he's obsessed with the idea

tr[əb'sest]

adjective

1 obsesionado,-a (by/with, con),

adjective (pred) obsesionado

[ǝb'sest]

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adjective (pred) obsesionado

1 აზრი, იდეა

2 წარმოდგენა, ცნება

3 ჰგონია, ფიქრობს

to obsess.

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► verbo transitivo

1 to obsess

■ el trabajo lo tiene obsesionado he is a workaholic

► verbo pronominal obsesionarse

1 to get obsessed

■ se obsesiona con todo he has an obsessive personality

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estar obsesionado,-a con alguien to be obsessed with somebody

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1) to obsess

2) haunt

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VT [recuerdo] to haunt; [manía, afición] to obsess

obsesionarse

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verbo transitivo to obsess

obsesionarse v pron to become obsessed

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= haunt.

Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).

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* obsesionarse con = obsess (with), be hipped (on/to), get hipped (on/to).

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verbo transitivo to obsess

obsesionarse v pron to become obsessed

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obsesionar [A1 ]

to obsess

estaba obsesionado con or por la idea he was obsessed with o by the idea

to become obsessed

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◊ estaba obsesionado con la idea he was obsessed with the idea

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♦ vt

to obsess;

le obsesiona la muerte he's obsessed with death;

está obsesionado con o [m5] por el dinero he's obsessed with money

♦ See also the pronominal verb obsesionarse

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I v/t obsess

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obsesionar vt

: to obsess, to preoccupy excessively

♦ See also the reflexive verb obsesionarse

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obsesionar vb to obsess

obdurate, obstinate, blinded, stubborn.

past participle of spanish verb: obcecar.

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► adjetivo

1 blind

■ está obcecado con ella he is infatuated with her

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ADJ (=ofuscado) blind, mentally blinded; (=terco) obstinate, stubborn, obdurate frm; (=trastornado) disturbed

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- da adjetivo

a) [ESTAR] ( cegado)

b) [SER] ( porfiado) obstinate

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* obcecado con = bent on, besotted with, dead set on.

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- da adjetivo

a) [ESTAR] ( cegado)

b) [SER] ( porfiado) obstinate

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* obcecado con = bent on, besotted with, dead set on.

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1 [ ESTAR]

(cegado): está obcecado con la idea he's obsessed with the idea

obcecado por los celos blinded by jealousy

2 [ SER] (porfiado) obstinate, stubborn

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obcecado, -a adj

1. [tozudo] stubborn

2. [cegado]

3. [obsesionado] obsessed;

están obcecados con vivir en la costa they're obsessed with the idea of living on the coast

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1 ( terco) obstinate, stubborn

2 ( obsesionado) obsessed ( con with)

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obcecado, -da adj

1) : blinded

obcecado por la ira: blinded by rage

2) : stubborn, obstinate

1 obsession, compulsion, fixedness.

2 fixed idea, fixation.

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► nombre femenino

1 obsession

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SF obsession

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femenino obsession

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= compulsion, obsession, infatuation (with), fixation.

Ex. A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.

Ex. The article concludes that the recent obsession with image and stereotype extends beyond librarianship.

Ex. His gushing evaluations of MacDonald's performances suggest that he has never recovered from a youthful infatuation with the star.

Ex. By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.

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* tener obsesión con = be hipped (on/to), get hipped (on/to).

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femenino obsession

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obsession

se había convertido en una obsesión para él it had become an obsession with him

tenía la obsesión de que moriría joven she was obsessed with the idea that she would die young

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obsesión nf

obsession;

tiene la obsesión de que va a suceder de nuevo he's obsessed with the idea that it's going to happen again

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f obsession

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obsesión nf, pl - siones : obsession

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obsesión n obsession

► verbo pronominal

1 to be obstinate

■ se obcecó en venderlo he got it into his head that he wanted to sell it

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VPR to become obsessed

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◊ está obcecado con la idea he's obsessed with the idea

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vpr

to become stubborn;

obcecarse en hacer algo to stubbornly insist on doing sth;

se ha obcecado y no quiere escuchar a nadie she has dug her heels in and refuses to listen to anyone;

se ha obcecado con la idea she has become obsessed with the idea

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1 ( insistir) stubbornly insist ( en que that)

2 ( obsesionarse) become obsessed ( con with)

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vr

: to become stubborn

1 bitch (animal).

2 tantrum (informal) (rabieta). (peninsular Spanish)

coger una perra to throw a tantrum

3 penny (informal) (money). (peninsular Spanish)

estoy sin una perra I'm flat broke

no tiene una perra gorda o chica he hasn't got a bean

no vale una perra gorda o chica it isn't worth a bean

4 female dog, bitch.

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► nombre femenino

1 (animal) bitch

2 familiar (pataleta) tantrum

3 (deseo fuerte) obsession

■ ¡vaya perra tiene con mudarse de casa! he's obsessed about moving house!

► nombre femenino plural perras

1 familiar readies

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¡para ti la perra gorda! familiar OK, you win!

perra chica five centimo coin

perra gorda ten centimo coin

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f., (m. - perro)

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1) (Zool) bitch

2) Esp * (=moneda) copper, penny

3) * (=rabieta) tantrum

4) * (=obsesión) obsession, crazy idea

5) Cono Sur (=sombrero) old hat

6) Cono Sur (=cantimplora) leather water bottle

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1) (Zool) dog, bitch [ bitch sólo se emplea cuando se quiere hacer referencia al sexo del animal] ver tb perro II

2) (Esp fam) ( moneda) coin

- perra chica/gorda

3) (Esp fam)

a) ( rabieta) tantrum

b) ( manía) obsession

4) (Esp vulg) ( prostituta) bitch

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= bitch.

Ex. It is advisable to spay sheepdog bitches since being in heat will bring on all kinds of hormonal changes and they will fight for reasons unknown to us.

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1) (Zool) dog, bitch [ bitch sólo se emplea cuando se quiere hacer referencia al sexo del animal] ver tb perro II

2) (Esp fam) ( moneda) coin

- perra chica/gorda

3) (Esp fam)

a) ( rabieta) tantrum

b) ( manía) obsession

4) (Esp vulg) ( prostituta) bitch

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A ( Zool)

dog, bitch [ bitch sólo se emplea cuando se quiere hacer referencia específica al sexo del animal] saqué mi perra a pasear I took my dog out for a walk

ver tb perro² (↑ perro (2))

B ( Esp fam) (moneda) coin

no tenía ni una perra I didn't have a bean o a penny ( colloq)

emigró e hizo unas perras he emigrated and made a few bucks ( AmE) o ( BrE) a few quid ( colloq)

costar/valer cuatro perras ( fam); to cost/to be worth next to nothing ( colloq)

( fam) ( Hist) five centimo coin

para ti la perra chica ( fam); you win

valer tres perras chicas ( fam); to be worth next to nothing ( colloq)

( fam) ( Hist) ten centimo coin

C ( Esp fam)

1 (rabieta) tantrum

cogió una perra terrible he had o threw a terrible tantrum

2 (manía) obsession

le ha dado la perra de comprarse un coche nuevo he's obsessed with the idea of buying a new car

( Col fam) (borrachera): se pegó una perra espantosa he got terribly drunk o ( colloq) completely plastered

( Col) tb perra de agua caliente hot-water bottle

( Per fam) (olor de pies): ¡qué tal perra! phew! your feet smell! ( colloq)

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◊ bitch solo se emplea cuando se quiere hacer referencia al sexo del animal ver tb perro

a) ( rabieta) tantrum;

◊ coger una perra to have o throw a tantrum

b) ( manía) obsession;

◊ le ha cogido la perra de tener uno he's obsessed with having one

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perra nf

1. [animal] bitch;

dale de comer a la perra feed the dog

2. Esp Fam [rabieta] tantrum;

coger una perra to throw a tantrum

3. Esp Fam [obsesión] obsession;

ha cogido la perra de ir de crucero she's become obsessed with the idea of going on a cruise

4. Esp Fam [dinero]

me costó cuatro perras it cost me next to nothing;

estoy sin una perra I'm flat broke;

no tiene una perra gorda o [m5] chica he hasn't got a bean o US dime;

no vale una perra gorda o [m5] chica it isn't worth a bean o US a plugged nickel;

¡para ti la perra gorda! you win!

5. ver perro

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f dog;

el perro y la perra the dog and the bitch;

perras pl fam pesetas

absorbed (от in), wrapped up, engrossed (in), preoccupied (with)

изцяло погълнатот preoccupied with, intent on

напълно/изцяло съм погълнат от работата си be wrapped up/absorbed in o.'s work, be hard at work; be full of o.'s own affairs

погълнат от мисълта obsessed with the idea/thought (за of)

погълнат от себе си self-absorbed

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погъ̀лнат,

мин. страд. прич. absorbed (от in), wrapped up, engrossed (in), preoccupied (with); изцяло \погълнат от preoccupied with, intent on; напълно/изцяло съм \погълнат от работата си be wrapped up/absorbed in o.’s work, be hard at work; be full of o.’s own affairs; \погълнат от мисълта obsessed with the idea/thought (за of); \погълнат от ревност eaten up by jealousy; \погълнат от себе си self-absorbed.

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- bieg a. tok a. nurt myśli train of thought

- myśli mi się plączą a. mącą I’m getting confused

- policz to w myśli work it out a. calculate it in your mind

- ogarnąć coś myślą to grasp sth (mentally)

- problemy filozoficzne całkowicie zaprzątają jego myśl he is completely preoccupied with philosophical problems

- ani a. nawet mi to przez myśl nie przeszło it never even crossed my mind

- być zatopionym a. pogrążonym w myślach to be deep in thought

- byłem myślami gdzie indziej I was miles away

- myślami byłem z rodziną my thoughts were with my family

- siedział na lekcji, ale był nieobecny myślami he sat in class, but his thoughts were elsewhere

- mówić/odpowiadać, co komuś na myśl przyjdzie to say the first thing/reply with the first thing that comes to one’s mind

- nie mógł oderwać od niej myśli he couldn’t stop thinking about her

- zebrać a. pozbierać a. skupić a. opanować myśli to gather one’s thoughts

- mieć myśli zajęte kimś/czymś to be preoccupied with sb/sth

- gonitwa myśli racing thoughts

- na myśl o kim/o czym at the thought of sb/sth

- przywodzić coś komuś na myśl książk. to make sb think of sth, to put sb in mind of sth

- rozmowa z tobą przywodzi mi na myśl mojego ojca talking to you makes me think a. puts me in mind of my father

- to zdjęcie przywodzi mi na myśl wakacje w Grecji this photo reminds me of my holidays in Greece

- mieć kogoś/coś na myśli to mean sb/sth

- wcale tego nie miałem na myśli I didn’t mean that at all

- żyć myślą o kimś/o czymś książk. to live for the thought of sb/sth

- żyła myślą o ukochanym the thought of her beloved kept her going

- więźniowie żyli myślą o ucieczce the prisoners lived to escape

- uciekać a. uciec myślą od czegoś książk. (to try) to put sth out of one’s mind, (to try) to forget sth

- chciała uciec myślą od codziennych trosk she wanted to forget her everyday concerns

- zwrócić się myślą a. myślami ku czemuś/komuś to turn one’s thoughts to sth/sb

- swoboda a. wolność myśli książk. freedom of thought

- rozwój myśli technicznej w ostatnich latach the development of technical thought in recent years

- zawiłe myśli filozoficzne complicated philosophical thoughts

- wypowiadać a. wyrażać myśl to express a thought

- wymiana myśli an exchange of ideas

- czytać w czyichś myślach to read sb’s thoughts

- podzielić się z kimś myślami to share one’s thoughts with sb

- być z kimś jednej myśli to be of the same mind a. opinion as sb

- dręczyła go myśl, że nie podoła tej pracy he was racked by the thought of not being able to cope with the job

- snuły mu się po głowie leniwe myśli o wakacjach he was thinking lazily about the holidays

- odpędzać natrętne myśli to try to get rid of persistent thoughts

- być złej myśl to be pessimistic

- przebiegła mi przez głowę myśl a thought flashed through my mind

- nurtowała mnie myśl o wyjeździe I kept turning over in my mind the idea of leaving

- błysnęła mi w głowie myśl, że… it flashed through my mind that…

- muszę wybić sobie z głowy myśli o kupnie nowej sukienki I have to forget the idea of buying a new dress

- uczepić się jakiejś myśli to cling to a thought a. an idea

- opanowała a. opętała go myśl o wyjeździe za granicę he’s obsessed with the idea of going abroad

- nie móc się pogodzić z myślą o czymś/że… to not be able to come to terms a. grips with the idea of sth/that…

- oswoić się z myślą, że… to come to terms with the thought that…

- pożegnać się z myślą o czymś przen. to kiss goodbye to the idea of sth

- uderzyła mnie myśl, że… it struck me that a. I was struck by the thought that…

- myśl filozoficzna/religijna philosophical/religious thought

- to jest myśl! that’s a thought

- bić a. łamać się z myślami to be unable to make up one’s mind

- podsunąć a. poddać a. rzucić myśl to suggest sth

- kolega podsunął mi myśl o kandydowaniu na posła a friend of mine suggested that I stand for MP

- natchnąć kogoś myślą o zrobieniu czegoś to inspire sb to do sth

- porzucić myśl o czymś to give up the idea of sth

- zaświtała mi w głowie myśl, że… it occured to me that…

- strzeliła mi do głowy myśl I had a sudden idea

- nosił się z myślą o zakupie samochodu he was thinking about buying a car

- moją myślą było, by ten ośrodek służył wszystkim potrzebującym my idea was that the centre should serve everyone in need

- myśl o budowie nowego szpitala the idea of building a new hospital

- wszystko idzie po mojej myśli everything is going as I intended

- w myśl czegoś in accordance with sth, according to sth

- □ myśl przewodnia książk. keynote

- czarne myśli gloomy thoughts książk.

- złota myśl książk. words of wisdom

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1. thought, idea.

2. (= myślenie) thinking; to mi nawet przez myśl nie przeszło it never occurred to me; coś/ktoś komuś przywodzi na myśl kogoś/coś sth/sb reminds sb of l. about sb/sth; bądź dobrej myśli hope for the best, think positive; kogo/co masz na myśli? who(m)/what do you mean?; na myśl o tym robi mi się niedobrze the very thought l. idea of it makes me sick; często wracam myślą do tamtych dni I often recall those days; błądzić gdzieś myślami be far away, fantasize about sth; być pochłoniętym (jakąś) myślą l. (jakimiś) myślami be absorbed in thought.

3. (= umysł) mind; przyszło mi na myśl, że... it came to me that..., it came to my mind that..., it occurred to me that..., it crossed my mind that...; nie mogę się pogodzić z myślą, że... I cannot reconcile myself with the thought of...

4. (= pojęcie, sąd) opinion, view; czarne myśli gloomy thoughts; wymiana myśli exchange of ideas l. views; czytać komuś w myślach read sb's mind; muszę zebrać myśli I need to concentrate; złota myśl aphorism; w myśl tej zasady according to this principle.

5. (= idea) idea, concept; błysnęła mi myśl, że... it crossed my mind that...; podzieliła się z nami swoimi myślami na temat... she shared with us her ideas l. thoughts concerning l. on...; myśl przewodnia main l. central idea; iść za czyjąś myślą share sb's opinion; genialna myśl brilliant idea; bić się z myślami be of l. in two minds about sth; wszystko idzie po mojej myśli everything is going just as I planned; nosić się z myślą kupna domu consider l. contemplate buying a house; podsunął mi świetną myśl he gave me a great idea; robimy wszystko z myślą o ludziach potrzebujących pomocy we do everything to help the needy.

v/i unpers.

1. es spukt ( in dem Haus etc.) the house etc. is haunted; hier hat es mal gespukt auch there used to be ghosts here; durch das Schloss etc. spuken haunt ( oder walk) the castle etc.

2. fig.: die Idee spukt bei ihm im Kopf he’s obsessed with the idea; der Gedanke spukt noch immer in den Köpfen people still believe in it, the idea still hasn’t been laid to rest; bei dir spukt’s wohl! umg. you must be off your rocker

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1. (nicht geheuer sein) to haunt

▪ irgendwo spukt es somewhere is haunted

hier spukt's this place is haunted

2. (fam: nicht ganz bei Trost sein)

▪ bei jdm spukt es sb is out of his/her mind

ich glaube, bei ihr spukt's I think she must be out of her mind

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intransitives Verb auch unpers

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spuken v/i unpers

1.

es spukt (

in dem Haus etc) the house etc is haunted;

hier hat es mal gespukt auch there used to be ghosts here;

durch das Schloss etc

spuken haunt ( oder walk) the castle etc

2. fig:

die Idee spukt bei ihm im Kopf he’s obsessed with the idea;

der Gedanke spukt noch immer in den Köpfen people still believe in it, the idea still hasn’t been laid to rest;

bei dir spukt’s wohl! umg you must be off your rocker

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intransitives Verb auch unpers

obsess [əb'ses]

1 transitive verb

obséder;

∎ he's obsessed with punctuality c'est un maniaque de la ponctualité;

∎ she's obsessed with the idea of becoming an actress elle n'a qu'une idée, devenir actrice;

∎ he became obsessed by the horrific image cette vision d'horreur se mit à le hanter;

∎ to be obsessed with death être obsédé par la mort

2 intransitive verb

∎ to obsess about sth être obsédé par qch

v/refl (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)

1. jam; Maschinenteil: seize; Säge: stick

2. sich festfressen in (+ Dat) Rost: eat into; die Idee fraß sich in ihm fest fig. he became obsessed with the idea; siehe auch festbeißen 2

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(Motor) to get stuck; to seize up; to jam

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vr sep

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festfressen v/r (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)

1. jam; Maschinenteil: seize; Säge: stick

2.

sich festfressen in (+dat) Rost: eat into;

die Idee fraß sich in ihm fest fig he became obsessed with the idea; → auch festbeißen 2

◊ estaba obsesionado con la idea he was obsessed with the idea

obsession [ɔpsesjɔ̃]

• ça tourne à l'obsession ! it's becoming an obsession!

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nom féminin obsession

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obsession nf obsession; avoir l'obsession de la maladie/mort to be obsessed with sickness/death.

[ɔpsesjɔ̃] nom féminin

1. [hantise] obsession

2. [idée fixe] obsession

◊ está obcecado con la idea he's obsessed with the idea

SUBJECT AREA: Metallurgy

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Paul Héroult, the son of a tanner, at the age of 16, while still at school in Caen, read Deville's book on aluminium and became obsessed with the idea of developing a cheap way of producing this metal. After his family moved to Gentillysur-Bièvre he studied at the Ecole Sainte-Barbe in Paris and then returned to Caen to work in the laboratory of his father's tannery. His first patent, filed in February and granted on 23 April 1886, described an invention almost identical to that of C.M. Hall: "the electrolysis of alumina dissolved in molten cryolite into which the current is introduced through suitable electrodes. The cryolite is not consumed." Early in 1887 Héroult attempted to obtain the support of Alfred Rangod Pechiney, the proprietor of the works at Salindres where Deville's process for making sodium-reduced aluminium was still being operated. Pechiney persuaded Héroult to modify his electrolytic process by using a cathode of molten copper, thus making it possible produce aluminium bronze rather than pure aluminium. Héroult then approached the Swiss firm J.G.Nehe Söhne, ironmasters, whose works at the Falls of Schaffhausen obtained power from the Rhine. They were looking for a new metallurgical process requiring large quantities of cheap hydroelectric power and Héroult's process seemed suitable. In 1887 they established the Société Metallurgique Suisse to test Héroult's process. Héroult became Technical Director and went to the USA to defend his patents against those of Hall. During his absence the Schaffhausen trials were successfully completed, and on 18 November 1888 the Société Metallurgique combined with the German AEG group, Oerlikon and Escher Wyss, to establish the Aluminium Industrie Aktiengesellschaft Neuhausen. In the early electrolytic baths it was occasionally found that arcs between the bath surface and electrode could develop if the electrodes were inadvertently raised. From this observation, Héroult and M.Killiani developed the electric arc furnace. In this, arcs were intentionally formed between the surface of the charge and several electrodes, each connected to a different pole of the AC supply. This furnace, the prototype of the modern electric steel furnace, was first used for the direct reduction of iron ore at La Praz in 1903. This work was undertaken for the Canadian Government, for whom Héroult subsequently designed a 5,000-amp single-phase furnace which was installed and tested at Sault-Sainte-Marie in Ontario and successfully used for smelting magnetite ore.

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possessed, controlled by a spirit.

past participle of spanish verb: poseer.

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► participio pasado

1→ link=poseer poseer

► adjetivo

1→ link=poseso poseso,-a

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1. ADJ

1) (=poseso) possessed ( por by)

2) (=engreído)

SM / F

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- da adjetivo possessed

- da masculino, femenino

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* como poseído = as one possessed.

* como un poseído = as one possessed.

* poseído por la mayoría = widely held.

* poseído por los espíritus = haunted.

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- da adjetivo possessed

- da masculino, femenino

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* como poseído = as one possessed.

* como un poseído = as one possessed.

* poseído por la mayoría = widely held.

* poseído por los espíritus = haunted.

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possessed

está poseído por los malos espíritus he is possessed by evil spirits

poseído por una desmedida ambición ( liter); driven by unbridled ambition ( liter)

gritaba como un poseído he was screaming like one possessed

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el participio

a) ‹tierras/fortuna› to own

b) ‹ conocimientos› to have

c) ‹récord/título› to hold

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♦ adj

poseído por possessed by

♦ nm,f

possessed person

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I adj possessed (de, por by)

II m, poseída f

gritar como un poseído scream like one possessed

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poseído, -da adj

: possessed

el participio

a) ‹tierras/fortuna› to own

b) ‹ conocimientos› to have

c) ‹récord/título› to hold

1 applied to one who executes desperate actions (enloquecido).

2 possessed.

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I adj possessed (de, por by)

II m, poseída f

gritar como un poseído scream like one possessed