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  • 1 service

    (the ships of a country that are employed in trading, and their crews: His son has joined the merchant navy.) trgovska mornarica
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    I [sɜ:vis]
    noun
    botany (= service-tree) oskoruš, jerehika, jerebikovec
    II [sɜ:vis]
    1.
    noun
    služba, služenje; posel, delo; javna, državna služba; usluga, podpora, pomoč, ustrežljivost; nasvet; servis, namizni pribor; (po)strežba; servis, stalna služba prometnih sredstev na kaki progi; sport servis; juridically dostavitev, vročitev; dovod, oskrba (z vodo, plinom, elektriko itd.); nautical vrvice za povezovanjc koncev vrvi, da se ne trgajo; ecclesiastic maša, obred, ceremonija; plural vojska, mornarica in letalstvo
    service in the field — vojna služba, na bojišču
    service by publication — objava, oznanilo po tisku
    active service — aktivna služba, službovanje
    the Civil Service — civilne (nevojaške) službe (ustanove), civilna uprava
    divine service ecclesiastic maša, služba božja
    full (plain) service ecclesiastic péta (tiha, brana) maša
    On Her (His) Majesty's Service — (krajšava: O. H. M. S.) "uradno", poštnina plačana pavšalno (napis na uradnih pošiljkah)
    public services — javne službe, ustanove
    will you do me a service?mi hočete (boste) napravili uslugo?
    to hold (to conduct) a service ecclesiastic maševati
    I hope it may be of service to you — upam, da vam bo to kaj koristilo
    to see (much) service — (dolgo) služiti (službovati); imeti izkušnje (zlasti kot vojak ali mornar)
    to take service with s.o.vzeti službo pri kom
    to take s.o. into one's service — vzeti koga v (svojo) službo;
    2.
    adjective
    ki je v aktivni službi; služabniški, poselski; služben, obraten, posloven
    service work — socialno skrbstvo v obratu (tovarni);
    3.
    transitive verb technical
    natančno pregledati (popraviti) ( a car avto); vzdrževati v dobrem stanju

    English-Slovenian dictionary > service

  • 2 service

    service [sεʀvis]
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    1. <
       a. service
    être au service de to be in the service of ; [+ cause] to serve
       b. ( = travail) duty
    qui est de service cette nuit ? who's on duty tonight?
       c. ( = département) department ; ( = administration) service
    les services de santé/postaux health/postal services
       d. ( = faveur, aide) service
    rendre service à qn ( = aider qn) to do sb a service ; ( = s'avérer utile) to be of use to sb
       e. (à table, au restaurant) service ; ( = pourboire) service charge
    passe-moi les amuse-gueules, je vais faire le service hand me the appetizers, I'll pass them round
    deuxième service ( = série de repas) second sitting
       f. ( = assortiment) set
    service de table ( = linge) set of table linen ; ( = vaisselle) set of tableware
    service à poisson ( = vaisselle) set of fish plates ; ( = couverts) fish service
       g. (Sport) serve
    2. <
    service d'ordre ( = policiers) police contingent ; ( = manifestants) stewards
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    Until 1997, French men over the age of 18 who were passed as fit, and who were not in full-time higher education, were required to do ten months' service militaire. Conscientious objectors were required to do two years' community service.
    Since 1997, military service has been suspended in France. However, all sixteen-year-olds, both male and female, are required to register for a compulsory one-day training course, the « journée défense et citoyenneté », which covers basic information on the principles and organization of defence in France, and also advises on career opportunities in the military and in the voluntary sector. Young people must attend the training day before their eighteenth birthday.
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    sɛʀvis
    1.
    nom masculin
    1) (action serviable, faveur)

    je peux te demander un service? — ( action serviable) can I ask you to do something for me?; ( faveur) can I ask you a favour [BrE]?

    2) ( liaison) service

    être en service[ascenseur] ( en train de fonctionner) to be working; ( en état de fonctionner) to be in working order; [autoroute] to be open; [ligne de métro, de bus] to be running

    être hors service[ascenseur] to be out of order

    entrer en service[ligne de métro, autoroute] to be opened, to come into service

    mettre en service — to bring [something] into service [appareil, véhicule]; to open [gare, autoroute, ligne de bus]

    4) ( aide)

    rendre service à quelqu'un[machine, appareil] to be a help to somebody; [route, passage, magasin] to be convenient (for somebody)

    5) ( action de servir) service

    je suis à leur service — ( employé) I work for them; ( dévoué) I'm at their disposal

    ‘à votre service!’ — ( je vous en prie) ‘don't mention it!’, ‘not at all!’

    ‘que puis-je faire or qu'y a-t-il pour votre service?’ — ‘may I help you?’

    6) ( à table) service

    12% pour le service — 12% service charge

    faire le service — ( servir les plats) to serve; ( desservir) to act as waiter

    7) ( des gens de maison) (domestic) service

    prendre quelqu'un à son service — to take somebody on, to engage somebody

    escalier de servicebackstairs (pl), service stairs (pl)

    être de or en service — to be on duty

    son service se termine à — he/she comes off duty at

    être en service commandé[policier] to be acting under orders

    état de service(s) — record of service, service record

    9) ( section administrative) department

    service des urgencescasualty department GB, emergency room US

    les services d'espionnage or de renseignements — the intelligence services

    chef de service — ( dans une administration) section head; ( dans un hôpital) senior consultant

    10) Armée

    service (militaire)military ou national service

    partir au service — (colloq) to go off to do one's military service

    être bon pour le servicelit to be passed fit for military service; fig hum to be passed fit

    reprendre du service — to re-enlist, to sign up again

    11) ( vaisselle) set
    12) Religion service
    13) Sport service, serve

    être au serviceto serve ou be serving


    2.
    services nom masculin pluriel services
    Phrasal Verbs:
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    sɛʀvis
    1. nm
    1) (= aide, faveur) favour Grande-Bretagne favor USA

    Il aime rendre service. — He likes to help.

    2) (= travail)
    3) (= fonctionnement)

    être en service [machine] — to be in service, to be in operation

    mettre en service — to put into service, to put into operation

    hors service — not in use, (= en panne) out of order

    4) (= bureau) department, section
    5) (= pourboire) service charge

    Le service est compris. — Service is included.

    6) (= repas)

    premier/deuxième service — first/second sitting

    7) (= vaisselle) set, service
    8) TENNIS serve, service

    Il a un bon service. — He's got a good serve.

    2. services nmpl
    ÉCONOMIE services
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    A nm
    1 (action serviable, faveur) je peux te demander un service? ( action serviable) can I ask you to do something for me?; ( faveur) can I ask you a favourGB?; pourrais-tu me rendre un petit service? could you do something for me?; tu m'as rendu service (en faisant cela) that was a great help; elle m'a rendu de nombreux services she's been very helpful; il est toujours prêt à rendre service he is always ready to help; rendre un mauvais service à qn to do sb a disservice; ce n'est pas un service à leur rendre or ce n'est pas leur rendre service que de faire leurs devoirs you are not helping them by doing their homework for them;
    2 ( liaison) service; service de bus bus service; le service d'été/d'hiver/de nuit the summer/winter/night service; le service n'est pas assuré le dimanche there's no service on Sundays; service réduit or partiel reduced service;
    3 ( fonctionnement) être en service [ascenseur] ( en train de fonctionner) to be working; ( en état de fonctionner) to be in working order; être en service [autoroute] to be open; [ligne de métro, de bus] to be running; [aérogare] to be open, to be in operation; ne pas être en service [ligne de métro] to be closed; être hors service [ascenseur] to be out of order; entrer en service [ligne de métro, aérogare, autoroute] to be opened, to come into service; mettre en service to bring [sth] into service [appareil, véhicule]; to open [gare, aérogare, autoroute, ligne de bus]; remettre en service to bring [sth] back into service [appareil]; to reopen [gare, autoroute] ; la mise or l'entrée en service de la ligne de bus the start of the new bus service; depuis la mise or l'entrée en service de cette route since the opening of this road;
    4 ( aide) rendre service à qn [machine, appareil] to be a help to sb; [route, passage, magasin] to be convenient (for sb); ça peut toujours rendre service it might come in handy;
    5 ( action de servir) gén service; être au service de son pays to serve one's country; ‘décoré pour service rendu’ ‘decorated for service to his/her country’; je suis à leur service ( employé) I work for them; ( dévoué) I'm at their disposal; travailler au service de la paix to work for peace; mettre son énergie/argent au service d'une cause to devote all one's energy/money to a cause; ‘à votre service!’ ( je vous en prie) ‘don't mention it!’, ‘not at all!’; ‘que puis- je faire or qu'y a-t-il pour votre service?’ ‘may I help you?’; ‘(nous sommes) à votre service madame’ ‘always pleased to be of assistance’;
    6 ( à table) service; le service est rapide ici the service here is quick; 30 euros service compris/non compris 30 euros service included/not included; le service n'est pas compris service is not included; 12% pour le service 12% service charge; faire le service ( servir les plats) to serve; ( desservir) to act as waiter; manger au premier service to go to the first sitting;
    7 ( des gens de maison) (domestic) service; être en service chez qn, être au service de qn to be in sb's service; entrer au service de qn to go to work for sb; prendre qn à son service to take sb on, to engage sb; avoir plusieurs personnes à son service to have several people working for one; escalier de service back stairs (pl), service stairs (pl); entrée de service tradesmen's entrance GB, service entrance;
    8 ( obligations professionnelles) service; avoir 20 ans de service dans une entreprise to have been with a firm 20 years; être de or en service to be on duty; l'infirmière de service the duty nurse, the nurse on duty; prendre son service à to come on duty at; elle n'avait pas assuré son service ce jour-là she hadn't come on duty that day; assurer le service de qn to cover for sb; il ne fume pas pendant les heures de service he doesn't smoke on duty; son service se termine à he comes off duty at; être en service commandé [policier] to be on an official assignment, to be acting under orders; état de service(s) record of service, service record; le service de nuit night duty; pharmacie de service duty chemist; être de service de garde ( dans un hôpital) to be on duty; ( médecin généraliste) to be on call; service en temps de paix Mil peace-time service; être or jouer l'idiot de service to be the house clown;
    9 ( section administrative) department; service administratif/culturel/du personnel administrative/cultural/personnel department; le service de psychiatrie/de cardiologie the psychiatric/cardiology department; le service des urgences the casualty department GB ou emergency room US; les blessés furent conduits au service des urgences the injured were taken to casualty GB ou to ER US; service de réanimation intensive care unit; les services de sécurité the security services; les services secrets the secret service; les services d'espionnage or de renseignements the intelligence services; service de dépannage breakdown service; service d'entretien ( département de l'entreprise) maintenance department; ( personnel) maintenance staff; les services du Premier Ministre se refusent à tout commentaire the Prime Minister's office has refused to comment; chef de service ( dans une administration) section head; ( dans un hôpital) senior consultant;
    10 Mil ( obligations militaires) service (militaire) military ou national service; service national national service; faire son service (militaire) to do one's military service; service actif active service; service civil non-military national service; partir au service to go off to do one's military service; être bon pour le service lit to be passed fit for military service; fig hum to be passed fit; reprendre du service to re-enlist ou sign up again; quitter le service to be discharged, to leave the forces;
    11 ( vaisselle) set; un service à thé a tea set; un service à café a coffee set; service à dessert or gâteau dessert set; service de table dinner service;
    12 Relig service; service religieux church service;
    13 Sport service, serve; être au service to serve ou be serving; Valérie au service Valérie to serve; changement de service change of service; faute de service fault.
    B services nmpl services; les biens et les services goods and services; avoir recours aux services de qn to call on sb's services; se passer or priver des services de qn to dispense with sb's services; services en ligne Ordinat online services.
    service après-vente, SAV ( département) after-sales service department; ( activité) after-sales service; service minimum reduced service; service d'ordre stewards (pl); service de presse (de ministère, parti, d'entreprise) press office; ( de maison d'édition) press and publicity department; ( livre) review copy; service public public service; Service du travail obligatoire, STO compulsory labourGB organization set up in 1943 during the German occupation of France; services sociaux Prot Soc social services.
    [sɛrvis] nom masculin
    1. [travail] duty, shift
    mon service commence à 18 h I go on duty ou I start my shift ou I start work at 6 p.m
    prendre son service to go on ou to report for duty
    [pour la collectivité] service, serving
    le service de l'État public service, the service of the state
    2. [pour un client, un maître] service
    service compris ‘service included’
    service non compris ‘service not included’
    3. [série de repas] sitting
    nous irons au premier/deuxième service we'll go to the first/second sitting
    4. [département - d'une entreprise, d'un hôpital] department
    a. [département] legal department
    b. [personnes] legal experts
    a. [département] press office
    b. [personnes] press officers, press office staff
    service des urgences casualty (department) (UK), emergency room (US) ; [ - ADMINISTRATION]
    5. [aide] favour
    rendre un service à quelqu'un [suj: personne] to do somebody a favour, to help somebody out
    lui faire tous ses devoirs, c'est un mauvais service à lui rendre! it won't do her any good if you do all her homework for her!
    ça peut encore/toujours rendre service it can still/it'll always come in handy
    6. [assortiment - de linge, de vaisselle] set
    service d'été/d'hiver summer/winter timetable
    service non assuré le dimanche no service on Sundays, no Sunday service
    service militaire ou national military/national service
    allez, bon/bons pour le service! (figuré & humoristique) it'll/they'll do!
    Pichot au service!, service Pichot! Pichot to serve!
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    services nom masculin pluriel
    2. [collaboration] services
    offrir ses services à quelqu'un to offer one's services to somebody, to offer to help somebody out
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    en service locution adjectivale
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    en service locution adverbiale
    cet hélicoptère/cette presse entrera en service en mai this helicopter will be put into service/this press will come on stream in May
    service après-vente nom masculin
    1. [prestation] after-sales service
    2. [département] after-sales department
    [personnes] after-sales staff
    service d'ordre nom masculin
    1. [système] policing
    2. [gendarmes] police (contingent)
    [syndiqués, manifestants] stewards
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    service public nom masculin
    public service ou utility
    Until 1996, all French men aged 18 and over were required to do ten months national service unless declared unfit. The system has been phased out and replaced by an obligatory journée d'appel de préparation à la défense, one day spent learning about the army and army career opportunities. The JAPD is obligatory for men and for women. The object of this reform is to professionalize the army.

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > service

  • 3 service

    (the ships of a country that are employed in trading, and their crews: His son has joined the merchant navy.) mercante
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    serv.ice
    [s'ə:vis] n 1 serviço, préstimo, obséquio. can I be of any service? / posso ser útil? he will offer you his services / ele lhe oferecerá seus préstimos. 2 suprimento, serviço de mesa. 3 ocupação, emprego de servente ou criado. 4 trabalho, exercício. he is on service just now / no momento ele está em serviço. 5 ajuda, assistência, auxílio. 6 vantagem, benefício. 7 serviço público. 8 serviço militar. 9 cerimônia religiosa. they attend service / eles freqüentam a igreja. 10 Jur entrega formal, publicação de processo ou documento. 11 Tennis saque: ato ou modo de lançar a bola no jogo. 12 Naut corda fina enrolada num cabo a fim de reforçar e protegê-lo. • vt manter em ordem, consertar, prestar serviço de manutenção. baptismal service cerimônia do batismo. civil service serviço civil. computer services Comp serviços de computação. in service em serviço, em operação. postal service correio. public service serviço público. train service comunicação ferroviária. to be at someone’s service estar à disposição. he is always at your service / ele está sempre à sua disposição.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > service

  • 4 service

    1. noun
    1) (doing of work for employer etc.) Dienst, der

    do service as somethingals etwas dienen

    he died in the service of his countryer starb in Pflichterfüllung für sein Vaterland

    2) (something done to help others)

    services — Dienste; (Econ.) Dienstleistungen

    [in recognition of her] services to the hospital/state — [in Anerkennung ihrer] Verdienste um das Krankenhaus/den Staat

    3) (Eccl.) Gottesdienst, der
    4) (act of attending to customer) Service, der; (in shop, garage, etc.) Bedienung, die
    5) (system of transport) Verbindung, die

    the number 325 bus servicedie Buslinie Nr. 325

    6) (provision of maintenance)

    [after-sale or follow-up] service — Kundendienst, der

    7) no pl., no art. (operation) Betrieb, der

    bring into servicein Betrieb nehmen

    go or come into service — in Betrieb genommen werden

    8) (Tennis etc.) Aufschlag, der

    whose service is it?wer hat Aufschlag?

    9) (crockery set) Service, das

    dessert/tea service — Dessert-/Tee-Service, das

    can I be of service [to you]? — kann ich Ihnen behilflich sein?

    12)

    BBC World ServiceBBC Weltsender

    13) in pl. (Brit.): (public supply) Versorgungseinrichtungen
    14) (Mil.)

    the [armed or fighting] services — die Streitkräfte

    15) (being servant)

    be in/go into service — in Stellung sein/gehen (veralt.) ( with bei)

    2. transitive verb
    1) (provide maintenance for) warten [Wagen, Waschmaschine, Heizung]
    2) (pay interest on) Zinsen zahlen für [Schulden]
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    (the ships of a country that are employed in trading, and their crews: His son has joined the merchant navy.) Handels-...
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    ser·vice
    [ˈsɜ:vɪs, AM ˈsɜ:r-]
    I. n
    1. no pl (help for customers) Service m; (in hotels, restaurants, shops) Bedienung f
    customer \service Kundendienst m
    to be at sb's \service ( hum) jdm zu Diensten stehen hum
    to offer \service Hilfe anbieten
    2. (act of working) Dienst m, Dienstleistung f
    3. ( form: assistance) Unterstützung f; (aid, help) Hilfe f; (being useful) Gefälligkeit f, [guter] Dienst
    to be of \service [to sb] [jdm] von Nutzen sein [o nützen]
    I'm just glad to have been of \service es freut mich, dass ich mich ein wenig nützlich machen konnte
    to need the \services of a surveyor einen Gutachter/eine Gutachterin brauchen
    to do sb a \service jdm einen Dienst erweisen
    to see some [or give good] \service ( fig) viel im Einsatz sein
    these boots have seen some \service! diese Stiefel sind ziemlich strapaziert worden!
    4. (public or government department) Dienst m
    civil/diplomatic \service öffentlicher/diplomatischer Dienst
    5. (system for public) Dienst m; (organization for public) Beratungsdienst m, Beratungsstelle f
    ambulance \service Rettungsdienst m
    bus/train \service Bus-/Zugverbindung f
    counselling \service psychologischer Beratungsdienst
    health \service Gesundheitsdienst m, Gesundheitswesen nt ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ
    prison \service Strafvollzug m
    [public] transport \service [öffentliches] Transportwesen
    6. (operation) Betrieb m
    postal \service Postwesen nt, Post f fam
    to operate a [normal/reduced] \service bus, train eine [normale/eingeschränkte] Verbindung unterhalten [o betreiben
    7. (roadside facilities)
    \services pl Raststätte f
    8. (tennis, etc.) Aufschlag m
    to lose one's \service seinen Aufschlag abgeben
    9. (armed forces) Militär nt
    the \services das Militär nt kein pl
    to spend time [or be] in the \service beim Militär sein
    to be [un]fit for \service militär[un]tauglich sein
    military \service Militärdienst m
    a career in the \services eine militärische Laufbahn
    10. (religious ceremony) Gottesdienst m
    funeral \service Trauergottesdienst m
    morning/evening \service Frühmesse f/Abendandacht f
    to go to [or attend] a \service zu einem Gottesdienst gehen, einen Gottesdienst besuchen
    to hold a \service einen Gottesdienst [ab]halten
    11. esp BRIT (maintenance check) Wartung f; AUTO Inspektion f
    \service contract Wartungsvertrag m
    to take one's car in for a \service sein Auto zur Inspektion bringen
    12. (set of crockery) Service nt
    tea \service Teeservice nt
    13.
    to be in \service (employed as servant) in Stellung sein; (be in use, in operation) im Einsatz sein
    II. vt
    to \service sth etw überholen [o überprüfen]; appliances etw warten
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    ['sɜːvɪs]
    1. n
    1) Dienst m

    his faithful serviceseine treuen Dienste

    services to one's country/the Queen (of soldier etc)Dienst an seinem Vaterland/für die Königin

    her services to industry/the country (politician, industrialist)

    to do or see good service —

    to be of service to sb —

    to be at sb's service — jdm zur Verfügung stehen; (person also) jdm zu Diensten stehen

    to need the services of a lawyer — einen Anwalt brauchen, einen Anwalt zuziehen müssen

    2) (= operation) Betrieb m

    "this number is not in service" ( US Telec ) — "kein Anschluss under dieser Nummer"

    3) (MIL) Militärdienst m

    to see service as a soldier/sailor — beim Militär/in der Marine dienen

    4) (with adj attr = branch, department etc) -dienst m

    BT offers different telephone servicesBT bietet eine Reihe von (Telekommunikations)dienstleistungen an

    5) (to customers) Service m; (in shop, restaurant etc) Bedienung f
    6) (= bus, train, plane service etc) Bus-/Zug-/Flugverbindung f

    to increase services in rural areasden Verkehr or die Verkehrslage in ländlichen Gebieten verbessern

    there's no service to Oban on Sundays — sonntags besteht kein Zug-/Busverkehr nach Oban

    7) (= domestic service) Dienst m, Stellung f

    to be in service (with sb) — (bei jdm) in Stellung sein, in jds Dienst (dat) stehen

    to go into service (with sb) — (bei jdm) in Stellung gehen, in jds Dienst (acc) treten

    8) (ECCL) Gottesdienst m
    9) (of machines) Wartung f; (AUT = major service) Inspektion f

    my car is in for/has had a service — mein Auto wird/wurde gewartet, mein Auto ist/war zur Inspektion

    10) (= tea or coffee set) Service nt
    11) (TENNIS) Aufschlag m
    12) (JUR) Zustellung f
    13) pl (commercial) Dienstleistungen pl; (gas, electricity, water) Versorgungsnetz nt

    all the services have been cut off — Gas, Wasser und Strom sind abgestellt worden

    2. vt
    1) car, machine warten

    to send a car to be serviced — ein Auto warten lassen; (major service) ein Auto zur Inspektion geben

    2) area bedienen; committee etc zuarbeiten (+dat)
    3) cow, mare decken
    4) (FIN) loan, debt bedienen
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    service1 [ˈsɜːvıs; US ˈsɜr-]
    A s
    1. Dienst m, Stellung f (besonders von Hausangestellten):
    be in service in Stellung sein;
    take sb into one’s service jemanden einstellen;
    year of service Dienstjahr n
    2. Dienst m, Arbeit f
    3. a) Dienstleistung f ( auch WIRTSCH, JUR), Dienst m (to an dat):
    for services rendered für geleistete Dienste;
    the service to our customers unser Kundendienst;
    he paid her for her services er bezahlte sie für ihre Dienste
    b) pl Verdienste pl (to um)
    4. (guter) Dienst, Hilfe f, Gefälligkeit f:
    to do ( oder render) sb a service jemandem einen Dienst erweisen;
    at your service zu Ihren Diensten;
    be (place) at sb’s service jemandem zur Verfügung stehen (stellen);
    “On Her ( oder His) Majesty’s Service” Postwesen: Br „(gebührenfreie) Dienstsache“
    5. WIRTSCH etc Bedienung f:
    he had to wait five minutes for service er musste fünf Minuten warten, bis er bedient wurde
    6. Nutzen m:
    will it be of any service to you? kann es dir irgend etwas nützen?
    7. (Nacht-, Nachrichten-, Presse-, Telefon- etc) Dienst m
    8. a) Versorgung(sdienst) f(m)
    b) Versorgungsbetrieb m:
    (gas) water service (Gas-)Wasserversorgung
    9. öffentlicher Dienst: academic.ru/13161/civil_service">civil service, diplomatic A 1
    10. Aufgabe f, Amt n, Funktion f (eines Staatsbeamten etc)
    11. MIL
    a) (Wehr-, Militär) Dienst m
    b) meist pl Truppe f, Waffengattung f
    c) Streitkräfte pl: active A 8, armed2 1, senior A 3
    12. MIL Aktion f, Unternehmen n
    13. MIL US (technische) Versorgungstruppe
    14. MIL Bedienung f (eines Geschützes etc)
    15. meist pl Hilfsdienst m:
    16. TECH
    a) Bedienung f
    b) Betrieb m (einer Maschine etc):
    in (out of) service in (außer) Betrieb;
    service conditions Betriebsbedingungen, -beanspruchung f
    17. TECH
    a) Wartung f, AUTO auch Inspektion f
    b) Service m, Kundendienst m (auch als Einrichtung)
    18. BAHN etc Verkehr(sfolge) m(f), Betrieb m:
    a twenty-minute service ein Zwanzig-Minuten-Verkehr
    19. REL
    a) Gottesdienst m
    b) Liturgie f
    20. MUS musikalischer Teil (der Liturgie):
    Mozart’s service Mozart-Messe f
    21. Service n (Essgeschirr etc):
    a service for six ein Service für sechs Personen
    22. JUR Zustellung f
    23. JUR, HIST
    a) (Art) Deputat n, Abgabe f
    b) Dienstleistung f (für einen Feudalherrn)
    24. SCHIFF Bekleidung f (eines Taues)
    25. Service m, auch n:
    a) Tennis etc: Aufschlag m:
    hold one’s service sein Aufschlagspiel gewinnen, seinen Aufschlag durchbringen oder halten;
    on one’s (own) service bei eigenem Aufschlag; break1 B 1
    b) Volleyball: Aufgabe f
    B v/t
    1. TECH
    a) warten, pflegen
    b) überholen, instand setzen:
    my car is being serviced mein Wagen ist bei der Inspektion oder beim Kundendienst
    2. beliefern, versorgen ( beide:
    with mit Material, Nachrichten etc)
    3. ZOOL eine Stute etc decken
    service2 [ˈsɜːvıs; US ˈsɜr-] s BOT
    1. Spierbaum m
    2. auch wild service (tree) Elsbeerbaum m
    serv. abk
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (doing of work for employer etc.) Dienst, der
    2) (something done to help others)

    services — Dienste; (Econ.) Dienstleistungen

    [in recognition of her] services to the hospital/state — [in Anerkennung ihrer] Verdienste um das Krankenhaus/den Staat

    3) (Eccl.) Gottesdienst, der
    4) (act of attending to customer) Service, der; (in shop, garage, etc.) Bedienung, die
    5) (system of transport) Verbindung, die

    the number 325 bus service — die Buslinie Nr. 325

    [after-sale or follow-up] service — Kundendienst, der

    7) no pl., no art. (operation) Betrieb, der

    go or come into service — in Betrieb genommen werden

    8) (Tennis etc.) Aufschlag, der
    9) (crockery set) Service, das

    dessert/tea service — Dessert-/Tee-Service, das

    can I be of service [to you]? — kann ich Ihnen behilflich sein?

    12)
    13) in pl. (Brit.): (public supply) Versorgungseinrichtungen
    14) (Mil.)

    the [armed or fighting] services — die Streitkräfte

    be in/go into service — in Stellung sein/gehen (veralt.) ( with bei)

    2. transitive verb
    1) (provide maintenance for) warten [Wagen, Waschmaschine, Heizung]
    2) (pay interest on) Zinsen zahlen für [Schulden]
    * * *
    n.
    Betrieb -e m.
    Dienst -e m.
    Dienstleistung f.
    Gottesdienst m.
    Kundendienst m.
    Wartung -en f. v.
    warten v.

    English-german dictionary > service

  • 5 service

    ser·vice [ʼsɜ:vɪs, Am ʼsɜ:r-] n
    1) no pl ( help for customers) Service m; (in hotels, restaurants, shops) Bedienung f;
    customer \service Kundendienst m;
    to be at sb's \service ( hum) jdm zu Diensten stehen ( hum)
    to offer \service Hilfe anbieten
    2) ( act of working) Dienst m, Dienstleistung f
    3) (form: assistance) Unterstützung f; (aid, help) Hilfe f; ( being useful) Gefälligkeit f, [guter] Dienst;
    to be of \service [to sb] [jdm] von Nutzen sein [o nützen];
    I'm just glad to have been of \service es freut mich, dass ich mich ein wenig nützlich machen konnte;
    to need the \services of a surveyor einen Gutachter/eine Gutachterin brauchen;
    to do sb a \service jdm einen Dienst erweisen;
    to see some [or give good] \service ( fig) viel im Einsatz sein;
    these boots have seen some \service! diese Stiefel sind ziemlich strapaziert worden!
    civil/diplomatic \service öffentlicher/diplomatischer Dienst
    5) ( system for public) Dienst m; ( organization for public) Beratungsdienst m, Beratungsstelle f;
    ambulance \service Rettungsdienst m;
    bus/train \service Bus-/Zugverbindung f;
    counselling \service psychologischer Beratungsdienst;
    health \service Gesundheitsdienst m;
    prison \service Strafvollzug m;
    [public] transport \service [öffentliches] Transportwesen
    6) ( operation) Betrieb m;
    postal \service Postwesen nt, Post f ( fam)
    to operate a [normal/reduced] \service bus, train eine [normale/eingeschränkte] Verbindung unterhalten [o betreiben];
    \services pl Raststätte f
    8) (tennis, etc.) Aufschlag m;
    to lose one's \service seinen Aufschlag abgeben
    9) ( armed forces) Militär nt;
    the \services das Militär nt kein pl;
    to spend time [or be] in the \service beim Militär sein;
    to be [un]fit for \service militär[un]tauglich sein;
    military \service Militärdienst m;
    a career in the \services eine militärische Laufbahn
    10) ( religious ceremony) Gottesdienst m, Messe f;
    funeral \service Trauergottesdienst m;
    morning/evening \service Frühmesse f /Abendandacht f;
    to go to [or attend] a \service zu einem Gottesdienst gehen, einen Gottesdienst besuchen;
    to hold a \service einen Gottesdienst [ab]halten
    11) ( esp Brit) ( maintenance check) Wartung f; auto Inspektion f;
    to take one's car in for a \service sein Auto zur Inspektion bringen
    12) ( set of crockery) Service nt;
    tea \service Teeservice nt
    PHRASES:
    to be in \service ( employed as servant) in Stellung sein;
    (be in use, in operation) im Einsatz sein vt
    to \service sth etw überholen [o überprüfen]; appliances etw warten

    English-German students dictionary > service

  • 6 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

  • 7 служба

    сущ.
    (должность, работа) career; employment; job; work; (отдел, подразделение) department; office; service; ( обслуживание) service

    призывать на военную службу — to call out (up) for (military) service; conscript; амер to draft

    принимать на службу( кого-л) to take ( smb) into service

    - служба в запасе
    - служба кадров
    - служба мониторинга
    - служба на командных должностях
    - служба охраны
    - служба по делам несовершеннолетних
    - служба в полиции
    - служба по совместительству
    - служба пробации
    - служба разведки
    - служба снабжения
    - служба сопровождения
    - служба тыла
    - аварийно-спасательная служба
    - альтернативная служба
    - военная служба
    - государственная служба
    - государственная налоговая служба
    - налоговая служба
    - действительная служба
    - дипломатическая служба
    - добровольная служба
    - информационная служба
    - коммунальные службы
    - консульская служба
    - контрольно-ревизионная служба
    - метеорологическая служба
    - оперативная служба
    - полицейская служба
    - преданная служба
    - разведывательная служба
    - штабная служба

    Русско-английский юридический словарь > служба

  • 8 служба

    1. (работа) post, position, situation, employment, job, work; service
    на служба in work, employed
    на служба у (за слуга, агент) in the service/pay of
    на служба съм при някого be in s.o.'s employment/employ
    на държавна служба in a government office
    на държавна служба съм work for the government, be a state employee, be in the civil service, be employed as a government official, have a government job
    на голяма служба съм hold high office
    вземам/приемам на своя служба take in/accept into o.'s service
    по служба on business
    премествам на друга служба transfer to another job/to other duties
    уволнявам в интереса на службата dismiss on disciplinary grounds
    2. воен. (military) service
    действителна служба active service, service with the colours
    служба във войската army service
    бойна/караулна служба field/guard duty
    строева служба service with the troops
    свързочна служба signal/communication service
    карам военната си служба do o.'s military service, do national service in the army
    3. (отделение, бюро) office, bureau, service
    4. църк. (divine) service
    5. (предназначение, роля) function, use
    6. (полза) service
    поставям в служба на науката и пр. place at the service of science, etc
    * * *
    слу̀жба,
    ж., -и 1. ( работа) post, position, situation, employment, job, work; service; в \службаата ми at my office/work, etc., where I work; заемам \службаа hold office; на държавна \службаа съм work for the government, be a state employee, be in the civil service, be employed as a government official, have a government job; на \службаа in work, employed; на \службаа съм при някого be in s.o.’s employment/employ; на \службаа у (за слуга, агент) in the service/pay of; напускам \службаа leave/resign office; по \службаа on business; подавам заявление за \службаа apply for a position/job; получавам \службаа get a place/post/position; постъпвам на \службаа begin/start working; премествам на друга \службаа transfer to another job/to other duties;
    2. воен. (military) service; бойна/караулна \службаа field/guard duty; действителна \службаа active service, service with the colours; карам военната си \службаа do o.’s military service, do national service in the army; постъпвам на военна \службаа enter the service, join up; свързочна \службаа signal/communication service; \службаа във войската army service; строева \службаа service with the troops;
    3. ( отделение, бюро) office, bureau, service; консулска \службаа consular service; \службаа на президента Office of President; \службаа по заетостта employment services;
    4. църк. (divine) service;
    6. ( полза) service; поставям в \службаа на науката и пр. place at the service of science, etc.
    * * *
    post (работа); position ; employment ; (отдел): bureau ; service {`sq;rvis} (и църк.); duty ; function ; military service
    * * *
    1. (отделение, бюро) office, bureau, service 2. (полза) service 3. (предназначение, роля) function, use 4. (работа) post, position, situation, employment, job, work;service 5. СЛУЖБА във войската army service 6. бойна/ караулна СЛУЖБА field/guard duty 7. вземам/приемам на своя СЛУЖБА take in/accept into o.'s service 8. воен. (military) service 9. действителна СЛУЖБА active service, service with the colours 10. заемам СЛУЖБА hold office 11. карам военната си СЛУЖБА do o.'s military service, do national service in the army 12. на СЛУЖБА in work, employed 13. на СЛУЖБА съм при някого be in s.o.'s employment/employ 14. на СЛУЖБА у (за слуга, агент) in the service/pay of 15. на голяма СЛУЖБА съм hold high office 16. на държавна СЛУЖБА съм work for the government, be a state employee, be in the civil service, be employed as a government official, have a government job 17. на държавнаСЛУЖБА in a government office 18. по СЛУЖБАon business 19. подавам заявление за СЛУЖБА apply for a position/job 20. поставям в СЛУЖБА на науката и пр. place at the service of science, etc 21. постъпвам на СЛУЖБА begin/ start working 22. постъпвам на военнаСЛУЖБА enter the service, join up 23. премествам на друга СЛУЖБА transfer to another job/to other duties 24. свързочна СЛУЖБА signal/ communication service 25. строева СЛУЖБА service with the troops 26. уволнявам в интереса на СЛУЖБАта dismiss on disciplinary grounds 27. цьрк. (divine) service

    Български-английски речник > служба

  • 9 Dienst

    Dienst <-[e]s, -e> [ʼdi:nst] m
    \Dienst haben to be at work;
    wie lange hast du heute \Dienst? how long do you have to work today?;
    beim \Dienst at work;
    im \Dienst at work;
    außer \Dienst retired;
    nach [dem] \Dienst after work;
    vor dem \Dienst before work;
    zum \Dienst gehen/ kommen to go/come to work;
    zum \Dienst müssen to have to go to work
    während/nach dem \Dienst during/outside working hours;
    jdn vom \Dienst befreien to give [or grant] sb [paid] leave [or time off];
    jdn vom \Dienst beurlauben [o suspendieren] to suspend sb [from work]
    \Dienst bei jdm als etw tun to work for sb as sth, to be employed by sb as sth;
    jdn in [seinen] \Dienst [o in seine \Dienste] nehmen (veraltet) to take sb into service;
    bei jdm in \Dienst[en] [o in jds dat \Dienst[en]] sein [o stehen] (veraltet) to be in service to sb;
    in jds \Dienst[e] treten akk to enter sb's service
    4) kein pl ( Amt)
    diplomatischer [o auswärtiger] \Dienst diplomatic service;
    öffentlicher \Dienst civil service;
    jdn vom \Dienst suspendieren to suspend sb from duty;
    außer \Dienst retired
    5) kein pl mil service;
    den \Dienst quittieren to leave the army;
    aus dem \Dienst ausscheiden to leave the service[s];
    aus dem aktiven \Dienst ausscheiden to leave active service;
    außer \Dienst retired;
    im \Dienst on duty;
    nicht im \Dienst off duty;
    der Chef/der Unteroffizier vom \Dienst duty editor/NCO in charge
    6) kein pl ( Bereitschaftsdienst) on call [or standby];
    \Dienst haben to be on call [or standby];
    der \Dienst habende [o tuende] Arzt/ Offizier mil the doctor/officer on duty
    danke für deine \Dienste! thanks for your help!;
    jdm einen [guten] \Dienst erweisen [o tun] to do sb a good turn, to render sb a valuable service ( form)
    jdm einen schlechten \Dienst erweisen to do sb a bad turn, to do sb a disservice ( form)
    jdm gute \Dienste leisten to stand sb in good stead;
    jdm zu [o zu jds] \Diensten stehen to be at sb's service [or disposal];
    was steht zu \Diensten? (veraltend) how may I be of service? old;
    sich in den \Dienst einer S. stellen gen to devote oneself to the service [or cause] of sth, to embrace a cause;
    im \Dienst[e] einer S. stehen to be at the service of sth;
    sich im \Dienst[e] einer S. aufopfern to sacrifice oneself in the service of sth;
    etw in \Dienst stellen to put sth into service;
    ein Schiff in \Dienst stellen to put a ship into commission;
    seinen \Dienst versagen to fail;
    seine Stimme versagte ihren \Dienst his voice failed
    8) ( Service) service;
    einen \Dienst leisten to perform [or ( form) render] a service;
    \Dienst am Kunden service to the customer
    WENDUNGEN:
    \Dienst ist \Dienst, und Schnaps ist Schnaps ( ist Schnaps) don't mix work and leisure

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Dienst

  • 10 bedienstet

    Adj.: bedienstet sein be employed ( bei by)
    * * *
    be|diens|tet [bə'diːnstət]
    adj

    bei jdm bedíénstet seinto be in service with sb

    bedíénstet sein (Aus: im öffentlichen Dienst)to be in the civil service

    * * *
    be·diens·tet
    [bəˈdi:nstət]
    1. ÖSTERR in employment
    bei jdm \bedienstet sein to be employed by sb
    * * *
    bedienstet adj:
    bedienstet sein be employed (
    bei by)

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > bedienstet

  • 11 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

  • 12 servant

    noun
    Diener, der/Dienerin, die; (female also) Dienstmädchen, das

    keep or have servants — Bedienstete haben

    * * *
    ['sə:vənt]
    1) (a person who is hired to work for another, especially in helping to run a house.) der/die Diener(in)
    2) (a person employed by the government, or in the administration of a country etc: a public servant; civil servants.) der Beamte/die Beamtin
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    serv·ant
    [ˈsɜ:vənt, AM ˈsɜ:r-]
    n
    1. (household helper) Diener m, Bediensteter m; (female) Dienerin f, Bedienstete f, Dienstmädchen nt
    2. (for public) Angestellte(r) f(m) (im öffentlichen Dienst)
    public \servant, \servant of the State Staatsdiener(in) m(f), Staatsbeamte(r), -beamtin m, f, Beamte(r), Beamtin m, f ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ
    * * *
    ['sɜːvənt]
    n (lit, fig)
    Diener(in) m(f); (also servant girl) Dienstmädchen nt; (domestic) Bedienstete(r) mf, Dienstbote m/-botin f

    to have servantsBedienstete or Diener haben

    servants' quartersGesinderäume pl (Hist), Dienstbotenräume

    See:
    → public servant, civil servant
    * * *
    servant [ˈsɜːvənt; US ˈsɜr-] s
    1. Hausangestellte(r) m/f(m), Dienstbote m, pl auch (Dienst)Personal n:
    outdoor servant Angestellte(r) für Außenarbeiten (Gärtner etc);
    servants’ hall besonders HIST Gesindestube f
    2. Angestellte(r) m/f(m) im öffentlichen Dienst: academic.ru/13160/civil_servant">civil servant, obedient
    3. fig Diener m:
    a servant of art (God, the people, etc)
    4. JUR (Handlungs)Gehilfe m, (-)Gehilfin f, Angestellte(r) m/f(m) (Ggs master A 5 c)
    serv. abk
    * * *
    noun
    Diener, der/Dienerin, die; (female also) Dienstmädchen, das

    keep or have servants — Bedienstete haben

    * * *
    n.
    Diener - m.
    Dienstmädchen f.

    English-german dictionary > servant

  • 13 maison

    maison [mεzɔ̃]
    1. feminine noun
       a. ( = bâtiment) house
       b. ( = foyer) home
       c. ( = entreprise) company
    la maison n'est pas responsable de... the company accepts no responsibility for...
    « la maison ne fait pas crédit » "no credit"
       d. ( = famille royale) la maison de Hanovre the House of Hanover
    2. invariable adjective
       a. [gâteau, confiture] home-made ; [personne] ( = formé sur place) (inf) trained by the firm ; ( = travaillant exclusivement pour l'entreprise) (inf) in-house
    est-ce que c'est fait maison ? do you make it yourself?
    il s'est fait engueuler quelque chose de maison ! (inf!) he got one hell of a row! (inf)
    maison d'éducation surveillée ≈ approved school (Brit), ≈ reform school (US)
    maison des jeunes et de la culture ≈ community arts centre
    maison de la presse ≈ newsagent's (Brit), ≈ newsdealer (US)
    maison de santé ( = clinique) nursing home ; ( = asile) mental home
    * * *
    mɛzɔ̃
    1.
    adjectif invariable
    1) (fait chez soi, comme chez soi) home-made

    2.
    1) ( bâtisse) house
    3) ( maisonnée) household; ( famille) family

    faire la jeune fille de la maisonhum to do the honours [BrE]

    gens de maison — domestic staff [U]

    4) ( lignée) family
    5) ( société) firm

    ‘la maison ne fait pas crédit’ — ‘no credit given’

    6) ( en astrologie) house
    Phrasal Verbs:
    ••

    c'est gros comme une maison — (colloq) it sticks out a mile

    * * *
    mɛzɔ̃
    1. nf
    1) (= bâtiment) house

    Ils habitent dans la maison qui est au bout de la rue. — They live in the house at the end of the street.

    maisons mitoyennes (en deux parties) — semi-detached houses, (faisant partie d'une rangée) terraced houses

    2) (= chez-soi) home

    Ils ont admirablement meublé leur maison. — They furnished their home beautifully.

    Je serai à la maison cet après-midi. — I'll be at home this afternoon.

    Elle est rentrée à la maison. — She's gone home.

    3) COMMERCE (= entreprise) firm
    2. adj inv CUISINE (gâteau, pâté)
    home-made, (au restaurant) made by the chef

    Nous avons notre formation maison. — We have in-house training.

    2) * proper * right *

    une engueulade maison — a proper telling-off, a right telling-off

    * * *
    A adj inv
    1 (fait chez soi, comme chez soi) home-made; ( fait sur place) made on the premises; commentaire/humour maison iron typical comment/humourGB;
    2 ( d'une entreprise) notre formation/spécialiste maison our very own training scheme/specialist;
    3 ( très bon) first class.
    B nf
    1 ( bâtisse) house; maison individuelle detached house;
    2 ( domicile familial) home; rester à la maison to stay at home; quitter la maison to leave home; la maison familiale the family home; elle tient la maison she runs the house; gérer le budget de la maison to manage the household budget; il m'a fait les honneurs de la maison he showed me round the house; la maison du Seigneur the House of the Lord;
    3 ( personnes habitant ensemble) house, household; ( domestiques) household; la maison du roi the royal household; ami de la maison friend of the family; le fils de la maison the son of the family; faire la jeune fille de la maison hum to do the honoursGB; employés or gens de maison domestic staff; c'est une maison de fous! it's a madhouse!;
    4 ( lignée) family; descendant d'une grande maison descendant of a great family; maison d'Orange House of Orange;
    5 ( société) firm; il n'est pas de la maison he's not with the firm; avoir 15 ans de maison to have been with the firm for 15 years; maison d'édition/de (haute) couture publishing/fashion house; maison de production production company; la maison Hachette Hachette; maison de confiance reliable company; ‘la maison ne fait pas crédit’ ‘no credit given’; ‘la maison n'accepte pas les chèques’ ‘we do not take chequesGB’; ‘la Maison du livre étranger’ the Foreign Bookshop;
    6 Astrol house.
    maison d'arrêt prison (for offenders with sentences under two years); maison de campagne house in the country; maison centrale prison (for offenders with sentences over two years); maison close brothel; maison de commerce (business) firm; maison communale community centreGB; maison de convalescence convalescent home; maison de correction institution for young offenders; maison de la culture community arts centreGB; maison de gros wholesalers (pl); maison des jeunes et de la culture, MJC youth club; maison de jeu gaming house; maison de maître manor; maison maternelle home for single mothers; maison mère ( siège) headquarters (pl); ( établissement principal) main branch; maison normande half-timbered house; maison de passe brothel; maison de poupée doll's GB ou doll US house; maison de redressement institution for young offenders; maison religieuse ( couvent) convent; maison de repos rest home; maison de retraite old people's ou retirement home; maison de santé nursing home; maison de tolérance brothel; la Maison Blanche the White House.
    c'est gros comme une maison it sticks out a mile; avoir un pied dans la maison to have a foot in the door; c'est la maison du bon Dieu it's open house.
    [mɛzɔ̃] nom féminin
    A.
    1. [bâtiment] house, dwelling (soutenu)
    a. [généralement] house ou home in the country
    b. [rustique] (country) cottage
    a. [en bien propre] owner-occupied house
    b. [cossue] fine large house
    il te drague, c'est gros comme une maison (familier) he's flirting with you, it's as plain as the nose on your face
    2. [foyer, intérieur] home, house
    cet après-midi, je suis à la maison I'm (at) home this afternoon
    a. [locuteur à l'extérieur] go home!
    b. [locuteur à l'intérieur] come ou get back in!
    ‘tout pour la maison’ ‘household goods’
    B.
    1. [famille, groupe] family
    visiblement, vous n'êtes pas de la maison you obviously don't work here
    toute la maison est partie pour Noël all the people in the house have ou the whole family has gone away for Christmas
    2. [personnel] household
    la maison civile/militaire the civil/military household
    3. [dynastie] house
    4. [lieu de travail - d'un domestique] household (where a person is employed as a domestic)
    C.
    ‘la maison ne fait pas crédit’ ‘no credit given’
    ‘la maison n'accepte pas les chèques’ ‘no cheques (accepted)’
    maison de détail/gros retail/wholesale business
    la maison de Dieu ou du Seigneur the house of God, the Lord's house
    3. [lieu spécialisé]
    maison close ou de tolérance (vieilli) brothel
    maison de correction ou de redressement HISTOIRE reformatory (archaïque), remand home (UK), borstal (UK)
    maison centrale (de force) prison, State penitentiary (US)
    maison de la culture ≃ arts ou cultural centre
    maison d'enfants (residential) holiday centre for children, camp (US)
    maison de jeu gambling ou gaming house
    maison des jeunes et de la culture ≃ youth and community centre
    maison du peuple ≃ trade union and community centre
    la Maison de la radioParisian headquarters and studios of French public radio, ≃ Broadcasting House (UK)
    maison de repos rest ou convalescent home
    maison de retraite old people's home, retirement home
    D.astrologie
    ————————
    [mɛzɔ̃] adjectif invariable
    1. [fabrication] home-made
    2. [employé] in-house
    3. (familier) [en intensif] first-rate, top-notch
    il s'est fait engueuler, quelque chose de maison! he got one hell of a talking-to!
    maison mère nom féminin
    1. COMMERCE mother (UK) ou parent company
    An ambitious project begun by André Malraux in the 1960s to establish cultural centres all over France. Designed to bring high culture to the provinces, these centres encountered much opposition and only eleven survived.

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > maison

  • 14 impiego

    m (pl -ghi) ( uso) use
    ( occupazione) employment
    ( posto) job
    finance investment
    domanda f d'impiego job application
    offerta f d'impiego job offer
    * * *
    impiego s.m.
    1 (uso) use, employment, utilization: l'impiego dell'elettricità, di un macchinario, the use of electricity, of a machine; fare un buon impiego del proprio tempo, to make good use of one's time
    2 (attività di lavoro) job; employment, occupation, post, position, situation: impiego stabile, permanent job; impiego a tempo pieno, full-time job; impiego a tempo parziale, part-time job; offerta d'impiego, vacancy; domanda d'impiego, application for a post; fare domanda d'impiego, to apply for a job; ha un buon impiego come direttore generale, he has a good job (o position) as general manager; avere un impiego governativo, to have a government job; cercare un impiego, to look for a job; trovare un impiego, to find (o to get) a job; ottenere un impiego come segretario privato, to get a job (o a position) as private secretary; dare impiego a qlcu., to give s.o. employment; procurare un impiego a qlcu., to find a job for s.o.; perdere un impiego, to lose one's job; lasciare un impiego, to leave one's job (o to resign one's position); essere senza impiego, to be jobless (o out of a job o out of work) // impiego pubblico, (lavoro in ufficio pubblico) public employment; pubblico impiego, (insieme degli impiegati pubblici) civil service // pieno impiego, full employment // cercasi impiego, situation wanted
    3 (comm., fin.) (investimento) investment: questo implica un largo impiego di denaro, this involves a large investment of money; l'impiego del capitale, the investment of one's capital; impiego di fondi, employment of funds; impieghi finanziari, financial investments // impiego delle risorse, resource allocation // impieghi di Borsa, equity investments.
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    pl. - ghi [im'pjɛgo, gi] sostantivo maschile
    1) employment U, job, position

    cercare un impiego — to seek employment, to look for a job

    trovare un impiego — to find employment, to get a job

    avere un impiego fisso — to have a permanent job, to be regularly employed

    senza impiego — unemployed, out of work

    2) (uso) use, employment
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    impiego
    pl. - ghi /im'pjεgo, gi/
    sostantivo m.
     1 employment U, job, position; cercare un impiego to seek employment, to look for a job; trovare un impiego to find employment, to get a job; avere un impiego fisso to have a permanent job, to be regularly employed; avere un buon impiego to have a good job; senza impiego unemployed, out of work
     2 (uso) use, employment; un proficuo impiego di tempo a useful expenditure of time.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > impiego

  • 15 Metcalf, John

    [br]
    b. 1717 Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England d. 1810
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    English pioneer road builder.
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    The son of poor working parents, at the age of 6 an attack of smallpox left him blind; however, this did not restrict his future activities, which included swimming and riding. He learned the violin and was much employed as the fiddle-player at country parties. He saved enough money to buy a horse on which he hunted. He took part in bowls, wrestling and boxing, being a robust six foot two inches tall. He rode to Whitby and went thence by boat to London and made other trips to York, Reading and Windsor. In 1740 Colonel Liddell offered him a seat in his coach from London to Harrogate, but he declined and got there more quickly on foot. He set up a one-horse chaise and a four-wheeler for hire in Harrogate, but the local innkeepers set up in competition in the public hire business. He went into the fish business, buying at the coast and selling in Leeds and other towns, but made little profit so he took up his violin again. During the rebellion of 1745 he recruited for Colonel Thornton and served to fight at Hexham, Newcastle and Falkirk, returning home after the Battle of Culloden. He then started travelling between Yorkshire, where be bought cotton and worsted stockings, and Aberdeen, where he sold horses. He set up a twice-weekly service of stage wagons between Knaresborough and York.
    In 1765 an Act was passed for a turnpike road between Harrogate and Boroughbridge and he offered to build the Master Surveyor, a Mr Ostler, three miles (5 km) of road between Minskip and Fearnly, selling his wagons and his interest in the carrying business. The road was built satisfactorily and on time. He then quoted for a bridge at Boroughbridge and for a turnpike road between Knaresborough and Harrogate. He built many other roads, always doing the survey of the route on his own. The roads crossed bogs on a base of ling and furze. Many of his roads outside Yorkshire were in Lancashire, Cheshire and Derbyshire. In all he built some 180 miles (290 km) of road, for which he was paid some £65,000.
    He worked for thirty years on road building, retiring in old age to a cotton business in Stockport where he had six spinning jennies and a carding engine; however, he found there was little profit in this so he gave the machinery to his son-in-law. The last road he built was from Haslington to Accrington, but due to the rise in labour costs brought about by the demand from the canal boom, he only made £40 profit on a £3,000 contract; the road was completed in 1792, when he retired to his farm at Spofforth at the age of 75. There he died, leaving a wife, four children, twenty grandchildren and ninety greatgrandchildren. His wife was the daughter of the landlord of the Granby Inn, Knaresborough.
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    Further Reading
    S.Smiles, Lives of the Engineers, Metcalfe, Telford: John Murray.
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  • 16 Stephenson, John

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    b. 4 July 1809 County Armagh, Ireland,
    d. 31 July 1893 New Rochelle, New York, USA.
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    Irish/American pioneer of tramways for urban transport, builder and innovator of streetcars.
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    Stephenson's parents emigrated to the United States when he was 2 years old; he was educated in public schools in New York, where his parents had settled, and at a Wesleyan seminary. He became a clerk in a store at 16, but in 1828 he apprenticed himself to a coachbuilder, Andrew Wade, of Broome Street, New York. His apprenticeship lasted two years, during which time he learned mechanical drawing in the evenings and started to design vehicles. He was employed for a year on carriage repair work and in 1831 he opened his own coach repair business. Within a year he had built New York's first omnibus; this was bought by Abraham Brower, Stephenson's former employer, who started the city's first bus service. Brower immediately ordered a further three buses from Stephenson, and a further horse-drawn car was ordered by the New York \& Harlem Railroad. He built the car used at the opening of the railroad on 26 November 1832, the first street railway in the world. Orders followed for cars for many street railroads in other cities in the eastern States, and business prospered until the financial panic of 1837. Stephenson's factory was forced to close but he managed to pay off his creditors in the next six years and started in business again, building only omnibuses and coaches to become recognized as the world's foremost builder of streetcars. His first car had four flanged wheels, and a body of three compartments slung on leather straps from an unsprung chassis. He built horse-drawn cars, cable cars, electric and open cars; by 1891 his factory had 500 employees and was producing some twenty-five cars a week. His first patent had been dated 23 April 1833 and was followed by some ten others. During the Civil War, his factory was turned over to the manufacture of pontoons and gun carriages. He married Julia Tiemann in 1833; they had two sons and a daughter. He lived at New Rochelle, New York, from 1865 until his death.
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    Further Reading
    "The original car builder", 1891, New York Tribune, 10 September.
    D.Malone (ed.), Dictionary of American Biography, Vol. 9, New York: Charles Scribner.
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  • 17 servant

    ['sə:vənt]
    1) (a person who is hired to work for another, especially in helping to run a house.) domestique
    2) (a person employed by the government, or in the administration of a country etc: a public servant; civil servants.) employé/-ée (d'un service public); fonctionnaire

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  • 18 държавен

    state (attr.), of state; public
    държавен строй, държавно устройство a political/state system, a form of government; regime
    държавен суверенитет statehood; sovereignty
    държавен съвет a council of state
    държавен глава a head of state
    държавен вестник an official gazette
    държавен апарат, държавна машина a state apparatus/machine, government machinery, machinery of government/of the law, wheels of state
    държавна служба state/civil/public service
    на държавна служба съм work for the state, be state employed
    държавен служител/чиновник a civil servant, a state official
    държавна собственост state property, property of the state
    държавна хазна a public purse, exchequer, treasury
    държавни средства/пари public/state funds
    държавен дълг a national debt
    държавни работи matters/affairs of state
    държавен въпрос an affair/a matter of national importance
    държавна тайна a state secret, an official secret
    държавен преврат coup-d'etat
    държавен престъпник a state prisoner, a political offender
    държавен обвинител a public prosecutor
    държавен департамент ам. State Department
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    държа̀вен,
    прил., -на, -но, -ни state (attr.), of state; public; state-owned, state run; ( национален) national; \държавенен апарат, \държавенна машина state apparatus/machine, government machinery, machinery of government/of the law, wheels of state; \държавенен вестник official gazette; \държавенен въпрос affair/matter of national importance; \държавенен глава head of state; \държавенен департамент амер. State Department; \държавенен дълг national debt; \държавенен обвинител public prosecutor; \държавенен преврат coup d’état; \държавенен престъпник state prisoner, political offender; \държавенен служител/чиновник civil servant, state official; \държавенен строй, \държавенно устройство political/state system, form of government; regime; \държавенен суверенитет statehood; sovereignty; \държавенен съвет council of state; \държавенна банка state bank; \държавенна власт state power; \държавенна граница frontier; \държавенна измяна high treason; \държавенна служба state/civil/public service; \държавенна собственост state property, property of the state; \държавенна тайна state secret, official secret; \държавенна хазна public purse, exchequer, treasury; \държавенни закупки state purchases; \държавенни имоти public domains; \държавенни приходи state revenue; \държавенни работи matters/affairs of state; \държавенни разноски state expenditure; \държавенни средства/пари public/state funds; \държавенни строежи public works; \държавенно погребение government organized funeral; \държавенно право public law; \държавенно стопанство national economy; на \държавенна служба съм work for the state, be state employed; на \държавенни разноски at state expense; grant-maintained.
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    government ; governmental; political
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    1. (национален) national 2. state (attr.), of state;public 3. ДЪРЖАВЕН апарат, държавна машина a state apparatus/machine, government machinery, machinery of government/of the law, wheels of state 4. ДЪРЖАВЕН вестник an official gazette 5. ДЪРЖАВЕН въпрос an affair/a matter of national importance 6. ДЪРЖАВЕН глава a head of state 7. ДЪРЖАВЕН департамент ам. State Department 8. ДЪРЖАВЕН дълг a national debt 9. ДЪРЖАВЕН обвинител a public prosecutor 10. ДЪРЖАВЕН преврат coup-d'etat 11. ДЪРЖАВЕН престъпник a state prisoner, a political offender 12. ДЪРЖАВЕН служител/чиновник a civil servant, a state official 13. ДЪРЖАВЕН строй, държавно устройство a political/ state system, a form of government;regime 14. ДЪРЖАВЕН суверенитет statehood;sovereignty 15. ДЪРЖАВЕН съвет a council of state 16. държавна банка a state bank 17. държавна власт state power 18. държавна граница frontier 19. държавна измяна high treason 20. държавна служба state/civil/public service 21. държавна собственост state property, property of the state 22. държавна тайна a state secret, an official secret 23. държавна хазна a public purse, exchequer, treasury 24. държавни закупки state purchases 25. държавни имоти public domains 26. държавни приходи a state revenue 27. държавни работи matters/affairs of state 28. държавни разноски state expenditure 29. държавни средства/пари public/state funds 30. държавни строежи public works 31. държавно право public law 32. държавно стопанство national economy 33. на държавна служба съм work for the state, be state employed 34. на държавни разноски at state expense

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  • 19 near cash

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    гос. фин. The resource budget contains a separate control total for “near cash” expenditure, that is expenditure such as pay and current grants which impacts directly on the measure of the golden rule.
    This paper provides background information on the framework for the planning and control of public expenditure in the UK which has been operated since the 1998 Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR). It sets out the different classifications of spending for budgeting purposes and why these distinctions have been adopted. It discusses how the public expenditure framework is designed to ensure both sound public finances and an outcome-focused approach to public expenditure.
    The UK's public spending framework is based on several key principles:
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    consistency with a long-term, prudent and transparent regime for managing the public finances as a whole;
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    the judgement of success by policy outcomes rather than resource inputs;
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    strong incentives for departments and their partners in service delivery to plan over several years and plan together where appropriate so as to deliver better public services with greater cost effectiveness; and
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    the proper costing and management of capital assets to provide the right incentives for public investment.
    The Government sets policy to meet two firm fiscal rules:
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    the Golden Rule states that over the economic cycle, the Government will borrow only to invest and not to fund current spending; and
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    the Sustainable Investment Rule states that net public debt as a proportion of GDP will be held over the economic cycle at a stable and prudent level. Other things being equal, net debt will be maintained below 40 per cent of GDP over the economic cycle.
    Achievement of the fiscal rules is assessed by reference to the national accounts, which are produced by the Office for National Statistics, acting as an independent agency. The Government sets its spending envelope to comply with these fiscal rules.
    Departmental Expenditure Limits ( DEL) and Annually Managed Expenditure (AME)
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    Departmental Expenditure Limit ( DEL) spending, which is planned and controlled on a three year basis in Spending Reviews; and
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    Annually Managed Expenditure ( AME), which is expenditure which cannot reasonably be subject to firm, multi-year limits in the same way as DEL. AME includes social security benefits, local authority self-financed expenditure, debt interest, and payments to EU institutions.
    More information about DEL and AME is set out below.
    In Spending Reviews, firm DEL plans are set for departments for three years. To ensure consistency with the Government's fiscal rules departments are set separate resource (current) and capital budgets. The resource budget contains a separate control total for “near cash” expenditure, that is expenditure such as pay and current grants which impacts directly on the measure of the golden rule.
    To encourage departments to plan over the medium term departments may carry forward unspent DEL provision from one year into the next and, subject to the normal tests for tautness and realism of plans, may be drawn down in future years. This end-year flexibility also removes any incentive for departments to use up their provision as the year end approaches with less regard to value for money. For the full benefits of this flexibility and of three year plans to feed through into improved public service delivery, end-year flexibility and three year budgets should be cascaded from departments to executive agencies and other budget holders.
    Three year budgets and end-year flexibility give those managing public services the stability to plan their operations on a sensible time scale. Further, the system means that departments cannot seek to bid up funds each year (before 1997, three year plans were set and reviewed in annual Public Expenditure Surveys). So the credibility of medium-term plans has been enhanced at both central and departmental level.
    Departments have certainty over the budgetary allocation over the medium term and these multi-year DEL plans are strictly enforced. Departments are expected to prioritise competing pressures and fund these within their overall annual limits, as set in Spending Reviews. So the DEL system provides a strong incentive to control costs and maximise value for money.
    There is a small centrally held DEL Reserve. Support from the Reserve is available only for genuinely unforeseeable contingencies which departments cannot be expected to manage within their DEL.
    AME typically consists of programmes which are large, volatile and demand-led, and which therefore cannot reasonably be subject to firm multi-year limits. The biggest single element is social security spending. Other items include tax credits, Local Authority Self Financed Expenditure, Scottish Executive spending financed by non-domestic rates, and spending financed from the proceeds of the National Lottery.
    AME is reviewed twice a year as part of the Budget and Pre-Budget Report process reflecting the close integration of the tax and benefit system, which was enhanced by the introduction of tax credits.
    AME is not subject to the same three year expenditure limits as DEL, but is still part of the overall envelope for public expenditure. Affordability is taken into account when policy decisions affecting AME are made. The Government has committed itself not to take policy measures which are likely to have the effect of increasing social security or other elements of AME without taking steps to ensure that the effects of those decisions can be accommodated prudently within the Government's fiscal rules.
    Given an overall envelope for public spending, forecasts of AME affect the level of resources available for DEL spending. Cautious estimates and the AME margin are built in to these AME forecasts and reduce the risk of overspending on AME.
    Together, DEL plus AME sum to Total Managed Expenditure (TME). TME is a measure drawn from national accounts. It represents the current and capital spending of the public sector. The public sector is made up of central government, local government and public corporations.
    Resource and Capital Budgets are set in terms of accruals information. Accruals information measures resources as they are consumed rather than when the cash is paid. So for example the Resource Budget includes a charge for depreciation, a measure of the consumption or wearing out of capital assets.
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    Non cash charges in budgets do not impact directly on the fiscal framework. That may be because the national accounts use a different way of measuring the same thing, for example in the case of the depreciation of departmental assets. Or it may be that the national accounts measure something different: for example, resource budgets include a cost of capital charge reflecting the opportunity cost of holding capital; the national accounts include debt interest.
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    Within the Resource Budget DEL, departments have separate controls on:
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    Near cash spending, the sub set of Resource Budgets which impacts directly on the Golden Rule; and
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    The amount of their Resource Budget DEL that departments may spend on running themselves (e.g. paying most civil servants’ salaries) is limited by Administration Budgets, which are set in Spending Reviews. Administration Budgets are used to ensure that as much money as practicable is available for front line services and programmes. These budgets also help to drive efficiency improvements in departments’ own activities. Administration Budgets exclude the costs of frontline services delivered directly by departments.
    The Budget preceding a Spending Review sets an overall envelope for public spending that is consistent with the fiscal rules for the period covered by the Spending Review. In the Spending Review, the Budget AME forecast for year one of the Spending Review period is updated, and AME forecasts are made for the later years of the Spending Review period.
    The 1998 Comprehensive Spending Review ( CSR), which was published in July 1998, was a comprehensive review of departmental aims and objectives alongside a zero-based analysis of each spending programme to determine the best way of delivering the Government's objectives. The 1998 CSR allocated substantial additional resources to the Government's key priorities, particularly education and health, for the three year period from 1999-2000 to 2001-02.
    Delivering better public services does not just depend on how much money the Government spends, but also on how well it spends it. Therefore the 1998 CSR introduced Public Service Agreements (PSAs). Each major government department was given its own PSA setting out clear targets for achievements in terms of public service improvements.
    The 1998 CSR also introduced the DEL/ AME framework for the control of public spending, and made other framework changes. Building on the investment and reforms delivered by the 1998 CSR, successive spending reviews in 2000, 2002 and 2004 have:
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    provided significant increase in resources for the Government’s priorities, in particular health and education, and cross-cutting themes such as raising productivity; extending opportunity; and building strong and secure communities;
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    enabled the Government significantly to increase investment in public assets and address the legacy of under investment from past decades. Departmental Investment Strategies were introduced in SR2000. As a result there has been a steady increase in public sector net investment from less than ¾ of a per cent of GDP in 1997-98 to 2¼ per cent of GDP in 2005-06, providing better infrastructure across public services;
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    introduced further refinements to the performance management framework. PSA targets have been reduced in number over successive spending reviews from around 300 to 110 to give greater focus to the Government’s highest priorities. The targets have become increasingly outcome-focused to deliver further improvements in key areas of public service delivery across Government. They have also been refined in line with the conclusions of the Devolving Decision Making Review to provide a framework which encourages greater devolution and local flexibility. Technical Notes were introduced in SR2000 explaining how performance against each PSA target will be measured; and
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    not only allocated near cash spending to departments, but also – since SR2002 - set Resource DEL plans for non cash spending.
    To identify what further investments and reforms are needed to equip the UK for the global challenges of the decade ahead, on 19 July 2005 the Chief Secretary to the Treasury announced that the Government intends to launch a second Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) reporting in 2007.
    A decade on from the first CSR, the 2007 CSR will represent a long-term and fundamental review of government expenditure. It will cover departmental allocations for 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010 11. Allocations for 2007-08 will be held to the agreed figures already announced by the 2004 Spending Review. To provide a rigorous analytical framework for these departmental allocations, the Government will be taking forward a programme of preparatory work over 2006 involving:
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    an assessment of what the sustained increases in spending and reforms to public service delivery have achieved since the first CSR. The assessment will inform the setting of new objectives for the decade ahead;
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    an examination of the key long-term trends and challenges that will shape the next decade – including demographic and socio-economic change, globalisation, climate and environmental change, global insecurity and technological change – together with an assessment of how public services will need to respond;
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    to release the resources needed to address these challenges, and to continue to secure maximum value for money from public spending over the CSR period, a set of zero-based reviews of departments’ baseline expenditure to assess its effectiveness in delivering the Government’s long-term objectives; together with
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    further development of the efficiency programme, building on the cross cutting areas identified in the Gershon Review, to embed and extend ongoing efficiency savings into departmental expenditure planning.
    The 2007 CSR also offers the opportunity to continue to refine the PSA framework so that it drives effective delivery and the attainment of ambitious national standards.
    Public Service Agreements (PSAs) were introduced in the 1998 CSR. They set out agreed targets detailing the outputs and outcomes departments are expected to deliver with the resources allocated to them. The new spending regime places a strong emphasis on outcome targets, for example in providing for better health and higher educational standards or service standards. The introduction in SR2004 of PSA ‘standards’ will ensure that high standards in priority areas are maintained.
    The Government monitors progress against PSA targets, and departments report in detail twice a year in their annual Departmental Reports (published in spring) and in their autumn performance reports. These reports provide Parliament and the public with regular updates on departments’ performance against their targets.
    Technical Notes explain how performance against each PSA target will be measured.
    To make the most of both new investment and existing assets, there needs to be a coherent long term strategy against which investment decisions are taken. Departmental Investment Strategies (DIS) set out each department's plans to deliver the scale and quality of capital stock needed to underpin its objectives. The DIS includes information about the department's existing capital stock and future plans for that stock, as well as plans for new investment. It also sets out the systems that the department has in place to ensure that it delivers its capital programmes effectively.
    This document was updated on 19 December 2005.
    Near-cash resource expenditure that has a related cash implication, even though the timing of the cash payment may be slightly different. For example, expenditure on gas or electricity supply is incurred as the fuel is used, though the cash payment might be made in arrears on aquarterly basis. Other examples of near-cash expenditure are: pay, rental.Net cash requirement the upper limit agreed by Parliament on the cash which a department may draw from theConsolidated Fund to finance the expenditure within the ambit of its Request forResources. It is equal to the agreed amount of net resources and net capital less non-cashitems and working capital.Non-cash cost costs where there is no cash transaction but which are included in a body’s accounts (or taken into account in charging for a service) to establish the true cost of all the resourcesused.Non-departmental a body which has a role in the processes of government, but is not a government public body, NDPBdepartment or part of one. NDPBs accordingly operate at arm’s length from governmentMinisters.Notional cost of a cost which is taken into account in setting fees and charges to improve comparability with insuranceprivate sector service providers.The charge takes account of the fact that public bodies donot generally pay an insurance premium to a commercial insurer.the independent body responsible for collecting and publishing official statistics about theUK’s society and economy. (At the time of going to print legislation was progressing tochange this body to the Statistics Board).Office of Government an office of the Treasury, with a status similar to that of an agency, which aims to maximise Commerce, OGCthe government’s purchasing power for routine items and combine professional expertiseto bear on capital projects.Office of the the government department responsible for discharging the Paymaster General’s statutoryPaymaster General,responsibilities to hold accounts and make payments for government departments and OPGother public bodies.Orange bookthe informal title for Management of Risks: Principles and Concepts, which is published by theTreasury for the guidance of public sector bodies.Office for NationalStatistics, ONS60Managing Public Money
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    GLOSSARYOverdraftan account with a negative balance.Parliament’s formal agreement to authorise an activity or expenditure.Prerogative powerspowers exercisable under the Royal Prerogative, ie powers which are unique to the Crown,as contrasted with common-law powers which may be available to the Crown on the samebasis as to natural persons.Primary legislationActs which have been passed by the Westminster Parliament and, where they haveappropriate powers, the Scottish Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly. Begin asBills until they have received Royal Assent.arrangements under which a public sector organisation contracts with a private sectorentity to construct a facility and provide associated services of a specified quality over asustained period. See annex 7.5.Proprietythe principle that patterns of resource consumption should respect Parliament’s intentions,conventions and control procedures, including any laid down by the PAC. See box 2.4.Public Accountssee Committee of Public Accounts.CommitteePublic corporationa trading body controlled by central government, local authority or other publiccorporation that has substantial day to day operating independence. See section 7.8.Public Dividend finance provided by government to public sector bodies as an equity stake; an alternative to Capital, PDCloan finance.Public Service sets out what the public can expect the government to deliver with its resources. EveryAgreement, PSAlarge government department has PSA(s) which specify deliverables as targets or aimsrelated to objectives.a structured arrangement between a public sector and a private sector organisation tosecure an outcome delivering good value for money for the public sector. It is classified tothe public or private sector according to which has more control.Rate of returnthe financial remuneration delivered by a particular project or enterprise, expressed as apercentage of the net assets employed.Regularitythe principle that resource consumption should accord with the relevant legislation, therelevant delegated authority and this document. See box 2.4.Request for the functional level into which departmental Estimates may be split. RfRs contain a number Resources, RfRof functions being carried out by the department in pursuit of one or more of thatdepartment’s objectives.Resource accountan accruals account produced in line with the Financial Reporting Manual (FReM).Resource accountingthe system under which budgets, Estimates and accounts are constructed in a similar wayto commercial audited accounts, so that both plans and records of expenditure allow in fullfor the goods and services which are to be, or have been, consumed – ie not just the cashexpended.Resource budgetthe means by which the government plans and controls the expenditure of resources tomeet its objectives.Restitutiona legal concept which allows money and property to be returned to its rightful owner. Ittypically operates where another person can be said to have been unjustly enriched byreceiving such monies.Return on capital the ratio of profit to capital employed of an accounting entity during an identified period.employed, ROCEVarious measures of profit and of capital employed may be used in calculating the ratio.Public Privatepartnership, PPPPrivate Finance Initiative, PFIParliamentaryauthority61Managing Public Money
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    GLOSSARYRoyal charterthe document setting out the powers and constitution of a corporation established underprerogative power of the monarch acting on Privy Council advice.Second readingthe second formal time that a House of Parliament may debate a bill, although in practicethe first substantive debate on its content. If successful, it is deemed to denoteParliamentary approval of the principle of the proposed legislation.Secondary legislationlaws, including orders and regulations, which are made using powers in primary legislation.Normally used to set out technical and administrative provision in greater detail thanprimary legislation, they are subject to a less intense level of scrutiny in Parliament.European legislation is,however,often implemented in secondary legislation using powers inthe European Communities Act 1972.Service-level agreement between parties, setting out in detail the level of service to be performed.agreementWhere agreements are between central government bodies, they are not legally a contractbut have a similar function.Shareholder Executive a body created to improve the government’s performance as a shareholder in businesses.Spending reviewsets out the key improvements in public services that the public can expect over a givenperiod. It includes a thorough review of departmental aims and objectives to find the bestway of delivering the government’s objectives, and sets out the spending plans for the givenperiod.State aidstate support for a domestic body or company which could distort EU competition and sois not usually allowed. See annex 4.9.Statement of Excessa formal statement detailing departments’ overspends prepared by the Comptroller andAuditor General as a result of undertaking annual audits.Statement on Internal an annual statement that Accounting Officers are required to make as part of the accounts Control, SICon a range of risk and control issues.Subheadindividual elements of departmental expenditure identifiable in Estimates as single cells, forexample cell A1 being administration costs within a particular line of departmental spending.Supplyresources voted by Parliament in response to Estimates, for expenditure by governmentdepartments.Supply Estimatesa statement of the resources the government needs in the coming financial year, and forwhat purpose(s), by which Parliamentary authority is sought for the planned level ofexpenditure and income.Target rate of returnthe rate of return required of a project or enterprise over a given period, usually at least a year.Third sectorprivate sector bodies which do not act commercially,including charities,social and voluntaryorganisations and other not-for-profit collectives. See annex 7.7.Total Managed a Treasury budgeting term which covers all current and capital spending carried out by the Expenditure,TMEpublic sector (ie not just by central departments).Trading fundan organisation (either within a government department or forming one) which is largely orwholly financed from commercial revenue generated by its activities. Its Estimate shows itsnet impact, allowing its income from receipts to be devoted entirely to its business.Treasury Minutea formal administrative document drawn up by the Treasury, which may serve a wide varietyof purposes including seeking Parliamentary approval for the use of receipts asappropriations in aid, a remission of some or all of the principal of voted loans, andresponding on behalf of the government to reports by the Public Accounts Committee(PAC).62Managing Public Money
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    GLOSSARY63Managing Public MoneyValue for moneythe process under which organisation’s procurement, projects and processes aresystematically evaluated and assessed to provide confidence about suitability, effectiveness,prudence,quality,value and avoidance of error and other waste,judged for the public sectoras a whole.Virementthe process through which funds are moved between subheads such that additionalexpenditure on one is met by savings on one or more others.Votethe process by which Parliament approves funds in response to supply Estimates.Voted expenditureprovision for expenditure that has been authorised by Parliament. Parliament ‘votes’authority for public expenditure through the Supply Estimates process. Most expenditureby central government departments is authorised in this way.Wider market activity activities undertaken by central government organisations outside their statutory duties,using spare capacity and aimed at generating a commercial profit. See annex 7.6.Windfallmonies received by a department which were not anticipated in the spending review.
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    Англо-русский экономический словарь > near cash

  • 20 empleado

    adj.
    employed.
    f. & m.
    employee, salaried employee, jobholder, member of staff of firm.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: emplear.
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    nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 employee, clerk
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    empleado,-a de hogar servant
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    1. (f. - empleada)
    noun
    employee, employee
    2. (f. - empleada)
    adj.
    * * *
    empleado, -a
    SM / F [gen] employee; (=oficinista) clerk, office worker

    empleada del hogar — servant, maid

    empleado/a bancario/a, empleado/a de banco — bank clerk

    empleado/a de correos — post-office worker

    empleado/a de cuello y corbata — Cono Sur white-collar worker

    empleado/a de finca urbana — porter, concierge

    empleado/a de pompas fúnebres — undertaker's assistant, mortician's assistant (EEUU)

    empleado/a de ventanilla — booking office clerk, counter clerk

    empleado/a público/a — civil servant

    * * *
    - da masculino, femenino
    a) ( trabajador) employee
    b) ( en oficina) office o clerical worker; ( en banco) bank clerk, teller; ( en tienda) (AmL) clerk (AmE), shop assistant (BrE)
    * * *
    = employee, clerk, staffer, worker, staff member, member of the staff, attendant.
    Ex. LIBR (short for library) is used in English-speaking faculty members or employees who wish to access the library from their own terminals.
    Ex. The cataloguer is expected to find to correct form and write it on a worksheet, so that it can be entered by the clerk doing the keypunching.
    Ex. The increasing involvement of staffers in electronic information products has had only a modest impact on how journalists do their jobs.
    Ex. At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with mudpies, leprechauns, senior power, red power, the Chinese New Year, prisoners' rights, and workers' control.
    Ex. This allows the faculty or staff member to identify his primary library for searching purposes.
    Ex. There were at the time about 90 patients and 80 members of the staff with their families in the building.
    Ex. Other libraries allow bags to be brought in but an attendant is employed to check the contents as the reader leaves the library.
    ----
    * basado en el empleado = employee-centered.
    * despedir a un empleado = dismiss + employee.
    * empleado de correos = post office clerk.
    * empleado de funeraria = mortician.
    * empleado de la compañía suministradora de agua = water board engineer, water board engineer.
    * empleado del estado = state employee.
    * empleado del gobierno = government employee.
    * empleado de librería = bookstore clerk.
    * empleado de línea aérea = airline official.
    * empleado en = in evidence in, in evidence in.
    * empleado que no tiene una tarea asignada fija = floater.
    * empleados = personnel, staff.
    * pluriempleado = multiple job holder.
    * prestación al empleado = employee benefit.
    * * *
    - da masculino, femenino
    a) ( trabajador) employee
    b) ( en oficina) office o clerical worker; ( en banco) bank clerk, teller; ( en tienda) (AmL) clerk (AmE), shop assistant (BrE)
    * * *
    = employee, clerk, staffer, worker, staff member, member of the staff, attendant.

    Ex: LIBR (short for library) is used in English-speaking faculty members or employees who wish to access the library from their own terminals.

    Ex: The cataloguer is expected to find to correct form and write it on a worksheet, so that it can be entered by the clerk doing the keypunching.
    Ex: The increasing involvement of staffers in electronic information products has had only a modest impact on how journalists do their jobs.
    Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with mudpies, leprechauns, senior power, red power, the Chinese New Year, prisoners' rights, and workers' control.
    Ex: This allows the faculty or staff member to identify his primary library for searching purposes.
    Ex: There were at the time about 90 patients and 80 members of the staff with their families in the building.
    Ex: Other libraries allow bags to be brought in but an attendant is employed to check the contents as the reader leaves the library.
    * basado en el empleado = employee-centered.
    * despedir a un empleado = dismiss + employee.
    * empleado de correos = post office clerk.
    * empleado de funeraria = mortician.
    * empleado de la compañía suministradora de agua = water board engineer, water board engineer.
    * empleado del estado = state employee.
    * empleado del gobierno = government employee.
    * empleado de librería = bookstore clerk.
    * empleado de línea aérea = airline official.
    * empleado en = in evidence in, in evidence in.
    * empleado que no tiene una tarea asignada fija = floater.
    * empleados = personnel, staff.
    * pluriempleado = multiple job holder.
    * prestación al empleado = employee benefit.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    1 (trabajador) employee
    la empresa tiene una plantilla de 300 empleados the firm has a staff of 300 o has 300 employees, the firm employs 300 people
    los empleados de esta empresa this company's employees, the people who work for this company
    se ruega notificar a todos los empleados please notify all members of staff
    2 (en una oficina) office o clerical worker; (en un banco) bank clerk, teller; (en una tienda) clerk ( AmE), shop assistant ( BrE)
    Compuestos:
    empleado bancario, empleada bancaria
    masculine, feminine bank clerk
    empleado de hogar, empleada de hogar
    masculine, feminine ( Esp frml) domestic servant ( frml)
    empleado del Estado, empleada del Estado
    masculine, feminine civil servant
    empleado público, empleada pública
    masculine, feminine civil servant
    * * *

     

    Del verbo emplear: ( conjugate emplear)

    empleado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    empleado    
    emplear
    empleado
    ◊ -da sustantivo masculino, femenino



    empleado público civil servant
    b) ( en oficina) office o clerical worker;

    ( en banco) bank clerk, teller;
    ( en tienda) (AmL) clerk (AmE), shop assistant (BrE)
    emplear ( conjugate emplear) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) [empresa/organización] to employ

    b) ( colocar) ‹hijo/sobrinoto fix … up with a job

    2 ( usar) ‹energía/imaginación/material to use
    emplearse verbo pronominal (esp AmL) to get a job
    empleado,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino employee
    (administrativo, funcionario) clerk
    empleada de hogar, domestic servant
    ♦ Locuciones: estar bien empleado (reproche): te está bien empleado, it serves you right
    dar por bien empleado, to be worth it
    emplear verbo transitivo
    1 (utilizar) to use
    (esfuerzo, tiempo) to spend: empleó varias horas en terminar el dibujo, it took him a few hours to finish the picture
    2 (a un trabajador) to employ
    ' empleado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    antigua
    - antiguo
    - botones
    - despachar
    - despedir
    - empleada
    - rebajar
    - trasladar
    - ascender
    - ascenso
    - burocrático
    - chico
    - contratar
    - desahuciar
    - fijo
    - función
    - funcionario
    - guardia
    - informe
    - postergar
    - probar
    - propina
    - rendir
    - sanción
    - sancionar
    - serio
    - suspender
    English:
    buy off
    - clerk
    - deserve
    - discharge
    - dismiss
    - dismissal
    - employee
    - forge
    - godsend
    - in-service
    - man
    - member
    - recruit
    - regular
    - reinstate
    - sign
    - sign on
    - staff
    - suspension
    - temporary
    - terminate
    - travel agent
    - unpaid
    - well-spent
    - white-collar
    - with
    - assistant
    - day
    - news
    - office
    - serve
    - shop
    - temp
    - trainee
    * * *
    empleado, -a adj
    ahí el subjuntivo está mal empleado the subjunctive is used incorrectly there;
    dar algo por bien empleado: dio por bien empleado el esfuerzo he thought it had been well worth the effort;
    si lo consigo, daré por bien empleado el tiempo if I manage to do it, I'll regard it as time well spent;
    Esp
    lo tiene o [m5] le está bien empleado he deserves it, it serves him right
    empleado, -a nm,f
    [asalariado] employee; [de banco, oficina] clerk;
    está de empleado en una tienda/fábrica de ropa he works in a clothes shop/clothing factory;
    consultaron la propuesta con los empleados they discussed the proposal with the staff;
    sólo empleados y personal autorizado [en letrero] staff and authorized personnel only
    empleado de banca bank clerk;
    empleado del estado civil servant;
    Méx empleado de planta permanent employee;
    empleado público public employee
    * * *
    I adj
    1
    :
    le está bien empleado it serves him right
    2
    :
    dar algo por bien empleado consider sth well worthwhile;
    doy el dinero/tiempo por bien empleado I consider it money/time well spent
    II m, empleada f employee;
    empleado a tiempo parcial part-time employee
    * * *
    empleado, -da n
    : employee
    * * *
    1. (en general) employee
    2. (de oficina) clerk

    Spanish-English dictionary > empleado

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