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he's an asset to the team

1 he's an asset to the team

he's an asset to the team

hij is een grote aanwinst voor het team

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2 asset

asset

A n

1 Fin bien m ;

2 fig ( advantage) (quality, skill, person) atout m ; she is a great asset to the team elle est un grand atout pour l'équipe.

B assets npl ( private) biens mpl, avoir m ¢ ; Comm, Fin, Jur actif m ¢ ; assets and liabilities actif et passif ; capital/property assets actif financier/immobilier.

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3 asset

n. bezit, goederen

asset

[ æset]

I 〈 telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 goed ⇒ bezit; 〈 figuurlijk ook〉 waardevolle/nuttige eigenschap, deugd, pluspunt, aanwinst

2 〈 economie〉 creditpost

♦voorbeelden:

1   health is the greatest asset • gezondheid is het hoogste goed

     he's an asset to the team • hij is een grote aanwinst voor het team

II 〈 meervoud〉〈 economie〉

1 activa ⇒ baten, bedrijfsmiddelen

♦voorbeelden:

1   assets and liabilities • activa en passiva, baten en lasten

     available assets • beschikbare activa

     current/circulating/floating assets • vlottende activa

     fixed/permanent assets • vaste/vastliggende activa

     fluid assets • liquide middelen

     (in)tangible assets • (im)materiële activa

     liquid assets • liquide activa

     net assets • netto activa

     real assets • onroerende activa, onroerend vermogen

     realizable assets • realiseerbare activa

     unproductive assets • dood kapitaal

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4 asset

asset ['æset]

1 noun

avantage m, atout m;

∎ she's a great asset to our team elle est un excellent atout pour notre équipe

2 assets plural noun

(possessions) avoir m, capital m; Accountancy, Finance & Law actif m; (personal) patrimoine m; (on liquidation after bankruptcy) masse f active;

∎ the assets amount to £5 million l'actif s'élève à cinq millions de livres;

∎ our total assets tous nos biens;

∎ total assets total m de l'actif;

∎ assets and liabilities l'actif m et le passif;

∎ excess of assets over liabilities excédent m de l'actif sur le passif

►► Finance asset allocation répartition f des actifs;

Finance asset management gestion f de biens, gestion f de capital; (of individual's wealth) gestion f de patrimoine;

Finance asset swap swap m d'actifs;

Finance asset turnover rotation f des capitaux;

Accountancy & Finance asset utilization ratio taux m d'utilisation des actifs;

Accountancy asset valuation réserve f, provision f pour évaluation d'actif;

Accountancy asset value valeur f de l'actif

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5 brand management and visual brand presentation team
1. команда подразделения по управлению брендом и зрительной презентации бренда
команда подразделения по управлению брендом и зрительной презентации бренда
В состав команды подразделения по управлению брендом и зрительной презентации бренда обычно входят следующие специалисты:
• Дизайнеры (графические дизайнеры).
• Руководители проектов.
• Архитекторы (обладают необходимой информацией о дизайнерских программах и присоединяются к команде в период установки атрибутики Игр на объектах за два года до начала Игр).
[Департамент лингвистических услуг Оргкомитета «Сочи 2014». Глоссарий терминов]

EN

brand management and visual brand presentation team
BMVBP team usually consists of:
• Designers (Graphic Designers)
• Project Managers
• Architects (found to be an asset to the team for their knowledge of design programs and during the final 2 years on the application of the Look at venues).
[Департамент лингвистических услуг Оргкомитета «Сочи 2014». Глоссарий терминов]

Тематики
- спорт (образ Игр)
EN
- brand management and visual brand presentation team
Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > brand management and visual brand presentation team
6 команда подразделения по управлению брендом и зрительной презентации бренда
1. brand management and visual brand presentation team
команда подразделения по управлению брендом и зрительной презентации бренда
В состав команды подразделения по управлению брендом и зрительной презентации бренда обычно входят следующие специалисты:
• Дизайнеры (графические дизайнеры).
• Руководители проектов.
• Архитекторы (обладают необходимой информацией о дизайнерских программах и присоединяются к команде в период установки атрибутики Игр на объектах за два года до начала Игр).
[Департамент лингвистических услуг Оргкомитета «Сочи 2014». Глоссарий терминов]

EN

brand management and visual brand presentation team
BMVBP team usually consists of:
• Designers (Graphic Designers)
• Project Managers
• Architects (found to be an asset to the team for their knowledge of design programs and during the final 2 years on the application of the Look at venues).
[Департамент лингвистических услуг Оргкомитета «Сочи 2014». Глоссарий терминов]

Тематики
- спорт (образ Игр)
EN
- brand management and visual brand presentation team
Русско-английский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > команда подразделения по управлению брендом и зрительной презентации бренда
7 baza

f.

1 trick.

jugó bien sus bazas (figurative) she played her cards right

están jugando su última baza (figurative) they're playing their last card

no pude meter baza (en la conversación) I couldn't get a word in edgeways

siempre trata de meter baza (en la conversación) she's always trying to butt in

2 advantage.

la gran baza del producto es su reducido precio the product's great advantage is its low price

el delantero ruso es la gran baza del equipo the Russian forward is the team's main weapon

3 trump card.

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baza

► nombre femenino

1 (naipes) trick

2 (ventaja) asset, advantage

3 (ocasión) chance

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FRASEOLOGÍA

meter baza figurado to butt in, stick one's oar in

no poder meter baza not to be able to get a word in edgeways

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SF

1) (Naipes) trick

• hacer una baza — to make o win a trick

baza de honor — honours trick

2) [en asunto, negocio] (=recurso) weapon; (=oportunidad) chance

han usado el miedo como baza electoral — they have used fear as an electoral weapon

Carlos es una de las principales bazas del equipo — Carlos is one of the team's main weapons

el equipo supo aprovechar sus bazas — the team made the most of its chances

• jugar una baza, si juega bien su baza, conseguirá el trabajo — if he plays his cards right, he'll get the job

no es el momento de jugar su principal baza — this is not the time to play their trump card

están jugando su última baza — they are playing their last hand

Alemania juega una baza muy firme para el Mundial — Germany has a good chance of winning the World Cup

- meter baza

le encanta meter baza aunque no tenga ni idea del tema — she loves butting in even though she has no idea about the subject

cuando habla no deja meter baza a nadie — when he's speaking he doesn't let anybody get a word in edgeways

- sacar baza de algo

es de los que siempre sacan baza de todo — he's one of those people who always turns everything to their own advantage

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femenino

1) ( en naipes) trick

hacer or ganar una baza — to win a trick

meter baza — (fam) to butt in (colloq)

Pedro nunca deja meter baza a nadie — Pedro never lets anybody get a word in edgewise (AmE) o (BrE) edgeways

2) (recurso, arma)

parece la mejor baza del equipo — he could prove to be the team's trump card

jugaron su última baza — they played their last card

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= trump card, bargaining chip.

Ex. Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.

Ex. The only ones 'using' the war dead as a political bargaining chip are the Republicans who have fought to keep the images of these fallen heroes in the dark.

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* jugar bien + Posesivo + baza = play + Posesivo + cards right.

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femenino

1) ( en naipes) trick

hacer or ganar una baza — to win a trick

meter baza — (fam) to butt in (colloq)

Pedro nunca deja meter baza a nadie — Pedro never lets anybody get a word in edgewise (AmE) o (BrE) edgeways

2) (recurso, arma)

parece la mejor baza del equipo — he could prove to be the team's trump card

jugaron su última baza — they played their last card

* * *

= trump card, bargaining chip.

Ex: Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.

Ex: The only ones 'using' the war dead as a political bargaining chip are the Republicans who have fought to keep the images of these fallen heroes in the dark.

* jugar bien + Posesivo + baza = play + Posesivo + cards right.

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baza

feminine

A (en naipes) trick

hacer or ganar una baza to win a trick

meter baza ( fam); to butt in ( colloq), to stick one's oar in ( BrE colloq)

B

1

(recurso, arma): mi experiencia es la baza fundamental que puedo aportar a la empresa my experience is the most important thing I can bring to the company

parece la mejor baza del equipo colombiano he could prove to be the Colombian team's trump card, he seems to be the great hope of the Colombian team

jugaron su última baza they played their last card, they used their ultimate weapon

tomó la determinación de jugar la baza decisiva she decided to play her trump card

2 (logro, adelanto) achievement

su gran baza ha sido la conquista del mercado escandinavo their greatest achievement o success has been their conquest of the Scandinavian market

esto constituyó la primera baza victoriosa de los rebeldes this represented the first taste of victory o first moment of triumph for the rebels

3

(oportunidad): esta carrera será la última baza para Romero this race will be Romero's last chance

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baza sustantivo femenino trick
♦ Locuciones: familiar meter baza, to butt in
' baza' also found in these entries:
English:
trick
- trump
- asset

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baza nf

1. [en naipes] trick;

hacer una baza to make a trick;

Comp

jugar una baza: jugó bien sus bazas she played her cards right;

están jugando su última baza they're playing their last card;

Comp
Fam
meter baza: no pude meter baza (en la conversación) I couldn't get a word in edgeways;

siempre trata de meter baza (en la conversación) she's always trying to butt in;

intentan meter baza en la gestión de la empresa they are trying to elbow in on the management of the company

2. [ventaja] advantage;

la gran baza del producto es su reducido precio the product's great advantage is its low price;

presentaron como baza electoral la educación they played the education card in the election;

el delantero ruso es la gran baza del equipo the Russian forward is the team's main weapon

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baza

f

1 en naipes trick; fig

trump card;

jugar sus bazas fig play one’s cards right

2

:

meter baza fam interfere;

no dejar a alguien meter baza fam not let s.o. get a word in edgewise

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baza nf

1) : trick (in card games)

2)

meter baza en : to butt in on

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8 strength

[streŋθ]
nome

1) (power) (of person, wind) forza f., energia f.; (of lens, magnet, voice) potenza f.

to save one's strength — risparmiare le forze

his strength failed him — gli mancarono le forze

to build up one's strength — (after illness) recuperare le forze

2) (toughness) (of structure, equipment) solidità f.; (of material, substance) resistenza f.

3) (concentration) (of solution) titolo m.; (of dose) concentrazione f.

alcoholic strength — gradazione alcolica

4) (capability) forza f., capacità f.

economic, military strength — forza o potenza economica, militare

5) (intensity) (of bond) forza f., solidità f.; (of feeling) forza f., intensità f.

6) el. (of bulb) potenza f.

7) econ. (of currency) forza f.

to gain strength — rafforzarsi

8) (resolution) forza f.

strength of character — forza di carattere

strength of purpose — determinazione

9) (credibility) (of argument) forza f., incisività f.; (of case, claim) forza f.

convicted on the strength of the evidence — condannato sulla base di prove

I got the job on the strength of his recommendation — ho ottenuto il lavoro grazie alla sua raccomandazione

10) (asset) forza f., punto m. di forza

11) (total size)

at full strength, below strength [ team] al completo, non al completo; to bring the team up to strength — completare la squadra

••

to go from strength to strength — acquistare forza, andare di bene in meglio

give me strength! — colloq. che pazienza ci vuole!

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see strong

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[streŋθ]
nome

1) (power) (of person, wind) forza f., energia f.; (of lens, magnet, voice) potenza f.

to save one's strength — risparmiare le forze

his strength failed him — gli mancarono le forze

to build up one's strength — (after illness) recuperare le forze

2) (toughness) (of structure, equipment) solidità f.; (of material, substance) resistenza f.

3) (concentration) (of solution) titolo m.; (of dose) concentrazione f.

alcoholic strength — gradazione alcolica

4) (capability) forza f., capacità f.

economic, military strength — forza o potenza economica, militare

5) (intensity) (of bond) forza f., solidità f.; (of feeling) forza f., intensità f.

6) el. (of bulb) potenza f.

7) econ. (of currency) forza f.

to gain strength — rafforzarsi

8) (resolution) forza f.

strength of character — forza di carattere

strength of purpose — determinazione

9) (credibility) (of argument) forza f., incisività f.; (of case, claim) forza f.

convicted on the strength of the evidence — condannato sulla base di prove

I got the job on the strength of his recommendation — ho ottenuto il lavoro grazie alla sua raccomandazione

10) (asset) forza f., punto m. di forza

11) (total size)

at full strength, below strength [ team] al completo, non al completo; to bring the team up to strength — completare la squadra

••

to go from strength to strength — acquistare forza, andare di bene in meglio

give me strength! — colloq. che pazienza ci vuole!

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9 strength

strength n

1 ( power) (of person, wind) force f ; (of lens, magnet, voice) puissance f ; to summon up/save one's strength rassembler/ménager ses forces ; his strength failed him ses forces l'ont trahi ; with all one's strength de toutes ses forces ; to find/have the strength to do avoir/trouver la force de faire ; to have great strength être très fort ; to build up one's strength lit développer ses muscles ; ( after illness) reprendre des forces ;

2 ( toughness) (of structure, equipment) solidité f ; (of material, substance) résistance f ;

3 ( concentration) ( of solution) titre m ; (of dose, medicine) concentration f ; taste the strength of the mixture/coffee goûtes le mélange/café pour voir s'il est fort ; the alcoholic strength of a drink la teneur en alcool d'une boisson ;

4 ( capability) force f ; to test the strength of the government/team mettre la force du gouvernement/de l'équipe à l'épreuve ; to be in a position of strength être en position de force ; economic/military strength puissance f économique/militaire ;

5 ( intensity) ( of bond) force f ; (of feeling, reaction) intensité ; ( of bulb) puissance f ; ( of current) intensité f ;

6 Fin fermeté f ; the strength of the dollar against the pound la fermeté du dollar par rapport à la livre ; to gain strength se raffermir ;

7 ( resolution) force f ; strength of character force de caractère ; inner/moral strength force intérieure/morale ; strength of will volonté f ; strength of purpose détermination f ;

8 ( credibility) ( of argument) force f ; (of case, claim) solidité f ; to give ou lend strength to [evidence] renforcer [argument, theory] ; he was convicted on the strength of the evidence on l'a condamné sur la base des témoignages ; I got the job on the strength of my research/his recommendation j'ai obtenu le poste grâce à mes recherches/sa recommandation ;

9 ( asset) (of person, team) qualité f ; (of novel, play) qualité f ; his patience is his greatest strength sa patience est sa meilleure qualité ;

10 ( total size) the team is below strength l'équipe n'est pas au complet ; the workforce is at full strength la main-d'œuvre est au complet ; to bring the team up to strength compléter l'équipe ; his fans were present in strength ses fans étaient là en foule.

Idioms

to go from strength to strength se porter de mieux en mieux ; give me strength ○ ! c'est pas possible ○ !

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10 شيء

شَيْء \ article: a particular thing: an article of clothing. element: a part of sth.; a quality that is noticed: There is an element of truth in what you say. object: sth. that can be seen or touched: The dead man had been struck with some sharp object, such as an axe. thing: an action: You did the wrong thing, any object I can’t lift heavy things, a matter; an affair He told me some strange things. \ أَشْياء متعاقِبَة أو متتالِيَة \ succession: a number of things that follow each other: a succession of accidents. \ أَشْياء مُسْتَنْقَذَة \ salvage: things that are salvaged; waste material (such as paper and iron) that can be collected, treated and reused. \ أَشْياء نفيسة جدًّا \ treasure: sth. very valuable and rare: art treasures. \ شَيْءٌ آخَر \ other: (in comparisons) a different one: Some smoke; others do not. He likes French cigarettes and won’t smoke any others. This side is dry; the other is wet. \ الشَّيْءُ الأَقَلّ \ least: one that is smallest: That is the least of my troubles! Helping him was the least we could do. \ شَيْءٌ تافه \ trifle: a small unimportant matter: Don’t quarrel over trifles. \ شَيْءٌ ثَمين \ asset: a valuable quality or possession: A fast runner is an asset to his team. \ See Also قيم (قَيِّم)، مكسب (مَكْسَب)‏ \ شَيْءٌ جَذّاب \ attraction: power of attracting; sth. that attracts. \ See Also جذب (جَذْب)‏ \ شَيْءٌ حَرِيّ بالنَّظَر \ sight: sth. that is seen, or is worth seeing: The spring flowers in the public gardens are a wonderful sight. We are going to Rome to see the sights. \ شَيْءٌ شبيه بِـ \ something like: rather like: A rat looks something like a mouse, but it’s bigger. \ See Also مثل (مِثْل)‏ \ شَيْءٌ عَجيب \ wonder: sth. that causes surprise or admiration: Read about the wonders of modern science. Clever men can work wonders (produce surprising results). \ شَيْءٌ عديم القيمة \ dud: sth. useless because it is badly or dishonestly made; sth. that doesn’t work: We bought a dud washing-machine. This coin is a dud. \ شَيْءٌ غَرِيب \ curiosity: a strange object. \ الشَّيْءُ القليل \ little: hardly anything; less than a reasonable amount: He did little to help her. \ شَيْءٌ مؤسِف \ shame: (with a) an unfortunate thing: It’s a shame that you can’t go with us to the park. \ See Also محزن (مُحْزِن)‏ \ شَيْءٌ مَا \ anything: pron. a thing of any kind: Will you have anything to eat?. something: some thing (but usu. anything in questions or negative sentences): Give him something to eat. \ شَيْءٌ مُخْجِل \ shame: a dishonourable thing: It’s a shame to play tricks on a blind man. \ See Also مخز (مُخْزٍ)‏ \ شَيْءٌ مُخَيِّب للأَمَل \ disappointment: (a cause for) being disappointed. \ شَيْءٌ معروض \ exhibit: sth. that is put on show. \ شَيْءٌ مِنْ \ any: pron. in questions; after if or whether: Have you any money? Have you any books on art? I wonder if / whether she has any milk / any bottles of beer?, after not and without: I haven’t got any money / books. He did it without any difficulty. some: (with nouns) an amount of: I need some money. Can you lend me some?. \ See Also أي (أيّ)‏ \ شَيْءٌ مُنْتَج \ production: producing; the quantity of things produced; an act of producing (a play or film): We must increase car production. They saw a new production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’. \ See Also إنتاج (إنْتَاج)‏ \ شَيْءٌ نادر الحصول \ freak: sth. that is rare and peculiar; a living creature of unnatural form: By some strange freak, a little snow fell in Egypt. This animal is a freak; it has two tails. \ شَيْءٌ هائِل الحَجْم \ monster: an unusually large (and often strangely shaped) person or thing; a nasty cruel person: They found the bones of some ancient monster. An aircraft with 500 seats is a real monster. \ شَيْءٌ يُشْتَرَى للاستثمار \ investment: sth. expensive that seems worth it: I bought this picture as an investment (I hope to sell it at a higher price later). \ شَيْءٌ يُشْعَل به (وَلْعَة)‏ \ light: the use of a match or lighter for a cigarette: Can you give me a light?. \ شَيْءٌ يُلهي \ distraction: sth. that takes one’s mind off one’s work. \ See Also يُشْغِل \ والشَّيءُ بالشّيءِ يُذكَر (عِلى فِكْرَة)‏ \ by the way: (used when adding a new idea to what one has said): By the way, did you know his wife was ill?.

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11 strength

see strong

strength n fuerza

he pushed the car with all his strength empujó el coche con todas sus fuerzas

strength

tr[streŋɵ]

noun

1 (of person - physical) fuerza, fuerzas nombre femenino plural, fortaleza; (- stamina) resistencia, aguante nombre masculino

■ you should eat spinach to build up your strength deberías comer espinacas para aumentar tu fuerza

■ he pushed with all his strength empujó con todas sus fuerzas

■ we need to get our strength back necesitamos recobrar las fuerzas

■ by sheer strength a viva fuerza

2 (intellectual, spiritual) fortaleza, entereza, firmeza

■ he showed great strength of character demostró gran fortaleza de carácter

■ strength of will fuerza de voluntad

3 (of machine, object) resistencia; (of wind, current) fuerza; (of light, sound, magnet, lens) potencia

4 (of solution) concentración nombre femenino; (of drug) potencia; (of alcohol) graduación nombre femenino

5 (of currency) valor nombre masculino, fortaleza; (of economy) solidez nombre femenino, fortaleza

6 (of argument, evidence, story) fuerza, validez nombre femenino, credibilidad nombre femenino; (of emotion, conviction, colour) intensidad nombre femenino; (of protest) energía

■ her statement lends strength to his story su declaración da credibilidad a su historia

7 (strong point) punto fuerte, virtud nombre femenino; (ability, capability) capacidad nombre femenino; (advantage) ventaja

■ her strength as a teacher lies in her patience su capacidad como profesora estriba en su paciencia

■ tolerance is one of his many strengths la tolerancia es uno de sus muchos fuertes

■ unity is their strength la unidad es su punto fuerte

■ the strengths and weaknesses of the film las virtudes y defectos de la película

8 (power, influence) poder nombre masculino, potencia

■ the strength of the miners el poder de los mineros

9 (force in numbers) fuerza numérica, número

■ the strength of the work-force el número de trabajadores

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in great strength en gran número

to be on the strength (be a member) formar parte del personal

to do something on the strength of something hacer algo basándose en algo

to be at full strength estar con la plantilla completa

to be under strength estar corto,-a de personal

to go from strength to strength ir ganando fuerzas, marchar viento en popa

strength of feeling ánimos nombre masculino plural

■ there is great strength of feeling over this issue los ánimos están exacerbados por este tema

strength ['strɛŋkɵ] n

1) power: fuerza f

2) solidity, toughness: solidez f, resistencia f, dureza f

3) intensity: intensidad f (de emociones, etc.), lo fuerte (de un sabor, etc.)

4) : punto m fuerte

strengths and weaknesses: virtudes y defectos

5) number: número m, complemento m

in full strength: en gran número

strength

n.

• aguante s.m.

• facultad s.m.

• fibra s.f.

• fortaleza s.f.

• fuerza s.f.

• intensidad s.f.

• rejo s.m.

• resistencia s.f.

streŋθ
noun

1) u ( of persons)

a) ( physical energy) fuerza(s) f(pl); ( health) fortaleza f física

he doesn't know his own strength! — no sabe la fuerza que tiene!

to get one's strength back — recobrar las fuerzas

to save one's strength — ahorrar (las) energías

b) (emotional, mental) fortaleza f; ( in adversity) fortaleza f, entereza f

strength of will — fuerza f de voluntad

strength of character — firmeza f or fortaleza f de carácter

strength of purpose — resolución f, determinación f

give me strength! — (colloq) Dios me dé paciencia!

2) u (of economy, currency) solidez f

political/military strength — poderío m político/militar

3) u

a) ( of materials) resistencia f; (of wind, current) fuerza f; (of drug, solution) concentración f; ( of alcoholic drink) graduación f

full-strength — sin diluir

half-strength — diluido al 50%

b) (of sound, light) potencia f; ( of emotions) intensidad f

c) (of argument, evidence) lo convincente; ( of protests) lo enérgico

we employed her on the strength of his recommendation — la contratamos basándonos en su recomendación

on the strength of that performance she was offered a part — en virtud de esa actuación le ofrecieron un papel

4) c ( strong point) virtud f, punto m fuerte

from strength to strength: the firm has gone from strength to strength since she took over la empresa ha tenido un éxito tras otro desde que ella está al frente; his career seems to be going from strength to strength — su carrera marcha viento en popa

5) u c ( force in numbers) número m

we're below o under strength at the moment — en este momento estamos cortos de personal

their fans were there in strength — sus hinchas estaban allí en bloque or en masa

[streŋθ]
N
1) (=might, energy) (for particular task) fuerzas fpl ; (=general attribute) fuerza f

he hadn't the strength to lift it — no tenía fuerzas para levantarlo

his strength failed him — le fallaron las fuerzas

she swims to build up the strength in her muscles — nada para fortalecer los músculos or coger fuerza en los músculos

you don't know your own strength — no controlas tu propia fuerza

you'll soon get your strength back — pronto recobrarás las fuerzas or te repondrás

• to save one's strength — ahorrar las energías

• with all my strength — con todas mis fuerzas

2) (=fortitude) fortaleza f, fuerzas fpl ; (=firmness) [of belief, conviction] firmeza f

his help gives me the strength to carry on — su ayuda me da fortaleza or fuerzas para seguir adelante

• strength of character — fortaleza f or firmeza f de carácter

• to draw strength from sth — sacar fuerzas de algo

• the independence movement is gathering strength — el movimiento independiente está cobrando fuerza

• give me strength! * — ¡Dios dame paciencia! *

• inner strength — fuerza interior

• strength of purpose — determinación f
gather, tower
3) (=sturdiness) [of material, structure, frame] resistencia f

4) (=power) [of argument] lo convincente, solidez f ; [of claim, case, evidence] peso m ; [of protests] lo enérgico; [of magnet, lens, drug] potencia f ; [of wind] fuerza f ; [of alcohol] graduación f

• on the strength of that success she applied for promotion — en base a ese éxito, solicitó un ascenso

he was recruited on the strength of his communication skills — lo contrataron en virtud de or debido a su aptitud para comunicarse

5) (=intensity) [of emotion] intensidad f, fuerza f ; [of sound] potencia f ; [of colour] intensidad f

he warned the government not to underestimate the strength of feeling among voters — advirtió al gobierno que no subestimara la intensidad or fuerza de los sentimientos de los votantes

6) [of currency] (=value) valor m ; (=high value) solidez f, fuerza f

our decision will depend on the strength of the pound — nuestra decisión dependerá del valor de la libra

exports fell owing to the strength of the pound — las exportaciones bajaron debido a la solidez or la fuerza de la libra

7) (=good point, asset) punto m fuerte

their chief strength is technology — su punto fuerte es la tecnología

to go from strength to strength —

his movie career is going from strength to strength — su carrera cinematográfica marcha viento en popa

the company has gone from strength to strength — la empresa ha ido teniendo un éxito tras otro

8) (in number) número m ; (Mil, Police) efectivos mpl

he has promised to increase the strength of the police force — ha prometido incrementar los efectivos de la policía

• to be at full strength — [army] disponer de todos sus efectivos; (Sport) [team] contar con todos sus jugadores; [office] contar con todo el personal

• his supporters were there in strength or had come in strength — sus partidarios habían acudido en masa

• to be on the strength — (gen) formar parte de la plantilla; (Mil) formar parte del regimiento

to take sb on to the strength — admitir a algn en la plantilla; (Mil) admitir a algn en el regimiento

• to be under or below strength, the team was under or below strength due to injuries — el equipo contaba con pocos jugadores debido a las lesiones

two people are off sick so we're a bit under or below strength — dos de los empleados se encuentran enfermos y estamos un poco cortos de personal

his army was seriously under or below strength — su ejército contaba con poquísimos efectivos

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[streŋθ]
noun

1) u ( of persons)

a) ( physical energy) fuerza(s) f(pl); ( health) fortaleza f física

he doesn't know his own strength! — no sabe la fuerza que tiene!

to get one's strength back — recobrar las fuerzas

to save one's strength — ahorrar (las) energías

b) (emotional, mental) fortaleza f; ( in adversity) fortaleza f, entereza f

strength of will — fuerza f de voluntad

strength of character — firmeza f or fortaleza f de carácter

strength of purpose — resolución f, determinación f

give me strength! — (colloq) Dios me dé paciencia!

2) u (of economy, currency) solidez f

political/military strength — poderío m político/militar

3) u

a) ( of materials) resistencia f; (of wind, current) fuerza f; (of drug, solution) concentración f; ( of alcoholic drink) graduación f

full-strength — sin diluir

half-strength — diluido al 50%

b) (of sound, light) potencia f; ( of emotions) intensidad f

c) (of argument, evidence) lo convincente; ( of protests) lo enérgico

we employed her on the strength of his recommendation — la contratamos basándonos en su recomendación

on the strength of that performance she was offered a part — en virtud de esa actuación le ofrecieron un papel

4) c ( strong point) virtud f, punto m fuerte

from strength to strength: the firm has gone from strength to strength since she took over la empresa ha tenido un éxito tras otro desde que ella está al frente; his career seems to be going from strength to strength — su carrera marcha viento en popa

5) u c ( force in numbers) número m

we're below o under strength at the moment — en este momento estamos cortos de personal

their fans were there in strength — sus hinchas estaban allí en bloque or en masa

English-spanish dictionary > strength
12 مكسب

مَكْسَب \ asset: a valuable quality or possession: A fast runner is an asset to his team. gain: sth. that is gained: Our gains were greater than our losses. profit: money that is gained when sth. is sold for more than it cost: It cost $10 to make and I sold it for $17, so I made a profit of $7. winnings: money that has been won (at cards, by betting, etc.). \ See Also ربح (رِبْح)‏ \ مَكاسِب \ earnings: the money that one earns.

Arabic-English dictionary > مكسب
13 Gewinn

m; -(e)s, -e

1. beim Spiel: winnings Pl.; Lotterie: prize; eine Million an Gewinnen ausschütten give away a million in prizes

2. WIRTS. (Profit) profit; (Ertrag) yield, returns Pl.; (Erlös) proceeds Pl.; (Verdienst) earnings Pl.; reiner Gewinn net profit; Gewinn abwerfen oder bringen yield a profit; am Gewinn beteiligt sein have a share in the profits; Gewinn erzielen net ( oder make) a profit; mit Gewinn verkaufen / arbeiten sell / work at a profit; ein Gewinn bringendes Unternehmen a profitable business, a going concern

3. fig. profit, gain; (Vorteil, Nutzen) advantage, benefit; (Bereicherung) improvement, enhancement; Gewinne bei einer Wahl: gains; Gewinn ziehen aus profit from; die Reise war ein Gewinn für mich I really profited from ( oder got a lot out of) the trip; sie ist ein großer Gewinn für unseren Verein she is a great addition to our organization

* * *

der Gewinn

(Ertrag) profit; yield; gain; proceeds;

(Kartenspiel) winnings;

(Lotterie) prize;

(Nutzen) benefit; advantage

* * *
Ge|wịnn [gə'vɪn]
m -(e)s, -e

1) (= Ertrag) profit

Gewinn abwerfen or bringen — to make a profit

Gewinn erzielen — to make a profit

aus etw Gewinn schlagen (inf) — to make a profit out of sth

etw mit Gewinn verkaufen — to sell sth at a profit

2) (= Preis, Treffer) prize; (bei Wetten, Glücksspiel) winnings pl

einen großen Gewinn machen — to win a lot

jedes Los ist ein Gewinn — every ticket a winner

er hat im Lotto einen Gewinn gehabt — he had a win on the lottery

3) no pl fig = Vorteil) gain

das ist ein großer Gewinn ( für mich) — I have gained a lot from this, that is of great benefit (to me)

ein Gewinn für die Abteilung — a valuable addition to the department

* * *

der

1) (profits, advantage, wealth etc: His loss was my gain; He'd do anything for gain.) gain

2) (profits or rewards: the spoils of war; the spoils of success.) spoils

3) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) profit

4) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) profit

* * *

Ge·winn

<-[e]s, -e>

[gəˈvɪn]

m

1. ÖKON profit[s pl]

\Gewinn aus Sachanlagen income from real investments

\Gewinn nach/vor Steuern profit after taxes/profit before taxes [or pre-tax profit[s pl]]

anfallender/effektiver \Gewinn accruing/actual profit

ausgeschüttete \Gewinne distributed profits

nicht ausgewiesener \Gewinn undisclosed [or unpublished] profit

entgangener \Gewinn lost profits

am \Gewinn beteiligt sein to have an interest [or a share] in the profits

\Gewinn bringend profitable

\Gewinn bringend investieren to invest one's money to good account

reiner \Gewinn net profit

steuerpflichtiger \Gewinn taxable profit

\Gewinne abschöpfen to skim [or cream] off profits sep

\Gewinn abwerfen to return [or yield] a profit

mit \Gewinn arbeiten to operate at a profit

\Gewinn aufweisen to show a profit

\Gewinn bringen [o abwerfen] to make a profit

[mit etw dat] \Gewinne [o einen \Gewinn] erzielen to make a profit [with sth]

\Gewinne mitnehmen to take profits

mit \Gewinn rechnen to look to profit

\Gewinn verbuchen to register a profit

etw mit \Gewinn verkaufen to sell sth at a profit

eine Firma mit \Gewinn wirtschaften to manage a company profitably

2. (Preis) prize; (beim Lotto, Wetten) winnings npl

einen \Gewinn machen to win a prize; (beim Lotto/Wetten) to win

einen großen \Gewinn machen to win a lot/a big prize

3. kein pl (Bereicherung, Vorteil) gain

die neue Spielerin ist ein großer \Gewinn für die Mannschaft the new player is a valuable addition to the team

* * *

der; Gewinn[e]s, Gewinne

1) (Reinertrag) profit

etwas mit Gewinn verkaufen — sell something at a profit

2) (Preis einer Lotterie) prize; (beim Wetten, Kartenspiel usw.) winnings pl.

die Gewinne auslosen — draw the winners or winning numbers

3) (Nutzen) gain; profit

4) (Sieg) win

* * *

Gewinn m; -(e)s, -e

1. beim Spiel: winnings pl; Lotterie: prize;

eine Million an Gewinnen ausschütten give away a million in prizes

2. WIRTSCH (Profit) profit; (Ertrag) yield, returns pl; (Erlös) proceeds pl; (Verdienst) earnings pl;

reiner Gewinn net profit;

Gewinn abwerfen oder

bringen yield a profit;

am Gewinn beteiligt sein have a share in the profits;

Gewinn erzielen net ( oder make) a profit;

mit Gewinn verkaufen/arbeiten sell/work at a profit;

ein Gewinn bringendes Unternehmen a profitable business, a going concern

3. fig profit, gain; (Vorteil, Nutzen) advantage, benefit; (Bereicherung) improvement, enhancement;

Gewinne bei einer Wahl: gains;

Gewinn ziehen aus profit from;

die Reise war ein Gewinn für mich I really profited from ( oder got a lot out of) the trip;

sie ist ein großer Gewinn für unseren Verein she is a great addition to our organization

* * *

der; Gewinn[e]s, Gewinne

1) (Reinertrag) profit

etwas mit Gewinn verkaufen — sell something at a profit

2) (Preis einer Lotterie) prize; (beim Wetten, Kartenspiel usw.) winnings pl.

die Gewinne auslosen — draw the winners or winning numbers

3) (Nutzen) gain; profit

4) (Sieg) win

* * *

-e m.

advantage n.

asset n.

benefit n.

gain n.

prize n.

profit n.

yield n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Gewinn
14 strength

strength [streŋθ]

noun

force f ; [of building, material, claim, case, currency] solidité f ; [of drink] teneur f en alcool

• his strength failed him ses forces l'ont abandonné

• give me strength! (inf) Dieu qu'il faut être patient !

• to get one's strength back reprendre des forces

• to go from strength to strength aller de succès en succès

• strength of character force de caractère

• to have great strength of purpose être très déterminé

• strength of will volonté f

• I know his strengths and weaknesses je connais ses points forts et ses points faibles

• the euro has gained in strength l'euro s'est raffermi

• on the strength of... grâce à...

* * *
[streŋθ]
noun

1) ( power) (of person, wind, government) force f; (of lens, magnet, voice, army, economy) puissance f

to build up one's strength — ( after illness) reprendre des forces

2) (dynamism, resources) forces fpl

to save one's strength — ménager ses forces

3) ( toughness) (of structure, equipment) solidité f; (of material, substance) résistance f

4) ( concentration) ( of solution) titre m; ( of dose) concentration f

alcoholic strength — teneur f en alcool

5) ( intensity) ( of bond) force f; ( of feeling) intensité; ( of bulb) puissance f

6) Finance fermeté f

to gain strength — se raffermir

7) ( resolution) force f

strength of character — force de caractère

strength of purpose — détermination f

8) ( credibility) ( of argument) force f; (of case, claim) solidité f

convicted on the strength of the evidence — condamné sur la base des témoignages

I got the job on the strength of my research — j'ai obtenu le poste grâce à mes recherches

9) ( asset) qualité f

10) ( total size)

at full strength — au complet

to bring the team up to strength — compléter l'équipe

••

to go from strength to strength — ( person) aller de succès en succès

give me strength! — (colloq) hum c'est pas possible! (colloq)

English-French dictionary > strength
15 PAM

1) Общая лексика: hum. сокр. Percent Of Accepted Mutations, Professions Allied to Medicine

2) Морской термин: пассивный гидроакустический мониторинг, passive acoustic monitoring, Porte Autonome de Marseilles

3) Медицина: portative activity monitor, pyridine aldoxime methiodide, pyridine aldoximine methiodide

4) Военный термин: Phoenix airborne missile, Procurement Aircraft and Missiles, partial mobilization, payload assist module, permanent active militia, personnel accounting management, personnel action memorandum, planning, activation, modification, post-acceptance modification, priorities and allocations manual, procurement aids man, procurement of aircraft and missiles

5) Техника: Pozzolan Aggregate Mixture, Pozzolanic Mixtures, peat-alcohol mixture, phone activities manager, polyacryl amide, portable alpha monitor, post accident monitoring, programmable algorithm machine, programmable arm manipulator, propulsion and avionics module

6) Религия: Prayer And Miracles

7) Железнодорожный термин: Pittsburgh Allegheny and McKees Rocks Railroad Company

8) Юридический термин: дивизион PAM (Emerson Process Management contains the Plant Asset Management (PAM) division within the Asset Optimization (AO) Division), Plant Asset Management

9) Сокращение: Pampanga, Payload Assisted Module, Penetration Augmented Munition, Penetration-Augmented Munition (special forces), Permanent Athwartship Magnetism, Pulse Amplification Modulation, Polyciclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon, Pacific Armies Management, Packetized Audio Mixer, Page Allocation Map (CICS), Pamir (linguistics), Parque de Atracciones de Madrid (amusement park), Partitioning Around Medoids (statistics), Partner Account Manager (sales), Pass Along Message, Passband Amplitude Modulation, Password Authentication Module, Patent Application Management, Payload Accommodation Manager, Payload Activation Message, People's Action Movement (Saint Kitts and Nevis), Peptidylglycine Alpha-Amidating Mono-Oxygenase, Percentage Accepted Mutation (bioinformatics), Perceptual Assimilation Model, Performance Archive Manager (Visual Networks), Performance Assessment Matrix, Pericolo in Mare (Italian: in danger at sea; SOS), Peripheral Adapter Module, Permanent Archive Manager, Personal Address Manager, Personal Alien Manager (gaming), Personal Applications Manager, Personnel Authorizations Module, Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (Malaysian Institute of Architects), Pesticide Analytical Manual (FDA), Petersen Automotive Museum (Los Angeles, CA), Physical Activity Monitor, Physical Address Mapping, Plant Available Moisture, Pluggable Authentication Modules (information technology), Point Accepted Mutation, Point Ahead Mirror, Pointer Analysis Module, Pole Amplitude Modulation (system of motor windings), Policies and Measures, Policy Analysis Market (DARPA), Poly-Acrylamide, Porcine Alveolar Macrophage, Port Adapter Module, Port to Application Mapping, Portable Alpha Meter (alpha particle detector), Post-Auricular Muscle, Postaccident Monitoring, Power Amplifier Module, Pre-Assessment Meeting, Precision Attack Missile, Predictive Aircraft Maintenance, Presbyterian Association of Musicians, Presence and Availability Management (PAMF), Pressure-Alkali Monitor, Preventive Aerospace Medicine (team; US DoD), Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (medicine), Primary Automation Manager, Princeton Asset Management, Proactive Asset Management, Proactive Automated Management, Problem Analysis Matrix, Process Algebra Meetings, Process Application Module, Procurement, Aircraft & Missiles, Product Application Modules, Production Application Management, Profile Administration Manager, Program Analysis Memorandum, Program Area Manager, Program Assumptions Memorandum, Programma Alimentare Mondiale, Programmable Active Memory, Programmable Attribute Map, Programmable Authentication Module, Programmable Automotive Microprocessor, Programme Against Malnutrition (Lusaka, Zambia), Programme Alimentaire Mondial (French: World Food Program), Progressive Asset Management (Financial West Group), Promise Array Management, Proud Arabian Mare (Breyer mold), Proud Army Mom, Public Access Manager, Public Affairs Manager, Published Application Manager (Citrix Metaframe Utility), Pulmonary Alveolar Macrophage, Pulse Adapter Module, Pulse Amplifier Modulation, Pupil Adjust Mechanism (used on telescopes), Purpose, Audience, Message (writing goals model)

10) Физиология: Pregnancy After Miscarriage

11) Вычислительная техника: Paging Area Memory, Pluggable Authentication Module, partitioned access method, priority access method, Primary Access Method (BS2000), Programmable Attribute Maps (DRAM, PCI), Pluggable Authentication Module (Linux, LISA), Payload Assist Module (Space), pulse-amplitude modulation, администратор приложений для персонального компьютера

12) Иммунология: pulmonary alveolar macrophages, (positive allosteric modulator) позитивный аллостерический модулятор

13) Космонавтика: библиотечный метод доступа

14) Деловая лексика: Promote Advertise Market

15) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: preserved amplitude method

16) Сетевые технологии: Port Address Mapping, Port-Assignment Module, Portable Authentication Module, personal application manager, pulse amplitude modulation, администратор приложений для ПК, импульсно-амплитудная модуляция, модуль назначения портов, программа доступа пользователя, Port Adapter Modules (Cisco)

17) Полимеры: polyacrylamide

18) Автоматика: positive active material

19) Химическое оружие: pralidoxime

20) Расширение файла: Process Automatic Monitor, Pluggable Authentication Module (library)

21) Должность: Professional Audience Member

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > PAM
16 Pam

1) Общая лексика: hum. сокр. Percent Of Accepted Mutations, Professions Allied to Medicine

2) Морской термин: пассивный гидроакустический мониторинг, passive acoustic monitoring, Porte Autonome de Marseilles

3) Медицина: portative activity monitor, pyridine aldoxime methiodide, pyridine aldoximine methiodide

4) Военный термин: Phoenix airborne missile, Procurement Aircraft and Missiles, partial mobilization, payload assist module, permanent active militia, personnel accounting management, personnel action memorandum, planning, activation, modification, post-acceptance modification, priorities and allocations manual, procurement aids man, procurement of aircraft and missiles

5) Техника: Pozzolan Aggregate Mixture, Pozzolanic Mixtures, peat-alcohol mixture, phone activities manager, polyacryl amide, portable alpha monitor, post accident monitoring, programmable algorithm machine, programmable arm manipulator, propulsion and avionics module

6) Религия: Prayer And Miracles

7) Железнодорожный термин: Pittsburgh Allegheny and McKees Rocks Railroad Company

8) Юридический термин: дивизион PAM (Emerson Process Management contains the Plant Asset Management (PAM) division within the Asset Optimization (AO) Division), Plant Asset Management

9) Сокращение: Pampanga, Payload Assisted Module, Penetration Augmented Munition, Penetration-Augmented Munition (special forces), Permanent Athwartship Magnetism, Pulse Amplification Modulation, Polyciclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon, Pacific Armies Management, Packetized Audio Mixer, Page Allocation Map (CICS), Pamir (linguistics), Parque de Atracciones de Madrid (amusement park), Partitioning Around Medoids (statistics), Partner Account Manager (sales), Pass Along Message, Passband Amplitude Modulation, Password Authentication Module, Patent Application Management, Payload Accommodation Manager, Payload Activation Message, People's Action Movement (Saint Kitts and Nevis), Peptidylglycine Alpha-Amidating Mono-Oxygenase, Percentage Accepted Mutation (bioinformatics), Perceptual Assimilation Model, Performance Archive Manager (Visual Networks), Performance Assessment Matrix, Pericolo in Mare (Italian: in danger at sea; SOS), Peripheral Adapter Module, Permanent Archive Manager, Personal Address Manager, Personal Alien Manager (gaming), Personal Applications Manager, Personnel Authorizations Module, Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (Malaysian Institute of Architects), Pesticide Analytical Manual (FDA), Petersen Automotive Museum (Los Angeles, CA), Physical Activity Monitor, Physical Address Mapping, Plant Available Moisture, Pluggable Authentication Modules (information technology), Point Accepted Mutation, Point Ahead Mirror, Pointer Analysis Module, Pole Amplitude Modulation (system of motor windings), Policies and Measures, Policy Analysis Market (DARPA), Poly-Acrylamide, Porcine Alveolar Macrophage, Port Adapter Module, Port to Application Mapping, Portable Alpha Meter (alpha particle detector), Post-Auricular Muscle, Postaccident Monitoring, Power Amplifier Module, Pre-Assessment Meeting, Precision Attack Missile, Predictive Aircraft Maintenance, Presbyterian Association of Musicians, Presence and Availability Management (PAMF), Pressure-Alkali Monitor, Preventive Aerospace Medicine (team; US DoD), Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (medicine), Primary Automation Manager, Princeton Asset Management, Proactive Asset Management, Proactive Automated Management, Problem Analysis Matrix, Process Algebra Meetings, Process Application Module, Procurement, Aircraft & Missiles, Product Application Modules, Production Application Management, Profile Administration Manager, Program Analysis Memorandum, Program Area Manager, Program Assumptions Memorandum, Programma Alimentare Mondiale, Programmable Active Memory, Programmable Attribute Map, Programmable Authentication Module, Programmable Automotive Microprocessor, Programme Against Malnutrition (Lusaka, Zambia), Programme Alimentaire Mondial (French: World Food Program), Progressive Asset Management (Financial West Group), Promise Array Management, Proud Arabian Mare (Breyer mold), Proud Army Mom, Public Access Manager, Public Affairs Manager, Published Application Manager (Citrix Metaframe Utility), Pulmonary Alveolar Macrophage, Pulse Adapter Module, Pulse Amplifier Modulation, Pupil Adjust Mechanism (used on telescopes), Purpose, Audience, Message (writing goals model)

10) Физиология: Pregnancy After Miscarriage

11) Вычислительная техника: Paging Area Memory, Pluggable Authentication Module, partitioned access method, priority access method, Primary Access Method (BS2000), Programmable Attribute Maps (DRAM, PCI), Pluggable Authentication Module (Linux, LISA), Payload Assist Module (Space), pulse-amplitude modulation, администратор приложений для персонального компьютера

12) Иммунология: pulmonary alveolar macrophages, (positive allosteric modulator) позитивный аллостерический модулятор

13) Космонавтика: библиотечный метод доступа

14) Деловая лексика: Promote Advertise Market

15) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: preserved amplitude method

16) Сетевые технологии: Port Address Mapping, Port-Assignment Module, Portable Authentication Module, personal application manager, pulse amplitude modulation, администратор приложений для ПК, импульсно-амплитудная модуляция, модуль назначения портов, программа доступа пользователя, Port Adapter Modules (Cisco)

17) Полимеры: polyacrylamide

18) Автоматика: positive active material

19) Химическое оружие: pralidoxime

20) Расширение файла: Process Automatic Monitor, Pluggable Authentication Module (library)

21) Должность: Professional Audience Member

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Pam
17 pam

1) Общая лексика: hum. сокр. Percent Of Accepted Mutations, Professions Allied to Medicine

2) Морской термин: пассивный гидроакустический мониторинг, passive acoustic monitoring, Porte Autonome de Marseilles

3) Медицина: portative activity monitor, pyridine aldoxime methiodide, pyridine aldoximine methiodide

4) Военный термин: Phoenix airborne missile, Procurement Aircraft and Missiles, partial mobilization, payload assist module, permanent active militia, personnel accounting management, personnel action memorandum, planning, activation, modification, post-acceptance modification, priorities and allocations manual, procurement aids man, procurement of aircraft and missiles

5) Техника: Pozzolan Aggregate Mixture, Pozzolanic Mixtures, peat-alcohol mixture, phone activities manager, polyacryl amide, portable alpha monitor, post accident monitoring, programmable algorithm machine, programmable arm manipulator, propulsion and avionics module

6) Религия: Prayer And Miracles

7) Железнодорожный термин: Pittsburgh Allegheny and McKees Rocks Railroad Company

8) Юридический термин: дивизион PAM (Emerson Process Management contains the Plant Asset Management (PAM) division within the Asset Optimization (AO) Division), Plant Asset Management

9) Сокращение: Pampanga, Payload Assisted Module, Penetration Augmented Munition, Penetration-Augmented Munition (special forces), Permanent Athwartship Magnetism, Pulse Amplification Modulation, Polyciclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon, Pacific Armies Management, Packetized Audio Mixer, Page Allocation Map (CICS), Pamir (linguistics), Parque de Atracciones de Madrid (amusement park), Partitioning Around Medoids (statistics), Partner Account Manager (sales), Pass Along Message, Passband Amplitude Modulation, Password Authentication Module, Patent Application Management, Payload Accommodation Manager, Payload Activation Message, People's Action Movement (Saint Kitts and Nevis), Peptidylglycine Alpha-Amidating Mono-Oxygenase, Percentage Accepted Mutation (bioinformatics), Perceptual Assimilation Model, Performance Archive Manager (Visual Networks), Performance Assessment Matrix, Pericolo in Mare (Italian: in danger at sea; SOS), Peripheral Adapter Module, Permanent Archive Manager, Personal Address Manager, Personal Alien Manager (gaming), Personal Applications Manager, Personnel Authorizations Module, Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (Malaysian Institute of Architects), Pesticide Analytical Manual (FDA), Petersen Automotive Museum (Los Angeles, CA), Physical Activity Monitor, Physical Address Mapping, Plant Available Moisture, Pluggable Authentication Modules (information technology), Point Accepted Mutation, Point Ahead Mirror, Pointer Analysis Module, Pole Amplitude Modulation (system of motor windings), Policies and Measures, Policy Analysis Market (DARPA), Poly-Acrylamide, Porcine Alveolar Macrophage, Port Adapter Module, Port to Application Mapping, Portable Alpha Meter (alpha particle detector), Post-Auricular Muscle, Postaccident Monitoring, Power Amplifier Module, Pre-Assessment Meeting, Precision Attack Missile, Predictive Aircraft Maintenance, Presbyterian Association of Musicians, Presence and Availability Management (PAMF), Pressure-Alkali Monitor, Preventive Aerospace Medicine (team; US DoD), Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (medicine), Primary Automation Manager, Princeton Asset Management, Proactive Asset Management, Proactive Automated Management, Problem Analysis Matrix, Process Algebra Meetings, Process Application Module, Procurement, Aircraft & Missiles, Product Application Modules, Production Application Management, Profile Administration Manager, Program Analysis Memorandum, Program Area Manager, Program Assumptions Memorandum, Programma Alimentare Mondiale, Programmable Active Memory, Programmable Attribute Map, Programmable Authentication Module, Programmable Automotive Microprocessor, Programme Against Malnutrition (Lusaka, Zambia), Programme Alimentaire Mondial (French: World Food Program), Progressive Asset Management (Financial West Group), Promise Array Management, Proud Arabian Mare (Breyer mold), Proud Army Mom, Public Access Manager, Public Affairs Manager, Published Application Manager (Citrix Metaframe Utility), Pulmonary Alveolar Macrophage, Pulse Adapter Module, Pulse Amplifier Modulation, Pupil Adjust Mechanism (used on telescopes), Purpose, Audience, Message (writing goals model)

10) Физиология: Pregnancy After Miscarriage

11) Вычислительная техника: Paging Area Memory, Pluggable Authentication Module, partitioned access method, priority access method, Primary Access Method (BS2000), Programmable Attribute Maps (DRAM, PCI), Pluggable Authentication Module (Linux, LISA), Payload Assist Module (Space), pulse-amplitude modulation, администратор приложений для персонального компьютера

12) Иммунология: pulmonary alveolar macrophages, (positive allosteric modulator) позитивный аллостерический модулятор

13) Космонавтика: библиотечный метод доступа

14) Деловая лексика: Promote Advertise Market

15) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: preserved amplitude method

16) Сетевые технологии: Port Address Mapping, Port-Assignment Module, Portable Authentication Module, personal application manager, pulse amplitude modulation, администратор приложений для ПК, импульсно-амплитудная модуляция, модуль назначения портов, программа доступа пользователя, Port Adapter Modules (Cisco)

17) Полимеры: polyacrylamide

18) Автоматика: positive active material

19) Химическое оружие: pralidoxime

20) Расширение файла: Process Automatic Monitor, Pluggable Authentication Module (library)

21) Должность: Professional Audience Member

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > pam
18 cantera

f.

1 quarry.

un jugador de la cantera a home-grown o local player

2 stone pit, pit, quarry.

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cantera

► nombre femenino

1 (de piedra) quarry

2 figurado breeding ground

3 DEPORTE figurado young players plural

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noun f.

quarry

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SF

1) (Min) quarry, pit

cantera de arena — sandpit

cantera de piedra — stone quarry

2) [de artistas etc] source; (Dep) reserve of young players

Escocia es una cantera de grandes futbolistas — Scotland produces many talented footballers

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femenino

1) ( de piedra) quarry

2) (Esp) (de deportistas, profesionales) pool

la cantera del club — the club's youth team

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= quarry, hotbed.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Mining the Metadata Quarries'.

Ex. One of the most common misconceptions and criticisms held by the general public concerning universities is that they are hotbeds of radicalism, alcoholism, and sexism.

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* cantera de ideas = hotbed.

* explotación de canteras = quarrying.

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femenino

1) ( de piedra) quarry

2) (Esp) (de deportistas, profesionales) pool

la cantera del club — the club's youth team

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= quarry, hotbed.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Mining the Metadata Quarries'.

Ex: One of the most common misconceptions and criticisms held by the general public concerning universities is that they are hotbeds of radicalism, alcoholism, and sexism.

* cantera de ideas = hotbed.

* explotación de canteras = quarrying.

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cantera

feminine

A (de piedra) quarry

B

(de deportistas): los jugadores que salen de la cantera del club the young players who come up through the club's youth and reserve teams

la cantera es nuestro principal activo our (pool of) young players are our main asset

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cantera sustantivo femenino ( de piedra) quarry
cantera sustantivo femenino
1 (de piedra, grava, etc) quarry
2 fig Ftb junior players
figurado tenemos una buena cantera de bailarines, we've got a good reserve of dancers
' cantera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cantero
English:
quarry
- pit

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cantera nf

1. [de piedra] quarry;
[mina] open-cut mining
2. [de jóvenes promesas]
un jugador de la cantera a home-grown player;

el instituto es una buena cantera de lingüistas the institute produces many linguists

3. ver cantero

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cantera

f

1 quarry; fig

source

2 DEP youth squad

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cantera nf

: quarry

cantera de piedra: stone quarry

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cantera n (pedrera) quarry [pl. quarries]

Spanish-English dictionary > cantera
19 plus

c black plus [ply]

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1. negative adverb

2. comparative adverb

3. superlative adverb

4. conjunction

5. masculine noun

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► Lorsque plus fait partie d'une locution comme d'autant plus, non... plus, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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1. <

► ne... plus not any more

• il ne la voit plus he doesn't see her any more

• il n'a plus à s'inquiéter maintenant he doesn't need to worry any more now

• je ne reviendrai plus/plus jamais I won't/I'll never come back again

• il n'a plus dit un mot he didn't say another word

• il n'est plus là he isn't here anymore

• elle n'est plus très jeune she's not as young as she used to be► plus de + nom

• elle ne veut plus de pain she doesn't want any more bread

• elle n'a plus d'argent she's got no money left

• il n'y a plus beaucoup de pain there's hardly any bread left

• t'as plus de pain ? (inf) haven't you got any bread left?► plus que ( = seulement)

il ne nous reste plus qu'à attendre all we've got to do now is wait

• il ne me reste plus qu'à vous dire au revoir it only remains for me to say goodbye

• plus que 5 km only another 5km► plus rien

• il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left

• on n'y voit presque plus rien you can hardly see anything now► plus aucun

• il n'a plus aucun ami he hasn't a single friend left

• il n'y a plus aucun espoir there's no hope left► plus personne

• il n'y a plus personne there's nobody left

• plus personne ne lit plus Boileau nobody reads Boileau these days

2. <

   a. (avec verbe) more

• il devrait lire plus he should read more

• vous travaillez plus que nous you work harder than us

• il ne gagne pas plus que vous he doesn't earn any more than you

   b. (avec adjectif ou adverbe court)

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► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est court (une ou deux syllabes), son comparatif se forme généralement avec la terminaison er.

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• ce fauteuil est plus large this chair is wider

• il court plus vite qu'elle he runs faster than her

• une heure plus tôt an hour earlier

• une heure plus tard an hour later

• elle n'est pas plus grande que sa sœur she isn't any taller than her sister

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► Lorsque l'adjectif se termine par y, son comparatif est formé avec ier.

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• elle est plus jolie she's prettier

• elle est plus bête she's sillier

• c'était plus drôle it was funnier

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► Lorsque l'adjectif n'a qu'une syllabe brève et se termine par une seule consonne, cette consonne est doublée.

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• il est plus gros he's bigger

• il est plus mince he's slimmer

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► Les mots de deux syllabes se terminant en ing, ed, s, ly forment leur comparatif avec more plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison er.

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• il est plus malin he's more cunning

• pour y arriver plus rapidement to get there more quickly

• prends-le plus doucement hold it more gently

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► Attention aux comparatifs irréguliers.

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• c'est plus loin it's further

• c'est plus grave it's worse

   c. (avec adjectif ou adverbe long)

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► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est long (au moins trois syllabes), son comparatif se forme généralement avec more plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison er.

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• il est plus compétent que moi he is more competent than me

• beaucoup plus facilement much more easily

   d. (locutions)

► plus de ( = davantage de) more ; ( = plus que) over

• plus de pain more bread

• il y aura beaucoup plus de monde demain there will be a lot more people tomorrow

• il y aura plus de 100 personnes there will be more than or over 100 people

• il roulait à plus de 100 km/h he was driving at more than or over 100km per hour

• les enfants de plus de 4 ans children over 4

• les plus de 30 ans the over 30s

• il n'y avait pas plus de 10 personnes there were no more than 10 people

• il est plus de 9 heures it's after 9 o'clock► à plus tard ! see you later!

► à plus ! (inf) see you later!

► plus que + adjectif ou adverbe

• un résultat plus qu'honorable a more than honourable result

• plus que jamais more than ever

• j'en ai plus qu'assez ! I've had more than enough of this!► de plus ( = en outre) (en tête de phrase) moreover

• c'est dangereux, de plus c'est illégal it's dangerous, and what's more, it's illegal

• elle a 10 ans de plus she's 10 years older

• il y a dix personnes de plus qu'hier there are ten more people than yesterday

• il me faut une heure de plus I need one more hour

• une fois de plus once again► de plus en plus more and more

• je l'admire de plus en plus I admire her more and more

• aller de plus en plus vite to go faster and faster

• de plus en plus drôle funnier and funnier► en plus ( = en supplément)

les frais d'envoi sont en plus postal charges are not included

• on nous a donné deux verres en plus we were given two extra glasses

• vous n'avez pas une chaise en plus ? you wouldn't have a spare chair?

• en plus de cela on top of that► en plus + adjectif

• il ressemble à sa mère, mais en plus blond he's like his mother only fairer

• je cherche le même genre de maison en plus grand I'm looking for the same kind of house only bigger► ... et plus

• les enfants de six ans et plus children aged six and over► ni plus ni moins

• il est compétent, mais ni plus ni moins que sa sœur he's competent, but neither more nor less so than his sister► plus... moins the more... the less

• plus on le connaît, moins on l'apprécie the more you get to know him, the less you like him► plus... plus the more... the more

• plus il en a, plus il en veut the more he has, the more he wants► plus ou moins ( = à peu près, presque) more or less

• plus ou moins réussi more or less successful

• à plus ou moins long terme sooner or later

• il supporte plus ou moins bien cette situation he just about puts up with the situation

• ils utilisent cette méthode avec plus ou moins de succès they use this method with varying degrees of success► qui plus est moreover

3. <

   a. ► le plus + verbe most

• ce qui m'a frappé le plus what struck me most

• ce qui les a le plus étonnés what surprised them the most

   b. ► le plus + adjectif ou adverbe court

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► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est court (une ou deux syllabes), son superlatif se forme avec la terminaison est.

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• c'est le plus grand peintre qui ait jamais vécu he is the greatest painter that ever lived

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► Lorsque l'adjectif se termine par y, son superlatif se forme avec la terminaison iest.

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• c'est la plus jolie she's the prettiest

• c'est la plus bête she's the silliest

• c'est le moment le plus drôle du film it's the funniest bit of the film

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► Lorsque l'adjectif n'a qu'une syllabe brève et se termine par une seule consonne, cette consonne est doublée.

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• c'est le plus gros he's the biggest

• c'est le plus mince he's the slimmest

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► Les mots de deux syllabes se terminant en ing, ed, s, ly forment leur superlatif avec most plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison est.

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• l'enfant le plus doué que je connaisse the most gifted child I know

• c'est la partie la plus ennuyeuse it's the most boring part

• c'est ce que j'ai de plus précieux it's the most precious thing I possess

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► Lorsque la comparaison se fait entre deux personnes ou deux choses, on utilise le comparatif au lieu du superlatif.

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• le plus petit des deux the smaller of the two

• le plus gentil des jumeaux the nicer of the twins

   c. ► le plus + adjectif ou adverbe long

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► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est long (au moins trois syllabes), son superlatif se forme avec the most plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison est.

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• c'est le plus intéressant it's the most interesting

• la plus belle de toutes mes photos the most beautiful of all my photographs

• c'est la personne la plus désordonnée que je connaisse she's the untidiest person I know

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► Lorsque la comparaison se fait entre deux personnes ou deux choses, on utilise le comparatif au lieu du superlatif.

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• le plus beau des deux the more beautiful of the two

   d. ► le plus de + nom the most

• c'est le samedi qu'il y a le plus de monde Saturday is when there are most people

• ce qui m'a donné le plus de mal the thing I had most difficulty with

• celui qui a le plus de chances de gagner the one with the best chance of winning

   e. (locutions)

► le plus... possible

• pour y arriver le plus rapidement possible to get there as quickly as possible

• prends-en le plus possible take as much (or as many) as possible► au plus at the most

• ça vaut 100 € au plus it's worth 100 euros at the most

• tout au plus at the very most

• il a trente ans, tout au plus he's thirty at most

• rappelle-moi au plus vite call me back as soon as possible► des plus + adjectif

• une situation des plus embarrassantes a most embarrassing situation

4. <

plus

• deux plus deux font quatre two plus two make four

• tous les voisins, plus leurs enfants all the neighbours, plus their children

• il fait plus deux aujourd'hui it's plus two today

5. <

   a. (Mathematics) (signe) plus plus (sign)

c black   b. ( = avantage) plus

• ici, parler breton est un plus indéniable being able to speak Breton is definitely a plus here

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✦ The s of plus is never pronounced when used in negatives, eg il ne la voit plus. When used in comparatives the s is generally pronounced s, eg il devrait lire plus, although there are exceptions, notably plus preceding an adjective or adverb, eg plus grand, plus vite. Before a vowel sound, the comparative plus is pronounced z, eg plus âgé.

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I
1. ply, plys, plyz
préposition

8 plus 3 égale 11 — 8 and ou plus 3 equals 11

un dessert plus du café — a dessert and coffee (as well)

plus 10° — plus 10°

2.

adverbe de comparaison

1) ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif)

le plus — the most

je ne peux pas faire plus — I can do no more, I can't do any more

elle est plus que jolie — she's more than just pretty

elle mange deux fois plus que lui — she eats twice as much as he does

plus j'y pense, moins je comprends — the more I think about it, the less I understand

plus ça va — as time goes on

qui plus est — furthermore, what's more

quel pays aimes-tu le plus? — which country do you like best?

de plus en plus — more and more

2) ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most

deux fois plus cher — twice as expensive ( que as)

c'est le même modèle en plus petit — it's the same model, only smaller

il est on ne peut plus désagréable — he's as unpleasant as can be

il est plus ou moins artiste — he's an artist of sorts

il a été plus ou moins poli — he wasn't particularly polite

ils étaient plus ou moins ivres — they were a bit drunk

un livre des plus intéressants — a most interesting book

de plus en plus difficile — more and more difficult

3) ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most

trois heures plus tôt/tard — three hours earlier/later

deux fois plus longtemps — twice as long ( que as)

ils ne sont pas restés plus longtemps que nous — they didn't stay any longer than we did ou than us

il l'a fait plus ou moins bien — he didn't do it very well

de plus en plus loin — further and further

plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué — the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be

3.

adverbe de négation

elle ne fume plus — she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes

plus jamais ça! — never again!

plus besoin de se presser — (colloq) there's no need to hurry any more

il n'y a plus d'œufs — there are no more eggs, there aren't any eggs left

j'entre dans le garage, plus de voiture! — I went into the garage, the car was gone!

il n'y a plus que lui qui puisse nous aider — only he can help us now

plus que trois jours avant Noël! — only three days left ou to go until Christmas!

4.

plus de déterminant indéfini

1) ( avec un nom dénombrable)

deux fois plus de livres que — twice as many books as

c'est lui qui a le plus de livres — he's got the most books

les gens qui posent le plus de problèmes — the people who pose the most problems

plus tu mangeras de bonbons, plus tu auras de caries — the more sweets GB ou candy US you eat, the more cavities you'll have

il y en a plus d'un qui voudrait être à sa place — quite a few people would like to be in his/her position

2) ( avec un nom non dénombrable)

je n'ai pas pris plus de crème que toi — I didn't take any more cream than you did, I took no more cream than you did

deux fois plus de vin — twice as much wine ( que as)

3) ( avec un numéral)

elle n'a pas plus de 50 disques — she has no more than 50 records

les gens de plus de 60 ans — people over 60

il était déjà bien plus de onze heures — it was already well past ou after eleven o'clock

5.

au plus locution adverbiale at the most

tout au plus — at the very most

6.

de plus locution adverbiale

1) ( en outre) furthermore, moreover, what's more

2) ( en supplément)

deux pommes de plus — two more apples

une fois de plus — once more, once again

9% de plus — 9% more

7.

en plus locution

en plus (de cela) — on top of that

le même modèle avec le toit ouvrant en plus — the same model, only with a sunroof

il a reçu 300 euros en plus de son salaire — he got 300 euros on top of his salary

les taxes en plus — plus tax, tax not included

II plys
nom masculin invariable

1) Mathématique plus

le signe plus — the plus sign

2) (colloq) ( avantage) plus (colloq)

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plus I

A note on pronunciation

plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally used

plus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi]

plus I

Formation du comparatif des adjectifs et des adverbes en anglais

Deux cas peuvent se présenter

1 adjectifs et adverbes courts

En règle générale on ajoute ‘-er’ à la fin de l'adjectif/adverbe: plus grand/petit/simple = taller/smaller/simpler; plus longtemps/vite = longer/faster

Remarques

- pour certains mots dont l'unique voyelle est une voyelle brève, on double la consonne finale: big/bigger, sad/sadder, dim/dimmer, wet/wetter etc

- attention aux adjectifs en ‘y’: sunny devient sunnier, pretty/prettier, happy/happier etc

2 adjectifs et adverbes longs

On ajoute more devant le mot: plus beau/compétent/intéressant = more beautiful/competent/interesting; plus facilement/sérieusement = more easily/seriously

Remarques

- certains mots de deux syllabes admettent les deux formes: simple peut produire simpler ou more simple, handsome/handsomer ou more handsome etc

- certains mots de deux syllabes n'admettent que la forme avec more: callous/more callous, cunning/more cunning

- les adverbes se terminant par ‘-ly’ n'admettent que la forme avec more: quickly/more quickly, slowly/more slowly etc

Formation du superlatif des adjectifs et des adverbes en anglais

Deux cas peuvent se présenter

1 adjectifs et adverbes courts

En règle générale on ajoute ‘(e)st’ à la fin du mot: le plus grand/petit/simple = the tallest/smallest/simplest; le plus longtemps/vite = the longest/fastest

Remarques

- pour certains mots dont l'unique voyelle est une voyelle brève, on double la consonne finale: big- the biggest, sad- the saddest, dim- the dimmest etc

- attention aux adjectifs en ‘y’: sunny devient the sunniest, pretty/the prettiest, happy/the happiest etc

2 adjectifs et adverbes longs

On ajoute the most devant le mot: le plus beau/compétent/intéressant = the most beautiful/competent/interesting; le plus facilement/sérieusement = the most easily/seriously

Remarques

- certains mots de deux syllabes admettent les deux formes: simple/the simplest ou the most simple, clever/the cleverest ou the most clever etc

- certains mots de deux syllabes n'admettent que la forme avec the most: callous/the most callous, cunning/the most cunning etc

- les adverbes en ‘-ly’ n'admettent que la forme avec the most: quickly/the most quickly, slowly/the most slowly etc

Attention: lorsque la comparaison ne porte que sur deux éléments on utilise la forme du comparatif: le plus doué des deux = the more gifted of the two; la voiture la plus rapide des deux = the faster car

L'expression le plus possible est traitée avec possible

On trouvera ci-contre exemples et exceptions illustrant les différentes fonctions de plus. On trouvera également des exemples de plus dans les notes d'usage. Voir l'index

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ply, plys
1. adv

1) (négation)

ne... plus — no longer, not... any more

Il ne travaille plus ici. — He's no longer working here., He doesn't work here any more.

Je ne veux plus le voir. — I don't want to see him any more., I no longer want to see him.

ne plus avoir de qch; Je n'ai plus d'argent. — I've got no more money., I've got no money left

Je n'ai plus de pain. — I've got no bread left., I've got no more bread.

2) (comparatif: devant un adjectif) more

un peu plus difficile — a bit more difficult

Il fait un peu plus froid qu'hier. — It's a bit colder than yesterday.

plus grand — bigger

Elle est plus grande que moi. — She's bigger than me.

plus intelligent — more intelligent

Il est plus intelligent que son frère. — He's more intelligent than his brother.

3) (comparaison: non suivi d'un adjectif)

plus que — more than

Il travaille plus. — He works more.

Il travaille plus que moi. — He works more than me.

4)

plus de; Il nous faut plus de pain. — We need more bread.

plus de 3 heures — more than 3 hours, over 3 hours

Il y avait plus de dix personnes. — There were more than 10 people.

plus de minuit — after midnight, past midnight

5)

de plus; Il a 3 ans de plus que moi. — He's 3 years older than me.

Le voyage a pris trois heures de plus que prévu. — The journey took 3 hours longer than planned.

Il nous faut un joueur de plus. — We need one more player.

6)

en plus; 3 kilos en plus — 3 kilos more

J'ai apporté quelques gâteaux en plus. — I brought a few more cakes.

en plus de; Deux personnes sont arrivées en plus de celles qui étaient déjà là. — Two more people came, in addition to those already there.

7)

plus... plus... — the more... the more...

Plus il gagne d'argent, plus il en veut. — The more money he earns, the more he wants.

8)

de plus en plus de — more and more

Il y a de plus en plus de touristes par ici. — There are more and more tourists round here.

de plus en plus (suivi d'un adjectif) Il fait de plus en plus chaud. — It's getting hotter and hotter.

9)

ni plus ni moins — no more, no less

10) (superlatif)

le plus; la plus; les plus — the most

le plus intelligent — the most intelligent

le plus grand — the biggest

C'est le plus grand de la famille. — He's the tallest in his family., (sans adjectif, modifiant un verbe)

C'est ce qu'elle aime le plus. — That's what she likes most.

11) (autres locutions)

de plus — what's more, moreover

en plus de cela... — what is more...

tout au plus — at the very most

plus ou moins — more or less

qui plus est — what is more

2. conj

Quatre plus deux égalent six. — 4 plus 2 is 6.

3. nm

(= avantage) plus

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I.

plus ⇒ Note d'usage

A prép

1 ( dans une addition) 8 plus 3 égale 11 8 and 3 equals 11, 8 plus 3 equals 11; on nous a servi du fromage, un dessert plus du café we were served cheese, a dessert and coffee (as well);

2 ( pour exprimer une valeur) un jour il faisait moins 5°, le lendemain plus 10° one day it was minus 5°, the next plus 10°.

B adv de comparaison

1 ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) le plus the most; il mange/travaille plus (que moi) he eats/works more (than I do ou than me); tu devrais demander plus you should ask for more; je ne peux pas faire plus I can do no more, I can't do any more, I can't do more than that; elle en sait plus que lui sur le sujet she knows more about the subject than he does; c'est plus que je ne peux supporter it's more than I can bear; elle l'aime plus que tout she loves him/her more than anything; il est plus à plaindre qu'autre chose he's more to be pitied than anything else; c'est plus que bien it's more than just good; elle est plus que jolie she's more than just pretty; il a fait plus que l'embaucher, il l'a aussi formé he did more than just hire him, he also trained him; j'en ai plus qu'assez I've had more than enough; elle mange deux fois/trois fois plus que lui she eats twice/three times as much as he does; plus je gagne, plus je dépense the more I earn, the more I spend; plus j'y pense, moins je comprends the more I think about it, the less I understand; plus ça va as time goes on; qui plus est furthermore, what's more; c'est lui qui m'a le plus appris he's the one who taught me the most; quel pays aimes-tu le plus? which country do you like best?; de plus en plus more and more; il fume de plus en plus he smokes more and more;

2 ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most; deux fois plus vieux/cher twice as old/expensive (que as); trois/quatre fois plus cher three/four times as expensive (que as); il n'est pas plus riche que moi he's no richer than I am ou than me, he isn't any richer than I am ou than me; c'est le même modèle en plus petit it's the same model, only smaller; il est on ne peut plus gentil/désagréable he's as nice/unpleasant as can be; il est plus ou moins fou he's more or less insane; il est plus ou moins artiste he's an artist of sorts; la cuisine était plus ou moins propre the kitchen wasn't particularly clean, the kitchen was clean after a fashion; il a été plus ou moins poli he wasn't particularly polite; ils étaient plus ou moins ivres they were a bit drunk; le plus heureux des hommes the happiest of men; la plus belle de toutes the most beautiful of all; mon vœu le plus cher my dearest wish; l'arbre le plus gros que j'aie jamais vu the biggest tree I've ever seen; son livre le plus court his shortest book; c'est ce qu'il y a de plus beau/important au monde it's the most beautiful/important thing in the world; un livre des plus intéressants a most interesting book; un individu des plus méprisables a most despicable individual; de plus en plus difficile more and more difficult; de plus en plus chaud hotter and hotter;

3 ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most; trois heures plus tôt/tard three hours earlier/later; deux fois plus longtemps twice as long (que as); trois/quatre fois plus longtemps three/four times as long (que as); ils ne sont pas restés plus longtemps que nous they didn't stay any longer than we did ou than us; il l'a fait plus ou moins bien he didn't do it very well; de plus en plus loin further and further; plus tu te coucheras tard, plus tu auras de mal à te lever the later you go to bed, the harder it'll be for you to get up; plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be; c'est moi qui y vais le plus souvent I go there the most often; ça s'est passé le plus simplement/naturellement du monde it happened quite simply/naturally.

C adv de négation elle ne fume plus she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes, she's given up smoking; il n'habite plus ici he no longer lives here, he doesn't live here any more ou any longer; le grand homme n'est plus the great man is no more; elle ne veut plus le voir she doesn't want to see him any more ou any longer, she no longer wants to see him; il a décidé de ne plus y aller he decided to stop going there; je ne veux plus en entendre parler I don't want to hear any more about it; il n'y est plus (jamais) retourné he never went back there (again); plus jamais ça! never again!; nous ne faisons plus ce modèle we no longer do this model, we don't do this model any more ou any longer; il n'a plus vingt ans ( il n'est plus très jeune) he's not twenty any more, he's no longer twenty; nous n'avons plus d'espoir we've no more hope, we no longer have any hope, we've given up hoping; plus besoin de se presser○ there's no longer any need to hurry, there's no more need to hurry, there's no need to hurry any more; il n'y a plus de pain/d'œufs there is no more bread/there are no more eggs, there isn't any bread left/there aren't any eggs left; je ne veux plus de vin I don't want any more wine; il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left; plus rien ne m'intéresse nothing interests me any more; je ne voyais plus rien I could no longer see anything, I couldn't see a thing any more; il n'y a plus personne dans la pièce there's nobody left in the room, there's no longer anybody in the room; il n'y a plus aucun crayon there aren't any pencils left, there are no more pencils; il n'y a plus aucun problème there's no longer any problem; ce n'est plus du courage, c'est de la folie it's no longer bravery, it's foolhardiness; j'entre dans le garage, plus de voiture○! I went into the garage, the car was gone○!; ce n'est plus qu'une question de jours it's only a matter of days now; il n'y a plus qu'une solution there's only one solution left; il ne restait plus que quelques bouteilles there were only a few bottles left, there was nothing left but a few bottles; il n'y a plus que lui qui puisse nous aider only he can help us now; plus que trois jours avant les vacances! only three days left ou to go until the vacation!; nous n'avons plus qu'à rentrer à la maison all we can do now is go home; il ne me reste plus qu'à vous remercier it only remains for me to thank you.

D plus de dét indéf

1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) trois/deux fois plus de livres/verres que three times/twice as many books/glasses as; c'est là que j'ai vu le plus de serpents that's where I saw the most snakes; c'est lui qui a le plus de livres he's got the most books; le joueur qui a le plus de chances de gagner the player who is most likely to win; les jeunes qui posent le plus de problèmes the young people who pose the most problems; c'est le candidat qui a remporté le plus de voix he's the candidate who won the most votes; plus tu mangeras de bonbons, plus tu auras de caries the more sweets GB ou candy US you eat, the more cavities you'll have; il y en a plus d'un qui voudrait être à sa place quite a few people would like to be in his/her position;

2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) je n'ai pas pris plus de crème que toi I didn't take any more cream than you did, I took no more cream than you did; il n'a pas plus d'imagination que sa sœur he has no more imagination than his sister, he hasn't got any more imagination than his sister; trois/deux fois plus de vin/talent three times/twice as much wine/talent (que as); le joueur qui a gagné le plus d'argent the player who won the most money;

3 ( avec un numéral) elle ne possède pas plus de 50 disques she has no more than 50 records; une foule de plus de 10 000 personnes a crowd of more than ou over 10,000 people; il a plus de 40 ans he's over 40, he's more than 40 years old; les gens de plus de 60 ans people over 60; les plus de 60 ans the over-sixties; il était déjà bien plus de onze heures/midi it was already well past ou after eleven o'clock/midday.

E au plus loc adv at the most; tout au plus at the very most, at the outside.

F de plus loc adv

1 ( en outre) furthermore, moreover, what's more;

2 ( en supplément) j'ai mangé deux pommes de plus qu'elle I ate two apples more than she did; donnez-moi deux pommes de plus give me two more apples; ça nous a pris deux heures de plus que la dernière fois it took us two hours longer than last time; j'ai besoin de deux heures de plus I need two more hours; il a trois ans de plus que sa sœur he's three years older than his sister; une fois de plus once more, once again; l'augmentation représente 9% de plus que l'année précédente the rise is 9% more than last year.

G en plus loc en plus (de cela) on top of that; il est arrivé en retard et en plus (de cela) il a commencé à se plaindre he arrived late and what' s more ou on top of that he started complaining; c 'est le même modèle avec le toit ouvrant en plus it's the same model, only with a sunroof; c'est tout le portrait de son père, la moustache en plus he's the image of his father, only with a moustache GB ou mustache US; il a reçu 100 euros en plus de son salaire habituel he got 100 euros on top of his usual salary; en plus de son métier d'ingénieur il élève des tatous besides his job as an engineer, he breeds armadillos; les taxes en plus plus tax, tax not included; il s'est passé quelque chose en plus something else happened as well. A note on pronunciation: plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally used. plus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi].

II.

plus nm

1 Math plus; le signe plus the plus sign;

2 ○( avantage) plus○; son expérience d'enseignant constitue un plus pour lui his teaching experience is a point in his favour^GB ou is a plus○.

[ply(s)] adverbe

A.[COMPARATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]

1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]

viens plus souvent (do) come more often

plus tôt earlier

plus tard later

c'est plus loin it's further ou farther

tu es plus patient que moi you're more patient than I am ou than me

c'est plus fatigant qu'on ne le croit it's more tiring than it seems

c'est plus rouge qu'orange it's red rather than ou it's more red than orange

elle est plus réservée que timide she's reserved rather than shy

c'est plus que gênant it's embarrassing, to say the least

on a obtenu des résultats plus qu'encourageants our results were more than encouraging

elle a eu le prix mais elle n'en est pas plus fière pour ça she got the award, but it didn't make her any prouder for all that

je veux la même, en plus large I want the same, only bigger

bien plus gros much fatter

encore plus beau more handsome still, even more handsome

cinq fois plus cher five times dearer ou as dear ou more expensive

il l'a fait deux fois plus vite (qu'elle) he did it twice as quickly (as she did)

2. [avec un verbe] more

j'apprécie plus son frère I like his brother more ou better

je m'intéresse à la question plus que tu ne penses I'm more interested in the question than you think

je ne peux vous en dire plus I can't tell you any more

3. (avec un nom)

cela représente plus qu'une simple victoire it means more than just a victory

B.[SUPERLATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]

1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]

le plus loin the furthest ou farthest

la montagne la plus haute the highest mountain

j'ai répondu le plus gentiment que j'ai pu I answered as kindly as I could

j'y vais le plus rarement possible I go there as seldom as possible

le plus souvent most of the time

tu es le plus gentil de tous you're the kindest of all

un de ses tableaux les plus connus one of her best-known paintings

le plus gros des deux the bigger of the two

le plus gros des trois the biggest of the three

c'est ce qu'il y a de plus original dans sa collection d'été it's the most original feature of his summer collection

choisis les fruits les plus mûrs possible select the ripest possible fruit

faites au plus vite do it as quickly as possible

aller au plus pressé ou urgent to deal with the most urgent priority first

2. [précédé d'un verbe] most

c'est moi qui travaille le plus I'm the one who works most ou the hardest

faites-en le plus possible do as much as you can

C.[ADVERBE DE NÉGATION]

1. [avec 'ne']

je n'y retournerai plus I won't go back there any more

je ne les vois plus I don't see them any more

2. [tour elliptique]

plus de no more

plus de glace pour moi, merci no more ice cream for me, thanks

plus de tergiversations! let's not shilly-shally any longer!

plus un mot! not another word!

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[ply(s)] adjectif

B plus ÉDUCATION B plus

H plus CHIMIE H plus

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[ply(s)] conjonction

1. MATHÉMATIQUES plus

3 plus 3 égale 6 3 plus 3 is ou makes 6

il fait plus 5º it's 5º above freezing, it's plus 5º

2. [en sus de] plus

le transport, plus le logement, plus la nourriture, ça revient cher travel, plus ou and accommodation, plus ou then food, (all) work out quite expensive

plus le fait que... plus ou together with the fact that...

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[ply(s)] nom masculin

1. MATHÉMATIQUES plus (sign)

2. [avantage, atout] plus, bonus, asset

la connaissance de l'anglais est toujours un plus knowledge of English is always a plus

au plus locution adverbiale

[au maximum] at the most ou outside

ça coûtera au plus 30 euros it'll cost a maximum of 30 euros ou 30 euros at most

il y a 15 km au plus it's 15 km at the outside

de plus locution adverbiale

1. [en supplément] extra, another, more

mets deux couverts de plus lay two extra ou more places

raison de plus pour y aller all the more reason for going

je ne veux rien de plus I don't want anything more

il est content, que te faut-il de plus? he's happy, what more do you want?

un mot/une minute de plus et je m'en allais another word/minute and I would have left

10 euros de plus ou de moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?

2. [en trop] too many

en recomptant, je trouve trente points de plus on adding it up again, I get thirty points too many

3. [en outre] furthermore, what's more, moreover

de plus, il m'a menti what's more, he lied to me

de plus en plus locution adverbiale

1. [suivi d'un adjectif] more and more, increasingly

[suivi d'un adverbe] more and more

de plus en plus souvent more and more often

de plus en plus dangereux more and more ou increasingly dangerous

ça devient de plus en plus facile/compliqué it's getting easier and easier/more and more complicated

le ciel devenait de plus en plus sombre the sky was growing darker and darker

2. [précédé d'un verbe]

les prix augmentent de plus en plus prices are increasing all the time

de plus en plus de locution déterminante

[suivi d'un nom comptable] more and more, a growing number of

[suivi d'un nom non comptable] more and more

de plus en plus de gens more and more people, an increasing number of people

il y a de plus en plus de demande pour ce produit demand for this product is increasing, there is more and more demand for this product

elle a de plus en plus de fièvre her temperature is rising

des plus locution adverbiale

most

son attitude est des plus compréhensibles her attitude is most ou quite understandable

en plus locution adverbiale

1. [en supplément] extra (avant nom)

c'est le même appartement avec un balcon en plus it's the same flat with a balcony as well

les boissons sont en plus drinks are extra, you pay extra for the drinks

ça fait 45 minutes de transport en plus it adds 45 minutes to the journey

10 euros en plus ou en moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?

[en trop] spare

tu n'as pas des tickets en plus? do you have any spare tickets?

j'ai une carte en plus

a. [à la fin du jeu] I've got one card left over

b. [en distribuant] I've got one card too many

[en cadeau] as well, on top of that

et vous emportez une bouteille de champagne en plus! and you get a bottle of Champagne as well ou on top of that ou into the bargain!

2. [en outre] further, furthermore, what's more

elle a une excellente technique et en plus, elle a de la force her technique's first-class and she's got strength too

mais c'est qu'elle est méchante en plus! (familier) and she's nasty to cap it all ou to boot!

et elle m'avait menti, en plus! not only that but she'd lied to me (as well)!

3. [d'ailleurs] besides, what's more, moreover

je ne tiens pas à le faire et, en plus, je n'ai pas le temps I'm not too keen on doing it, and besides ou what's more, I've no time

en plus de locution prépositionnelle

[en supplément de] besides, on top of, in addition to

en plus du squash, elle fait du tennis besides (playing) squash, she plays tennis

et plus locution adverbiale

over

45 kilos et plus over 45 kilos, 45 odd kilos

les gens de 30 ans et plus people aged 30 and over

ni plus ni moins locution adverbiale

no more no less, that's all

je te donne une livre, ni plus ni moins I'll give you one pound, no more no less

tu t'es trompé, ni plus ni moins you were mistaken, that's all

non plus locution adverbiale

moi non plus je n'irai pas I won't go either

je ne sais pas — moi non plus! I don't know — neither do I ou nor do I ou me neither!

on ne peut plus locution adverbiale

je suis on ne peut plus désolé de vous voir partir I'm ever so sorry you're leaving

c'est on ne peut plus compliqué it couldn't be more complicated

plus de locution déterminante

1. [comparatif, suivi d'un nom] more

nous voulons plus d'autonomie! we want more autonomy!

je n'ai pas plus de courage qu'elle I'm no braver than she is ou her

[suivi d'un nombre] more than, over

il y a plus de 15 ans de cela it's more than 15 years ago now

elle a bien plus de 40 ans she's well over 40

elle roulait à plus de 150 km/h she was driving at more than 150 km/h ou doing over 150 km/h

il y en a plus d'un qui s'est plaint more than one person complained

il est plus de 5 h it's past 5 o'clock ou after 5

2. [superlatif, suivi d'un nom]

le plus de (the) most

c'est ce qui m'a fait le plus de peine that's what hurt me (the) most

c'est notre équipe qui a le plus de points our team has (the) most points

celui qui a le plus de chances de réussir the one (who's the) most likely to succeed

le plus possible de: le plus possible de cerises as many cherries as possible

le plus d'argent possible as much money as possible

(comme nom)

les plus de 20 ans people over 20, the over-20s

plus... moins locution correlative

the more... the less

plus il vieillit, moins il a envie de sortir the older he gets, the less he feels like going out

plus ça va, moins je la comprends I understand her less and less (as time goes on)

plus... plus locution correlative

the more... the more

plus je réfléchis, plus je me dis que... the more I think (about it), the more I'm convinced that...

plus ça va, plus il est agressif he's getting more and more aggressive (all the time)

plus ça va, plus je me demande si... the longer it goes on, the more I wonder if...

plus ou moins locution adverbiale

more or less

c'est plus ou moins cher, selon les endroits prices vary according to where you are

je ne l'ai que plus ou moins cru I only half believed him

qui plus est locution adverbiale

what's ou what is more

sans plus locution adverbiale

nothing more

c'était bien, sans plus it was nice, but nothing more

tout au plus locution adverbiale

at the most

c'est une mauvaise grippe, tout au plus it's a bad case of flu, at the most

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > plus

20 главный

прил.; 1. main; 2. chief; 3. principle; 4. major

Русское главный

имеет два основных значения: а) самый важный, основной; b) старший по положению, возглавляющий. Из приведенных английских эквивалентов только chief совпадает с ним в обоих значениях, остальные же подчеркивают разные аспекты важности.

1. main — главный, основной, самый важный ( среди прочих): the main point — главный вопрос/самый важный вопрос; the main difference — основная разница; the main reason — самая важная причина/ самая главная причина; the main entrance —основной вход/парадный вход/ центральный вход; the main building — основное/главное здание; the main street — главная/центральная улица; the main office — головной офис/главный офис/центральный офис; the main road — главная дорога/магистраль: the main line — основная линия; the main pipe — магистральная труба; the main gates — главные вороты/центральные ворота; the main root — основной корень/центральный корень; the main character of the novel главный repoй романа/главный персонаж романа; the main event — главное событие; the main effort — основное усилие; the main attack — основной удар/главный удар The main thing is to get started. — Главное в том, чтобы начать.

2. chief — (прилагательное chief многозначно): a) главный, основной, самый важный ( по значению): She had always considered her looks her chief asset. — Она всегда считала свою привлекательность главным достоинством. Unemployment is the chief cause of poverty. — Безработица — основная причина бедности. The chief event of the year was the purchase of a new house. Основным событием этого года была покупка нового дома./Самым важным событием этого года была покупка нового дома. b) самый главный, ведущий, стоящий во главе ( по положению): the government's Chief Medical Officer — министр здравоохранения страны/главный санитарный врач страны Не joined the company as a chief engineer. — Он поступил на работу в компанию в ранге главного инженера. Hе is considered the chief player in our team. — Его считают ведущим игроком в нашей команде.

3. principle — основной, наиболее важный, самый главный ( по сравнению со всеми остальными): The principal aim of the project is to spread the knowledge among our peer. — Основная цель этого проекта в распространении знаний среди людей нашей профессии. The salary is good, but that's not the principal reason why I took the job. — Зарплата, конечно хорошая, но это не главная причина, по которой я согласилась на эту работу/Зарплата, конечно хорошая, но это не основная причина, по которой я взялась за эту работу.

4. major — главный, большой, важный, первостепенный, крупный (по величине и значению среди других): major banks — крупные банки; major repairs — капитальный ремонт; major subjects — обязательные предметы/важные предметы/предметы специализации (в американских университетах); the major part of his life — основная часть его жизни; the major problem — главная проблема/самая важная проблема/первостепенная проблема; work of major Importance — работа большой важности/работа первостепенной важности

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