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1 Creative Force Designs

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Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Creative Force Designs
2 творческая сила

creative force

Русско-английский синонимический словарь > творческая сила
3 cipta

creative force, thought, idea

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creature, create, created, created, creating

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creative force, creative power; thought, idea

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4 cipta

creative force, creative power. 2 thought, idea.

Malay-English dictionary > cipta
5 сила сил·а

1) (насилие) force

захватить / овладеть силой — to take by force, to lay violent hands (оп)

использовать силу — to use force

копить силы — to build up one's strength

обращаться к силе — to take recourse to force

подавлять силой — to put down by force

прибегать к силе — to resort to force

применять силу — to apply / to use force

применить силу для подавления беспорядков — to commit an act of coercion

боевая сила — militant force

взрывная сила — explosive force

военная сила — military force / power; the sabre перен.

делать ставку на военную силу — to stake on military strength

полагаться на военную силу — to rely on military force

восприятие военной силы — perception of military strength

ударная сила — assault force

демонстрация силы — demonstration / show of force, show-down of strength, flag-waving exercise

законное применение силы — legitimate use of force

неприменение силы — nonuse of force

обращение к силе — recourse to force

незаконное обращение к силе — unlawful recourse to force

подавление силой — suppression by force

примат силы — primacy of force

применение силы — use of force

призвать к применению силы — to make an appeal to force

без применения силы — without the use of force

отказ от применения силы — renunciation of the use of force

противник применения силы при решении конфликтов — soft-liner

силой оружия — by force of arms / weaponry

с позиции силы — from a position of strength

угроза силой — threat of force

воздерживаться от угрозы силой или её применения — to refrain from the threat or use of force

исключить угрозу силой или ее применение — to eliminate the threat or use of force

2) (могущество, авторитет) power, strength; (способность влиять) force

юр. не признавать юридической силы за завоеваниями государства — to render invalid conquest on the part of the state

набирать полную силу — to gather full strength

общими силами — with joint forces, by joining hands

расчёт на свои силы — self-reliance

сила довода — force of argument

силы инерции — forces of inertia

сила общественного воздействия — power of public / social influence

сила примера — power of example

сила слов — strength of words

сила традиций — force of traditions

сила убеждения — force of conviction

3) мн. (войска) forces

военно-воздушные силы — air forces, winged arm

английские военно-воздушные силы — Royal Air Force

военно-морские силы — naval forces / formations; Naval Establishment амер.

численность военно-морских сил — naval strength

вооружённые силы — armed / military forces

модернизировать вооружённые силы — to modernize armed forces

наращивать вооружённые силы (в каком-л. районе) — to expand military presence, to build up military force

сократить вооружённые силы — to reduce military forces

укрепить вооружённые силы — to bolster (up) the forces

вооружённые силы ООН — UN Emergency Force

вооружённые силы ООН по поддержанию мира — UN Peace-keeping force

вооружённые силы, оснащённые обычным оружием — conventional operational forces

Чрезвычайные вооружённые силы ООН — UN Emergency Force

нерегулярные вооружённые силы — irregular forces

национальные вооружённые силы — national defence forces

неядерные вооружённые силы (государства) — nonnuclear armed forces

Объединённые вооружённые силы (НАТО) — (NATO) joint Armed Forces

боевые возможности вооружённых сил — characteristics of the armed forces

вид вооружённых сил — fighting service

взаимный вывод вооружённых сил государств (из определённой зоны) — disengagement

деятельность вооружённых сил — activities of the forces, force activity

диспропорция в вооружённых силах — disparity of forces

равновесие вооружённых сил — balance of forces

поддерживать равновесие (вооружённых) сил — to maintain the balance of forces

разъединение вооружённых сил — military disengagement

сбалансированное сокращение вооружённых сил — balanced reduction of armed forces

соотношение вооружённых сил — proportions / ratio / relationship of armed forces

соотношение вооружённых сил, оснащённых обычными средствами ведения войны — balance of conventional forces

соотношение вооружённых сил, оснащённых ядерным оружием — balance of nuclear forces

численность вооружённых сил — size / strength of the armed forces

поддерживать численность вооружённых сил — to maintain military strength

уровень вооружённых сил — forces level, level of (armed) forces

главные силы — major forces

значительными силами — in forces

иностранные военные силы — forces from outside the area

межарабские силы безопасности — inter-Arab security forces

межгосударственные силы по поддержанию мира — multinational peace-keeping forces

многонациональные силы — multinational forces

превосходящие силы — superior forces

соединённые силы — combined forces

стратегические силы — strategic forces

наращивание стратегических сил — strategic build up

стратегические наступательные силы — strategic offensive forces

стратегические ракетные силы морского базирования — sea-based / submarine-based strategic missile forces

сухопутные силы — ground / land forces

ядерные силы — nuclear forces

многосторонние ядерные силы — multinational / multilateral nuclear forces

ядерные силы морского базирования — sea-based nuclear forces

силы быстрого развёртывания — quick / rapid deployment forces

силы быстрого реагирования (НАТО) — rapid reaction force

силы возмездия / для нанесения ответного удара — retaliatory forces

силы для нанесения стратегических ударов — strategic striking forces

силы обеих сторон — opposing forces

силы общего назначения — general purpose forces

силы оперативного развёртывания — operational deployment forces

силы особого назначения — task forces

силы передового базирования — forward-based systems, FBS

силы по поддержанию мира — peace-keeping / peace-safeguarding forces

силы сдерживания — deterrent forces

сохранение минимальных сил ядерного сдерживания — preserving of minimal nuclear deterrence

4) мн. (часть общества) forces

антивоенные силы — anti-war forces

антинародные силы — anti-popular / anti-national forces

борющиеся силы — competing forces

влиятельные силы — powerful forces

демократические силы — democratic forces

интеллектуальные силы — intellectual forces

неравные силы — unequal forces

клерикальные силы — clerical forces

консервативные силы — conservative forces

левые силы — Left(-wing) forces

миролюбивые силы — peace(-loving) forces

национально-патриотические силы — national-patriotic forces

правые силы — Right(-wing) forces

прогрессивные силы общества — progressive forces of society

консолидация прогрессивных сил — consolidation of progressive forces

противоборствующие силы — contending forces

реакционные силы — reactionary forces, forces of reaction

реваншистские силы — revanchist forces

революционно-демократические силы — revolutionary-democratic forces

революционные силы — revolutionary forces

наращивание сил — build-up of forces

перевес сил — whip-hand

равновесие сил — parity of forces

примерное равновесие сил — rough parity of forces

распределение сил — allocation of forces

расстановка сил на международной / мировой арене — correlation of forces on the international arena / world scene

силы агрессии и войны — forces of aggression and war

обуздывать силы агрессии — to curb the forces of aggression

силы возмездия — retaliatory forces

силы национально-освободительного движения — forces of the national liberation movement

силы социального прогресса — forces of social progress

союз сил социального прогресса — alliance of the forces of social progress

соотношение сил — correlation / proportion / relationship of forces

неравное соотношение сил — inequitable relationship of forces

существующее соотношение сил — present force relationship

общее изменение в соотношении сил на мировой арене — overall shift in the balance of world forces

сдвиги в соотношении сил — shifts in the alignment of forces

5) (источник какой-л. деятельности, могущества) force

движущая сила — driving / motive force

движущие силы истории — driving forces of history

движущие силы экономического развития — prime movements in economic development

направляющая / руководящая сила — directing / guiding / leading force

непреодолимая сила — irresistable force

объединяющая сила — unifying force

определяющая сила общественного развития — determining / decisive force in social development

организующая сила — organizing force

побудительная сила — impelling force

принудительная сила — compulsory / coercive power

производительные силы — productive forces

преобразование в производительных силах — transformation of the productive forces

развитие производительных сил — development of productive forces

размещение производительных сил — location of productive forces

противодействующая сила — counterforce

рабочая сила — manpower; labour

дешёвая рабочая сила — cheap labour

требуется рабочая сила — hands wanted

избыточная рабочая сила — redundant manpower, abundant labour

квалифицированная рабочая сила — skilled manpower, experienced labour force

наёмная рабочая сила, занятая в сфере обслуживания — service employees

избыток рабочей силы — surplus of manpower

наём рабочей силы — hiring of labour

наличие рабочей силы — availability of labour

недостаток / нехватка рабочей силы — shortage of manpower / labour

самостоятельная политическая сила — independent political force

сдерживающая сила — deterrent power

созидательная сила общества — creative force of society

стихийные силы — spontaneous forces

творческая сила — creative power

узаконенные силы — institutionalized forces

ультраправые силы — ultra-right forces

6) (способность человека к какой-л. деятельности) power, strength, energy

напрягать все силы — to make strenuous efforts

отдавать все силы — to devote all one's energies (to)

посвятить все силы — to dedicate all (one's) energy (to)

моральная сила — spirit

подавляющая сила — overriding power

сила воли — strength of will, will-power

7) (интенсивность, напряжённость) force, power, intensity

сила взрыва — force of an explosion

8) (материальное начало) forces

силы природы — natural forces

силы созидания — creative forces

в силу чего-л. — owing to smth., by virtue of smth.

со свежими силами — with renewed vigour

9) юр. (правомочность) force, power, validity

быть в силе (о договоре и т.п.) — to be in effect

вводить в силу (договор, документ и т.п.) — to put in force

вновь входить в силу, обретать силу (о законе и т.п.) — to revive

вступать в силу (о законе, резолюции и т.п.) — to come / to enter into force, to become effective / operative, to take action / effect, to go into operation, to enure

вступить в силу с момента / после подписания (о договоре, соглашении) — to enter into force on / upon signature

вступать в силу с (такого-то числа) — to take effect from the date...

иметь силу (о законе, соглашении и т.п.) — to be effective, to stand good / in force

иметь законную силу — to be valid

иметь одинаковую силу (о документе) — to be equally authentic

иметь равную силу — to have equal validity (with)

лишить законной силы — to invalidate, to mullify

не иметь силы (о договоре, документе и т.п.) — to have no force

не иметь законной силы — to be null and void

оставаться в силе (о договоре, документе и т.п.) — to continue / to remain in force, to stand good / in force; (о судебном решении, приговорах и т.п.) to remain in force / valid

потерять / утратить силу (о документе, договоре и т.п.) — to cease to be in force

сохранять силу — to remain valid

считать не имеющим силы — to consider (null and) void

терять силу — to become invalid, to lapse

обратная сила — retroactivity

иметь обратную силу — to be retroactive

имеющий обратную силу — retroactive; ex post facto лат.

не иметь обратной силы — to have no retroactive effect

обязательная сила (права, договора и т.п.) — binding force

обязательная сила международных договоров — obligatory / hinding force of international treaties

потерять (свою) обязательную силу — to lose (one's) binding force

придать обязательную силу договору — to impart the binding force to a treaty

полная сила договора — full force of the treaty

фактическая законная сила — actual authority

юридическая сила — legal force, validity

быть лишённой юридической силы — to be deprived of legal validity

юридическая сила принятых решений — validity of adopted decisions

вступающий в силу (2 октября) — effective (2nd October)

вступающий немедленно в силу (о законе, договоре и т.п.) — self-executing

вступающий в силу лишь в будущем — executory

имеющий силу (о договоре, соглашении и т.п.) — in force

имеющий законную силу — authentic, of legal force, executory, effective, in force, effectual, valid in force

имеющий исковую силу — enforceable

не имеющий законной силы — invalid / inoperative

считать не имеющим законной силы (о договорах, соглашениях и т.п.) — to consider null and void

потерявший законную силу — stale

вступление в силу (договора, соглашения и т.п.) — entry into force

условия вступления в силу (договора, соглашения и т.п.) — conditions of entry into force

придание законной силы — legalization

с момента вступления в силу (о договоре, соглашении и т.п.) — on the entry into force

сила закона — power / force of the law

Russian-english dctionary of diplomacy > сила сил·а
6 kracht

kracht

1 [fysieke sterkte] strength ⇒ power, 〈 van wind ook〉 force

2 [vermogen om invloed uit te oefenen] power(s)

3 [geestelijk/zedelijk vermogen] strength

4 [geestelijke en fysieke vermogens samen] strength ⇒ power

5 [macht om iets uit te werken] force

6 [medewerker] employee ⇒ 〈 meervoud〉 personnel

7 [natuurkunde, techniek, technologie] force ⇒ 〈 vermogen〉 power

♦voorbeelden:

1   aan het eind van zijn krachten zijn • be totally exhausted, have no strength left

     met zijn laatste krachten • with a final effort

     met vereende krachten • with combined efforts

     met vernieuwde kracht • with renewed efforts

     al zijn krachten inspannen • exert all one's energies/strength, use all one's powers

     zijn krachten meten met iemand • pit one's strength against someone

     zijn krachten nemen met de dag af • he is fading by the day

     zijn krachten sparen/verspillen • conserve/waste one's energy

     in kracht afnemen 〈 van wind〉 • abate, drop

     in kracht toenemen 〈 van wind〉 • rise

     (weer) op krachten komen • regain one's strength

     uit zijn krachten groeien • outgrow oneself

     geen kracht meer hebben (in zijn armen) • lose all the strength (in one's arms)

2   de stille kracht • unseen/hidden powers

     (aan) argumenten/eisen kracht bijzetten (door …) • enforce arguments/claims (with/by …)

3   scheppende kracht • creative force

     zijn krachten wijden aan iets • devote one's efforts towards something

4   drijvende kracht (achter) • moving force/spirit (behind)

     op eigen kracht • on one's own, by oneself

     nieuwe krachten verzamelen • gain fresh strength

     (de) kracht geven om … • give the strength to …

     daarin ligt zijn kracht • that's his strength

     zijn krachten verzamelen • gather (all) one's strength, summon up all one's strength

     in de kracht van zijn leven • in one's prime

     het vergt veel van mijn krachten • it's a great drain on my energy

5   de kracht van een betoog • the strength/cogency of an argument

     de wet heeft geen terugwerkende kracht • the Act does not apply retroactively

     uit kracht van • by virtue of 〈 ambt〉; on the strength of, under 〈 testament〉

     van kracht zijn/worden • be/become valid/effective

     niet (meer) van kracht • invalid, ineffectual

     (weer) van kracht doen worden • bring (back) into effect/operation

6   een ervaren kracht • an experienced worker/employee

7   neer-/opwaartse kracht • downward/upward pressure

     volle kracht vooruit • full steam/speed ahead

     op volle/halve kracht (werken) • operate at full/half speed/power

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > kracht
7 kubuni

[Swahili Word] nguvu za kubuni

[English Word] creative forces

[Part of Speech] noun

[Swahili Example] nguvu ya umeme

[English Example] creative force

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Swahili-english dictionary > kubuni
8 पुरुष

púrusha
m. (m. c. alsoﾠ pū́r-;

prob. fr. pṛī andﾠ connected with puru, pūru
ifc. f. ā, rarely ī; cf. Pāṇ. 4-i, 24)
a man, male, human being (pl. people, mankind) RV. etc. etc.;
a person, ( pumānpurushaḥ, a male person ṠāṇkhGṛ. Mn. ;
daṇḍaḥp-, punishment personified Mn. ;
esp. grammatical pers.;
with prathama, madhyama, uttama = the 3rd, 2nd, 1st pers. Nir. Pāṇ.), an officer, functionary, attendant, servant Mn. MBh. etc. (cf. tat-p-);
a friend L. ;
a follower of the Sāṃkhya Philosophy (?) L. ;
a member orﾠ representative of a race orﾠ generation TS. Br. Mn. etc.;
the height orﾠ measure of a man (= 5 Aratnis = 120 Aṇgulas) ṠBr. Ṡulbas. Var. ;
the pupil of the eye ṠBr. ;
( alsoﾠ with nārāyaṇa) the primaeval man as the soul andﾠ original source of the universe (described in the Purusba-sûkta q.v.) RV. ṠBr. etc.;
the personal andﾠ animating principle in men andﾠ other beings, the soul orﾠ spirit AV. etc. etc.;
the Supreme Being orﾠ Soul of the universe (sometimes with para, parama, orﾠ uttama;
alsoﾠ identified with Brahmā., Vishṇu, Ṡiva andﾠ Durgā) VS. ṠBr. etc. etc.;
(in Sāṃkbya) the Spirit. as passive andﾠ a spectator of the Prakṛiti orﾠ creative force IW. 82 etc.. ;
the, « spirit» orﾠ fragrant exhalation of plants RV. X, 51, 8 ;
(with sapta) N. of the divine orﾠ active principles from the minute portions of which the universe was formed Mn. I, 19 ;
N. of a Pāda in the Mahsnāmnī verses Lāṭy. ;
of the Ist, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th andﾠ 11th signs of the zodiac Jyot. ;
of a son of Manu Cākshusha BhP. ;
of one of the 18 attendants of the sun L. ;
pl. men, people (cf. above);
N. of the Brāhmans of Krauñca-dvipa BhP. ;
(with pañca) N. of 5 princely personages orﾠ miraculous persons born under partic. constellations, Var;
Rottleria Tinctoria L. ;
Clerodendrum Phlomoides L. ;
(ī) f. a woman, female RV. etc. etc.;
m. orﾠ n. = purushaka m. n. Ṡiṡ. V, 56 Sch. ;
n. (!) N. of mount Meru L. ;
- पुरुषकाम
- पुरुषकार
- पुरुषकुणप
- पुरुषकेसरिन्
- पुरुषक्षीर
- पुरुषक्षेत्र
- पुरुषगति
- पुरुषगन्धि
- पुरुषगात्र
- पुरुषघ्नी
- पुरुषच्छन्दस
- पुरुषजन
- पुरुषजातक
- पुरुषजीवन
- पुरुषज्ञान
- पुरुषतन्त्र
- पुरुषता
- पुरुषतेजस्
- पुरुषत्रा
- पुरुषत्व
- पुरुषदघ्न
- पुरुषदत्त
- पुरुषदन्तिका
- पुरुषदम्यसारथि
- पुरुषद्रव्यसम्पद्
- पुरुषद्वयस
- पुरुषद्विष्
- पुरुषद्वेषिन्
- पुरुषधर्म
- पुरुषधौरेयक
- पुरुषनाय
- पुरुषनियम
- पुरुषनिष्क्रयण
- पुरुषपति
- पुरुषपरीक्षा
- पुरुषपशु
- पुरुषपंगव
- पुरुषपुण्डरीक
- पुरुषपुर
- पुरुषप्रभु
- पुरुषबहुमान
- पुरुषमात्र
- पुरुषमानिन्
- पुरुषमुख
- पुरुषमृग
- पुरुषमेध
- पुरुषयोगिन्
- पुरुषयोनि
- पुरुषरक्षस्
- पुरुषराज
- पुरुषरूप
- पुरुषरूपक
- पुरुषरेषण
- पुरुषरेषिन्
- पुरुषर्षभ
- पुरुषवचस्
- पुरुषवत्
- पुरुषवद्ब
- पुरुषवर
- पुरुषवर्जित
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Sanskrit-English dictionary > पुरुष
9 γέννα

γένν-ᾰ Emp.17.27, 22.9, A.Pr. 853 (but γέννᾱ in lyr. passages of E., as Hec. 159), ης, ἡ:—poet. for γένος,

A descent, birth, origin, γέννᾳ μεγαλυνομένων A.Pr. 892
, cf. Ag. 760 (lyr.).

2 origin, [ τοῦ ὄντος] Parm. 8.6; διέχειν γέννῃ τε κρήσει τε Emp.22.7
; γῆ γ. πάντων Secund. Sent.15
; production, πύου Aret.SD1.14
; ὑγρῶν ib.15.

II offspring, son, Pi.O.7.23; θνᾴσκοντα γέννας ἄτερ A. Th. 748
; λαγίνα γ. Id.Ag. 119
; generation, πέμπτη δ' ἀπ' αὐτοῦ γέννα Id.Pr. 853
, cf. 774.

2 race, family, οὐρανία γ. ib. 165; ἀρσένων γ. E.Med. 428
(lyr.): rare in Prose, ἡ τοῦ πέρατος γ. Pl.Phlb. 25d
, cf. Is.Fr. 136.

3 creation, creature, PMag.Leid.V.7.14.

4 personified, Creative Force, ib. W.5.3.

III of the Moon, coming forth, Ach.Tat.Intr.Arat.21, Sch.Arat.735, Paul.Al.G.4.

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > γέννα
10 scheppende kracht

scheppende kracht

creative force

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > scheppende kracht
11 Kraft

Präp. (+ Gen) by virtue of; on the strength of; kraft Gesetzes by law

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die Kraft

fortitude; verdure; power; vigour; vigor; vigorousness; puissance; strength; force; vis; might

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Krạft [kraft]
f -, -e
['krɛftə]
1) (körperlich, sittlich) strength no pl; (geistig, schöpferisch) powers pl; (militärisch, wirtschaftlich) strength, power; (von Prosa, Stimme) strength, power, force; (= Energie) energy, energies pl

er weiß nicht wohin mit seiner Kraft (inf) — he's just bubbling over with energy

er kann vor Kraft nicht mehr laufen (hum) — he's so muscle-bound he can hardly move

die Kräfte ( mit jdm) messen — to try or pit one's strength (against sb); (fig) to pit oneself against sb

wenn man alle Kräfte anspannt or zusammennimmt — if you summon up all your strength

seine Kräfte sammeln — to build up or recover one's strength

mit frischer Kraft — with renewed strength

mit letzter Kraft — with one's last ounce of strength

die Kraft aufbringen, etw zu tun — to find the strength to do sth

mit vereinten Kräften werden wir... — if we combine our efforts or if we join forces we will...

die Kraft der Verzweiflung — the strength born of desperation

das geht über meine Kräfte, das übersteigt meine Kräfte — it's more than I can take, it's too much for me

ich bin am Ende meiner Kraft — I can't take any more

mit aller or voller Kraft — with all one's might or strength

er will mit aller Kraft durchsetzen, dass... — he will do his utmost to ensure that...

aus eigener Kraft — by oneself; (fig auch) by one's own efforts, single-handedly

nach ( besten) Kräften — to the best of one's ability

er tat, was in seinen Kräften stand — he did everything (with)in his power

nicht bei Kräften sein — not to be in very good shape

wieder bei Kräften sein — to have (got) one's strength back

wieder zu Kräften kommen — to regain one's strength

See:

→ messen

2) (PHYS einer Reaktion etc) force; (der Sonne etc) strength, power (no pl = Wirksamkeit, liter, BIBL = Macht) power

die treibende Kraft (fig) — the driving force

das Gleichgewicht der Kräfte (Pol) — the balance of power

das Parallelogramm der Kräfte (Phys) — the parallelogram of forces

die heilende Kraft der Sonne — the healing power of the sun

die tröstende Kraft der Musik — the comforting power of music

3) (usu pl: in Wirtschaft, Politik etc) force

4) no pl (JUR = Geltung) force

in Kraft sein/treten/setzen — to be in/come into/bring into force

außer Kraft sein — to have ceased to be in force, to be no longer in force

außer Kraft treten — to cease to be in force

außer Kraft setzen — to cancel, to annul

5) no pl

(NAUT: = Geschwindigkeit) halbe/volle Kraft voraus! — half/full speed ahead

6) (= Arbeitskraft) employee, worker; (= Haushaltskraft) domestic help; (= Lehrkraft) teacher

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die

1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) force

2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) force

3) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) power

4) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) power

5) (the quality of being strong: He got his strength back slowly after his illness; I hadn't the strength to resist him.) strength

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Kraft

<-, Kräfte>

[kraft, pl ˈkrɛftə]

f

1. (Stärke) strength, power; (Energie) energy

ich hatte nicht die \Kraft, weiterzugehen I didn't have the strength to walk any further

wenn man alle Kräfte zusammennimmt if you summon up all your strength

er ist am Ende seiner Kräfte he can't take any more

er kann vor \Kraft nicht mehr laufen (hum fam) he's so muscle-bound he can hardly move

mit aller \Kraft with all one's strength

sie wollen mit aller \Kraft durchsetzen, dass... they will do their utmost to ensure that...

die \Kraft aufbringen, etw zu tun to find the strength to do sth

nach besten Kräften to the best of one's ability

bei Kräften bleiben to keep one's strength up

aus eigener \Kraft by oneself [or one's own efforts]

mit frischer \Kraft with renewed energy

über jds Kräfte gehen to be more than sb can cope with

das geht über meine Kräfte it's more than I can take

geistige/schöpferische Kräfte mental/creative powers

mit seinen Kräften Haus halten müssen to have to conserve one's strength

wieder zu Kräften kommen to regain one's strength

mit letzter \Kraft with one's last ounce of strength

seine Kräfte [mit jdm] messen to try [or pit] one's strength [against sb]

die militärische/wirtschaftliche \Kraft eines Landes the military/economic strength of a country

seine Kräfte sammeln to gather one's strength

nicht bei Kräften sein to not be in very good shape

wieder bei Kräften sein to have [got] one's strength back

in jds Kräften stehen to be within sb's powers

sie tat, was in ihren Kräften stand she did everything [with]in her power

ich will Ihnen gern[e] behilflich sein, soweit es in meinen Kräften steht I will do everything within my power to help you

jds Kräfte übersteigen to be too much for sb

mit vereinten Kräften with combined efforts, in a combined effort

mit vereinten Kräften müssten wir es schaffen if we combine our efforts [or join forces] we should succeed

die \Kraft der Verzweiflung the strength born of desperation

nicht wissen, wohin mit seiner \Kraft (fam) to be brimming with energy

ich weiß nicht, wohin mit meiner \Kraft I'm just bubbling over with energy

2. kein pl JUR (Geltung) power, force

außer \Kraft sein to be no longer [or have ceased to be] in force

ein Gesetz außer \Kraft setzen to repeal a law

außer \Kraft treten to cease to be in force

in \Kraft bleiben/sein to remain/be in force

in \Kraft seit... effective as from...; Gesetz operative from...

in \Kraft treten to come [or enter] into force

3. (Energie) power, force

die heilende \Kraft der Sonne the healing power of the sun

magnetische Kräfte magnetic attraction sing

die treibende \Kraft the driving force

4. kein pl NAUT

halbe/volle \Kraft voraus! half/full speed ahead!

5. meist pl ÖKON, POL (Einfluss nehmende Gruppe) force

das Gleichgewicht der Kräfte the balance of power

reaktionäre Kräfte rebel forces

6. (Arbeitskraft) employee, worker

▪ Kräfte pl employees pl, workers pl, personnel + sing/pl vb, staff sing

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die; Kraft, Kräfte

1) strength

geistige/schöpferische Kräfte — mental/creative powers

unter Aufbietung aller Kräfte — applying all one's energies

jemandes Kräfte übersteigen — be too much for somebody

wieder bei Kräften sein — have [got] one's strength back

bei Kräften bleiben — keep one's strength up

mit letzter Kraft — with one's last ounce of strength

mit frischer Kraft — with renewed energy

aus eigener Kraft — by oneself or one's own efforts

ich werde tun, was in meinen Kräften steht — I shall do everything [with]in my power

mit vereinten Kräften sollte es gelingen — if we join forces or combine our efforts we should succeed

nach [besten] Kräften — to the best of one's ability

2) (Wirksamkeit) power

3) (ArbeitsKraft) employee; (in einer Fabrik) employee; worker

Kräfte — employees/workers; personnel pl.; (Angestellte auch) staff pl.

4) Plural (Gruppe) forces

5) (Physik) force

die treibende Kraft — (fig.) the driving force

6) (Seemannsspr.)

volle/halbe Kraft voraus! — full/half speed ahead!

7) in

außer Kraft setzen — repeal < law>; countermand < order>

außer Kraft sein/treten — no longer be/cease to be in force

in Kraft treten/sein/bleiben — come into/be in/remain in force

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Kraft f; -, Kräfte

1. körperlich: strength; (Tatkraft) energy; fig auch power;

rohe Kraft brute force;

am Ende seiner Kräfte at the end of one’s strength, at one’s last gasp;

aus eigener Kraft by one’s own efforts, under one’s own steam;

mit aller Kraft with all one’s might;

mit frischen Kräften with renewed strength ( oder vigo[u]r);

mit letzter Kraft with one’s last ounce of strength;

nach besten Kräften to the best of one’s ability;

das geht über oder

übersteigt meine Kräfte that’s more than I can handle;

Kräfte sammeln gather strength;

an den Kräften zehren sap one’s strength ( oder energy);

wieder bei Kräften sein have regained one’s strength ( oder energy); (gesund sein) be back on one’s feet;

wieder zu Kräften kommen regain one’s strength ( oder energy); (gesund werden) get back on one’s feet;

Kraft verleihen give strength (+dat to), fig einer Argumentation etc: lend force (to); → Spiel 1, vereint etc

2. (Naturkraft, auch PHYS) force; (Energie) energy;

überirdische Kräfte supernatural forces;

heilende Kraft healing power;

treibende Kraft driving force; fig auch powerhouse;

Kraft und Masse force and mass;

Arbeit ist Kraft mal Weg work is force times distance

3. (Macht, auch TECH, ELEK) power;

volle Kraft voraus SCHIFF full speed ahead;

mit voller/halber Kraft at full/half speed

4. (Arbeitskraft) employee, pl auch staff, personnel pl;

wir müssen noch eine Kraft fürs Lager einstellen we need to take on another member of staff (US to hire somebody) for the warehouse

5. (politische Kraft, Machtgruppe) force, power;

dritte Kraft third force;

reaktionäre/revolutionäre Kräfte reactionary/revolutionary forces;

die Regierung hat allen verfassungsfeindlichen Kräften den Kampf angesagt the government has declared war on all anti-constitutional forces

6. (Geltung, Rechtsgültigkeit):

in Kraft sein be in force, be effective;

in Kraft setzen put into force, enforce;

in Kraft treten come into effect ( oder force), become effective;

außer Kraft setzen annul; (Gesetz) repeal; (Vertrag etc) cancel; (Regel) auch overrule; zeitweilig: suspend;

außer Kraft sein/treten no longer be in force/cease to be in force, expire

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die; Kraft, Kräfte

1) strength

geistige/schöpferische Kräfte — mental/creative powers

unter Aufbietung aller Kräfte — applying all one's energies

jemandes Kräfte übersteigen — be too much for somebody

wieder bei Kräften sein — have [got] one's strength back

bei Kräften bleiben — keep one's strength up

mit letzter Kraft — with one's last ounce of strength

mit frischer Kraft — with renewed energy

aus eigener Kraft — by oneself or one's own efforts

ich werde tun, was in meinen Kräften steht — I shall do everything [with]in my power

mit vereinten Kräften sollte es gelingen — if we join forces or combine our efforts we should succeed

nach [besten] Kräften — to the best of one's ability

2) (Wirksamkeit) power

3) (ArbeitsKraft) employee; (in einer Fabrik) employee; worker

Kräfte — employees/workers; personnel pl.; (Angestellte auch) staff pl.

4) Plural (Gruppe) forces

5) (Physik) force

die treibende Kraft — (fig.) the driving force

6) (Seemannsspr.)

volle/halbe Kraft voraus! — full/half speed ahead!

7) in

außer Kraft setzen — repeal < law>; countermand < order>

außer Kraft sein/treten — no longer be/cease to be in force

in Kraft treten/sein/bleiben — come into/be in/remain in force

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¨-e f.

force n.

power n.

puissance n.

strength n.

verdure n.

vigor n.

vis (mechanics) n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Kraft
12 kraft

Präp. (+ Gen) by virtue of; on the strength of; kraft Gesetzes by law

* * *

die Kraft

fortitude; verdure; power; vigour; vigor; vigorousness; puissance; strength; force; vis; might

* * *
Krạft [kraft]
f -, -e
['krɛftə]
1) (körperlich, sittlich) strength no pl; (geistig, schöpferisch) powers pl; (militärisch, wirtschaftlich) strength, power; (von Prosa, Stimme) strength, power, force; (= Energie) energy, energies pl

er weiß nicht wohin mit seiner Kraft (inf) — he's just bubbling over with energy

er kann vor Kraft nicht mehr laufen (hum) — he's so muscle-bound he can hardly move

die Kräfte ( mit jdm) messen — to try or pit one's strength (against sb); (fig) to pit oneself against sb

wenn man alle Kräfte anspannt or zusammennimmt — if you summon up all your strength

seine Kräfte sammeln — to build up or recover one's strength

mit frischer Kraft — with renewed strength

mit letzter Kraft — with one's last ounce of strength

die Kraft aufbringen, etw zu tun — to find the strength to do sth

mit vereinten Kräften werden wir... — if we combine our efforts or if we join forces we will...

die Kraft der Verzweiflung — the strength born of desperation

das geht über meine Kräfte, das übersteigt meine Kräfte — it's more than I can take, it's too much for me

ich bin am Ende meiner Kraft — I can't take any more

mit aller or voller Kraft — with all one's might or strength

er will mit aller Kraft durchsetzen, dass... — he will do his utmost to ensure that...

aus eigener Kraft — by oneself; (fig auch) by one's own efforts, single-handedly

nach ( besten) Kräften — to the best of one's ability

er tat, was in seinen Kräften stand — he did everything (with)in his power

nicht bei Kräften sein — not to be in very good shape

wieder bei Kräften sein — to have (got) one's strength back

wieder zu Kräften kommen — to regain one's strength

See:

→ messen

2) (PHYS einer Reaktion etc) force; (der Sonne etc) strength, power (no pl = Wirksamkeit, liter, BIBL = Macht) power

die treibende Kraft (fig) — the driving force

das Gleichgewicht der Kräfte (Pol) — the balance of power

das Parallelogramm der Kräfte (Phys) — the parallelogram of forces

die heilende Kraft der Sonne — the healing power of the sun

die tröstende Kraft der Musik — the comforting power of music

3) (usu pl: in Wirtschaft, Politik etc) force

4) no pl (JUR = Geltung) force

in Kraft sein/treten/setzen — to be in/come into/bring into force

außer Kraft sein — to have ceased to be in force, to be no longer in force

außer Kraft treten — to cease to be in force

außer Kraft setzen — to cancel, to annul

5) no pl

(NAUT: = Geschwindigkeit) halbe/volle Kraft voraus! — half/full speed ahead

6) (= Arbeitskraft) employee, worker; (= Haushaltskraft) domestic help; (= Lehrkraft) teacher

* * *

die

1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) force

2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) force

3) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) power

4) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) power

5) (the quality of being strong: He got his strength back slowly after his illness; I hadn't the strength to resist him.) strength

* * *

Kraft

<-, Kräfte>

[kraft, pl ˈkrɛftə]

f

1. (Stärke) strength, power; (Energie) energy

ich hatte nicht die \Kraft, weiterzugehen I didn't have the strength to walk any further

wenn man alle Kräfte zusammennimmt if you summon up all your strength

er ist am Ende seiner Kräfte he can't take any more

er kann vor \Kraft nicht mehr laufen (hum fam) he's so muscle-bound he can hardly move

mit aller \Kraft with all one's strength

sie wollen mit aller \Kraft durchsetzen, dass... they will do their utmost to ensure that...

die \Kraft aufbringen, etw zu tun to find the strength to do sth

nach besten Kräften to the best of one's ability

bei Kräften bleiben to keep one's strength up

aus eigener \Kraft by oneself [or one's own efforts]

mit frischer \Kraft with renewed energy

über jds Kräfte gehen to be more than sb can cope with

das geht über meine Kräfte it's more than I can take

geistige/schöpferische Kräfte mental/creative powers

mit seinen Kräften Haus halten müssen to have to conserve one's strength

wieder zu Kräften kommen to regain one's strength

mit letzter \Kraft with one's last ounce of strength

seine Kräfte [mit jdm] messen to try [or pit] one's strength [against sb]

die militärische/wirtschaftliche \Kraft eines Landes the military/economic strength of a country

seine Kräfte sammeln to gather one's strength

nicht bei Kräften sein to not be in very good shape

wieder bei Kräften sein to have [got] one's strength back

in jds Kräften stehen to be within sb's powers

sie tat, was in ihren Kräften stand she did everything [with]in her power

ich will Ihnen gern[e] behilflich sein, soweit es in meinen Kräften steht I will do everything within my power to help you

jds Kräfte übersteigen to be too much for sb

mit vereinten Kräften with combined efforts, in a combined effort

mit vereinten Kräften müssten wir es schaffen if we combine our efforts [or join forces] we should succeed

die \Kraft der Verzweiflung the strength born of desperation

nicht wissen, wohin mit seiner \Kraft (fam) to be brimming with energy

ich weiß nicht, wohin mit meiner \Kraft I'm just bubbling over with energy

2. kein pl JUR (Geltung) power, force

außer \Kraft sein to be no longer [or have ceased to be] in force

ein Gesetz außer \Kraft setzen to repeal a law

außer \Kraft treten to cease to be in force

in \Kraft bleiben/sein to remain/be in force

in \Kraft seit... effective as from...; Gesetz operative from...

in \Kraft treten to come [or enter] into force

3. (Energie) power, force

die heilende \Kraft der Sonne the healing power of the sun

magnetische Kräfte magnetic attraction sing

die treibende \Kraft the driving force

4. kein pl NAUT

halbe/volle \Kraft voraus! half/full speed ahead!

5. meist pl ÖKON, POL (Einfluss nehmende Gruppe) force

das Gleichgewicht der Kräfte the balance of power

reaktionäre Kräfte rebel forces

6. (Arbeitskraft) employee, worker

▪ Kräfte pl employees pl, workers pl, personnel + sing/pl vb, staff sing

* * *

die; Kraft, Kräfte

1) strength

geistige/schöpferische Kräfte — mental/creative powers

unter Aufbietung aller Kräfte — applying all one's energies

jemandes Kräfte übersteigen — be too much for somebody

wieder bei Kräften sein — have [got] one's strength back

bei Kräften bleiben — keep one's strength up

mit letzter Kraft — with one's last ounce of strength

mit frischer Kraft — with renewed energy

aus eigener Kraft — by oneself or one's own efforts

ich werde tun, was in meinen Kräften steht — I shall do everything [with]in my power

mit vereinten Kräften sollte es gelingen — if we join forces or combine our efforts we should succeed

nach [besten] Kräften — to the best of one's ability

2) (Wirksamkeit) power

3) (ArbeitsKraft) employee; (in einer Fabrik) employee; worker

Kräfte — employees/workers; personnel pl.; (Angestellte auch) staff pl.

4) Plural (Gruppe) forces

5) (Physik) force

die treibende Kraft — (fig.) the driving force

6) (Seemannsspr.)

volle/halbe Kraft voraus! — full/half speed ahead!

7) in

außer Kraft setzen — repeal < law>; countermand < order>

außer Kraft sein/treten — no longer be/cease to be in force

in Kraft treten/sein/bleiben — come into/be in/remain in force

* * *

kraft präp (+gen) by virtue of; on the strength of;

kraft Gesetzes by law

* * *

die; Kraft, Kräfte

1) strength

geistige/schöpferische Kräfte — mental/creative powers

unter Aufbietung aller Kräfte — applying all one's energies

jemandes Kräfte übersteigen — be too much for somebody

wieder bei Kräften sein — have [got] one's strength back

bei Kräften bleiben — keep one's strength up

mit letzter Kraft — with one's last ounce of strength

mit frischer Kraft — with renewed energy

aus eigener Kraft — by oneself or one's own efforts

ich werde tun, was in meinen Kräften steht — I shall do everything [with]in my power

mit vereinten Kräften sollte es gelingen — if we join forces or combine our efforts we should succeed

nach [besten] Kräften — to the best of one's ability

2) (Wirksamkeit) power

3) (ArbeitsKraft) employee; (in einer Fabrik) employee; worker

Kräfte — employees/workers; personnel pl.; (Angestellte auch) staff pl.

4) Plural (Gruppe) forces

5) (Physik) force

die treibende Kraft — (fig.) the driving force

6) (Seemannsspr.)

volle/halbe Kraft voraus! — full/half speed ahead!

7) in

außer Kraft setzen — repeal < law>; countermand < order>

außer Kraft sein/treten — no longer be/cease to be in force

in Kraft treten/sein/bleiben — come into/be in/remain in force

* * *

¨-e f.

force n.

power n.

puissance n.

strength n.

verdure n.

vigor n.

vis (mechanics) n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > kraft
13 сила

1. strength, force

(мощ) power, might

(степен на сила) intensity, vehemence, violence

(енергия) energy, vigour, stamina

(насилие) force, violence

сила на вятъра strength of the wind

сила на светлината/на електрически ток intensity of light/of an electric current

сила на притеглянето физ. attraction

сила на сцеплението физ. cohesion

сила на съпротивлението физ. resistance

сила на тежестта физ. gravity

гравитационна сила attraction of gravity

сила на глас carrying power of a voice

сила на звук volume/intensity of a sound

сила на удар shock of a blow

сила на експлозия force/shock of an explosion

сила на мускулите muscular strength

сила на болест virulence of a disease

силата на слънцето the power of the sun

физическа сила physical force, bodily strength

конска сила horse power (съкр. h. p.)

двигателна/електродвижеща/ударна сила rootive/electromotive/striking power

силата на младостта the vigour of youth

сила на волята will-power, strength of will

сила на духа strength of mind, fortitude

силата на паметта the tenacity of memory

силата на примера the power of example

жизнена сила vigour, vitality

вътрешна сила inner power

вътрешни сили internal resources

скрита сила hidden strength

скрити сили hidden forces, latent powers

груба сила brute force

употреба на сила use of force

със сила by main force, ( насилствено) forcibly, through violence

с все/всичка сила, с всички сили violently; with all o.'s might, with might and main; for all one is worth

разг. with tooth and nail

(за звук) full blast

викам с все сила cry at the top of o.'s voice

политика от позиция на сила a-position-of-strength policy

послужвам си със сила use force, take violent action

давам сила на lend force/strength to

защитни сили на организма staying powers, forces/powers of resistance

творчески сили creative powers

тъмни сили dark/sinister forces

със собствени сили by o.'s own efforts

според силите си, доколкото ми стигат силите as much as one is able, according to o.'s powers, to the best of o.'s power/ability, to the utmost of o.'s capacity; as far as o.'s powers go, to the extent of o.'s powers

правя всичко, което ми е по силите do everything within o.'s power

напълно по силите на well within the reach of

не но силите на beyond the powers of; too much for

това не ми е по силите I am not equal to/not up to this, it is beyond my powers, it is too much for me

разг. this beats me

(не съм компетентен) it is beyond my reach/scope

нямам вече сили, не са ми оставали сили, на края на силите си съм have no strength left, разг. be at the end of o.'s tether

нямам сили да be too weak to

не ми останаха сили разг. I am quite knocked up

губя сили lose strength, grow weaker, break up

силите ми ме напускат my strength is failing me/is giving way

намирам сили в себе си find the strength, find enough strength in o.s., trust o.s., have it in one, find it in one (да to)

не мога да намеря сили да I can't bring myself to

напрягам всички сили strain every muscle

хабя силите си spend/waste o.'s strength, dissipate o.'s energy/energies

поглъщам всичките сили на някого absorb all o.'s energies

изчерпвам силите на exhaust the power/strength of

възстановявам силите си restore o.'s forces/energies, recover o.'s strength

събирам сили work up/gather/muster strength

пазя силите си keep o.'s strength

пестя силите си save o.'s energies

черпя сили от draw o.'s strength from

с последни сили by a last effort

напрягам силите си, работя свръх силите си strain o.s

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сѝла,

ж., -и 1. strength, force; forcefulness; ( мощ) power, might; ( степен на сила) intensity, vehemence, violence; ( енергия) energy, vigour, stamina; ( насилие) force, violence; бягам/тътря с все \силаа run/set off at full pelt; викам с все \силаа cry at the top of o.’s voice; възстановявам \силаите си restore o.’s forces/energies, recover o.’s strength; вътрешни \силаи internal resources; гравитационна \силаа физ. attraction of gravity; груба \силаа brute force; губя \силаи lose strength, grow weaker, break up; двигателна/електродвижеща/ударна \силаа motive/electromotive/striking power; жизнена \силаа vigour, vitality; защитни \силаи на организма staying power, forces/powers of resistance; изчерпвам \силаите на exhaust the power/strength of; конска \силаа horse power, съкр. h.p.; намирам \силаи в себе си find the strength, find enough strength in o.s., trust o.s., have it in one, find it in one (да to); напрягам всички \силаи да strain every muscle; напрягам \силаите си, работя свръх \силаите си strain o.s. (to the utmost), overtax o.s.; напълно по \силаите на well within the reach of; не ми останаха \силаи разг. I am quite knocked up; не мога да намеря \силаи да I can’t bring myself to; нямам \силаи да be too weak to; пазя \силаите си keep o.’s strength; пестя \силаите си save o.’s energies; политика от позиция на \силаата a-position-of-strength policy; правя всичко, което е по \силаите ми do everything within o.’s power; с все/всичка \силаа, с всички \силаи violently; with all o.’s might, with might and main; for all one is worth; разг. with tooth and nail, flat out; (за звук) full blast; с последни \силаи by a last effort; \силаа на болест virulence of a disease; \силаа на волята will-power, strength of will; \силаа на вятъра strength of the wind; \силаа на глас carrying power of a voice; \силаа на духа strength of mind, fortitude; \силаа на експлозия force/shock of an explosion; \силаа на звук volume/intensity of a sound; \силаа на мускулите muscular strength; \силаа на притеглянето физ. attraction; \силаа на светлината/на електрическия ток intensity of light/of an electric current; \силаа на сцеплението физ. cohesion; \силаа на съпротивлението физ. resistance; \силаа на тежестта физ. gravity; \силаа на удар shock of a blow; \силаата на паметта the tenacity of memory; \силаата на слънцето the power of the sun; \силаите ми ме напускат my strength is failing me/is giving way; скрити \силаи hidden forces, latent powers; според \силаите си, доколкото ми стигат \силаите as much as one is able, according to o.’s powers, to the best of o.’s power/ability, to the utmost of o.’s capacity; as far as o.’s powers go, to the extent of o.’s power; събирам \силаи work up/gather/muster strength; със \силаа by main force, ( насилствено) forcibly, through violence; със собствени \силаи by o.’s own efforts; това не ми е по \силаите I am not equal to/not up to this, it is beyond my powers, it is too much for me; разг. this beats me; I can’t hack this; (не съм компетентен) it is beyond my reach/scope; тъмни \силаи dark/sinister forces; употреба на \силаа use of force; физическа \силаа physical force, bodily strength; разг. beef; elbow-grease; хабя \силаите си spend/waste o.’s strength, dissipate o.’s energy/energies; черпя \силаи от draw o.’s strength from;

2. юр. effect; force; validity; в \силаа съм (за закон и пр.) hold; be valid; be in force; влизам в \силаа come into force/effect, become effective/operative, take effect; законът е в \силаа от днес the law is effective from today; заповедта е в \силаа the order stands; нямам законна \силаа be null and void; оставам в \силаа remain valid, continue in force; по \силаата на закона on the strength of the law, under the law; по \силаата на съдебно решение/споразумение under a court order/an agreement; със законна \силаа legally binding;

3. ( изтъкнат деец, талант) talent; млади \силаи young/new talent, young energies, new blood;

4. само мн. ( група с влияние) forces; враждебни \силаи hostile powers; разпределение на \силаи alignment of forces; революционни/демократически \силаи revolutionary/democratic forces;

5. само мн. воен. forces; военновъздушни \силаи air-force, ( английски) Royal Air Force, съкр. RAF; въоръжени \силаи armed forces; главните \силаи the main body; морски/сухопътни \силаи naval/land forces; превъзхождащи \силаи superior force(s); сухопътни, морски и въздушни \силаи the fighting forces; съсредоточаване на \силаи build-up; • в \силаата си at o.’s height, (за човек и пр.) in o.’s prime; Великите \силаи истор., полит. the great powers; договарящи се \силаи contracting powers; по \силаата на by/in virtue of, on the strength of; по \силаата на обстоятелствата owing to the force of circumstances, by force of circumstances; по \силаата на това on that ground; according; by implication; производителни \силаи productive forces; работна \силаа икон. labour.

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force: use сила against - използвам сила срещу, democratic силаs - демократични сили, air-сила - военновъздушни сили; strength: He found the сила to overcome the pain. - Той намери сили да преодолее болката., You need a vacation to recover your сила. - Трябва да отидеш на почивка, за да възстановиш силите си., draw сила from - черпя сили от; power: horse сила - конска сила, She obtains inner сила.- Тя притежава вътрешна сила., staying силаs - защитни сили, electric сила - електрическа сила; might (мощ); (степен на сила): intensity; violence; vehemence; manitou (природна); acuteness; effect (юр.); energy: He works with inexhaustible сила. - Той работи с неизчерпаема сила.; impetus; medium; mightiness; muscle (мускулна); pith; potency; stringency (на довод); verve; vigour; vim (разг.); virility; virtue: by сила of the circumstances - по силата на обстоятелствата; volume (на звук)

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1. (енергия) energy, vigour, stamina 2. (за звук) full blast 3. (мощ) power, might 4. (насилие) force, violence 5. (не съм компетентен) it is beyond my reach/scope 6. (степен на сила) intensity, vehemence, violence 7. strength, force 8. СИЛА на болест virulence of a disease 9. СИЛА на волята will-power, strength of will 10. СИЛА на вятъра strength of the wind 11. СИЛА на глас carrying power of a voice 12. СИЛА на духа strength of mind, fortitude 13. СИЛА на експлозия force/shock of an explosion 14. СИЛА на звук volume/intensity of a sound 15. СИЛА на мускулите muscular strength 16. СИЛА на притеглянето физ. attraction 17. СИЛА на светлината/ на електрически ток intensity of light/of an electric current 18. СИЛА на сцеплението физ. cohesion 19. СИЛА на съпротивлението физ. resistance 20. СИЛА на тежестта физ. gravity 21. СИЛА на удар shock of a blow 22. СИЛАта на младостта the vigour of youth 23. СИЛАта на паметта the tenacity of memory 24. СИЛАта на примера the power of example 25. СИЛАта на слънцето the power of the sun 26. викам с все СИЛА cry at the top of o.'s voice 27. възстановявам силите си restore o.'s forces/energies, recover o.'s strength 28. вътрешна СИЛА inner power 29. вътрешни сили internal resources 30. гравитационна СИЛА attraction of gravity 31. грубаСИЛА brute force 32. губя сили lose strength, grow weaker, break up 33. давамСИЛА на lend force/strength to 34. двигателна/електродвижеща/ ударна СИЛА rootive/elеctromotive/striking power 35. жизнена СИЛА vigour, vitality 36. защитни сили на организма staying powers, forces/powers of resistance 37. изчерпвам силите на exhaust the power/strength of 38. конска СИЛА horse power (съкр. h. p.) 39. намирам сили в себе си find the strength, find enough strength in o.s., trust o.s., have it in one, find it in one (да to) 40. напрягам всички сили strain every muscle 41. напрягам силите си, работя свръх силите си strain o.s. 42. напълно по силите на well within the reach of 43. не ми останаха сили разг. I am quite knocked up 44. не мога да намеря сили да I can't bring myself to 45. не но силите на beyond the powers of;too much for 46. нямам вече сили, не са ми оставали сили, на края на силите си съм have no strength left, разг. be at the end of o.'s tether 47. нямам сили да be too weak to 48. пазя силите си keep o.'s strength 49. пестя силите си save o.'s energies 50. поглъщам всичките сили на някого absorb all o.'s energies 51. политика от позиция на СИЛА a-position-of-strength policy 52. послужвам си със СИЛА use force, take violent action 53. правя всичко, което ми е по силите do everything within o.'s power 54. разг. this beats me 55. разг. with tooth and nail 56. с все/всичка СИЛА, с всички сили violently;with all o.'s might, with might and main;for all one is worth 57. с последни сили by a last effort 58. силите ми ме напускат my strength is failing me/is giving way 59. скрита СИЛА hidden strength 60. скрити сили hidden forces, latent powers 61. според силите си, доколкото ми стигат силите as much as one is able, according to o.'s powers, to the best of o.'s power/ability, to the utmost of o.'s capacity;as far as o.'s powers go, to the extent of o.'s powers 62. събирам сили work up/gather/ muster strength 63. със СИЛА by main force, (насилствено) forcibly, through violence 64. със собствени сили by о.'s own efforts 65. творчески сили creative powers 66. това не ми е по силите I am not equal to/not up to this, it is beyond my powers, it is too much for me 67. тъмни сили dark/sinister forces 68. употреба на СИЛА use of force 69. физическа СИЛА physical force, bodily strength 70. хабя силите си spend/waste o.'s strength, dissipate o.'s energy/energies 71. черпя сили от draw o.'s strength from

Български-английски речник > сила
14 creación

f.

creation, formation, generation.

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creación

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) creation

2 (fundación) foundation, establishment, setting up

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noun f.

creation

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SF

1) (=acción)

a) [de obra, objeto, empleo, ambiente] creation

para la creación artística es necesaria la libertad de expresión — freedom of expression is necessary for artistic creation

alterna la creación literaria con la profesión periodística — she divides her time between literary work and journalism

un empleo de nueva creación — a newly created position

b) [de empresa, asociación]

incentivos para la creación de empresas — incentives aimed at creating new businesses

piden la creación de una comisión de investigación — they are asking for a committee of inquiry to be set up

empresas de nueva creación — newly-created businesses

Canadá es miembro de la OTAN desde su creación — Canada has been a member of NATO since its creation o foundation

2) (=cosa creada) creation

presentará sus últimas creaciones en Milán — he will show his latest creations o designs in Milan

su última creación teatral — his latest work for the stage

3)

la Creación — (Rel) the Creation

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femenino

1)

a) ( acción) creation

un siglo de creación literaria — a century of literary activity

b) ( cosa creada) creation

2) (Relig) la Creación the Creation

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= assignment, authoring, building, construction, creation, establishment, formation, foundation, generation, provision, setting up, organisation [organization, -USA], brain child [brainchild], constitution, fashioning, crafting, oeuvre, set-up.

Ex. Similar principles may be applied in the formulation and assignment of headings irrespective of the physical form of the document.

Ex. This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.

Ex. Building a search profile has much in common with building a document profile during indexing.

Ex. In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.

Ex. It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.

Ex. Music, especially classical works, often requires the establishment of a uniform title.

Ex. In 1970 she pointed to inconsistencies in the formation and arrangement of headings, the presence of useless ones, and variations in actual practice from what is thought to be practiced.

Ex. In the early part of the 20th century donations were received from William K. Bixby which led to the foundation of the rare book collection.

Ex. Information retrieval follows from the generation of an index.

Ex. Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.

Ex. This contribution outlines the setting up of the systems, its benefits and problems encountered.

Ex. This article discusses the history of the organisation of readers' camps for students of secondary schools in Slovakia which dates back to 1979.

Ex. This paper reports an interview with Michael O'Donnell, whose brainchild, Salon Magazine is a successful World Wide Web only publication that has managed to forge a powerful identity without a printed counterpart.

Ex. The chemical constitution of these materials is described and their deterioration characteristics explained.

Ex. The university is a major force in the fashioning of the constantly changing urban way of life.

Ex. This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films.

Ex. For about a 3rd of the departments, publications not covered in citation indexes accounted for at least 30 per cent of the citations to their total oeuvre.

Ex. Areas of particular concern are: equipment set-up and use; helping develop search strategies, logon/logoff procedures; and emergency assistance when things go wrong.

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* artes de creación literaria y artística, las = creative arts, the.

* compañía de nueva creación = startup [start-up].

* creación artística = art work.

* creación artística barata = kitsch.

* creación de acuerdo de colaboración = partnership building.

* creación de categorías = categorisation [categorization, -USA].

* creación de coaliciones = coalition building.

* creación de conglomerados = conglomeration.

* creación de depósitos de datos = data warehousing.

* creación de documentos secundarios = surrogacy.

* creación de empleo = job creation.

* creación de imágenes digitales = digital imaging.

* creación de impedimentos = fence building.

* creación de las montañas = mountain-building.

* creación de lazos de amistad entre hombres = male bonding.

* creación de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].

* creación de los índices de un libro = back-of-the-book indexing, back-of-book indexing.

* creación de modelos = modelling [modeling, -USA].

* creación de obstáculos = fence building.

* creación de perfiles de usuario = user profiling.

* creación de prototipos = prototyping.

* creación de referencias cruzadas = cross-referencing.

* creación de réplicas en Internet = mirroring.

* creación de servidor copia = site mirroring.

* creación de servidor espejo = site mirroring.

* creación de servidor réplica = site mirroring.

* creación de sitio espejo = site mirroring.

* creación de sustitutos documentales = surrogacy.

* creación divina = divine creation.

* creación rápida de prototipos = rapid prototyping.

* de creación = authorial.

* de reciente creación = newly developed [newly-developed].

* empresa de nueva creación = this sort of thing, startup [start-up].

* investigación para la creación de innovaciones = innovation research.

* milagro de la creación, el = miracle of creation, the.

* obra de creación literaria = fiction book.

* obra de creación original = creative work.

* obras de creación literaria = fiction.

* tecnología para la creación de imágenes digitales = digital imaging technology.

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femenino

1)

a) ( acción) creation

un siglo de creación literaria — a century of literary activity

b) ( cosa creada) creation

2) (Relig) la Creación the Creation

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= assignment, authoring, building, construction, creation, establishment, formation, foundation, generation, provision, setting up, organisation [organization, -USA], brain child [brainchild], constitution, fashioning, crafting, oeuvre, set-up.

Ex: Similar principles may be applied in the formulation and assignment of headings irrespective of the physical form of the document.

Ex: This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.

Ex: Building a search profile has much in common with building a document profile during indexing.

Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.

Ex: It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.

Ex: Music, especially classical works, often requires the establishment of a uniform title.

Ex: In 1970 she pointed to inconsistencies in the formation and arrangement of headings, the presence of useless ones, and variations in actual practice from what is thought to be practiced.

Ex: In the early part of the 20th century donations were received from William K. Bixby which led to the foundation of the rare book collection.

Ex: Information retrieval follows from the generation of an index.

Ex: Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.

Ex: This contribution outlines the setting up of the systems, its benefits and problems encountered.

Ex: This article discusses the history of the organisation of readers' camps for students of secondary schools in Slovakia which dates back to 1979.

Ex: This paper reports an interview with Michael O'Donnell, whose brainchild, Salon Magazine is a successful World Wide Web only publication that has managed to forge a powerful identity without a printed counterpart.

Ex: The chemical constitution of these materials is described and their deterioration characteristics explained.

Ex: The university is a major force in the fashioning of the constantly changing urban way of life.

Ex: This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films.

Ex: For about a 3rd of the departments, publications not covered in citation indexes accounted for at least 30 per cent of the citations to their total oeuvre.

Ex: Areas of particular concern are: equipment set-up and use; helping develop search strategies, logon/logoff procedures; and emergency assistance when things go wrong.

* artes de creación literaria y artística, las = creative arts, the.

* compañía de nueva creación = startup [start-up].

* creación artística = art work.

* creación artística barata = kitsch.

* creación de acuerdo de colaboración = partnership building.

* creación de categorías = categorisation [categorization, -USA].

* creación de coaliciones = coalition building.

* creación de conglomerados = conglomeration.

* creación de depósitos de datos = data warehousing.

* creación de documentos secundarios = surrogacy.

* creación de empleo = job creation.

* creación de imágenes digitales = digital imaging.

* creación de impedimentos = fence building.

* creación de las montañas = mountain-building.

* creación de lazos de amistad entre hombres = male bonding.

* creación de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].

* creación de los índices de un libro = back-of-the-book indexing, back-of-book indexing.

* creación de modelos = modelling [modeling, -USA].

* creación de obstáculos = fence building.

* creación de perfiles de usuario = user profiling.

* creación de prototipos = prototyping.

* creación de referencias cruzadas = cross-referencing.

* creación de réplicas en Internet = mirroring.

* creación de servidor copia = site mirroring.

* creación de servidor espejo = site mirroring.

* creación de servidor réplica = site mirroring.

* creación de sitio espejo = site mirroring.

* creación de sustitutos documentales = surrogacy.

* creación divina = divine creation.

* creación rápida de prototipos = rapid prototyping.

* de creación = authorial.

* de reciente creación = newly developed [newly-developed].

* empresa de nueva creación = this sort of thing, startup [start-up].

* investigación para la creación de innovaciones = innovation research.

* milagro de la creación, el = miracle of creation, the.

* obra de creación literaria = fiction book.

* obra de creación original = creative work.

* obras de creación literaria = fiction.

* tecnología para la creación de imágenes digitales = digital imaging technology.

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creación

feminine

A

1 (acción) creation

la posibilidad de la creación de un organismo que … the possibility of setting up o creating a body which …

la creación de 500 nuevos puestos de trabajo the creation of 500 new jobs

la creación de un sistema más equitativo the creation o establishment of a fairer system

un siglo de espléndida creación literaria y artística a century of outstanding creative activity, both literary and artistic

2 (cosa creada) creation

una de las grandes creaciones literarias de nuestro tiempo one of the great literary creations o works of our time

una creación de un famoso modisto francés a creation by a famous French designer

B ( Relig)

la Creación the Creation

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creación sustantivo femenino
a) ( en general) creation

b) (Relig)

◊ la Ccreación the Creation

creación sustantivo femenino creation
' creación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dudosa
- dudoso
- invención
- empleo
- engendro
- obra
English:
brainchild
- creation
- making
- brain
- development
- establishment
- job

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creación nf

1. [acción] creation;

la creación de empleo job creation;

la creación de riqueza the creation of wealth;

la creación artística artistic creativity;

creación literaria [materia] creative writing;

su objetivo es la creación a largo plazo de una sociedad más justa their long-term aim is to create a fairer society

2. [resultado] creation;

una de las últimas creaciones del escultor belga one of the Belgian sculptor's latest creations

3.
la Creación [el mundo] Creation

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creación

f creation

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creación nf, pl - ciones : creation

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creación n creation

Spanish-English dictionary > creación
15 souffle

souffle [sufl]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = expiration) (en soufflant) blow ; (en respirant) breath

• pour jouer d'un instrument à vent, il faut du souffle you need a lot of breath to play a wind instrument

   b. ( = respiration) breathing

• manquer de souffle to be short of breath ; [prose] to be lacklustre (Brit) or lackluster (US)

• son roman manque de souffle his novel flags in parts

• avoir le souffle court to be short of breath

• retenir son souffle to hold one's breath

• reprendre son souffle to get one's breath back

• ne plus avoir de souffle to be out of breath

• couper le souffle à qn to wind sb ; (figurative) to take sb's breath away

• c'est à vous couper le souffle it's breathtaking

• donner un souffle nouveau à to give a new lease of life to

• trouver son second souffle (Sport) to get one's second wind ; (figurative) to find a new lease of life

   c. [d'incendie, explosion] blast

   d. ( = vent) un souffle d'air faisait bruire le feuillage a slight breeze was rustling the leaves

• il n'y avait pas un souffle (d'air or de vent) there was not a breath of air

   e. ( = force créatrice) inspiration

2. compounds

► souffle au cœur heart murmur

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sufl
nom masculin

1) ( respiration) breath

couper le souffle à quelqu'un — lit to wind somebody; fig to take somebody's breath away

à couper le souffle — [beauté, vitesse] breathtaking; [beau] breathtakingly

(en) avoir le souffle coupé — lit to be winded; fig to be speechless

être à bout de souffle — [personne] to be out of breath; [pays, économie] to be running out of steam

dire quelque chose dans un souffle — to say something in a whisper

retrouver un second souffle — ( après un effort) to get one's second wind; (après un marasme, vieillissement) to get a new lease of GB ou on US life

donner un second or nouveau souffle à quelqu'un/quelque chose — to put new life into somebody/something

avoir du souffle — lit [trompettiste] to have good lungs; [acteur, chanteur] to have a powerful voice; [sportif] to be fit; fig ( avoir de l'endurance) [personne] to have staying power; ( avoir de l'esprit) [auteur, œuvre] to be inspired; ( avoir de l'audace) (colloq) to have nerve

2) ( bruit de respiration) breathing

souffle précipité — rapid breathing

3) ( brise) breeze

pas un souffle (de vent) — not a breath (of wind)

4) ( esprit) spirit

souffle de la révolte — spirit of rebellion

5) ( force) inspiration

souffle créateur — creative inspiration

6) ( élément) touch

7) Physique (d'explosion, de réacteur, ventilateur) blast

8) Médecine ( en cardiologie) murmur

souffle au cœur — heart murmur

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sufl nm
1) (= expiration) breath

dans un souffle [répondre, dire, avouer] — in a whisper

2) (= respiration) breathing, (= haleine) breath

avoir du souffle — to have a lot of puff

manquer de souffle — to be short of breath

avoir le souffle court — to be short of breath

retenir son souffle — to hold one's breath

être à bout de souffle — to be out of breath

3) [explosion, ventilateur] blast

un souffle d'air — a breath of air

un souffle de vent — a puff of wind

4) fig inspiration

le souffle créateur — creative inspiration

le souffle divin — divine inspiration

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souffle nm

1 Physiol ( respiration) breath; retenir/reprendre son souffle to hold/to catch one's breath; avoir le souffle court to be short of breath; retrouver son souffle lit, fig to get one's breath back; couper le souffle à qn lit to wind sb; fig to take sb's breath away; à couper le souffle [beauté, vitesse] breathtaking; [beau] breathtakingly; (en) avoir le souffle coupé lit to be winded; fig to be speechless; être à bout de souffle [personne] to be out of breath; [pays, économie] to be running out of steam; travailler jusqu'à en perdre le souffle to work till one drops; jusqu'au dernier souffle till one's dying breath; dire qch dans un souffle to say sth in a whisper; parler dans un même souffle de ceci et de cela to speak in the same breath of this and that; retrouver un deuxième or second or nouveau souffle ( après un effort) [personne] to get one's second wind; (après un marasme, vieillissement) [pays, entreprise, activité, personne, machine] to get a new lease of GB ou on US life; donner un deuxième or second or nouveau souffle à qn/qch [personne, décision, changement] to put new life into sb/sth; avoir du souffle lit [trompettiste] to have good lungs; [acteur, chanteur] to have a powerful voice; [sportif] to be fit; fig ( avoir de l'endurance) [personne] to have staying power; [moteur] to be powerful; ( avoir de l'esprit) [auteur, œuvre] to be inspired; ( avoir de l'audace)○ to have nerve; avoir un souffle de marathonien to have the stamina of a marathon runner; manquer de souffle lit [personne] to be short of breath; fig ( manquer d'endurance) [personne] to lack staying power; ( manquer d'esprit) [œuvre] to lack that vital spark; ⇒ rendre;

2 ( bruit de respiration) breathing; souffle léger/précipité light/rapid breathing;

3 ( brise) breeze; souffle parfumé scented breeze; pas un souffle (de vent/d'air) not a breath of wind/of air; au moindre souffle at the slightest breeze;

4 ( esprit) spirit; souffle révolutionnaire/olympique revolutionary/Olympic spirit; souffle de la liberté/révolte spirit of freedom/rebellion;

5 ( force) inspiration; souffle d'un film/roman/discours inspiration of a film/novel/speech; souffle créateur creative inspiration; souffle vital breath of life;

6 ( élément) touch; souffle de génie touch of genius;

7 Phys (d'explosion, de réacteur, ventilateur) blast;

8 Méd ( en cardiologie) murmur; souffle au cœur heart murmur; souffle diastolique/systolique diastolic/systolic murmur.

Idiomes

être battu/échouer d'un souffle to be beaten/to fail by a whisker GB ou hair US; sentir le souffle de la mort to feel the cold hand of death.

[sufl] nom masculin

1. [air expiré - par une personne] blow

elle dit oui dans un souffle she breathed her assent

dernier souffle (littéraire) last breath

jusqu'à mon dernier souffle as long as I live and breathe, to my dying day

2. [respiration] breath

[rythme respiratoire] breathing

avoir du souffle to have a lot of breath

avoir le souffle court, manquer de souffle to be short-winded

être à bout de souffle, n'avoir plus de souffle [haletant] to be out of breath

l'entreprise est à bout de souffle (figuré) the company is on its last legs

reprendre son souffle to get one's breath ou wind back

retenir son souffle (sens propre & figuré) to hold one's breath

trouver un deuxième ou second souffle

a. (sens propre) to get ou to find one's second wind

b. (figuré) to get a new lease of life

3. [courant d'air]

souffle d'air ou de vent breath of air

4. (littéraire) [force] breath, spirit

5. [d'une explosion] blast

6. AUDIO (thermal) noise

souffle du signal modulation noise

7. MÉDECINE

souffle au cœur heart murmur

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > souffle
16 soufflé

souffle [sufl]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = expiration) (en soufflant) blow ; (en respirant) breath

• pour jouer d'un instrument à vent, il faut du souffle you need a lot of breath to play a wind instrument

   b. ( = respiration) breathing

• manquer de souffle to be short of breath ; [prose] to be lacklustre (Brit) or lackluster (US)

• son roman manque de souffle his novel flags in parts

• avoir le souffle court to be short of breath

• retenir son souffle to hold one's breath

• reprendre son souffle to get one's breath back

• ne plus avoir de souffle to be out of breath

• couper le souffle à qn to wind sb ; (figurative) to take sb's breath away

• c'est à vous couper le souffle it's breathtaking

• donner un souffle nouveau à to give a new lease of life to

• trouver son second souffle (Sport) to get one's second wind ; (figurative) to find a new lease of life

   c. [d'incendie, explosion] blast

   d. ( = vent) un souffle d'air faisait bruire le feuillage a slight breeze was rustling the leaves

• il n'y avait pas un souffle (d'air or de vent) there was not a breath of air

   e. ( = force créatrice) inspiration

2. compounds

► souffle au cœur heart murmur

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sufl
nom masculin

1) ( respiration) breath

couper le souffle à quelqu'un — lit to wind somebody; fig to take somebody's breath away

à couper le souffle — [beauté, vitesse] breathtaking; [beau] breathtakingly

(en) avoir le souffle coupé — lit to be winded; fig to be speechless

être à bout de souffle — [personne] to be out of breath; [pays, économie] to be running out of steam

dire quelque chose dans un souffle — to say something in a whisper

retrouver un second souffle — ( après un effort) to get one's second wind; (après un marasme, vieillissement) to get a new lease of GB ou on US life

donner un second or nouveau souffle à quelqu'un/quelque chose — to put new life into somebody/something

avoir du souffle — lit [trompettiste] to have good lungs; [acteur, chanteur] to have a powerful voice; [sportif] to be fit; fig ( avoir de l'endurance) [personne] to have staying power; ( avoir de l'esprit) [auteur, œuvre] to be inspired; ( avoir de l'audace) (colloq) to have nerve

2) ( bruit de respiration) breathing

souffle précipité — rapid breathing

3) ( brise) breeze

pas un souffle (de vent) — not a breath (of wind)

4) ( esprit) spirit

souffle de la révolte — spirit of rebellion

5) ( force) inspiration

souffle créateur — creative inspiration

6) ( élément) touch

7) Physique (d'explosion, de réacteur, ventilateur) blast

8) Médecine ( en cardiologie) murmur

souffle au cœur — heart murmur

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sufl nm
1) (= expiration) breath

dans un souffle [répondre, dire, avouer] — in a whisper

2) (= respiration) breathing, (= haleine) breath

avoir du souffle — to have a lot of puff

manquer de souffle — to be short of breath

avoir le souffle court — to be short of breath

retenir son souffle — to hold one's breath

être à bout de souffle — to be out of breath

3) [explosion, ventilateur] blast

un souffle d'air — a breath of air

un souffle de vent — a puff of wind

4) fig inspiration

le souffle créateur — creative inspiration

le souffle divin — divine inspiration

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souffle nm

1 Physiol ( respiration) breath; retenir/reprendre son souffle to hold/to catch one's breath; avoir le souffle court to be short of breath; retrouver son souffle lit, fig to get one's breath back; couper le souffle à qn lit to wind sb; fig to take sb's breath away; à couper le souffle [beauté, vitesse] breathtaking; [beau] breathtakingly; (en) avoir le souffle coupé lit to be winded; fig to be speechless; être à bout de souffle [personne] to be out of breath; [pays, économie] to be running out of steam; travailler jusqu'à en perdre le souffle to work till one drops; jusqu'au dernier souffle till one's dying breath; dire qch dans un souffle to say sth in a whisper; parler dans un même souffle de ceci et de cela to speak in the same breath of this and that; retrouver un deuxième or second or nouveau souffle ( après un effort) [personne] to get one's second wind; (après un marasme, vieillissement) [pays, entreprise, activité, personne, machine] to get a new lease of GB ou on US life; donner un deuxième or second or nouveau souffle à qn/qch [personne, décision, changement] to put new life into sb/sth; avoir du souffle lit [trompettiste] to have good lungs; [acteur, chanteur] to have a powerful voice; [sportif] to be fit; fig ( avoir de l'endurance) [personne] to have staying power; [moteur] to be powerful; ( avoir de l'esprit) [auteur, œuvre] to be inspired; ( avoir de l'audace)○ to have nerve; avoir un souffle de marathonien to have the stamina of a marathon runner; manquer de souffle lit [personne] to be short of breath; fig ( manquer d'endurance) [personne] to lack staying power; ( manquer d'esprit) [œuvre] to lack that vital spark; ⇒ rendre;

2 ( bruit de respiration) breathing; souffle léger/précipité light/rapid breathing;

3 ( brise) breeze; souffle parfumé scented breeze; pas un souffle (de vent/d'air) not a breath of wind/of air; au moindre souffle at the slightest breeze;

4 ( esprit) spirit; souffle révolutionnaire/olympique revolutionary/Olympic spirit; souffle de la liberté/révolte spirit of freedom/rebellion;

5 ( force) inspiration; souffle d'un film/roman/discours inspiration of a film/novel/speech; souffle créateur creative inspiration; souffle vital breath of life;

6 ( élément) touch; souffle de génie touch of genius;

7 Phys (d'explosion, de réacteur, ventilateur) blast;

8 Méd ( en cardiologie) murmur; souffle au cœur heart murmur; souffle diastolique/systolique diastolic/systolic murmur.

Idiomes

être battu/échouer d'un souffle to be beaten/to fail by a whisker GB ou hair US; sentir le souffle de la mort to feel the cold hand of death.

( féminin soufflée) [sufle] adjectif

1. TECHNOLOGIE blown

2. (familier) [étonné] amazed, staggered, dumbfounded

j'étais soufflé! I was speechless!, you could have knocked me down with a feather!

3. CUISINE soufflé (modificateur)

4. [boursouflé - visage, main] puffy, swollen

soufflé nom masculin

CUISINE soufflé

soufflé au fromage cheese soufflé

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > soufflé
17 impulso

m.

1 impulse (physics).

2 momentum (empuje).

tomar impulso to take a run-up

3 stimulus, boost.

la medida supondrá un impulso al consumo the measure will boost consumption

dar impulso a una iniciativa to encourage o promote an initiative

4 impulse, urge.

un impulso me hizo gritar a sudden impulse made me shout

mi primer impulso fue marcharme my first instinct was to leave

se deja llevar por sus impulsos he acts on impulse

5 pulse.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: impulsar.

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impulso

► nombre masculino

1 impulse

2 (fuerza, velocidad) momentum

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FRASEOLOGÍA

actuar por impulso to act on an impulse

tomar impulso to take a run-up

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noun m.

1) impulse

2) drive

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SM

1) (=empuje)

le dio tanto impulso que la tiró del columpio — he gave her such a push that she fell off the swing

llevaba tanto impulso que no pudo parar a tiempo — she was going so fast she couldn't stop in time

coger o tomar impulso — to gather momentum

2) (=estímulo) boost

un impulso a la economía — a boost to the economy

esto dará un impulso a las negociaciones — this will give the negotiations a boost

este director ha dado un impulso a la empresa — this director has given the company fresh impetus o a boost

3) (=deseo instintivo) impulse

un impulso repentino — a sudden impulse

mi primer impulso fue salir corriendo — my first instinct was to run away

no pude resistir el impulso de abrazarla — I couldn't resist the impulse o urge to embrace her

a impulsos del miedo — driven (on) by fear

impulso sexual — sexual urge, sex drive

4) (Fís, Fisiol) impulse

impulso eléctrico — electrical impulse

impulso nervioso — nerve impulse

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masculino

a) ( empuje)

un fuerte impulso para el comercio — a major boost for trade

dar un nuevo impulso a la iniciativa — to give fresh impetus to the initiative

tomar or darse impulso — to gather momentum, to get up speed

b) (reacción, deseo) impulse

actuó por impulso — he acted on impulse

mi primer impulso fue... — my first instinct was...

c) (Fís) impulse

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= drive, force, impetus, thrust, push, impulse, momentum, urge, kick-start [kickstart], burst, jump-start [jumpstart].

Ex. Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.

Ex. Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.

Ex. The original impetus has been diverted into specific applications.

Ex. The National IT plan proposes 7 building blocks each with a strategic thrust which will serve as the overall impetus for the national IT movement.

Ex. The key issue to note here is that the global push to describe and document Indigenous knowledge is gaining momentum.

Ex. The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.

Ex. They were splendid starters of projects but like so many bibliographers poor sustainers of momentum.

Ex. The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.

Ex. That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.

Ex. Fueled by inspiration, coffee and Benzedrine, Kerouac sat down at his typewriter and -- in one burst of creative energy -- wrote the novel that would make him the voice of his generation in just 20 days.

Ex. No hospital creates a healthier community all by itself but it can give its neighbors a jump-start.

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* actuar por impulso = act on + impulse.

* cobrar impulso = gain + strength.

* dar un impulso = kick-start [kickstart].

* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.

* impulso básico = primitive urge.

* impulso eléctrico = electrical impulse.

* impulso primitivo = primitive urge.

* resistir un impulso = resist + impulse.

* sentir un impulso = have + an impulse.

* un nuevo impulso = a new lease of life.

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masculino

a) ( empuje)

un fuerte impulso para el comercio — a major boost for trade

dar un nuevo impulso a la iniciativa — to give fresh impetus to the initiative

tomar or darse impulso — to gather momentum, to get up speed

b) (reacción, deseo) impulse

actuó por impulso — he acted on impulse

mi primer impulso fue... — my first instinct was...

c) (Fís) impulse

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= drive, force, impetus, thrust, push, impulse, momentum, urge, kick-start [kickstart], burst, jump-start [jumpstart].

Ex: Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.

Ex: Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.

Ex: The original impetus has been diverted into specific applications.

Ex: The National IT plan proposes 7 building blocks each with a strategic thrust which will serve as the overall impetus for the national IT movement.

Ex: The key issue to note here is that the global push to describe and document Indigenous knowledge is gaining momentum.

Ex: The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.

Ex: They were splendid starters of projects but like so many bibliographers poor sustainers of momentum.

Ex: The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.

Ex: That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.

Ex: Fueled by inspiration, coffee and Benzedrine, Kerouac sat down at his typewriter and -- in one burst of creative energy -- wrote the novel that would make him the voice of his generation in just 20 days.

Ex: No hospital creates a healthier community all by itself but it can give its neighbors a jump-start.

* actuar por impulso = act on + impulse.

* cobrar impulso = gain + strength.

* dar un impulso = kick-start [kickstart].

* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.

* impulso básico = primitive urge.

* impulso eléctrico = electrical impulse.

* impulso primitivo = primitive urge.

* resistir un impulso = resist + impulse.

* sentir un impulso = have + an impulse.

* un nuevo impulso = a new lease of life.

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impulso

masculine

1

(empuje): un fuerte impulso para el comercio a major boost for trade

queremos dar un nuevo impulso a la iniciativa we want to give fresh impetus to the initiative

la organización fue creada bajo el impulso del doctor Pascual Dr Pascual was the driving force behind the creation of the organization

se fue para atrás para coger or darse impulso he moved back to gather momentum o to get up speed

2 (reacción) impulse

actuó por impulso he acted on impulse

mi primer impulso fue irme my first instinct was to leave

no pude resistir el impulso de tocarlo I couldn't resist touching it o the urge to touch it

sentí el impulso de besarlo I had a sudden urge o impulse to kiss him

3 ( Fís) impulse

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Del verbo impulsar: ( conjugate impulsar)

impulso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

impulsó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
impulsar
impulso
impulsar ( conjugate impulsar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹motor/vehículo› to propel, drive

b) ‹ persona› to drive

c) ‹comercio, producción› to boost, give a boost to;

‹cultura/relaciones› to promote
impulso sustantivo masculino
a) ( empuje):

◊ un fuerte impulso para el comercio a major boost for trade;

dar impulso a algo ( a comercio) to give a boost to sth;

( a iniciativa) to give impetus to sth;
tomar or darse impulso to gather momentum, to get up speed
b) (reacción, deseo) impulse;

◊ mi primer impulso fue … my first instinct was …

c) (Fís) impulse

impulsar verbo transitivo
1 to impel, drive: el viento impulsa la cometa, the kite is driven by the wind
2 (estimular) to motivate: sus palabras de ánimo me impulsaron a seguir, his words of encouragement inspired me to go on
impulso sustantivo masculino
1 (fuerza) impulse, thrust
Med impulso nervioso, nerve impulse
2 (deseo) urge, impulse: sentí el impulso de besarle, I felt the urge to kiss him
♦ Locuciones: Dep tomar impulso, to take a run up
' impulso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coger
- corazonada
- frenar
- rapto
- repente
- reprimir
- resistir
- resistirse
- retener
- trampolín
- móvil
- tentación
English:
check
- impetus
- impulse
- prompt
- urge
- drive
- lift

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impulso nm

1. Fís impulse

2. [empuje] momentum;

llevaba tanto impulso que no pudo detenerse he was going so fast that he couldn't stop;

tomar impulso [tomar carrerilla] to take a Br run-up o US running start;

esta nueva tendencia está tomando mucho impulso this new tendency is gaining momentum

3. [estímulo] stimulus, boost;

la medida supondrá un impulso al consumo the measure will boost consumption;

dar impulso a una iniciativa to encourage o promote an initiative

4. [deseo, reacción] impulse, urge;

un impulso me hizo gritar a sudden impulse made me shout;

mi primer impulso fue marcharme my first instinct was to leave;

sentir el impulso de hacer algo to feel the urge to do sth;

se deja llevar por sus impulsos he acts on impulse

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impulso

m

1 ( arrebato) impulse

2 ( empuje) impetus; COM boost; fig

urge, impulse;

tomar impulso take a run up

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impulso nm

1) : drive, thrust

2) : impulse, urge

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impulso n

1. (deseo) impulse / urge

sintió un impulso de abrazarlo she had the urge to hug him

2. (estímulo) boost

esta película ha supuesto un impulso a su carrera this film has given his career a boost

tomar impulso to take a run up [pt. took; pp. taken]

Spanish-English dictionary > impulso
18 obra

f.

1 work.

la obra pictórica de Miguel Ángel Michelangelo's paintings

obra de arte work of art

obras completas complete works

obra de consulta reference work

obra maestra masterpiece

2 work.

obras roadworks (en carretera)

vamos a hacer obra o obras en la cocina we're going to make some alterations to our kitchen

cerrado por obras closed for refurbishment (en letrero)

obras públicas public works

3 building site.

4 play.

5 opus, piece of work, composition, piece.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: obrar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: obrar.

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obra

► nombre femenino

1 (trabajo) work

2 LITERATURA (obras completas) work; (libro) book

3 (acto) deed

■ esto seguro que es obra suya I'm sure it's his work

4 (institución) institution, foundation

5 (construcción) building site

► nombre femenino plural obras

1 (en casa) alterations, repairs; (en carretera) road works

■ no quiero meterme en obras I don't want to start having alterations done

■ esta semana estamos de obras we've got the workmen in this week

■ había retenciones a causa de las obras there were delays because of the roadworks

■ 'Carretera cortada por obras' "Road closed for repairs"

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FRASEOLOGÍA

'En obras' "Building works"

¡manos a la obra! let's get cracking!

obras son amores, que no buenas razones actions speak louder than words

por obra y gracia de thanks to

por obra y gracia del Espíritu Santo by the power of the Holy Spirit 2 familiar as if by magic

obra benéfica charity

obra de arte work of art

obra de caridad good deed

obra de teatro play

obra maestra masterpiece

obra musical musical

obras completas collected works

obras públicas public works

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noun f.

1) work

2) play

•

- obra maestra

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SF

1) (=acción) deed

hoy he hecho una buena obra — I did a good deed today

pecar de obra — to sin by deed

• buenas obras — good works, good deeds

• ser obra de algn — to be sb's doing

esto no puede ser obra de mi hijo — this can't be my son's doing

la policía cree que podría ser obra de la Mafia — the police think this could be the work of the Mafia

• poner por obra un plan — to set a plan in motion

• por obra (y gracia) de — thanks to

un país destrozado por obra del turismo — a country totally spoilt by tourism

una gimnasta convertida en ídolo mundial por obra y gracia de su entrenador — a gymnast who became a world famous idol thanks to her coach

por obra y gracia del Espíritu Santo — (Rel) through the working of the Holy Spirit, by the power of the Holy Spirit

cree que el trabajo va a estar terminado mañana por obra y gracia del Espíritu Santo — iró he thinks that the work will miraculously get done tomorrow

- ser obra de romanos

- obras son amores y no buenas razones

obra benéfica — (=acción) charitable deed; (=organización) charitable organization, charity

el dinero se destinará a obras benéficas — the money will go to charity

obra de caridad — charitable deed, act of charity

obra de misericordia — (Rel) work of mercy

obra pía — religious foundation

obra piadosa — charitable deed

obra social — (=organización) benevolent fund for arts, sports etc ; (=labor) charitable work

2) [de creación artística]

a) (=producción total) (Arte, Literat, Teat, Mús) work

la vida y la obra de San Juan de la Cruz — the life and work of Saint John of the Cross

el tema de la muerte en la obra de Lorca — the subject of death in Lorca o in Lorca's work

b) (=pieza) (Arte, Mús) work; (Teat) play; (Literat) book, work

una obra de Goya — a work o painting by Goya

una obra de Lope de Vega — a play by Lope de Vega

las obras de Cervantes — the works of Cervantes

obras completas — complete works, collected works

obra de arte — work of art

obra de consulta — reference book

obra de divulgación — non-fiction book aimed at a popular audience

obra de teatro, obra dramática — play

obra maestra — masterpiece

obra teatral — play

3) (Constr)

a) (=edificio en construcción) building site, construction site

hemos estado visitando la obra — we've been visiting the building o construction site

¿cuándo acaban la obra? — when do they finish the building work?

- ser o parecer la obra del Escorial

b)

de obra — [chimenea] brick antes de s ; [estantería, armario] built-in

c) pl obras [en edificio] building work sing, construction work sing ; [en carretera] roadworks

las obras de construcción del hospital — building o construction work on the hospital

las obras de remodelación del estadio — redevelopment work at the stadium

las obras de ampliación del aeropuerto — work on expanding the airport

los vecinos están de obras — they're having building work done next door, they have the builders in next door *

obras — [en edificio] building under construction; [en carretera] roadworks

cerrado por obras — closed for refurbishment

página en obras — (Internet) site under construction

la autopista está en obras — there are roadworks on the motorway

estamos haciendo obras en la cocina — we're having some building work done in the kitchen

obras públicas — public works

Ministerio de Obras Públicas — Ministry of Public Works

obras viales, obras viarias — roadworks

4) (=ejecución) workmanship

la obra es buena pero los materiales son de mala calidad — the workmanship is good but the materials are of a poor quality

- poner manos a la obra

5) Chile brickwork

6)

obra de — about

en obra de ocho semanas — in about eight weeks

7)

la Obra — Esp (Rel) Opus Dei

See:

ver nota culturelle OPUS DEI in opúsculo

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( creación artística) work

sus primeras obras — her earliest works

una obra de artesanía — a piece of craftsmanship

la obra cinematográfica de Buñuel — Buñuel's films

sus obras de teatro or su obra dramática — her plays

b) (Mús) work, opus

- obra de arte

- obra de consulta

- obra maestra

2) ( acción)

mi buena obra del día — my good deed for the day

por sus obras los conoceréis — (Bib) by their works will you know them

obras de misericordia — charitable deeds

esto es obra de Víctor — this is Víctor's doing

obras son amores que no buenas razones — actions speak louder than words

- obra benéfica or de beneficencia

- obra social

3) (Arquit, Const)

a) ( construcción) building work

estamos de or en obras — we're having some building work done

peligro: obras — danger: building work in progress

cerrado por obras — closed for repairs

b) ( sitio) building o construction site

- obras públicas

4) la Obra (Relig) the Opus Dei

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( creación artística) work

sus primeras obras — her earliest works

una obra de artesanía — a piece of craftsmanship

la obra cinematográfica de Buñuel — Buñuel's films

sus obras de teatro or su obra dramática — her plays

b) (Mús) work, opus

- obra de arte

- obra de consulta

- obra maestra

2) ( acción)

mi buena obra del día — my good deed for the day

por sus obras los conoceréis — (Bib) by their works will you know them

obras de misericordia — charitable deeds

esto es obra de Víctor — this is Víctor's doing

obras son amores que no buenas razones — actions speak louder than words

- obra benéfica or de beneficencia

- obra social

3) (Arquit, Const)

a) ( construcción) building work

estamos de or en obras — we're having some building work done

peligro: obras — danger: building work in progress

cerrado por obras — closed for repairs

b) ( sitio) building o construction site

- obras públicas

4) la Obra (Relig) the Opus Dei

* * *

obra¹

¹ = alterations, building site, construction site.

Ex: Better flexibility is achieved if the heating, ventilation and lighting can accommodate this move without the need for any alterations.

Ex: This system maintains knowledge relevant to the building process and makes it easily accessible to the participants of this process, especially those at the building site.

Ex: The most striking manifestation of this exploitation is the boom town, defined as the 'rapid and extreme growth of population in communities adjacent to mines and construction sites,' or as a 'community which is undergoing rapid growth and rapid change'.

* ahorrar mano de obra = save + manpower.

* costes de mano de obra = labour costs.

* dedicación de mano de obra = expenditure of manpower.

* deducción por donación a obras benéficas = charitable deduction, charitable tax deduction.

* despedir mano de oba = shed + jobs.

* despedir mano de obra = axe + jobs, cut + jobs.

* donación anual a obras de caridad = charitable gift annuity.

* escasez de mano de obra = labour shortage.

* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.

* mano de obra = labour [labor, -USA], manpower, manpower force, work-force [workforce], work-force, labour force, manual labour.

* mano de obra del campo = farm labour force.

* mano de obra extranjera = foreign labour.

* mano de obra infantil = child labour.

* mano de obra inmigrante = foreign labour.

* obra benéfica = charity, charity.

* obra benéfica religiosa = parochial charity.

* obra de beneficiencia = benefaction.

* obra de romanos = Herculean task, Herculanian task.

* obras públicas = public works.

* obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.

* permiso de obra = building permit.

* pie de obra = building site.

* ponerse manos a la obra = get down to + business, swing into + action.

* que necesita bastante mano de obra = labour-intensive [labour intensive].

* ser la obra de = be the work of.

* todos manos a la obra = all hands on deck, all hands to the pump(s).

obra²

² = item, title, work, stock item, oeuvre.

Nota: Conjunto de publicaciones de un individuo o grupo.

Ex: A catalogue is a list of the materials or items in a library, with the entries representing the items arranged in some systematic order.

Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.

Ex: An authority entry is an entry for which the initial element is the uniform heading for a person, corporate body, or work, as established by the cataloguing agency responsible.

Ex: A new building will open in 1990, catering for 5 million stock items and 1,000 readers' seats.

Ex: For about a 3rd of the departments, publications not covered in citation indexes accounted for at least 30 per cent of the citations to their total oeuvre.

* ARBA (Anuario de Obras de Referencia Americanas) = ARBA (American Reference Books Annual).

* arte y técnica de escribir obras de teatro = playwriting.

* autor de obras de teatro = playwright.

* catálogo de obras completas = back catalogue.

* catálogo de obras editadas = back catalogue.

* catálogo de obras musicales = music catalogue.

* edición de obras científicas = scholarly publishing.

* edición de obras de consumo = consumer publishing.

* fotografía de obra de arte = art photograph.

* lector de obra literaria = literary reader.

* lectura de obra de teatro en voz alta = play-reading [play reading].

* lectura de obras literarias = literary reading.

* música de obra de teatro = stage music.

* obra amparada por el derecho de autor = copyright work.

* obra anónima = anonymous work.

* obra anónima clásica = anonymous classic.

* obra antigua = ancient work.

* obra apócrifa = apocryphal work.

* obra audiovisual = audiovisual work.

* obra autobiográfica = autobiographical work.

* obra citada = cited work.

* obra colectiva = collective work.

* obra compuesta = composite work.

* obra de arte = work of art, masterpiece, artistic work, art work, art work.

* obra de arte musical = musical masterpiece.

* obra de contenido general = general work.

* obra de creación literaria = fiction book.

* obra de creación original = creative work.

* obra de lectura obligatoria = a must-read.

* obra de literatura = literary work.

* obra de referencia = reference book, reference work, finding aid, desk reference, reference resource, work of reference.

* obra de referencia básica = standard work.

* obra de referencia estándar = standard reference work.

* obra de teatro = play, theatrical work.

* obra de teatro adaptada al cine = theatrical motion picture.

* obra de teatro dramática = drama-play.

* obra de teatro infantil = children's play.

* obra de teatro para niños = children's play.

* obra dramática = dramatic work.

* obra en varios volúmenes = multi-volume work.

* obra fuente de la cita = citing work.

* obra gráfica = graphic work.

* obra impresa = printed work.

* obra literaria = literary work, work of literature, work of imagination.

* obra literaria simplificada = easy reader book.

* obra maestra = showpiece, masterpiece.

* obra maestra de la pintura clásica = old master, old master painting.

* obra magna = magnum opus.

* obra multimedia = multimedia work.

* obra musical = musical work.

* obra para grupo instrumental = ensemble work.

* obra piadosa = work of piety.

* obra pictórica = pictorial work.

* obra relacionada = related work.

* obras = life's work.

* obras completas = collected works, oeuvre.

* obras de consulta rápida = quick reference material.

* obras de creación literaria = fiction.

* obras de ficción = fiction.

* obras de literatura = literary materials.

* obras literarias = literature, literary materials.

* obras no ficción = non-fiction [nonfiction].

* obras que revelan un escándalo = exposé.

* obra teatral = theatrical work.

* original de una obra de arte = art original.

* parte de una obra = component part.

* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.

* * *

obra

feminine

A

1 (creación artística) work

esta escultura es una de sus primeras obras this sculpture is one of her earliest works o pieces

una obra literaria importante an important literary work

ésta es una obra menor this is a minor work

una excelente obra de artesanía an excellent piece of craftsmanship

la obra cinematográfica de Buñuel Buñuel's films, Buñuel's oeuvre ( frml)

las obras completas de García Lorca the complete o collected works of García Lorca

sus obras de teatro or su obra dramática her plays

2 ( Mús) work, opus

Compuestos:

● obra de arte

work of art

● obra de consulta

reference book, work of reference

● obra maestra

masterpiece, chef d'oeuvre ( frml)

B

(acción): ya he hecho mi buena obra del día I reckon I've done my good deed for the day

por sus obras los conoceréis ( Bib) by their works will you know them

hizo muchas obras de misericordia she performed many charitable deeds

ha trabajado incansablemente, todo esto es obra suya she has worked tirelessly, all this is her doing

esto es obra de Víctor this is Víctor's doing

por obra (y gracia) del Espíritu Santo ( Relig) by the grace of God

piensa que la casa se va a pintar por obra y gracia del Espíritu Santo ( hum); he seems to think the house will paint itself

ser obra de romanos or de benedictinos to be a huge o mammoth task

obras son amores que no buenas razones actions speak louder than words

Compuestos:

● obra benéfica or de beneficencia or de caridad

(acto) charitable act o deed, act of charity; (organización) charity, charitable organization

● obra social

(labor filantrópica) benevolent o charitable work; (mutualidad) ( Arg) ≈ benefit society ( in US), ≈ friendly society ( in UK)

C ( Arquit, Const) (construcción) building work

la casa aún está en obra the house is still being built, the house is still under construction ( frml)

perdona el desorden, estamos de or en obras sorry about the mess, we're having some building work done o ( colloq) we've got the builders in

[ S ] instalación de calefacción sin obra heating systems installed — no building work involved

[ S ] peligro: obras danger: building o construction work in progress

[ S ] cerrado por obras closed for repairs/refurbishment

mano¹ (↑ mano (1))

Compuestos:

● obra muerta

freeboard, dead work ( ant)

● obra negra

(Col, Méx): el edificio está en obra negra the building is just a shell

● obras mayores

fpl major works ( requiring building permission)

● obras menores

fpl minor works ( which may require building permission)

● obras públicas

fpl public works (pl)

● obras viales

fpl ( AmL) roadworks (pl)

● obras viarias

fpl ( Esp) roadworks (pl)

D (sitio) building o construction site

E

la Obra ( Relig) the Opus Dei

* * *

Del verbo obrar: ( conjugate obrar)

obra es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
obra
obrar
obra sustantivo femenino
1 ( creación artística) work;
◊ sus primeras obras her earliest works;

una obra de artesanía a piece of craftsmanship;
sus obras de teatro her plays;
obra de arte work of art;
obra maestra masterpiece
2 ( acción):
◊ mi buena obra del día my good deed for the day;

obra benéfica ( acto) act of charity;

( organización) charity, charitable organization
3 (Arquit, Const)
a) ( construcción) building work;

◊ estamos de obras we're having some building work done

b) ( sitio) building o construction site

obrar ( conjugate obrar) verbo intransitivo ( actuar) to act;
◊ obra de buena fe to act in good faith

verbo transitivo ‹ milagros› to work
obra sustantivo femenino
1 (producto, trabajo) (piece of) work
obra de arte, work of art
las obras completas de Baroja, the complete works of Baroja
este desaguisado es obra de tu hermano, this despicable act was the work of your brother
2 (acción) deed
buenas/malas obras, good/bad deeds
por sus obras los conoceréis, you'll know them by their deeds
3 Constr building site
(de la carretera, etc) repairs: la calle mayor está en obras, the main street is being repaired
Ministerio de Obras Públicas, the Ministry of Works
4 Teat play
5 (efecto, resultado) result: todo el proyecto es obra de un esfuerzo colectivo, the project is the result of a joint effort
♦ Locuciones: obras son amores y no buenas razones, actions speak louder than words
obrar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (proceder) to act, behave: siento que no he obrado bien, I don't feel I've done the right thing
2 (hallarse) el testamento obra en mi poder/mis manos..., the will is in my possession
II vtr (causar) to work

' obra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adaptar
- albañilería
- alguna
- alguno
- censurar
- clásica
- clásico
- concurso
- dramatizar
- encuadrar
- ensayar
- espanto
- esperpéntica
- esperpéntico
- estigmatizar
- éxito
- faraónica
- faraónico
- hecha
- hecho
- infame
- interpretar
- lema
- maestra
- maestro
- mamarrachada
- mano
- notabilidad
- obrar
- paralizarse
- ponderar
- producir
- regusto
- reponer
- reposición
- representar
- restauración
- señera
- señero
- sensiblera
- sensiblería
- sensiblero
- teatral
- teatro
- título
- trabajada
- trabajado
- versión
- ambientación
- ambientar
English:
audition
- bring off
- building site
- charitable
- chronic
- classic
- collection
- crack
- creative
- dinner theater
- doing
- downstairs
- drama
- effort
- elaborate
- enthusiasm
- flop
- funnel
- handiwork
- hoarding
- humorous
- irony
- labour
- labour-intensive
- long
- manpower
- masterpiece
- moderately
- opening
- piece
- play
- stick in
- title
- undermanning
- whodunit
- whodunnit
- work
- workforce
- write up
- writing
- about
- appalling
- building
- burlesque
- by
- credit
- gang
- grip
- hardly
- invite

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obra nf

1. [trabajo, acción]
hacer o [m5] realizar una buena obra to do a good deed;

ya he hecho la buena obra del día I've done my good deed for the day;

poner algo en obra to put sth into effect;

por obra (y gracia) de thanks to;

por sus obras los conoceréis by their works will you know them;

es obra suya it's his doing;

la ruina de las cosechas es obra de la sequía the crops have been ruined as a result of the drought;

Prov

obras son amores y no buenas razones actions speak louder than words

Comp
obra benéfica [institución] charity; [acción, trabajo] charitable deed;
obra de beneficencia [institución] charity;
[acción, trabajo] charitable deed;
obra de caridad [institución] charity;
[acción, trabajo] charitable deed; Anticuado obra pía charitable institution; Arg obra social benevolent fund;
obras sociales community work

2. [creación artística] work;
[de teatro] play; [de música] work, opus;
la obra pictórica de Miguel Ángel Michelangelo's paintings;

una obra de artesanía a piece of craftsmanship

Comp
obra de arte work of art;
obras completas complete works;

obra de consulta reference work;

obra dramática [pieza] play, drama;
[conjunto] plays, dramatic works;
obra maestra masterpiece;

obra menor minor work

3. [trabajo de construcción] work;
[reforma doméstica, en local] alteration;
el ayuntamiento va a empezar una obra en el descampado the council is going to start building on the wasteground;

vamos a hacer obra o [m5] obras en la cocina we're going to make some alterations to our kitchen;

toda la calle está en obras there are roadworks all along the road;

el edificio lleva en obras más de dos meses the work on the building has been going on for over two months;

cortada por obras [letrero en calle] road closed for repairs;

cerrado por obras [letrero en restaurante, edificio] closed for refurbishment;

obras [en carretera] roadworks

Comp
Náut obra muerta freeboard;
obras públicas public works

4. [solar en construcción] building site;

encontró trabajo en una obra he found work on a building site

5. [trabajo de albañilería]
un horno de obra a brick oven

6.
la Obra the Opus Dei, = traditionalist Roman Catholic organization, whose members include many professional people and public figures

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obra

f

1 work;

obras completas complete works

2 ( acción)

:

hacer buenas obras do good deeds;

por obra de thanks to, as a result of;

poner por o L.Am.

en obra set in motion;

¡manos a la obra! let’s get to work!

3

:

de obra muro, chimenea brick atr

4

:

obras pl de construcción building work sg ; en la vía pública road works

* * *

obra nf

1) : work

obra de arte: work of art

obra de teatro: play

obra de consulta: reference work

2) : deed

una buena obra: a good deed

3) : construction work

4)

obra maestra : masterpiece

5)

obras públicas : public works

6)

por obra de : thanks to, because of

* * *

obra n

1. (artística, literaria) work

es la mejor obra de Picasso it's Picasso's finest work

la obra completa de Cervantes the complete works of Cervantes

2. (buena acción) deed

has hecho tu buena obra del día you've done your good deed for the day

3. (edificio en construcción) building site

obra de teatro play

obra maestra masterpiece

Spanish-English dictionary > obra
19 fuerza

f.

1 strength (fortaleza).

no me siento con fuerzas I don't feel strong enough

tener fuerzas para to have the strength to

la fuerza de la costumbre force of habit

la fuerza del destino the power of destiny

fuerza física strength

fuerza mayor (law) force majeure; act of God (en seguros)

no llegué por un caso de fuerza mayor I didn't make it due to circumstances beyond my control

fuerza de voluntad willpower

tener mucha fuerza to be very strong

recuperar fuerzas to recover one's strength, to get one's strength back

sacar fuerzas de flaqueza to screw up one's courage

2 force (violencia).

a la fuerza by force; (contra la voluntad) of necessity (por necesidad)

tuvo que llevarle al colegio a la fuerza she had to drag him to school by force

recurrir a la fuerza to resort to force

a la fuerza tenía que saber la noticia she must have known the news

por la fuerza by force

fuerza bruta brute force

3 force (grupo) (military).

todas las fuerzas políticas all the political groups

fuerza aérea air force

Fuerzas Armadas armed forces

fuerza de intervención troops, forces

fuerza de intervención rápida rapid reaction force

fuerzas nacionalistas nationalist parties (partidos)

fuerzas del orden público security forces

fuerzas de pacificación peacekeeping forces

fuerzas de seguridad security forces

4 force (physics).

fuerza centrífuga/centrípeta centrifugal/centripetal force

fuerza de la gravedad force of gravity

fuerza motriz driving force

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: forzar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: forzar.

* * *

fuerza

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) strength

2 (violencia) force, violence

■ recurrió a la fuerza he resorted to violence

3 (militar) force

4 (en física) force

5 (electricidad) power, electric power

6 (poder) power

► nombre femenino plural fuerzas

1 (el poder) authorities

■ las fuerzas vivas de la localidad the local authorities

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a fuerza de by dint of, by force of

a la fuerza by force

con fuerza (gen) strongly 2 (llover) heavily 3 (apretar, agarrar) tightly; (pegar, empujar) hard

írsele a alguien la fuerza por la boca to be all talk

por fuerza by force

por la fuerza against one's will

por la fuerza de la costumbre by force of habit

fuerza bruta brute force

fuerza de voluntad willpower

fuerza mayor force majeure

fuerza de gravedad force of gravity

Fuerzas Aéreas Royal Air Force

Fuerzas Armadas Armed Forces

fuerzas del orden público police force sing

* * *

noun f.

1) strength

2) force

3) might

4) power

•

- fuerzas armadas

* * *

SF

1) [de persona]

a) [física] strength

tienes mucha fuerza — you're very strong

• con fuerza — [golpear] hard; [abrazar, agarrar, apretar] tightly, tight; [aplaudir] loudly

le golpeó con toda su fuerza en la cabeza — she hit him on the head as hard as she could

me agarré con fuerza a una roca — I held on tight o tightly to a rock

grita con todas tus fuerzas — shout with all your might

• hacer fuerza, el médico me ha prohibido que hiciera fuerza — the doctor has told me not to exert myself

vamos a intentar levantar la losa: haced fuerza — let's try and lift up the slab: heave!

si somos muchos en la manifestación haremos más fuerza — if there are lots of us at the demonstration we'll be stronger o it will lend more force to it

• hacer fuerza de vela — to crowd on sail

b) [de carácter] strength

con toda la fuerza de su amor — with all the strength of his love

la fuerza creadora de Picasso — Picasso's creative energy

• restar fuerzas al enemigo — to reduce the enemy's strength

• sentirse con fuerzas para hacer algo — to have the strength to do sth

no me siento con fuerzas para seguir adelante — I don't have the strength to go on

lo haré cuando me sienta con fuerzas para ello — I'll do it when I feel strong enough o up to it *

• tener fuerzas para hacer algo — to be strong enough to do sth, have the strength to do sth

- se le va la fuerza por la boca

- sacar fuerzas de flaqueza

fuerza de voluntad — willpower
medir 1., 3)
2) (=intensidad) [de viento] strength, force; [de lluvia] intensity

el viento empezó a soplar con fuerza — the wind began to blow strongly

un viento de fuerza seis — a force six wind

a los pocos minutos rompió a llover con fuerza — a few minutes later it began to rain heavily

el agua caía con fuerza torrencial — the rain came down in torrents, there was torrential rainfall

el terremoto ha golpeado con fuerza el país — the earthquake has struck the country violently

3) (=ímpetu)

en los setenta la mujer entró con fuerza en el periodismo — in the seventies women entered journalism in force

su nombre ha irrumpido con fuerza en el mundo artístico — his name has burst onto the art scene

la ultraderecha renace con fuerza — the extreme right is making a strong comeback

la banda terrorista volvió a golpear con fuerza ayer — the terrorist group struck another devastating blow yesterday

4) (=poder) [de fe] strength; [de argumento] strength, force, power; [de la ley] force

es un argumento de poca fuerza — it is not a very strong o powerful argument

les asistía la fuerza de la razón — they were helped by the power of reason

serán castigados con toda la fuerza de la ley — they will be punished with the full weight of the law, they will feel the full force of the law

conquistaron la región por la fuerza de las armas — they took the region by force of arms

• cobrar fuerza — [rumores] to grow stronger, gain strength

la rebelión iba cobrando fuerza — the rebellion gathered o gained strength

la idea ha cobrado fuerza últimamente — the idea has gained in popularity o gained momentum recently

• por la fuerza de la costumbre — out of habit, from force of habit

es la fuerza de la costumbre — it's force of habit

• con fuerza legal — (Com) legally binding

fuerza mayor — (Jur) force majeure

un caso de fuerza mayor — a case of force majeure

aplazaron el partido por razones de fuerza mayor — the match was postponed due to circumstances beyond their control

5) (=violencia) force

recurrir a la fuerza — to resort to force

• por la fuerza, quisieron impedirlo por la fuerza — they tried to prevent it forcibly o by force

tuvieron que separarlos por la fuerza — they had to separate them by force

por la fuerza no se consigue nada — using force doesn't achieve anything, nothing is achieved by force

imponer algo por la fuerza — to impose sth forcibly

• a viva fuerza, abrió la maleta a viva fuerza — he forced open the suitcase

lo arrancaron de allí a viva fuerza — they wrenched him away forcibly

fuerza bruta — brute force

6) [locuciones]

a)

• a fuerza de — by

a fuerza de repetirlo acabó creyéndoselo él mismo — by repeating it so much he ended up believing it himself

a fuerza de autodisciplina — by exercising great self control

bajar kilos a fuerza de pedaleo — to lose weight by cycling

conseguí aprobar a fuerza de pasarme horas y horas estudiando — I managed to pass by dint of hours and hours of study

a fuerza de paciencia logró convencerlos — he succeeded in persuading them by dint of great patience

b)

• a la fuerza, hacer algo a la fuerza — to be forced to do sth

yo no quería, pero tuve que hacerlo a la fuerza — I didn't want to, but I was forced to do it

se lo llevaron de su casa a la fuerza — he was taken from his home by force, he was taken forcibly from his home

fueron repatriados a la fuerza — they were forcibly repatriated

a la fuerza tuvo que oírlos: ¡estaba a su lado! — he must have heard them: he was right next to them!

• alimentar a algn a la fuerza — to force-feed sb

• entrar en un lugar a la fuerza — [ladrón] to break into a place, break in; [policía, bombero] to force one's way into a place, enter a place forcibly

a la fuerza ahorcan —

dejará el ministerio cuando lo haga su jefe, ¡a la fuerza ahorcan! — he'll leave the ministry when his boss does, not that he has any choice anyway o life's tough! *

c)

• en fuerza de — by virtue of

d)

• es fuerza hacer algo — it is necessary to do sth

es fuerza reconocer que... — we must recognize that..., it must be admitted that...

e)

• por fuerza — inevitably

una región pobre como la nuestra, por fuerza ha de ser más barata — in a poor region like ours prices will inevitably be o must be cheaper

7) (Fís, Mec) force

fuerza ascensional — (Aer) buoyancy

fuerza centrífuga — centrifugal force

fuerza centrípeta — centripetal force

fuerza de arrastre — pulling power

fuerza de (la) gravedad — force of gravity

fuerza de sustentación — (Aer) lift

fuerza hidráulica — hydraulic power

fuerza motriz — (lit) motive force; (fig) driving force

8) (=conjunto de personas) (Mil, Pol) force

fuerza(s) aérea(s) — air force sing

fuerza de apoyo — back-up force

fuerza de brazos — manpower

fuerza de choque — strike force

fuerza de disuasión — deterrent

fuerza de intervención rápida — rapid intervention force

fuerza de pacificación — peace-keeping force

fuerza de trabajo — workforce, labour force, labor force (EEUU)

fuerza de ventas — sales force

fuerza disuasoria — deterrent

fuerza expedicionaria — expeditionary force

fuerza política — political force

fuerza pública — police, police force

fuerzas aliadas — allied forces

fuerzas armadas — armed forces

fuerzas del orden (público) — forces of law and order

fuerzas de seguridad — security forces

fuerzas de tierra — land forces

las fuerzas vivas — the powers that be

las fuerzas vivas locales — the local power group

9) (Elec) power

han cortado la fuerza — they've cut off the power

* * *
I
femenino

1) (vigor, energía)

tener fuerza — to be strong

tiene mucha fuerza en los brazos — she has very strong arms

no tengo fuerzas para abrirlo — I'm not strong enough to open it

agárralo con fuerza — hold on to it tightly

empuja con fuerza — push hard

por más que hizo fuerza, no logró abrirlo — try as she might, she couldn't open it

tuvo que hacer mucha fuerza para levantarlo — it took all her strength to lift it

le fallaron las fuerzas — his strength failed him

recuperar fuerzas — to get one's strength back

no me siento con fuerzas — I don't have the strength

gritó con todas sus fuerzas — she shouted with all her might

entró al mercado con gran fuerza — it made a big impact on the market

- fuerza de voluntad

2) (del viento, de las olas) strength, force

3) (de estructura, material) strength

4) ( violencia) force

hubo que recurrir a la fuerza — they had to resort to force

- fuerza bruta

5) (autoridad, poder) power

la fuerza de la razón — the power of reason (liter)

la fuerza de sus argumentos — the strength of her argument

por (la) fuerza de costumbre — out of o from force of habit

- fuerza mayor

6) (Mil, Pol) force

una fuerza de paz — a peacekeeping force

fuerzas políticas — political forces

- fuerza aérea

- fuerza pública

- fuerzas armadas

- fuerzas del orden or de orden público

- fuerzas de seguridad

7) (Fís) force

- fuerza de gravedad

- fuerza hidráulica

- fuerza motriz

8) (en locs)

a la fuerza: tiene que pasar por aquí a la fuerza she has no option but to come this way; a la fuerza tuvo que verme he must have seen me; lo llevaron a la fuerza they dragged him there; comí a la fuerza I forced myself to eat; entraron a la fuerza they forced their way in; lo hicieron salir a la fuerza they forced him to leave; a fuerza de by; aprobó a fuerza de estudiar he managed to pass by studying hard; por fuerza: por fuerza tiene que saberlo he must know about it; por la fuerza by force; a viva fuerza by sheer force; medir sus fuerzas con or contra alguien to measure one's strength against somebody; sacar fuerzas de flaqueza — to make a supreme effort
II
fuerzas, etc see forzar

* * *

= drive, force, strength, power, might, muscle power, sinew, powerfulness, mightiness.

Ex. Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.

Ex. Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.

Ex. The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.

Ex. She added that she felt sorry for the assistant because he had so little power.

Ex. Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.

Ex. Their development, particularly for replacing human muscle power, has been in parallel with that of information technology, but largely independent of it.

Ex. Such sentiments provide the heart, soul, and sinew of comics.

Ex. The students also rated each picture's tastefulness, newsworthiness, likability, and powerfulness.

Ex. He holds in derision all wisdom and all mightiness.

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* a fuerza de = by dint of.

* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.

* a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.

* alimentar a la fuerza = force-feed.

* apartar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.

* aprender a fuerza de errores = learn by + trial and error.

* aprender Algo a fuerza de errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* aprender Algo a fuerza de golpes = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* arrancar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.

* camisa de fuerza = straitjacket [straightjacket].

* causa de fuerza mayor = act of God.

* cobrar fuerza = gather + strength, grow in + power, gain + strength.

* cobrar fuerzas = gain + strength.

* con fuerza = forcefully, vigourously [vigorously, -USA], powerfully.

* con toda su fuerza = in full force.

* contra fuerzas superiores = against (all/the) odds.

* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.

* de fuerza = forceful.

* desplazar a la fuerza = uproot [up-root].

* dividir las fuerzas de Uno = fragment + Posesivo + energies.

* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* fuerza aérea = Air Force.

* fuerza bruta = brute force, raw power, brute power.

* fuerza centrífuga = centrifugal force.

* fuerza de cohesión = bonding strength.

* fuerza de gravedad = gravitational force.

* fuerza de la convicción = courage of conviction.

* fuerza de la gravedad = G-force.

* fuerza de la gravedad, la = force of gravity, the.

* fuerza de la naturaleza = force of nature.

* fuerza de las armas = force of arms.

* fuerza de la señal = signal strength, tower strength.

* fuerza de voluntad = force of will, willpower [will power].

* fuerza económica = economic leverage.

* fuerza expedicionaria = expeditionary force.

* fuerza giratoria = turning power.

* fuerza gravitatoria = gravitational force.

* fuerza impulsora = moving force, driving force, thrust force.

* fuerza letal = deadly force.

* fuerza mayor = force majeure.

* fuerza militar = military forces.

* fuerza motriz = powerhouse, power engine, motive force.

* fuerza muscular = muscle power.

* fuerza niveladora = levelling force.

* fuerza política = political force, political power.

* fuerzas aéreas británicas = RAF [Royal Air Force].

* fuerzas aliadas = coalition forces.

* fuerzas armadas = military forces.

* fuerzas armadas, las = armed forces, the.

* fuerzas de defensa, las = defence forces, the.

* fuerzas defensivas, las = defence forces, the.

* fuerzas del orden = police force.

* fuerzas del orden público = police force.

* fuerzas de paz = peacekeeping forces.

* fuerzas de seguridad = security forces.

* fuerzas encargadas del mantenimiento de la paz = peacekeeping forces.

* fuerza vital = life force.

* fuerza viva = living force.

* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.

* golpear con fuerza = smite.

* juego de fuerzas = interplay of forces.

* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.

* la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.

* medición de fuerzas = battle of wills.

* medida de fuerza = crackdown.

* medirse la fuerzas (con) = lock + horns (with).

* medirse las fuerzas = pit against.

* mermar las fuerzas = sap + the energy.

* perder fuerza = lose + power, lose + steam.

* por la fuerza = forcibly.

* quedarse sin fuerza = lose + steam.

* recobrar fuerza = gather + Reflexivo.

* recobrar la fuerza = regain + Posesivo + strength.

* recuperar la fuerza = regain + Posesivo + strength, gain + strength.

* recuperar las fuerzas = recoup + energy, gain + strength.

* reponer fuerzas = gather + energy.

* resistir con todas las fuerzas = resist + with every cell in + Posesivo + body.

* restar fuerza = take + the bite out of.

* ser un pilar de fuerza = be a tower of strength.

* toda la fuerza = full force.

* toda la fuerza de = the full force of.

* toda la fuerza del impacto = full force.

* unir fuerzas = join + forces, pool + forces.

* * *
I
femenino

1) (vigor, energía)

tener fuerza — to be strong

tiene mucha fuerza en los brazos — she has very strong arms

no tengo fuerzas para abrirlo — I'm not strong enough to open it

agárralo con fuerza — hold on to it tightly

empuja con fuerza — push hard

por más que hizo fuerza, no logró abrirlo — try as she might, she couldn't open it

tuvo que hacer mucha fuerza para levantarlo — it took all her strength to lift it

le fallaron las fuerzas — his strength failed him

recuperar fuerzas — to get one's strength back

no me siento con fuerzas — I don't have the strength

gritó con todas sus fuerzas — she shouted with all her might

entró al mercado con gran fuerza — it made a big impact on the market

- fuerza de voluntad

2) (del viento, de las olas) strength, force

3) (de estructura, material) strength

4) ( violencia) force

hubo que recurrir a la fuerza — they had to resort to force

- fuerza bruta

5) (autoridad, poder) power

la fuerza de la razón — the power of reason (liter)

la fuerza de sus argumentos — the strength of her argument

por (la) fuerza de costumbre — out of o from force of habit

- fuerza mayor

6) (Mil, Pol) force

una fuerza de paz — a peacekeeping force

fuerzas políticas — political forces

- fuerza aérea

- fuerza pública

- fuerzas armadas

- fuerzas del orden or de orden público

- fuerzas de seguridad

7) (Fís) force

- fuerza de gravedad

- fuerza hidráulica

- fuerza motriz

8) (en locs)

a la fuerza: tiene que pasar por aquí a la fuerza she has no option but to come this way; a la fuerza tuvo que verme he must have seen me; lo llevaron a la fuerza they dragged him there; comí a la fuerza I forced myself to eat; entraron a la fuerza they forced their way in; lo hicieron salir a la fuerza they forced him to leave; a fuerza de by; aprobó a fuerza de estudiar he managed to pass by studying hard; por fuerza: por fuerza tiene que saberlo he must know about it; por la fuerza by force; a viva fuerza by sheer force; medir sus fuerzas con or contra alguien to measure one's strength against somebody; sacar fuerzas de flaqueza — to make a supreme effort
II
fuerzas, etc see forzar

* * *

= drive, force, strength, power, might, muscle power, sinew, powerfulness, mightiness.

Ex: Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.

Ex: Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.

Ex: The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.

Ex: She added that she felt sorry for the assistant because he had so little power.

Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.

Ex: Their development, particularly for replacing human muscle power, has been in parallel with that of information technology, but largely independent of it.

Ex: Such sentiments provide the heart, soul, and sinew of comics.

Ex: The students also rated each picture's tastefulness, newsworthiness, likability, and powerfulness.

Ex: He holds in derision all wisdom and all mightiness.

* a fuerza de = by dint of.

* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.

* a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.

* alimentar a la fuerza = force-feed.

* apartar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.

* aprender a fuerza de errores = learn by + trial and error.

* aprender Algo a fuerza de errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* aprender Algo a fuerza de golpes = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* arrancar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.

* camisa de fuerza = straitjacket [straightjacket].

* causa de fuerza mayor = act of God.

* cobrar fuerza = gather + strength, grow in + power, gain + strength.

* cobrar fuerzas = gain + strength.

* con fuerza = forcefully, vigourously [vigorously, -USA], powerfully.

* con toda su fuerza = in full force.

* contra fuerzas superiores = against (all/the) odds.

* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.

* de fuerza = forceful.

* desplazar a la fuerza = uproot [up-root].

* dividir las fuerzas de Uno = fragment + Posesivo + energies.

* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* fuerza aérea = Air Force.

* fuerza bruta = brute force, raw power, brute power.

* fuerza centrífuga = centrifugal force.

* fuerza de cohesión = bonding strength.

* fuerza de gravedad = gravitational force.

* fuerza de la convicción = courage of conviction.

* fuerza de la gravedad = G-force.

* fuerza de la gravedad, la = force of gravity, the.

* fuerza de la naturaleza = force of nature.

* fuerza de las armas = force of arms.

* fuerza de la señal = signal strength, tower strength.

* fuerza de voluntad = force of will, willpower [will power].

* fuerza económica = economic leverage.

* fuerza expedicionaria = expeditionary force.

* fuerza giratoria = turning power.

* fuerza gravitatoria = gravitational force.

* fuerza impulsora = moving force, driving force, thrust force.

* fuerza letal = deadly force.

* fuerza mayor = force majeure.

* fuerza militar = military forces.

* fuerza motriz = powerhouse, power engine, motive force.

* fuerza muscular = muscle power.

* fuerza niveladora = levelling force.

* fuerza política = political force, political power.

* fuerzas aéreas británicas = RAF [Royal Air Force].

* fuerzas aliadas = coalition forces.

* fuerzas armadas = military forces.

* fuerzas armadas, las = armed forces, the.

* fuerzas de defensa, las = defence forces, the.

* fuerzas defensivas, las = defence forces, the.

* fuerzas del orden = police force.

* fuerzas del orden público = police force.

* fuerzas de paz = peacekeeping forces.

* fuerzas de seguridad = security forces.

* fuerzas encargadas del mantenimiento de la paz = peacekeeping forces.

* fuerza vital = life force.

* fuerza viva = living force.

* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.

* golpear con fuerza = smite.

* juego de fuerzas = interplay of forces.

* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.

* la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.

* medición de fuerzas = battle of wills.

* medida de fuerza = crackdown.

* medirse la fuerzas (con) = lock + horns (with).

* medirse las fuerzas = pit against.

* mermar las fuerzas = sap + the energy.

* perder fuerza = lose + power, lose + steam.

* por la fuerza = forcibly.

* quedarse sin fuerza = lose + steam.

* recobrar fuerza = gather + Reflexivo.

* recobrar la fuerza = regain + Posesivo + strength.

* recuperar la fuerza = regain + Posesivo + strength, gain + strength.

* recuperar las fuerzas = recoup + energy, gain + strength.

* reponer fuerzas = gather + energy.

* resistir con todas las fuerzas = resist + with every cell in + Posesivo + body.

* restar fuerza = take + the bite out of.

* ser un pilar de fuerza = be a tower of strength.

* toda la fuerza = full force.

* toda la fuerza de = the full force of.

* toda la fuerza del impacto = full force.

* unir fuerzas = join + forces, pool + forces.

* * *

fuerza

feminine

A

(vigor, energía): tiene mucha fuerza en los brazos she has very strong arms, she has great strength in her arms

¡qué fuerza tienes! you're really strong!

agárralo con fuerza hold on to it tightly

tuvimos que empujar con fuerza we had to push very hard

por más que hizo fuerza, no logró abrirlo try as she might, she couldn't open it

tuvo que hacer mucha fuerza para levantarlo it took all her strength to lift it

a último momento le fallaron las fuerzas his strength failed him at the last moment

necesitaba recuperar fuerzas I needed to recover my strength o get my strength back

no me siento con fuerzas para hacer un viaje tan largo I don't have the strength to go on such a long journey, I don't feel up to making such a long journey

gritó con todas sus fuerzas she shouted with all her might

ha entrado al mercado con gran fuerza it has made a big impact on the market

Compuestos:

● fuerza de carácter

strength of character

● fuerza de voluntad

willpower

B (del viento, de las olas) strength, force

vientos de fuerza ocho force eight winds

C (de una estructura, un material) strength

D (violencia) force

hubo que recurrir a la fuerza para reducir al agresor they had to resort to force to subdue the assailant

Compuesto:

fuerza bruta

brute force

E (autoridad, poder) power

un sindicato de mucha fuerza a very strong union, a union with great power

van armados con la fuerza de la razón they are armed with the power of reason ( liter)

se les castigará con toda la fuerza de la ley they will be punished with the full rigor o weight of the law

tener fuerza de ley to have the force of law

la fuerza de sus argumentos the strength of her argument

por fuerza de costumbre out of force of habit

Compuesto:

fuerza mayor

se suspendió por causas de fuerza mayor it was canceled owing to circumstances beyond our control

las pérdidas sufridas por razones de fuerza mayor losses in cases of force majeure

F ( Mil, Pol) force

una fuerza de paz a peacekeeping force

una fuerza de ocupación an occupying force

fuerzas parlamentarias/políticas parliamentary/political forces

Compuestos:

● fuerza aérea

air force

● fuerza de tareas

taskforce

● fuerza de trabajo

workforce

● fuerza disuasoria or de disuasión

deterrent

● fuerza pública

( period):

la fuerza pública the police

● fuerzas armadas

fpl armed forces (pl)

● fuerzas de ataque

fpl strike force ( Mil)

● fuerzas del orden or de orden público

fpl ( period); police

● fuerzas de seguridad

fpl ( frml); security forces (pl)

● fuerzas especiales

Special Forces

● fuerzas sociales

fpl social forces (pl)

G ( Fís) force

Compuestos:

● fuerza aceleratriz

acceleration

● fuerza centrífuga/centrípeta

centrifugal/centripetal force

● fuerza de gravedad

gravity, force of gravity, gravitational pull

● fuerza de inercia

inertia

● fuerza de sustentación

lift

● fuerza hidráulica

hydraulic power

● fuerza motriz

motive power

● fuerza retardatriz

deceleration

● fuerza viva

kinetic energy

H ( en locs):

a la fuerza: tiene que pasar por aquí a la fuerza she has no option but to come this way, she has to come this way

a la fuerza tuvo que verme, estaba sentado justo enfrente he must have seen me, I was sitting right opposite

no quería ir al dentista, hubo que llevarlo a la fuerza he didn't want to go to the dentist, we had to drag him there

entraron a la fuerza they forced their way in

lo hicieron salir a la fuerza they forced him to leave o made him leave

a fuerza de by

pude localizarlo a fuerza de llamarlo todos los días I had to call his number every day before I finally got hold of him, I only managed to get hold of him by calling him every day

por fuerza: tendrá que ganar por fuerza si quiere seguir compitiendo she has to win if she wants to stay in the competition

por fuerza tiene que saberlo he must know about it

por la fuerza by force

lo tuvieron que sacar de la casa por la fuerza he had to be forcibly removed from the house

a la fuerza ahorcan I/we have no alternative

a viva fuerza by sheer force

írsele a algn la fuerza por la boca to be all talk (and no action) ( colloq), to be all mouth and no trousers ( BrE colloq)

medir sus fuerzas con or contra algn to measure one's strength against sb

sacar fuerzas de flaqueza: sacó fuerzas de flaqueza y consiguió llegar a la meta she made a supreme effort and managed to reach the tape

saqué fuerzas de flaqueza y me enfrenté a él I plucked o screwed up my courage and confronted him

* * *

Del verbo forzar: ( conjugate forzar)

fuerza es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
forzar
fuerza
forzar ( conjugate forzar) verbo transitivo
1 ( obligar) to force
2
a) ‹ vista› to strain;

◊ estaba forzando la vista I was straining my eyes

b) ‹ sonrisa› to force

3 ‹puerta/cerradura› to force
fuerza 1 sustantivo femenino
1
a) (vigor, energía) strength;

◊ tener fuerza to be strong;

no me siento con fuerzas I don't have the strength;
tiene mucha fuerza en los brazos she has very strong arms;
agárralo con fuerza hold on to it tightly;
empuja con fuerza push hard;
le fallaron las fuerzas his strength failed him;
recuperar fuerzas to get one's strength back;
gritó con todas sus fuerzas she shouted with all her might;
fuerza de voluntad willpower
b) (del viento, de olas) strength, force

c) (de estructura, material) strength

2 ( violencia) force;
◊ recurrir a la fuerza to resort to force;

fuerza bruta brute force
3 (Mil, Pol, Fís) force;
◊ fuerzas políticas political forces;

las fuerzas armadas the armed forces;
las fuerzas de orden público (period) the police;
fuerza de gravedad (force of) gravity
4 ( en locs)
◊ a la fuerza: a la fuerza tuvo que verme he must have seen me;

lo llevaron a la fuerza they dragged him there;
comí a la fuerza I forced myself to eat;
entraron a la fuerza they forced their way in;
a fuerza de by;
aprobó a fuerza de estudiar he managed to pass by studying hard;
por fuerza: por fuerza tiene que saberlo he must know about it;
por la fuerza by force
fuerza 2,
◊ fuerzas, etc see forzar

forzar verbo transitivo
1 (obligar por la fuerza) to force: la forzaron a casarse, she was forced to get married
2 (un motor, una situación) to force
3 (una cerradura) to force, break open
4 (violar a alguien) to rape
fuerza sustantivo femenino
1 Fís force
2 (vigor físico) strength
3 (violencia física) force
sin usar la fuerza, without violence
(obligación, autoridad) force
fuerza mayor, force majeure
4 (garra, ímpetu) grip
5 (grupo de tropas) force
las Fuerzas Armadas, the Armed Forces
♦ Locuciones: figurado a fuerza de, by dint of
a la fuerza, (por obligación) of necessity
(con violencia) by force
por fuerza, of necessity

' fuerza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aflojar
- agarrar
- ánimo
- boca
- camisa
- cerrarse
- débil
- decaer
- declinar
- demostración
- descafeinada
- descafeinado
- enfriar
- estrujar
- fenomenal
- flaquear
- forzar
- fuerte
- garra
- gravedad
- impulso
- incapaz
- me
- menos
- motor
- motriz
- poder
- remolque
- renegar
- resistencia
- reunir
- sonora
- sonoro
- tirar
- Titán
- toro
- voluntad
- alarde
- apretar
- arrollador
- bloque
- capitán
- ceder
- chaleco
- comunicar
- fortificar
- maña
- siniestro
- someter
- vigor
English:
act
- apply
- arm
- blow over
- bluster
- bodily
- bolster
- brawn
- burn
- constraint
- decrease
- deterrent
- display
- draw
- driving force
- drum
- dynamic
- force
- forcible
- forcibly
- G-force
- gain
- gale
- gather
- grit
- hard
- hp
- hustle
- jam
- jam in
- juggernaut
- might
- motive
- muscle
- necessarily
- peacekeeping
- plonk
- power
- pull
- punch
- ram
- rule out
- sanction
- sap
- shall
- shoot out
- shoot up
- show
- spent
- straitjacket

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fuerza

♦ ver forzar

♦ nf

1. [fortaleza] strength;

el animal tiene mucha fuerza the animal is very strong;

no me siento con fuerzas para caminar I don't feel strong enough to walk, I don't feel up to walking;

su amor fue cobrando fuerza con el tiempo her love grew stronger with time;

recuperar fuerzas to recover one's strength, to get one's strength back;

tener fuerzas para to have the strength to;

Comp
Fam
se le va la fuerza por la boca he's all talk and no action;

Comp

sacar fuerzas de flaqueza to screw up one's courage

Comp
la fuerza de la costumbre force of habit;
la fuerza del destino the power of destiny;

fuerza física strength;

se necesita mucha fuerza física para hacer eso you need to be very strong to do that;
Der fuerza mayor force majeure; [en seguros] act of God;
no llegué por un caso de fuerza mayor I didn't make it due to circumstances beyond my control;

fuerza de voluntad willpower

2. [resistencia] [de material] strength

3. [intensidad] [de sonido] loudness;
[de dolor] intensity;
aprieta con fuerza press hard;

llueve con fuerza it's raining hard;

un viento de fuerza 8 a force 8 wind

4. [violencia] force;

ceder a la fuerza to give in to force;

emplear la fuerza to use force;

por la fuerza by force;

recurrir a la fuerza to resort to force

Comp
fuerza bruta brute force
5. Mil force

Comp
fuerza aérea air force;
fuerzas armadas armed forces;

fuerzas de choque shock troops, storm troopers;

fuerza disuasoria deterrent;

fuerza de intervención troops, forces;

fuerza de intervención rápida rapid reaction force;

fuerzas del orden (público) security forces;

fuerzas de pacificación peacekeeping forces;

fuerzas de seguridad security forces

6.
fuerzas [grupo] forces;

las diferentes fuerzas sociales the different forces in society;

todas las fuerzas políticas se han puesto de acuerdo all the political groups have reached an agreement;

las fuerzas vivas de la ciudad the most influential people in the city

7. Fís force

Comp
fuerza centrífuga centrifugal force;
fuerza centrípeta centripetal force;

fuerza electromotriz electromotive force;

fuerza de la gravedad force of gravity;

fuerza hidráulica water power;

fuerza motriz [que causa movimiento] driving force;
Fig [impulso] prime mover;
fuerza nuclear débil weak nuclear force;

fuerza nuclear fuerte strong nuclear force

8. Elec power;

han cortado la fuerza the power has been cut

♦ a fuerza de loc prep
[a base de] by dint of;
a fuerza de gritar mucho, conseguimos que nos oyera after a lot of shouting, we eventually managed to make him hear us;

he aprendido la lección a fuerza de mucho estudiar I learnt the lesson by studying hard

♦ a la fuerza loc adv

1. [contra la voluntad] by force, forcibly;

firmaron a la fuerza they were forced to sign;

tuvo que llevarlo al colegio a la fuerza she had to drag him to school by force, she had to forcibly drag him to school

2. [forzosamente] inevitably;

a la fuerza tenía que saber la noticia she must have known the news;

a la fuerza tenía que ocurrir un accidente there was bound to be an accident, an accident was inevitable

♦ por fuerza loc adv
[forzosamente] inevitably;
tenía que ocurrir un desastre por fuerza a disaster was inevitable;

esta noche tengo que salir por fuerza para atender a un paciente I absolutely have to go out tonight to see a patient

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fuerza

f

1 strength;

hacer fuerza try hard, make an effort;

hacer fuerza a alguien fig put pressure on s.o., pressure s.o.;

sacar fuerzas de flaqueza make a superhuman effort;

cobrar fuerza fig gather o

gain strength

2 ( violencia) force;

este domingo voy a tener que trabajar a la fuerza o

por fuerza I have no choice o option but to work this Sunday

3 EL power

4

:

la fuerza de la costumbre force of habit;

a fuerza de … by (dint of)

5

:

fuerza es reconocer que … it has to be admitted that …

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fuerza nf

1) : strength, vigor

fuerza de voluntad: willpower

2) : force

fuerza bruta: brute force

3) : power, might

fuerza de brazos: manpower

4) fuerzas nfpl

: forces

fuerzas armadas: armed forces

5)

a fuerza de : by, by dint of

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fuerza n

1. (en general) strength

tuvo que hacer mucha fuerza para mover la nevera it took all her strength to move the fridge

2. (potencia) force

la fuerza de la gravedad the force of gravity

a la fuerza (con violencia) by force (por necesidad)

tienes que hacerlo a la fuerza you have no choice but to do it

con fuerza (empujar) hard (agarrar) tight

recuperar fuerzas to get your strength back

tener mucha fuerza to be very strong

fuerza de voluntad willpower

Spanish-English dictionary > fuerza
20 si|ła

Ⅰ f 1. zw. pl (fizyczna) strength U
- tracić siły to lose one’s strength

- być u kresu sił to be absolutely tired out a. exhausted

- harował ponad siły he worked like a horse

- nie miał siły zwlec się z łóżka he didn’t have the strength to get up

- wytężył wszystkie siły, żeby nie upaść he strained every nerve not to fall down

- maszyna napędzana siłą ludzkich rąk a hand-operated machine
2. zw. pl (możliwości) power C/U, strength U
- przeliczyć się ze swoimi siłami to overestimate one’s ability

- zbierał siły, żeby stawić czoła niebezpieczeństwu he gathered all his strength to face the dangerous situation

- wierzyć we własne siły to have confidence in oneself

- nie wierzył we własne siły he lacked self-confidence

- to przerasta moje siły it’s beyond my power a. capabilities

- pisarz umarł w pełni sił twórczych the writer died at the height of his creative powers

- siła woli will power
3. sgt (moc) strength, force
- siła argumentów the force of argument

- kobieta świadoma swojej uwodzicielskiej siły a woman aware of her seductive powers

- siła miłości/słów the power of love/words

- siła armii military power

- wciąż wzrasta siła związków zawodowych trade unions are getting more and more powerful

- siła dolara/funta the strength of the dollar/the pound

- siła wiatru/wstrząsu the force of the wind/the earthquake

- zamieszki wybuchły ze zdwojoną siłą the riot broke out with redoubled strength

- hałas przybierał na sile the noise was getting louder

- siła napędowa a. sprawcza a. motoryczna czegoś przen. the driving force a. lifeblood of sth
4. sgt (przemoc) force, violence
- użyć siły to use force

- zrobić coś siłą to do sth by force
5. sgt (atut) strength
- siłą tego filmu jest subtelna obserwacja psychologiczna the film’s strength lies in its subtle psychological observation
6. zw. pl (tajemnicze zjawisko) power, force
- siły nadprzyrodzone supernatural powers

- siły nieczyste the powers of darkness, the forces of evil

- niewidzialna siła an invisible force
7. (pracownicy) labour GB, labor US, workforce
- tania siła robocza cheap labour (force)

- fachowa siła skilled labour

- siła najemna hired labour
8. zw. pl (grupa ludzi) force zw. pl
- siły demokratyczne/postępowe forces of democracy/progress

- siły rynku market forces

- siły społeczne social forces
9. Fiz. force
- siła tarcia friction force

- siła ciężkości the force of gravity
Ⅱ siły plt 1. (możliwości) power U
- połączyć siły to join a. combine forces

- robić coś wspólnymi siłami to make a joint effort to do sth

- równowaga sił między Moskwą a Waszyngtonem a balance of power between Russia and the USA
2. (oddziały) forces
- siły nieprzyjacielskie the enemy forces

- siły powstańcze (the) rebel forces

- siły lądowe/morskie/powietrzne (the) ground/naval/air forces

- siły porządkowe the forces of law and order

- siły zbrojne the (armed) forces
Ⅲ siłą adv. 1. (przemocą) by force, forcibly 2. (z trudem) hardly
- siłą powstrzymywała się od płaczu she could hardly stop herself from crying
Ⅳ na siłę adv. pot. 1. (przemocą) by force, forcibly
- na siłę wypchnął ich z mieszkania he pushed them out of his flat by force

- karmić dziecko na siłę to force-feed a child
2. (wbrew) nie można uszczęśliwiać ludzi na siłę you can take a horse to water but you can’t make it drink przysł.
- na siłę starał się o jej względy he made every effort a. endeavour to win her favour
3. (jeżeli nie można inaczej) at a push pot.
- na siłę zdążę na piątek I could do it by Friday, but at a push

- □ siła aerodynamiczna Fiz. aerodynamic force

- siła bezwładności Fiz. inertial force

- siła dośrodkowa Fiz. centripetal force

- siła elektrodynamiczna Fiz. electrodynamic force

- siła elektryczna Fiz. electric force

- siła nabywcza Ekon. purchasing power

- siła nośna Techn. aerodynamic lift

- siła odśrodkowa Fiz. centrifugal force

- siła pociągowa Techn. tractive force

- siła pozorna Fiz. inertial force

- siła spójności Fiz. cohesion

- siły wytwórcze Ekon. production forces

■ być skazanym na własne siły to be left to one’s own devices

- być w sile wieku to be in one’s prime

- co sił w nogach at full pelt

- co sił a. z całej siły a. z całych sił a. ze wszystkich sił a. ile sił with all one’s strength a. might

- to nie jest na moje/jej siły it’s too much for me/her, it’s beyond my/her power a. capabilities

- (nie) czuć się na siłach coś zrobić to (not) feel up to doing sth

- mieć siłę przebicia pot. to push oneself forward

- nie ma na niego/na to siły he’s/it’s out of control

- nie mieć siły a. sił do kogoś/czegoś to not put up with sb/sth any longer

- oddział w sile 20 żołnierzy a twenty-strong detachment

- opadać z sił to run out of steam

- próbować swoich sił w czymś a. na jakimś polu to try one’s hand at sth

- robić coś o własnych siłach a. własnymi siłami to do sth on one’s own, to do sth unaided

- siła by o tym opowiadać książk. a lot can be said about it

- siła wyższa circumstances beyond one’s control; force majeure książk.

- siła złego na jednego przysł. ≈ it never rains but it pours przysł.

- siłą rzeczy perforce książk.; necessarily

- trwać a. odbywać się siłą rozpędu a. bezwładu a. inercji to be a. run out of control

- nie ma takiej siły, żebym tam poszedł wild horses wouldn’t drag me there

- żadna siła mnie stąd nie ruszy wild horses wouldn’t drag me away from here

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > si|ła

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