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  • 1 channel

    1. noun
    1) Kanal, der; (gutter) Rinnstein, der; (navigable part of waterway) Fahrrinne, die

    the Channel — (Brit.) der [Ärmel]kanal

    2) (fig.) Kanal, der
    3) (Telev., Radio) Kanal, der
    4) (on recording tape etc.) Spur, die
    5) (groove) Rille, die
    2. transitive verb,
    (Brit.) - ll- (fig.): (guide, direct) lenken, richten ( into auf + Akk.)
    •• Cultural note:
    Ein britischer privater Fernsehsender, der populä re leichte Unterhaltung ausstrahlt.
    Ein britischer privater Fernsehsender mit einem umfangreichen sozialen und kulturellen Programm. Er hat ein Renommee für exzellente Dokumentationen und für die Berichterstattung über kulturelle und künstlerische Ereignisse
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    [' ænl] 1. noun
    1) (the bed of a stream or other way through which liquid can flow: a sewage channel.) der Kanal, das Flußbett
    2) (a passage of deeper water in a river, through which ships can sail.) die Fahrrinne
    3) (a narrow stretch of water joining two seas: the English Channel.) der Kanal
    4) (a means of sending or receiving information etc: We got the information through the usual channels.) der Weg
    5) ((in television, radio etc) a band of frequencies for sending or receiving signals: BBC Television now has two channels.) der Kanal
    2. verb
    1) (to make a channel in.) aushöhlen
    2) (to direct into a particular course: He channelled all his energies into the project.) lenken
    * * *
    chan·nel
    [ˈtʃænəl]
    I. n
    1. RADIO, TV Kanal m, Programm nt
    on \channel five/three im fünften/dritten Programm
    cable \channel Kabelkanal m
    commercial \channel kommerzieller Sender
    pay \channel Pay-TV nt
    to change [or switch] \channels umschalten
    to turn to another \channel [auf ein anderes Programm] umschalten
    to turn to \channel two ins zweite Programm umschalten
    2. (waterway) [Fluss]bett nt; (artificial waterway) Kanal m
    drainage \channel Entwässerungsgraben m, Drainage f SCHWEIZ, Abzugsgraben m
    irrigation \channel Bewässerungskanal m
    deepwater/navigable \channel schiffbare Fahrrinne
    the [English] C\channel der Ärmelkanal
    3. (in airport or port) [Zoll]ausgang m
    the red/green \channel der rot/grün gekennzeichnete Ausgang
    4. (means) Weg m
    she found a \channel for her energy in dancing über das Tanzen hat sie ein Ventil für ihre Energie gefunden
    \channel of communication Kommunikationsweg m
    \channel of distribution Vertriebsweg m
    to go through the official \channels den Dienstweg gehen
    through the usual \channels auf dem üblichen Weg
    II. vt
    < BRIT - ll- or AM usu -l->
    to \channel a river through sth einen Fluss durch etw akk [hindurch]leiten
    ▪ to \channel sth into sth one's energies, money etw in etw akk stecken; interests etw auf etw akk richten
    to \channel water into sth Wasser in etw akk leiten
    2. (imitate)
    ▪ to \channel sb jdn nachmachen
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    ['tʃnl]
    1. n
    1) (= watercourse) (Fluss)bett nt; (= strait) Kanal m; (= deepest part of river etc) Fahrrinne f

    the ( English) Channel — der Ärmelkanal

    2) (fig usu pl) (of bureaucracy etc) Dienstweg m; (of information etc) Kanal m; (of thought, interest etc) Bahn f

    if you go through the right channels — wenn Sie sich an die richtigen Stellen wenden

    3) (= groove) Furche f, Rinne f
    4) (TV, RAD) Kanal m, Programm nt
    2. vt
    1) (= dig out, furrow) way, course sich (dat) bahnen
    2) (= direct) water, river (hindurch)leiten (through durch)
    3) (fig) efforts, interest lenken (into auf +acc); energy also kanalisieren; crowd also dirigieren
    * * *
    channel [ˈtʃænl]
    A s
    1. Flussbett n
    2. Fahrrinne f, Kanal m
    3. (breite Wasser)Straße:
    the English Channel, bes Br the Channel der (Ärmel)Kanal;
    Channel Islands Kanalinseln pl;
    Channel Tunnel Kanaltunnel m
    4. SCHIFF
    a) schiffbarer Wasserweg (der 2 Gewässer verbindet)
    b) Seegatt n
    c) Rüst f
    5. Zufahrtsweg m, (Hafen)Einfahrt f
    6. Rinne f, Gosse f
    7. fig Kanal m, Bahn f, Weg m:
    direct a matter into ( oder through) other channels eine Angelegenheit in andere Bahnen lenken;
    channels of supply Versorgungswege;
    through the official channels auf dem Dienst- oder Instanzenweg;
    go through the official channels den Dienstweg nehmen;
    channels of trade Handelswege
    8. ELEK Frequenzband n, (Fernseh- etc) Kanal m, (-)Programm n:
    on which channel? auf welchem Kanal?, in welchem Programm?;
    on channel three im dritten Programm;
    switch channels umschalten;
    channel selector Kanalwähler m
    9. TECH Durchlassröhre f
    10. ARCH Auskehlung f, Kannelierung f
    11. TECH Nut f, Furche f, Riefe f
    12. auch channel iron TECH U-Eisen n
    B v/t prät und pperf -neled, besonders Br -nelled
    1. rinnenförmig aushöhlen, furchen
    2. ARCH auskehlen, kannelieren
    3. TECH nuten, furchen
    4. seine Anstrengungen etc lenken, richten ( beide:
    into auf akk)
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) Kanal, der; (gutter) Rinnstein, der; (navigable part of waterway) Fahrrinne, die

    the Channel — (Brit.) der [Ärmel]kanal

    2) (fig.) Kanal, der
    3) (Telev., Radio) Kanal, der
    4) (on recording tape etc.) Spur, die
    5) (groove) Rille, die
    2. transitive verb,
    (Brit.) - ll- (fig.): (guide, direct) lenken, richten ( into auf + Akk.)
    •• Cultural note:
    Ein britischer privater Fernsehsender, der populäre leichte Unterhaltung ausstrahlt.
    Ein britischer privater Fernsehsender mit einem umfangreichen sozialen und kulturellen Programm. Er hat ein Renommee für exzellente Dokumentationen und für die Berichterstattung über kulturelle und künstlerische Ereignisse
    * * *
    n.
    Kanal ¨-e m.

    English-german dictionary > channel

  • 2 right to build

    Строительные конструкции: право на застройку (i.e. a building permit, red tape, bureaucracy, etc. The "right to build" cost does not include the cost of the land or the cost of constructing the house. Wikipedia)

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > right to build

  • 3 grind on

    vi [ewig so] weitergehen, sich akk [weiter] hinziehen
    to \grind on on and on genau so weitermachen wie bisher
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    vi
    (enemy, invasion) unaufhaltsam vorrücken; (fig, bureaucracy etc) unaufhaltsam sein

    to grind on toward(s) sth — einer Sache (dat) unaufhaltsam entgegengehen

    English-german dictionary > grind on

  • 4 wheel

    1. noun
    1) Rad, das

    [potter's] wheel — Töpferscheibe, die

    [roulette] wheel — Roulett, das

    reinvent the wheel — (fig.) sich mit Problemen aufhalten, die längst gelöst sind

    put or set the wheels in motion — (fig.) die Sache in Gang setzen

    the wheels of bureaucracy turn slowly — (fig.) die Mühlen der Bürokratie mahlen langsam

    2) (for steering) (Motor Veh.) Lenkrad, das; (Naut.) Steuerrad, das

    at or behind the wheel — (of car) am od. hinterm Steuer; (of ship; also fig.) am Ruder

    3) (Mil.): (drill movement) Schwenkung, die

    left/right wheel — Links-/Rechtsschwenkung, die

    2. transitive verb
    1) (turn round) wenden
    2) (push) schieben

    wheel oneself — (in a wheelchair) fahren

    3. intransitive verb
    2)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/81903/wheel_about">wheel about
    - wheel in
    - wheel out
    - wheel round
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    [wi:l] 1. noun
    1) (a circular frame or disc turning on a rod or axle, on which vehicles etc move along the ground: A bicycle has two wheels, a tricycle three, and most cars four; a cartwheel.) das Rad
    2) (any of several things similar in shape and action: a potter's wheel; He was found drunk at the wheel (= steering-wheel) of his car.) die Scheibe, das Steuer
    2. verb
    1) (to cause to move on wheels: He wheeled his bicycle along the path.) schieben, rollen
    2) (to (cause to) turn quickly: He wheeled round and slapped me.) sich umdrehen
    3) ((of birds) to fly in circles.) kreisen
    •
    - wheeled
    - -wheeled
    - wheelbarrow
    - wheelchair
    - wheelhouse
    - wheelwright
    * * *
    [wi:l]
    I. n
    1. (circular object) Rad nt
    alloy \wheels AUTO Aluminiumfelgen pl, Alufelgen pl
    front/rear \wheel Vorder-/Hinterrad nt
    ▪ to be on \wheels Rollen haben
    2. (for steering) Steuer nt; AUTO Steuerrad nt
    keep your hands on the \wheel! lass die Hände am Steuer!
    ▪ to be at [or behind] the \wheel am [o hinterm] Steuer sitzen
    to get behind the \wheel sich akk hinters Steuer setzen fam
    to take the \wheel sich akk ans Steuer setzen fam
    3. (vehicle)
    ▪ \wheels pl ( fam) fahrbarer Untersatz hum fam
    set of \wheels Schlitten m sl
    4. ( fig: cycle, process) Kreis m
    the \wheel of fortune das Glücksrad
    the \wheel of life der Kreis des Lebens
    5. ( fig)
    ▪ \wheels pl (workings) Räder pl
    the \wheels of bureaucracy move very slowly die Mühlen der Bürokratie mahlen sehr langsam
    to set the \wheels in motion die Sache in Gang bringen
    6. (at fairground)
    the [big] \wheel das Riesenrad
    7. (shape)
    a \wheel of cheese ein Laib m Käse
    8.
    ▶ to be a big \wheel AM ( fam) ein hohes Tier sein fam
    ▶ to feel like a fifth [or AM third] \wheel sich dat wie das fünfte Rad am Wagen vorkommen fam
    ▶ to be hell on \wheels ( fam) ein Hansdampf in allen Gassen sein fam
    ▶ to run on \wheels wie am Schnürchen laufen fam
    ▶ to set one's shoulder to the \wheel sich akk mächtig anstrengen [o [mächtig] ins Zeug legen]
    ▶ to spin one's \wheels AM Däumchen drehen
    ▶ \wheels within \wheels BRIT [schwer durchschaubare] Beziehungen
    II. vt
    ▪ to \wheel sth/sb somewhere (roll) etw/jdn irgendwohin rollen; (push) etw/jdn irgendwohin schieben
    to \wheel a pram along einen Kinderwagen schieben
    ▪ to \wheel in sth etw hereinrollen
    ▪ to \wheel out ⇆ sth ( pej fig fam) etw hervorholen [o fam ausgraben] fig
    III. vi kreisen
    ▶ to \wheel and deal ( pej fam) mauscheln pej fam
    * * *
    [wiːl]
    1. n
    1) Rad nt; (= steering wheel) Lenkrad nt; (NAUT) Steuer(rad) nt; (= roulette wheel) Drehscheibe f; (= paddle wheel) Schaufelrad nt; (= potter's wheel) (Töpfer)scheibe f

    at the wheel (lit) — am Steuer; (fig also) am Ruder

    wheel (of fortune) — Glücksrad nt

    the wheels of progress — der Fortschritt; (in history) die Weiterentwicklung

    the wheels of government/justice — die Mühlen der Regierung/der Gerechtigkeit

    2) (MIL) Schwenkung f

    a wheel to the right, a right wheel — eine Schwenkung nach rechts, eine Rechtsschwenkung

    3) pl (inf: car) fahrbare(r) Untersatz (hum inf)

    do you have wheels? — bist du motorisiert? (inf)

    2. vt
    1) (= push) bicycle, pram, child schieben; (= pull) ziehen; (invalid) wheelchair fahren

    the cripple wheeled himself into the room/along — der Krüppel fuhr mit seinem Rollstuhl ins Zimmer/fuhr in seinem Rollstuhl

    2) (= cause to turn) drehen
    3. vi
    (= turn) drehen; (birds, planes) kreisen; (MIL) schwenken

    to wheel left — nach links schwenken

    * * *
    wheel [wiːl; hwiːl]
    A s
    1. (Wagen) Rad n:
    three-wheel dreiräd(e)rig; → fifth wheel, meal2, oil B, shoulder A 1, spoke1 A 4
    2. allg Rad n, TECH auch Scheibe f
    3. SCHIFF Steuer-, Ruderrad n
    4. Steuer(rad) n, Lenkrad n:
    a) am Steuer (of von oder gen),
    b) fig am Ruder;
    5. umg
    a) besonders US (Fahr)Rad n
    b) pl AUTO Wagen m, fahrbarer Untersatz umg
    6. HIST Rad n (Folterinstrument):
    break sb on the wheel jemanden rädern oder aufs Rad flechten;
    break a butterfly on a ( oder the) wheel fig mit Kanonen auf oder nach Spatzen schießen
    7. fig (Glücks) Rad n:
    wheel of life (Buddhismus) Rad des Lebens oder Werdens;
    a sudden turn of the wheel eine plötzliche (Schicksals)Wende
    8. fig Rad n, treibende Kraft, pl Räder(werk) pl(n), Getriebe n:
    the wheels of government die Regierungsmaschinerie;
    the wheels of history were beginning to turn das Rad der Geschichte begann sich zu drehen;
    wheels within wheels ein kompliziertes Räderwerk;
    a) die wahren Gründe etc sind nur schwer zu durchschauen,
    b) die Dinge sind komplizierter, als sie aussehen
    9. Drehung f, Kreis(bewegung) m(f)
    10. MIL Schwenkung f:
    right (left) wheel! rechts (links) schwenkt!
    11. → big wheel 2
    B v/t
    1. drehen, im Kreis bewegen
    2. MIL eine Schwenkung ausführen lassen
    3. ein Fahrrad, einen Kinderwagen, einen Patienten im Rollstuhl etc schieben, einen Servierwagen etc auch rollen
    4. Räder anbringen an (dat)
    C v/i
    1. sich (im Kreis) drehen, (Vögel, Flugzeug) kreisen
    2. MIL schwenken:
    wheel to the right (left) eine Rechts-(Links)schwenkung machen
    3. rollen, fahren
    4. besonders US umg radeln
    5. wheel and deal umg, meist pej (zweifelhafte) Geschäfte machen
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) Rad, das

    [potter's] wheel — Töpferscheibe, die

    [roulette] wheel — Roulett, das

    reinvent the wheel — (fig.) sich mit Problemen aufhalten, die längst gelöst sind

    put or set the wheels in motion — (fig.) die Sache in Gang setzen

    the wheels of bureaucracy turn slowly — (fig.) die Mühlen der Bürokratie mahlen langsam

    2) (for steering) (Motor Veh.) Lenkrad, das; (Naut.) Steuerrad, das

    at or behind the wheel — (of car) am od. hinterm Steuer; (of ship; also fig.) am Ruder

    3) (Mil.): (drill movement) Schwenkung, die

    left/right wheel — Links-/Rechtsschwenkung, die

    2. transitive verb
    1) (turn round) wenden
    2) (push) schieben
    3. intransitive verb
    2)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    n.
    Laufrad -¨er n.
    Rad ¨-er n.

    English-german dictionary > wheel

  • 5 AT

    æt
    1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road) en
    2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) a; hacia
    3) (time: He arrived at ten o'clock; The children came at the sound of the bell.) a
    4) (state or occupation: The countries are at war; She is at work.) en
    5) (pace or speed: He drove at 120 kilometres per hour.) a
    6) (cost: bread at $1.20 a loaf.) a
    •
    at prep
    1. en
    2. a / en
    at night por la noche / de noche
    don't shout at me! ¡no me grites!
    look at me! ¡mírame!
    at
    tr[æt, ʊnstressed ət]
    1 (position) en, a
    ■ at home/school/work/church en casa/el colegio/el trabajo/la iglesia
    2 (time) a
    ■ at midnight/noon a medianoche/mediodía
    ■ at the beginning/end al principio/final
    3 (direction, violence) a, contra
    ■ we buy at £400 a ton and sell at £1000 compramos a cuatrocientas libras la tonelada y vendemos a mil
    ■ he's at breakfast/lunch/dinner está desayunando/comiendo/cenando
    ■ they were at war/peace estaban en guerra/paz
    1 (reaction, result)
    ■ she was horrified/astounded at the sentence quedó horrorizada/pasmada ante la sentencia
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    at first al principio
    at last! ¡por fin!
    at least por lo menos
    at most como máximo
    at the earliest lo más pronto
    at the latest como tarde, a lo más tardar
    at worst en el peor de los casos
    at ['æt] prep
    1) : en
    at the top: en lo alto
    at peace: en paz
    at Ana's house: en casa de Ana
    2) : a
    at the rear: al fondo
    at 10 o'clock: a las diez
    3) : por
    at last: por fin
    to be surprised at something: sorprenderse por algo
    4) : de
    he's laughing at you: está riéndose de ti
    5) : para
    you're good at this: eres bueno para esto
    at (\@) (Typography)
    n.
    • arroba s.f.
    prep.
    • a prep.
    • de prep.
    • en prep.
    • en casa de prep.
    • hacia prep.
    æt, weak form ət
    1) ( location) en

    at Daniel's — en casa de Daniel, donde Daniel, en lo de Daniel (RPl)

    who was at the wedding? — ¿quién estuvo en la boda?

    where it's at — (colloq)

    2) ( direction)

    to point at something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien

    3) ( time)

    at Christmas — en Navidad, por Navidades (Esp)

    at night — por la noche, de noche

    4)

    at war/peace — en guerra/paz

    to be at it — (colloq)

    to be at something: she's been at my things ha estado hurgando en mis cosas; Joe's been at the brandy again Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy (fam); to be (on) at somebody darle* la lata a alguien (fam); she's been on at him to stop smoking — le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar

    5)
    a) (with measurements, numbers, rates etc)

    they sell them at around $80 — las venden a alrededor de $80

    N ABBR
    = automatic translation TA f
    * * *
    [æt], weak form [ət]
    1) ( location) en

    at Daniel's — en casa de Daniel, donde Daniel, en lo de Daniel (RPl)

    who was at the wedding? — ¿quién estuvo en la boda?

    where it's at — (colloq)

    2) ( direction)

    to point at something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien

    3) ( time)

    at Christmas — en Navidad, por Navidades (Esp)

    at night — por la noche, de noche

    4)

    at war/peace — en guerra/paz

    to be at it — (colloq)

    to be at something: she's been at my things ha estado hurgando en mis cosas; Joe's been at the brandy again Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy (fam); to be (on) at somebody darle* la lata a alguien (fam); she's been on at him to stop smoking — le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar

    5)
    a) (with measurements, numbers, rates etc)

    they sell them at around $80 — las venden a alrededor de $80

    English-spanish dictionary > AT

  • 6 at

    æt
    1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road) en
    2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) a; hacia
    3) (time: He arrived at ten o'clock; The children came at the sound of the bell.) a
    4) (state or occupation: The countries are at war; She is at work.) en
    5) (pace or speed: He drove at 120 kilometres per hour.) a
    6) (cost: bread at $1.20 a loaf.) a
    •
    at prep
    1. en
    2. a / en
    at night por la noche / de noche
    don't shout at me! ¡no me grites!
    look at me! ¡mírame!
    at
    tr[æt, ʊnstressed ət]
    1 (position) en, a
    ■ at home/school/work/church en casa/el colegio/el trabajo/la iglesia
    2 (time) a
    ■ at midnight/noon a medianoche/mediodía
    ■ at the beginning/end al principio/final
    3 (direction, violence) a, contra
    ■ we buy at £400 a ton and sell at £1000 compramos a cuatrocientas libras la tonelada y vendemos a mil
    ■ he's at breakfast/lunch/dinner está desayunando/comiendo/cenando
    ■ they were at war/peace estaban en guerra/paz
    1 (reaction, result)
    ■ she was horrified/astounded at the sentence quedó horrorizada/pasmada ante la sentencia
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    at first al principio
    at last! ¡por fin!
    at least por lo menos
    at most como máximo
    at the earliest lo más pronto
    at the latest como tarde, a lo más tardar
    at worst en el peor de los casos
    at ['æt] prep
    1) : en
    at the top: en lo alto
    at peace: en paz
    at Ana's house: en casa de Ana
    2) : a
    at the rear: al fondo
    at 10 o'clock: a las diez
    3) : por
    at last: por fin
    to be surprised at something: sorprenderse por algo
    4) : de
    he's laughing at you: está riéndose de ti
    5) : para
    you're good at this: eres bueno para esto
    at (\@) (Typography)
    n.
    • arroba s.f.
    prep.
    • a prep.
    • de prep.
    • en prep.
    • en casa de prep.
    • hacia prep.
    æt, weak form ət
    1) ( location) en

    at Daniel's — en casa de Daniel, donde Daniel, en lo de Daniel (RPl)

    who was at the wedding? — ¿quién estuvo en la boda?

    where it's at — (colloq)

    2) ( direction)

    to point at something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien

    3) ( time)

    at Christmas — en Navidad, por Navidades (Esp)

    at night — por la noche, de noche

    4)

    at war/peace — en guerra/paz

    to be at it — (colloq)

    to be at something: she's been at my things ha estado hurgando en mis cosas; Joe's been at the brandy again Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy (fam); to be (on) at somebody darle* la lata a alguien (fam); she's been on at him to stop smoking — le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar

    5)
    a) (with measurements, numbers, rates etc)

    they sell them at around $80 — las venden a alrededor de $80

    [æt]
    When at is an element in a phrasal verb, eg look at, look up the verb. PREP

    there weren't many people at the party/lecture — no había mucha gente en la fiesta/conferencia

    at the hairdresser's/supermarket — en la peluquería/el supermercado

    at school — en la escuela, en el colegio

    where it's at —

    Glasgow's where it's at — en Glasgow es donde está la movida *, en Glasgow es donde está el rollo (Sp) *

    where we're at —

    I'll just run through where we're at — te voy a poner al tanto or al corriente de cuál es la situación

    • my room's at the back of the house — mi dormitorio está en la parte de atrás de la casa

    • the dress fastens at the back — el vestido se abrocha por detrás

    • at the bottom of the stairs — al pie de las escaleras

    • to stand at the door — estar de pie or (LAm) parado en la puerta

    • at the edge — en el borde

    • my room's at the front of the house — mi dormitorio está en la parte delantera de la casa

    • at the top — (gen) en lo alto; (of mountain) en la cumbre

    • to be at the window — estar junto a la ventana

    c) (esp Internet) (=name of \@ symbol) arroba f

    "my email address is jones at collins dot uk" — (jones\@collins.uk) -mi dirección electrónica es jones arroba collins punto uk

    2) (direction) (=towards) hacia
    3) (time, age) a

    at lunchtime — a la hora de la comida, a la hora de almorzar

    • at an early age — de pequeño/pequeña

    • at Christmas — por or en Navidades

    • at the moment — en este momento

    • at night — de noche, por la noche

    • at a time like this — en un momento como este

    4) (rate) a

    at 4% interest — al 4% de interés

    • at it, while you're at it * — (=doing it) de paso; (=by the way) a propósito

    • boys at play — muchachos que juegan, los muchachos cuando juegan

    • I could tell she'd been at the whisky — se notaba que le había estado dando al whisky *

    • at war — en guerra

    • to be at work — (=working) estar trabajando; (=in the office) estar en la oficina

    • acting at its best — una actuación de antología

    • at peace — en paz

    • at a run — corriendo, a la carrera

    • at full speed — a toda velocidad

    • I was shocked/ surprised at the news — me escandalizó/sorprendió la noticia

    * * *
    [æt], weak form [ət]
    1) ( location) en

    at Daniel's — en casa de Daniel, donde Daniel, en lo de Daniel (RPl)

    who was at the wedding? — ¿quién estuvo en la boda?

    where it's at — (colloq)

    2) ( direction)

    to point at something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien

    3) ( time)

    at Christmas — en Navidad, por Navidades (Esp)

    at night — por la noche, de noche

    4)

    at war/peace — en guerra/paz

    to be at it — (colloq)

    to be at something: she's been at my things ha estado hurgando en mis cosas; Joe's been at the brandy again Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy (fam); to be (on) at somebody darle* la lata a alguien (fam); she's been on at him to stop smoking — le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar

    5)
    a) (with measurements, numbers, rates etc)

    they sell them at around $80 — las venden a alrededor de $80

    English-spanish dictionary > at

  • 7 two-tier

    [ˌtuː'tɪə(r)]
    aggettivo [ bureaucracy] a due livelli; spreg. (unequal) [society, health service etc.] squilibrato, ingiusto
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    [ˌtuː'tɪə(r)]
    aggettivo [ bureaucracy] a due livelli; spreg. (unequal) [society, health service etc.] squilibrato, ingiusto

    English-Italian dictionary > two-tier

  • 8 go

    1. intransitive verb,
    pres. he goes, p.t. went, pres. p. going, p.p. gone
    1) gehen; [Fahrzeug:] fahren; [Flugzeug:] fliegen; [Vierfüßer:] laufen; [Reptil:] kriechen; (on horseback etc.) reiten; (on skis, roller skates) laufen; (in wheelchair, pram, lift) fahren

    go by bicycle/car/bus/train or rail/boat or sea or ship — mit dem [Fahr]rad/Auto/Bus/Zug/Schiff fahren

    go by plane or air — fliegen

    go on foot — zu Fuß gehen; laufen (ugs.)

    as one goes [along] — (fig.) nach und nach

    do something as one goes [along] — (lit.) etwas beim Gehen od. unterwegs tun

    go on a journey — eine Reise machen; verreisen

    go first-class/at 50 m.p.h. — erster Klasse reisen od. fahren/80 Stundenkilometer fahren

    have far to go — weit zu gehen od. zu fahren haben; es weit haben

    the doll/dog goes everywhere with her — sie hat immer ihre Puppe/ihren Hund dabei

    who goes there? — (sentry's challenge) wer da?

    there you go — (coll., giving something) bitte!; da! (ugs.)

    2) (proceed as regards purpose, activity, destination, or route) [Bus, Zug, Lift, Schiff:] fahren; (use means of transportation) fahren; (fly) fliegen; (proceed on outward journey) weg-, abfahren; (travel regularly) [Verkehrsmittel:] verkehren (from... to zwischen + Dat.... und)

    his hand went to his pocket — er griff nach seiner Tasche

    go to the toilet/cinema/moon/a museum/a funeral — auf die Toilette/ins Kino gehen/zum Mond fliegen/ins Museum/zu einer Beerdigung gehen

    go to the doctor['s] — etc. zum Arzt usw. gehen

    go [out] to China — nach China gehen

    go [over] to America — nach Amerika [hinüber]fliegen/-fahren

    go [off] to London — nach London [ab]fahren/[ab]fliegen

    go this/that way — hier/da entlanggehen/-fahren

    go out of one's way — einen Umweg machen; (fig.) keine Mühe scheuen

    go towards something/somebody — auf etwas/jemanden zugehen

    don't go on the grass — geh nicht auf den Rasen

    go by something/somebody — [Festzug usw.:] an etwas/jemandem vorbeiziehen; [Bus usw.:] an etwas/jemandem vorbeifahren

    go in and out [of something] — [in etwas (Dat.)] ein- und ausgehen

    go into something — in etwas (Akk.) [hinein]gehen

    go chasing after something/somebody — hinter etwas/jemandem herrennen (ugs.)

    go and do something — [gehen und] etwas tun

    I'll go and get my coat — ich hole jetzt meinen Mantel

    go and see whether... — nachsehen [gehen], ob...

    go on a pilgrimage — etc. eine Pilgerfahrt usw. machen

    go on TV/the radio — im Fernsehen/Radio auftreten

    I'll go! — ich geh schon!; (answer phone) ich geh ran od. nehme ab; (answer door) ich mache auf

    you go! — (to the phone) geh du mal ran!

    3) (start) losgehen; (in vehicle) losfahren

    let's go! — (coll.) fangen wir an!

    here goes! — (coll.) dann mal los!

    whose turn is it to go? — (in game) wer ist an der Reihe?

    go first — (in game) anfangen

    from the word go — (fig. coll.) [schon] von Anfang an

    a shiver went up or down my spine — ein Schauer lief mir über den Rücken od. den Rücken hinunter

    go to — (be given to) [Preis, Sieg, Gelder, Job:] gehen an (+ Akk.); [Titel, Krone, Besitz:] übergehen auf (+ Akk.); [Ehre, Verdienst:] zuteil werden (Dat.)

    go towards — (be of benefit to) zugute kommen (+ Dat.)

    go according to — (be determined by) sich richten nach

    5) (make specific motion, do something specific)

    go round — [Rad:] sich drehen

    there he etc. goes again — (coll.) da, schon wieder!

    here we go again — (coll.) jetzt geht das wieder los!

    6) (act, work, function effectively) gehen; [Mechanismus, Maschine:] laufen

    get the car to go — das Auto ankriegen (ugs.) od. starten

    at midnight we were still going — um Mitternacht waren wir immer noch dabei od. im Gange

    keep going — (in movement) weitergehen/-fahren; (in activity) weitermachen; (not fail) sich aufrecht halten

    keep somebody going — (enable to continue) jemanden aufrecht halten

    make something go, get/set something going — etwas in Gang bringen

    7)

    go to — (attend)

    go to church/school — in die Kirche/die Schule gehen

    go to a comprehensive school — eine Gesamtschule besuchen; auf eine Gesamtschule gehen

    8) (have recourse)

    go to the relevant authority/UN — sich an die zuständige Behörde/UN wenden

    where do we go from here? — (fig.) und was nun? (ugs.)

    9) (depart) gehen; [Bus, Zug:] [ab]fahren; [Post:] rausgehen (ugs.)

    I must be going now — ich muss allmählich gehen

    time to go! — wir müssen/ihr müsst usw. gehen!

    to go — (Amer.) [Speisen, Getränke:] zum Mitnehmen

    10) (euphem.): (die) sterben
    11) (fail) [Gedächtnis, Kräfte:] nachlassen; (cease to function) kaputtgehen; [Maschine, Computer usw.:] ausfallen; [Sicherung:] durchbrennen; (break) brechen; [Seil usw.:] reißen; (collapse) einstürzen; (fray badly) ausfransen
    12) (disappear) verschwinden; [Geruch, Rauch:] sich verziehen; [Geld, Zeit:] draufgehen (ugs.) (in, on für); (be relinquished) aufgegeben werden; [Tradition:] abgeschafft werden; (be dismissed) [Arbeitskräfte:] entlassen werden

    my coat/the stain has gone — mein Mantel/der Fleck ist weg

    where has my hat gone? — wo ist mein Hut [geblieben]?

    13) (elapse) [Zeit:] vergehen; [Interview usw.:] vorüber-, vorbeigehen
    14)

    to go — (still remaining)

    have something [still] to go — [noch] etwas übrig haben

    one week etc. to go to... — noch eine Woche usw. bis...

    there's only another mile to go — [es ist] nur noch eine Meile

    one down, two to go — einer ist bereits erledigt, bleiben noch zwei übrig (salopp)

    15) (be sold) weggehen (ugs.); verkauft werden

    it went for £1 — es ging für 1 Pfund weg

    16) (run) [Grenze, Straße usw.:] verlaufen, gehen; (afford access, lead) gehen; führen; (extend) reichen; (fig.) gehen

    as or so far as he/it goes — soweit

    17) (turn out, progress) [Ereignis, Projekt, Interview, Abend:] verlaufen

    go against somebody/something — [Wahl, Kampf:] zu jemandes/einer Sache Ungunsten ausgehen; [Entscheidung, Urteil:] zu jemandes/einer Sache Ungunsten ausfallen

    how did your holiday/party go? — wie war Ihr Urlaub/Ihre Party?

    how is the book going? — was macht [denn] das Buch?

    things have been going well/badly/smoothly — etc. in der letzten Zeit läuft alles gut/schief/glatt usw.

    how are things going?, how is it going? — wie steht's od. (ugs.) läuft's?

    18) (be, have form or nature, be in temporary state) sein; [Sprichwort, Gedicht, Titel:] lauten

    this is how things go, that's the way it goes — so ist es nun mal

    go hungry — hungern; hungrig bleiben

    go without food/water — es ohne Essen/Wasser aushalten

    go in fear of one's life — in beständiger Angst um sein Leben leben; see also academic.ru/31520/go_against">go against

    19) (become) werden

    the constituency/York went Tory — der Wahlkreis/York ging an die Tories

    20) (have usual place) kommen; (belong) gehören

    where does the box go? — wo kommt od. gehört die Kiste hin?

    where do you want this chair to go? — wo soll od. kommt der Stuhl hin?

    21) (fit) passen

    go in[to] something — in etwas (Akk.) gehen od. [hinein]passen

    go through something — durch etwas [hindurch]gehen od. [hindurch]passen

    22) (harmonize, match) passen ( with zu)
    23) (serve, contribute) dienen

    the qualities that go to make a leader — die Eigenschaften, die einen Führer ausmachen

    it just goes to show that... — daran zeigt sich, dass...

    24) (make sound of specified kind) machen; (emit sound) [Turmuhr, Gong:] schlagen; [Glocke:] läuten

    There goes the bell. School is over — Es klingelt. Die Schule ist aus

    the fire alarm went at 3 a. m. — der Feueralarm ging um 3 Uhr morgens los

    25) as intensifier (coll.)

    don't go making or go and make him angry — verärgere ihn bloß nicht

    I gave him a £10 note and, of course, he had to go and lose it — (iron.) ich gab ihm einen 10-Pfund-Schein, und er musste ihn natürlich prompt verlieren

    now you've been and gone and done it! — (coll.) du hast ja was Schönes angerichtet! (ugs. iron.)

    go tell him I'm ready — (coll./Amer.) geh und sag ihm, dass ich fertig bin

    26) (coll.): (be acceptable or permitted) erlaubt sein; gehen (ugs.)

    everything/anything goes — es ist alles erlaubt

    it/that goes without saying — es/das ist doch selbstverständlich

    what he etc. says, goes — was er usw. sagt, gilt. See also going; gone

    2. transitive verb, forms as
    I
    1) (Cards) spielen
    2) (coll.)

    go it — es toll treiben; (work hard) rangehen

    go it! — los!; weiter!

    3. noun
    , pl. goes (coll.)
    1) (attempt, try) Versuch, der; (chance) Gelegenheit, die

    have a go — es versuchen od. probieren

    have a go at doing something — versuchen, etwas zu tun

    let me have/can I have a go? — lass mich [auch ein]mal/kann ich [auch ein]mal? (ugs.)

    it's my go — ich bin an der Reihe od. dran

    in two/three goes — bei zwei/drei Versuchen

    2)

    have a go at somebody — (scold) sich (Dat.) jemanden vornehmen od. vorknöpfen (ugs.); (attack) über jemanden herfallen

    3) (period of activity)

    he downed his beer in one go — er trank sein Bier in einem Zug aus

    4) (energy) Schwung, der

    be full of go — voller Schwung od. Elan sein

    5) (vigorous activity)
    6) (success)

    it's no go — da ist nichts zu machen

    4. adjective
    (coll.)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    [ɡəu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb
    1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) gehen
    2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) gehen
    3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) abgehen
    4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) führen
    5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) gehen
    6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) verschwinden
    7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) ablaufen
    8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) gehen
    9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!)
    10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) im Begriff stehen, zu...
    11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) versagen
    12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) gehen
    13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) werden
    14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) sich befinden
    15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) gehören
    16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) vorbeigehen
    17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) draufgehen
    18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) gehen
    19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) ertönen, machen
    20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) gehen
    21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) erfolgreich
    2. noun
    1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) der Versuch
    2) (energy: She's full of go.) der Schwung
    •
    3. adjective
    1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) gutgehend
    2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) bestehend
    •
    4. noun
    (permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) grünes Licht
    - go-getter
    - going-over
    - goings-on
    - no-go
    - all go
    - be going on for
    - be going on
    - be going strong
    - from the word go
    - get going
    - give the go-by
    - go about
    - go after
    - go against
    - go along
    - go along with
    - go around
    - go around with
    - go at
    - go back
    - go back on
    - go by
    - go down
    - go far
    - go for
    - go in
    - go in for
    - go into
    - go off
    - go on
    - go on at
    - go out
    - go over
    - go round
    - go slow
    - go steady
    - go through
    - go through with
    - go too far
    - go towards
    - go up
    - go up in smoke/flames
    - go with
    - go without
    - keep going
    - make a go of something
    - make a go
    - on the go
    * * *
    go
    [gəʊ, AM goʊ]
    <goes, went, gone>
    1. (proceed) gehen; vehicle, train fahren; plane fliegen
    don't \go any closer — that animal is dangerous geh' nicht näher ran — das Tier ist gefährlich
    the bus \goes from Vaihingen to Sillenbuch der Bus verkehrt zwischen Vaihingen und Sillenbuch
    a shiver went down my spine mir fuhr ein Schauer über den Rücken
    you \go first! geh du zuerst!
    you \go next du bist als Nächste(r) dran!
    hey, I \go now he, jetzt bin ich dran! fam
    the doll \goes everywhere with him die Puppe nimmt er überallhin mit
    drive to the end of the road, \go left, and... fahren Sie die Straße bis zum Ende entlang, biegen Sie dann links ab und...
    \go south till you get to the coast halte dich südlich, bis du zur Küste kommst
    we have a long way to \go wir haben noch einen weiten Weg vor uns
    we've completed all of our goals — where do we \go from here? wir haben all unsere Ziele erreicht — wie geht es jetzt weiter?
    the train hooted as it went into the tunnel der Zug pfiff, als er in den Tunnel einfuhr
    who \goes there? wer da?; (to dog)
    \go fetch it! hol'!
    ▪ to \go towards sb/sth auf jdn/etw zugehen
    to \go home nach Hause gehen
    to \go to hospital/a party/prison/the toilet ins Krankenhaus/auf eine Party/ins Gefängnis/auf die Toilette gehen
    to \go across to the pub rüber in die Kneipe gehen fam
    to \go to sea zur See gehen fam
    to \go across the street über die Straße gehen
    to \go aboard/ashore an Bord/Land gehen
    to \go below nach unten gehen
    to \go below deck unter Deck gehen
    to \go downhill ( also fig) bergab gehen
    to have it far to \go es weit haben
    to \go offstage [von der Bühne] abgehen
    to \go round sich akk drehen
    2. (in order to get)
    could you \go into the kitchen and get me something to drink, please? könntest du bitte in die Küche gehen und mir was zu trinken holen?
    would you \go and get me some things from the supermarket? würdest du mir ein paar Sachen vom Supermarkt mitbringen?
    I just want to \go and have a look at that antique shop over there ich möchte nur schnell einen Blick in das Antiquitätengeschäft da drüben werfen
    would you wait for me while I \go and fetch my coat? wartest du kurz auf mich, während ich meinen Mantel hole?
    I'll just \go and put my shoes on ich ziehe mir nur schnell die Schuhe on
    \go and wash your hands geh und wasch deine Hände
    she's gone to meet Brian at the station sie ist Brian vom Bahnhof abholen gegangen
    to \go and get some fresh air frische Luft schnappen gehen
    to \go to see sb jdn aufsuchen
    3. (travel) reisen
    have you ever gone to Africa before? warst du schon einmal in Afrika?
    to \go by bike/car/coach/train mit dem Fahrrad/Auto/Bus/Zug fahren
    to \go on a cruise eine Kreuzfahrt machen
    to \go on [a] holiday in Urlaub gehen
    to \go to Italy nach Italien fahren
    last year I went to Spain letztes Jahr war ich in Spanien
    to \go on a journey verreisen, eine Reise machen
    to \go by plane fliegen
    to \go on a trip eine Reise machen
    to \go abroad ins Ausland gehen
    4. (disappear) stain, keys verschwinden
    where have my keys gone? wo sind meine Schlüssel hin?
    ah, my tummy ache is gone! ah, meine Bauchschmerzen sind weg!
    I really don't know where all my money \goes ich weiß auch nicht, wo mein ganzes Geld hinverschwindet!
    half of my salary \goes on rent die Hälfte meines Gehaltes geht für die Miete drauf
    gone are the days when... vorbei sind die Zeiten, wo...
    here \goes my free weekend... das war's dann mit meinem freien Wochenende...
    all his money \goes on his car er steckt sein ganzes Geld in sein Auto
    there \goes another one! und wieder eine/einer weniger!
    hundreds of jobs will \go das wird Hunderte von Arbeitsplätzen kosten
    the president will have to \go der Präsident wird seinen Hut nehmen müssen
    that cat will have to \go die Katze muss verschwinden!
    all hope has gone jegliche Hoffnung ist geschwunden
    to \go adrift NAUT abtreiben, wegtreiben; ( fig) gestohlen werden
    one of my books has gone adrift from my desk eines meiner Bücher ist von meinem Schreibtisch verschwunden
    to \go missing BRIT, AUS verschwinden
    5. (leave) gehen
    we have to \go now [or it's time to \go] wir müssen jetzt gehen
    I must be \going ich muss jetzt allmählich gehen
    has she gone yet? ist sie noch da?
    the bus has gone der Bus ist schon weg; ( old)
    be gone! hinweg mit dir veraltet
    to let sth/sb \go, to let \go of sth/sb etw/jdn loslassen
    6. (do)
    to \go biking/jogging/shopping/swimming etc. Rad fahren/joggen/einkaufen/schwimmen etc. gehen
    to \go looking for sb/sth jdn/etw suchen gehen
    if you \go telling all my secrets,... wenn du hergehst und alle meine Geheimnisse ausplauderst,...
    don't you dare \go crying to your mum about this untersteh dich, deswegen heulend zu deiner Mama zu laufen
    to \go to church/a concert in die Kirche/ins Konzert gehen
    to \go to the cinema [or AM a movie] [or BRIT ( fam) the pictures] ins Kino gehen
    to \go to the doctor zum Arzt gehen
    to \go to kindergarten/school/university in den Kindergarten/in die Schule/auf die Universität gehen
    to \go on a pilgrimage auf Pilgerfahrt gehen
    I'll \go (phone) ich geh' ran; (door) ich mach' auf
    ▪ to \go as sth witch, pirate als etw gehen
    what shall I \go in? als was soll ich gehen?
    10. + adj (become) werden
    the line has gone dead die Leitung ist tot
    the milk's gone sour die Milch ist sauer
    the tyre has gone flat der Reifen ist platt
    my mind suddenly went blank ich hatte plötzlich wie ein Brett vorm Kopf sl
    I always \go red when I'm embarrassed ich werde immer rot, wenn mir etwas peinlich ist
    he described the new regulations as bureaucracy gone mad er bezeichnete die neuen Bestimmungen als Ausgeburt einer wild gewordenen Bürokratie
    I went cold mir wurde kalt
    she's gone Communist sie ist jetzt Kommunistin
    he's gone all environmental er macht jetzt voll auf Öko fam
    to \go bad food schlecht werden
    to \go bald/grey kahl/grau werden
    to \go bankrupt bankrottgehen
    to \go haywire (out of control) außer Kontrolle geraten; (malfunction) verrücktspielen fam
    to \go public an die Öffentlichkeit treten; STOCKEX an die Börse gehen
    to \go to sleep einschlafen
    11. + adj (be) sein
    to \go hungry hungern
    to \go thirsty dursten, durstig sein ÖSTERR
    to \go unmentioned/unnoticed/unsolved unerwähnt/unbemerkt/ungelöst bleiben
    12. (turn out) gehen
    how did your party \go? und, wie war deine Party?
    how's your thesis \going? was macht deine Doktorarbeit?
    how are things \going? und, wie läuft's? fam
    if everything \goes well... wenn alles gutgeht...
    things have gone well es ist gut gelaufen
    the way things \go wie das halt so geht
    the way things are \going at the moment... so wie es im Moment aussieht...
    to \go like a bomb ein Bombenerfolg sein fam
    to \go according to plan nach Plan laufen
    to \go from bad to worse vom Regen in die Traufe kommen
    to \go against/for sb election zu jds Ungunsten/Gunsten ausgehen
    to \go wrong schiefgehen, schieflaufen fam
    13. (pass) vergehen, verstreichen
    time seems to \go faster as you get older die Zeit scheint schneller zu vergehen, wenn man älter wird
    only two days to \go... nur noch zwei Tage...
    one week to \go till Christmas noch eine Woche bis Weihnachten
    in days gone by in längst vergangenen Zeiten
    two exams down, one to \go zwei Prüfungen sind schon geschafft, jetzt noch eine, dann ist es geschafft!
    I've three years to \go before I can retire mir fehlen noch drei Jahre bis zur Rente!
    14. (begin) anfangen
    ready to \go? bist du bereit?
    one, two, three, \go! eins, zwei, drei, los!
    we really must get \going with these proposals wir müssen uns jetzt echt an diese Konzepte setzen
    let's \go! los!
    here \goes! jetzt geht's los!
    15. (fail) kaputtgehen; hearing, health, memory nachlassen; rope reißen
    our computer is \going unser Computer gibt seinen Geist auf hum fam
    my jeans is gone at the knees meine Jeans ist an den Knien durchgescheuert
    her mind is \going sie baut geistig ganz schön ab! fam
    16. (die) sterben
    she went peacefully in her sleep sie starb friedlich im Schlaf
    17. (belong) hingehören
    I'll put it away if you tell me where it \goes ich räum's weg, wenn du mir sagst, wo es hingehört
    the silverware \goes in the drawer over there das Silber kommt in die Schublade da drüben
    those tools \go in the garage diese Werkzeuge gehören in die Garage
    that is to \go into my account das kommt auf mein Konto
    where do you want that to \go? wo soll das hin?
    that \goes under a different chapter das gehört in ein anderes Kapitel
    ▪ to \go to sb prize, house an jdn gehen; property auf jdn übergehen geh
    Manchester went to Labour Manchester ging an Labour
    19. (lead) road führen
    where does this trail \go? wohin führt dieser Pfad?
    20. (extend) gehen
    the meadow \goes all the way down to the road die Weide erstreckt sich bis hinunter zur Straße
    your idea is good enough, as far as it \goes... deine Idee ist so weit ganz gut,...
    the numbers on the paper \go from 1 to 10 die Nummern auf dem Blatt gehen von 1 bis 10
    21. (in auction) gehen
    I'll \go as high as £200 ich gehe bis zu 200 Pfund
    22. (function) watch gehen; machine laufen
    our business has been \going for twenty years unser Geschäft läuft seit zwanzig Jahren
    I'm not saying anything as long as the tape recorder is \going ich sage gar nichts, solange das Tonbandgerät läuft
    to \go slow ECON einen Bummelstreik machen; watch nachgehen
    to get sth \going [or to \go] [or to make sth \go] etw in Gang bringen
    to get a party \going eine Party in Fahrt bringen
    to get [or set] sb \going jdn in Fahrt bringen
    to keep \going person weitermachen; car weiterfahren
    come on! keep \going! ja, weiter! fam
    to keep sth \going etw in Gang halten; factory in Betrieb halten
    to keep a conversation \going eine Unterhaltung am Laufen halten
    to keep a fire \going ein Feuer am Brennen halten
    that thought kept me \going dieser Gedanke ließ mich durchhalten
    here's some food to keep you \going hier hast du erst mal was zu essen
    23. (have recourse) gehen
    to \go to court over sth wegen einer S. gen vor Gericht gehen
    to \go to the police zur Polizei gehen
    to \go to war in den Krieg ziehen
    24. (match, be in accordance)
    ▪ to \go [with sth] [zu etw dat] passen
    these two colours don't \go diese beiden Farben beißen sich
    to \go against logic unlogisch sein
    to \go against one's principles gegen jds Prinzipien verstoßen
    25. (fit)
    five \goes into ten two times [or five into ten \goes twice] fünf geht zweimal in zehn
    do you think all these things will \go into our little suitcase? glaubst du, das ganze Zeug wird in unseren kleinen Koffer passen? fam
    26. (be sold) weggehen fam
    \going, \going, gone! zum Ersten, zum Zweiten, [und] zum Dritten!
    pocketbooks are \going for $10 for the next two days in den nächsten zwei Tagen sind die Taschenbücher für 10 Dollar zu haben
    ▪ to \go to sb an jdn gehen
    to \go like hot cakes weggehen wie warme Semmeln fam
    to be \going cheap billig zu haben sein
    27. (serve, contribute)
    ▪ to \go [to sth] [zu etw dat] beitragen
    the money will \go to the victims of the earthquake das Geld ist für die Erdbebenopfer bestimmt
    this will \go towards your holiday das [Geld] ist für deinen Urlaub bestimmt
    your daughter's attitude only \goes to prove how much... die Einstellung deiner Tochter zeigt einmal mehr, wie sehr...
    28. (move) machen
    when I \go like this, my hand hurts wenn ich so mache, tut meine Hand weh
    \go like this with your hand to show that... mach so mit deiner Hand, um zu zeigen, dass...
    29. (sound) machen
    I think I heard the doorbell \go just now ich glaube, es hat gerade geklingelt
    there \goes the bell es klingelt
    ducks \go ‘quack’ Enten machen ‚quack‘
    with sirens \going ambulance mit heulender Sirene
    30. (accepted)
    anything \goes alles ist erlaubt
    that \goes for all of you das gilt für euch alle!
    31. (be told, sung) gehen; title, theory lauten
    I can never remember how that song \goes ich weiß nie, wie dieses Lied geht
    the story \goes that... es heißt, dass...
    the rumour \goes that... es geht das Gerücht, dass...
    as hospitals/things \go verglichen mit anderen Krankenhäusern/Dingen
    as things \go today it wasn't that expensive für heutige Verhältnisse war es gar nicht so teuer
    I really have to \go ich muss ganz dringend mal! fam
    I've gone and lost my earring ich habe meinen Ohrring verloren
    you've really gone and done it now! jetzt hast du aber was Schönes angerichtet! iron; (pej!)
    \go to hell! geh [o scher dich] zum Teufel! fam
    35. AM (in restaurant)
    do you want that pizza here or to \go? möchten Sie die Pizza hier essen oder mitnehmen?; AM
    I'd like a cheeseburger to \go, please ich hätte gerne einen Cheeseburger zum Mitnehmen
    36. (available)
    is there any beer \going? gibt es Bier?
    I'll have whatever is \going ich nehme das, was gerade da ist
    37. ( fam: treat)
    to \go easy on sb jdn schonend behandeln, jdn glimpflich davonkommen lassen
    38.
    ▶ to \go all out to do sth alles daransetzen, etw zu tun
    ▶ to \go Dutch getrennt zahlen
    ▶ easy come, easy \go ( prov) wie gewonnen, so zerronnen prov
    ▶ \go [and] get stuffed! ( fam) du kannst mich mal! fam
    ▶ to \go halves on sth sich dat etw je zur Hälfte teilen
    ▶ here we \go again ( fam) jetzt geht das wieder los! fam
    ▶ \go [and] take a running jump! mach bloß, dass du abhaust [o ÖSTERR verschwindest]! fam
    ▶ there you \go bitte schön!; (told you so) sag ich's doch! fam
    ▶ there he \goes again ( fam) jetzt fängt er schon wieder damit an! fam
    ▶ don't \go there ( fam) lass dich nicht darauf ein
    ▶ that \goes without saying das versteht sich von selbst
    ▪ to be \going to do sth etw tun werden
    we are \going to have a party tomorrow wir geben morgen eine Party
    he was \going to phone me this morning er wollte mich heute Morgen anrufen
    isn't she \going to accept the job after all? nimmt sie den Job nun doch nicht an?
    <goes, went, gone>
    ▪ to \go sth a route, a highway etw nehmen
    2. ( fam: say)
    ▪ to \go sth:
    she \goes to me: I never want to see you again! sie sagt zu mir: ich will dich nie wieder sehen!
    ▪ to \go sth etw reizen
    to \go nap die höchste Zahl von Stichen ansagen
    to not \go much on sth sich dat nicht viel aus etw dat machen
    ▪ to \go sth:
    my mind went a complete blank ich hatte voll ein Brett vorm Kopf! fam
    6.
    ▶ to \go it alone etw im Alleingang tun
    ▶ to \go it ( fam) es toll treiben fam; (move quickly) ein tolles Tempo drauf haben; (work hard) sich akk reinknien
    ▶ to \go a long way lange [vor]halten
    ▶ sb will \go a long way jd wird es weit bringen
    ▶ to \go nap alles auf eine Karte setzen
    ▶ to \go it some es laufenlassen fam
    IV. NOUN
    <pl -es>
    I'll have a \go at driving if you're tired ich kann dich mit dem Fahren ablösen, wenn du müde bist fam
    you've had your \go already! du warst schon dran!
    hey, it's Ken's \go now he, jetzt ist Ken dran
    can I have a \go? darf ich mal?
    to miss one \go einmal aussetzen; (not voluntarily) einmal übersprungen werden
    2. (attempt) Versuch m
    have a \go! versuch' es doch einfach mal! fam
    at one \go auf einen Schlag; (drink) in einem Zug fam
    all in one \go alle[s] auf einmal
    at the first \go auf Anhieb
    to give sth a \go etw versuchen
    to have a \go at sb (criticize) jdn runtermachen fam; (attack) über jdn herfallen
    his boss had a \go at him about his appearance sein Chef hat sich ihn wegen seines Äußeren vorgeknöpft fam
    members of the public are strongly advised not to have a \go at this man die Öffentlichkeit wird eindringlich davor gewarnt, etwas gegen diesen Mann zu unternehmen
    to have a \go at doing sth versuchen, etw zu tun
    to have several \goes at sth für etw akk mehrere Anläufe nehmen
    3. no pl (energy) Antrieb m, Elan m
    to be full of \go voller Elan sein
    4. esp BRIT ( fam: dose) Anfall m
    she had such a bad \go of the flu that she took a week off from work sie hatte so eine schlimme Grippe, dass sie eine Woche in Krankenstand ging
    it's all \go here hier ist immer was los fam
    it's all \go and no relaxing on those bus tours auf diesen Busfahrten wird nur gehetzt und man kommt nie zum Ausruhen fam
    I've got two projects on the \go at the moment ich habe momentan zwei Projekte gleichzeitig laufen
    to be on the \go [ständig] auf Trab sein
    I've been on the \go all day long ich war den ganzen Tag auf Achse fam
    to keep sb on the \go jdn auf Trab halten fam
    6.
    ▶ to be all the \go BRIT ( dated fam) der letzte Schrei sein
    ▶ to make a \go of sth mit etw dat Erfolg haben
    she's making a \go of her new antique shop ihr neues Antiquitätengeschäft ist ein voller Erfolg fam
    ▶ that was a near \go das war knapp
    ▶ it's no \go da ist nichts zu machen
    ▶ to be touch and \go auf der Kippe stehen fam
    ▶ from the word \go von Anfang an
    pred [start]klar, in Ordnung
    all systems [are] \go alles klar
    all systems \go, take-off in t minus 10 alle Systeme zeigen grün, Start in t minus 10
    * * *
    go1 [ɡəʊ]
    A pl goes [ɡəʊz] s
    1. Gehen n:
    a) (ständig) in Bewegung oder auf Achse
    b) obs im Verfall begriffen, im Dahinschwinden;
    from the word go umg von Anfang an
    2. Gang m, (Ver)Lauf m
    3. umg Schwung m, Schmiss m umg:
    he is full of go er hat Schwung, er ist voller Leben
    4. umg Mode f:
    it is all the go now es ist jetzt große Mode
    5. umg Erfolg m:
    make a go of sth etwas zu einem Erfolg machen;
    a) kein Erfolg,
    b) aussichts-, zwecklos;
    it’s no go es geht nicht, nichts zu machen
    6. umg Abmachung f:
    it’s a go! abgemacht!
    7. umg Versuch m:
    have a go at sth etwas probieren oder versuchen;
    let me have a go lass mich mal (probieren)!;
    have a go at sb jemandem was zu hören geben umg;
    at one go auf einen Schlag, auf Anhieb;
    in one go auf einen Sitz;
    at the first go gleich beim ersten Versuch;
    it’s your go du bist an der Reihe oder dran
    8. umg ( besonders unangenehme) Sache, Geschichte f:
    what a go! ’ne schöne Geschichte oder Bescherung!, so was Dummes!;
    it was a near go das ging gerade noch (einmal) gut
    9. umg
    a) Portion f (einer Speise)
    b) Glas n:
    his third go of brandy sein dritter Kognak
    10. Anfall m (einer Krankheit):
    my second go of influenza meine zweite Grippe
    B adj TECH umg funktionstüchtig
    C v/i prät went [went], pperf gone [ɡɒn; US ɡɔːn], 3. sg präs goes [ɡəʊz]
    1. gehen, fahren, reisen ( alle:
    to nach), sich (fort)bewegen:
    go on foot zu Fuß gehen;
    go by plane ( oder air) mit dem Flugzeug reisen, fliegen;
    go to Paris nach Paris reisen oder gehen;
    go to the country Br (das Parlament auflösen und) Neuwahlen ausschreiben; → horseback A, train A 1
    2. (fort)gehen, abfahren, abreisen (to nach):
    people were coming and going Leute kamen und gingen;
    who goes there? MIL wer da?;
    I must be going ich muss gehen oder weg oder fort; → let1 Bes Redew
    3. verkehren, fahren (Fahrzeuge)
    4. anfangen, loslegen, -gehen:
    go! SPORT los!;
    go to it! mach dich dran!, ran! (beide umg);
    here you go again! jetzt fängst du schon wieder an!;
    just go and try versuchs doch mal!;
    here goes! umg dann mal los!, ran (an den Speck)!
    5. gehen, führen (to nach):
    6. sich erstrecken, reichen, gehen (to bis):
    the belt does not go round her waist der Gürtel geht oder reicht nicht um ihre Taille;
    as far as it goes bis zu einem gewissen Grade;
    it goes a long way es reicht lange (aus)
    7. fig gehen:
    let it go at that lass es dabei bewenden; → all Bes Redew, anywhere 1, court A 10, expense Bes Redew, far Bes Redew, heart Bes Redew, nowhere A 2
    8. MATH (into) gehen (in akk), enthalten sein (in dat):
    9. gehen, passen ( beide:
    into, in in akk), fallen (to auf akk):
    it does not go into my pocket es geht oder passt nicht in meine Tasche;
    12 inches go to the foot 12 Zoll gehen auf oder bilden einen Fuß
    10. gehören (in, into in akk; on auf akk):
    the books go on the shelf die Bücher gehören in oder kommen auf das Regal;
    where does this go? wohin kommt das?
    11. (to) gehen (an akk) (Preis etc), zufallen (dat) (Erbe):
    the money is going to a good cause das Geld fließt einem guten Zweck zu oder kommt einem guten Zweck zugute!
    12. TECH gehen, laufen, funktionieren (alle auch fig):
    keep (set) sth going etwas in Gang halten (bringen);
    make things go die Sache in Schwung bringen; → get B 14, C 4, keep B 2
    13. werden, in einen (bestimmten) Zustand übergehen oder verfallen:
    your coffee will go cold dein Kaffee wird kalt;
    go blind erblinden;
    go Conservative zu den Konservativen übergehen; → bad1 A 13, hot A 3, mad A 1
    14. (gewöhnlich) (in einem Zustand) sein, sich ständig befinden:
    go armed bewaffnet sein;
    go in rags ständig in Lumpen herumlaufen;
    go hungry hungern;
    going sixteen im 16. Lebensjahr; → fear A 1, unheeded
    15. a) meist go with child schwanger sein
    b) go with young ZOOL trächtig sein
    16. (with) gehen (mit), sich halten oder anschließen (an akk): → tide1 A 3
    17. sich halten (by, on, upon an akk), gehen, handeln, sich richten, urteilen (on, upon nach):
    have nothing to go upon keine Anhaltspunkte haben;
    going by her clothes ihrer Kleidung nach (zu urteilen)
    18. umgehen, kursieren, im Umlauf sein (Gerüchte etc):
    the story goes that … es heißt oder man erzählt sich, dass …
    19. gelten ( for für):
    what he says goes umg was er sagt, gilt;
    that goes for all of you das gilt für euch alle;
    it goes without saying es versteht sich von selbst, (es ist) selbstverständlich
    20. gehen, laufen, bekannt sein:
    it goes by ( oder under) the name of … es läuft unter dem Namen …;
    my dog goes by the name of Rover mein Hund hört auf den Namen Rover
    21. as hotels go im Vergleich zu anderen Hotels;
    he’s a meek man, as men go er ist ein vergleichsweise sanftmütiger Mann
    22. vergehen, -streichen:
    how time goes! wie (doch) die Zeit vergeht!;
    one minute to go noch eine Minute;
    with five minutes to go SPORT fünf Minuten vor Spielende
    23. WIRTSCH weggehen, abgesetzt oder verkauft werden ( beide:
    at, for für):
    “everything must go” „Totalausverkauf“;
    go for nothing umsonst sein (Mühe etc); → cake A 1
    24. (on, in) aufgehen (in dat), ausgegeben werden (für):
    all his money goes on drink er gibt sein ganzes Geld für Alkohol aus
    25. dazu beitragen oder dienen ( to do zu tun), dienen (to zu), verwendet werden (to, toward[s] für, zu):
    it goes to show dies zeigt, daran erkennt man;
    this only goes to show you the truth dies dient nur dazu, Ihnen die Wahrheit zu zeigen
    26. verlaufen, sich entwickeln oder gestalten:
    how does the play go? wie geht oder welchen Erfolg hat das Stück?;
    things have gone badly with me es ist mir schlecht ergangen
    27. ausgehen, -fallen:
    the decision went against him die Entscheidung fiel zu seinen Ungunsten aus;
    it went well es ging gut (aus)
    28. Erfolg haben:
    go big umg ein Riesenerfolg sein
    29. (with) gehen, sich vertragen, harmonieren (mit), passen (zu):
    30. ertönen, erklingen, läuten (Glocke), schlagen (Uhr):
    the clock went five die Uhr schlug fünf;
    the doorbell went es klingelte oder läutete
    31. mit einem Knall etc losgehen:
    bang went the gun die Kanone machte bumm
    32. lauten (Worte etc):
    I forget how the words go mir fällt der Text im Moment nicht ein;
    this is how the tune goes so geht die Melodie;
    this song goes to the tune of … dieses Lied geht nach der Melodie von …
    33. gehen, verschwinden, abgeschafft werden:
    he must go er muss weg;
    these laws must go die Gesetze müssen verschwinden
    34. (dahin)schwinden:
    my eyesight is going meine Augen werden immer schlechter
    35. zum Erliegen kommen, zusammenbrechen (Handel etc)
    36. kaputtgehen (Sohlen etc)
    37. sterben
    38. (im ppr mit inf) zum Ausdruck einer Zukunft, besonders
    it is going to rain es gibt Regen, es wird (bald oder gleich) regnen;
    he is going to read it er wird oder will es (bald) lesen;
    she is going to have a baby sie bekommt ein Kind;
    what was going to be done? was sollte nun geschehen?
    39. (mit nachfolgendem ger) meist gehen:
    go swimming schwimmen gehen;
    you must not go telling him du darfst es ihm ja nicht sagen;
    he goes frightening people er erschreckt immer die Leute
    40. (daran)gehen, sich aufmachen oder anschicken:
    he went to find him er ging ihn suchen;
    she went to see him sie besuchte ihn;
    go fetch! bring es!, hol es!;
    he went and sold it umg er hat es tatsächlich verkauft; er war so dumm, es zu verkaufen
    41. “pizzas to go” (Schild) US „Pizzas zum Mitnehmen“
    42. erlaubt sein:
    everything goes in this place hier ist alles erlaubt
    43. besonders US umg wiegen:
    I went 90 kilos last year letztes Jahr hatte ich 90 Kilo
    D v/t
    1. einen Weg, eine Strecke etc gehen
    2. einen Betrag wetten, setzen (on auf akk)
    3. Kartenspiel: ansagen
    4. US umg eine Einladung oder Wette annehmen von:
    I’ll go you! ich nehme an!, gemacht!
    5. go it umg
    a) sich reinknien, (mächtig) rangehen,
    b) es toll treiben, auf den Putz hauen,
    c) handeln:
    go it alone einen Alleingang machen;
    go it! ran!, (immer) feste! umg
    go2 [ɡəʊ] Go n (japanisches Brettspiel)
    * * *
    1. intransitive verb,
    pres. he goes, p.t. went, pres. p. going, p.p. gone
    1) gehen; [Fahrzeug:] fahren; [Flugzeug:] fliegen; [Vierfüßer:] laufen; [Reptil:] kriechen; (on horseback etc.) reiten; (on skis, roller skates) laufen; (in wheelchair, pram, lift) fahren

    go by bicycle/car/bus/train or rail/boat or sea or ship — mit dem [Fahr]rad/Auto/Bus/Zug/Schiff fahren

    go by plane or air — fliegen

    go on foot — zu Fuß gehen; laufen (ugs.)

    as one goes [along] — (fig.) nach und nach

    do something as one goes [along] — (lit.) etwas beim Gehen od. unterwegs tun

    go on a journey — eine Reise machen; verreisen

    go first-class/at 50 m.p.h. — erster Klasse reisen od. fahren/80 Stundenkilometer fahren

    have far to go — weit zu gehen od. zu fahren haben; es weit haben

    the doll/dog goes everywhere with her — sie hat immer ihre Puppe/ihren Hund dabei

    there you go — (coll., giving something) bitte!; da! (ugs.)

    2) (proceed as regards purpose, activity, destination, or route) [Bus, Zug, Lift, Schiff:] fahren; (use means of transportation) fahren; (fly) fliegen; (proceed on outward journey) weg-, abfahren; (travel regularly) [Verkehrsmittel:] verkehren (from... to zwischen + Dat.... und)

    go to the toilet/cinema/moon/a museum/a funeral — auf die Toilette/ins Kino gehen/zum Mond fliegen/ins Museum/zu einer Beerdigung gehen

    go to the doctor['s] — etc. zum Arzt usw. gehen

    go [out] to China — nach China gehen

    go [over] to America — nach Amerika [hinüber]fliegen/-fahren

    go [off] to London — nach London [ab]fahren/[ab]fliegen

    go this/that way — hier/da entlanggehen/-fahren

    go out of one's way — einen Umweg machen; (fig.) keine Mühe scheuen

    go towards something/somebody — auf etwas/jemanden zugehen

    go by something/somebody — [Festzug usw.:] an etwas/jemandem vorbeiziehen; [Bus usw.:] an etwas/jemandem vorbeifahren

    go in and out [of something] — [in etwas (Dat.)] ein- und ausgehen

    go into something — in etwas (Akk.) [hinein]gehen

    go chasing after something/somebody — hinter etwas/jemandem herrennen (ugs.)

    go and do something — [gehen und] etwas tun

    go and see whether... — nachsehen [gehen], ob...

    go on a pilgrimage — etc. eine Pilgerfahrt usw. machen

    go on TV/the radio — im Fernsehen/Radio auftreten

    I'll go! — ich geh schon!; (answer phone) ich geh ran od. nehme ab; (answer door) ich mache auf

    you go! — (to the phone) geh du mal ran!

    3) (start) losgehen; (in vehicle) losfahren

    let's go! — (coll.) fangen wir an!

    here goes! — (coll.) dann mal los!

    whose turn is it to go? — (in game) wer ist an der Reihe?

    go first — (in game) anfangen

    from the word go — (fig. coll.) [schon] von Anfang an

    4) (pass, circulate, be transmitted) gehen

    a shiver went up or down my spine — ein Schauer lief mir über den Rücken od. den Rücken hinunter

    go to — (be given to) [Preis, Sieg, Gelder, Job:] gehen an (+ Akk.); [Titel, Krone, Besitz:] übergehen auf (+ Akk.); [Ehre, Verdienst:] zuteil werden (Dat.)

    go towards — (be of benefit to) zugute kommen (+ Dat.)

    go according to — (be determined by) sich richten nach

    5) (make specific motion, do something specific)

    go round — [Rad:] sich drehen

    there he etc. goes again — (coll.) da, schon wieder!

    here we go again — (coll.) jetzt geht das wieder los!

    6) (act, work, function effectively) gehen; [Mechanismus, Maschine:] laufen

    get the car to go — das Auto ankriegen (ugs.) od. starten

    keep going — (in movement) weitergehen/-fahren; (in activity) weitermachen; (not fail) sich aufrecht halten

    keep somebody going — (enable to continue) jemanden aufrecht halten

    make something go, get/set something going — etwas in Gang bringen

    7)

    go to — (attend)

    go to church/school — in die Kirche/die Schule gehen

    go to a comprehensive school — eine Gesamtschule besuchen; auf eine Gesamtschule gehen

    go to the relevant authority/UN — sich an die zuständige Behörde/UN wenden

    where do we go from here? — (fig.) und was nun? (ugs.)

    9) (depart) gehen; [Bus, Zug:] [ab]fahren; [Post:] rausgehen (ugs.)

    time to go! — wir müssen/ihr müsst usw. gehen!

    to go — (Amer.) [Speisen, Getränke:] zum Mitnehmen

    10) (euphem.): (die) sterben
    11) (fail) [Gedächtnis, Kräfte:] nachlassen; (cease to function) kaputtgehen; [Maschine, Computer usw.:] ausfallen; [Sicherung:] durchbrennen; (break) brechen; [Seil usw.:] reißen; (collapse) einstürzen; (fray badly) ausfransen
    12) (disappear) verschwinden; [Geruch, Rauch:] sich verziehen; [Geld, Zeit:] draufgehen (ugs.) (in, on für); (be relinquished) aufgegeben werden; [Tradition:] abgeschafft werden; (be dismissed) [Arbeitskräfte:] entlassen werden

    my coat/the stain has gone — mein Mantel/der Fleck ist weg

    where has my hat gone? — wo ist mein Hut [geblieben]?

    13) (elapse) [Zeit:] vergehen; [Interview usw.:] vorüber-, vorbeigehen
    14)

    to go — (still remaining)

    have something [still] to go — [noch] etwas übrig haben

    one week etc. to go to... — noch eine Woche usw. bis...

    there's only another mile to go — [es ist] nur noch eine Meile

    one down, two to go — einer ist bereits erledigt, bleiben noch zwei übrig (salopp)

    15) (be sold) weggehen (ugs.); verkauft werden

    it went for £1 — es ging für 1 Pfund weg

    16) (run) [Grenze, Straße usw.:] verlaufen, gehen; (afford access, lead) gehen; führen; (extend) reichen; (fig.) gehen

    as or so far as he/it goes — soweit

    17) (turn out, progress) [Ereignis, Projekt, Interview, Abend:] verlaufen

    go against somebody/something — [Wahl, Kampf:] zu jemandes/einer Sache Ungunsten ausgehen; [Entscheidung, Urteil:] zu jemandes/einer Sache Ungunsten ausfallen

    how did your holiday/party go? — wie war Ihr Urlaub/Ihre Party?

    how is the book going? — was macht [denn] das Buch?

    things have been going well/badly/smoothly — etc. in der letzten Zeit läuft alles gut/schief/glatt usw.

    how are things going?, how is it going? — wie steht's od. (ugs.) läuft's?

    18) (be, have form or nature, be in temporary state) sein; [Sprichwort, Gedicht, Titel:] lauten

    this is how things go, that's the way it goes — so ist es nun mal

    go hungry — hungern; hungrig bleiben

    go without food/water — es ohne Essen/Wasser aushalten

    go in fear of one's life — in beständiger Angst um sein Leben leben; see also go against

    19) (become) werden

    the constituency/York went Tory — der Wahlkreis/York ging an die Tories

    20) (have usual place) kommen; (belong) gehören

    where does the box go? — wo kommt od. gehört die Kiste hin?

    where do you want this chair to go? — wo soll od. kommt der Stuhl hin?

    21) (fit) passen

    go in[to] something — in etwas (Akk.) gehen od. [hinein]passen

    go through something — durch etwas [hindurch]gehen od. [hindurch]passen

    22) (harmonize, match) passen ( with zu)
    23) (serve, contribute) dienen

    the qualities that go to make a leader — die Eigenschaften, die einen Führer ausmachen

    it just goes to show that... — daran zeigt sich, dass...

    24) (make sound of specified kind) machen; (emit sound) [Turmuhr, Gong:] schlagen; [Glocke:] läuten

    There goes the bell. School is over — Es klingelt. Die Schule ist aus

    the fire alarm went at 3 a. m. — der Feueralarm ging um 3 Uhr morgens los

    25) as intensifier (coll.)

    don't go making or go and make him angry — verärgere ihn bloß nicht

    I gave him a £10 note and, of course, he had to go and lose it — (iron.) ich gab ihm einen 10-Pfund-Schein, und er musste ihn natürlich prompt verlieren

    now you've been and gone and done it! — (coll.) du hast ja was Schönes angerichtet! (ugs. iron.)

    go tell him I'm ready — (coll./Amer.) geh und sag ihm, dass ich fertig bin

    26) (coll.): (be acceptable or permitted) erlaubt sein; gehen (ugs.)

    everything/anything goes — es ist alles erlaubt

    it/that goes without saying — es/das ist doch selbstverständlich

    what he etc. says, goes — was er usw. sagt, gilt. See also going; gone

    2. transitive verb, forms as
    I
    1) (Cards) spielen
    2) (coll.)

    go it — es toll treiben; (work hard) rangehen

    go it! — los!; weiter!

    3. noun
    , pl. goes (coll.)
    1) (attempt, try) Versuch, der; (chance) Gelegenheit, die

    have a go — es versuchen od. probieren

    have a go at doing something — versuchen, etwas zu tun

    let me have/can I have a go? — lass mich [auch ein]mal/kann ich [auch ein]mal? (ugs.)

    in two/three goes — bei zwei/drei Versuchen

    2)

    have a go at somebody — (scold) sich (Dat.) jemanden vornehmen od. vorknöpfen (ugs.); (attack) über jemanden herfallen

    4) (energy) Schwung, der

    be full of go — voller Schwung od. Elan sein

    4. adjective
    (coll.)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    (deer-) stalking expr.
    auf die Pirsch gehen ausdr. v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: went, gone)
    = funktionieren v.
    führen v.
    gehen v.
    (§ p.,pp.: ging, ist gegangen)

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  • 9 action

    noun
    1) (doing something) Handeln, das

    take action — Schritte od. etwas unternehmen

    put a plan into action — einen Plan in die Tat umsetzen

    be/be put out of action — außer Betrieb sein/gesetzt werden

    2) (effect)
    3) (act) Tat, die
    4) (Theatre) Handlung, die; Geschehen, das

    where the action is — (coll.) wo was los ist (ugs.)

    5) (legal process) [Gerichts]verfahren, das

    bring an action against somebody — eine Klage od. ein Verfahren gegen jemanden anstrengen

    6) (fighting) Gefecht, das; Kampf, der

    he died in action — er ist [im Kampf] gefallen

    7) (movement) Bewegung, die
    * * *
    ['ækʃən]
    1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) das Handeln
    2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) die Bewegung
    3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) Klage
    4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) die Handlung
    5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) das Gefecht
    •
    - academic.ru/116764/in_action">in action
    - out of action
    * * *
    ac·tion
    [ˈækʃən]
    n
    1. no pl (activeness) Handeln nt; (proceeding) Vorgehen nt; (measures) Maßnahmen pl
    what we need is \action wir brauchen Taten
    we need firm \action wir müssen entschlossen vorgehen
    only decisive \action will stop the crisis from escalating nur ein entschlossenes Vorgehen wird eine Eskalation der Krise verhindern
    so, what's the plan of \action? wie sieht also der Plan aus?
    come on lazy things, let's see some \action [around here]! ( fam) auf, ihr Faulpelze, legt euch ins Zeug! fam
    what [kind of] \action is necessary to reduce unemployment? wie kann man die Arbeitslosigkeit senken?
    course of \action Vorgehensweise f
    could you tell me what the best course of \action is? wie soll ich Ihrer Meinung nach am besten vorgehen?
    freedom of \action Handlungsfreiheit f
    a man/woman of \action ein Mann/eine Frau der Tat
    prompt \action promptes Handeln
    to be out of \action außer Gefecht sein
    \action to combat/increase/promote sth Maßnahmen pl zur Bekämpfung/Erhöhung/Förderung einer S. gen
    to come into \action in die Tat umgesetzt werden
    to go [or spring] into \action in Aktion treten
    to prod [or spur] sb into \action jdn dazu bringen, etwas zu tun
    to put sth into \action etw in die Tat umsetzen
    to put sb out of \action jdn außer Gefecht setzen
    to take \action handeln, etwas unternehmen
    no \action was taken es wurde nichts unternommen
    we must take \action to deal with the problem wir müssen etwas unternehmen, um mit dem Problem fertig zu werden
    in \action in Aktion
    2. (act) Handlung f, Tat f
    you're responsible for your own \actions now du bist jetzt selbst für das, was du tust, verantwortlich
    your \action in releasing the caged animals was highly irresponsible es war höchst unverantwortlich von Ihnen, die eingesperrten Tiere freizulassen
    3. no pl (plot)
    the [main] \action die [Haupt]handlung
    4. no pl FILM Action f fam
    lights, camera, \action! Beleuchtung, Kamera und Action!
    his films have a lot of \action and not much dialogue seine Filme sind voller Action und arm an Dialogen
    5. no pl (combat) Einsatz m
    to be missing in \action vermisst sein
    to be in \action im Einsatz sein
    to be destroyed by enemy \action durch Feindeinwirkung zerstört werden
    to go into \action ins Gefecht ziehen
    to be killed in \action fallen
    to see \action im Einsatz sein
    6. (battle) Gefecht nt, Kampf m
    ▪ the \action (excitement) das Geschehen; (fun also) die Action fam
    let's go where the \action is lass uns hingehen, wo was los ist fam
    to get a piece of the \action ( fam) mitmischen fam
    8. (movement) Bewegung f
    I'll say the words and you can mime the \actions ich spreche den Text und du kannst die Bewegungen dazu machen
    9. no pl (effect) Wirkung f
    the fibres are broken down by chemical \action die Fasern werden durch chemische Vorgänge zersetzt
    10. no pl (function) Arbeitsweise f, Funktionsweise f
    to be out of \action außer Betrieb sein
    to go [or spring] into \action in Gang kommen
    to put sth out of \action etw außer Betrieb setzen
    in \action in Betrieb
    11. no pl (mechanism) Mechanismus m
    12. (coordination) Bewegungsablauf m
    he's got a very awkward bowling \action er verfügt über einen eigenartigen Wurfstil
    13. LAW Prozess m, Klage f
    class \action Gruppenklage f
    court \action Prozess m
    \actions ex contractu/delicto Ansprüche pl aus Vertrag/Delikt als Klagegrund fachspr
    \action for damages Schadenersatzklage f
    \action for libel, libel \action Verleumdungsklage f
    \action in personam/rem obligatorische/dingliche Klage fachspr
    \action in tort Schadenersatzklage f
    to bring an \action [for sth] against sb gegen jdn Klage [wegen einer S. gen] erheben, jdn [wegen einer S. gen] verklagen
    to bring an \action for damages against sb jdn auf Schadenersatz verklagen
    14. no pl (strike) Streik m
    to take [industrial] \action streiken
    15.
    ▶ \actions speak louder than words ( prov) Taten sagen mehr als Worte prov
    ▶ to want a piece [or slice] of the \action ( fam) ein Stück vom Kuchen abhaben wollen fig
    ▶ the wheels of bureaucracy creaked into \action esp BRIT ( hum) die Mühlen der Bürokratie setzten sich langsam in Bewegung
    * * *
    ['kSən]
    n
    1) no pl (= activity) Handeln nt; (of play, novel etc) Handlung f

    to take action — etwas or Schritte unternehmen

    "action" (on office tray) — "zur Bearbeitung"

    no further action — keine weiteren Maßnahmen; (label on file etc) abgeschlossen

    the action of the play/novel takes place... — das Stück/der Roman spielt...

    action! (Film) — Achtung, Aufnahme!

    2) (= deed) Tat f

    his first action was to phone me to suit the action to the word — als Erstes rief er mich an dem Wort die Tat folgen lassen, sein Wort in die Tat umsetzen

    3)

    (= motion, operation) in/out of action — in/nicht in Aktion; machine in/außer Betrieb

    he's been out of action since he broke his leg — er ist nicht mehr in Aktion gewesen or war nicht mehr einsatzfähig, seit er sich das Bein gebrochen hat

    he needs prodding into action — man muss ihm immer erst einen Stoß geben

    4) (= exciting events) Action f (sl)

    there's no action in this film — in dem Film passiert nichts, dem Film fehlt die Action (inf)

    to go where the action is (inf) — hingehen, wo was los ist (inf)

    that's where the action is (inf) — da ist was los (inf)

    5) (MIL) (= fighting) Aktionen pl; (= battle) Kampf m, Gefecht nt
    6) (= way of operating) (of machine) Arbeitsweise f; (of piano etc) Mechanik f; (of watch, gun) Mechanismus m; (= way of moving) (of athlete etc) Bewegung f; (of horse) Aktion f
    7) (ESP CHEM, PHYS: effect) Wirkung f (on auf +acc)
    8) (JUR) Klage f

    a piece or slice of the action — ein Stück nt aus dem Kuchen (sl)

    * * *
    action [ˈækʃn] s
    1. a) Handeln, Handlung f, Maßnahme(n) f(pl), Tat f, Aktion f:
    man of action Mann m der Tat;
    bring into action ins Spiel bringen, einsetzen;
    call into action auf den Plan rufen;
    come into action in Aktion treten;
    put into action in die Tat umsetzen;
    see sb in action jemanden in Aktion sehen;
    actions speak louder than words Taten zählen mehr als Worte;
    take action Maßnahmen treffen, Schritte unternehmen, handeln;
    we must take action before it is too late wir müssen etwas unternehmen, bevor es zu spät ist;
    the police took no action die Polizei griff nicht ein;
    take action against vorgehen gegen ( → 12);
    course of action Handlungs-, Vorgehensweise f;
    for further action zur weiteren Veranlassung
    b) Handlung f, engS. Action f:
    there is no action in this play in diesem Stück tut sich oder passiert nichts;
    where the action is sl wo sich alles abspielt; wo was los ist; if you are interested in good food, Paris is where the action is musst du unbedingt nach Paris fahren
    2. auch PHYSIOL, TECH Tätigkeit f, Funktion f, Gang m (einer Maschine), Funktionieren n (eines Mechanismus):
    action of the heart Herztätigkeit, -funktion;
    in action TECH in Betrieb, im Einsatz;
    put in action in Gang oder in Betrieb setzen;
    be out of action außer Betrieb sein ( → 13);
    put out of action außer Betrieb setzen ( → 13)
    3. a) TECH Mechanismus m, Werk n
    b) Arbeitsweise f
    4. auch CHEM, PHYS, TECH
    a) (Ein)Wirkung f, Wirksamkeit f, Einfluss m:
    the action of this acid on metal die Einwirkung dieser Säure auf Metall;
    action of presence Kontaktwirkung
    b) Vorgang m, Prozess m
    5. Handlung f (eines Dramas etc):
    the action of the play takes place in das Stück spielt in (dat);
    the action takes place in London Ort der Handlung ist London
    6. KUNST
    a) Bewegung f, Aktion f:
    action painting Action-painting n, -Malerei f;
    action theater (bes Br theatre) Aktionstheater n
    b) Stellung f, Haltung f (einer Figur auf einem Bild)
    7. Bewegung f, Gangart f (eines Pferdes)
    8. Vortrag(sweise) m(f), Ausdruck m (eines Schauspielers)
    9. fig Benehmen n, Führung f, Haltung f
    10. SOZIOL Umwelteinflüsse pl
    11. WIRTSCH Preisbewegung f, Konjunktur(verlauf) f(m)
    12. JUR Klage f, Prozess m, (Rechts-, Gerichts)Verfahren n:
    action for annulment Nichtigkeitsklage;
    action for damages Schadenersatzklage;
    (right of) action Klagebefugnis f, Aktivlegitimation f;
    bring ( oder file, institute) an action against sb, take action against sb jemanden verklagen, gegen jemanden Klage erheben oder ein Gerichtsverfahren einleiten ( → 1); → debt 2, detinue, trespass B 5, trover 2
    13. MIL Gefecht n, Gefechts-, Kampfhandlung f, Unternehmen n, Einsatz m:
    killed (missing, wounded) in action gefallen (vermisst, verwundet);
    go into action eingreifen;
    be out of action außer Gefecht sein (a. fig)( → 2);
    put out of action außer Gefecht setzen (a. fig), kampfunfähig machen, niederkämpfen ( → 2);
    he saw action er war im Einsatz oder an der Front
    14. POL etc US
    a) Beschluss m, Entscheidung f
    b) Maßnahme(n) f(pl)
    15. MUS, TECH
    a) (Spiel)Mechanik f
    b) Traktur f (der Orgel)
    16. get a piece of the action bes US umg ein Stück vom Kuchen abbekommen
    * * *
    noun
    1) (doing something) Handeln, das

    take action — Schritte od. etwas unternehmen

    be/be put out of action — außer Betrieb sein/gesetzt werden

    3) (act) Tat, die
    4) (Theatre) Handlung, die; Geschehen, das

    where the action is — (coll.) wo was los ist (ugs.)

    5) (legal process) [Gerichts]verfahren, das

    bring an action against somebody — eine Klage od. ein Verfahren gegen jemanden anstrengen

    6) (fighting) Gefecht, das; Kampf, der

    he died in action — er ist [im Kampf] gefallen

    7) (movement) Bewegung, die
    * * *
    n.
    Akt -e m.
    Aktion -en f.
    Arbeitsgang m.
    Gang ¨-e m.
    Handlung -en f.
    Prozess -e m.
    Tat -en f.
    Wirkung -en f.

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  • 10 grind

    1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb
    1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.) moler, triturar, picar
    2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.) hacer rechinar, moler
    3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.) oprimir, clavar

    2. noun
    (boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) trabajo pesado
    - grinding
    - grindstone
    - grind down
    - grind up
    - keep someone's nose to the grindstone
    - keep one's nose to the grindstone
    grind vb moler
    tr[graɪnd]
    transitive verb (pt & pp ground tr[graʊnd])
    1 (mill) moler; (crush) machacar, triturar; (crystals, ore) pulverizar; (lens, mirror) pulir; (knife, blade) afilar
    2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (mince - beef) picar
    3 (teeth) hacer rechinar
    4 (press down hard on) incrustar, aplastar; (press in) meter
    1 (crush) triturarse
    2 (make harsh noise) rechinar, chirriar
    3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (swot) empollar, machacar
    1 familiar (work) trabajo pesado; (effort) paliza
    2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (swot) empollón,-ona
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to grind to a halt / grind to a standstill (vehicle) detenerse ruidosamente, pararse ruidosamente 2 (production) irse parando poco a poco 3 (negotiations) estancarse, llegar a un punto muerto
    to have an axe to grind tener un interés personal
    grind ['graɪnd] v, ground ['graʊnd] ; grinding vt
    1) crush: moler, machacar, triturar
    2) sharpen: afilar
    3) polish: pulir, esmerilar (lentes, espejos)
    4)
    to grind one's teeth : rechinarle los dientes a uno
    5)
    to grind down oppress: oprimir, agobiar
    grind vi
    1) : funcionar con dificultad, rechinar
    to grind to a halt: pararse poco a poco, llegar a un punto muerto
    2) study: estudiar mucho
    : trabajo m pesado
    the daily grind: la rutina diaria
    n.
    • empollón s.m.
    • molienda s.f.
    • rutina s.f.
    v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: ground) = afilar v.
    • amolar v.
    • majar v.
    • moler v.
    • pulverizar v.
    • quebrantar v.

    I
    1. graɪnd
    (past & past p ground) transitive verb
    a) \<\<coffee/wheat\>\> moler*; ( in mortar) machacar*; \<\<meat\>\> (AmE) moler* or (Esp, RPl) picar*; \<\<crystals/ore\>\> triturar

    to grind something INTO something: he ground the cigarette end into the carpet — incrustó or aplastó la colilla en la alfombra


    2.
    vi ( move with friction) rechinar, chirriar*

    to grind to a halt o standstill: the truck ground to a halt el camión se detuvo con gran chirrido de frenos; the negotiations have ground to a halt — las negociaciones han llegado a un punto muerto or se han estancado

    Phrasal Verbs:

    II
    a) ( drudgery) (colloq) (no pl) trabajo m pesado, paliza f (fam)
    b) ( over-conscientious worker) (AmE colloq)
    [ɡraɪnd] (pt, pp ground)
    1. VT
    1) [+ coffee] moler; [+ corn, flour] moler, machacar; [+ stone] pulverizar; (US) (Culin) [+ meat] picar

    to grind sth into or to a powder — reducir algo a polvo, pulverizar algo

    2) (=sharpen) [+ knife] amolar, afilar
    3) (=polish) [+ gem, lens] esmerilar
    2.
    VI [machine etc] funcionar con dificultad

    to grind to a halt or standstill — pararse en seco

    3.
    N * (=dull hard work) trabajo m pesado
    * * *

    I
    1. [graɪnd]
    (past & past p ground) transitive verb
    a) \<\<coffee/wheat\>\> moler*; ( in mortar) machacar*; \<\<meat\>\> (AmE) moler* or (Esp, RPl) picar*; \<\<crystals/ore\>\> triturar

    to grind something INTO something: he ground the cigarette end into the carpet — incrustó or aplastó la colilla en la alfombra


    2.
    vi ( move with friction) rechinar, chirriar*

    to grind to a halt o standstill: the truck ground to a halt el camión se detuvo con gran chirrido de frenos; the negotiations have ground to a halt — las negociaciones han llegado a un punto muerto or se han estancado

    Phrasal Verbs:

    II
    a) ( drudgery) (colloq) (no pl) trabajo m pesado, paliza f (fam)
    b) ( over-conscientious worker) (AmE colloq)

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  • 11 bloated

    adjective
    1) (having overeaten) aufgedunsen

    I feel bloated — ich bin voll (ugs.)

    2)
    * * *
    bloat·ed
    [ˈbləʊtɪd, AM ˈbloʊt̬-]
    1. (swollen) aufgedunsen
    2. (overindulgence) vollgestopft fam
    \bloated feeling Völlegefühl nt
    3. ( fig: excessive)
    \bloated bureaucracy aufgeblähter Verwaltungsapparat pej, bürokratischer Wasserkopf pej
    * * *
    ['bləʊtɪd]
    adj
    2) (fig with pride, self-importance) aufgeblasen (with vor +dat)
    * * *
    bloated adj aufgeblasen (auch fig Person), (an)geschwollen, aufgebläht (auch fig Budget etc), aufgedunsen (Gesicht etc):
    feel absolutely bloated bis obenhin voll sein;
    bloated with pride stolzgeschwellt
    * * *
    adjective
    1) (having overeaten) aufgedunsen
    2)
    * * *
    adj.
    aufgeblasen adj.
    aufgedunsen adj.

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  • 12 layer

    noun
    Schicht, die

    several layers of paper — mehrere Lagen Papier

    * * *
    1) (a thickness or covering: The ground was covered with a layer of snow; There was a layer of clay a few feet under the ground.) die Lage
    2) (something which lays, especially a hen: a good layer.) der Leger
    * * *
    lay·er
    [ˈleɪəʳ, AM -ɚ]
    I. n
    1. (of substance) Schicht f
    her dress has ruffled \layers at the bottom ihr Kleid hat am Saum Volants
    ozone \layer Ozonschicht f
    a \layer of oil eine Ölschicht
    ▪ \layers pl (in hair) Stufen pl
    2. ( fig: level) of bureaucracy Stufe f; (in an organization) administrative Ebene f
    3. (laying hen) Legehenne f
    4. HORT Ableger m
    II. vt
    1. (arrange into layers)
    ▪ to \layer sth [with sth] etw [abwechselnd mit etw dat] in Schichten anordnen
    \layer the potatoes with the onions schichten Sie die Kartoffeln mit den Zwiebeln auf
    2. (cut into layers)
    to \layer sb's hair jds Haar stufig schneiden
    3. HORT
    to \layer a plant eine Pflanze durch Ableger vermehren
    * * *
    ['leIə(r)]
    1. n
    1) Schicht f (ALSO GEOL), Lage f

    the cake was covered with layer upon layer of chocolate — der Kuchen war mit vielen Schokoladenschichten überzogen

    2) (HORT) Ableger m
    3) (= hen) Legehenne f
    2. vt
    1) (HORT) absenken
    2) hair abstufen
    3) vegetables etc schichten
    * * *
    layer [ˈleıə(r)]
    A s
    1. Schicht f, Lage f:
    in layers lagen-, schichtweise;
    layer of earth Erdschicht;
    layer of fat PHYSIOL Fettschicht
    2. GEOL Schicht f, Lager n, Flöz n
    3. jemand, der oder etwas, was legt; (in Zusammensetzungen) …leger m: → academic.ru/55694/pipelayer">pipelayer, etc
    4. Leg(e)henne f:
    this hen is a good layer diese Henne legt gut
    5. AGR, BOT Ableger m, Absenker m
    B v/t
    1. eine Pflanze absenken
    2. lagen- oder schichtweise anordnen oder legen, schichten:
    layered look (Mode) Schichtenlook m
    C v/i AGR, BOT ablegen
    * * *
    noun
    Schicht, die
    * * *
    (poultry) n.
    Legehenne f. n.
    Ableger - m.
    Auflage f.
    Lage -n f.
    Leger -- m.
    Schicht -en f. v.
    Absenker machen ausdr.
    absenken v.
    durch Ableger vermehren ausdr.
    schichtweise legen ausdr.
    überlagern v.

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  • 13 go

    [gəʊ, Am goʊ] vi <goes, went, gone>
    1)
    ( proceed) gehen; vehicle, train fahren; plane fliegen;
    don't \go any closer - that animal is dangerous geh' nicht näher ran - das Tier ist gefährlich;
    the bus \goes from Vaihingen to Sillenbuch der Bus verkehrt zwischen Vaihingen und Sillenbuch;
    a shiver went down my spine mir fuhr ein Schauer über den Rücken;
    you \go first! geh du zuerst!;
    you \go next du bist als Nächste(r) dran!;
    hey, I \go now he, jetzt bin ich dran! ( fam)
    the doll \goes everywhere with him die Puppe nimmt er überallhin mit;
    drive to the end of the road, \go left, and... fahren Sie die Straße bis zum Ende entlang, biegen Sie dann links ab und...;
    \go south till you get to the coast halte dich südlich, bis du zur Küste kommst;
    we have a long way to \go wir haben noch einen weiten Weg vor uns;
    we've completed all of our goals - where do we \go from here? wir haben all unsere Ziele erreicht - wie geht es jetzt weiter?;
    the train hooted as it went into the tunnel der Zug pfiff, als er in den Tunnel einfuhr;
    who \goes there? wer da?;
    \go fetch it! hol'!;
    to \go towards sb/ sth auf jdn/etw zugehen;
    to \go home nach Hause gehen;
    to \go to hospital/ a party/ prison/ the toilet ins Krankenhaus/auf eine Party/ins Gefängnis/auf die Toilette gehen;
    to \go across to the pub rüber in die Kneipe gehen ( fam)
    to \go to sea zur See gehen ( fam)
    to \go across the street über die Straße gehen;
    to \go aboard/ ashore an Bord/Land gehen;
    to \go below nach unten gehen;
    to \go below deck unter Deck gehen;
    to \go downhill (a. fig) bergab gehen;
    to have it far to \go es weit haben;
    to \go offstage [von der Bühne] abgehen;
    to \go round sich akk drehen
    2) (in order to [get])
    could you \go into the kitchen and get me something to drink, please? könntest du bitte in die Küche gehen und mir was zu trinken holen?;
    would you \go and get me some things from the supermarket? würdest du mir ein paar Sachen vom Supermarkt mitbringen?;
    I just want to \go and have a look at that antique shop over there ich möchte nur schnell einen Blick in das Antiquitätengeschäft da drüben werfen;
    would you wait for me while I \go and fetch my coat? wartest du kurz auf mich, während ich meinen Mantel hole?;
    I'll just \go and put my shoes on ich ziehe mir nur schnell die Schuhe an;
    \go and wash your hands geh und wasch deine Hände;
    she's gone to meet Brian at the station sie ist Brian vom Bahnhof abholen gegangen;
    to \go and get some fresh air frische Luft schnappen gehen;
    to \go to see sb jdn aufsuchen
    3) ( travel) reisen;
    have you ever gone to Africa before? warst du schon einmal in Afrika?;
    to \go by bike/ car/ coach/ train mit dem Fahrrad/Auto/Bus/Zug fahren;
    to \go on a cruise eine Kreuzfahrt machen;
    to \go on [a] holiday in Urlaub gehen;
    to \go to Italy nach Italien fahren;
    last year I went to Spain letztes Jahr war ich in Spanien;
    to \go on a journey verreisen, eine Reise machen;
    to \go by plane fliegen;
    to \go on a trip eine Reise machen;
    to \go abroad ins Ausland gehen
    4) ( disappear) stain, keys verschwinden;
    where have my keys gone? wo sind meine Schlüssel hin?;
    ah, my tummy ache is gone! ah, meine Bauchschmerzen sind weg!;
    I really don't know where all my money \goes ich weiß auch nicht, wo mein ganzes Geld hinverschwindet!;
    half of my salary \goes on rent die Hälfte meines Gehaltes geht für die Miete drauf;
    gone are the days when... vorbei sind die Zeiten, wo...;
    here \goes my free weekend... das war's dann mit meinem freien Wochenende...;
    all his money \goes on his car er steckt sein ganzes Geld in sein Auto;
    there \goes another one! und wieder eine/einer weniger!;
    hundreds of jobs will \go das wird Hunderte von Arbeitsplätzen kosten;
    the president will have to \go der Präsident wird seinen Hut nehmen müssen;
    that cat will have to \go die Katze muss verschwinden!;
    all hope has gone jegliche Hoffnung ist geschwunden;
    to \go adrift naut abtreiben, wegtreiben; ( fig) gestohlen werden;
    one of my books has gone adrift from my desk eines meiner Bücher ist von meinem Schreibtisch verschwunden;
    to \go missing (Brit, Aus) verschwinden
    5) ( leave) gehen;
    we have to \go now [or it's time to \go] wir müssen jetzt gehen;
    I must be \going ich muss jetzt allmählich gehen;
    has she gone yet? ist sie noch da?;
    the bus has gone der Bus ist schon weg (old);
    be gone! hinweg mit dir veraltet;
    to let sth/sb \go, to let \go of sth/sb etw/jdn loslassen
    6) (do)
    to \go biking/ jogging/ shopping/swimming etc. Rad fahren/joggen/einkaufen/schwimmen etc. gehen;
    to \go looking for sb/ sth jdn/etw suchen gehen;
    if you \go telling all my secrets,... wenn du hergehst und alle meine Geheimnisse ausplauderst,...;
    don't you dare \go crying to your mum about this untersteh dich, deswegen heulend zu deiner Mama zu laufen
    7) ( attend)
    to \go to church/ a concert in die Kirche/ins Konzert gehen;
    to \go to the cinema [or (Am) a movie] [or ( Brit) ( fam) the pictures] ins Kino gehen;
    to \go to the doctor zum Arzt gehen;
    to \go to kindergarten/ school/ university in den Kindergarten/in die Schule/auf die Universität gehen;
    to \go on a pilgrimage auf Pilgerfahrt gehen
    8) ( answer)
    I'll \go ( phone) ich geh' ran;
    ( door) ich mach' auf
    9) (dress [up])
    to \go as sth witch, pirate als etw gehen;
    what shall I \go in? als was soll ich gehen?
    10) + adj ( become) werden;
    the line has gone dead die Leitung ist tot;
    the milk's gone sour die Milch ist sauer;
    the tyre has gone flat der Reifen ist platt;
    my mind suddenly went blank ich hatte plötzlich wie ein Brett vorm Kopf (sl)
    I always \go red when I'm embarrassed ich werde immer rot, wenn mir etwas peinlich ist;
    he described the new regulations as bureaucracy gone mad er bezeichnete die neuen Bestimmungen als Ausgeburt einer wild gewordenen Bürokratie;
    I went cold mir wurde kalt;
    she's gone Communist sie ist jetzt Kommunistin;
    he's gone all environmental er macht jetzt voll auf Öko ( fam)
    to \go bad food schlecht werden;
    to \go bald/ grey kahl/grau werden;
    to \go bankrupt bankrottgehen;
    to \go haywire ( out of control) außer Kontrolle geraten;
    ( malfunction) verrückt spielen ( fam)
    to \go public an die Öffentlichkeit treten; stockex an die Börse gehen;
    to \go to sleep einschlafen
    11) + adj (be) sein;
    to \go hungry hungern;
    to \go thirsty dursten;
    to \go unmentioned/ unnoticed/ unsolved unerwähnt/unbemerkt/ungelöst bleiben
    12) ( turn out) gehen;
    how did your party \go? und, wie war deine Party?;
    how's your thesis \going? was macht deine Doktorarbeit?;
    how are things \going? und, wie läuft's? ( fam)
    if everything \goes well... wenn alles gut geht...;
    things have gone well es ist gut gelaufen;
    the way things \go wie das halt so geht;
    the way things are \going at the moment... so wie es im Moment aussieht...;
    to \go like a bomb ein Bombenerfolg sein ( fam)
    to \go according to plan nach Plan laufen;
    to \go from bad to worse vom Regen in die Traufe kommen;
    to \go against/ for sb election zu jds Ungunsten pl /Gunsten pl ausgehen;
    to \go wrong schiefgehen ( fam), schieflaufen ( fam)
    13) ( pass) vergehen, verstreichen;
    time seems to \go faster as you get older die Zeit scheint schneller zu vergehen, wenn man älter wird;
    only two days to \go... nur noch zwei Tage...;
    one week to \go till Christmas noch eine Woche bis Weihnachten;
    in days gone by in längst vergangenen Zeiten;
    two exams down, one to \go zwei Prüfungen sind schon geschafft, jetzt noch eine, dann ist es geschafft!;
    I've three years to \go before I can retire mir fehlen noch drei Jahre bis zur Rente!
    14) ( begin) anfangen;
    ready to \go? bist du bereit?;
    one, two, three, \go! eins, zwei, drei, los!;
    we really must get \going with these proposals wir müssen uns jetzt echt an diese Konzepte setzen;
    let's \go! los!;
    here \goes! jetzt geht's los!
    15) ( fail) kaputtgehen; hearing, health, memory nachlassen; rope reißen;
    our computer is \going unser Computer gibt seinen Geist auf ( hum) ( fam)
    my jeans is gone at the knees meine Jeans ist an den Knien durchgescheuert;
    her mind is \going sie baut geistig ganz schön ab! ( fam)
    16) ( die) sterben;
    she went peacefully in her sleep sie starb friedlich im Schlaf
    17) ( belong) hingehören;
    I'll put it away if you tell me where it \goes ich räum's weg, wenn du mir sagst, wo es hingehört;
    the silverware \goes in the drawer over there das Silber kommt in die Schublade da drüben;
    those tools \go in the garage diese Werkzeuge gehören in die Garage;
    that is to \go into my account das kommt auf mein Konto;
    where do you want that to \go? wo soll das hin?;
    that \goes under a different chapter das gehört in ein anderes Kapitel
    to \go to sb prize, house an jdn gehen; property auf jdn übergehen ( geh)
    Manchester went to Labour Manchester ging an Labour
    19) ( lead) road führen;
    where does this trail \go? wohin führt dieser Pfad?
    20) ( extend) gehen;
    the meadow \goes all the way down to the road die Weide erstreckt sich bis hinunter zur Straße;
    your idea is good enough, as far as it \goes... deine Idee ist so weit ganz gut,...;
    the numbers on the paper \go from 1 to 10 die Nummern auf dem Blatt gehen von 1 bis 10
    21) ( in auction) gehen;
    I'll \go as high as £200 ich gehe bis zu 200 Pfund
    22) ( function) watch gehen; machine laufen;
    our business has been \going for twenty years unser Geschäft läuft seit zwanzig Jahren;
    I'm not saying anything as long as the tape recorder is \going ich sage gar nichts, solange das Tonbandgerät läuft;
    to \go slow econ einen Bummelstreik machen; watch nachgehen;
    to get sth \going [or to \go] [or to make sth \go] etw in Gang bringen;
    to get a party \going eine Party in Fahrt bringen;
    to get [or set] sb \going jdn in Fahrt bringen;
    to keep \going person weitermachen; car weiterfahren;
    come on! keep \going! ja, weiter! ( fam)
    to keep sth \going etw in Gang halten; factory in Betrieb halten;
    to keep a conversation \going eine Unterhaltung am Laufen halten;
    to keep a fire \going ein Feuer am Brennen halten;
    that thought kept me \going dieser Gedanke ließ mich durchhalten;
    here's some food to keep you \going hier hast du erst mal was zu essen
    23) ( have recourse) gehen;
    to \go to court over sth wegen einer S. gen vor Gericht gehen;
    to \go to the police zur Polizei gehen;
    to \go to war in den Krieg ziehen
    24) (match, be in accordance)
    to \go [with sth] [zu etw dat] passen;
    these two colours don't \go diese beiden Farben beißen sich;
    to \go against logic unlogisch sein;
    to \go against one's principles gegen jds Prinzipien pl verstoßen
    25) ( fit)
    five \goes into ten two times [or five into ten \goes twice] fünf geht zweimal in zehn;
    do you think all these things will \go into our little suitcase? glaubst du, das ganze Zeug wird in unseren kleinen Koffer passen? ( fam)
    26) ( be sold) weggehen ( fam)
    \going, \going, gone! zum Ersten, zum Zweiten, [und] zum Dritten!;
    pocketbooks are \going for $10 for the next two days in den nächsten zwei Tagen sind die Taschenbücher für 10 Dollar zu haben;
    to \go to sb an jdn gehen;
    to \go like hot cakes weggehen wie warme Semmeln ( fam)
    to be \going cheap billig zu haben sein
    27) (serve, contribute)
    to \go [to sth] [zu etw dat] beitragen;
    the money will \go to the victims of the earthquake das Geld ist für die Erdbebenopfer bestimmt;
    this will \go towards your holiday das [Geld] ist für deinen Urlaub bestimmt;
    your daughter's attitude only \goes to prove how much... die Einstellung deiner Tochter zeigt einmal mehr, wie sehr...
    28) ( move) machen;
    when I \go like this, my hand hurts wenn ich so mache, tut meine Hand weh;
    \go like this with your hand to show that... mach so mit deiner Hand, um zu zeigen, dass...
    29) ( sound) machen;
    I think I heard the doorbell \go just now ich glaube, es hat gerade geklingelt;
    there \goes the bell es klingelt;
    ducks \go ‘quack’ Enten machen „quack“;
    with sirens \going ambulance mit heulender Sirene
    anything \goes alles ist erlaubt;
    that \goes for all of you das gilt für euch alle!
    31) (be told, sung) gehen; title, theory lauten;
    I can never remember how that song \goes ich weiß nie, wie dieses Lied geht;
    the story \goes that... es heißt, dass...;
    the rumour \goes that... es geht das Gerücht, dass...
    as hospitals/things \go verglichen mit anderen Krankenhäusern/Dingen;
    as things \go today it wasn't that expensive für heutige Verhältnisse war es gar nicht so teuer
    I really have to \go ich muss ganz dringend mal! ( fam)
    I've gone and lost my earring ich habe meinen Ohrring verloren;
    you've really gone and done it now! jetzt hast du aber was Schönes angerichtet! ( iron) (pej!)
    \go to hell! geh [o scher dich] zum Teufel! ( fam)
    do you want that pizza here or to \go? möchten Sie die Pizza hier essen oder mitnehmen?;
    (Am)
    I'd like a cheeseburger to \go, please ich hätte gerne einen Cheeseburger zum Mitnehmen
    is there any beer \going? gibt es Bier?;
    I'll have whatever is \going ich nehme das, was gerade da ist
    37) (fam: treat)
    to \go easy on sb jdn schonend behandeln, jdn glimpflich davonkommen lassen
    PHRASES:
    to \go halves on sth sich dat etw je zur Hälfte teilen;
    \go [and] take a running jump! mach bloß, dass du abhaust! ( fam)
    to \go all out to do sth alles daransetzen, etw zu tun;
    to \go Dutch getrennt zahlen;
    easy come, easy \go (\go) wie gewonnen, so zerronnen ( prov)
    \go [and] get stuffed! ( fam) du kannst mich mal! ( fam)
    here we \go again ( fam) jetzt geht das wieder los! ( fam)
    there you \go bitte schön!;
    ( told you so) sag ich's doch! ( fam)
    there he \goes again ( fam) jetzt fängt er schon wieder damit an! ( fam)
    don't \go there ( fam) lass dich nicht darauf ein;
    that \goes without saying das versteht sich von selbst aux vb future tense
    to be \going to do sth etw tun werden;
    we are \going to have a party tomorrow wir geben morgen eine Party;
    he was \going to phone me this morning er wollte mich heute Morgen anrufen;
    isn't she \going to accept the job after all? nimmt sie den Job nun doch nicht an? vt <goes, went, gone>
    1) ( esp Am) ( travel)
    to \go sth a route, a highway etw nehmen
    2) (fam: say)
    to \go sth;
    she \goes to me: I never want to see you again! sie sagt zu mir: ich will dich nie wieder sehen!
    to \go sth etw reizen;
    to \go nap die höchste Zahl von Stichen ansagen
    4) ( Brit) ( like)
    to not \go much on sth sich dat nicht viel aus etw dat machen
    5) ( become)
    to \go sth;
    my mind went a complete blank ich hatte voll ein Brett vorm Kopf! ( fam)
    PHRASES:
    to \go nap alles auf eine Karte setzen;
    to \go a long way lange [vor]halten;
    sb will \go a long way jd wird es weit bringen;
    to \go it alone etw im Alleingang tun;
    to \go it some es laufen lassen ( fam)
    to \go it ( fam) es toll treiben ( fam) ( move quickly) ein tolles Tempo drauf haben;
    ( work hard) sich akk reinknien n
    pl - es>
    1) ( turn)
    I'll have a \go at driving if you're tired ich kann dich mit dem Fahren ablösen, wenn du müde bist ( fam)
    you've had your \go already! du warst schon dran!;
    hey, it's Ken's \go now he, jetzt ist Ken dran;
    can I have a \go? darf ich mal?;
    to miss one \go einmal aussetzen;
    ( not voluntarily) einmal übersprungen werden
    2) ( attempt) Versuch m;
    have a \go! versuch' es doch einfach mal! ( fam)
    at one \go auf einen Schlag;
    ( drink) in einem Zug ( fam)
    all in one \go alle[s] auf einmal;
    at the first \go auf Anhieb;
    to give sth a \go etw versuchen;
    to have a \go at sb ( criticize) jdn runtermachen ( fam) ( attack) über jdn herfallen;
    his boss had a \go at him about his appearance sein Chef hat sich ihn wegen seines Äußeren vorgeknöpft ( fam)
    members of the public are strongly advised not to have a \go at this man die Öffentlichkeit wird eindringlich davor gewarnt, etwas gegen diesen Mann zu unternehmen;
    to have a \go at doing sth versuchen, etw zu tun;
    to have several \goes at sth für etw akk mehrere Anläufe nehmen
    3) no pl ( energy) Antrieb m, Elan m;
    to be full of \go voller Elan sein
    4) ( esp Brit) (fam: dose) Anfall m;
    she had such a bad \go of the flu that she took a week off from work sie hatte so eine schlimme Grippe, dass sie sich eine Woche freinahm
    it's all \go here hier ist immer was los ( fam)
    it's all \go and no relaxing on those bus tours auf diesen Busfahrten wird nur gehetzt und man kommt nie zum Ausruhen ( fam)
    I've got two projects on the \go at the moment ich habe momentan zwei Projekte gleichzeitig laufen;
    to be on the \go [ständig] auf Trab sein;
    I've been on the \go all day long ich war den ganzen Tag auf Achse ( fam)
    to keep sb on the \go jdn auf Trab halten ( fam)
    PHRASES:
    from the word \go von Anfang an;
    to be all the \go ( Brit) (dated) ( fam) der letzte Schrei sein;
    that was a near \go das war knapp;
    to make a \go of sth mit etw dat Erfolg haben;
    she's making a \go of her new antique shop ihr neues Antiquitätengeschäft ist ein voller Erfolg ( fam)
    to be touch and \go auf der Kippe stehen ( fam)
    it's no \go da ist nichts zu machen adj
    pred, inv [start]klar, in Ordnung;
    all systems [are] \go alles klar;
    all systems \go, take-off in t minus 10 alle Systeme zeigen grün, Start in t minus 10

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  • 14 assist

    A n US Sport assistance f.
    B vtr
    1 ( help) gen aider ; (in organization, bureaucracy) assister (to do, in doing à faire) ; to assist sb in/out/down etc aider qn à entrer/sortir/descendre etc ; to assist one another s'entraider ; to assist sb financially aider qn financièrement ; a man is assisting police with their inquiries euph un homme est interrogé par la police dans le cadre de l'enquête ;
    2 ( facilitate) faciliter [development, process, safety].
    C vi
    1 ( help) aider (in doing à faire) ; to assist in prendre part à [operation, rescue] ;
    2 sout ( attend) assister (at à).
    D - assisted (dans composés) computer/operator-assisted assisté par ordinateur/par un opérateur ; government-assisted scheme projet financé par l'État.

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  • 15 dead

    ded
    1. adjective
    1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) muerto
    2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) desconectado, cortado
    3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) total, completo

    2. adverb
    (completely: dead drunk.) completamente
    - deadly
    3. adverb
    (extremely: deadly dull; deadly serious.) terriblemente
    - dead-end
    - dead heat
    - dead language
    - deadline
    - deadlock
    dead1 adj muerto
    those flowers are dead, throw them away esas flores están muertas, tíralas
    dead2 n los muertos
    tr[ded]
    1 (not alive) muerto,-a
    ■ he was shot dead lo mataron de un tiro, lo mataron a tiros
    2 (obsolete - language) muerto,-a; (- custom) desusado,-a, en desuso; (finished with - topic, issue, debate) agotado,-a, pasado,-a; (- glass, bottle) terminado,-a, acabado,-a
    ■ is this glass dead? ¿has terminado con el vaso?
    3 (numb) entumecido,-a, dormido,-a
    4 (not functioning - telephone) desconectado,-a, cortado,-a; (- machine) averiado,-a; (- battery) descargado,-a, gastado,-a; (- match) gastado,-a
    6 (dull, quiet, not busy) muerto,-a
    7 (sounds) sordo,-a; (colours) apagado,-a
    8 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (ball) muerto,-a
    9 (total) total, completo,-a, absoluto,-a
    1 (completely, absolutely) completamente, sumamente; (as intensifier) muy
    2 (exactly) justo
    1 los,-las muertos,-as
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    a dead duck un fracaso total
    in the dead of winter en pleno invierno, en lo más crudo del invierno
    over my dead body! ¡sobre mi cadáver!
    to be a dead cert ser algo seguro,-a
    to be a dead loss no servir para nada, ser un desastre
    to be a dead ringer for somebody ser idéntico,-a a alguien
    to be dead beat estar hecho,-a polvo
    to be dead on one's feet estar hecho,-a polvo
    to be dead (set) against something oponerse totalmente a algo
    to be dead set on doing something estar empeñado,-a en hacer algo, estar decidido,-a a hacer algo
    to be dead to the world estar dormido,-a como un tronco
    to be the dead spit of somebody ser el vivo retrato de alguien
    to come to a dead end llegar a un callejón sin salida
    to come to a dead stop detenerse en seco
    to drop dead caer muerto,-a
    ■ drop dead! ¡vete al cuerno!
    to stop dead parar(se) en seco
    not to be seen dead doing something no hacer algo por nada del mundo
    ■ I wouldn't be seen dead with him! ¡no saldría con él por nada del mundo!, ¡no saldría con él ni muerta!
    dead calm calma chicha
    dead end callejón nombre masculino sin salida
    dead letter SMALLLAW/SMALL letra muerta
    dead weight peso muerto
    the Dead Sea el Mar Muerto
    dead ['dɛd] adv
    1) abruptly: repentinamente, súbitamente
    to stop dead: parar en seco
    2) absolutely: absolutamente
    I'm dead certain: estoy absolutamente seguro
    3) directly: justo
    dead ahead: justo adelante
    dead adj
    1) lifeless: muerto
    2) numb: entumecido
    3) indifferent: indiferente, frío
    4) inactive: inactivo
    a dead volcano: un volcán inactivo
    5) : desconectado (dícese del teléfono), descargado (dícese de una batería)
    6) exhausted: agotado, derrengado, muerto
    7) obsolete: obsoleto, muerto
    a dead language: una lengua muerta
    8) exact: exacto
    in the dead center: justo en el blanco
    dead n
    1)
    the dead : los muertos
    2)
    in the dead of night : a las altas horas de la noche
    3)
    in the dead of winter : en pleno invierno
    adj.
    • exangüe adj.
    • insensible adj.
    • mortecino, -a adj.
    • muerto, -a adj.
    adv.
    • directamente adv.

    I ded
    1) ( no longer alive) muerto

    dead body — cadáver m, cuerpo m sin vida

    he was dead on arrival at the hospital — cuando llegó al hospital ya había muerto, ingresó cadáver (Esp)

    to drop dead — caerse* muerto

    drop dead! — vete al demonio or al diablo!

    as dead as a dodo o doornail — requetemuerto (fam)

    dead and gone: when I'm dead and gone cuando yo me muera; not to be seen o caught dead (colloq): I wouldn't be seen o caught dead in that dress — yo no me pondría ese vestido ni muerta or ni loca; body 1) c)

    2)
    a) ( numb) (usu pred) dormido

    to go dead — \<\<limb\>\> dormirse*

    to be dead TO something — ser* sordo a algo

    3) (very tired, ill) (colloq) muerto (fam)
    4)
    a) ( obsolete) < language> muerto; < custom> en desuso
    b) (past, finished with) < issue> pasado
    5)
    a) ( not functioning) <wire/circuit> desconectado; < telephone> desconectado, cortado; < battery> descargado
    b) ( not alight) <fire/match> apagado
    c) ( not busy) <town/hotel/party> muerto

    II
    1)
    a) ( exactly) justo

    she was dead on time — (esp BrE) llegó puntualísima

    b) ( directly) justo, directamente
    c) ( suddenly)
    2)
    a) ( absolutely) (colloq) <straight/level> completamente

    dead tired — muerto (de cansancio) (fam), cansadísimo

    to be dead certain o sure — estar* totalmente seguro

    it was dead easy — estuvo regalado or tirado (fam)

    dead boring/expensive — aburridísimo/carísimo


    III
    1) (+ pl vb)
    2) ( depth)

    in the o (BrE also) at dead of night — a altas horas de la noche or de la madrugada

    [ded]
    1. ADJ
    1) [person, animal, plant] muerto, difunto frm; [leaf] marchito, seco

    • dead or alive — vivo o muerto

    • to be dead on arrival — (in hospital) ingresar cadáver

    • dead and buried — (lit, fig) muerto y bien muerto

    • to drop (down) dead — caer muerto

    drop dead! * — ¡vete al cuerno! *

    • to fall down dead — caer muerto

    dead duck —

    - be dead on one's feet
    - flog a dead horse
    - be dead in the water
    2) * (=finished with)

    is that glass/drink dead? — ¿ha terminado su vaso?, ¿puedo levantar su vaso?

    3) (=inactive) [volcano, fire] apagado; [cigarette, match] gastado; [battery] agotado; [telephone line] cortado, desconectado; [wire] sin corriente; [language, love, town, party] muerto; [custom] anticuado; (Sport) [ball] parado, fuera de juego

    • the line has gone dead — (Telec) la línea está cortada or muerta

    4) (=numb)

    • my fingers have gone dead — (gen) se me han dormido los dedos; (with cold) se me han entumecido los dedos

    • he is dead to all pity — es incapaz de sentir compasión

    5) (=complete) [silence, calm] total, completo; (=exact) [centre] justo

    • a dead cert * — una cosa segura

    • to fall into a dead faint — desmayarse totalmente

    • a dead loss * — (=person) un inútil; (=thing) una birria

    • a dead ringer for * — el doble de, la viva imagen de

    • to come to a dead stop — pararse en seco

    2. ADV
    1) (=completely, exactly)

    dead slow — (Aut) reducir la marcha; (Naut) muy despacio

    • to be dead against sth — estar totalmente opuesto a algo

    • dead ahead — todo seguido, todo derecho

    • dead between the eyes — justo entre los ojos

    • to be dead set on doing sth — estar decidido a hacer algo

    • dead straight — todo seguido, todo derecho

    • dead on target — justo en el blanco

    • dead on time — a la hora exacta

    2) (Brit)
    * (=very)

    • to be dead beat — estar hecho polvo *

    • dead broke — sin un duro

    • dead drunk — borracho perdido

    • dead easy — facilón, chupado **

    3)
    - cut sb dead
    3. N
    1)

    to come back or rise from the dead — resucitar

    2)

    at dead of night, in the dead of night — a altas horas de la noche

    4.
    CPD

    dead end N — (lit, fig) callejón m sin salida

    to come to a dead end — (fig) llegar a un punto muerto

    dead-end

    dead hand N — (fig) [of state, bureaucracy] peso m muerto

    dead heat N — (Sport) empate m

    dead-heat

    dead letter N — letra f muerta

    dead march N — marcha f fúnebre

    dead matter N — materia f inanimada

    Dead Sea N — mar m Muerto

    the dead season N — (Tourism) la temporada baja

    dead weight N — peso m muerto; [of vehicle] tara f ; (fig) lastre m, carga f inútil

    * * *

    I [ded]
    1) ( no longer alive) muerto

    dead body — cadáver m, cuerpo m sin vida

    he was dead on arrival at the hospital — cuando llegó al hospital ya había muerto, ingresó cadáver (Esp)

    to drop dead — caerse* muerto

    drop dead! — vete al demonio or al diablo!

    as dead as a dodo o doornail — requetemuerto (fam)

    dead and gone: when I'm dead and gone cuando yo me muera; not to be seen o caught dead (colloq): I wouldn't be seen o caught dead in that dress — yo no me pondría ese vestido ni muerta or ni loca; body 1) c)

    2)
    a) ( numb) (usu pred) dormido

    to go dead — \<\<limb\>\> dormirse*

    to be dead TO something — ser* sordo a algo

    3) (very tired, ill) (colloq) muerto (fam)
    4)
    a) ( obsolete) < language> muerto; < custom> en desuso
    b) (past, finished with) < issue> pasado
    5)
    a) ( not functioning) <wire/circuit> desconectado; < telephone> desconectado, cortado; < battery> descargado
    b) ( not alight) <fire/match> apagado
    c) ( not busy) <town/hotel/party> muerto

    II
    1)
    a) ( exactly) justo

    she was dead on time — (esp BrE) llegó puntualísima

    b) ( directly) justo, directamente
    c) ( suddenly)
    2)
    a) ( absolutely) (colloq) <straight/level> completamente

    dead tired — muerto (de cansancio) (fam), cansadísimo

    to be dead certain o sure — estar* totalmente seguro

    it was dead easy — estuvo regalado or tirado (fam)

    dead boring/expensive — aburridísimo/carísimo


    III
    1) (+ pl vb)
    2) ( depth)

    in the o (BrE also) at dead of night — a altas horas de la noche or de la madrugada

    English-spanish dictionary > dead

  • 16 paperwork

    noun (the part of a job which consists of keeping files, writing letters etc: I spend most of my time on paperwork.) trabajo administrativo/de oficina
    tr['peɪpəwɜːk]
    1 papeleo
    mass noun papeleo m (fam), trabajo m administrativo, tareas fpl administrativas
    ['peɪpǝwɜːk]
    N trabajo m administrativo; pej (=bureaucracy) papeleo * m
    * * *
    mass noun papeleo m (fam), trabajo m administrativo, tareas fpl administrativas

    English-spanish dictionary > paperwork

  • 17 stifling

    adjective
    stickig; drückend [Hitze]; (fig.) einengend [Atmosphäre]; erdrückend [Einfluss, Herrschaft]
    * * *
    * * *
    sti·fling
    [ˈstaɪfl̩ɪŋ]
    1. (smothering) fumes, smoke erstickend; air zum Ersticken nach n, präd; ( fig) heat, humidity drückend; room stickig
    it was hot and \stifling in the train im Zug war es heiß und stickig
    2. ( fig: repressive) erdrückend
    we had to deal with a lot of \stifling bureaucracy wir mussten uns oft mit einer Bürokratie herumschlagen, die jede Initiative im Keim erstickte
    * * *
    ['staIflɪŋ]
    adj
    1) fumes, smoke erstickend; heat drückend
    2) (fig) beengend; situation erdrückend; atmosphere stickig
    * * *
    stifling [ˈstaıflıŋ] adj (adv stiflingly) erstickend (auch fig), stickig:
    stifling heat Bruthitze f
    * * *
    adjective
    stickig; drückend [Hitze]; (fig.) einengend [Atmosphäre]; erdrückend [Einfluss, Herrschaft]
    * * *
    adj.
    erstickend adj.

    English-german dictionary > stifling

  • 18 two-tier

    adjective [bureaucracy] à deux niveaux or étages; péj [society, health service etc] à deux vitesses

    English-French dictionary > two-tier

  • 19 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.

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    assistance n aide f (to à) ; ( more formal) (in organization, bureaucracy) assistance f (to à) ; to come to sb's assistance venir à l'aide de qn ; to give assistance to sb prêter assistance à qn ; with the assistance of avec l'aide de [person] ; à l'aide de [device, instrument, tool etc] ; mutual assistance entraide f ; financial/economic/military assistance aide f financière/économique/militaire ; can I be of assistance? puis-je aider or être utile?

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