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81 test
test [test]test ⇒ 1 (a)-(e) contrôle ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) examen ⇒ 1 (b) tester ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (c) analyser ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (f) examiner ⇒ 3 (b) essayer ⇒ 3 (c) vérifier ⇒ 3 (d) contrôler ⇒ 3 (d) mesurer ⇒ 3 (e) évaluer ⇒ 3 (e) éprouver ⇒ 3 (g)1 noun∎ to pass a test réussir à un examen;∎ biology test interrogation f de biologie;∎ to sit or to take a test passer un examen;∎ general knowledge test test m de culture générale;∎ I'm taking my (driving) test tomorrow je passe mon permis (de conduire) demain;∎ did you pass your (driving) test? avez-vous été reçu au permis (de conduire)?∎ to undergo tests subir des tests ou examens;∎ to have a blood test faire faire une analyse de sang;∎ to have an eye test se faire examiner la vue;∎ the lab did a test for salmonella le laboratoire a fait une analyse pour détecter la présence de salmonelles(c) (trial → of equipment, machine) test m, essai m, épreuve f; (→ of quality) contrôle m; Marketing (→ of reaction, popularity) évaluation f;∎ to carry out tests on sth effectuer des tests sur qch;∎ all new drugs undergo clinical tests tous les nouveaux médicaments subissent des tests cliniques;∎ a test for noise levels un contrôle des niveaux sonores;∎ to be on test être testé ou à l'essai;∎ to put sth to the test tester qch, faire l'essai de qch(d) (of character, endurance, resolve) test m;∎ a good test of character un bon test de personnalité, un bon moyen de tester la personnalité;∎ to put sb to the test éprouver qn, mettre qn à l'épreuve;∎ his courage was really put to the test son courage fut sérieusement mis à l'épreuve ou éprouvé;∎ it's the first major test for the Prime Minister c'est la première fois que le Premier ministre est réellement mis à l'épreuve;∎ to stand the test se montrer à la hauteur;∎ also figurative test of strength épreuve f de force;∎ to stand the test of time durer, résister à l'épreuve du temps;∎ her books have certainly stood the test of time ses livres n'ont pas pris une ride∎ it's a test of union solidarity c'est un test de la solidarité syndicale;∎ it will be a test of popularity for the new leader ce sera un test de popularité pour le nouveau dirigeant;∎ the by-election will be a good test of public opinion l'élection partielle représentera un bon test de l'opinion publiqued'essai(a) (examine → ability, knowledge, intelligence) tester, mesurer; School (→ pupils) tester, contrôler les connaissances de;∎ we were tested in geography nous avons eu un contrôle de géographie;∎ she was tested on her knowledge of plants on a testé ou vérifié ses connaissances botaniques∎ to have one's eyes tested se faire examiner la vue;∎ figurative you need your eyes tested or British testing! il faut mettre des lunettes!;∎ to test sb for AIDS faire subir le test de dépistage du sida à qn;∎ to test an athlete for steroids faire subir des tests à un athlète pour détecter l'usage de stéroïdes(c) (try out → prototype, car) essayer, faire l'essai de; (→ product) essayer; (→ weapon, procedure) tester; (→ drug) tester, expérimenter;∎ none of our products are tested on animals nos produits ne sont pas testés sur les animaux(d) (check → batteries, pressure, suspension) vérifier, contrôler∎ the day of action will test union solidarity la journée d'action permettra de mesurer ou d'évaluer la solidarité syndicale∎ the water was tested for phosphates on a analysé l'eau pour en déterminer le taux de phosphates;∎ to test food for starch rechercher la présence d'amidon dans les aliments;∎ figurative to test the water tâter le terrain(g) (tax → machinery, driver, patience) éprouver, mettre à l'épreuve;∎ to test sb to the limit pousser qn à bout ou à la dernière extrémité;∎ to test sb's patience to the limit mettre la patience de qn à rude épreuve∎ to test for salmonella faire une recherche de salmonelles;∎ to test for AIDS procéder à un test de dépistage du sida;∎ to test for the presence of gas rechercher la présence de gaz∎ she tested positive for AIDS son test de dépistage du sida s'est révélé positif∎ testing, testing! un, deux, trois!►► Law & History the Test Act = loi anglaise de 1673, abrogée en 1828, interdisant aux catholiques l'accès aux postes gouvernementaux et à la fonction de député;test area région f test;test ban interdiction f des essais nucléaires;test ban treaty traité m de prohibition des essais nucléaires;test bench banc m d'essai;British Television test card mire f;Law test case affaire f qui fait jurisprudence;∎ the trial has come to be regarded as a test case in environmental law ce procès a acquis force de précédent dans le domaine de la protection de l'environnement;∎ figurative doctors regard her experiences as a test case for some of their theories les médecins estiment que ses expériences vont leur permettre d'éprouver ou de mettre à l'épreuve certaines de leurs théories;test certificate certificat m d'essai;Television test chart mire f (de réglage);Marketing test city ville f test;test drive essai m sur route;∎ to go for a test drive essayer une voiture;Aviation test flight vol m d'essai;test market marché-test m, marché m témoin;British test match match m international, test-match m;American Television test pattern mire f (de réglage);Music test piece morceau m imposé ou de concours;test pilot pilote m d'essai;test run essai m;∎ to go for a test run faire un essai;test shot lancement m d'essai;test signal signal m de mesure;test site site m témoin;Cars test track piste f d'essai;test tube éprouvette f(a) (idea, theory) tester(b) (prototype, product) essayer, mettre à l'essai;∎ these products are tested out on animals ces produits sont testés sur les animaux -
82 ♦ place
♦ place /pleɪs/n.1 posto; luogo; località; locale; casa; punto; impiego; posizione; rango; ruolo: Have you booked places on the train?, hai prenotato i posti sul treno?; DIALOGO → - Enrolment- There are only twenty places on the course, ci sono solo venti posti per il corso; place of work, posto di lavoro; a place of worship, un luogo di culto ( chiesa o cappella); eating place, posto dove si mangia; trattoria, ristorante; meeting place, luogo d'incontro; in a safe place, in un posto sicuro, al sicuro; burial place, cimitero; tomba; landing place, (naut.) approdo; molo; (aeron.) scalo; I was offered a place as gardener, mi è stato offerto un posto da giardiniere; to change places, scambiarsi di posto; ( anche fig.) Put yourself in my place!, mettiti al mio posto!; a sore place on the arm, un punto dolente del braccio; If I were in your place …, se fossi al tuo posto…2 (comm.) piazza; mercato3 ( d'un libro, ecc.) brano; passo; segno: to lose one's place, perdere il segno ( in un libro, ecc.)4 ( sport) posto ( in classifica); posizione: Our team finished in third place, la nostra squadra è finita al terzo posto5 ( nelle corse e sim.) piazzamento: (ipp.) to back a horse for a place, giocare un cavallo piazzato6 (fam.) casa; (spec.) casa di campagna; villa: Let's go to my place!, andiamo a casa mia!; They invited us to their place for the weekend, ci hanno invitato nella loro villa per il week-end; DIALOGO → - Birthday party- I'm just having a few people round to my place for a few drinks, ho invitato giusto un po' di gente a bere qualcosa a casa mia NOTA D'USO: - home o house?-● (ipp.) place bet, scommessa sul (cavallo) piazzato (2В° o 3В° in GB; 2В° in USA) □ place card, segnaposto ( a tavola) □ (ipp.) place horse, cavallo piazzato □ (fig.) a place in the sun, un posto al sole □ ( sport) place judge, giudice di classifica □ ( calcio e rugby) place-kick, calcio piazzato □ ( sport) place list, classifica; graduatoria □ place-mat, tovaglietta di un servizio all'americana □ place name, toponimo □ place of birth, luogo di nascita □ place of business, sede degli affari □ (leg.) place of jurisdiction, foro competente □ ( banca, comm.) place of payment, piazza di pagamento □ (autom., ecc.) place on the grid, posizione alla griglia di partenza □ place setting, coperto ( posto apparecchiato a tavola); ( anche) apparecchiatura □ (fam.) to be all over the place, essere in disordine, essere incasinato; ( anche) essere sconvolto (o stravolto) □ to lose one's place, perdere il segno ( leggendo) □ (ipp.) for a place, piazzato □ to give place to, far luogo a; far posto a; esser seguito da □ to go places, andare in giro, viaggiare molto; (fig.) aver successo; fare strada; sfondare (fam.) □ (fig.) high places, le alte sfere: (fig.) in high places, in alto loco □ (polit., ai Comuni, per indicare la Camera dei Lord) in another place, altrove □ in the first [second] place, in primo [secondo] luogo □ in place, a posto, al posto giusto, in ordine; (fig.) adatto, appropriato, adeguato: I would like everything to be in place, mi piacerebbe che tutto fosse a posto; The offer is not quite in place, l'offerta non è del tutto adeguata □ in place of, in luogo di; al posto di; invece di □ (fig.) to keep sb. in his place, far stare q. al suo posto □ (fig.) to know one's place, saper stare al proprio posto □ (scherz.) the other place, l'altra università ( Cambridge per quelli di Oxford, e viceversa) □ out of place, fuori posto; spostato; non al proprio posto; (fig.) fuori luogo, inopportuno, sconveniente □ (fig.) to put sb. in his place, far stare q. al suo posto; tenere a freno q. □ to take place, aver luogo; accadere; svolgersi □ to take the place of, prendere il posto di; sostituire; fare le veci di.(to) place /pleɪs/A v. t.1 collocare; mettere; porre; disporre; posare; riporre: to place the books on the shelf, mettere i libri sullo scaffale; I place my family before everything, metto la famiglia innanzi a tutto; The major was placed in command of the regiment, il maggiore è stato posto al comando del reggimento; to place one's confidence in sb., riporre la propria fiducia in q.2 identificare; individuare; riconoscere: to place a voice [a face], riconoscere una voce [una faccia]4 (comm.) conferire, dare, passare, piazzare ( un'ordinazione, un ordinativo): to place an order for goods with one's supplier, dare un'ordinazione di merci al proprio fornitore; DIALOGO → - Business trip 2- We're thinking of placing a small trial order with them, stiamo pensando di dare a loro un piccolo ordine di prova6 collocare (q.) in un impiego; trovare un posto a (q.); impiegare: to place sb. as a cashier, impiegare q. come cassiereB v. i.● to place sb. 's age at 40, dare a q. 40 anni; ritenere che q. abbia 40 anni ( all'aspetto) □ to place sb. at his ease, mettere q. a suo agio □ (ipp.) to place a bet, fare una scommessa □ (telef.) to place a call to sb., fare una telefonata a q. □ to place oneself, collocarsi; mettersi; prendere posizione; ( sport) piazzarsi; appostarsi □ to place sb. under arrest, mettere q. agli arresti □ to place sb. under oath, mettere q. sotto giuramento □ to be placed, ( sport) piazzarsi, classificarsi (1В°, 2В°, ecc.); (ipp.) piazzarsi: The Queen's horse wasn't placed, il cavallo della regina non si è piazzato □ His face looks familiar, but I can't place him, la sua faccia mi è familiare, ma non riesco a ricordare chi sia (o dove l'abbia conosciuto). -
83 off
(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) stemple inn/utav--------bort--------friIverb \/ɒf\/1) stikke av2) avlyse3) (amer.) drepeIIverb \/ɒf\/(amer., slang) knerte, drepeIIIadj. \/ɒf\/1) bortre, lengst bort, andre2) ( spesielt om kjøring med hest) høyre3) fri-4) ( om mulighet) svak, litenhave one's off moments ha sine dårlige stunder ha sine rolige stunder, ha friperioderoff season lavsesongoff street sidegateIVadv. \/ɒf\/1) bort, i vei, av sted• off with you!• hats off!2) av• get off3) tilbake4) bort fra, vekk fra, unna• are we far off?5) fri6) ( teater) utenfor, bak7) ( sjøfart) fra land, fra vinden8) helt, til fullebe off være av, ha løsnetgi seg i vei, stikke• the horses are off!• where are you off to? - I'm off to London• now at last we're off!• be off with you!være fri, ha fri være slutt, være avblåst, være avlyst, være innstilt, være avbruttvære avstengt, være frakobletduppe av, være borte( hverdagslig) ikke være fersk, være dårlig, være halvsurvære... stilt• how are you off for money?feel off ( hverdagslig) føle seg dårligoff and on av og på, opp og ned, til og fra av og til, nå og daoff with av sted medVprep. \/ɒf\/1) bort fra, fra, ned fra, av, bort(e), ute av• take your elbows off the table!2) ved, nær, på høyde med, utenfor (spesielt sjøfart)3) fra4) på, av• 3% discount off the price3% rabatt på prisenbe off something\/somebody ( hverdagslig) ha mistet interessen for noe\/noen, ha sluttet med noedine off ha til middag, spisejust off rett ved siden av, like utenfor -
84 ♦ way
♦ way (1) /weɪ/n.1 via; strada; sentiero; passaggio; varco; pista; percorso; cammino; viaggio: the Appian way, la via Appia; a way through the forest, un sentiero attraverso la foresta; a covered way, un passaggio coperto; a cycle way, una pista ciclabile; He lives across the way, abita dall'altra parte della strada; Which is the shortest way to the station?, qual è la via più breve per andare alla stazione?; DIALOGO → - On the Tube- What's the best way to get there from here?, qual è la strada migliore per andarci da qua?; to find one's way, trovare la strada; to lose one's way, smarrirsi; smarrire la strada; to block sb. 's way, sbarrare la strada a q.; to ask the way (o one's way) chiedere la via; farsi indicare la strada; We were on the way to town, eravamo in cammino verso la città; The explorers cut their way through the jungle, gli esploratori si sono aperti un varco nella giungla; to elbow one's way through st., farsi largo a gomitate tra qc.; to grope one's way, cercare la strada a tastoni; to nudge one's way, farsi strada; to snake (o to weave) one's way, ( di veicolo) procedere a zigzag; ( di persona) insinuarsi (tra la folla, ecc.); They are on the ( o their) way, (essi) sono in viaggio (o per strada) NOTA D'USO: - street, road o way?-2 via (fig.); via d'accesso; modo; mezzo; maniera: This is the best way of doing it, questa è la maniera migliore di farlo; There's no way out of this awful mess, non c'è via d'uscita da questo maledetto pasticcio; I don't like the way he laughs, non mi piace il suo modo di ridere; the American way of life, il modo di vivere degli americani3 – in the way, in sb. 's way, di mezzo, tra i piedi: to get in the way, cacciarsi fra i piedi; intralciare; intromettersi; to get in each other's way, intralciarsi a vicenda; to get st. out of the way, togliere qc. di mezzo; riporre, sistemare qc.; to be in sb. 's way, essere d'impaccio (o d'ostacolo, d'intralcio) a q.; essere tra i piedi di q.; to stand in the way, stare tra i piedi4 (solo al sing.) distanza: The town is a long way from here [a long way off], la città è a una grande distanza [è molto distante] da qui5 (fam., solo al sing.) dintorni; paraggi; parti: He lives somewhere London way, abita in qualche posto nei dintorni di Londra6 direzione; parte: They went that way, sono andati in quella direzione (o da quella parte); Which way are you looking?, da che parte stai guardando?7 abitudine; costume; pratica; usanza; modo di fare: the good old ways, le belle usanze antiche; It's not his way to be rude, non è sua abitudine essere sgarbato8 aspetto; punto di vista; riguardo: In a way [in some ways] he's right, sotto un certo aspetto [per certi aspetti] ha ragione lui; It's an interesting film in many ways, per molti riguardi è un film interessante9 (fam.) condizione; piega; stato: Business is in a bad way, gli affari hanno preso una brutta piega; The patient was in a terrible way, il malato era in condizioni disperate● ways and means, modi e mezzi; metodi (spec. di reperire fondi) □ (fin., in GB) Ways and Means Advances, anticipazioni di Tesoreria ( della Banca d'Inghilterra al governo) □ (naut.) ways-end, avanscalo; antiscalo □ (ferr., USA) way freight, treno merci locale □ ( nelle stazioni, ecc.) way in, entrata □ (leg.) way leave ► wayleave □ (relig.) the Way of the Cross, la Via Crucis □ ( nelle stazioni, ecc.) way out, uscita; sbocco ( anche fig.) □ (fam. USA) way-out, bizzarro; stravagante, strambo, eccentrico; modernissimo □ way point, (naut.) punto fisso ( sulla linea di rotta); (aeron.) punto di riporto □ (fig.) a way round, il modo di aggirare: Criminals always find a way round new methods of crime prevention, i criminali trovano sempre il modo di aggirare nuovi metodi di prevenzione del crimine □ (ferr., USA) way station, stazione secondaria □ (ferr., USA) way train, treno locale □ (arc. o lett.) way-worn, esausto per il lungo cammino □ all the way, per tutto il tragitto (o il viaggio, ecc.): DIALOGO → - Asking about a journey- The roads were very clear all the way up, la strada è stata libera per tutto il tragitto; dal principio alla fine; sino in fondo ( anche fig.); sempre; completamente; interamente; (market.) tutto compreso, l'intera gamma: I'm with you all the way, sono completamente d'accordo con te; ti appoggio fino in fondo; We keep these articles all the way, abbiamo l'intera gamma di questi articoli □ by the way, per strada, lungo il cammino, durante il viaggio; (fig.) incidentalmente, a proposito: By the way, have you seen him?, a proposito, l'hai visto? □ by way of, (autom., ecc.) via, attraverso, passando per; (fig.) in via di, a mo' di: We went to Rome by way of Florence, andammo a Roma passando per Firenze; by way of an example, in via d'esempio; by way of exception, in via del tutto eccezionale; by way of recommendation, a mo' di raccomandazione □ (comm.) by way of trial, a titolo di prova; in saggio □ to clear the way, sgombrare la strada; far largo; (fig.) sgombrare il campo ( dalle difficoltà, ecc.) □ to come sb. 's way, offrirsi (o presentarsi) agli occhi di q.; capitare a tiro a q. □ to do st. one's way, fare qc. a modo proprio (o di testa propria): Whatever I did, I did it my way, qualunque cosa abbia fatto, l'ho fatta a modo mio □ to do st. in the way of business, fare qc. in via d'ordinaria amministrazione □ to gather [to lose] way, acquistare [perdere] velocità; guadagnare [perdere] terreno □ to get under way, mettersi in cammino; ( di nave) far rotta, navigare □ to give way, cedere, ritirarsi, arrendersi; (autom.) dare la precedenza; ( di rematori) remare con foga □ to go one's way, mettersi in via, incamminarsi, partire; andarsene per i fatti propri □ to go the way of all flesh (o of all the earth), andare al Creatore; morire □ to go a long way, andare lontano; (di qc.) durare a lungo; (fig.) avere successo □ to go one's own way, andare per la propria strada; fare a modo proprio □ to go out of one's way, cambiare direzione; fare una deviazione □ (fig.) to go out of the way (o out of one's way) to do st., farsi in quattro per fare qc. ( un favore, ecc.) □ the hard way, il (o nel) modo più difficile; a proprie spese: to learn st. the hard way, imparare qc. a proprie spese □ to have a way with sb., saper trattare q. □ to have (o to get) one's own way, fare a modo proprio; ottenere quel che si vuole; averla vinta: if I could have my way…, se potessi fare a modo mio… □ in the way, (avv.) in mezzo, fra i piedi; (agg.) ingombrante; fra i piedi; fastidioso □ ( di una persona) to be in a bad way, essere ridotto male □ in a big way, dispendiosamente; in grande, su grande scala □ (fam. antiq.: di donna) to be in the family way, essere incinta □ (fam.) to be in a great way, essere agitato (o inquieto) □ (arc.) to be in the grocery way, fare il droghiere □ in a small way, modestamente, senza pretese; in piccolo, su piccola scala: to live in a small way, condurre una vita senza pretese; to be a publisher in a small way, fare l'editore in piccolo □ to lead the way, aprire la marcia; fare strada; precedere □ to lose one's way (o the way), smarrire la strada; smarrirsi □ to make way, dare la strada, fare largo; fare strada, avanzare; far progressi □ to make the best of one's way, procedere nel modo più spedito possibile □ to make one's way forward [back], avanzare [indietreggiare] □ to make one's way in life (o a way for oneself), farsi strada nella vita; fare carriera □ ( slang) No way!, no!; neanche per sogno! □ on my way home, andando a casa: I'll post the letters on my way home, imposterò le lettere andando a casa □ (fig.) to be on the way out, essere in declino; essere superato (o fuori moda) □ (autom.) «One way» ( cartello), «senso unico» □ (autom.) one-way street, strada a senso unico □ ( di persona) to be out of the way, essere lontano; non esserci □ out-of-the-way, (agg.) lontano; remoto: in an out-of-the-way corner, in un angolo remoto □ out of the way, (avv.) lontano; (agg.) insolito; eccezionale; straordinario: He hasn't said anything out of the way yet, per ora, non ha detto niente di straordinario □ (fam.) out our way, dalle nostre parti □ (fig.) to pave the way for, preparare la strada (o il terreno) per ( mutamenti, riforme, ecc.); preparare l'avvento di (q. o qc.) □ to put sb. in the way of doing st. [of a good bargain], dare a q. l'occasione di fare qc. [di concludere un buon affare] □ (fig.) to put oneself out of the way, darsi pena, disturbarsi, farsi in quattro (per q.) □ to put sb. out of the way, togliere di mezzo q.; sbarazzarsi di q.; fare fuori q. ( imprigionandolo o uccidendolo) □ to put st. out of harm's way, mettere qc. al sicuro, al riparo □ to be set in one's ways, avere delle abitudini precise; essere abitudinario □ (ferr.) the six-foot way, la distanza regolamentare fra due binari (m 1,80 circa) □ (fam.) through sb. 's way, dalle parti di q.: I don't know when I'll be coming through your way, non so quando mi troverò a passare dalle tue parti □ to my way of thinking, a mio modo di vedere; secondo me □ to be under way, essere in cammino, essere per strada; ( di nave) far rotta, navigare; (fig.) essere ben avviato □ ( sport) to get the game under way, dare inizio alla partita; dare il via al gioco □ to want to have it both ways, volerla prima cotta e poi cruda; voler fare i propri comodi □ ( USA) the whole way = all the way ► sopra □ Get out of my way!, togliti di mezzo!; levati dai piedi! □ (polit., in GB) «Give me way!», «chiedo la parola!» □ There are no two ways about it, c'è poco da discutere (o da scegliere, ecc.) □ This is the way to do it, così si fa! □ DIALOGO → - Asking about the family- That's the way it goes sometimes, così è la vita a volte; così va il mondo □ (prov.) Where there's a will there's a way, volere è potere.way (2) /weɪ/avv.1 (fam. per away; idiom., per es.:) way down, giù; laggiù; way up, su; lassù; friends from way back, amici d'antica data; It was way back in 1848, accadde nel lontano 1848● way ahead of the times, (avv.) (del tutto) d'avanguardia; (agg.) assai avanzato (o progredito), d'avanguardia. -
85 liable
predicative adjective1) (legally bound)be liable for something — für etwas haftbar sein od. haften
be liable to pay tax[es] — steuerpflichtig sein
2) (prone)be liable to something — [Sache:] leicht etwas haben; [Person:] zu etwas neigen
be liable to do something — [Sache:] leicht etwas tun; [Person:] dazu neigen, etwas zu tun
3) (likely)difficulties are liable to occur — mit Schwierigkeiten muss man rechnen
she is liable to change her mind — es kann durchaus sein, dass sie ihre Meinung ändert
it is liable to be cold there — im allgemeinen ist es dort kalt
* * *1) ((with to) tending to have, get, suffer from etc: This road is liable to flooding; He is liable to pneumonia.) neigend2) (possibly or probably about (to do something or to happen): Watch the milk - it's liable to boil over.) leicht etwas tun4) (likely to get (a fine, a punishment): Do not litter! Offenders are liable to fines of up to $100.)•- academic.ru/42681/liability">liability* * *lia·ble[ˈlaɪəbl̩]1. (likely)to be \liable to do sth Gefahr laufen, etw zu tunthere's been so little rain, the forest is \liable to go up in flames at any moment es hat so wenig geregnet, dass leicht ein Waldbrand entstehen kannthey're \liable to sack you if you complain about your salary sie werden dich feuern, wenn du dich wegen deines Gehalts beschwerstif you carry on like this, I'm \liable to lose my temper wenn du so weitermachst, werde ich noch die Geduld verlieren; (prone)to be \liable to sth anfällig für etw akk seinthe road is \liable to subsidence die Straße droht abzusinkenshe seems rather \liable to accidents, that girl dieses Mädchen scheint ziemlich unfallgefährdet zu seinto be \liable to asthma/colds für Asthma/Erkältungen anfällig seinto be \liable to flooding überschwemmungsgefährdet sein2. LAW haftbar\liable in one's own name selbstschuldnerischto be \liable for the costs of the trial für die Verfahrenskosten aufkommen müssento hold sb \liable [for sth] jdn [für etw akk] zur Verantwortung ziehen\liable to duty zollpflichtigto be \liable to a fine einer Geldstrafe unterliegento be \liable to tax steuerpflichtig sein* * *['laɪəbl]adj1)(= subject to)
to be liable for or to sth — einer Sache (dat) unterliegento be liable for tax (things) — besteuert werden; (income, person)
people earning over £X are liable for surtax — wer mehr als £ X verdient, unterliegt einer Zusatzsteuer or ist zusatzsteuerpflichtig
you'll make yourself liable to a heavy fine — Sie können zu einer hohen Geldstrafe verurteilt werden
2) (= prone to) anfällighe's always been liable to bronchitis — er war schon immer anfällig für Bronchitis
3)(= responsible)
to be liable — haften, haftbar seinto be liable for sth — für etw haftbar sein or haften, für etw aufkommen müssen
he is not legally liable to pay — er ist nicht gesetzlich verpflichtet zu zahlen
4)(= likely to)
to be liable to do sth (in future) — wahrscheinlich etw tun (werden); (habitually) dazu neigen, etw zu tunis he liable to come? — ist anzunehmen, dass er kommt?
he's liable to tell the police — es wäre ihm zuzutrauen, dass er es der Polizei meldet
if you don't write it down I'm liable to forget it — wenn Sie das nicht aufschreiben, kann es durchaus sein, dass ich es vergesse
I don't think it's liable to happen tonight — ich halte es für nicht wahrscheinlich, dass es heute Nacht passiert
any minute —
if you tell him that, he's liable to lose his temper — wenn Sie ihm das sagen, wird er wahrscheinlich wütend
* * *liable [ˈlaıəbl] adjfor für):be liable for haften für2. ausgesetzt, unterworfen ( beide:to sth einer Sache):be liable to sth einer Sache unterliegen;3. be liable to neigen zu, anfällig sein für:a) etwas gern oder leicht tun; dazu neigen, etwas zu tun,b) etwas wahrscheinlich tun:he is liable to come er kommt wahrscheinlich; es ist anzunehmen, dass er kommt;be liable to get excited sich leicht aufregen;we are all liable to make mistakes occasionally wir machen alle einmal einen Fehler;that is liable to happen das kann durchaus oder leicht passieren;difficulties are liable to occur mit Schwierigkeiten muss gerechnet werden* * *predicative adjectivebe liable for something — für etwas haftbar sein od. haften
be liable to pay tax[es] — steuerpflichtig sein
2) (prone)be liable to something — [Sache:] leicht etwas haben; [Person:] zu etwas neigen
be liable to do something — [Sache:] leicht etwas tun; [Person:] dazu neigen, etwas zu tun
3) (likely)she is liable to change her mind — es kann durchaus sein, dass sie ihre Meinung ändert
* * *adj.verantwortlich adj.verpflichtet adj. -
86 stand
stand [stænd]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► vb: pret, ptp stood━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = position) position fc. (for displaying goods) étal m ; also newspaper stand kiosque m à journaux ; (at trade fair) stand md. ( = seating area) tribune fe. ( = witness stand) barre fa. ( = place) [+ object] mettreb. ( = tolerate) supporter• I can't stand it any longer (pain, criticism) je ne peux plus le supporter ; (boredom) j'en ai assezc. ( = withstand) résister àa. ( = be upright also stand up [person, animal] être debout• the project will stand or fall by... le succès du projet repose sur...• all stand! levez-vous s'il vous plaît !c. ( = stay) rester (debout)• don't just stand there, do something! ne reste pas là à ne rien faire !d. ( = be positioned) [person] être, se tenir ; [object, vehicle, tree] être, se trouver ; [town, building] se trouver• he stood there ready to shoot il se tenait là, prêt à tirer• how do things stand? où en sont les choses ?► to stand + preposition• where do you stand on this question? quelle est votre position sur cette question ?e. ( = tread) marcher• where's that letter? -- you're standing on it où est la lettre ? -- tu marches dessusf. ( = measure) faireg. ( = be mounted, based) reposer• the record stood at four minutes for several years pendant plusieurs années le record a été de quatre minutes► to stand + past participle/adjectivei. ( = remain undisturbed, unchanged) [liquid, mixture, dough] reposer ; [tea, coffee] infuserj. (British = be candidate) se présenter4. compounds► stand about, stand around intransitive verb• don't stand about doing nothing! ne reste pas là à ne rien faire !• they kept us standing about for hours ils nous ont fait attendre debout pendant des heures► stand aside intransitive verb se pousser( = move back) reculer ; (from stimulation, problem) prendre du recul► stand bya. ( = be onlooker) rester là (à ne rien faire)b. ( = be ready for action) [troops] être en état d'alerte ; [emergency services] être prêt à intervenira. ( = support) [+ friend] ne pas abandonner ; [+ colleague, spouse] soutenirb. ( = keep to) [+ promise] tenir ; [+ sb else's decision] respecter ; [+ one's own decision] s'en tenir à► stand down intransitive verb( = resign) démissionnera. ( = represent) représenter• what does UNO stand for? à quoi correspond l'abréviation UNO ?b. ( = defend) défendrec. ( = tolerate) tolérera. ( = protrude) faire saillie ; [vein] saillirb. ( = be conspicuous) ressortirc. ( = be outstanding) se distinguerd. ( = remain firm) tenir bonb. ( = resist challenge) tenir debouta. ( = place upright) mettreb. ( = fail to meet) (inf) [+ friend] faire faux bond à ; [+ boyfriend, girlfriend] poser un lapin à (inf)► stand up for inseparable transitive verb[+ person, principle, belief] défendre[+ bully, superior] affronter ; [+ use, conditions] résister à* * *[stænd] 1.1) ( furniture) ( for coats) portemanteau m; ( for hats) porte-chapeau m; (for plant, trophy) guéridon m; ( for music) pupitre m à musique3) ( in stadium) tribunes fpl4) ( witness box) barre f5) ( stance) position fto take ou make a stand on something — prendre position sur quelque chose
6) ( resistance to attack) résistance f7) ( standstill)2.transitive verb (prét, pp stood)1) ( place) mettre [person, object]2) ( bear) supporterhe can't stand to do ou doing — il ne supporte pas de faire
3) (colloq) ( pay for)4) Law5) ( be liable)3.intransitive verb (prét, pp stood)1) (also stand up) se lever2) ( be upright) [person] se tenir debout; [object] tenir deboutdon't just stand there, do something! — ne reste pas planté (colloq) là! fais quelque chose!
3) ( be positioned) [building etc] être; ( clearly delineated) se dresser4) ( step)5) (be)to stand empty — [house] rester vide
as things stand... — étant donné l'état actuel des choses...
I want to know where I stand — fig je voudrais savoir où j'en suis
to stand in somebody's way — lit bloquer le passage à quelqu'un; fig faire obstacle à quelqu'un
6) ( remain valid) [offer, agreement] rester valable7) ( measure)8) ( be at certain level)9) ( be a candidate) se présenter10) ( not move) [water, mixture] reposer•Phrasal Verbs:- stand by- stand in- stand to- stand up•• -
87 right
1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) direito2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) certo3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) certo4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) certo2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) direito2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) razão3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) direita4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) direita3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) exactamente2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) imediatamente3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) bem4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) totalmente5) (to the right: Turn right.) à direita6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) bem4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) endireitar2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) corrigir5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') com certeza- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) da direita- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right* * *[rait] n 1 direito, o que é justo ou correto. we had a right to do so / tínhamos o direito de assim proceder. 2 justiça, eqüidade. 3 reivindicação, pretensão. 4 privilégio, prerrogativa, regalia. 5 direitos. 6 lado direito ou o que fica no lado direito, mão direita. 7 Sport soco com a direita. 8 direita: o partido conservador. 9 opção (para compra de ações) ou o certificado negociável referente a essa opção. • vt+vi 1 corrigir, pôr em ordem, regularizar, retificar, endireitar. 2 fazer justiça, reabilitar, defender. 3 reassumir ou restaurar posição correta. • adj 1 direito, reto. 2 vertical, a prumo. 3 correto, justo, honesto. 4 bom, próprio, adequado, conveniente, indicado. 5 sadio, são, normal. he is not in his right mind / ele não está com a cabeça no lugar. 6 exato, correto, certo. 7 verdadeiro, genuíno, real, legítimo. 8 à direita, do lado direito. 9 direito. 10 externo, superior (lado de um tecido, etc.). • adv 1 corretamente, justamente, de acordo com os princípios de justiça e moral, verdadeiramente, propriamente. 2 exatamente, corretamente, bem, satisfatoriamente, precisamente. he did quite right to leave / ele fez bem em sair ou partir. 3 muito, bastante, extremamente. 4 para a direita. 5 diretamente, em linha reta, de modo reto. 6 imediatamente, sem demora, logo, neste instante. all right muito bem, está certo, está em ordem. all rights reserved todos os direitos reservados. as of right de direito. as right as perfeitamente bem, em boa saúde, pronto para outra. at the right of the table à direita da mesa. by right of por força de. by rights por direito. he is in the right ele tem razão. human rights direitos humanos. I am not right a) não estou bem, não estou disposto. b) não tenho razão. in one’s own right por si mesmo, por seus próprios méritos. in one’s right mind em sã consciência. it is all right está bem, não importa. it serves you right! bem feito! on the right à direita. right about turn meia-volta (à direita). right ahead! para a frente! para diante! right along sem parar, continuamente. right away imediatamente. right down completamente, perfeitamente, inteiramente. right enough a) satisfatório. b) sem sombra de dúvida. right here aqui mesmo. right in bem para dentro. right now agora mesmo. right off imediatamente. right oh! certo! confere! right there aí, ali ou lá mesmo. right you are perfeitamente. she is on the right side of thirty ela ainda não fez trinta anos, ela ainda não chegou aos trinta. to be right out estar de saída, sair já. the right man in the right place o homem certo no lugar certo. the right way modo, método, caminho certo, a seguir. to put ( to set) to rights pôr em ordem, acertar. to spend money right and left esbanjar dinheiro a torto e a direito. we got it right esclarecemos o caso. you are right você está certo, tem razão. -
88 grip
1 noun(a) (strong hold) prise f, étreinte f; (on racket, club) tenue f, grip m; (of tyres on road) adhérence f;∎ to lose one's grip lâcher prise;∎ he tightened his grip on the rope il a serré la corde plus fort;∎ to get a grip of sb/sth empoigner qn/qch;∎ your grip is wrong (on tennis racket, golf club etc) tu ne tiens pas ta raquette/ton club comme il faut;∎ figurative in the grip of a disease/despair/pessimism en proie à une maladie/au désespoir/au pessimisme;∎ figurative the country was in the grip of the worst winter for years le pays connaissait l'hiver le plus rigoureux qu'il ait connu depuis des années(b) (handclasp) poigne f;∎ a strong grip une forte poigne;∎ she held his hand in a vice-like grip elle lui serrait la main comme un étau ou tenait la main d'une poigne d'acier∎ he's losing his grip il perd les pédales;∎ Grandad is starting to lose his grip grand-père commence à baisser;∎ to lose one's grip on reality perdre le sens des réalités;∎ he was beginning to lose his grip on the situation il commençait à perdre le contrôle de la situation;∎ get a grip (of or on yourself)! (control yourself) reprends-toi!; (behave normally, be realistic) arrête de déconner!∎ he has a good grip of the subject il connaît ou domine bien son sujet(e) (handle → of oar, handlebars) poignée f; (→ of pistol) poignée f, crosse f; (→ of racket, club) manche m, grip m(f) (hair) grip pince f (à cheveux)∎ to come or get to grips with sb (physically) s'en prendre à qn;∎ to come or to get to grips with the enemy être confronté à l'ennemi, être aux prises avec l'ennemi;∎ to come or to get to grips with a problem s'attaquer à un problème;∎ I can't get to grips with Shakespeare je n'arrive pas à comprendre Shakespeare(a) (grasp → rope, rail) empoigner, saisir;∎ he gripped my arm il m'a saisi le bras(b) (hold tightly) serrer, tenir serré;∎ he gripped my hand il m'a serré la main très fort;∎ the region has been gripped by cold weather la région a été saisie par une vague de froid(c) (of tyres) adhérer;∎ to grip the road (car) coller à la route(d) (hold interest) passionner;∎ the trial gripped the nation le procès a passionné ou captivé le pays;∎ go on, I'm gripped! continue, c'est passionnant!(tyres, shoes) adhérer -
89 day
[deɪ]сущ.1) день; суткиchilly / cold day — холодный день
clear / nice day — ясный, хороший денёк
day in, day out / day after day — изо дня в день
day by day — день за днём; постепенно; потихоньку, понемногу
late in the day — в конце дня; ближе к вечеру
- memorable dayWe cannot do the whole job in a day. — Мы не можем сделать всю работу за один день.
- red-letter day
- astronomical day
- civil day
- holy day
- nautical day
- opening day
- visiting day
- wedding day
- all day long
- every other day - day before
- day before yesterday
- one of those days
- one day2) дневное время, световой день3) обычно мн. период, пора; эпоха, эраback in the old days — в прежние времена, раньше
these days — теперь, в наши дни, сегодня
in those days — в те дни, в то время
in days to come — в будущем, в грядущие времена
He has known better days. — Он знавал лучшие времена.
She was a beauty in her day. — В своё время она была красавицей.
4) ( days) срок; дни жизни, жизньto close / end one's days — окончить дни свои, умереть
He has had his day. — Он отслужил своё.
His days are numbered. — Дни его сочтены.
5) день, дата6) ( Day) праздник, день (чего-л.)- May Day7) удачный день; боевая победаto get / carry / win the day — одержать победу, выиграть битву; взять верх
The day is ours. — Победа за нами.
8) ( the (big) day) разг. день свадьбыWhen is the big day, then? — Ну, так когда свадьба?
9) время работыHe works an 8-hour day. — У него восьмичасовой рабочий день.
He is paid by the day. — Ему платят подённо.
Let's call it a day. — разг. На сегодня хватит.
10) геол. дневная поверхность, дневной пласт••bad hair day — разг. день сплошных неудач
to name smb. on / in the same day — ставить кого-л. на одну доску
in the cold light of day — без эмоций, беспристрастно
A fine day for the young ducks. — шутл. Дождь идёт - утятам раздолье.
day one — разг. начало
at the end of the day — по большому счёту; в конце концов, в итоге
Judgement Day, the Day of Judgement — рел. Судный день, день Страшного суда
She is fifty if she is a day. — Ей все пятьдесят (лет), никак не меньше.
Every day is not Sunday. — посл. Не всё коту масленица.
- day after the fairEvery dog has his / its day. — посл. Будет и на нашей улице праздник.
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90 right
n. doğruluk, gerçek, hak, düzen, sağ, sağ taraf* * *1. hak 2. sağ* * *1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) sağ2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) doğru3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) doğru, dürüst4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) uygun, münasip2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) hak2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) doğruluk, dürüstlük3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) sağ taraf, yön4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) sağcılar, sağ kanat3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) tam2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) derhal, hemen3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) hemen, tam4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) tam, taa5) (to the right: Turn right.) sağa doğru6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) doğru olarak4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) doğrul(t)mak, düzel(t)mek2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) gidermek, düzeltmek5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') Tamam; Olur; Peki- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto, right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) sağcı- by rights
- by right
- get, keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind, not quite right in the head
- not in one's right mind, not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right -
91 right
[raɪt] 1. adj( correct) dobry, poprawny; ( suitable) właściwy, odpowiedni; ( morally good) dobry; ( not left) prawy2. n( what is morally right) dobro nt; ( entitlement) prawo nt; ( not left)3. adv 4. vt 5. exclthe right time — ( exact) dokładny czas; ( most suitable) odpowiedni czas
you are French, is that right? — jesteś Francuzem, prawda?
right before/after — tuż przed +instr /po +loc
right ahead — walk etc prosto przed siebie
right against the wall — przy samej ścianie, tuż przy ścianie
to right oneself — ship wyprostowywać się (wyprostować się perf)
* * *1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) prawy2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) właściwy3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) słuszny4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) odpowiedni2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) prawo2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) słuszność, Racja!3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) prawa strona4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) prawica3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) dokładnie2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) zaraz3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) tuż4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) całkiem5) (to the right: Turn right.) w prawo6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) dobrze4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) wyprostować2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) naprawić5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') dobrze- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) prawicowy- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
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92 ♦ state
♦ state /steɪt/A n.1 (solo al sing.) stato; condizione; disposizione; grado; situazione: state of health, stato di salute; mental state, stato di mente; state of mind, disposizione (o stato) d'animo; a state of melancholy, uno stato d'animo malinconico; in a hypnotic state, in stato ipnotico; (form.) in a state of undress, svestito; nudo; She is in no state to travel, ella non è in condizioni di viaggiare; financial state, situazione finanziaria; (fis.) to be in a solid [liquid, gaseous] state, essere allo stato solido [liquido, gassoso]2 (fam.) condizioni penose: When I last saw her she was in a complete state, l'ultima volta che l'ho vista era messa malissimo; to be in a real (o in quite a) state, essere ridotto male; essere tutto agitato, turbato; Look what a state you're in!, guarda come ti sei ridotto!3 (polit.) stato; paese; nazione: head of state, capo di Stato; affairs of state, affari di Stato; Church and State, la Chiesa e lo Stato; the United States of America, gli Stati Uniti d'America; police state, Stato di polizia; buffer state, stato cuscinetto4 [u] cerimonia; pompa; parata; gala: to dine [receive sb.] in state, pranzare [ricevere q.] in pompa magna; robes of state, abiti da parata5 [uc] dignità; posizione sociale; alto rango; pompa regale; pretesa; pretenziosità; stile di vita: luxuries befitting his state, lussi che si addicono al suo alto rango7 (arc.) trono; baldacchinoB a. attr.1 di (o dello) stato; statale; pubblico: state visit, visita di stato; state papers, documenti di stato; state pension, pensione statale ( di un lavoratore); state schools, scuole statali; scuole pubbliche3 di rappresentanza; ufficiale: state apartments, appartamenti di rappresentanza; a state reception, un ricevimento ufficiale4 ( USA) – State, dello (o di uno) Stato ( dei 50 che formano l'Unione): the State Senate, il Senato dello Stato ( di cui si scrive o si parla)● state agency, ente pubblico; azienda statale; impresa pubblica □ (econ.) state-aided, sovvenzionato dallo stato □ (leg., USA) State (o State's) Attorney, Procuratore dello Stato ( di uno dei 50 stati; e non federale) □ a state ball, un ballo a corte □ (fin., USA) a state bank, una banca di un singolo Stato (non una «national bank») □ (fin.) state bond, titolo di stato □ state border, confine di stato; (in USA) confine di uno Stato □ (naut.) state cabin, cabina di lusso; ( marina mil.) cabina del comandante □ (econ.) state capitalism, capitalismo di stato □ (fin.) state conglomerate, conglomerata pubblica □ (econ.) state-controlled, a controllo (o a partecipazione) statale; parastatale; dirigistico: state-controlled enterprise, azienda a partecipazione statale; state-controlled body, ente parastatale; state-controlled economy, economia dirigistica □ (econ.) state-controlled price, prezzo di calmiere □ (in USA) the State Department, il Dipartimento di Stato ( il Ministero degli Esteri) □ (leg., USA) State's evidence, testimonianza a carico dei complici ( nel processo penale); collaboratore di giustizia; pentito: to turn State's evidence, testimoniare a carico dei complici (cfr. ingl. Queen's evidence, sotto evidence); diventare collaboratore di giustizia (o un pentito) □ (econ.) state finance, finanza pubblica □ (agric.) state forest, foresta demaniale □ (fin.) state holding company, finanziaria pubblica; ente di gestione □ (in USA) State line, confine di (uno) Stato □ (econ.) state monopoly, monopolio di stato □ the state of the art, il livello cui è giunta la tecnica ( nel lavoro, nello sport, ecc.) □ state-of-the-art, aggiornato; all'avanguardia, il più avanzato, modernissimo □ (stor.) the States of the Church (o the Papal States), lo Stato Pontificio □ the state of play, ( sport) la situazione del gioco, come si mette la partita; (fig.) la situazione attuale, il quadro della situazione □ state of war, stato di guerra □ (in GB) State Opening of Parliament, (cerimonia di) apertura ufficiale del nuovo parlamento □ (econ.) state-owned, di proprietà dello stato; pubblico: state-owned agencies, enti pubblici; state-owned enterprise, azienda di stato □ (econ.) state-planned economy, economia pianificata □ (econ.) state planning, pianificazione statale □ (leg., USA) State prison, prigione per rei di crimini gravi □ state property, beni dello stato; demanio □ state religion, religione di stato □ state schooling, istruzione in scuole statali (o pubbliche) □ (in USA) State Secretary, Segretario di Stato ( Ministro degli Esteri) □ (polit.) state socialism, socialismo reale □ (fisc., USA) State tax, imposta statale (o locale) □ (econ.) state-trading countries, paesi a commercio di Stato □ state trial, processo politico □ ( USA) State trooper, agente della polizia di (un singolo) Stato □ state university, università statale □ (fam.) to get into a state, agitarsi; innervosirsi □ (relig. e fig.) to be in a state of grace, essere in stato di grazia □ to lie in state, essere esposto solennemente nella camera ardente ( nei funerali di stato) □ (stor. USA) a slave State, uno Stato schiavista □ His affairs are in a bad state, gli affari gli vanno male □ The house is in a good state of repair, la casa non ha bisogno di riparazioni.♦ (to) state /steɪt/v. t.1 dichiarare; affermare; asserire; esprimere; esporre; formulare; spiegare; specificare: I've stated my opinion, ho espresso la mia opinione; The witness stated the facts very clearly, il teste espose i fatti con grande chiarezza; to state full particulars, specificare tutti i particolari; He did not state why, non ha specificato il motivo NOTA D'USO: - to report o to state?-2 determinare; fissare; stabilire: No precise time had been stated, non era stata fissata un'ora esatta● to state one's case, esporre le proprie ragioni; (leg.) esporre i fatti □ (bur.) to state one's name and address, declinare le generalità e dare il proprio indirizzo □ (leg.) to state reasons for a judgment, motivare una sentenza □ ( nelle offerte di lavoro) «State salary required», «indicare le pretese economiche». -
93 stand
A n1 ( piece of furniture) ( for coats) portemanteau m ; ( for hats) porte-chapeau m ; (for plant, trophy) guéridon m ; ( for sheet music) pupitre m à musique ;2 Comm ( stall) ( on market) éventaire m ; ( kiosk) kiosque m ; (at exhibition, trade fair) stand m ; news(paper) stand kiosque à journaux ;7 ( in cricket) a stand of 120 runs une série ininterrompue de 120 runs ;8 ( standstill) to come to a stand s'arrêter ; the traffic was brought to a stand la circulation a été paralysée ;1 ( place) mettre [person, object] ; stand it over there mets-le là-bas ; to stand sb on/in etc mettre qn sur/dans etc ; to stand sth on/in/against etc mettre qch sur/dans/contre etc ;2 ( bear) supporter [person, insects, certain foods] ; I can't stand liars je ne supporte pas les menteurs ; he can't stand to do ou doing il ne supporte pas de faire ; I can't stand him doing je ne supporte pas qu'il fasse ; she won't stand any nonsense/bad behaviour elle ne tolère pas qu'on fasse des bêtises/qu'on se conduise mal ; it won't stand close scrutiny il ne faut pas le regarder en détail ;3 ○ ( pay for) to stand sb sth payer qch à qn ; to stand sb a meal/a drink payer un repas/à boire à qn ;4 Jur to stand trial passer en jugement ; to stand security for sb, to stand bail for sb se porter garant de qn ;5 ( be liable) to stand to lose sth risquer de perdre qch ; she stands to gain a million pounds if the deal goes through elle peut gagner un million de livres si l'affaire marche.1 ( also stand up) se lever ; let's stand, we'll see better mettons-nous debout, nous verrons mieux ;2 ( be upright) [person] se tenir debout ; [object] tenir debout ; they were standing at the bar/in the doorway ils se tenaient debout au bar/dans l'embrasure de la porte ; they were standing talking near the car ils étaient en train de parler près de la voiture ; to remain standing rester debout ; only a few houses were left standing seules quelques maisons sont restées debout ; there's not much of the cathedral still standing il ne reste que des ruines de la cathédrale ; don't just stand there, do something! ne reste pas planté ○ là! fais quelque chose! ;3 ( be positioned) [building, village etc] être ; ( clearly delineated) se dresser ; the house/tree stood on top of the hill la maison/l'arbre était or se dressait au sommet de la colline ; ‘the train now standing at platform one…’ ‘le train au départ du quai numéro un…’ ; the train was standing at the platform for half an hour le train est resté une demi-heure à quai ;5 (be) to stand empty [house] rester vide ; to stand accused of sth être accusé de qch ; to stand ready être prêt ; as things stand… étant donné l'état actuel des choses… ; I want to know where I stand fig je voudrais savoir où j'en suis ; where do you stand on abortion/capital punishment? quelle est votre position sur l'avortement/la peine de mort? ; nothing stands between me and getting the job rien ne s'oppose à ce que j'obtienne ce poste ; my savings are all that stand between us and poverty la seule chose qui nous préserve de la misère ce sont mes économies ; to stand in sb's way lit bloquer le passage à qn ; fig faire obstacle à qn ; to stand in the way of progress fig faire obstacle au progrès ;6 ( remain valid) [offer, agreement, statement] rester valable ; the record still stands le record n'est toujours pas battu ;7 ( measure in height) he stands six feet il mesure or fait six pieds de haut ; the tower/hill stands 500 metres high la tour/colline fait 500 mètres de haut ;8 ( be at certain level) the record/total stands at 300 le record/total est de 300 ; the score stands at 3-0 le score est 3-0 ;9 ( be a candidate) se présenter ; to stand as se présenter comme [candidate] ; to stand for parliament/president se présenter aux élections législatives/présidentielles ;10 ( act as) to stand as godfather for sb être parrain de qn ; to stand as guarantor for sb se porter garant de qn ;11 ( not move) [water, mixture] reposer ; to let sth stand laisser reposer qch ; let the tea stand laissez infuser le thé ;to leave sb standing [athlete, student, company] devancer qn ; as a cook, she leaves me standing elle est beaucoup plus douée que moi en cuisine ; to stand up and be counted se faire entendre.■ stand about, stand around rester là (doing à faire).■ stand aside s'écarter (to do pour faire).■ stand back:▶2 ( be situated) [house] être en retrait (from par rapport à).■ stand by:▶ stand by1 ( be prepared) se tenir prêt ; [doctor, army, emergency services] être prêt à intervenir ; to be standing by to do [services] être prêt à faire ; ‘stand by for take-off!’ Aviat ‘prêt pour le décollage!’ ;2 ( refuse to act) rester là ; he stood by and did nothing il est resté là sans intervenir ; how can you stand by and let that happen? comment est-ce que tu peux laisser faire ça sans rien dire? ;▶ stand by [sb/sth] ( be loyal to) soutenir [person] ; s'en tenir à [principles, offer, decision] ; assumer [actions].1 ( resign) [president, chairman, candidate] démissionner (in favour of en faveur de) ;2 Jur quitter la barre.■ stand for:▶ stand for [sth]3 ( tolerate) [person] tolérer [cut, reduction, insubordination] ; I wouldn't stand for that je ne le tolérerais pas ; don't stand for him being so rude to you! ne le laisse pas te parler comme ça!■ stand in: to stand in for sb remplacer qn.■ stand off:1 ( reach a stalemate) aboutir à une impasse ;2 Naut courir au large ;1 ( be noticeable) [person] sortir de l'ordinaire ; [building, design] se détacher, ressortir (against sur) ; [work, ability, achievement, person] être remarquable ; to stand out from [person] se distinguer de [group] ;2 ( protrude) [veins] saillir ;3 ( take a stance) résister ; [person] to stand out for revendiquer [right, principle] ; to stand out against se prononcer contre [change, decision].■ stand over:▶ stand over ( be postponed) être remis à plus tard ;▶ stand over [sb]1 ( supervise) être sur le dos de ○ [employee etc] ;2 ( watch) don't stand over me! ne reste pas dans mes pattes ○ !▶ stand to être en état d'alerte ; to stand to to do se tenir prêt à faire ;▶ stand [sb] to mettre [qn] en état d'alerte.■ stand up:▶ stand up1 ( rise) se lever (to do pour faire) ;2 ( stay upright) se tenir debout ;3 ( withstand investigation) [argument, theory, story] tenir debout ; to stand up to résister à [scrutiny, investigation] ;▶ stand [sb/sth] up1 ( place upright) mettre [qn] debout [person] ; redresser [object] ; to stand sth up against/on mettre qch contre/sur ;2 ○ ( fail to meet) poser un lapin à ○ [girlfriend, boyfriend]. -
94 letter
ˈletə I
1. сущ.
1) буква block letter ≈ прописная печатная буква capital letter, large letter, upper-case letter ≈ прописная (заглавная, большая) буква lower-case letter, small letter ≈ маленькая, строчная буква
2) полигр. литера
3) прямой и строгий смысл, буква ( чего-л.) the letter of the law ≈ буква закона in letter and in spirit ≈ по форме и по существу to the letter ≈ буквально;
точно
4) спорт университетская степень или отличие, обозначаемые первой буквой названия колледжа или института;
особ. амер. награда, присваемая за достижения в спорте He had earned his high-school letter in four sports. ≈ Он получил награду в институте по четырем видам спорта.
5) письмо, послание;
документ to certify a letter ≈ зарегистрировать письмо to drop a letter into a mailbox амер. ≈ бросить письмо в ящик to drop a letter into a letter box брит. ≈ бросить письмо в ящик to get a letter, receive a letter ≈ получить письмо to register a letter ≈ зарегистрировать письмо to send a letter ≈ отправить, послать письмо to take (down), transcribe a letter ≈ записать письмо (под диктовку) to type a letter ≈ напечатать письмо to write a letter ≈ написать письмо anonymous letter ≈ анонимное письмо dead letter ≈ письмо, не востребованное адресатом или не доставленное ему Your letter of the 15th May is (или has come) to hand. ≈ Ваше письмо от 15 мая получено нами. Your letter of the 15th May is at hand. ≈ Мы получили Ваше письмо от 15 мая. to deliver letter ≈ доставить письмо to forward a letter ≈ отправить письмо to mail a letter ≈ отправить, послать письмо to post a letter ≈ отправить, послать письмо brief letter ≈ короткое письмо business letter ≈ деловое письмо detailed letter ≈ подробное письмо fan letter ≈ письмо поклонника love letter ≈ любовное послание night letter ≈ телеграмма по ночному тарифу open letter ≈ открытое письмо personal letter ≈ письмо личного характера poison-pen letter ≈ анонимное письмо, кляуза rambling letter ≈ бессвязное письмо airmail letter certified letter chain letter confirmed letter of credit covering letter documentary letter of credit express letter follow-up letter form letter letter of advice letter of attorney letter of credit letters credential letters of credence letter of guarantee letter of instruction letters of administration letter of indemnity letters of recall registered letter special-delivery letter Syn: message
1., epistle
6) мн. литература man of letters ≈ писатель the profession of letters ≈ профессия писателя Syn: literature, belles-lettres
7) образованность, ученость, эрудиция Syn: erudition, learning
2. гл.
1) помечать буквами;
надписывать чертеж Syn: print
2.
2) вытиснять буквы, заглавие( на корешке книги), обозначать имя, название( магазина и т. п.) Every boat shall be lettered and numbered in some conspicuous manner. ≈ На каждой лодке будет четко написано название и номер.
3) писать письма;
разносить письма
4) выигрывать спортивную награду (в колледже, институте) II сущ. лицо, сдающее внаем( квартиру, дом, лошадь и т. п.) hirers and letters of private carriages ≈ те, кто берет напрокат, и те, кто дает внаем, частные экипажи буква - capital * прописная буква - initial * начальная буква (полиграфия) литера - * company( военное) литерная рота( полиграфия) шрифт - black * старинный английский готический шрифт - white *s латинский шрифт, антиква;
прямой шрифт буква, шифр( завода-изготовителя) буква, формальная сторона( чего-л.) - the * of the law буква закона - * for * дословно, точно - in * and in spirit по форме и по существу - to the * буквально, в точности - to carry out instructions to the * выполнять указания точно /в точности/ - to know smth. to the * знать что-л. досконально письмо;
послание;
депеша - business * деловое письмо - registered * заказное письмо - general * циркулярное письмо, циркуляр - * testimonial, * of recommendation рекомендательное письмо грамота, документ - *s citatory (юридическое) судебный вызов - *s credential, *(s) of credence( дипломатическое) верительные грамоты - *s of recall( дипломатическое) отзывные грамоты - * order( военное) директива, письменный приказ - * of attorney( письменная) доверенность - * of indemnity /of guarantee/ гарантийное письмо - * of inquiry письменный запрос - * of transmittal препроводительное письмо - * of convocation извещение о созыве (ассамблеи и т. п.) - * of instruction (военное) (оперативная) директива литература, особ. художественная - man of *s литератор - the profession of * профессия писателя - commonwealth /republic/ of * литераторы, писательская братия эрудиция, ученость элементы, основы чтения;
азы - to teach a child his *s обучать ребенка чтению (устаревшее) летопись, записи начальная буква названия учебного заведения ( присваивается за спортивные достижения) - to win one's * заслужить право быть членом спортивной организации помечать буквами надписывать чертеж( полиграфия) вытиснять буквы, заглавие (на корешке книги) (университетское) заслужить право быть членом спортивной команды - she *ed in three sports in college в колледже она была в командах по трем видам спорта сдатчик;
квартиросдатчик;
тот, кто сдает внаем или в аренду (помещение, землю и т. п.) accompanying ~ сопроводительное письмо airmail ~ письмо, отправленное авиапочтой allotment ~ уведомление подписчика о числе выделенных ему ценных бумаг и необходимости их оплатить answering ~ ответное письмо audit ~ уведомление о ревизии back ~ гарантийное письмо bank ~ банковский документ block ~ вчт. печатная буква block ~ прописная печатная буква business ~ деловое письмо call ~ требование очередного взноса chain ~ письмо (обыкн. религиозно-мистического содержания), рассылаемое по нескольким адресам с тем, чтобы получатель разослал его по другим адресам code ~ вчт. кодовый знак collection ~ инкассовое поручение comfort ~ письмо с выражением поддержки commitment ~ письменное обязательство confirmed ~ of credit подтвержденный аккредетив cottage ~ арендодатель коттеджа cover ~ сопроводительное письмо dog's ~ старинное название буквы R drive ~ вчт. имя диска drop ~ вчт. буквица dunning ~ письменное требование уплаты долга dunning ~ письмо с настойчивым требованием уплаты долга engagement ~ рев. письмо-соглашение express ~ срочное письмо first-class ~ заказное письмо follow-up ~ письмо-напоминание follow-up ~ повторное рекламное письмо follow-up ~ (амер.) рекламное письмо, посланное вслед за другим (в случае непоступления заказа) form ~ бланк письма franked ~ франкированное письмо hand-delivered ~ письмо, передаваемое из рук в руки in ~ and in spirit по форме и по существу insured ~ заказное письмо internal circular ~ внутренний циркуляр inventory ~ заявление клиента об инвентаризации letter буква ~ полигр. буква ~ буква;
the letter of the law буква закона;
to the letter буквально;
точно ~ вытиснять буквы, заглавие (на корешке книги) ~ документ ~ полигр. литера ~ полигр. литера ~ pl литература;
man of letters писатель;
the profession of letters профессия писателя ~ наймодатель, арендодатель ~ письмо;
послание;
letter of advice извещение;
авизо;
letter of attorney доверенность ~ письмо, послание ~ письмо ~ помечать буквами ~ помечать буквами;
надписывать чертеж ~ послание ~ регистрировать ~ шифр завода-изготовителя ~ шрифт ~ эрудиция, образованность;
to win one's letter заслужить право быть членом спортивной организации и носить ее инициалы Letter: Letter: President's ~ послание президента (США) letter: letter: proposal ~ предложение о заключении контракта ~ by express delivery срочное письмо ~ by special delivery заказное письмо ~ for further particulars заявление с изложением новых деталей ~ of accreditation аккредитация ~ письмо;
послание;
letter of advice извещение;
авизо;
letter of attorney доверенность ~ of advice авизо ~ of advice извещение ~ of advice уведомление ~ of allotment уведомление о подписке на акции ~ of allotment уведомление о подписке на облигации ~ of appointment приказ о назначении ~ of approval извещение об одобрении ~ of approval извещение об утверждении ~ письмо;
послание;
letter of advice извещение;
авизо;
letter of attorney доверенность ~ of attorney доверенность ~ of attorney письменная доверенность ~ of authority доверенность ~ of cancelation уведомление об аннулировании ~ of cancellation уведомление о расторжении договора ~ of claim претензия ~ of comfort письменное выражение поддержки ~ of commitment гарантийное письмо ~ of complaint письменная жалоба ~ of confirmation письменное подтверждение ~ of credit аккредитив ~ of credit фин. аккредитив;
letters credential, letters of credence (of recall) дип. верительные (отзывные) грамоты ~ of credit opening письмо об открытии аккредитива ~ of guarantee гарантийное письмо ~ of guardianship уведомление об опеке ~ of health свидетельство о состоянии здоровья ~ of hypothecation залоговое письмо ~ of identity удостоверение личности ~ of indemnity гарантийное письмо ~ of instruction директивное письмо;
letters of administration судебное полномочие на управление имением или имуществом умершего ~ of intent гарантийное письмо ~ of intent письмо о намерении совершить сделку ~ of intent письмо-обязательство Международному валютному фонду ~ of introduction письмо-представление ~ of invitation письменное приглашение ~ of invitation to tender письменное приглашение на торги ~ of recall отзывная грамота ~ of recommendation рекомендательное письмо ~ of recommendation рекомендация ~ of reference характеристика ~ of renunciation письменный отказ ~ of reply письменный ответ ~ of representation сопроводительное письмо ~ of request письменное ходатайство ~ of resignation заявление об увольнении ~ of resignation предупреждение об увольнении ~ of resignation уведомление об отставке ~ of rights свидетельство о правах ~ of subrogation страх. объявление о суброгации ~ of subscription бирж. уведомление о подписке ~ of termination уведомление о прекращении действия ~ буква;
the letter of the law буква закона;
to the letter буквально;
точно ~ of the law буква закона ~ of understanding протокол о взаимопонимании ~ to stockholders письмо акционерам ~ of credit фин. аккредитив;
letters credential, letters of credence (of recall) дип. верительные (отзывные) грамоты ~ of instruction директивное письмо;
letters of administration судебное полномочие на управление имением или имуществом умершего letters: letters: ~ of administration полномочия администратору на управление наследством ~ of administration полномочия душеприказчику на управление наследством ~ of credit фин. аккредитив;
letters credential, letters of credence (of recall) дип. верительные (отзывные) грамоты lowercase ~ вчт. строчная буква ~ pl литература;
man of letters писатель;
the profession of letters профессия писателя man: ~ of letters писатель, литератор, ученый;
man of office чиновник;
man of the pen литератор management ~ письменный ответ администрации management ~ служебное письмо night ~ телеграмма, отправляемая ночью со скидкой official ~ пат. официальное заключение official ~ официальное письмо open ~ инф. открытое письмо open: trial in ~ court открытый судебный процесс;
open letter открытое письмо (в газете и т. п.) the order was obeyed to the ~ приказ был выполнен точно original ~ оригинал письма post-free ~ письмо без почтовой оплаты ~ pl литература;
man of letters писатель;
the profession of letters профессия писателя letter: proposal ~ предложение о заключении контракта dog's ~ старинное название буквы R r: r: the three R's разг. чтение, письмо и арифметика (reading, (w) riting, (a) rithmetic) trill: trill фон. вибрирующее r ~ фон. произносить звук r с вибрацией registered ~ заказное письмо registered: ~ зарегистрированный;
отмеченный;
registered letter заказное письмо rights ~ документ, дающий право участвовать в новом выпуске акций rogatory ~ судебное поручение sales ~ письменное уведомление о продаже sea ~ морской паспорт stamp a ~ ставить штамп на письмо standard ~ типовое письмо threatening ~ письмо с угрозами ~ буква;
the letter of the law буква закона;
to the letter буквально;
точно undeliverable ~ письмо с неправильно указанным адресом understamped ~ письмо с недостаточным количеством марок uppercase ~ вчт. заглавная буква ~ эрудиция, образованность;
to win one's letter заслужить право быть членом спортивной организации и носить ее инициалы work ~ ведомость выполненных работ -
95 up
up❢ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs ( get up, pick up etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc).A adj1 ( out of bed) she's up elle est levée ; they're often up early/late ils se lèvent souvent tôt/tard ; we were up very late last night nous nous sommes couchés très tard hier soir ; they were up all night ils ont veillé toute la nuit ; she was up all night waiting for them elle a passé toute la nuit à les attendre ; I was still up at 2 am j'étais toujours debout à 2 heures du matin ; John isn't up yet John n'est pas encore levé ; we arrived before anyone was up quand nous sommes arrivés, personne n'était encore levé or tout le monde dormait encore ;2 (higher in amount, level) sales/prices/interest rates are up (by 10%) les ventes/les prix/les taux d'intérêt ont augmenté (de 10%) ; shares/numbers of students are up les actions sont/le nombre d'étudiants est en hausse ; tourism/production is up (by) 5% le tourisme/la production a augmenté de 5% ; his temperature is up 2 degrees sa température a augmenté de 2° ; oranges/carrots are up again le prix des oranges/carottes augmente de nouveau ; sales/prices are 10% up on last year les ventes/les prix ont augmenté de 10% par rapport à l'an dernier ; I came out of the deal £5,000 up j'ai fait 5 000 livres sterling de bénéfice dans cette affaire ;3 ○ ( wrong) what's up? qu'est-ce qui se passe? ; what's up with him? qu'est-ce qu'il lui arrive? ; is there something up? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas? ; there's something up il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas ; there's something up with him/your dad il/ton père n'a pas l'air bien ; what's up with the TV? qu'est-ce qu'elle a la télé? ; what's up with your arm? qu'est-ce que tu as au bras? ; there's something up with the brakes il y a un problème avec les freins ; there's something up with my back mon dos me fait mal ;4 (erected, affixed) the notice/the photograph is up on the board l'annonce/la photographie est affichée sur le panneau ; is the tent up? est-ce que la tente est déjà montée? ; the building will be up in three months time le bâtiment sera terminé dans trois mois ; how long have those curtains been up? depuis quand est-ce que ces rideaux sont pendus or là? ; he had his hand up for five minutes il a gardé la main levée pendant cinq minutes ;5 ( open) he had his umbrella up il avait son parapluie ouvert ; the hood GB of the car was up la capote de la voiture était fermée ; the blinds were up les stores étaient levés ; when the switch/lever is up the machine is off si le bouton/levier est vers le haut la machine est arrêtée ; when the barrier is up you can go through quand la barrière est levée vous pouvez passer ;6 ( finished) ‘time's up!’ ‘le temps est épuisé!’ ; his leave/military service is almost up son congé/service militaire est presque terminé ; when the four days/months were up à la fin des quatre jours/mois ; it's all up ○ with this government c'est la fin du gouvernement ; it's all up ○ with him il est fini ○ ;7 ( facing upwards) ‘this side up’ (on parcel, box) ‘haut’ ; he was lying/floating face up il était allongé/flottait sur le dos ; the bread landed with the buttered side up la tartine est tombée côté beurré vers le haut ;8 ( rising) the river is up la rivière est en crue ; the wind is up le vent est fort ; his colour's up il est tout rouge ; his blood's up fig la moutarde lui monte au nez ;9 ( pinned up) her hair was up elle avait les cheveux relevés ;10 ( cheerful) he's up at the moment il est en forme en ce moment ;12 ( in upward direction) the up escalator l'escalator® qui monte ;13 ( on trial) to be up before a judge passer devant le tribunal ; he's up for murder/fraud il est accusé de meurtre/fraude ;B adv1 ( high) up here/there là-haut ; up on the wardrobe/the top shelf/the hill sur l'armoire/l'étagère la plus haute/la colline ; up in the tree/the clouds dans l'arbre/les nuages ; up at the top of the house tout en haut de la maison ; up on top of the mountain au sommet de la montagne ; up in London à Londres ; up to/in Scotland en Écosse ; up to Aberdeen à Aberdeen ; up North au nord ; four floors up from here quatre étages au-dessus ; I live two floors up j'habite au deuxième étage ; he lives ten floors up from her il habite dix étages au-dessus d'elle ; on the second shelf up sur la deuxième étagère en partant du bas ; I'm on my way up je monte ; I'll be right up je monte tout de suite ; he's on his way up to see you/to the fifth floor il est en train de monter vous voir/au cinquième étage ; it needs to be a bit further up ( picture etc) il faut le mettre un peu plus haut ; all the way up jusqu'en haut, jusqu'au sommet ;2 ( ahead) d'avance ; to be four points up (on sb) avoir quatre points d'avance (sur qn) ; they were two goals up ils menaient avec deux buts d'avance ; she's 40-15 up ( in tennis) elle mène 40-15 ;3 ( upwards) t-shirts from £2 up des t-shirts à partir de deux livres ; from (the age of) 14 up à partir de 14 ans ; everyone in the company from the cleaning lady up tout le monde dans l'entreprise, de la femme de ménage au patron ;4 (at, to high status) to be up with ou among the best/the leaders faire partie des meilleurs/des leaders ; up the workers! vive les travailleurs! ; ‘up with Manchester United’ ‘vive Manchester United’.C prep1 (at, to higher level) up the tree dans l'arbre ; up a ladder sur une échelle ; the library is up the stairs la bibliothèque se trouve en haut de l'escalier ; he ran up the stairs il a monté l'escalier en courant ; the road up the mountain la route qui gravit la montagne ; the spider crawled up my back l'araignée a grimpé le long de mon dos ; the pipe runs up the front of the house le tuyau monte le long de la façade de la maison ;2 ( in direction) the shops are up the road les magasins sont plus loin dans la rue ; she lives up that road there elle habite dans cette rue ; he lives just up the road il habite juste à côté ; the boathouse is further up the river le hangar à bateaux est plus loin au bord de la rivière ; his office is up the corridor from mine son bureau est dans le même couloir que le mien ; he walked up the road singing il a remonté la rue en chantant ; the car drove up the road la voiture a remonté la rue ; I saw him go up that road there je l'ai vu partir dans cette rue ; she's got water up her nose elle a de l'eau dans le nez ; he put it up his sleeve il l'a mis dans sa manche ;E up against prep phr lit up against the wall contre le mur ; fig to be up ou come up against difficulties/opposition rencontrer des difficultés/de l'opposition ; they're up against a very strong team ils sont confrontés à une équipe très forte ; it helps to know what you are up against il faut savoir ce contre quoi on se bat ; we're really up against it on a vraiment des problèmes.F up and about adv phr ( out of bed) debout, réveillé ; ( after illness) to be up and about again être de nouveau sur pied.1 ( to and fro) to walk ou pace up and down aller et venir, faire les cent pas ; he was walking up and down the garden il faisait les cent pas dans le jardin ; they travelled up and down the country ils ont sillonné le pays ; she's been up and down all night ( in and out of bed) elle n'a pas arrêté de se lever pendant la nuit ; he's a bit up and down at the moment fig ( depressed) il n'a pas le moral en ce moment ; ( ill) il n'est pas en forme en ce moment ;2 ( throughout) up and down the country/region dans tout le pays/toute la région.H up and running adj phr, adv phr to be up and running [company, project] bien marcher ; [system] bien fonctionner ; to get sth up and running faire marcher or fonctionner qch.I up for prep phr he's up for election il se présente aux élections ; the subject up for discussion/consideration is… le sujet qu'on aborde/considère est…1 ( to particular level) jusqu'à ; up to here jusqu'ici ; up to there jusque là ; I was up to my knees in water j'étais dans l'eau jusqu'aux genoux ;2 ( as many as) jusqu'à, près de ; up to 20 people/50 dollars jusqu'à 20 personnes/50 dollars ; up to 500 people arrive every day près de 500 personnes arrivent tous les jours ; reductions of up to 50% des réductions qui peuvent atteindre 50% ; tax on profits of up to £150,000 les impôts sur les bénéfices de moins de 150 000 livres sterling ; to work for up to 12 hours a day travailler jusqu'à 12 heures par jour ; a hotel for up to 500 people un hôtel qui peut accueillir jusqu'à 500 personnes ;3 ( until) jusqu'à ; up to 1964 jusqu'en 1964 ; up to 10.30 pm jusqu'à 22 h 30 ; up to now jusqu'à maintenant ; up to chapter two jusqu'au chapitre deux ;4 ( good enough for) I'm not up to it ( not capable) je n'en suis pas capable ; ( not well enough) je n'en ai pas la force ; I'm not up to going to London/going back to work je n'ai pas le courage d'aller à Londres/de retourner travailler ; I'm not up to writing a book je ne suis pas capable d'écrire un livre ; the play wasn't up to much la pièce n'était pas formidable ; this piece of work wasn't up to your usual standard ce travail n'est pas au niveau de ce que vous faites d'habitude ;5 ( expressing responsibility) it's up to you/him to do c'est à toi/lui de faire ; ‘shall I leave?’-‘it's up to you!’ ‘est-ce que je devrais partir?’-‘c'est à toi de décider!’ ; if it were up to me/him si ça dépendait de moi/de lui ;6 ( doing) what is he up to? qu'est-ce qu'il fait? ; what are those children up to? qu'est-ce qu'ils fabriquent ○ ces enfants? ; they're up to something ils mijotent ○ quelque chose.L ○ vi ( p prés etc - pp-) he upped and left/hit him tout d'un coup il s'est levé et il est parti/l'a frappé ; she upped and married someone else elle a épousé quelqu'un d'autre sans attendre.the company is on the up and up ça marche très bien pour l'entreprise ; to be one up on sb faire mieux que qn ; to be up for it ○ être partant ○ ; to be (well) up on s'y connaître en [art, history etc] ; être au courant de [news, developments, changes] ; the ups and downs les hauts et les bas (of de) ; up yours ◑ ! va te faire foutre ◑ ! -
96 dry
(a) (climate, season, clothing, skin) sec (sèche);∎ a dry spell une période sèche;∎ tomorrow will be dry and bright demain sera une journée sans pluie et ensoleillée;∎ to go or to run dry (well, river) s'assécher, se tarir;∎ to pump a well dry épuiser un puits;∎ to keep sth dry garder qch au sec;∎ keep dry (on packaging) conserver à l'abri de l'humidité;∎ shampoo for dry hair shampoing m (pour) cheveux secs;∎ her mouth had gone or turned dry with fear elle avait la bouche sèche de peur;∎ to be (as) dry as a bone, to be bone dry (washing, earth etc) être très sec (sèche);∎ humorous there wasn't a dry eye in the house tout le monde pleurait∎ medium dry (wine) demi-sec(c) (where alcohol is banned) où l'alcool est prohibé; (where alcohol is not sold) où on ne vend pas d'alcool;∎ to go dry (prohibit alcohol) prohiber la consommation des boissons alcoolisées;∎ he's been dry for two years ça fait deux ans qu'il ne boit plus;∎ we've run dry (at party) il n'y a plus rien à boire(d) (boring → book, lecture) aride;∎ dry as dust ennuyeux comme la pluie(e) (wit, sense of humour) pince-sans-rire (inv)(f) British familiar Politics (hardline) = en faveur de la politique extrémiste du Parti Conservateur2 noun(a) British familiar Politics (hardliner) = conservateur en faveur de la politique extrémiste du Parti∎ come into the dry viens te mettre au sec(d) (with towel, cloth)∎ to give sth a dry essuyer qch;∎ give your hair a dry sèche tes cheveux(clothes, fruit, leaves) (faire) sécher; (dishes) essuyer;∎ to dry one's eyes se sécher les yeux, sécher ses yeux;∎ to dry one's tears sécher ses larmes;∎ to dry one's hair se sécher les cheveux;∎ to dry oneself se sécher, s'essuyer(a) (clothes, hair, fruit, leaves) sécher;∎ to put sth out to dry mettre qch à sécher dehors;∎ you wash, I'll dry (dishes) tu laves et moi j'essuie►► dry battery pile f sèche;American dry bulk vrac m sec;dry cell pile f sèche;dry cleaner (person) teinturier(ère) m,f;dry cleaner's (shop) teinturerie f, pressing m;∎ to be in or at the dry cleaner's être chez le teinturier ou à la teinturerie ou au pressing;∎ to take sth to the dry cleaner's porter qch chez le teinturier ou à la teinturerie ou au pressing;Nautical dry dock cale f sèche;∎ in dry dock en cale sèche;Agriculture dry farming culture f sèche, dry-farming m;dry ginger = boisson gazeuse aux extraits de gingembre;Commerce dry goods British marchandises fpl sèches; American tissus mpl et articles mpl de bonneterie;dry ice neige f carbonique;dry ice machine machine f à neige carbonique;dry land terre f ferme;dry martini martini m dry;dry measure = unité de mesure des matières sèches;dry nurse nourrice f sèche;dry riser colonne f sèche;dry rot (UNCOUNT) (in wood, potatoes) pourriture f sèche;∎ to give sth a dry run tester qch;∎ to have a dry run faire un essai;dry ski slope piste f de ski artificielle;American dry state = État ayant adopté les lois de la prohibition;dry suit combinaison f de plongée➲ dry offsécher;∎ to dry oneself off se sécher➲ dry out(b) (alcoholic) se faire désintoxiquer, faire une cure de désintoxication(alcoholic) désintoxiquer(a) (well, river) s'assécher, se tarir; (puddle, street) sécher; (inspiration) se tarir; (cow) se tarir(b) (dry the dishes) essuyer la vaisselle∎ dry up, will you? ferme-la ou boucle-la, tu veux? -
97 ♦ order
♦ order /ˈɔ:də(r)/n.1 [u] ordine; ordinamento; disposizione; assetto; genere; ceto; grado; fila; serie: in alphabetical order, in ordine alfabetico; in good order, in bell'ordine; in order of importance, in ordine d'importanza; in reverse order, in ordine inverso; (mil.) in order of battle, in ordine (o schieramento) di battaglia; troops in open order, soldati in ordine sparso; to restore order, ristabilire l'ordine2 ordine; comando: Orders must be obeyed, si deve obbedire agli ordini; to follow orders, eseguire gli ordini; to issue orders, dare (o impartire) ordini; strict orders, ordini precisi (o rigorosi, severi)6 (bot., zool.) ordine7 (comm.) ordinazione; ordinativo; ordine; commessa; ( anche) merce ordinata: to place [to cancel] an order, collocare [annullare] un'ordinazione; to fill (o to carry out) an order, eseguire (o dar corso a) un'ordinazione; order buying, acquisti su ordinativo; bulk order, grosso ordinativo; The order arrived in good condition, la merce ordinata è arrivata in buono stato9 (leg.) ordinanza; ordine; decreto ingiuntivo; mandato: to make a compulsory winding-up order, emettere un decreto di liquidazione coatta; (polit.) gag order, divieto ufficiale di discutere pubblicamente di un argomento10 ( al ristorante, ecc.) ordinazione: A waiter took our orders, un cameriere prese le ordinazioni; DIALOGO → - Last drink- They've just rung for last orders, hanno suonato la campanella per le ultime ordinazioni; side order, ordinazione aggiuntiva● ( nelle assemblee) Order!, order!, mozione d'ordine! (spec. per sollevare un'eccezione alla procedura) □ order book, (comm.) libro (o registro) delle ordinazioni; (polit.) registro delle mozioni ( ai Comuni) □ (comm.) order clerk, impiegato che registra le ordinazioni □ an order for payment, un ordine (o un mandato) di pagamento □ (comm.) order form, modulo d'ordinazione □ (leg., in GB) order in council, ( in teoria) ordinanza del sovrano; ( in pratica) decreto governativo □ order in writing, ordine scritto; (comm.) ordinazione scritta, ordinativo scritto □ (in GB) the Order of the Bath, l'Ordine del Bagno □ order of business, ordine del giorno ( di un'assemblea, ecc.) □ order of the day, ordine del giorno; (fig.) cosa consueta, cosa all'ordine del giorno: Pork was the order of the day, la carne di maiale era all'ordine del giorno □ (in GB) the Order of the Garter, l'Ordine della Giarrettiera ( 1348) □ (mat.) order of magnitude, ordine di grandezza □ (in Scozia) the Order of the Thistle, l'Ordine del Cardo ( 1687) □ order paper, ordine del giorno ( scritto) dei lavori parlamentari ( ai Comuni) □ (comm., org. az.) order processing, lavorazione degli ordinativi □ order to view, permesso di visitare ( un appartamento, ecc.); (leg.) mandato d'ispezione □ to be called to order, essere richiamato all'ordine □ (comm.) a cheque to sb. 's order, un assegno all'ordine di q. □ (mecc.) to get out of order, guastarsi; incepparsi; cessare di funzionare: DIALOGO → - Asking for the toilet- I'm afraid the toilets are out of order, purtroppo il bagno è fuori servizio □ to be in order, essere in ordine; essere regolare (o valido): DIALOGO → - Booking a room by phone- That all seems to be in order, sembra che sia tutto a posto □ in order for, affinché; perché: In order for the engine to start, you must turn the key, perché il motore si avvii, devi girare la chiave □ in order that, affinché; perché □ in order to, allo scopo di; per □ in bad order, in disordine: The books were in bad order, i libri erano in disordine □ ( USA) in short order, in breve tempo; in quattro e quattr'otto □ to keep order, (leg.) mantenere l'ordine; ( a scuola) tenere la disciplina □ (fig.) a large (o tall) order, un compito arduo; un lavoro difficile: That's a tall order!, questo è chiedere troppo! □ ( made) to order, (fatto) su ordinazione, su misura: shoes to order, scarpe su ordinazione □ (comm.: di un articolo) on order, in ordinazione; (già) ordinato; commissionato □ out of order, in disordine; guasto; (fam. ingl.) inaccettabile, intollerabile, vergognoso, che passa il segno: The engine [the phone] is out of order, il motore [il telefono] è guasto □ (mecc.) to put in working order, mettere in funzione; riparare □ ( nelle assemblee) to raise a point of order, sollevare una questione di procedura □ (mil.) review order, uniforme di parata □ (relig.) to take holy orders, prendere gli ordini sacri; essere ordinato sacerdote □ to order, su ordinazione; a richiesta, a domanda; ( di un titolo di credito) all'ordine □ (comm.) trial order, ordine di prova □ to be under order (o orders), aver ricevuto l'ordine: The captain was under orders to sail for India, il capitano aveva ricevuto l'ordine di salpare per l'India □ (mil.) to be under the orders of, essere agli ordini di, essere sotto il comando di □ until further orders, fino a nuovo ordine □ (fam.) Doctor's orders!, ordine del medico! □ ( in un locale pubblico) Last orders!, si chiude!♦ (to) order /ˈɔ:də(r)/v. t.1 ordinare; dare ordini a; comandare; fare: to order a retreat, ordinare la ritirata; The general ordered the troops to advance, il generale ha ordinato alle truppe d'avanzare (o ha fatto avanzare le truppe); I ordered that they should come immediately, ordinai che venissero subito; The boy was ordered out, al ragazzo è stato ordinato di uscire2 riordinare; ordinare; mettere in ordine: to order one's thoughts [affairs], riordinare i propri pensieri [affari]4 (comm.) ordinare; commissionare: I have ordered you a new suit ( o I have ordered a new suit for you), ti ho ordinato un vestito nuovo (ho ordinato un vestito nuovo per te)5 (tur.) ordinare; fare un'ordinazione per (qc.): to order dinner, ordinare il pranzo; DIALOGO → - Ordering food 3- Can I order some food please?, posso ordinare da mangiare?6 (form.) disporre: So we hoped, but it was otherwise ordered, noi lo speravamo, ma il fato aveva disposto altrimenti● to order a taxi, chiamare un taxi □ (mil.) Order arms, fianc'arm! -
98 fire
огонь; стрельба; ркт. пуск; обстрел; пожар; зажигать, воспламенять; вести огонь; стрелять; производить выстрел; см. тж. engagement; firing; shootingbring fire to bear (on) — обрушивать огонь, обстреливать
dedicate the fires of a battery (to a unit) — ставить задачу (батарее) на специальную огневую поддержку (части)
— aerial fires— APC fire— close-supporting fire— counterbattery neutralization fire— direct-supporting fire— general supporting fire— gun fire— indirect laying fire— live ammunition fire— overwatching fire— post-action fires— single shot fire— smoke laying fire— spluttered fire— supporting fire— throw fire into— turn fire on -
99 right
1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) hægri2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) réttur3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) (siðferðilega) réttur4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) viðeigandi2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) réttur, réttindi2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) sem hefur á réttu að standa3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) hægri-, hægrihandar4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) hægri-, hægrisinnaður3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) nákvæmlega2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) strax3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) rétt (við), beint4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) alveg, gjörsamlega5) (to the right: Turn right.) til hægri6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) rétt, vel4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) rétta við/af; komast á réttan kjöl2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) bæta úr5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') allt í lagi; skal gert- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) hægrisinnaður- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right -
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rendes, jól, igazságosság, igazán, alkalmas, jobb to right: felegyenesít, helyreállít* * *1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) jobb (oldali)2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) megfelelő, helyes3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) helyes4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) alkalmas2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) jog2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) igaz(a van)3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) jobb oldal4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) a jobboldal3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) pont(osan)2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) azonnal3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) szorosan4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) egészen5) (to the right: Turn right.) jobbra6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) helyesen4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) kiegyenesedik2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) helyreállít5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') rendben (van)- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.)- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right
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