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1 commitment well

Нефтегазовая техника обязательная скважина (в договоре аренды)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > commitment well
2 commitment well

обязательная скважина

Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности > commitment well
3 hold

hold [həʊld]

tenir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (f), 1B (a), 1B (b), 1D (b), 1D (d), 2 (d) avoir ⇒ 1A (c) retenir ⇒ 1A (e), 1C (b) contenir ⇒ 1A (f) exercer ⇒ 1A (g) réserver ⇒ 1A (e), 1A (h) conserver ⇒ 1A (i) stocker ⇒ 1A (i) maintenir ⇒ 1B (a) détenir ⇒ 1A (i), 1C (a) croire ⇒ 1D (a) continuer ⇒ 1D (e) se tenir ⇒ 2 (a) tenir bon ⇒ 2 (b) durer ⇒ 2 (c) attendre ⇒ 2 (f) prise ⇒ 3D (a)-(c) en attente ⇒ 4D

(pt & pp held [held])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (clasp, grasp) tenir;

∎ to hold sth in one's hand (book, clothing, guitar) avoir qch à la main; (key, money) tenir qch dans la main;

∎ to hold sth with both hands tenir qch à deux mains;

∎ will you hold my coat a second? peux-tu prendre ou tenir mon manteau un instant?;

∎ to hold the door for sb tenir la porte à ou pour qn;

∎ also figurative to hold sb's hand tenir la main à qn;

∎ to hold hands se donner la main, se tenir (par) la main;

∎ hold my hand while we cross the street donne-moi la main pour traverser la rue;

∎ to hold sb in one's arms tenir qn dans ses bras;

∎ to hold sb close or tight serrer qn contre soi;

∎ hold it tight and don't let go tiens-le bien et ne le lâche pas;

∎ to hold one's nose se boucher le nez;

∎ to hold one's sides with laughter se tenir les côtes de rire

(b) (keep, sustain)

∎ to hold sb's attention/interest retenir l'attention de qn;

∎ the film doesn't hold the attention for long le film ne retient pas l'attention très longtemps;

∎ to hold an audience tenir un auditoire;

∎ to hold one's serve (in tennis) défendre son service;

∎ Politics to hold a seat (to be an MP) occuper un siège de député; (to be re-elected) être réélu;

∎ to hold one's own se défendre, bien se débrouiller;

∎ the Prime Minister held her own during the debate le Premier ministre a tenu bon ou ferme pendant le débat;

∎ she is well able to hold her own elle sait se défendre;

∎ he can hold his own in chess il se défend bien aux échecs;

∎ our products hold their own against the competition nos produits se tiennent bien par rapport à la concurrence;

∎ to hold the floor garder la parole;

∎ the senator held the floor for an hour le sénateur a gardé la parole pendant une heure

(c) (have, possess → degree, permit, ticket) avoir, posséder; (→ job, position) avoir, occuper;

∎ do you hold a clean driving licence? avez-vous déjà été sanctionné pour des infractions au code de la route?;

∎ she holds the post of treasurer elle occupe le poste de trésorière;

∎ to hold office (chairperson, deputy) être en fonction, remplir sa fonction; (minister) détenir ou avoir un portefeuille; (political party, president) être au pouvoir ou au gouvernement;

∎ Religion to hold a living jouir d'un bénéfice;

∎ Finance to hold stock or shares détenir ou avoir des actions;

∎ to hold 5 percent of the shares in a company détenir 5 pour cent du capital d'une société;

∎ also figurative to hold a record détenir un record;

∎ she holds the world record for the javelin elle détient le record mondial du javelot

(d) (keep control or authority over) Military

∎ the guerrillas held the bridge for several hours les guérilleros ont tenu le pont plusieurs heures durant;

∎ Military to hold the enemy contenir l'ennemi;

∎ figurative to hold centre stage occuper le centre de la scène;

∎ hold it!, hold everything! (stop and wait) attendez!; (stay still) arrêtez!, ne bougez plus!;

∎ familiar figurative hold your horses! pas si vite!

(e) (reserve, set aside) retenir, réserver;

∎ we'll hold the book for you until next week nous vous réserverons le livre ou nous vous mettrons le livre de côté jusqu'à la semaine prochaine;

∎ will the restaurant hold the table for us? est-ce que le restaurant va nous garder la table?

(f) (contain) contenir, tenir;

∎ this bottle holds 2 litres cette bouteille contient 2 litres;

∎ will this suitcase hold all our clothes? est-ce que cette valise sera assez grande pour tous nos vêtements?;

∎ the car is too small to hold us all la voiture est trop petite pour qu'on y tienne tous;

∎ the hall holds a maximum of 250 people la salle peut accueillir ou recevoir 250 personnes au maximum, il y a de la place pour 250 personnes au maximum dans cette salle;

∎ to hold one's drink bien supporter l'alcool;

∎ the letter holds the key to the murder la lettre contient la clé du meurtre

(g) (have, exercise) exercer;

∎ the subject holds a huge fascination for some people le sujet exerce une énorme fascination sur certaines personnes;

∎ sport held no interest for them pour eux, le sport ne présentait aucun intérêt

(h) (have in store) réserver;

∎ who knows what the future may hold? qui sait ce que nous réserve l'avenir?

(i) (conserve, store) conserver, détenir; Computing stocker;

∎ we can't hold this data forever nous ne pouvons pas conserver ou stocker ces données éternellement;

∎ how much data will this disk hold? quelle quantité de données cette disquette peut-elle stocker?;

∎ the commands are held in the memory/in a temporary buffer les instructions sont gardées en mémoire/sont enregistrées dans une mémoire intermédiaire;

∎ my lawyer holds a copy of my will mon avocat détient ou conserve un exemplaire de mon testament;

∎ this photo holds fond memories for me cette photo me rappelle de bons souvenirs

(j) Cars

∎ the new car holds the road well la nouvelle voiture tient bien la route

B.

(a) (maintain in position) tenir, maintenir;

∎ she held her arms by her sides elle avait les bras le long du corps;

∎ her hair was held in place with hairpins des épingles (à cheveux) retenaient ou maintenaient ses cheveux;

∎ what's holding the picture in place? qu'est-ce qui tient ou maintient le tableau en place?;

∎ hold the picture a bit higher tenez le tableau un peu plus haut

(b) (carry) tenir;

∎ to hold oneself upright or erect se tenir droit;

∎ also figurative to hold one's head high garder la tête haute

C.

(a) (confine, detain) détenir;

∎ the police are holding him for questioning la police l'a gardé à vue pour l'interroger;

∎ they're holding him for murder ils l'ont arrêté pour meurtre;

∎ she was held without trial for six weeks elle est restée en prison six semaines sans avoir été jugée

(b) (keep back, retain) retenir;

∎ Law to hold sth in trust for sb tenir qch par fidéicommis pour qn;

∎ the post office will hold my mail for me while I'm away la poste gardera mon courrier pendant mon absence;

∎ figurative once she starts talking politics there's no holding her! dès qu'elle commence à parler politique, rien ne peut l'arrêter!;

∎ American one burger, hold the mustard! (in restaurant) un hamburger, sans moutarde!

(c) (delay)

∎ don't hold dinner for me ne m'attendez pas pour dîner;

∎ they held the plane another thirty minutes ils ont retenu l'avion au sol pendant encore trente minutes;

∎ hold all decisions on the project until I get back attendez mon retour pour prendre des décisions concernant le projet;

∎ hold the front page! ne lancez pas la une tout de suite!;

∎ hold the lift! ne laissez pas les portes de l'ascenseur se refermer, j'arrive!

(d) (keep in check)

∎ we have held costs to a minimum nous avons limité nos frais au minimum;

∎ inflation has been held at the same level for several months le taux d'inflation est maintenu au même niveau depuis plusieurs mois;

∎ they held their opponents to a goalless draw ils ont réussi à imposer le match nul

D.

(a) (assert, claim) maintenir, soutenir; (believe) croire, considérer;

∎ formal I hold that teachers should be better paid je considère ou j'estime que les enseignants devraient être mieux payés;

∎ the Constitution holds that all men are free la Constitution stipule que tous les hommes sont libres;

∎ he holds strong beliefs on the subject of abortion il a de solides convictions en ce qui concerne l'avortement;

∎ she holds strong views on the subject elle a une opinion bien arrêtée sur le sujet;

∎ her statement is held to be true sa déclaration passe pour vraie

(b) (consider, regard) tenir, considérer;

∎ to hold sb responsible for sth tenir qn pour responsable de qch;

∎ I'll hold you responsible if anything goes wrong je vous tiendrai pour responsable ou je vous considérerai responsable s'il y a le moindre incident;

∎ the president is to be held accountable for his actions le président doit répondre de ses actes;

∎ to hold sb in contempt mépriser ou avoir du mépris pour qn;

∎ to hold sb in high esteem avoir beaucoup d'estime pour qn, tenir qn en haute estime

(c) Law (judge) juger;

∎ the appeal court held the evidence to be insufficient la cour d'appel a considéré que les preuves étaient insuffisantes

(d) (carry on, engage in → conversation, meeting) tenir; (→ party) donner; (organize) organiser;

∎ to hold an election/elections procéder à une élection/à des élections;

∎ the book fair is held in Frankfurt la foire du livre se tient ou a lieu à Francfort;

∎ the classes are held in the evening les cours ont lieu le soir;

∎ interviews will be held in early May les entretiens auront lieu au début du mois de mai ou début mai;

∎ to hold talks être en pourparlers;

∎ the city is holding a service for Armistice Day la ville organise un office pour commémorer le 11 novembre;

∎ mass is held at eleven o'clock la messe est célébrée à onze heures

(e) (continue without deviation) continuer;

∎ Nautical to hold course tenir la route;

∎ we held our southerly course nous avons maintenu le cap au sud, nous avons continué notre route vers le sud;

∎ Music to hold a note tenir une note

(f) Telecommunications

∎ will you hold (the line)? voulez-vous patienter?;

∎ hold the line! ne quittez pas!;

∎ the line's busy just now - I'll hold le poste est occupé pour le moment - je patiente ou je reste en ligne;

∎ hold all my calls ne me passez aucun appel

2 intransitive verb

(a) (cling → person) se tenir, s'accrocher;

∎ she held tight to the railing elle s'est cramponnée ou accrochée à la rampe;

∎ hold fast!, hold tight! accrochez-vous bien!;

∎ figurative their resolve held fast or firm in the face of fierce opposition ils ont tenu bon face à une opposition acharnée

(b) (remain in place → nail, fastening) tenir bon;

∎ the rope won't hold for long la corde ne tiendra pas longtemps

(c) (last → luck) durer; (→ weather) durer, se maintenir;

∎ prices held at the same level as last year les prix se sont maintenus au même niveau que l'année dernière;

∎ the pound held firm against the dollar la livre s'est maintenue par rapport au dollar;

∎ we might buy him a guitar if his interest in music holds nous lui achèterons peut-être une guitare s'il continue à s'intéresser à la musique

(d) (remain valid → invitation, offer) tenir; (→ argument, theory) valoir, être valable;

∎ to hold good (invitation, offer) tenir; (promises) tenir, valoir; (argument, theory) rester valable;

∎ the principle still holds good le principe tient ou vaut toujours;

∎ that theory only holds if you consider... cette théorie n'est valable que si vous prenez en compte...;

∎ the same holds for Spain il en est de même pour l'Espagne

(e) (stay, remain) familiar

∎ hold still! ne bougez pas!^□

(f) (on telephone) attendre;

∎ the line's British engaged or American busy, will you hold? la ligne est occupée, voulez-vous patienter?

3 noun

(a) (grasp, grip) prise f; (in wrestling) prise f; Boxing tenu m;

∎ to catch or to grab or to seize or to take hold of sth se saisir de ou saisir qch;

∎ she caught hold of the rope elle a saisi la corde;

∎ grab (a) hold of that towel tiens! prends cette serviette;

∎ there was nothing for me to grab hold of il n'y avait rien à quoi m'accrocher ou me cramponner;

∎ get a good or take a firm hold on or of the railing tenez-vous bien à la balustrade;

∎ I still had hold of his hand je le tenais toujours par la main;

∎ to get hold of sth (find) se procurer ou trouver qch;

∎ it's difficult to get hold of this book ce livre est difficile à trouver;

∎ we got hold of the book you wanted nous avons trouvé le livre que tu voulais;

∎ where did you get hold of that idea? où est-ce que tu es allé chercher cette idée?;

∎ to get hold of sb trouver qn;

∎ I've been trying to get hold of you all week! je t'ai cherché toute la semaine!;

∎ just wait till the newspapers get hold of the story attendez un peu que les journaux s'emparent de la nouvelle;

∎ she kept hold of the rope elle n'a pas lâché la corde;

∎ you'd better keep hold of the tickets tu ferais bien de garder les billets;

∎ get a hold on yourself ressaisis-toi, ne te laisse pas aller;

∎ to take hold (fire) prendre; (idea) se répandre;

∎ Sport & figurative no holds barred tous les coups sont permis

(b) (controlling force or influence) prise f, influence f;

∎ the Church still exerts a strong hold on the country l'Église a toujours une forte mainmise sur le pays;

∎ to have a hold over sb avoir de l'influence sur qn;

∎ I have no hold over him je n'ai aucune prise ou influence sur lui;

∎ the Mafia obviously has some kind of hold over him de toute évidence, la Mafia le tient d'une manière ou d'une autre

(c) (in climbing) prise f

(d) (delay, pause) pause f, arrêt m;

∎ the company has put a hold on all new orders l'entreprise a suspendu ou gelé toutes les nouvelles commandes

(e) American (order to reserve) réservation f;

∎ the association put a hold on all the hotel rooms l'association a réservé toutes les chambres de l'hôtel

(f) (prison) prison f; (cell) cellule f; (fortress) place f forte

(g) (store → in plane) soute f; (→ in ship) cale f

(h) Music point m d'orgue

4 on hold adverb

(gen) & Telecommunications en attente;

∎ to put sb on hold mettre qn en attente;

∎ we've put the project on hold nous avons mis le projet en attente;

∎ the operator kept me on hold for ten minutes le standardiste m'a mis en attente pendant dix minutes

➲ hold against separable transitive verb

∎ to hold sth against sb en vouloir à qn de qch;

∎ his collaboration with the enemy will be held against him sa collaboration avec l'ennemi lui sera préjudiciable;

∎ he lied to her and she still holds it against him il lui a menti et elle lui en veut toujours;

∎ I hope you won't hold it against me if I decide not to accept j'espère que tu ne m'en voudras pas si je décide de ne pas accepter

➲ hold back

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (control, restrain → animal, person) retenir, tenir; (→ crowd, enemy forces) contenir; (→ anger, laughter, tears) retenir, réprimer; (→ inflation) contenir;

∎ the government has succeeded in holding back inflation le gouvernement a réussi à contenir l'inflation

(b) (keep → money, supplies) retenir; figurative (→ information, truth) cacher, taire;

∎ she's holding something back from me elle me cache quelque chose

(c) American School

∎ they held her back a year ils lui ont fait redoubler une classe, ils l'ont fait redoubler

(d) (prevent progress of) empêcher de progresser;

∎ his difficulties with maths are holding him back ses difficultés en maths l'empêchent de progresser;

∎ lack of investment is holding industry back l'absence d'investissements freine l'industrie

2 intransitive verb

(stay back) rester en arrière; figurative (restrain oneself) se retenir;

∎ he has held back from making a commitment il s'est abstenu de s'engager;

∎ the president held back before sending in the army le président a hésité avant d'envoyer les troupes;

∎ don't hold back, tell me everything vas-y, dis-moi tout

➲ hold down separable transitive verb

(a) (keep in place → paper, carpet) maintenir en place; (→ person) forcer à rester par terre, maintenir au sol;

∎ it took four men to hold him down il a fallu quatre hommes pour le maîtriser ou pour le maintenir au sol

(b) (keep to limit) restreindre, limiter;

∎ they're holding unemployment down to 4 percent ils maintiennent le taux de chômage à 4 pour cent;

∎ to hold prices down empêcher les prix de monter, empêcher la montée des prix

(c) (of employee)

∎ to hold down a job (occupy) avoir un emploi; (keep) garder un emploi;

∎ he's never managed to hold down a job il n'a jamais pu garder un emploi bien longtemps;

∎ although she's a student, she holds down a full-time job bien qu'elle étudie, elle occupe un poste à plein temps

(d) Computing (key, mouse button) maintenir enfoncé

➲ hold forth intransitive verb

pérorer, disserter;

∎ he held forth on the evils of drink il a fait un long discours sur les conséquences néfastes de l'alcool

➲ hold in separable transitive verb

(a) (stomach) rentrer

(b) (emotion) retenir; (anger) contenir

➲ hold off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (keep at distance) tenir à distance ou éloigné;

∎ the troops held off the enemy les troupes ont tenu l'ennemi à distance;

∎ they managed to hold off the attack ils ont réussi à repousser l'attaque;

∎ I can't hold the reporters off any longer je ne peux plus faire attendre ou patienter les journalistes

(b) (delay, put off) remettre à plus tard;

∎ he held off going to see the doctor until May il a attendu le mois de mai pour aller voir le médecin;

∎ I held off making a decision j'ai remis la décision à plus tard

2 intransitive verb

(a) (rain)

∎ at least the rain held off au moins il n'a pas plu

(b) (abstain) s'abstenir;

∎ hold off from smoking for a few weeks abstenez-vous de fumer ou ne fumez pas pendant quelques semaines

➲ hold on

1 intransitive verb

(a) (grasp, grip) tenir bien, s'accrocher;

∎ to hold on to sth bien tenir qch, s'accrocher à qch, se cramponner à qch;

∎ hold on! accrochez-vous!;

∎ hold on to your hat! tenez votre chapeau (sur la tête)!

(b) (keep possession of) garder;

∎ hold on to this contract for me (keep it) garde-moi ce contrat;

∎ all politicians try to hold on to power tous les hommes politiques essaient de rester au pouvoir;

∎ hold on to your dreams/ideals accrochez-vous à vos rêves/idéaux

(c) (continue, persevere) tenir, tenir le coup;

∎ how long can you hold on? combien de temps pouvez-vous tenir (le coup)?;

∎ I can't hold on much longer je ne peux pas tenir (le coup) beaucoup plus longtemps

(d) (wait) attendre; (stop) arrêter;

∎ hold on just one minute! (stop) arrêtez!; (wait) attendez!, pas si vite!;

∎ hold on, how do I know I can trust you? attends un peu! qu'est-ce qui me prouve que je peux te faire confiance?;

∎ Telecommunications hold on please! ne quittez pas!;

∎ I had to hold on for several minutes j'ai dû patienter plusieurs minutes

2 separable transitive verb

(maintain in place) tenir ou maintenir en place;

∎ her hat is held on with pins son chapeau est maintenu (en place) par des épingles

➲ hold out

1 intransitive verb

(a) (last → supplies, stocks) durer;

∎ will the car hold out till we get home? la voiture tiendra-t-elle (le coup) jusqu'à ce qu'on rentre?

(b) (refuse to yield) tenir bon, tenir le coup;

∎ the garrison held out for weeks la garnison a tenu bon pendant des semaines;

∎ the management held out against any suggested changes la direction a refusé tous les changements proposés

2 separable transitive verb

(extend) tendre;

∎ she held out the book to him elle lui a tendu le livre;

∎ also figurative to hold out one's hand to sb tendre la main à qn;

∎ I held out my hand j'ai tendu la main;

∎ his mother held her arms out to him sa mère lui a ouvert ou tendu les bras

3 inseparable transitive verb

(offer) offrir;

∎ I can't hold out any promise of improvement je ne peux promettre aucune amélioration;

∎ the doctors hold out little hope for him les médecins ont peu d'espoir pour lui;

∎ science holds out some hope for cancer patients la science offre un espoir pour les malades du cancer

➲ hold out for inseparable transitive verb

exiger;

∎ the workers held out for a shorter working week les ouvriers réclamaient une semaine de travail plus courte;

∎ we're holding out for a higher offer nous attendons qu'on nous en offre un meilleur prix

➲ hold out on inseparable transitive verb

familiar

∎ you're holding out on me! tu me caches quelque chose!^□

➲ hold over separable transitive verb

(a) (position) tenir au-dessus de;

∎ she held the glass over the sink elle tenait le verre au-dessus de l'évier;

∎ figurative they hold the threat of redundancy over their workers ils maintiennent la menace de licenciement sur leurs ouvriers

(b) (postpone) remettre, reporter;

∎ we'll hold these items over until the next meeting on va remettre ces questions à la prochaine réunion;

∎ payment was held over for six months le paiement a été différé pendant six mois

(c) (retain) retenir, garder;

∎ they're holding the show over for another month ils vont laisser le spectacle à l'affiche encore un mois

(d) Music tenir

➲ hold to

1 inseparable transitive verb

(promise, tradition) s'en tenir à, rester fidèle à; (decision) maintenir, s'en tenir à;

∎ you must hold to your principles vous devez rester fidèle à vos principes

2 separable transitive verb

∎ we held him to his promise nous lui avons fait tenir parole;

∎ if I win, I'll buy you lunch - I'll hold you to that! si je gagne, je t'invite à déjeuner - je te prends au mot!

➲ hold together separable transitive verb

(book, car) maintenir; (two objects) maintenir ensemble; (community, family) maintenir l'union de;

∎ the two pieces of wood are held together by nails les deux morceaux de bois sont cloués ensemble;

∎ we need a leader who can hold the workers together il nous faut un chef qui puisse rallier les ouvriers

➲ hold up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (lift, raise) lever, élever;

∎ I held up my hand j'ai levé la main;

∎ hold the picture up to the light tenez la photo à contre-jour;

∎ to hold up one's head redresser la tête;

∎ figurative she felt she would never be able to hold her head up again elle pensait qu'elle ne pourrait plus jamais marcher la tête haute

(b) (support) soutenir;

∎ my trousers were held up with safety pins mon pantalon était maintenu par des épingles de sûreté

(c) (present as example)

∎ they were held up as an example of efficient local government on les présentaient comme un exemple de gouvernement local compétent;

∎ to hold sb up to ridicule tourner qn en ridicule

(d) (delay) retarder; (stop) arrêter;

∎ the traffic held us up la circulation nous a mis en retard;

∎ the accident held up traffic for an hour l'accident a bloqué la circulation pendant une heure;

∎ our departure was held up by bad weather notre départ a été retardé par le mauvais temps;

∎ I was held up j'ai été retenu;

∎ the project was held up for lack of funds (before it started) le projet a été mis en attente faute de financement; (after it started) le projet a été interrompu faute de financement;

∎ the goods were held up at customs les marchandises ont été immobilisées à la douane

(e) (rob) faire une attaque à main armée;

∎ to hold up a bank faire un hold-up dans une banque

2 intransitive verb

(clothing, equipment) tenir; (supplies) tenir, durer; (weather) se maintenir;

∎ the car held up well during the trip la voiture a bien tenu le coup pendant le voyage;

∎ she's holding up well under the pressure elle supporte bien la pression;

∎ my finances are holding up well je tiens le coup financièrement

➲ hold with inseparable transitive verb

British (agree with) être d'accord avec; (approve of) approuver;

∎ I don't hold with her ideas on socialism je ne suis pas d'accord avec ou je ne partage pas ses idées concernant le socialisme;

∎ his mother doesn't hold with private schools sa mère est contre ou désapprouve les écoles privées

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4 Empire, Portuguese overseas

(1415-1975)

   Portugal was the first Western European state to establish an early modern overseas empire beyond the Mediterranean and perhaps the last colonial power to decolonize. A vast subject of complexity that is full of myth as well as debatable theories, the history of the Portuguese overseas empire involves the story of more than one empire, the question of imperial motives, the nature of Portuguese rule, and the results and consequences of empire, including the impact on subject peoples as well as on the mother country and its society, Here, only the briefest account of a few such issues can be attempted.

   There were various empires or phases of empire after the capture of the Moroccan city of Ceuta in 1415. There were at least three Portuguese empires in history: the First empire (1415-1580), the Second empire (1580-1640 and 1640-1822), and the Third empire (1822-1975).

   With regard to the second empire, the so-called Phillipine period (1580-1640), when Portugal's empire was under Spanish domination, could almost be counted as a separate era. During that period, Portugal lost important parts of its Asian holdings to England and also sections of its colonies of Brazil, Angola, and West Africa to Holland's conquests. These various empires could be characterized by the geography of where Lisbon invested its greatest efforts and resources to develop territories and ward off enemies.

   The first empire (1415-1580) had two phases. First came the African coastal phase (1415-97), when the Portuguese sought a foothold in various Moroccan cities but then explored the African coast from Morocco to past the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. While colonization and sugar farming were pursued in the Atlantic islands, as well as in the islands in the Gulf of Guinea like São Tomé and Príncipe, for the most part the Portuguese strategy was to avoid commitments to defending or peopling lands on the African continent. Rather, Lisbon sought a seaborne trade empire, in which the Portuguese could profit from exploiting trade and resources (such as gold) along the coasts and continue exploring southward to seek a sea route to Portuguese India. The second phase of the first empire (1498-1580) began with the discovery of the sea route to Asia, thanks to Vasco da Gama's first voyage in 1497-99, and the capture of strong points, ports, and trading posts in order to enforce a trade monopoly between Asia and Europe. This Asian phase produced the greatest revenues of empire Portugal had garnered, yet ended when Spain conquered Portugal and commanded her empire as of 1580.

   Portugal's second overseas empire began with Spanish domination and ran to 1822, when Brazil won her independence from Portugal. This phase was characterized largely by Brazilian dominance of imperial commitment, wealth in minerals and other raw materials from Brazil, and the loss of a significant portion of her African and Asian coastal empire to Holland and Great Britain. A sketch of Portugal's imperial losses either to native rebellions or to imperial rivals like Britain and Holland follows:

   • Morocco (North Africa) (sample only)

   Arzila—Taken in 1471; evacuated in 1550s; lost to Spain in 1580, which returned city to a sultan.

   Ceuta—Taken in 1415; lost to Spain in 1640 (loss confirmed in 1668 treaty with Spain).

   • Tangiers—Taken in 15th century; handed over to England in 1661 as part of Catherine of Braganza's dowry to King Charles II.

   • West Africa

   • Fort/Castle of São Jorge da Mina, Gold Coast (in what is now Ghana)—Taken in 1480s; lost to Holland in 1630s.

   • Middle East

   Socotra-isle—Conquered in 1507; fort abandoned in 1511; used as water resupply stop for India fleet.

   Muscat—Conquered in 1501; lost to Persians in 1650.

   Ormuz—Taken, 1505-15 under Albuquerque; lost to England, which gave it to Persia in the 17th century.

   Aden (entry to Red Sea) — Unsuccessfully attacked by Portugal (1513-30); taken by Turks in 1538.

   • India

   • Ceylon (Sri Lanka)—Taken by 1516; lost to Dutch after 1600.

   • Bombay—Taken in 16th century; given to England in 1661 treaty as part of Catherine of Braganza's dowry for Charles II.

   • East Indies

   • Moluccas—Taken by 1520; possession confirmed in 1529 Saragossa treaty with Spain; lost to Dutch after 1600; only East Timor remaining.

   After the restoration of Portuguese independence from Spain in 1640, Portugal proceeded to revive and strengthen the Anglo- Portuguese Alliance, with international aid to fight off further Spanish threats to Portugal and drive the Dutch invaders out of Brazil and Angola. While Portugal lost its foothold in West Africa at Mina to the Dutch, dominion in Angola was consolidated. The most vital part of the imperial economy was a triangular trade: slaves from West Africa and from the coasts of Congo and Angola were shipped to plantations in Brazil; raw materials (sugar, tobacco, gold, diamonds, dyes) were sent to Lisbon; Lisbon shipped Brazil colonists and hardware. Part of Portugal's War of Restoration against Spain (1640-68) and its reclaiming of Brazil and Angola from Dutch intrusions was financed by the New Christians (Jews converted to Christianity after the 1496 Manueline order of expulsion of Jews) who lived in Portugal, Holland and other low countries, France, and Brazil. If the first empire was mainly an African coastal and Asian empire, the second empire was primarily a Brazilian empire.

   Portugal's third overseas empire began upon the traumatic independence of Brazil, the keystone of the Lusitanian enterprise, in 1822. The loss of Brazil greatly weakened Portugal both as a European power and as an imperial state, for the scattered remainder of largely coastal, poor, and uncolonized territories that stretched from the bulge of West Africa to East Timor in the East Indies and Macau in south China were more of a financial liability than an asset. Only two small territories balanced their budgets occasionally or made profits: the cocoa islands of São Tomé and Príncipe in the Gulf of Guinea and tiny Macau, which lost much of its advantage as an entrepot between the West and the East when the British annexed neighboring Hong Kong in 1842. The others were largely burdens on the treasury. The African colonies were strapped by a chronic economic problem: at a time when the slave trade and then slavery were being abolished under pressures from Britain and other Western powers, the economies of Guinea- Bissau, São Tomé/Príncipe, Angola, and Mozambique were totally dependent on revenues from the slave trade and slavery. During the course of the 19th century, Lisbon began a program to reform colonial administration in a newly rejuvenated African empire, where most of the imperial efforts were expended, by means of replacing the slave trade and slavery, with legitimate economic activities.

   Portugal participated in its own early version of the "Scramble" for Africa's interior during 1850-69, but discovered that the costs of imperial expansion were too high to allow effective occupation of the hinterlands. After 1875, Portugal participated in the international "Scramble for Africa" and consolidated its holdings in west and southern Africa, despite the failure of the contra-costa (to the opposite coast) plan, which sought to link up the interiors of Angola and Mozambique with a corridor in central Africa. Portugal's expansion into what is now Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe (eastern section) in 1885-90 was thwarted by its oldest ally, Britain, under pressure from interest groups in South Africa, Scotland, and England. All things considered, Portugal's colonizing resources and energies were overwhelmed by the African empire it possessed after the frontier-marking treaties of 1891-1906. Lisbon could barely administer the massive area of five African colonies, whose total area comprised about 8 percent of the area of the colossal continent. The African territories alone were many times the size of tiny Portugal and, as of 1914, Portugal was the third colonial power in terms of size of area possessed in the world.

   The politics of Portugal's empire were deceptive. Lisbon remained obsessed with the fear that rival colonial powers, especially Germany and Britain, would undermine and then dismantle her African empire. This fear endured well into World War II. In developing and keeping her potentially rich African territories (especially mineral-rich Angola and strategically located Mozambique), however, the race against time was with herself and her subject peoples. Two major problems, both chronic, prevented Portugal from effective colonization (i.e., settling) and development of her African empire: the economic weakness and underdevelopment of the mother country and the fact that the bulk of Portuguese emigration after 1822 went to Brazil, Venezuela, the United States, and France, not to the colonies. These factors made it difficult to consolidate imperial control until it was too late; that is, until local African nationalist movements had organized and taken the field in insurgency wars that began in three of the colonies during the years 1961-64.

   Portugal's belated effort to revitalize control and to develop, in the truest sense of the word, Angola and Mozambique after 1961 had to be set against contemporary events in Europe, Africa, and Asia. While Portugal held on to a backward empire, other European countries like Britain, France, and Belgium were rapidly decolonizing their empires. Portugal's failure or unwillingness to divert the large streams of emigrants to her empire after 1850 remained a constant factor in this question. Prophetic were the words of the 19th-century economist Joaquim Oliveira Martins, who wrote in 1880 that Brazil was a better colony for Portugal than Africa and that the best colony of all would have been Portugal itself. As of the day of the Revolution of 25 April 1974, which sparked the final process of decolonization of the remainder of Portugal's third overseas empire, the results of the colonization program could be seen to be modest compared to the numbers of Portuguese emigrants outside the empire. Moreover, within a year, of some 600,000 Portuguese residing permanently in Angola and Mozambique, all but a few thousand had fled to South Africa or returned to Portugal.

   In 1974 and 1975, most of the Portuguese empire was decolonized or, in the case of East Timor, invaded and annexed by a foreign power before it could consolidate its independence. Only historic Macau, scheduled for transfer to the People's Republic of China in 1999, remained nominally under Portuguese control as a kind of footnote to imperial history. If Portugal now lacked a conventional overseas empire and was occupied with the challenges of integration in the European Union (EU), Lisbon retained another sort of informal dependency that was a new kind of empire: the empire of her scattered overseas Portuguese communities from North America to South America. Their numbers were at least six times greater than that of the last settlers of the third empire.

    See also Luso-Tropicalism; Rose-colored map; Ultimatum, English.

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6 Cunhal, Álvaro

(Barreirinhas)

(1913-2005)

   Leader of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), author, and ideologue. Álvaro Cunhai was a militant of the PCP since the 1930s and was secretary-general from 1961 to 1992. In the midst of Mikail Gorbachev's reforms and perestroika, Cunha refused to alter the PCP's orthodox commitment to the proletariat and Marxism-Leninism. Throughout a long career of participation in the PCP, Cunhal regularly held influential positions in the organization. In 1931, he joined the PCP while a law student in Lisbon and became secretary-general of the Portuguese Communist Youth/Juventude Comunista (JC) in 1935, which included membership in the PCP's central committee. He advanced to the PCP's secretariat in 1942, after playing a leading role in the reorganization of 1940-H that gave the party its present orthodox character. Cunhai dubbed himself "the adopted son of the proletariat" at the 1950 trial that sentenced him to 11 years in prison for communist activity. Because his father was a lawyer-painter-writer and Cunhai received a master's degree in law, his origins were neither peasant nor worker but petit-bourgeois. During his lifetime, he spent 13 years in prison, eight of which were in solitary confinement. On 3 January 1960, he and nine other mostly communist prisoners escaped from Peniche prison and fled the country. The party's main theoretician, Cunhal was elected secretary-general in 1961 and, along with other top leaders, directed the party from abroad while in exile.

   In the aftermath of the Revolution of 25 April 1974 that terminated the Estado Novo and ushered in democracy, Cunhal ended his exile and returned to Portugal. He played important roles in post-1974 political events ranging from leader of the communist offensive during the "hot summer" of 1975, positions of minister-without-portfolio in the first through fifth provisional governments, to his membership in parliament beginning in 1976.

   At the PCP's 14th Congress (1992), Carlos Carvalhas was elected secretary-general to replace Cunhal. Whatever official or unofficial position Cunhal held, however, automatically became an important position within the party. After stepping down as secretary-general, he was elected to head the party's National Council (eliminated in 1996). Many political observers have argued that Cunhal purposely picked a successor who could not outshine him, and it is true that Carvalhas does not have Cunhal's humanistic knowledge, lacks emotion, and is not as eloquent. Cunhai was known not only as a dynamic orator but also as an artist, novelist, and brilliant political tactician. He wrote under several pseudonyms, including Manuel Tiago, who published the well-known Até Amanhã, Camaradas, as well as the novel recently adapted for the film, Cinco Dias, Cinco Noites. Under his own name, he published as well a book on art theory entitled A Arte, O Artista E A Sociedade. He also published volumes of speeches and essays.

   Although he was among the most orthodox leaders of the major Western European Communist parties, Cunhal was not a puppet of the Soviet Union, as many claimed. He was not only a major leader at home, but also in the international communist movement. His orthodoxy was especially useful to the Soviets in their struggle to maintain cohesion in a movement threatened by division from the Eurocommunists in the 1970s. To conclude that Cunhal was a Soviet puppet is to ignore his independent decisions during the Revolution of 25 April 1974. At that time, the Soviets reportedly tried to slow

   Cunhal's revolutionary drive because it ran counter to detente and other Soviet strategies.

   In many ways Cunhal's views were locked in the past. His perception and analyses of modern Portuguese revolutionary conditions did not alter radically from his experiences and analyses of revolutionary conditions in the 1940s. To Cunhal, although some conditions had changed, requiring tactical shifts, the major conflict was the same one that led to the creation of the Communist Information Bureau (Cominform) in 1947. The world was still divided into two camps: American and Western imperialism on one side, and socialism, with its goal to achieve the fullest of democracies, on the other. Cunhal continued to believe that Marxism-Leninism and scientific socialism provide the solutions to resolving the problems of the world until his death in 2005.

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7 look

look

A n

1 ( glance) coup m d'œil ; to have ou take a look at sth ( briefly) jeter un coup d'œil à or sur qch ; ( closely) examiner qch ; to have ou take a good look at examiner [qch] soigneusement [car, contract, patient] ; regarder [qch] de près [suspect, photo] ; I didn't get a good look at the thief je n'ai pas bien vu le voleur ; to have a look inside/behind sth regarder à l'intérieur de/derrière qch ; to have a look round faire un tour de [house, town] ; I had a quick look round ( in town) j'ai fait un petit tour ; ( in shop) j'ai jeté un coup d'œil ; to have a look round the shops faire le tour des magasins ; to have a look through ( peer) regarder dans [telescope] ; regarder par [crack, window] ; ( scan) chercher dans [archives, files] ; parcourir [essay, report] ; she took one look at him and screamed elle l'a regardé et s'est mise à crier ; I took one look at him and knew that he was ill j'ai tout de suite vu qu'il était malade ; let's have a look at that grazed knee voyons ce genou écorché ; to take a long hard look at sth fig étudier sérieusement qch ;

2 ( search) to have a look chercher ; to have a look for sth chercher qch ; I've had several looks j'ai regardé or cherché plusieurs fois ; I had a good look in the attic j'ai bien cherché dans le grenier ;

3 ( expression) regard m ; a look of fear/anger un regard rempli de terreur/de colère ; a look of sadness un regard triste ; to give sb a kind/pitying look regarder qn avec bonté/pitié ; he gave me a look of sheer hatred il m'a lancé or jeté un regard de pure haine ; did you see the look he gave me? tu as vu le regard qu'il m'a jeté? ; she gave me such a look! elle m'a jeté un de ces regards! ; he got some odd ou funny looks on l'a regardé d'un drôle d'air ; I don't like the look on his face ou in his eye je n'aime pas son air ; you could tell from the look on his face that à sa tête ○ on voyait que ; to give sb a dirty/evil look regarder qn d'un sale œil/d'un air méchant ;

4 ( appearance) ( of person) air m ; (of building, car, design, scenery) aspect m ; to have a look of weariness/sadness about one avoir l'air abattu/triste ; the car has a dated look la voiture ne fait pas très moderne ; she has a look of her father about her elle a quelque chose de son père ; to have the look of a military man/seasoned traveller avoir l'allure d'un militaire/d'un voyageur expérimenté ; I like the look of it ça a l'air bien ; I like the look of the new computer/car j'aime bien la ligne du nouvel ordinateur/de la nouvelle voiture ; I like the look of him il a l'air sympa ○, il a une bonne tête ○ ; I don't like the look of him il ne m'inspire pas confiance ; I don't like the look of the weather le ciel n'annonce rien de bon ; I don't like the look of that rash ces rougeurs m'inquiètent ; by the look(s) of him he must be about 40 à le voir on lui donnerait la quarantaine ; by the look(s) of the barometer à en juger par le baromètre ;

5 ( style) look ○ m, style m ; the look for the 90's le look des années 90.

B looks npl he's got the looks, but can he act? il a le physique, mais sait-il jouer? ; looks aren't everything il n'y a pas que la beauté qui compte ; to keep one's looks rester beau/belle ; he's losing his looks il n'est pas aussi beau qu'autrefois ; you can't go ou judge by looks alone il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences.

C vtr

1 (gaze, stare) regarder ; look what he's done! regarde ce qu'il a fait! ; look how/where… regarde comment/où… ; to look sb in the eye/in the face regarder qn dans les yeux/en face ; to look sb up and down ( appraisingly) regarder qn de haut en bas ; ( critically) toiser qn des pieds à la tête ; to look one's last on jeter un dernier regard sur [house, view] ; look what arrived this morning regarde ce qui est arrivé ce matin ; look who it is! regarde qui voilà! ; look who's just walked in! regarde qui vient d'arriver! ; now look what you've done! regarde ce que tu as fait! ; look what time it starts! tu as vu à quelle heure ça commence! ;

2 ( appear) to look one's age faire son âge ; to look one's best être à son avantage ; she still looks the same elle n'a pas changé ; to look an idiot ou a fool avoir l'air ridicule ; it won't look good if you refuse ça sera mal vu si tu refuses ; he doesn't look himself today il n'a pas l'air dans son assiette aujourd'hui.

D vi

1 regarder (into dans ; over par-dessus) ; to look and see who's at the door regarder qui est à la porte ; to look and see what's on TV regarder ce qu'il y a à la télé ; to look at sb/sth regarder qn/qch ; to look away détourner le regard or les yeux ; to look in at the window regarder (à l'intérieur) par la fenêtre ; to look out of ou through the window regarder par la fenêtre ; to look the other way lit regarder ailleurs ; fig fermer les yeux ; to look up and down the street regarder partout dans la rue ; I didn't know where to look fig je ne savais plus où me mettre ; ( in shop) I'm just looking je ne fais que regarder ;

2 ( search) chercher, regarder ; to look down parcourir [list] ; to look for sth chercher qch ; a group of youths looking for trouble une bande de jeunes qui cherchent la bagarre ; are you looking for a smack in the mouth ○ ? tu veux mon poing sur la figure ○ ? ;

3 (appear, seem) avoir l'air, paraître ; he looks happy il a l'air heureux, il paraît heureux ; it's nice to see you looking happy ça fait plaisir de te voir heureux ; you look hot/cold tu as l'air d'avoir chaud/froid ; he doesn't look French il n'a pas l'air français, il ne fait pas français ; he looks young for his age il fait or il paraît jeune pour son âge ; she's 40 but she doesn't look it elle a 40 ans mais elle ne les fait pas ; he looks about 50 il doit avoir la cinquantaine ; that dress makes you look younger cette robe te rajeunit ; how do I look? comment me trouves-tu? ; you look well tu as bonne mine ; you don't look well tu as mauvaise mine ; you look good in that hat ce chapeau te va bien ; you look good enough to eat! tu es mignon à croquer ○ ! ; that cake looks good ce gâteau a l'air bon ; the picture will look good in the study le tableau ira bien dans le bureau ; how does my tie look? comment est ma cravate? ; it doesn't look straight il n'est pas droit, il est de travers ; it doesn't look right ça ne va pas ; how does it look to you? qu'est-ce que tu en penses? ; it looks OK to me ça m'a l'air d'aller ; does the meat look cooked to you? est-ce que tu crois que la viande est cuite? ; things are looking good les choses se présentent bien ; things aren't looking too good ça ne va pas très bien ; it looks to me as if ou though j'ai l'impression que ; this looks to me like the right street j'ai l'impression que c'est la bonne rue ; it looks as if ou though it will rain/snow on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger ; it looks likely that il semble probable que (+ subj) ; it looks certain that il semble certain que (+ indic) ; he looks to be the strongest il semble être le plus fort ; it looks to be a question of time/money ça a l'air d'être une question de temps/d'argent ;

4 to look like sb/sth ressembler à qn/qch ; it doesn't look anything like a Picasso! ça ne ressemble absolument pas à un Picasso! ; that photograph doesn't look like you ou looks nothing like you on ne te reconnaît pas du tout sur cette photo ; what does she look like? comment est-elle? ; what does the house look like? comment est la maison? ; it looks like being funny/interesting cela promet d'être amusant/intéressant ; you look like being the only man there il y a de fortes chances pour que tu sois le seul homme présent ; she looks like being the first to finish il y a de fortes chances pour qu'elle soit la première à finir ; it looks like he's dying tout porte à croire qu'il est mourant ; it looks like rain/snow on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger ; it certainly looks like it ça en a tout l'air ; ‘are you having trouble?’ ‘what does it look like?’ iron ‘tu as des ennuis?’ ‘à ton avis?’ iron ; what does it look like to you? murder? qu'en pensez-vous? c'est un meurtre? ; it looks like cancer to me je pense que c'est un cancer ; you look like you could do with a drink/bath j'ai l'impression qu'un verre d'alcool/un bain ne te ferait pas de mal ;

5 ( also look here) écoute ; look, this is ridiculous écoute, c'est ridicule ; look, it wasn't my fault écoute, ce n'était pas ma faute ; look here, I'm in no mood for jokes écoute-moi bien, je ne suis pas d'humeur à plaisanter ;

6 ( be oriented) to look north/south [house, room] être orienté au nord/sud.

E - looking (dans composés) serious/distinguished-looking [person] à l'air sérieux/distingué ; dubious/sinister-looking [place, object] à l'aspect douteux/sinistre ; he's not bad-looking il n'est pas mal.

Idiom

if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now il/elle/etc m'a fusillé du regard.

Phrasal verbs

■ look about = look around.

■ look after:

▶ look after [sb/sth]

1 ( care for) soigner [patient, sick animal] ; garder [child] ; s'occuper de [customer, guest] ; s'occuper de [animal, plant] ; entretenir [car, equipment] ; prendre soin de [belongings, toys] ; he's being looked after by his grand-parents ce sont ses grand-parents qui le gardent ; these books have been well looked after on a pris soin de ces livres ; to look after sb's needs satisfaire les besoins de qn ;

2 ( be responsible for) s'occuper de [administration, finances, business, shop] ; surveiller [class, schoolchildren] ; to look after sb's interests veiller aux intérêts de qn ; look after my luggage, I'll be back in a minute! surveille mes bagages, je reviens tout de suite! ;

▶ look after oneself

1 ( cope) she's too frail to look after herself elle est trop fragile pour se débrouiller toute seule ; I'm old enough to look after myself je suis assez grand pour me débrouiller tout seul ;

2 ( be careful) safe journey, and look after yourself bon voyage, sois prudent!

■ look ahead lit regarder devant soi ; fig regarder vers l'avenir ; we must look ahead to the future now nous devons penser à l'avenir maintenant ; she's looking ahead to the next Olympics elle se prépare pour les prochains jeux Olympiques ; and now, looking ahead to tomorrow's programmes Radio, TV et maintenant, un aperçu des émissions de demain.

■ look around:

▶ look around

1 ( turn around) se retourner ;

2 ( glance around) regarder autour de soi ; to look around at one's friends/ colleagues fig passer en revue ses amis/collègues ;

3 ( search) chercher ; to look around for sb/sth chercher qn/qch ;

4 (visit, examine) (in building, town) faire un tour ; ( in room) jeter un coup d'œil ;

▶ look around [sth] visiter [church, town] ; faire le tour de [room] ; they spent the morning looking around London/the shops ils ont passé la matinée à visiter Londres/à faire les magasins.

■ look at:

▶ look at [sth]

1 gen regarder ; ( briefly) jeter un coup d'œil sur ; look at the state of you! regarde un peu de quoi tu as l'air! ; just look at the state of this room! regarde un peu l'état de cette pièce! ; look at this coat/book! regarde-moi ○ ce manteau/ce livre! ; just look at this! regarde-moi ça ○ ! ; you'd never guess, to look at her à la voir on ne devinerait jamais ; he's/it's not much to look at il/ça ne paie pas de mine ;

2 ( examine) vérifier [equipment] ; [doctor] examiner [patient, wound] ; [workman] jeter un coup d'œil à [car, plumbing] ; étudier [problem, implications, effects, ways, offer, options] ; you should get that wound looked at tu devrais faire examiner cette blessure (par le médecin) ;

3 (see, view) voir [life, events, situation] ; envisager [problem] ; try and look at it my way essaie de voir les choses de mon point de vue ; his way of looking at things sa façon de voir les choses ; look at it this way, if he offers, I won't refuse écoute, s'il me fait une proposition, je ne la refuserai pas ; that's how I look at it c'est comme ça que je vois les choses ; the problem needs to be looked at from all angles il faut envisager ce problème sous tous ses aspects ; you can't be too careful, look at Tom! il faut être très prudent, regarde ce qui est arrivé à Tom! ;

4 ( face) to be looking at [firm] être au bord de [bankruptcy, collapse] ; [criminal] risquer [life sentence, fine] ; you're looking at major repairs here dites-vous bien qu'il s'agit ici de réparations importantes ; you're looking at a bill for about 3,000 dollars ça va vous coûter aux alentours de 3 000 dollars.

■ look back:

▶ look back

1 ( turn around) se retourner ; to look back at sb/sth se retourner pour regarder qn/qch ;

2 (reflect, reminisce) let's look back to the year 1964 revenons à l'année 1964 ; if we look back to the 19th century si l'on considère le dix-neuvième siècle ; since then she's never looked back depuis tout s'est très bien passé pour elle ; to look back on se tourner sur [past] ; repenser à [experience] ; faire le bilan de [career, marriage] ; looking back on it, I think I made the right decision rétrospectivement, je pense que j'ai pris la bonne décision.

■ look down:

▶ look down (with modesty, shame) baisser les yeux ; ( from a height) regarder en bas ; from the hilltop she looked down on the city elle regardait la ville du haut de la colline ;

▶ look down on [sb/sth]

1 ( despise) mépriser [person, lifestyle] ;

2 ( dominate) [fortress, tower] dominer [town, valley].

■ look for:

▶ look for [sb/sth] ( search for) chercher qn/qch ;

▶ look for [sth] ( expect) attendre [commitment, co-operation, result, reward] (from de) ; what I'm looking for from you is a guarantee ce que j'attends de vous c'est une garantie ; what do you look for in a new recruit? qu'est-ce que vous attendez d'une nouvelle recrue?

■ look forward: to look forward to [sth] attendre [qch] avec impatience ; I was so looking forward to it j'attendais ça avec tant d'impatience, je m'en faisais une telle joie ; she's looking forward to going on holiday elle a hâte de partir en vacances ; I'm not looking forward to the interview/party la perspective de l'entretien/la fête ne me réjouit pas ; I look forward to hearing from you ( writing to a friend) j'espère avoir bientôt de tes nouvelles ; ( in formal correspondence) dans l'attente de votre réponse.

■ look in

1 ( pay a visit) passer ; I'll look in again tomorrow je repasserai demain ; to look in on passer voir [person, class, rehearsals] ; look in on the baby and check she's still asleep va voir si le bébé dort ;

2 ( watch TV) if there are any viewers looking in who want more details, please contact us les téléspectateurs qui désirent obtenir plus de renseignements peuvent nous contacter.

■ look into:

▶ look into [sth] examiner, étudier [matter, possibility, problem] ; examiner [accounts, background] ; enquêter sur [death, disappearance, theft].

■ look on:

▶ look on [crowd, spectators] regarder ; we looked on admiringly as she danced nous l'avons regardée danser avec admiration ; I was forced to look on as the house was ransacked j'ai été forcé d'assister au pillage de la maison ;

▶ look on [sb/sth] considérer [person, event etc] (as comme ; with avec) ; we look on him as a son nous le considérons comme notre fils ; I look on it as a privilege je considère que c'est un privilège.

■ look onto:

▶ look onto [sth] [house, room] donner sur [sea, garden, street].

■ look out:

▶ look out ( take care) faire attention (for à) ; ( be wary) se méfier (for de) ; you must look out for snakes faites attention aux serpents ; look out for motorists turning out of side roads méfiez-vous des automobilistes qui débouchent des petites routes ; look out! attention! ;

▶ look out for [sb/sth] guetter [person] ; être à l'affût de [new recruits, talent] ; être à la recherche de [apartment, book] ; guetter l'apparition de [signs, symptoms] ; repérer [cases, examples] ; être à l'affût de [bargain, special offer] ;

▶ look out for [oneself] se débrouiller tout seul, s'occuper de soi ;

▶ look out over [sth] [window, balcony] donner sur [sea, park].

■ look over:

▶ look [sb] over passer [qn] en revue [new recruits, troops] ;

▶ look [sth] over examiner [car, equipment] ; [vet] examiner [animal] ; get an expert to look the car over before you buy it fais examiner la voiture par un spécialiste avant de l'acheter ;

▶ look over [sth]

1 ( read) ( in detail) examiner [document, contract] ; ( rapidly) parcourir [essay, lines, notes] ; jeter un coup d'œil sur, parcourir [document, report] ; I'll get Rose to look it over quickly je demanderai à Rose d'y jeter un petit coup d'œil ;

2 ( visit) visiter [factory, gardens, house].

■ look round

1 ( look behind one) se retourner ; she looked round to see who it was elle s'est retournée pour voir qui c'était ;

2 ( look about) regarder autour de soi ; I'm just looking round ( in shop) je ne fais que regarder ; we're looking round for a new house nous cherchons une nouvelle maison ;

▶ look round [sth] visiter [town, building].

■ look through:

▶ look through [sth]

1 ( read) consulter [archive, material, files] ; parcourir [essay, list, script, report, notes] ; ( scan idly) feuilleter [book, magazine] ;

2 ( search) fouiller dans [belongings, drawers, briefcase] ; I caught him looking through my diary je l'ai trouvé en train de lire mon journal intime ; try looking through that pile of papers regarde dans cette pile de papiers ;

▶ look through [sb] faire semblant de ne pas voir [person].

■ look to:

▶ look to [sb/sth]

1 ( rely on) compter sur qn/qch (for pour ; to do pour faire) ; they look to him for leadership ils comptent sur lui pour les diriger ;

2 ( turn to) se tourner vers [future] ; he looked to his friends for support il s'est tourné vers ses amis pour qu'ils le soutiennent ;

▶ look to [sth] ( pay attention) veiller à [defences, interests] ;

▶ look to do ( expect) espérer faire ; we're looking to break even/make a profit nous espérons rentrer dans nos frais/faire des bénéfices.

■ look up:

▶ look up

1 ( raise one's eyes) lever les yeux (from de) ;

2 ( raise one's head) lever la tête ; to look up at the clouds/tree-tops regarder les nuages/le sommet des arbres ;

3 ( improve) [business, prospects] aller mieux ; [conditions, situation] s'améliorer ; [property market] reprendre ; things are looking up for us les choses s'arrangent pour nous ;

▶ look up [sth] regarder à l'intérieur de [chimney] ; to look up sb's skirt regarder sous la jupe de qn ;

▶ look [sb/sth] up, look up [sb/sth]

1 ( check in book) chercher [address, phone number, price, word] (in dans) ; look his number up in the phone book cherche son numéro de téléphone dans l'annuaire ;

2 ( visit) passer voir [acquaintance, friend] ; look me up if you're ever in New York passez me voir or faites-moi signe si jamais vous vous trouvez à New York ;

▶ look up to [sb] admirer [person].

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8 say

say

A n to have one's say dire ce qu'on a à dire (on sur) ; to have a say/no say in sth avoir/ne pas avoir son mot à dire sur qch ; to have no say in the matter ne pas avoir voix au chapitre ; to have a say in appointing sb/allocating sth avoir son mot à dire sur la nomination de qn/l'affectation de qch ; they want more ou a bigger say ils veulent avoir davantage leur mot à dire ; to have the most ou biggest say avoir le plus de poids.

B vtr ( prét, pp said)

1 [person] dire [words, line, prayer, hello, goodbye, yes, no] (to à) ; ‘hello,’ he said ‘bonjour,’ dit-il ; say after me… répète après moi… ; to say one's piece dire ce qu'on a à dire ; to say (that) dire que ; she says he's ill elle dit qu'il est malade ; he said it was ready il a dit que c'était prêt ; she said there would be an accident elle a dit qu'il y aurait un accident ; I just wanted to say I'm sorry je voulais juste te dire que j'étais désolé ; she said we were to wait ou we should wait elle a dit que nous devions attendre ; he said to wait here il a dit d'attendre ici ; it's my way of saying thank you c'est ma façon de dire merci ; ‘residents say no to nuclear waste’ ‘les résidents disent non au stockage des déchets nucléaires’ ; I didn't say so, but I thought je ne l'ai pas dit, mais j'ai pensé que ; if he was angry, he didn't say so s'il était en colère, il ne l'a pas dit ; how nice of you to say so merci, c'est gentil ; didn't I say so? je l'avais bien dit! ; if ou though I do say so myself! je ne devrais pas le dire, mais…! ; so they say ( agreeing) il paraît ; or so they say ( doubtful) du moins c'est ce qu'on dit ; or so he says du moins c'est ce qu'il prétend ; so to say pour ainsi dire ; as you say… comme tu le dis… ; as they say comme on dit ; what will people say ou they say qu'est-ce que les gens diront ; I don't care what anyone says je me moque du qu'en-dira-t-on ; (you can) say what you like, I think that… tu peux dire ce que tu veux, moi je crois que… ; people ou they say she's very rich, she is said to be very rich on dit qu'elle est très riche ; some (people) say the house is haunted, the house is said to be haunted certains disent que la maison est hantée ; to have something/to have nothing to say avoir quelque chose/ne rien avoir à dire ; to say sth about sth/sb dire qch au sujet de qch/qn ; to say sth on a subject parler d'un sujet ; something was said about that at the meeting on en a parlé à la réunion ; nothing much was said about that on n'a pas dit grand-chose à ce sujet ; she'll have something to say about that! elle aura certainement quelque chose à dire là-dessus! ; to say sth to oneself se dire qch ; she said to herself (that) it couldn't be true elle s'est dit que cela ne pouvait pas être vrai ; what do you say to that? qu'est-ce que tu en dis? what do you say to the argument that…? que répondez-vous à l'argument selon lequel…? ; what would you say to people who think that…? que répondriez-vous à ceux qui pensent que…? ; what would you say to a little walk? qu'est-ce que tu dirais d'une petite promenade? ; I wouldn't say no to another slice je ne dirais pas non à une autre tranche ; what (do you) say we eat now ○ ? et si on mangeait maintenant? ; to say whether/who dire si/qui ; that's for the committee to say c'est au comité de décider ; it's not for me to say ce n'est pas à moi de le dire ; you said it ○ ! tu l'as dit! ; you can say that again ○ ! ça, tu peux le dire ○ ! ; I should say it is/they were! et comment ○ ! ; well said! bien dit! ; and so say all of us! nous sommes tous d'accord là-dessus! ; say no more ○ ça va, j'ai compris! ○ ; let's say no more about it n'en parlons plus ; enough said ○ ça va, j'ai compris ○ ; there's no more to be said il n'y a rien à ajouter ; it goes without saying that il va sans dire que ; don't say I didn't warn you! tu ne pourras pas dire que je ne t'avais pas prévenu! ; don't say it's raining again! ne me dis pas qu'il pleut de nouveau! ; you might just as well say education is useless autant dire que l'instruction est inutile ; that is to say c'est-à-dire ; that's not to say that cela ne veut pas dire que ; he was displeased, not to say furious il était mécontent, pour ne pas dire furieux ; I'll say this for her… je dois dire à sa décharge que… ; one thing you have to say about Liz is… s'il y a une chose qu'il faut reconnaître à propos de Liz c'est… ; I must say (that) je dois dire que ; it seems rather expensive, I must say cela paraît un peu cher, je dois dire ; well, I must say! ça alors! ; to have a lot to say for oneself être bavard ; what have you got to say for yourself? qu'est-ce que tu as comme excuse? ; that isn't saying much ○ ça ne veut pas dire grand-chose ○ ; that's saying a lot ○ ce n'est pas peu dire ;

2 [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire ; [painter, painting, music, gift] exprimer ; [sign, poster, dial, gauge] indiquer ; [gesture, signal] signifier ; as Plato says comme le dit Platon ; she wrote saying she couldn't come elle a écrit pour dire qu'elle ne pouvait pas venir ; it says on the radio/in the rules that la radio/le règlement dit que ; it says here that il est dit ici que ; the clock says three la pendule indique trois heures ; the dial says 300 le cadran indique 300 ; a notice saying where to meet une affiche qui indique le lieu de réunion ; this music says something/doesn't say anything to me cette musique me parle/ne me parle pas ;

3 ( guess) dire (that que) ; to say how much/when/whether dire combien/quand/si ; that's impossible to say c'est impossible à dire ; how high would you say it is? à ton avis, quelle en est la hauteur? ; I'd say it was a bargain à mon avis c'est une bonne affaire ; I'd say she was about 25 je lui donnerais environ 25 ans ; he's about six foot, wouldn't you say? il mesure environ un mètre quatre-vingts, tu ne crois pas? ;

4 ( assume) to say (that) supposer que (+ subj), mettre que (+ indic or subj) ; let's say there are 20 mettons ou supposons qu'il y en ait 20 ; say you have an accident suppose que tu aies un accident ; say we win, we'll still have to beat Liverpool à supposer que nous gagnions, il faudra encore battre Liverpool.

C vi ( prét, pp said)

1 stop when I say arrête quand je te le dirai ; he wouldn't say il n'a pas voulu le dire ; I'd rather not say je préfère ne pas le dire ; you don't say! iron sans blague!, pas possible! ; says you ○ ! ( taunting) que tu dis ○ ! ; says who ○ ?, who says ○ ? ( sceptical) ah oui? ; ( on whose authority?) et sur les ordres de qui? ;

2 †GB I say! ( listen) écoute, dis donc ; ( shocked) ma parole! ; ( to hail sb) hé!

D adv disons, mettons ; you'll need, say, £50 for petrol tu auras besoin de, disons or mettons, 50 livres sterling pour l'essence.

E excl US dis-donc! ; say, who are you? dites-donc, qui êtes-vous?

Idioms

it doesn't say much for their marriage/her commitment cela en dit long sur leur mariage/son engagement ; it says a lot ou something about his education that he succeeded le fait qu'il a réussi en dit long sur son éducation ; it says a lot for sb/sth c'est tout à l'honneur de qn/qch ; that says it all c'est tout dire, cela se passe de commentaire ; there's a lot to be said for that method cette méthode est très intéressante à bien des égards ; there's a lot to be said for keeping quiet il y a intérêt à se taire ; when all is said and done tout compte fait, en fin de compte.

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9 draw

draw [drɔ:]

tirer ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (f), 1 (h), 1 (k), 2 (b), 2 (e) conduire ⇒ 1 (d) attirer ⇒ 1 (e) gagner ⇒ 1 (i) dessiner ⇒ 1 (j) établir ⇒ 1 (k) tirer au hasard ⇒ 2 (c) dessiner ⇒ 2 (d) être ex aequo ⇒ 2 (g) faire match nul ⇒ 2 (g) loterie ⇒ 3 (c) attraction ⇒ 3 (d) match nul ⇒ 3 (e)

(pt drew [dru:], pp drawn [drɔ:n])

1 transitive verb

(a) (pull) tirer;

∎ to draw the curtains (open) tirer ou ouvrir les rideaux; (shut) tirer ou fermer les rideaux;

∎ he drew the blankets round him il a tiré les couvertures autour de lui;

∎ I drew my coat closer around me je me suis enveloppé dans mon manteau;

∎ he drew his hand wearily across his forehead il se passa la main sur le front avec lassitude;

∎ she drew his hand towards her elle approcha sa main de la sienne;

∎ to draw a bow (in archery) tirer à l'arc

(b) (haul, pull behind → car) tirer, traîner, remorquer; (→ trailer) remorquer;

∎ a carriage drawn by two horses un équipage attelé à ou tiré par deux chevaux;

∎ drawn by a locomotive remorqué par une locomotive

(c) (take out) tirer, retirer; (remove) retirer, enlever; (tooth) arracher, extraire;

∎ he drew his knife from or out of his pocket il a tiré son couteau de sa poche;

∎ the thief drew a gun on us le voleur a sorti un pistolet et l'a braqué sur nous;

∎ to draw a sword dégainer une épée

(d) (lead) conduire, entraîner;

∎ she drew me towards the door elle m'a entraîné vers la porte;

∎ figurative I was drawn into the controversy j'ai été mêlé à ou entraîné dans la dispute;

∎ the senator refused to be drawn (refused to answer) le sénateur refusa de répondre; (refused to be provoked) le sénateur refusa de réagir;

∎ to draw a meeting to a close mettre fin à une réunion

(e) (attract, elicit) attirer;

∎ to be drawn to sb être attiré par qn;

∎ his remarks drew a lot of criticism ses observations lui ont attiré de nombreuses critiques;

∎ to draw sb's attention to sth faire remarquer qch à qn;

∎ figurative to draw the enemy's fire attirer le feu de l'ennemi sur soi;

∎ to draw blood (of weapon) faire couler le sang; (of dog) mordre jusqu'au sang; (of cat) griffer jusqu'au sang; figurative (of remark, criticism) avoir un effet dévastateur;

∎ to draw a crowd (of incident) créer un attroupement; (of play) attirer le public

(f) (take from source) tirer, puiser;

∎ to draw water from a well puiser de l'eau dans un puits;

∎ to draw wine (from a barrel) tirer du vin (d'un tonneau);

∎ to draw (out) money from the bank retirer de l'argent à la banque;

∎ the university draws its students from all social backgrounds l'université recrute ses étudiants dans toutes les couches sociales;

∎ her performance drew an ovation from the audience son interprétation lui a valu l'ovation du public;

∎ our members are drawn from all walks of life nos membres appartiennent à tous les milieux;

∎ his confession drew tears from his mother son aveu a arraché des larmes à sa mère;

∎ I draw comfort from the fact that he didn't suffer je me console en me disant qu'il n'a pas souffert;

∎ Cézanne drew inspiration from the French countryside Cézanne s'est inspiré de ou a tiré inspiration de la campagne française;

∎ Cards to draw trumps faire tomber les atouts

(g) (breathe in)

∎ we barely had time to draw (a) breath nous avons à peine eu le temps de souffler

(h) (choose at random) tirer;

∎ he drew the winning number il a tiré le numéro gagnant;

∎ to draw lots tirer au sort

(i) (earn → amount, salary) gagner, toucher; (→ pension) toucher; Finance (→ interest) rapporter

(j) (sketch) dessiner; (line, triangle) tracer; (map) faire;

∎ to draw a picture of sb faire le portrait de qn;

∎ he drew us a map of the village il nous a fait un plan du village;

∎ humorous do you want me to draw you a map? tu veux que je te fasse un dessin?;

∎ figurative she drew a vivid picture of village life elle (nous) a fait une description vivante de la vie de village;

∎ figurative the author has drawn his characters well l'auteur a bien dépeint ses personnages;

∎ to draw the line at sth ne pas admettre qch, se refuser à qch;

∎ you have to draw the line somewhere il faut fixer des limites, il y a des limites;

∎ he doesn't know where to draw the line il ne sait pas où s'arrêter;

∎ I draw the line at lying je refuse de mentir; (referring to other people) je ne tolère pas le mensonge

(k) (formulate → comparison, parallel, distinction) établir, faire; (→ conclusion) tirer;

∎ she drew a direct comparison between our situation and her own elle a établi une comparaison explicite entre notre situation et la sienne

(l) Finance

∎ to draw a cheque on one's account tirer un chèque sur son compte

(m) (disembowel) vider

(n) (tie)

∎ the game was drawn Sport ils ont fait match nul; Cards ils ont fait partie nulle

(o) Hunting (game) débusquer; (covert) battre

(p) Medicine (abscess) crever, percer

(q) Nautical

∎ the ocean liner draws 8 metres le paquebot a un tirant d'eau de 8 mètres

(r) Technology (metal) étirer; (wire) tréfiler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (move)

∎ the crowd drew to one side la foule s'est rangée sur le côté ou s'est écartée;

∎ the bus drew into the coach station l'autocar est arrivé ou entré dans la gare routière;

∎ to draw ahead of sb prendre de l'avance sur qn;

∎ one cyclist drew ahead of the others un cycliste s'est détaché du peloton;

∎ to draw to a halt s'arrêter;

∎ they drew level with or alongside the window ils sont arrivés à la hauteur de la fenêtre;

∎ to draw near (elections, Christmas) approcher;

∎ to draw near (to sb) (person) se rapprocher (de qn), s'approcher (de qn);

∎ they drew nearer to us ils se sont approchés un peu plus de nous;

∎ night draws near la nuit approche;

∎ to draw to an end or to a close tirer ou toucher à sa fin

(b) (pull out gun) tirer;

∎ the policeman drew and fired le policier a dégainé ou sorti son pistolet et a tiré

(c) (choose at random) tirer au hasard;

∎ they drew for partners ils ont tiré au sort leurs partenaires

(d) (sketch) dessiner;

∎ she draws well elle dessine bien

(e) (fireplace, pipe) tirer; (pump, vacuum cleaner) aspirer

(f) (tea) infuser

(g) Sport (be equal → two competitors) être ex aequo (inv); (→ two teams) faire match nul;

∎ Italy drew against Spain l'Italie et l'Espagne ont fait match nul;

∎ they drew two all ils ont fait deux partout;

∎ the two contestants drew for third prize les deux concurrents ont remporté le troisième prix ex aequo ou sont arrivés troisièmes ex aequo

3 noun

(a) (act of pulling)

∎ to be quick on the draw dégainer vite, avoir la détente rapide; figurative avoir de la repartie;

∎ to beat sb to the draw dégainer plus vite que qn; figurative devancer qn

(b) (card) carte f tirée;

∎ it's your draw c'est à vous de tirer une carte

(c) (raffle, lottery) loterie f, tombola f; (selection of winners, competitors) tirage m (au sort);

∎ the draw will take place tonight le tirage aura lieu ce soir

(d) (attraction) attraction f;

∎ the polar bears are the main draw at the zoo les ours polaires sont la grande attraction du zoo;

∎ the show proved to be a big draw le spectacle s'est révélé être un grand succès

(e) Sport match m nul; Cards partie f nulle;

∎ the chess tournament ended in a draw le tournoi d'échecs s'est terminé par une partie nulle;

∎ two wins and three draws deux matches gagnés et trois matches nuls

(f) American (gully) ravine f; (drain) rigole f

(g) American (sum of money) avance f

(h) British familiar drugs slang (cannabis) shit m

►► draw curtains doubles rideaux mpl

➲ draw along separable transitive verb

(cart, caravan) tirer, traîner; (person) entraîner

➲ draw apart

1 intransitive verb

se séparer;

∎ they drew apart when I entered the room ils se sont éloignés ou écartés l'un de l'autre quand je suis entré dans la pièce

2 separable transitive verb

prendre à l'écart

➲ draw aside

1 intransitive verb

s'écarter, se ranger;

∎ I drew aside to let them pass je me suis écarté (du chemin) ou je me suis rangé pour les laisser passer

2 separable transitive verb

(person) prendre ou tirer à l'écart; (thing) écarter

➲ draw away intransitive verb

(a) (move away → person) s'éloigner, s'écarter; (→ vehicle) s'éloigner, démarrer;

∎ she drew away from the crowd elle s'est éloignée ou écartée de la foule

(b) (move ahead) prendre de l'avance;

∎ the leading runner drew away from the others le coureur de tête a pris de l'avance sur les ou s'est détaché des autres

➲ draw back

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move backwards) reculer, se reculer, avoir un mouvement de recul;

∎ the child drew back in fear l'enfant a reculé de peur

(b) (avoid commitment) se retirer

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (pull back → person) faire reculer; (→ one's hand, thing) retirer;

∎ to draw back the curtains ouvrir les rideaux

(b) (attract back)

∎ what drew you back to your home town? qu'est-ce qui t'a poussé à revenir dans ta ville natale?;

∎ I'm increasingly being drawn back to folk music je reviens de plus en plus à la musique folk

➲ draw down separable transitive verb

(a) (lower → blinds) baisser, descendre

(b) (provoke) attirer;

∎ their policy drew down a storm of protest leur politique a soulevé une vague de protestations

➲ draw in

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move)

∎ the train drew in le train est entré en gare;

∎ the bus drew in to the kerb (pulled over) le bus s'est rapproché du trottoir; (stopped) le bus s'est arrêté le long du trottoir

(b) (day, evening) diminuer, raccourcir;

∎ the nights are drawing in les nuits raccourcissent ou diminuent

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (pull in) rentrer;

∎ to draw in the reins tirer sur les rênes, serrer la bride;

∎ the cat drew in its claws le chat fit patte de velours ou rentra ses griffes

(b) (involve) impliquer, mêler;

∎ he drew me into the conversation il m'a mêlé à la conversation;

∎ I got drawn into the project je me suis laissé impliquer dans le projet;

∎ he listened to the debate but refused to be drawn in il a écouté le débat mais a refusé d'y participer ou de s'y joindre

(c) (attract) attirer;

∎ the film is drawing in huge crowds le film fait de grosses recettes

(d) (sketch) ébaucher

(e) (air) aspirer, respirer;

∎ to draw in a deep breath respirer profondément

➲ draw off separable transitive verb

(a) British (remove → clothing) enlever, ôter; (→ gloves) retirer, ôter

(b) (liquid) tirer;

∎ he drew off some wine from the cask il a tiré du vin du fût;

∎ to draw off blood faire une prise de sang

➲ draw on

1 separable transitive verb British

(a) (put on → gloves, trousers, socks) enfiler

(b) (entice, encourage) encourager, entraîner;

∎ the thought of success drew him on la perspective de la réussite l'encourageait à continuer

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (as source) faire appel à;

∎ the campaigners drew on the community's support les militants ont fait appel au soutien de la communauté locale;

∎ I drew on my own experiences for the novel je me suis inspiré ou servi de mes propres expériences pour mon roman;

∎ I had to draw on my savings j'ai dû prendre ou tirer sur mes économies

(b) (suck) tirer sur;

∎ to draw on a pipe tirer sur une pipe

3 intransitive verb

(time → come near) approcher; (→ get late) avancer;

∎ as the day drew on au fur et à mesure que la journée avançait;

∎ the winter drew on l'hiver approchait

➲ draw out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) sortir, retirer, tirer; (money) retirer;

∎ she drew some papers out of her pocket elle a sorti des papiers de sa poche;

∎ how much money did you draw out (of the bank)? combien d'argent as-tu retiré (de la banque)?

(b) (extend → sound, visit) prolonger; (→ meeting, speech) prolonger, faire traîner; Technology (→ metal) étirer; (→ wire) tréfiler

(c) (cause to speak freely) faire parler;

∎ she has a way of drawing people out elle sait faire parler les gens, elle sait faire sortir les gens de leur coquille

(d) (information, secret) soutirer;

∎ to draw sth out of sb soutirer qch de qn;

∎ the police managed to draw the names out of him la police est arrivée à lui soutirer les noms

2 intransitive verb

(vehicle) sortir, s'éloigner;

∎ the train drew out (of the station) le train est sorti de la gare

➲ draw together

1 separable transitive verb

(people, objects) rassembler, réunir;

∎ the child's illness had drawn them together la maladie de l'enfant les avait rapprochés

2 intransitive verb

se rassembler

➲ draw up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) British (pull up) tirer;

∎ I drew the covers up around my neck j'ai ramené les couvertures autour de mon cou;

∎ to draw a boat up (on the beach) tirer un bateau à sec;

∎ she drew herself up (to her full height) elle s'est redressée (de toute sa hauteur)

(b) British (move closer → chair) approcher; Military (troops) aligner, ranger;

∎ draw your chair up to the table approche ta chaise de la table

(c) (formulate → deed, document, will) dresser, rédiger; (→ bill, list) dresser, établir; (→ plan) préparer, établir; (→ budget, itinerary) établir

2 intransitive verb British

(a) (move) se diriger;

∎ the other boat drew up alongside us l'autre bateau est arrivé à notre hauteur ou à côté de nous

(b) (stop → vehicle) s'arrêter, stopper; (→ person) s'arrêter

➲ draw upon inseparable transitive verb

∎ they had to draw upon their emergency funds ils ont dû tirer sur ou prendre sur leur caisse de réserve;

∎ you have to draw upon your previous experience il faut faire appel à votre expérience antérieure

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10 environmental ethics
1. экологическая этика
экологическая этика
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environmental ethics
An ecological conscience or moral that reflects a commitment and responsibility toward the environment, including plants and animals as well as present and future generations of people. Oriented toward human societies living in harmony with the natural world on which they depend for survival and well being. (Source: UNUN)
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Тематики
- охрана окружающей среды
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- environmental ethics
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- Umweltethik
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- éthique de l'environnement
Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > environmental ethics
11 commission

kəˈmɪʃən
1. сущ.
1) а) доверенность;
полномочие in commission to do smth б) указание, приказание действовать каким-л. образом Syn: order, command, instruction
2) должность а) звание офицера, офицерский чин;
обязанности, связанные с офицерским чином;
исходно документ, дающий такие полномочия get a commission resign one's commission б) звание, должность, обязанности мирового судьи;
исходно документ, дающий такие полномочия be on the commission Syn: commission of peace
3) комиссия( как группа уполномоченных лиц) accrediting commission standing commission interim commission
4) о действии от чьего-л. имени или по чьему-л. поручению а) комиссионная продажа Sold by commission from the makers. ≈ Продается от имени и по поручению создателей. б) комиссионное вознаграждение He must also pay a commission, usually five percent, to his London agent. ≈ Он также должен платить комиссию, обычно пять процентов, своему агенту в Лондоне. в) поручение;
заказ He received a commission to paint a landscape. ≈ Он получил заказ на пейзаж.
5) совершение какого-л. действия, обычно нарушение закона There are very few men who delight in the commission of cruelty ≈ Существует лишь немного людей, получающих удовольствие от совершения насилия. - sin of commission
6) ряд морских терминов а) вооружение б) введение в строй судна come into commission in commission out of commission ship in commission в) срок службы судна
2. гл.
1) назначать на должность см. commission
1.
2) The King commissioned new judges to administer justice. ≈ Король назначил новых судей вершить правосудие.
2) а) уполномочивать( в юридическом и общеязыковом смысле) Any sergeant commissioned to ride the circuit. ≈ Любой сержант, уполномоченный объезжать округ. I am commissioned to make you an offer which I have told him you would not accept. ≈ Я выполняю его просьбу и делаю вам предложение, которое, как я ему сказал, вы вряд ли примете. Syn: authorize, empower б) посылать куда-л. с заданием Syn: send, dispatch
3) поручать, давать, делать заказ;
выписывать I have commissioned him to do a sketch of the park for me. ≈ Я заказал ему набросок парка. I've commissioned a walking-stick for my lord from Paris. ≈ Я выписал для своего господина трость из Парижа. Syn: order
4) а) мор. воен. подготавливать корабль к плаванию (укомплектовывать личным составом, боеприпасами и т.п., см. commission
1.
5)) б) мор. назначать капитаном корабля;
получать назначение на капитанскую должность There's a super-Dreadnought commissioning soon. ≈ Скоро на супер-дредноут назначат капитана. доверенность, полномочие;
- to hold a * from the government иметь правительственные полномочия;
- to act within one's * действовать в пределах полномочий;
- to go beyond one's * превысить полномочия;
- in * имеющий полномочия, уполномоченный поручение;
- to carry out a * successfully успешно выполнить поручение заказ (особ художнику) ;
- the * for the new theatre was given to a well-known architect проект нового театра был заказан известному архитектору (коммерческое) поручение комиссионное вознаграждение, комиссионные;
- bank * комиссионные банку;
- buying * комиссионное вознаграждение за закупку;
- * sale комиссионная продажа;
- to charge 5 % * взимать 5 % комиссионных комиссия, комитет;
- * of conciliation согласительная комиссия;
- * of inquiry комиссия по расследованию, следственная комиссия;
- permanent * постоянная комиссия, постоянный комитет;
- to appoint a * under Mr. Smith создать комиссию под председательством г-на Смита;
- to sit on the government * заседать в правительственной комиссии офицерское звание присвоение офицерского звания документ, патент офицера патент, выдаваемый мировому судье при назначении его на должность совершение проступка;
- * of murder совершение убийства > in * в исправности;
> to put one's car in * отремонтировать свой автомобиль;
> a ship in * судно, готовое к плаванию;
> to come into * вступить в строй( о судне) ;
> out of * в неисправности;
> out TV set is out of * наш телевизор вышел из строя уполномочивать;
поручать назначать на должность присвоить офицерское звание;
- he was *ed a general in 1939 он был произведен в генералы в 1939 году заказывать;
- to * an artist to paint a picture заказать художнику картину (морское) подготавливать к плаванию (морское) укомплектовывать( корабль) личным составом (морское) передавать под командование acquisition ~ комиссионные за заключение новых договоров страхования agency ~ комиссионное вознаграждение посреднику agency ~ комиссионное вознаграждение рекламному агентству agent's ~ агентская доверенность agent's ~ агентские комиссионные agent's ~ агентские полномочия agricultural ~ комиссия по сельскому хозяйству arbitration ~ арбитражная комиссия article sold on ~ товар, проданный на комиссионных товарах auctioneer's ~ комиссионное вознаграждение аукциониста banking ~ комиссионные платежи за услуги банка broker ~ комиссионное вознаграждение брокера broker's ~ брокерские комиссионные brokerage ~ комиссионное вознаграждение брокеру brokerage ~ комиссионные биржевого брокера за выполнение поручения клиента brokerage ~ куртаж брокера chartering ~ комиссионные за фрахтование collecting ~ комиссионное вознаграждение за сбор страховых взносов collection ~ комиссионные за инкассирование ~ мор. вооружение;
введение в строй судна;
to come into commission вступать в строй после постройки или ремонта (о корабле) commission вводить в эксплуатацию ~ включение судна в списки действующих судов военно-морского флота ~ мор. вооружение;
введение в строй судна;
to come into commission вступать в строй после постройки или ремонта (о корабле) ~ доверенность;
полномочие;
in commission имеющий полномочия;
I cannot go beyond my commission я не могу превысить свои полномочия ~ доверенность ~ заказ ~ заказывать ~ каперское свидетельство ~ комиссионная продажа;
to have goods on commission иметь товары на комиссии ~ комиссионное вознаграждение ~ комиссионное вознаграждение ~ комиссионный договор ~ комиссионный сбор ~ комиссия;
standing commission постоянная комиссия;
interim commission временная комиссия ~ комиссия ~ комитет ~ назначать на должность;
to commission an officer присвоить первое офицерское звание ~ назначать на должность ~ назначение на должность ~ офицерское звание ~ патент на офицерский чин или на звание мирового судьи;
to get a commission получить офицерский чин;
to resign one's commission подать в отставку с военной службы ~ передавать корабль под командование ~ подготавливать корабль к плаванию ~ мор. подготавливать корабль к плаванию;
укомплектовывать личным составом;
назначать командира корабля ~ полномочие ~ поручать;
давать заказ( особ. художнику) ~ поручать ~ поручение;
заказ (особ. художнику) ~ поручение ~ приказ о назначении ~ присвоение офицерского звания ~ совершение (преступления и т. п.) ;
the commission of murder совершение убийства ~ совершение (действия) ~ совершение проступка ~ судебное поручение ~ укомплектовывать корабль личным составом ~ уполномочивать Commission: Commission: EC ~ комиссия Европейского экономического сообщества commission: commission: electoral ~ избирательная комиссия ~ назначать на должность;
to commission an officer присвоить первое офицерское звание ~ for administration of securities комиссионное вознаграждение за управление ценными бумагами ~ for brokerage services комиссионное вознаграждение за брокерские услуги ~ of inquiry комиссия по расследованию ~ of inquiry следственная комиссия ~ совершение (преступления и т. п.) ;
the commission of murder совершение убийства ~ on account комиссионный платеж на счет ~ on bought deal комиссионные за покупку ~ on guarantees комиссионный платеж за гарантии ~ on profit тантьема ~ on sales комиссионные за продажу commitment ~ комиссионные за учреждение complaints ~ комиссия по жалобам conciliation ~ согласительная комиссия consignment ~ комиссионные за поставку партии груза coordinating ~ координационная комиссия del credere ~ комиссионное вознаграждение за делькредере del credere ~ комиссия за делькредере documentary credit ~ комиссионные за документарный аккредитив earned ~ комиссионное вознаграждение commission: electoral ~ избирательная комиссия factor's ~ комиссионное вознаграждение посредника firm underwriting ~ твердое комиссионное вознаграждение при продаже ценных бумаг дилерам freight ~ комиссионное вознаграждение за перевозку груза ~ патент на офицерский чин или на звание мирового судьи;
to get a commission получить офицерский чин;
to resign one's commission подать в отставку с военной службы guarantee ~ комиссия при авале ~ комиссионная продажа;
to have goods on commission иметь товары на комиссии ~ доверенность;
полномочие;
in commission имеющий полномочия;
I cannot go beyond my commission я не могу превысить свои полномочия ~ доверенность;
полномочие;
in commission имеющий полномочия;
I cannot go beyond my commission я не могу превысить свои полномочия commission: in ~ в исправности;
в полной готовности;
out of commission в неисправности;
a ship in commission судно, готовое к плаванию ~ комиссия;
standing commission постоянная комиссия;
interim commission временная комиссия joint ~ объединенная комиссия lead ~ первый комиссионный платеж management ~ административная комиссия management ~ группа управления maritime law ~ комиссия по морскому праву new business ~ комиссионные за новую фирму in ~ в исправности;
в полной готовности;
out of commission в неисправности;
a ship in commission судно, готовое к плаванию overriding ~ главная комиссия periodical ~ периодическое комиссионное вознаграждение placing ~ комиссионные за размещение ценных бумаг police complaints ~ комиссия по расследованию жалоб на злоупотребления полиции reinsurance ~ комиссионное вознаграждение за перестрахование ~ патент на офицерский чин или на звание мирового судьи;
to get a commission получить офицерский чин;
to resign one's commission подать в отставку с военной службы return ~ возвращенное комиссионное вознаграждение safe-custody ~ комиссионный сбор за ответственное хранение sales ~ комиссионный платеж за продажу sales ~ комиссионный сбор за продажу secret ~ секретная комиссия selling agent's ~ комиссионное вознаграждение торговому агенту selling ~ комиссионное вознаграждение за продажу selling ~ комиссионное вознаграждение за размещение новых ценных бумаг in ~ в исправности;
в полной готовности;
out of commission в неисправности;
a ship in commission судно, готовое к плаванию sins of ~ and omission сделаешь - плохо, а не сделаешь - тоже плохо split ~ комиссионное вознаграждение, поделенное между двумя брокерами ~ комиссия;
standing commission постоянная комиссия;
interim commission временная комиссия switch ~ комиссионное вознаграждение за переброску инвестиций trade ~ комиссия по торговле trade ~ торговая комиссия underwriting ~ комиссионное вознаграждение при продаже ценных бумаг дилерам valuation ~ таксационная комиссия

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > commission
12 effort

n

усилие; попытка; стремление

to abandon efforts to do smth — отказаться от усилий сделать что-л.

to apply one's joint efforts — прилагать совместные усилия

to back efforts — поддерживать меры

to be active in efforts to strengthen smth — активно участвовать в усилиях по укреплению чего-л.

to block international efforts — преграждать путь международным усилиям

to bring one's efforts to a successful conclusion — доводить борьбу до успешного завершения

to combine one's efforts (to) — объединять свои усилия (для)

to concentrate efforts — концентрировать усилия

to consolidate one's efforts — консолидировать чьи-л. усилия

to damage efforts — подрывать усилия

to direct one's efforts to smth — направлять усилия на что-л.

to double the efforts — удваивать усилия

to ease the efforts — ослаблять усилия

to exert every effort — прилагать все усилия

to facilitate the efforts — способствовать усилиям

to further an effort — содействовать какому-л. усилию

to guide international efforts (to) — направлять международные усилия (на)

to have the commitment to nonproliferation efforts — быть приверженцем усилий, неправленных на нераспространение ядерного оружия

to help in the peace efforts — помогать в достижении мирного урегулирования

to impede efforts — мешать / препятствовать усилиям

to initiate efforts — предпринимать усилия

to intensify efforts — усиливать старания; повышать усилия

to join efforts — объединять усилия

to launch a major effort — предпринимать важный шаг

to make efforts — предпринимать усилия; пытаться

to make renewed diplomatic efforts — возобновить дипломатические усилия

to mobilize the efforts (of) — мобилизировать усилия

to mount concerted efforts — предпринимать совместные усилия

to pool efforts — объединять усилия

to pursue efforts — прилагать усилия

to redouble one's efforts — удваивать усилия

to relax one's military effort — снижать свои военные устремления

to renew / to resume efforts — возобновлять усилия

to spare no efforts — не жалеть усилий

to step up one's efforts — наращивать усилия

to strengthen the efforts — наращивать усилия

to supplement the efforts — дополнять усилия

to support efforts — поддерживать усилия

to sustain an international effort — оказывать международную поддержку

to thwart / undercut smb's efforts — срывать чьи-л. усилия

to waste efforts — напрасно стараться

- aid effort
- all-out efforts
- anti-drugs efforts
- arduous efforts
- assistance effort
- backstage efforts
- combined efforts
- common efforts
- concerted efforts
- conscientious efforts
- consistent efforts
- constant efforts
- continuing efforts
- continuous efforts
- cooperative efforts
- coordinated efforts
- defense efforts
- determined efforts
- diplomatic efforts
- disarmament efforts
- domestic efforts
- efforts at economic and social development
- efforts behind the scene
- export-promotion efforts
- extra efforts
- fresh efforts
- global efforts
- humanitarian efforts
- insistent efforts
- integrated efforts
- interdependent efforts
- internal efforts
- international development efforts
- joint efforts
- last-ditch effort
- last-minute effort
- level of efforts
- long-deadlocked effort
- long-term efforts
- massive efforts
- military efforts
- mutual efforts
- nonproliferation efforts
- notable efforts
- our efforts have not been wasted
- peace efforts
- peace-making efforts
- political efforts
- reconciliation efforts
- renewed efforts
- scientific efforts
- secret nuclear-weapon research efforts
- settlement efforts
- sincere efforts
- stabilization efforts
- strenuous efforts
- sustained efforts
- unilateral efforts
- untiring efforts
- vain efforts
- vigorous efforts
- violent efforts
- war efforts
- wasted effort
- well-directed effort

Politics english-russian dictionary > effort
13 expect

expect [ɪkˈspekt]

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = anticipate) s'attendre à ; ( = predict) prévoir ; ( = count on) compter sur ; ( = hope for) espérer

• I expected as much je m'y attendais

• as we had expected, he failed il a échoué, comme nous l'avions prévu

• this suitcase is not as heavy as I expected cette valise n'est pas aussi lourde que je le croyais

• I did not expect that of him je ne m'attendais pas à cela de lui

• we were expecting rain nous nous attendions à de la pluie

• to expect that... s'attendre à ce que... + subj

• I expect that he'll come je pense qu'il viendra

• to expect to do sth compter faire qch

• I know what to expect je sais à quoi m'attendre

• well what did you expect? il fallait s'y attendre !

• to expect the worst s'attendre au pire

• as expected comme prévu

• that was to be expected il fallait s'y attendre

• it is expected that... on s'attend à ce que... + subj

► to be expected to do sth

• the talks are expected to last two or three days les négociations devraient durer deux ou trois jours

• she is expected to make an announcement this afternoon elle doit faire une déclaration cet après-midi

• inflation is expected to rise this year on s'attend à ce que l'inflation augmente cette année

   b. ( = suppose) I expect so je crois que oui

• this work is very tiring -- yes, I expect it is ce travail est très fatigant -- oui, je m'en doute

• I expect he'll soon have finished je pense qu'il aura bientôt fini

• I expect you're tired je suppose que vous êtes fatigué

   c. ( = require) attendre ( sth from sb qch de qn)

• you can't expect too much from him il ne faut pas trop lui en demander

• the company expects employees to be punctual l'entreprise attend de ses employés qu'ils soient ponctuels

• what do you expect of me? qu'attendez-vous de moi ?

• I expect you to tidy your own room tu devras ranger ta chambre toi-même

• what do you expect me to do about it? que voulez-vous que j'y fasse ?

• you can't expect them to take it seriously comment voulez-vous qu'ils prennent cela au sérieux ?

• are we expected to leave now? est-ce que nous sommes censés partir tout de suite ?

   d. ( = await) [+ letter, visitor] attendre

• I am expecting her tomorrow at 7pm elle doit arriver demain à 19 heures

• we are expecting the parcel this week nous devons recevoir le colis cette semaine

• I am expecting them for dinner ils doivent venir dîner

• to be expecting a baby attendre un enfant

2. intransitive verb

[pregnant woman] she is expecting (inf) elle attend un enfant

* * *
[ɪk'spekt] 1.
transitive verb

1) ( anticipate) s'attendre à [event, victory, defeat, trouble]

to expect the worst — s'attendre au pire

what did you expect? — qu'est-ce que tu croyais?

I expected as much — je m'y attendais

you knew what to expect — tu savais à quoi t'attendre

to expect somebody to do — s'attendre à ce que quelqu'un fasse

she is expected to win — on s'attend à ce qu'elle gagne

he is expected to arrive at six — on l'attend pour six heures

to expect that... — s'attendre à ce que... (+ subj)

I expect (that) I'll lose — je m'attends à perdre

it is only to be expected that he should go — c'est bien naturel qu'il y aille

it was hardly to be expected that — on ne pouvait guère s'attendre à ce que (+ subj)

more/worse than expected — plus/pire que prévu

2) ( rely on) s'attendre à [sympathy, help] ( from de la part de)

3) ( await) attendre [baby, guest, company]

expect me when you see me — GB je ne sais pas à quelle heure j'arriverai

4) ( require) demander, attendre [commitment, hard work] ( from de)

I expect you to be punctual — je vous demande d'être ponctuel

I can't be expected to know everything — je ne peux pas tout savoir

it's too much to expect — c'est trop demander

5) GB ( suppose)

I expect so — je pense que oui

I don't expect so — je ne pense pas

I expect he's tired — il doit être fatigué
2.
intransitive verb

1) ( anticipate)

to expect to do — s'attendre à faire

I was expecting to do better — je comptais faire mieux

2) ( require)

I expect to see you there — je compte bien vous y voir

3) ( be pregnant)

to be expecting — attendre un enfant

English-French dictionary > expect
14 commission

1. n доверенность, полномочие

to hold a commission from the government — иметь правительственные полномочия

in commission — имеющий полномочия; уполномоченный

2. n заказ

the commission for the new theatre was given to a well-known architect — проект нового театра был заказан известному архитектору

commission book — книга заказов

3. n ком. поручение

commission contract — поручение

issued commission — дал поручение

issue commission — давать поручение

issuing commission — дающий поручение

commission note — комиссионное поручение

4. n комиссионное вознаграждение, комиссионные

bank commission — комиссионные банку

buying commission — комиссионное вознаграждение за закупку

placement on commission — размещение на комиссионных началах

pay the commission — выплачивать комиссионное вознаграждение

fair commission — обоснованная ставка комиссионных платежей

pay a commission — выплачивать комиссионное вознаграждение

paid the commission — выплатил комиссионное вознаграждение

5. n комиссия, комитет

commission of conciliation — согласительная комиссия

commission of inquiry — комиссия по расследованию, следственная комиссия

permanent commission — постоянная комиссия, постоянный комитет

population commission — Комиссия по вопросам народонаселения

executive commission — комиссия органа исполнительной власти

commission duly appointed — официально назначенная комиссия

press complaint commission — Комиссия по жалобам на прессу

medical disability commission — врачебно-трудовая комиссия

6. n офицерское звание

to resign a commission — выйти в отставку

gain a commission — получать офицерское звание

gained a commission — получил офицерское звание

honorary commission — почетное офицерское звание

prefered a commission — присвоил офицерское звание

by virtue of commission — в соответствии со званием

7. n присвоение офицерского звания

gaining a commission — получение офицерского звания

prefer a commission — присваивать офицерское звание

appointed to commission — присвоил офицерское звание

appoint to commission — присваивать офицерское звание

to obtain a commission — получить офицерское звание

8. n документ, патент офицера

aspirant for commission — кандидат в офицеры

9. n патент, выдаваемый мировому судье при назначении его на должность

Commission of the Peace — комиссия мирового суда

consular commission — консульский патент

10. n совершение проступка

commission of murder — совершение убийства

a ship in commission — судно, готовое к плаванию

to come into commission — вступить в строй

intentional commission — намеренное, умышленное совершение

commission for service — комиссия за совершение операций

commission of offence — совершение преступления

attempted commission — покушение на совершение

commission of crime — совершение преступления

11. v уполномочивать; поручать

12. v назначать на должность

commission of appointment — документ о назначении на должность

13. v присвоить офицерское звание

he was commissioned a general in 1939 — он был произведён в генералы в 1939 году

appointment to commission — присвоение офицерского звания

prefering a commission — присваивание офицерского звания

14. v заказывать

to commission an artist to paint a picture — заказать художнику картину

15. v мор. подготавливать к плаванию

ship in commission — судно, готовое к плаванию

16. v мор. укомплектовывать личным составом

17. v мор. передавать под командование

Синонимический ряд:

1. committee (noun) agency; board; commissioners; committee; council; delegation; deputation; legation; representatives

2. duty (noun) duty; function; obligation; responsibility; trust; work

3. entrustment (noun) assignment; authorizing; commitment; deputizing; empowering; entrusting; entrustment; sending

4. office (noun) errand; mission; office; position; rank; task

5. order (noun) authorisation; authorization; command; dictate; direction; injunction; license; order; ordinance; permission

6. performance (noun) performance; perpetration; transaction

7. remuneration (noun) compensation; cut; fee; indemnity; payment; percentage; portion; remuneration; royalty; salary; stipend

8. contract (verb) contract; order; request; requisition

9. empower (verb) accredit; adjure; appoint; assign; authorise; authorize; bid; command; dictate; empower; enable; entitle; license; qualify

10. entrust (verb) charge; delegate; depute; deputise; deputize; endow; entrust; invest; promote

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15 Dance

   The history of Portuguese dance includes traditional, regional folk dances, modern dance, and ballet. Portuguese folk dances have historic origins in the country's varied regions and are based on traditions associated with the historic provinces. At least by the 18th century, these folk dances, performed in traditional garb, were popular and became differentiated by region. In the south of the country, there were colorful, passionate lively dances by rural folk in the Algarve, the corridinho; and in the Ribatejo, the fandango, the dance most celebrated and known outside Portugal. In northern Portugal, even more folk dances were developed and preserved in each historic province. In Trás-os-Montes, there were the chulas and dancas do pauliteros, in which dancers used sticks and stick play. Each region had its own special folk dances and costumes, with typical jewelry on display, and with some dances reflecting regional courting and matrimonial traditions. Perhaps richest of all the provinces as the home of folk dance has been the Minho province in the northwest, with dances such as the viras, gotas, malháo, perim, and tirana. For the most part, folk dances in Portugal are slower than those in neighboring Spain.

   Various factors have favored the preservation of some of these dances including local, regional, and national dance organizations that, for recreation, continue this activity in Portugal, as well as abroad in resident Portuguese communities in Europe, the Americas, and Africa. As a part of entertainment for visitors and tourists alike, performances of folk dances with colorful costumes and lively movements have continued to interest onlookers from abroad. Such performances, usually accompanied by singing traditional folk songs, can occur in a variety of settings including restaurants, fado houses, and arenas. Such dances, too, are performed in traditional, commemorative parades on the Tenth of June from Lisbon and Oporto to Newark, New Jersey, Toronto, and France.

   In modern dance activities, Portugal has made a diversified contribution, and in recent decades ballet has received intense attention and commitment as a performing art. An outstanding example has been the professional company and its performances of the notable Ballet Gulbenkian, established and financed by the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon. Founded in 1964, Ballet Gulbenkian became an outstanding ballet company, featuring both Portuguese and international ballet dancers and directors. For decades, Ballet Gulbenkian made a distinguished contribution to the performing arts in Portugal. In 2005, unexpectedly and controversially, by fiat of the Foundation's administration, the Ballet Gulbenkian was closed down. The extinction of this ballet company provoked strong national and international protest among fans of ballet, and amounting as it did to a crisis in one division of the performing arts in a country that had expected unstinting financial support from the Foundation established from the financial legacy of notable collector, philanthropist, and financier Calouste Gulben- kian, a resident of Portugal from 1942 to 1955.

    See also Music.

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16 management style

Gen Mgt

the general manner, outlook, attitude, and behavior of a manager in his or her dealings with subordinates. Organizations may have, or seek to have, distinctive management styles, and sometimes train employees to try to ensure that a preferred style, fitting in with the desired corporate culture, is always used. Management styles can vary widely between extremes of control and consultation. The latter are generally thought to encourage degrees of employee participation in management with consequently improved employee commitment, employee involvement, and empowerment. More participatory styles are also usually related to more open organizational cultures and flatter organizational structures. One well-known instrument for distinguishing individual management styles is Robert Blake’s and Jane Mouton’s Managerial Grid™.

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17 Creativity

   1) All Human Complex Problem Solving Is Creativity

   Put in this bald way, these aims sound utopian. How utopian they areor rather, how imminent their realization-depends on how broadly or narrowly we interpret the term "creative." If we are willing to regard all human complex problem solving as creative, then-as we will point out-successful programs for problem solving mechanisms that simulate human problem solvers already exist, and a number of their general characteristics are known. If we reserve the term "creative" for activities like discovery of the special theory of relativity or the composition of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, then no example of a creative mechanism exists at the present time. (Simon, 1979, pp. 144-145)

   2) Artificial Intelligence Models of Creative Association

   Among the questions that can now be given preliminary answers in computational terms are the following: how can ideas from very different sources be spontaneously thought of together? how can two ideas be merged to produce a new structure, which shows the inﬂuence of both ancestor ideas without being a mere "cut-and-paste" combination? how can the mind be "primed," so that one will more easily notice serendipitous ideas? why may someone notice-and remember-something fairly uninteresting, if it occurs in an interesting context? how can a brief phrase conjure up an entire melody from memory? and how can we accept two ideas as similar ("love" and "prove" as rhyming, for instance) in respect of a feature not identical in both? The features of connectionist AI models that suggest answers to these questions are their powers of pattern completion, graceful degradation, sensitization, multiple constraint satisfaction, and "best-fit" equilibration.... Here, the important point is that the unconscious, "insightful," associative aspects of creativity can be explained-in outline, at least-by AI methods. (Boden, 1996, p. 273)

   3) Creative Innovation and Social Independence

   There thus appears to be an underlying similarity in the process involved in creative innovation and social independence, with common traits and postures required for expression of both behaviors. The difference is one of product-literary, musical, artistic, theoretical products on the one hand, opinions on the other-rather than one of process. In both instances the individual must believe that his perceptions are meaningful and valid and be willing to rely upon his own interpretations. He must trust himself sufficiently that even when persons express opinions counter to his own he can proceed on the basis of his own perceptions and convictions. (Coopersmith, 1967, p. 58)

   4) Ego Strength and Emotional Stability among Creative Geniuses

   he average level of ego strength and emotional stability is noticeably higher among creative geniuses than among the general population, though it is possibly lower than among men of comparable intelligence and education who go into administrative and similar positions. High anxiety and excitability appear common (e.g. Priestley, Darwin, Kepler) but full-blown neurosis is quite rare. (Cattell & Butcher, 1970, p. 315)

   5) Its Mundane Character

   he insight that is supposed to be required for such work as discovery turns out to be synonymous with the familiar process of recognition; and other terms commonly used in the discussion of creative work-such terms as "judgment," "creativity," or even "genius"-appear to be wholly dispensable or to be definable, as insight is, in terms of mundane and well-understood concepts. (Simon, 1989, p. 376)

   6) Mozart's Musical Ideas Came to Him in Polished Form

   From the sketch material still in existence, from the condition of the fragments, and from the autographs themselves we can draw definite conclusions about Mozart's creative process. To invent musical ideas he did not need any stimulation; they came to his mind "ready-made" and in polished form. In contrast to Beethoven, who made numerous attempts at shaping his musical ideas until he found the definitive formulation of a theme, Mozart's first inspiration has the stamp of finality. Any Mozart theme has completeness and unity; as a phenomenon it is a Gestalt. (Herzmann, 1964, p. 28)

   7) Scientific Theories and Works of Art Alike Originate in Fantasy

   Great artists enlarge the limits of one's perception. Looking at the world through the eyes of Rembrandt or Tolstoy makes one able to perceive aspects of truth about the world which one could not have achieved without their aid. Freud believed that science was adaptive because it facilitated mastery of the external world; but was it not the case that many scientific theories, like works of art, also originated in phantasy? Certainly, reading accounts of scientific discovery by men of the calibre of Einstein compelled me to conclude that phantasy was not merely escapist, but a way of reaching new insights concerning the nature of reality. Scientific hypotheses require proof; works of art do not. Both are concerned with creating order, with making sense out of the world and our experience of it. (Storr, 1993, p. xii)

   8) Self- Esteem and Creative Expression

   The importance of self-esteem for creative expression appears to be almost beyond disproof. Without a high regard for himself the individual who is working in the frontiers of his field cannot trust himself to discriminate between the trivial and the significant. Without trust in his own powers the person seeking improved solutions or alternative theories has no basis for distinguishing the significant and profound innovation from the one that is merely different.... An essential component of the creative process, whether it be analysis, synthesis, or the development of a new perspective or more comprehensive theory, is the conviction that one's judgment in interpreting the events is to be trusted. (Coopersmith, 1967, p. 59)

   9) Stages in Creative Problem- Solving

   In the daily stream of thought these four different stages [preparation; incubation; illumination or inspiration; and verification] constantly overlap each other as we explore different problems. An economist reading a Blue Book, a physiologist watching an experiment, or a business man going through his morning's letters, may at the same time be "incubating" on a problem which he proposed to himself a few days ago, be accumulating knowledge in "preparation" for a second problem, and be "verifying" his conclusions to a third problem. Even in exploring the same problem, the mind may be unconsciously incubating on one aspect of it, while it is consciously employed in preparing for or verifying another aspect. (Wallas, 1926, p. 81)

    10) The Bisociative Pattern of the Creative Synthesis

   he basic, bisociative pattern of the creative synthesis [is] the sudden interlocking of two previously unrelated skills, or matrices of thought. (Koestler, 1964, p. 121)

    11) The Earliest Stages in the Creative Process Involve a Commerce with Disorder

   Even to the creator himself, the earliest effort may seem to involve a commerce with disorder. For the creative order, which is an extension of life, is not an elaboration of the established, but a movement beyond the established, or at least a reorganization of it and often of elements not included in it. The first need is therefore to transcend the old order. Before any new order can be defined, the absolute power of the established, the hold upon us of what we know and are, must be broken. New life comes always from outside our world, as we commonly conceive that world. This is the reason why, in order to invent, one must yield to the indeterminate within him, or, more precisely, to certain illdefined impulses which seem to be of the very texture of the ungoverned fullness which John Livingston Lowes calls "the surging chaos of the unexpressed." (Ghiselin, 1985, p. 4)

    12) The Inner Life of the Creative Process

   New life comes always from outside our world, as we commonly conceive our world. This is the reason why, in order to invent, one must yield to the indeterminate within him, or, more precisely, to certain illdefined impulses which seem to be of the very texture of the ungoverned fullness which John Livingston Lowes calls "the surging chaos of the unexpressed." Chaos and disorder are perhaps the wrong terms for that indeterminate fullness and activity of the inner life. For it is organic, dynamic, full of tension and tendency. What is absent from it, except in the decisive act of creation, is determination, fixity, and commitment to one resolution or another of the whole complex of its tensions. (Ghiselin, 1952, p. 13)

    13) The Problem of What Impels the Creative Person

   [P]sychoanalysts have principally been concerned with the content of creative products, and with explaining content in terms of the artist's infantile past. They have paid less attention to examining why the artist chooses his particular activity to express, abreact or sublimate his emotions. In short, they have not made much distinction between art and neurosis; and, since the former is one of the blessings of mankind, whereas the latter is one of the curses, it seems a pity that they should not be better differentiated....

   Psychoanalysis, being fundamentally concerned with drive and motive, might have been expected to throw more light upon what impels the creative person that in fact it has. (Storr, 1993, pp. xvii, 3)

    14) Theories of Creative Thinking

   A number of theoretical approaches were considered. Associative theory, as developed by Mednick (1962), gained some empirical support from the apparent validity of the Remote Associates Test, which was constructed on the basis of the theory.... Koestler's (1964) bisociative theory allows more complexity to mental organization than Mednick's associative theory, and postulates "associative contexts" or "frames of reference." He proposed that normal, non-creative, thought proceeds within particular contexts or frames and that the creative act involves linking together previously unconnected frames.... Simonton (1988) has developed associative notions further and explored the mathematical consequences of chance permutation of ideas....

   Like Koestler, Gruber (1980; Gruber and Davis, 1988) has based his analysis on case studies. He has focused especially on Darwin's development of the theory of evolution. Using piagetian notions, such as assimilation and accommodation, Gruber shows how Darwin's system of ideas changed very slowly over a period of many years. "Moments of insight," in Gruber's analysis, were the culminations of slow long-term processes.... Finally, the information-processing approach, as represented by Simon (1966) and Langley et al. (1987), was considered.... [Simon] points out the importance of good problem representations, both to ensure search is in an appropriate problem space and to aid in developing heuristic evaluations of possible research directions.... The work of Langley et al. (1987) demonstrates how such search processes, realized in computer programs, can indeed discover many basic laws of science from tables of raw data.... Boden (1990a, 1994) has stressed the importance of restructuring the problem space in creative work to develop new genres and paradigms in the arts and sciences. (Gilhooly, 1996, pp. 243-244; emphasis in original)

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18 Thinking

   1) I Am a Thinking Thing

   But what then am I? A thing which thinks. What is a thing which thinks? It is a thing which doubts, understands, [conceives], affirms, denies, wills, refuses, which also imagines and feels. (Descartes, 1951, p. 153)

   2) Thinking Is Not Independent of the Expression of Thought

   I have been trying in all this to remove the temptation to think that there "must be" a mental process of thinking, hoping, wishing, believing, etc., independent of the process of expressing a thought, a hope, a wish, etc.... If we scrutinize the usages which we make of "thinking," "meaning," "wishing," etc., going through this process rids us of the temptation to look for a peculiar act of thinking, independent of the act of expressing our thoughts, and stowed away in some particular medium. (Wittgenstein, 1958, pp. 41-43)

   3) The Experimental Differentiation of Concrete and Propositional Operations

   Analyse the proofs employed by the subject. If they do not go beyond observation of empirical correspondences, they can be fully explained in terms of concrete operations, and nothing would warrant our assuming that more complex thought mechanisms are operating. If, on the other hand, the subject interprets a given correspondence as the result of any one of several possible combinations, and this leads him to verify his hypotheses by observing their consequences, we know that propositional operations are involved. (Inhelder & Piaget, 1958, p. 279)

   4) In Every Age, Philosophical Thinking Exploits Some Dominant Concepts

   In every age, philosophical thinking exploits some dominant concepts and makes its greatest headway in solving problems conceived in terms of them. The seventeenth- and eighteenth-century philosophers construed knowledge, knower, and known in terms of sense data and their association. Descartes' self-examination gave classical psychology the mind and its contents as a starting point. Locke set up sensory immediacy as the new criterion of the real... Hobbes provided the genetic method of building up complex ideas from simple ones... and, in another quarter, still true to the Hobbesian method, Pavlov built intellect out of conditioned reﬂexes and Loeb built life out of tropisms. (S. Langer, 1962, p. 54)

   5) The Experimental Differentiation of Deductive and Inductive Reasoning

   Experiments on deductive reasoning show that subjects are inﬂuenced sufficiently by their experience for their reasoning to differ from that described by a purely deductive system, whilst experiments on inductive reasoning lead to the view that an understanding of the strategies used by adult subjects in attaining concepts involves reference to higher-order concepts of a logical and deductive nature. (Bolton, 1972, p. 154)

   6) The Power of Machine Thought

   There are now machines in the world that think, that learn and create. Moreover, their ability to do these things is going to increase rapidly until-in the visible future-the range of problems they can handle will be coextensive with the range to which the human mind has been applied. (Newell & Simon, quoted in Weizenbaum, 1976, p. 138)

   7) Thinking Is Sometimes Accompanied by Action and Sometimes Not

   But how does it happen that thinking is sometimes accompanied by action and sometimes not, sometimes by motion, and sometimes not? It looks as if almost the same thing happens as in the case of reasoning and making inferences about unchanging objects. But in that case the end is a speculative proposition... whereas here the conclusion which results from the two premises is an action.... I need covering; a cloak is a covering. I need a cloak. What I need, I have to make; I need a cloak. I have to make a cloak. And the conclusion, the "I have to make a cloak," is an action. (Nussbaum, 1978, p. 40)

   8) The Growth of Philosophy

   It is well to remember that when philosophy emerged in Greece in the sixth century, B.C., it did not burst suddenly out of the Mediterranean blue. The development of societies of reasoning creatures-what we call civilization-had been a process to be measured not in thousands but in millions of years. Human beings became civilized as they became reasonable, and for an animal to begin to reason and to learn how to improve its reasoning is a long, slow process. So thinking had been going on for ages before Greece-slowly improving itself, uncovering the pitfalls to be avoided by forethought, endeavoring to weigh alternative sets of consequences intellectually. What happened in the sixth century, B.C., is that thinking turned round on itself; people began to think about thinking, and the momentous event, the culmination of the long process to that point, was in fact the birth of philosophy. (Lipman, Sharp & Oscanyan, 1980, p. xi)

   9) Thought Is, in Great Part, a Public Activity

   The way to look at thought is not to assume that there is a parallel thread of correlated affects or internal experiences that go with it in some regular way. It's not of course that people don't have internal experiences, of course they do; but that when you ask what is the state of mind of someone, say while he or she is performing a ritual, it's hard to believe that such experiences are the same for all people involved.... The thinking, and indeed the feeling in an odd sort of way, is really going on in public. They are really saying what they're saying, doing what they're doing, meaning what they're meaning. Thought is, in great part anyway, a public activity. (Geertz, quoted in J. Miller, 1983, pp. 202-203)

    10) In Thinking, Everything Needs to Be Made as Simple as Possible

   Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. (Einstein, quoted in Minsky, 1986, p. 17)

    11) The Conditions for the Construction of Formal Thought

   What, in effect, are the conditions for the construction of formal thought? The child must not only apply operations to objects-in other words, mentally execute possible actions on them-he must also "reﬂect" those operations in the absence of the objects which are replaced by pure propositions. Thus, "reﬂection" is thought raised to the second power. Concrete thinking is the representation of a possible action, and formal thinking is the representation of a representation of possible action.... It is not surprising, therefore, that the system of concrete operations must be completed during the last years of childhood before it can be "reﬂected" by formal operations. In terms of their function, formal operations do not differ from concrete operations except that they are applied to hypotheses or propositions [whose logic is] an abstract translation of the system of "inference" that governs concrete operations. (Piaget, quoted in Minsky, 1986, p. 237)

    12) Language Enables the Rehearsal of Thought and, Thereby, Commitment to Long- Term Memory

   [E]ven a human being today (hence, a fortiori, a remote ancestor of contemporary human beings) cannot easily or ordinarily maintain uninterrupted attention on a single problem for more than a few tens of seconds. Yet we work on problems that require vastly more time. The way we do that (as we can observe by watching ourselves) requires periods of mulling to be followed by periods of recapitulation, describing to ourselves what seems to have gone on during the mulling, leading to whatever intermediate results we have reached. This has an obvious function: namely, by rehearsing these interim results... we commit them to memory, for the immediate contents of the stream of consciousness are very quickly lost unless rehearsed.... Given language, we can describe to ourselves what seemed to occur during the mulling that led to a judgment, produce a rehearsable version of the reaching-a-judgment process, and commit that to long-term memory by in fact rehearsing it. (Margolis, 1987, p. 60)

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19 outcome
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конечный результат (в информационных технологиях)
Результат выполнения деятельности, следования процессу, предоставления ИТ-услуги и т.п. Термин «конечный результат» используется для обозначения как предполагаемых, так и достигнутых результатов.
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The result of carrying out an activity, following a process, or delivering an IT service etc. The term is used to refer to intended results as well as to actual results.
See also objective.
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- информационные технологии в целом
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результат
Что-либо, что должно быть предоставлено для выполнения обязательств по соглашению об уровне услуги или договору. Этот термин также используется в более неформальной манере для обозначения запланированных результатов какого-либо процесса.
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результат
В исследовании операций, теории игр, теории решений — то же, что исход, последствие реализации некоторого решения, принятия альтернативы, выбора, воздействия фактора.
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deliverable
Something that must be provided to meet a commitment in a service level agreement or a contract. It is also used in a more informal way to mean a planned output of any process.
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- менеджмент в целом
- экономика
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Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > outcome

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