (document, illness) circuler; (gossip, rumour) courir, circuler
    will that belt go around your waist? est-ce que cette ceinture sera assez grande pour toi?
    familiar (attack → food) attaquer, se jeter sur; (→ job, task) s'attaquer à; (→ person) attaquer;
    they were still going at it the next day ils y étaient encore le lendemain;
    she went at the cleaning with a will elle s'est attaquée au nettoyage avec ardeur
    partir, s'en aller;
    go away! va-t'en!;
    I'm going away for a few days je pars pour quelques jours;
    she's gone away to think about it elle est partie réfléchir
    (a) (return) revenir, retourner;
    she went back to bed elle est retournée au lit, elle s'est recouchée;
    to go back to sleep se rendormir;
    they went back home ils sont rentrés chez eux ou à la maison;
    I went back downstairs/upstairs je suis redescendu/remonté;
    to go back to work (continue task) se remettre au travail; (return to place of work) retourner travailler; (return to employment) reprendre le travail;
    to go back on one's steps rebrousser chemin, revenir sur ses pas;
    let's go back to chapter two revenons ou retournons au deuxième chapitre;
    we went back to the beginning nous avons recommencé;
    let's go back to why you said that revenons à la question de savoir pourquoi vous avez dit ça;
    the clocks go back one hour today on retarde les pendules d'une heure aujourd'hui
    (b) (retreat) reculer;
    go back! recule!
    (c) (revert) revenir;
    we went back to the old system nous sommes revenus à l'ancien système;
    he went back to his old habits il a repris ses anciennes habitudes;
    the conversation kept going back to the same subject la conversation revenait sans cesse sur le même sujet;
    men are going back to wearing their hair long les hommes reviennent aux cheveux longs ou se laissent à nouveau pousser les cheveux
    (d) (in time) remonter;
    our records go back to 1850 nos archives remontent à 1850;
    this building goes back to the Revolution ce bâtiment date de ou remonte à la Révolution;
    familiar we go back a long way, Brad and me ça remonte à loin, Brad et moi
    (e) (extend, reach) s'étendre;
    the garden goes back 150 metres le jardin s'étend sur 150 mètres
    (fail to keep → agreement) rompre, violer; (→ promise) manquer à, revenir sur;
    they went back on their decision ils sont revenus sur leur décision;
    he won't go back on his word il ne manquera pas à sa parole
    (precede) passer devant; (happen before) précéder;
    that question has nothing to do with what went before cette question n'a rien à voir avec ce qui précède ou avec ce qui a été dit avant;
    the election was like nothing that had gone before l'élection ne ressemblait en rien aux précédentes;
    euphemism those who have gone before (the dead) ceux qui nous ont précédés
    (a) (precede) précéder;
    we are indebted to those who have gone before us nous devons beaucoup à ceux qui nous ont précédés
    your suggestion will go before the committee votre suggestion sera soumise au comité;
    to go before a judge/jury passer devant un juge/un jury;
    the matter went before the court l'affaire est allée devant les tribunaux
    Nautical descendre dans l'entrepont
    go by
    (pass → car, person) passer; (→ time) passer, s'écouler;
    as the years go by avec les années, à mesure que les années passent;
    in days or in times or in years gone by autrefois, jadis;
    to let an opportunity go by laisser passer une occasion
    (a) (act in accordance with, be guided by) suivre, se baser sur;
    don't go by the map ne vous fiez pas à la carte;
    I'll go by what the boss says je me baserai sur ce que dit le patron;
    he goes by the rules il suit le règlement
    (b) (judge by) juger d'après;
    going by her accent, I'd say she's from New York si j'en juge d'après son accent, je dirais qu'elle vient de New York;
    you can't go by appearances on ne peut pas juger d'après ou sur les apparences
    to go by a different/false name être connu sous un nom différent/un faux nom;
    the product goes by the name of "Bango" in France ce produit est vendu sous le nom de "Bango" en France
    go down
    (a) (descend, move to lower level) descendre;
    he went down on all fours or on his hands and knees il s'est mis à quatre pattes;
    going down! (in lift) on descend!, pour descendre!
    (b) (proceed, travel) aller;
    we're going down to Tours/the country/the shop nous allons à Tours/à la campagne/au magasin
    (c) (set → moon, sun) se coucher, tomber
    (d) (sink → ship) couler, sombrer; (→ person) couler, disparaître (sous l'eau)
    (e) (decrease, decline → level, price, quality) baisser; (→ amount, numbers) diminuer; (→ rate, temperature) baisser, s'abaisser; (→ fever) baisser, tomber; (→ tide) descendre;
    the dollar is going down in value le dollar perd de sa valeur, le dollar est en baisse;
    eggs are going down (in price) le prix des œufs baisse;
    my weight has gone down j'ai perdu du poids;
    he's gone down in my estimation il a baissé dans mon estime;
    the neighbourhood's really gone down since then le quartier ne s'est vraiment pas arrangé depuis;
    to have gone down in the world avoir connu des jours meilleurs
    (f) (become less swollen → swelling) désenfler, dégonfler; (→ balloon, tyre) se dégonfler
    (g) (food, medicine) descendre;
    this wine goes down very smoothly ce vin se laisse boire (comme du petit-lait)
    a cup of coffee would go down nicely une tasse de café serait la bienvenue;
    his speech went down badly/well son discours a été mal/bien reçu;
    how will the proposal go down with the students? comment les étudiants vont-ils prendre la proposition?;
    that kind of talk doesn't go down well with me je n'apprécie pas du tout ce genre de propos
    (i) (lose) être battu;
    Mexico went down to Germany le Mexique s'est incliné devant l'Allemagne;
    Madrid went down to Milan by three points Milan a battu Madrid de trois points;
    I'm not going to go down without a fight je me battrai jusqu'à la fin
    (j) (be relegated) descendre;
    our team has gone down to the second division notre équipe est descendue en deuxième division
    (k) (be noted, recorded) être noté; (in writing) être pris ou couché par écrit;
    this day will go down in history ce jour restera une date historique;
    she will go down in history as a woman of great courage elle entrera dans l'histoire grâce à son grand courage
    (l) (reach as far as) descendre, s'étendre;
    this path goes down to the beach ce sentier va ou descend à la plage
    (m) (continue as far as) aller, continuer;
    go down to the end of the street allez ou continuez jusqu'en bas de la rue
    (n) British University entrer dans la période des vacances
    (p) Computing tomber en panne; (of computer network) planter;
    the computer's gone down l'ordinateur est en panne
    (q) Music (lower pitch) descendre
    how long do you think he'll go down for? il écopera de combien, à ton avis?;
    he went down for three years il a écopé de trois ans
    (s) American familiar (happen) se passer
    (hill, stairs, ladder, street) descendre;
    my food went down the wrong way j'ai avalé de travers;
    Music the pianist went down an octave le pianiste a joué une octave plus bas ou a descendu d'une octave;
    British School to go down a class descendre d'une classe;
    figurative I don't want to go down that road je ne veux pas m'engager là-dedans
    vulgar (fellate) sucer, tailler ou faire une pipe à; (perform cunnilingus on) sucer, brouter le cresson à
    tomber malade de;
    he went down with pneumonia/the flu il a attrapé une pneumonie/la grippe
    (a) (fetch) aller chercher;
    he went for a doctor il est allé ou parti chercher un médecin
    (b) (try to obtain) essayer d'obtenir, viser;
    she's going for his job elle va essayer d'obtenir son poste;
    familiar go for it! vas-y!;
    I'd go for it if I were you! à ta place, je n'hésiterais pas!;
    she was really going for it elle donnait vraiment son maximum
    (c) (attack → physically) tomber sur, s'élancer sur; (→ verbally) s'en prendre à;
    dogs usually go for the throat en général, les chiens attaquent à la gorge;
    they went for each other (physically) ils se sont jetés l'un sur l'autre; (verbally) ils s'en sont pris l'un à l'autre;
    the newspapers really went for the senator les journaux s'en sont pris au sénateur sans retenue;
    go for him! (to dog) attaque!
    (d) familiar (like) aimer, adorer ;
    I don't really go for that idea l'idée ne me dit pas grand-chose;
    he really goes for her in a big way il est vraiment fou d'elle
    (e) (choose, prefer) choisir, préférer
    (f) (apply to, concern) concerner, s'appliquer à;
    what I said goes for both of you ce que j'ai dit vaut pour ou s'applique à vous deux;
    pollution is a real problem in Paris - that goes for Rome too la pollution pose un énorme problème à Paris - c'est la même chose à Rome;
    and the same goes for me et moi aussi
    (g) (have as result) servir à;
    his twenty years of service went for nothing ses vingt ans de service n'ont servi à rien
    she has a lot going for her elle a beaucoup d'atouts;
    that idea hasn't got much going for it frankly cette idée n'est franchement pas très convaincante
    (a) (leave) sortir;
    the army went forth into battle l'armée s'est mise en route pour la bataille;
    Bible go forth and multiply croissez et multipliez-vous
    (b) (be pronounced) être prononcé; (be published) paraître;
    the command went forth that… il fut décrété que…
    (s')avancer;
    the clocks go forward tomorrow on avance les pendules demain;
    if this scheme goes forward… si ce projet est accepté…
    (a) (enter) entrer, rentrer;
    it's cold - let's go in il fait froid - entrons;
    it's too big, it won't go in c'est trop grand, ça ne rentrera pas
    (b) (disappear → moon, sun) se cacher
    (c) Sport (in cricket) prendre son tour au guichet
    (d) Military (attack) attaquer
    (a) (engage in → activity, hobby, sport) pratiquer, faire; (→ occupation) se consacrer à; (→ politics) s'occuper de, faire;
    she went in for company law elle s'est lancée dans le droit commercial;
    he thought about going in for teaching il a pensé devenir enseignant
    (b) familiar (be interested in) s'intéresser à ; (like) aimer ;
    I don't go in much for opera je n'aime pas trop l'opéra, l'opéra ne me dit rien;
    he goes in for special effects in a big way il est très branché effets spéciaux;
    we don't go in for that kind of film nous n'aimons pas ce genre de film;
    this publisher doesn't really go in for fiction cet éditeur ne fait pas tellement dans le roman
    they don't go in for injections so much nowadays ils ne sont pas tellement pour les piqûres de nos jours;
    why do scientists go in for all that jargon? pourquoi est-ce que les scientifiques utilisent tout ce jargon?
    (d) (take part in → competition, race) prendre part à; (→ examination) se présenter à
    (e) (apply for → job, position) poser sa candidature à, postuler
    (a) (enter → building, house) entrer dans; (→ activity, profession) entrer à ou dans; (→ politics, business) se lancer dans;
    she's gone into hospital elle est (r)entrée à l'hôpital;
    to go into the army (as profession) devenir militaire de carrière; (as conscript) partir au service;
    he went into medicine il a choisi la médecine
    (b) (be invested → of effort, money, time)
    a lot of care had gone into making her feel at home on s'était donné beaucoup de peine pour la mettre à l'aise;
    two months of research went into our report nous avons mis ou investi deux mois de recherche dans notre rapport
    (c) (embark on → action) commencer à; (→ explanation, speech) se lancer ou s'embarquer dans, (se mettre à) donner; (→ problem) aborder;
    I'll go into the problem of your taxes later j'aborderai le problème de vos impôts plus tard;
    the car went into a skid la voiture a commencé à déraper;
    to go into hysterics avoir une crise de nerfs;
    to go into fits of laughter être pris d'un fou rire
    (d) (examine, investigate) examiner, étudier;
    you need to go into the question more deeply vous devez examiner le problème de plus près;
    the matter is being gone into l'affaire est à l'étude
    (e) (explain in depth) entrer dans;
    the essay goes into the moral aspects of the question l'essai aborde les aspects moraux de la question;
    I won't go into details je ne vais pas entrer dans les détails;
    let's not go into that ne parlons pas de ça
    (f) (begin to wear) se mettre à porter;
    to go into mourning prendre le deuil
    (g) (hit, run into) entrer dans;
    a car went into him une voiture lui est rentrée dedans
    (h) Computing (file, program) aller dans;
    to go into a file aller dans un fichier
    go off
    (a) (leave) partir, s'en aller;
    she went off to work elle est partie travailler;
    her husband has gone off and left her son mari l'a quittée;
    Theatre the actors went off les acteurs ont quitté la scène
    (b) (stop operating → light, radio) s'éteindre; (→ heating) s'éteindre, s'arrêter; (→ pain) partir, s'arrêter;
    the electricity went off l'électricité a été coupée
    (c) (become activated → bomb, firework) exploser; (→ gun) partir; (→ alarm, alarm clock) sonner;
    the grenade went off in her hand la grenade a explosé dans sa main;
    the gun didn't go off le coup n'est pas parti;
    figurative to go off into fits of laughter être pris d'un fou rire
    the interview went off badly/well l'entretien s'est mal/bien passé;
    her speech went off well son discours a été bien reçu
    (e) (fall asleep) s'endormir
    (f) British (deteriorate → food) s'avarier, se gâter; (→ milk) tourner; (→ butter) rancir; (→ athlete, sportsperson) perdre sa forme;
    the play goes off in the second half la pièce se gâte pendant la seconde partie
    British familiar (stop liking) perdre le goût de ;
    he's gone off classical music/smoking il n'aime plus la musique classique/fumer, la musique classique/fumer ne l'intéresse plus;
    I've gone off the idea cette idée ne me dit plus rien;
    she's gone off her boyfriend son copain ne l'intéresse plus;
    funny how you can go off people c'est drôle comme on se lasse des gens parfois
    (a) (leave with) partir avec;
    he went off with the woman next door il est parti avec la voisine
    (b) (make off with) partir avec;
    someone has gone off with his keys quelqu'un est parti avec ses clés;
    he went off with the jewels il s'est enfui avec les bijoux
    go on
    (a) (move, proceed) aller; (without stopping) poursuivre son chemin; (after stopping) repartir, se remettre en route;
    you go on, I'll catch up allez-y, je vous rattraperai (en chemin);
    they went on without us ils sont partis sans nous;
    after dinner they went on to Susan's house après le dîner, ils sont allés chez Susan;
    we went on home nous sommes rentrés
    (b) (continue action) continuer;
    she went on (with her) reading elle a continué à ou de lire;
    the chairman went on speaking le président a continué son discours;
    "and that's not all", he went on "et ce n'est pas tout", a-t-il poursuivi;
    you can't go on being a student for ever! tu ne peux pas être étudiant toute ta vie!;
    go on looking! cherchez encore!;
    go on, ask her vas-y, demande-lui;
    familiar go on, be a devil vas-y, laisse-toi tenter!;
    go on, I'm listening continuez, je vous écoute;
    I can't go on like this! je ne peux plus continuer comme ça!;
    if he goes on like this, he'll get fired s'il continue comme ça, il va se faire renvoyer;
    their affair has been going on for years leur liaison dure depuis des années;
    the party went on into the small hours la soirée s'est prolongée jusqu'à très tôt le matin;
    life goes on la vie continue ou va son train;
    British familiar go on (with you)! allons, arrête de me faire marcher!;
    they have enough (work) to be going on with ils ont du pain sur la planche ou de quoi faire pour le moment;
    here's £25 to be going on with voilà 25 livres pour te dépanner
    he went on to explain why il a ensuite expliqué pourquoi;
    to go on to another question passer à une autre question;
    she went on to become a doctor elle est ensuite devenue médecin
    (d) (be placed, fit) aller;
    the lid goes on this way le couvercle se met comme ça;
    I can't get the lid to go on je n'arrive pas à mettre le couvercle;
    the cap goes on the other end le bouchon se met ou va sur l'autre bout
    (e) (happen, take place) se passer;
    what's going on here? qu'est-ce qui se passe ici?;
    there was a fight going on il y avait une bagarre;
    a lot of cheating goes on during the exams on triche beaucoup pendant les examens;
    several conversations were going on at once il y avait plusieurs conversations à la fois;
    while the war was going on pendant la guerre
    (f) (elapse) passer, s'écouler;
    as the week went on au fur et à mesure que la semaine passait;
    as time goes on avec le temps, à mesure que le temps passe
    (g) familiar (chatter, talk) parler, jacasser ;
    she does go on! elle n'arrête pas de parler!, c'est un vrai moulin à paroles!;
    he goes on and on about politics il parle politique sans cesse;
    don't go on about it! ça va, on a compris!;
    I don't want to go on about it, but... je ne voudrais pas avoir l'air d'insister, mais...;
    what are you going on about now? qu'est-ce que vous racontez?
    (h) familiar (act, behave) se conduire, se comporter ;
    what a way to go on! en voilà des manières!
    (i) (start operating → light, radio, television) s'allumer; (→ heating, motor, power) s'allumer, se mettre en marche
    (j) Sport (player) prendre sa place, entrer en jeu
    (k) Theatre (actor) entrer en scène
    he's going on for forty il va sur ses quarante ans
    (a) (enter → boat, train) monter dans
    to go on a journey/a holiday partir en voyage/en vacances;
    to go on a diet se mettre au régime
    (c) (be guided by) se laisser guider par, se fonder ou se baser sur;
    the detective didn't have much to go on le détective n'avait pas grand-chose sur quoi s'appuyer ou qui puisse le guider;
    she goes a lot on instinct elle se fie beaucoup à ou se fonde beaucoup sur son instinct
    he's going on forty-five il va sur ses quarante-cinq ans;
    humorous she's fifteen going on forty-five (wise) elle a quinze ans mais elle est déjà très mûre; (old beyond her years) elle a quinze ans mais elle est vieille avant l'âge
    (e) British familiar (usu neg) (appreciate, like) aimer ;
    I don't go much on abstract art l'art abstrait ne me dit pas grand-chose
    familiar (criticize) critiquer ; (nag) s'en prendre à ;
    the boss went on and on at her at the meeting le patron n'a pas cessé de s'en prendre à elle pendant la réunion;
    he's always going on at his wife about money il est toujours sur le dos de sa femme avec les questions d'argent;
    I went on at my mother to go and see the doctor j'ai embêté ma mère pour qu'elle aille voir le médecin;
    don't go on at me! laisse-moi tranquille!
    (a) (leave) sortir;
    my parents made us go out of the room mes parents nous ont fait sortir de la pièce ou quitter la pièce;
    to go out for a meal aller au restaurant;
    to go out to dinner sortir dîner;
    to go out for a walk aller se promener, aller faire une promenade;
    she's gone out to get a paper elle est sortie (pour) acheter un journal;
    they went out to the country ils sont allés ou ils ont fait une sortie à la campagne;
    she goes out to work elle travaille en dehors de la maison ou hors de chez elle;
    he went out of her life il est sorti de sa vie;
    she was dressed to go out (ready to leave) elle était prête à sortir; (dressed up) elle était très habillée
    (b) (travel) partir; (emigrate) émigrer;
    they went out to Africa (travelled) ils sont partis en Afrique; (emigrated) ils sont partis vivre ou ils ont émigré en Afrique
    (c) (date) sortir;
    to go out with sb sortir avec qn;
    we've been going out together for a month ça fait un mois que nous sortons ensemble
    (d) (fire, light) s'éteindre
    (e) (disappear) disparaître;
    the joy went out of her eyes la joie a disparu de son regard;
    the spring went out of his step il a perdu sa démarche légère;
    all the heart went out of her elle a perdu courage
    (f) (cease to be fashionable) passer de mode, se démoder;
    to go out of style/fashion ne plus être le bon style/à la mode;
    familiar that hairstyle went out with the ark cette coiffure remonte au déluge
    (g) (tide) descendre, se retirer;
    the tide has gone out la marée est descendue, la mer s'est retirée;
    the tide goes out 6 kilometres la mer se retire sur 6 kilomètres
    I went out to see for myself j'ai décidé de voir par moi-même;
    we have to go out and do something about this il faut que nous prenions des mesures ou que nous fassions quelque chose
    (i) (be sent → letter) être envoyé; (be published → brochure, pamphlet) être distribué; (be broadcast → radio or television programme) être diffusé
    (j) (feelings, sympathies) aller;
    our thoughts go out to all those who suffer nos pensées vont vers tous ceux qui souffrent;
    my heart goes out to her je suis de tout cœur avec elle dans son chagrin
    (k) Sport (be eliminated) être éliminé;
    Agassi went out to Henman Agassi s'est fait sortir par Henman
    (l) Cards terminer
    she went all out to help us elle a fait tout son possible pour nous aider
    go over
    I just saw a plane go over je viens de voir passer un avion
    I went over to see her je suis allé la voir;
    they went over to talk to her ils sont allés lui parler;
    to go over to Europe aller en Europe
    (c) (turn upside down) se retourner; (capsize → boat) chavirer, capoter
    (d) (change, switch) changer;
    I've gone over to another brand of washing powder je viens de changer de marque de lessive;
    when will we go over to the metric system? quand est-ce qu'on va passer au système métrique?
    (e) (change allegiance) passer, se joindre;
    he's gone over to the Socialists il est passé dans le camp des socialistes;
    she went over to the enemy elle est passée à l'ennemi
    (f) (be received) passer;
    the speech went over badly/well le discours a mal/bien passé
    (a) (move, travel over) passer par-dessus;
    the horse went over the fence le cheval a sauté (par-dessus) la barrière;
    we went over a bump on a pris une bosse
    (b) (examine → argument, problem) examiner, considérer; (→ accounts, report) examiner, vérifier;
    would you go over my report? voulez-vous regarder mon rapport?
    (c) (repeat) répéter; (review → notes, speech) réviser, revoir; (→ facts) récapituler, revoir; School réviser;
    she went over the interview in her mind elle a repassé l'entretien dans son esprit;
    I kept going over everything leading up to the accident je continuais de repenser à tous les détails qui avaient conduit à l'accident;
    let's go over it again reprenons, récapitulons;
    he goes over and over the same stories il rabâche les mêmes histoires
    (d) (rehearse) refaire; (bars of music) rejouer; (sing) rechanter
    let's go over now to our Birmingham studios passons l'antenne à notre studio de Birmingham;
    we're going over live now to Paris nous allons maintenant à Paris où nous sommes en direct
    (move in front of) passer devant; (move beyond) dépasser
    is there enough cake to go round? est-ce qu'il y a assez de gâteau pour tout le monde?;
    to make the food go round ménager la nourriture
    (b) (visit) aller;
    we went round to his house nous sommes allés chez lui;
    I'm going round there later on j'y vais plus tard
    (c) (circulate → rumour) circuler, courir; (→ bottle, cold, flu) circuler
    (d) (be continuously present → idea, tune)
    that song keeps going round in my head j'ai cette chanson dans la tête
    (e) (spin → wheel) tourner;
    figurative my head's going round j'ai la tête qui tourne
    (f) (make a detour) faire un détour;
    to go round the long way faire un long détour
    (tour → museum) faire le tour de;
    I hate going round the shops j'ai horreur de faire les boutiques
    (a) (crowd, tunnel) traverser;
    figurative a shiver went through her un frisson l'a parcourue ou traversée
    (b) (endure, experience) subir, souffrir;
    he's going through hell c'est l'enfer pour lui;
    we all have to go through it sometime on doit tous y passer un jour ou l'autre;
    I can't face going through all that again je ne supporterais pas de passer par là une deuxième fois;
    after everything she's gone through après tout ce qu'elle a subi ou enduré;
    we've gone through a lot together nous avons vécu beaucoup de choses ensemble
    (c) (consume, use up → supplies) épuiser; (→ money) dépenser; (→ food) consommer; (wear out) user;
    she goes through a pair of tights a week elle use une paire de collants par semaine;
    I've gone through the toes of my socks j'ai usé ou troué mes chaussettes au bout;
    humorous how many assistants has he gone through now? combien d'assistants a-t-il déjà eus?;
    his novel has gone through six editions il y a déjà eu six éditions de son roman
    (d) (examine → accounts, document) examiner, vérifier; (→ list, proposal) éplucher; (→ mail) dépouiller; (→ drawer, pockets) fouiller (dans); (→ files) chercher dans; (sort) trier;
    we went through the contract together nous avons regardé ou examiné le contrat ensemble;
    did customs go through your suitcase? est-ce qu'ils ont fouillé votre valise à la douane?;
    he went through her pockets il a fouillé ses poches
    (e) (of bill, law) être voté;
    the bill went through Parliament last week le projet de loi a été voté la semaine dernière au Parlement
    (f) (carry out, perform → movement, work) faire; (→ formalities) remplir, accomplir;
    Music let's go through the introduction again reprenons l'introduction;
    we had to go through the whole business of applying for a visa nous avons dû nous farcir toutes les démarches pour obtenir un visa
    (g) (participate in → course of study) étudier; (→ ceremony) participer à
    (h) (practise → lesson, poem) réciter; (→ role, scene) répéter;
    let's go through it again from the beginning reprenons dès le début
    (a) (travel through, penetrate) passer, traverser
    (b) (offer, proposal) être accepté; (business deal) être conclu, se faire; (bill, law) passer, être voté; (divorce) être prononcé;
    the adoption finally went through l'adoption s'est faite finalement
    to go through with sth aller jusqu'au bout de qch, exécuter qch;
    he'll never go through with it il n'ira jamais jusqu'au bout;
    they went through with their threat ils ont exécuté leur menace
    (a) (colours, flavours) aller bien ensemble; (characteristics, ideas) aller de pair;
    the two things often go together les deux choses vont souvent de pair
    (b) American (people) sortir ensemble
    (a) (move towards) aller vers
    (b) (effort, money) être consacré à;
    all her energy went towards fighting illiteracy elle a dépensé toute son énergie à combattre l'analphabétisme
    (a) (go down → ship) couler, sombrer; (→ person) couler, disparaître (sous l'eau)
    (b) figurative (fail → business) couler, faire faillite; (→ project) couler, échouer; (→ person) échouer, sombrer
    (a) (move, travel underneath) passer par-dessous
    to go under a false/different name utiliser ou prendre un faux nom/un nom différent;
    a glue that goes under the name of Stikit une colle qui s'appelle Stikit
    go up
    (a) (ascend, climb → person) monter, aller en haut; (→ lift) monter;
    to go up to town aller en ville;
    I'm going up to bed je monte me coucher;
    have you ever gone up in an aeroplane? êtes-vous déjà monté en avion?;
    going up! (in lift) on monte!;
    to go up in the world faire son chemin
    (b) (increase → amount, numbers) augmenter, croître; (→ price) monter, augmenter; (→ temperature) monter, s'élever;
    rents are going up les loyers sont en hausse;
    meat is going up (in price) (le prix de) la viande augmente;
    to go up in sb's estimation monter dans l'estime de qn
    (c) (sudden noise) s'élever;
    a shout went up un cri s'éleva
    (d) (appear → notices, posters) apparaître; (be built) être construit;
    new buildings are going up all over town de nouveaux immeubles surgissent dans toute la ville
    (e) (explode, be destroyed) sauter, exploser
    (g) Theatre (curtain) se lever;
    before the curtain goes up avant le lever du rideau
    (h) British University entrer à l'université;
    she went up to Oxford in 1950 elle est entrée à Oxford en 1950
    he went up for murder il a fait de la taule pour meurtre
    they look set to go up to the First Division ils ont l'air prêts à entrer en première division
    monter;
    to go up a hill/ladder monter une colline/sur une échelle;
    Music the pianist went up an octave le pianiste a monté d'une octave;
    British School to go up a class monter d'une classe
    to go up to sb/sth se diriger vers qn/qch;
    the path goes up to the front door le chemin mène à la porte d'entrée
    the book only goes up to the end of the war le livre ne va que jusqu'à la fin de la guerre;
    I will go up to £100 je veux bien aller jusqu'à 100 livres
    (a) (accompany, escort) accompagner, aller avec;
    figurative to go with the crowd suivre la foule ou le mouvement;
    you have to go with the times il faut vivre avec son temps
    (b) (be compatible → colours, flavours) aller avec;
    that hat doesn't go with your suit ce chapeau ne va pas avec ton ensemble;
    a white Burgundy goes well with snails le bourgogne blanc se marie bien ou va bien avec les escargots
    (c) (be part of) aller avec;
    the flat goes with the job l'appartement va avec le poste;
    the sense of satisfaction that goes with having done a good job le sentiment de satisfaction qu'apporte le travail bien fait;
    mathematical ability usually goes with skill at chess des capacités en mathématiques vont souvent de pair avec un don pour les échecs
    (d) familiar (spend time with) sortir avec ;
    euphemism he's been going with other women (having sex) il a été avec d'autres femmes
    se passer de, se priver de;
    he went without sleep or without sleeping for two days il n'a pas dormi pendant deux jours
    s'en passer;
    we'll just have to go without il faudra s'en passer, c'est tout
    Do not pass go, (do not collect £200/$200) Au Monopoly les joueurs tirent parfois une carte qui les envoie sur la case "prison". Sur cette carte sont inscrits les mots do not pass go, do not collect £200 (ou bien do not collect $200 s'il s'agit de la version américaine). Cette phrase, dont la version française est "ne passez pas par la case départ, ne recevez pas 20 000 francs", est utilisée de façon allusive et sur le mode humoristique dans différents contextes: on dira par exemple you do that again and you're going straight to jail, Bill. Do not pass go, do not collect $200 ("refais ça, Bill, et je t'assure que tu iras droit en prison). On peut également utiliser cette expression lorsque quelqu'un essaie de mener un projet à bien mais rencontre des obstacles: the country is trying hard to get back on its feet but because of the civil war it has not even been allowed to pass go, let alone collect £200 ("le pays fait de son mieux pour se rétablir mais la guerre civile n'arrange rien, bien au contraire").
    Go ahead, make my day C'est la formule prononcée par l'inspecteur Harry Callahan (incarné par Clint Eastwood) dans le film Sudden Impact (1983) lorsqu'il se trouve confronté à un gangster. Il s'agit d'une façon d'encourager le bandit à se servir de son arme afin de pouvoir l'abattre en état de légitime défense: "allez, vas-y, fais-moi plaisir". On utilise cette formule par allusion au film et en réaction à une personne qui vient de proférer des menaces. Ainsi, le président Reagan s'en servit en s'adressant à des travailleurs qui menaçaient de se mettre en grève.

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  • 15 trabajo1

    1 = employment, endeavour [endeavor, -USA], job, labour [labor, -USA], leg work, occupation, task, work, working environment, workload [work load], pursuit, workmanship, footwork, handwork, professional position, working practice, pursuit in life, handiwork, lifework, line of business, toil, industry.
    Ex. Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.
    Ex. Eventually, it came to be recognized that the Classification Research Group's endeavours might be pertinent to the problem of alphabetical indexing.
    Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
    Ex. An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the preparation of the item for the manufacturer.
    Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS may replace the typewriter, the catalog card, and much leg work, but it cannot replace the decision-making capabilities of the library staff.
    Ex. Headings such as SALESMEN AND SALESMANSHIP and FIREMEN, since they are assigned to works covering the activities of both men and women in these occupations, are not specific.
    Ex. Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
    Ex. The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.
    Ex. This article examines the various features now available on copiers and comments on the usefulness in a working environment.
    Ex. Each of these changes, if we were to deal with them in an adequate manner, create severe workload problems for the cataloging department.
    Ex. What is more arguable is whether or not it is a bibliographical pursuit at all since it bears little relationship to the physical nature of the book.
    Ex. William R Lethaby, the architect who had Westminster Abbey in his charge for over twenty years, once said 'Art is thoughtful workmanship'.
    Ex. If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis = Si decidimos aceptar crear un fichero ordenado por materias habría mucho trabajo incluso si usamos esta lista como base.
    Ex. The newspaper's suppression after the first issue was not, as some historians have declared, the handwork of Massachusetts' Puritan clergy = La supresión del periódico después de su primer número no fue, como algunos historiadores han declarado, por la intervención del clero puritano de Massachussetts.
    Ex. In virtually all of her professional positions she has been involved with the handling of documents.
    Ex. While many believe that print on paper will never die, new formats are already changing working practice in many spheres.
    Ex. People who are blind, regardless of their pursuit in life, will not have access to current information, books, learning, or education opportunities unless all libraries and blindness organizations agree to work together.
    Ex. Rather than bringing in butchers to do the handiwork of his dissections, Vesalius himself worked on the human cadavers and said that students of medicine should do the same.
    Ex. This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.
    Ex. The computer people are muscling in on our line of business and we can't stop them.
    Ex. Furthermore, the computer can be used, and is already being used, to eliminate drudgery, busywork, and useless toil in library systems.
    Ex. In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.
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    * acoso en el trabajo = workplace mobbing.
    * agenda de trabajo = work agenda.
    * agobiado de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
    * ahorrar el trabajo de = save + effort in.
    * almuerzo de trabajo = work luncheon.
    * ámbito de trabajo = field of endeavour.
    * amor al trabajo = love of work.
    * ansiedad en el trabajo = job anxiety, work anxiety.
    * anterior al trabajo = pre-service.
    * anuncio de trabajo = help wanted ad, help wanted notice.
    * anuncios de trabajo = help-wanted advertising.
    * año de trabajo = man year.
    * ascender en el trabajo = step up + the career ladder.
    * ascenso en el trabajo = job promotion.
    * aspirar a un puesto de trabajo = aspire to + position.
    * asunto relacionado con el trabajo = work-related issue.
    * avanzar en + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work, advance + Posesivo + work.
    * basado en el trabajo en equipo = team-based.
    * bibliografía de trabajo = working bibliography.
    * biblioteconomía especializada en el trabajo de referencia = reference librarianship.
    * bolsa de trabajo = labour exchange, job opportunities, employment bureau, employment centre, employment opportunity, job centre, job pool.
    * borrador de trabajo = working paper.
    * buscador de trabajo = job applicant, job seeker.
    * buscar trabajo = seek + employment.
    * buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.
    * campo de trabajo = field of endeavour.
    * campo de trabajos forzados = labour camp, forced labour camp.
    * cantidad de trabajo = workload [work load].
    * carga de trabajo = workload [work load].
    * centro de trabajo = workplace.
    * cobrar en un trabajo = job + pay.
    * comenzar el turno de trabajo = go on + duty.
    * comida de trabajo = business meal, professional meal.
    * compañero de trabajo = co-worker [coworker], male colleague, work colleague, fellow worker.
    * complementos del trabajo = fringe benefits, fringes.
    * conciliación del trabajo y la familia = reconciliation of work and family.
    * con demasiado trabajo = overworked.
    * condiciones del contrato de trabajo = terms of employment.
    * condiciones de trabajo = working conditions.
    * con mucho trabajo = painfully.
    * conseguir un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.
    * conseguir un trabajo = enter + job, land + job.
    * con trabajo = in post.
    * contratar al primero que solicita el trabajo = hire on a first-come, first-take basis.
    * contrato de trabajo = contract position.
    * conversación de trabajo = shop talk.
    * costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.
    * costar trabajo = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.
    * cualquier trabajo temporal = casual job.
    * cubrir un puesto de trabajo = fill + position.
    * cuestión relacionada con el trabajo = work-related issue.
    * dar permiso en el trabajo = give + time off work.
    * dar trabajo = present + burden.
    * dedicar trabajo = expend + effort.
    * definición de trabajo = working definition.
    * dejar a Alguien sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.
    * dejar el puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post.
    * dejar el trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post, quit + Posesivo + job, jump + ship.
    * dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.
    * dejar un puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + position.
    * dejar un trabajo = quit, resign + Posesivo + post.
    * denominación del puesto de trabajo = job title, occupational title.
    * dentro del mismo trabajo = intraoccupational.
    * derecho del trabajo = employment law.
    * desarrollar + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work.
    * desarrollar un plan de trabajo = develop + agenda.
    * descripción del puesto de trabajo = job description, position description, job profile.
    * desempeñar un trabajo = exercise + work.
    * despedir del trabajo = make + redundant.
    * después del horario de trabajo = after hours [after-hours].
    * de trabajo = working.
    * día del trabajo = Labour Day.
    * día de trabajo = working day.
    * día internacional del trabajo = Labour Day.
    * diario automático de trabajo = time log.
    * dignidad del trabajo = dignity of work.
    * dinámica de trabajo = workflow [work flow].
    * distribución del trabajo = workflow [work flow].
    * distribuir el trabajo = spread + the load.
    * división del trabajo = division of labour.
    * documento de trabajo = working document, working draft.
    * eficacia en el trabajo = quality of service.
    * elaborar un plan de trabajo = develop + agenda.
    * eliminar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.
    * empresa de trabajo = industrial affiliation.
    * encomendar un trabajo a Alguien = assign + job.
    * encontrar trabajo = find + a job.
    * encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca = join + library.
    * en el horario de trabajo = on company time.
    * en el trabajo = on-the-job, at work.
    * enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.
    * enseñanza en el trabajo = in-service education.
    * entorno de trabajo = working environment, work environment.
    * entrevista de trabajo = job interview.
    * equipo de trabajo = study team, project team, work team.
    * esclavo del trabajo = workaholic.
    * escribir un trabajo = write + essay.
    * espacio de trabajo = workspace.
    * específico de un trabajo concreto = job-specific.
    * estación de trabajo = workstation [work station], desktop workstation.
    * estación de trabajo remota = outstation.
    * estadía de trabajo = work visit.
    * estar mareado de tanto trabajo = be reeling.
    * estar relacionado con el trabajo = be work related.
    * estar saturado de trabajo = work to + capacity.
    * estar sin trabajo = stay out of + work.
    * estrategia que ahorra trabajo = labour saver.
    * estrés en el trabajo = job stress.
    * evaluar el rendimiento en el trabajo = evaluate + work performance.
    * excedencia en el trabajo = leave of absence.
    * ficha de trabajo = worksheet, project worksheet.
    * formación continua en el trabajo = workplace training, workplace learning.
    * formación en el trabajo = in-service training, in-service education, in-service, on-the-job training, in-service support.
    * funciones del puesto de trabajo = position + entail + duty.
    * grupo de trabajo = study group, study team, task force, working party, task group, research group, working group, project team.
    * grupo de trabajo por tema de interés = breakout group.
    * guía de trabajo = working guide.
    * hábito de trabajo = work habit, working habit.
    * hablar del trabajo = talk + shop.
    * hacer + Posesivo + trabajo = get on with + Posesivo + work.
    * hacer (todo) el trabajo pesado = do (all) + the donkey work.
    * hacer un buen trabajo = do + a good job.
    * hacer un trabajo = do + work, do + job.
    * hacer un trabajo sobre = do + a project about.
    * hasta aquí de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
    * hasta el cuello de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
    * herramienta de trabajo = tool, tool.
    * hora de trabajo = man-hour.
    * horario de trabajo = hours of operation, working hours, work hours.
    * horario intenso de trabajo = long hours, the.
    * horarios de trabajo demasiado cargados = over-long hours.
    * igualdad de oportunidad en el trabajo = equal employment opportunity.
    * igualdad de retribución por un trabajo de valor comparable = equal pay for comparable work.
    * igualdad de retribución por un trabajo de igual valor = equal pay for equal work.
    * incentivo en el trabajo = work incentive, labour incentive.
    * indicador del trabajo realizado = workload indicator.
    * intercambio de puestos de trabajo = job exchange.
    * jornada de trabajo = workshop.
    * liberar del exceso de trabajo = relieve + overload.
    * liberar de trabajo = relieve + pressure.
    * línea de trabajo = line of work.
    * llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.
    * llegar tarde al trabajo = be late for work.
    * lugar de trabajo = affiliation, institutional affiliation, working environment, workplace, place of work, worksite [work site], home institution.
    * lugar de trabajo del autor = author affiliation.
    * magistratura del trabajo = industrial tribunal.
    * marco de trabajo = framework.
    * medida de seguridad e higiene en el trabajo = health and safety standard.
    * memoria de trabajo = working memory.
    * mercado de trabajo = labour market, job market.
    * mercado de trabajo, el = employment market, the.
    * mesa de trabajo = desk, study table.
    * método de trabajo = working method.
    * Ministerio de Trabajo = Department of Labor.
    * modelo de trabajo = working model, business model.
    * mucho trabajo = hard graft.
    * negligente en el trabajo = malpractitioner.
    * neurosis producida por el trabajo = occupational neurosis.
    * NISTF (Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la A = NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).
    * no perder el trabajo = stay in + work.
    * norma de trabajo = working rule.
    * no tener trabajo = be unemployed.
    * obtener un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.
    * ocupar un puesto de trabajo = assume + position, take up + post, hold + post.
    * oferta de trabajo = job advertisement, job offer, help wanted ad, help wanted notice.
    * ofertas de trabajo = help-wanted advertising.
    * oportunidad de trabajo = career opportunity.
    * organización del trabajo = workflow [work flow], working arrangement.
    * paquete de trabajo = workpackage.
    * para trabajos pesados = heavy-duty.
    * pérdida de puestos de trabajo = squeeze on jobs.
    * permiso de trabajo = work permit.
    * permuta de trabajo = job exchange.
    * persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman.
    * persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.
    * persona que asigna el trabajo = assigner.
    * persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.
    * persona que reparte el trabajo = assigner.
    * personas sin trabajo remunerado, los = unwaged, the.
    * plan de trabajo = research agenda, work plan, working plan, work schedule.
    * política de trabajo = policy.
    * postura exigida por el trabajo = work posture.
    * proceso de trabajo = work process.
    * programa de formación en el trabajo = in-service training program(me).
    * programa de trabajo = work schedule.
    * programa de trabajo como interno residente = residency.
    * promoción en el trabajo = job promotion.
    * propuesta de trabajo = project proposal.
    * proyecto de trabajo = work project.
    * puente de trabajo = catwalk.
    * puesto de trabajo = appointment, position, post, opening, career path, professional position, position held.
    * puesto de trabajo de libre designación = line position.
    * puesto de trabajo ocupado = position held.
    * puestos de trabajo ocupados = positions held.
    * quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.
    * realizar el trabajo = get + Posesivo + work done.
    * realizar + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work.
    * realizar un trabajo = perform + work, undertake + work.
    * realizar un trabajo monótono = have + Posesivo + nose to the grindstone.
    * red de trabajo = peer-to-peer network.
    * relacionado con el trabajo = job-related, work-related.
    * relación de trabajo = working relation, working relationship, work relationship, work relation.
    * relativo al trabajo = occupational.
    * rendimiento en el trabajo = work performance.
    * reunión de trabajo = business meeting, business session.
    * ropa de trabajo = work clothes.
    * rutina de trabajo = work process.
    * sala de trabajo = workroom.
    * salir del trabajo = clock off + work.
    * salud en el trabajo = occupational health.
    * satisfacción en el trabajo = job satisfaction, work satisfaction.
    * segregación en el trabajo = job segregation, employment segregation.
    * seguridad en el trabajo = safety at work, occupational safety.
    * sesión de trabajo = work session, working session.
    * sicología del trabajo = occupational psychology.
    * sin trabajo = jobless.
    * sobrecargado de trabajo = overworked.
    * sociología del trabajo = sociology of work.
    * soliciante de trabajo = job applicant.
    * solicitud de trabajo = job application.
    * superficie de trabajo = working surface, work surface.
    * taller de trabajo = workshop, study school.
    * taller de trabajo esclavo = sweatshop.
    * taller de trabajo sobre composición = writing workshop.
    * tener trabajo para rato = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.
    * tener un segundo trabajo = moonlight, work + a second job.
    * tener un trabajo = hold down + job.
    * tener un trabajo remunerado = be gainfully employed.
    * tener un trabajo retribuido = be gainfully employed.
    * tensión en el trabajo = job stress.
    * tensión producida por el trabajo = occupational stress.
    * terminar turno de trabajo = come off + duty.
    * toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.
    * tomarse excedencia en el trabajo = take + leave from + employment.
    * tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de permiso en el trabajo = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.
    * tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off work.
    * tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off, take + time out.
    * trabajo académico = academic work.
    * trabajo a destajo = piecework.
    * trabajo a distancia = telecommuting, teleworking, telework.
    * trabajo administrativo de apoyo = clerical work.
    * trabajo a medias = job share.
    * trabajo artesanal = craftsmanship.
    * trabajo a tiempo parcial = part-time work, part-time employment, part-time job.
    * trabajo atípico = atypical work.
    * trabajo autónomo = self-employment.
    * trabajo bibliográfico = bibliographic work.
    * trabajo bibliotecario = library work.
    * trabajo burocrático = paper-keeping.
    * trabajo científico = scientific work, scholarly work.
    * trabajo compartido = job sharing.
    * trabajo complicado = major exercise.
    * trabajo con documentación automatizada = computer-based information work.
    * trabajo conjunto = interworking.
    * trabajo con ordenador = computer work.
    * trabajo cotidiano = daily work.
    * trabajo creativo = creative work.
    * trabajo de alfabetización = literacy work.
    * trabajo de apoyo = escort work.
    * trabajo de calidad = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].
    * trabajo de campo = fieldwork [field work].
    * trabajo de catalogación = cataloguing work.
    * trabajo de chinos = fiddly [fiddlier -comp., fiddliest -sup.].
    * trabajo de clase = term paper, coursework [course work], term project, homework.
    * trabajo de detective = sleuthing.
    * trabajo de escolta = escort work.
    * trabajo de impresión = bookwork.
    * trabajo de impresión de material efímero = ephemeral jobbing.
    * trabajo de información y de las bibliotecas = library and information work.
    * trabajo de investigación = investigative work, research paper, research work.
    * trabajo de la casa = housework.
    * trabajo de menores = child labour.
    * trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.
    * trabajo de préstamo de servicios = service job.
    * trabajo de referencia = reference work.
    * trabajo desinteresado = labour of love.
    * trabajo detectivesco = sleuthing.
    * trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.
    * trabajo diario = day's work, daily work.
    * trabajo doméstico = domestic duty, domestic work, domestic task.
    * trabajo duro = hard labour, thirsty work, hard work.
    * trabajo duro, mucho trabajo = hard graft.
    * trabajo editorial = editorship.
    * trabajo en archivística = archives work.
    * trabajo en colaboración = interworking.
    * trabajo en común = interworking.
    * trabajo en curso = work in progress.
    * trabajo en equipo = teamwork, collaborative teamwork, team management.
    * trabajo en red = networking.
    * trabajo en sucio = rough work.
    * trabajo entre manos, el = work at hand, the.
    * trabajo eventual = jobbing.
    * trabajo físico = physical work.
    * trabajo improductivo = busywork.
    * trabajo individual = independent study, self-study.
    * trabajo infantil = child labour, child work.
    * trabajo ininterrumpido = continuous work.
    * trabajo manual = craft, craft activity, handiwork, manual labour.
    * trabajo monótono = drudge work, drudgery.
    * trabajo + no faltar = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.
    * trabajo no remunerado = unpaid work, unremunerated work.
    * trabajo pesado = grind, grinding, donkey work.
    * trabajo por cuenta propia = self-employment.
    * trabajo por libre = freelance [free-lance].
    * trabajo por + Posesivo + cuenta = freelance [free-lance].
    * trabajo por turnos = shift work.
    * trabajo práctico = fieldwork [field work], practical work.
    * trabajo preliminar = groundwork, legwork, spadework [spade work].
    * trabajo previo = groundwork, spadework [spade work].
    * trabajo remunerado = work-for-hire, paid work, paid labour.
    * trabajo rutinario = chore, routine work, mundane task.
    * trabajos = life's work.
    * trabajos de impresión de material efímero = jobbing work.
    * trabajos de rescate = rescue work.
    * trabajos forzados = forced labour, hard labour.
    * trabajo social = social work.
    * trabajo sucio = dirty work.
    * trabajo sumergido = informal work.
    * trabajo temporal = temporary job, casual job.
    * trabajo urgente = hurried work, rush job.
    * trabajo y esfuerzo = toil and trouble.
    * turno de trabajo de atención al usuario = desk duty.
    * un trabajo bien hecho = a job well done.
    * uso compartido de mesas de trabajo = hot desking.
    * útil de trabajo = tool.
    * vida en el trabajo = job life.
    * visita de trabajo = field trip.

    Spanish-English dictionary > trabajo1

  • 16 disponibilité

    disponibilité [dispɔnibilite]
    1. feminine noun
       a. [de choses] availability
       b. mettre en disponibilité [+ fonctionnaire] to free from duty temporarily ; [+ officier] to place on reserve
       c. [d'élève, auditoire] receptiveness
    2. plural feminine noun
    * * *
    dispɔnibilite
    1.
    1) ( temps libre) availability
    2) Commerce ( d'un produit) availability
    3) Administration temporary leave of absence

    2.
    disponibilités nom féminin pluriel ( argent) available funds
    * * *
    dispɔnibilite
    1. nf
    1) [appartement, service] availability
    2) (état d'esprit) receptiveness
    2. disponibilités nfpl
    COMMERCE liquid assets
    * * *
    A nf
    1 ( temps libre) availability;
    2 Comm availability;
    3 Admin temporary leave of absence; en disponibilité on leave of absence; prendre une disponibilité, se mettre en disponibilité to take temporary leave of absence;
    4 Mil reserve; en disponibilité on reserve.
    B disponibilités nfpl Fin available funds.
    [dispɔnibilite] nom féminin
    1. [d'une fourniture, d'un service] availability
    pour élever des enfants, il faut avoir une grande disponibilité to bring up children you need to have a lot of time to devote to them
    disponibilité d'esprit open-mindedness, receptiveness
    ————————
    disponibilités nom féminin pluriel

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > disponibilité

  • 17 Perkins, Jacob

    [br]
    b. 9 July 1766 Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
    d. 30 July 1849 London, England
    [br]
    American inventor of a nail-making machine and a method of printing banknotes, investigator of the use of steam at very high pressures.
    [br]
    Perkins's occupation was that of a gold-and silversmith; while he does not seem to have followed this after 1800, however, it gave him the skills in working metals which he would continue to employ in his inventions. He had been working in America for four years before he patented his nail-making machine in 1796. At the time there was a great shortage of nails because only hand-forged ones were available. By 1800, other people had followed his example and produced automatic nail-making machines, but in 1811 Perkins' improved machines were introduced to England by J.C. Dyer. Eventually Perkins had twenty-one American patents for a range of inventions in his name.
    In 1799 Perkins invented a system of engraving steel plates for printing banknotes, which became the foundation of modern siderographic work. It discouraged forging and was adopted by many banking houses, including the Federal Government when the Second United States Bank was inaugurated in 1816. This led Perkins to move to Philadelphia. In the intervening years, Perkins had improved his nail-making machine, invented a machine for graining morocco leather in 1809, a fire-engine in 1812, a letter-lock for bank vaults and improved methods of rolling out spoons in 1813, and improved armament and equipment for naval ships from 1812 to 1815.
    It was in Philadelphia that Perkins became interested in the steam engine, when he met Oliver Evans, who had pioneered the use of high-pressure steam. He became a member of the American Philosophical Society and conducted experiments on the compressibility of water before a committee of that society. Perkins claimed to have liquified air during his experiments in 1822 and, if so, was the real discoverer of the liquification of gases. In 1819 he came to England to demonstrate his forgery-proof system of printing banknotes, but the Bank of England was the only one which did not adopt his system.
    While in London, Perkins began to experiment with the highest steam pressures used up to that time and in 1822 took out his first of nineteen British patents. This was followed by another in 1823 for a 10 hp (7.5 kW) engine with only 2 in. (51 mm) bore, 12 in. (305 mm) stroke but a pressure of 500 psi (35 kg/cm2), for which he claimed exceptional economy. After 1826, Perkins abandoned his drum boiler for iron tubes and steam pressures of 1,500 psi (105 kg/cm2), but the materials would not withstand such pressures or temperatures for long. It was in that same year that he patented a form of uniflow cylinder that was later taken up by L.J. Todd. One of his engines ran for five days, continuously pumping water at St Katherine's docks, but Perkins could not raise more finance to continue his experiments.
    In 1823 one his high-pressure hot-water systems was installed to heat the Duke of Wellington's house at Stratfield Saye and it acquired a considerable vogue, being used by Sir John Soane, among others. In 1834 Perkins patented a compression ice-making apparatus, but it did not succeed commercially because ice was imported more cheaply from Norway as ballast for sailing ships. Perkins was often dubbed "the American inventor" because his inquisitive personality allied to his inventive ingenuity enabled him to solve so many mechanical challenges.
    [br]
    Further Reading
    Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1943, biography which appeared previously as a shortened version in the Transactions of the Newcomen Society 24.
    D.Bathe and G.Bathe, 1943–5, "The contribution of Jacob Perkins to science and engineering", Transactions of the Newcomen Society 24.
    D.S.L.Cardwell, 1971, From Watt to Clausius. The Rise of Thermodynamics in the Early Industrial Age, London: Heinemann (includes comments on the importance of Perkins's steam engine).
    A.F.Dufton, 1940–1, "Early application of engineering to warming of buildings", Transactions of the Newcomen Society 21 (includes a note on Perkins's application of a high-pressure hot-water heating system).
    RLH

    Biographical history of technology > Perkins, Jacob

  • 18 point

    [pɔɪnt] 1. сущ.
    1)
    а) точка, пятнышко, крапинка

    body dotted with numerous red points — тело, усыпанное многочисленными красными пятнышками

    Syn:
    б) точка, отметка, точка деления ( на шкале)

    dew-point — точка росы; температура таяния

    The freezing point of water is 32 degrees Fahrenheit. — Точка замерзания воды - 32 градуса по Фаренгейту.

    The shares reached their highest point on the 13th June 1990, when they might have been sold for $600. — Акции достигли высшей отметки 13 июня 1990 года, когда они могли продаваться по 600 долларов.

    в) мор. румб
    2)
    а) = full point точка ( знак препинания)
    б) мат. точка
    3) пункт, момент, вопрос; дело

    controversial point — спорный вопрос, момент

    talking point — вопрос, могущий быть предметом разговора; (подходящая) тема для разговора; аргумент

    to argue a point — обсуждать вопрос, спорить по поводу чего-л.

    to belabor / labor a point — разрабатывать, исследовать вопрос

    to bring up / raise a point — ставить / поднимать вопрос

    to concede / yield a point — уступить, сдаться в каком-л. вопросе

    to cover / discuss a point — обсуждать вопрос

    to drive / hammer / press a point home — доводить вопрос до сведения

    to emphasize / stress / underscore a point — акцентировать, подчёркивать вопрос

    to strain, stretch a point in smb.'s favour — истолковать дело / вопрос в чью-л. пользу

    She made the point that further resistance was useless. — Она сочла, что дальнейшее сопротивление бесполезно.

    - at all points
    - on this point
    - make a point of smth.
    Syn:

    At that point the audience got up to leave. — В этот момент зрители поднялись, чтобы уходить.

    Syn:
    5)
    а) точка, место, пункт

    I've been in Pakistan and points East for six weeks. — Я шесть недель провел в Пакистане и других восточных странах.

    б) разг. полицейский пост
    6) разг. станция
    7) охот.; разг. место, к которому по прямой мчится собака или дичь
    8)
    а) отличительная черта, особенность

    Tact isn't my strong point. — Тактичность не является моей отличительной чертой.

    Syn:
    б) стать, статья (животного; как показатель его породистости)
    в) ( points) конечности (животного; обычно имеют контрастную окрасу); контрастная окраска конечностей

    The Siamese kittens are born absolutely white and gradually all the points come. — Сиамские котята рождаются абсолютно белыми, но постепенно лапы, кончик хвоста и мордочка темнеют.

    г) ( points) экстерьер ( животного)
    д) ( points) достоинства, преимущества

    A simple story, but it has its points. — Простая история, но в ней есть свои достоинства.

    Getting drunk as a pastime may have its points, but as an exclusive occupation. — В том чтобы напиться в стельку, тоже есть своя прелесть, но только если это происходит в исключительных случаях.

    9) спорт. очко

    points verdict / decision — присуждение победы по очкам (в боксе и т. п.)

    to gain a point, to get points — получить преимущество

    The team won by two points. — Команда выиграла с перевесом в два очка.

    Syn:
    10)
    а) бирж. пункт
    б) ист. талон, единица продовольственной или промтоварной карточки ( в Великобритании во время Второй мировой войны и в послевоенные годы)

    From April 2 imported tinned marmalade will be available on points. — Со 2 апреля импортный джем в банках будут продавать по талонам.

    в) полигр. пункт
    11) ( the point) суть, сущность; "соль" (рассказа, шутки)

    I think I missed the point of his story. — По-видимому, я прозевал суть его истории.

    The point is not who said the words, but whether they are true or not. — Дело не в том, кто сказал эти слова, а в том - истинны они или нет.

    He did not see the point of the joke. — Он не понял, в чем "соль" шутки.

    - come to the point
    - keep to the point
    - get to the point
    Syn:
    12) цель, намерение; важная мысль, заслуживающее внимание замечание

    I have now read the article with interest and appreciation but it doesn't meet my point at all. — Я прочел статью с интересом и пониманием, но она не о том, что я имею (имел) в виду.

    I see. I quite see your point. — Я понимаю. Я вполне понимаю, что вы хотите сказать.

    "The affair'll have to be shelved." "I take your point, sir." — "Дело должно быть отложено. - Я вас понял, сэр."

    Syn:
    13) намёк, подсказка, указание, совет

    There are friends who honestly and in all good faith give a "point" as to buying this or that stock. — Существуют такие друзья, которые честно и от чистого сердца дают "советы" купить те или другие акции.

    Syn:
    14) пойнт (мера веса в ювелирном деле, равная одной сотой карата)
    15) эл. штепсельная розетка

    Helena plugged an electric kettle into a point underneath the table. — Элен воткнула вилку электрочайника в розетку под столом.

    16) геральд.
    18)
    а) остриё; наконечник
    б) кинжал, шпага; шило
    в) гравировальная игла, резец ( гравера)
    19)
    а) тонкий конец, кончик; остроконечная верхушка; острая выступающая часть

    Mr. Calthorpe tapped the points of the fingers of each hand together. — Мистер Калторп постукивал кончиками пальцев друг о друга.

    Syn:
    б) мыс, выступающая морская коса, стрелка
    20) воен. головной или тыльный дозор
    21) ( the Point) амер.; разг. Военная академия США в Вест-Пойнте
    22) ж.-д.; обычно ( points) стрелочный перевод
    24) кончик нижней челюсти (место, в которое наносится удар)
    25) ( points) пуанты

    In a pas de deux with Ted Kivitt, she stepped majestically on point as if there were magnets concealed in her toe shoes. — В па-де-де с Тедом Кивиттом она величественно выступала на пуантах, как будто в ее балетных туфлях были спрятаны магниты.

    28) ист. шнурок с наконечником ( заменявший пуговицы)

    to come / make a point — делать стойку

    ••
    - in point of
    - in point of fact
    2. гл.
    1)
    а) ставить знаки препинания; делать паузы ( в устном тексте), акцентировать подчёркивать
    Syn:
    б) = point off отделять точкой ( десятичную дробь)
    2) точить; заострять; чинить ( карандаш)
    Syn:
    3) оживлять, придавать остроту (словам, действиям)

    The circumstances which pointed and sharpened the public feelings on that occasion. — Обстоятельства, оживившие чувства общественности, по поводу этого события.

    4) намечать с помощью просверливаемых точек (на камне или мраморе) глубину, на которую должна стёсываться скульптура
    5)
    а) стр. расшивать швы
    б) вносить (навоз и т. п.) в землю на небольшую глубину с помощью лопаты
    6)
    а) = point out показывать пальцем, указывать; указывать, обращать (чьё-л.) внимание; отмечать, подчёркивать

    to point the finger (of scorn) (at)указывать пальцем на (кого-л.), насмехаться над (кем-л.)

    It's rude to point at people. — Некрасиво показывать на людей пальцем.

    "There's the coin you dropped!" she said, pointing down. — Вот монетка, которую ты уронил, - сказало она, указывая вниз.

    She pointed through the window of the coach. — Она указала пальцем в окно коляски.

    When asked to explain where all the housekeeping money had gone, Mary pointed to the rising prices. — Когда её попросили объяснить, куда ушли все деньги, выделенные на ведение хозяйства, Мэри сослалась на повышение цен.

    He has pointed out a method of cure. — Он указал на метод лечения.

    He pointed out that there were certain formalities to be observed. — Он подчеркнул, что существуют некоторые формальности, которые должны быть выполнены.

    The finger of scorn is pointed at you. — Над тобой насмехаются.

    б) ( point at) направить (мысли на что-л.); намекать на ( что-л), предполагать (что-л.)
    Syn:
    7) охот. делать стойку ( указывая на дичь - о собаке)

    trained to stop and point where the game lies — обученная останавливаться и делать стойку, указывая, где залёг зверь

    In the next field Satin pointed a leveret. — На следующем поле Сэтин сделал стойку перед зайчонком.

    8) (point at, point to) направлять, наводить ( оружие); целиться, прицеливаться

    Never point a gun at someone, even in fun. — Никогда ни в кого не прицеливайся, даже в шутку.

    Syn:
    9) (point at, point to) указывать на (что-л.), говорить, свидетельствовать о (чём-л.)

    The Minister's remarks seemed to be pointing at an early election. — Казалось, что замечания министра касались досрочных выборов.

    All the signs point to / towards an early election. — Все признаки указывают на досрочные выборы.

    Syn:
    10)
    а) быть обращённым, направленным (в какую-л. сторону)

    This may be noticed in any house which points on to a busy thoroughfare. — Это можно заметить в каждом доме, который выходит на оживлённую улицу.

    The churches of Europe were ordinarily built pointing to the east. — Церкви в Европе обыкновенно строились обращёнными на восток.

    б) иметь целью, стремиться

    It was the goal towards which the policy of the Frankish kings had for many years pointed. — Это была цель, на которую в течение многих лет была направлена политика франкских королей.

    в) спорт. специально готовиться (к игре, к соревнованиям)

    We are not pointing for any team in particular, but are trying to develop for our major games without being knocked off. — Мы не готовимся к конкретной игре с конкретным партнёром, но стараемся сохранить форму и силы к главным матчам.

    11) мед. созревать ( о нарыве)
    12) мор. идти курсом близким к направлению ветра
    13) амер. гнать, погонять ( стадо)
    - point off
    - point out
    - point up

    Англо-русский современный словарь > point

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