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121 letter
1. буква, литера2. вытисненное название; вытиснять буквы или название3. формат бумаги 25,4?40,6 смletter size — формат,4Х40,6 см
4. письмоaccented letter — буква со знаком ударения; акцентированная буква
bad letter — плохо отпечатанная буква, дефектная буква
bastard letter — «чужая» буква; «чужой» знак; буква или знак другой гарнитуры
5. гротесковый шрифт; рубленый шрифт, шрифт без засечекanonymous letter — письмо без подписи; анонимка
white letter — антиква, прямой латинский шрифт
6. печатная буква7. деревянный шрифтbuilt-up letter — буква, нарисованная контуром с последующей заливкой
commercial letter — формат писчей бумаги 27,9?43,1 см, сфальцованной до 12,7?20,3 см
decorated letter — буква с орнаментом, буква фигурного шрифта
8. крупные вырезные литеры9. выделительный шрифт10. лигатура11. формат бумаги 40,6?50,8 см12. врезанный в текст инициалnewsy letter — письмо, в котором изложены все новости
13. буква с нижним выносным элементомglue-on display letters — буквы с клеевым слоем, используемые при изготовлении крупных надписей
lowercase letter — строчная буква; знак нижнего регистра
letter of the law — буква, формальный смысл закона
14. начальная буква15. инициалitalic letter — курсивная буква; курсивный шрифт
kerned letter — буква с выносным элементом, выступающим за пределы кегля
personalized form letter — стандартное письмо-реклама, печатаемое с фамилией адресата
16. графема буквы17. буква узкого шрифта с очень тонкими штрихами18. прописная буква19. титульный шрифтtwo line letter — прописная буква, помещающаяся на двух строках
20. латинский шрифт21. прямой шрифт22. антиква -
122 lock
I 1. [lok] noun1) (a mechanism for fastening doors etc: He put the key in the lock.) serrure2) (a closed part of a canal for raising or lowering boats to a higher or lower part of the canal.) écluse3) (the part of a gun by which it is fired.) percuteur4) (a tight hold (in wrestling etc).) clef2. verb(to fasten or become fastened with a lock: She locked the drawer; This door doesn't lock.) fermer à clef- locker- locket - locksmith - lock in - lock out - lock up II [lok] noun1) (a piece of hair: She cut off a lock of his hair.) mèche2) ((in plural) hair: curly brown locks.) cheveux -
123 lock
I 1. [lok] noun1) (a mechanism for fastening doors etc: He put the key in the lock.) fechadura2) (a closed part of a canal for raising or lowering boats to a higher or lower part of the canal.) eclusa3) (the part of a gun by which it is fired.) fecho4) (a tight hold (in wrestling etc).) chave2. verb(to fasten or become fastened with a lock: She locked the drawer; This door doesn't lock.) trancar a chave- locker- locket - locksmith - lock in - lock out - lock up II [lok] noun1) (a piece of hair: She cut off a lock of his hair.) madeixa2) ((in plural) hair: curly brown locks.) cachos -
124 on
on❢ When on is used as a straightforward preposition expressing position ( on the beach, on the table) it is generally translated by sur: sur la plage, sur la table ; on it is translated by dessus: there's a table over there, put the key on it = il y a une table là-bas, mets la clé dessus.on is often used in verb combinations in English ( depend on, rely on, cotton on etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (depend, rely, cotton etc).If you have doubts about how to translate a phrase or expression beginning with on ( on demand, on impulse, on top etc) consult the appropriate noun or other entry (demand, impulse, top etc).This dictionary contains usage notes on such topics as dates, islands, rivers etc. Many of these use the preposition on.For examples of the above and further uses of on, see the entry below.A prep1 ( position) sur ; on the table/the pavement sur la table/le trottoir ; on the coast/the lake sur la côte/le lac ; on top of the piano sur le piano ; on the wall/ceiling/blackboard au mur/plafond/tableau noir ; on the floor par terre ; there's a stain on it il y a une tache dessus ; to live on Park Avenue habiter Park Avenue ; it's on Carson Road c'est sur Carson Road ; on the M4 motorway sur l'autoroute M4 ; a studio on Avenue Montaigne un studio Avenue Montaigne ; the paintings on the wall les tableaux qui sont au mur ; accidents on and off the piste des accidents sur la piste et en dehors ; to climb/leap on to sth grimper/sauter sur qch ; ⇒ get, hang, jump, pin, sew, tie ;2 (indicating attachment, contact) to hang sth on a nail accrocher qch à un clou ; on a string au bout d'une or attaché à une ficelle ; to put a hand on sb's shoulder mettre la main sur l'épaule de qn ; to punch sb on the nose/on the chin donner un coup dans le nez/sur le menton de qn ; ⇒ hit, pat, slap ;3 ( on or about one's person) I've got no small change on me je n'ai pas de monnaie sur moi ; have you got the keys on you? est-ce que tu as les clés (sur toi)? ; to have a ring on one's finger avoir une bague au doigt ; the finger with the ring on it le doigt qui porte la bague ; a girl with sandals on her feet une fille avec des sandales aux pieds ; to have a smile/to have a frown on one's face sourire/froncer les sourcils ;4 (about, on the subject of) sur ; a book/a programme on Africa un livre/une émission sur l'Afrique ; information on the new tax des renseignements sur le nouvel impôt ; to read Freud on dreams lire ce que Freud a écrit sur les rêves ; have you heard him on electoral reform? est-ce que tu l'as entendu parler de la réforme électorale? ; we're on fractions in maths en maths, nous en sommes aux fractions ;5 (employed, active) to be on faire partie de [team] ; être membre de [board, committee, council] ; to be on the Gazette travailler pour la Gazette ; a job on the railways un travail dans les chemins de fer ; there's a bouncer on the door il y a un videur à la porte ; there are 20 staff on this project il y a 20 personnes qui travaillent sur ce projet ;6 ( in expressions of time) on 22 February le 22 février ; on Friday vendredi ; on Saturdays le samedi ; on the night of 15 May la nuit du 15 mai ; on or about the 23rd vers le 23 ; on sunny days quand il fait beau ; on Christmas Day le jour de Noël ; on your birthday le jour de ton anniversaire ; ⇒ dot, hour ;7 ( immediately after) on his arrival à son arrivée ; on the death of his wife à la mort de sa femme ; on hearing the truth she… quand elle a appris la vérité, elle… ; on reaching London he… quand il est arrivé à Londres, il… ;8 (taking, using) to be on tablets/steroids/heroin prendre des médicaments/des stéroïdes/de l'héroïne ; to be on drugs se droguer ; to be on 40 (cigarettes) a day fumer 40 cigarettes par jour ; to be on a bottle of whisky a day boire une bouteille de whisky par jour ; ⇒ antibiotic, pill, tranquillizer ;9 ( powered by) to work ou run on batteries marcher à piles, fonctionner sur piles ; to run on electricity être électrique ;10 ( indicating support) sur ; to stand on one leg se tenir sur un pied ; to lie on one's back s'allonger sur le dos ; put it on its side pose-le sur le côté ;11 ( indicating a medium) on TV/the radio à la télé/radio ; I heard it on the news j'ai entendu ça au journal ; on video/cassette en vidéo/cassette ; on disk/computer sur disquette/ordinateur ; on channel four sur la quatrième chaîne ; to play sth on the piano jouer qch au piano ; with Lou Luciano on drums avec Lou Luciano à la batterie ;12 (income, amount of money) to be on £20,000 a year gagner 20 000 livres sterling par an ; to be on a salary ou income of £15,000 gagner 15 000 livres sterling ; he's on more than me il gagne plus que moi ; to be on a low income avoir un bas salaire ; ⇒ dole, grant, live, overtime ;13 (paid for by, at the expense of) this round is on me c'est ma tournée ; have a beer on me je te paye une bière ; ⇒ credit, expenses, house ;14 ( repeated events) disaster on disaster désastre sur désastre ; defeat on defeat défaite sur défaite ;15 ( in scoring) to be on 25 points avoir 25 points ; Martin is the winner on 50 points Martin est le gagnant avec 50 points ;16 Turf he's got £10 on Easy Rider il a parié 10 livres sterling sur Easy Rider ; I'll have 50 dollars on Rapido je parie 50 dollars sur Rapido ; ⇒ odds ;17 Transp to travel on the bus/train voyager en bus/train ; to be on the plane/the train être dans l'avion/le train ; to be on the yacht être sur le yacht ; to be on one's bike être à vélo ; to leave on the first train/flight prendre le premier train/avion ; ⇒ foot, horseback.B adj1 (taking place, happening) to be on [event] avoir lieu ; is the match still on? est-ce que le match aura lieu? ; the engagement is back on again ils sont à nouveau fiancés ; while the meeting is on pendant la réunion ; there's a war/recession on il y a une guerre/récession ; I've got nothing on tonight je n'ai rien de prévu pour ce soir ; to have something on avoir quelque chose de prévu ; I've got a lot on je suis très occupé ;2 (being broadcast, performed, displayed) Euro-express is on tonight il y a Euro-express à la télé ce soir ; the news is on in 10 minutes le journal est dans 10 minutes ; it's on at the Rex ça passe au Rex ; there's an exhibition on at the Town Hall il y a une exposition à la mairie ; what's on? ( on TV) qu'est-ce qu'il y a à la télé? ; ( at the cinema) qu'est-ce qui passe au cinéma? ; ( at the theatre) qu'est-ce qu'il y a à l'affiche or au théâtre? ; there's nothing on il n'y a rien de bien ; Hamlet is still on Hamlet est toujours à l'affiche ;3 (functional, live) to be on [TV, oven, heating, light] être allumé ; [handbrake] être serré ; [dishwasher, radio, washing machine] marcher ; [hot tap, gas tap] être ouvert ; the power is on il y a du courant ; the power is back on le courant est rétabli ; the switch is in the ‘on’ position l'interrupteur est en position ‘allumé’ ; ⇒ switch on (switch), turn on (turn) ;4 GB ( permissible) it's just ou simply not on ( out of the question) c'est hors de question ; ( not the done thing) ça ne se fait pas ; ( unacceptable) c'est inadmissible ; it's simply not on to expect me to do that c'est inadmissible de penser que je vais faire ça ;5 (attached, in place) to be on [lid, top, cap] être mis ; the cap isn't properly on le couvercle est mal mis ; once the roof is on une fois le toit construit ; ⇒ put, screw.C adv1 ( on or about one's person) to have a hat/coat on porter un chapeau/manteau ; to have one's glasses on porter ses lunettes ; he's got his suit on il est en costume ; to have nothing on être nu, ne rien avoir sur le dos ; on with your coats! allez, mettez vos manteaux! ; to have make-up on être maquillé ; with sandals/slippers on en sandales/pantoufles ; ⇒ put, try ;2 ( ahead in time) 20 years on he was still the same 20 ans plus tard, il n'avait pas changé ; a few years on from now dans quelques années ; from that day on à partir de ce jour-là ; to be well on in years ne plus être tout jeune ; the party lasted well on into the night la soirée s'est prolongée tard dans la nuit ; ⇒ later, now ;3 ( further) to walk on continuer à marcher ; to walk on another 2 km faire encore 2 km ; to go on to Newcastle continuer jusqu'à Newcastle ; to go to Paris then on to Marseilles aller à Paris et de là à Marseille ; to play/work on continuer à jouer/travailler ; a little further on un peu plus loin ; ⇒ carry, go, move, press, read ;4 ( on stage) I'm on after the juggler je passe juste après le jongleur ; he's not on until Act II il n'entre en scène qu'au deuxième acte ; you're on! en scène!D on and off adv phr ( also off and on) to see sb on and off voir qn de temps en temps ; she's been working at the novel on and off for years ça fait des années que son roman est en chantier ; he lives there on and off il y habite de temps en temps ; to flash on and off clignoter.E on and on adv phr to go on and on [speaker] parler pendant des heures ; [lectures, speech] durer des heures ; he went ou talked on and on about the war il n'a pas arrêté de parler de la guerre ; the list goes on and on la liste n'en finit pas.you're on d'accord ; are you still on for tomorrow's party? c'est toujours d'accord pour la soirée de demain? ; to be always on at sb être toujours sur le dos de qn ; she's always on at me to get my hair cut elle est toujours sur mon dos pour que je me fasse couper les cheveux ; what's he on about? GB qu'est-ce qu'il raconte? ; I don't know what you're on about je ne sais pas de quoi tu parles ; he's been on to me about the lost files GB il m'a contacté à propos des dossiers perdus. ⇒ get, go, put. -
125 a Pandora's box
книжн. ящик Пaндopы, иcтoчник вcячecкиx бeдcтвий [этим. миф.Thomas Colfax had given them the key to a Pandora's box of crime and corruption that was going to help wipe out a major pan of organised crime (S. Sheldon). 'The markets will wait to see the extent of the German interest rate cut but I wouldn't be surprised if there are concerted cuts throughout Europe in its aftermath.' However, Peter Feliner of Natwest Capital Markets said: 'It's opened a Pandora's box, because officialdom said it wouldn't happen' (The Independent)
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