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2 from
from1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) fra2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) fra3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) fra4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) av, på grunn av, etterav--------etterprep. \/frɒm\/, trykksvak: \/frəm\/1) ( om utgangspunkt) fra, ide starter i\/fra London2) ( om opprinnelse) fra3) ( om kilde) av, fra4) ( om materiale) av5) ( om årsak) på grunn av, av, etter6) ( om motivasjon) av7) (om mønster, forbilde) etter8) ( om avstand i tid og rom) fra9) ( om beskyttelse) for, mot10) (om fravær, atskillelse) frafrom above ovenfra, fra ovenfrom afar fra det fjerne, langveisfra på langt holdfrom amidst eller from amid fra midten av, frem mellomfrom among eller from amongst fra, i, blantfrom behind bakfra bakfrom below eller from beneath nedenfra, fra undersiden (av)from between frem mellom, ut mellomfrom beyond fra den andre siden avfrom now fra nå (av), fra og med nåfrom out of bort fra, ut avfrom over overfrom thence ( gammeldags) derfrafrom there derfrafrom...to ( om avstand i tid og rom) fra...til...from under frem fra, frem under( slang) rett for nesen påfrom within innenfrafrom without utenfra -
3 from
[from]1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) de2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) de3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) de4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) de* * *[frɔm, frəm] prep 1 de. 2 proveniente de, da parte de. 3 para longe de, para fora de, da posse de. 4 desde, a partir de, a contar de. 5 por causa de, em conseqüência de, de acordo com, conforme, por, a julgar por, segundo. 6 diferente de. 7 afastado de, distante de. apart from salvo, exceto. different from diferente de. from above de cima. from a child desde criança. from afar de longe. from amidst do meio de. from among do meio de, dentre. from bad to worse de mal a pior. from behind something de trás de alguma coisa. from being mild he became irate primeiro ele foi amável, depois irritou-se. from beyond dalém. from day to day dia a dia, diariamente. from every angle em todo o sentido. from hand to mouth de expedientes. from her looks a julgar de seu aspecto. from high de cima, do alto. from my own experience de minha própria experiência. from now on de agora em diante, doravante. from stem to stern de popa à proa. from the beginning desde o início. from top to toe, from head to foot da cabeça aos pés. from under de baixo de. from what you say segundo (ou pelo) que você diz. from within de dentro, do interior. from year’s end to year’s end de ano a ano. he died from overwork ele morreu devido a excesso de trabalho. I am far from thinking that eu estou longe de pensar que. I saw him from the window eu o vi da janela. straight from the horse’s mouth sl de fonte fidedigna. they took it from me roubaram-no de mim. to drink from the glass beber no copo. we are far from home nós estamos longe de casa. we hid it from him nós o escondemos dele. we keep him from doing it nós impedimos que ele o fizesse. where are you from? de onde você é, onde você nasceu? -
4 from
[from]1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) iz, od2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) iz3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) od4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) zaradi* * *[frɔm, frəm]prepositionod, iz, z, zaradi, poto descend from — biti po izvoru, izvirati izfrom first to last — od začetka do konca, od A do Zto hide s.th. from s.o. — skrivati kaj pred komto keep s.o. from doing s.th. — braniti komu, da česa ne storiwhere are you from? — od kod si (ste)?from of old — zdavnaj, davnofrom behind — od zadaj, izza -
5 Romanus (Pope from August to November 897 elected amidst the chaotic aftermath of Pope Stephen VI's murder)
Религия: РоманУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Romanus (Pope from August to November 897 elected amidst the chaotic aftermath of Pope Stephen VI's murder)
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8 glare
1. noun1) (dazzle) grelles Lichtthe glare of the sun — die grelle Sonne
amidst the glare/in the full glare of publicity — (fig.) im Rampenlicht der Öffentlichkeit
2) (hostile look) feindseliger Blick2. intransitive verb1) (glower) [finster] starrenglare at somebody/something — jemanden/etwas anstarren
2) [Licht:] grell scheinen* * *[ɡleə] 1. verb1) (to stare fiercely and angrily: She glared at the little boy.) starren2) (to shine very brightly, usually to an unpleasant extent: The sun glared down on us as we crossed the desert.) strahlen2. noun1) (a fierce or angry look: a glare of displeasure.) wilder Blick2) (unpleasantly bright light: the glare of the sun.) grelles Licht•- academic.ru/31275/glaring">glaring- glaringly* * *[gleəʳ, AM gler]I. n1. (stare) wütender Blickto give sb a \glare jdn wütend anfunkelnI was dazzled by the \glare of the oncoming headlights ich wurde durch die entgegenkommenden Scheinwerfer geblendet\glare of the sun grelles Sonnenlichtto give off \glare Strahlung abgebento be in the [full]/in a \glare of publicity im [vollen] Scheinwerferlicht der Öffentlichkeit stehenII. vi1. (stare)▪ to \glare [at sb] [jdn an]starren2. (shine) blendenthe sun is glaring in my eyes die Sonne blendet mich in den Augenthe car lights \glared out die Autoscheinwerfer blendetenIII. vtto \glare defiance [at sb/sth] jdn/etw trotzig anstarren* * *[glɛə(r)]1. n1) greller Schein; (from sun, bulb, lamp) grelles Licht, greller Scheinto escape the glare of publicity — dem grellen Licht der Öffentlichkeit entkommen
2) (= stare) wütender or stechender Blicka glare of hatred/anger — ein hasserfüllter/zorniger Blick
2. vi2) (= stare) (zornig) starrento glare at sb/sth — jdn/etw zornig anstarren
3. vtto glare defiance/hatred at sb — jdn trotzig or voller Trotz/hasserfüllt or voll von Hass anstarren
* * *glare1 [ɡleə(r)]A v/i1. grell scheinen (Sonne etc), grell leuchten (Scheinwerfer etc):the sun was glaring down on them die Sonne brannte auf sie herunter3. wütend starren:glare at sb jemanden wütend anstarren, jemanden anfunkelnglare defiance (hatred) at sb jemanden trotzig (hasserfüllt) anstarrenC s1. greller Schein, grelles Leuchten:be in the full glare of publicity im Scheinwerferlicht der Öffentlichkeit stehen3. wütender oder funkelnder Blick:look at sb with a glare jemanden wütend anstarren, jemanden anfunkelnglare2 [ɡleə(r)] besonders USA s spiegelglatte (Eis- etc) Fläche:B adj spiegelglatt:glare ice Glatteis n* * *1. noun1) (dazzle) grelles Lichtamidst the glare/in the full glare of publicity — (fig.) im Rampenlicht der Öffentlichkeit
2) (hostile look) feindseliger Blick2. intransitive verb1) (glower) [finster] starrenglare at somebody/something — jemanden/etwas anstarren
2) [Licht:] grell scheinen* * *n.Blendung -en f.Grelle - n. v.anblitzen v. -
9 Economy
Portugal's economy, under the influence of the European Economic Community (EEC), and later with the assistance of the European Union (EU), grew rapidly in 1985-86; through 1992, the average annual growth was 4-5 percent. While such growth rates did not last into the late 1990s, portions of Portugal's society achieved unprecedented prosperity, although poverty remained entrenched. It is important, however, to place this current growth, which includes some not altogether desirable developments, in historical perspective. On at least three occasions in this century, Portugal's economy has experienced severe dislocation and instability: during the turbulent First Republic (1911-25); during the Estado Novo, when the world Depression came into play (1930-39); and during the aftermath of the Revolution of 25 April, 1974. At other periods, and even during the Estado Novo, there were eras of relatively steady growth and development, despite the fact that Portugal's weak economy lagged behind industrialized Western Europe's economies, perhaps more than Prime Minister Antônio de Oliveira Salazar wished to admit to the public or to foreigners.For a number of reasons, Portugal's backward economy underwent considerable growth and development following the beginning of the colonial wars in Africa in early 1961. Recent research findings suggest that, contrary to the "stagnation thesis" that states that the Estado Novo economy during the last 14 years of its existence experienced little or no growth, there were important changes, policy shifts, structural evolution, and impressive growth rates. In fact, the average annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate (1961-74) was about 7 percent. The war in Africa was one significant factor in the post-1961 economic changes. The new costs of finance and spending on the military and police actions in the African and Asian empires in 1961 and thereafter forced changes in economic policy.Starting in 1963-64, the relatively closed economy was opened up to foreign investment, and Lisbon began to use deficit financing and more borrowing at home and abroad. Increased foreign investment, residence, and technical and military assistance also had effects on economic growth and development. Salazar's government moved toward greater trade and integration with various international bodies by signing agreements with the European Free Trade Association and several international finance groups. New multinational corporations began to operate in the country, along with foreign-based banks. Meanwhile, foreign tourism increased massively from the early 1960s on, and the tourism industry experienced unprecedented expansion. By 1973-74, Portugal received more than 8 million tourists annually for the first time.Under Prime Minister Marcello Caetano, other important economic changes occurred. High annual economic growth rates continued until the world energy crisis inflation and a recession hit Portugal in 1973. Caetano's system, through new development plans, modernized aspects of the agricultural, industrial, and service sectors and linked reform in education with plans for social change. It also introduced cadres of forward-looking technocrats at various levels. The general motto of Caetano's version of the Estado Novo was "Evolution with Continuity," but he was unable to solve the key problems, which were more political and social than economic. As the boom period went "bust" in 1973-74, and growth slowed greatly, it became clear that Caetano and his governing circle had no way out of the African wars and could find no easy compromise solution to the need to democratize Portugal's restive society. The economic background of the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was a severe energy shortage caused by the world energy crisis and Arab oil boycott, as well as high general inflation, increasing debts from the African wars, and a weakening currency. While the regime prescribed greater Portuguese investment in Africa, in fact Portuguese businesses were increasingly investing outside of the escudo area in Western Europe and the United States.During the two years of political and social turmoil following the Revolution of 25 April 1974, the economy weakened. Production, income, reserves, and annual growth fell drastically during 1974-76. Amidst labor-management conflict, there was a burst of strikes, and income and productivity plummeted. Ironically, one factor that cushioned the economic impact of the revolution was the significant gold reserve supply that the Estado Novo had accumulated, principally during Salazar's years. Another factor was emigration from Portugal and the former colonies in Africa, which to a degree reduced pressures for employment. The sudden infusion of more than 600,000 refugees from Africa did increase the unemployment rate, which in 1975 was 10-15 percent. But, by 1990, the unemployment rate was down to about 5-6 percent.After 1985, Portugal's economy experienced high growth rates again, which averaged 4-5 percent through 1992. Substantial economic assistance from the EEC and individual countries such as the United States, as well as the political stability and administrative continuity that derived from majority Social Democratic Party (PSD) governments starting in mid-1987, supported new growth and development in the EEC's second poorest country. With rapid infrastruc-tural change and some unregulated development, Portugal's leaders harbored a justifiable concern that a fragile environment and ecology were under new, unacceptable pressures. Among other improvements in the standard of living since 1974 was an increase in per capita income. By 1991, the average minimum monthly wage was about 40,000 escudos, and per capita income was about $5,000 per annum. By the end of the 20th century, despite continuing poverty at several levels in Portugal, Portugal's economy had made significant progress. In the space of 15 years, Portugal had halved the large gap in living standards between itself and the remainder of the EU. For example, when Portugal joined the EU in 1986, its GDP, in terms of purchasing power-parity, was only 53 percent of the EU average. By 2000, Portugal's GDP had reached 75 percent of the EU average, a considerable achievement. Whether Portugal could narrow this gap even further in a reasonable amount of time remained a sensitive question in Lisbon. Besides structural poverty and the fact that, in 2006, the EU largesse in structural funds (loans and grants) virtually ceased, a major challenge for Portugal's economy will be to reduce the size of the public sector (about 50 percent of GDP is in the central government) to increase productivity, attract outside investment, and diversify the economy. For Portugal's economic planners, the 21st century promises to be challenging. -
10 crisis
n (pl crises)to aggravate a crisis — обострять / усугублять кризис
to be gripped by / to be in the midst of / to be locked in a crisis — быть охваченным кризисом
to bring about a crisis — вызывать кризис, служить толчком к началу кризиса
to create a crisis — создавать кризис / кризисное положение
to deepen a crisis — обострять / усугублять кризис
to de-escalate / to defuse the crisis — сокращать масштабы кризиса, ослаблять кризис
to ease the crisis — сокращать масштабы кризиса, ослаблять кризис
to exacerbate a crisis — обострять / усугублять кризис
to face a crisis — сталкиваться с кризисом; стоять на пороге кризиса
to ignite a crisis — вызывать кризис, служить толчком к началу кризиса
to limp / to lurch from one crisis to another — идти от кризиса к кризису
to resolve a crisis — преодолевать / разрешать кризис, справляться с кризисом
to settle / to solve a crisis — преодолевать / разрешать кризис, справляться с кризисом
to spark off / to trigger (off) a crisis — вызывать кризис, служить толчком к началу кризиса
- affected by the crisis - agrarian crisisto worsen a crisis — обострять / усугублять кризис
- agricultural crisis
- amidst the worst crisis
- artificial crisis
- balance-of-payments crisis
- bilateral crisis
- budget crisis
- cabinet crisis
- chronic crisis
- consequences of a crisis
- constitutional crisis
- crisis blew up
- crisis broke out
- crisis came to a head
- crisis continues unabated
- crisis erupted
- crisis flared
- crisis gripped the country
- crisis is brewing
- crisis is building up
- crisis is deepening by the hour
- crisis is reaching a climax
- crisis of confidence
- crisis of power
- crisis of the ruling regime
- crisis spills over into war
- current crisis
- cyclical crisis
- deep crisis
- deepening crisis
- deepening mood of crisis
- deep-seated crisis
- diplomatic solution to a crisis
- dire crisis
- ecological crisis
- economic crisis
- elimination of a crisis
- energy crisis
- every possible avenue has got to be explored to find a political solution to the crisis
- exchange crisis
- financial crisis
- fiscal crisis
- food crisis
- fuel crisis
- general crisis
- global crisis
- government crisis
- governmental crisis
- grave crisis
- Gulf crisis
- home crisis
- hostage crisis
- housing crisis
- imminent crisis
- impact of a crisis
- in a state of crisis - internal crisis
- internal political crisis
- international crisis
- intractable crisis
- looming crisis
- ministerial crisis
- monetary and financial crisis
- mounting crisis
- national crisis
- offset of the crisis
- oil crisis
- on the verge of a crisis
- peaceful outcome to a crisis
- periodic crisis
- perpetual crisis
- petroleum crisis
- phase of a crisis
- political crisis
- profound crisis
- protracted crisis
- raw-materials crisis
- recurrent crisis
- resolution of a crisis
- serious crisis
- settling of a crisis
- severe crisis
- signs of a crisis
- social crisis
- spiraling crisis
- underlying crisis
- unparalleled crisis
- way out of the crisis
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11 among
əˈmʌŋ предл.;
тж. amongst
1) между, посреди, среди a village among the hills ≈ деревня в горах they quarrelled among themselves ≈ они перессорились Syn: amid, amidst, between, betwixt
2) из числа, в числе I rate him among my friends ≈ я считаю его своим другом he is numbered among the dead ≈ его считают убитым We were among the crowd that gathered there. ≈ Мы были среди собравшейся там толпы.
3) из one among a thousand ≈ один из тысячи
4) среди, у among the ancient Greeks ≈ у древних грековуказывает на положение среди группы предметов или лиц среди, посреди, между - a village * the hills деревня среди холмов;
- a house * the trees дом, окруженный деревьями;
- one * many один из многих указывает на движение предмета или лица среди других предметов или лиц: среди;
через - he passed * the crowd он пробирался через толпу;
- the explorers had to grope their way * the ruins исследователям пришлось ощупью пробираться среди развалин указывает на связь предмета или лица с другими предметами или лицами: среди - * guests were two actors среди гостей были два актера;
- several * the audience heard it кое-кто из публики слышал указывает на превосходство над другими предметами или лицами: из, среди - fairest * women красивейшая из женщин;
- pre-eminent * the writers of his day самый выдающийся из писателей того времени;
- Paris is * the largest cities in the world Париж - один из самых больших городов мира указывает на распределение чего-л. среди нескольких человек между - to divide property * the heirs разделить имущество между наследниками;
- not five pounds * them у них нет и пяти фунтов на всех указывает на взаимность отношений или связанность действий: между;
между собой - lasting peace * the peoples прочный мир между народами;
- they quarrel * themselves они ссорятся между собой;
- settle it * yourselves уладьте это между собой;
договоритесь об этом сами;
- you have, * you, spoiled the child вы все вместе испортили ребенка указывает на соотнесенность действий с какой-л. средой, эпохой% среди, в эпоху - it was the custom * our ancestors таков был обычай наших предков;
- * the ancient Greeks у древних греков в сочетаниях - from * из, среди - a strange figure rose from * the crowd над толпой возвышалась странная фигура;
- * other things между прочим;
- * other things he said that... между прочим он сказал, что...among prep из;
one among a thousand один из тысячи ~ prep из числа, в числе;
I rate him among my friends я считаю его своим другом;
he is numbered among the dead его считают убитым ~ prep посреди, среди, между;
a village among the hills деревня в горах;
they quarrelled among themselves они перессорились ~ prep у, среди;
among the ancient Greeks у древних греков~ other things между прочим thing: above all ~s прежде всего, главным образом;
among other things между прочим~ prep у, среди;
among the ancient Greeks у древних греков~ prep из числа, в числе;
I rate him among my friends я считаю его своим другом;
he is numbered among the dead его считают убитым~ prep из числа, в числе;
I rate him among my friends я считаю его своим другом;
he is numbered among the dead его считают убитымamong prep из;
one among a thousand один из тысячиreckon ~ относить reckon ~ причислять reckon: ~ принимать во внимание( with) ;
he is to be reckoned with с ним надо считаться;
reckon among, reckon in причислять к;
reckon up подсчитывать~ prep посреди, среди, между;
a village among the hills деревня в горах;
they quarrelled among themselves они перессорились~ prep посреди, среди, между;
a village among the hills деревня в горах;
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12 midst
nounbe in the midst of doing something — gerade mitten dabei sein, etwas zu tun
in our/their midst — in unserer/ihrer Mitte
* * *[midst]- academic.ru/116920/in_the_midst_of">in the midst of- in our
- your
- their midst* * *[mɪdst]he was lost in their \midst er kam sich unter ihnen verloren vorI am honoured to be in your \midst this evening ich bin geehrt, heute Abend in eurer Mitte zu sein; (in middle of)... in the \midst of a rainstorm... während es gerade heftig regnetein the \midst of chaos/a crisis mitten im Chaos/in einer Krisein the \midst of a forest mitten im Waldin the \midst of sb's troubles zu allem Unglück von jdm; (busy with)to be in the \midst of a discussion/meeting gerade mitten in einer Diskussion/Sitzung sein* * *[mɪdst]1. nMitte fwe are in the midst of an economic crisis —
in our midst — unter uns, in unserer Mitte
in the midst of life ( we are in death) (Bibl) — mitten im Leben sind wir vom Tod umgeben
2. prep (old poet)See:= amid(st)* * *midst [mıdst]A s:from the midst aus der Mitte;in their (our) midst mitten unter ihnen (uns);he was taken from our midst er wurde aus unserer Mitte gerissen* * *nounbe in the midst of doing something — gerade mitten dabei sein, etwas zu tun
in our/their midst — in unserer/ihrer Mitte
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13 Romanus
Религия: (Pope from August to November 897 elected amidst the chaotic aftermath of Pope Stephen VI's murder) Роман -
14 mid
1. n уст. середина2. a средний, серединныйin mid air — между небом и землёй; высоко в воздухе
3. a фон. относящийся к гласным среднего подъёма4. a как компонент сложных слов; в русском языке соответствует среди; посредиmid position — среднее положение, положение посередине
5. prep поэт. средьСинонимический ряд:1. middle (adj.) center; centermost; central; centre; equidistant; halfway; inner; intermediary; intermediate; internal; mean; medial; median; middle; middlemost; middle-of-the-road; midmost; midway2. among (other) amid; amidst (literary); among; amongst -
15 Fátima
Village in central Portugal, site of a Catholic shrine and pilgrimage center, and place associated with the cult of Our Lady of Fátima. Near this small village in the so-called "Cove of the Lions," the Virgin Mary reportedly appeared before three peasant children, on the 13th of each month, from May to October 1917. The children were told that they were being addressed by Our Lady of the Rosary, and that a chapel should be built there in her honor. Fátima soon became, in effect, the Portuguese Lourdes, one of the great Catholic shrines and pilgrimage centers. In 1932, the Catholic Church authorized devotion to Our Lady of Fátima, and a large shrine and basilica were constructed near the site of the incidents. In 1967, Pope Paul VI visited Fátima. Fátima has become a center of devotion for millions of persons in recent decades, as well as the topic of a continuing controversy between believers and skeptics and critics. Debates about the significance of what happened at Fátima in 1917 and the aftermath will continue, but it is a fact that the development of Fátima as a Catholic shrine and pilgrimage center occurred amidst a Catholic revival in Portugal during the first third of the 20th century. -
16 amid
1 ( against a background of) au milieu de [laughter, applause] ; à la suite de [allegations, criticism, reports, rumours] ; the search continues amid growing concern ou fears for the child's safety les recherches se poursuivent alors que l'on craint de plus en plus pour la sécurité de l'enfant ; the directors met amid growing pressure from shareholders for their resignation les administrateurs se sont réunis alors que les actionnaires exerçaient une pression de plus en plus forte pour obtenir leur démission ;2 ( surrounded by) parmi, au milieu de [fields, trees, wreckage]. -
17 Cochran, Josephine C.
SUBJECT AREA: Domestic appliances and interiors[br]b. c.1842 Ohio, USAd. after November 1908 USA[br]American inventor of the dishwashing machine.[br]Amidst the growing cohorts of American inventors who began to deluge the patent office with their inventions from around the middle of the nineteenth century are at least 30 women who received patents for dishwashers. Of these, it seems that Josephine C.Cochran can be credited with the invention of the first commercially available dishwasher. She developed her machine over a period often years, achieving patents in 1886 and 1888, with a third in 1894 for a "dish-cleaner". She completed the work in 1889, only after the death of her husband, who had kept her too short of funds to perfect her invention. Cochran exhibited her dishwasher at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1892. There was a smaller, "family"-size machine for domestic use and a larger model, steam-driven, for major hotels and restaurants; this latter model was used by many such establishments in Chicago. It was said that the large machine could scald, rinse and dry up to 240 plates of various shapes and sizes in two minutes. Her invention had won her sufficient fame to earn her a place in a list, published in 1886, of prominent American women inventors.Little is known of Cochran's personal details, save that she was married to a circuit clerk ten years her senior, by whom she had a daughter. She was still active in November 1908, for she exhibited again at the Martha Washington Hotel Suffrage Bazaar in New York City.[br]Further ReadingA.Stanley, 1993, Mothers and Daughters of Invention, Meruchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, pp. 438–9.LRD -
18 Symington, William
SUBJECT AREA: Ports and shipping[br]b. 1764 Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotlandd. 22 March 1831 Wapping, London, England[br]Scottish pioneer of steam navigation.[br]Symington was the son of the Superintendent of the Mines Company in Lanarkshire, and attended the local school. When he was 22 years old he was sent by Gilbert Meason, Manager of the Wanlockhead mines, to Edinburgh University. In 1779 he was working on the assembly of a Watt engine as an apprentice to his brother, George, and in 1786 he started experiments to modify a Watt engine in order to avoid infringing the separate condenser patent. He sought a patent for his alternative, which was paid for by Meason. He constructed a model steam road carriage which was completed in 1786; it was shown in Edinburgh by Meason, attracting interest but inadequate financial support. It had a horizontal cylinder and was non-condensing. No full-sized engine was ever built but the model secured the interest of Patrick Miller, an Edinburgh banker, who ordered an engine from Symington to drive an experimental boat, 25 ft (7.6 m) long with a dual hull, which performed satisfactorily on Dalswinton Loch in 1788. In the following year Miller ordered a larger engine for a bigger boat which was tried on the Forth \& Clyde Canal in December 1789, the component parts having been made by the Carron Company. The engine worked perfectly but had the effect of breaking the paddle wheels. These were repaired and further trials were successful but Miller lost interest and his experiments lapsed. Symington devoted himself thereafter to building stationary engines. He built other engines for mine pumping at Sanquhar and Leadhills before going further afield. In all, he built over thirty engines, about half of them being rotary. In 1800–1 he designed the engine for a boat for Lord Dundas, the Charlotte Dundas; this was apparently the first boat of that name and sailed on both the Forth and Clyde rivers. A second Charlotte Dundas with a horizontal cylinder was to follow and first sailed in January 1803 for the Forth \& Clyde Canal Company. The speed of the boat was only 2 mph (3 km/h) and much was made by its detractors of the damage said to be caused to the canal banks by its wash. Lord Dundas declined to authorize payment of outstanding accounts; Symington received little reward for his efforts. He died in the house of his son-in-law, Dr Robert Bowie, in Wapping, amidst heated controversy about the true inventor of steam navigation.[br]Further ReadingW.S.Harvey and G.Downs-Rose, 1980, William Symington, Inventor and Engine- Builder, London: Mechanical Engineering Publications.IMcN
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