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  • 81 forma

    f.
    1 shape, form (figura).
    en forma de in the shape of
    en forma de L L-shaped
    tener forma ovalada o de óvalo to be oval in shape
    formas figure, curves (silueta)
    2 way, manner (manera).
    se puede hacer de varias formas it can be done in several different ways
    ¡qué forma de llover! it's absolutely pouring down!
    de cualquier forma, de todas formas anyway, in any case
    de esta forma in this way
    forma de pago method of payment
    forma de ser: es su forma de ser that's just the way he is
    3 form.
    la fotografía es una forma de arte photography is an art form
    formas de vida life forms
    4 form (no fondo).
    forma y fondo form and content
    5 host (religion).
    6 form (formulario). (Mexican Spanish)
    7 kind, form.
    8 aspect, semblance, appearance.
    9 cast.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: formar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: formar.
    * * *
    1 (gen) form, shape
    2 (manera) way
    3 DEPORTE form
    1 (modales) manners, social conventions
    \
    de esta forma in this way
    de forma que so that
    de todas formas anyway, in any case
    estar en baja forma to be off form
    estar en forma to be in shape, be fit
    ponerse en forma to get fit
    buenas formas good manners
    forma de pago method of payment
    forma física physical fitness
    la Sagrada Forma the Host
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) form, shape
    2) manner, way
    •
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=figura) shape

    • nubes de humo con forma de hongo — mushroom-shaped clouds of smoke

    • dar forma a — [+ objeto, joya] to shape; [+ idea, teoría] to give shape to

    • en forma de U — U-shaped

    • tomar forma — to take shape

    2) (=modo) way

    • de forma directa/inmediata/natural — directly/immediately/naturally

    el plan entrará en vigor de forma inmediata — the plan will take immediate effect, the plan will take effect immediately

    • de esta forma — [gen] in this way; (=por consecuencia) thus

    queremos controlar los costes y, de esta forma, evitar reducir la plantilla — we want to bring down costs and thus avoid having to downsize

    • de todas formas — anyway, in any case

    pero de todas formas te agradezco que me lo hayas dicho — but thank you for letting me know anyway, but in any case thank you for letting me know

    forma de pago — method of payment, form of payment

    forma de ser, es mi forma de ser — that's how I am, that's the way I am

    3)

    • de forma que — (=en un modo que) in such a way as, so as; (=por eso) so that

    el número de socios fue creciendo cada año, de forma que en 1989 eran ya varios miles — the number of members grew every year, so that o such that by 1989 there were several thousand

    • de tal forma que — (=en un modo que) in such a way that; (=tanto que) so much that; (=por eso) so that

    su padre era italiano y su madre polaca, de tal forma que él siempre se ha sentido europeo — his father was Italian and his mother Polish, so (that) he has always felt himself to be European

    4) (tb: forma física) fitness, form

    el jugador ha recuperado su forma física — the player is fit again, the player has regained fitness o form

    • estar en (buena) forma — [para hacer deporte] to be fit, be in good shape; [para realizar otra actividad] to be in (good) form

    estar en baja forma — (lit) to be not fully fit; (fig) to be in bad shape

    5) (=aspecto externo) form

    es pura forma — it's just for the sake of form, it's a mere formality

    • defecto de forma — (Jur) technicality

    6) pl formas [femeninas] figure sing
    7) pl formas [sociales] appearances

    • guardar o mantener las formas — to keep up appearances

    8) (Rel)

    • la Sagrada Forma — the Host

    9) (=molde) (Téc) mould, mold (EEUU); [de zapatero] last; [de sombrero] hatter's block; (Tip) forme, form (EEUU)
    10) (Ling) [del verbo] form
    11) (Tip) (=formato) format
    12) LAm
    *

    • en forma, una fiesta en forma — a proper party, a blowout *

    13) Méx form
    see MANERA, FORMA, MODO
    * * *
    1)
    a) (contorno, apariencia) shape

    dar forma a algo — ( al barro) to shape something; ( a proyecto) to give shape to something

    b) (tipo, modalidad) form
    2) (Lit) (de una novela, obra) form; (Fil) form
    3) (Ling) form
    4) (Dep, Med)

    estar/mantenerse en forma — to be/keep fit

    en forma — (AmL fam)

    nos divertimos en forma — (AmL fam) we had a really good time

    5) (manera, modo) way

    de forma que — (frml) in such a way that

    de cualquier forma or de todas formas — anyway, in any case

    6) formas femenino plural
    a) ( de mujer) figure
    b) ( apariencias) appearances (pl)
    7) (Méx) ( formulario) form
    * * *
    = approach [approaches, -pl.], form, guise, means, mode, shape, way, mould [mold, -USA], shaping, complexion, manner, fashion.
    Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
    Ex. It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.
    Ex. In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.
    Ex. The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.
    Ex. Various modes of operation are possible for such a journal, and the precise operation will depend upon the type of information being conveyed.
    Ex. If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.
    Ex. They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.
    Ex. The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.
    Ex. The process of shaping the scientific and technical propaganda into a legitimate specialisation is described.
    Ex. These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.
    Ex. City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.
    Ex. It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
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    * acabar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).
    * actuar de forma negligente = be remiss.
    * adoptar forma = take + shape.
    * adoptar la forma de = take + form, take + the form of, come in + the form of.
    * aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.
    * asumir una forma = assume + form.
    * botón en forma de palo = toggle fastener.
    * buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.
    * buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.
    * buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.
    * buscar una forma de hacer (algo) = develop + way + to make + Nombre.
    * caer en forma de cascada = cascade.
    * cambiar de forma = shape-shift.
    * cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.
    * catálogo encuadernado en forma de listado de ordenador = computer book form catalogue.
    * catálogo en forma de álbum = guard (book) catalogue.
    * catálogo en forma de libro = bookform catalogue, book catalogue.
    * catálogo en forma de libro encuadernado = bound book form catalogue.
    * catálogo en forma de listado = computer print-out catalogue.
    * catálogo en forma de listado de ordenador = computer book form catalogue.
    * catálogo impreso en forma de libro = printed book catalogue.
    * como forma de vida = as a way of life.
    * como una forma de = as a means of.
    * concepto de forma = form concept.
    * con forma de castillo = castellated.
    * con forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].
    * con forma de pelo = hair-like.
    * con forma de pera = pear-shaped.
    * con forma de pirámide = trihedral, pyramidal-shaped.
    * con forma de tetraedro = trihedral.
    * con forma de U = U-shaped.
    * con forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.
    * dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.
    * dar forma = become + cast, give + shape, shape, mould [mold, -USA], inform.
    * dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].
    * de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.
    * de alguna otra forma = in any other way.
    * de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.
    * de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.
    * de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.
    * de forma = in form.
    * de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.
    * de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.
    * de forma adecuada = adequately, appropriately.
    * de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.
    * de forma alternativa = alternatively.
    * de forma anónima = anonymously.
    * de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.
    * de forma apreciable = markedly.
    * de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.
    * de forma audible = audibly.
    * de forma autónoma = autonomously.
    * de forma caprichosa = capriciously.
    * de forma clara = clearly.
    * de forma colegiada = collegially.
    * de forma combinada = in combination.
    * de forma competitiva = competitively.
    * de forma complementaria = complimentarily.
    * de forma completa = in full.
    * de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.
    * de forma considerable = considerably.
    * de forma continuada = continuously.
    * de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.
    * de forma deductiva = deductively.
    * de forma desastrosa = disastrously.
    * de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.
    * de forma diferente = differently shaped.
    * de forma digital = digitally.
    * de forma divertida = funnily.
    * de forma económica = cost-effectively.
    * de forma errática = erratically.
    * de forma escandalosa = outrageously.
    * de forma especulativa = speculatively.
    * de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.
    * de forma exquisita = exquisitely.
    * de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.
    * de forma federal = federally.
    * de forma general = widely, bulk.
    * de forma global = holistically.
    * de forma graciosa = funnily.
    * de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.
    * de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.
    * de forma grotesca = grotesquely.
    * de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].
    * de forma heurística = heuristically.
    * de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.
    * de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.
    * de forma indirecta = circuitous route.
    * de forma inesperada = like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.
    * de forma innata = innately.
    * de forma irregular = erratically.
    * de forma lamentable = miserably.
    * de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.
    * de forma mágica = magically.
    * de forma mecánica = mechanically.
    * de forma mordaz = pungently.
    * de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.
    * de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.
    * de forma negativa = in a negative light.
    * de forma neutral = neutrally.
    * de forma notoria = markedly.
    * de forma óptima = optimally.
    * de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.
    * de forma poco ética = unethically.
    * de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.
    * de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.
    * de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.
    * de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.
    * de forma práctica = pragmatically.
    * de forma precisa = precisely.
    * de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.
    * de forma que = in ways that.
    * de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.
    * de forma rara = oddly, funnily.
    * de forma recíproca = reciprocally.
    * de forma regular = regularly.
    * de forma rentable = cost-effectively.
    * de forma ridícula = grotesquely.
    * de forma saludable = healthily.
    * de forma sana = healthily.
    * de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.
    * de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.
    * de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.
    * de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.
    * de forma sublime = subliminally.
    * de forma suscinta = in brief.
    * de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.
    * de forma tosca = in crude form.
    * de forma trágica = tragically.
    * de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.
    * de la forma más difícil = the hard way.
    * de la forma más fácil = the easy way .
    * de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * de la misma forma que = in the same way (as), in the same manner (as), in much the same way as.
    * de la otra forma = the other way (a)round.
    * de muchas formas = in more ways than one.
    * de ninguna forma = in any way at all.
    * de ninguna otra forma = in any other way.
    * de nuevas formas = in new ways.
    * de otra forma = in any other way.
    * describir de forma general = outline.
    * de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.
    * de todas formas = anyway(s), at any rate, anyhow.
    * de todas las formas posibles = in any and all ways.
    * de una forma = in a fashion.
    * de una forma + Adjetivo = in + Adjetivo + manner.
    * de una forma ambigua = ambiguously.
    * de una forma brillante = brilliantly.
    * de una forma deplorable = execrably.
    * de una forma fácil = easily.
    * de una forma hábil = skilfully [skillfully, -USA].
    * de una forma intangible = intangibly.
    * de una forma lógica = logically.
    * de una forma monstruosa = monstrously.
    * de una forma organizada = in an organised fashion.
    * de una forma rápida = quickly.
    * de una forma relativamente + Nombre = relatively + Adverbio.
    * de una forma simple = in a simple manner, simply.
    * de una forma tautológica = tautologically.
    * de una forma u otra = in some form or other, in one way or another, one way or another, in one form or another.
    * de una nueva forma = in a new way.
    * dispuesto de forma uniforme = regimented.
    * división de forma = form division.
    * edificio en forma de cubo = cubic building.
    * en buena forma = in good nick.
    * encabezamiento de forma = form heading.
    * encontrar la forma de = devise + ways.
    * en forma = fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], toned.
    * en forma de = in the form of, in the shape of.
    * en forma de A = A-shaped.
    * en forma de arco = arched, bowed.
    * en forma de capa = cape-like.
    * en forma de cruz = cross-shaped.
    * en forma de cuadrado = square-shaped.
    * en forma de cuña = wedge-shaped.
    * en forma de cúpula = dome-shaped, domed.
    * en forma de D = d-shaped.
    * en forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].
    * en forma de libro = in book form.
    * en forma de medialuna = crescent-shaped.
    * en forma de parásito = parasitically.
    * en forma de pera = pear-shaped.
    * en forma de pirámide = pyramidal-shaped.
    * en forma de trompeta = trumpet-shaped.
    * en forma de U = U-shaped.
    * en forma de V = V-shaped.
    * en forma física = physically fit.
    * en forma física y mental = physically and mentally fit.
    * en forma ovalada = oval-shaped.
    * en forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.
    * en mala forma = in bad nick.
    * en plena forma = in peak condition, in tip-top form, in tip-top condition.
    * en su forma más básica = at its most basic.
    * entintar la forma = beat + the forme.
    * entrada de forma = form entry.
    * estar en forma = be in shape, be in good shape.
    * estar ordenado en forma circular = be on a wheel.
    * faceta de forma = Form facet.
    * forma adjetival = adjectival form.
    * forma artística = art form.
    * forma de actuar = discourse.
    * forma de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * forma de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.
    * forma de conseguir algo = lever.
    * forma de doble fondo = double-faced mould.
    * forma de escribir = writing style.
    * forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.
    * forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * forma de expresión = way of expression, mode of expression.
    * forma de funcionar = business model.
    * forma de hablar = manner of speaking.
    * forma de hacer papel = paper mould.
    * forma de impresión = composing frame, forme, plate, frame.
    * forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.
    * forma de pago = form of payment.
    * forma de papel vitela = wove mould.
    * forma de pensar = thinking, belief system, set of opinions, mode of thought, mode of thinking.
    * forma de presentación = form of presentation.
    * forma de trabajar = working practice, work practice, business model.
    * forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.
    * forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.
    * forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.
    * forma de vida = way of life.
    * forma excelente = commanding form.
    * forma física = physical form, physical condition, physical shape.
    * forma flexionada = inflected form.
    * forma geométrica = geometric shape, geometric pattern.
    * forma impresa = hard copy [hardcopy].
    * forma intelectual = intellectual form.
    * forma manual = hand mould.
    * forma nominal = noun form.
    * forma para papel verjurado = laid mould.
    * ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.
    * ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.
    * ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.
    * guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.
    * indicar las formas (de/en que) = point to + ways (of/in which).
    * la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.
    * la forma de = ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).
    * la forma de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.
    * la mejor forma de hacer Algo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].
    * mantenerse en forma = keep + fit.
    * no haber forma de = there + be + no way.
    * no hay forma de que = for the life of me.
    * ofrecer una forma de = provide + a way of/to.
    * orientado hacia la forma = form-oriented.
    * participar de forma activa = involve.
    * participar de forma activa en = engage in.
    * participar de una forma activa = become + involved.
    * pensar de forma creativa = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * poner en forma = buff up.
    * ponerse en forma = get + fit.
    * ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.
    * por la forma = by the way.
    * presentar en forma de tabla = tabulate.
    * red en forma de estrella = star network [star-network].
    * sentirse en plena forma = feel + tip-top.
    * ser la forma abreviada de = be short for.
    * ser la forma de = be a recipe for.
    * ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.
    * ser una forma de = provide + a way of/to.
    * sin forma = bodilessly, formless.
    * sugerir la forma de = suggest + way in which.
    * tener forma + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in shape.
    * terminar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).
    * tomar forma = take + form, take + shape, assume + form, shape up.
    * una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.
    * volver a dar forma = reshape [re-shape].
    * * *
    1)
    a) (contorno, apariencia) shape

    dar forma a algo — ( al barro) to shape something; ( a proyecto) to give shape to something

    b) (tipo, modalidad) form
    2) (Lit) (de una novela, obra) form; (Fil) form
    3) (Ling) form
    4) (Dep, Med)

    estar/mantenerse en forma — to be/keep fit

    en forma — (AmL fam)

    nos divertimos en forma — (AmL fam) we had a really good time

    5) (manera, modo) way

    de forma que — (frml) in such a way that

    de cualquier forma or de todas formas — anyway, in any case

    6) formas femenino plural
    a) ( de mujer) figure
    b) ( apariencias) appearances (pl)
    7) (Méx) ( formulario) form
    * * *
    = approach [approaches, -pl.], form, guise, means, mode, shape, way, mould [mold, -USA], shaping, complexion, manner, fashion.

    Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

    Ex: It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.
    Ex: In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.
    Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.
    Ex: Various modes of operation are possible for such a journal, and the precise operation will depend upon the type of information being conveyed.
    Ex: If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.
    Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.
    Ex: The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.
    Ex: The process of shaping the scientific and technical propaganda into a legitimate specialisation is described.
    Ex: These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.
    Ex: City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.
    Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
    * acabar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).
    * actuar de forma negligente = be remiss.
    * adoptar forma = take + shape.
    * adoptar la forma de = take + form, take + the form of, come in + the form of.
    * aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.
    * asumir una forma = assume + form.
    * botón en forma de palo = toggle fastener.
    * buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.
    * buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.
    * buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.
    * buscar una forma de hacer (algo) = develop + way + to make + Nombre.
    * caer en forma de cascada = cascade.
    * cambiar de forma = shape-shift.
    * cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.
    * catálogo encuadernado en forma de listado de ordenador = computer book form catalogue.
    * catálogo en forma de álbum = guard (book) catalogue.
    * catálogo en forma de libro = bookform catalogue, book catalogue.
    * catálogo en forma de libro encuadernado = bound book form catalogue.
    * catálogo en forma de listado = computer print-out catalogue.
    * catálogo en forma de listado de ordenador = computer book form catalogue.
    * catálogo impreso en forma de libro = printed book catalogue.
    * como forma de vida = as a way of life.
    * como una forma de = as a means of.
    * concepto de forma = form concept.
    * con forma de castillo = castellated.
    * con forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].
    * con forma de pelo = hair-like.
    * con forma de pera = pear-shaped.
    * con forma de pirámide = trihedral, pyramidal-shaped.
    * con forma de tetraedro = trihedral.
    * con forma de U = U-shaped.
    * con forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.
    * dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.
    * dar forma = become + cast, give + shape, shape, mould [mold, -USA], inform.
    * dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].
    * de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.
    * de alguna otra forma = in any other way.
    * de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.
    * de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.
    * de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.
    * de forma = in form.
    * de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.
    * de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.
    * de forma adecuada = adequately, appropriately.
    * de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.
    * de forma alternativa = alternatively.
    * de forma anónima = anonymously.
    * de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.
    * de forma apreciable = markedly.
    * de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.
    * de forma audible = audibly.
    * de forma autónoma = autonomously.
    * de forma caprichosa = capriciously.
    * de forma clara = clearly.
    * de forma colegiada = collegially.
    * de forma combinada = in combination.
    * de forma competitiva = competitively.
    * de forma complementaria = complimentarily.
    * de forma completa = in full.
    * de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.
    * de forma considerable = considerably.
    * de forma continuada = continuously.
    * de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.
    * de forma deductiva = deductively.
    * de forma desastrosa = disastrously.
    * de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.
    * de forma diferente = differently shaped.
    * de forma digital = digitally.
    * de forma divertida = funnily.
    * de forma económica = cost-effectively.
    * de forma errática = erratically.
    * de forma escandalosa = outrageously.
    * de forma especulativa = speculatively.
    * de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.
    * de forma exquisita = exquisitely.
    * de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.
    * de forma federal = federally.
    * de forma general = widely, bulk.
    * de forma global = holistically.
    * de forma graciosa = funnily.
    * de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.
    * de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.
    * de forma grotesca = grotesquely.
    * de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].
    * de forma heurística = heuristically.
    * de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.
    * de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.
    * de forma indirecta = circuitous route.
    * de forma inesperada = like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.
    * de forma innata = innately.
    * de forma irregular = erratically.
    * de forma lamentable = miserably.
    * de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.
    * de forma mágica = magically.
    * de forma mecánica = mechanically.
    * de forma mordaz = pungently.
    * de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.
    * de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.
    * de forma negativa = in a negative light.
    * de forma neutral = neutrally.
    * de forma notoria = markedly.
    * de forma óptima = optimally.
    * de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.
    * de forma poco ética = unethically.
    * de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.
    * de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.
    * de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.
    * de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.
    * de forma práctica = pragmatically.
    * de forma precisa = precisely.
    * de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.
    * de forma que = in ways that.
    * de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.
    * de forma rara = oddly, funnily.
    * de forma recíproca = reciprocally.
    * de forma regular = regularly.
    * de forma rentable = cost-effectively.
    * de forma ridícula = grotesquely.
    * de forma saludable = healthily.
    * de forma sana = healthily.
    * de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.
    * de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.
    * de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.
    * de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.
    * de forma sublime = subliminally.
    * de forma suscinta = in brief.
    * de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.
    * de forma tosca = in crude form.
    * de forma trágica = tragically.
    * de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.
    * de la forma más difícil = the hard way.
    * de la forma más fácil = the easy way.
    * de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * de la misma forma que = in the same way (as), in the same manner (as), in much the same way as.
    * de la otra forma = the other way (a)round.
    * de muchas formas = in more ways than one.
    * de ninguna forma = in any way at all.
    * de ninguna otra forma = in any other way.
    * de nuevas formas = in new ways.
    * de otra forma = in any other way.
    * describir de forma general = outline.
    * de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.
    * de todas formas = anyway(s), at any rate, anyhow.
    * de todas las formas posibles = in any and all ways.
    * de una forma = in a fashion.
    * de una forma + Adjetivo = in + Adjetivo + manner.
    * de una forma ambigua = ambiguously.
    * de una forma brillante = brilliantly.
    * de una forma deplorable = execrably.
    * de una forma fácil = easily.
    * de una forma hábil = skilfully [skillfully, -USA].
    * de una forma intangible = intangibly.
    * de una forma lógica = logically.
    * de una forma monstruosa = monstrously.
    * de una forma organizada = in an organised fashion.
    * de una forma rápida = quickly.
    * de una forma relativamente + Nombre = relatively + Adverbio.
    * de una forma simple = in a simple manner, simply.
    * de una forma tautológica = tautologically.
    * de una forma u otra = in some form or other, in one way or another, one way or another, in one form or another.
    * de una nueva forma = in a new way.
    * dispuesto de forma uniforme = regimented.
    * división de forma = form division.
    * edificio en forma de cubo = cubic building.
    * en buena forma = in good nick.
    * encabezamiento de forma = form heading.
    * encontrar la forma de = devise + ways.
    * en forma = fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], toned.
    * en forma de = in the form of, in the shape of.
    * en forma de A = A-shaped.
    * en forma de arco = arched, bowed.
    * en forma de capa = cape-like.
    * en forma de cruz = cross-shaped.
    * en forma de cuadrado = square-shaped.
    * en forma de cuña = wedge-shaped.
    * en forma de cúpula = dome-shaped, domed.
    * en forma de D = d-shaped.
    * en forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].
    * en forma de libro = in book form.
    * en forma de medialuna = crescent-shaped.
    * en forma de parásito = parasitically.
    * en forma de pera = pear-shaped.
    * en forma de pirámide = pyramidal-shaped.
    * en forma de trompeta = trumpet-shaped.
    * en forma de U = U-shaped.
    * en forma de V = V-shaped.
    * en forma física = physically fit.
    * en forma física y mental = physically and mentally fit.
    * en forma ovalada = oval-shaped.
    * en forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.
    * en mala forma = in bad nick.
    * en plena forma = in peak condition, in tip-top form, in tip-top condition.
    * en su forma más básica = at its most basic.
    * entintar la forma = beat + the forme.
    * entrada de forma = form entry.
    * estar en forma = be in shape, be in good shape.
    * estar ordenado en forma circular = be on a wheel.
    * faceta de forma = Form facet.
    * forma adjetival = adjectival form.
    * forma artística = art form.
    * forma de actuar = discourse.
    * forma de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * forma de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.
    * forma de conseguir algo = lever.
    * forma de doble fondo = double-faced mould.
    * forma de escribir = writing style.
    * forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.
    * forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * forma de expresión = way of expression, mode of expression.
    * forma de funcionar = business model.
    * forma de hablar = manner of speaking.
    * forma de hacer papel = paper mould.
    * forma de impresión = composing frame, forme, plate, frame.
    * forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.
    * forma de pago = form of payment.
    * forma de papel vitela = wove mould.
    * forma de pensar = thinking, belief system, set of opinions, mode of thought, mode of thinking.
    * forma de presentación = form of presentation.
    * forma de trabajar = working practice, work practice, business model.
    * forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.
    * forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.
    * forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.
    * forma de vida = way of life.
    * forma excelente = commanding form.
    * forma física = physical form, physical condition, physical shape.
    * forma flexionada = inflected form.
    * forma geométrica = geometric shape, geometric pattern.
    * forma impresa = hard copy [hardcopy].
    * forma intelectual = intellectual form.
    * forma manual = hand mould.
    * forma nominal = noun form.
    * forma para papel verjurado = laid mould.
    * ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.
    * ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.
    * ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.
    * guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.
    * indicar las formas (de/en que) = point to + ways (of/in which).
    * la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.
    * la forma de = ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).
    * la forma de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.
    * la mejor forma de hacer Algo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].
    * mantenerse en forma = keep + fit.
    * no haber forma de = there + be + no way.
    * no hay forma de que = for the life of me.
    * ofrecer una forma de = provide + a way of/to.
    * orientado hacia la forma = form-oriented.
    * participar de forma activa = involve.
    * participar de forma activa en = engage in.
    * participar de una forma activa = become + involved.
    * pensar de forma creativa = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * poner en forma = buff up.
    * ponerse en forma = get + fit.
    * ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.
    * por la forma = by the way.
    * presentar en forma de tabla = tabulate.
    * red en forma de estrella = star network [star-network].
    * sentirse en plena forma = feel + tip-top.
    * ser la forma abreviada de = be short for.
    * ser la forma de = be a recipe for.
    * ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.
    * ser una forma de = provide + a way of/to.
    * sin forma = bodilessly, formless.
    * sugerir la forma de = suggest + way in which.
    * tener forma + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in shape.
    * terminar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).
    * tomar forma = take + form, take + shape, assume + form, shape up.
    * una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.
    * volver a dar forma = reshape [re-shape].

    * * *
    A
    1 (contorno, apariencia) shape
    tiene forma circular it's circular (in shape)
    en forma de cruz in the shape of a cross
    tiene la forma de un platillo it's the shape of a saucer o it's saucer-shaped
    los tenemos de todas formas y tamaños we have them in all shapes and sizes
    el alfarero da forma al barro the potter shapes the clay
    finalmente logró dar forma a sus proyectos he finally managed to give some shape to his plans
    el suéter ha cogido la forma de la percha the sweater's been stretched out of shape by the coat hanger
    el príncipe tomó la forma de una rana the prince turned into a frog
    la escultura/el proyecto está empezando a tomar forma the sculpture/plan is beginning to take shape
    2 (tipo, modalidad) form
    la discriminación no puede ser tolerada bajo ninguna de sus formas discrimination cannot be tolerated in any shape or form
    las distintas formas de vida animal the different forms of animal life
    el medicamento se presenta en forma de supositorios y de comprimidos the medicine comes in suppository or tablet form
    B
    1 ( Lit) (de una novela, obra) form
    fondo y forma form and content
    2 ( Der):
    3 ( Fil) form
    C ( Ling) form
    la forma singular the singular (form)
    D ( Dep, Med):
    estar/mantenerse en forma to be/keep fit
    esta temporada está en baja forma this season he's off form o he's not in good form
    me siento en plena forma I feel on top form
    en forma ( AmL fam): una comida en forma a good square meal ( colloq)
    hoy nos divertimos en forma we had a terrific o fantastic time today
    metiste la pata en (gran) forma you really put your foot in it ( colloq)
    E (manera, modo) way
    es su forma de ser it's just his way, it's just the way he is
    no me gusta nada su forma de organizar las cosas I don't like his way of organizing things at all
    ¡qué forma de gritar, ni que estuviese sorda! there's no need to shout, I'm not deaf!
    así no hay forma de entenderse we'll never get anywhere like this
    lo hizo de forma que él no se enterase ( frml); she did it in such a way that he would not find out
    Compuesto:
    form o method of payment
    2 (apariencias) appearances (pl)
    en público siempre guardan or cubren las formas they always keep up appearances in public
    G ( Méx) (formulario) form
    * * *

     

    Del verbo formar: ( conjugate formar)

    forma es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    forma    
    formar
    forma sustantivo femenino
    1
    a) (contorno, apariencia) shape;


    tiene la forma de un platillo it's the shape of a saucer;
    dar forma a algo ( al barro) to shape sth;

    ( a proyecto) to give shape to sth
    b) (tipo, modalidad) form;


    forma de pago form o method of payment
    2 (Dep, Med):

    está en baja forma he's not on form;
    en plena forma on top form;
    en forma: nos divertimos en forma we had a really good time
    3 (manera, modo) way;

    ¡vaya forma de conducir! what a way to drive!;
    forma de vida way of life;
    de forma distinta differently;
    de cualquier forma or de todas formas anyway, in any case
    4
    ◊ formas sustantivo femenino plural




    5 (Méx) ( formulario) form
    formar ( conjugate formar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ( crear) ‹círculo/figura› to make, form;

    ‹asociación/gobierno› to form, set up;
    ‹ barricada› to set up;
    ◊ ¡formen parejas! ( en clase) get into pairs o twos!;


    ( en baile) take your partners!
    b) (Ling) to form

    c) (Mil) ‹ tropas› to have … fall in

    2 ( componer) to make up;

    forma parte de algo to be part of sth, to belong to sth
    3 ‹carácter/espíritu› to form, shape
    4 ( educar) to bring up;
    ( para trabajo) to train
    verbo intransitivo (Mil) to fall in
    formarse verbo pronominal
    1
    a) (hacerse, crearse) [grupo/organismo] to form;

    ◊ se formó una cola a line (AmE) o (BrE) queue formed

    b) ( desarrollarse) [niño/huesos] to develop

    c) ‹idea/opinión› to form

    2 ( educarse) to be educated;
    ( para trabajo) to be trained
    forma sustantivo femenino
    1 form, shape: una vasija en forma de campana, a bell-shaped vessel
    2 (modo) way: hazlo de otra forma do it another way
    no hay forma de probarlo, there's no way to prove it
    forma de pago, method of payment
    3 Dep form: está en baja forma, she's off form
    me mantengo en forma, I keep fit 4 formas, (modales) manners
    guardar las formas, to keep up appearances
    ♦ Locuciones: de forma que, so that
    de todas formas, anyway, in any case
    formar verbo transitivo
    1 to form
    2 (criar) to bring up
    (instruir) to educate, train
    ' forma' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - acento
    - aerodinámica
    - aerodinámico
    - amorfa
    - amorfo
    - anacrónica
    - anacrónico
    - borla
    - cerrada
    - cerrado
    - circular
    - congruente
    - cónica
    - cónico
    - corpórea
    - corpóreo
    - defraudar
    - diferente
    - ser
    - escribano
    - estrafalaria
    - estrafalario
    - estrechamiento
    - estrellada
    - estrellado
    - formalmente
    - herida
    - histriónica
    - histriónico
    - imitar
    - inicua
    - inicuo
    - ladrón
    - ladrona
    - mercenaria
    - mercenario
    - modo
    - óptica
    - oscurecer
    - pequeña
    - pequeño
    - política
    - redonda
    - redondo
    - sambenito
    - tallar
    - tela
    - tener
    - Tiro
    English:
    A
    - agenda
    - agree
    - alternately
    - amusing
    - an
    - and
    - angular
    - anyhow
    - arrange
    - as
    - attuned to
    - be
    - begin
    - best
    - blend
    - circle
    - crescent
    - cupcake
    - day
    - deny
    - diamond
    - disgusting
    - do
    - enjoy
    - expect
    - expedient
    - faint
    - figure
    - fish
    - fit
    - fitness
    - form
    - freeware
    - from
    - go
    - heart-shaped
    - hexagon
    - jelly baby
    - jelly bean
    - Jerkily
    - keep
    - kidney shaped
    - lack
    - lie
    - manner
    - mister
    - must
    - parcel
    - pear-shaped
    * * *
    forma nf
    1. [figura] shape, form;
    ¿qué forma tiene? what shape is it?;
    en forma de triángulo in the shape of a triangle;
    en forma de L L-shaped;
    el escultor dio forma al barro the sculptor shaped the clay;
    tener forma ovalada o [m5] de óvalo to be oval (in shape);
    el proyecto comienza a tomar forma the project is starting to take shape
    2. [manera] way, manner;
    tiene una forma de hablar muy divertida she has a very funny way of talking;
    no ha habido forma de localizarlo it was impossible to find him;
    se puede hacer de varias formas it can be done in several different ways;
    lo siento, es mi forma de ser I'm sorry, that's just the way I am o that's just my way;
    ¡qué forma de llover! it's absolutely pouring down!;
    de cualquier forma, de todas formas anyway, in any case;
    si lo hacemos de esta forma, acabaremos antes if we do it this way, we'll finish earlier;
    viajaremos en segunda, de esta forma recortaremos gastos we can travel second class, that way we'll keep the cost down;
    han organizado las conferencias de forma que haya diez minutos de intervalo entre ellas they've arranged the speeches in such a way that there's a ten-minute break between each one;
    llegaremos a las ocho, de forma que podamos comenzar temprano we'll be there by eight so (that) we can start early;
    dobla la camisa de forma que no se arruguen las mangas fold the shirt so (that) the sleeves don't get creased
    forma de pago method of payment
    3. [manifestación] form;
    la fotografía es una forma de arte photography is an art form
    4. [condición física] fitness;
    estar en forma to be fit;
    estar en baja/plena forma to be in poor/top shape;
    vuelvo a estar en plena forma I'm fully fit again;
    mantenerse/ponerse en forma to keep/get fit
    forma física physical fitness;
    en perfecta forma física in perfect (physical) shape
    5. [de equipo, artista] form;
    estar en forma to be on form;
    estar en baja/plena forma to be off form/on top form
    6.
    formas [silueta] figure, curves;
    7.
    formas [modales] manners, social conventions;
    guardar las formas to keep up appearances
    8. [horma, molde] mould
    9. Rel host;
    la Sagrada Forma the Holy Host
    10. Arte & Lit form;
    a este escritor le importa más la forma que el contenido this writer is more interested in form than content
    11. Ling form;
    en forma plural in the plural
    12. Méx [formulario] form
    * * *
    f
    1 form
    2 ( apariencia) shape;
    en forma de in the shape of;
    dar forma a algo shape sth
    3 ( manera) way;
    de forma que in such a way that;
    de todas formas in any case, anyway;
    de alguna forma, en cierta forma in a way;
    de ninguna forma not in the slightest, fam no way;
    no hay forma de que coma/estudie nothing will make him eat/study, it’s impossible to get him to eat/study
    4
    :
    formas pl proprieties;
    guardar las formas keep up appearances
    5
    :
    mantenerse en forma stay in shape
    6 Méx ( formulario) form
    * * *
    forma nf
    1) : form, shape
    2) manera, modo: manner, way
    3) : fitness
    estar en forma: to be fit, to be in shape
    4) formas nfpl
    : appearances, conventions
    * * *
    1. (contorno) shape
    ¿qué forma tiene? what shape is it?
    2. (manera) way
    de forma distinta in a different way / differently

    Spanish-English dictionary > forma

  • 82 glisser

    glisser [glise]
    ➭ TABLE 1
    1. intransitive verb
       a. ( = avancer) to slide along ; [voilier, nuages, patineurs] to glide along
       b. ( = tomber) to slide
       c. ( = déraper) [personne, objet] to slip ; [véhicule, pneus] to skid
       d. ( = être glissant) [parquet] to be slippery
    • attention, ça glisse be careful, it's slippery
       e. ( = coulisser) [tiroir, rideau, curseur, anneau] to slide
       g. ( = effleurer) glisser sur [+ sujet] to skate over
    2. transitive verb
    ( = introduire) glisser qch sous/dans qch to slip sth under/into sth
    3. reflexive verb
    ► se glisser [personne, animal]
    * * *
    glise
    1.
    1) ( mettre) to slip [objet] ( dans into)
    2) ( introduire) to slip in [remarque]

    2.
    verbe intransitif
    1) ( être glissant) [route, savon] to be slippery
    2) ( être déstabilisé) [personne] to slip; [chapeau, écharpe] to slip (down); [outil] to slip; [véhicule] to skid

    glisser des mains de quelqu'un — [savon, bouteille] to slip out of somebody's hands

    3) ( se déplacer) gén to slide; ( avec grâce) to glide
    4) ( ne pas accrocher) [ski, tiroir, cloison] to slide

    glisser sur — fig ( ne pas affecter) [critique] to have no effect on [personne]; ( ne pas approfondir) [personne] to skate over [sujet]

    5) ( passer)

    3.
    se glisser verbe pronominal
    1) ( s'introduire) to slip

    se glisser dans — gén to slip into; ( furtivement) to sneak into

    2) ( s'insinuer) [sentiment, erreur] to creep into [personne, texte]
    * * *
    ɡlise
    1. vi
    1) (= avancer) to glide

    faire glisser qch sur — to slide sth over, INFORMATIQUE, [icône] to drag sth onto

    2) (= déraper) [personne] to slip

    Il a glissé et il est tombé. — He slipped and fell.

    Il a glissé sur une peau de banane. — He slipped on a banana skin.

    3) (= être glissant) [trottoir] to be slippery

    Attention, ça glisse! — Watch out, it's slippery!

    4) fig

    glisser sur [détail] — to skate over

    2. vt
    1) (= mettre)
    2) (= dire)
    3) (= donner)
    * * *
    glisser verb table: aimer
    A vtr
    1 ( mettre) to slip [objet] (dans into); j'ai glissé la lettre dans ma poche/sous la porte I slipped the letter into my pocket/under the door; il a glissé l'anneau à mon doigt he slipped the ring onto my finger; glisser un oreiller sous la tête d'un malade to slide a pillow under a patient's head; elle a glissé la main dans mes cheveux she ran her fingers through my hair;
    2 ( introduire) to slip in [remarque, commentaire, critique]; glisser une anecdote dans la conversation to slip an anecdote into the conversation;
    3 ( dire furtivement) glisser qch à l'oreille de qn to whisper sth in sb's ear;
    4 ( en tricot) to slip [maille].
    B vi
    1 ( être glissant) [route, trottoir, savon] to be slippery; ça glisse it's slippery;
    2 ( être déstabilisé) [personne] to slip; [chapeau, robe, écharpe] to slip (down); [outil, couteau] to slip; [véhicule] to skid; glisser de to slip out of; glisser des mains de qn [savon, bouteille] to slip out of sb's hands; une tuile/le ramoneur a glissé du toit a tile/the chimney sweep fell off the roof;
    3 ( se déplacer) gén to slide; ( avec grâce) to glide; descendre les escaliers en glissant sur la rampe to slide down the bannisters; se laisser glisser le long d'une corde/d'un mur to slide down a rope/a wall; un cygne/canoë glissait sur le lac a swan/canoe was gliding over the lake;
    4 ( ne pas accrocher) [piston, ski, tiroir, cloison] to slide; mes skis ne glissent pas my skis are sticking; la neige glisse bien/ne glisse pas the snow is nice and smooth/is sticking; leur regard glissait d'un tableau à l'autre their gaze wandered from one picture to another; leur regard glissait sur l'assistance they surveyed the people present;
    5 ( passer insensiblement) glisser dans l'ennui to become bored; glisser dans le pessimisme to sink into gloom; l'électorat glisse à droite there's a swing to the right among the electorate; le parti a glissé vers le terrorisme there has been a swing toward(s) terrorism in the party; le roman glisse de la comédie au drame the novel moves imperceptibly from comedy to drama;
    6 ( ne pas affecter) glisser sur [injure, critique] to have no effect on;
    7 ( ne pas approfondir) glisser sur to skate over [sujet, question, passé].
    C se glisser vpr
    1 ( pénétrer) se glisser dans gén to slip into; ( furtivement) to sneak into; se glisser dans son lit to slip into bed; se glisser dans les draps to slip between the sheets; le voleur s'est glissé dans la chambre the thief sneaked into the room;
    2 ( se faufiler) to slip; se glisser derrière un rideau to slip behind a curtain; se glisser dans la foule to slip through the crowd; se glisser parmi les invités to slip in among the guests; se glisser parmi les badauds to edge through the onlookers; je me suis glissé vers la sortie/au premier rang I slid toward(s) the exit/into the front row; le chat s'est glissé sous la voiture the cat crept under the car;
    3 ( s'insinuer) [sentiment, erreur] to creep into [personne, texte]; l'ennui se glissa entre nous boredom crept into our relationship.
    glisser entre les mains or doigts de qn [criminel] to slip through sb's fingers.
    [glise] verbe intransitif
    1. [déraper - personne] to slip ; [ - voiture] to skid
    attention, ça glisse par terre watch out, it's slippery underfoot ou the ground's slippery
    2. [s'échapper accidentellement] to slip
    3. [tomber] to slide
    4. [avancer sans heurt - skieur, patineur] to glide along ; [ - péniche, ski] to glide
    5. [passer]
    sur toi, tout glisse comme l'eau sur les plumes d'un canard it's like water off a duck's back with you
    6. (figuré) [s'orienter]
    glisser à ou vers to shift to ou towards
    ————————
    [glise] verbe transitif
    1. [introduire] to slip
    [dire furtivement]
    j'ai glissé ton nom dans la conversation I managed to slip ou to drop your name into the conversation
    2. [confier]
    glisser un petit mot/une lettre à quelqu'un to slip somebody a note/a letter
    glisser un œil dans une pièce to peep ou to peek into a room
    ————————
    se glisser verbe pronominal intransitif
    1. [se faufiler]
    2. [erreur]
    3. [sentiment]

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > glisser

  • 83 Historical Portugal

       Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.
       A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.
       Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140
       The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."
       In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.
       The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.
       Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385
       Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims in
       Portugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.
       The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.
       Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580
       The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.
       The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.
       What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.
       By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.
       Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.
       The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.
       By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.
       In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.
       Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640
       Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.
       Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.
       On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.
       Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822
       Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.
       Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.
       In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and the
       Church (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.
       Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.
       Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.
       Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910
       During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.
       Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.
       Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.
       Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.
       Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.
       As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.
       First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26
       Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.
       The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.
       Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.
       The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74
       During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."
       Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.
       For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),
       and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.
       The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.
       With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.
       During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.
       The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.
       At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.
       The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.
       Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76
       Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.
       Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.
       In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.
       In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.
       In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.
       The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict until
       UN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.
       Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000
       After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.
       From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.
       Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.
       Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.
       In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.
       In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.
       Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.
       Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.
       The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.
       Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.
       Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).
       All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.
       The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.
       After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.
       Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.
       Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.
       From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.
       Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.
       In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.
       An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU.

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  • 84 mitigar

    v.
    1 to alleviate, to reduce (aplacar) (miseria, daño, efecto).
    2 to mitigate, to relieve, to lighten, to alleviate.
    Su amor suaviza el dolor Her love mitigates the pain.
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    Conjugation model [ LLEGAR], like link=llegar llegar
    1 to mitigate, relieve
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    VT [gen] to mitigate frm; [+ dolor] to relieve, ease; [+ sed] to quench; [+ ira] to calm, appease; [+ temores] to allay; [+ calor] to reduce; [+ soledad] to alleviate, relieve
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    verbo transitivo < dolor> to relieve, ease; <pena/surfrimiento> to alleviate, mitigate (frml); < sed> to quench
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    = blunt, bring + relief, temper, mitigate, attenuate, deflate, defuse, take + the sting out of + Algo, take + the bite out of, assuage, appease.
    Ex. It is arguable that such exhortation and implied criticism blunts receptivity and that it is ultimately counterproductive.
    Ex. The recent emergence of microcomputers brought some relief to this dilemma.
    Ex. This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.
    Ex. Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.
    Ex. In the emerging technological environment of distributed systems, however, the informal or even formal links between source and user are attenuated or broken.
    Ex. These developments deflate some traditional assumptions about and privileges associated with scientific and technical knowledge.
    Ex. This article gives examples of how problem behaviour can be defused in a library.
    Ex. The director amplified: 'The personal touch would probably take some sting out of the layoff, but if I did it this way I could avoid involved discussions'.
    Ex. The aim of this paper is to chart a different course of interpretation through Husserl's earliest work; a course which doesn't take all of the bite out of Heidegger's critique of technology.
    Ex. The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.
    Ex. They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.
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    * mitigar el daño = minimise + damage, alleviate + damage.
    * mitigar el efecto = mitigate + effect.
    * mitigar el efecto de Algo = minimise + effect.
    * mitigar el riesgo = minimise + risk.
    * mitigar una dificultad = alleviate + difficulty.
    * mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.
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    verbo transitivo < dolor> to relieve, ease; <pena/surfrimiento> to alleviate, mitigate (frml); < sed> to quench
    * * *
    = blunt, bring + relief, temper, mitigate, attenuate, deflate, defuse, take + the sting out of + Algo, take + the bite out of, assuage, appease.

    Ex: It is arguable that such exhortation and implied criticism blunts receptivity and that it is ultimately counterproductive.

    Ex: The recent emergence of microcomputers brought some relief to this dilemma.
    Ex: This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.
    Ex: Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.
    Ex: In the emerging technological environment of distributed systems, however, the informal or even formal links between source and user are attenuated or broken.
    Ex: These developments deflate some traditional assumptions about and privileges associated with scientific and technical knowledge.
    Ex: This article gives examples of how problem behaviour can be defused in a library.
    Ex: The director amplified: 'The personal touch would probably take some sting out of the layoff, but if I did it this way I could avoid involved discussions'.
    Ex: The aim of this paper is to chart a different course of interpretation through Husserl's earliest work; a course which doesn't take all of the bite out of Heidegger's critique of technology.
    Ex: The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.
    Ex: They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.
    * mitigar el daño = minimise + damage, alleviate + damage.
    * mitigar el efecto = mitigate + effect.
    * mitigar el efecto de Algo = minimise + effect.
    * mitigar el riesgo = minimise + risk.
    * mitigar una dificultad = alleviate + difficulty.
    * mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.

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    mitigar [A3 ]
    vt
    to mitigate
    para mitigar los efectos de la crisis económica to mitigate the effects of the economic crisis
    mitigar la pena to alleviate the grief
    no mitiga el dolor it does not relieve o ease o calm the pain
    mitigó el hambre que tenían it relieved their hunger
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    mitigar ( conjugate mitigar) verbo transitivo ‹ dolor› to relieve, ease;
    ‹pena/sufrimiento› to alleviate, mitigate (frml);
    ‹ sed› to quench
    mitigar verbo transitivo to mitigate, alleviate: estos regalos ayudarán a mitigar el disgusto, these gifts will help alleviate the pain
    ' mitigar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    assuage
    - ease
    - mitigate
    - relieve
    - soften
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    [aplacar] [efecto] to mitigate; [miseria] to alleviate; [daño] to reduce; [ánimos] to calm; [sed] to quench, to slake; [hambre] to take the edge off; [choque, golpe] to soften; [dudas, sospechas] to allay
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    v/t
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    mitigar {52} vt
    aliviar: to mitigate, to alleviate

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  • 85 боковой

    биение боковой поверхности
    swash
    (рабочего колеса турбины) боковая кромка ВПП
    runway edge
    боковая линия
    lateral line
    боковая нагрузка
    side load
    боковая полоса
    sideband
    (частот) боковая полоса безопасности
    shoulder
    (ВПП) боковая полоса безопасности ВПП
    runway shoulder
    боковая полоса безопасности, способная нести нагрузку
    bearing shoulder
    (от воздушного судна) боковая сила
    lateral force
    боковая частота
    side frequency
    боковое ограничение
    lateral restraint
    боковое отклонение
    1. lateral error
    2. lateral deviation 3. displacement error 4. lateral divergence боковое отклонение от курса
    across-track error
    боковое расстояние до точки измерения шума
    lateral noise measurement distance
    боковое скольжение
    sideslip
    боковое смещение
    lateral offset
    боковое эшелонирование
    1. side separation
    2. lateral separation боковой ветер
    1. cross wind
    2. flank wind 3. crosswind 4. side wind боковой двигатель
    side engine
    боковой крен
    lateral pitch
    боковой маневр
    side-step manoeuvre
    боковой маркер концевой полосы торможения
    stopway edge marker
    боковой обзор в полете
    sideway inflight view
    боковой подкос
    1. side strut
    2. side brace боковой подкос шасси
    underground sidestay
    боковой скос потока
    sidewash
    боковой снос
    1. side drift
    2. lateral drift боковой угол
    lateral angle
    боковой фактический уровень шума
    actual sideline noise level
    боковой электрод
    shell electrode
    боковые огни ВПП
    side row lights
    боковые огни рулежной дорожки
    taxiway edge light
    взлетать с боковым ветром
    takeoff with crosswind
    взлет с боковым ветром
    crosswind takeoff
    влияние бокового ветра
    crosswind effect
    вычислитель боковых отклонений
    lateral computer
    диапазон бокового маневрирования
    lateral manoeuvring range
    замер уровня бокового шума
    sideline measurement
    заход на посадку при боковом ветре
    crosswind approach
    звено бокового подкоса
    side brace link
    летать при боковом ветре
    fly crosswind
    линейные боковые огни приближения
    side row
    маркировка боковой полосы ВПП
    side strip marking
    ограничение по боковому ветру
    cross-wind limit
    полет с боковым ветром
    cross-wind flight
    посадка при боковом ветре
    cross-wind landing
    посадка с боковым сносом
    lateral drift landing
    радиолокатор бокового обзора
    sidelooking radar
    радиолокационная система бокового обзора
    radar side looking system
    расстояние бокового отклонения от курса
    cross track distance
    сила бокового ветра
    crosswind force
    скорость бокового движения
    sideward flight speed
    (вертолета) скорость бокового скольжения
    1. rate of sideslip
    2. lateral velocity скорость изменения бокового отклонения
    crosstrack distance change rate
    снос под воздействием бокового ветра
    wind drift
    считываемость составляющей бокового ветра
    cross-wind accountability
    траектория бокового пролета
    lateral flight path
    угол бокового скольжения
    sideslip angle
    указатель бокового скольжения
    sideslip indicator
    управляемость при боковом ветре
    cross-wind capability

    Русско-английский авиационный словарь > боковой

  • 86 ley

    f.
    law (norma, precepto).
    de buena ley reliable, sterling
    ley marcial martial law
    ley de la oferta y la demanda law of supply and demand
    la ley de la selva the law of the jungle
    * * *
    1 (gen) law; (proyecto de ley) bill, act; (regla) rule
    2 (de metal) purity
    \
    aprobar una ley to pass a bill
    de ley (oro) pure 2 (plata) sterling 3 (persona) genuine
    ¡es ley de vida! that's life!, that's the way the cookie crumbles!
    estar fuera de la ley to be outside the law
    hecha la ley, hecha la trampa whatever the law, there's always a loophole, laws are made to be broken
    por ley by law
    la ley del más fuerte the law of the jungle
    ley del embudo double standards plural
    ley marcial martial law
    ley orgánica constitutional law
    ley sálica Salic law
    ley seca prohibition law
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) law
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=precepto) law

    aprobar o votar una ley — to pass a law

    de acuerdo con la ley, según la ley — in accordance with the law, by law, in law

    con todas las de la ley —

    va a protestar, y con todas las de la ley — he's going to complain and rightly so

    ley de fugas, se le aplicó la ley de fugas — he was shot while trying to escape

    2) (=regla no escrita) law

    ley de la calle — mob law, lynch law

    ley del Talión — ( Hist) lex talionis; (fig) (principle of) an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

    3) (=principio científico) law

    ley natural — (Fís) law of nature; (Ética) natural law

    4) (Dep) rule, law
    5) (Rel)

    la ley de Dios — the rule of God, God's law

    6) (Metal)

    oro de ley — pure gold, standard gold

    7) † (=lealtad) loyalty, devotion

    tener/tomar ley a algn — to be/become devoted to sb

    * * *

    es ley de vida — it is a fact of life

    hacerle la ley del hielo a alguien — (Chi, Méx) to give somebody the cold shoulder

    la ley de la selva or de la jungla — the law of the jungle

    la ley del mínimo esfuerzo — the line of least resistance

    morir en su ley — (Andes) to die as one lived

    ley pareja no es dura — (CS) a rule isn't unfair if it applies to everyone

    2) ( justicia)

    con todas las de la ley: ganó con todas las de la ley she won very deservedly; una comida con todas las de la ley a proper meal; una democracia con todas las de la ley — a fully-fledged democracy

    4) (de oro, plata) assay value
    * * *
    = bill, law, legislative enactment, act.
    Ex. The conference debated a library bill which aims to set up public libraries in all municipalities with over 30,000 inhabitants.
    Ex. A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.
    Ex. Apply this rule to legislative enactments and decrees of a political jurisdiction and decrees of a chief executive having the force of law.
    Ex. This act allowed for the establishment of town libraries, which were free and open to all ratepayers and provided by funds from local rates.
    ----
    * acatar la ley = follow + the law.
    * acatar las leyes = keep on + the right side of the law.
    * al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.
    * al margen de la ley = extra-judicial.
    * ante la ley = at law.
    * anteproyecto de ley = draft of legislation, draft bill.
    * aprobar una ley = pass + law, pass + legislation, pass + bill.
    * ausencia de ley = anomie.
    * autoridad sancionadora de ley = enactor of law.
    * castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.
    * confección de leyes = law-making [lawmaking/law making].
    * con todas las de la ley = full-bodied, full-fledged, full-scale.
    * con todo el peso de la ley = to the full extent of the law.
    * contravenir la ley = contravene + the law, break + the law.
    * contravenir una ley = be in breach of + law.
    * creación de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].
    * creador de leyes = rule-maker [rulemaker].
    * cumplidor de las leyes = law abiding.
    * cumplir la ley = observe + the law.
    * de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.
    * de ley = kosher.
    * dentro de la ley = within the law.
    * elaboración de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].
    * espíritu de la ley, el = spirit of the law, the.
    * formulación de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].
    * hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.
    * hacer las leyes más estrictas = tighten + laws.
    * infractor de la ley = scofflaw.
    * infringir la ley = break + the law.
    * infringir una ley = infringe + law, violate + law, breach + law, be in breach of + law.
    * interpretar la ley = interpret + the law.
    * interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes, bend + the rules, circumvent + rules.
    * ir en contra de la ley = be against the law.
    * legislación por decreto ley = delegated legislation.
    * ley antigua = ancient law.
    * ley antiterrorista = terrorism act.
    * ley consuetudinaria = customary law.
    * ley cósmica = cosmic law.
    * ley de bibliotecas = library law.
    * ley de bibliotecas, la = library act, the.
    * ley de copyright = copyright law.
    * ley de derechos de autor = copyright law.
    * ley de dispersión = law of scattering.
    * Ley de Dispersión de Bradford = Bradford's distribution law, Bradford's Law of Scatter, Bradford's Law of Scattering.
    * ley de frecuencias de palabras de Zipf = Zipf's word frequency law.
    * ley de la gravedad, la = law of gravity, the.
    * ley de la oferta y la demanda = law of supply and demand.
    * ley de la selva, la = law of the jungle, the.
    * Ley del Derecho a la Privacidad = privacy law, privacy protection law, Privacy Act.
    * ley del más fuerte, la = law of the jungle, the, law of the jungle, the, survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.
    * Ley de los Medicamentos Raros, la = Orphan Drug Act, the.
    * ley de los rendimientos decrecientes = law of diminishing returns.
    * Ley de Lotka, la = Lotka's Law.
    * ley del secreto industrial = trade secret law.
    * ley de Pareto = Pareto's law.
    * ley de pesos y medidas = weights and measures act.
    * ley de productividad científica de Lotka = Lotka's scientific productivity law.
    * Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, la = intellectual property law, Copyright Act, the.
    * ley de relación exponencial inversa al cuadrado = inverse square law.
    * ley de relación exponencial inversa al cubo = inverse cube law.
    * ley de responsabilidad por el producto = product liability law.
    * Ley de Simplificación de los Procesos Administrativos = Paperwork Reduction Act.
    * ley de sucesión = inheritance law.
    * ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.
    * ley draconiana = draconian law.
    * leyes científicas = laws of physics.
    * leyes contra la difamación = laws of libel.
    * leyes de la ciencia = laws of physics.
    * leyes de la física = laws of physics.
    * leyes de la naturaleza = nature's laws, laws of nature.
    * leyes sobre la igualdad = equity laws.
    * leyes sobre patentes = patent law.
    * leyes vigentes = the law of the land.
    * ley exponencial = power law.
    * ley exponencial inversa = inverse power law.
    * ley marcial = martial law.
    * Ley Patriótica, La = USA Patriot Act, the.
    * ley penal = penal law.
    * ley sobre contratos = contract law.
    * ley sucesoria = inheritance law.
    * ley tribal = tribal law.
    * ley tributaria = tax bill.
    * no infringir las leyes = stay on + the right side of the law, keep on + the right side of the law.
    * obedecer la ley = observe + the law, follow + the law.
    * organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcing agency.
    * por ley = mandated.
    * promulgar leyes = enact + legislation.
    * promulgar una ley = enact + law, promulgate + rule, promulgate + law.
    * proteger por ley = protect by + law.
    * proyecto de ley = green paper, legislative bill.
    * quebrantar la ley = break + the law.
    * rechazar una ley = defeat + legislation.
    * redactar leyes = draft + legislation.
    * redactar una ley = draft + law.
    * respetar la ley = observe + the law.
    * respetar las leyes = stay on + the right side of the law, keep on + the right side of the law.
    * respetuoso de la ley = law abiding.
    * saltarse la ley a la torera = flout + the law.
    * ser responsable ante la ley = be criminally liable.
    * tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.
    * transgresor de la ley = lawbreaker.
    * valor de ley = force of law.
    * violación de la ley = breach of legislation.
    * violar una ley = violate + law, break + the law, be in breach of + law.
    * * *

    es ley de vida — it is a fact of life

    hacerle la ley del hielo a alguien — (Chi, Méx) to give somebody the cold shoulder

    la ley de la selva or de la jungla — the law of the jungle

    la ley del mínimo esfuerzo — the line of least resistance

    morir en su ley — (Andes) to die as one lived

    ley pareja no es dura — (CS) a rule isn't unfair if it applies to everyone

    2) ( justicia)

    con todas las de la ley: ganó con todas las de la ley she won very deservedly; una comida con todas las de la ley a proper meal; una democracia con todas las de la ley — a fully-fledged democracy

    4) (de oro, plata) assay value
    * * *
    = bill, law, legislative enactment, act.

    Ex: The conference debated a library bill which aims to set up public libraries in all municipalities with over 30,000 inhabitants.

    Ex: A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.
    Ex: Apply this rule to legislative enactments and decrees of a political jurisdiction and decrees of a chief executive having the force of law.
    Ex: This act allowed for the establishment of town libraries, which were free and open to all ratepayers and provided by funds from local rates.
    * acatar la ley = follow + the law.
    * acatar las leyes = keep on + the right side of the law.
    * al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.
    * al margen de la ley = extra-judicial.
    * ante la ley = at law.
    * anteproyecto de ley = draft of legislation, draft bill.
    * aprobar una ley = pass + law, pass + legislation, pass + bill.
    * ausencia de ley = anomie.
    * autoridad sancionadora de ley = enactor of law.
    * castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.
    * confección de leyes = law-making [lawmaking/law making].
    * con todas las de la ley = full-bodied, full-fledged, full-scale.
    * con todo el peso de la ley = to the full extent of the law.
    * contravenir la ley = contravene + the law, break + the law.
    * contravenir una ley = be in breach of + law.
    * creación de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].
    * creador de leyes = rule-maker [rulemaker].
    * cumplidor de las leyes = law abiding.
    * cumplir la ley = observe + the law.
    * de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.
    * de ley = kosher.
    * dentro de la ley = within the law.
    * elaboración de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].
    * espíritu de la ley, el = spirit of the law, the.
    * formulación de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].
    * hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.
    * hacer las leyes más estrictas = tighten + laws.
    * infractor de la ley = scofflaw.
    * infringir la ley = break + the law.
    * infringir una ley = infringe + law, violate + law, breach + law, be in breach of + law.
    * interpretar la ley = interpret + the law.
    * interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes, bend + the rules, circumvent + rules.
    * ir en contra de la ley = be against the law.
    * legislación por decreto ley = delegated legislation.
    * ley antigua = ancient law.
    * ley antiterrorista = terrorism act.
    * ley consuetudinaria = customary law.
    * ley cósmica = cosmic law.
    * ley de bibliotecas = library law.
    * ley de bibliotecas, la = library act, the.
    * ley de copyright = copyright law.
    * ley de derechos de autor = copyright law.
    * ley de dispersión = law of scattering.
    * Ley de Dispersión de Bradford = Bradford's distribution law, Bradford's Law of Scatter, Bradford's Law of Scattering.
    * ley de frecuencias de palabras de Zipf = Zipf's word frequency law.
    * ley de la gravedad, la = law of gravity, the.
    * ley de la oferta y la demanda = law of supply and demand.
    * ley de la selva, la = law of the jungle, the.
    * Ley del Derecho a la Privacidad = privacy law, privacy protection law, Privacy Act.
    * ley del más fuerte, la = law of the jungle, the, law of the jungle, the, survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.
    * Ley de los Medicamentos Raros, la = Orphan Drug Act, the.
    * ley de los rendimientos decrecientes = law of diminishing returns.
    * Ley de Lotka, la = Lotka's Law.
    * ley del secreto industrial = trade secret law.
    * ley de Pareto = Pareto's law.
    * ley de pesos y medidas = weights and measures act.
    * ley de productividad científica de Lotka = Lotka's scientific productivity law.
    * Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, la = intellectual property law, Copyright Act, the.
    * ley de relación exponencial inversa al cuadrado = inverse square law.
    * ley de relación exponencial inversa al cubo = inverse cube law.
    * ley de responsabilidad por el producto = product liability law.
    * Ley de Simplificación de los Procesos Administrativos = Paperwork Reduction Act.
    * ley de sucesión = inheritance law.
    * ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.
    * ley draconiana = draconian law.
    * leyes = the law of the land.
    * leyes científicas = laws of physics.
    * leyes contra la difamación = laws of libel.
    * leyes de la ciencia = laws of physics.
    * leyes de la física = laws of physics.
    * leyes de la naturaleza = nature's laws, laws of nature.
    * leyes sobre la igualdad = equity laws.
    * leyes sobre patentes = patent law.
    * leyes vigentes = the law of the land.
    * ley exponencial = power law.
    * ley exponencial inversa = inverse power law.
    * ley marcial = martial law.
    * Ley Patriótica, La = USA Patriot Act, the.
    * ley penal = penal law.
    * ley sobre contratos = contract law.
    * ley sucesoria = inheritance law.
    * ley tribal = tribal law.
    * ley tributaria = tax bill.
    * no infringir las leyes = stay on + the right side of the law, keep on + the right side of the law.
    * obedecer la ley = observe + the law, follow + the law.
    * organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcing agency.
    * por ley = mandated.
    * promulgar leyes = enact + legislation.
    * promulgar una ley = enact + law, promulgate + rule, promulgate + law.
    * proteger por ley = protect by + law.
    * proyecto de ley = green paper, legislative bill.
    * quebrantar la ley = break + the law.
    * rechazar una ley = defeat + legislation.
    * redactar leyes = draft + legislation.
    * redactar una ley = draft + law.
    * respetar la ley = observe + the law.
    * respetar las leyes = stay on + the right side of the law, keep on + the right side of the law.
    * respetuoso de la ley = law abiding.
    * saltarse la ley a la torera = flout + the law.
    * ser responsable ante la ley = be criminally liable.
    * tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.
    * transgresor de la ley = lawbreaker.
    * valor de ley = force of law.
    * violación de la ley = breach of legislation.
    * violar una ley = violate + law, break + the law, be in breach of + law.

    * * *
    conforme a la leyor según disponen las leyes in accordance with the law
    promulgar/dictar una ley to promulgate/issue a law
    aprobar/derogar una ley to pass/repeal a law
    aplicar una ley to apply a law
    se acogió a la ley de ciudadanía he sought protection under the citizenship law
    violar la ley to break the law
    atenerse a la ley to abide by o obey the law
    es ley de vida it is a fact of life
    hacerle la ley del hielo a algn (Chi, Méx); to give sb the cold shoulder
    la ley de la selva or de la jungla the law of the jungle
    la ley del más fuerte the survival of the fittest
    la ley del mínimo esfuerzo the line of least resistance
    la ley del Talión an eye for an eye
    aplicar la ley del Talión to demand an eye for an eye
    morir en su ley ( Andes); to die as one lived
    tenerle ley a algn ( Chi fam); to have it in for sb ( colloq)
    ley pareja no es dura or rigurosa (CS); a rule isn't unfair if it applies to everyone
    Compuestos:
    (en Esp) ≈ immigration laws (pl)
    (Andes, Méx): aplicarle a algn la ley de fuga(s) the practice of allowing a prisoner to escape and then shooting him/her in the back
    advantage rule
    unfair law/rule
    organic law
    la ley seca Prohibition
    tax law
    B
    (justicia): la ley the law
    todos somos iguales ante la ley we are all equal in the eyes of the law o under the law
    un representante de la ley a representative of the law
    con todas las de la ley: ganó con todas las de la ley she won very fairly o rightly o deservedly
    Compuestos:
    martial law
    Salic law
    C
    las leyes de la física the laws of physics
    2 ( Bib) law
    Compuestos:
    law of gravity
    law of supply and demand
    fpl Mendel's laws (pl)
    D (de oro, plata) assay value
    de buena ley genuine
    * * *

     

    ley sustantivo femenino
    1 ( en general) law;

    iguales ante la ley equal in the eyes of the law;
    ley de la oferta y la demanda law of supply and demand;
    la ley del más fuerte the survival of the fittest;
    ley pareja no es dura (CS) a rule isn't unfair if it applies to everyone
    2 (de oro, plata) assay value
    ley sustantivo femenino law
    Rel la ley del aborto, the abortion law
    la ley judía/cristiana, Jewish/Christian law
    ley marcial, martial law
    una ley de protección del patrimonio artístico, a law on artistic heritage protection
    la ley de la selva, the law of the jungle
    Pol proyecto de ley, bill
    ♦ Locuciones: es una persona de ley, he's a reliable person
    oro de ley, pure gold
    plata de ley, sterling silver
    ' ley' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acogerse
    - adelante
    - anteproyecto
    - anular
    - anulación
    - aplicarse
    - aprobar
    - calle
    - codificar
    - decreto
    - derogación
    - dictar
    - estatuto
    - formular
    - hallar
    - igualdad
    - impugnar
    - infringir
    - LOGSE
    - observar
    - oposición
    - oro
    - plata
    - proscrita
    - proscrito
    - proyecto
    - radical
    - reformar
    - regir
    - relajar
    - respetar
    - retroactiva
    - retroactivo
    - rigor
    - sálica
    - sálico
    - sancionar
    - selva
    - someterse
    - supresión
    - suprimir
    - tabla
    - talión
    - título
    - universal
    - vigencia
    - vigente
    - vigor
    - violar
    - violación
    English:
    act
    - apply
    - arm
    - bill
    - breach
    - break
    - bring in
    - carry
    - date back to
    - date from
    - defy
    - effect
    - enact
    - enforce
    - equal
    - fingertip
    - frame
    - framework
    - full-fledged
    - go through
    - implement
    - infringe
    - infringement
    - introduce
    - introduction
    - jungle
    - keep
    - law
    - legal
    - letter
    - liberal
    - move
    - muscle
    - obey
    - observance
    - observe
    - pass
    - passing
    - provoke
    - repeal
    - repudiate
    - reversal
    - revival
    - revive
    - scope
    - section
    - sod
    - stand
    - state
    - statutory
    * * *
    ley nf
    1. [norma] law;
    [parlamentaria] act;
    hecha la ley, hecha la trampa laws are made to be broken;
    leyes [derecho] law
    ley de extranjería immigration law;
    ley de fugas = illegal execution of prisoner, pretending that he was shot while trying to escape;
    ley fundamental basic law, constitutional law;
    ley de incompatibilidades = act regulating which other positions may be held by people holding public office;
    ley marcial martial law;
    Pol ley marco framework law; Pol ley orgánica organic law; Hist ley sálica Salic law;
    ley seca prohibition law;
    Dep ley de la ventaja advantage (law);
    aplicar la ley de la ventaja to play the advantage
    2. [precepto religioso] law
    la ley coránica Koranic law;
    la ley judía Jewish law
    3. [principio] law
    Fam ley del embudo one law for oneself and another for everyone else;
    la ley del más fuerte the survival of the fittest;
    la ley del mínimo esfuerzo: [m5] seguir la ley del mínimo esfuerzo to take the line of least resistance;
    ley natural law of nature;
    ley de la oferta y de la demanda law of supply and demand;
    la ley de la selva the law of the jungle;
    la ley del talión an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth;
    no cree en la ley del talión she doesn't believe in “an eye for an eye”;
    ley de vida: [m5] es ley de vida it's a fact of life
    4.
    la ley [la justicia] the law;
    la igualdad ante la ley equality before the law;
    Fam
    con todas las de la ley: ganaron con todas las de la ley they won fair and square;
    ser de ley [situación] to be right and proper;
    [persona] to be totally trustworthy
    5. [de metal precioso]
    de ley [oro] = containing the legal amount of gold;
    [plata] sterling;
    de buena ley reliable, sterling;
    de mala ley crooked, disreputable
    * * *
    f law;
    es la ley del más fuerte might is right;
    una ley no escrita an unwritten law;
    con todas las de la ley fairly and squarely
    * * *
    ley nf
    1) : law
    fuera de la ley: outside the law
    la ley de gravedad: the law of gravity
    2) : purity (of metals)
    oro de ley: pure gold
    * * *
    ley n law

    Spanish-English dictionary > ley

  • 87 solo

    adj.
    1 alone, by himself, isolated, all by oneself.
    2 lonely, lonesome.
    3 single, by itself.
    4 very, merest, only.
    m.
    1 solo, solo interpretation, solo act.
    2 turbot, Psetta maxima.
    * * *
    1 (sin compañía) alone, on one's own, by oneself; (sin ayuda) (by) oneself, (for) oneself
    ■ vive solo he lives alone, he lives by himself
    2 (solitario) lonely
    3 (único) only, sole, single
    4 (café) black; (bebida alcohólica) straight
    1 (naipes) solitaire
    2 familiar (café) black coffee
    3 MÚSICA solo
    1→ link=sólo sólo
    \
    a solas alone, by oneself
    como él solo / como ella sola familiar as only he can / as only she can
    quedarse solo,-a familiar to have no equal
    ————————
    1 (naipes) solitaire
    2 familiar (café) black coffee
    3 MÚSICA solo
    1→ link=sólo sólo
    * * *
    (f. - sola)
    adj.
    2) only, unique, sole, single
    * * *
    I
    1. ADJ
    1) (=sin compañía) alone, on one's own

    iré solo — I'll go alone o on my own

    se quedó solo a los siete años — he was left an orphan o alone in the world at seven

    2) (=solitario) lonely
    3) (=único)

    su sola preocupación es ganar dinero — his one o only concern is to make money

    hay una sola dificultad — there is only o just one problem

    4) (=sin acompañamiento) [café, té] black; [whisky, vodka, ron] straight, neat
    5) (Mús) solo
    2. SM
    1) (Mús) solo
    2) (=café) black coffee
    3) (Naipes) solitaire, patience
    4) Cono Sur (=lata) tedious conversation
    II
    ADV
    =sólo ADV (=únicamente) only; (=exclusivamente) solely, merely, just

    solo quiero verlo — I only o just want to see it

    es solo un teniente — he's only a lieutenant, he's a mere lieutenant

    me parece bien solo que no tengo tiempo — that's fine, only o but I don't have the time

    tan solo — only, just

    solo que... — except that...

    In the past the standard spelling for this adverb was with an accent ( sólo). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented form is only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective solo.
    * * *
    I
    - la adjetivo

    estar/sentirse solo — to be/feel lonely

    no tiene amigos allí, está muy solo — he doesn't have any friends out there, he's all alone

    lo dejaron solo — ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself; ( para no molestar) they left him alone

    qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? — isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?

    quedarse más solo que la una — (fam & hum) to be left all by oneself

    b) <café/té> black; < whisky> straight, neat; < pan> dry

    su sola presencia me molestaba — her very o mere presence upset me

    II
    1) (Mús) solo
    2) (Esp) ( café) black coffee
    * * *
    I
    - la adjetivo

    estar/sentirse solo — to be/feel lonely

    no tiene amigos allí, está muy solo — he doesn't have any friends out there, he's all alone

    lo dejaron solo — ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself; ( para no molestar) they left him alone

    qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? — isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?

    quedarse más solo que la una — (fam & hum) to be left all by oneself

    b) <café/té> black; < whisky> straight, neat; < pan> dry

    su sola presencia me molestaba — her very o mere presence upset me

    II
    1) (Mús) solo
    2) (Esp) ( café) black coffee
    * * *
    solo1
    1 = alone, lonely [lonelier -comp., loneliest -sup.], on + Posesivo + own, solo, unattended, all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo, lorn.

    Ex: I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.

    Ex: A lengthy list may be printed off-line and sent through the mail, rather than have the user maintain a lonely vigil at the terminal.
    Ex: As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own.
    Ex: Many subjects lend themselves to a quasi-arithmetical arrangement, eg music: solos, duets, trios, etc.
    Ex: He was hired to bring the library up to speed after a period of 2 years when it had been unattended by a librarian.
    Ex: One can only cultivate one's virtues all by oneself, and no one else can take one's place.
    Ex: Certainly, it is possible to do it by oneself.
    Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.
    * a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.
    * Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.
    * aparecer por sí solo = stand on + Posesivo + own.
    * aparecer solo = stand + alone.
    * arreglárselas solo = losers weepers.
    * a solas = by + Reflexivo.
    * a un solo espacio = single-spaced.
    * aventura de una sola noche = one-night stand.
    * con una sola acción = in one action.
    * con un solo brazo = one-armed.
    * con un solo filo = single-edge.
    * con un solo ojo = one-eyed.
    * cuchillo de un solo uso = disposable knife.
    * dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.
    * dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.
    * dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources.
    * dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.
    * de una sola cara = single sided.
    * de una sola escritura = write-once.
    * de una sola persona = one-man.
    * de una sola vez = once-only, at one pull, at one whack, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.
    * de un solo brazo = one-armed.
    * de un solo filo = single-edge.
    * de un solo ojo = one-eyed.
    * de un solo uso = disposable, single-use.
    * en una sola columna = single columned, single-column.
    * escrito por un solo autor = single authored [single-authored].
    * estar solo = stand + alone, be on + Posesivo + own.
    * forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.
    * forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.
    * hacerlo solo = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.
    * jugárselo todo a una sola carta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.
    * ligue de una sola noche = one-night stand.
    * ni una sola vez = not once (did).
    * plato de un solo uso = disposable plate.
    * por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo.
    * por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.
    * por uno solo = solo.
    * ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.
    * servilleta de un solo uso = disposable napkin.
    * sin demorarse un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.
    * sin desperdiciar un (solo) minuto = without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.
    * sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.
    * solas = all by + Reflexivo.
    * solo ante el peligro = out on a limb.
    * tenedor de un solo uso = disposable fork.
    * tener que arreglárselas solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.

    * * *
    solo1 -la
    1
    (sin compañía): no conoce a nadie en la ciudad, está muy solo he doesn't know anyone in the town, he's all alone o all on his own
    se fueron todos y lo dejaron solo they all went off and left him alone o on his own o by himself
    estaba or me sentía muy sola I was o I felt very lonely
    el niño ya camina solo the baby's walking on his own now
    ¡qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?
    se quedó solo cuando era un muchacho he was left alone in the world when he was only a boy
    para una persona sola da pereza cocinar cooking is a real effort when you are on your own o by yourself, cooking for one o just for yourself is a real effort
    es mentirosa como ella sola she's the biggest liar I know
    habla sola she talks to herself
    a solas alone
    quiero hablar contigo a solas I want to talk to you alone
    quedarse más solo que la una ( fam hum); to be left all by oneself, to be left all on one's tod ( BrE colloq)
    más vale (estar) solo que mal acompañado it's better to be on your own than with people you don't like
    2 ‹café/té› black; ‹whisky› straight, neat
    me gusta el pan así solo, sin mantequilla I like bread on its own o plain bread like this, without butter, I like bread like this, with nothing on it
    (único): te lo presto con una sola condición I'll lend it to you on one condition
    no puso ni una sola objeción she didn't raise one o a single objection
    su sola presencia me molestaba her very o mere presence upset me
    hay una sola dificultad there's just one problem
    A ( Mús) solo
    un solo de violín a violin solo
    B ( Esp) (café) black coffee
    * * *

     

    Del verbo solar: ( conjugate solar)

    soló es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    solar    
    solo    
    sólo
    solar adjetivo ‹energía/año/placa› solar;

    ■ sustantivo masculino
    1 ( terreno) piece of land, site
    2


    3 (Per) ( casa de vecindad) tenement building
    solo 1
    ◊ -la adjetivo


    ◊ estar/sentirse sólo to be/feel lonely;

    lo dejaron sólo ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself;

    ( para no molestar) they left him alone;

    hacen los deberes sólos they do their homework by themselves;
    hablar sólo to talk to oneself;
    a solas alone, by oneself
    b) ‹café/té› black;

    ‹ whisky› straight, neat;
    ‹ pan› dry


    hay un sólo problema there's just one problem
    solo 2 sustantivo masculino (Mús) solo
    sólo The written accent may be omitted when there is no risk of confusion with the adjective adverbio
    only;
    sólo or solo quería ayudarte I only wanted to help, I was only o just trying to help;
    sólo or solo de pensarlo me dan escalofríos just o merely thinking about it makes me shudder;

    solar 1 sustantivo masculino
    1 (terreno para edificar) plot
    2 Hist (mansión ancestral) noble house
    solar 2 adjetivo solar
    energía solar, solar energy
    luz solar, sunlight
    sistema solar, solar system
    solar 3 vtr (el suelo) to floor, pave
    solo,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (único) only, single: en la caja había una sola galleta, there was a single biscuit in the box
    no me ha respondido ni una sola vez, he hasn't answered once
    2 (sin compañía) alone: me gusta estar sola, I like to be alone
    iba hablando solo por la calle, he was walking down the street talking to himself
    vive solo, he lives alone
    3 (sin protección, apoyo) se siente sola, she feels lonely
    4 (sin añadidos) un whisky solo, a whisky on its own ➣ Ver nota en alone
    5 (sin ayuda, sin intervención) se desconecta solo, it switches itself off automatically
    podemos resolverlo (nosotros) solos, we can solve it by ourselves
    II sustantivo masculino
    1 Mús solo: el concierto comienza con un solo de piano, the concert starts off with a piano solo
    2 Esp black (coffee)
    III adverbio only: solo con mirarle sabes que está mintiendo, just by looking at him you can tell he is lying
    (tan) solo quiero hablar con él, I only want to talk to him
    ♦ Locuciones: a solas, alone

    ' sólo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    actual
    - actualidad
    - bastante
    - bastarse
    - batería
    - bebible
    - cada
    - café
    - cala
    - cerdo
    - como
    - concernir
    - corresponder
    - dato
    - decir
    - dejar
    - delgada
    - delgado
    - desalmada
    - desalmado
    - disparate
    - don
    - doña
    - dos
    - entera
    - entero
    - escaramuza
    - faltar
    - folclórica
    - folclórico
    - frustrarse
    - gustar
    - hablarse
    - hasta
    - iceberg
    - indispensable
    - individual
    - infante
    - infarto
    - interés
    - irse
    - limitarse
    - media
    - medio
    - mucha
    - mucho
    - mustia
    - mustio
    - para
    - pintarse
    English:
    aback
    - ablaze
    - actual
    - alive
    - alone
    - already
    - also
    - ammunition
    - approximation
    - as
    - aside
    - asleep
    - attain
    - attention span
    - bear
    - bear with
    - beware
    - black
    - boat
    - bring in
    - bust
    - but
    - by
    - cater
    - certain
    - close
    - coffee
    - conjecture
    - dabble
    - detest
    - disposable
    - do
    - down
    - effect
    - end
    - female
    - find
    - fix
    - fraction
    - fun
    - further
    - game
    - go
    - half
    - hand-luggage
    - hear of
    - herself
    - himself
    - incoming
    - isolated
    * * *
    solo1, sólo adv Note that the adverb solo can be written with an accent when there is a risk of confusion with the adjective.
    only, just;
    solo he venido a despedirme I've only o just come to say goodbye;
    come solo fruta y verdura she only o just eats fruit and vegetables;
    es solo un bebé he's only o just a baby;
    solo le importa el dinero she's only interested in money, all she cares about is money;
    trabajo veinte horas a la semana – ¿solo? I work twenty hours a week – is that all?;
    no solo… sino (también)… not only… but (also)…;
    no solo me insultaron sino que además me golpearon they didn't only insult me, they beat me too, not only did they insult me, they beat me too;
    con solo o [m5] solo con una llamada basta para obtener el crédito all you need to do to get the loan is to make one phone call;
    con solo o [m5]solo con accionar la palanca… by simply operating the lever…;
    solo con que te disculpes me conformo all you need to do is apologize and I'll be happy, all I ask is that you apologize;
    solo de pensarlo me pongo enfermo just thinking about it makes me ill;
    solo que… only…;
    lo compraría, solo que no tengo dinero I would buy it, only I haven't got any money;
    solo se vive una vez you only live once
    solo2, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [sin nadie, sin compañía] alone;
    me gusta estar solo I like being alone o on my own o by myself;
    ¿vives sola? do you live alone o on your own o by yourself?;
    lo hice yo solo I did it on my own o by myself;
    me quedé solo [todos se fueron] I was left on my own;
    [nadie me apoyó] I was left isolated;
    se quedó solo a temprana edad he was on his own from an early age;
    quería estar a solas she wanted to be alone o by herself;
    ya hablaremos tú y yo a solas we'll have a talk with just the two of us, we'll have a talk alone;
    Fam
    es gracioso/simpático como él solo he's really funny/nice;
    estar/quedarse más solo que la una to be/be left all on one's own;
    más vale estar solo que mal acompañado better to be alone than to be with the wrong people
    2. [solitario] lonely;
    me sentía solo I felt lonely
    3. [sin nada] on its own;
    [café] black; [whisky] neat;
    ¿quieres el café solo o con leche? would you like your coffee black or with milk?;
    le gusta comer el arroz solo he likes to eat rice on its own
    4. [único] single;
    no me han comprado ni un solo regalo they didn't buy me a single present;
    ni una sola gota not a (single) drop;
    dame una sola razón give me one reason;
    queda una sola esperanza only one hope remains
    5. [mero, simple] very, mere;
    la sola idea de suspender me deprime the very o mere idea of failing depresses me;
    el solo hecho de que se disculpe ya le honra the very fact that he is apologizing is to his credit
    ♦ nm
    1. Mús solo;
    un solo de guitarra a guitar solo
    2. Fam [café] black coffee
    * * *
    adj
    1 single;
    estar solo be alone;
    sentirse solo feel lonely;
    a solas alone, by o.s.;
    más solo que la una all alone, all by oneself;
    por sí solo by o.s.
    2 café black
    3 ( único)
    :
    un solo día a single day
    II m MÚS solo
    * * *
    sólo adv
    solamente: just, only
    sólo quieren comer: they just want to eat
    solo, -la adj
    1) : alone, by oneself
    2) : lonely
    3) único: only, sole, unique
    hay un solo problema: there's only one problem
    4)
    a solas : alone
    solo nm
    : solo
    * * *
    solo1 adj
    1. (sin compañía) alone / on your own
    vive sola she lives alone / she lives on her own
    2. (solitario) lonely [comp. lonelier; superl. loneliest]
    3. (sin ayuda) on your own / by yourself
    ¿lo has hecho tú solo? did you do it by yourself?
    4. (único) one
    solo2 n
    1. (café) black coffee
    2. (música) solo

    Spanish-English dictionary > solo

  • 88 sólo

    adj.
    1 alone, by himself, isolated, all by oneself.
    2 lonely, lonesome.
    3 single, by itself.
    4 very, merest, only.
    m.
    1 solo, solo interpretation, solo act.
    2 turbot, Psetta maxima.
    * * *
    1 (sin compañía) alone, on one's own, by oneself; (sin ayuda) (by) oneself, (for) oneself
    ■ vive solo he lives alone, he lives by himself
    2 (solitario) lonely
    3 (único) only, sole, single
    4 (café) black; (bebida alcohólica) straight
    1 (naipes) solitaire
    2 familiar (café) black coffee
    3 MÚSICA solo
    1→ link=sólosólo
    \
    a solas alone, by oneself
    como él solo / como ella sola familiar as only he can / as only she can
    quedarse solo,-a familiar to have no equal
    ————————
    1 (naipes) solitaire
    2 familiar (café) black coffee
    3 MÚSICA solo
    1→ link=sólosólo
    * * *
    (f. - sola)
    adj.
    2) only, unique, sole, single
    * * *
    I
    1. ADJ
    1) (=sin compañía) alone, on one's own

    iré solo — I'll go alone o on my own

    se quedó solo a los siete años — he was left an orphan o alone in the world at seven

    2) (=solitario) lonely
    3) (=único)

    su sola preocupación es ganar dinero — his one o only concern is to make money

    hay una sola dificultad — there is only o just one problem

    4) (=sin acompañamiento) [café, té] black; [whisky, vodka, ron] straight, neat
    5) (Mús) solo
    2. SM
    1) (Mús) solo
    2) (=café) black coffee
    3) (Naipes) solitaire, patience
    4) Cono Sur (=lata) tedious conversation
    II
    ADV
    =sólo ADV (=únicamente) only; (=exclusivamente) solely, merely, just

    solo quiero verlo — I only o just want to see it

    es solo un teniente — he's only a lieutenant, he's a mere lieutenant

    me parece bien solo que no tengo tiempo — that's fine, only o but I don't have the time

    tan solo — only, just

    solo que... — except that...

    In the past the standard spelling for this adverb was with an accent ( sólo). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented form is only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective solo.
    * * *
    adverbio [The accented spelling remains the norm despite the Real Academica Española's recommended form solo] only

    sólo quería ayudarte — I only wanted to help, I was only o just trying to help

    sólo de pensarlo me dan escalofríos — just o merely thinking about it makes me shudder

    no sólo estudia sino que también trabaja — she isn't just studying, she's working as well

    * * *
    I
    - la adjetivo

    estar/sentirse solo — to be/feel lonely

    no tiene amigos allí, está muy solo — he doesn't have any friends out there, he's all alone

    lo dejaron solo — ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself; ( para no molestar) they left him alone

    qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? — isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?

    quedarse más solo que la una — (fam & hum) to be left all by oneself

    b) <café/té> black; < whisky> straight, neat; < pan> dry

    su sola presencia me molestaba — her very o mere presence upset me

    II
    1) (Mús) solo
    2) (Esp) ( café) black coffee
    * * *
    solo1
    1 = alone, lonely [lonelier -comp., loneliest -sup.], on + Posesivo + own, solo, unattended, all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo, lorn.

    Ex: I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.

    Ex: A lengthy list may be printed off-line and sent through the mail, rather than have the user maintain a lonely vigil at the terminal.
    Ex: As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own.
    Ex: Many subjects lend themselves to a quasi-arithmetical arrangement, eg music: solos, duets, trios, etc.
    Ex: He was hired to bring the library up to speed after a period of 2 years when it had been unattended by a librarian.
    Ex: One can only cultivate one's virtues all by oneself, and no one else can take one's place.
    Ex: Certainly, it is possible to do it by oneself.
    Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.
    * a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.
    * Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.
    * aparecer por sí solo = stand on + Posesivo + own.
    * aparecer solo = stand + alone.
    * arreglárselas solo = losers weepers.
    * a solas = by + Reflexivo.
    * a un solo espacio = single-spaced.
    * aventura de una sola noche = one-night stand.
    * con una sola acción = in one action.
    * con un solo brazo = one-armed.
    * con un solo filo = single-edge.
    * con un solo ojo = one-eyed.
    * cuchillo de un solo uso = disposable knife.
    * dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.
    * dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.
    * dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources.
    * dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.
    * de una sola cara = single sided.
    * de una sola escritura = write-once.
    * de una sola persona = one-man.
    * de una sola vez = once-only, at one pull, at one whack, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.
    * de un solo brazo = one-armed.
    * de un solo filo = single-edge.
    * de un solo ojo = one-eyed.
    * de un solo uso = disposable, single-use.
    * en una sola columna = single columned, single-column.
    * escrito por un solo autor = single authored [single-authored].
    * estar solo = stand + alone, be on + Posesivo + own.
    * forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.
    * forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.
    * hacerlo solo = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.
    * jugárselo todo a una sola carta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.
    * ligue de una sola noche = one-night stand.
    * ni una sola vez = not once (did).
    * plato de un solo uso = disposable plate.
    * por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo.
    * por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.
    * por uno solo = solo.
    * ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.
    * servilleta de un solo uso = disposable napkin.
    * sin demorarse un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.
    * sin desperdiciar un (solo) minuto = without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.
    * sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.
    * solas = all by + Reflexivo.
    * solo ante el peligro = out on a limb.
    * tenedor de un solo uso = disposable fork.
    * tener que arreglárselas solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.

    * * *
    solo1 -la
    1
    (sin compañía): no conoce a nadie en la ciudad, está muy solo he doesn't know anyone in the town, he's all alone o all on his own
    se fueron todos y lo dejaron solo they all went off and left him alone o on his own o by himself
    estaba or me sentía muy sola I was o I felt very lonely
    el niño ya camina solo the baby's walking on his own now
    ¡qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?
    se quedó solo cuando era un muchacho he was left alone in the world when he was only a boy
    para una persona sola da pereza cocinar cooking is a real effort when you are on your own o by yourself, cooking for one o just for yourself is a real effort
    es mentirosa como ella sola she's the biggest liar I know
    habla sola she talks to herself
    a solas alone
    quiero hablar contigo a solas I want to talk to you alone
    quedarse más solo que la una ( fam hum); to be left all by oneself, to be left all on one's tod ( BrE colloq)
    más vale (estar) solo que mal acompañado it's better to be on your own than with people you don't like
    2 ‹café/té› black; ‹whisky› straight, neat
    me gusta el pan así solo, sin mantequilla I like bread on its own o plain bread like this, without butter, I like bread like this, with nothing on it
    (único): te lo presto con una sola condición I'll lend it to you on one condition
    no puso ni una sola objeción she didn't raise one o a single objection
    su sola presencia me molestaba her very o mere presence upset me
    hay una sola dificultad there's just one problem
    A ( Mús) solo
    un solo de violín a violin solo
    B ( Esp) (café) black coffee
    * * *

     

    Del verbo solar: ( conjugate solar)

    soló es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    solar    
    solo    
    sólo
    solar adjetivo ‹energía/año/placa› solar;

    ■ sustantivo masculino
    1 ( terreno) piece of land, site
    2


    3 (Per) ( casa de vecindad) tenement building
    solo 1
    ◊ -la adjetivo


    ◊ estar/sentirse sólo to be/feel lonely;

    lo dejaron sólo ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself;

    ( para no molestar) they left him alone;

    hacen los deberes sólos they do their homework by themselves;
    hablar sólo to talk to oneself;
    a solas alone, by oneself
    b) ‹café/té› black;

    ‹ whisky› straight, neat;
    ‹ pan› dry


    hay un sólo problema there's just one problem
    solo 2 sustantivo masculino (Mús) solo
    sólo The written accent may be omitted when there is no risk of confusion with the adjective adverbio
    only;
    sólo or solo quería ayudarte I only wanted to help, I was only o just trying to help;
    sólo or solo de pensarlo me dan escalofríos just o merely thinking about it makes me shudder;

    solar 1 sustantivo masculino
    1 (terreno para edificar) plot
    2 Hist (mansión ancestral) noble house
    solar 2 adjetivo solar
    energía solar, solar energy
    luz solar, sunlight
    sistema solar, solar system
    solar 3 vtr (el suelo) to floor, pave
    solo,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (único) only, single: en la caja había una sola galleta, there was a single biscuit in the box
    no me ha respondido ni una sola vez, he hasn't answered once
    2 (sin compañía) alone: me gusta estar sola, I like to be alone
    iba hablando solo por la calle, he was walking down the street talking to himself
    vive solo, he lives alone
    3 (sin protección, apoyo) se siente sola, she feels lonely
    4 (sin añadidos) un whisky solo, a whisky on its own ➣ Ver nota en alone
    5 (sin ayuda, sin intervención) se desconecta solo, it switches itself off automatically
    podemos resolverlo (nosotros) solos, we can solve it by ourselves
    II sustantivo masculino
    1 Mús solo: el concierto comienza con un solo de piano, the concert starts off with a piano solo
    2 Esp black (coffee)
    III adverbio only: solo con mirarle sabes que está mintiendo, just by looking at him you can tell he is lying
    (tan) solo quiero hablar con él, I only want to talk to him
    ♦ Locuciones: a solas, alone

    ' sólo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    actual
    - actualidad
    - bastante
    - bastarse
    - batería
    - bebible
    - cada
    - café
    - cala
    - cerdo
    - como
    - concernir
    - corresponder
    - dato
    - decir
    - dejar
    - delgada
    - delgado
    - desalmada
    - desalmado
    - disparate
    - don
    - doña
    - dos
    - entera
    - entero
    - escaramuza
    - faltar
    - folclórica
    - folclórico
    - frustrarse
    - gustar
    - hablarse
    - hasta
    - iceberg
    - indispensable
    - individual
    - infante
    - infarto
    - interés
    - irse
    - limitarse
    - media
    - medio
    - mucha
    - mucho
    - mustia
    - mustio
    - para
    - pintarse
    English:
    aback
    - ablaze
    - actual
    - alive
    - alone
    - already
    - also
    - ammunition
    - approximation
    - as
    - aside
    - asleep
    - attain
    - attention span
    - bear
    - bear with
    - beware
    - black
    - boat
    - bring in
    - bust
    - but
    - by
    - cater
    - certain
    - close
    - coffee
    - conjecture
    - dabble
    - detest
    - disposable
    - do
    - down
    - effect
    - end
    - female
    - find
    - fix
    - fraction
    - fun
    - further
    - game
    - go
    - half
    - hand-luggage
    - hear of
    - herself
    - himself
    - incoming
    - isolated
    * * *
    solo1, sólo adv Note that the adverb solo can be written with an accent when there is a risk of confusion with the adjective.
    only, just;
    solo he venido a despedirme I've only o just come to say goodbye;
    come solo fruta y verdura she only o just eats fruit and vegetables;
    es solo un bebé he's only o just a baby;
    solo le importa el dinero she's only interested in money, all she cares about is money;
    trabajo veinte horas a la semana – ¿solo? I work twenty hours a week – is that all?;
    no solo… sino (también)… not only… but (also)…;
    no solo me insultaron sino que además me golpearon they didn't only insult me, they beat me too, not only did they insult me, they beat me too;
    con solo o [m5] solo con una llamada basta para obtener el crédito all you need to do to get the loan is to make one phone call;
    con solo o [m5]solo con accionar la palanca… by simply operating the lever…;
    solo con que te disculpes me conformo all you need to do is apologize and I'll be happy, all I ask is that you apologize;
    solo de pensarlo me pongo enfermo just thinking about it makes me ill;
    solo que… only…;
    lo compraría, solo que no tengo dinero I would buy it, only I haven't got any money;
    solo se vive una vez you only live once
    solo2, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [sin nadie, sin compañía] alone;
    me gusta estar solo I like being alone o on my own o by myself;
    ¿vives sola? do you live alone o on your own o by yourself?;
    lo hice yo solo I did it on my own o by myself;
    me quedé solo [todos se fueron] I was left on my own;
    [nadie me apoyó] I was left isolated;
    se quedó solo a temprana edad he was on his own from an early age;
    quería estar a solas she wanted to be alone o by herself;
    ya hablaremos tú y yo a solas we'll have a talk with just the two of us, we'll have a talk alone;
    Fam
    es gracioso/simpático como él solo he's really funny/nice;
    estar/quedarse más solo que la una to be/be left all on one's own;
    más vale estar solo que mal acompañado better to be alone than to be with the wrong people
    2. [solitario] lonely;
    me sentía solo I felt lonely
    3. [sin nada] on its own;
    [café] black; [whisky] neat;
    ¿quieres el café solo o con leche? would you like your coffee black or with milk?;
    le gusta comer el arroz solo he likes to eat rice on its own
    4. [único] single;
    no me han comprado ni un solo regalo they didn't buy me a single present;
    ni una sola gota not a (single) drop;
    dame una sola razón give me one reason;
    queda una sola esperanza only one hope remains
    5. [mero, simple] very, mere;
    la sola idea de suspender me deprime the very o mere idea of failing depresses me;
    el solo hecho de que se disculpe ya le honra the very fact that he is apologizing is to his credit
    ♦ nm
    1. Mús solo;
    un solo de guitarra a guitar solo
    2. Fam [café] black coffee
    * * *
    adj
    1 single;
    estar solo be alone;
    sentirse solo feel lonely;
    a solas alone, by o.s.;
    más solo que la una all alone, all by oneself;
    por sí solo by o.s.
    2 café black
    3 ( único)
    :
    un solo día a single day
    II m MÚS solo
    * * *
    sólo adv
    solamente: just, only
    sólo quieren comer: they just want to eat
    solo, -la adj
    1) : alone, by oneself
    2) : lonely
    3) único: only, sole, unique
    hay un solo problema: there's only one problem
    4)
    a solas : alone
    solo nm
    : solo
    * * *
    solo1 adj
    1. (sin compañía) alone / on your own
    vive sola she lives alone / she lives on her own
    2. (solitario) lonely [comp. lonelier; superl. loneliest]
    3. (sin ayuda) on your own / by yourself
    ¿lo has hecho tú solo? did you do it by yourself?
    4. (único) one
    solo2 n
    1. (café) black coffee
    2. (música) solo

    Spanish-English dictionary > sólo

  • 89 острие

    1. nib
    2. prick
    3. spearhead
    4. spearheads
    5. point; edge
    6. edge
    7. spike

    Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > острие

  • 90 Outram, Benjamin

    [br]
    b. 1 April 1764 Alfreton, England
    d. 22 May 1805 London, England
    [br]
    English ironmaster and engineer of canals and tramroads, protagonist of angled plate rails in place of edge rails.
    [br]
    Outram's father was one of the principal promoters of the Cromford Canal, Derbyshire, and Benjamin Outram became Assistant to the canal's Engineer, William Jessop. In 1789 Outram was appointed Superintendent in charge of construction, and his responsibilities included the 2,978 yd (2,723 m) Butterley Tunnel; while the tunnel was being driven, coal and iron ore were encountered. Outram and a partner purchased the Butterley Hall estate above the tunnel and formed Outram \& Co. to exploit the coal and iron: a wide length of the tunnel beneath the company's furnace was linked to the surface by shafts to become in effect an underground wharf. Jessop soon joined the company, which grew and prospered to eventually become the long-lived Butterley Company.
    As a canal engineer, Outram's subsequent projects included the Derby, Huddersfield Narrow and Peak Forest Canals. On the Derby Canal he built a small iron aqueduct, which though designed later than the Longdon Aqueduct of Thomas Telford was opened earlier, in 1796, to become the first iron aqueduct.
    It is as a tramroad engineer that Outram is best known. In 1793 he completed a mile-long (1.6 km) tramroad from Outram \& Co.'s limestone quarry at Crich to the Cromford Canal, for which he used plate rails of the type recently developed by John Curr. He was, however, able to use a wider gauge—3 ft 6 in. (1.07 m) between the flanges—and larger wagons than Curr had been able to use underground in mines. It appears to have been Outram's idea to mount the rails on stone blocks, rather than wooden sleepers.
    Outram then engineered tramroads to extend the lines of the Derby and Peak Forest Canals. He encouraged construction of such tramroads in many parts of Britain, often as feeders of traffic to canals. He acted as Engineer, and his company often provided the rails and sometimes undertook the entire construction of a line. Foreseeing that lines would be linked together, he recommended a gauge of 4 ft 2 in. (1.27 m) between the flanges as standard, and for twenty years or so Outram's plateways, with horses or gravity as motive power, became the usual form of construction for new railways. However, experience then showed that edge rails, weight for weight, could carry greater load, and were indeed almost essential for the introduction of steam locomotives.
    [br]
    Further Reading
    R.B.Schofield, 1986, "The design and construction of the Cromford Canal, 1788–1794", Transactions of the Newcomen Society 57 (provides good coverage of Outram's early career).
    P.J.Riden, 1973, The Butterley Company and railway construction, 1790–1830', Transport History 6(1) (covers Outram's development of tramroads).
    R.A.Mott, 1969, Tramroads of the eighteenth century and their originator: John Curr', Transactions of the Newcomen Society 42.
    "Dowie" (A.R.Cowlishaw, J.H.Price and R.G.P. Tebb), 1971, The Crich Mineral Railways, Crich: Tramway Publications.
    PJGR

    Biographical history of technology > Outram, Benjamin

  • 91 отклонять

    1. declined
    2. decline
    3. deflecting
    4. wedged
    5. wedge
    6. wedging

    Русско-английский научный словарь > отклонять

  • 92 явление Эдисона

    1) Engineering: Edison effect
    2) Physics: Edison edge

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > явление Эдисона

  • 93 пороговые эффекты

    2) Makarov: cliff edge effects

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > пороговые эффекты

  • 94 aplicación

    f.
    1 application, program, software, application software.
    2 application, utilization, use, implementation.
    3 administration, application, dosification, dosing.
    4 application form, form, application.
    5 diligence, attention, studiousness, application.
    6 appliqué, decoration, trimming.
    7 application, use of a physical means.
    * * *
    1 (gen) application
    2 (adorno) appliqué
    * * *
    noun f.
    2) diligence, dedication
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=uso externo) (tb Med) use, application frm
    2) (=puesta en práctica) [de acuerdo, impuesto, medida] implementation, application; [de método] implementation; [de sanción, castigo] imposition

    en aplicación de la ley 9/1968 — in accordance with law 9/1968

    3) (=dedicación) application

    le falta aplicación en el estudio — he doesn't apply himself enough to his studies, le lacks application in his studies frm

    4) (=aplique) (Cos) appliqué

    una puerta con hermosas aplicaciones de metal — (Téc) a door with beautiful metalwork overlay

    5) pl aplicaciones (=usos) (Téc) uses, applications; (Com, Inform) applications
    6) Bol, Col, Ven (=solicitud) application
    * * *
    1)
    a) (frml) ( de crema) application (frml); (de pintura, barniz) coat, application (frml)
    b) (frml) ( de sanción) imposition; (de técnica, método) application; (de plan, medida) implementation

    en este caso será de aplicación el artículo 12 — (frml) in this case article 12 shall apply (frml)

    2) ( uso práctico) application, use
    3) (esfuerzo, dedicación) application
    4) (Andes) ( solicitud) application
    * * *
    1)
    a) (frml) ( de crema) application (frml); (de pintura, barniz) coat, application (frml)
    b) (frml) ( de sanción) imposition; (de técnica, método) application; (de plan, medida) implementation

    en este caso será de aplicación el artículo 12 — (frml) in this case article 12 shall apply (frml)

    2) ( uso práctico) application, use
    3) (esfuerzo, dedicación) application
    4) (Andes) ( solicitud) application
    * * *
    aplicación1
    1 = application, enforcement, take-up, uptake, operationalisation [operationalization, -USA], enablement.

    Ex: The most appropriate type of abstract must be chosen in accordance with the requirements of each individual application.

    Ex: These are less tangible, more dependent upon personal motivation and inclination, and not amenable to enforcement through institutional policies.
    Ex: One of the reasons for the relatively slow take-up of microcomputers in libraries in the Philippines is the problem caused by the multitude of languages used in the island group.
    Ex: The project is investigating the factors which promote or inhibit the uptake of computers in primary schools.
    Ex: Theories and models from the behavioural sciences offer a sound basis for understanding the problems with conceptualization and operationalization of user satisfaction.
    Ex: The aim was that the edge would come from leveraging its knowledge assets, ie the leadership and expertise of its worldwide work force, through information technology enablement.
    * adaptar a una aplicación concreta = harness.
    * adaptarse a una aplicación = suit + application.
    * ámbito de aplicación = field of application.
    * aplicación a tareas bibliotecarias = library application.
    * aplicación práctica = application, practical application.
    * área de aplicación comercial = niche.
    * campo de aplicación = field of application, scope of application, field of practice, area of application.
    * de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.
    * de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.
    * encontrar aplicación práctica = find + application.
    * hacerse a medida de una aplicación práctica concreta = tailor to + application.
    * mala aplicación = misapplication.
    * orientado hacia una aplicación práctica concreta = application-oriented.
    * relación de aplicación = bias relation.
    * según la aplicación de reglas = rule-governed.

    aplicación2
    2 = industry, diligence.

    Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.

    Ex: If these guidelines are not adhered to with due care and diligence, financial damage to the library can result = Si no se siguen estas directrices con el debido cuidado y atención, el resultado puede ser que la biblioteca sufra daños económicos.
    * con aplicación = industriously, studiously.

    aplicación3
    3 = software system, software program, app [application].

    Ex: READS is a software system designed to run on a local area network (LAN) file server and accessed by multiple workstation.

    Ex: In the Internet, a client is a software program that is used to contact and obtain data from a server software program on another computer, often across a great distance.
    Ex: I am sick and tired of how Win 2000 runs DOS apps, but I need Windows for other reasons.
    * aplicación comercial = commercial application, business application.
    * aplicación de código abierto = open source software.
    * aplicación didáctica = courseware.
    * aplicaciones = toolbox [tool box].
    * aplicaciones comerciales = proprietary software, commercial software.
    * aplicaciones ofimáticas = office software.
    * aplicaciones para la información = information solutions.
    * aplicación filtro = filtering software.
    * aplicación informática = application(s) program(me), application(s) software, computer application.
    * aplicación multimedia = multimedia application.
    * aplicación web = Web application.
    * apoyo técnico de aplicaciones informáticas = software support.
    * dedicado a una aplicación específica = dedicated.
    * desarrollo de aplicaciones = software development, application development.
    * productor de aplicaciones informáticas = application(s) developer.
    * programa de montaje de aplicaciones = software packager.
    * programador de aplicaciones bibliotecarias = library software developer.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( frml) (de crema, pomada) application ( frml); (de pintura, barniz) coat, application ( frml)
    le hicieron aplicaciones de cobalto he was given o he had radiotherapy
    2 (de una pena, sanción) imposition; (de una técnica, un método) application; (de un plan, una medida) implementation
    en este caso será de aplicación el artículo 12 ( frml); in this case article 12 shall apply ( frml)
    la aplicación de los métodos audiovisuales en la enseñanza de idiomas the use of audiovisual techniques in language teaching
    B (uso práctico) application, use
    las aplicaciones pacíficas de la energía nuclear the applications o uses of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes
    C (esfuerzo, dedicación) application aplicación A algo application TO sth
    su aplicación al estudio the application she shows/has shown to her studies
    D ( Com, Inf) application
    paquete de aplicaciones applications package
    Compuesto:
    software application
    E ( Andes) (solicitud) application
    F aplicaciones fpl (en costura) appliqué work
    * * *

     

    aplicación sustantivo femenino
    1
    a) (frml) ( de crema) application (frml);

    (de pintura, barniz) coat, application (frml)

    (de técnica, método) application;
    (de plan, medida) implementation
    2 ( uso práctico) application, use
    3 (Col, Ven) ( solicitud) application
    4 (Inf) application
    aplicación sustantivo femenino application
    ' aplicación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    práctica
    - uso
    - ámbito
    - diligencia
    English:
    app
    - application
    - enforcement
    - industry
    - studiously
    - studiousness
    * * *
    1. [de técnica, teoría] application;
    [de plan] implementation; [de sanciones] imposition;
    una ley de aplicación inmediata a law that will take immediate effect;
    exigen la aplicación del acuerdo de paz they are demanding that the peace agreement should be implemented
    2. [de pomada, vendaje, pintura] application
    3. [uso] application, use;
    las aplicaciones de la energía hidroeléctrica the different applications o uses of hydroelectric power
    4. [al estudio] application;
    su aplicación al trabajo the application she shows in her work
    5. [adorno] appliqué
    6. Informát application
    7. Mat map, function
    8. Andes [solicitud] application
    * * *
    f application
    * * *
    1) : application
    2) : diligence, dedication
    * * *
    aplicación n application

    Spanish-English dictionary > aplicación

  • 95 діяти

    1) to act; to operate тж. військ.

    діяти рішуче — to act resolutely, to play the man

    2) ( функціонувати) to work, to function; (про механізм тж.) to run
    3) ( впливати) to influence, to act ( upon), to have an effect ( upon)

    діяти на — to work on ( upon); to affect, to impress

    діяти на нерви — to get on one's nerves, to set nerves on edge, to jar upon one's nerves

    Українсько-англійський словник > діяти

  • 96 окантовка

    edging тлв, fringe effect, fringing, (тетради, листа) reinforcement, ringing
    * * *
    оканто́вка ж. (вокруг люка, проёма)
    shaping strip, edge former
    оканто́вка бло́ка цел.-бум. — back-stripping
    оканто́вка клише́ — half-tone block boxing

    Русско-английский политехнический словарь > окантовка

  • 97 фактически

    Фактически - in fact; actually (в действительности - часто при противопоставлении); virtually, to all intents and purposes (практически), indeed (более того)
     In fact, there exist no valid correlations for flow through a porous material having a complex microstructure such as those used for transpiration cooling.
     There are, in fact, two such plenums - a large one to accommodate larger jet array plates, and a smaller box for the smaller arrays.
     The method of analysis one chooses has virtually no effect on the third group of iterations.
     Problems such as pressure sensors being prone to inlet surge damage have been to all intents and purposes designed out.
     The edge of the upper oscillating plate was not intermittently exposed to atmosphere. Indeed it remained submersed throughout the oscillatory motion.

    Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > фактически

  • 98 F62.0

    рус Стойкое изменение личности после переживания катастрофы
    eng Enduring personality change after catastrophic experience. Enduring personality change, present for at least two years, following exposure to catastrophic stress. The stress must be so extreme that it is not necessary to consider personal vulnerability in order to explain its profound effect on the personality. The disorder is characterized by a hostile or distrustful attitude toward the world, social withdrawal, feelings of emptiness or hopelessness, a chronic feeling of "being on edge" as if constantly threatened, and estrangement. Post-traumatic stress disorder (F43.1) may precede this type of personality change. Personality change after: concentration camp experiences, disasters, prolonged: captivity with an imminent possibility of being killed, exposure to life-threatening situations such as being a victim of terrorism, torture. (Excludes: ) post-traumatic stress disorder ( F43.1)

    Classification of Diseases (English-Russian) > F62.0

  • 99 inslag

    n. impact, effect; hem, edge of a garment

    Holandés-inglés dicionario > inslag

  • 100 desear

    • ache to
    • be longing to
    • covet
    • crave
    • desire to
    • have a definite edge
    • have a different understanding now
    • have an unfriendly face
    • have an urgency for
    • have the day off
    • have the desired effect
    • have the whip hand
    • have thoughts of
    • long
    • long to
    • wish to
    • yearly tax return
    • yearn
    • yearn for
    • yearn to

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  • edge effect — noun 1. : the result of the presence of two adjoining plant communities (as in an ecotone) on the numbers and kinds of animals present in the immediate vicinity 2. : a special physical condition (as of electric surface density or turbulence)… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • edge effect — pakraščio reiškinys statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. edge effect vok. Randeffekt, m rus. краевой эффект, m pranc. effet de bord, m …   Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • edge effect — pakraščio efektas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Elektros srovės koncentravimasis elektrolizės metu elektrodo briaunose ir kampuose. atitikmenys: angl. edge effect vok. Kanteneffekt, m; Randeffekt, m rus. краевой… …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

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  • edge effect — noun Date: 1933 the effect of an abrupt transition between two quite different adjoining ecological communities on the numbers and kinds of organisms in the marginal habitat …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • edge effect — The tendency to have greater variety and density of organisms in the boundary zone between communities …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • edge effect — Ecol. the tendency toward greater variety and density of plant and animal populations in an ecotone. [1930 35] * * * …   Universalium

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