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101 agent
['eɪʤ(ə)nt]сущ.1) агент, представитель, посредник, доверенное лицоstation agent — амер. начальник станции
estate / land agent брит., real-estate agent — амер. агент по продаже недвижимости
press agent — представитель по связям с общественностью; агент по печати и рекламе
purchasing agent — закупщик, сотрудник по закупкам; агент по материально-техническому снабжению
Syn:2) агент, шпион, сотрудник спецслужбenemy agent — вражеский лазутчик, вражеский шпион
secret / undercover agent — секретный, тайный агент
3) действующая сила; фактор; средство- physical agent
- cooling agent
- offending agent
- potent agent
- soothing agent
- antiviral agent4) деятель, личностьSyn:figure 1. 3)5) лингв. агенс (в теории глубинных падежей: тот участник ситуации, описываемой в предложении, который осуществляет какие-л. активные действия, сравни patient 2. 2))••road agent — амер. разбойник с большой дороги
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102 amount
1. n1) количество; объем2) общая сумма, итог3) бухг. основная сумма и проценты с нее
- accession compensatory amounts
- accruing amounts
- aggregate amount
- aggregate amount of capital invested
- approved amounts
- available amount
- budgeted amount
- capitalized amounts
- carrying amounts
- claim amount
- contractual amount
- dealt amount
- drawdown amount
- equivalent amount
- estimated amount
- excessive amount of goods
- face amount
- fair amount
- fractional amount
- full amount
- gross amount
- guarantee amount
- guaranteed amount
- immense amount
- insurance amount
- invoice amount
- lump-sum amount
- mandatory amount
- net amount
- nominal amount
- original amount
- outstanding amount
- overall amount
- overdue amount
- penalty amount
- principal amount
- remaining amount
- reserved amount
- residual amount
- seasonal amount
- significant amount
- specific amount of metal
- substantial amount
- tax amount
- taxable amount
- tax-free amount
- tradeable amount
- uncollected amounts
- unlimited amounts
- zero bracket amount
- amount of accrued interest
- amount of advance
- amount of allocations
- amount of balance
- amount of a bill
- amount of business
- amount of capital investments
- amount of a claim
- amount of commission
- amount of compensation
- amount of a contract
- amount of credit
- amount of currency
- amount of damages
- amount of debt
- amount of delivery
- amount of deposit
- amount of a discount
- amount of drawings
- amount of drawing under a letter of credit
- amount of earnest money
- amount of excise tax
- amount of expenses
- amount of finance
- amount of financing
- amount of floated assets
- amount of a franchise
- amount of general average
- amount of housing
- amount of indebtedness
- amount of information
- amount of a letter of credit
- amount of a licence fee
- amount of a loan
- amount of losses
- amount of money
- amount of an order
- amount of payment
- amount of recovery
- amount of reduction
- amount of remuneration
- amount of sales
- amount of sampling
- amount of subscription
- amount of stock
- amount of turnover
- amount of the value-added tax
- amount of work
- amount claimed
- amount due
- amount free of tax
- amount owed
- amount owing
- amount paid into an account
- amount payable
- amount realized
- amount receivable
- amount subject to penalty tax
- amount subject to tax
- amount written off
- amount written off as losses
- double the amount
- charge an amount to the debit of an account
- deposit an amount
- enter an amount
- index an amount for inflation
- pass an amount to the credit
- pay an amount into current account
- recover an amount
- refund an amount
- reimburse an amount
- verify the amount of earnings
- amounts differ2. vсоставлять (сумму); равнятьсяEnglish-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > amount
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103 budget
1. n1) бюджет; детальный план доходов и расходов правительства
- ad budget
- additional budget
- administrative budget
- adverse budget
- advertising budget
- annual budget
- approved budget
- austerity budget
- autonomous budget
- balanced budget
- balanced state budget
- capital budget
- capital assets budget
- capital expenditure budget
- cash budget
- city budget
- consolidated budget
- consumer budget
- current budget
- defence budget
- deficit-free budget
- deficit-ridden
- department budget
- district budget
- double budget
- draft budget
- emergency budget
- excise budget
- expense budget
- extraordinary budget
- family budget
- federal budget
- fixed budget
- fixed assets budget
- flexible budget
- forecast budget
- formula budget
- government budget
- household budget
- independent budget
- labour budget
- legislative budget
- local budget
- low budget
- manpower budget
- manufacturing overhead budget
- master budget
- materials budget
- military budget
- mini budget
- multiple budget
- municipal budget
- national budget
- operating budget
- ordinary budget
- overall budget
- overhead budget
- performance budget
- physical budget
- planning budget
- practicable budget
- programme budget
- project budget
- proposed budget
- publicity budget
- purchase budget
- realizable budget
- regional budget
- sales budget
- sequestrated budget
- sliding-scale budget
- state budget
- state social insurance budget
- step budget
- supplementary budget
- surplus budget
- tough budget
- transitional budget
- unbalanced budget
- unified budget
- voted budget
- budget of expenditure
- budget of volume and expenditure
- approve the budget
- balance the budget
- bring in the budget
- build up a budget
- cut the budget
- decrease the budget
- draw up a budget
- exceed the budget
- execute the budget
- implement the budget
- include in the budget
- increase the budget
- make a budget
- open the budget
- pass the budget
- prepare the budget
- present the budget
- stretch the budget
- submit the budget
- subsidize from the budget
- work out a budget2. v2) планироватьEnglish-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > budget
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104 indemnity
n2) возмещение (расходов); компенсация (убытков)
- accrued indemnity
- banker's indemnity
- cash indemnity
- double indemnity
- insurance indemnity
- indemnity for losses
- fix indemnity
- pay indemnity
- receive indemnity
- seek indemnityEnglish-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > indemnity
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n1) освобождение (от обязательств, уплаты налогов, пошлин, ответственности); льгота, скидка с налога2) облегчение; уменьшение, смягчение бремени3) помощь; пособие
- age relief
- basic relief
- child relief
- compensatory relief
- debt relief
- double taxation relief
- earned income relief
- financial relief
- foreign tax relief
- freight relief
- group relief
- life insurance relief
- loss relief
- marginal relief
- mortgage relief
- mortgage interest relief
- personal relief
- public relief
- reduced rate relief
- rollover relief
- small income relief
- tax relief
- tax relief for dependants
- unemployment relief
- unilateral relief
- void relief
- work relief
- relief for depreciation
- relief for losses
- relief from duties
- relief from general tax liability
- relief from judgement
- relief from liability
- relief from rates
- relief from responsibility
- relief of poverty
- accord tax relief
- be eligible for tax relief
- be entitled for relief
- be on relief
- offer compensatory relief
- provide relief for refugees
- qualify for a relief
- restrict reliefEnglish-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > relief
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106 tax
1. nналог, сбор; пошлина
- accrued tax
- accumulated-earnings tax
- accumulated profits tax
- ad valorem tax
- advance tax
- advance corporate tax
- advertising tax
- alcohol tax
- alcoholic beverage tax
- amusement tax
- annual tax
- assessed tax
- average tax
- back tax
- bequest tax
- beverage tax
- bill tax
- bills of exchange tax
- budgeted taxes
- building tax
- business tax
- capital tax
- capital acquisition tax
- capital gains tax
- capital transactions tax
- capital transfer tax
- capital yield tax
- capitation tax
- car tax
- cargo tax
- cascade tax
- chain-store tax
- company income tax
- compensating tax
- complementary tax
- concession tax
- consumption tax
- conveyance tax
- corporate tax
- corporate income tax
- corporate profit tax
- corporation tax
- corporation income tax
- court taxes
- death tax
- death and gift tax
- defence tax
- deferred taxes
- deferred income taxes
- degressive tax
- delinquent tax
- direct tax
- discriminatory tax
- dividend withholding tax
- documentary stamp tax
- domestic tax
- donor's tax
- double tax
- earned income tax
- employment tax
- entertainment taxes
- environmental tax
- equalization tax
- estate tax
- excessive tax
- excess profits tax
- exchange tax
- excise tax
- export tax
- federal tax
- fixed assets tax
- flat tax
- flat rate tax
- foreign exchange tax
- foreign trade tax
- foreign withholding tax
- franchise tax
- gambling tax
- gasoline tax
- general property tax
- general sales tax
- gift tax
- graded tax
- graduated tax
- graduated income tax
- graduated poll tax
- green tax
- gross income tax
- gross profits tax
- gross receipts tax
- head tax
- hidden tax
- highway tax
- immovable property tax
- immovable property gains tax
- immovable property transfer tax
- import tax
- import equalization tax
- import turnover tax
- imposed tax
- income tax
- income tax on corporations
- income tax on individuals
- income tax on shareholders
- indirect tax
- industrial and commercial profits tax
- inheritance tax
- insurance tax
- land tax
- land-value tax
- legacy tax
- legal entity tax
- licence tax
- liquor tax
- local taxes
- long-term capital gains tax
- lump-sum tax
- luxury tax
- matured tax
- maximum tax
- minimum tax
- mortgage tax
- motor vehicle tax
- multiple stages tax
- multistage cumulative turnover tax
- municipal taxes
- national tax
- negative income tax
- net wealth tax
- net worth tax
- normal tax
- nuisance tax
- occupational tax
- oil tax
- one-time tax
- oppressive taxes
- outlay taxes
- output tax
- pay-as-you-earn tax
- pay-as-you-go tax
- payroll tax
- penalty tax
- per capita tax
- personal property tax
- poll tax
- pollution tax
- premium taxes
- profits tax
- progressive tax
- prohibitive tax
- property tax
- proportional tax
- provincial tax
- provisional tax
- public tax
- purchase tax
- pyramidal tax
- real estate tax
- real property tax
- real property transfer tax
- realty transfer tax
- receipts tax
- regressive tax
- remittance tax
- repressive tax
- resource tax
- retail sales tax
- retained profits tax
- revaluation tax
- revenue tax
- road taxes
- sales tax
- sales and turnover tax
- schedular tax
- securities tax
- security tax
- self-employment tax
- separate tax
- service tax
- severance tax
- short-term capital gains tax
- sin tax
- single tax
- social security tax
- specific tax
- spendings tax
- stamp tax
- state tax
- state excise taxes
- stock exchange turnover tax
- stockhoder's tax
- stock transfer tax
- sumptuary tax
- supplementary tax
- tonnage tax
- trade tax
- transaction tax
- transfer tax
- turnover tax
- underlying tax
- undistributed profit tax
- unpaid tax
- use tax
- value-added tax
- wage tax
- wealth tax
- wholesale sale tax
- windfall profits tax
- withholding tax
- withholding tax on dividends
- withholding tax on savings
- tax at source
- tax in kind
- tax on cargo
- tax on corporation
- tax on dividends
- tax on excess profits
- tax on gross receipts
- tax on gross revenue
- tax on importation
- tax on the income
- tax on inheritance
- tax on interest income
- tax on international transactions
- tax on land
- tax on motor vehicles
- tax on patents
- tax on personal income
- tax on profits
- tax on purchase of a motor vehicle
- tax on savings
- tax on stock exchange dealings
- tax on trade
- tax chargeable on the income
- tax due
- taxes levied at a flat rate
- tax payable
- tax withheld
- after taxes
- before taxes
- exempt from taxes
- free of taxes
- liable to tax
- subject to tax
- abate a tax
- abolish a tax
- apply taxes
- assess a tax
- be exempt from taxes
- be liable to tax
- calculate tax on profits
- charge a tax
- collect taxes
- compute a tax
- cut down taxes
- decrease taxes
- deduct taxes
- deduct taxes at source
- defer taxes
- dodge taxes
- evade taxes
- exempt from taxes
- impose a tax
- increase taxes
- kick against taxes
- lay a tax
- levy a tax
- lower a tax
- pay a tax
- raise taxes
- rebate a tax
- recover a tax
- reduce taxes
- reform taxes
- relieve from taxes
- remit taxes to appropriate authorities
- withhold taxes2. attr.
- tax abatement
- tax accruals
- tax arrears
- tax assessment form
- tax audit
- tax bracket
- tax declaration
- tax delinquency
- tax divide
- tax fraud
- tax offence
- tax rate
- tax rebate
- tax receipts
- tax return
- tax roll
- tax status
- tax treatment
- tax yield3. v
- tax at source
- tax capital gains
- tax capital gains realized on the disposal of immovable property
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108 agent
['eɪdʒ(e)nt]nагент, доверенное лицо, посредник, представитель- double agent- enemy agent
- press agent
- purchasing agent
- insurance agent
- top agent
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109 life
[laɪf]n(pl lives [laɪvz])1) жизнь, существование, деятельностьIs there any life on that planet? — На той планете есть какая-либо жизнь? /На той планете есть какие-либо живые существа?
The average life of a dog is ten years. — Собаки в среднем живут десять лет.
The streets are full of life. — Жизнь на улицах бьет ключом.
- physical lifeThe drooping plant came to life in water. — Поникшее растение в воде ожило.
- low life
- busy life
- adult life
- this life
- other life
- all one's life
- one's own life
- somebody else's life
- working life
- life force
- life science
- life span- life boat- life jacket
- life scientist
- life giving rain
- life of the people
- life cycle of a frog
- life of a battery
- life for life
- life of pleasure
- matter of life and death
- happiest days of smb's life
- original of life
- fight struggle for one's life
- charities of life
- necessities of life
- people from all sections of public life
- speed and the noise of city life
- threat to smb's life
- thread of life
- average span of life
- books true to life
- appointment for life
- post for life
- pension for life
- love of life
- way of life
- end of smb's life
- meaning of one's life
- art of leading one's life
- her last hours of life
- water swarms with life
- in after life
- in the course of smb's life
- at the cost
- in the prime of life
- for the rest of one's life
- at my time of life
- for dear life
- have enough food to sustain life
- bring smb, smth to life
- come to life
- go forth into the highways and by ways of life
- have power over life and death
- preserve life
- be sould of the party
- beat smb within an inch of his life
- beg for one's life
- cling to life
- enjoy one's life
- value one's life
- fill up one's life with useful work
- get as much fun out of life as possible
- get the fright of one's life
- give one's life to science
- give new life to smb, smth
- guide smb's life
- have a double life
- hold a post for life
- lay down one's life for one's country
- lead a dog's life
- lead smb a dog's life
- live a happy life
- live an easy life
- live a simple life
- live one's own life
- make a new life for oneself
- make one's own life
- make life easy
- make an attempt on smb's life
- make smb's life miserable
- quit this life
- risk one's life
- run for dear life
- run for one's life
- save one's own life
- sell one's life dearly
- sentence smb to hard labour for life
- spare smb's life
- spend one's life in smth
- start life as an messenger
- take smb's life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- trust one's life to doctors
- everything that has life
- smb's last hours of life2) жизнь, образ жизниSport has always been a part of university life. — Спорт всегда был частью университетской жизни.
- private lifeTV has become part of our everyday life. — Телевидение прочно вошло в наш быт.
- city life
- human life
- miserable life
- everyday life
- quiet life
- American life
- fashionable life
- high life
- social life
- college life
- fascinating life
- married life
- retired lie
- life of the capital
- life of crime
- chose a political life
- enter a political life
- lead an active life3) реальность, действительностьHe has had a successful life. — У него была успешная карьера.
The life of the Roman Empire was long. — Римская Империя существовала долго.
There he stands, as large as life. — Вон он стоит собственной персоной.
There he is as big as life. — Вот он, во всей своей красе.
- life portraitIt is a larger than life version of our present society. — Это преувеличенная картина современного общества.
- life of the contract
- realities of life
- portrait from life
- in real life
- during the life of the last Labour Government
- as big as life
- face life
- learn something of life
- mould life
- paint from life
- paint smb, smth to the life
- see something of life
- see life
- take life easy
- take one's subjects from life
- characters taken from life4) (часто в отрицательных предложениях) жизнь, энергияThere was no life in her movements. — Она вяло двигалась.
Will you put more life into the matter. — Займись, пожалуйста, данным вопросом с бо́льшим воодушевлением.
- actors put no life in their performance- there was no life in her voice
- there was no life in her eyesI have seen something of life. — я знаю настоящую жизнь.
The portrait is my uncle to the life. — Портрет - точная копия моего дядюшки.
Do you think I'm going to trust a person like him? Not on your life! — И ты думаешь, что я буду доверять такому человеку, как он? Ни в коем случае!
There is life in the old dog yet. — ◊ Есть еще порох в пороховницах.
- how is life?While there is life there is hope. — ◊ Пока жив человек, жива и надежда
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1) макет; модель || моделировать2) образец4) модель, тип ( изделия)5) шаблон•- countably saturated model - countably uniform model - coupled channels model - finite state model - finitely generated model - game-theory model - random trial increment model - random walk model - sampling model -
111 cover
1. n крышка; обёртка; покрывало; чехол; футляр, колпак2. n конверт; обёртка; упаковкаunder plain cover — в конверте без фирменного штампа, в простом конверте
3. n переплёт; обложка4. n убежище, укрытие; прикрытие, «крыша»5. n спорт. прикрытие, защита6. n покров7. n поэт. покрывало, покров8. n лесной покров, полог леса9. n бот. покров семяпочки или семени10. n охот. нора, логовище11. n личина, маска12. n прибор, куверт13. n ком. гарантийный фонд14. n страхование15. n авт. покрышкаdouble-seamed cover — крышка, закатанная двойным швом
16. n театр. замена; заменяющий актёр или -ая актриса; исполнитель из второго составаno book or no cover missing detector — щуп для обнаружения неподачи книжного блока, переплётной крышки или обложки
17. v покрывать, закрывать, накрывать18. v редк. покрывать; укрывать19. v прикрывать, ограждать, защищать20. v спорт. держать, закрывать21. v прятать, скрывать22. v покрывать; находить оправдания23. v книжн. покрыть, увенчать; запятнатьcover over — закрыть, покрыть
cover a loss — покрыть убытки; взять на себя потерю
24. v покрывать, обдавать25. v обивать; оклеивать26. v покрывать; распространяться; расстилатьсяsnow covered the ground — земля была покрыта снегом, на земле лежал снег
27. v покрывать, охватывать; относиться28. v разг. заменять, подменятьplease cover for me at the counter for a few minutes — пожалуйста, подмени меня у прилавка на несколько минут
29. v держать под наблюдениемa small party stole up on the bridge under the cover of darkness — под покровом тьмы маленький отряд подкрался к мосту
30. v пройти, проехать31. v спорт. пробежать дистанцию32. v освещать в печати33. v предусматривать34. v ком. обеспечить покрытие; покрывать35. v страховать36. v карт. покрывать, крытьcover cloth — кроющий материал, переплётная ткань
37. v принять пари; поставить38. v с. -х. случать, крыть39. v сидеть40. v воен. держать под обстрелом41. v держать под прицеломСинонимический ряд:1. bedspread (noun) bedspread; blanket; comforter; counterpane2. blind (noun) blind; front; smoke screen3. cap (noun) cap; lid; top4. clothes (noun) bonnet; capote; cloak; clothes; cosy; cowl; mantle; muffler; pall5. covering (noun) attic; ceiling; covering; hatch; house top; integument; roofing; umbrella6. furnishings (noun) awning; canopy; carpet; carpeting; curtain; drape; furnishings; rug; runner; scatter rug; throw rug7. mask (noun) camouflage; color; coloring; colour; colouring; conceal; disguise; disguisement; facade; face; false front; gloss; guise; mask; masquerade; pretension; pretext; put-on; screen; semblance; show; spread; veil; veneer; window dressing; window-dressing8. protection (noun) asylum; concealment; defense; guard; harbor; harborage; harbour; haven; port; pretence; pretense; protection; refuge; retreat; sanctuary9. shelter (noun) bower; copse; covert; growth; shelter; shrubbery; thicket; underbrush; woods10. wrapper (noun) capsule; case; casing; encasement; envelope; jacket; pod; sheath; wrapper; wrapping11. blanket (verb) blanket; crown; enwrap; overcast; overlay; spread over12. clothe (verb) cap; clothe; envelop; overspread; overwhelm; wrap13. coat (verb) case; coat; face; incrust; layer; paper; spread; stain; varnish; veneer14. conceal (verb) camouflage; cloak; conceal; disguise; enshroud; hood; mask; shroud; veil15. defend (verb) bulwark; defend; fend; guard; house; protect; safeguard; screen; secure; shade; shelter; shield16. deluge (verb) deluge; drench; engulf; inundate; overcome; pour; rain; shower17. hide (verb) bury; cache; ensconce; hide; occult; plant; secrete; stash18. include (verb) comprehend; comprise; contain; embody; embrace; encompass; include; incorporate19. make (verb) make; pass; traverse20. pay for (verb) compensate for; counterbalance; defray; offset; pay for; suffice21. set (verb) brood; set; sit22. travel (verb) cross; do; journey; journey over; pass over; track; travelАнтонимический ряд:exclude; expose; exposure; inside; reveal; unwrap -
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1. phr v разг. платить, расплачиватьсяthere was nothing for it but to pay up — ничего не оставалось, как заплатить
2. phr v выплачивать сполнаpay off — расплатиться сполна; рассчитаться
pay away — выплачивать, оплачивать; возвращать деньги
3. phr v выплачивать вовремяthe goods have vanished and the insurance company will have to pay up — товары пропали, и страховой компании придётся выплачивать компенсацию
Синонимический ряд:clear (verb) clear; clear off; discharge; liquidate; pay; quit; satisfy; settle; square -
114 sell
1. n разг. умение торговать, показать товар лицомhard sell — навязывание товара; настойчивое рекламирование; броская реклама
2. n разг. разочарование, досадаwhat a sell! — какая досада!, как жаль!
3. n разг. обман, надувательство, «покупка»it was just a sell — это была просто «покупка»
4. n сл. предательство5. n сл. передача, выдача в руки властей6. v продатьto sell to disadvantage — продать с убытком, быть в накладе
7. v торговать, продаватьto sell forward, to sell for forward delivery — продавать с будущей поставкой
to sell time — предоставлять возможность выступить по радио или телевидению в определённое время
to sell oneself — продавать себя, продаваться
8. v продаватьсяto sell well — иметь хороший сбыт, легко продаваться; быть ходким товаром
to sell badly — плохо продаваться; иметь плохой сбыт
tennis balls sell best in summer — лето — время самого большого спроса на теннисные мячи
to sell for … — продаваться по … цене
goods made to sell — ходкий товар; товар, который не залёживается
9. v ком. поставлять товар10. v содействовать продажеcontract to sell — соглашение о продаже, запродажа
agreement to sell — соглашение о продаже, «запродажа»
11. v амер. рекламировать; популяризировать; пропагандировать; расхваливать, восхвалять12. v разг. находить распространениеdo you think the idea will sell? — вы думаете, эта мысль будет подхвачена ?
13. v предавать14. v амер. разг. внушать; уговаривать, уламывать, убеждатьto sell children on reading — приохотить детей к чтению; внушить детям любовь к чтению
campaign manager trying to sell his candidate — руководитель избирательной кампании, пытающийся протащить своего кандидата
he was sold on the idea — его в этом убедили; он ухватился за эту мысль
I am not sold on this — я от этого не в восторге; я против этого
she was still reluctant, still not completely sold — она ещё колебалась, ещё не была вполне убеждена
15. v обыкн. сл. обманывать, надувать; разыгрыватьСинонимический ряд:1. imposture (noun) cheat; counterfeit; deceit; deception; fake; flam; flimflam; fraud; gyp; hoax; humbug; imposture; mare's nest; phony; put-on; sham; spoof; swindle2. betray (verb) betray; cross; deceive; disappoint; double-cross; fail; sell out; violate3. bring (verb) bring; bring in; fetch4. exchange (verb) auction; bargain; barter; deal in; exchange; give; handle; hawk; market; merchandise; peddle; retail; trade; trade in; vendАнтонимический ряд: -
115 business
A n1 ¢ ( commerce) affaires fpl ; to be in business être dans les affaires ; to go into business se lancer dans les affaires ; they made a lot of money in business ils ont gagné beaucoup d'argent dans les affaires ; to be honest in business être toujours honnête en affaires ; to set up in business s'établir à son compte ; she went into ou set up in business as a translator elle s'est établie comme traductrice ; the firm is no longer in business l'entreprise a fermé ; to do business with sb traiter avec qn, faire des affaires avec qn ; they do a lot of business with Germany ils font beaucoup d'affaires avec l'Allemagne ; they're in business together ils sont associés ; he is a man I can do business with c'est un homme avec qui je peux travailler ; to go out of business faire faillite ; they're back in business Comm ils ont repris leurs activités ; she's gone to Brussels on business elle est allée à Bruxelles pour affaires or en voyage d'affaires ; he's away on business at the moment en ce moment il est en déplacement pour affaires ; the recession has put them out of business la récession les a obligés à cesser leurs activités ; it's good/bad for business ça fait marcher/ne fait pas marcher les affaires ; to talk business parler affaires ; now we're talking business! fig maintenant on commence à parler sérieusement! ; are you in London for business or pleasure? êtes-vous à Londres pour affaires ou pour le plaisir? ; to mix business with pleasure joindre l'utile à l'agréable ; business is business les affaires sont les affaires ; ‘business as usual’ ( on shop window) ‘nous restons ouverts pendant les travaux’ ; it is/it was business as usual fig c'est/c'était comme à l'habitude ;2 (custom, trade) to lose business perdre de la clientèle ; how's business comment vont les affaires? ; business is slow at the moment les affaires marchent au ralenti or ne vont pas fort en ce moment ; most of our business comes from tourists la plupart de nos clients sont des touristes ; we are doing twice as much business as last summer notre chiffre d'affaires a doublé par rapport à l'été dernier ;3 (trade, profession) métier m ; what's your line of business?, what (line of) business are you in? vous travaillez dans quelle branche?, qu'est-ce que vous faites dans la vie? ; he's in the hotel/insurance business il travaille dans l'hôtellerie/les assurances ; he's the best comedian/chef in the business ○ fig c'est le meilleur comique/chef qui existe ;4 (company, firm) affaire f, entreprise f ; ( shop) commerce m, boutique f ; small businesses les petites entreprises ; she runs a small dressmaking/mail-order business elle dirige une petite affaire de confection/de vente par correspondance ;5 ¢ ( important matters) questions fpl importantes ; (duties, tasks) devoirs mpl, occupations fpl ; let's get down to business passons aux choses sérieuses ; the business before a meeting Admin l'ordre m du jour ; we got through a lot of business at the meeting on a réglé beaucoup de questions au cours de la réunion ; can we get down to business? on peut s'y mettre? ; to go about one's business vaquer à ses occupations ; to deal with daily business expédier les affaires courantes ; we still have some unfinished business to discuss nous avons encore des choses à discuter ; he got on with the business of tidying up/letterwriting il s'est mis à faire le rangement/la correspondance ; ‘any other business’ ( on agenda) ‘questions diverses’ ;6 ( concern) that's her business ça la regarde, c'est son affaire ; it's none of your business! ça ne te regarde pas!, ce n'est pas ton affaire! ; it's no business of yours what he does in his private life sa vie privée ne te regarde pas ; to make it one's business to find out se charger de découvrir la vérité ; mind your own business ○ ! occupe-toi or mêle-toi de tes affaires ○ ! ; he had no business telling her! ce n'était pas à lui de le lui dire! ; she had no business to be there elle n'avait rien à faire là-bas ; there I was minding my own business when … j'étais là tranquille dans mon coin, quand … ;7 ( affair) histoire f, affaire f ; it's a bad ou sorry business c'est une triste affaire ; the newspapers are full of this murder/drugs business les journaux ne parlent que de cette histoire de meurtre/de drogue ; what a dreadful business! quelle histoire horrible! ; no funny business! et pas d'histoires! ; a nasty business une sale affaire ; I'm fed up with the whole business j'en ai ras le bol ○ ;8 (bother, nuisance) histoire f ; moving house is quite a business! c'est toute une histoire de déménager! ; what a business! quelle histoire! ;B modif [address, law, letter, transaction] commercial ; [pages] affaires ; [meeting, travel, consortium] d'affaires ; business people hommes mpl d'affaires ; the business community le monde des affaires.now we're in business! maintenant nous sommes prêts!, maintenant on peut y aller! ; to be in the business of doing avoir pour habitude de faire ; she can sing/play the piano like nobody's business ○ elle chante/joue du piano comme personne ; to work like nobody's business ○ travailler d'arrache-pied ; that's the business ○ ! c'est super ○ ! ; she means business! elle ne plaisante pas! ; to send sb about his business envoyer promener qn ○ ; to give sb the business ○ US en faire voir de toutes les couleurs à qn ○. -
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mixed [mɪkst](a) (assorted) mélangé;∎ there was a very mixed crowd at the party il y avait toutes sortes de gens à la fête;∎ a bag of mixed sweets un sachet de bonbons assortis;∎ we had rather mixed weather nous avons eu un temps assez variable(b) (not wholly positive) mitigé;∎ to meet with a mixed reception recevoir un accueil mitigé;∎ I have mixed feelings about it je ne sais pas très bien ce que j'en pense, je suis partagé à ce sujet;∎ it was with mixed feelings that I took up the position c'est sans grand enthousiasme que j'ai accepté le poste;∎ familiar it's a bit of a mixed bag il y a un peu de tout;∎ her resignation was a mixed blessing sa démission avait du bon et du mauvais(c) (sexually, racially) mixte;∎ it's not a proper topic for mixed company ce n'est pas un sujet à aborder devant les dames;∎ man of mixed race métis m;∎ woman of mixed race métisse f►► Horticulture mixed border = plate-bande composée de fleurs de variétés différentes;Sport mixed doubles double m mixte;mixed economy économie f mixte;Textiles mixed fabric tissu m mélangé;Agriculture mixed farming agriculture f mixte;Cookery mixed grill assortiment m de grillades, mixed grill m;Cookery mixed herbs herbes fpl de Provence;mixed marriage mariage m mixte;mixed metaphor mélange m de métaphores;Mathematics mixed number nombre m mixte (fractionnaire);Insurance mixed policy police f d'assurance mixte;British mixed school école f mixte;mixed vegetables jardinière f de légumes -
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open ['əʊpən]ouvert ⇒ 1 (a)-(d), 1 (n), 1 (o), 1 (q)-(s) découvert ⇒ 1 (e) dégagé ⇒ 1 (g) vacant ⇒ 1 (h) libre ⇒ 1 (h) non résolu ⇒ 1 (k) franc ⇒ 1 (n) ouvrir ⇒ 2 (a)-(g), 3 (d) déboucher ⇒ 2 (a) commencer ⇒ 2 (e), 3 (e) engager ⇒ 2 (e) dégager ⇒ 2 (g) s'ouvrir ⇒ 3 (a)-(c)(a) (not shut → window, cupboard, suitcase, jar, box, sore, valve) ouvert;∎ her eyes were slightly open/wide open ses yeux étaient entrouverts/grands ouverts;∎ he kicked the door open il a ouvert la porte d'un coup de pied;∎ the panels slide open les panneaux s'ouvrent en coulissant;∎ to smash/lever sth open ouvrir qch en le fracassant/à l'aide d'un levier;∎ I can't get the bottle open je n'arrive pas à ouvrir la bouteille;∎ there's a bottle already open in the fridge il y a une bouteille entamée dans le frigo;∎ you won't need the key, the door's open tu n'auras pas besoin de la clef, la porte est ouverte(b) (not fastened → coat, fly, packet) ouvert;∎ his shirt was open to the waist sa chemise était ouverte ou déboutonnée jusqu'à la ceinture;∎ his shirt was open at the neck le col de sa chemise était ouvert;∎ her blouse hung open son chemisier était déboutonné;∎ the wrapping had been torn open l'emballage avait été arraché ou déchiré(c) (spread apart, unfolded → arms, book, magazine, umbrella) ouvert; (→ newspaper) ouvert, déplié; (→ legs, knees) écarté;∎ the book lay open at page 6 le livre était ouvert à la page 6;∎ I dropped the coin into his open hand or palm j'ai laissé tomber la pièce de monnaie dans le creux de sa main;∎ the seams had split open les coutures avaient craqué;∎ he ran into my open arms il s'est précipité dans mes bras(d) (for business) ouvert;∎ I couldn't find a bank open je n'ai pas pu trouver une banque qui soit ouverte;∎ are you open on Saturdays? ouvrez-vous le samedi?;∎ we're open for business as usual nous sommes ouverts comme à l'habitude;∎ open to the public (museum etc) ouvert ou accessible au public;∎ open late ouvert en nocturne(e) (not covered → carriage, wagon, bus) découvert; (→ car) décapoté; (→ grave) ouvert; (→ boat) ouvert, non ponté; (→ courtyard, sewer) à ciel ouvert;∎ the passengers sat on the open deck les passagers étaient assis sur le pont;∎ the wine should be left open to breathe il faut laisser la bouteille ouverte pour que le vin puisse respirer(f) (not enclosed → hillside, plain)∎ the shelter was open on three sides l'abri était ouvert sur trois côtés;∎ the hill was open to the elements la colline était exposée à tous les éléments;∎ our neighbourhood lacks open space notre quartier manque d'espaces verts;∎ the wide open spaces of Texas les grands espaces du Texas;∎ shanty towns sprang up on every scrap of open ground des bidonvilles ont surgi sur la moindre parcelle de terrain vague;∎ they were attacked in open country ils ont été attaqués en rase campagne;∎ open countryside stretched away to the horizon la campagne s'étendait à perte de vue;∎ open grazing land pâturages mpl non clôturés;∎ ahead lay a vast stretch of open water au loin s'étendait une vaste étendue d'eau;∎ in the open air en plein air;∎ nothing beats life in the open air il n'y a rien de mieux que la vie au grand air;∎ he took to the open road il a pris la route;∎ it'll do 150 on the open road elle monte à 150 sur l'autoroute;∎ the open sea la haute mer, le large(g) (unobstructed → road, passage) dégagé; (→ mountain pass) ouvert, praticable; (→ waterway) ouvert à la navigation; (→ view) dégagé;∎ only one lane on the bridge is open il n'y a qu'une voie ouverte à la circulation sur le pont∎ we have two positions open nous avons deux postes à pourvoir;∎ I'll keep this Friday open for you je vous réserverai ce vendredi;∎ she likes to keep her weekends open elle préfère ne pas faire de projets pour le week-end;∎ it's the only course of action open to us c'est la seule chose que nous puissions faire;∎ she used every opportunity open to her elle a profité de toutes les occasions qui se présentaient à elle;∎ he wants to keep his options open il ne veut pas s'engager(i) (unrestricted → competition) ouvert (à tous); (→ meeting, trial) public; (→ society) ouvert, démocratique;∎ the contest is not open to company employees le concours n'est pas ouvert au personnel de la société;∎ club membership is open to anyone aucune condition particulière n'est requise pour devenir membre du club;∎ a career open to very few une carrière accessible à très peu de gens ou très fermée;∎ there are few positions of responsibility open to immigrants les immigrés ont rarement accès aux postes de responsabilité;∎ the field is wide open for someone with your talents pour quelqu'un d'aussi doué que vous, ce domaine offre des possibilités quasi illimitées;∎ to extend an open invitation to sb inviter qn à venir chez soi quand il le souhaite;∎ it's an open invitation to tax-dodgers/thieves c'est une invitation à la fraude fiscale/aux voleurs;∎ American familiar Reno was a pretty open town in those days à cette époque, Reno était aux mains des hors-la-loi□ ;∎ they have an open marriage ils forment un couple très libre∎ the two countries share miles of open border les deux pays sont séparés par des kilomètres de frontière non matérialisée;∎ Sport he missed an open goal il n'y avait pas de défenseurs, et il a raté le but;∎ to lay oneself open to criticism prêter le flanc à la critique(k) (undecided → question) non résolu, non tranché;∎ the election is still wide open l'élection n'est pas encore jouée;∎ it's still an open question whether he'll resign or not on ne sait toujours pas s'il va démissionner;∎ I prefer to leave the matter open je préfère laisser cette question en suspens;∎ he wanted to leave the date open il n'a pas voulu fixer de date∎ his speech is open to misunderstanding son discours peut prêter à confusion;∎ the prices are not open to negotiation les prix ne sont pas négociables;∎ the plan is open to modification le projet n'a pas encore été finalisé;∎ it's open to debate whether she knew about it or not on peut se demander si elle était au courant;∎ open to doubt douteux∎ to be open to suggestions être ouvert aux suggestions;∎ I don't want to go but I'm open to persuasion je ne veux pas y aller mais je pourrais me laisser persuader;∎ I try to keep an open mind about such things j'essaie de ne pas avoir de préjugés sur ces questions;∎ open to any reasonable offer disposé à considérer toute offre raisonnable∎ let's be open with each other soyons francs l'un avec l'autre;∎ they weren't very open about their intentions ils se sont montrés assez discrets en ce qui concerne leurs intentions;∎ he is open about his homosexuality il ne cache pas son homosexualité(o) (blatant → contempt, criticism, conflict, disagreement) ouvert; (→ attempt) non dissimulé; (→ scandal) public; (→ rivalry) déclaré;∎ her open dislike son aversion déclarée;∎ the country is in a state of open civil war le pays est en état de véritable guerre civile;∎ they are in open revolt ils sont en révolte ouverte;∎ they acted in open violation of the treaty ce qu'ils ont fait constitue une violation flagrante du traité;∎ they showed an open disregard for the law ils ont fait preuve d'un manque de respect flagrant face à la loi;∎ it's an open admission of guilt cela équivaut à un aveu(p) (loose → weave) lâche(a) (window, lock, shop, eyes, border) ouvrir; (wound) rouvrir; (bottle, can) ouvrir, déboucher; (wine) déboucher;∎ open quotations or inverted commas ouvrez les guillemets;∎ she opened her eyes very wide elle ouvrit grand les yeux, elle écarquilla les yeux;∎ they plan to open the border to refugees ils projettent d'ouvrir la frontière aux réfugiés;∎ Photography open the aperture one more stop ouvrez d'un diaphragme de plus;∎ figurative to open one's heart to sb se confier à qn;∎ we must open our minds to new ideas nous devons être ouverts aux idées nouvelles(b) (unfasten → coat, envelope, gift, collar) ouvrir(c) (unfold, spread apart → book, umbrella, penknife, arms, hand) ouvrir; (→ newspaper) ouvrir, déplier; (→ legs, knees) écarter∎ to open a road through the jungle ouvrir une route à travers la jungle;∎ the agreement opens the way for peace l'accord va mener à la paix(e) (start → campaign, discussion, account, trial) ouvrir, commencer; (→ negotiations) ouvrir, engager; (→ conversation) engager, entamer; Banking & Finance (→ account, loan) ouvrir;∎ her new film opened the festival son dernier film a ouvert le festival;∎ to open a file on sb ouvrir un dossier sur qn;∎ to open fire (on or at sb) ouvrir le feu (sur qn);∎ to open the bidding (in bridge) ouvrir (les enchères);∎ to open the betting (in poker) lancer les enchères;∎ Finance to open a line of credit ouvrir un crédit;∎ to open Parliament ouvrir la session du Parlement;∎ Law to open the case exposer les faits∎ the window opens outwards la fenêtre (s')ouvre vers l'extérieur;∎ open wide! ouvrez grand!;∎ to open, press down and twist pour ouvrir, appuyez et tournez;∎ both rooms open onto the corridor les deux chambres donnent ou ouvrent sur le couloir;∎ figurative the heavens opened and we got drenched il s'est mis à tomber des trombes d'eau et on s'est fait tremper(b) (unfold, spread apart → book, umbrella, parachute) s'ouvrir; (→ bud, leaf) s'ouvrir, s'épanouir;∎ a new life opened before her une nouvelle vie s'ouvrait devant elle(c) (gape → chasm) s'ouvrir(d) (for business) ouvrir;∎ what time do you open on Sundays? à quelle heure ouvrez-vous le dimanche?;∎ the doors open at 8 p.m. les portes ouvrent à 20 heures;∎ to open late ouvrir en nocturne(e) (start → campaign, meeting, discussion, concert, play, story) commencer;∎ the book opens with a murder le livre commence par un meurtre;∎ the hunting season opens in September la chasse ouvre en septembre;∎ she opened with a statement of the association's goals elle commença par une présentation des buts de l'association;∎ the film opens next week le film sort la semaine prochaine;∎ Theatre when are you opening? quand aura lieu la première?;∎ when it opened on Broadway, the play flopped lorsqu'elle est sortie à Broadway, la pièce a fait un four;∎ the Dow Jones opened at 2461 le Dow Jones a ouvert à 2461;∎ to open with two clubs (in bridge) ouvrir de deux trèfles4 noun(a) (outdoors, open air)∎ eating (out) in the open gives me an appetite manger au grand air me donne de l'appétit;∎ to sleep in the open dormir à la belle étoile∎ to bring sth (out) into the open exposer ou étaler qch au grand jour;∎ the riot brought the instability of the regime out into the open l'émeute a révélé l'instabilité du régime;∎ the conflict finally came out into the open le conflit a finalement éclaté au grand jour∎ the British Open (golf) l'open m ou le tournoi open de Grande-Bretagne;∎ the French Open (tennis) Roland-Garros►► Banking open account compte m ouvert;open bar buvette f gratuite, bar m gratuit;Banking open cheque chèque m ouvert ou non barré;School open classroom classe f primaire à activités libres;Stock Exchange open contract position f ouverte;Finance open credit crédit m à découvert;British open day journée f portes ouvertes;Economics open economy économie f ouverte;∎ British to keep open house tenir table ouverte;open inquiry enquête f publique;British open learning enseignement m à la carte (par correspondance ou à temps partiel);open letter lettre f ouverte;∎ an open letter to the President une lettre ouverte au Président;open market marché m libre;∎ to buy sth on the open market acheter qch sur le marché libre;∎ Stock Exchange to buy shares on the open market acheter des actions en Bourse;open mike = période pendant laquelle les clients d'un café-théâtre ou d'un bar peuvent chanter ou raconter des histoires drôles au micro;open mesh mailles fpl lâches;Stock Exchange open money market marché m libre des capitaux;Stock Exchange open outcry criée f;Stock Exchange open outcry system système m de criée;open pattern motif m aéré;Insurance open policy police f flottante;Stock Exchange open position position f ouverte;open prison prison f ouverte;open season saison f;∎ the open season for hunting la saison de la chasse;∎ figurative the tabloid papers have declared open season on the private lives of rock stars les journaux à scandale se sont mis à traquer les stars du rock dans leur vie privée;British open secret secret m de Polichinelle;∎ it's an open secret that Alison will get the job c'est Alison qui aura le poste, ce n'est un secret pour personne;sésame, ouvre-toi!2 nounBritish (means to success) sésame m;∎ good A level results aren't necessarily an open sesame to university de bons résultats aux "A levels" n'ouvrent pas forcément la porte de l'université;Industry open shop British (open to non-union members) = entreprise ne pratiquant pas le monopole d'embauche; American (with no union) établissement m sans syndicat;open ticket billet m open;Sport open tournament (tournoi m) open m;British Open University = enseignement universitaire par correspondance doublé d'émissions de télévision ou de radio;Law open verdict verdict m de décès sans cause déterminée➲ open out∎ the sofa opens out into a bed le canapé est convertible en lit;∎ the doors open out onto a terrace les portes donnent ou s'ouvrent sur une terrasse(b) (lie → vista, valley) s'étendre, s'ouvrir;∎ miles of wheatfields opened out before us des champs de blé s'étendaient devant nous à perte de vue(c) (widen → path, stream) s'élargir;∎ the river opens out into a lake la rivière se jette dans un lac;∎ the trail finally opens out onto a plateau la piste débouche sur un plateau∎ he opened out after a few drinks quelques verres ont suffi à le faire sortir de sa réserve(unfold → newspaper, deck chair, fan) ouvrir;∎ the peacock opened out its tail le paon a fait la roue➲ open up(a) (unlock the door) ouvrir;∎ open up or I'll call the police! ouvrez, sinon j'appelle la police!;∎ open up in there! ouvrez, là-dedans!(b) (become available → possibility) s'ouvrir;∎ we may have a position opening up in May il se peut que nous ayons un poste disponible en mai;∎ new markets are opening up de nouveaux marchés sont en train de s'ouvrir(c) (for business → shop, branch etc) (s')ouvrir;∎ a new hotel opens up every week un nouvel hôtel ouvre ses portes chaque semaine∎ he won't open up even to me il ne s'ouvre pas, même à moi;∎ he needs to open up about his feelings il a besoin de dire ce qu'il a sur le cœur ou de s'épancher;∎ I got her to open up about her doubts j'ai réussi à la convaincre de me faire part de ses doutes(f) (become interesting) devenir intéressant;∎ things are beginning to open up in my field of research ça commence à bouger dans mon domaine de recherche;∎ the game opened up in the last half le match est devenu plus ouvert après la mi-temps(a) (crate, gift, bag, tomb) ouvrir;∎ we're opening up the summer cottage this weekend nous ouvrons la maison de campagne ce week-end;∎ the sleeping bag will dry faster if you open it up le sac de couchage séchera plus vite si tu l'ouvres(b) (for business) ouvrir;∎ each morning, Lucy opened up the shop chaque matin, Lucy ouvrait la boutique;∎ he wants to open up a travel agency il veut ouvrir une agence de voyages(c) (for development → isolated region) désenclaver; (→ quarry, oilfield) ouvrir, commencer l'exploitation de; (→ new markets) ouvrir;∎ irrigation will open up new land for agriculture l'irrigation permettra la mise en culture de nouvelles terres;∎ the airport opened up the island for tourism l'aéroport a ouvert l'île au tourisme;∎ a discovery which opens up new fields of research une découverte qui crée de nouveaux domaines de recherche;∎ the policy opened up possibilities for closer cooperation la politique a créé les conditions d'une coopération plus étroite∎ he opened it or her up il a accéléré à fond -
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single ['sɪŋgəl]single ⇒ 1 (a) aller simple ⇒ 1 (b), 2 (f) chambre ⇒ 1 (c) seul ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) unique ⇒ 2 (a) simple ⇒ 2 (c) singulier ⇒ 2 (c) pour une personne ⇒ 2 (d) célibataire ⇒ 2 (e)1 noun∎ Theatre we only have singles left il ne nous reste que des places séparées(c) (hotel room) chambre f pour une personne ou individuelle;∎ I've reserved a single with bath j'ai réservé une chambre pour une personne avec bain∎ she gave me the change in singles (in pounds)elle m'a rendu la monnaie en pièces d'une livre; (in dollars) elle m'a rendu la monnaie en billets d'un dollar(e) (in cricket) point m∎ the room was lit by a single lamp la pièce était éclairée par une seule lampe;∎ the report comes in a single volume le rapport est publié en un (seul) volume;∎ he gave her a single red rose il lui a donné une rose rouge;∎ I can't think of one single reason why I should do it je n'ai aucune raison de le faire;∎ there wasn't a single person in the street il n'y avait pas un chat dans la rue;∎ not a single one of her friends came pas un seul de ses amis ou aucun de ses amis n'est venu;∎ I couldn't think of a single thing to say je ne trouvais absolument rien à dire;∎ don't say a single word ne dites pas un (seul) mot(b) (individual, considered separately)∎ our single most important resource is oil notre principale ressource est le pétrole;∎ what would my single best investment be? quel serait le meilleur placement?;∎ we sell single items at a higher price per unit le prix unitaire est plus élevé;∎ single copies cost more un exemplaire seul coûte plus cher;∎ in any single year, average sales are ten million sur une seule année, les ventes sont en moyenne de dix millions;∎ every single day tous les jours;∎ every single apple or every single one of the apples was rotten toutes les pommes sans exception étaient pourries;∎ every single time I take the plane, there's some problem chaque fois que je prends l'avion, il y a un problème∎ five years ago we had single figure inflation il y a cinq ans nous avions un taux d'inflation inférieur à 10 pour cent;∎ the score is still in single figures le score est toujours inférieur à dix∎ a single sheet un drap pour un lit d'une personne(e) (unmarried) célibataire;∎ a single man/woman un/une célibataire;∎ the single life seems to agree with you la vie de célibataire a l'air de te convenir∎ a single ticket to Oxford un aller (simple) pour Oxford;∎ the single fare is £12 un aller simple coûte 12 livres►► British single cream crème f (fraîche) liquide;single currency monnaie f unique;the Single European Act l'Acte m unique européen;the Single (European) Market le Marché unique (européen);single file file f indienne;∎ to walk in single file marcher en file indienne ou à la queue leu leu;British University single honours = licence portant sur une seule matière;single occupancy (of hotel room) occupation f par une seule personne;∎ he's a single parent c'est un père célibataire;Insurance single premium prime f unique;single price prix m unique;single quotes guillemets mpl;single room chambre f pour une personne ou individuelle;single (room) supplement supplément m chambre individuelle;single scull (in rowing) skiff m;Computing single sheet feed alimentation f feuille à feuille;Typography single spacing interlignage m simple;Railways single track voie f unique;Politics single transferable vote scrutin m uninominal préférentiel avec report de voix;Computing single user licence licence f individuelle d'utilisation;single yellow line = ligne jaune indiquant que le stationnement est autorisé à certaines heures(for attention, honour) sélectionner, distinguer;∎ a few candidates were singled out for special praise quelques candidats ont eu droit à des félicitations supplémentaires;∎ they were all guilty, so why single anyone out? ils étaient tous coupables, alors pourquoi accuser quelqu'un en particulier? -
119 Priestman, William Dent
SUBJECT AREA: Steam and internal combustion engines[br]b. 23 August 1847 Sutton, Hull, Englandd. 7 September 1936 Hull, England[br]English oil engine pioneer.[br]William was the second son and one of eleven children of Samuel Priestman, who had moved to Hull after retiring as a corn miller in Kirkstall, Leeds, and who in retirement had become a director of the North Eastern Railway Company. The family were strict Quakers, so William was sent to the Quaker School in Bootham, York. He left school at the age of 17 to start an engineering apprenticeship at the Humber Iron Works, but this company failed so the apprenticeship was continued with the North Eastern Railway, Gateshead. In 1869 he joined the hydraulics department of Sir William Armstrong \& Company, Newcastle upon Tyne, but after a year there his father financed him in business at a small, run down works, the Holderness Foundry, Hull. He was soon joined by his brother, Samuel, their main business being the manufacture of dredging equipment (grabs), cranes and winches. In the late 1870s William became interested in internal combustion engines. He took a sublicence to manufacture petrol engines to the patents of Eugène Etève of Paris from the British licensees, Moll and Dando. These engines operated in a similar manner to the non-compression gas engines of Lenoir. Failure to make the two-stroke version of this engine work satisfactorily forced him to pay royalties to Crossley Bros, the British licensees of the Otto four-stroke patents.Fear of the dangers of petrol as a fuel, reflected by the associated very high insurance premiums, led William to experiment with the use of lamp oil as an engine fuel. His first of many patents was for a vaporizer. This was in 1885, well before Ackroyd Stuart. What distinguished the Priestman engine was the provision of an air pump which pressurized the fuel tank, outlets at the top and bottom of which led to a fuel atomizer injecting continuously into a vaporizing chamber heated by the exhaust gases. A spring-loaded inlet valve connected the chamber to the atmosphere, with the inlet valve proper between the chamber and the working cylinder being camoperated. A plug valve in the fuel line and a butterfly valve at the inlet to the chamber were operated, via a linkage, by the speed governor; this is believed to be the first use of this method of control. It was found that vaporization was only partly achieved, the higher fractions of the fuel condensing on the cylinder walls. A virtue was made of this as it provided vital lubrication. A starting system had to be provided, this comprising a lamp for preheating the vaporizing chamber and a hand pump for pressurizing the fuel tank.Engines of 2–10 hp (1.5–7.5 kW) were exhibited to the press in 1886; of these, a vertical engine was installed in a tram car and one of the horizontals in a motor dray. In 1888, engines were shown publicly at the Royal Agricultural Show, while in 1890 two-cylinder vertical marine engines were introduced in sizes from 2 to 10 hp (1.5–7.5 kW), and later double-acting ones up to some 60 hp (45 kW). First, clutch and gearbox reversing was used, but reversing propellers were fitted later (Priestman patent of 1892). In the same year a factory was established in Philadelphia, USA, where engines in the range 5–20 hp (3.7–15 kW) were made. Construction was radically different from that of the previous ones, the bosses of the twin flywheels acting as crank discs with the main bearings on the outside.On independent test in 1892, a Priestman engine achieved a full-load brake thermal efficiency of some 14 per cent, a very creditable figure for a compression ratio limited to under 3:1 by detonation problems. However, efficiency at low loads fell off seriously owing to the throttle governing, and the engines were heavy, complex and expensive compared with the competition.Decline in sales of dredging equipment and bad debts forced the firm into insolvency in 1895 and receivers took over. A new company was formed, the brothers being excluded. However, they were able to attend board meetings, but to exert no influence. Engine activities ceased in about 1904 after over 1,000 engines had been made. It is probable that the Quaker ethics of the brothers were out of place in a business that was becoming increasingly cut-throat. William spent the rest of his long life serving others.[br]Further ReadingC.Lyle Cummins, 1976, Internal Fire, Carnot Press.C.Lyle Cummins and J.D.Priestman, 1985, "William Dent Priestman, oil engine pioneer and inventor: his engine patents 1885–1901", Proceedings of the Institution ofMechanical Engineers 199:133.Anthony Harcombe, 1977, "Priestman's oil engine", Stationary Engine Magazine 42 (August).JBBiographical history of technology > Priestman, William Dent
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[ˈnʌmbə]absolute number вчт. неименованное число abstract number вчт. неименованное число account number номер счета account number вчт. учетный номер actual number вчт. фактическое число application number пат. номер заявки arithmetic number вчт. арифметическое число assembly number вчт. шифр комплекта average sample number средний объем выборки base number вчт. основание системы счисления basic number базисная величина number причислять, зачислять; to be numbered with быть причисленным к binary decimal number вчт. двоично-десятичное число binary number вчт. двоичное число binary-coded decimal number вчт. двоично-кодированное десятичное число binary-coded number вчт. двоично-кодированное число block number вчт. номер блока book number учетный номер книги number номер; motorcar's number номер автомашины; call number шифр (книги, пленки и т. п.) call number вызываемый номер call number вчт. вызывающий параметр cardinal number мат. кардинальное число cardinal number количественное числительное catalogue number каталожный номер check number вчт. контрольное число column number вчт. номер столбца commercial register number номер коммерческой фирмы в регистре register: commercial number number (for tax and VAT collection purposes) номер коммерческой фирмы в регистре (для налогообложения и сбора налога на добавленную стоимость) customer account number номер счета клиента cylinder number вчт. номер цилиндра danger number категория риска decimal number десятичное число device number вчт. номер устройства double-precision number вчт. число с двойной точностью error number вчт. номер ошибки extension number добавочный номер file number номер дела file number номер документа file number номер единицы хранения floating-point number вчт. число с плавающей запятой fractional number дробное число generation number вчт. номер версии giro account number номер жиросчета number первоклассный, самый главный; problem No. 1 самая важная проблема; his number goes up он умирает, его песенка спета, ему крышка identity number идентификационный номер identity number личный номер number число, количество; a number of некоторое количество; in number численно, количеством in (great) numbers в большом количестве in (great) numbers значительными силами; out of (или without) number множество, без числа; a number (или numbers) of people много народу index number вчт. индекс index number коэффициент index number числовой показатель insurance number номер страхового договора integer number вчт. целое число inverse number вчт. обратное число invoice number номер счета-фактуры item number номер изделия item number вчт. номер позиции item number вчт. номер элемента journal number номер журнала land register number номер кадастра licence number номерной знак автомобиля line number вчт. номер строки lot number номер лота lot number число изделий в партии magic number вчт. системный код mixed number вчт. смешанное число number номер; motorcar's number номер автомашины; call number шифр (книги, пленки и т. п.) natural number вчт. натуральное число natural number мат. натуральное число negative number вчт. отрицательное число number разг. (что-л.) выделяющееся, могущее служить образцом; number one (или No. number выпуск, номер, экземпляр (журнала и т. п.) number выпуск number зачислять number количество number насчитывать; the population numbers 5000 население составляет 5000 человек number насчитывать number номер (программы) number номер; motorcar's number номер автомашины; call number шифр (книги, пленки и т. п.) number номер number нумеровать number нумеровать number первоклассный, самый главный; problem No. 1 самая важная проблема; his number goes up он умирает, его песенка спета, ему крышка number пересчитывать number показатель number (No.) порядковый номер number предназначать number причислять, зачислять; to be numbered with быть причисленным к number воен. рассчитываться; to number off делать перекличку по номерам number прос. ритм, размер number свое "я"; собственная персона number pl прос. стихи number мат. сумма, число, цифра; science of numbers арифметика number сумма number уст. считать, пересчитывать; his days are numbered его дни сочтены number цифра number числиться, быть в числе (among, in) number грам. число number число, количество; a number of некоторое количество; in number численно, количеством number число number in succession нумеровать по порядку number in system вчт. число в системе number in the queue вчт. длина очереди number число, количество; a number of некоторое количество; in number численно, количеством number of allocation units количество голосов, на основании которых распределяются мандаты в парламенте number of claims число исков number of members число членов number of packages число мест груза in (great) numbers значительными силами; out of (или without) number множество, без числа; a number (или numbers) of people много народу number of persons employed число сотрудников number of respondents число опрошенных number of risks число рисков number of units waiting вчт. длина очереди number of votes число голосов number of years возраст number воен. рассчитываться; to number off делать перекличку по номерам number разг. (что-л.) выделяющееся, могущее служить образцом; number one (или No. odd number нечетное число opposite number лицо, занимающее такую же должность в другом учреждении opposite number партнер по переговорам opposite: number number лицо, занимающее такую же должность в другом учреждении, государстве и т. п.; партнер, коллега order number номер заказа order number порядковый номер ordinal number вчт. порядковый номер ordinal number порядковый номер in (great) numbers значительными силами; out of (или without) number множество, без числа; a number (или numbers) of people много народу packed decimal number вчт. упакованное десятичное число page number вчт. номер страницы page number полигр. номер страницы parcel number номер земельного участка patent number номер патента personal identification number вчт. личный идентификационный номер personal number личный идентификационный номер phone number номер телефона physical block number вчт. физический номер блока policy number номер страхового полиса number насчитывать; the population numbers 5000 население составляет 5000 человек positive number вчт. положительное число precedence number вчт. приоритетный номер prime number простое число prime: number mover тех. первичный двигатель; перен. душа (какого-л.) дела; prime number мат. простое число priority number вчт. показатель приоритета number первоклассный, самый главный; problem No. 1 самая важная проблема; his number goes up он умирает, его песенка спета, ему крышка pseudorandom number псевдослучайное число random number случайное число rational number рациональное число real number вещественное число real number действительное число reciprocal number обратное число reference number номер для ссылок reference number номер документа reference number шифр документа registration number номерной знак registration number регистрационный номер round number округленное число number мат. сумма, число, цифра; science of numbers арифметика securities number номер ценной бумаги sequence number порядковый номер serial number номер в серии serial number порядковый номер serial number регистрационный номер serial number серийный номер serial: number последовательный; serial number порядковый номер share serial number серийный номер акции shelf number doc. регистрационный номер shelf number doc. учетный номер signed number вчт. число со знаком simple number однозначное число special service number специальный служебный номер statement number вчт. номер оператора statistical code number статистический кодовый номер suffix number нижний индекс tag number вчт. кодовая метка tariff number позиция в таможенном тарифе tax identification number регистрационный номер фирмы в налоговом управлении (США) telephone number номер телефона three-figure number трехзначное число three-figure number трехзначный номер title number титульный номер track number вчт. номер дорожки two-digit number двузначное число unit number вчт. номер устройства unlisted number номер телефона, не внесенный в телефонный справочник unobtainable number номер телефона, не помещенный в телефонный справочник и не сообщаемый справочной службой unsigned number вчт. число без знака user identification number вчт. шифр пользователя user number вчт. код пользователя vacant number незанятый абонентский номер vacant number свободный абонентский номер version number вчт. номер версии virtual block number вчт. виртуальный номер блока wave number волновое число
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