engineer-to-order shop

1) цех || цеховой

2) завод, небольшой завод

3) мастерская; станция (напр. обслуживания)

4) производственный

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- assemble-to-order shop

service ['sɜ:vɪs]

1 noun

(a) (to friend, community, country, God) service m;

∎ in the service of God/one's country au service de Dieu/sa patrie;

∎ he was rewarded for services rendered to industry/to his country il a été récompensé pour services rendus à l'industrie/à son pays;

∎ to require the services of a priest/of a doctor avoir recours aux services d'un prêtre/d'un médecin;

∎ many people gave their services free beaucoup de gens donnaient des prestations bénévoles;

∎ to offer one's services proposer ses services;

∎ for services rendered pour services rendus;

∎ at your service à votre service, à votre disposition;

∎ to be of service to sb rendre service à qn, être utile à qn;

∎ can I be of service (to you)? puis-je vous aider ou vous être utile?; (in shop) qu'y a-t-il pour votre service?;

∎ she's always ready to be of service elle est très serviable, elle est toujours prête à rendre service;

∎ the jug had to do service as a teapot le pichet a dû faire office de ou servir de théière;

∎ to do sb a service rendre (un) service à qn;

∎ he did me a great service by not telling them il m'a rendu un grand service en ne leur disant rien;

∎ the car has given us/has seen good service la voiture nous a bien servi/a fait long usage

(b) (working order → of machine) service m;

∎ to bring or put a machine into service mettre une machine en service;

∎ to come into service (system, bridge) entrer en service;

∎ the cash dispenser isn't in service at the moment le distributeur automatique de billets est hors service ou n'est pas en service en ce moment

(c) (employment → in firm) service m;

∎ twenty years' service with the same company vingt ans de service dans la même entreprise;

∎ bonuses depend on length of service les primes sont versées en fonction de l'ancienneté

(d) old-fashioned (as domestic servant) service;

∎ to be in service être domestique;

∎ to go into or to enter sb's service entrer au service de qn

(e) (in shop, hotel, restaurant) service m;

∎ the food was good but the service was poor on a bien mangé mais le service n'était pas à la hauteur;

∎ you get fast service in a supermarket on est servi rapidement dans un supermarché;

∎ 10 percent service included/not included (on bill, menu) service 10 pour cent compris/non compris;

∎ 10 percent is added for service (on bill, menu) service 10 pour cent non compris;

∎ service with a smile (slogan) servi avec le sourire

(f) Military service m;

∎ he saw active service in Korea il a servi en Corée, il a fait la campagne de Corée;

∎ fit/unfit for service apte/inapte au service;

∎ Nautical service afloat/ashore service m à bord/à terre;

∎ the services les (différentes branches des) forces fpl armées;

∎ their son is in the services leur fils est dans les forces armées

(g) (department, scheme) service m;

∎ bus/train service service m d'autobus/de trains;

∎ postal/telephone services services mpl postaux/téléphoniques;

∎ a new 24-hour banking service un nouveau service bancaire fonctionnant 24 heures sur 24;

∎ a bus provides a service between the two stations un autobus assure la navette entre les deux gares

(h) Religion (Catholic) service m, office m; (Protestant) service m, culte m;

∎ to attend (a) service assister à l'office ou au culte

(i) (of car, machine → upkeep) entretien m; (→ overhaul) révision f;

∎ the car is due for its 20,000 mile service la voiture arrive à la révision des 32 000 km

(j) (set of tableware) service m

(k) Sport service m;

∎ Smith broke his opponent's service Smith a pris le service de son adversaire ou a fait le break

(l) Law (of summons, writ) signification f, notification f;

∎ service of documents signification f d'actes

(m) (tree) alisier m, sorbier m

2 compound-forming noun

(a) (entrance, hatch, stairs) de service

(b) Cars & Technology (manual, history, record) d'entretien

(c) Military (family, pay) de militaire; (conditions) dans les forces armées

3 transitive verb

(a) (overhaul → central heating, car) réviser;

∎ to have one's car serviced faire réviser sa voiture;

∎ the car has been regularly serviced la voiture a été régulièrement entretenue

(b) Finance (debt) assurer le service de

(c) (supply needs of) pourvoir aux besoins de

(d) Agriculture (of bull, stallion) couvrir, servir

4 services plural noun

(a) British (on motorway) aire f de service

(b) Commerce & Economics services mpl;

∎ goods and services biens mpl et services mpl;

∎ more and more people will be working in services de plus en plus de gens travailleront dans le tertiaire

►► American service academy école f militaire;

service agreement contrat m de service;

service area Cars (on motorway) aire f de service; Television & Radio zone f desservie ou de réception;

Cars service bay (in garage) zone f de travail;

service bell (in hotel) sonnette f (pour appeler un employé de l'hôtel);

Computing service bureau société f de traitement à façon;

Australian & New Zealand service bus autocar m;

Australian & New Zealand service car autocar m;

Aviation service ceiling plafond m de fonctionnement normal;

American Cars service center aire f de services (au bord d'une autoroute);

service charge service m;

∎ they've forgotten to include the service charge on the bill ils ont oublié de facturer le service;

American service club club m à vocation caritative;

service company entreprise f prestataire de services;

service court (in tennis) rectangle m de service;

service engineer technicien(enne) m,f de maintenance;

service fault (in tennis) faute f de service;

service fee prestation f de service;

British service flat = appartement avec services ménagers et de restauration;

service game (in tennis) jeu m de service;

service hatch passe-plat m;

service industry industrie f de services;

service life durée f de vie;

British service lift monte-charge m;

service line (in tennis) ligne f de service;

Astronomy service module module m de service;

Military service personnel personnel m militaire;

American service plaza relais m;

service provider (person, company) prestataire m de service(s); Computing (for Internet) fournisseur m d'accès;

Military service rifle fusil m réglementaire ou de l'armée;

service road (behind shops, factory) = voie d'accès réservée aux livreurs; (on motorway) = voie d'accès réservée à l'entretien et aux services d'urgence;

Commerce & Economics service sector secteur m tertiaire, tertiaire m;

service station station-service f;

Botany service tree alisier m, sorbier m;

Military service vehicle véhicule m militaire ou de l'armée

SUBJECT AREA: Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic engineering, Weapons and armour

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Frederick W.Howe attended local schools until the age of 16 and then entered the machine shop of Gay \& Silver at North Chelmsford, Massachusetts, as an apprentice and remained with that firm for nine years. He then joined Robbins, Kendall \& Lawrence of Windsor, Vermont, as Assistant to Richard S. Lawrence in designing machine tools. A year later (1848) he was made Plant Superintendent. During his time with this firm, Howe designed a profiling machine which was used in all gun shops in the United States: a barrel-drilling and rifling machine, and the first commercially successful milling machine. Robbins \& Lawrence took to the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, England, a set of rifles built on the interchangeable system. The interest this created resulted in a visit of some members of the British Royal Small Arms Commission to America and subsequently in an order for 150 machine tools, jigs and fixtures from Robbins \& Lawrence, to be installed at the small-arms factory at Enfield. From 1853 to 1856 Howe was in charge of the design and building of these machines. In 1856 he established his own armoury at Newark, New Jersey, but transferred after two years to Middletown, Connecticut, where he continued the manufacture of small arms until the outbreak of the Civil War. He then became Superintendent of the armoury of the Providence Tool Company at Providence, Rhode Island, and served in that capacity until the end of the war. In 1865 he went to Bridgeport, Connecticut, to assist Elias Howe with the manufacture of his sewing machine. After the death of Elias Howe, Frederick Howe returned to Providence to join the Brown \& Sharpe Manufacturing Company. As Superintendent of that establishment he worked with Joseph R. Brown in the development of many of the firm's products, including machinery for the Wilcox \& Gibbs sewing machine then being made by Brown \& Sharpe. From 1876 Howe was in business on his own account as a consulting mechanical engineer and in his later years he was engaged in the development of shoe machinery and in designing a one-finger typewriter, which, however, was never completed. He was granted several patents, mainly in the fields of machine tools and firearms. As a designer, Howe was said to have been a perfectionist, making frequent improvements; when completed, his designs were always sound.

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SUBJECT AREA: Mining and extraction technology

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After attending the School of Mines at Bochum, from 1862 he worked as an overseer in the coal-mining district of Ibbenbüren until he joined a mining company in the Ruhr area. There, as head of the machine shop, he was mainly concerned with sinking new shafts. In 1873 he became the Technical Director of the Hannover mine, near Bochum, which belonged to Krupp. When the shaft hoisting was to be extended to a lower level Koepe conceived the idea of applying a friction winder to the hoist instead of a drum, in order to save weight and costs. His method involved the use of an endless rope to which the cages were fixed without a safety catch. The rope passed over pulleys instead of coiling and uncoiling on a drum, and he consequently proposed to have the motor erected on top of the shaft rather than beside it, as had been the practice until then.

Koepe's innovation turned out to be highly effective for hoisting heavy loads from deep shafts and was still popular in many countries in the 1990s, although the Krupp company did not accept it for a long time. He had severe personal problems with the company, and as Krupp refused to have his system patented he had to take it out in his own name in 1877. However, Krupp did not pay for the extension of the patent, nor did they pass the dossiers over to him, so the patent expired two years later. It was not until 1888 that a hoisting engine equipped with a friction winder was erected for the first time in a head gear, above the new Hannover II shaft. The following year Koepe left the Krupp company and settled as a freelance consulting engineer in Bochum; he was successful in having his system introduced by other mining companies. Ironi-cally, in 1948 the world's first four-rope winding, based on his system, was installed at the Hannover mine.

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call [kɔ:l]

1. noun

   a. ( = shout) appel m

• a call for help un appel au secours

   b. [of bird] cri m

   c. ( = phone call) coup m de téléphone

• to make a call passer un coup de téléphone

• there's a call for you on te demande au téléphone

• I want to pay for the three calls I made je voudrais régler mes trois communications

• I'd like a call at 7am j'aimerais qu'on me réveille à 7 heures

   d. ( = summons, invitation) appel m ; ( = vocation) vocation f

• to be on call [doctor] être de garde

   e. ( = short visit) visite f

• to pay sb a call rendre visite à qn

• I made several calls [doctor] j'ai fait plusieurs visites

   f. ( = demand) there have been calls for new security measures on a demandé de nouvelles mesures de sécurité

   g. ( = need) there is no call for you to worry il n'y a pas lieu de vous inquiéter

   h. it's your/their etc call (figurative) c'est à toi/eux etc de décider

2. transitive verb

   a. [+ person, sb's name] appeler

• to call sb in/out/up crier à qn d'entrer/de sortir/de monter

• "hello!" he called « bonjour ! » cria-t-il

• let's call it a day! (inf) ça suffira pour aujourd'hui !

• we called it a day at 3 o'clock (inf) à 3 heures, on a décidé d'arrêter

   b. ( = give name to) appeler

• to be called s'appeler

• what are you called? comment vous appelez-vous ?

• he calls himself a colonel il se prétend colonel

• he called her a liar il l'a traitée de menteuse

• I wouldn't call it an ideal solution je ne dirais pas que c'est une solution idéale

• shall we call it $10? (agreeing on price) disons 10 dollars ?

• what I call education is... pour moi, l'éducation c'est...

   c. ( = summon) appeler ; ( = waken) réveiller

• to call a doctor appeler un médecin

• call me at eight réveillez-moi à huit heures

• to call the police/an ambulance appeler la police/une ambulance

• to call a meeting convoquer une assemblée

   d. ( = telephone) appeler

3. intransitive verb

   a. [person] appeler ; [bird] pousser un cri

• to call (out) to sb appeler qn

   b. ( = visit also call in passer

• she called (in) to see her mother elle est passée voir sa mère

• to call (in) at a port/at Dover faire escale dans un port/à Douvres

   c. ( = telephone) appeler

• who's calling? c'est de la part de qui ?

• to call in sick téléphoner pour dire qu'on est malade

4. compounds

► call centre noun centre m d'appels

► call girl noun call-girl f

► call-out charge, call-out fee noun frais mpl de déplacement

► call sign, call signal noun indicatif m (d'appel)

► call-up noun ( = military service) appel m (sous les drapeaux)

• general call-up (in wartime) mobilisation f générale ► call-up papers plural noun papiers mpl militaires

► call waiting noun (Telecommunications) signal m d'appel

► call away separable transitive verb

• to be called away on business être obligé de s'absenter pour affaires► call back (on phone)

1. intransitive verb

2. separable transitive verb

► call for inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = summon) appeler

   b. ( = require) [+ actions, measures, courage] exiger

• the situation calls for a new approach la situation exige une nouvelle approche

• strict measures are called for des mesures strictes s'imposent

• to call for sb's resignation réclamer la démission de qn

   c. ( = collect) I'll call for you at 6 o'clock je passerai vous prendre à 6 heures

► call in separable transitive verb

   a. [+ doctor, police] appeler

• he was called in to lead the inquiry on a fait appel à lui pour mener l'enquête

   b. [+ faulty product] rappeler

► call off separable transitive verb

[+ appointment, trip, wedding] annuler ; [+ match] ( = cancel) annuler ; ( = cut short) interrompre

• to call off a strike (before it starts) annuler une grève ; (after it starts) mettre fin à une grève► call on inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = visit) [+ person] rendre visite à

   b. to call on sb to do ( = invite) prier qn de faire ; ( = order) mettre qn en demeure de faire

► call out

1. intransitive verb

• he called out to me il m'a appelé

2. separable transitive verb

[+ doctor] appeler ; [+ troops, fire brigade, police] faire appel à

• to call workers out (on strike) lancer un ordre de grève

► call round intransitive verb

• to call round to see sb passer voir qn► call up separable transitive verb

   a. [+ troops] mobiliser ; [+ reservists] rappeler

   b. ( = phone) téléphoner à

► call upon inseparable transitive verb

• to call upon sb to do ( = invite) prier qn de faire ; ( = order) mettre qn en demeure de faire

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1) Telecommunications appel m (téléphonique) ( from de)

2) ( cry) ( human) appel m ( for à); ( animal) cri m

3) ( summons) appel m

4) ( visit) visite f

5) ( demand) demande f ( for de)

6) ( need)

7) ( allure) appel m (of de)

8) Sport décision f

9) ( for repayment) demande f de remboursement

10) ( duty)

11) Religion ( vocation) vocation f

transitive verb

1) (also call out) ( say loudly) appeler [name, number]; crier [answer, instructions]; annoncer [result, flight]

2) ( summon) appeler [lift]; ( by shouting) appeler [person, animal]; ( by phone) appeler; ( by letter) convoquer

3) ( telephone) (also call up) appeler (at à; from de)

4) ( give a name) appeler [person, baby, animal, place, product] (by par); intituler [book, film, music, play]

5) ( arrange) organiser [strike]; convoquer [meeting, rehearsal]; fixer [election]

6) ( waken) réveiller [person]

7) ( describe as)

8) Sport [referee] déclarer

9) Computing appeler [file]

1) (also call out) ( cry out) [person, animal] appeler; ( louder) crier; [bird] crier

2) ( telephone) appeler

3) ( visit) passer

4) ( tossing coins) parier

- call away

- call back

- call by

- call for

- call in

- call off

- call on

- call out

- call over

- call round

- call up

SUBJECT AREA: Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic engineering

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Henry Maudslay was the third son of an ex-soldier and storekeeper at Woolwich Arsenal. At the age of 12 he was employed at the Arsenal filling cartridges; two years later he was transferred to the woodworking department, adjacent to the smithy, to which he moved when 15 years old. He was a rapid learner, and three years later Joseph Bramah took him on for the construction of special tools required for the mass-production of his locks. Maudslay was thus employed for the next eight years. He became Bramah's foreman, married his housekeeper, Sarah Tindale, and, unable to better himself, decided to leave and set up on his own. He soon outgrew his first premises in Wells Street and moved to Margaret Street, off Oxford Street, where some examples of his workmanship were displayed in the window. These caught the attention of a visiting Frenchman, de Bacquancourt; he was a friend of Marc Isambard Brunel, who was then in the early stages of designing the block-making machinery later installed at Portsmouth dockyard.

Brunel wanted first a set of working models, as he did not think that the Lords of the Admiralty would be capable of understanding engineering drawings; Maudslay made these for him within the next two years. Sir Samuel Bentham, Inspector-General of Naval Works, agreed that Brunel's system was superior to the one that he had gone some way in developing; the Admiralty approved, and an order was placed for the complete plant. The manufacture of the machinery occupied Maudslay for the next six years; he was assisted by a draughtsman whom he took on from Portsmouth dockyard, Joshua Field (1786–1863), who became his partner in Maudslay, Son and Field. There were as many as eighty employees at Margaret Street until, in 1810, larger premises became necessary and a new works was built at Lambeth Marsh where, eventually, there were up to two hundred workers. The new factory was flanked by two houses, one of which was occupied by Maudslay, the other by Field. The firm became noted for its production of marine steam-engines, notably Maudslay's table engine which was first introduced in 1807.

Maudslay was a consummate craftsman who was never happier than when working at his bench or at a machine tool; he was also one of the first engineers to appreciate the virtues of standardization. Evidence of this appreciation is to be found in his work in the development of the Bramah lock and then on the machine tools for the manufacture of ship's blocks to Marc Brunel's designs; possibly his most important contribution was the invention in 1797 of the metal lathe. He made a number of surface plates of the finest quality. The most celebrated of his numerous measuring devices was a micrometer-based machine which he termed his "Lord Chancellor" because, in the machine shop, it represented the "final court of appeal", measuring to one-thousandth of an inch.

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SUBJECT AREA: Electronics and information technology, Recording

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Of English descent, Smith embarked on an education in mechanical engineering, graduating from West Jersey Academy, Bridgeton, New Jersey, in 1859. In 1863 he established a machine shop in Bridgeton, New Jersey, that became the Ferracute Machine Company in 1877, eventually specializing in the manufacture of presses for metalworking. He seems to have subscribed to design principles considered modern even in the 1990s, "always giving attention to the development of artistic form in combination with simplicity, and with massive strength where required" (bibliographic reference below). He was successful in his business, and developed and patented a large number of mechanical constructions.

Inspired by the advent of the phonograph of Edison, in 1878 Smith obtained the tin-foil mechanical phonograph, analysed its shortcomings and performed some experiments in magnetic recording. He filed a caveat in the US Patent Office in order to be protected while he "reduced the invention to practice". However, he did not follow this trail. When there was renewed interest in practical sound recording and reproduction in 1888 (the constructions of Berliner and Bell \& Tainter), Smith published an account of his experiments in the journal Electrical World. In a corrective letter three weeks later it is clear that he was aware of the physical requirements for the interaction between magnetic coil and magnetic medium, but his publications also indicate that he did not as such obtain reproduction of recorded sound.

Smith did not try to develop magnetic recording, but he felt it imperative that he be given credit for conceiving the idea of it. When accounts of Valdemar Poulsen's work were published in 1900, Smith attempted to prove some rights in the invention in the US Patent Office, but to no avail.

He was a highly respected member of both his community and engineering societies, and in later life became interested in the anti-slavery cause that had also been close to the heart of his parents, as well as in the YMCA movement and in women's suffrage.

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