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1. прил.1) общ. прямойSyn:2) общ. прямой, открытый, откровенный, правдивый; ясный, недвусмысленный, очевидный, явныйdirect person [question, reply\] — прямой человек [вопрос, ответ\]
Syn:See:direct appeal, direct contempt, direct democracy, direct discrimination б), direct estoppel, direct liability 1) б)3) общ. прямой, непосредственныйdirect ancestor [heir\] — прямой предок [наследник\]
to have a direct interest in smth. — быть непосредственно заинтересованным в чем-л.
He had direct charge of the laboratory. — Лаборатория находилась в его непосредственном подчинении.
Syn:See:direct access, direct action, direct advertiser, direct advertising, direct approach, direct barter, direct bill, direct business, direct buying, direct cause, direct charging, direct communication, direct competitor, direct consequence, direct constraint, direct consumer sales, direct consumption, direct contact, direct control, direct conversion, direct cost, direct costing, direct customer, direct damage, direct damages, direct data entry, direct debit, direct delivery, direct demand, direct deposit, direct descendant, direct discrimination а), direct effect, direct election, direct environment, direct equity investment, direct execution, direct expense, direct export, direct exporting, direct exposure, direct feedback, direct finance, direct financing, direct foreign investment, direct government payments, direct grant, direct heir, direct hour, direct house, direct impact, direct implementation, direct import, direct importing, direct inference, direct influence, direct infringement, direct injury, direct insurance, direct insurer, direct interference, direct investment, direct knowledge, direct labour, direct lease, direct leasing, direct lending, direct letter of credit, direct liability 2) а), direct light, direct loan, direct loss, direct mail, direct mailer, direct mailing, direct maintenance cost, direct man-hours, direct manufacturing expenses, direct marketer, direct marketing, direct material cost, direct materials, direct measure, direct measurement, direct media, direct method, direct motive, direct observation, direct outlays, direct overhead, direct paper, direct participant, direct payment, direct payout, direct payroll costs, direct placement, direct placing, direct plagiarism, direct posting, direct premium earned, direct premium written, direct premiums, direct premiums earned, direct premiums written, direct producer, direct production, direct profitability, direct project cost, direct promotion, direct purchase, direct purchasing, direct questioning, direct quotation, direct reinsurer, direct response, direct restrictions, direct result, direct revelation mechanism, direct rule, direct sale, direct sales, direct sales force, direct selling, direct settlement, direct store delivery, direct suit, direct supervision, direct supervisor, direct tax, direct taxation, direct test of financial balance, direct testing, direct tracing, direct transfer, direct transformation, direct transition, direct utility function, direct vendor delivery, direct viewing, direct violation, direct vote, direct wages, direct worker, direct write-off, direct writer, Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers, Direct Life Insurance Carriers, Direct Selling Establishments4) общ. полный, абсолютныйIs not this the direct contrary of what was admitted before? — Не является ли это заявление прямо противоположным сказанному ранее?
Syn:5) лингв. прямойSee:6) мат. прямойа) (отвесный, горизонтальный, перпендикулярный данной плоскости)See:7) астрон. движущийся с запада на восток ( о небесных телах)8) тех. последовательный, постоянный ( главным образом в словосочетаниях)2. нареч.общ. прямо, сразу, непосредственноI shall communicate with you direct. — Я сразу же свяжусь с вами.
His orders have come down to him direct from on high. — Он получил приказ непосредственно сверху.
Syn:3. гл.1) общ. обращаться, адресовать, писать (куда-л.)to direct words [remarks\] to smb. — обратиться к кому-л. со словами [замечаниями\]
Direct to me at Mr. Hipkis's. — Пишите мне на адрес мистера Хипкиса.
Syn:2) упр. руководить, управлять, контролироватьto direct a business [a campaign\] — руководить предприятием [компанией\]
Wisdom is profitable to direct. — Мудрость помогает управлять.
Syn:3) упр. приказывать, указывать; предписывать, давать указания [распоряжения\]as directed — в соответствии с указаниями [с предписанием\]
to direct John to drive to New York — распорядиться, чтобы Джон ехал в Нью-Йорк
The council directed the Chief Fire Officer to prepare a survey of fire precautions in schools. — Совет поручил начальнику пожарной охраны подготовить доклад об уровне пожарной безопасности в школах.
He is directed by his conscience. — Он следует велениям своей совести.
Syn:4) юр. решатьThe judge directed the verdict for the defendant. — Судья решил дело в пользу ответчика.
5) общ. наставлять; давать советы, учить; инструктироватьto direct smb. in matters of diplomacy — быть чьим-л. наставником в вопросах дипломатии
6) иск. дирижироватьSyn:7) иск. ставить (пьесу, спектакль, сцену, мизансцену, фильм)8) общ. направлять (людей, усилия, действия, внимание); побуждать, подсказыватьto direct one's eyes — обратить свой взор (куда-л.)
to direct one's steps — направляться (куда-л.)
to direct one's efforts [energies\] to smth. — отдавать силы [энергию\] чему-л.
They were directed to work at the archives. — Они были направлены на работу в архив.
In love it is heart that directs you. — В любви тебе все подсказывает сердце.
They directed the attacks against the enemy's seaports. — Они направили свои удары на вражеские порты.
Syn:9) общ. указывать дорогуCan you direct me to the nearest railway station? — Не подскажете дорогу к ближайшей железнодорожной станции?
Syn:10) общ., воен. целить(ся), нацеливать(ся), направлятьSyn: -
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1. сущ.сокр. dft1) общ. набросок, черновик ( предварительная версия документа); проектCOMBS:
a rough draft of the letter — сырой [приблизительный\] вариант письма
draft agreement [contract\] — проект соглашение [договора, контракта\]
This is the first draft of his proposal. — Это первый вариант его проекта.
2) общ. чертеж, рисунок, эскиз3)а) воен., амер. призыв ( в армию); воинская повинностьHe avoided the draft because of a foot injury. — Он избежал призыва в армию благодаря травме стопы.
There was no draft, there were only volunteers. — Призыва не было, были только добровольцы.
Syn:conscription 2)See:б) упр. отбор, набор (отбор людей в специализированное учреждение, напр., спортивную команду, спецшколу, фирму и т. п.)в) общ. отбор ( чего бы то ни было из множества подобных)4) фин. тратта (письменный приказ одного лица (векселедателя, трассанта) другому лицу (плательщику, трассату) выплатить третьему лицу определенную сумму; фактически синоним переводного векселя (bill of exchange), но используется обычно в случаях, когда приказ о платеже выписывается на банк; чеки по сути являются траттами, в роли трассатов по которым выступают банки)See:acceptance draft, accepted draft, arrival draft, bank draft, banker's draft, bankers draft, blank draft, clean draft, commercial draft, credit card draft, date draft, demand draft, documentary draft, draft at sight, foreign draft, share draft, sight draft, term draft, time draft, trade draft, usance draft, bill of exchange, bill of exchange, drawer 3), drawee 3) а), payee 2) а) acceptance 3) а), payment order, cheque5) мор., трансп., преим. амер. осадка (величина погружения судна в воду, исчисляемая от нижней кромки киля судна до поверхности воды)Syn:See:2. гл.1) общ. составлять (план, проект, отчет, доклад и т. п.), набрасывать черновик; делать эскизI wonder who helped that politician to draft out his speech. — Я все думаю, кто написал ему эту речь?
Syn:2)а) воен., амер. набирать, призывать ( на службу в армию)He was drafted (into the army) at eighteen. — Он был призван (в армию) в 18 лет.
Syn:б) упр. производить отбор, набирать, вербовать (штат, команду и т. п.)в) общ. отбирать, выбирать ( предмет из ряда подобных)Presently Larry was summoned to help draft the sheep. — В данный момент Ларри вызвали помогать отбирать овец.
* * *• 1) /vt/ составлять проект; 2) /in passive, + anim. obj./ призванный; 3) /in passive/ cпроектированный• 1) проект; 2) переводной вексель* * *. . Словарь экономических терминов .* * *Банки/Банковские операциипереводный вексель см. bill of exchange-----Финансы/Кредит/Валюта -
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1. сущ.1)а) эк., юр. гарантия; залог, поручительствоto provide a guarantee for loans — предоставить гарантию по займам [ссудам\]
See:advance payment guarantee, seal of guarantee, bank guarantee, bill guarantee, credit guarantee, government guarantee, signature guarantee, death benefit guarantee, demand guarantee, general average guarantee, residual value guarantee, price guarantee, export risk guaranteeб) эк., юр. залогto leave smth. as guarantee — оставить что-л. в качестве залога
в) фин. аваль (вексельное поручительство или гарантия платежа по чеку, сделанные третьим лицом в виде особой гарантийной записи)Syn:guaranty 1.See:2) общ. ручательство, поручительство; обязательство, обещаниеYou have my guarantee that we'll be on time. — Ручаюсь, что мы не опоздаем.
3) эк., юр. гарант, гарантирующая сторона; поручительto go guarantee for smb. — выступать в качестве чьего-л. поручителя
Syn:guarantor 1)2. гл.1)а) эк., юр. гарантировать, ручатьсяto guarantee smb.'s debts — гарантировать уплату чьих-л. долгов
б) торг. гарантировать, давать гарантиюThis watch is guaranteed for 24 months. — Эти часы имеют гарантию на 24 месяца.
2) общ. обещать, ручатьсяI guarantee that he will come back. — Ручаюсь, что он вернется.
3) общ. обеспечивать гарантию, страховатьSyn:See:
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гарантия: 1) принятие на себя обязательства в пользу другого лица (напр., гарантия выплаты долга как условие получения кредита); представляет собой забалансовое (условное) обязательство гаранта, которое отражается в балансе в случае неплатежеспособности лица, в пользу которого выставлена гарантия; 2) письменная или подразумеваемая гарантия качества товара;= warranty; см. express warranty; 3) залог, обеспечение выполнения обязательства.* * *гарантия; залог; поручительство; лицо, которому дается гарантия. . Словарь экономических терминов .* * *документ, выписываемый перестраховщиком как свидетельство принятия риска-----выдать (предоставить) гарантию, поручительство, обязательство по безусловному выполнению (обеспечению) принятых сторонами договора актов (мер) по несению ответственности; ручаться за исполнение условий, гарантирующих от нанесения ущерба -
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гл.учет выставить неверный счетthey misbill and then demand immediate payment — они выписывают неверный счет, а затем требуют немедленной оплаты
all misbilled amounts will be aggregated and refunded — все ошибочно включенные в счет суммы будут просуммированы и возмещены
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125 product
сущ.1)а) эк. продукт, изделие, товар (предмет, созданный человеком, машиной или природой; чаще всего имеются в виду предметы, созданные с целью продажи); мн. продукцияfood products — продукты, продовольственные товары
high-quality product — товар высокого качества, высококачественный [первоклассный\] товар
premium quality [premium grade\] product — товар высшего сорта [качества\], товар класса премиум-класса
undiscounted products — товары, продаваемые без скидки
fairly-priced product — товар по приемлемой [справедливой\] цене
See:acceptable product, accessory product, actual product, adulterated product, advanced technology products, ageing product, agricultural product, alimentary products, allied products, all-meat product, alternative products, ancillary product, anonymous product, augmented product, bakery products 1), basic product, beauty product, best-selling product, business products, by-product 1), &3, capitalized product, captive product, characteristic product, 2), co-product, commercialized product, commodity product, common product, comparable products, competing products, competiting products, competitive product, competitive products, complementary products, complete product, complicated product, conforming product, consumer products, consumer durable product, convenience products, core product, crop products, custom-designed product, customized product, custom-made product, declining product, deficient product, dehydrated product, differentiated product, diminishing marginal product, disposable product, diversified products, DIY product, do-it-yourself product, domestic product, durable products, egg product, electronics products, end product 2), &3, energy-saving product, entrenched product, essential product, established product, ethical product, ethnic product, everyday product, exclusive product, export products, fair trade product, fairly traded product, fairtrade product, fighting product, final product 1), а&2, financial product, food products, foreign products, formal product, functional product, generic product, global product, green products, grooming product, hair-care product, half-finished product, harmful product, health product, hedonic product, heterogeneous product, high performance product, high quality product, high-interest product 1), high-involvement products, high-margin product, high-reliability product, high-risk product, high-tech product, high-turnover product, high-value product, home-grown product, home-produced product, homogeneous product, hot product, household cleaning product, household maintenance products, household product, hygiene product, imitative product, imperfect product, import products, import-sensitive products, impulse product, industrial product, inferior product, information product, innovative product, in-process product, intangible product, interlocking products, intermediate product, investigated product, joint product, key product, knowledge-intensive product, known product, laundry products, lead product, leading edge product, leisure products, leisure-time products, licensed product, line extension product, livestock product, low-interest product 1), low-involvement products, low-value product, luxury product, main product 2), &3, manufactured products, marginal physical product, marginal product, mature product, me-too product, metal product, misbranded product, multinational product, multiple-use product 2), mundane product, national product, necessary product, necessity product, new product, no-name product, nonconforming product, non-conforming product, non-durable products, nonfood products, non-standard product, novel product, office products, off-price product, off-standard product, oil products, one-shot product, optional product, over-engineered product, paper products, parity products, patentable product, patented product, patent-protected product, payment product, pension product, pharmaceutical product, physical product, plant products, potential product, premium product, prestige products, price-sensitive product, primary products, prime product, printed products, private brand products, private label products, processed product, qualified product, quality products, ready-made product, rejected product, related product, replacement product, representative product, retirement product, revenue product, revised product, safe product, saleable product, salutary product, satisfactory product, scarce product, second generation product, secondary product, semi-finished products, shoddy product, sideline product, single-use product, skill-intensive product, slow-moving product, social product, sophisticated product, standardized products, sugared product, superior product, supplementary products, surplus product, synthetic product, tainted products, tangible product, tied product, tied products, tinned products, tobacco products 1), tying products, unacceptable product, unbranded product, unidentified product, unpatented product, unsafe product, unsaleable product, unsatisfactory product, utilitarian product, vendible product, viable product, wanted product, well-designed product, worthwhile product, product acceptability, product acceptance, product adaptability, product adaptation, product addition, product advertising, product analysis, product announcement, product application, product area, product arsenal, product assessment, product association, product assortment, product assurance, product augmentation, product availability, product awareness, product benefit, product billing, product brand, product branding, product bundling, product capabilities, product category, product choice, product claim, product class, product classification, product company, product compatibility, product competition, product comprehension, product concept, product conception, product control, product copy, product cost, product costing, product coverage, product cycle, product decision, product deletion, product demand, product demonstration, product departmentalization, product design, product development, product differences, product differentiation, product display, product distribution network, product diversification, product division, product element, product elimination, product engineering, product enhancement, product evaluation, product evolution, product exchange, product exhaustion, product expansion, product extension, product failure, product family, product field, product flows, product form, product graduation, product group, product homogeneity, product idea, product image, product improvement, product inflation, product innovation, product inspection, product integrity, product introduction, product invention, product item, product knowledge, product label, product labelling, product layout, product leveraging, product liability, product life, product life cycle, product line, product lineup, product literature, product management, product manager, product manual, product market, product marketing, product matching, product message, product mix, product modification, product name, product nameplate, product offering, product opportunity, product organization, product orientation, product origin, product patent, product perception, product performance, product personality, product placement, product plan, product planner, product planning, product policy, product portfolio, product position, product positioning, product preference, product presentation, product price, product pricing, product profile, product proliferation, product promotion, product proof, product protection, product publicity, product puffery, product quality, product quantity, product range, product rationalization, product recall, product release, product requirements, product research, product research and development, product retailer, product revision, product revolution, product safety, product sales, product sample, product sampling, product satisfaction, product segment, product segmentation, product shortage, product specialization, product specifications, product standard, product statement, product strategy, product structure, product style, product styling, product subline, product superiority, product survey, product tangibility, product team, product technology, product test, product testimony, product testing, product trial, product type, product uniformity, product usage, product validation, product variation, product variety, product warranty, endorse a product, Central Product Classification, Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product, Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers, Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing, debt-for-products swapб) эк. продукт, объем продукции ( количество произведенных товаров или услуг)company's product — продукция компании, товары компании
See:2) общ. результат, продукт (итог какой-л. деятельности)History is the product of social and economic forces. — История — это результат взаимодействия общественных и экономических факторов.
the product of this activity is radiation — в результате этой деятельности появляется радиация.
See:3) мат. произведение ( результат умножения двух чисел)
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1) время
2) времена
3) временной
4) година
5) раз
6) хронировать
7) хронометражный
8) хронометрировать
9) срок
10) период
11) отмечать время
12) времяобразный
13) пора
14) такт
15) продолжительность
16) измерять
17) отсчитывать
18) синхронизировать
19) момент
– a longer time
– access time
– after-glow time
– all the time
– allowed time
– alloying time
– application time
– arrival time
– at that time
– at the same time
– auxiliary time
– beat time
– blanking time
– blowing time
– booking time
– braking time
– build-up time
– burn-out time
– by this time
– capture time
– charging time
– check-out time
– circuit time
– circulation time
– civil time
– clearing time
– coherence time
– computing time
– connection time
– continuous time
– conversion time
– count up time
– countdown time
– counting time
– curing time
– current-rise time
– cut-off time
– cycle time
– damping time
– de-excitation time
– dead time
– debug time
– decay time
– delay time
– demand time
– departure time
– detection time
– discharge time
– distribution in time
– down time
– drift time
– dwell time
– ephemeris time
– equation of time
– equilibration time
– estimated time
– excitation time
– exposure time
– fall time
– filing time
– fixed time
– flashing time
– flight time
– for a long time
– for the first time
– for the second time
– gelatination time
– generation time
– good time
– heat time
– hold time
– holding time
– hunting time
– idle time
– improvement time
– in real time
– in time
– in-service time
– installation time
– instant time
– integration time
– interaction time
– keep time
– lag time
– lead time
– legal time
– life time
– load time
– local time
– locking time
– longitude in time
– lost time
– machine time
– machining time
– manual time
– molding time
– Moscow time
– most of the time
– negative time
– next time
– nitriding time
– non real time
– off-air time
– operate time
– operation time
– paid time
– passage time
– payment on time
– periodic time
– pertaining to time
– point in time
– port time
– predetermined time
– preparation time
– preset time
– processing time
– production time
– propagation time
– pull-in time
– pulse time
– pulse-delay time
– pump-down time
– pumping time
– quantization time
– reaction time
– read-out time
– readout time
– real time
– reclosing time
– recognition time
– recording time
– recovery time
– recurrence time
– relaxation time
– release time
– releasing time
– reset time
– resolving time
– response time
– resting time
– retention time
– retrace time
– retrieval time
– return time
– reverberation time
– ringing time
– rise time
– rolling time
– running time
– sampling time
– saving of time
– schedule time
– scheduled time
– screwdown time
– selection time
– separation in time
– settling time
– setup time
– sidereal time
– slew time
– slot time
– slowing-down time
– soaking time
– solar time
– splitting time
– stabilization time
– standard time
– starting time
– storage time
– survival time
– switching time
– teardown time
– time acceleration
– time average
– time averaging
– time behaviour
– time card
– time cargo
– time cell
– time check
– time coherence
– time compression
– time compressor
– time constant
– time correlation
– time delay
– time demodulation
– time dependence
– time derivative
– time diagram
– time dilatation
– time discriminator
– time diversity
– time division
– time effect
– time fuse
– time grading
– time history
– time in flight
– time in rolls
– time integral
– time interval
– time inversion
– time lag
– time lag of switching
– time line
– time magnifier
– time mark
– time marker
– time meter
– time modulation
– time multiplex
– time multiplexing
– time of circulation
– time of cure
– time of exposure
– time of flight
– time of operation
– time of propagation
– time of release
– time of response
– time of solution
– time off
– time on
– time per piece
– time quadrature
– time relay
– time release
– time resolution
– time response
– time sampling
– time scale
– time scaling
– time scanning
– time sequence
– time sharing
– time shift
– time signal
– time slicing
– time slot
– time span
– time spread
– time star
– time step-interval
– time to failure
– time to go
– time to rupture
– time variation
– time zone
– transient time
– transit time
– transition time
– trapping time
– travel time
– true time
– turn-off time
– turn-on time
– unit time
– universal time
– unoccupied time
– upsetting time
– valve-opening time
– viewing time
– waiting time
– warm-up time
– word time
– zero time
– zone time
crystal-controlled time marker — кварцованная временная метка
electric time locking — < railways> электрозамыкание временное
from time to time — временами, по временам
from time to time — временами, по временам
injection-and-transit time diode — инжекционно-пролетный диод
local apparent time — <astr.> время истинное местное
mean solar time — среднее солнечное время, <astr.> время солнечное истинное
non-radiative relaxation time — время бызызлучательной релаксации
one-pulse time delay — задержка импульса на один главный импульс, задержка импульса на один разряд
preparation and finishing-up time — <industr.> время подготовительно-заключительное
pulse rise time — время нарастания импульса, длительность фронта импульса
time and percussion fuse — <engin.> взрыватель комбинированного действия дистанционный
time domain spectroscopy — <opt.> спектроскопия временная
time interval system — < railways> разграничение поездов временем
time magnifying study — <engin.> лупа времени
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nравновесие; сбалансированность- competitive equilibriumto overturn / to shatter / to upset an equilibrium — нарушать равновесие
- concept of equilibrium
- disturbed equilibrium
- dynamic equilibrium
- dynamical equilibrium
- economic equilibrium
- equilibrium of a draft resolution
- equilibrium of military might
- equilibrium of sales and purchases
- equilibrium of strength
- general equilibrium
- geopolitical equilibrium
- level of equilibrium
- long-run equilibrium
- market equilibrium
- military equilibrium
- monetary equilibrium
- short-run equilibrium
- social equilibrium
- stable equilibrium
- supply-and-demand equilibrium
- unstable equilibrium
- world trade equilibrium -
128 gap
n1) пробел, интервал, промежуток; расхождение2) фин. дефицит•to close / to fill (up) the gap — заполнить пробел
to lessen / to narrow the gap — сокращать / уменьшать разрыв
to overcome gaps (in) — ликвидировать / устранять пробелы / несоответствия / расхождения / разрывы (в)
to plug / to seal the gap — ликвидировать / устранять расхождение
- budget gapto widen the gap in smth — увеличивать разрыв в чем-л.
- communications gap
- credibility gap
- development gap
- figures show a gap of $...
- gap between rhetoric and behavior
- gap between rich and poor countries
- gap between the economies
- gap between the prices
- gap between theory and practice
- gap between words and deeds
- gap in levels of economic development
- gap in the balance of payment
- gaps in the market mechanism
- gender gap
- generation gap
- gross-national-product gap
- import-export gap
- increasingly growing gap
- inflation gap
- inflationary gap
- narrowing of the gap
- price gap
- supply-demand gap
- technological gap
- technology gap
- trade gap
- urban-rural gap
- wage gap
- widening gap between smth
- widening of the trade gap
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