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81 Britain
tr['brɪtən]1 Gran Bretaña\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLGreat Britain Gran Bretañan.• Bretaña s.f.• Gran Bretaña s.f.'brɪtṇ, 'brɪtənnoun Gran Bretaña f['brɪtǝn]N (also: Great Britain) Gran Bretaña f ; (loosely) Inglaterra f BRITAIN A veces se usa el término England para referirse a la totalidad del país, aunque no es un término usado con precisión; sin embargo, mucha gente confunde a menudo los nombres Britain, Great Britain, United Kingdom y British Isles.
Se denomina Great Britain a la isla que comprende Inglaterra, Escocia y Gales. Desde el punto de vista administrativo, el término también incluye las islas menores cercanas, a excepción de la isla de Man ( Isle of Man) y las islas Anglonormandas o islas del Canal de la Mancha ( Channel Islands).
United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), o UK, es la unidad política que comprende Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte.
British Isles es el término geográfico que abarca Gran Bretaña, Irlanda, la isla de Man y las islas Anglonormandas. En lo político, el término comprende dos estados soberanos: el Reino Unido y la República de Irlanda. El término Britain se utiliza fundamentalmente para referirse al Reino Unido, y en algunas ocasiones también a la isla, a Gran Bretaña.* * *['brɪtṇ, 'brɪtən]noun Gran Bretaña f -
82 hemisphere
['hemisfiə](one half of the Earth: Singapore and the British Isles are in the northern hemisphere.) hemisfære; halvkugle* * *['hemisfiə](one half of the Earth: Singapore and the British Isles are in the northern hemisphere.) hemisfære; halvkugle -
83 callejón
m.alley, street, alleyway, back street.* * *1 back street, back alley\en un callejón sin salida figurado at an impasse, deadlockedcallejón sin salida cul-de-sac, dead end, blind alley* * *noun m.* * *SM (=calleja) alley, passage; And (=calle) main street; (Taur) space between inner and outer barriers; (Geog) narrow passcallejón sin salida — cul-de-sac, dead end; (fig) blind alley
las negociaciones están en un callejón sin salida — the negotiations are at an impasse, the negotiations are stalemated
gente de callejón — And low-class people
* * *masculino alley, narrow street* * *= back alley, side-street, side lane, alley, alleyway.Ex. The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex. To gain an idea of the fineness of detail necessary to produce the circuit elements on the chip, imagine a map of the British Isles showing sufficient detail to identify even the narrowest side-street in London.Ex. The back entrance is off of Huntington Avenue in a service road/ side lane behind the Prudential Tower.Ex. The article is entitled 'The Internet: superhighways, virtual alleys and dead end streets'.Ex. Upon questioning we find that those eminently pragmatic down-to-earth notions dwell in the darkest alleyways of metaphysics.----* callejón de servicio = service road.* callejón oscuro = dark alley.* callejón sin salida = blind alley, catch 22, cul-de-sac, dead end, impasse, dead end street, deadlock, standoff.* * *masculino alley, narrow street* * *= back alley, side-street, side lane, alley, alleyway.Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.
Ex: To gain an idea of the fineness of detail necessary to produce the circuit elements on the chip, imagine a map of the British Isles showing sufficient detail to identify even the narrowest side-street in London.Ex: The back entrance is off of Huntington Avenue in a service road/ side lane behind the Prudential Tower.Ex: The article is entitled 'The Internet: superhighways, virtual alleys and dead end streets'.Ex: Upon questioning we find that those eminently pragmatic down-to-earth notions dwell in the darkest alleyways of metaphysics.* callejón de servicio = service road.* callejón oscuro = dark alley.* callejón sin salida = blind alley, catch 22, cul-de-sac, dead end, impasse, dead end street, deadlock, standoff.* * *alley, narrow streetCompuesto:(literal) dead end, blind alley; (situación difícil) dead end, blind alleyestábamos en un callejón sin salida we were at o had reached a dead end, we were up a blind alley* * *
callejón sustantivo masculino
alley, narrow street;
( situación) dead end
callejón sustantivo masculino back alley o street
(sin salida) cul-de-sac, dead end
♦ Locuciones: han llevado la situación a un callejón sin salida, the situation is at an impasse
' callejón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salida
- pasaje
English:
alley
- blind alley
- cul-de-sac
- dead end
- gun down
- passage
- passageway
- alleyway
- dead
- lane
- stand
* * *callejón nm1. [calle] alleycallejón sin salida dead end, blind alley; Fig blind alley, impasse;la OTAN se ha metido en un callejón sin salida NATO has got itself into a blind alley, NATO is at an impasse2. Taurom = barricaded passage between the edge of the bullring and the seats* * *m alley* * *1) : alley2)callejón sin salida : dead-end street* * *callejón n alley -
84 postre
m.1 dessert.de postre for dessert2 dessert, afters.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: postrar.* * *1 dessert■ ¿qué quieres de postre? what would you like for dessert?\a la postre finally* * *noun m.* * *1.SM dessert, pudding¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?
y, para postre, vamos y nos perdemos — and to cap it all o on top of everything, we went and got lost
2.SFa la postre, todos defendemos los mismos intereses — when all is said and done o at the end of the day, we all have the same interests
* * *Imasculino dessert, pudding (BrE)¿qué hay de postre? — ( en restaurante) what desserts do you have o are there?; ( en casa) what's for dessert o (BrE) pudding?
IIllegar a los postres — (fam) to be very late
a la postre — (loc adv) (frml) in the end
una batalla que a la postre decidiría la guerra — a battle which, as it turned out, was to decide the course of the war
* * *= dessert, pudding.Ex. The book covers the following topics: cereals and pastas; vegetables and fruits; breads; desserts and cookies; cakes and icings; and pastry and pies.Ex. In the British Isles, and some Commonwealth countries, pudding is the common name for dessert.----* comida de dos platos y postre = three-course meal.* * *Imasculino dessert, pudding (BrE)¿qué hay de postre? — ( en restaurante) what desserts do you have o are there?; ( en casa) what's for dessert o (BrE) pudding?
IIllegar a los postres — (fam) to be very late
a la postre — (loc adv) (frml) in the end
una batalla que a la postre decidiría la guerra — a battle which, as it turned out, was to decide the course of the war
* * *= dessert, pudding.Ex: The book covers the following topics: cereals and pastas; vegetables and fruits; breads; desserts and cookies; cakes and icings; and pastry and pies.
Ex: In the British Isles, and some Commonwealth countries, pudding is the common name for dessert.* comida de dos platos y postre = three-course meal.* * *dessert, pudding ( BrE)¿qué hay de postre? (en restaurante) what desserts do you have o are there?; (en casa) what's for dessert o ( BrE) pudding?de postre tomamos helado we had ice cream for desserta los postres pronunció el discurso he made his speech during the dessert coursellegar a los postres ( fam); to be very latela reforma, a la postre, nunca se llevó a cabo in the end, the reform was never carried outpromesas que a la postre no cumplimos promises which in the end we did not keepuna batalla que a la postre decidiría la guerra a battle which, as it turned out, was to decide the course of the war* * *
Del verbo postrar: ( conjugate postrar)
postré es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
postre es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
postrar
postre
postre sustantivo masculino
dessert, pudding (BrE)
■ sustantivo femenino:
postre sustantivo masculino dessert, sweet
♦ Locuciones: a la postre, in the end: al fin y a la postre, no ganamos nada, after all was said and done, we got nothing
' postre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuchara
- plato
- vicio
- castigar
- de
- entrar
- gelatina
- ordenar
- salir
English:
afters
- dessert
- dessertspoon
- luscious
- outdo
- pudding
- rich
- sweet
- trifle
- be
- course
* * *♦ nm[dulce, fruta] dessert, Br pudding;tomaré fruta de postre I'll have fruit for dessert;¿qué hay de postre? what's for dessert?;llegar a los postres to come too late;para postre to cap it all♦ a la postre loc advin the end;votantes que, a la postre, han hecho posible el triunfo electoral voters who, at the end of the day, are to thank for them winning the election;el que a la postre sería ganador pinchó en la primera vuelta the eventual winner had a puncture on the first lap* * *m dessert;llegar a los postres arrive very late;a la postre in the end* * *postre nm: dessert* * *postre n dessert / pudding¿qué vas a tomar de postre? what are you going to have for dessert? -
85 precisión
f.precision, correctness, accuracy, exactness.* * *1 precision, accuracy* * *noun f.accuracy, precision* * *SF1) (=exactitud) precision, accuracy, preciseness2)3) (=necesidad) need, necessitytener precisión de algo — to need sth, be in need of sth
verse en la precisión de hacer algo — to be forced o obliged to do sth
4) Méx (=urgencia) urgency* * *a) ( exactitud) precisioncon la precisión de un reloj — with clockwork precision, like clockwork
de precisión — <instrumento/máquina> precision (before n)
b) (claridad, concisión) precision* * *= accuracy, exactness, precision, precision, fineness, unambiguity, preciseness.Ex. This information should be double-checked for accuracy before being confirmed by entry of a 'y'.Ex. Research into controlled and free language is essential for achiever greater exactness in on-line searching.Ex. Whether such precision will result in a catalogue more satisfactory to readers than that produced by the reasonable application of the vaguer AA is a moot point.Ex. As discussed above, precision, or the proportion of relevant documents retrieved, is related to recall, the extent of retrieval of relevant documents.Ex. To gain an idea of the fineness of detail necessary to produce the circuit elements on the chip, imagine a map of the British Isles showing sufficient detail to identify even the narrowest side-street in London.Ex. The unambiguity of the description of individual documents should become the main aim of all efforts to standardise bibliographic description.Ex. Although the movie has a well-defined sense of character and dramatic incident, a handsome and clear visual presentation, and an interesting feel for inflated men locking horns, it lacks thematic preciseness.----* amante de la precisión = precisionist.* coeficiente de precisión = coefficient of precision.* con precisión = precisely.* definido con precisión = closely defined.* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.* grado de precisión = degree of detail.* índice de precisión = precision figure.* instrumento de precisión = precision device.* mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.* * *a) ( exactitud) precisioncon la precisión de un reloj — with clockwork precision, like clockwork
de precisión — <instrumento/máquina> precision (before n)
b) (claridad, concisión) precision* * *= accuracy, exactness, precision, precision, fineness, unambiguity, preciseness.Ex: This information should be double-checked for accuracy before being confirmed by entry of a 'y'.
Ex: Research into controlled and free language is essential for achiever greater exactness in on-line searching.Ex: Whether such precision will result in a catalogue more satisfactory to readers than that produced by the reasonable application of the vaguer AA is a moot point.Ex: As discussed above, precision, or the proportion of relevant documents retrieved, is related to recall, the extent of retrieval of relevant documents.Ex: To gain an idea of the fineness of detail necessary to produce the circuit elements on the chip, imagine a map of the British Isles showing sufficient detail to identify even the narrowest side-street in London.Ex: The unambiguity of the description of individual documents should become the main aim of all efforts to standardise bibliographic description.Ex: Although the movie has a well-defined sense of character and dramatic incident, a handsome and clear visual presentation, and an interesting feel for inflated men locking horns, it lacks thematic preciseness.* amante de la precisión = precisionist.* coeficiente de precisión = coefficient of precision.* con precisión = precisely.* definido con precisión = closely defined.* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.* grado de precisión = degree of detail.* índice de precisión = precision figure.* instrumento de precisión = precision device.* mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.* * *A1 (exactitud) precisioncon la precisión de un reloj with clockwork precision, like clockworkes un trabajo que requiere una gran precisión it is a job which requires great precision o accuracyno puedo decírtelo con precisión I can't tell you exactlyde precisión ‹instrumento/máquina› precision ( before n)2 (claridad, concisión) precisionse caracteriza por la precisión de su estilo he is distinguished by the precision o clarity of his style(puntualizaciones): en cuanto a este tema debo hacer unas precisiones I would like to make o clarify a few points regarding this subject* * *
precisión sustantivo femenino
de precisión ‹instrumento/máquina› precision ( before n)
precisión sustantivo masculino
1 (exactitud) precision, accuracy
2 (claridad, concreción) precision
3 (puntualización) clarification
' precisión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
exactitud
- fidelidad
- indefinida
- indefinido
- limpieza
- rigor
- vislumbrar
- instrumento
English:
accuracy
- accurate
- accurately
- gouge
- precisely
- precision
- strictness
- finely
- put
* * *precisión nfaccuracy, precision;con precisión accurately, precisely;instrumento de precisión precision instrument* * *f precision;de precisión precision atr* * *1) exactitud: precision, accuracy2) claridad: clarity (of style, etc.)3) necesidad: necessitytener precisión de: to have need of* * *precisión n precision -
86 tener una idea de
(v.) = gain + idea ofEx. To gain an idea of the fineness of detail necessary to produce the circuit elements on the chip, imagine a map of the British Isles showing sufficient detail to identify even the narrowest side-street in London.* * *(v.) = gain + idea ofEx: To gain an idea of the fineness of detail necessary to produce the circuit elements on the chip, imagine a map of the British Isles showing sufficient detail to identify even the narrowest side-street in London.
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87 transversal
adj.1 transverse, transversal, thwart.2 cross-sectional.f.side road, shortcut.* * *► adjetivo1 transversal, transverse, crosswise* * *1.ADJ transverse, cross; (=oblicuo) oblique2.SFuna transversal de la Gran Vía — a street crossing o which cuts across the Gran Vía
* * *Iadjetivo <eje/línea> transverseIIa) ( calle)la calle Colonia y sus transversales — Colonia street and all the streets that cross it o (AmE) and its cross streets
b) (Mat) transversal* * *= side-street, crosscutting [cross cutting], transverse, sectional.Ex. To gain an idea of the fineness of detail necessary to produce the circuit elements on the chip, imagine a map of the British Isles showing sufficient detail to identify even the narrowest side-street in London.Ex. The plan comprises over twenty projects addressing the partnership's three priority themes -- access, empowerment and governance -- and four crosscutting issues -- youth, the media, gender and local (community-based) knowledge.Ex. Top and bottom transverse surfaces of discs were polished using a sander.Ex. The network has 4 centres: coordinating centres; regional centres; sectional centres; pilot centres.----* corte transversal = cross-section [cross section], sectional cutting.* transversal a = at an angle across.* * *Iadjetivo <eje/línea> transverseIIa) ( calle)la calle Colonia y sus transversales — Colonia street and all the streets that cross it o (AmE) and its cross streets
b) (Mat) transversal* * *= side-street, crosscutting [cross cutting], transverse, sectional.Ex: To gain an idea of the fineness of detail necessary to produce the circuit elements on the chip, imagine a map of the British Isles showing sufficient detail to identify even the narrowest side-street in London.
Ex: The plan comprises over twenty projects addressing the partnership's three priority themes -- access, empowerment and governance -- and four crosscutting issues -- youth, the media, gender and local (community-based) knowledge.Ex: Top and bottom transverse surfaces of discs were polished using a sander.Ex: The network has 4 centres: coordinating centres; regional centres; sectional centres; pilot centres.* corte transversal = cross-section [cross section], sectional cutting.* transversal a = at an angle across.* * *‹eje/línea/onda› transverse ‹calle/camino›una calle transversal al Paseo de Recoletos a street which crosses the Paseo de Recoletosun corte transversal a cross sectionla calle Colonia y sus transversales Colonia street and all the streets that cross it2 ( Mat) transversal* * *
transversal adjetivo ‹eje/línea› transverse;
un corte transversal a cross section
■ sustantivo femenino (Mat) transversal
transversal adjetivo transverse, cross
' transversal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corte
- trasversal
English:
cross
* * *transversal, trasversal♦ adj1. [línea] transverse;un corte transversal a cross section;la calle transversal a la Avenida de la Paz the street that crosses the Avenida de la Paz2. Educasignatura o [m5] materia transversal = underlying, value-based educational objective specified in the Spanish school curriculum♦ nf1. [calle]en la transversal a la Avenida de la Paz on the street that crosses the Avenida de la Paz2. Mat transversal* * *adj transverse, cross atr* * *transversal adj: transverse, crosscorte transversal: cross section -
88 Great Britain
Gran Bretañan.• Gran Bretaña s.f.noun Gran Bretaña f
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Cultural note:
Gran Bretaña es la más grande de la Islas Británicas ( British Isles). Incluye Inglaterra, Escocia y Gales. A menudo el término "Britain" se emplea erróneamente para hacer referencia al Reino Unido (United Kingdom) o a Inglaterra* * *noun Gran Bretaña f
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Cultural note:
Gran Bretaña es la más grande de la Islas Británicas ( British Isles). Incluye Inglaterra, Escocia y Gales. A menudo el término "Britain" se emplea erróneamente para hacer referencia al Reino Unido (United Kingdom) o a Inglaterra -
89 britannique
britannique [bʀitanik]1. adjective2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *bʀitanikun/une Britannique — a British man/woman
* * *bʀitanik nmfun Britannique — a British person, a Briton
* * *britannique ⇒ Les nationalités adj British.[britanik] adjectifBritannique adjectifBritannique nom masculin et féminin -
90 île
île° [il]feminine noun► île flottante ( = dessert) île flottante► les îles Sous-le-Vent/du Vent the Leeward/Windward Islands* * *ilnom féminin islandPhrasal Verbs:* * *il1. nf2. îles nfpl* * *île artificielle ( pour forage) artificial island; l'île de Beauté Tourisme Corsica; île flottante Culin floating island; île de glace Sci ice island.[il] nom fémininvivre sur ou dans une île to live on an islandles îles de la mer Égée the Aegean ou Greek Islands2. (littéraire & vieilli) [colonie]les Îles the Caribbean (Islands), the West Indies3. CUISINEles îles Aléoutiennes the Aleutian Islandsles îles Anglo-Normandes the Channel Islandsles îles Australes the Tubuai ou Austral Islandsles îles Bahrayn ou Bahreïn the Bahrain ou Bahrein Islandsles îles Baléares the Balearic Islandsles îles Britanniques the British Islesles îles Canaries the Canary Islandsles îles du Cap Vert the Cape Verde Islandsles îles Carolines the Caroline Islandsl'île Christmas Christmas Islandles îles Comores the Comorosl'île d'Elbe Elbales îles Éoliennes the Aeolian Islandsles îles Falkland the Falkland Islands, the Falklandsles îles Féroé the Faeroesles îles Fidji the Fiji Islandsles îles Galapagos the Galapagos Islandsles îles Hébrides the Hebridesles îles Ioniennes the Ionian Islandsles îles Kouriles the Kuril ou Kurile Islandsles îles Maldives the Maldivesles îles Malouines the Falkland Islands, the Falklandsl'île de Man the Isle of Manles îles Mariannes the Mariana Islandsles îles Marquises the Marquesas Islandsles îles Marshall the Marshall Islandsl'île Maurice Mauritiusles îles Moluques the Molucca Islands, the Moluccasl'île du Nord North Islandl'île d'Ouessant (the Isle of) Ushantl'île de Pâques Easter Islandl'île du Prince-Édouard Prince Edward Islandl'île de la Réunion Réunion Islandles îles Salomon the Solomon Islandsl'île de Sein the Ile de Seinles îles Shetland the Shetland Islands, the Shetlandsles îles de la Sonde the Sunda Islandsles îles Sorlingues the Scilly Islandsles îles Sous-le-Vent (aux Antilles) the Netherlands (and Venezuelan) Antilles; (en Polynésie) the Leeward Islands, the Western Society Islands;l'île du Sud South Islandl'île de la Trinité Trinidadles îles Turks et Caicos the Turks and Caicos Islandsl'île Vancouver Vancouver Islandles îles du Vent (aux Antilles) the Windward Islands; (en Polynésie) the Eastern Society Islands;les îles Vierges the Virgin Islandsl'île de Wight the Isle of Wight -
91 Britanniques
bʀitanikadjectif féminin pluriel* * * -
92 VESTR
n.1) the west (frá vestri ok til norðrs); sá ek fugl fljúga ór vestri, from the west;2) adv. westwards, west, towards the west (hvert sinn er þá ríðr v. eða vestan); þykki þér eigi gott v. þar, there in the west; sigla v. um haf, to sail westwards over the sea, to the British Isles.* * *n., gen. vestrs, [A. S., Engl., and Germ. west; Dan. vester]:—the west; sól í vestri, K. Þ. K., Landn. 276; til vestrs, Sks. 179; í vestri miðju, Rb. 92; í vestr, towards west.II. as adv. to the westward; ríða vestr eða vestan, Ld. 126; vestr til Breiðafjarðar, Nj. 1: of western Icel., þykki þér eigi gott vestr þar, 11; vestr, in the west, Bs. i. 4, 31.2. westwards, towards the British Isles, a standing phrase (cp. the use of Hesperia in Lat.); sigla vestr um haf, to sail westwards over the sea, Fms. i. 22, Orkn. 144; sækja vestr til Eyja, west to the Orkneys ( Shetland), Orkn. 136; vestr fór ek of ver, I journeyed westward over the sea, Höfuðl. 1; in which last passage it is even used of a voyage from Iceland to England; til ríkja þeirra er liggja vestr þar, Orkn. 144. -
93 length
noun1) (also Horse Racing, Rowing, Fashion) Länge, diebe six feet etc. in length — sechs Fuß usw. lang sein
the room is twice the length of yours — das Zimmer ist doppelt so lang wie deins
travel the length and breadth of the British Isles — überall auf den Britischen Inseln herumreisen
a list the length of my arm — (fig.) eine ellenlange Liste
win by a length — mit einer Länge siegen
3)at length — (for a long time) lange; (eventually) schließlich
at [great] length — (in great detail) lang und breit; sehr ausführlich
4)go to any/great etc. lengths — alles nur/alles Erdenkliche tun
* * *[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) die Länge3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) die Länge•- academic.ru/42451/lengthen">lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths* * *[ˈleŋ(k)θ]nthis elastic cord will stretch to twice its normal \length dieses Elastikband lässt sich bis zur doppelten Länge dehnenshe planted rose bushes along the whole \length of the garden fence sie pflanzte Rosensträucher entlang dem gesamten Gartenzaunto be 2 metres in \length ein Länge von 2 Metern haben, 2 Meter lang seina \length of cloth/wallpaper eine Bahn Stoff/Tapetea \length of pipe ein Rohrstück nta \length of ribbon/string ein Stück nt Band/Bindfadenthe Cambridge boat won by two \lengths die Mannschaft von Cambridge gewann mit zwei Bootslängen Vorsprungto be 2 \lengths ahead of sb/sth 2 Längen Vorsprung auf jdn/etw habento win a horse race by 4 \lengths ein Rennen mit 4 Pferdelängen Vorsprung gewinnenwhat's the \length of tonight's performance? wie lange dauert die heutige Vorstellung?the \length of an article/a book/a film die Länge eines Artikels/Buchs/Filmsa speech of some \length eine längere Rede[for] any \length of time [für] längere Zeitshe described her trip to Thailand at \length sie schilderte ihre Thailandreise in allen Einzelheitenat great \length in aller Ausführlichkeit, in epischer Breite ironvowel \length Vokallänge f, Länge f eines Vokals7.▶ the \length and breadth kreuz und querhe travelled the \length and breadth of Europe er ist kreuz und quer durch Europa gereist▶ to go to any \lengths vor nichts zurückschrecken* * *[leŋɵ]n1) Länge fa journey of considerable length — eine ziemlich lange or weite Reise
of such length — so lang
the river, for most of its length, meanders through meadows —
the pipe, for most of its length,... — fast das ganze Rohr...
along the whole length of the river/lane —
it turns in its own length — es kann sich um die eigene Achse drehen
(through) the length and breadth of England — in ganz England; travel kreuz und quer durch ganz England
2) (= section of cloth, rope, pipe) Stück nt; (of wallpaper) Bahn f; (of road) Abschnitt m; (of pool) Bahn f, Länge fat such length — so lange
we didn't stay any (great) length of time — wir sind nicht lange geblieben
the length of time needed —
in that length of time I could have... — in dieser Zeit hätte ich...
length of life (of people) — Lebenserwartung f; (of animals) Lebensalter nt; (of machine) Lebensdauer f
length of service with the army — Dienstjahre pl bei der Armee
4) (PHON, POET, SPORT) Länge f5)to go to any lengths to do sth — vor nichts zurückschrecken, um etw zu tun
to go to the length of... — so weit gehen, dass...
* * *length [leŋθ; leŋkθ] s1. Länge f (Dimension):they searched the length and breadth of the house sie durchsuchten das ganze Haus;an arm’s length eine Armlänge;two feet in length zwei Fuß lang;what length is it?, what is the length of it? wie lang ist es?2. Länge f:a) Strecke f:b) lange Strecke3. Maß:a) Bahn f (Stoff, Tapete etc)b) Stück n (Schnur etc)c) Abschnitt m (einer Straße etc)d) Bahn f, Länge f (eines Schwimmbeckens)4. Länge f, Umfang m (eines Buches, einer Liste etc)5. (zeitliche) Länge:length of employment Beschäftigungsdauer;length of service Dauer der Betriebszugehörigkeit;of some length ziemlich lang;for varying lengths of time verschieden oder unterschiedlich langb) lange Dauer6. SPORT Länge f:the horse won by a length das Pferd gewann mit einer Länge (Vorsprung)a) ausführlich,b) endlich, schließlich;a) in allen Einzelheiten,b) der Länge nach;at great (some) length sehr (ziemlich) ausführlich;a) sehr weit gehen,b) sich sehr bemühen;he went (to) the length of asserting er ging so weit zu behaupten;go to all lengths aufs Ganze gehen;go any length(s) for sb alles tun für jemanden;I wonder what length(s) he will go to wie weit er wohl gehen wird?;I cannot go that length with you darin gehen Sie mir zu weit;L abk1. large2. Latin Lat.4. length L, L.5. longitude L.* * *noun1) (also Horse Racing, Rowing, Fashion) Länge, diebe six feet etc. in length — sechs Fuß usw. lang sein
a list the length of my arm — (fig.) eine ellenlange Liste
2) (of time) Länge, die3)at length — (for a long time) lange; (eventually) schließlich
at [great] length — (in great detail) lang und breit; sehr ausführlich
4)go to any/great etc. lengths — alles nur/alles Erdenkliche tun
* * *n.Dauer nur sing. f.Länge -n f.Umfang -¨e m. -
94 pub
noun* * *see academic.ru/108723/public_house">public house* * *pub1[pʌb]pub2* * *Ein pub (Kurzform von public house) ist ein Lokal, in dem Wein, Bier, Spirituosen und alkoholfreie Getränke an alle Personen über 18 ausgeschenkt werden. In den Pubs kann man aber nicht nur trinken, sondern sie spielen auch eine bedeutsame Rolle im britischen Gesellschaftsleben. Spiele wie Poolbillard, Darts oder Domino stehen oft zur freien Verfügung. In vielen Pubs werden - allerdings meist nur mittags - Mahlzeiten angeboten, und einige verfügen über eigene Räumlichkeiten oder Biergärten für Familien mit Kindern. Normalerweise sind Pubs von 11 bis 23 Uhr geöffnet, doch werden die Öffnungszeiten jetzt vielfach flexibler gehandhabt. Einige Pubs sind im Besitz großer Brauereigesellschaften und verkaufen nur eigene Produkte andere, die sogenannten free houses, sind im Privatbesitz und bieten eine große Palette verschiedener Biere an See: → BEER* * *pub [pʌb]A s1. besonders Br Pub n, Kneipe f umg:pub team Kneipenmannschaft f2. Aus Hotel na) in die Kneipe gehen,b) einen Kneipenbummel machen* * *noun* * *(UK) n.Gaststätte f.Schanklokal n. (bar) (UK) n.Lokal -e n. n.Kneipe -n f. -
95 британский
1. british2. BritishСинонимический ряд:английский (прил.) английский -
96 británico
británico
◊ -ca adjetivoBritish ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino British person, Briton; los británicos the British, British people
británico,-a
I adjetivo British
las Islas Británicas, the British Isles
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Briton
2 los británicos, the British ' británico' also found in these entries: Spanish: billón - británica - señor - baño - inglés - médula - tener English: absent - born - Brit - British - decline - imperial mile - practice - practise - redcoat - through - unionist - answer - Britisher - Briton - Downing Street - home -
97 остров
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98 brytyjski
adj* * *a.British; akcent brytyjski British accent; brytyjska odmiana angielskiego British English; Wyspy Brytyjskie geogr. the British Isles; Brytyjska Wspólnota Narodów polit. the British Commonwealth.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > brytyjski
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99 World War II
(1939-1945)In the European phase of the war, neutral Portugal contributed more to the Allied victory than historians have acknowledged. Portugal experienced severe pressures to compromise her neutrality from both the Axis and Allied powers and, on several occasions, there were efforts to force Portugal to enter the war as a belligerent. Several factors lent Portugal importance as a neutral. This was especially the case during the period from the fall of France in June 1940 to the Allied invasion and reconquest of France from June to August 1944.In four respects, Portugal became briefly a modest strategic asset for the Allies and a war materiel supplier for both sides: the country's location in the southwesternmost corner of the largely German-occupied European continent; being a transport and communication terminus, observation post for spies, and crossroads between Europe, the Atlantic, the Americas, and Africa; Portugal's strategically located Atlantic islands, the Azores, Madeira, and Cape Verde archipelagos; and having important mines of wolfram or tungsten ore, crucial for the war industry for hardening steel.To maintain strict neutrality, the Estado Novo regime dominated by Antônio de Oliveira Salazar performed a delicate balancing act. Lisbon attempted to please and cater to the interests of both sets of belligerents, but only to the extent that the concessions granted would not threaten Portugal's security or its status as a neutral. On at least two occasions, Portugal's neutrality status was threatened. First, Germany briefly considered invading Portugal and Spain during 1940-41. A second occasion came in 1943 and 1944 as Great Britain, backed by the United States, pressured Portugal to grant war-related concessions that threatened Portugal's status of strict neutrality and would possibly bring Portugal into the war on the Allied side. Nazi Germany's plan ("Operation Felix") to invade the Iberian Peninsula from late 1940 into 1941 was never executed, but the Allies occupied and used several air and naval bases in Portugal's Azores Islands.The second major crisis for Portugal's neutrality came with increasing Allied pressures for concessions from the summer of 1943 to the summer of 1944. Led by Britain, Portugal's oldest ally, Portugal was pressured to grant access to air and naval bases in the Azores Islands. Such bases were necessary to assist the Allies in winning the Battle of the Atlantic, the naval war in which German U-boats continued to destroy Allied shipping. In October 1943, following tedious negotiations, British forces began to operate such bases and, in November 1944, American forces were allowed to enter the islands. Germany protested and made threats, but there was no German attack.Tensions rose again in the spring of 1944, when the Allies demanded that Lisbon cease exporting wolfram to Germany. Salazar grew agitated, considered resigning, and argued that Portugal had made a solemn promise to Germany that wolfram exports would be continued and that Portugal could not break its pledge. The Portuguese ambassador in London concluded that the shipping of wolfram to Germany was "the price of neutrality." Fearing that a still-dangerous Germany could still attack Portugal, Salazar ordered the banning of the mining, sale, and exports of wolfram not only to Germany but to the Allies as of 6 June 1944.Portugal did not enter the war as a belligerent, and its forces did not engage in combat, but some Portuguese experienced directly or indirectly the impact of fighting. Off Portugal or near her Atlantic islands, Portuguese naval personnel or commercial fishermen rescued at sea hundreds of victims of U-boat sinkings of Allied shipping in the Atlantic. German U-boats sank four or five Portuguese merchant vessels as well and, in 1944, a U-boat stopped, boarded, searched, and forced the evacuation of a Portuguese ocean liner, the Serpa Pinto, in mid-Atlantic. Filled with refugees, the liner was not sunk but several passengers lost their lives and the U-boat kidnapped two of the ship's passengers, Portuguese Americans of military age, and interned them in a prison camp. As for involvement in a theater of war, hundreds of inhabitants were killed and wounded in remote East Timor, a Portuguese colony near Indonesia, which was invaded, annexed, and ruled by Japanese forces between February 1942 and August 1945. In other incidents, scores of Allied military planes, out of fuel or damaged in air combat, crashed or were forced to land in neutral Portugal. Air personnel who did not survive such crashes were buried in Portuguese cemeteries or in the English Cemetery, Lisbon.Portugal's peripheral involvement in largely nonbelligerent aspects of the war accelerated social, economic, and political change in Portugal's urban society. It strengthened political opposition to the dictatorship among intellectual and working classes, and it obliged the regime to bolster political repression. The general economic and financial status of Portugal, too, underwent improvements since creditor Britain, in order to purchase wolfram, foods, and other materials needed during the war, became indebted to Portugal. When Britain repaid this debt after the war, Portugal was able to restore and expand its merchant fleet. Unlike most of Europe, ravaged by the worst war in human history, Portugal did not suffer heavy losses of human life, infrastructure, and property. Unlike even her neighbor Spain, badly shaken by its terrible Civil War (1936-39), Portugal's immediate postwar condition was more favorable, especially in urban areas, although deep-seated poverty remained.Portugal experienced other effects, especially during 1939-42, as there was an influx of about a million war refugees, an infestation of foreign spies and other secret agents from 60 secret intelligence services, and the residence of scores of international journalists who came to report the war from Lisbon. There was also the growth of war-related mining (especially wolfram and tin). Portugal's media eagerly reported the war and, by and large, despite government censorship, the Portuguese print media favored the Allied cause. Portugal's standard of living underwent some improvement, although price increases were unpopular.The silent invasion of several thousand foreign spies, in addition to the hiring of many Portuguese as informants and spies, had fascinating outcomes. "Spyland" Portugal, especially when Portugal was a key point for communicating with occupied Europe (1940-44), witnessed some unusual events, and spying for foreigners at least briefly became a national industry. Until mid-1944, when Allied forces invaded France, Portugal was the only secure entry point from across the Atlantic to Europe or to the British Isles, as well as the escape hatch for refugees, spies, defectors, and others fleeing occupied Europe or Vichy-controlled Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria. Through Portugal by car, ship, train, or scheduled civil airliner one could travel to and from Spain or to Britain, or one could leave through Portugal, the westernmost continental country of Europe, to seek refuge across the Atlantic in the Americas.The wartime Portuguese scene was a colorful melange of illegal activities, including espionage, the black market, war propaganda, gambling, speculation, currency counterfeiting, diamond and wolfram smuggling, prostitution, and the drug and arms trade, and they were conducted by an unusual cast of characters. These included refugees, some of whom were spies, smugglers, diplomats, and business people, many from foreign countries seeking things they could find only in Portugal: information, affordable food, shelter, and security. German agents who contacted Allied sailors in the port of Lisbon sought to corrupt and neutralize these men and, if possible, recruit them as spies, and British intelligence countered this effort. Britain's MI-6 established a new kind of "safe house" to protect such Allied crews from German espionage and venereal disease infection, an approved and controlled house of prostitution in Lisbon's bairro alto district.Foreign observers and writers were impressed with the exotic, spy-ridden scene in Lisbon, as well as in Estoril on the Sun Coast (Costa do Sol), west of Lisbon harbor. What they observed appeared in noted autobiographical works and novels, some written during and some after the war. Among notable writers and journalists who visited or resided in wartime Portugal were Hungarian writer and former communist Arthur Koestler, on the run from the Nazi's Gestapo; American radio broadcaster-journalist Eric Sevareid; novelist and Hollywood script-writer Frederick Prokosch; American diplomat George Kennan; Rumanian cultural attache and later scholar of mythology Mircea Eliade; and British naval intelligence officer and novelist-to-be Ian Fleming. Other notable visiting British intelligence officers included novelist Graham Greene; secret Soviet agent in MI-6 and future defector to the Soviet Union Harold "Kim" Philby; and writer Malcolm Muggeridge. French letters were represented by French writer and airman, Antoine Saint-Exupery and French playwright, Jean Giroudoux. Finally, Aquilino Ribeiro, one of Portugal's premier contemporary novelists, wrote about wartime Portugal, including one sensational novel, Volframio, which portrayed the profound impact of the exploitation of the mineral wolfram on Portugal's poor, still backward society.In Estoril, Portugal, the idea for the world's most celebrated fictitious spy, James Bond, was probably first conceived by Ian Fleming. Fleming visited Portugal several times after 1939 on Naval Intelligence missions, and later he dreamed up the James Bond character and stories. Background for the early novels in the James Bond series was based in part on people and places Fleming observed in Portugal. A key location in Fleming's first James Bond novel, Casino Royale (1953) is the gambling Casino of Estoril. In addition, one aspect of the main plot, the notion that a spy could invent "secret" intelligence for personal profit, was observed as well by the British novelist and former MI-6 officer, while engaged in operations in wartime Portugal. Greene later used this information in his 1958 spy novel, Our Man in Havana, as he observed enemy agents who fabricated "secrets" for money.Thus, Portugal's World War II experiences introduced the country and her people to a host of new peoples, ideas, products, and influences that altered attitudes and quickened the pace of change in this quiet, largely tradition-bound, isolated country. The 1943-45 connections established during the Allied use of air and naval bases in Portugal's Azores Islands were a prelude to Portugal's postwar membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). -
100 Británica
f., (m. - británico)* * *----* Comunidad Británica de Naciones, la = Commonwealth, the.* * ** Comunidad Británica de Naciones, la = Commonwealth, the.* * *
británico,-a
I adjetivo British
las Islas Británicas, the British Isles
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Briton
2 los británicos, the British
' británica' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
billón
- flema
- mancomunidad
English:
B.T.U.
- BBC
- BMA
- lord
- royal
- Briton
- RAF
* * *I adj BritishII m, británica f Briton, Brit fam
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