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  • 1 acostumbrado

    Del verbo acostumbrar: ( conjugate acostumbrar) \ \
    acostumbrado es: \ \
    el participio
    Multiple Entries: acostumbrado     acostumbrar
    acostumbrado
    ◊ -da adjetivo
    a) ( habituado):
    acostumbrado a algo/hacer algo used to sth/doing sth; estamos acostumbrados a cenar temprano we're used to having dinner early; está acostumbrado a que le sirvan he's used to being served
    acostumbrar ( conjugate acostumbrar) verbo transitivo acostumbrado a algn a algo/hacer algo to get sb used to sth/doing sth verbo intransitivo: acostumbrado a hacer algo to be accustomed to doing sth, be in the habit of doing sth acostumbrarse verbo pronominal acostumbradose a algo/algn to get used to sth/sb; acostumbradose a hacer algo to get used to doing sth
    acostumbrado,-a adjetivo
    1 usual, customary 2 estar acostumbrado, (estar habituado a algo) to be used to: estoy acostumbrada a coger el metro, I'm used to taking the subway ➣ Ver nota en soler
    acostumbrar
    I vi (tener por costumbre) to be in the habit of: acostumbra a contar cuanto le sucede, he's in the habit of telling everything that happens to him
    acostumbramos a comer a las dos, we usually have lunch at two o'clock
    II vtr (inculcar un hábito) to get (somebody) used [a, to]: acostumbró a su hija a dormir la siesta, she got her daughter used to taking a siesta ' acostumbrado' also found in these entries: Spanish: acostumbrada - hecha - hecho - soler English: accustom - attuned to - unaccustomed - used - accustomed - customary - habitual - usual - way

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  • 2 serve

    sə:v
    1. verb
    1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) servir
    2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) servir
    3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) servir (de)
    4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) servir, prestar servicio
    5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) cumplir
    6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) sacar

    2. noun
    (act of serving (a ball).) servicio
    - serving
    - it serves you right
    - serve an apprenticeship
    - serve out
    - serve up
    serve1 n saque
    whose serve is it? ¿a quién le toca sacar?
    serve2 vb
    1. servir
    eat what you want, serve yourselves comed lo que queráis, servíos vosotros mismos
    2. atender
    3. sacar
    tr[sɜːv]
    1 (work for) servir (as, de)
    2 (customer) servir, atender; (food, drink) servir
    ■ are you being served? ¿le atienden?
    ■ dinner is served at 8.00 pm se sirve la cena a les 8.00
    ■ we can't serve alcohol after 11.00 pm no podemos servir alcohol después de las 11.00
    3 (be useful to) servir, ser útil
    4 (provide with service) prestar servicio a
    6 SMALLLAW/SMALL (summons, writ, court order, etc) entregar, hacer entrega de
    ■ he was served with a summons fue citado para comparecer ante del juez, recibió una citación judicial
    7 (tennis) sacar, servir
    1 (work for) servir
    2 (in shop) atender; (food, drink) servir
    ■ who wants to serve? ¿quién quiere servir?
    3 (be useful to) servir (as, de)
    4 (tennis) servir, sacar
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    if my memory serves me right/well si no me falla la memoria, si mal no recuerdo
    to serve at mass ayudar en misa
    to serve somebody right tenerlo bien merecido alguien
    to serve time cumplir una condena
    serve ['sərv] v, served ; serving vi
    1) : servir
    to serve in the navy: servir en la armada
    to serve on a jury: ser miembro de un jurado
    2) do, function: servir
    to serve as: servir de, servir como
    3) : sacar (en deportes)
    serve vt
    1) : servir
    to serve God: servir a Dios
    2) help: servir
    it serves no purpose: no sirve para nada
    3) : servir (comida o bebida)
    dinner is served: la cena está servida
    4) supply: abastecer
    5) carry out: cumplir, hacer
    to serve time: servir una pena
    6)
    to serve a summons : entregar una citación
    n.
    • servicio (Tenis) (•Deporte•) s.m.
    n.
    • saco s.m.
    • saque s.m.
    • saque en el tenis s.m. (Tennis)
    v.
    • sacar (Tenis) (•Deporte•) v.
    v.
    • abastecer v.
    • asistir v.
    • ayudar v.
    • escanciar v.
    • estar al servicio de v.
    • ser útil a v.
    • servir v.

    I
    1. sɜːrv, sɜːv
    1) ( work for) \<\<God/monarch/party\>\> servir* a
    2) (help, be useful to) servir*

    if (my) memory serves me correctly — si la memoria me es fiel, si la memoria no me falla

    it serves her right! — se lo merece!, lo tiene bien merecido!, le está bien empleado! (Esp)

    3)
    a) ( Culin) \<\<food/drink\>\> servir*

    serves four — ( in recipe) para cuatro personas; ( on packet) cuatro raciones or porciones

    dinner is served — (frml) la cena está servida

    b) ( in shop) (BrE) atender*

    are you being served? — ¿lo atienden?

    4) ( Transp)

    the bus route serving Newtown — el servicio or la línea de autobuses que va a Newtown

    5) ( Law) \<\<summons/notice/order\>\> entregar*, hacer* entrega de

    to serve something on somebody to serve somebody with something: they served a summons on all the directors todos los directivos recibieron una citación judicial; she was served with divorce papers — recibió notificación de la demanda de divorcio

    6) ( complete) \<\<apprenticeship\>\> hacer*; \<\<sentence\>\> cumplir

    2.
    vi
    1)
    a) ( be servant) (liter) servir*
    b) ( in shop) (BrE) atender*
    c) ( distribute food) servir*
    2) (spend time, do duty)

    to serve in the army — servir* en el ejército

    to serve on a committee — integrar una comisión, ser* miembro de una comisión

    3) (have effect, function)

    to serve to + INF — servir* para + inf

    let this serve as a warning — que esto te (or les etc) sirva de advertencia

    4) ( Sport) sacar*, servir*
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    Phrasal Verbs:

    II
    noun servicio m, saque m
    [sɜːv]
    1. VT
    1) (=work for) [+ employer, God, country] servir a

    he served his country well — sirvió dignamente a la patria, prestó valiosos servicios a la patria

    2) (=be used for, be useful as) servir

    that serves to explain... — eso sirve para explicar...

    • it serves its/my purpose — viene al caso

    • it serves you right — te lo mereces, te lo tienes merecido, te está bien empleado

    it served him right for being so greedy — se lo mereció por ser tan glotón, le está bien empleado por glotón

    3) (in shop, restaurant) [+ customer] servir, atender; [+ food, meal] servir

    are you being served, madam? — ¿le están atendiendo, señora?

    4) (=complete) cumplir, hacer

    • to serve ten years in the army — servir diez años en el ejército

    • to serve a prison sentence, serve time (in prison) — cumplir una condena or una pena de cárcel

    5) (Jur) [+ writ, summons] entregar
    6) (Travel)
    7) (Culin) (=be enough for)
    8) (Tennis etc)

    to serve the ball — servir (la bola), sacar

    2. VI
    1) [servant, soldier] servir

    to serve on a committee/jury — ser miembro de una comisión/un jurado

    2) (at mealtime) servir

    shall I serve? — ¿sirvo?

    3) (in shop) atender
    4) (=be useful)

    to serve for or as — servir de

    it serves to show that... — sirve para demostrar que...

    5) (Tennis) sacar
    3.
    N (Tennis etc) servicio m, saque m

    whose serve is it? — ¿quién saca?, ¿de quién es el servicio?

    he has a strong serve — tiene un servicio or saque muy fuerte

    * * *

    I
    1. [sɜːrv, sɜːv]
    1) ( work for) \<\<God/monarch/party\>\> servir* a
    2) (help, be useful to) servir*

    if (my) memory serves me correctly — si la memoria me es fiel, si la memoria no me falla

    it serves her right! — se lo merece!, lo tiene bien merecido!, le está bien empleado! (Esp)

    3)
    a) ( Culin) \<\<food/drink\>\> servir*

    serves four — ( in recipe) para cuatro personas; ( on packet) cuatro raciones or porciones

    dinner is served — (frml) la cena está servida

    b) ( in shop) (BrE) atender*

    are you being served? — ¿lo atienden?

    4) ( Transp)

    the bus route serving Newtown — el servicio or la línea de autobuses que va a Newtown

    5) ( Law) \<\<summons/notice/order\>\> entregar*, hacer* entrega de

    to serve something on somebody to serve somebody with something: they served a summons on all the directors todos los directivos recibieron una citación judicial; she was served with divorce papers — recibió notificación de la demanda de divorcio

    6) ( complete) \<\<apprenticeship\>\> hacer*; \<\<sentence\>\> cumplir

    2.
    vi
    1)
    a) ( be servant) (liter) servir*
    b) ( in shop) (BrE) atender*
    c) ( distribute food) servir*
    2) (spend time, do duty)

    to serve in the army — servir* en el ejército

    to serve on a committee — integrar una comisión, ser* miembro de una comisión

    3) (have effect, function)

    to serve to + INF — servir* para + inf

    let this serve as a warning — que esto te (or les etc) sirva de advertencia

    4) ( Sport) sacar*, servir*
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    Phrasal Verbs:

    II
    noun servicio m, saque m

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  • 3 serve

    sə:v 1. verb
    1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) tjene
    2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) servere; ekspedere; betjene
    3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) tjene, gjøre tjeneste som
    4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) avtjene; sitte i, være medlem av
    5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) sone, sitte inne
    6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) serve
    2. noun
    (act of serving (a ball).) serve, utspill, første slag
    - serving
    - it serves you right
    - serve an apprenticeship
    - serve out
    - serve up
    gjør
    I
    subst. \/sɜːv\/
    ( sport) serve, utspill (første slag eller kast)
    • whose serve is it?
    II
    verb \/sɜːv\/
    1) tjene, arbeide hos, arbeide for, være tjener hos, tjenestegjøre, virke
    2) stå til tjeneste, hjelpe
    • can I serve you in any way?
    3) servere, sette frem, ta inn, sette på bordet
    middagen er servert; det er servert
    • do you mind if I serve myself first?
    4) ekspedere, være ekspeditør (i butikk)
    • are you being served, Sir?
    får du? \/ blir du ekspedert?
    5) betjene, stå til disposisjon for
    6) forsyne, utstyre, supplere, dele ut
    7) duge, gjøre nytten, holde, strekke til, være god nok, være til hjelp, være til nytte, fungere, være egnet som, tjene til
    den er ikke så god, men den holder for meg
    8) ( jus) forkynne, meddele
    9) (jus, om straff) sone, avtjene
    10) behandle
    11) ( sport) serve
    • could you serve the ball, please?
    kan du være så snill å serve\/spille ut ballen?
    12) ( kirke) ministrere, være ministrant, være messeassistent\/messehjelper
    13) ( militærvesen) gjøre krigstjeneste, tjenestegjøre under krigen
    han gjorde krigstjeneste i hæren, han tjenestegjorde i hæren under krigen
    14) ( militærvesen) avtjene verneplikt, gjøre militærtjeneste, være på moen (hverdagslig)
    15) ( landbruk) bedekke (om okse og galte)
    16) være\/bli gunstig\/fordelaktig
    vinden ble\/var gunstig
    as occasion serves når anledningen byr seg, når det er anledning til det
    first come, first served den som kommer først til mølla, får først malt
    it serves you right! det har du godt av!, det er til pass for deg!
    it will serve det duger, det får holde
    serve a gun ( militærvesen) betjene en kanon
    serve a rope ( sjøfart) kle tauverk, omvikle, omflette
    serve on være medlem av, sitte i
    serve one's sentence sone sin straff, sitte inne, sitte i fengsel
    serve one's time tjene sin tid ut, fullføre sitt ansettelsesforhold sone sin straff, sitte inne, sitte i fengsel
    serve out dele ut, porsjonere ut, utlevere
    serve out one's time sone sin straff, sitte inne
    serve round servere, by frem, sette på bordet, sette frem
    serve somebody out straffe noen, gi noe inn, behandle noen som de fortjener, gi igjen med samme mynt
    serve somebody's needs dekke noens behov
    serve somebody's purpose\/turn tjene (til) noens formål\/hensikt
    serve somebody with a writ\/summons eller serve a writ\/summons on somebody ( jus) forkynne\/kunngjøre en stevning for noen
    serve time sone straff, sitte inne, sitte i fengsel
    serve up servere, by frem, sette på bordet, sette frem ( overført) servere, diske opp med, komme med
    anrette maten
    serve up from the ranks arbeide seg opp i gradene, jobbe seg opp
    serve with forsyne med

    English-Norwegian dictionary > serve

  • 4 serve ****

    [sɜːv]
    1. vt
    1) (work for: employer) servire, (God, one's country) servire, essere al servizio di
    2)

    (be used for or useful as) to serve (as) — servire (da)

    that serves to explain... — così si spiega...

    it serves my purpose — fa al caso mio, serve al mio scopo

    3) (in shop, restaurant) servire, (food, meal), (also) Tennis servire
    4)

    (complete) to serve an apprenticeship — fare tirocinio

    he has served his time — (prisoner) ha scontato la sua condanna, (apprentice) ha finito il periodo di prova

    5)

    (Law: summons, writ) to serve sth on sb — notificare qc a qn

    2. vi
    1) (servant, soldier) prestare servizio, (shop assistant, waiter) servire, Tennis servire, battere

    to serve on a committee/jury — far parte di un comitato/una giuria

    2)

    (be useful) to serve as/for/to do — servire da/per/per fare

    3. n
    Tennis servizio, battuta
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    English-Italian dictionary > serve ****

  • 5 lady

    'leidi
    1) (a more polite form of woman: Tell that child to stand up and let that lady sit down; The lady in the flower shop said that roses are expensive just now; Ladies' shoes are upstairs in this shop; (also adjective) a lady doctor.) señora, dama
    2) (a woman of good manners and refined behaviour: Be quiet! Ladies do not shout in public.) dama
    3) (in the United Kingdom, used as the title of, or a name for, a woman of noble rank: Sir James and Lady Brown; lords and ladies.) lady
    •
    - Ladyship
    - ladybird
    lady n señora / mujer
    Ladies and gentlemen... Señoras y señores...
    tr['leɪdɪ]
    noun (pl ladies)
    lady ['leɪdi] n, pl - dies
    1) : señora f, dama f
    2) woman: mujer f
    n.
    • dama s.f.
    • doña s.f.
    • señora s.f.
    'leɪdi
    noun (pl ladies)
    1)
    a) ( woman) señora f, dama f (frml)

    ladies and gentlemen — señoras y señores, damas y caballeros

    an old lady — una señora mayor; (before n)

    lady mayoress — (BrE) alcaldesa f

    b) ( refined woman) señora f, dama f
    c) (AmE colloq) (as form of address) señora
    d) ( appreciative use) mujer f
    3) ( Relig)
    ['leɪdɪ]
    1. N
    1) (=woman) señora f, dama f frm

    ladies' clothing — ropa f de señora

    ladies' hairdresser — peluquero(-a) m / f de señoras

    ladies first — las damas or las señoras primero

    ladies and gentlemen! — ¡señoras y señores!, ¡damas y caballeros!

    • cleaning lady — mujer f or señora f de la limpieza

    • First Lady — Primera Dama f

    • the lady of the house — la señora de la casa

    • leading lady — (Theat) primera actriz f ; (Cine) protagonista f

    • I'm not used to being a lady of leisure — no estoy acostumbrada a la vida ociosa

    • he's a ladies' man — es un donjuán

    • an old lady — una señora mayor

    • this is the young lady who served me — esta es la señorita or la joven que me sirvió

    now listen here, young lady! — ¡escúchame, jovencita!

    2) (=educated woman, noblewoman) dama f

    • she's no lady — no es lo que se dice una dama

    • she's a real lady — es toda una dama

    • society lady — dama f de la alta sociedad

    4) (US) * (as form of address) señora f

    what seems to be the trouble, lady? — ¿qué ocurre, señora?

    5) † (=wife) señora f, esposa f

    • your good lady — su esposa, su señora

    • my lady wife — mi señora esposa

    6) (Rel)
    7)

    the ladies — (=lavatory) el servicio (de señoras), el baño (de señoras) (LAm)

    Ladies — Señoras, Damas

    2.
    CPD

    ladies' room N — servicio m de señoras, baño m de señoras (LAm)

    Lady Chapel N — (Rel) capilla f de la Virgen

    Lady Day N — (Brit) día m de la Anunciación (25 de marzo)

    lady doctor N — doctora f, médico f

    lady's fingers NPL — (Bot) (with sing or pl vb) quingombó m

    * * *
    ['leɪdi]
    noun (pl ladies)
    1)
    a) ( woman) señora f, dama f (frml)

    ladies and gentlemen — señoras y señores, damas y caballeros

    an old lady — una señora mayor; (before n)

    lady mayoress — (BrE) alcaldesa f

    b) ( refined woman) señora f, dama f
    c) (AmE colloq) (as form of address) señora
    d) ( appreciative use) mujer f
    3) ( Relig)

    English-spanish dictionary > lady

  • 6 dear

    1.
    [dɪə(r)]adjective
    1) (beloved; also iron.) lieb; geliebt; (sweet; also iron.) entzückend

    my dear sir/madam — [mein] lieber Herr/[meine] liebe Dame

    my dear man/woman — guter Mann/gute Frau

    my dear child/girl — [mein] liebes Kind/liebes Mädchen

    somebody/something is [very] dear to somebody['s heart] — jmd. liebt jemanden/etwas [über alles]

    somebody holds somebody/something dear — jmd./etwas liegt jemandem [sehr] am Herzen

    run for dear life — um sein Leben rennen

    2) (beginning letter)

    Dear Sir/Madam — Sehr geehrter Herr/Sehr geehrte Dame

    Dear Mr Jones/Mrs Jones — Sehr geehrter Herr Jones/Sehr verehrte Frau Jones

    Dear Malcolm/Emily — Lieber Malcolm/Liebe Emily

    3) (expensive) teuer
    2. interjection

    dear, dear!, dear me!, oh dear! — [ach] du liebe od. meine Güte!

    3. noun
    1)
    2)

    [my] dear — (to wife, husband, younger relative) [mein] Liebling; [mein] Schatz; (to little girl/boy) [meine] Kleine/[mein] Kleiner

    4. adverb
    * * *
    [diə] 1. adjective
    1) (high in price: Cabbages are very dear this week.) teuer
    2) (very lovable: He is such a dear little boy.) lieb
    3) ((with to) much loved: She is very dear to me.) teuer
    4) (used as a polite way of addressing someone, especially in a letter: Dear Sir.) Liebe/r
    2. noun
    1) (a person who is lovable or charming: He is such a dear!) der Schatz
    2) (a person who is loved or liked (especially used to address someone): Come in, dear.) der Liebling
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    - academic.ru/18703/dearly">dearly
    - dear
    - dear! / oh dear!
    * * *
    [dɪəʳ, AM dɪr]
    I. adj
    1. (much loved) lieb, teuer geh; (lovely) baby, kitten süß; thing also entzückend, reizend, herzig SCHWEIZ fam
    to do sth for \dear life etw um des nackten Lebens willen tun
    ▪ to be \dear to sb jdm viel bedeuten
    to be very \dear to sb jdm lieb und teuer sein
    2. (in letters)
    \dear Mr Jones,... Sehr geehrter Herr Jones,... form, Lieber Herr Jones,...
    3. ( form: costly) teuer
    \dear money teures Geld
    II. adv sehr
    to cost sb \dear jdn teuer zu stehen kommen
    \dear, \dear! ach du liebe Güte! fam
    \dear me! du liebe Zeit! fam
    oh \dear! du meine Güte! fam
    IV. n
    1. (nice person) Schatz m, Engel m
    to be [such] a \dear ein [echter] Schatz sein
    be a \dear and go get grandma a blanket sei so lieb und hole [der] Oma eine Decke
    there's a \dear sei so lieb
    my \dear mein Schatz, mein Lieber/meine Liebe
    2. (term of endearment) Liebste(r) f(m), Liebling m, Schatz m
    yes, \dearest, anything you say ( iron hum) ja, mein Teuerster/meine Teuerste, alles, was du willst hum
    my \dearest [mein] Liebling m
    * * *
    [dɪə(r)]
    1. adj (+er)
    1) (= loved) lieb, teuer (liter)

    I hold him/it dear — er/es ist mir lieb und teuer

    it is dear to my heart — es liegt mir sehr am Herzen

    that is my dearest wish —

    2) (= lovable, sweet) child lieb, süß, reizend; thing süß, entzückend, reizend

    what a dear little dress/baby/kitten — was für ein süßes or entzückendes Kleidchen/Kind/Kätzchen!

    3)

    (in letter-writing etc) dear Daddy/John — lieber Vati/John!

    dear Mr Kemp — sehr geehrter Herr Kemp!; (less formal) lieber Herr Kemp!

    4) (= expensive) goods, shop teuer; prices hoch
    2. interj

    dear dear!, dear me! — (ach) du liebe Zeit!, (du) meine Güte!

    oh dear! — oje!, ach du meine Güte or du liebe Zeit!

    3. n

    hello/thank you dear — hallo/vielen Dank

    yes, dear (husband to wife etc) — ja, Schätzchen or Liebling

    Edward, my dear —

    my dearest — meine Teuerste (geh),, (meine) Liebste, (mein) Liebster

    are you being served, dear? (inf) — werden Sie schon bedient?

    give it to me, there's a dear ( Brit inf ) — gib es mir, sei (doch) so lieb or gut

    poor dear — die Arme, der Arme

    this old dear came up to me (Brit) — dieses Muttchen kam zu mir her (inf)

    4. adv (lit, fig)
    buy, pay, sell teuer
    * * *
    dear1 [dıə(r)]
    A adj (adv → dearly)
    1. teuer, lieb ( beide:
    to sb jemandem):
    Dear Sir (in Briefen) Sehr geehrter Herr (Name);
    Dear Mrs B. (in Briefen) Sehr geehrte Frau B.;
    those near and dear to you die dir lieb und teuer sind;
    run (work) for dear life um sein Leben rennen (arbeiten, als ob es ums Leben ginge)
    2. teuer, kostspielig
    3. hoch (Preis)
    4. innig (Liebe etc):
    my dearest wish mein sehnlichster Wunsch, mein Herzenswunsch
    B s
    1. Liebste(r) m/f(m), Schatz m. isn’t she a dear? ist sie nicht ein Engel?, there’s a dear sei (so) lieb
    2. (Anrede) Liebling, Schatz:
    my dears meine Lieben
    C adv
    1. teuer:
    it will cost you dear das wird dir oder dich teuer zu stehen kommen
    2. → dearly 1
    D int (oh) dear!, dear me! du liebe Zeit!, du meine Güte!, ach je!
    dear2 [dıə(r)] adj obs schwer, hart
    * * *
    1.
    [dɪə(r)]adjective
    1) (beloved; also iron.) lieb; geliebt; (sweet; also iron.) entzückend

    my dear sir/madam — [mein] lieber Herr/[meine] liebe Dame

    my dear man/woman — guter Mann/gute Frau

    my dear child/girl — [mein] liebes Kind/liebes Mädchen

    somebody/something is [very] dear to somebody['s heart] — jmd. liebt jemanden/etwas [über alles]

    somebody holds somebody/something dear — jmd./etwas liegt jemandem [sehr] am Herzen

    Dear Sir/Madam — Sehr geehrter Herr/Sehr geehrte Dame

    Dear Mr Jones/Mrs Jones — Sehr geehrter Herr Jones/Sehr verehrte Frau Jones

    Dear Malcolm/Emily — Lieber Malcolm/Liebe Emily

    3) (expensive) teuer
    2. interjection

    dear, dear!, dear me!, oh dear! — [ach] du liebe od. meine Güte!

    3. noun
    1)
    2)

    [my] dear — (to wife, husband, younger relative) [mein] Liebling; [mein] Schatz; (to little girl/boy) [meine] Kleine/[mein] Kleiner

    4. adverb
    * * *
    (correspondence) adj.
    sehr geehrte adj. adj.
    lieb adj.
    lieber adj.
    liebes adj.
    teuer adj.

    English-german dictionary > dear

  • 7 Junkers, Hugo

    SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace
    [br]
    b. 3 February 1859 Rheydt, Germany
    d. 3 February 1935 Munich, Germany
    [br]
    German aircraft designer, pioneer of all-metal aircraft, including the world's first real airliner.
    [br]
    Hugo Junkers trained as an engineer and in 1895 founded the Junkers Company, which manufactured metal products including gas-powered hot-water heaters. He was also Professor of Thermodynamics at the high school in Aachen. The visits to Europe by the Wright brothers in 1908 and 1909 aroused his interest in flight, and in 1910 he was granted a patent for a flying wing, i.e. no fuselage and a thick wing which did not require external bracing wires. Using his sheet-metal experience he built the more conventional Junkers J 1 entirely of iron and steel. It made its first flight in December 1915 but was rather heavy and slow, so Junkers turned to the newly available aluminium alloys and built the J 4 bi-plane, which entered service in 1917. To stiffen the thin aluminium-alloy skins, Junkers used corrugations running fore and aft, a feature of his aircraft for the next twenty years. Incidentally, in 1917 the German authorities persuaded Junkers and Fokker to merge, but the Junkers-Fokker Company was short-lived.
    After the First World War Junkers very rapidly converted to commercial aviation, and in 1919 he produced a single-engined low-wing monoplane capable of carrying four passengers in an enclosed cabin. The robust all-metal F 13 is generally accepted as being the world's first airliner and over three hundred were built and used worldwide: some were still in service eighteen years later. A series of low-wing transport aircraft followed, of which the best known is the Ju 52. The original version had a single engine and first flew in 1930; a three-engined version flew in 1932 and was known as the Ju 52/3m. This was used by many airlines and served with the Luftwaffe throughout the Second World War, with almost five thousand being built.
    Junkers was always ready to try new ideas, such as a flap set aft of the trailing edge of the wing that became known as the "Junkers flap". In 1923 he founded a company to design and manufacture stationary diesel engines and aircraft petrol engines. Work commenced on a diesel aero-engine: this flew in 1929 and a successful range of engines followed later. Probably the most spectacular of Junkers's designs was his G 38 airliner of 1929. This was the world's largest land-plane at the time, with a wing span of 44 m (144 ft). The wing was so thick that some of the thirty-four passengers could sit in the wing and look out through windows in the leading edge. Two were built and were frequently seen on European routes.
    [br]
    Bibliography
    1923, "Metal aircraft construction", Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society, London.
    Further Reading
    G.Schmitt, 1988, Hugh Junkers and His Aircraft, Berlin.
    1990, Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War I, London: Jane's (provides details of Junkers's aircraft).
    P. St J.Turner and H.J.Nowarra, 1971, Junkers: An Aircraft Album, London.
    JDS

    Biographical history of technology > Junkers, Hugo

  • 8 on

    1.
    [ɒn]preposition
    1) (position) auf (+ Dat.); (direction) auf (+ Akk.); (attached to) an (+ Dat./Akk.)

    put something on the table — etwas auf den Tisch legen od. stellen

    be on the table — auf dem Tisch sein

    write something on the wall — etwas an die Wand schreiben

    be hanging on the wall — an der Wand hängen

    on the bus/train — im Bus/Zug; (by bus/train) mit dem Bus/Zug

    be on the board/committee — im Vorstand/Ausschuss sein

    2) (with basis, motive, etc. of)

    on the evidence — aufgrund des Beweismaterials

    on the assumption/hypothesis that... — angenommen,...

    3) in expressions of time an [einem Abend, Tag usw.]

    it's just on nine — es ist gerade neun

    on [his] arrival — bei seiner Ankunft

    on entering the room... — beim Betreten des Zimmers...

    on time or schedule — pünktlich

    4) expr. state etc

    the drinks are on me — (coll.) die Getränke gehen auf mich

    be on £20,000 a year — 20 000 Pfund im Jahr kriegen od. haben

    5) (concerning, about) über (+ Akk.)
    2. adverb
    1)

    with/without a hat/coat on — mit/ohne Hut/Mantel

    boil something with/without the lid on — etwas in geschlossenem/offenem Topf kochen

    2) (in some direction)
    3) (switched or turned on)

    the light/radio etc. is on — das Licht/Radio usw. ist an

    5) (being performed)

    what's on at the cinema? — was gibt es od. was läuft im Kino?

    6) (on duty)

    come/be on — seinen Dienst antreten/Dienst haben

    7)

    something is on (feasible) /not on — etwas ist möglich/ausgeschlossen

    you're on! — (coll.): (I agree) abgemacht!; (making bet) die Wette gilt!

    be on about somebody/something — (coll.) [dauernd] über jemanden/etwas sprechen

    what is he on about? — was will er [sagen]?

    be on at/keep on and on at somebody — (coll.) jemandem in den Ohren/dauernd in den Ohren liegen (ugs.)

    on to, onto — auf (+ Akk.)

    be on to something — (have discovered something) etwas ausfindig gemacht haben. See also academic.ru/62377/right">right 4. 4)

    * * *
    [on] 1. preposition
    1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) auf, in
    2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) in
    3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) an, bei
    4) (about: a book on the theatre.) über
    5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) in
    6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) auf
    7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) auf
    8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) in, an
    9) (towards: They marched on the town.) zu
    10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) an
    11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) auf, an
    12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) mit
    13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) als
    14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) auf
    2. adverb
    1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) auf
    2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) weiter
    3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) an
    4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) hinein
    5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) im Gange
    3. adjective
    1) (in progress: The game was on.) stattfinden
    2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) stattfinden
    •
    - oncoming
    - ongoing
    - onwards
    - onward
    - be on to someone
    - be on to
    - on and on
    - on time
    - on to / onto
    * * *
    on
    [ɒn, AM ɑ:n]
    I. prep
    1. (on top of) auf + dat
    there are many books \on my desk auf meinem Tisch sind viele Bücher
    look at that cat \on the chair! schau dir die Katze auf dem Stuhl an!
    \on top of sth [ganz] oben auf etw dat
    2. with verbs of motion (onto) auf + akk
    put the pot \on the table! stell den Topf auf den Tisch!
    he had to walk out \on the roof er musste auf das Dach hinauf
    she hung their washing \on the line to dry sie hängte ihre Wäsche zum Trocknen auf die Leine
    let's hang a picture \on the wall lass uns ein Bild an die Wand hängen
    to get \on a horse auf ein Pferd aufsteigen, aufsitzen
    3. (situated on) an + dat
    , auf + dat
    our house is \on Sturton Street unser Haus ist in der Sturton Street
    they lay \on the beach sie lagen am Strand
    the town is \on the island die Stadt ist auf der Insel
    her new house is \on the river ihr neues Haus liegt am Fluss
    \on the balcony/her estate auf dem Balkon/ihrem Gut
    \on the border an der Grenze
    the shop \on the corner der Laden an der Ecke
    \on the hill/mountain auf dem Hügel/Berg
    \on the left/right auf der linken/rechten Seite
    \on platform three auf Bahnsteig [o SCHWEIZ Perron] drei m o nt
    \on track two an Gleis zwei
    4. (from) an + dat
    several bird houses hung \on the branches an den Ästen hingen mehrere Nistkästen
    a huge chandelier hung \on the ceiling ein großer Kronleuchter hing von der Decke herab
    5. (clothing) an + dat
    with shoes \on his feet mit Schuhen an den Füßen
    the wedding ring \on the ring finger der Ehering am Ringfinger
    6. (hurt by) an + dat
    I hit my head \on the shelf ich habe mir den Kopf am Regal angestoßen
    she tripped \on the wire sie blieb an dem Kabel hängen
    he cut his foot \on some glass er hat sich den Fuß an einer Glasscherbe verletzt
    to stumble \on sth über etw akk stolpern
    7. (supported by a part of the body) auf + dat
    to lie \on one's back auf dem Rücken liegen
    to stand \on one's head auf dem Kopf stehen
    8. (in possession of) bei + dat
    to have sth \on one etw bei sich dat haben
    I thought I had my driver's licence \on me ich dachte, ich hätte meinen Führerschein dabei
    have you got a spare cigarette \on you? hast du eine Zigarette für mich übrig?
    9. (marking surface of) auf + dat
    how did you get that blood \on your shirt? wie kommt das Blut auf Ihr Hemd?
    he had a scratch \on his arm er hatte einen Kratzer am Arm
    there was a smile \on her face ein Lächeln lag auf ihrem Gesicht
    10. (about) über + akk
    a documentary \on volcanoes ein Dokumentarfilm über Vulkane
    he needs some advice \on how to dress er braucht ein paar Tipps, wie er sich anziehen soll
    essays \on a wide range of issues Aufsätze zu einer Vielzahl von Themen
    he commented \on the allegations er nahm Stellung zu den Vorwürfen
    he advised her \on her taxes er beriet sie [o gab ihr Ratschläge] in Sachen Steuern
    I'll say more \on that subject later ich werde später mehr dazu sagen
    they settled \on a price sie einigten sich auf einen Preis
    to congratulate sb \on sth jdn zu etw dat gratulieren
    to frown \on sth etw missbilligen
    to have something/anything \on sb etw gegen jdn in der Hand haben
    do the police have anything \on you? hat die Polizei etwas Belastendes gegen dich in der Hand?
    11. (based on) auf + akk... hin
    he reacted \on a hunch er reagierte auf ein Ahnung hin
    he quit his job \on the principle that he did not want to work for an oil company er kündigte seine Stelle, weil er nicht für eine Ölgesellschaft arbeiten wollte
    \on account of wegen + gen
    they cancelled all flights \on account of the bad weather sie sagten alle Flüge wegen des schlechten Wetters ab
    \on purpose mit Absicht, absichtlich
    dependent/reliant \on sb/sth abhängig von jdm/etw
    to be based \on sth auf etw dat basieren
    to be based \on the ideas of freedom and equality auf den Ideen von Freiheit und Gleichheit basieren
    to rely \on sb sich akk auf jdn verlassen
    12. (as member of) in + dat
    how many people are \on your staff? wie viele Mitarbeiter haben Sie?
    have you ever served \on a jury? warst du schon einmal Mitglied in einer Jury?
    whose side are you \on in this argument? auf welcher Seite stehst du in diesem Streit?
    a writer \on a women's magazine eine Autorin bei einer Frauenzeitschrift
    13. (against) auf + akk
    the dog turned \on its own master der Hund ging auf seinen eigenes Herrchen los
    the gangsters pulled a gun \on him die Gangster zielten mit der Pistole auf ihn
    thousands were marching \on Cologne Tausenden marschierten auf Köln zu
    don't be so hard \on him! sei nicht so streng mit ihm!
    criticism has no effect \on him Kritik kann ihm nichts anhaben
    he didn't know it but the joke was \on him er wusste nicht, dass es ein Witz über ihn war
    two air raids \on Munich zwei Luftangriffe auf München
    they placed certain restrictions \on large companies großen Unternehmen wurden bestimmte Beschränkungen auferlegt
    there is a new ban \on the drug die Droge wurde erneut verboten
    to place a limit \on sth etw begrenzen
    to force one's will \on sb jdm seinen Willen aufzwingen
    to cheat \on sb jdn betrügen
    14. (through device of) an + dat
    he's \on the phone er ist am Telefon
    she weaved the cloth \on the loom sie webte das Tuch auf dem Webstuhl
    Chris is \on drums Chris ist am Schlagzeug
    we work \on flexitime wir arbeiten Gleitzeit
    \on the piano am Klavier
    15. (through medium of) auf + dat
    I'd like to see that offer \on paper ich hätte dieses Angebot gerne schriftlich
    I saw myself \on film ich sah mich selbst im Film
    what's \on TV tonight? was kommt heute Abend im Fernsehen?
    do you like the jazz \on radio? gefällt dir der Jazz im Radio?
    I heard the story \on the news today ich habe die Geschichte heute in den Nachrichten gehört
    a 10-part series \on Channel 3 eine zehnteilige Serie im 3. Programm
    to be available \on cassette auf Kassette erhältlich sein
    to store sth \on the computer etw im Computer speichern
    to put sth down \on paper etw aufschreiben [o BRD, ÖSTERR zu Papier bringen]
    to come out \on video als Video herauskommen
    16. (in the course of) auf + dat
    \on the way to town auf dem Weg in die Stadt
    17. (travelling with) in + dat
    , mit + dat
    I love travelling \on buses/trains ich fahre gerne mit Bussen/Zügen
    we went to France \on the ferry wir fuhren mit der Fähre nach Frankreich
    he got some sleep \on the plane er konnte im Flugzeug ein wenig schlafen
    \on foot/horseback zu Fuß/auf dem Pferd
    18. (on day of) an + dat
    many shops don't open \on Sundays viele Läden haben an Sonntagen geschlossen
    what are you doing \on Friday? was machst du am Freitag?
    we always go bowling \on Thursdays wir gehen donnerstags immer kegeln
    my birthday's \on the 30th of May ich habe am 30. Mai Geburtstag
    \on a very hot evening in July an einem sehr heißen Abend im Juli
    \on Saturday morning/Wednesday evening am Samstagvormittag/Mittwochabend
    19. (at time of) bei + dat
    \on his brother's death beim Tod seines Bruders
    \on the count of three, start running! bei drei lauft ihr los!
    trains to London leave \on the hour every hour die Züge nach London fahren jeweils zur vollen Stunde
    the professor entered the room at 1:00 \on the minute der Professor betrat den Raum auf die Minute genau um 13.00 Uhr
    \on receiving her letter als ich ihren Brief erhielt
    \on arriving at the station bei der Ankunft im Bahnhof
    \on arrival/departure bei der Ankunft/Abreise
    \on the dot [auf die Sekunde] pünktlich
    to be finished \on schedule planmäßig fertig werden
    20. (engaged in) bei + dat
    we were \on page 42 wir waren auf Seite 42
    he was out \on errands er machte ein paar Besorgungen
    we made a big profit \on that deal wir haben bei diesem Geschäft gut verdient
    \on business geschäftlich, beruflich
    to work \on sth an etw dat arbeiten
    21. (regularly taking)
    ▪ to be \on sth etw nehmen
    my doctor put me \on antibiotics mein Arzt setzte mich auf Antibiotika
    he lived \on berries and roots er lebte von Beeren und Wurzeln
    Richard lives \on a diet of junk food Richard ernährt sich ausschließlich von Junkfood
    to be \on drugs unter Drogen stehen, Drogen nehmen
    to be \on medication Medikamente einnehmen
    22. (paid by) auf + dat; BRIT
    she wants it done \on the National Health Service sie möchte, dass die gesetzliche Krankenkasse die Kosten übernimmt
    this meal is \on me das Essen bezahle ich
    the drinks are \on me die Getränke gebe ich aus
    to buy sth \on credit/hire purchase etw auf Kredit/Raten kaufen
    23. (sustained by) mit + dat
    , von + dat
    does this radio run \on batteries? läuft dieses Radio mit Batterien?
    I've only got £50 a week to live \on ich lebe von nur 50 Pfund pro Woche
    they are living \on their savings sie leben von ihren Ersparnissen
    to go \on the dole stempeln gehen
    to live \on welfare von Sozialhilfe leben
    24. (as payment for) für + akk
    I've wasted a lot of money \on this car ich habe für dieses Auto eine Menge Geld ausgegeben
    how much interest are you paying \on the loan? wie viel Zinsen zahlst du für diesen Kredit?
    25. (added to) zusätzlich zu + dat
    a few pence \on the electricity bill ein paar Pfennige mehr bei der Stromrechnung
    26. (connected to) an + dat
    dogs should be kept \on their leads Hunde sollten an der Leine geführt werden
    to be \on the phone AUS, BRIT ans Telefonnetz angeschlossen sein, telefonisch erreichbar sein
    we've just moved and we're not \on the phone yet wir sind gerade umgezogen und haben noch kein Telefon
    27. (according to) auf + dat
    \on the agenda/list auf der Tagesordnung/Liste
    \on the whole im Ganzen, insgesamt
    \on the whole, it was a good year alles in allem war es ein gutes Jahr
    28. (burdening) auf + dat
    it's been \on my mind ich muss immer daran denken
    she had something \on her heart sie hatte etwas auf dem Herzen
    that lie has been \on his conscience diese Lüge lastete auf seinem Gewissen
    this is \on your shoulders das liegt in deiner Hand, die Verantwortung liegt bei dir
    the future of the company is \on your shoulders du hast die Verantwortung für die Zukunft der Firma
    crime is \on the increase again die Verbrechen nehmen wieder zu
    I'll be away \on a training course ich mache demnächst einen Ausbildungslehrgang
    he's out \on a date with a woman er hat gerade eine Verabredung mit einer Frau
    I was \on a long journey ich habe eine lange Reise gemacht
    we're going \on vacation in two weeks wir fahren in zwei Wochen in Urlaub
    to set sth \on fire etw anzünden
    to be \on the go BRIT ( fig) auf Trab sein
    did you know that she's got a new book \on the go? hast du gewusst, dass sie gerade ein neues Buch schreibt?
    to be \on strike streiken
    I can't improve \on my final offer dieses Angebot ist mein letztes Wort
    sales are up \on last year der Umsatz ist höher als im letzten Jahr
    to have nothing [or not have anything] \on sth kein Vergleich mit etw dat sein
    my new bike has nothing \on the one that was stolen mein neues Fahrrad ist bei Weitem nicht so gut wie das, das mir gestohlen wurde
    31. (by chance)
    ▪ \on sb ohne jds Verschulden
    she was really worried when the phone went dead \on her sie machte sich richtig Sorgen, als das Telefon ausfiel, ohne dass sie etwas getan hatte
    the fire went out \on me das Feuer ist mir einfach ausgegangen
    to chance \on sb jdn [zufällig] treffen, jdm [zufällig] begegnen
    32. after n (following)
    the government suffered defeat \on defeat die Regierung erlitt eine Niederlage nach der anderen
    wave \on wave of refugees has crossed the border immer neue Flüchtlingswellen strömten über die Grenze
    33. AUS, BRIT SPORT (having points of)
    Clive's team is \on five points while Joan's is \on seven das Team von Clive hat fünf Punkte, das von Joan hat sieben
    34.
    ▶ to be \on sth BRIT, AUS etw verdienen
    ▶ \on the board in Planung
    ▶ to have time \on one's hands noch genug Zeit haben
    ▶ to be \on it AUS ( fam) sich akk volllaufen lassen fam, sich dat die Kanne geben BRD fam
    ▶ what are you \on? ( fam) bist du noch bei Sinnen? fam
    II. adv inv
    1. (in contact with) auf
    make sure the lid's \on properly pass auf, dass der Deckel richtig zu ist
    they sewed the man's ear back \on sie haben das Ohr des Mannes wieder angenäht
    to screw sth \on etw anschrauben
    I wish you wouldn't screw the lid \on so tightly schraube den Deckel bitte nicht immer so fest
    2. (on body) an
    put a jumper \on! zieh einen Pullover drüber!
    get your shoes \on! zieh dir die Schuhe an!
    to put clothes \on Kleider anziehen [o SCHWEIZ anlegen] fam
    to have/try sth \on etw anhaben/anprobieren
    with nothing \on nackt
    3. (indicating continuance) weiter
    to get \on with sth mit etw dat weitermachen
    to keep \on doing sth etw weitermachen
    if the phone's engaged, keep \on trying! wenn besetzt ist, probier es weiter!
    \on and \on immer weiter
    the noise just went \on and \on der Lärm hörte gar nicht mehr auf
    he talked \on and \on er redete pausenlos
    4. (in forward direction) vorwärts
    would you pass it \on to Paul? würdest du es an Paul weitergeben?
    time's getting \on die Zeit vergeht
    from that day \on von diesem Tag an
    they never spoke to each other from that day \on seit diesem Tag haben sie kein Wort mehr miteinander gewechselt
    later \on später
    what are you doing later \on? was hast du nachher vor?
    to move \on (move forward) weitergehen; (transfer to another place) umziehen
    to urge sb \on jdn anspornen
    I'd never have managed this if my friend hadn't urged me \on ich hätte das nie geschafft, wenn mein Freund mich nicht dazu gedrängt hätte
    5. (being shown)
    ▪ to be \on auf dem Programm stehen
    are there any good films \on at the cinema this week? laufen in dieser Woche irgendwelche guten Filme im Kino?
    what's \on at the festival? was ist für das Festival geplant?
    there's a good film \on this afternoon heute Nachmittag kommt ein guter Film
    6. (scheduled) geplant
    is the party still \on for tomorrow? ist die Party noch für morgen geplant?
    I've got nothing \on next week ich habe nächste Woche nichts vor
    I've got a lot \on this week ich habe mir für diese Woche eine Menge vorgenommen
    7. (functioning) an
    the brakes are \on die Bremsen sind angezogen
    is the central heating \on? ist die Zentralheizung an?
    to put the kettle \on das Wasser aufsetzen
    to leave the light \on das Licht anlassen
    to switch/turn sth \on etw einschalten
    could you switch \on the radio? könntest du das Radio anmachen?
    8. (aboard)
    the horse galloped off as soon as she was \on kaum war sie aufgesessen, da galoppierte das Pferd schon los
    to get \on bus, train einsteigen; horse aufsitzen
    9. (due to perform)
    you're \on! du bist dran!
    10.
    ▪ to be \on employee Dienst haben, im Dienst sein; actor auf der Bühne stehen, spielen
    11. AM (performing well)
    ▪ to be \on gut drauf sein fam
    12.
    ▶ to be \on about sth AUS, BRIT dauernd über etw akk reden
    what are you \on about? wovon redest du denn nun schon wieder?
    he knows what he's \on about er weiß, wovon er redet
    I never understand what she's \on about ich verstehe nie, wovon sie es hat fam
    ▶ to be [or get] \on at sb jdm in den Ohren liegen
    she's still \on at me to get my hair cut sie drängt mich dauernd, mir die Haare schneiden zu lassen
    ▶ to be \on AM aufpassen
    ▶ to hang \on warten
    ▶ head \on frontal
    ▶ that's not \on BRIT, AUS ( fam) das ist nicht in Ordnung
    ▶ \on and off, off and \on hin und wieder, ab und zu
    ▶ side [or sideways] \on AUS, BRIT seitlich
    the bike hit our car side \on das Rad prallte von der Seite auf unser Auto
    ▶ to be \on to something ( fam) etw spitzgekriegt haben fam
    ▶ to be \on to sb ( fam) jds Absichten durchschauen
    ▶ this way \on AUS, BRIT auf diese Weise
    ▶ to be well \on spät sein
    ▶ to be well \on in years nicht mehr der Jüngste sein
    ▶ you're \on! einverstanden!, abgemacht! fam
    III. adj inv, attr
    1. AM (good) gut
    this seems to be one of her \on days es scheint einer von ihren guten Tagen zu sein
    2. ELEC, TECH
    \on switch Einschalter m
    * * *
    [ɒn]
    1. PREPOSITION
    When on is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg live on, lecture on, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg on the right, on request, on occasion, look up the other word.
    1) indicating place, position auf (+dat); (with vb of motion) auf (+acc); (on vertical surface, part of body) an (+dat); (with vb of motion) an (+acc)

    he hung it on the wall/nail — er hängte es an die Wand/den Nagel

    a house on the coast/main road — ein Haus am Meer/an der Hauptstraße

    he hit his head on the table/on the ground — er hat sich (dat) den Kopf am Tisch/auf dem or am Boden angeschlagen

    on TV/the radio — im Fernsehen/Radio

    2)

    = by means of, using we went on the train/bus — wir fuhren mit dem Zug/Bus

    on foot/horseback — zu Fuß/Pferd

    3) = about, concerning über (+acc)

    stars visible on clear nights — Sterne, die in klaren Nächten sichtbar sind

    5)

    = earning, getting I'm on £18,000 a year — ich bekomme £ 18.000 im Jahr

    6) = at the time of bei (+dat)

    on hearing this he left — als er das hörte, ging er

    7) = as a result of auf... (acc) hin

    he is on the committee/the board — er gehört dem Ausschuss/Vorstand an, er sitzt im Ausschuss/Vorstand

    he is on the "Evening News" — er ist bei der "Evening News"

    9)

    = doing to be on a course (Sch, Univ) — an einem Kurs teilnehmen

    10)

    = at the expense of this round is on me — diese Runde geht auf meine Kosten

    have it on me — das spendiere ich (dir), ich gebe (dir) das aus

    See:
    → house
    11) = compared with im Vergleich zu

    prices are up on last year( 's) — im Vergleich zum letzten Jahr sind die Preise gestiegen

    12)

    = taking to be on drugs/the pill — Drogen/die Pille nehmen

    13)

    indicating repetition he made mistake on mistake — er machte einen Fehler nach dem anderen

    14)

    musical instrument he played (it) on the violin/trumpet — er spielte (es) auf der Geige/Trompete

    on drums/piano — am Schlagzeug/Klavier

    Roland Kirk on tenor sax — Roland Kirk, Tenorsaxofon

    15) = according to nach (+dat)

    on your theory — Ihrer Theorie nach or zufolge, nach Ihrer Theorie

    2. ADVERB
    1)

    = in place, covering he screwed the lid on — er schraubte den Deckel drauf

    she had nothing on —

    2)

    indicating position put it this way on — stellen/legen Sie es so herum (darauf)

    3)

    indicating forward movement move on! — gehen Sie weiter!, weitergehen!

    4)

    indicating time from now on — von jetzt an

    it was well on in the night — es war zu vorgerückter Stunde, es war spät in der Nacht

    5)

    indicating continuation to keep on talking — immer weiterreden, in einem fort reden

    6)

    set structures __diams; on and on they talked on and on — sie redeten und redeten, sie redeten unentwegt

    he's always on at me — er hackt dauernd auf mir herum, er meckert dauernd an mir herum (inf)

    he's always on at me to get my hair cut — er liegt mir dauernd in den Ohren, dass ich mir die Haare schneiden lassen soll

    what's he on about? —

    he knows what he's on about — er weiß, wovon er redet

    3. ADJECTIVE
    1) = switched on, functioning lights, TV, radio an; brake angezogen; electricity, gas an(gestellt)

    the "on" switch — der Einschalter

    in the "on" position —

    2) = in place lid, cover drauf

    his hat/tie was on crookedly — sein Hut saß/sein Schlips hing schief

    his hat/coat was already on — er hatte den Hut schon auf/den Mantel schon an

    3)

    = taking place there's a tennis match on at the moment — ein Tennismatch ist gerade im Gang

    what's on in London? —

    4)

    = being performed, performing to be on (in theatre, cinema) — gegeben or gezeigt werden; (on TV, radio) gesendet or gezeigt werden

    who's on tonight? (Theat, Film) — wer spielt heute Abend?, wer tritt heute Abend auf?; (TV) wer kommt heute Abend (im Fernsehen)?

    you're on now (Theat, Rad, TV) — Ihr Auftritt!, Sie sind (jetzt) dran (inf)

    tell me when the English team is on — sagen Sie mir, wenn die englische Mannschaft dran ist or drankommt

    5)

    indicating agreement, acceptability to be on (bet, agreement) — gelten

    you're on! —

    are you on? ( inf = are you with us ) —,, machst du mit?

    you're/he's not on ( Brit inf ) — das ist nicht drin (inf)

    * * *
    on [ɒn; US auch ɑn]
    A präp
    1. meist auf (dat oder akk) ( siehe die mit on verbundenen Wörter)
    2. (getragen von) auf (dat), an (dat), in (dat):
    the scar on his face die Narbe in seinem Gesicht;
    a ring on one’s finger ein Ring am Finger;
    have you got a lighter on you? haben Sie ein Feuerzeug bei sich?;
    find sth on sb etwas bei jemandem finden
    4. (Richtung, Ziel) auf (akk) … (hin), an (akk), zu:
    a blow on the chin ein Schlag ans Kinn;
    drop sth on the floor etwas auf den Fußboden oder zu Boden fallen lassen;
    hang sth on a peg etwas an einen Haken hängen
    5. fig (auf der Grundlage von) auf (akk) … (hin):
    based on facts auf Tatsachen begründet;
    live on air von (der) Luft leben;
    this car runs on petrol dieser Wagen fährt mit Benzin;
    a scholar on a foundation ein Stipendiat (einer Stiftung);
    borrow on jewels sich auf Schmuck(stücke) Geld borgen;
    a duty on silk (ein) Zoll auf Seide;
    interest on one’s capital Zinsen auf sein Kapital
    6. (aufeinanderfolgend) auf (akk), über (akk), nach:
    loss on loss Verlust auf oder über Verlust, ein Verlust nach dem andern;
    be on one’s second glass bei seinem zweiten Glas sein
    7. (gehörig) zu, (beschäftigt) bei, in (dat), an (dat):
    be on a committee (the jury, the general staff) zu einem Ausschuss (zu den Geschworenen, zum Generalstab) gehören;
    be on the “Daily Mail” bei der „Daily Mail“ (beschäftigt) sein
    8. (Zustand) in (dat), auf (dat):
    be on sth etwas (ein Medikament etc) (ständig) nehmen;
    be on pills tablettenabhängig oder -süchtig sein
    9. (gerichtet) auf (akk):
    a joke on me ein Spaß auf meine Kosten;
    shut (open) the door on sb jemandem die Tür verschließen (öffnen);
    the strain tells severely on him die Anstrengung nimmt ihn sichtlich mit;
    it’s on me umg das geht auf meine Rechnung, das zahle ich, (im Lokal auch) du bist eingeladen;
    a) jemandem nichts voraus haben,
    b) jemandem nichts anhaben können;
    have sth on sb umg eine Handhabe gegen jemanden haben, etwas Belastendes über jemanden wissen
    10. (Thema) über (akk):
    an agreement (a lecture, an opinion) on sth;
    11. (Zeitpunkt) an (dat):
    on Sunday, on the 1st of April, on April 1st;
    on or after April 1st ab oder mit Wirkung vom 1. April;
    on or before April 1st bis zum oder bis spätestens am 1. April;
    on being asked als ich etc (danach) gefragt wurde
    12. nachdem:
    on leaving school, he … nachdem er die Schule verlassen hatte, …
    13. gegenüber, im Vergleich zu:
    losses were £100,000 down on the previous year
    B adv
    place ( screw, etc) on
    a) an…:
    b) auf…:
    keep one’s hat on
    talk ( walk, etc) on;
    and so on und so weiter;
    on and on immer weiter;
    a) ab und zu,
    b) ab und an, mit Unterbrechungen;
    from that day on von dem Tage an;
    on with the show! weiter im Programm!;
    on to … auf (akk) … (hinauf oder hinaus)
    C adj präd
    a) im Gange sein (Spiel etc), vor sich gehen:
    what’s on? was ist los?;
    what’s on in London? was ist in London los?, was tut sich in London?;
    have you anything on tomorrow? haben Sie morgen etwas vor?;
    that’s not on! das ist nicht drin! umg
    b) an sein umg (Licht, Radio, Wasser etc), an-, eingeschaltet sein, laufen, auf sein umg (Hahn):
    on - off TECH An - Aus;
    the light is on das Licht brennt oder ist an(geschaltet);
    the brakes are on die Bremsen sind angezogen;
    the race is on SPORT das Rennen ist gestartet;
    you are on! abgemacht!
    c) THEAT gegeben werden (Stück), laufen (Film), ( RADIO, TV) gesendet werden (Programm)
    d) d(a)ran (an der Reihe) sein
    e) (mit) dabei sein, mitmachen
    2. be on to umg etwas spitzgekriegt haben, über jemanden od etwas im Bilde sein
    3. umg be a bit on einen Schwips haben;
    be well on ganz schön blau sein
    4. he’s always on at me umg er bearbeitet mich ständig, er liegt mir dauernd in den Ohren ( beide:
    about wegen)
    * * *
    1.
    [ɒn]preposition
    1) (position) auf (+ Dat.); (direction) auf (+ Akk.); (attached to) an (+ Dat./Akk.)

    on the bus/train — im Bus/Zug; (by bus/train) mit dem Bus/Zug

    be on the board/committee — im Vorstand/Ausschuss sein

    2) (with basis, motive, etc. of)

    on the assumption/hypothesis that... — angenommen,...

    3) in expressions of time an [einem Abend, Tag usw.]

    on [his] arrival — bei seiner Ankunft

    on entering the room... — beim Betreten des Zimmers...

    on time or schedule — pünktlich

    4) expr. state etc

    the drinks are on me — (coll.) die Getränke gehen auf mich

    be on £20,000 a year — 20 000 Pfund im Jahr kriegen od. haben

    5) (concerning, about) über (+ Akk.)
    2. adverb
    1)

    with/without a hat/coat on — mit/ohne Hut/Mantel

    boil something with/without the lid on — etwas in geschlossenem/offenem Topf kochen

    the light/radio etc. is on — das Licht/Radio usw. ist an

    what's on at the cinema? — was gibt es od. was läuft im Kino?

    come/be on — seinen Dienst antreten/Dienst haben

    7)

    something is on (feasible) /not on — etwas ist möglich/ausgeschlossen

    you're on! — (coll.): (I agree) abgemacht!; (making bet) die Wette gilt!

    be on about somebody/something — (coll.) [dauernd] über jemanden/etwas sprechen

    what is he on about? — was will er [sagen]?

    be on at/keep on and on at somebody — (coll.) jemandem in den Ohren/dauernd in den Ohren liegen (ugs.)

    on to, onto — auf (+ Akk.)

    be on to something — (have discovered something) etwas ausfindig gemacht haben. See also right 4. 4)

    * * *
    adj.
    eingeschaltet adj.
    in adj. prep.
    an präp.
    auf präp.
    bei präp.
    über präp.

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  • 9 Daniell, John Frederick

    SUBJECT AREA: Electricity
    [br]
    b. 12 March 1790 London, England
    d. 13 March 1845 London, England
    [br]
    English chemist, inventor of the Daniell primary electric cell.
    [br]
    With an early bias towards science, Daniell's interest in chemistry was formed when he joined a relative's sugar-refining business. He formed a lifelong friendship with W.T.Brande, Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution, and together they revived the journal of the Royal Institution, to which Daniell submitted many of his early papers on chemical subjects. He made many contributions to the science of meteorology and in 1820 invented a hydrometer, which became widely used and gave precision to the measurement of atmospheric moisture. As one of the originators of the Society for Promoting Useful Knowledge, Daniell edited several of its early publications. His work on crystallization established his reputation as a chemist and in 1831 he was appointed the first Professor of Chemistry at King's College, London, where he was largely responsible for establishing its department of applied science. He was also involved in the Chemical Society of London and served as its Vice-President. At King's College he began the research into current electricity with which his name is particularly associated. His investigations into the zinc-copper cell revealed that the rapid decline in power was due to hydrogen gas being liberated at the positive electrode. Daniell's cell, invented in 1836, employed a zinc electrode in dilute sulphuric acid and a copper electrode in a solution of copper sulphate, the electrodes being separated by a porous membrane, typically an unglazed earthenware pot. He was awarded the Copley Medal of the Royal Society for his invention which avoided the "polarization" of the simple cell and provided a further source of current for electrical research and for commercial applications such as electroplating. Although the high internal resistance of the Daniell cell limited the current and the potential was only 1.1 volts, the voltage was so unchanging that it was used as a reference standard until the 1870s, when J. Lattimer Clark devised an even more stable cell.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    FRS 1814. Royal Society Rumford Medal 1832, Copley Medal 1837, Royal Medal 1842.
    Bibliography
    1836, "On voltaic combinations", Phil. Transactions of the Royal Society 126:107–24, 125–9 (the first report of his experiments).
    Further Reading
    Obituary, 1845, Proceedings of the Royal Society, 5:577–80.
    J.R.Partington, 1964, History of Chemistry, Vol. IV, London (describes the Daniell cell and his electrical researches).
    B.Bowers, 1982, History of Electric Light and Power, London.
    GW

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  • 10 Ransome, Frederick

    [br]
    b. 18 June 1818 Rushmere, Suffolk, England
    d. 19 April 1893 London, England
    [br]
    English engineer and inventor of a type of artificial stone.
    [br]
    Frederick Ransome was the son of James Ransome (1782–1849) and grandson of Robert Ransome, founder of the well-known Ipswich firm of engineers. He did not become a partner in the family firm, but devoted his life to experiments to develop an artificial stone. These experiments were recorded in a paper which he presented to the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1848 and in a long series of over thirty patents dating from 1844. The material so formed was a sandstone, the particles of which were bonded together by a silicate of lime. It could be moulded into any required form while in its initial soft state, and when hard was suitable for surface-dressing or carving. It was used for many public buildings, but time proved it unsuitable for outside work. Ransome also used his artificial stone to make grinding wheels by incorporating emery powder in the mixture. These were found to be much superior to those made of natural stone. Another use of the artificial stone was in a porous form which could be used as a filter. In later years Ransome turned his attention to the manufacture of Portland cement and of a cheaper substitute incorporating blast-furnace slag. He also invented a rotary kiln for burning the cement, the first of these being built in 1887. It was 26 ft (7.9 m) long and 5 ft (1.5 m) in diameter; although reasonably successful, the development of such kilns of much greater length was carried out in America rather than England. Ransome was elected an Associate of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1848 and served as an Associate of
    [br]
    Bibliography
    1848, "On the manufacture of artificial stone with a silica base", Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers 7:57.
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  • 11 Howden, James

    [br]
    b. 29 February 1832 Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
    d. 21 November 1913 Glasgow, Scotland
    [br]
    Scottish engineer and boilermaker, inventor of the forced-draught system for the boiler combustion chamber.
    [br]
    Howden was educated in Prestonpans. While aged only 14 or 15, he travelled across Scotland by canal to Glasgow, where he served an engineering apprenticeship with James Gray \& Co. In 1853 he completed his time and for some months served with the civil engineers Bell and Miller, and then with Robert Griffiths, a designer of screw propellers for ships. In 1854, at the age of 22, Howden set up as a consulting engineer and designer. He designed a rivet-making machine from which he realized a fair sum by the sale of patent rights, this assisting him in converting the design business into a manufacturing one. His first contract for a marine engine came in 1859 for the compound steam engine and the watertube boilers of the Anchor Liner Ailsa Craig. This ship operated at 100 psi (approximately 7 kg/cm2), well above the norm for those days. James Howden \& Co. was formed in 1862. Despite operating in the world's most competitive market, the new company remained prosperous through the flow of inventions in marine propulsion. Shipbuilding was added to the company's list of services, but such work was subcontracted. Work was obtained from all the great shipping companies building in the Glasgow region, and with such throughput Howden's could afford research and experimentation. This led to the Howden hot-air forced-draught system, whereby furnace waste gases were used to heat the air being drawn into the combustion chambers. The first installation was on the New York City, built in 1885 for West Indian service. Howden's fertile mind brought about a fully enclosed high-speed marine steam engine in the 1900s and, shortly after, the Howden-Zoelly impulse steam turbine for land operation. Until his death, Howden worked on many technical and business problems: he was involved in the St Helena Whaling Company, marble quarrying in Greece and in the design of a recoilless gun for the Admiralty.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Howden was the last surviving member of the group who founded the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland in 1857.
    Bibliography
    Howden contributed several papers to the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland.
    Further Reading
    C.W.Munn, 1986, "James Howden", Dictionary of Scottish Business Biography, Vol. I, Aberdeen.
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  • 12 Pratt, Francis Ashbury

    [br]
    b. 15 February 1827 Woodstock, Vermont, USA
    d. 10 February 1902 Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    [br]
    American mechanical engineer and machine-tool manufacturer.
    [br]
    Francis A.Pratt served an apprenticeship as a machinist with Warren Aldrich, and on completing it in 1848 he entered the Gloucester Machine Works as a journeyman machinist. From 1852 to 1854 he worked at the Colt Armory in Hartford, Connecticut, where he met his future partner, Amos Whitney. He then became Superintendent of the Phoenix Iron Works, also at Hartford and run by George S.Lincoln \& Company. While there he designed the well-known "Lincoln" miller, which was first produced in 1855. This was a development of the milling machine built by Robbins \& Lawrence and designed by F.W. Howe, and incorporated a screw drive for the table instead of the rack and pinion used in the earlier machine.
    Whitney also moved to the Phoenix Iron Works, and in 1860 the two men started in a small way doing machine work on their own account. In 1862 they took a third partner, Monroe Stannard, and enlarged their workshop. The business continued to expand, but Pratt and Whitney remained at the Phoenix Iron Works until 1864 and in the following year they built their first new factory. The Pratt \& Whitney Company was incorporated in 1869 with a capital of $350,000, F.A.Pratt being elected President. The firm specialized in making machine tools and tools particularly for the armament industry. In the 1870s Pratt made no less than ten trips to Europe gaining orders for equipping armouries in many different countries. Pratt \& Whitney was one of the leading firms developing the system of interchangeable manufacture which led to the need to establish national standards of measurement. The Rogers-Bond Comparator, developed with the backing of Pratt \& Whitney, played an important part in the establishment of these standards, which formed the basis of the gauges of many various types made by the firm. Pratt remained President of the company until 1898, after which he served as their Consulting Engineer for a short time before retiring from professional life. He was granted a number of patents relating to machine tools. He was a founder member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1880 and was elected a vice-president in 1881. He was an alderman of the city of Hartford.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Vice-President, American Society of Mechanical Engineers 1881.
    Further Reading
    J.W.Roe, 1916, English and American Tool Builders, New Haven; reprinted 1926, New York, and 1987, Bradley, 111. (describes the origin and development of the Pratt \& Whitney Company).
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  • 13 individual

    1. adjective
    1) (single) einzeln
    2) (special, personal) besonder... [Vorteil, Merkmal]

    individual case — Einzelfall, der

    3) (intended for one) für eine [einzelne] Person bestimmt
    4) (distinctive) eigentümlich; individuell
    5) (characteristic) eigen; individuell
    2. noun
    1) (one member) einzelne, der/die; (animal) Einzeltier, das
    2) (one being) Individuum, das; einzelne, der/die
    3) (coll.): (person) Individuum, das (abwertend)
    * * *
    [indi'vidjuəl] 1. adjective
    1) (single; separate: Put price labels on each individual item.) einzeln
    2) (intended for, used by etc one person etc: Customers in shops should be given individual attention.) persönlich
    3) (special to one person etc, showing or having special qualities: Her style of dress is very individual.) individuell
    2. noun
    1) (a single person in contrast to the group to which he belongs: the rights of the individual in society.) das Individuum
    2) (a person: He's an untidy individual.) die Person
    •
    - academic.ru/37736/individuality">individuality
    - individually
    * * *
    in·di·vid·ual
    [ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤuəl]
    I. n
    1. (single person) Einzelperson f, Einzelne(r) f(m), Individuum nt geh
    2. ( approv: distinctive person) [selbstständige] Persönlichkeit
    II. adj
    1. attr, inv (separate) einzeln
    to receive \individual attention individuell betreut werden
    \individual case Einzelfall m
    2. (particular) individuell
    \individual needs individuelle Bedürfnisse, Bedürfnisse pl des/der Einzelnen
    3. (distinctive, original) eigen, eigentümlich
    she has an \individual style sie hat ihren ganz eigenen Stil
    * * *
    ["IndI'vIdjUəl]
    1. adj
    1) (= separate) einzeln

    to give individual help — jedem Einzeln helfen, Einzelhilfe leisten

    individual tastes differ — jeder hat einen eigenen or individuellen Geschmack, die Geschmäcker sind verschieden

    2) (= own) eigen; (= for one person) einzeln
    3) (= distinctive, characteristic) eigen, individuell
    2. n
    Individuum nt, Einzelne(r) mf, Einzelperson f; (inf) Individuum nt, Mensch m, Person f

    the freedom of the individual — die Freiheit des Einzelnen, die individuelle Freiheit

    See:
    * * *
    individual [ˌındıˈvıdjʊəl; -dʒʊəl; US ˌındıˈvıdʒwəl; -dʒəl]
    A adj (adv → individually)
    1. einzeln, individuell, Einzel…, Individual…:
    individual assets pl WIRTSCH Privatvermögen n (eines Gesellschafters);
    individual banker WIRTSCH US Privatbankier m;
    individual bargaining WIRTSCH Einzel(tarif)verhandlung(en) f(pl);
    individual case Einzelfall m;
    individual competition SPORT Einzelwettbewerb m;
    individual credit WIRTSCH Personalkredit m;
    individual criticism Einzelkritik f;
    individual earnings pl WIRTSCH Pro-Kopf-Einkommen n;
    individual effort ( oder run) SPORT Solo n, Alleingang m;
    individual event SPORT Einzelwettbewerb m;
    individual income WIRTSCH Individualeinkommen n;
    individual insurance Einzelversicherung f;
    individual liberty (die) Freiheit des Einzelnen;
    individual psychology Individualpsychologie f (Forschungsrichtung, die sich mit dem Einzelwesen befasst);
    individual pursuit (Radsport) Einzelverfolgung f;
    individual start SPORT Einzelstart m;
    individual title SPORT Einzeltitel m;
    individual traffic Individualverkehr m;
    individual travel(l)er Einzelreisende(r) m/f(m);
    give individual attention to individuell behandeln
    2. für eine (einzelne) Person bestimmt, Einzel…:
    3. individuell, persönlich, eigentümlich, -willig, besonder(er, e, es), charakteristisch (Stil etc):
    individual behavio(u)r Individualverhalten n
    4. verschieden:
    5. TECH Einzel…:
    B s
    1. Individuum n, Einzelmensch m, -wesen n, -person f, Einzelne(r) m/f(m)
    2. meist pej Individuum n, Person f
    3. Einzelding n
    4. untrennbares Ganzes
    5. Einzelgruppe f
    6. BIOL Einzelorganismus m, -wesen n
    indiv. (individ.) abk individual
    * * *
    1. adjective
    1) (single) einzeln
    2) (special, personal) besonder... [Vorteil, Merkmal]

    individual case — Einzelfall, der

    3) (intended for one) für eine [einzelne] Person bestimmt
    4) (distinctive) eigentümlich; individuell
    5) (characteristic) eigen; individuell
    2. noun
    1) (one member) einzelne, der/die; (animal) Einzeltier, das
    2) (one being) Individuum, das; einzelne, der/die
    3) (coll.): (person) Individuum, das (abwertend)
    * * *
    adj.
    eigenwillig adj.
    individuell adj. n.
    Individuum n.

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  • 14 Глава 4. Клич охотника в бумажных джунглях

    ...А сверху в гамаке висит администратор,
    задумчиво сплетая пальцы ног.
    М. Щербаков
    Мы все время предупреждаем: изучайте наш предмет, но используйте приобретенные знания осторожно. В официальной обстановке можно сильно вляпаться. На работе, например, говорить так же свободно, как дома или в баре, не принято. Планка дозволенного там искусственно завышена. Называть вещи своими именами (а как тут не выругаешься!) нельзя. Отсюда проистекает целая система эвфемизмов, часто называемая офисным жаргоном.
    Отчасти те же корни - у жаргона политического, но там еще много всяких наслоений.
    Главная особенность официальной речи во всех странах состоит в том, что любую гадость называют вполне приличным словом, да еще и оптимистично звучащим. Бессмертный классик Джордж Оруэлл определил это абсолютно всем в англоязычном мире известным термином doublespeak (помните - "война - это мир", ит.п.). С другой стороны, некоторые совершенно нормальные слова недопустимы и являются офисными табу (прямо как у диких племен).
    Вот в качестве экзотического образца слова, которые не рекомендуется произносить, а тем более писать (слышали от эксперта, работающего неподалеку от места, где Милошевича судят - сказать точнее не имеем права): invalidity (несостоятельность); infringement of rights (нарушение прав); violates a patent (нарушение патента). Догадались почему? Это вам потом в случае суда по патентным делам легко могут припомнить. Мол, сам же говорил...
    Впрочем, пример не совсем чист: он связан не просто с официальной речью, а с юридическим английским. Это та еще песня, в любой стране. Поди разберись! Приводимый ниже отрывок объясняет, почему американцам приходится нанимать юристов для урегулирования, казалось бы, пустяковых дел. Создана ли эта запутанность юристами специально? Ответить не можем. Вот вам определение слова "задница" из настоящего подзаконного акта, запрещающего нудизм (anti-nudity ordinance) (Действует в районе Санкт-Августин (St. Augustin, Fla. County) во Флориде (источник — A. and T. Condon. Legal Lunacy. — Putnam, N.Y. 1992)):
    "Buttocks: The area to the rear of the human body (sometimes referred to as the gluteus maximus) which lies between two imaginary lines running parallel to the ground when a person is standing, the first or top of such line being one- half inch below the top of the vertical cleavage of the nates (i.e., the prominance formed by the muscles running from the back of the hip to the back of the leg) and the second or bottom line being one-half inch above the lowest point of the curvature of the fleshy protuberance (sometimes referred to as the gluteal fold), and between two imaginary lines, one on each side of the body (the `outside lines'), which outside lines are perpendicular to the ground and to the horizontal lines described above and which perpendicular outside lines pass through the outermost point(s) at which each nate meets the outer side of the leg...." Не напоминает некоторые справочники?
    В принципе, лексикон офисного сленга делится на две группы - buzzwords (клише) и слова, проходящие по ведомству PC (political correctness). Последние используют, чтобы застраховаться от судебных исков за воображаемые обиды на расовой, религиозной, половой, возрастной и какой угодно другой (лишь бы юрист пробивной попался) основе. В качестве незаменимого пособия рекомендуем (лучше в оригинале!) книги Скотта Адамса (Scott Adams) про Дилберта. Он, например, детально поясняет, почему надо говорить resources (ресурсы), когда вы ведете речь о болванах (dolts), составляющих ваш коллектив (team members). Или с какой целью произносится associate (партнер), когда вы имеете в виду неумеху (pud) и неудачника (loser), с которым приходится работать. Очень циничный автор, но его серии карикатур многие обитатели cubicles (офисных кабинок) держат у себя на стенах. Это - мелкая фронда, безопасная, так как ни один начальник не признает, что это именно его Адамс изобразил.
    Картинок из Адамса мы без его разрешения приводить не будем, но пример настенного офисного юмора дадим (см. рис. (Итак, американцы шутят. Думаете, это что? Поздравление с днем рождения от товарищей по работе. Типичный поздравительный плакат из тех, что вывешиваются в офисе. Шутить со смертью — старая европейская традиция, отсюда и колядки, и Хэллоуин)).
    Buzzwords не сложны, вот несколько типичных, которые вы легко переведете сами (так лучше запомнится!). Собрание обязано иметь mission или purpose. Руководство должно обеспечивать leadership и motivation. Служащим следует быть proactive. Везде надо искать synergy. Естественная речь и мотивировки выглядят unprofessional. Цель работника - career advancement. В коллективе требуется исполнять роль team player и стремиться вырасти до team leader. Teamwork - непременное требование к служащим. Business as usual - почему-то всегда плохо, даже если этот бизнес приносит хороший и постоянный доход. Никогда не позволяйте, чтобы на людях вырвалось простецкое duh! Если вы не понимаете, почему diversity - это всегда сама по себе ценность, вас надо послать на diversity sensitivity training. На работе вы осуществляете total quality management и reengineering, проявляя self-motivation. Вы регулярно составляете status reports. То, о чем вы, как и все, мечтаете - job security (но в природе этого не существует).
    Еще несколько полезных ходовых офисных слов переведем:
    family = team (семья = команда - так называют родной коллектив); stakeholders (акционеры); stewardship (обслуживание, в каком-то смысле даже служение); leverage (рычаг, средство для достижения цели); solutions (решения: "we sell solutions" означает примерно - мы продаем не сосискоделательную машину, а комплексное решение всех ваших сосисочных проблем); revisit (пересмотреть), 24/7 (круглосуточно, без остановки); benchmark (лучший образец в данной области; benchmarking - сравнение с этим образцом); result-driven (ориентированный на результат); empower (передать полномочия), mindset (отношение); ballpark (ориентировочный: ballpark figure - примерная цифра).
    В мире мудрых мыслей (Скотта Адамса):
    Уолли: Stupidity is like nuclear power; it can be used for good or evil. (Глупость - как ядерная энергия, ее можно употребить и в добро, и во зло.)
    Дилберт: And you don't want to get any on you. (И вам совсем не надо, чтобы ее на вас испытывали.)
    А вот примеры клишированных мотивационных фраз и лозунгов, заимствованных нами из реальной жизни (слышали их неоднократно). При этих звуках у нормального американского служащего сама собой немедленно складывается фига в кармане (это мы на русский с их языка жестов переводим, на самом деле американцы складывают "middle finger").
    • Work smarter, not harder (так они говорят, когда предлагается объем работы, который не то что за 8, а и за 10 часов не сделать).
    • It's a new paradigm (американские менеджеры любят слово "парадигма" особой любовью - они его новым смыслом наполнили, лучше всего определяемым словом bullshit).
    • It's an opportunity, not a problem (ну, уволили тебя - значит, открываются горизонты новой карьеры, например, в Макдоналдсе).
    • You're a valued member of the team! (Ну, да...).
    • Nobody can do the things you can do! (Кто же, если не ты...).
    • You are helping make the world a better place! (Поэтому торг о зарплате здесь неуместен).
    • We are in a competitive business. (Так что затяните пояса и не нойте).
    • We make a difference! (Страшно распространенное выражение. Почему-то всегда подразумевается, что все изменения к лучшему. Нас всегда подмывает при виде этой фразы подрисовать физиономию аятоллы Хомейни).
    Усвоив и осмыслив приведенные выше выражения, вы сможете легко составлять собственные девизы. Вот, для примера, наш лозунг для американского офиса: Our mission is unprofessional proactive synergy! (В переводе на неофисный русский: "Сговоримся и подсидим коллегу!")
    Коротенький комментарий, связанный с переменами, синергизмом и названиями компаний.
    В мире мудрых мыслей (Скотта Адамса):
    Когда компании сливаются, они всегда заявляют о гигантском синергизме (leveraging synergy), причем взаимоусиление достигается всегда одним путем - массовыми увольнениями. Вот примеры возможных слияний, с соответствующим синергическим изменением профиля и названий:
    ◦ Coca-Cola (напитки) + Head (спортивные товары) = Coke Head.
    ◦ Bayer (аспирин) + AST (компьютеры) = Bayer AST.
    ◦ Hertz (прокат машин) + A.B.Dick (оборудование офисов) = Hertz Dick.
    Переведите сами, используя наш словарь, какой смысл, на слух, имеют "синергические" названия.
    Шутка, но так и на практике бывает. Вот в Сиэтле давным-давно слились газеты "Seattle Post" и "Seattle Intelligencer". И знаете, как сейчас называется их главная городская газета? "Seattle Post-Inteligencer", что звучит как "Сиэтл после разума", выживший из ума, значит. Но настолько примелькалось, что не замечается.
    Еще несколько примеров штампованных офисных фраз. Больше половины - из свежей коллекции Кена Патрика (Ken Patrick). Он назвал это "Biz-Speak 101", то есть начальный курс деловой речи. Эти выражения сейчас в ходу ВСЕ. Не будем навязывать своих циничных комментариев. Да, bullshit. Нужно просто выучить и пользоваться.
    • World class (мирового уровня).
    • Think outside the box; Push the envelope (призыв к оригинальному мышлению).
    • Hands-on (непосредственно вовлеченный в дело).
    • Paradigm shift (смена критериев, приоритетов).
    • State of the art (современного уровня).
    • Real world solution (реальное решение).
    • Win-win situation (все в выигрыше).
    • (The ball is) In your court (ваша очередь).
    • Going forward (в будущем).
    • Strategic alliance (стратегический союз - например, меча и орала - тьфу, сорвалась рука, обещали же не острить).
    • Bricks and mortar (производящие, промышленные компании - в отличие от интернетных, которые после массового краха прозвали internet bubbles - интернетные пузыри).
    • Value-added (добавочная ценность продукта).
    • Step up to the plate (начать работать над чем-то).
    • Run up to the pole (попробовать).
    • Get to the bottom line (деньги, стоимость чего-то).
    • Stop the bleeding (сокращать расходы).
    • On the bubble (что-то нехорошее происходит, например, с компанией, "жареным запахло").
    • Best and brightest (лучшие служащие).
    • Exceeding customer expectation (больше, чем ждет потребитель).
    • On the same page (все друг друга понимают).
    • Strategic fit (важное дополнение).
    • Core competencies (основная область деятельности компании).
    • Best practice (соответствует лучшим стандартам).
    • Out of the loop (не в курсе).
    • Fast track (скоростное продвижение).
    • Knowledge base (базирующийся на современной технологии).
    • In the end of the day (в конце концов).
    • Touch base (обсудить).
    • Client focused (ориентированный на потребителя).
    • Game plan (стратегия).
    А теперь - самостоятельные упражнения.
    1. Переведите на нормальный язык: "Going forward, let's think outside the box and run it up the pole".
    2. Определите, к какому из вышеприведенных выражений подходит используемый тем же К. Патриком термин brownnosers (последнее слово есть в нашем словаре).
    Официальный сленг и административные клише хорошо освоены сметливыми проходимцами, которые, естественно, стараются, чтобы их пирамиды выглядели так же солидно, как пирамида Хеопса. Сколько приходит по почте мусора (junk mail), похожего на вид на официальные документы! Дело дошло до того, что Почтовое ведомство США (U.S.Postal Service) издало специальную памятку со списком слов-приманок (buzz phrases), характерных для жуликов, заманивающих свои жертвы (suckers) через газетные объявления и по почте.
    • Anybody can do it (это может каждый).
    • Quick and easy (быстро и легко).
    • Big, fast profits (большая, быстрая прибыль).
    • No experience needed (опыта не требуется).
    • Work in the comfort of your home (работа с комфортом у себя дома).
    • Work in your spare time (работа в свободное время).
    • No risk (никакого риска).
    • Fill a great demand (соответствует большому спросу).
    • Nothing illegal (ничего противозаконного).
    • Secret plan for success (секретный план успеха).
    • Tested in Europe (испытано в Европе).
    • Developed after years of secret research (создано в результате многолетних секретных исследований).
    • Proven to provide immediate positive results (проверенный способ получения немедленного положительного результата).
    Теперь вы официально предупреждены: если видите подобную фразу - весьма вероятно, что вас хотят надуть. Отечественные "бизнесмены" все это перенимают в последние годы очень быстро, и со многими обсуждаемыми терминами наш читатель наверняка уже встречался.
    Реальный пример американского почтового жульничества представлен на рис. ("Витамин О", отсутствующий в природе (но не все покупатели об этом знают)). Рекламируемый "Витамин О" (проверьте - такого нет ни в одном медицинском справочнике) - всего-навсего разбавленная перекись водорода (по $25 за маленькую бутылочку!).
    PC-терминология связана с борьбой политических лоббистов, и приоритеты там часто меняются. В принципе, стандартного английского, в плане чисто языковом, чтобы никого не обидеть вам хватит. Думается, сейчас русскому читателю уже не требуется объяснять, что надо говорить African-American и Chairperson. В этом плане вам всегда сделают скидку как приезжему. Вас ведь тоже будут бояться обидеть. Проблема скорее может быть в другом - в характерном для жителей России восприятии действительности, в системе ценностей, которая в цивилизованной части англоязычного мира несколько иная. То, что у нас нормально и даже смешно, там зачастую оскорбление. И наоборот (см. рис. (Итак, американцы шутят. Думаете, это что? Поздравление с днем рождения от товарищей по работе. Типичный поздравительный плакат из тех, что вывешиваются в офисе. Шутить со смертью — старая европейская традиция, отсюда и колядки, и Хэллоуин)). Но это не тема для книги про язык. Обещаем - мы еще напишем другую, под названием "Политическая проституция. Учебное пособие с упражнениями". А пока дадим лишь несколько примеров распространенных PC-выражений. Многие из них сейчас и на русском очень узнаваемы (прямое, неполиткорректное значение дано в скобках).
    • Pregnancy termination - прерывание беременности (аборт).
    • Non-discriminating sexual orientation - недифференцированной сексуальной ориентации (бисексуал).
    • Affirmative action - позитивные защитные действия (расовые квоты).
    • Native American - урожденный американец (индеец).
    • Conscientious objector - возражающий против призыва по соображениям совести (дезертир).
    • Pro-choice - за выбор (сторонник абортов).
    • Pro-life - за жизнь (противник абортов).
    • African-American - афро-американец (негр). От места рождения не зависит. Например, среди наших хороших знакомых есть афро-американцы - уроженцы Теннеси, Тринидада и Голландии, а вот уроженец Уганды, коричневый беженец времен Иди Амина, в эту категорию не попадет.
    • Caucasian - представитель европейской расы (белый). Да, в Америке и мы с вами называемся кавказцами и рассматриваемся как потомки рабовладельцев, в качестве которых всем должны. Насчет нашего происхождения из крепостных крестьян там не знают, а объясняешь - не верят.
    • Non-traditional partners (sexual orientation) - нетрадиционные партнерство, сексуальная ориентация (геи и лесбиянки).
    • Secular humanist - нерелигиозный гуманист (атеист).
    • Family Planning Center - центр планирования семьи (абортарий).
    • Political Action Committee - комитет политического содействия (группа лоббистов).
    • Challenged - имеющий проблемы (инвалид). Относится к любому физическому отклонению: mentally challenged - придурки, vertically challenged - коротышки ит.п.
    • Minorities - меньшинства (не белые). От фактической численности не зависит: 38 миллионов латиносов в Америке тоже minorities.
    • Afrocentrist - афроцентрист (черный расист).
    • Dead white men - мертвые белые мужчины (белые расисты/сексисты - классики). Подразумевается, что, скажем, Шекспир сознательно принижал женщин - в лице Дездемоны и негров - в лице Отелло.
    • Animal rights movement - движение за права животных (нео-луддиты - экстремисты, пытающиеся остановить развитие биотехнологии и медицинских исследований. Это они под покровом ночи лабораторных крыс освобождают).
    • Multi-culturalism - мультикультурализм (идея, что культуры всех народов абсолютно равны и должны быть представлены в учебных программах в равной пропорции, скажем, столько же французской, сколько монгольской).
    • Sexism - сексизм (половая дискриминация). В этом нехорошем деле замешаны все мужчины, проявляющие любым образом отношение к женщине как женщине. Да и все женщины, относящиеся к мужчинам иначе, чем к своим подружкам, - тоже сексистки.
    • Ageism - агеизм (дискриминация по возрасту). Сюда относят любые замечания насчет старших.
    • Eurocentrism - евроцентризм. Предпочтение европейской цивилизации (культуры, демократии, ит.д.). Воспринимается как тяжелая болезнь.
    • Lookism - любые суждения о внешнем виде человека (обругать - дискриминация, похвалить - сексизм). До нас термин "смотризм" пока не дошел.
    • Senior Citizens - старшие граждане (старичье, пенсионеры).
    • Compassionate Conservatives - мягкосердечные консерваторы (реакционеры). Просто PR-специалисты для старых злобных реакционеров новую упаковку изготовили.
    РС - предмет постоянных насмешек американских сатириков, да и не сатириков тоже. И впрямь, богатейшее ведь поле. Довольно распространенная шутка - переписывать классические истории и песенки в политически корректном и актуальном духе. Приведем типичный образец - он простой, переведите сами как упражнение. Справа - оригинал, всем с детства известный стишок из классического собрания "Матушки Гусыни". Подчеркнуты слова, которые стоит запомнить.
    (таблица №1)
    Еще образчик американского самоприкола по поводу PC мы нашли на сувенирных магнитиках. Вы уже знаете про связь мата и юмора, так вот, там дан "перевод" фраз с сугубо официального языка на совершенно матерный. На кухонный холодильник такое повесить можно - но не в офис. Вот несколько примеров (на русский переводим не дословно, это вы сами легко сделаете, используя наш словарь, а подходяще по экспрессии и колориту).
    (таблица №2)
    В заключение - несколько слов о специфическом партийном языке. У маргинальных политических групп он весьма оригинален. В поддержку русских коммунистов-интернационалистов (и для развлечения остальных читателей) приведем здесь подлинные левые американские мысли. Даем без комментариев и перевода цитату из "Словаря Анархиста" - брошюрки без выходных данных, подобранной нами в одном из троцкистских центров Канады. (Внимание! Опечаток тут нет, так писать у них принято, с ККК внутри и сша строчными буквами.)
    "Black": a political designation to refer not only to Afro-Amerikkkans, but, to people of color who are engaged in revolutionary struggle in the u.s. and all over the world. It should not be taken to mean the domination of Afro-Amerikkkans or the exclusion of other people of color from black revolutionary organizations.
    Black Collaborator: those few blacks brought into the capitalist system at all levels, including such high levels as black capitalist, project directors, administrators, etc., who have enough of a stake in the operation of the system to cooperate in pacification programs against their black brothers and sisters. The "House Niggers".
    Black Panther Party: an above ground community based armed self-defense organization whose job it was to defend the community by force of arms in "legal" posture and mode, unlike the clandestine Black Liberation Army. The Black Panther Party also served the community through community based survival programs such as free breakfast for children, free health care, liberation schools for political education, etc.
    Black Revolutionary Power: the taking of state power by black amerikkkans (Afro-Amerikkkans) in order to revolutionize the entire country on the basis of their enriched concept of man/woman.
    Bourgeoisie: the rich and the super rich. The ruling elite who own and manage the means of production, ex: Rockefeller, Mellon, Dupont, etc. They are the real rulers in a capitalist society who dictate and has everyone else eitherworking for them to maintain status-quo, or those who may slave for them in order to survive."
    Мы дали здесь лишь краткое представление об офисном сленге и терминологии администраторов, юристов, мошенников и политиков (как вам компания?). Хотите стать Большим администратором (юристом ит.д.) - изучайте это дело подробнее.

    American slang. English-Russian dictionary > Глава 4. Клич охотника в бумажных джунглях

  • 15 reserve

    rə'zə:v
    1. verb
    1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) reservar
    2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) reservar

    2. noun
    1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) reserva
    2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) reserva
    3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) reserva
    4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) reservistas
    •
    - reserved
    - have
    - keep in reserve
    1. reserva
    2. reserva natural
    reserve2 vb reservar
    tr[rɪ'zɜːv]
    1 (gen) reserva
    1 reservar
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to reserve the right to do something reservarse el derecho de hacer algo
    reserve currency divisa de reserva
    reserve price precio mínimo
    reserve team equipo de reserva
    reserve [ri'zərv] vt, - served ; - serving : reservar
    1) stock: reserva f
    to keep in reserve: guardar en reserva
    2) restraint: reserva f, moderación f
    3) reserves npl
    : reservas fpl (militares)
    adj.
    • reservista adj.
    n.
    • reemplazo s.m.
    • reserva s.f.
    • retraimiento s.m.
    • retén s.m.
    • sigilo s.m.
    v.
    • reservar v.
    • separar v.

    I rɪ'zɜːrv, rɪ'zɜːv
    1) c ( stock) reserva f
    2) c
    a)

    the Reserve — ( Mil) la reserva

    b) ( Sport) ( substitute player) reserva mf, suplente mf; (before n) < goalkeeper> de reserva
    3) reserves pl ( Mil) reservas fpl; (BrE Sport) reserva f
    4) c ( land) coto m, reserva f; ( game reserve) coto m de caza; ( nature reserve) reserva f natural
    5) u
    a) ( self-restraint) reserva f, cautela f

    II
    a) ( book) \<\<room/seat/table\>\> reservar
    b) (keep, save)

    to reserve something (FOR something) — reservar or guardar algo (para algo)

    the company reserves the right to change... — la compañía se reserva el derecho de cambiar...

    [rɪ'zɜːv]
    1. N
    1) [of money, fuel, minerals] reserva f
    2) (Mil)
    3) (esp Brit) (Sport) reserva mf, suplente mf

    to play in or with the reserves — jugar en el segundo equipo

    4) (=land) reserva f ; (also: game reserve) coto m (de caza); (also: nature reserve) reserva f natural
    5) (=restriction)
    6) (=hiding one's feelings) reserva f
    2. VT
    1) (=book, set aside) reservar

    did you reserve the tickets? — ¿has reservado los billetes?

    2) (Jur) aplazar
    3.
    CPD

    reserve bank N — (US) banco m de reserva

    reserve currency N — divisa f de reserva

    reserve fund N — fondo m de reserva

    reserve petrol tank (Brit), reserve gas tank (US) N — depósito m de gasolina de reserva

    reserve price N — (Brit) precio m mínimo (fijado en una subasta)

    reserve team N — (Brit) (Sport) equipo m de reserva

    * * *

    I [rɪ'zɜːrv, rɪ'zɜːv]
    1) c ( stock) reserva f
    2) c
    a)

    the Reserve — ( Mil) la reserva

    b) ( Sport) ( substitute player) reserva mf, suplente mf; (before n) < goalkeeper> de reserva
    3) reserves pl ( Mil) reservas fpl; (BrE Sport) reserva f
    4) c ( land) coto m, reserva f; ( game reserve) coto m de caza; ( nature reserve) reserva f natural
    5) u
    a) ( self-restraint) reserva f, cautela f

    II
    a) ( book) \<\<room/seat/table\>\> reservar
    b) (keep, save)

    to reserve something (FOR something) — reservar or guardar algo (para algo)

    the company reserves the right to change... — la compañía se reserva el derecho de cambiar...

    English-spanish dictionary > reserve

  • 16 for

    fo: 1. preposition
    1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) til, for
    2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) til, i retning av
    3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) i
    4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) om
    5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) for
    6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) til
    7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) for
    8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) for
    9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) for
    10) (because of: for this reason.) av, på grunn av
    11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) for, til
    12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) for
    13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) for
    14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) til å være
    15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) trass i, (til) tross (for)
    2. conjunction
    (because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) for
    av
    --------
    for
    --------
    til
    I
    prep. \/fɔː\/, trykksvak: \/fə\/
    1) for
    2) (om destinasjon, retning) til, i retning av
    • where is the train for London?
    3) til
    4) (beregnet) for, til (å), for
    5) mot, (i stedet) for, for
    6) på grunn av, som en følge av, for... skyld, av, for
    • when she saw her home town, she cried for joy
    da hun så hjembyen sin, gråt hun av glede
    spaserturen gjorde deg godt \/ du ser bedre ut etter turen din
    7) for, for å få, for å hente, etter, om, på
    8) (som representant) for, som i
    9) for, til forsvar for, til fordel for
    • are you for the plan or against it?
    10) for, til... å være, som... betraktet
    11) tross, trass i, til tross (for)
    til tross for alle pengene, var han likevel ulykkelig
    12) med tanke på, angående, med hensyn til, når det gjelder, i spørsmål om, i
    han kunne like gjerne gått opp i røyk, så sporløst som han forsvant
    13) for, mot
    14) som, for, til
    • what did you do that for?
    15) på, på noens vegne, på noens regning, for
    16) til
    17) pålydende, på
    • a bill for £100
    • put my name down for £50
    18) ( om tidsrom) på, i, for, til
    i flere kilometer, på flere kilometers avstand
    act for oneself handle på egen hånd, handle selvstendig
    as for når det gjelder, med tanke på, hva... angår
    be (all) for være (helt) for, stemme for, gå inn for, være stemt for
    for all så vidt, for det
    for as much as ettersom, i betraktning av at
    for instance\/example for eksempel
    for now for øyeblikket, foreløpig, for denne gang, i denne omgang
    for one for min\/din\/sin del
    for one thing for det første, for eksempel
    for someone\/something to for noe(n) (til) å
    for at noe skal...
    det er vanlig at menn gjør sånt \/ menn pleier å gjøre sånt
    • it is a mistake for children to be allowed to...
    det er galt at barn for lov til å...
    know for certain vite med sikkerhet, være sikker på
    leave someone for dead forlate noen i troen på at vedkommende er død, forlate noen som død
    look\/judge for oneself dømme selv, se selv
    not for me ingenting for meg
    • not for me a life in poverty!
    now for it! nå gjelder det!, til saken!
    now you're for it! ( hverdagslig) nå skal du få!, nå har jeg deg!
    oh for... jeg har så lyst på...
    be one for something like noe, være glad i noe
    so much for that det var det!, nok av\/om det!
    there's\/that's... for you (hverdagslig, spøkefullt) snakk om..., da kan man snakke om...
    there's nothing for it but to... det er ikke annet å gjøre enn å..., det er ingen annen råd enn å...
    what did... do that for? ( hverdagslig) hvorfor gjorde... det?
    what's this for? ( hverdagslig) hva brukes dette til? hva skal dette være godt for?
    II
    konj. \/fɔː\/, trykksvak: \/fə\/
    for
    • I asked her to stay, for I had something to tell her
    jeg ba henne om å bli, for jeg hadde noe å si henne

    English-Norwegian dictionary > for

  • 17 going forward

    •• * Выражение going forward получило распространение в основном в среде бизнеса. Пример с сайта http://business.iafrica.com:

    •• The cost base adjustment made by London-listed specialist banker Investec last year is paying off and the group is a lot more confident going forward, CEO Stephen Koseff said on Monday.
    •• Большого смысла в добавлении этого словосочетания в данном случае нет. Можно перевести просто:
    •• <...> компания чувствует себя гораздо более уверенно/более уверенно смотрит в будущее.
    •• Из этой среды выражение просачивается и в лексикон политиков. Так, на сайте Народной национальной партии Ямайки я обнаружил:
    •• Going forward, the Party as well as the government and the nongovernmental community, must take those steps which are possible within existing resources, to promote a culture of production.
    •• И здесь я не вижу особой added value (см. это выражение в статье value в «Моем несистематическом словаре») в употреблении этого выражения:
    •• В своей ( дальнейшей) деятельности партия, так же как и правительство и неправительственные организации, должна в рамках имеющихся возможностей способствовать формированию общественной атмосферы, стимулирующей производство (перевод культура производства был бы неверен, так как это выражение употребляется у нас в другом значении).
    •• Неплохое определение выражения going forward находим на сайте http://whatis.techtarget.com:
    •• Going forward is a relatively new and apparently convenient way to indicate a progression in time from the present. The term suggests a continuing and progressive movement rather than, as “ in the future” can sometimes mean, some specific future date. Like many such expressions, it means enough to be useful while also being suitably vague. The term is widely used in annual reports and other corporate statements and, like such terms as venue and cautionary tale, seems to have been readily adopted by news media writers. The term has become increasingly popular in press releases from Internet start-ups and newly public companies.
    •• По-русски лучше всего не мудрить: в перспективе, в дальнейшем. Кстати, на сайте http://whatis.techtarget.com можно найти немало интересных определений. Например:
    •• In information technology, vanilla (pronounced vah-NIHL-uh) is an adjective meaning plain or basic. The unfeatured version of a product is sometimes referred to as the vanilla version. [То есть без наворотов.]
    •• The term is based on the fact that vanilla is the most popular or at least the most commonly served flavor of ice cream. Or, as Eric Raymond, editor of The New Hacker’s Dictionary, puts it, the default ice cream. (См. статью default)
    •• Интересно, что на том же сайте отмечается и другое употребление:
    •• “ Going forward” also has a longer-standing usage as the starting, continuing, or resumption of activity on something that has been planned previously, such as an engineering project or a summit conference.
    •• Перевод, как видно по весьма эластичному определению, должен быть контекстуальным. Пример с сайта CNN.com:
    •• Justice going forward with probe into leak of CIA name. – Министерство юстиции приняло решение/ намерено провести расследование (или просто проведет расследование) утечки информации о сотруднике ЦРУ.
    •• Надо сказать, что неумеренное употребление этого выражения вызывает у многих раздражение. Вот реплика посетителя сайта http://www.darwinmag.com:
    •• The term “ going forward” in relation to the time in which any particular solution is to be implemented irks me to no end.
    •• Близко к going forward выражение down the road, которое тоже любят бизнесмены и журналисты, пишущие о бизнесе. По-русски это тоже в перспективе, но down the road чаще говорят о более неопределенных перспективах – когда-нибудь в будущем. Характерный пример из International Herald Tribune:
    •• Severstal management owns roughly 83 percent of the company’s stock, <...> and that concentration of ownership in management’s hands could present a risk for minority investors down the road.

    English-Russian nonsystematic dictionary > going forward

  • 18 Armstrong, Sir William George, Baron Armstrong of Cragside

    [br]
    b. 26 November 1810 Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
    d. 27 December 1900 Cragside, Northumbria, England
    [br]
    English inventor, engineer and entrepreneur in hydraulic engineering, shipbuilding and the production of artillery.
    [br]
    The only son of a corn merchant, Alderman William Armstrong, he was educated at private schools in Newcastle and at Bishop Auckland Grammar School. He then became an articled clerk in the office of Armorer Donkin, a solicitor and a friend of his father. During a fishing trip he saw a water-wheel driven by an open stream to work a marble-cutting machine. He felt that its efficiency would be improved by introducing the water to the wheel in a pipe. He developed an interest in hydraulics and in electricity, and became a popular lecturer on these subjects. From 1838 he became friendly with Henry Watson of the High Bridge Works, Newcastle, and for six years he visited the Works almost daily, studying turret clocks, telescopes, papermaking machinery, surveying instruments and other equipment being produced. There he had built his first hydraulic machine, which generated 5 hp when run off the Newcastle town water-mains. He then designed and made a working model of a hydraulic crane, but it created little interest. In 1845, after he had served this rather unconventional apprenticeship at High Bridge Works, he was appointed Secretary of the newly formed Whittle Dene Water Company. The same year he proposed to the town council of Newcastle the conversion of one of the quayside cranes to his hydraulic operation which, if successful, should also be applied to a further four cranes. This was done by the Newcastle Cranage Company at High Bridge Works. In 1847 he gave up law and formed W.G.Armstrong \& Co. to manufacture hydraulic machinery in a works at Elswick. Orders for cranes, hoists, dock gates and bridges were obtained from mines; docks and railways.
    Early in the Crimean War, the War Office asked him to design and make submarine mines to blow up ships that were sunk by the Russians to block the entrance to Sevastopol harbour. The mines were never used, but this set him thinking about military affairs and brought him many useful contacts at the War Office. Learning that two eighteen-pounder British guns had silenced a whole Russian battery but were too heavy to move over rough ground, he carried out a thorough investigation and proposed light field guns with rifled barrels to fire elongated lead projectiles rather than cast-iron balls. He delivered his first gun in 1855; it was built of a steel core and wound-iron wire jacket. The barrel was multi-grooved and the gun weighed a quarter of a ton and could fire a 3 lb (1.4 kg) projectile. This was considered too light and was sent back to the factory to be rebored to take a 5 lb (2.3 kg) shot. The gun was a complete success and Armstrong was then asked to design and produce an equally successful eighteen-pounder. In 1859 he was appointed Engineer of Rifled Ordnance and was knighted. However, there was considerable opposition from the notably conservative officers of the Army who resented the intrusion of this civilian engineer in their affairs. In 1862, contracts with the Elswick Ordnance Company were terminated, and the Government rejected breech-loading and went back to muzzle-loading. Armstrong resigned and concentrated on foreign sales, which were successful worldwide.
    The search for a suitable proving ground for a 12-ton gun led to an interest in shipbuilding at Elswick from 1868. This necessitated the replacement of an earlier stone bridge with the hydraulically operated Tyne Swing Bridge, which weighed some 1450 tons and allowed a clear passage for shipping. Hydraulic equipment on warships became more complex and increasing quantities of it were made at the Elswick works, which also flourished with the reintroduction of the breech-loader in 1878. In 1884 an open-hearth acid steelworks was added to the Elswick facilities. In 1897 the firm merged with Sir Joseph Whitworth \& Co. to become Sir W.G.Armstrong Whitworth \& Co. After Armstrong's death a further merger with Vickers Ltd formed Vickers Armstrong Ltd.
    In 1879 Armstrong took a great interest in Joseph Swan's invention of the incandescent electric light-bulb. He was one of those who formed the Swan Electric Light Company, opening a factory at South Benwell to make the bulbs. At Cragside, his mansion at Roth bury, he installed a water turbine and generator, making it one of the first houses in England to be lit by electricity.
    Armstrong was a noted philanthropist, building houses for his workforce, and endowing schools, hospitals and parks. His last act of charity was to purchase Bamburgh Castle, Northumbria, in 1894, intending to turn it into a hospital or a convalescent home, but he did not live long enough to complete the work.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Knighted 1859. FRS 1846. President, Institution of Mechanical Engineers; Institution of Civil Engineers; British Association for the Advancement of Science 1863. Baron Armstrong of Cragside 1887.
    Further Reading
    E.R.Jones, 1886, Heroes of Industry', London: Low.
    D.J.Scott, 1962, A History of Vickers, London: Weidenfeld \& Nicolson.
    IMcN

    Biographical history of technology > Armstrong, Sir William George, Baron Armstrong of Cragside

  • 19 Clarke, Arthur Charles

    [br]
    b. 16 December 1917 Minehead, Somerset, England
    [br]
    English writer of science fiction who correctly predicted the use of geo-stationary earth satellites for worldwide communications.
    [br]
    Whilst still at Huish's Grammar School, Taunton, Clarke became interested in both space science and science fiction. Unable to afford a scientific education at the time (he later obtained a BSc at King's College, London), he pursued both interests in his spare time while working in the Government Exchequer and Audit Department between 1936 and 1941. He was a founder member of the British Interplanetary Society, subsequently serving as its Chairman in 1946–7 and 1950–3. From 1941 to 1945 he served in the Royal Air Force, becoming a technical officer in the first GCA (Ground Controlled Approach) radar unit. There he began to produce the first of many science-fiction stories. In 1949–50 he was an assistant editor of Science Abstracts at the Institution of Electrical Engineers.
    As a result of his two interests, he realized during the Second World War that an artificial earth satellite in an equatorial orbital with a radius of 35,000 km (22,000 miles) would appear to be stationary, and that three such geo-stationary, or synchronous, satellites could be used for worldwide broadcast or communications. He described these ideas in a paper published in Wireless World in 1945. Initially there was little response, but within a few years the idea was taken up by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration and in 1965 the first synchronous satellite, Early Bird, was launched into orbit.
    In the 1950s he moved to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to pursue an interest in underwater exploration, but he continued to write science fiction, being known in particular for his contribution to the making of the classic Stanley Kubrick science-fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey, based on his book of the same title.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Clarke received many honours for both his scientific and science-fiction writings. For his satellite communication ideas his awards include the Franklin Institute Gold Medal 1963 and Honorary Fellowship of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 1976. For his science-fiction writing he received the UNESCO Kalinga Prize (1961) and many others. In 1979 he became Chancellor of Moratuwa University in Sri Lanka and in 1980 Vikran Scrabhai Professor at the Physical Research Laboratory of the University of Ahmedabad.
    Bibliography
    1945. "Extra-terrestrial relays: can rocket stations give world wide coverage?", Wireless World L1: 305 (puts forward his ideas for geo-stationary communication satellites).
    1946. "Astronomical radar: some future possibilities", Wireless World 52:321.
    1948, "Electronics and space flight", Journal of the British Interplanetary Society 7:49. Other publications, mainly science-fiction novels, include: 1955, Earthlight, 1956, The
    Coast of Coral; 1958, Voice Across the Sea; 1961, Fall of Moondust; 1965, Voices
    from the Sky, 1977, The View from Serendip; 1979, Fountain of Paradise; 1984, Ascent to Orbit: A Scientific Autobiography, and 1984, 2010: Odyssey Two (a sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey that was also made into a film).
    Further Reading
    1986, Encyclopaedia Britannica.
    1991, Who's Who, London: A. \& C.Black.
    KF

    Biographical history of technology > Clarke, Arthur Charles

  • 20 Clymer, George E.

    SUBJECT AREA: Paper and printing
    [br]
    b. 1754 Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
    d. 27 August 1834 London, England
    [br]
    American inventor of the Columbian printing press.
    [br]
    Clymer was born on his father's farm, of a family that emigrated from Switzerland in the early eighteenth century. He attended local schools, helping out on the farm in his spare time, and he showed a particular talent for maintaining farm machinery. At the age of 16 he learned the trade of carpenter and joiner, which he followed in the same district for over twenty-five years. During that time, he showed his talent for mechanical invention in many ways, including the invention of a plough specially adapted to the local soils. Around 1800, he moved to Philadelphia, where his interest was aroused by the erection of the first bridge over the Schuylkill River. He devised a pump to remove water from the cofferdams at a rate of 500 gallons per day, superior to any other pumps then in use. He obtained a US patent for this in 1801, and a British one soon after.
    Clymer then turned his attention to the improvement of the printing press. For three and a half centuries after its invention, the old wooden-framed press had remained virtually unchanged except in detail. The first real change came in 1800 with the introduction of the iron press by Earl Stanhope. Modified versions were developed by other inventors, notably George Clymer, who after more than ten years' effort achieved his Columbian press. With its new system of levers, it enabled perfect impressions to be obtained with far less effort by the pressman. The Columbian was also notable for its distinctive cast-iron ornamentation, including a Hermes on each pillar and alligators and other reptiles on the levers. Most spectacular, it was surmounted by an American spread eagle, usually covered in gilt, which also served as a counterweight to raise the platen. The earliest known Columbian, surviving only in an illustration, bears the inscription Columbian Press/No.25/invented by George Clymer/Anno Domini 1813/Made in Philadelphia 1816. Few American printers could afford the US$400 selling price, so in 1817 Clymer went to England, where it was taken up enthusiastically. He obtained a British patent for it the same year, and by the following March it was being manufactured by the engineering firm R.W.Cope, although Clymer was probably making it on his own account soon afterwards. The Columbian was widely used for many years and continued to be made even into the twentieth century. The King of the Netherlands awarded Clymer a gold medal for his invention and the Tsar of Russia gave him a present for installing the press in Russia. Doubtless for business reasons, Clymer spent most of his remaining years in England and Europe.
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    Further Reading
    J.Moran, 1973, Printing Presses, London: Faber \& Faber.
    —1969, contributed a thorough survey of the press in J. Printing Hist. Soc., no. 3.
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