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61 euphemism
a phrase synonymic with the words which were substituted by periphrasis because the direct nomination of the not too elegant feature of appearance was substituted by a roundabout description- offers more polite (euphemistic) qualification instead of a coarser oneMr. Du Pont was dressed in the conventional disguise [the suit ] with which Brooks Brothers cover the shame of American millionaires [the paunch (belly)]. (The Morning Star)
I am thinking an unmentionable thing about your mother. (I.Shaw)
Source: V.A.K.••a) a word or phrase used to replace an unpleasant word or expression by a conventionally more acceptable oneb) a synonym which aims at producing a deliberately mild effectto die = to pass away, to expire, to be no more, to depart, to join the majority, to be gone; to kick the bucket, to give up the ghost, to go west
to lie = to possess a vivid imagination, to tell stories; speak with a forked tongue, throw a curve
They think we have come by this horse in some dishonest manner. [= have stole it] (Ch.Dickens)
Source: I.R.G.See: periphrasisEnglish-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > euphemism
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62 euphemistic\ periphrasis
a phrase synonymic with the words which were substituted by periphrasis because the direct nomination of the not too elegant feature of appearance was substituted by a roundabout description- offers more polite (euphemistic) qualification instead of a coarser oneMr. Du Pont was dressed in the conventional disguise [the suit ] with which Brooks Brothers cover the shame of American millionaires [the paunch (belly)]. (The Morning Star)
I am thinking an unmentionable thing about your mother. (I.Shaw)
Source: V.A.K.••a) a word or phrase used to replace an unpleasant word or expression by a conventionally more acceptable oneb) a synonym which aims at producing a deliberately mild effectto die = to pass away, to expire, to be no more, to depart, to join the majority, to be gone; to kick the bucket, to give up the ghost, to go west
to lie = to possess a vivid imagination, to tell stories; speak with a forked tongue, throw a curve
They think we have come by this horse in some dishonest manner. [= have stole it] (Ch.Dickens)
Source: I.R.G.See: periphrasisEnglish-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > euphemistic\ periphrasis
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63 logical\ periphrasis
a phrase synonymic with the words which were substituted by periphrasis because the direct nomination of the not too elegant feature of appearance was substituted by a roundabout description- offers more polite (euphemistic) qualification instead of a coarser oneMr. Du Pont was dressed in the conventional disguise [the suit ] with which Brooks Brothers cover the shame of American millionaires [the paunch (belly)]. (The Morning Star)
I am thinking an unmentionable thing about your mother. (I.Shaw)
Source: V.A.K.••a) a word or phrase used to replace an unpleasant word or expression by a conventionally more acceptable oneb) a synonym which aims at producing a deliberately mild effectto die = to pass away, to expire, to be no more, to depart, to join the majority, to be gone; to kick the bucket, to give up the ghost, to go west
to lie = to possess a vivid imagination, to tell stories; speak with a forked tongue, throw a curve
They think we have come by this horse in some dishonest manner. [= have stole it] (Ch.Dickens)
Source: I.R.G.See: periphrasisEnglish-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > logical\ periphrasis
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64 simulacrum
sĭmŭlācrum, i, n. [simulo], an image formed in the likeness of a thing, a likeness, image, form, representation, semblance (class.; syn.: imago, effigies, signum).I.Lit., of images formed by art, reflected in a mirror, or seen in a dream; of apparitions, visions, etc. (the latter mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose).A.Of images formed by art, esp. of statues of the gods, an image, figure, portrait, effigy, statue, etc.:b.alicujus effigiem simulacrumque servare,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 65, § 159; cf.:statuas et imagines, non animorum simulacra sed corporum... relinquere,
id. Arch. 12, 30:Helenae se pingere simulacrum velle dixit (Zeuxis),
id. Inv. 2, 1, 1; cf. id. Fam. 5, 12, 7:delubra magnifica humanis consecrata simulacris,
id. Rep. 3, 9, 14;but cf.: simulacrum deae non effigie humanā,
Tac. H. 2, 3:deorum simulacra sanctissima,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 1, 3;so of the images of the gods,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 72, § 185; Caes. B. G. 6, 16; 6, 17; id. B. C. 2, 5; 3, 105; Tac. H. 2, 3; id. A. 12, 22 al.:tueri aras simulacraque divom,
Lucr. 5, 75; 5, 308:et bene facta deum frangit simulacra,
id. 6, 419; Verg. A. 2, 172; Ov. M. 10, 694; 15, 658 al.; cf.:Herculis simulacrum,
Liv. 9, 44 fin.: simulacra oppidorum, Cic. Pis. 25, 60; cf.pugnarum,
Liv. 41, 28, 10:Balbum in triumpho omnium gentium urbiumque nomina ac simulacra duxisse,
Plin. 5, 5, 5, § 36; cf.also: simulacrum celebrati diei pingere,
Liv. 24, 16 fin.:montium, fluviorum,
Tac. A. 2, 41.— Poet., of the Trojan horse, Verg. A. 2, 232 (for which, effigies, id. ib. 2, 184).—Adverb.: ad or per simulacrum (like ad similitudinem, formam), in the form of, after the pattern of:B.aurata aedes ad simulacrum templi Veneris collocata,
Suet. Caes. 84:ad simulacrum ignium ardens Pharus,
id. Flor. 4, 2, 88; cf.:ad simulacrum caelestium siderum,
id. ib. 1, 2, 3:digiti per litterarum simulacra ducuntur,
Sen. Ep. 94, 51.—An image, form, shade, phantom seen in a mirror, in a dream, etc.; analogous to the Gr. eidôlon:2.quaecunque apparent nobis simulacra,
Lucr. 4, 99; cf.:per aquas, quae nunc rerum simulacra videmus,
id. 1, 1060:quid frustra simulacra fugacia (in aquā visa) captas?
Ov. M. 3, 432. —Of the shades or ghosts of the departed:quaedam simulacra modis pallentia miris,
Lucr. 1, 123 (cf. Verg. G. 1, 477 infra); cf.:est via declivis (in Tartarum)... umbrae recentes Descendunt illac simulacraque functa sepulcris,
Ov. M. 4, 435; so id. ib. 10, 14:simulacra cara parentis,
id. ib. 14, 112; cf. Verg. A. 2, 772:ut bibere in somnis sitiens cum quaerit... laticum simulacra petit, etc.,
Lucr. 4, 1099; cf.:(canes) Expergefacti secuntur inania saepe Cervorum simulacra,
id. 4, 995:simulacra inania somni,
Ov. H. 9, 39:vana (noctis),
id. Am. 1, 6, 9:simulacra modis pallentia miris Visa sub obscurum noctis,
Verg. G. 1, 477; Sil. 3, 650 al.; cf.:ne vacua mens audita simulacra et inanes sibi metus fingeret,
Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 7.—In the philosoph. lang. of Lucret. (like the Gr. eidôlon and the Lat. spectrum), the form or image of an object of sense or thought presented to the mind; a representation, idea, conception, Lucr. 2, 112; 4, 130; 4, 149 sq.—3.Of mnemonic signs, types, or emblems:4.ut res ipsas rerum effigies notaret atque ut locis pro cerā, simulacris pro litteris uteremur,
Cic. de Or. 2, 86, 354.—A description, a portraiture of character:5.non inseram simulacrum viri copiosi (Catonis), quae dixerit referendo,
Liv. 45, 25.—A likeness or similitude:II.diu disputavi, Hominem quojus rei Similem esse arbitrarer simulacrumque habere: Id repperi jam exemplum, etc.,
Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 6.—In partic., with the predominant idea of mere imitation (opp. to that which is original or real), a shadow, semblance, appearance, etc.:simulacrum aliquod ac vestigium civitatis,
Cic. Fam. 10, 1, 1; cf.:simulacra virtutis,
id. Off. 1, 15, 46; and:haec simulacra sunt auspiciorum, auspicia nullo modo,
id. Div. 2, 33, 71:libertatis,
Tac. A. 1, 77:belli simulacra cientes,
i.e. mock-fights, sham-fights, Lucr. 2, 41; 2, 324:pugnaeque cient simulacra sub armis,
Verg. A. 5, 585; 5, 674; Sil. 16, 529; 7, 119; cf.:simulacrum navalis pugnae,
Liv. 26, 51, 6; 35, 26, 2:quibusdam pugnae simulacris ad verum discrimen aciemque justam consuescimus,
Quint. 2, 10, 8; so,ludicrum pugnae,
Liv. 40, 9:decurrentis exercitūs,
id. 44, 9:vindemiae,
Tac. A. 11, 31:civilitatis particulae,
Quint. 2, 15, 25:inania,
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65 cast
1. n бросок; швырок2. n бросание, метание; забрасывание; закидка3. n расстояние броска; расстояние, пройденное брошенным предметом4. n метание5. n число выброшенных очков6. n шанс, риск7. n определённое количество; количество добываемого или производимого продукта; выход8. n то, что отбрасывается, выбрасывается или сбрасывается9. n отбросы10. n рвотная масса, блевотина11. n экскременты12. n театр. кино13. n распределение ролей14. n состав исполнителей; актёрский состав15. n список действующих лиц и исполнителейcast off the high bar — отмах назад в вис из упора на в.ж.
16. n образец, образчик17. n подсчёт; вычисление18. n амер. догадка, предположение19. n амер. предсказание; прогнозсклад ; тип, род
20. n амер. взгляд; выражение глаз21. n амер. лёгкое косоглазие22. n амер. оттенокgreenish cast — зеленоватый оттенок, прозелень
23. n амер. слепок24. n амер. мед. гипсовая повязка; шина25. n тех. литьё, отливка26. n тех. форма для отливки27. n тех. плавка28. n тех. спец. место, годное для ужения рыбыto stake on a cast — поставить на карту, рискнуть
29. v бросать, кидать, швырятьto cast a shoe — расковаться, потерять подкову
to cast the lead — бросать лот, мерить глубину лотом
cast off — бросать, покидать
30. v метать31. v разбрасывать32. v сбрасывать33. v уволить; прогнать; отпустить34. v мор. отдавать35. v мор. отваливать36. v мор. браковать37. v мор. тех. отливать, лить38. v мор. юр. присуждать к уплате убытков39. v редк. обдумывать, размышлять40. v редк. делать предположения, строить догадки41. v редк. предсказыватьСинонимический ряд:1. appearance (noun) appearance; demeanor; demeanour; guise; looks; mien; semblance2. cast of characters (noun) actors; cast of characters; casting; character; players; roles3. characters (noun) characters; company; performers4. computation (noun) addition; calculation; computation5. copy (noun) copy; facsimile; replica; reproduction6. fling (noun) chuck; fling; hurl; launch; lob; pitch; sling; throw; toss7. form (noun) configuration; conformation; figure; form; format; matrix; pattern; shape8. fortune (noun) conjecture; fortune; lot; prophesy; twist; warp9. hint (noun) breath; color; colour; complexion; dash; hint; hue; intimation; lick; shade; shadow; smack; smatch; smell; soupcon; spice; sprinkling; strain; streak; suggestion; suspicion; taste; tincture; tinge; tint; tone; touch; trace; trifle; twang; vein; whiff; whisper; wink10. inclination (noun) bent; inclination; leaning; proclivity; propensity; tendency; trend; turn11. look (noun) aspect; countenance; expression; face; look; visage12. prediction (noun) forecast; foretelling; oracle; prediction; prevision; prognosis; prognostication; prophecy; weird13. type (noun) breed; class; cut; description; die; fashion; feather; ilk; kidney; kind; mold; nature; order; persuasion; sort; species; stamp; stripe; style; type; variety; way14. add (verb) add; foot; sum; summate; tot; total; totalize; tote15. added (verb) added; figured; footed; summed; totaled or totalled; totalized; toted; totted16. bestow (verb) allot; appoint; bestow; designate; determine; impart; name; pick17. calculate (verb) calculate; cipher; compute; figure; forecast; predict; reckon18. cast down (verb) cast down; cause to fall; defeat; eliminate; overwhelm; reject; throw down19. cast off (verb) abandon; cast off; lay aside; set aside; slough; throw off20. diffuse (verb) diffuse; disperse; scatter; spread21. direct (verb) address; aim; direct; head; incline; lay; level; point; present; train; turn; zero in22. directed (verb) addressed; aimed; directed; headed; inclined; laid; leveled or levelled; pointed; presented; set; trained; turned; zeroed in23. discard (verb) abdicate; cashier; chuck; discard; ditch; dump; jettison; junk; scrap; shuck off; throw away; throw out; wash out24. discarded (verb) abdicated; chucked; discarded; ditched; dumped; jettisoned; junked; laid aside; rejected; scrapped; shucked off; sloughed; threw away/thrown away; threw out/thrown out; washed out25. emit (verb) discharge; eject; emit; spatter; spew forth; strew26. form (verb) form; mold; sculpt; shape27. plan (verb) arrange; blueprint; chart; contrive; design; devise; draw up; frame; plan; project28. planned (verb) arranged; charted; designed; devised; planned; projected29. project (verb) irradiate; project; radiate; shed; threw30. threw/thrown (verb) fired; heaved or hove; hurled; launched; pitched; threw/thrown; tossed31. throw (verb) catapult; fire; fling; flung; heap; heave; hove; hurl; launch; lob; pitch; shied; sling; slung; throw; thrust; tossАнтонимический ряд:approve; break; carry; deformity; dislocate; dismember; dissipate; elevate; erect; ignore; malformation; miscalculate; raise; recover -
66 cut
1. n порез; разрезcut set — разрез; сечение
2. n резаная рана3. n резаниеresultant cut surface — поверхность, обработанная резанием
4. n глубина резания5. n спец. разрез; пропил; выемка6. n спец. канал; кювет7. n спец. насечка8. n спец. сильный удар9. n спец. отрезанный кусок; вырезка; срезa cut from the joint — вырезка, филей
10. n спец. настриг11. n спец. отрез12. n спец. отрезок13. n спец. очертание, абрис, контур14. n спец. профиль15. n спец. покрой16. n спец. стрижка, фасон стрижкиcrew cut — мужская короткая стрижка «ёжик»
poodle cut — короткая женская стрижка «пудель»
17. n спец. сокращение, снижение; уменьшениеtax cut — сокращение налогов; уменьшение налоговых ставок
18. n спец. сокращение; вырезка части текста; купюраcut out — вырезать; делать вырезки
to cut down — отрезать, нарезать на части
19. n спец. путь напрямик, кратчайший путьto take a short cut — пойти кратчайшим оскорбление, выпад; насмешка; удар
to cut off a corner — срезать угол, пойти напрямик
20. n спец. разг. прекращение знакомства21. n спец. разг. пропускattendance was compulsory, and no cuts were allowed — посещение было обязательным, и никакие пропуски не разрешались
22. n спец. разг. доля23. n спец. разг. отдельный номер на долгоиграющей пластинке24. n проф. грамзапись25. n проф. сеанс грамзаписи26. n проф. гравюра на дереве27. n проф. карт. снятие28. n проф. кино монтажный кадр29. n проф. пролёт моста30. n проф. хим. погон, фракция31. n проф. захват32. n проф. ж. -д. отцеп33. n проф. горн. выруб34. n проф. эл. отключение нагрузки35. n проф. австрал. новозел. отделённая часть стада36. n проф. австрал. новозел. разг. телесное наказание37. n спорт. удар мяча на правую сторону поля38. n спорт. срезка мячаa cut and thrust — пикировка, оживлённый спор
39. a разрезанный; срезанный; порезанныйcut in strips — разрезать на полосы; разрезанный на полосы
40. a скроенный41. a шлифованный; гранёный42. a сниженный, уменьшенныйcut down — выторговать; убедить снизить цену
43. a кастрированный44. a разг. подвыпивший45. a сл. разведённый, разбавленный; с примесями, нечистый46. v резать, разрезать47. v нанести резаную рану48. v резатьсяthe butter was frozen hard and did not cut easily — масло сильно замёрзло, и его трудно было резать
49. v срезать, отрезатьto cut off — отрезать, обрезать
50. v нарезать51. v стричь, подстригать52. v сокращать, снижать; уменьшать53. v сокращать путь, брать наперерезcut by half — сокращать наполовину; сокращенный наполовину
54. v сокращать, урезывать; делать купюру55. v вырезатьcut and paste — "вырезать и вставлять"
56. v кроить57. v ударить; причинить острую боль58. v огорчать, обижать; ранить59. v пересекать, перекрещивать60. v перегрызать, прогрызать61. v разг. удирать, убегать62. v разг. резко изменить направление, побежать в другую сторону63. v разг. переставать, прекращать64. v разг. амер. лишать политической поддержки; голосовать против, вычеркнуть кандидатуру65. v разг. разг. не замечать, не узнавать, игнорироватьI took off my hat to her but he cut me dead — я поклонился ей, но она сделала вид, что не замечает меня
66. v разг. карт. сниматьto cut for deal — снимать колоду для того, чтобы определить, кто должен сдавать
67. v разг. делать антраша68. v разг. жив. выделяться, выступать слишком резкоcolours that cut — цвета, которые режут глаз
69. v разг. новозел. разг. кончать, заканчивать, докончить70. v тех. обрабатывать режущим инструментом, снимать стружку71. v тех. полигр. обрезать книжный блокcut off — обрезать, отрезать, отрубать, отсекать
72. v тех. сверлить, бурить73. v тех. стр. тесать, стёсывать74. v тех. эл. отключать, отсоединять75. v тех. радио76. v тех. отстраиваться77. v тех. переключать с одной программы на другуюподрубать, делать вруб
78. v тех. вет. засекаться79. n редк. жребийСинонимический ряд:1. thin (adj.) dilute; diluted; thin; watered-down; watery; weak2. abatement (noun) abatement; curtailment; decrease; reduction3. fashion (noun) fashion; form; garb; kind; mode; sort; stamp; style4. furrow (noun) ditch; furrow; hollow; trench5. incision (noun) channel; incision; nip; passage; pierce; rent; stab; trim; wound6. part (noun) division; member; moiety; parcel; part; piece; portion; section; segment7. share (noun) allotment; allowance; bite; lot; partage; quota; share8. slice (noun) gash; slash; slice; slit; split9. slight (noun) rebuff; slight; snub10. type (noun) breed; cast; caste; character; class; description; feather; ilk; kidney; manner; mold; mould; nature; order; persuasion; species; stripe; type; variety; way11. bisect (verb) bisect; cross; divide; intersect12. carve (verb) carve; cleave; dissect; dissever; sever; split; sunder13. carved (verb) carved; cleaved or clove/cleaved; dissected; dissevered; severed; sundered14. clipped (verb) clipped; cropped; lowered; marked down; mowed/mowed or mown; pared; pruned; reduced; shaved/shaved or shaven; sheared/sheared or shorn; trimmed15. cold-shoulder (verb) cold-shoulder; ostracize; snob; snub16. cut off (verb) crop; cut off; guillotine; lop; lop off; truncate17. delete (verb) delete; omit18. diluted (verb) diluted; thinned; weakened19. fell (verb) chop; fell; hew; hewed20. felled (verb) chopped; felled; hewed/hewed or hewn21. gashed (verb) gashed; incised; pierced; slashed; sliced22. harvest (verb) harvest; mow; reap23. hollow out (verb) dig; disembowel; eviscerate; excavate; excise; hollow out24. insult (verb) hurt; insult; move; slight; touch; wound25. make (verb) facet; fashion; make; sculpt; whittle26. operate (verb) open up; operate27. operated (verb) opened up; operated28. ostracized (verb) ostracized; snubbed29. penetrate (verb) claw; gash; incise; lance; penetrate; pierce; score; scratch; slash; slit30. reduce (verb) cut down; diminish; lessen; lopped; lower; mark down; pare; reduce; shave; shorn31. sheer (verb) sheer; skew; slue; swerve; veer; yawed32. shorten (verb) abbreviate; abridge; bob; condense; curtail; cut back; retrench; shorten33. shortened (verb) abbreviated; abridged; curtailed; retrenched; shortened34. shun (verb) rebuff; shun; spurn35. skip (verb) skip36. slice (verb) chisel; haggle; mangle; rive; slice37. thin (verb) attenuate; dilute; dissolve; thin; water; water down; weaken38. trim (verb) clip; prune; shear; skive; snip; trimАнтонимический ряд:expand; include; increase -
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1. n сорт, класс, разрядthe wrong kind of paper — не такая бумага, как нужно
this kind of things, things of this kind — такие вещи, вещи подобного рода
2. n разновидность, вид3. n сходные предметы; похожие люди4. n характер; личностьshe is not the kind to talk scandal — она не из тех, кто злословит
5. n род, вид; племяkind of — вроде; как будто; почти что
6. n природа, характер, отличительные особенности7. n натураpayment in kind — платёж натурой; натуральная оплата
pay in kind — оплата натурой; оплата товарами
paid in kind — платил натурой; оплаченный натурой
8. n арх. манера, способcoffee of a kind — что-то вроде кофе, скверный кофе
9. a добрый, доброжелательный; сердечный, ласковый10. a любезный, внимательныйyou are very kind — вы очень любезны, спасибо
11. a разг. приятный, мягкий12. a офиц. арх. любящий, нежныйwith kind regards, yours … — с сердечным приветом, ваш …
13. a редк. податливый, послушный14. a тех. поддающийся обработке15. a горн. мягкийСинонимический ряд:1. good-hearted (adj.) amiable; benevolent; benign; benignant; big; chivalrous; compassionate; considerate; friendly; generous; gentle; good; good-hearted; humane; humanitarian; kind-hearted; kindly; sympathetic2. type (noun) breed; cast; caste; character; class; cut; description; feather; genus; ilk; kidney; lot; manner; mold; mould; nature; order; persuasion; race; set; sort; species; stamp; stripe; type; variety; wayАнтонимический ряд:brutal; cold-blooded; cruel; dissimilarity; grinding; hard; harsh; illiberal; inhuman; invidious; malevolent; malignant; mean -
68 water
A n eau f ; drinking/running water eau potable/courante ; tap/washing-up water eau du robinet/de vaisselle ; by water par bateau ; under water ( submerged) sous l'eau ; ( flooded) inondé ; at high/low water à marée haute/basse ; to let in water [shoe, boat] prendre l'eau ; to make water [ship] faire eau ; to pass water uriner ; to turn the water on/off ouvrir/fermer le robinet ; he lives across the water on the mainland il habite sur le continent ; our French colleagues across the water nos collègues français de l'autre côté de la Manche ; the wine was flowing like water le vin coulait à flots ; to keep one's head above water lit garder la tête hors de l'eau ; fig ( financially) faire face à ses engagements.2 ( spa water) to take the waters faire une cure thermale ; to drink the waters prendre les eaux fpl ;C modif [glass, jug, tank] à eau ; [snake, shrew] d'eau ; [filter, pump] à eau ; [pipe, pressure, shortage] d'eau ; [industry] de l'eau.D vtr Hort arroser [lawn, plant] ; Agric irriguer [crop, field] ; abreuver [horse, livestock] ; a country watered by many rivers littér un pays arrosé par de nombreuses rivières.E vi the smell of cooking makes my mouth water l'odeur de cuisine me fait venir l'eau à la bouche ; the smoke/onion made her eyes water la fumée/l'oignon l'a fait pleurer.to spend money like water jeter l'argent par les fenêtres ; not to hold water [theory, argument] ne pas tenir debout ; I can't walk on water! je ne peux pas faire de miracles! ; he's a cheat/liar of the first water c'est un menteur/lâche de la pire espèce.■ water down:▶ water down [sth]3 Fin diluer [capital, stock]. -
69 lively
(a) (full of life → person) vif, plein d'entrain; (→ kitten, puppy) plein de vie, espiègle; (→ horse) fringant; (→ car, engine) nerveux; (→ music) gai, entraînant;∎ she's lively company on ne s'ennuie pas avec elle∎ to take a lively interest in sth s'intéresser vivement à qch(c) (exciting → place, description, party, conversation) animé;∎ a very lively debate un débat très animé;∎ the town gets a bit livelier in summer la ville s'anime un peu en été;∎ a lively performance une interprétation très enlevée(d) (eventful → day, time) mouvementé, agité;∎ things got lively when the police arrived il y a eu de l'animation quand la police est arrivée;∎ familiar to make it or things lively for sb rendre la vie dure à qn;(e) (brisk → pace) vif(f) (vivid → colour) vif, éclatant -
70 true
true [tru:]∎ it's a true story c'est une histoire vraie;∎ the film is based on a true story le film est tiré d'une histoire vraie ou d'une histoire vécue;∎ the true adventures of a Second World War spy les aventures véridiques d'un espion pendant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale;∎ is it true that they were lovers? c'est vrai qu'ils étaient amants?;∎ is it true about Michael? c'est vrai ce qu'on dit à propos de Michael?;∎ it is not true that he has disappeared ce n'est pas vrai qu'il a disparu;∎ I can't believe it's true je n'arrive pas à le croire;∎ if it were true that she was innocent si elle était vraiment innocente;∎ can it be true? est-ce possible?;∎ he's a complete idiot - (that's) true, but he's very lovable il est complètement idiot - ça c'est vrai, mais il est très sympathique;∎ the same is or holds true for many people il en va de même pour ou c'est vrai pour beaucoup de gens;∎ too true! c'est vrai ce que vous dites!, ah oui alors!;∎ familiar he's so stingy, it's not true! ce n'est pas possible d'être aussi radin!(b) (precise, exact → measurement) exact, juste; Music (→ note, voice) juste; (→ copy) conforme; Building industry (wall) vertical, d'aplomb; (beam) droit;∎ I certify that this is a true copy of the diploma je certifie que ceci est une copie conforme du diplôme;∎ he's not a genius in the true sense of the word ce n'est pas un génie au vrai sens du terme;∎ also figurative his aim is true il vise juste(c) (genuine → friendship, feelings) vrai, véritable, authentique; (→ friend, love) vrai, véritable; (real, actual → nature, motive) réel, véritable;∎ she was a true democrat c'était une démocrate dans l'âme;∎ he's a true Irishman (conforms to stereotype) il est bien irlandais; (by birth) c'est un Irlandais, un vrai;∎ a story of true love l'histoire d'un grand amour;∎ to find true love trouver le grand amour;∎ to get a true idea of the situation se faire une idée juste de la situation;∎ it's not a true amphibian ce n'est pas vraiment un amphibien;∎ spoken like a true soldier! voilà qui est bien dit!∎ a true likeness une ressemblance parfaite;∎ to be true to sb être fidèle à ou loyal envers qn;∎ to be true to oneself être fidèle à soi-même;∎ to be true to one's ideals/principles être fidèle à ses idéaux/principes;∎ she was true to her word elle a tenu parole;∎ true to life (story, situation) qui correspond bien à la réalité;∎ the painting is very true to life le tableau est très ressemblant;∎ to be or to run true to type être typique;∎ she was an accountant, and true to type she… elle était comptable, et bien entendu elle…;∎ true to form, he arrived half an hour late fidèle à son habitude ou comme à son habitude, il est arrivé avec une demi-heure de retard;∎ the horse hasn't been running true to form lately ces derniers temps, le cheval n'a pas couru comme à son habitude ou comme on pouvait s'y attendre2 adverb(a) (aim, shoot, sing) juste;∎ Biology to breed true se reproduire dans la conformité de l'espèce;∎ it doesn't ring true cela sonne faux∎ tell me true dites-moi la vérité;∎ love me true aime-moi fidèlementaligner, ajuster►► Finance true discount escompte m en dedans;Accountancy true and fair view (of accounts) image f fidèle;true north vrai nord m, nord m géographique;Marketing true sample échantillon m représentatifaligner, ajuster -
71 Curr, John
[br]b. 1756 Kyo, near Lanchester, or in Greenside, near Ryton-on-Tyne, Durham, Englandd. 27 January 1823 Sheffield, England[br]English coal-mine manager and engineer, inventor of flanged, cast-iron plate rails.[br]The son of a "coal viewer", Curr was brought up in the West Durham colliery district. In 1777 he went to the Duke of Norfolk's collieries at Sheffield, where in 1880 he was appointed Superintendent. There coal was conveyed underground in baskets on sledges: Curr replaced the wicker sledges with wheeled corves, i.e. small four-wheeled wooden wagons, running on "rail-roads" with cast-iron rails and hauled from the coal-face to the shaft bottom by horses. The rails employed hitherto had usually consisted of plates of iron, the flange being on the wheels of the wagon. Curr's new design involved flanges on the rails which guided the vehicles, the wheels of which were unflanged and could run on any hard surface. He appears to have left no precise record of the date that he did this, and surviving records have been interpreted as implying various dates between 1776 and 1787. In 1787 John Buddle paid tribute to the efficiency of the rails of Curr's type, which were first used for surface transport by Joseph Butler in 1788 at his iron furnace at Wingerworth near Chesterfield: their use was then promoted widely by Benjamin Outram, and they were adopted in many other English mines. They proved serviceable until the advent of locomotives demanded different rails.In 1788 Curr also developed a system for drawing a full corve up a mine shaft while lowering an empty one, with guides to separate them. At the surface the corves were automatically emptied by tipplers. Four years later he was awarded a patent for using double ropes for lifting heavier loads. As the weight of the rope itself became a considerable problem with the increasing depth of the shafts, Curr invented the flat hemp rope, patented in 1798, which consisted of several small round ropes stitched together and lapped upon itself in winding. It acted as a counterbalance and led to a reduction in the time and cost of hoisting: at the beginning of a run the loaded rope began to coil upon a small diameter, gradually increasing, while the unloaded rope began to coil off a large diameter, gradually decreasing.Curr's book The Coal Viewer (1797) is the earliest-known engineering work on railway track and it also contains the most elaborate description of a Newcomen pumping engine, at the highest state of its development. He became an acknowledged expert on construction of Newcomen-type atmospheric engines, and in 1792 he established a foundry to make parts for railways and engines.Because of the poor financial results of the Duke of Norfolk's collieries at the end of the century, Curr was dismissed in 1801 despite numerous inventions and improvements which he had introduced. After his dismissal, six more of his patents were concerned with rope-making: the one he gained in 1813 referred to the application of flat ropes to horse-gins and perpendicular drum-shafts of steam engines. Curr also introduced the use of inclined planes, where a descending train of full corves pulled up an empty one, and he was one of the pioneers employing fixed steam engines for hauling. He may have resided in France for some time before his death.[br]Bibliography1788. British patent no. 1,660 (guides in mine shafts).1789. An Account of tin Improved Method of Drawing Coals and Extracting Ores, etc., from Mines, Newcastle upon Tyne.1797. The Coal Viewer and Engine Builder's Practical Companion; reprinted with five plates and an introduction by Charles E.Lee, 1970, London: Frank Cass, and New York: Augustus M.Kelley.1798. British patent no. 2,270 (flat hemp ropes).Further ReadingF.Bland, 1930–1, "John Curr, originator of iron tram roads", Transactions of the Newcomen Society 11:121–30.R.A.Mott, 1969, Tramroads of the eighteenth century and their originator: John Curr', Transactions of the Newcomen Society 42:1–23 (includes corrections to Fred Bland's earlier paper).Charles E.Lee, 1970, introduction to John Curr, The Coal Viewer and Engine Builder's Practical Companion, London: Frank Cass, pp. 1–4; orig. pub. 1797, Sheffield (contains the most comprehensive biographical information).R.Galloway, 1898, Annals of Coalmining, Vol. I, London; reprinted 1971, London (provides a detailed account of Curr's technological alterations).WK / PJGR -
72 Spooner, Charles Easton
[br]b. 1818 Maentwrog, Merioneth (now Gwynedd), Walesd. 18 November 1889 Portmadoc (now Porthmadog), Wales[br]English engineer, pioneer of narrow-gauge steam railways.[br]At the age of 16 Charles Spooner helped his father, James, to build the Festiniog Railway, a horse-and-gravity tramroad; they maintained an even gradient and kept costs down by following a sinuous course along Welsh mountainsides and using a very narrow gauge. This was probably originally 2 ft 1 in. (63.5 cm) from rail centre to rail centre; with the introduction of heavier, and therefore wider, rails the gauge between them was reduced and was eventually standardized at 1 ft 11 1/2 in (60 cm). After James Spooner's death in 1856 Charles Spooner became Manager and Engineer of the Festiniog Railway and sought to introduce steam locomotives. Widening the gauge was impracticable, but there was no precedent for operating a public railway of such narrow gauge by steam. Much of the design work for locomotives for the Festiniog Railway was the responsibility of C.M.Holland, and many possible types were considered: eventually, in 1863, two very small 0–4–0 tank locomotives, with tenders for coal, were built by George England.These locomotives were successful, after initial problems had been overcome, and a passenger train service was introduced in 1865 with equal success. The potential for economical operation offered by such a railway attracted widespread attention, the more so because it had been effectively illegal to build new passenger railways in Britain to other than standard gauge since the Gauge of Railways Act of 1846.Spooner progressively improved the track, alignment, signalling and rolling stock of the Festiniog Railway and developed it from a tramroad to a miniaturized main line. Increasing traffic led to the introduction in 1869 of the 0–4–4–0 double-Fairlie locomotive Little Wonder, built to the patent of Robert Fairlie. This proved more powerful than two 0–4–0s and impressive demonstrations were given to engineers from many parts of the world, leading to the widespread adoption of narrow-gauge railways. Spooner himself favoured a gauge of 2 ft 6 in. (76 cm) or 2 ft 9 in. (84 cm). Comparison of the economy of narrow gauges with the inconvenience of a break of gauge at junctions with wider gauges did, however, become a continuing controversy, which limited the adoption of narrow gauges in Britain.Bogie coaches had long been used in North America but were introduced to Britain by Spooner in 1872, when he had two such coaches built for the Festiniog Railway. Both of these and one of its original locomotives, though much rebuilt, remain in service.Spooner, despite some serious illnesses, remained Manager of the Festiniog Railway until his death.[br]Bibliography1869, jointly with G.A.Huddart, British patent no. 1,487 (improved fishplates). 1869, British patent no. 2,896 (rail-bending machinery).1871, Narrow Gauge Railways, E. \& F.N.Spon (includes his description of the Festiniog Railway, reports of locomotive trials and his proposals for narrow-gauge railways).Further ReadingJ.I.C.Boyd, 1975, The Festiniog Railway, Blandford: Oakwood Press; C.E.Lee, 1945, Narrow-Gauge Railways in North Wales, The Railway Publishing Co. (both give good descriptions of Spooner and the Festiniog Railway).C.Hamilton Ellis, 1965, Railway Carriages in the British Isles, London: George Allen \& Unwin, pp. 181–3. Pihl, Carl Abraham.PJGRBiographical history of technology > Spooner, Charles Easton
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73 Westinghouse, George
[br]b. 6 October 1846 Central Bridge, New York, USAd. 12 March 1914 New York, New York, USA[br]American inventor and entrepreneur, pioneer of air brakes for railways and alternating-current distribution of electricity.[br]George Westinghouse's father was an ingenious manufacturer of agricultural implements; the son, after a spell in the Union Army during the Civil War, and subsequently in the Navy as an engineer, went to work for his father. He invented a rotary steam engine, which proved impracticable; a rerailing device for railway rolling stock in 1865; and a cast-steel frog for railway points, with longer life than the cast-iron frogs then used, in 1868–9. During the same period Westinghouse, like many other inventors, was considering how best to meet the evident need for a continuous brake for trains, i.e. one by which the driver could apply the brakes on all vehicles in a train simultaneously instead of relying on brakesmen on individual vehicles. By chance he encountered a magazine article about the construction of the Mont Cenis Tunnel, with a description of the pneumatic tools invented for it, and from this it occurred to him that compressed air might be used to operate the brakes along a train.The first prototype was ready in 1869 and the Westinghouse Air Brake Company was set up to manufacture it. However, despite impressive demonstration of the brake's powers when it saved the test train from otherwise certain collision with a horse-drawn dray on a level crossing, railways were at first slow to adopt it. Then in 1872 Westinghouse added to it the triple valve, which enabled the train pipe to charge reservoirs beneath each vehicle, from which the compressed air would apply the brakes when pressure in the train pipe was reduced. This meant that the brake was now automatic: if a train became divided, the brakes on both parts would be applied. From then on, more and more American railways adopted the Westinghouse brake and the Railroad Safety Appliance Act of 1893 made air brakes compulsory in the USA. Air brakes were also adopted in most other parts of the world, although only a minority of British railway companies took them up, the remainder, with insular reluctance, preferring the less effective vacuum brake.From 1880 Westinghouse was purchasing patents relating to means of interlocking railway signals and points; he combined them with his own inventions to produce a complete signalling system. The first really practical power signalling scheme, installed in the USA by Westinghouse in 1884, was operated pneumatically, but the development of railway signalling required an awareness of the powers of electricity, and it was probably this that first led Westinghouse to become interested in electrical processes and inventions. The Westinghouse Electric Company was formed in 1886: it pioneered the use of electricity distribution systems using high-voltage single-phase alternating current, which it developed from European practice. Initially this was violently opposed by established operators of direct-current distribution systems, but eventually the use of alternating current became widespread.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsLégion d'honneur. Order of the Crown of Italy. Order of Leopold.BibliographyWestinghouse took out some 400 patents over forty-eight years.Further ReadingH.G.Prout, 1922, A Life of "George Westinghouse", London (biography inclined towards technicalities).F.E.Leupp, 1918, George Westinghouse: His Life and Achievements, Boston (London 1919) (biography inclined towards Westinghouse and his career).J.F.Stover, 1961, American Railroads, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, pp. 152–4.PJGR
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