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41 go down
vi1) ( move downward) hinuntergehen; sun, moon untergehen; ship also sinken; plane abstürzen; boxer zu Boden gehen; curtain fallen;he went down on his knees and begged for forgiveness er bat auf Knien um Verzeihung;the striker went down in the penalty area der Stürmer kam im Strafraum zu Fall;to \go down down on all fours sich akk auf alle viere begeben;to \go down down sth etw hinuntergehen;( climb down) etw hinuntersteigen;to \go down down the pit min Bergmann werden;to \go down down with a/ the ship mit einem/dem Schiff untergehen2) ( decrease) swelling zurückgehen; attendance, wind nachlassen; crime rate, fever, water level zurückgehen; prices, taxes, temperature sinken; currency fallen;one of the tyres on my car has gone down einer meiner Autoreifen hat Luft verloren3) ( decrease in quality) nachlassen;this restaurant has really gone down in the last few years dieses Restaurant hat in den letzten Jahren echt nachgelassen ( fam)to \go down down in sb's opinion in jds Ansehen sinkento \go down down fighting/ without a fight kämpfend/kampflos untergehen;to \go down down to sb gegen jdn verlieren6) ( get ill)to \go down down with a cold/ the flu eine Erkältung/die Grippe bekommenshe was \go downing down the road on her bike sie fuhr auf ihrem Fahrrad die Straße entlang;to \go down down to the beach runter zum Strand gehen;to \go down down a list eine Liste [von oben nach unten] durchgehen8) ( visit quickly) vorbeigehen;they went down to the pub for a quick drink sie gingen noch schnell einen trinken ( fam)9) ( travel southward)are you \go downing down to Florida this year? fahrt ihr dieses Jahr runter nach Florida? ( fam)the tree's roots \go down down three metres die Wurzeln des Baumes reichen drei Meter in die Tiefe11) ( be received)to \go down down badly/well [with sb] [bei jdm] schlecht/gut ankommen12) ( be recorded) schriftlich vermerkt werden;to \go down down in history/the record books [as sth] [als etw] in die Geschichte/Geschichtsbücher eingehen;to \go down down in writing schriftlich festgehalten werdenthe wine went down easily der Wein war wirklich lecker! ( fam)a cup of coffee would \go down down nicely now eine Tasse Kaffee wäre jetzt genau das Richtige;a bit of sugar will help the medicine \go down down mit etwas Zucker kriegst du die Medizin besser runter ( fam)the police had been informed about what was \go downing down, so were ready and waiting die Polizei war darüber informiert worden, was vorging, daher war sie bereits in Wartestellung( for vacation) in die Semesterferien gehento \go down down on sb es jdm mit dem Mund machen (sl) -
42 come down
1) (move lower) [ person] venire giù, scendere; [ lift] scenderehe's really come down in the world — fig. è veramente caduto in basso
2) (drop) [price, inflation, temperature] scendere, abbassarsi; [ unemployment] diminuire, calare3) meteor. [snow, rain] venire giù, cadere4) (land) [ helicopter] posarsi; [ aircraft] atterrare6) fig. (be resumed by) ridursi a [problem, fact]* * *(to decrease; to become less: Tea has come down in price.) calare* * *1. vi + prep2. vi + advto come down (from/to) — scendere (da/a), (building) essere demolito (-a), (prices, temperature) diminuire, calare* * *1) (move lower) [ person] venire giù, scendere; [ lift] scenderehe's really come down in the world — fig. è veramente caduto in basso
2) (drop) [price, inflation, temperature] scendere, abbassarsi; [ unemployment] diminuire, calare3) meteor. [snow, rain] venire giù, cadere4) (land) [ helicopter] posarsi; [ aircraft] atterrare6) fig. (be resumed by) ridursi a [problem, fact] -
43 dip
dip [dɪp][ground, road] descendre ; [temperature, prices] baisser• it's the sort of book you can dip into c'est le genre de livre dans lequel on peut se plonger quand on en a envie3. noun4. compounds* * *[dɪp] 1.1) ( bathe) baignade f2) (in ground, road) déclivité f3) (of plane, head) inclinaison f4) fig (in prices, rate, sales) (mouvement m de) baisse f (in dans)5) Culinary sauce f froide ( pour crudités)6) (also sheep dip) bain m parasiticide2.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( put partially) tremper (in, into dans)2) ( immerse) plonger [garment]; tremper [food]; baigner [sheep]3) GB Automobile baisser [headlights]3.dipped headlights — codes mpl
intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( move downwards) piquerto dip below the horizon — [sun] disparaître derrière l'horizon
2) ( slope downwards) être en pente4) ( put hand)to dip into one's bag for something — chercher quelque chose dans son sac; fig
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44 scale
1) окалина || образовывать окалину2) нагар; изгарина3) накипь || образовывать накипь4) удалять окалину или накипь5) шкала || шкалировать, градуировать7) масштаб || определять масштаб, масштабировать; изменять масштаб; сводить к определённому масштабу8) весы || взвешивать9) чешуя; чешуйка || чешуйчатый10) дозатор11) размах12) размер13) солеотложение14) энт. червец•- constant-weight batch-type scale - expanded scaleto define a scale — строить шкалу; задавать масштаб
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45 reduction
1. n снижение, понижение; уменьшение, сокращениеa reduction in numbers — количественное сокращение, сокращение количества
2. n ком. скидкаto sell at a reduction of 10 per cent — продавать со скидкой в 10%
3. n юр. смягчение4. n перевод, превращение5. n спец. приведение6. n мат. приведение к общему знаменателю; сокращение; упрощение7. n преим. воен. понижение8. n уменьшенная копия9. n покорение; захват, взятие10. n воен. подавление11. n биол. мейоз12. n биол. редукция, уменьшение числа хромосом при мейозе13. n ком. разлив14. n ком. расфасовка15. n ком. мед. вправление16. n ком. хим. восстановление17. n ком. метал. выделение металла из руды; передел18. n ком. тех. обжатиеСинонимический ряд:1. abbreviation (noun) abbreviation; compression; contraction2. alleviation (noun) alleviation; attenuation; mitigation; relaxation; relief; remission; slackening3. cutback (noun) curtailment; cutback4. decrease (noun) abatement; cutback; decline; decrease; deduction; diminishing; diminishment; diminution; discount; lessening; letup; loss; lowering; rebate; reducing; subtraction5. degradation (noun) degradation; demotion; downgrading6. depreciation (noun) depreciation; devaluation; mark-down7. discount (noun) abatement; deduction; discount; rebateАнтонимический ряд:augmentation; increase -
46 lower
I transitive verb1) (let down) herab-/hinablassen; einholen [Flagge, Segel]lower oneself into — hinuntersteigen in (+ Akk.) [Kanalschacht, Keller]
lower oneself into a chair — sich in einen Sessel sinken lassen
2) (reduce in height) senken [Blick]; niederschlagen [Augen]; absenken [Zimmerdecke]; auslassen [Saum]3) (lessen) senken [Preis, Miete, Zins usw.]4) (degrade) herabsetzenlower oneself to do something — sich so weit erniedrigen, etwas zu tun
5) (weaken) schwächen; dämpfen [Licht, Stimme, Lärm]II 1. comparative adjectivelower one's voice — leiser sprechen; die Stimme senken (geh.)
1) unter... [Nil, Themse usw., Atmosphäre]; Unter[jura, -devon usw., -arm, -lippe usw.]; Nieder[rhein, -kalifornien]2) (in rank) unter...lower mammals/plants — niedere Säugetiere/Pflanzen
2. comparative adverbthe lower orders/classes — die Unterschichten/die unteren Klassen
tiefer [sinken, hängen usw.]* * *1) (to make or become less high: She lowered her voice.) senken2) (to let down: He lowered the blinds.) herunterlassen* * *low·er1[ˈləʊəʳ, AM ˈloʊɚ]in the \lower back im unteren Rücken\lower floor untere Etage\lower jaw Unterkiefer m\lower lip Unterlippe fthe \lower reaches of the ocean die tieferen Regionen des Ozeansthe L\lower Rhine GEOG der NiederrheinII. vt1. (move downward)▪ to \lower sth etw herunterlassen▪ to \lower oneself:she \lowered herself into a chair sie ließ sich auf einem Stuhl niederthe miners \lowered themselves into the tunnel die Bergleute ließen sich in den Stollen hinunterto \lower one's arm/hands den Arm/die Hände senkento \lower one's eyes die Augen niederschlagen, den Blick senkento \lower one's head den Kopf senkento \lower a flag/the sails eine Fahne/die Segel einholento \lower the hem den Saum herauslassento \lower the landing gear das Fahrgestell ausfahrento \lower a lifeboat NAUT ein Rettungsboot zu Wasser lassen [o aussetzen]to \lower the periscope das Periskop einfahren2. (decrease)▪ to \lower sth etw verringern [o senken]his crude jokes \lowered the tone of the evening seine derben Witze drückten das Niveau des Abendsto \lower one's expectations/sights seine Erwartungen/Ansprüche zurückschraubento \lower one's guard seine Deckung vernachlässigento \lower the heat die Temperatur zurückdrehento \lower interest rates die Zinssätze senkento \lower prices/taxes die Preise/Steuern senkento \lower the quality die Qualität mindernto \lower one's voice seine Stimme senkento \lower one's standards seine Anforderungen zurückschrauben3. (demean)I wouldn't \lower myself to respond to his insults ich würde mich nicht auf sein Niveau begeben und auf seine Beleidigungen antwortenI'd never have expected him to \lower himself by stealing ich hätte nie gedacht, dass er so tief sinken könnte und stehlen würdelow·er2[laʊəʳ, AM laʊr]▪ to \lower at sb jdn finster ansehen* * *I ['ləʊə(r)]1. adj1) (in height) niedriger; part, half, limb, storey, latitude untere(r, s); note tiefer; (GEOG) Nieder-lower leg/arm — Unterschenkel m/-arm m
lower jaw/lip — Unterkiefer m/-lippe
hemlines are lower this year — die Röcke sind dieses Jahr länger
the lower deck (of bus) — das untere Deck; (of ship) das Unterdeck
a lower middle-class family — eine Familie aus der unteren Mittelschicht
the lower school — die unteren Klassen, die Unter- und Mittelstufe
See:→ lower sixth (form)2. advtiefer, leiser3. vt1) (= let down) boat, injured man, load herunterlassen; eyes, gun senken; mast umlegen; sail, flag einholen; bicycle saddle niedriger machen"lower the lifeboats!" —
"lower away!" — " holt ein!"
2) (= reduce) pressure, risk verringern; price, interest rates, cost, tone, temperature senken; morale, resistance schwächen; standard herabsetzenthat is no excuse for lowering the standards of service — das ist keine Entschuldigung dafür, den Service zu verschlechtern
to lower oneself — sich hinunterlassen; (socially) sich unter sein Niveau begeben
to lower oneself to do sth — sich herablassen, etw zu tun
4. visinken, fallen II ['laʊə(r)]viSee:= academic.ru/43910/lour">lour* * *lower1 [ˈlaʊə(r)] v/i1. finster oder drohend blicken:lower at sb jemanden finster oder drohend ansehenb) sich mit schwarzen Wolken überziehen (Himmel)lower2 [ˈləʊə(r)]A v/t1. eine Mauer etc niedriger machen2. die Augen, den Gewehrlauf etc, auch die Stimme, den Preis, die Temperatur etc senken, das Wahlalter etc auch herabsetzen3. fig erniedrigen:lower o.s.a) sich demütigen,b) sich herablassen4. abschwächen, mäßigen:lower one’s hopes seine Hoffnungen herabschrauben5. herunter-, herab-, niederlassen, FLUG das Fahrgestell ausfahren, eine Fahne, ein Segel niederholen, streichen; → flag1 A 1B v/i1. niedriger werden (auch fig)2. fig sinken, heruntergehen, fallenlower3 [ˈləʊə(r)]A komp von low1 AB adj1. niedriger (auch fig):a lower estimate eine niedrigere Schätzung2. unter(er, e, es), Unter…:3. GEOG Unter…, Nieder…:Lower Austria Niederösterreich n4. neuer, jünger (Datum):of a lower date jüngeren Datums5. BIOL nieder (Pflanzen etc)* * *I transitive verb1) (let down) herab-/hinablassen; einholen [Flagge, Segel]lower oneself into — hinuntersteigen in (+ Akk.) [Kanalschacht, Keller]
2) (reduce in height) senken [Blick]; niederschlagen [Augen]; absenken [Zimmerdecke]; auslassen [Saum]3) (lessen) senken [Preis, Miete, Zins usw.]4) (degrade) herabsetzenlower oneself to do something — sich so weit erniedrigen, etwas zu tun
5) (weaken) schwächen; dämpfen [Licht, Stimme, Lärm]II 1. comparative adjectivelower one's voice — leiser sprechen; die Stimme senken (geh.)
1) unter... [Nil, Themse usw., Atmosphäre]; Unter[jura, -devon usw., -arm, -lippe usw.]; Nieder[rhein, -kalifornien]2) (in rank) unter...lower mammals/plants — niedere Säugetiere/Pflanzen
2. comparative adverbthe lower orders/classes — die Unterschichten/die unteren Klassen
tiefer [sinken, hängen usw.]* * *adj.ausfahren (Fahrgestell) adj.klein adj.unterer adj. v.absenken (Grundwasserspiegel) v.niederlassen v. -
47 Introduction
Portugal is a small Western European nation with a large, distinctive past replete with both triumph and tragedy. One of the continent's oldest nation-states, Portugal has frontiers that are essentially unchanged since the late 14th century. The country's unique character and 850-year history as an independent state present several curious paradoxes. As of 1974, when much of the remainder of the Portuguese overseas empire was decolonized, Portuguese society appeared to be the most ethnically homogeneous of the two Iberian states and of much of Europe. Yet, Portuguese society had received, over the course of 2,000 years, infusions of other ethnic groups in invasions and immigration: Phoenicians, Greeks, Celts, Romans, Suevi, Visigoths, Muslims (Arab and Berber), Jews, Italians, Flemings, Burgundian French, black Africans, and Asians. Indeed, Portugal has been a crossroads, despite its relative isolation in the western corner of the Iberian Peninsula, between the West and North Africa, Tropical Africa, and Asia and America. Since 1974, Portugal's society has become less homogeneous, as there has been significant immigration of former subjects from its erstwhile overseas empire.Other paradoxes should be noted as well. Although Portugal is sometimes confused with Spain or things Spanish, its very national independence and national culture depend on being different from Spain and Spaniards. Today, Portugal's independence may be taken for granted. Since 1140, except for 1580-1640 when it was ruled by Philippine Spain, Portugal has been a sovereign state. Nevertheless, a recurring theme of the nation's history is cycles of anxiety and despair that its freedom as a nation is at risk. There is a paradox, too, about Portugal's overseas empire(s), which lasted half a millennium (1415-1975): after 1822, when Brazil achieved independence from Portugal, most of the Portuguese who emigrated overseas never set foot in their overseas empire, but preferred to immigrate to Brazil or to other countries in North or South America or Europe, where established Portuguese overseas communities existed.Portugal was a world power during the period 1415-1550, the era of the Discoveries, expansion, and early empire, and since then the Portuguese have experienced periods of decline, decadence, and rejuvenation. Despite the fact that Portugal slipped to the rank of a third- or fourth-rate power after 1580, it and its people can claim rightfully an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions that assure their place both in world and Western history. These distinctions should be kept in mind while acknowledging that, for more than 400 years, Portugal has generally lagged behind the rest of Western Europe, although not Southern Europe, in social and economic developments and has remained behind even its only neighbor and sometime nemesis, Spain.Portugal's pioneering role in the Discoveries and exploration era of the 15th and 16th centuries is well known. Often noted, too, is the Portuguese role in the art and science of maritime navigation through the efforts of early navigators, mapmakers, seamen, and fishermen. What are often forgotten are the country's slender base of resources, its small population largely of rural peasants, and, until recently, its occupation of only 16 percent of the Iberian Peninsula. As of 1139—10, when Portugal emerged first as an independent monarchy, and eventually a sovereign nation-state, England and France had not achieved this status. The Portuguese were the first in the Iberian Peninsula to expel the Muslim invaders from their portion of the peninsula, achieving this by 1250, more than 200 years before Castile managed to do the same (1492).Other distinctions may be noted. Portugal conquered the first overseas empire beyond the Mediterranean in the early modern era and established the first plantation system based on slave labor. Portugal's empire was the first to be colonized and the last to be decolonized in the 20th century. With so much of its scattered, seaborne empire dependent upon the safety and seaworthiness of shipping, Portugal was a pioneer in initiating marine insurance, a practice that is taken for granted today. During the time of Pombaline Portugal (1750-77), Portugal was the first state to organize and hold an industrial trade fair. In distinctive political and governmental developments, Portugal's record is more mixed, and this fact suggests that maintaining a government with a functioning rule of law and a pluralist, representative democracy has not been an easy matter in a country that for so long has been one of the poorest and least educated in the West. Portugal's First Republic (1910-26), only the third republic in a largely monarchist Europe (after France and Switzerland), was Western Europe's most unstable parliamentary system in the 20th century. Finally, the authoritarian Estado Novo or "New State" (1926-74) was the longest surviving authoritarian system in modern Western Europe. When Portugal departed from its overseas empire in 1974-75, the descendants, in effect, of Prince Henry the Navigator were leaving the West's oldest empire.Portugal's individuality is based mainly on its long history of distinc-tiveness, its intense determination to use any means — alliance, diplomacy, defense, trade, or empire—to be a sovereign state, independent of Spain, and on its national pride in the Portuguese language. Another master factor in Portuguese affairs deserves mention. The country's politics and government have been influenced not only by intellectual currents from the Atlantic but also through Spain from Europe, which brought new political ideas and institutions and novel technologies. Given the weight of empire in Portugal's past, it is not surprising that public affairs have been hostage to a degree to what happened in her overseas empire. Most important have been domestic responses to imperial affairs during both imperial and internal crises since 1415, which have continued to the mid-1970s and beyond. One of the most important themes of Portuguese history, and one oddly neglected by not a few histories, is that every major political crisis and fundamental change in the system—in other words, revolution—since 1415 has been intimately connected with a related imperial crisis. The respective dates of these historical crises are: 1437, 1495, 1578-80, 1640, 1820-22, 1890, 1910, 1926-30, 1961, and 1974. The reader will find greater detail on each crisis in historical context in the history section of this introduction and in relevant entries.LAND AND PEOPLEThe Republic of Portugal is located on the western edge of the Iberian Peninsula. A major geographical dividing line is the Tagus River: Portugal north of it has an Atlantic orientation; the country to the south of it has a Mediterranean orientation. There is little physical evidence that Portugal is clearly geographically distinct from Spain, and there is no major natural barrier between the two countries along more than 1,214 kilometers (755 miles) of the Luso-Spanish frontier. In climate, Portugal has a number of microclimates similar to the microclimates of Galicia, Estremadura, and Andalusia in neighboring Spain. North of the Tagus, in general, there is an Atlantic-type climate with higher rainfall, cold winters, and some snow in the mountainous areas. South of the Tagus is a more Mediterranean climate, with hot, dry, often rainless summers and cool, wet winters. Lisbon, the capital, which has a fifth of the country's population living in its region, has an average annual mean temperature about 16° C (60° F).For a small country with an area of 92,345 square kilometers (35,580 square miles, including the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and the Madeiras), which is about the size of the state of Indiana in the United States, Portugal has a remarkable diversity of regional topography and scenery. In some respects, Portugal resembles an island within the peninsula, embodying a unique fusion of European and non-European cultures, akin to Spain yet apart. Its geography is a study in contrasts, from the flat, sandy coastal plain, in some places unusually wide for Europe, to the mountainous Beira districts or provinces north of the Tagus, to the snow-capped mountain range of the Estrela, with its unique ski area, to the rocky, barren, remote Trás-os-Montes district bordering Spain. There are extensive forests in central and northern Portugal that contrast with the flat, almost Kansas-like plains of the wheat belt in the Alentejo district. There is also the unique Algarve district, isolated somewhat from the Alentejo district by a mountain range, with a microclimate, topography, and vegetation that resemble closely those of North Africa.Although Portugal is small, just 563 kilometers (337 miles) long and from 129 to 209 kilometers (80 to 125 miles) wide, it is strategically located on transportation and communication routes between Europe and North Africa, and the Americas and Europe. Geographical location is one key to the long history of Portugal's three overseas empires, which stretched once from Morocco to the Moluccas and from lonely Sagres at Cape St. Vincent to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is essential to emphasize the identity of its neighbors: on the north and east Portugal is bounded by Spain, its only neighbor, and by the Atlantic Ocean on the south and west. Portugal is the westernmost country of Western Europe, and its shape resembles a face, with Lisbon below the nose, staring into theAtlantic. No part of Portugal touches the Mediterranean, and its Atlantic orientation has been a response in part to turning its back on Castile and Léon (later Spain) and exploring, traveling, and trading or working in lands beyond the peninsula. Portugal was the pioneering nation in the Atlantic-born European discoveries during the Renaissance, and its diplomatic and trade relations have been dominated by countries that have been Atlantic powers as well: Spain; England (Britain since 1707); France; Brazil, once its greatest colony; and the United States.Today Portugal and its Atlantic islands have a population of roughly 10 million people. While ethnic homogeneity has been characteristic of it in recent history, Portugal's population over the centuries has seen an infusion of non-Portuguese ethnic groups from various parts of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Between 1500 and 1800, a significant population of black Africans, brought in as slaves, was absorbed in the population. And since 1950, a population of Cape Verdeans, who worked in menial labor, has resided in Portugal. With the influx of African, Goan, and Timorese refugees and exiles from the empire—as many as three quarters of a million retornados ("returned ones" or immigrants from the former empire) entered Portugal in 1974 and 1975—there has been greater ethnic diversity in the Portuguese population. In 2002, there were 239,113 immigrants legally residing in Portugal: 108,132 from Africa; 24,806 from Brazil; 15,906 from Britain; 14,617 from Spain; and 11,877 from Germany. In addition, about 200,000 immigrants are living in Portugal from eastern Europe, mainly from Ukraine. The growth of Portugal's population is reflected in the following statistics:1527 1,200,000 (estimate only)1768 2,400,000 (estimate only)1864 4,287,000 first census1890 5,049,7001900 5,423,0001911 5,960,0001930 6,826,0001940 7,185,1431950 8,510,0001960 8,889,0001970 8,668,000* note decrease1980 9,833,0001991 9,862,5401996 9,934,1002006 10,642,8362010 10,710,000 (estimated) -
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sink [sɪŋk]évier ⇒ 1 (a) lavabo ⇒ 1 (a) couler ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (a) faire échouer ⇒ 2 (b) oublier ⇒ 2 (c) enfoncer ⇒ 2 (d) creuser ⇒ 2 (e) investir ⇒ 2 (f) sombrer ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (f) s'enfoncer ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (f), 3 (g) baisser ⇒ 3 (c), 3 (e) s'affaiser ⇒ 3 (c) s'écrouler ⇒ 3 (d) plonger ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (e)1 noun∎ double sink évier m à deux bacs(b) (cesspool) puisard m;∎ figurative a sink of sin and corruption un cloaque du vice(a) (boat, submarine) couler, envoyer par le fond;∎ figurative to be sunk in thought être plongé dans ses pensées(b) (ruin → plans) faire échouer;∎ their bid has sunk any chance of us getting the contract leur offre a réduit à néant nos chances de décrocher le contrat;∎ this latest scandal looks certain to sink him ce dernier scandale va sûrement le couler;∎ familiar if they don't come we're sunk! s'ils ne viennent pas, nous sommes fichus!∎ he sank his troubles in drink il noya ses soucis dans l'alcool;∎ they'll have to learn to sink their differences il faudra qu'ils apprennent à oublier leurs différends(d) (plunge, drive → knife, spear, stake) enfoncer;∎ they're sinking the piles for the jetty ils sont en train de mettre en place les pilotis de la jetée;∎ the fishpond was a metal basin sunk in the ground l'étang à poissons était un bassin en métal enfoncé dans le sol;∎ I sank my teeth into the peach j'ai mordu dans la pêche;∎ the dog sank its teeth into my leg le chien m'enfonça ou me planta ses crocs dans la jambe(e) (dig, bore → well, mine shaft) creuser, forer∎ we sank a fortune into this company nous avons englouti une fortune dans cette société∎ to sink the ball (in snooker) couler la bille; (in basketball) réussir le tir ou le panier; (in golf) envoyer la balle dans le trou∎ to sink a pint s'envoyer une pinte de bière∎ to sink like a stone couler à pic;∎ the bottle sank slowly to the bottom of the pool la bouteille a coulé lentement jusqu'au fond de la piscine;∎ the prow had not yet sunk beneath the surface la proue n'était pas encore submergée;∎ Atlantis sank beneath the seas l'Atlantide a été engloutie par les mers;∎ to sink without (a) trace disparaître sans laisser de trace; figurative tomber dans l'oubli;∎ figurative it was a case of sink or swim il a bien fallu se débrouiller;∎ now it's up to them to sink or swim by themselves à eux maintenant de se débrouiller comme ils peuvent(b) (in mud, snow etc) s'enfoncer;∎ at each step, I sank up to my knees in water à chaque pas, je m'enfonçais dans l'eau jusqu'aux genoux;∎ the wheels sank into the mud les roues s'enfonçaient dans la boue;∎ to sink into quicksand s'enliser dans des sables mouvants∎ Venice is sinking Venise est en train de s'affaisser;∎ the sun/moon is sinking le soleil/la lune disparaît à l'horizon;∎ the moon sank behind the mountains la lune a disparu derrière les montagnes;∎ as I climbed, the valley sank out of sight au fur et à mesure que je grimpais, la vallée disparaissait∎ I sank back in my seat je me suis enfoncé dans mon fauteuil;∎ her head sank back on the pillow sa tête retomba sur l'oreiller;∎ he sank onto the bed il s'est affalé ou il s'est laissé tomber sur le lit;∎ to sink to the ground s'effondrer;∎ to sink to one's knees tomber à genoux;∎ she sank down on her knees elle tomba à genoux;∎ my heart or spirits sank when I saw I was too late j'ai perdu courage en voyant que j'arrivais trop tard;∎ his heart sinks every time he gets a letter from her il a un serrement de cœur chaque fois qu'il reçoit une lettre d'elle(e) (decrease, diminish → wages, rates, temperature) baisser; (more dramatically) plonger, chuter; (→ voice) se faire plus bas;∎ you have sunk in my estimation tu as baissé dans mon estime;∎ the dollar has sunk to half its former value le dollar a perdu la moitié de sa valeur;∎ profits have sunk to an all-time low les bénéfices sont au plus bas;∎ her voice had sunk to a whisper (purposefully) elle s'était mise à chuchoter; (weakly) sa voix n'était plus qu'un murmure(f) (slip, decline) sombrer, s'enfoncer;∎ to sink into apathy/depression sombrer dans l'apathie/dans la dépression;∎ he sank deeper into crime il s'enfonça dans la délinquance;∎ the house sank into decay and ruin la maison est tombée en ruines;∎ how could you sink so low? comment as-tu pu tomber si bas?;∎ to sink to new depths tomber plus bas;∎ the patient is sinking fast le malade décline rapidement;∎ he has sunk into a coma il est tombé dans le coma;∎ I sank into a deep sleep j'ai sombré dans un sommeil profond(g) (penetrate → blade, arrow) s'enfoncer;∎ I felt the dog's teeth sink into my arm j'ai senti les crocs du chien s'enfoncer dans mon bras►► American sink board égouttoir m;British sink estate cité f dépotoir;sink tidy = rangement pour ustensiles sur un évier;sink unit bloc-évier m(a) (nail, blade) s'enfoncer(b) (soak → varnish, cream) pénétrer∎ I heard what you said, but it didn't sink in at the time je vous ai entendu, mais je n'ai pas vraiment saisi sur le moment;∎ the implications of the epidemic have not yet sunk in on ne se rend pas encore vraiment compte ou on ne réalise pas encore quelles seront les conséquences de cette épidémie;∎ I paused to let my words sink in j'ai marqué une pause pour que mes paroles fassent leur effet;∎ it was beginning to sink in that things had changed je commençais/il commençait/ etc à comprendre que les choses avaient changé -
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50 altitude
1. n 2. a◊to express the altitude — чітко вказувати висоту (напр. під час заходження на посадку)
to reach an altitude of... — досягнути висоти...
•- aerodrome altitude - altimetric altitude - apparent altitude - area minimum altitude - barometric altitude - base altitude - burnout altitude - cabin pressure altitude - calibrated altitude - celestial altitude - corrected altitude - critical altitude - cruising altitude - cutoff altitude - decay-safe altitude - decision altitude - density altitude - design altitude - design cruising altitude - design altitude of nozzle - engine critical altitude - en-route altitude - equivalent altitude - final approach altitude - final intercept altitude - flare-out altitude - flight altitude - fuel efficient altitude - heliocentric transfer altitude - high density altitude - holding altitude - indicated altitude - initial approach altitude - instrument altitude - minimum altitude - minimum authorized altitude - minimum decision altitude - minimum descent altitude - minimum en-route altitude - minimum safe altitude - minimum sector altitude - obstacle clearance altitude - operating altitude - perigee altitude - photographic altitude - polar altitude - preselected altitude - pressure altitude - rated altitude - reference altitude - restarting altitude - safe altitude - safety altitude - selected approach altitude - specified altitude - temperature altitude - traffic pattern altitude - transition altitude - transonic acceleration altitude - true altitude -
51 drop
1. noun1) капля; a drop in the bucket, a drop in the ocean = капля в море; drop by drop, by drops капля за каплей2) (pl.) med. капли3) глоток (спиртного); to have a drop in one's eye быть навеселе; to take a drop too much хлебнуть лишнего4) драже; леденец5) серьга, подвеска6) падение, понижение; снижение; drop in prices (temperature) падение цен (температуры); a drop on smth. снижение по сравнению с чем-л.7) падающий занавес (в театре)8) расстояние (сверху вниз); а drop of 10 feet from the window to the ground от окна до земли 10 футов9) удар по мячу, отскочившему от земли (в футболе)10) наличник (замка)11) щель для монеты или жетона (в автомате)12) падалица (о плодах)13) tech. перепадat the drop of a hatа) по знаку, по сигналу, как заведенный;б) без колебаний2. verb1) капать2) выступать каплями3) проливать (слезы)4) ронять5) падать; спадать; to drop as if one had been shot упасть как подкошенный; he is ready to drop он с ног валится, очень устал; to drop asleep заснуть6) отправлять, опускать (письмо); drop me a line = черкни(те) мне несколько строк7) бросать (привычку, занятие); прекращать; drop it! брось(те)!, оставь (те)!; перестань(те)!; to drop smoking бросить курить8) сбрасывать (с самолета)9) проронить (слово)10) прекращать (работу, разговор); let us drop the subject прекратим разговор на эту тему11) оставлять, покидать (семью, друзей)12) понижать (голос); потуплять (глаза)13) падать, снижаться; спадать, понижаться (о цене и т. п.)14) пропускать, опускать; to drop a letter пропустить букву15) высаживать, довозить до; оставлять; I'll drop you at your door я подвезу вас до (вашего) дома16) сразить (ударом, пулей)17) спускаться; опускаться; his jaw dropped y него отвисла челюсть18) отелиться, ожеребиться и т. п. раньше времени19) терять, проигрывать (деньги)20) amer. collocation увольнятьdrop acrossdrop awaydrop backdrop behinddrop indrop intodrop offdrop ondrop outto drop shortа) не хватать;б) не достигать целиto drop a word in favour of smb. замолвить за кого-л. словечкоto drop from the clouds свалиться как снег на головуto drop like a hot potato поспешить избавиться от чего-л.to drop from sight исчезнуть из поля зренияSyn:decrease* * *1 (n) капля; падение2 (v) падать; упасть* * *1) капля 2) понижение, падение* * *[ drɒp] n. капля, капелька, чуточка; драже, леденец; серьга, подвеска; наличник; падение, понижение, резкое понижение; высота падения; падающий занавес; щель для монеты, щель для жетона; удар по мячу; перепад; тайник v. капать, капнуть; падать, ронять; выпускать из рук, проливать; бросать; высаживать, отправлять, довозить до; опасть; опускаться, спускаться; валить, сваливать; умирать, умереть; понижаться, понижать, опускать; прекращать работу; бросить, оставить* * *впуститьвыронитьзайтииспражнятьсякапелькапляобронитьпадениепаденияпонижениеродитьсяснижатьсяснижениеспадспадатьспуститьстихатьупускатьупуститьуронить* * *1. сущ. 1) а) капля б) (в зависимости от контекста) слеза, капля дождя 2) а) капля б) мн.; мед. капли 3) а) небольшое количество б) небольшое количество спиртного 4) а) подвеска (у люстры, канделябра) б) драже, леденец; печенье круглой формы в) 5) падение 6) удар по мячу, отскочившему от земли, удар с полулета (в футболе) 7) спорт 'гашеный' мяч, укороченный удар 8) карт. сбрасывание карты (особ. в бридже) 9) авиац. а) сбрасывание с самолета боеприпасов, снабжения и др.; сбрасывание десанта б) приземление самолета, ракеты и т. п. 10) (the drop) амер.; разг. преимущество 2. гл. 1) а) капать; стекать каплями, выступать каплями б) лить, проливать; лить (слезы) в) 2) а) падать б) резко опускаться в) ронять 3) а) ронять, бросать (слово, намек и т. п.) б) бросать, опускать (письмо и т. п.) в ящик; посылать (записку и т. п.) в) авиац. сбрасывать (с самолета и т. п.); сбрасывать, спускать на парашюте г) карт. сбрасывать карту 4) падать 5) охот. а) припадать к земле б) заставить или приказать (собаке) припасть к земле 6) а) б) умереть 7) а) кончаться б) бросать, прекращать, оставлять (работу, разговор и т. п.), бросать (привычку и т. п.) в) порывать, разрывать (отношения и т. п.), бросать, оставлять, покидать (семью, друзей и т. п.) 8) амер.; разг. увольнять 9) а) снижаться, понижаться, уменьшаться, падать; спадать (о цене и т. п.) б) снижать 10) а) спускаться, плыть по течению, по ветру б) пускать по течению -
52 increase
1. n увеличение, возрастание, рост, умножение2. n прирост; прибавление3. v увеличивать, повышать, усиливать4. v увеличиваться, повышаться; возрастать, расти; усиливатьсяto increase in size — увеличиться в размере, расти
5. v размножатьсяСинонимический ряд:1. bonus (noun) bonus; gain; profit; yield2. development (noun) accretion; accumulation; amassment; build-up; development; increment; proliferation3. growth (noun) accession; addition; advance; augmentation; boost; breakthrough; elevation; enlargement; expansion; extension; growth; hike; jump; multiplication; raise; rise; supplement; upgrade; upswing; upturn; wax4. aggrandize (verb) accrue; add to; aggrandise; aggrandize; amplify; augment; beef up; build; build up; burgeon; compound; develop; enlarge; expand; extend; gain; greaten; grow; heighten; magnify; manifold; mount; multiply; plus; push; rise; run up; snowball; spiral; swell; upsurge; wax5. raise (verb) boost; elevate; escalate; hike; jack; jack up; jump; put up; raise; upАнтонимический ряд:decline; decrease; diminish; lessen; reduction -
53 rate
скорость, быстрота; темп; интенсивность; вертикальная скорость; частота ( событий) ; норма, степень; балл; производительность; ( секундный) расход (жидкости, газа) ; стоимость ( билета) ; классифицировать, (под)разделять на категории; оценивать. rate of roll-out — угловая скорость крена при выводе (из разворота)
accelerate the rate of roll — увеличивать угловую скорость крена [вращения вокруг продольной оси]
aircraft operational readiness rate — процент [количество] боеготовых самолётов в подразделении
autopilot-induced rate of roll — угловая скорость крена, создаваемая автопилотом
break a rate of descent — прекращать снижение, резко уменьшать вертикальную скорость снижения
control surface (movement) rate — угловая скорость отклонения руля [поверхности управления]
cumulative aircraft accident rate — суммарный коэффициент аварийности (среднее число лётных происшествий за месяц, квартал или год)
diffusion limited recession rate — скорость уноса массы, ограниченная диффузией
jet engine base maintenance return rate — процент возврата в строй неисправных реактивных двигателей после ремонта в условиях аэродрома базирования
pilot's instrument scanning rate — быстрота обзора [считывания показаний] приборов лётчиком
radar altimeter sinking rate — измеренная радиолокационным высотомером вертикальная скорость снижения
rate of altimeter unwinding — скорость потери высоты по высотомеру; быстрота уменьшения показаний высотомера
rate of approach to the stall — скорость приближения к срыву [сваливанию]
rate of discharge ( — секундный) расход выходящих газов [вытекающей жидкости]
rate of heat loss — скорость теплоотдачи [отвода тепла]
rate of increase of incidence — Бр. быстрота увеличения угла атаки
rate of part consumption — быстрота износа [расходования] частей [деталей]
sea level rate of climb — скороподъёмность на уровне моря [у земли]
shutdown rate of the engines — частота отказов [отключений] двигателей
stall recovery pitch rate — угловая скорость тангажа для вывода из режима срыва [сваливания]
stop the sink rate — прекращать снижение, уменьшать вертикальную скорость снижения
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54 steady
[ʼstedi] adj1) ( stable) fest, stabil;the doctors are now letting her get out of bed, but she's not yet \steady on her legs die Ärzte lassen sie jetzt aufstehen, aber sie ist noch etwas wack[e]lig auf den Beinen;\steady relationship feste Beziehung;\steady temperature gleich bleibende Temperatur2) ( regular) kontinuierlich, gleich bleibend;progress has been slow but \steady es ging langsam, aber stetig voran;\steady breathing/ pulse regelmäßiges Atmen/regelmäßiger Puls;\steady flow regelmäßiger Fluss;\steady increase/ decrease stetige Zunahme/Abnahme;\steady rain anhaltender Regen;\steady speed konstante Geschwindigkeit3) ( not wavering) fest;he gave her a \steady look er sah sie unverwandt an;\steady hand ruhige Hand;\steady voice feste Stimme4) ( calm and dependable) verlässlich, solide;\steady nerves starke Nerven5) ( regular) regelmäßig;\steady beau (Am) ständiger Begleiter;1) ( stabilize)to \steady sth/sb etw/jdn stabilisieren;Mike used to be really wild, but marriage and fatherhood have steadied him Mike war immer ziemlich verrückt, aber Ehe und Vaterschaft haben ihn ausgeglichener gemacht;to \steady oneself ins Gleichgewicht kommen, Halt finden;to \steady the ladder die Leiter festhalten2) ( make calm)to \steady one's aim sein Ziel fixieren;to \steady one's nerves seine Nerven beruhigen adv1) ( still)to hold \steady prices stabil bleiben;to hold sth \steady etw festhaltenI'd like a gin and tonic, please, and go \steady on the ice ich hätte gerne einen Gin Tonic, aber bitte mit wenig Eiskeep her \steady as she goes! halte sie auf Kurs!4) (dated: have regular boyfriend, girlfriend)( warning) sachte!; -
55 reduction
noun1) (amount, process) (in price, costs, wages, rates, speed, etc.) Senkung, die (in Gen.); (in numbers, output, etc.) Verringerung, die (in Gen.)reduction in prices/wages — Preis-/Lohnsenkung, die
there is a reduction on all furniture — alle Möbel sind im Preis heruntergesetzt
a reduction of £10 — ein Preisnachlass von 10 Pfund
* * *noun The government promised a reduction in prices later; price reductions.) die Herabsetzung* * *re·duc·tion[rɪˈdʌkʃən]n1. no pl (action) Reduzierung f, Reduktion f, Verringerung f; in taxes Senkung f; of staff Abbau m; in price Ermäßigung f, Herabsetzung fcost/price \reduction Kosten-/Preissenkung f\reduction in rank Degradierung f\reduction in taxes Steuersenkung f; in production, output Drosselung f; authorities Schwächung f; in price Ermäßigung f, Reduzierung f, Nachlass m; in salary Reduzierung f, Senkung f\reduction in personnel Personalabbau ma \reduction in traffic ein verringertes Verkehrsaufkommen\reduction in wages Lohnkürzung f3. of drawing, photo Verkleinerung f* * *[rI'dʌkSən]n1) no pl (in sth etw gen) Reduzierung f, Reduktion f, Verringerung f; (in speed) Reduzierung f, Verlangsamung f; (in authority) Schwächung f; (in standards, temperatures) Herabsetzung f, Reduzierung f; (in prices) Ermäßigung f, Herabsetzung f, Reduzierung f; (in taxes, costs) Senkung f; (in expenses, wages) Kürzung f; (in value) Minderung f; (in size) Verkleinerung f; (= shortening) Verkürzung f; (in output) Drosselung f, Reduzierung f; (in scale of operations) Einschränkung f; (of goods, items) Herabsetzung f; (of fever) Senkung f; (of joint) Wiedereinrenken ntreduction for cash — Preisabschlag m bei Barzahlung
reduction of sth to powder/to a pulp — Zermahlung f einer Sache (gen) zu Pulver/zu Brei
3) (= amount reduced) (in sth etw gen) (in pressure, temperature, output) Abnahme f, Rückgang m; (of speed) Verlangsamung f; (in size) Verkleinerung f; (in length) Verkürzung f; (in taxes) Nachlass m; (in prices) Ermäßigung f; (JUR of sentence) Kürzung f; (of swelling) Rückgang mto sell (sth) at a reduction — etw verbilligt verkaufen, etw zu ermäßigtem Preis verkaufen
reduction in strength — Nachlassen nt der Kräfte
4) (= copy) Verkleinerung f* * *reduction [rıˈdʌkʃn] sby um;to auf akk):reduction of staff Personalabbau m;reduction of tariffs Abbau m der Zölle2. WIRTSCH Ermäßigung f, (Preis-)Nachlass m, Abzug m, Rabatt m3. Verminderung f, Rückgang m4. Verwandlung f (into, to in akk)to auf akk)6. Zerlegung f (to in akk)7. CHEM Reduktion f8. MATH Reduktion f, Kürzung f (eines Bruches), Vereinfachung f (eines Ausdrucks), Auflösung f (von Gleichungen)9. METALL (Aus)Schmelzung f10. obs Unterwerfung f, Besiegung f, Eroberung f11. FOTO Abschwächung f (von Negativen)12. BIOL Reduktion(steilung) f13. MED Einrenkung f14. Verkleinerung f15. MUS (Klavier- etc) Auszug m* * *noun1) (amount, process) (in price, costs, wages, rates, speed, etc.) Senkung, die (in Gen.); (in numbers, output, etc.) Verringerung, die (in Gen.)reduction in prices/wages — Preis-/Lohnsenkung, die
a reduction of £10 — ein Preisnachlass von 10 Pfund
2) (smaller copy) Verkleinerung, die* * *n.Ermäßigung f.Herabsetzung f.Minderung f.Reduktion f.Reduzierung f.Rückführung f.Untersetzung f.Verkleinerung f.Verminderung f.
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