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he was a failure in art

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1 изобразительные искусства

1. graphical arts

искусство — fine art

искусства — fine arts

мир искусств — world of art

чистое искусство — pure art

школа искусств — art school

2. graphic arts

изящное искусство — fine art

центр искусств — art center

«искусство боя» — martial art

изящные искусства — fine arts

искусство ацтеков — Aztec art

3. fine art

жизнь коротка, искусство вечно — art is long, life is short

испортить произведение искусства — to deface a work of art

игнорировать современное искусство — to neglect modern art

«сырое искусство»; непрофессиональное искусство — art brut

центр исполнительского искусства — performing arts center

4. fine arts

он был неудачником в искусстве — he was a failure in art

изящные искусства; изобразительные искусства — fine arts

вторжение в область искусства — incursions into the arts

прививать любовь к искусству — to cultivate love of art

деятель литературы и искусства — man of letters and art

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > изобразительные искусства
2 прикладное искусство

1. applied arts

жизнь коротка, искусство вечно — art is long, life is short

испортить произведение искусства — to deface a work of art

игнорировать современное искусство — to neglect modern art

«сырое искусство»; непрофессиональное искусство — art brut

центр исполнительского искусства — performing arts center

2. applied art

он был неудачником в искусстве — he was a failure in art

изящные искусства; изобразительные искусства — fine arts

вторжение в область искусства — incursions into the arts

прививать любовь к искусству — to cultivate love of art

деятель литературы и искусства — man of letters and art

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > прикладное искусство
3 он был неудачником в искусстве

Makarov: he was a failure in art

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > он был неудачником в искусстве
4 versagen

I v/i fail (auch Person etc.); TECH. auch break down; Motor: stall; jämmerlich versagen fail miserably; die Beine versagten ihr ( den Dienst) her legs gave way (Am. out); seine Stimme versagte his voice failed him; sein Gedächtnis versagte his memory failed him ( oder let him down)

II v/t geh. (verweigern) refuse, deny; jemandem etw. versagen refuse ( oder deny) s.o. s.th.; es war ihnen versagt, den Raum zu betreten etc. they were denied entrance to the room etc.; jemandem den Dienst versagen refuse to obey s.o.; sich (Dat) etw. versagen deny o.s. s.th., for(e)go s.th.; es blieb ihm versagt it was denied him, he was denied it; es blieb ihm versagt, es zu tun it was denied him to do it, he was not to do it; Kinder sind uns versagt geblieben we have been denied children

III v/refl geh.: sich jemandem versagen refuse s.o.; altm., sexuell: refuse to give o.s. to s.o.

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das Versagen

breakdown; failure

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Ver|sa|gen [fɛɐ'zaːgn]
nt -s, no pl
failure; (von Maschine) breakdown
menschliches Verságen — human error

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1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) fail

2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) fail

3) (the state or act of failing: She was upset by her failure in the exam; failure of the electricity supply.) failure

4) (to come to an end: My patience gave out.) give out

5) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) go

6) (faulty performance or a faulty process: There's a malfunction in the main engine.) malfunction

7) ((of a gun, bomb etc) to fail to explode or catch fire.) misfire

8) ((of a plan etc) to go wrong.) misfire

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Ver·sa·gen

<-s>

nt kein pl

1. (Scheitern) failure no art, no pl; (Erfolglosigkeit) lack of success no art, no pl

menschliches \Versagen human error

2. (Fehlfunktion) failure

ein \Versagen des Herzens/der Nieren a heart/kidney failure

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1.
intransitives Verb fail; <machine, engine> stop [working], break down

menschliches Versagen — human error

ihre Stimme versagte — her voice failed
2.
transitives Verb (geh.) (nicht gewähren)

jemandem etwas versagen — deny or refuse somebody something

ein Kind blieb ihr versagt — a child was denied her

ich konnte es mir nicht versagen, darauf zu antworten — I could not refrain from answering
3.
reflexives Verb

sich jemandem versagen — refuse to give oneself or surrender to somebody

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versagen

A. v/i fail (auch Person etc); TECH auch break down; Motor: stall;

jämmerlich versagen fail miserably;

die Beine versagten ihr (den Dienst) her legs gave way (US out);

seine Stimme versagte his voice failed him;

sein Gedächtnis versagte his memory failed him ( oder let him down)

B. v/t geh (verweigern) refuse, deny;

jemandem etwas versagen refuse ( oder deny) sb sth;

es war ihnen versagt, den Raum zu betreten etc they were denied entrance to the room etc;

jemandem den Dienst versagen refuse to obey sb;

sich (dat)

etwas versagen deny o.s. sth, for(e)go sth;

es blieb ihm versagt it was denied him, he was denied it;

es blieb ihm versagt, es zu tun it was denied him to do it, he was not to do it;

Kinder sind uns versagt geblieben we have been denied children

C. v/r geh:

sich jemandem versagen refuse sb; obs, sexuell: refuse to give o.s. to sb

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1.
intransitives Verb fail; <machine, engine> stop [working], break down

menschliches Versagen — human error

ihre Stimme versagte — her voice failed
2.
transitives Verb (geh.) (nicht gewähren)

jemandem etwas versagen — deny or refuse somebody something

ein Kind blieb ihr versagt — a child was denied her

ich konnte es mir nicht versagen, darauf zu antworten — I could not refrain from answering
3.
reflexives Verb

sich jemandem versagen — refuse to give oneself or surrender to somebody

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n.

breakdown n.

failure n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > versagen
5 Versagen

I v/i fail (auch Person etc.); TECH. auch break down; Motor: stall; jämmerlich versagen fail miserably; die Beine versagten ihr ( den Dienst) her legs gave way (Am. out); seine Stimme versagte his voice failed him; sein Gedächtnis versagte his memory failed him ( oder let him down)

II v/t geh. (verweigern) refuse, deny; jemandem etw. versagen refuse ( oder deny) s.o. s.th.; es war ihnen versagt, den Raum zu betreten etc. they were denied entrance to the room etc.; jemandem den Dienst versagen refuse to obey s.o.; sich (Dat) etw. versagen deny o.s. s.th., for(e)go s.th.; es blieb ihm versagt it was denied him, he was denied it; es blieb ihm versagt, es zu tun it was denied him to do it, he was not to do it; Kinder sind uns versagt geblieben we have been denied children

III v/refl geh.: sich jemandem versagen refuse s.o.; altm., sexuell: refuse to give o.s. to s.o.

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das Versagen

breakdown; failure

* * *
Ver|sa|gen [fɛɐ'zaːgn]
nt -s, no pl
failure; (von Maschine) breakdown
menschliches Verságen — human error

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1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) fail

2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) fail

3) (the state or act of failing: She was upset by her failure in the exam; failure of the electricity supply.) failure

4) (to come to an end: My patience gave out.) give out

5) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) go

6) (faulty performance or a faulty process: There's a malfunction in the main engine.) malfunction

7) ((of a gun, bomb etc) to fail to explode or catch fire.) misfire

8) ((of a plan etc) to go wrong.) misfire

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Ver·sa·gen

<-s>

nt kein pl

1. (Scheitern) failure no art, no pl; (Erfolglosigkeit) lack of success no art, no pl

menschliches \Versagen human error

2. (Fehlfunktion) failure

ein \Versagen des Herzens/der Nieren a heart/kidney failure

* * *
1.
intransitives Verb fail; <machine, engine> stop [working], break down

menschliches Versagen — human error

ihre Stimme versagte — her voice failed
2.
transitives Verb (geh.) (nicht gewähren)

jemandem etwas versagen — deny or refuse somebody something

ein Kind blieb ihr versagt — a child was denied her

ich konnte es mir nicht versagen, darauf zu antworten — I could not refrain from answering
3.
reflexives Verb

sich jemandem versagen — refuse to give oneself or surrender to somebody

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Versagen n; -s, kein pl failure;

menschliches Versagen human error; FLUG auch pilot error

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1.
intransitives Verb fail; <machine, engine> stop [working], break down

menschliches Versagen — human error

ihre Stimme versagte — her voice failed
2.
transitives Verb (geh.) (nicht gewähren)

jemandem etwas versagen — deny or refuse somebody something

ein Kind blieb ihr versagt — a child was denied her

ich konnte es mir nicht versagen, darauf zu antworten — I could not refrain from answering
3.
reflexives Verb

sich jemandem versagen — refuse to give oneself or surrender to somebody

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n.

breakdown n.

failure n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Versagen
6 καταπορέω

κατ-απορέω,

A fail in treating:—hence in [voice] Pass., κατηπορήθη ὀστέα ἐμπεσεῖν there was a failure in reducing the fracture, Hp.Fract.33; οἷσι ἂν ὦμος κ. ἐμβληθῆναι Id.Art.12
, cf. 61.

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > καταπορέω
7 luz

f.

1 light.

apagar la luz to switch off the light

estas farolas dan poca luz these streetlights don't shine very brightly o aren't very bright

a la luz de in the light of

a plena luz del día in the full light of day

arrojar luz sobre to shed light on

a todas luces whichever way you look at it

dar a luz (un niño) to give birth (to a child)

dar luz verde to give the green light o the go-ahead

sacar a la luz to bring to light

luz natural natural light (del sol)

2 electricity.

cortar la luz to cut off the electricity supply

encender la luz to switch on the light (peninsular Spanish)

dar la luz to switch on the light (peninsular Spanish)

se ha ido la luz the lights have gone out

pagar (el recibo de) la luz to pay the electricity (bill)

3 gap.

4 luz.

5 airway.

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luz

► nombre femenino (pl luces)

1 (gen) light

■ en esta sala entra mucha luz this room gets plenty of light

■ ya no queda luz para leer there's not enough light to read

2 familiar (electricidad) electricity

■ nos han cortado la luz we've had the electricity cut off

■ nos hemos quedado sin luz the power has gone off

■ da la luz turn the light on

3 (iluminación) lighting

4 ARQUITECTURA span

5 (modelo) torch

■ Dios es mi luz y mi guía God is my torch and my guide

► nombre femenino plural luces

1 familiar intelligence sing

■ es un hombre de pocas luces he's not very bright

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a la luz del día in daylight

a plena luz del día in broad daylight

a todas luces obviously, clearly

dar a luz to give birth

dar luz verde a to give the green light to

sacar a la luz to bring to light

salir a la luz to come out

ver la luz (persona) to come into the world 2 (libro etc) to come out

luces de cruce dipped headlights

luces de posición sidelights

luces cortas dipped headlights

luces de carretera full beam

luz del día daylight

luz del sol sunlight

luces largas full beam

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noun f.

1) light

2) electricity

3) span

•

- dar a luz

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SF

1) (=claridad) light

una casa con mucha luz — a very bright house, a house that gets a lot of light

necesito más luz para leer — I can't read in this light

• a media luz, la habitación estaba a media luz — the room was in half-darkness

estábamos allí tumbados a media luz — we were lying there in the half-darkness

poner una lámpara a media luz — to dim a light

• a primera luz — at first light

• quitar o tapar la luz a algn — to be in sb's light

aparta de ahí, que me quitas o tapas la luz — get out of the way, you're in my light

- entre dos luces

estar entre dos luces — * (=borracho) to be mellow, be tipsy

- hacer luz de gas a algn

- negar la luz del día a algn

- ver la luz al final del túnel

luz cenital — light from above

luz del día, se despierta con la luz del día — she wakes up when it gets light o liter at first light

con la luz del día lo veremos de otra manera — we'll see things differently in the cold light of day

- tan claro como la luz del día

luz de (la) luna, a la luz de la luna — by the light of the moon, by moonlight

luz de las velas, a la luz de las velas — by candlelight

luz del sol — sunlight

me molesta la luz del sol — the sunlight hurts my eyes

luz eléctrica — electric light

luz natural — natural light

luz solar — sunlight

luz ultravioleta — ultraviolet light

luz y sombra — light and shade

luz y sonido, un espectáculo de luz y sonido — a son et lumière show
brillar
2) (=lámpara, foco) light

me dejé la luz encendida — I left the light on

se ha fundido la luz de la cocina — the light has gone in the kitchen

las luces de la ciudad — the city lights

• apagar la luz — to switch o turn o put the light off

• encender o LAm prender o poner la luz — to switch o turn o put the light on

- hacer algo con luz y taquígrafos

reunirse sin luz ni taquígrafos — to meet behind closed doors

luces altas — Chile full-beam headlights (Brit), high beams (EEUU)

luces bajas Chile —

luces cortas — dipped headlights, low beams (EEUU)

poner las luces cortas o Chile bajas — to dip one's headlights, dim one's headlights (EEUU)

luces de aterrizaje — (Aer) landing lights

luces de balización — (Aer) runway lights

luces de carretera — full-beam headlights (Brit), high beams (EEUU)

poner las luces de carretera — to put one's headlights on full beam o (EEUU) high beam

luces de cruce — dipped headlights

poner las luces de cruce — to dip one's headlights, dim one's headlights (EEUU)

luces de detención — brake lights

luces de estacionamiento — parking lights

luces de frenado, luces de freno — brake lights

luces de gálibo — clearance lights

luces de navegación — navigation lights

luces de posición — sidelights

luces de tráfico — traffic lights

luces largas — = luces de carretera

luces traseras — rear lights, tail lamps

luz de Bengala — (Mil) flare, star-shell; LAm (=fuego de artificio) sparkler

luz de cortesía — courtesy light; CAm sidelight

luz de costado — sidelight

luz de giro — direction indicator

luz de lectura — reading light

luz de situación — sidelight, parking light

luz intermitente — flashing light

luz piloto — sidelight, parking light

luz relámpago — (Fot) flashlight

luz roja — red light

luz verde — green light

dar luz verde a un proyecto — to give a project the go-ahead o the green light

recibir luz verde — to get the go-ahead o the green light

luz vuelta — Méx direction indicator
traje II
3) (=suministro de electricidad) electricity

no hay luz en todo el edificio — there's no electricity in the whole building

les cortaron la luz — their electricity (supply) was cut off

se ha ido la luz — the lights have gone out

¿cuánto has pagado de luz este mes? — how much was your electricity bill this month?

4) (tb: luz pública)

- sacar a la luz

- salir a la luz

el año en que el periódico salió a la luz — the year in which the newspaper first came out

la última vez que el periódico salió a la luz — the last time the newspaper was published

ver la luz — [libro, disco] to appear, come out

5) (Med)

• dar a luz — [+ niño] to give birth

acaba de dar a luz (a) una niña — she has just given birth to a baby girl

6) Cono Sur (=ventaja)

dar luz a algn — to give sb a start

te doy diez metros de luz — I'll give you ten metres' start

7) (=aclaración) light

a la luz de lo que hemos visto — in the light of what we've seen

a la luz de un nuevo descubrimiento — in the light of a new discovery

arrojar luz sobre algo — to cast o shed o throw light on sth

estudiar algo a nueva luz — to study sth in a new light

- a todas luces

8) (Arquit) [de puerta, hueco] span; [de edificio] window, opening; [de puente] span

9) pl luces (=inteligencia) intelligence sing

corto de luces, de pocas luces — dim, stupid

10) ( Hist, Literat)

el Siglo de las Luces — the Age of Enlightenment

11) Cono Sur (=distancia) distance between two objects

luz al suelo — clearance ( under a vehicle)

12) And ** dough **, money

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femenino

1)

a) ( claridad) light

la luz del sol — the sunlight

la habitación tiene mucha luz — the room gets a lot of light

me da la luz en los ojos — the light's in my eyes

a plena luz del día — in broad daylight

este reflector da mucha luz — this spotlight is very bright

no leas con tan poca luz — don't read in such poor light

la habitación estaba a media luz — the room was in semi-darkness

me estás tapando la luz — you're blocking the light

luces y sombras — (Art) light and shade

dar a luz — to give birth

entre dos luces — (liter) ( al amanecer) at daybreak (liter); ( al anochecer) at twilight (liter)

sacar algo a la luz — <secreto/escándalo> to bring something to light; < publicación> to bring out

salir a la luz — secreto/escándalo to come to light; publicación to come out

tener pocas luces — (fam) to be dim-witted

ver la luz — (liter) persona to come into the world (liter); publicación to be published ( for the first time)

b) ( que permite la comprensión)

a la luz de los últimos acontecimientos — in the light of recent events

arrojar luz sobre algo — to shed light on something

a todas luces: esto es, a todas luces, una injusticia — whichever way you look at it, this is an injustice

- luz artificial/natural

2) (fam) ( electricidad) electricity

les cortaron la luz — their electricity was cut off

se fue la luz — ( en una casa) the electricity went off; ( en una zona) there was a power cut

3) ( dispositivo) light

la luz del cuarto de baño — the bathroom light

encender or (AmL) prender la luz — to turn on o switch on the light

apagar la luz — to turn off o switch off the light

cruzar con la luz roja — to cross when the lights are red

comerse una or la luz — (Ven fam) to go through a red light

dar luz verde a algo — to give something the green light

- luces de aterrizaje

- luces de estacionamiento or de situación

- luces de cruce or cortas or bajas

- luces de navegación

- luces intermitentes

- luces largas or altas

- luz de frenado

- luz de giro

- luz de neón

- luz y sonido

4) (Arquit, Ing) span

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= illumination, light, power, light fitting, light fixture, lighting fixture.

Ex. Also if the illumination is uneven, comfort conditions can be impaired.

Ex. Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.

Ex. This article covers requirements of space, power, environment, security and alarm systems, and data and telecommunications.

Ex. During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.

Ex. By replacing the five most frequently used light fixtures in your home with energy-saving models, you can save more than $65 each year.

Ex. Deuxville's main downtown library was beautifully decorated in rare woods and marbles, bronze lighting fixtures and stained glass.

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* a años luz de = light years away from.

* a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.

* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.

* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.

* a la luz del día = in the light of day.

* a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.

* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.

* año luz = light year.

* apagar la luz = turn + the light off.

* apagón de luz = electrical power blackout.

* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.

* araña de luces = chandelier.

* arrojar luz = shed + light (on/upon), shed + understanding.

* arrojar luz sobre = throw + light on, cast + light on.

* a todas luces = patently.

* bombilla de la luz = light bulb.

* con poca luz = badly-lit.

* contador de la luz = electric meter, electricity meter.

* corte de luz = power outage, power failure, outage, disruption in the flow of electricity, power cut.

* corto de luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* dar a luz = birth, deliver.

* dar a luz a = give + birth to.

* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* desvanecerse la luz = light + fail.

* emisor de luz = light-emitting.

* emitir luz = emit + light.

* encender la luz = turn + the light on.

* enchufe de la luz = light socket.

* epilepsia causada por la luz = photosensitive epilepsy.

* epilético sensible a la luz = photosensitive epileptic.

* exponer a la luz = expose to + light.

* exponer a la luz del día = expose to + daylight.

* exponer a la luz del sol = expose to + sunlight.

* fuente de luz = light source.

* hacer que se encienda una luz = activate + light.

* haz de luz = beam.

* inducido por la luz = light-induced.

* LED [diodo emisor de luz] = LED [light-emitting diode].

* llenar de luz = flood with + light, brighten up.

* luces de emergencia = blackout facilities, hazard lights.

* luz + apagarse = light + go out.

* luz artificial = artificial light.

* luz cálida = warm white light.

* luz cegadora = blinding light.

* luz de aviso = warning light.

* luz débil = glimmer.

* luz de emergencia = emergency warning light.

* luz de frenado = brake light, stoplamp, stoplight.

* luz de freno = brake light, stoplamp, stoplight.

* luz de la luna = moonlight.

* luz delantera = headlight, headlamp.

* luz de las estrellas = starlight.

* luz del día = daylight.

* luz del sol = sunlight, sunshine.

* luz de mesa = table light.

* luz de mesita de noche = bedside lamp.

* luz descendente = downlight.

* luz deslumbradora = glare.

* luz embutida = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.

* luz empotrada = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.

* luz guía = beacon light.

* luz natural = daylight, natural daylight, natural light.

* luz piloto = pilot light.

* luz posterior = tail light.

* luz roja = red light.

* luz tenue = glimmer.

* luz trasera = tail light.

* luz ultravioleta = UV light.

* luz verde = green light, go-ahead.

* luz y guía = lodestar.

* media luz = half-light.

* noche de luz de luna = moonlight night.

* no expuesto a la luz = unexposed.

* no tener pocas luces = as daft as a brush.

* plantear a la luz de = discuss + in the light of.

* poste de la luz = lamppost, light pole.

* punto de luz = power point, electrical outlet, socket outlet, outlet.

* rayo de luz = light beam, light ray, ray of light.

* reflejar la luz = trap + light.

* sacar a la luz = bring to + light, dredge up.

* salir a la luz = come to + light, go + live.

* sensible a la luz = light-sensitive.

* Siglo de las Luces, el = Enlightenment, the, Age of Enlightenment, the.

* sin luz de luna = moonless.

* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.

* toma de luz = outlet, power point, socket, socket outlet.

* toques de luz = highlights.

* un rayo de luz esperanzador = a faint glimmer of light.

* velocidad de la luz, la = speed of light, the.

* ver la luz = see + the light.

* ver la luz al final del túnel = see + the light at the end of the tunnel.

* ver la luz del día = see + the light of day.

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femenino

1)

a) ( claridad) light

la luz del sol — the sunlight

la habitación tiene mucha luz — the room gets a lot of light

me da la luz en los ojos — the light's in my eyes

a plena luz del día — in broad daylight

este reflector da mucha luz — this spotlight is very bright

no leas con tan poca luz — don't read in such poor light

la habitación estaba a media luz — the room was in semi-darkness

me estás tapando la luz — you're blocking the light

luces y sombras — (Art) light and shade

dar a luz — to give birth

entre dos luces — (liter) ( al amanecer) at daybreak (liter); ( al anochecer) at twilight (liter)

sacar algo a la luz — <secreto/escándalo> to bring something to light; < publicación> to bring out

salir a la luz — secreto/escándalo to come to light; publicación to come out

tener pocas luces — (fam) to be dim-witted

ver la luz — (liter) persona to come into the world (liter); publicación to be published ( for the first time)

b) ( que permite la comprensión)

a la luz de los últimos acontecimientos — in the light of recent events

arrojar luz sobre algo — to shed light on something

a todas luces: esto es, a todas luces, una injusticia — whichever way you look at it, this is an injustice

- luz artificial/natural

2) (fam) ( electricidad) electricity

les cortaron la luz — their electricity was cut off

se fue la luz — ( en una casa) the electricity went off; ( en una zona) there was a power cut

3) ( dispositivo) light

la luz del cuarto de baño — the bathroom light

encender or (AmL) prender la luz — to turn on o switch on the light

apagar la luz — to turn off o switch off the light

cruzar con la luz roja — to cross when the lights are red

comerse una or la luz — (Ven fam) to go through a red light

dar luz verde a algo — to give something the green light

- luces de aterrizaje

- luces de estacionamiento or de situación

- luces de cruce or cortas or bajas

- luces de navegación

- luces intermitentes

- luces largas or altas

- luz de frenado

- luz de giro

- luz de neón

- luz y sonido

4) (Arquit, Ing) span

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= illumination, light, power, light fitting, light fixture, lighting fixture.

Ex: Also if the illumination is uneven, comfort conditions can be impaired.

Ex: Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.

Ex: This article covers requirements of space, power, environment, security and alarm systems, and data and telecommunications.

Ex: During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.

Ex: By replacing the five most frequently used light fixtures in your home with energy-saving models, you can save more than $65 each year.

Ex: Deuxville's main downtown library was beautifully decorated in rare woods and marbles, bronze lighting fixtures and stained glass.

* a años luz de = light years away from.

* a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.

* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.

* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.

* a la luz del día = in the light of day.

* a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.

* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.

* año luz = light year.

* apagar la luz = turn + the light off.

* apagón de luz = electrical power blackout.

* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.

* araña de luces = chandelier.

* arrojar luz = shed + light (on/upon), shed + understanding.

* arrojar luz sobre = throw + light on, cast + light on.

* a todas luces = patently.

* bombilla de la luz = light bulb.

* con poca luz = badly-lit.

* contador de la luz = electric meter, electricity meter.

* corte de luz = power outage, power failure, outage, disruption in the flow of electricity, power cut.

* corto de luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* dar a luz = birth, deliver.

* dar a luz a = give + birth to.

* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* desvanecerse la luz = light + fail.

* emisor de luz = light-emitting.

* emitir luz = emit + light.

* encender la luz = turn + the light on.

* enchufe de la luz = light socket.

* epilepsia causada por la luz = photosensitive epilepsy.

* epilético sensible a la luz = photosensitive epileptic.

* exponer a la luz = expose to + light.

* exponer a la luz del día = expose to + daylight.

* exponer a la luz del sol = expose to + sunlight.

* fuente de luz = light source.

* hacer que se encienda una luz = activate + light.

* haz de luz = beam.

* inducido por la luz = light-induced.

* LED [diodo emisor de luz] = LED [light-emitting diode].

* llenar de luz = flood with + light, brighten up.

* luces de emergencia = blackout facilities, hazard lights.

* luz + apagarse = light + go out.

* luz artificial = artificial light.

* luz cálida = warm white light.

* luz cegadora = blinding light.

* luz de aviso = warning light.

* luz débil = glimmer.

* luz de emergencia = emergency warning light.

* luz de frenado = brake light, stoplamp, stoplight.

* luz de freno = brake light, stoplamp, stoplight.

* luz de la luna = moonlight.

* luz delantera = headlight, headlamp.

* luz de las estrellas = starlight.

* luz del día = daylight.

* luz del sol = sunlight, sunshine.

* luz de mesa = table light.

* luz de mesita de noche = bedside lamp.

* luz descendente = downlight.

* luz deslumbradora = glare.

* luz embutida = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.

* luz empotrada = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.

* luz guía = beacon light.

* luz natural = daylight, natural daylight, natural light.

* luz piloto = pilot light.

* luz posterior = tail light.

* luz roja = red light.

* luz tenue = glimmer.

* luz trasera = tail light.

* luz ultravioleta = UV light.

* luz verde = green light, go-ahead.

* luz y guía = lodestar.

* media luz = half-light.

* noche de luz de luna = moonlight night.

* no expuesto a la luz = unexposed.

* no tener pocas luces = as daft as a brush.

* plantear a la luz de = discuss + in the light of.

* poste de la luz = lamppost, light pole.

* punto de luz = power point, electrical outlet, socket outlet, outlet.

* rayo de luz = light beam, light ray, ray of light.

* reflejar la luz = trap + light.

* sacar a la luz = bring to + light, dredge up.

* salir a la luz = come to + light, go + live.

* sensible a la luz = light-sensitive.

* Siglo de las Luces, el = Enlightenment, the, Age of Enlightenment, the.

* sin luz de luna = moonless.

* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.

* toma de luz = outlet, power point, socket, socket outlet.

* toques de luz = highlights.

* un rayo de luz esperanzador = a faint glimmer of light.

* velocidad de la luz, la = speed of light, the.

* ver la luz = see + the light.

* ver la luz al final del túnel = see + the light at the end of the tunnel.

* ver la luz del día = see + the light of day.

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luz

feminine

A

1 (claridad) light

la luz del sol the sunlight

a las 10 de la noche todavía hay luz it's still light at 10 o'clock at night

la habitación tiene mucha luz it's a very light room, the room gets a lot of light

me está dando la luz en los ojos the light's in my eyes

a plena luz del día in broad daylight

esta bombilla da muy poca luz this bulb isn't very bright o doesn't give off much light

no leas con tan poca luz don't read in such poor light

la habitación estaba a media luz the room was in semi-darkness/half-light

esta planta necesita mucha luz this plant needs a lot of light

me estás tapando or quitando la luz you're in my light, you're blocking the light

partieron con las primeras luces ( liter); they left at first light ( liter)

claro como la luz del día: fue él, eso está claro como la luz del día it was him, that's patently obvious, it was him, it's as plain as daylight

bueno ¿te ha quedado claro? — como la luz del día right, is that clear then? — crystal clear

dar a luz to give birth

dio a luz (a) un precioso bebé she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy

entre dos luces ( liter) (al amanecer) at daybreak ( liter), at first light ( liter), at dawn; (al anochecer) at twilight ( liter), at dusk

sacar algo a la luz ‹secreto/escándalo› to bring sth to light;

‹publicación› to bring out

salir a la luz «secreto/escándalo» to come to light;

«publicación» to come out

el diario salió a la luz en 1951 the newspaper first came out o was first published in 1951

el segundo número nunca salió a la luz the second issue never saw the light of day o was never published

ser de or tener pocas luces ( fam); to be dim-witted o ( BrE) dim

tiene pocas luces he's a bit dim-witted o dim, he's not very bright

ser una luz ( Arg); to be as bright as a button

ver la luz ( liter) «persona» to come into the world ( liter);

«publicación» to be published ( for the first time)

2

(que permite la comprensión): a la luz de los últimos acontecimientos in the light of recent events

arrojar or echar luz sobre algo to throw o cast o shed light on sth

a todas luces: esto es, a todas luces, una injusticia whichever way o however o no matter how you look at it, this is an injustice

hacérsele la luz a algn: entonces se me hizo la luz then it became clear to me

Compuestos:

● luz artificial

artificial light

● luz blanca

white light

● luz cenital

overhead light

● luz natural

natural light

● luz negra

black light

B ( fam) (electricidad) electricity

les cortaron la luz their electricity was cut off

el recibo de la luz the electricity bill

se fue la luz (en la casa) the power went off, the electricity went (off); (en toda la calle, zona) there was a power cut

C (dispositivo) light

se ha fundido la luz del cuarto de baño the bathroom light's fused o gone

encender or ( AmL) prender la luz to turn on o switch on the light

da la luzor dale a la luz ( Esp); turn on o switch on the light

apagar la luz to turn off o switch off the light

¿qué haces todavía con la luz encendida or ( AmL) prendida? what are you doing with the light still on?

las luces de la ciudad the city lights

dejó la luz de la mesita encendida he left the table lamp on

cruzó con la luz roja she crossed when the lights were red

brillar con luces propias: un discípulo suyo que ya brilla con luces propias a student of his who has now become a great scholar ( o performer etc) in his own right, a student of his who has now become famous in his own right

comerse una or la luz ( Ven fam); to go through a red light

dar luz verde a algo to give sth the green light o the go-ahead

Compuestos:

● luces altas

fpl ( Chi) luces largas

● luces bajas

fpl ( Chi) dipped headlights (pl)

● luces cortas

fpl dipped headlights (pl)

● luces de alarma

fpl warning lights (pl)

● luces de aterrizaje

fpl landing lights (pl)

● luces de ciudad

fpl parking lights (pl)

● luces de colores

fpl colored* lights (pl)

● luces de cruce

fpl dipped headlights (pl)

● luces de estacionamiento

fpl luces de ciudad

● luces de gálibo

fpl clearance lights (pl)

● luces de navegación

fpl navigation lights (pl)

● luces de parqueo

mpl ( Col); parking lights (pl)

● luces de pista

fpl runway lights

● luces de situación

fpl luces de ciudad

● luces largas

fpl:

pon las luces largas put the headlights on main o full beam

● luces y sombras

fpl

A ( Art) light and shade

B (aspectos buenos y malos) the good and the bad

luces y sombras en el balance del gobierno the good and bad aspects of the government’s performance

● luz de bengala

(para iluminar) flare, Bengal light; (para señales) flare; (juguete) sparkler

● luz de carretera

luces largas

● luz de cortesía

courtesy light

● luz de estribo

courtesy light

● luz de frenado

stoplight, brake light ( BrE)

● luz de giro

( Arg) indicator

● luz de mercurio

mercury vapor* lamp

● luz de neón

neon light

● luz de sodio

sodium vapor* lamp

● luz larga

luces largas

● luz piloto

pilot light

● luz y sonido

son et lumière

D ( Taur):

siempre había soñado con vestirse de luces he had always dreamed of becoming a bullfighter

traje de luces (↑ traje (1))

E ( Arquit, Ing) span

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luz sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) light;
◊ la luz del sol the sunlight;

me da la luz en los ojos the light's in my eyes;
a plena luz del día in broad daylight;
este reflector da mucha luz this spotlight is very bright;
leer con poca luz to read in poor light;
a la luz de los últimos acontecimientos in the light of recent events;
a todas luces: whichever way you look at it;
dar a luz to give birth;
sacar algo a la luz ‹secreto/escándalo› to bring sth to light;

‹ publicación› to bring out;
◊ salir a la luz [secreto/escándalo] to come to light;

[ publicación] to come out
2
a) (fam) ( electricidad) electricity;

◊ les cortaron la luz their electricity was cut off;

se fue la luz ( en una casa) the electricity went off;

( en una zona) there was a power cut
b) ( dispositivo) light;

encender or (AmL) prender or (Esp) dar la luz to turn on o switch on the light;
◊ apagar la luz to turn off o switch off the light;

cruzar con la luz roja to cross when the lights are red;
luces de estacionamiento or (Esp) de situación parking lights (pl) (AmE), sidelights (pl) (BrE);
luces de cruce or cortas or (AmL) bajas dipped headlights (pl);
poner las luces largas or altas to put the headlights on high (AmE) o (BrE) full beam;
luz de frenado stoplight, brake light (BrE);
luz de giro (Arg) indicator
luz sustantivo femenino
1 light
luz natural, sunlight
2 (foco) light: apaga las luces, por favor, put out the lights, please
3 (electricidad) me cortaron la luz, my electricity has been cut off
4 Auto light
luz larga, headlights pl; luces de cruce, dipped headlights
luces de posición, sidelights 5 luces, (entendimiento) intelligence sing; tener pocas luces, to be dim-witted 6 traje de luces, bullfighter's costume
♦ Locuciones: figurado dar a luz, (parir) to give birth to
figurado dar luz verde a, to give the green light to
a la luz de, in the light of
a todas luces, obviously
' luz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amortiguar
- ancha
- ancho
- año
- apagar
- apagada
- apagado
- aviso
- brillar
- brillo
- buena
- bueno
- cañón
- cegador
- cegadora
- cobrador
- cobradora
- contador
- corta
- cortar
- corto
- dar
- débil
- desconectar
- deslumbrar
- día
- divisar
- domiciliar
- encenderse
- enchufar
- enfocar
- escasa
- escaso
- gasto
- haz
- interruptor
- irradiar
- linterna
- oscilar
- oscuras
- oscuridad
- piloto
- precisa
- preciso
- proyectar
- proyector
- ráfaga
- rayo
- reflector
- reflectora
English:
beam
- birth
- blaze
- blind
- blink
- board
- bright
- brilliance
- brownout
- burn
- candlelight
- cast
- catch
- chink
- come through
- cut out
- dark
- day
- daylight
- deflect
- die
- diffuse
- dim
- disconnect
- dull
- electricity bill
- emit
- exposure
- fade
- flash
- flicker
- fluorescent light
- fuel
- give off
- glare
- glaring
- glimmer
- glow
- glowing
- go off
- go on
- go out
- go-ahead
- infrared
- lay on
- leave on
- light
- light year
- moonlight
- nod

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luz nf

1. [foco, energía, luminosidad] light;
[destello] flash (of light);
se veía una luz a lo lejos a light could be seen in the distance;

estas farolas dan poca luz these streetlights don't shine very brightly o aren't very bright;

esta habitación tiene mucha luz you get a lot of sunlight in this room;

ya no hay luz a esas horas it's no longer light at that time of day, the light has gone by that time of day;

apagar la luz to switch off the light;

encender o Esp [m5] dar o Am [m5] prender la luz to switch on the light;

la habitación estaba a media luz [con luz natural] it was almost dark in the room;
[con luz artificial] the room was dimly lit;
ponlo a la luz, que lo veamos mejor hold it up to the light so we can see it better;

con las primeras luces [al amanecer] at first light;

quitarle la luz a alguien [ponerse en medio] to block sb's light;

leer a la luz de una vela to read by the light of a candle;

una cena a la luz de las velas a candlelit dinner;
Fig
a la luz de [los hechos, los acontecimientos] in the light of;

a plena luz del día in the full light of day;

arrojar luz sobre to shed light on;

a todas luces whichever way you look at it;

dar a luz (un niño) to give birth (to a child);

Comp

con luz y taquígrafos with absolute transparency;

Comp

dar luz verde (a) to give the green light o the go-ahead (to);

Comp

entre dos luces Literario [entre el día y la noche] at twilight;
Literario [entre la noche y el día] at first light; Fam Fig [achispado] tipsy;
Comp

sacar algo a la luz [revelar] to bring sth to light;
[publicar] to bring sth out, to publish sth;
Comp

salir a la luz [descubrirse] to come to light;
[publicarse] to come out;
Comp
RP Fam
ser una luz to be a bright spark;

Comp

ver la luz [publicación, informe] to see the light of day;
[tras penalidades] to see the light at the end of the tunnel
Comp
luz blanca white light;
luz cenital light from above;

luz del día daylight;

luz de discoteca strobe light;

luz eléctrica electric light;

luz de luna moonlight;
RP luz mala will-o'-the-wisp;
luz natural [del sol] natural light;

luz de neón neon light;

luz del sol sunlight;

luz solar sunlight

2. [electricidad] electricity;

cortar la luz a alguien to cut off sb's electricity supply;

se ha ido la luz the lights have gone out;

pagar (el recibo de) la luz to pay the electricity (bill)

3.
luces [de automóvil] lights;

darle las luces a alguien to flash (one's lights) at sb;

dejarse las luces del coche puestas to leave one's lights on

Comp
Am luces altas:
poner las luces altas to put one's headlights on Br full o US high beam;
Am luces bajas Br dipped headlights, US low beams;
luces de carretera: [m5] poner las luces de carretera to put one's headlights on Br full o US high beam;

luces cortas Br dipped headlights, US low beams;

luces de cruce Br dipped headlights, US low beams;

luces de emergencia Br hazard (warning) lights, US emergency lights;

luces de frenado brake lights;

luces de freno brake lights;

luces de gálibo clearance lights;
Arg luz de giro Br indicator, US turn signal;
luces largas: [m5] poner las luces largas to put one's headlights on Br full o US high beam;

luz de marcha atrás reversing light;

luces de navegación navigation lights;

luces de niebla fog lamps o lights;

luces de posición sidelights;

luces de señalización traffic lights;

luces de situación sidelights;

luces de tráfico traffic lights;

luces traseras Br rear lights, US tail-lights

4.
luces [inteligencia] intelligence;

es de o [m5] tiene pocas luces he's not very bright

5. Hist
las Luces the Enlightenment

6. [modelo, ejemplo]
Alá es la luz que dirige nuestras vidas Allah is our guiding light

7. Arquit [ventana] window;
[ancho de ventana] span
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luz

f light;

a la luz del día in daylight;

dar la luz turn on the light;

arrojar luz sobre algo fig shed light on s.th.;

ver la luz de publicación be published, see the light of day;

dar a luz give birth to;

sacar a la luz fig bring to light;

salir a la luz fig come to light;

a todas luces evidently, clearly;

de pocas luces fig fam dim fam, not very bright

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luz nf, pl luces

1) : light

2) : lighting

3) fam : electricity

4) : window, opening

5) : light, lamp

6) : span, spread (between supports)

7)

a la luz de : in light of

8)

dar a luz : to give birth

9)

traje de luces : matador's costume

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luz n

1. (en general) light

esta sala tiene mucha luz this room gets a lot of light

enciende la luz turn the light on

2. (electricidad) electricity

el recibo de la luz the electricity bill

a la luz del día in daylight

dar a luz to give birth [pt. gave; pp. given]

luces de posición sidelights

luz de luna moonlight

luz del sol sunlight

Spanish-English dictionary > luz
8 Strom

m; -(e)s, Ströme

1. (Fluss) (large) river; reißender Strom raging torrent

2. von Luft, Lava, Blut, Tränen, Menschen, Verkehr etc.: stream; stärker: torrent; endloser Strom von Menschen, Verkehr etc.: endless stream; Strom von Worten flood of words; in Strömen fließen Sekt etc.: flow like water; es gießt in Strömen it’s pouring

3. (Strömung) current (auch fig.); mit dem / gegen den Strom schwimmen swim with / against the current (fig. tide); fig. auch go with / against the flow

4. ETECH. (electric) current; weitS. (Elektrizität) electricity; (Stromzufuhr) auch power (supply), electricity supply; grüner Strom green electricity (not produced in a nuclear power station); der Strom fiel aus there was a power failure; der Strom wird abgeschaltet the electricity is (being cut) off, we are having a power cut; Strom führendes oder unter Strom stehendes Kabel live wire ( größer: cable); unter Strom stehen Kabel etc.: be live; dauernd unter Strom stehen fig. be constantly on the go; Strom sparend power-saving

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der Strom

(Elektrizität) juice; electric current; current; power;

(Gewässer) torrent; river; stream;

(Schwall) gush; volley; stream;

(Strömung) current; stream

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[ʃtroːm]
m -(e)s, -e
['ʃtrøːmə]
1) (large) river; (= Strömung) current; (von Schweiß, Blut) river; (von Besuchern, Flüchen etc) stream

ein reißender Stróm — a raging torrent

Ströme und Flüsse Europas — rivers of Europe

ein Stróm von Tränen (geh) — floods of tears pl

in dem or im Stróm der Vergessenheit versinken (geh) — to sink or pass into oblivion

es regnet in Strömen — it's pouring (with rain)

der Wein floss in Strömen — the wine flowed like water

der Stróm seiner Rede (geh) — the torrent or flood of his words

der Stróm der Zeit (geh) — the flow of time

der Stróm der Geschichte (geh) — the course of history

mit dem/gegen den Stróm schwimmen (lit) — to swim with/against the current; (fig) to swim or go with/against the tide

2) (ELEC)

(elektrischer) Stróm — current

Stróm führen — to be live

Stróm führend (Elec, Leitung) — live

unter Stróm stehen (lit) — to be live; (fig) to be high (inf)

mit Stróm heizen — to have electric heating

der Stróm ist ausgefallen — the power or electricity is off

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der

1) ((a) flow of electricity: an electrical current.) current

2) (a flow of eg water, air etc: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.) stream

3) (the current of a river etc: He was swimming against the stream.) stream

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Strom¹

<-[e]s, Ströme>

[ʃtro:m, pl ˈʃtrø:mə]

m ELEK electricity no indef art, no pl

\Strom führen to be live

elektrischer \Strom electric current

\Strom führend live

unter \Strom stehen (elektrisch geladen sein) to be live; (überaus aktiv sein) to be a live wire fig fam

Strom²

<-[e]s, Ströme>

[ʃtro:m, pl ˈʃtrø:mə]

m

1. (großer Fluss) [large] river

2. (fließende Menge) river

Ströme von Blut rivers of blood

ein \Strom von Schlamm a torrent of mud

in Strömen fließen to flow freely [or like water]

das Blut floss in Strömen there were rivers of blood, there was heavy bloodshed

3. (Schwarm) stream

Ströme von Fans/Besuchern/Kunden streams of fans/visitors/customers

4.

▶ in Strömen gießen [o regnen] to pour [down] [with rain]

▶ mit dem/gegen den \Strom schwimmen to swim with/against the current, to swim with/against the tide [or go with/against the flow] fig fam

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der; Strom[e]s, Ströme

1) river; (von Blut, Schweiß, Wasser, fig.): (Erinnerungen, Menschen, Autos usw.) stream

ein reißender Strom — a raging torrent

in Strömen regnen od. (ugs.) gießen — pour with rain

in Strömen fließen — (fig.) flow freely

das Blut floss in Strömen — (fig.) there was heavy bloodshed

2) (Strömung) current

mit dem/gegen den Strom schwimmen — (fig.) swim with/against the tide (fig.)

3) (Elektrizität) current; (Stromversorgung) electricity

das Kabel führt od. steht unter Strom — the cable is live

der Strom ist ausgefallen — there has been a power failure

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Strom m; -(e)s, Ströme

1. (Fluss) (large) river;

reißender Strom raging torrent

2. von Luft, Lava, Blut, Tränen, Menschen, Verkehr etc: stream; stärker: torrent;

endloser Strom von Menschen, Verkehr etc: endless stream;

Strom von Worten flood of words;

in Strömen fließen Sekt etc: flow like water;

es gießt in Strömen it’s pouring

3. (Strömung) current (auch fig);

mit dem/gegen den Strom schwimmen swim with/against the current (fig tide); fig auch go with/against the flow

4. ELEK (electric) current; weitS. (Elektrizität) electricity; (Stromzufuhr) auch power (supply), electricity supply;

grüner Strom green electricity (not produced in a nuclear power station);

der Strom fiel aus there was a power failure;

der Strom wird abgeschaltet the electricity is (being cut) off, we are having a power cut;

Strom führendes oder

unter Strom stehendes Kabel live wire ( größer: cable);

unter Strom stehen Kabel etc: be live;

dauernd unter Strom stehen fig be constantly on the go;

Strom sparend power-saving

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der; Strom[e]s, Ströme

1) river; (von Blut, Schweiß, Wasser, fig.): (Erinnerungen, Menschen, Autos usw.) stream

ein reißender Strom — a raging torrent

in Strömen regnen od. (ugs.) gießen — pour with rain

in Strömen fließen — (fig.) flow freely

das Blut floss in Strömen — (fig.) there was heavy bloodshed

2) (Strömung) current

mit dem/gegen den Strom schwimmen — (fig.) swim with/against the tide (fig.)

3) (Elektrizität) current; (Stromversorgung) electricity

das Kabel führt od. steht unter Strom — the cable is live

der Strom ist ausgefallen — there has been a power failure

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¨-e m.

current n.

electricity n.

flow n.

flush n.

gush n.

power n.

stream n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Strom
9 Taktlosigkeit

f (taktlose Art) tactlessness, thoughtlessness, lack of tact ( oder discretion); (taktlose Handlung etc.) failure ( oder breach) of tact, indiscretion; das war eine Taktlosigkeit that was a tactless thing to say ( oder do)

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die Taktlosigkeit

gaucherie; indiscretion; tactlessness; gaucheness

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Tạkt|lo|sig|keit
f -, -en
tactlessness
es war eine Taktlosigkeit sondergleichen — it was a particularly tactless thing to do/say

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die

tactlessness

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Takt·lo·sig·keit

<-, -en>

f

1. kein pl (taktlose Art) tactlessness

2. (taktlose Aktion) piece of tactlessness

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die; Taktlosigkeit, Taktlosigkeiten

1) o. Pl. tactlessness

2) (taktlose Handlung) piece of tactlessness

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Taktlosigkeit f (taktlose Art) tactlessness, thoughtlessness, lack of tact ( oder discretion); (taktlose Handlung etc) failure ( oder breach) of tact, indiscretion;

das war eine Taktlosigkeit that was a tactless thing to say ( oder do)

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die; Taktlosigkeit, Taktlosigkeiten

1) o. Pl. tactlessness

2) (taktlose Handlung) piece of tactlessness

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f.

gaucherie n.

maladroitness n.

tactlessness n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Taktlosigkeit
10 strom

m; -(e)s, Ströme

1. (Fluss) (large) river; reißender Strom raging torrent

2. von Luft, Lava, Blut, Tränen, Menschen, Verkehr etc.: stream; stärker: torrent; endloser Strom von Menschen, Verkehr etc.: endless stream; Strom von Worten flood of words; in Strömen fließen Sekt etc.: flow like water; es gießt in Strömen it’s pouring

3. (Strömung) current (auch fig.); mit dem / gegen den Strom schwimmen swim with / against the current (fig. tide); fig. auch go with / against the flow

4. ETECH. (electric) current; weitS. (Elektrizität) electricity; (Stromzufuhr) auch power (supply), electricity supply; grüner Strom green electricity (not produced in a nuclear power station); der Strom fiel aus there was a power failure; der Strom wird abgeschaltet the electricity is (being cut) off, we are having a power cut; Strom führendes oder unter Strom stehendes Kabel live wire ( größer: cable); unter Strom stehen Kabel etc.: be live; dauernd unter Strom stehen fig. be constantly on the go; Strom sparend power-saving

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der Strom

(Elektrizität) juice; electric current; current; power;

(Gewässer) torrent; river; stream;

(Schwall) gush; volley; stream;

(Strömung) current; stream

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[ʃtroːm]
m -(e)s, -e
['ʃtrøːmə]
1) (large) river; (= Strömung) current; (von Schweiß, Blut) river; (von Besuchern, Flüchen etc) stream

ein reißender Stróm — a raging torrent

Ströme und Flüsse Europas — rivers of Europe

ein Stróm von Tränen (geh) — floods of tears pl

in dem or im Stróm der Vergessenheit versinken (geh) — to sink or pass into oblivion

es regnet in Strömen — it's pouring (with rain)

der Wein floss in Strömen — the wine flowed like water

der Stróm seiner Rede (geh) — the torrent or flood of his words

der Stróm der Zeit (geh) — the flow of time

der Stróm der Geschichte (geh) — the course of history

mit dem/gegen den Stróm schwimmen (lit) — to swim with/against the current; (fig) to swim or go with/against the tide

2) (ELEC)

(elektrischer) Stróm — current

Stróm führen — to be live

Stróm führend (Elec, Leitung) — live

unter Stróm stehen (lit) — to be live; (fig) to be high (inf)

mit Stróm heizen — to have electric heating

der Stróm ist ausgefallen — the power or electricity is off

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der

1) ((a) flow of electricity: an electrical current.) current

2) (a flow of eg water, air etc: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.) stream

3) (the current of a river etc: He was swimming against the stream.) stream

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Strom¹

<-[e]s, Ströme>

[ʃtro:m, pl ˈʃtrø:mə]

m ELEK electricity no indef art, no pl

\Strom führen to be live

elektrischer \Strom electric current

\Strom führend live

unter \Strom stehen (elektrisch geladen sein) to be live; (überaus aktiv sein) to be a live wire fig fam

Strom²

<-[e]s, Ströme>

[ʃtro:m, pl ˈʃtrø:mə]

m

1. (großer Fluss) [large] river

2. (fließende Menge) river

Ströme von Blut rivers of blood

ein \Strom von Schlamm a torrent of mud

in Strömen fließen to flow freely [or like water]

das Blut floss in Strömen there were rivers of blood, there was heavy bloodshed

3. (Schwarm) stream

Ströme von Fans/Besuchern/Kunden streams of fans/visitors/customers

4.

▶ in Strömen gießen [o regnen] to pour [down] [with rain]

▶ mit dem/gegen den \Strom schwimmen to swim with/against the current, to swim with/against the tide [or go with/against the flow] fig fam

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der; Strom[e]s, Ströme

1) river; (von Blut, Schweiß, Wasser, fig.): (Erinnerungen, Menschen, Autos usw.) stream

ein reißender Strom — a raging torrent

in Strömen regnen od. (ugs.) gießen — pour with rain

in Strömen fließen — (fig.) flow freely

das Blut floss in Strömen — (fig.) there was heavy bloodshed

2) (Strömung) current

mit dem/gegen den Strom schwimmen — (fig.) swim with/against the tide (fig.)

3) (Elektrizität) current; (Stromversorgung) electricity

das Kabel führt od. steht unter Strom — the cable is live

der Strom ist ausgefallen — there has been a power failure

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…strom m im subst:

Atomstrom nuclear electricity;

Batteriestrom battery current;

Netzstrom mains (US supply) current

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der; Strom[e]s, Ströme

1) river; (von Blut, Schweiß, Wasser, fig.): (Erinnerungen, Menschen, Autos usw.) stream

ein reißender Strom — a raging torrent

in Strömen regnen od. (ugs.) gießen — pour with rain

in Strömen fließen — (fig.) flow freely

das Blut floss in Strömen — (fig.) there was heavy bloodshed

2) (Strömung) current

mit dem/gegen den Strom schwimmen — (fig.) swim with/against the tide (fig.)

3) (Elektrizität) current; (Stromversorgung) electricity

das Kabel führt od. steht unter Strom — the cable is live

der Strom ist ausgefallen — there has been a power failure

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¨-e m.

current n.

electricity n.

flow n.

flush n.

gush n.

power n.

stream n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > strom
11 horroroso

adj.

horrible, frightful, fearsome, dreadful.

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horroroso

► adjetivo

1 (que causa miedo) horrifying, terrifying

2 familiar (feo) ghastly, hideous

3 familiar (malísimo) dreadful, awful

4 familiar (muy grande) awful

■ tenía una hambre horrorosa I was terribly hungry

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(f. - horrorosa)

adj.

horrible, horrifying

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ADJ

1) (=aterrador) dreadful, ghastly *

2) (=horrible) [ropa, peinado] hideous, horrific; [dolor] terrible; [película, libro] dreadful

tengo un sueño horroroso — I feel really sleepy

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- sa adjetivo < crimen> horrific, horrifying; <película/novela> terrible, awful; <persona/vestido> awful, ghastly, horrific (colloq)

tengo un hambre horrorosa — I'm absolutely starving (colloq)

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= appalling, frightful, horrendous, horrifying, shocking, horrible, dreadful, hellish, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], horrid, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.].

Ex. His article, 'The skeleton in the our closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries.

Ex. The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.

Ex. If we were confronted with the alternatives that Mr. Gorman described this morning, it would have been a horrendous undertaking.

Ex. The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.

Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.

Ex. Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.

Ex. The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.

Ex. The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.

Ex. Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.

Ex. The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.

Ex. I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.

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- sa adjetivo < crimen> horrific, horrifying; <película/novela> terrible, awful; <persona/vestido> awful, ghastly, horrific (colloq)

tengo un hambre horrorosa — I'm absolutely starving (colloq)

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= appalling, frightful, horrendous, horrifying, shocking, horrible, dreadful, hellish, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], horrid, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.].

Ex: His article, 'The skeleton in the our closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries.

Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.

Ex: If we were confronted with the alternatives that Mr. Gorman described this morning, it would have been a horrendous undertaking.

Ex: The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.

Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.

Ex: Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.

Ex: The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.

Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.

Ex: Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.

Ex: The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.

Ex: I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.

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horroroso -sa

adjective

‹crimen› horrific, horrifying; ‹película/novela› terrible, dreadful; ‹persona/vestido› awful, ghastly ( colloq), horrific ( colloq)

hizo un tiempo horroroso the weather was horrendous o awful o foul

tengo un hambre horrorosa I'm terribly hungry, I'm absolutely starving ( colloq)

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horroroso
◊ -sa adjetivo ‹ crimen› horrific, horrifying;

‹película/novela› terrible, awful;
‹persona/vestido› awful, horrific (colloq);
◊ tengo un hambre horrorosa I'm absolutely starving (colloq)

horroroso,-a adjetivo
1 (que causa terror) horrifying, terrifying
2 fam (muy feo) hideous, ghastly
3 fam (muy desagradable) awful, dreadful

' horroroso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
horrorosa
- traer
- horrendo
English:
appalling
- ask back
- frightful
- ghastly
- grisly
- harrowing
- hideous
- horrid
- vile
- wicked
- awful
- horrendous
- horrible
- horrific
- horrifying

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horroroso, -a, horrendo, -a adj

1. [terrorífico] horrific, horrifying, terrifying;

un accidente horroroso a horrific accident

2. Fam [muy malo] appalling, awful;

nos hizo un tiempo horroroso we had appalling o awful weather

3. Fam [muy feo] hideous;

tiene un novio horroroso she's got a hideous boyfriend;

ese vestido le queda horroroso that dress looks hideous on her

4. Fam [muy grande]
tengo un frío horroroso I'm absolutely freezing;

¡qué frío más horroroso! it's absolutely freezing!;

tengo un hambre horrorosa I'm ravenous o starving;

tengo unas ganas horrorosas de leerlo I'm dying to read it

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horroroso

adj terrible; (de mala calidad) dreadful; ( feo) hideous

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horroroso, -sa adj

1) : horrifying, terrifying

2) : dreadful, bad

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horroroso adj

1. (accidente, etc) horrific

2. (horrible) awful / terrible

qué color más horroroso what an awful colour

hace un calor horroroso it's terribly hot

Spanish-English dictionary > horroroso
12 Ordnung

f

1. (das Ordnen) sorting, arrangement; von Akten etc.: organization; (Regelung) settlement; von Verkehr: regulation: von Finanzen, Angelegenheiten: putting in order

2. (bestimmter Zustand) order; die öffentliche Ordnung law and order; die göttliche Ordnung the divine order; zur Ordnung rufen call to order (auch PARL.)

3. (Ordentlichsein) order, tidiness; der Ordnung halber for form’s sake; Ordnung halten keep things in order; sehr auf Ordnung halten oder sehen be very keen on tidiness; für Ordnung sorgen maintain order; Ordnung schaffen sort things out; im Zimmer etc.: tidy up; Ordnung muss sein! you have to have order; Ordnung ist das halbe Leben Sprichw. keeping things in order is half the battle

4. (Gesundsein, Funktionieren) order; in Ordnung bringen (reparieren) fix; (erledigen) settle, umg. fix; (Problem etc.) sort out; in Ordnung sein umg. be all right; der Motor etc. ist nicht in Ordnung umg. there’s something wrong with the engine etc.; er ist nicht in Ordnung umg., gesundheitlich: he’s not well

5. umg., in Wertungen: sie ist in Ordnung there’s nothing wrong with her, she’s a nice person; ( das ist) in Ordnung! oder geht in Ordnung! (that’s) all right, (that’s) okay; es ist alles in bester oder schönster Ordnung everything’s just fine; das finde ich nicht in Ordnung I don’t think that’s right; ich finde sein Verhalten nicht in Ordnung I find his behavio(u)r out of order

6. (Vorschriften) rules Pl., regulations Pl.; ein Verstoß gegen die geltende Ordnung an offence against current regulations

7. (geordnete Lebensweise) routine; jedes Kind braucht seine Ordnung every child needs a routine

8. (Rang) order (auch BIO.); ... erster Ordnung... of the first order, auch first-class ( oder -rate)...; Stern erster Ordnung ASTRON. star of the first magnitude; ein Misserfolg erster Ordnung umg., fig. a resounding failure

9. (Anordnung) arrangement, order; (System) auch system; die Stichwörter erscheinen in alphabetischer Ordnung the headwords are arranged in alphabetical order

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die Ordnung

(Aufstellung) array; arrangement;

(Vorschrift) rules; regulations;

(Zustand) tidiness; order

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Ọrd|nung ['ɔrdnʊŋ]
f -, -en

1) (= das Ordnen) ordering

bei der Ordnung der Papiere — when putting the papers in order

2) (= geordneter Zustand) order

Ordnung halten — to keep things tidy

du musst mal ein bisschen Ordnung in deinen Sachen halten — you must keep your affairs a bit more in order, you must order your affairs a bit more

in dem Aufsatz sehe ich keine Ordnung — I can see no order or coherence in the essay

Ordnung schaffen, für Ordnung sorgen — to sort things out, to put things in order, to tidy things up

seid ruhig, sonst schaff ich gleich mal Ordnung (inf) — be quiet or I'll come and sort you out (inf)

Sie müssen mehr für Ordnung in Ihrer Klasse sorgen — you'll have to keep more discipline in your class, you'll have to keep your class in better order

auf Ordnung halten or sehen — to be tidy

etw in Ordnung halten — to keep sth in order; Garten, Haus etc auch to keep sth tidy

ich finde es ( ganz) in Ordnung, dass... — I think or find it quite right that...

ich finde es nicht in Ordnung, dass... — I don't think it's right that...

(das ist) in Ordnung! (inf) — (that's) OK (inf) or all right!

geht in Ordnung (inf) — sure (inf), that's all right or fine or OK (inf)

Ihre Bestellung geht in Ordnung — we'll see to your order, we'll put your order through

der ist in Ordnung (inf) — he's OK (inf) or all right (inf)

da ist etwas nicht in Ordnung — there's something wrong there

mit ihm/der Maschine ist etwas nicht in Ordnung — there's something wrong or there's something the matter with him/the machine

die Maschine ist ( wieder) in Ordnung — the machine's fixed or in order or all right (again)

das kommt schon wieder in Ordnung (inf) — that will soon sort itself out

es ist alles in bester or schönster Ordnung — everything's fine, things couldn't be better

jetzt ist die/seine Welt wieder in Ordnung — all is right with the/his world again

jdn zur Ordnung rufen — to call sb to order

jdn zur Ordnung anhalten — to tell sb to be tidy

jdn zur Ordnung erziehen — to teach sb tidy habits

Ordnung muss sein! — we must have order!

Ordnung ist das halbe Leben (Prov) — a tidy mind or tidiness is half the battle

hier or bei uns herrscht Ordnung — we like to have a little order around here

hier herrscht ja eine schöne Ordnung (iro) — this is a nice mess

See:

→ Ruhe

3) (= Gesetzmäßigkeit) routine

alles muss (bei ihm) seine Ordnung haben (räumlich) — he has to have everything in its right or proper place; (zeitlich) he does everything according to a fixed schedule

das Kind braucht seine Ordnung — the child needs a routine

4) (= Vorschrift) rules pl

sich an eine Ordnung halten — to stick or keep to the rules

ich frage nur der Ordnung halber — it's only a routine or formal question, I'm only asking as a matter of form

der Ordnung gemäß — according to the rules or the rule book

5) (=Rang AUCH BIOL) order

Straße erster Ordnung — first-class road

das war ein Skandal erster Ordnung (inf) — that was a scandal of the first water (Brit inf) or first order

ein Stern fünfter Ordnung — a star of the fifth magnitude

die Ordnung der Nagetiere — the order of rodents

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die

1) (a regulation or order: school rules.) rule

2) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) order

3) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) order

4) tidiness

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Ord·nung

<-, -en>

[ˈɔrdnʊŋ]

f

1. kein pl (das Sortieren)

▪ die \Ordnung von etw dat arranging [or ordering] sth

bei der \Ordnung der Dokumente when putting the papers in order

2. kein pl (geordneter, ordentlicher Zustand) order no art, no pl

das nennst du \Ordnung? you call that tidy?

bei uns herrscht \Ordnung we like things tidy [or a little order] here

überall herrscht eine wunderbare \Ordnung everywhere is wonderfully neat and tidy

hier herrscht ja eine schöne \Ordnung! (iron) this is a nice mess!

jdn zur \Ordnung anhalten to urge sb to be tidy [or to encourage tidy habits in sb]

\Ordnung in etw akk bringen to put sth in order

es wäre Zeit, dass du \Ordnung in dein Leben bringst it's time you put your life in order

\Ordnung in die Papiere bringen to put the papers into order

etw in \Ordnung bringen (aufräumen) to tidy [or clear] sth up sep, to sort sth out sep fam; (reparieren) to fix sth; (Probleme bereinigen) to sort sth out sep

das Auto springt nicht an, kannst du es in \Ordnung bringen? the car won't start, can you fix it?

\Ordnung halten to keep things tidy [or in order]

sehr auf \Ordnung halten to set great store by tidiness

[jdm] etw in \Ordnung halten to keep sth in order [for sb]; Wohnung etc. to keep sth tidy [for sb]

\Ordnung schaffen, für \Ordnung sorgen to tidy things up sep, to sort things out sep; s.a. Ruhe

3. kein pl (Disziplin) order no art, no pl

Sie müssen für mehr \Ordnung in Ihrer Klasse sorgen you must keep more discipline in your class [or keep your class in better order]

benehmt euch, sonst schaff ich gleich mal \Ordnung behave yourself or I'll come and sort you out

hier herrscht \Ordnung we have some discipline here

sich akk an \Ordnung gewöhnen to get used to discipline

\Ordnung halten Lehrer to keep order

\Ordnung muss sein! we must have order!

jdn zur \Ordnung rufen to call sb to order

4. kein pl (Routine) order no art, no pl, routine

ich muss meine \Ordnung haben I like to keep to a routine

ein Kind braucht seine \Ordnung a child needs routine

5. kein pl (System von Normen) rules pl

die \Ordnung einer Gemeinschaft the rules of a community

der \Ordnung gemäß according to the rules [or the rule book]

der \Ordnung halber as a matter of form

ich frage nur der \Ordnung halber it's only a routine question, I'm only asking as a matter of form

sich akk an eine \Ordnung halten to keep [or stick] to the rules

die öffentliche \Ordnung public order

6. BIOL, CHEM order

die \Ordnung der Primaten the order of primates

7. kein pl TRANSP

eine Straße erster/zweiter \Ordnung a first/second-class road

8. kein pl MATH order; (in der Mengenlehre) ordered set

9.

▶ es ist alles in bester [o schönster] \Ordnung everything's fine, things couldn't be better

▶ erster Ordnung of the first order

er ist ein Snob erster \Ordnung he's a snob of the first order

das war ein Reinfall erster \Ordnung that was a disaster of the first order

▶ es [ganz] in \Ordnung finden, dass... to think [or find] it [quite] right that...

er scheint es ganz in \Ordnung zu finden, dass... he doesn't seem to mind at all that...

▶ es nicht in \Ordnung finden, dass... to not think it's right that...

▶ geht in \Ordnung! that's all right [or fam OK]

das geht schon in \Ordnung that'll be OK fam

Ihre Bestellung geht in \Ordnung we'll see to your order [or put your order through]

▶ \Ordnung ist das halbe Leben (prov) a place for everything and everything in its place prov

▶ in \Ordnung! all right! [or OK!] fam

▶ etw ist mit jdm/etw nicht in \Ordnung there's sth wrong with sb/sth

mit ihr/dem Auto ist etwas nicht in \Ordnung there's something wrong [or the matter] with her/the car

▶ [wieder] in \Ordnung kommen (Angelegenheit) to turn out all right [or fam OK]; (Gerät) to start working again

▶ in \Ordnung sein (fam) to be all right [or fam OK]

das ist in \Ordnung! that's all right [or fam OK]!

Anne ist in \Ordnung Anne's all right [or fam OK]

das Auto ist wieder in \Ordnung the car's fixed

ich bin jetzt wieder in \Ordnung I'm better [or all right] now

▶ nicht in \Ordnung sein (nicht funktionieren) to not be working properly; (sich nicht gehören) to not be right

der Fisch ist nicht mehr ganz in \Ordnung the fish has started to go bad

da ist etwas nicht in \Ordnung there's something wrong there

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die; Ordnung, Ordnungen

1) o. Pl. (ordentlicher Zustand) order; tidiness

Ordnung halten — keep things tidy

hier herrscht Ordnung — everything is neat and tidy here

Ordnung schaffen, für Ordnung sorgen — sort things out

etwas in Ordnung bringen — sort something out

ist dein Pass in Ordnung? — is your passport in order?

hier ist etwas nicht in Ordnung — there's something wrong here

mit ihr ist etwas nicht in Ordnung, sie ist nicht in Ordnung — (ugs.) there's something wrong or the matter with her

sie ist in Ordnung — (ugs.): (ist nett, verlässlich o. ä.) she's OK (coll.)

alles [ist] in schönster od. bester Ordnung — everything's [just] fine; [things] couldn't be better

[das] geht [schon] in Ordnung — (ugs.) that'll be OK (coll.) or all right

2) o. Pl. (geregelter Ablauf) routine

3) o. Pl. (System [von Normen]) order; (Struktur) structure

4) o. Pl. (Disziplin) order

hier herrscht Ordnung — we have some discipline here

Ordnung halten — <teacher etc.> keep order

5) (Formation) formation

6) (Biol.) order

7) o. Pl. (Rang)

eine Straße zweiter Ordnung — a second-class road

ein Reinfall erster Ordnung — (fig. ugs.) a disaster of the first order or water

8) o. Pl. (Math.) order

9) (Mengenlehre) ordered set

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Ordnung f

1. (das Ordnen) sorting, arrangement; von Akten etc: organization; (Regelung) settlement; von Verkehr: regulation: von Finanzen, Angelegenheiten: putting in order

2. (bestimmter Zustand) order;

die öffentliche Ordnung law and order;

die göttliche Ordnung the divine order;

zur Ordnung rufen call to order ( auch PARL)

3. (Ordentlichsein) order, tidiness;

der Ordnung halber for form’s sake;

Ordnung halten keep things in order;

sehr auf Ordnung halten oder

sehen be very keen on tidiness;

für Ordnung sorgen maintain order;

Ordnung schaffen sort things out; im Zimmer etc: tidy up;

Ordnung muss sein! you have to have order;

Ordnung ist das halbe Leben sprichw keeping things in order is half the battle

4. (Gesundsein, Funktionieren) order;

in Ordnung bringen (reparieren) fix; (erledigen) settle, umg fix; (Problem etc) sort out;

in Ordnung sein umg be all right;

der Motor etc

ist nicht in Ordnung umg there’s something wrong with the engine etc;

er ist nicht in Ordnung umg, gesundheitlich: he’s not well

5. umg, in Wertungen:

sie ist in Ordnung there’s nothing wrong with her, she’s a nice person;

(das ist) in Ordnung! oder

geht in Ordnung! (that’s) all right, (that’s) okay;

es ist alles in bester oder

schönster Ordnung everything’s just fine;

das finde ich nicht in Ordnung I don’t think that’s right;

ich finde sein Verhalten nicht in Ordnung I find his behavio(u)r out of order

6. (Vorschriften) rules pl, regulations pl;

ein Verstoß gegen die geltende Ordnung an offence against current regulations

7. (geordnete Lebensweise) routine;

jedes Kind braucht seine Ordnung every child needs a routine

8. (Rang) order ( auch BIOL);

… erster Ordnung … of the first order, auch first-class ( oder -rate) …;

Stern erster Ordnung ASTRON star of the first magnitude;

ein Misserfolg erster Ordnung umg, fig a resounding failure

9. (Anordnung) arrangement, order; (System) auch system;

die Stichwörter erscheinen in alphabetischer Ordnung the headwords are arranged in alphabetical order

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die; Ordnung, Ordnungen

1) o. Pl. (ordentlicher Zustand) order; tidiness

Ordnung halten — keep things tidy

hier herrscht Ordnung — everything is neat and tidy here

Ordnung schaffen, für Ordnung sorgen — sort things out

etwas in Ordnung bringen — sort something out

ist dein Pass in Ordnung? — is your passport in order?

hier ist etwas nicht in Ordnung — there's something wrong here

mit ihr ist etwas nicht in Ordnung, sie ist nicht in Ordnung — (ugs.) there's something wrong or the matter with her

sie ist in Ordnung — (ugs.): (ist nett, verlässlich o. ä.) she's OK (coll.)

alles [ist] in schönster od. bester Ordnung — everything's [just] fine; [things] couldn't be better

[das] geht [schon] in Ordnung — (ugs.) that'll be OK (coll.) or all right

2) o. Pl. (geregelter Ablauf) routine

3) o. Pl. (System [von Normen]) order; (Struktur) structure

4) o. Pl. (Disziplin) order

hier herrscht Ordnung — we have some discipline here

Ordnung halten — <teacher etc.> keep order

5) (Formation) formation

6) (Biol.) order

7) o. Pl. (Rang)

eine Straße zweiter Ordnung — a second-class road

ein Reinfall erster Ordnung — (fig. ugs.) a disaster of the first order or water

8) o. Pl. (Math.) order

9) (Mengenlehre) ordered set

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-en (Mathematik) f.

order n. -en f.

arrangement n.

order n.

orderliness n.

tidiness n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Ordnung
13 Pleite

Adj. umg. broke; pleite sein be broke, Brit. auch be skint; total pleite stony broke Brit., stone-broke Am.

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die Pleite

(Bankrott) bankruptcy (ugs.); bust (ugs.);

(Reinfall) non-event (ugs.); flivver (ugs.); miss (ugs.)

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Plei|te ['plaitə]
f -, -n (inf)
bankruptcy, collapse; (fig) flop (inf), washout (inf)
Pléíte machen — to go bankrupt or bust (inf)

damit/mit ihm haben wir eine Pléíte erlebt — it/he was a disaster

See:

→ pleitegehen

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1) (completely without money: I'm broke till pay day.) broke

2) (a failure: The show was a complete flop.) flop

3) on the rocks

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Plei·te

<-, -n>

[ˈplaitə]

f (fam)

1. (Bankrott) collapse, bankruptcy

\Pleite machen to go bankrupt, to go bust fam

2. (Reinfall) flop fam

[mit jdm/etw] eine \Pleite erleben to suffer a flop [with sb/sth]

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die; Pleite, Pleiten (ugs.)

1) bankruptcy no def. art.

vor der Pleite stehen — be faced with bankruptcy

Pleite gehen/machen — go bust (coll.)

2) (Misserfolg) flop (sl.); wash-out (coll.)

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Pleite f; -, -n; umg

1. WIRTSCH bankruptcy;

Pleite machen go bankrupt, go bust

2. fig failure, flop, washout;

das Konzert war eine totale Pleite the concert was a complete disaster

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die; Pleite, Pleiten (ugs.)

1) bankruptcy no def. art.

vor der Pleite stehen — be faced with bankruptcy

Pleite gehen/machen — go bust (coll.)

2) (Misserfolg) flop (sl.); wash-out (coll.)

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-n f.

bankruptcy n.

fizzling* n.

flop* n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Pleite
14 Störung

f

1. (Störendes) disturbance; (Unterbrechung) interruption; (Einmischung) interference; (Behinderung) obstruction; des Unterrichts, einer Versammlung: disruption, interruption; entschuldigen Sie die Störung! sorry to disturb ( oder bother) you; es gab wiederholte Störungen durch Randalierer hooligans caused repeated disturbances

2. TECH. fault, defect; EDV auch malfunction; TV fault; (Betriebsstörung) failure, breakdown; wir bitten die Störung zu entschuldigen TV, Ansage: we apologize for the fault / (Ausfall) breakdown in transmission; wegen einer technischen Störung kommt es zu Verspätungen Bahn etc.: delays will occur due to a technical fault; ohne Störung verlaufen go off smoothly

3. Radio, durch Sender: auch Pl. interference; absichtliche: jamming; atmosphärische Störungen atmospherics; umg., fig. (geladene Atmosphäre) charged atmosphere; im Verhältnis: tensions Pl., bes. Brit. auch ructions Pl.

4. MED. disorder; stärker: malfunction

5. MET. disturbance

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die Störung

(Fehler) fault; derangement;

(Störendes) disturbance; interference; interruption; trouble; embarrassment

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Stö|rung ['ʃtøːrʊŋ]
f -, -en

1) disturbance

2) (von Ablauf, Verhandlungen etc) disruption

die Demonstranten beschlossen die Stö́rung der Parlamentssitzung — the demonstrators decided to disrupt the parliamentary session

3) (= Verkehrsstörung) holdup

es kam immer wieder zu Stö́rungen des Verkehrs — there were continual holdups (in the traffic), the traffic was continually held up

4) (TECH) fault, trouble no indef art

eine Stö́rung — trouble, a fault

in der Leitung muss eine Stö́rung sein — there must be a fault on the line

5) (ASTRON) perturbation

6) (MET) disturbance

7) (RAD) interference; (absichtlich) jamming

atmosphärische Stö́rungen — atmospherics pl

8) (MED) disorder

gesundheitliche/psychische Stö́rungen — physical/mental disorders

nervöse Stö́rungen — nervous disorders, nervous trouble

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die

1) (a noisy or disorderly happening: He was thrown out of the meeting for causing a disturbance.) disturbance

2) (an interruption: I've done quite a lot of work, despite several disturbances.) disturbance

3) (an act of disturbing: He was arrested for disturbance of the peace.) disturbance

4) ((the spoiling of radio or television reception by) the noise caused by programmes from another station, bad weather etc: This television set picks up a lot of interference.) interference

5) (something that interrupts: I get too many interruptions in my work.) interruption

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Stö·rung

<-, -en>

f

1. (Unterbrechung) interruption, disruption, disturbance

\Störung der öffentlichen Sicherheit [o Ordnung] disturbance of the peace

2. METEO

eine atmosphärische \Störung atmospheric disturbance

3. (Störsignale) interference no art, no pl

4. (technischer Defekt) fault; (Fehlfunktion) malfunction

5. MED (Dysfunktion) disorder, dysfunction spec

6.

▶ eine atmosphärische \Störung a tense atmosphere

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die; Störung, Störungen

1) disturbance; (einer Gerichtsverhandlung, Vorlesung, eines Gottesdienstes) disruption

2) (Beeinträchtigung) disturbance; disruption

eine technische Störung — a technical fault

atmosphärische Störung — (Met.) atmospheric disturbance; (Rundf.) atmospherics pl

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Störung f

1. (Störendes) disturbance; (Unterbrechung) interruption; (Einmischung) interference; (Behinderung) obstruction; des Unterrichts, einer Versammlung: disruption, interruption;

entschuldigen Sie die Störung! sorry to disturb ( oder bother) you;

es gab wiederholte Störungen durch Randalierer hooligans caused repeated disturbances

2. TECH fault, defect; IT auch malfunction; TV fault; (Betriebsstörung) failure, breakdown;

wir bitten die Störung zu entschuldigen TV, Ansage: we apologize for the fault/(Ausfall) breakdown in transmission;

wegen einer technischen Störung kommt es zu Verspätungen Bahn etc: delays will occur due to a technical fault;

ohne Störung verlaufen go off smoothly

3. Radio, durch Sender: auch pl interference; absichtliche: jamming;

atmosphärische Störungen atmospherics; umg, fig (geladene Atmosphäre) charged atmosphere; im Verhältnis: tensions pl, besonders Br auch ructions pl

4. MED disorder; stärker: malfunction

5. METEO disturbance

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die; Störung, Störungen

1) disturbance; (einer Gerichtsverhandlung, Vorlesung, eines Gottesdienstes) disruption

2) (Beeinträchtigung) disturbance; disruption

eine technische Störung — a technical fault

atmosphärische Störung — (Met.) atmospheric disturbance; (Rundf.) atmospherics pl

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-en f.

derangement n.

disturbance n.

interference n.

malfunction n.

trouble n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Störung
15 lamentable

adj.

1 terribly sad (triste).

2 lamentable, deplorable (malo).

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lamentable

► adjetivo

1 (injusticia) regrettable, deplorable; (estado) sorry, pitiful

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ADJ [conducta] deplorable; [injusticia] shameful; [error] regrettable; [escena, aspecto, estado] sorry, pitiful; [pérdida] sad

es lamentable que... — it is regrettable that...

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adjetivo

a) <conducta/error/suceso> deplorable, terrible

b) < pérdida> sad; <estado/aspecto> pitiful; < error> regrettable

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= regrettable, wretched, sad, deplorable, miserable, parlous, embarrassing, sorry [sorrier -comp., sorriest -sup.], woeful, pitiful, abject, abjected.

Ex. All these networks have standard record formats, although it is regrettable that they all operate to different standards.

Ex. A card catalog has the capability of being kept up to date, but it is a wretched way to make information available.

Ex. It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.

Ex. We agree with Price that using the words 'citation' and 'reference' interchangeably is a deplorable waste of a good technical term.

Ex. Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.

Ex. Book provision to many schools is in a parlous state and the school book market also has its problems.

Ex. This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.

Ex. The author describes the sorry state of libraries in Portugal where 149 of the 558 libraries have a collection of less than 1,000 titles.

Ex. In this woeful film, under the mantle of a 'bitter-sweet romantic comedy,' Poliakoff lets his maudlin sentiments and fears run riot.

Ex. Today's pitiful situation must be improved drastically to cope with the overwhelming demand of clients for better library service.

Ex. Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.

Ex. In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.

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* de forma lamentable = miserably.

* de manera lamentable = lamentably, miserably.

* fracasar de manera lamentable = fail + miserably, fail + dismally.

* fracaso lamentable = embarrassing failure.

* ser lamentable = be a pity.

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adjetivo

a) <conducta/error/suceso> deplorable, terrible

b) < pérdida> sad; <estado/aspecto> pitiful; < error> regrettable

* * *

= regrettable, wretched, sad, deplorable, miserable, parlous, embarrassing, sorry [sorrier -comp., sorriest -sup.], woeful, pitiful, abject, abjected.

Ex: All these networks have standard record formats, although it is regrettable that they all operate to different standards.

Ex: A card catalog has the capability of being kept up to date, but it is a wretched way to make information available.

Ex: It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.

Ex: We agree with Price that using the words 'citation' and 'reference' interchangeably is a deplorable waste of a good technical term.

Ex: Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.

Ex: Book provision to many schools is in a parlous state and the school book market also has its problems.

Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.

Ex: The author describes the sorry state of libraries in Portugal where 149 of the 558 libraries have a collection of less than 1,000 titles.

Ex: In this woeful film, under the mantle of a 'bitter-sweet romantic comedy,' Poliakoff lets his maudlin sentiments and fears run riot.

Ex: Today's pitiful situation must be improved drastically to cope with the overwhelming demand of clients for better library service.

Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.

Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.

* de forma lamentable = miserably.

* de manera lamentable = lamentably, miserably.

* fracasar de manera lamentable = fail + miserably, fail + dismally.

* fracaso lamentable = embarrassing failure.

* ser lamentable = be a pity.

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lamentable

adjective

1 (deplorable) ‹conducta/error/suceso› deplorable, terrible, lamentable

2 (triste) ‹pérdida› sad; ‹estado/aspecto› pitiful; ‹error› regrettable

verle suplicando de esa manera era un espectáculo lamentable it was a pitiful sight to see him begging like that

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lamentable adjetivo
a) ‹conducta/error/suceso› deplorable, terrible

b) ‹ pérdida› sad;

‹estado/aspecto› pitiful;
‹ error› regrettable
lamentable adjetivo
1 (que causa pena o disgusto) regrettable
2 (estropeado) terrible: el coche quedó en un estado lamentable, the car was in a terrible state
' lamentable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estado
- fatal
- vergonzosa
- vergonzoso
- papel
- penoso
English:
deplorable
- lamentable
- pathetic
- pitiful
- regrettable
- sad
- sorry
- woeful
- meet
- miserable
- miserably

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lamentable adj

1. [conducta, accidente, confusión] regrettable;

sería lamentable que no pudiera acudir it would be a shame if she couldn't come

2. [malo] lamentable, deplorable;

llegó a casa con un aspecto lamentable she looked terrible o she was in a pitiful state when she got home

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lamentable

adj deplorable

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lamentable adj

1) : unfortunate, lamentable

2) : pitiful, sad

Spanish-English dictionary > lamentable
16 corriente

adj.

1 ordinary, normal (normal).

un reloj normal y corriente an ordinary watch

corriente y moliente (informal) run-of-the-mill

2 running (agua).

3 current (mes, año, cuenta).

4 usual, customary.

f.

1 current.

le dio la corriente al tocar el enchufe she got an electric shock when she touched the socket

corriente alterna/continua alternating/direct current

la corriente del Golfo the Gulf Stream

2 draught (British), draft (United States).

3 trend, current (tendencia).

corriente de pensamiento school of thought

4 electric current, current, power, electricity.

5 tide.

6 flumen.

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corriente

► adjetivo

1 (común) ordinary, average

■ personas corrientes ordinary people

■ una familia corriente an average family

■ lo corriente es hablarlo primero the usual thing is to talk it over first

2 (agua) running

3 (fecha) current, present

■ el cinco del corriente mes the fifth of the current month, the fifth of this month

4 (cuenta) current

► nombre masculino

1 (mes) current month, this month

► nombre femenino

1 (masa de agua) current, stream, flow

2 (de aire) draught (US draft)

3 ELECTRICIDAD current

4 (de arte etc) trend, current, school

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

al corriente (actualizado) up to date 2 (enterado) aware 3 (informado) informed, in the know

■ ¿estás al corriente de los pagos? are you up to date with the payments?

■ ¿estás al corriente de lo que ha pasado? do you know what's happened?

corriente y moliente familiar ordinary, run-of-the-mill

dejarse llevar por la corriente figurado to follow the herd, go with the flow

ir contra corriente / navegar contra corriente figurado to go against the tide

llevarle la corriente a alguien / seguirle la corriente a alguien to humour (US humor) somebody

poner al corriente to bring up to date, put in the picture

ponerse al corriente to get up to date, catch up

salirse de lo corriente to be out of the ordinary

tener al corriente to keep informed

corriente abajo downstream

corriente alterna alternating current

corriente arriba upstream

Corriente del Golfo Gulf Stream

corriente sanguínea bloodstream

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1. adj.
1) common

2) ordinary
2. noun f.
1) current

2) draft

3) tendency, trend

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1. ADJ

1) (=frecuente) [error, apellido] common

las intoxicaciones son bastante corrientes en verano — cases of food poisoning are fairly common in summer

la cocaína era corriente en sus fiestas — cocaine was commonly used o commonplace was at their parties

aquí es corriente que la policía te pida la documentación — here it's quite common for the police to ask you for identification

una combinación de cualidades que no es corriente encontrar en una misma persona — a combination of qualities not commonly o often found in the same person

un término de uso corriente — a common term, a term in common use

• poco corriente — unusual

2) (=habitual) usual, customary

lo corriente es llamar antes de venir — the usual thing is to phone before coming, it's customary to phone before coming

es corriente que la familia de la novia pague la boda — it's customary for the bride's family to pay for the wedding, the bride's family usually pays for the wedding

3) (=no especial) ordinary

no es nada especial, es solo un anillo corriente — it's nothing special, it's just an ordinary ring

• fuera de lo corriente — out of the ordinary

• normal y corriente — perfectly ordinary

• salirse de lo corriente — to be out of the ordinary

- corriente y moliente

tiene un trabajo corriente y moliente — he has a very ordinary job, he has a run-of-the-mill job

4) [en curso] [déficit, mes, año] current

el día 2 del corriente mes de marzo — (on) the second of this month
cuenta 4), gasto 2), moneda 2)
5) [agua] running

6) † (=en regla) in order

tiene corriente la documentación — his papers are in order

todo está corriente para nuestra partida — everything is ready o fixed up for our departure

• estar o ir corriente en algo — to be up to date with sth

está corriente en los pagos — he is up to date with his payments

2. SM

1)

• al corriente —

a) (=al día) up to date

estoy al corriente de mis pagos a Hacienda — I'm up to date with o on my tax payments

• poner algo al corriente — to bring sth up to date

b) (=informado)

• estar al corriente (de algo) — to know (about sth)

puedes hablar sin miedo, ya estoy al corriente — you can talk freely, I know (all) about it

¿estaba usted al corriente? — did you know (about it)?

• mantener a algn al corriente (de algo) — to keep sb up to date (on sth), keep sb informed (about sth)

• poner a algn al corriente (de algo) — to bring sb up to date (on sth), inform sb (about sth)

• ponerse al corriente (de algo) — to get up to date (with sth), catch up (on sth)

• tener a algn al corriente (de algo) — to keep sb up to date (on sth), keep sb informed (about sth)

2) [en cartas]

el día 9 del corriente o de los corrientes — the 9th of this month

3. SF

1) [de fluido] current

la corriente lo arrastraba hacia el mar — the current was carrying him out to sea

- dejarse llevar por la corriente

- ir o navegar o nadar contra la corriente

- seguir la corriente a algn

cuando se pone a hablar así es mejor seguirle la corriente — when he starts talking like that it's best to humour him

corriente de agua — stream of water

corriente de Humboldt — Humboldt Current

corriente de lava — lava flow, stream of lava

corriente del Golfo — Gulf Stream

corriente sanguínea — bloodstream

corriente submarina — undercurrent, underwater current

2) [de aire] draught, draft (EEUU)

hay mucha corriente — it's very draughty

corriente de aire — [gen] draught, draft (EEUU); (Téc) air current, air stream

corriente en chorro — jet stream

corriente térmica — thermal

3) (Elec) current

anoche se cortó la corriente — there was a power cut last night

el cable tiene corriente — the wire is live

• dar corriente, no toques ese cable que da corriente — don't touch that wire, it's live

me dio (la) corriente — I got a shock, I got an electric shock

corriente alterna — alternating current

corriente continua — direct current

corriente difásica — two-phase current

corriente directa — direct current

corriente eléctrica — electric current

corriente trifásica — three-phase current

4) (=tendencia) [ideológica] tendency; [artística] trend

una corriente más radical dentro del partido — a more radical tendency within the party

la corriente renovadora de la derecha — the trend towards renewal on the Right

las corrientes modernas del arte — modern trends in art

corriente de opinión — current of opinion

corriente de pensamiento — school of thought

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I
adjetivo

1) ( que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normal

es un error muy corriente — it's a very common mistake

un método poco corriente — a method not much used

lo corriente es pagar al contado — the normal thing is to pay cash

un coche/tipo normal y corriente — an ordinary car/guy

una persona poco corriente — he's rather out of the ordinary

es de una belleza poco corriente — she's unusually beautiful

2)

a) ( en curso) <mes/año> current

el día tres del corriente — the third of this month

su atenta carta del 7 del corriente — (frml) your letter of the 7th of this month

b)

al corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the payments; empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up; tener or mantener a alguien al corriente de algo — to keep somebody informed o (colloq) posted about something
II
femenino

1) ( de agua) current

corrientes marinas — ocean currents

dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente — to go along with the crowd

ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente — to swim against the tide

seguirle la corriente a alguien — to humor somebody

2) ( de aire) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)

aquí hay or hace mucha corriente — there's a terrible draft in here

3) ( tendencia) trend

las corrientes de la moda — the trends in fashion

una corriente de pensamiento — a school of thought

una corriente de opinión — a current of opinion

4) (Elec) current

me dio (la) corriente — I got a shock o an electric shock

se cortó la corriente — there was a power cut

no hay corriente — there's no electricity

•

- corriente alterna/continua

* * *
I
adjetivo

1) ( que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normal

es un error muy corriente — it's a very common mistake

un método poco corriente — a method not much used

lo corriente es pagar al contado — the normal thing is to pay cash

un coche/tipo normal y corriente — an ordinary car/guy

una persona poco corriente — he's rather out of the ordinary

es de una belleza poco corriente — she's unusually beautiful

2)

a) ( en curso) <mes/año> current

el día tres del corriente — the third of this month

su atenta carta del 7 del corriente — (frml) your letter of the 7th of this month

b)

al corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the payments; empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up; tener or mantener a alguien al corriente de algo — to keep somebody informed o (colloq) posted about something
II
femenino

1) ( de agua) current

corrientes marinas — ocean currents

dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente — to go along with the crowd

ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente — to swim against the tide

seguirle la corriente a alguien — to humor somebody

2) ( de aire) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)

aquí hay or hace mucha corriente — there's a terrible draft in here

3) ( tendencia) trend

las corrientes de la moda — the trends in fashion

una corriente de pensamiento — a school of thought

una corriente de opinión — a current of opinion

4) (Elec) current

me dio (la) corriente — I got a shock o an electric shock

se cortó la corriente — there was a power cut

no hay corriente — there's no electricity

•

- corriente alterna/continua

* * *

corriente¹

¹ = tide, draught [draft, -USA], groundswell, flow, stream.

Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.

Ex: Perhaps the sociological light was extinguished by the political draught of the time.

Ex: The groundswell of movement towards integrating previously unrelated technologies and markets is now gathering a reasonable head of steam.

Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).

Ex: Voters felt the stream of news coming out of London had little to do with ordinary people.

* agua corriente = running water.

* con corrientes de aire = draughty [drafty, -USA].

* corriente abajo = downstream.

* corriente + arrastrar = wash up.

* corriente arriba = upstream.

* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].

* corriente de aire = air current, draught [draft, -USA].

* corriente de chorro, la = jet stream, the.

* corriente en chorro, la = jet stream, the.

* corriente oceánica = ocean current.

* corriente sanguínea, la = bloodstream, the.

* llevarle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

* seguirle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

corriente²

² = stream, electricity supply, mains electricity.

Ex: If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'.

Ex: Europe and Australia (where experimental transmissions have been going on for some time) have a 50 Hz electricity supply, 625 line transmissions, and two non-compatible colour systems, PAL and SECAM.

Ex: Every electrical appliance that connects to mains electricity has a fuse, usually in the plug.

* adaptador de corriente = power adapter, mains adapter.

* cable con corriente = live wire.

* corriente alterna = alternating current (AC).

* corriente eléctrica = electrical current, electric current, electrical power.

* Corriente Eléctrica Ininterrumpida (CEI) = Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).

* corte de corriente = power cut, power failure.

* corte de la corriente eléctrica = power failure, power cut.

* luchar contra corriente = labour + against the grain.

* regulador de corriente = current regulator.

* seguridad contra corrientes eléctricas = electrical security.

* toma de corriente = outlet, socket, socket outlet, light socket.

* transformador de corriente = mains adapter, power adapter.

corriente³

³ = trend, strand, current, movement.

Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.

Ex: This article gives a brief history of the two main strands in the development of bibliotherapy, or healing through books, in the USA.

Ex: This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.

Ex: The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.

* contracorriente = cross-current.

* corriente de pensamiento = trend of thought, stream of consciousness.

* corriente dominante = mainstream.

* corriente, lo = the normal run of.

* corriente principal = mainstream.

* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.

* ir con la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* ir en contra de la corriente = go against + the flow.

* seguir la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

corriente⁴

⁴ = ordinary, plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], run-of-the-mill, everyday.

Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.

Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.

Ex: Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.

Ex: We have too much invested, and the new systems too intimately integrated into the everyday operation of the library, for us to assume any longer that we can temper their influence on emerging standards.

* al corriente = in step, paid-up, in good standing.

* al corriente de = in step with.

* catalogación corriente = current cataloguing.

* común y corriente = unremarkable.

* corriente y moliente = run-of-the-mill.

* cuenta corriente = current account, checking account, deposit account.

* día corriente = ordinary day.

* estar al corriente = monitor + developments.

* gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.

* gente corriente, la = ordinary people.

* hombre corriente, el = common man, the.

* mantenerse al corriente = keep + current.

* mantenerse al corriente de = keep + abreast of, stay + abreast of.

* normal y corriente = unremarkable.

* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.

* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.

* puesta al corriente = update [up-date].

* * *

corriente¹

adjective

A (que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normal

es un error muy corriente it's a very common mistake

ese tipo de robo es muy corriente en esta zona robberies like that are commonplace o very common o an everyday occurrence in this area

un método poco corriente en la actualidad a method not much used nowadays

lo corriente es efectuar el pago por adelantado the normal thing is to pay in advance, normally o usually you pay in advance

un cuchillo normal y corriente an ordinary o a common-or-garden knife

es un tipo de lo más corriente he's just an ordinary guy ( colloq)

es una tela muy corriente it's a very ordinary material

corriente y moliente ( fam); ordinary, run-of-the-mill

es un vestido corriente y moliente it's just an ordinary dress

nos hizo una comida corriente y moliente the meal he cooked us was very ordinary o run-of-the-mill

B

1 (en curso) ‹mes/año› current

la inauguración está prevista para el día tres del corriente or de los corrientes the opening is planned for the third of this month

su atenta carta del 7 del corriente ( frml); your letter of the 7th of this month o ( frml) the 7th inst

2

al corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the payments

empezó el curso con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started the course late but she has caught up

quiero que me tengan or mantengan al corriente de las noticias que se reciban I want to be kept informed o ( colloq) posted about any news that comes in

ya está al corriente de lo que ha pasado she already knows what's happened

corriente²

feminine

A (de agua) current

corrientes marinas ocean currents

dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente to go along with o follow the crowd

ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente to swim against the tide

seguirle la corriente a algn to humor sb, play along with sb

Compuestos:

● corriente de la conciencia

stream of consciousness

● Corriente de Humboldt

Humboldt Current

● Corriente del Golfo

Gulf Stream

● corriente del pensamiento

( Psic) stream of conciousness

B (de aire) draft ( AmE), draught ( BrE)

cierra la ventana que hay mucha corriente shut the window, there's a terrible draft

C (tendencia) trend

las nuevas corrientes de la moda the latest trends in fashion

una corriente de pensamiento a school of thought

una corriente de opinión contraria a esta tesis a current of opinion at odds with this idea

D ( Elec) current

una corriente de 10 amperios a 10 amp current

me dio (la) corriente or ( Col) me cogió la corriente I got a shock o an electric shock

se cortó la corriente en toda la calle there was a power cut which affected the whole street

no hay corriente en la casa there's no electricity o power in the house

Compuestos:

● corriente alterna

alternating current, AC

● corriente continua

direct current, DC

● corriente difásica

two-phase current

● corriente eléctrica

electric current

● corriente trifásica

three-phase current

* * *

corriente adjetivo
1 ( que se da con frecuencia) common;
(normal, no extraño) usual, normal;
◊ es un error muy corriente it's a very common mistake;

lo corriente es pagar al contado the normal thing is to pay cash;
un tipo normal y corriente an ordinary guy;
corriente y moliente (fam) ordinary, run-of-the-mill
2
a) ( en curso) ‹mes/año› current

b)

◊ al corriente: estoy al corriente en los pagos I'm up to date with the payments;

empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up;
mantener a algn al corriente de algo to keep sb informed about sth
■ sustantivo femenino
a) ( de agua) current;

◊ corrientes marinas ocean currents;

dejarse llevar por la corriente to go along with the crowd;
seguirle la corriente a algn to humor^{( conjugate humor)} sb
b) ( de aire) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)

c) (Elec) current;

◊ me dio (la) corriente I got a shock o an electric shock;

se cortó la corriente there was a power cut
corriente
I adjetivo
1 (común) common, ordinary
2 (agua) running
3 (actual, presente) current, present
4 Fin (cuenta) current
II sustantivo femenino
1 current, stream
2 Elec corriente eléctrica, (electric) current
3 (de aire) draught, US draft
3 (tendencia) trend, current
♦ Locuciones: estar al corriente, to be up-to-date
figurado ir o navegar contra corriente, to go against the tide
familiar seguirle o llevarle la corriente a alguien, to humour sb
' corriente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agua
- arrastrar
- cero
- común
- conducir
- continua
- continuo
- cortarse
- cualquiera
- cuenta
- deslizarse
- europeísta
- habitual
- homogeneizar
- llevarse
- marina
- marino
- toma
- torrente
- vulgar
- aire
- circular
- depositar
- derramar
- flujo
- mar
- normal
English:
abreast
- AC
- account
- catch up
- common
- commonplace
- crisps
- current
- current account
- DC
- direct current
- do
- draught
- electric current
- fill in
- flow
- going
- Gulf Stream
- have
- humour
- informed
- lie
- live wire
- mainstream
- ordinary
- play along
- potato chips
- power point
- resist
- run-of-the-mill
- running
- school
- still
- stream
- thermal
- tide
- touch
- turn off
- uncommon
- undercurrent
- unexceptional
- up-to-date
- usual
- acquainted
- alternating
- body
- checking account
- direct
- draft
- drift

* * *

corriente

♦ adj

1. [normal] ordinary, normal;
[frecuente] common;
es un alumno corriente he's an average pupil;

es un problema muy corriente it's a very common problem;

un reloj normal y corriente an ordinary watch;

una moto de lo más corriente a perfectly ordinary motorbike;

lo corriente es comerlo con palillos it's usually eaten with chopsticks;

lo corriente es recibir una respuesta a los pocos días it's normal o usual to receive a reply within a few days;

en Australia es corriente ver koalas por las calles in Australia you often see o it's not uncommon to see koala bears on the streets;

salirse de lo corriente to be out of the ordinary;

Comp
Fam
corriente y moliente run-of-the-mill

2. [agua] running

3. [cuenta] current

4. [mes, año] current;

en mayo del año corriente in May of this year

♦ nf

1. [de río] current;

corriente abajo downstream;

corriente arriba upstream;

Comp

dejarse llevar de o [m5] por la corriente to follow the crowd;

Comp

llevar o [m5] seguir la corriente a alguien to humour sb;

Comp

ir o [m5] nadar o [m5] navegar contra corriente to go against the tide;

Comp

nadar a favor de la corriente to go with the flow

Comp
corriente de convección convection current;
la corriente del Golfo the Gulf Stream;

la Corriente de Humboldt the Humboldt Current;

corriente de lava lava flow;

corriente marina ocean current;

corriente oceánica ocean current;

corriente de sangre bloodstream;

corriente sanguínea bloodstream;

corriente submarina underwater current

2. [de aire] Br draught, US draft;

en esta habitación hay mucha corriente this room is very draughty

Comp
Meteo corriente en chorro jet stream
3. corriente migratoria migratory current

4. [de electricidad] current;

toma de corriente socket;

media ciudad se quedó sin corriente half the city was left without electricity;

le dio la corriente al tocar el enchufe she got an electric shock when she touched the socket

Comp
corriente alterna alternating current;
corriente continua direct current;

corriente eléctrica electric current;

corriente trifásica three-phase current

5. [tendencia] trend, current;
[de opinión] tide;
las corrientes de la moda fashion trends;

las corrientes de pensamiento que llegan de Europa the schools of thought that are coming across from Europe;
Bolsa
una corriente alcista/bajista an upward/downward trend;

el representante de la corriente socialdemócrata en el partido the representative of the social democratic tendency in the party

♦ nm
[mes en curso]
el 10 del corriente the 10th of this month

♦ al corriente loc adv

estoy al corriente del pago de la hipoteca I'm up to date with my mortgage repayments;

estoy al corriente de la marcha de la empresa I'm aware of how the company is doing;

ya está al corriente de la noticia she has already heard the news;

mantener o [m5] tener a alguien al corriente de algo to keep sb informed about sth;

me mantengo al corriente de lo que ocurre en mi país I keep informed about what's going on in my country;

el profesor puso al corriente de las clases a su sustituto the teacher filled his replacement in on the classes;

tenemos que poner al corriente nuestras bases de datos we have to bring our databases up to date;

ponerse al corriente to bring oneself up to date

* * *

corriente

I adj

1 ( actual) current

2 ( común) ordinary;

corriente y moliente fam run-of-the-mill

3

:

estar al corriente be up to date;

poner alguien al corriente de algo bring s.o. up to date on sth

II f EL, de agua current;

corriente de aire draft, Br draught;

ir o

nadar contra la corriente fig swim against the tide;

llevar o

seguir a alguien la corriente play along with s.o.;

dejarse llevar por la corriente fig go with the flow

* * *

corriente adj

1) : common, everyday

2) : current, present

3) Mex : cheap, trashy

4)

perro corriente Mex : mutt

corriente nf

1) : current

corriente alterna: alternating current

direct current: corriente continua

2) : draft

3) tendencia: tendency, trend

* * *

corriente¹ adj

1. (normal) ordinary

no importa, sólo era un boli corriente it doesn't matter, it was just an ordinary biro

2. (común) common

los resfriados son corrientes en invierno colds are common in winter

corriente² n

1. (electricidad, agua) current

la corriente es muy fuerte the current is very strong

2. (de aire) draught

hay corriente y hace frío there's a draught and it's cold

estar al corriente de algo to know about something [pt. knew; pp. known]

tener a alguien al corriente to keep somebody informed [pt. & pp.> kept]

Spanish-English dictionary > corriente
17 Null

I Zahlw.

1. nought, Am. und fachspr. zero; MATH. Brit. nought; null Grad zero degrees; das Thermometer etc. steht auf / über / unter null is at / above / below zero; die Stimmung sank unter null umg., fig. the atmosphere took a dive; null Fehler no (Am. zero) mistakes; um null Uhr zehn at ten past (Am. auch after) midnight; förm. at zero hours ten; gleich null umg. nil; die Stunde null fig. (the) zero hour; in der Stunde null at (the) zero hour; bei null anfangen fig. start from scratch; nichtig

2. in Dezimalzahlen: O [әu]; null komma neun (= 0,9) O point nine (= 0.9); in null Komma nichts umg. in next to no time

3. in Telefonnummern: O [әu], Am. auch zero

4. SPORT nil, Am. nothing, zero; Tennis: love; zwei zu null two-nil, Am. two to nothing; zu null spielen SPORT not concede any goals

II indekl. Adj. umg.: null Ahnung / Interesse haben have no idea / interest at all; null Reaktion zeigen show no reaction at all; null Bock auf etw. haben not fancy s.th. at all

* * *

die Null

(Person) nonentity (ugs.);

(Ziffer) zero; naught; nought; nil

* * *
Nụll I [nʊl]
f -, -en

1) (Zahl) nought, naught (US), zero; (= Gefrierpunkt) zero

die Null — the figure nought, zero

eine schwarze Null schreiben (Fin) — to break even

2) (inf Mensch) dead loss (inf)
II
m or nt -(s), -s (CARDS)
nullo
* * *

1) (a score of nothing in tennis: The present score is fifteen love (written 15-0).) love

2) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.) duck

3) ((in scoring) nothing; zero: Leeds United won two-nil / by two goals to nil.) nil

4) (the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).) nothing

5) ((American zero) the figure 0: The number contained five noughts.) nought

6) (nought; the number or figure 0: Three plus zero equals three; The figure 100 has two zeros in it.) zero

7) (the exact time fixed for something to happen, eg an explosion, the launching of a spacecraft etc: It is now 3 minutes to zero.) zero

* * *

Null¹

<-, -en>

[ˈnʊl, pl ˈnʊln̩]

f

1. (Zahl) zero, null

2. (fam: Versager) nothing

Null²

<-[s], -s>

[ˈnʊl, pl ˈnʊls]

m o nt KARTEN null[o]

\Null Hand null[o] hand

\Null ouvert open null[o]

* * *

die; Null, Nullen

1) (Ziffer) nought; zero

in Null Komma nichts — (ugs.) in less than no time

gleich Null sein — (fig.) be practically zero

2) o. Pl., o. Art. (Marke) zero

auf Null stehen — <indicator, needle, etc.> be at zero

fünf Grad unter/über Null — five degrees below/above zero or freezing

3) (abwertend) (Versager) failure; dead loss (coll.); (unbedeutender Mensch) nonentity

* * *

Null¹ f; -, -en

1. Ziffer: nought, US zero; TEL O [əʊ], US auch zero;

wie viele Nullen hat …? how many noughts (US zeros) are there in … ( oder has … got)?

2. umg, pej (Versager) dead loss, complete washout

Null² m/n; -(s), -s; beim Skat: null;

Null Hand null from hand

* * *

die; Null, Nullen

1) (Ziffer) nought; zero

in Null Komma nichts — (ugs.) in less than no time

gleich Null sein — (fig.) be practically zero

2) o. Pl., o. Art. (Marke) zero

auf Null stehen — <indicator, needle, etc.> be at zero

fünf Grad unter/über Null — five degrees below/above zero or freezing

3) (abwertend) (Versager) failure; dead loss (coll.); (unbedeutender Mensch) nonentity

* * *

-en (Mathematik) f.

zero n. -en f.

naught n.

nil n.

nothing n.

nought n.

null n.

zero n. -en Hypothese f.

null hypothesis n. -en Leiter m.

neutral lead n.

zero conductor n. -en Modem - s n.

null modem n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Null
18 null

I Zahlw.

1. nought, Am. und fachspr. zero; MATH. Brit. nought; null Grad zero degrees; das Thermometer etc. steht auf / über / unter null is at / above / below zero; die Stimmung sank unter null umg., fig. the atmosphere took a dive; null Fehler no (Am. zero) mistakes; um null Uhr zehn at ten past (Am. auch after) midnight; förm. at zero hours ten; gleich null umg. nil; die Stunde null fig. (the) zero hour; in der Stunde null at (the) zero hour; bei null anfangen fig. start from scratch; nichtig

2. in Dezimalzahlen: O [әu]; null komma neun (= 0,9) O point nine (= 0.9); in null Komma nichts umg. in next to no time

3. in Telefonnummern: O [әu], Am. auch zero

4. SPORT nil, Am. nothing, zero; Tennis: love; zwei zu null two-nil, Am. two to nothing; zu null spielen SPORT not concede any goals

II indekl. Adj. umg.: null Ahnung / Interesse haben have no idea / interest at all; null Reaktion zeigen show no reaction at all; null Bock auf etw. haben not fancy s.th. at all

* * *

die Null

(Person) nonentity (ugs.);

(Ziffer) zero; naught; nought; nil

* * *
Nụll I [nʊl]
f -, -en

1) (Zahl) nought, naught (US), zero; (= Gefrierpunkt) zero

die Null — the figure nought, zero

eine schwarze Null schreiben (Fin) — to break even

2) (inf Mensch) dead loss (inf)
II
m or nt -(s), -s (CARDS)
nullo
* * *

1) (a score of nothing in tennis: The present score is fifteen love (written 15-0).) love

2) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.) duck

3) ((in scoring) nothing; zero: Leeds United won two-nil / by two goals to nil.) nil

4) (the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).) nothing

5) ((American zero) the figure 0: The number contained five noughts.) nought

6) (nought; the number or figure 0: Three plus zero equals three; The figure 100 has two zeros in it.) zero

7) (the exact time fixed for something to happen, eg an explosion, the launching of a spacecraft etc: It is now 3 minutes to zero.) zero

* * *

Null¹

<-, -en>

[ˈnʊl, pl ˈnʊln̩]

f

1. (Zahl) zero, null

2. (fam: Versager) nothing

Null²

<-[s], -s>

[ˈnʊl, pl ˈnʊls]

m o nt KARTEN null[o]

\Null Hand null[o] hand

\Null ouvert open null[o]

* * *

die; Null, Nullen

1) (Ziffer) nought; zero

in Null Komma nichts — (ugs.) in less than no time

gleich Null sein — (fig.) be practically zero

2) o. Pl., o. Art. (Marke) zero

auf Null stehen — <indicator, needle, etc.> be at zero

fünf Grad unter/über Null — five degrees below/above zero or freezing

3) (abwertend) (Versager) failure; dead loss (coll.); (unbedeutender Mensch) nonentity

* * *

null

A. num

1. nought, US etc fachspr zero; MATH Br nought;

null Grad zero degrees;

das Thermometer etc

steht auf/über/unter null is at/above/below zero;

die Stimmung sank unter null umg, fig the atmosphere took a dive;

die Augen auf null gestellt haben sl (gestorben sein) have kicked the bucket;

null Fehler no (US zero) mistakes;

um null Uhr zehn at ten past (US auch after) midnight; form at zero hours ten;

gleich null umg nil;

die Stunde null fig (the) zero hour;

in der Stunde null at (the) zero hour;

bei null anfangen fig start from scratch; → nichtig

2. in Dezimalzahlen: O [əʊ];

null Komma neun (= 0,9) O point nine (= 0.9);

in null Komma nichts umg in next to no time

3. in Telefonnummern: O [əʊ], US auch zero

4. SPORT nil, US nothing, zero; Tennis: love;

zwei zu null two-nil, US two to nothing;

zu null spielen SPORT not concede any goals

B. undekl adj umg:

null Ahnung/Interesse haben have no idea/interest at all;

null Reaktion zeigen show no reaction at all;

null Bock auf etwas haben not fancy sth at all

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die; Null, Nullen

1) (Ziffer) nought; zero

in Null Komma nichts — (ugs.) in less than no time

gleich Null sein — (fig.) be practically zero

2) o. Pl., o. Art. (Marke) zero

auf Null stehen — <indicator, needle, etc.> be at zero

fünf Grad unter/über Null — five degrees below/above zero or freezing

3) (abwertend) (Versager) failure; dead loss (coll.); (unbedeutender Mensch) nonentity

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-en (Mathematik) f.

zero n. -en f.

naught n.

nil n.

nothing n.

nought n.

null n.

zero n. -en Hypothese f.

null hypothesis n. -en Leiter m.

neutral lead n.

zero conductor n. -en Modem - s n.

null modem n.

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19 part

part [paʀ]

feminine noun

   a. (dans un partage) share ; ( = portion) portion ; ( = tranche) slice

• sa part d'héritage his share of the inheritance

• chacun paie sa part everyone pays his share

• prendre une part de gâteau to take a piece or slice of cake

• faire huit parts dans un gâteau to cut a cake into eight slices

• la part du lion the lion's share

• la part du pauvre the crumbs

• part de marché market share

• faire la part belle à qn to give pride of place to sb

   b. ( = participation, partie) part

• part patronale employer's contribution

• part salariale employee's contribution

• prendre une part importante dans... to play an important part in...

   c. (locutions)

► à part ( = de côté) on one side ; ( = séparément) separately ; ( = excepté) apart from ; ( = exceptionnel) special

• prendre qn à part to take sb on one side

• à part cela apart from that

• un cas à part a special case

• c'est un homme à part he's in a class of his own► à part entière

• membre à part entière full member► autre part somewhere else

► d'autre part ( = de plus) moreover ; ( = par ailleurs) on the other hand

• d'une part... d'autre part on the one hand... on the other hand► de la part de (provenance) from ; ( = au nom de) on behalf of

• je viens de la part de Guy I've been sent by Guy

• cela m'étonne de sa part I'm surprised at that from him

• dites-lui bonjour de ma part give him my regards

• c'est gentil de sa part that's nice of him

• c'est de la part de qui ? (au téléphone) who's speaking?► de part en part right through

► de part et d'autre on both sides

► de toutes parts from all sides

► pour ma part for my part

• pour ma part je considère que... for my part, I consider that...► faire part de qch à qn to announce sth to sb

• il m'a fait part de son inquiétude he told me how worried he was► faire la part de qch

• faire la part du hasard to take chance into account

• faire la part des choses to make allowances► prendre part à [+ travail, débat] to take part in ; [+ manifestation] to join in

► prendre qch en mauvaise part to take offence at sth

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paʀ
1.

nom féminin

1) ( portion) (de tarte, gâteau) slice, portion; (de viande, riz) helping, portion; (d'héritage, de marché) share

une part du gâteau — fig a slice ou share of the cake

avoir sa part de misères — to have one's (fair) share of misfortunes

2) ( élément d'un tout) proportion

une grande part de quelque chose — a high proportion ou large part of something

une part de chance — an element of chance

il y a une grande part de fiction dans son récit — his/her account is highly fictional

le hasard n'a aucune part là-dedans — chance has nothing to do with it

pour une bonne or grande part — to a large ou great extent

faire la part de quelque chose — to take something into account ou consideration

faire la part belle à quelqu'un — to give somebody the best deal

à part entière — [membre, citoyen] full (épith); [science, sujet] in its own right

participer aux discussions à part entière — to participate fully in the discussions

3) ( contribution) share

payer sa part — to pay one's share

prendre part à — to take part in

il m'a fait part de ses projets/son inquiétude — he told me about his plans/his concern

je vous ferai part de mes intentions — I'll let you know my intentions

faire part d'une naissance — to announce a birth

4) ( partie d'un lieu)

de toute(s) part(s) — [surgir, arriver] from all sides

de part et d'autre — on both sides, on either side

de part en part — [traverser, transpercer] right ou straight through

5) ( point de vue)

pour ma part — for my part

d'une part..., d'autre part... — ( marquant une énumération) firstly..., secondly...; ( marquant une opposition) on (the) one hand... on the other hand

d'autre part — ( de plus) moreover

prendre quelque chose en bonne/mauvaise part — to take something in good part/take something badly

2.

à part locution

1) ( séparément) [ranger, classer] separately

mettre quelque chose à part — to put something to one side

si on met à part cette partie de la population — leaving aside this section of the population

prendre quelqu'un à part — to take somebody aside ou to one side

2) ( séparé)

une salle à part — a separate room

faire chambre à part — to sleep in separate rooms

3) ( différent)

être un peu à part — [personne] to be out of the ordinary

un cas/lieu à part — a special case/place

4) ( excepté) apart from

à part ça, quoi de neuf? — (colloq) apart from that, what's new?

à part que — apart from the fact that

blague à part — joking aside

3.

de la part de locution prépositive

1) ( à la place de)

de la part de — [agir, écrire, téléphoner] on behalf of

2) ( venant de)

de la part de quelqu'un — from somebody

il y a un message de la part de ton père — there's a message from your father

donne-leur le bonjour de ma part — say hello to them for me

ce n'est pas très gentil de ta part — that's not very nice of you

sans engagement de votre part — with no obligation on your part

de leur part, rien ne m'étonne — nothing they do surprises me

c'est de la part de qui? — ( au téléphone) who's calling please?

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faire la part du feu — to cut one's losses

faire la part des choses — to put things in perspective

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paʀ
1. vb

See:

partir

2. nf

1) (= fraction, partie) part

Une part de frais est remboursable. — Part of the costs is refundable.

Il y a une part de vantardise dans ce qu'il dit. — There's an element of boasting in what he says.

pour une large part; pour une bonne part — to a great extent

une part de vérité — some truth

Tout mensonge comporte une part de vérité. — Every lie has some truth in it.

une part de responsabilité dans qch — some responsibility for sth

2) (= portion) [gâteau, fromage] piece, portion, (qui revient à qn) share

une part de gâteau — a piece of cake

sa part du gâteau fig — a slice of the cake

avoir sa part — to get one's share

Vous n'avez pas eu votre part. — You haven't had your share.

la part du lion — the lion's share

se tailler la part du lion — to take the lion's share

à part entière (citoyen, membre, partenaire) — full

des partenaires à part entière du système éducatif — full partners in the education system

des tribunaux à part entière — courts in their own right

un membre à part entière — a fully paid-up member

à parts égales; à part égale — equally

3) FINANCE share, non-voting share

4) (= côté)

de toute part; de toutes parts — from all sides, from all quarters

de part et d'autre — on both sides, on either side

d'une part... d'autre part — on the one hand... on the other hand

de part en part — right through

nulle part — nowhere

autre part — elsewhere

quelque part — somewhere

5)

à part [vivre] — separately, [mettre] aside, (employé comme préposition) apart from, except for

Ils sont tous venus, à part Christian. — They all came, except Christian., (employé comme adjectif) (sportif) exceptional, (catégorie) of its own

un statut à part — special status

revendiquer un statut à part — to claim special status

avoir un statut à part — to have special status

vivre dans un monde à part — to live in another world

6) (autres locutions)

prendre qch en bonne part — to take sth well

prendre qch en mauvaise part — to take sth badly

faire la part des choses — to make allowances

faire la part du feu fig — to cut one's losses

faire la part (trop) belle à qn [homme] — to give sb more than his share, [femme] to give sb more than her share

faire la part belle à qch — to place great emphasis on sth

prendre part à [débat] — to take part in, [soucis, douleur de qn] to share

Il va prendre part à la réunion. — He's going to take part in the meeting.

Nous prenons part à votre grande douleur. — We share your grief.

faire part de qch à qn — to announce sth to sb, to inform sb of sth

pour ma part — as for me, as far as I'm concerned

de la part de (= au nom de) — on behalf of, (= donné par) from

Je dois vous remercier de la part de mon frère. — I must thank you on behalf of my brother.

C'est un cadeau pour toi, de la part de Françoise. — It's a present for you, from Françoise.

c'est de la part de qui? (au téléphone) — who's calling please?, who's speaking please?

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part

A nf

1 ( portion) (de tarte, gâteau) slice, portion; (de viande, riz) helping, portion; ( d'héritage) share; couper qch en six parts égales to cut sth into six equal portions; vouloir/mériter une part du gâteau fig to want/deserve a slice ou share of the cake; avoir sa part de misères/souffrances/soucis to have one's (fair) share of misfortunes/suffering/worries; la part du pauvre some food for the unexpected guest;

2 ( élément d'un tout) proportion, part; une part des bénéfices/du budget a proportion of the profits/of the budget; une part non négligeable de leur revenu a significant proportion of their income; une grande part de qch a high proportion ou large part of sth; une part de chance/jeu/sacrifice an element of chance/risk/sacrifice; il y a une grande part de fiction/de réel dans son récit his account is highly fictional/very much based on reality; le hasard n'a aucune part là-dedans chance has nothing to do with it; pour une part to some extent; pour une bonne or grande part to a large ou great extent; faire la part de qch to take sth into account ou consideration; faire la part des choses to put things in perspective; faire la part belle à qch to place ou put great emphasis on sth; faire la part belle à qn to give sb the best deal; à part entière [membre, citoyen] full ( épith); [science, sujet] in its own right; ils sont français à part entière they are full French nationals; c'est un art à part entière it's an art in its own right; participer aux travaux/discussions à part entière to participate fully in the work/discussions;

3 ( contribution) share; payer sa part to pay one's share; chacun paie sa part, c'est mieux everyone pays their share, it's better that way; faire sa part de travail/ménage to do one's share of the work/housework; prendre part à to take part in [activité, discussion, travail, conflit]; nous prenons part à votre douleur or peine we share your grief; il m'a fait part de ses projets/son inquiétude he told me about his plans/concern; je vous ferai part de mes intentions I'll let you know my intentions; Hélène et Roger Moulin sont heureux de vous faire part de la naissance de leur fille Zoé Hélène and Roger Moulin are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Zoé;

4 ( partie d'un lieu) de toute(s) part(s) [surgir, arriver] from all sides; être attaqué de toutes parts to be attacked from all sides; de part et d'autre on both sides, on either side (de qch of sth); il y a une volonté de dialogue de part et d'autre there is a willingness to talk on both sides; de part en part [traverser, transpercer] right ou straight through; ⇒ autre C, nul E, quelque D;

5 ( point de vue) pour ma/ta/notre part for my/your/our part; il a pour sa part déclaré que… for his part he declared that…; d'une part…, d'autre part… ( marquant une énumération) firstly…, secondly…; ( marquant une opposition) on (the) one hand… on the other hand; d'autre part ( de plus) moreover; prendre qch en bonne/mauvaise part to take sth in good part/take sth badly;

6 Fin, Écon part (sociale or d'intérêt) share; avoir des parts dans une société to have shares in a company; une part de marché a market share; part de fondateur founder's share;

7 Fisc unit on which the calculation of personal tax is based;

8 Scol, Univ unit on which the calculation of student grants is based.

B à part loc

1 ( à l'écart) [ranger, classer] separately; mettre qch à part to put sth to one side; si on met à part cette partie de la population leaving aside this section of the population; préparez une sauce/des légumes à part prepare a sauce/some vegetables separately; prendre qn à part to take sb aside ou to one side;

2 ( séparé) une salle à part a separate room; faire lit/chambre à part to sleep in separate beds/rooms;

3 ( différent) être un peu à part [personne] to be out of the ordinary; un cas/lieu à part a special case/place; un personnage à part a unique character;

4 ( excepté) apart from; (mis) à part ça il est charmant apart from that he's charming; à part ça, quoi de neuf○? apart from that, what's new?; la semaine s'est bien passée à part un jour de pluie the week went well apart from one rainy day; à part que apart from the fact that; blague à part joking aside.

C de la part de loc prép

1 ( à la place de) [agir, écrire, téléphoner] de la part de on behalf of; je vous souhaite bonne chance de la part de toute l'équipe on behalf of the whole team I wish you good luck; je vous appelle de la part de M. Pichon I'm phoning on behalf of Mr Pichon;

2 ( venant de) de la part de qn from sb; il y a un message de la part de ton père there's a message from your father; j'ai un cadeau pour toi de la part de ma sœur I've got a present for you from my sister; donne-leur le bonjour de ma part say hello to them for me; ce n'est pas très gentil de ta part that wasn't very nice of you; sans engagement de votre part with no obligation on your part; de leur part, rien ne m'étonne nothing they do surprises me; c'est de la part de qui? ( au téléphone) who's calling ou speaking please?

Idiome

faire la part du feu to cut one's losses.

[par] nom féminin

1. [dans un partage - de nourriture] piece, portion ; [ - d'un butin, de profits, de travail etc] share

une part de gâteau a slice of cake

à chacun sa part share and share alike

elle a eu sa part de soucis she's had her share of worries

repose-toi, tu as fait ta part have a rest, you've done your bit

avoir part à to have a share in, to share (in)

avoir la part belle to get a good deal

faire la part belle à quelqu'un to give somebody a good deal

vouloir sa part de ou du gâteau to want one's share of the cake

se réserver ou se tailler la part du lion to keep ou to take the lion's share

2. DROIT [pour les impôts] basic unit used for calculating personal income tax

un couple avec un enfant a deux parts et demie a couple with a child has a tax allowance worth two and a half (UK) ou has two and a half tax exemptions (US)

3. ÉCONOMIE & FINANCE

part de marché market share

part sociale/d'intérêts unquoted/partner's share

4. [fraction] part, portion

en grande part for the most part, largely, to a large extent

les sociétés, pour la plus grande part, sont privatisées firms, for the most part, are privatized

il y a une grande part de peur dans son échec her failure is due to a large extent to fear, fear goes a long way towards explaining her failure

5. [participation]

prendre part à

a. [discussion, compétition, manifestation] to take part in

b. [cérémonie, projet] to join in, to play a part in

c. [attentat] to take part in, to play a part in

prendre part à la joie/peine de quelqu'un to share (in) somebody's joy/sorrow

il faut faire la part du hasard/de la malchance you have to recognize the part played by chance/ill-luck, you have to make allowances for chance/ill-luck

faire la part des choses to take things into consideration

faire la part du feu to cut one's losses

6. THÉÂTRE [aparté] (artist's) cut

7. (locution)

de la part de [au nom de]: je viens de la part de Paula Paula sent me

donne-le lui de ma part give it to her from me

dis-lui au revoir/merci de ma part say goodbye/thank you for me

je vous appelle de la part de Jacques I'm calling on behalf of Jacques

de la part de [provenant de]: de ta part, cela me surprend beaucoup I'm surprised at you

je ne m'attendais pas à une telle audace/mesquinerie de sa part I didn't expect such boldness/meanness from him

c'est très généreux de ta part that's very generous of you

cela demande un certain effort de votre part it requires a certain amount of effort on your part

c'est de la part de qui? [au téléphone, à un visiteur] who (shall I say) is calling?

pour ma/sa part (as) for me/him

faire part de quelque chose à quelqu'un to announce something to somebody, to inform somebody of something

prendre quelque chose en bonne part to take something in good part

prendre quelque chose en mauvaise part to take offence at something, to take something amiss

ne le prenez pas en mauvaise part, mais... don't be offended, but..

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à part locution adjectivale

1. [séparé - comptes, logement] separate

2. [original, marginal] odd

ce sont des gens à part these people are rather special

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à part locution adverbiale

1. [à l'écart]

elle est restée à part toute la soirée she kept herself to herself all evening

mets les dossiers bleus à part put the blue files to one side

mis à part deux ou trois détails, tout est prêt except for ou apart from two or three details, everything is ready

2. [en aparté]

prendre quelqu'un à part to take somebody aside ou to one side

3. [séparément] separately

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à part locution prépositionnelle

1. [excepté] except for, apart ou aside from

à part cela apart from that, that aside

2. (soutenu)

elle se disait à part soi que... she said to herself that...

à part entière locution adjectivale

un membre à part entière de a full ou fully paid up member of

citoyen à part entière person with full citizenship (status)

elle est devenue une actrice à part entière she's now a proper ou a fully-fledged actress

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à part que locution conjonctive

(familier)

except that, if it weren't ou except for the fact that

c'est une jolie maison, à part qu'elle est un peu humide it's a nice house, except that it's a bit damp

de part en part locution adverbiale

from end to end, throughout, right through

la poutre est fendue de part en part the beam is split from end to end

de part et d'autre locution adverbiale

1. [des deux côtés] on both sides, on either side

2. [partout] on all sides

de part et d'autre de locution prépositionnelle

on both sides of

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de toute(s) part(s) locution adverbiale

(from) everywhere, from all sides ou quarters

ils accouraient de toutes parts vers le village they were rushing towards the village from all directions

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d'une part... d'autre part locution correlative

on the one hand... on the other hand

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pour une large part locution adverbiale

to a great extent

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20 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.

    Contemporary Portugal

   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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