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1 noun∎ put the coin in the slot mettez la pièce dans la fente;∎ there's a slot in the door for letters il y a une fente dans la porte pour le courrier∎ we could put the new series in the 7:30 slot on pourrait caser ou placer le nouveau feuilleton dans le créneau de 19h30;∎ what shall we put in the slot before the news? qu'est-ce qu'on va mettre dans la tranche ou le créneau qui précède les informations?;∎ we've missed our slot for take-off nous avons raté notre créneau de décollage(c) (job opening) créneau m;∎ there's a slot for someone with marketing skills il y a un créneau pour quelqu'un qui s'y connaît en marketing∎ slot this bit in here (in machine, model) introduisez cette pièce ici; (in jigsaw) posez ou mettez cette pièce ici(b) (find time for, fit) insérer, faire rentrer;∎ she managed to slot me into her timetable elle a réussi à me réserver un moment ou à me caser dans son emploi du temps(a) (fit → part) rentrer, s'encastrer, s'emboîter;∎ the tape slots into the recorder here c'est ici qu'on introduit la cassette dans le magnétophone;∎ the blade slots into the handle la lame rentre dans le manche(b) (in timetable, schedule) rentrer, s'insérer;∎ our programme slots into the space after the news notre émission s'insère dans le créneau qui suit les informations;∎ where do we slot into the scheme? où intervenons-nous dans le projet?British slot meter compteur m à pièces➲ slot in(into schedule) faire rentrer; (patient, customer etc) caser;∎ she just slots me in when it suits her elle n'est disponible pour moi que quand ça l'arrange;∎ when can you slot me in? quand pouvez-vous me caser ou trouver un moment pour moi?(part) s'emboîter, s'encastrer; (programme) s'insérer;∎ she slotted into the department well elle s'est bien intégrée au serviceemboîter, encastrer;∎ slot these two parts together emboîtez ces deux pièces l'une dans l'autres'emboîter, s'encastrer;∎ the two parts slot together les deux pièces s'emboîtent l'une dans l'autre -
62 land
lænd 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) land2) (a country: foreign lands.) land, rike3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) jord4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) land-/jordeiendom2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) lande2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) gå i land, landsette3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) ende, bringe•- rouvə
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land liesgrunn--------jord--------jordsmonn--------land--------lande--------nasjonIsubst. \/lænd\/1) (i motsetning til hav, vann) land, fastland2) ( litterært) land, rike3) jord, dyrket mark4) terreng, distrikt, avgrenset område5) teig, jordteig6) ( mest i sammensetninger) -land, -område, -trakt7) ( jus) område, territorium8) ( overført) område, territorium, eiermerker9) (teknikk, skytevåpen) felt, flate mellom løpeneback to the land tilbake til jordenfind out\/see how the land lies finne ut \/ se hvor landet liggerland ho! ( sjøfart) land i sikte!land of milk and honey ( bibelsk) landet som flyter av melk og honningthe land of the living jordelivet, de levendes landhun var i livet, hun tilhørte de levendelay the land ( sjøfart) miste landkjenning, miste land av synemake land få landkjenning, få land i sikteon\/by land and sea til lands og til vanns, på land og til sjøson land på landa piece of land jordstykkesee how the land lies ( også overført) se hvor landet ligger, orientere segtilled land dyrket jord\/mark, åker(jord)touch land nå land, landeIIverb \/lænd\/1) landsette, sette i land, sette av2) gå i land, ilandstige (fra fartøy)3) ( fly) lande, ta bakken, komme ned, slå ned4) ( om fangst) dra i land, dra opp, fange5) (overført, hverdagslig) dra i land, vinne, fange, få tak i, dra av sted med6) ( overført) komme i land, komme vel i havn, få til noe7) havne8) la noen havne et sted, sørge for at noen kommer et sted9) ( hverdagslig) gi inn, dra til10) (hverdagslig, om slag) sende, treffe, gå inn11) belemreland a job få en jobbland an aeroplane gå ned med et fly, landebe landed with være belemret medland in the mud ( også overført) havne i gjørmen få store problemerland on one's feet komme ned på bena, lande på bena ( overført) lande på bena, klare segland on somebody ( hverdagslig) krangle med noen, angripe noen (verbalt)land somebody one ( hverdagslig) dra til noenland the prize få en pris, stikke av med en prisland up havneland up in havne i, ende opp iland up with ( hverdagslig) ende opp med, plutselig sitte der med -
63 single
'siŋɡl 1. adjective1) (one only: The spider hung on a single thread.) enkelt, eneste2) (for one person only: a single bed/mattress.) enkelt(-)3) (unmarried: a single person.) ugift4) (for or in one direction only: a single ticket/journey/fare.) enveis-2. noun1) (a gramophone record with only one tune or song on each side: This group have just brought out a new single.) singleplate2) (a one-way ticket.) enveisbillett•- singles
- singly
- single-breasted
- single-decker
- single-handed
- single parent
- single outenkelt--------enkeltvis--------ugiftIsubst. \/ˈsɪŋɡl\/1) forklaring: en enkelt ting el. person2) ( musikk) singel, 45-plate3) ( britisk) enkeltbillett, enveisbillett4) enkeltrom, enkeltbestilling5) ( cricket) slag som teller ett poeng6) ( baseball) forklaring: slag som slagmannen når første base på7) ( golf) twosome (kamp der to stykker spiller mot hverandre)8) ( rosport) enmannsbåt, singlesculler9) (amer., hverdagslig) endollarseddel11) (amer. hverdagslig) enmannsforestilling, soloopptreden12) (amer. hverdagslig) soloartist, stjerne13) forklaring: drink bestående av en alkoholenhetmen's singles ( tennis) herresinglesingles and pairs alene eller parviswomen's singles ( tennis) damesingleIIverb \/ˈsɪŋɡl\/( hagestell) tynne ut, utknoppesingle out velge ut, peke ut skille ut fremheveIIIadj. \/ˈsɪŋɡl\/1) (en) eneste, enkelt• one single tulip, pleaseen enkelt tulipan, takk2) ( foranstilt) enkelt-• I would like a single room, pleasejeg vil gjerne ha et enkeltrom, takk3) ( gammeldags) ensom, alene4) ugift, enslig, alene-, singel5) enkel, udelt, enhetlig6) (britisk, foranstilt) enveis-, enkelt-• I'd like a single ticket to Newcastle, pleasejeg vil gjerne ha en enkeltbillett til Newcastle, takk7) ( gammeldags) ærlig, oppriktig8) ( om drink) enkel (bestående av en alkoholenhet) -
64 how
§ როგორ, რანაირად how do you do! გამარჯობა how long რამდენ ხანს; however რაც უნდა იყოს; მით უმეტეს; how many? how much? რამდენი§1 როგორ? რანაირად?how are things / how goes it? როგორაა საქმეები?how's that? // how's so? // how come? ეს როგორ? / რანაირად?how come you're here? როგორ მოხდა, რომ აქა ხარ? // აქ როგორ მოხვდი?2 რამდენი? რამდენად?how old are you? რამდენი წლისა ხარ // რა ხნისა ხარ?how much / many? რამდენი?3 რა! რას?how stupid / foolish! რა სისულელეა!how do you fare? როგორაა შენი საქმეები? // როგორა ხარ?how come it?! ეს რანაირად / როგორ / საიდან?!how’s your mother coming on? დედა როგორა გყავს? / დედაშენი როგორაა?how exciting! რა საინტერესოა! / რა მშვენიერია!how are you?'-'So so!',,როგორა ხარ''-,,ისე რა'' //,,არა მიშავს''how did she respond? რა გიპასუხა? // როგორი რეაქცია მოახდინა?I fail to understand how you managed it ვერ გამიგია, ეს როგორ მოახერხაshe could not figure out how to do it ეს როგორ გაეკეთებინა, ვერ მოისაზრაkeep a tally of how much you spend შენი დანახარჯის / ხარჯების ანგარიში აწარმოე!that's how things are აი, ასეა საქმეებიno matter how... რამდენიც...no matter how he tried, he couldn't do it რამდენიც ეცადა არაფერი გამოუვიდაI can imagine how unpleasant it was წარმომიდგენია, რა არასასიამოვნო იყოhis greatest preoccupation was how to find money მისი ყველაზე დიდი საზრუნავი ფულის შოვნა იყოI don't know how to put it in English არ ვიცი, ეს ინგლისურად როგორ ვთქვა -
65 track
1. noun1) Spur, die; (of wild animal) Fährte, dietracks — (footprints) [Fuß]spuren; (of animal also) Fährte, die
cover one's tracks — (fig.) seine Spur verwischen
be on somebody's track — jemandem auf der Spur sein; (fig.): (in possession of clue to somebody's plans) jemandem auf die Schliche gekommen sein
be on the right/wrong track — (fig.) auf der richtigen/falschen Spur sein
keep track of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten
lose track of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas aus den Augen verlieren
make tracks — (coll.) (depart) sich auf die Socken machen (ugs.)
stop [dead] in one's tracks — (coll.) auf der Stelle stehen bleiben
3) (Sport) Bahn, diecycling/ greyhound track — Radrennbahn, die/Windhundrennbahn, die
circuit of the track — Bahnrunde, die
4) (Railw.) Gleis, dassingle/double track — eingleisige/zweigleisige Strecke
7) (section of record) Stück, das8) see academic.ru/111441/soundtrack">soundtrack2. transitive verbtrack an animal — die Spur/Fährte eines Tieres verfolgen
the police tracked him [to Paris] — die Polizei folgte seiner Spur [bis nach Paris]
track a rocket/satellite — die Bahn einer Rakete/eines Satelliten verfolgen
Phrasal Verbs:- track down* * *[træk] 1. noun1) (a mark left, especially a footprint etc: They followed the lion's tracks.) die Fährte2) (a path or rough road: a mountain track.) der Weg3) ((also racetrack) a course on which runners, cyclists etc race: a running track; ( also adjective) the 100 metres sprint and other track events.) die Bahn; Leichtathletik-...4) (a railway line.) die Schiene2. verb(to follow (eg an animal) by the marks, footprints etc that it has left: They tracked the wolf to its lair.) nachspüren- track-suit- in one's tracks
- keep/lose track of
- make tracks for
- make tracks
- track down
- tracker dog* * *[træk]I. nforest \track Waldweg mmuddy \track Matschweg m2. (rails)▪ \tracks pl Schienen pl“keep off the \tracks” „Betreten der Gleise verboten“to leave the \tracks entgleisento be on the \track of sb [or on sb's \track] jdm auf der Spur [o auf den Fersen] seinto cover up one's \tracks seine Spuren verwischento leave \tracks Spuren hinterlassenI tried to follow the \track of his argument ich versuchte, seinem Gedankengang zu folgenthe company is on \track to make record profits die Firma ist auf dem besten Weg, Rekordgewinne zu erzielenwe were rather behind our schedule, but we've managed to get back on \track now wir waren ziemlich in Verzug geraten, aber inzwischen läuft wieder alles nach Zeitplanto keep the economy on/to get [or put] the economy back on \track die Wirtschaft in Schwung halten/wieder in Schwung bringento get one's life back on \track sein Leben wieder ins Lot bringento be on the right/wrong \track auf dem richtigen/falschen Weg seinto change \track [completely] eine [völlig] neue Richtung einschlagen9. SPORT for running Laufbahn f; for race cars Piste f; for bikes Radrennbahn f, Velorennbahn f SCHWEIZbacking \track Backgroundmusik f kein plfour-\track tape recorder Vierspur[tonband]gerät ntfast \track beschleunigtes Verfahrenmulti-\track reguläres Verfahren, ≈ Untersuchungsverfahren ntsmall claims \track Verfahren nt für Bagatellsachen18.▶ to be off the beaten \track abgelegen sein▶ to get off [the] \track vom Thema abweichen▶ to lose \track [of sth] (be confused about) [über etw akk] den Überblick verlieren; (not keep up to date) [über etw akk] nicht mehr auf dem Laufenden seinI use to know everything about him, but I've lost \track recently ich wusste früher alles über ihn, aber neuerdings bin ich nicht mehr auf dem Laufendenhe had lost all \track of time er hatte jegliches Zeitgefühl verlorenI'd better make \tracks now ich mach mich jetzt besser auf die Socken fam▶ in one's \tracks an Ort und StelleIII. vt1. (pursue)▪ to \track sth etw verfolgento \track an animal die Fährte eines Tieres verfolgen▪ to \track sb jds Spur verfolgenthe terrorists were \tracked to Amsterdam die Spur der Terroristen konnte bis nach Amsterdam verfolgt werden2. (follow the trail of)to \track sb's career/record jds Karriere/Vorgeschichte verfolgento \track a storm/hurricane einen Sturm/Orkan verfolgen3. (find)to \track sth/sb/an animal etw/jdn/ein Tier aufspürenthe kidnapper was \tracked to the airport der Entführer wurde am Flughafen aufgespürtto \track a criminal/target einen Kriminellen/ein Ziel aufspürento \track sand/dirt in the house Sand-/Schmutzspuren im Haus hinterlassento \track students Schüler in Gruppen einteilenIV. vi1. camera heranfahren3. (wheels) spurgenau laufen* * *[trk]1. nyou can't expect to keep track of your friends if you never write to them — du kannst nicht erwarten, Kontakt zu deinen Freunden zu behalten, wenn du nie schreibst
I can't keep track of his movements or of him — ich weiß nie, wo er sich gerade aufhält
how do you keep track of the time without a watch? — wie können Sie wissen, wie spät es ist, wenn Sie keine Uhr haben?
I can't keep track of your girlfriends — du hast so viele Freundinnen, da komme ich nicht mit (inf)
no-one can keep track of the situation — niemand hat mehr einen Überblick über die Lage
we lost track of time — wir haben die Zeit ganz vergessen, wir haben einfach nicht auf die Uhr or Zeit geachtet
I lost track of what he was saying — ich habe nicht (mehr) mitbekommen, was er gesagt hat
2) (fig)we must be making tracks (inf) — wir müssen uns auf die Socken (inf) or auf den Weg machen
he made tracks for London — er ging/fuhr nach London
he stopped dead in his tracks — er blieb abrupt stehen
to stop sb (dead) in his/her tracks — jdn abrupt zum Stillstand bringen
to cover ( up) one's tracks — seine Spuren verwischen
3) (= path) Weg m, Pfad mto be on the wrong track (fig) — auf dem falschen Weg sein, auf dem Holzweg sein (inf)
"keep off the track" —
double/single track line — zwei-/eingleisige Strecke
6) (SPORT) Rennbahn f; (ATHLETICS) Bahn f; (MOTORSPORT) Piste f, Bahn f; (= circuit) Rennstrecke f; (CYCLING) Radrennbahn f8) Raupenkette f2. vt1) (= follow) person, animal verfolgen; movements folgen (+dat); (COMPUT) nachverfolgen; (SPACE) rocket die Flugbahn (+gen) verfolgentrack changes ( Comput: command ) — Änderungen nachverfolgen
2) (US)the children tracked dirt all over the carpet — die Kinder hinterließen überall auf dem Teppich Schmutzspuren
3. vi1) (= follow trail) Fährten lesen* * *track [træk]A s1. (Fuß-, Ski-, Wagen-, Wild- etc) Spur f, Fährte f (beide auch fig):the track of my thoughts mein Gedankengang;be on sb’s track jemandem auf der Spur sein;be hot on sb’s tracks jemandem dicht auf den Fersen sein;be on the wrong track, be off the track fig auf der falschen Spur oder auf dem falschen Weg oder auf dem Holzweg sein;cover up one’s tracks seine Spur(en) verwischen;make tracks umga) sich auf die Socken machen,b) abhauen, verschwinden;make tracks for home umg sich auf den Heimweg machen;lose track of aus den Augen verlieren;lose all track of time jegliches Zeitgefühl verlieren;shoot sb in their tracks jemanden auf der Stelle niederschießen;2. BAHN Gleis n, Geleise n und pl, Schienenstrang m:off the track entgleist, aus den Schienen;on track WIRTSCH auf der Achse, rollend;jump the tracks aus den Schienen springen, entgleisen;he was born on the wrong side of the tracks US er stammt aus ärmlichen Verhältnissen3. a) SCHIFF Fahrwasser n, Seegatt nb) FLUG Kurs m über Grund4. SCHIFF Track m, (übliche) Route:5. Pfad m, Weg m (beide auch fig)6. Bahn f (eines Geschosses, Kometen etc):(clear the) track! Bahn frei!7. SPORTa) (Renn-, Lauf) Bahn fc) US Leichtathletik f8. a) Spur f (eines Tonbands etc)b) COMPUT Track m (abgegrenzter Bereich eines Magnetspeichers, in dem eine Bitfolge gespeichert werden kann)9. Track m, Stück n, Nummer f (besonders einer CD)10. PHYS Bahnspur f11. AUTOa) Spurweite fb) Reifenprofil n12. (Gleis-, Raupen) Kette f (eines Traktors etc)13. SCHULE US Leistungsgruppe f (innerhalb einer Klasse)B v/t1. nachgehen, -spüren (dat), verfolgen (to bis):4. einen Weg kennzeichnen5. eine Wüste etc durchqueren7. BAHN US Gleise verlegen in (dat)8. AUTO, TECH mit Raupenketten versehen:tracked vehicle Ketten-, Raupenfahrzeug n9. SCHULE US eine Klasse in Leistungsgruppen einteilenC v/i1. TECH in der Spur bleiben (Räder, Saphirnadel etc), Spur halten2. FILM (mit der Kamera) fahren:track in on heranfahren an (akk)* * *1. noun1) Spur, die; (of wild animal) Fährte, dietracks — (footprints) [Fuß]spuren; (of animal also) Fährte, die
cover one's tracks — (fig.) seine Spur verwischen
be on somebody's track — jemandem auf der Spur sein; (fig.): (in possession of clue to somebody's plans) jemandem auf die Schliche gekommen sein
be on the right/wrong track — (fig.) auf der richtigen/falschen Spur sein
keep track of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten
lose track of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas aus den Augen verlieren
make tracks — (coll.) (depart) sich auf die Socken machen (ugs.)
stop [dead] in one's tracks — (coll.) auf der Stelle stehen bleiben
3) (Sport) Bahn, diecycling/ greyhound track — Radrennbahn, die/Windhundrennbahn, die
circuit of the track — Bahnrunde, die
4) (Railw.) Gleis, dassingle/double track — eingleisige/zweigleisige Strecke
6) (of tank, tractor, etc.) Kette, die7) (section of record) Stück, das8) see soundtrack2. transitive verbtrack an animal — die Spur/Fährte eines Tieres verfolgen
the police tracked him [to Paris] — die Polizei folgte seiner Spur [bis nach Paris]
track a rocket/satellite — die Bahn einer Rakete/eines Satelliten verfolgen
Phrasal Verbs:* * *v.verfolgen v. (railway) n.Gleis -e n. (trace) n.Fährte -n f. n.Fußspur -en f.Spur -en f. -
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vtto \tease out the truth out of sb die Wahrheit aus jdm herauskitzeln* * *vt septo tease sth out of sth — etw aus etw herauspusseln (inf)
he managed to tease the information out of her — er hat ihr die Auskunft abgelockt
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67 scratch
scratch [skræt∫]1. noun• we've only managed to scratch the surface of the problem nous n'avons fait qu'effleurer le problème• to scratch o.s. se gratterc. [+ meeting, match] annuler ; (Computing) effacer ; [+ competitor] scratcher ; (US) [+ candidate] rayer de la liste4. compounds* * *[skrætʃ] 1.1) ( wound) gen égratignure f; (from a claw, fingernail) griffure f2) (on metal, furniture) éraflure f; (on record, disc, glass) rayure f3) ( to relieve an itch)4) ( sound) grattement m5) (colloq)he/his work is not up to scratch — il/son travail n'est pas à la hauteur
6) ( zero)7) Sport2.adjective [team] de fortune; [meal] improvisé3.transitive verb1) ( cancel) supprimer; effacer [file]2) ( trace)3) [cat, person] griffer; [thorns, rosebush] égratigner4) ( react to itch) gratterto scratch one's head — lit se gratter la tête; fig être perplexe
5) ( damage) gen érafler; rayer [record]; [cat] se faire les griffes sur [furniture]6) Sport retirer, scratcher4.1) ( relieve itch) se gratter2) ( inflict injury) griffer5.Phrasal Verbs:•• -
68 search
I [səːtʃ] n1) поиск, поиски, розыскI went in search of a doctor. — Я пошел разыскивать врача.
- careful search- systematic search
- search party
- search file
- search for truth
- after a long search
- in search of a job
- be tired of search
- begin a search
- give up all search
- escape search
- make a search for the missing men2) обыск, осмотр, досмотрThe search revealed arms. — При обыске было обнаружено оружие
- make a narrow search of the ship- make a search for contrabanda II [səːtʃ] v1) искать, разыскивать, обшаривать, перебиратьI've searched my memory but I can't remember his name. — Я все перебрал в памяти, но никак не могу вспомнить, как его зовут.
- search properly- search one's pockets for keys
- search for smb, smth
- search in one's mind
- search through all the papers
- search all over the city2) обыскиватьThey searched the house. — Они обыскали весь дом.
Their luggage was searched at the customs house. — Их багаж прошел досмотр на таможне.
ASSOCIATIONS AND IMAGERY:Значение глагола to search может ассоциироваться с охотой за кем-либо или чем-либо, что проявляется в явном виде в нижеследующих словосочетаниях: I have been hurting for that book all day. Я охотился за этой книгой целый день. The detectives were on their trail at once. Сыщики сразу напали на их след. They managed to track down this childhood friends. Они сумели разыскать друзей его детства. We ran her to earth/ground in a London hotel. Мы отыскали ее в одной из лондонских гостиниц. She was beeing hounded by photographers. За ней гонялись фотографы. He was ferreting around in his desk. Он рылся в своем столе. We were completely thrown off the scent. Мы совершенно сбились со следа/потеряли след. I unearthed some useful facts and figures. Я разыскал/раскопал некоторые полезные факты и цифры. The facts only came to light after a long investigation. Факты увидели свет только после долгого расследования. It took me a long time to find it, but I finally struck gold/oil. У меня ушло много времени в попытке найти это, но, в конце концов, я нашел истину -
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phrvi infml1)He had no dinner jacket for that occasion but he was told he would get by in a dark suit — У него не оказалось фрака для этого торжественного случая, но ему сказали, что сойдет и темный костюм
2)He could speak fluently in four languages and get by in as many more — Он бегло говорил на четырех языках и довольно сносно объяснялся еще на стольких же
3)We can get by without your help, thank you — Как-нибудь проживем и без твоей помощи
I'll get by as long as I have you — Пока ты со мной, я не пропаду
4)It's a clever trick but will it get by? — Неплохо придумано, но боюсь, что это вряд ли проскочит
You can get by like that once or twice but they will find you out anyway — Пару раз это может сойти с рук, но потом ты попадешься
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70 Introduction
Portugal is a small Western European nation with a large, distinctive past replete with both triumph and tragedy. One of the continent's oldest nation-states, Portugal has frontiers that are essentially unchanged since the late 14th century. The country's unique character and 850-year history as an independent state present several curious paradoxes. As of 1974, when much of the remainder of the Portuguese overseas empire was decolonized, Portuguese society appeared to be the most ethnically homogeneous of the two Iberian states and of much of Europe. Yet, Portuguese society had received, over the course of 2,000 years, infusions of other ethnic groups in invasions and immigration: Phoenicians, Greeks, Celts, Romans, Suevi, Visigoths, Muslims (Arab and Berber), Jews, Italians, Flemings, Burgundian French, black Africans, and Asians. Indeed, Portugal has been a crossroads, despite its relative isolation in the western corner of the Iberian Peninsula, between the West and North Africa, Tropical Africa, and Asia and America. Since 1974, Portugal's society has become less homogeneous, as there has been significant immigration of former subjects from its erstwhile overseas empire.Other paradoxes should be noted as well. Although Portugal is sometimes confused with Spain or things Spanish, its very national independence and national culture depend on being different from Spain and Spaniards. Today, Portugal's independence may be taken for granted. Since 1140, except for 1580-1640 when it was ruled by Philippine Spain, Portugal has been a sovereign state. Nevertheless, a recurring theme of the nation's history is cycles of anxiety and despair that its freedom as a nation is at risk. There is a paradox, too, about Portugal's overseas empire(s), which lasted half a millennium (1415-1975): after 1822, when Brazil achieved independence from Portugal, most of the Portuguese who emigrated overseas never set foot in their overseas empire, but preferred to immigrate to Brazil or to other countries in North or South America or Europe, where established Portuguese overseas communities existed.Portugal was a world power during the period 1415-1550, the era of the Discoveries, expansion, and early empire, and since then the Portuguese have experienced periods of decline, decadence, and rejuvenation. Despite the fact that Portugal slipped to the rank of a third- or fourth-rate power after 1580, it and its people can claim rightfully an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions that assure their place both in world and Western history. These distinctions should be kept in mind while acknowledging that, for more than 400 years, Portugal has generally lagged behind the rest of Western Europe, although not Southern Europe, in social and economic developments and has remained behind even its only neighbor and sometime nemesis, Spain.Portugal's pioneering role in the Discoveries and exploration era of the 15th and 16th centuries is well known. Often noted, too, is the Portuguese role in the art and science of maritime navigation through the efforts of early navigators, mapmakers, seamen, and fishermen. What are often forgotten are the country's slender base of resources, its small population largely of rural peasants, and, until recently, its occupation of only 16 percent of the Iberian Peninsula. As of 1139—10, when Portugal emerged first as an independent monarchy, and eventually a sovereign nation-state, England and France had not achieved this status. The Portuguese were the first in the Iberian Peninsula to expel the Muslim invaders from their portion of the peninsula, achieving this by 1250, more than 200 years before Castile managed to do the same (1492).Other distinctions may be noted. Portugal conquered the first overseas empire beyond the Mediterranean in the early modern era and established the first plantation system based on slave labor. Portugal's empire was the first to be colonized and the last to be decolonized in the 20th century. With so much of its scattered, seaborne empire dependent upon the safety and seaworthiness of shipping, Portugal was a pioneer in initiating marine insurance, a practice that is taken for granted today. During the time of Pombaline Portugal (1750-77), Portugal was the first state to organize and hold an industrial trade fair. In distinctive political and governmental developments, Portugal's record is more mixed, and this fact suggests that maintaining a government with a functioning rule of law and a pluralist, representative democracy has not been an easy matter in a country that for so long has been one of the poorest and least educated in the West. Portugal's First Republic (1910-26), only the third republic in a largely monarchist Europe (after France and Switzerland), was Western Europe's most unstable parliamentary system in the 20th century. Finally, the authoritarian Estado Novo or "New State" (1926-74) was the longest surviving authoritarian system in modern Western Europe. When Portugal departed from its overseas empire in 1974-75, the descendants, in effect, of Prince Henry the Navigator were leaving the West's oldest empire.Portugal's individuality is based mainly on its long history of distinc-tiveness, its intense determination to use any means — alliance, diplomacy, defense, trade, or empire—to be a sovereign state, independent of Spain, and on its national pride in the Portuguese language. Another master factor in Portuguese affairs deserves mention. The country's politics and government have been influenced not only by intellectual currents from the Atlantic but also through Spain from Europe, which brought new political ideas and institutions and novel technologies. Given the weight of empire in Portugal's past, it is not surprising that public affairs have been hostage to a degree to what happened in her overseas empire. Most important have been domestic responses to imperial affairs during both imperial and internal crises since 1415, which have continued to the mid-1970s and beyond. One of the most important themes of Portuguese history, and one oddly neglected by not a few histories, is that every major political crisis and fundamental change in the system—in other words, revolution—since 1415 has been intimately connected with a related imperial crisis. The respective dates of these historical crises are: 1437, 1495, 1578-80, 1640, 1820-22, 1890, 1910, 1926-30, 1961, and 1974. The reader will find greater detail on each crisis in historical context in the history section of this introduction and in relevant entries.LAND AND PEOPLEThe Republic of Portugal is located on the western edge of the Iberian Peninsula. A major geographical dividing line is the Tagus River: Portugal north of it has an Atlantic orientation; the country to the south of it has a Mediterranean orientation. There is little physical evidence that Portugal is clearly geographically distinct from Spain, and there is no major natural barrier between the two countries along more than 1,214 kilometers (755 miles) of the Luso-Spanish frontier. In climate, Portugal has a number of microclimates similar to the microclimates of Galicia, Estremadura, and Andalusia in neighboring Spain. North of the Tagus, in general, there is an Atlantic-type climate with higher rainfall, cold winters, and some snow in the mountainous areas. South of the Tagus is a more Mediterranean climate, with hot, dry, often rainless summers and cool, wet winters. Lisbon, the capital, which has a fifth of the country's population living in its region, has an average annual mean temperature about 16° C (60° F).For a small country with an area of 92,345 square kilometers (35,580 square miles, including the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and the Madeiras), which is about the size of the state of Indiana in the United States, Portugal has a remarkable diversity of regional topography and scenery. In some respects, Portugal resembles an island within the peninsula, embodying a unique fusion of European and non-European cultures, akin to Spain yet apart. Its geography is a study in contrasts, from the flat, sandy coastal plain, in some places unusually wide for Europe, to the mountainous Beira districts or provinces north of the Tagus, to the snow-capped mountain range of the Estrela, with its unique ski area, to the rocky, barren, remote Trás-os-Montes district bordering Spain. There are extensive forests in central and northern Portugal that contrast with the flat, almost Kansas-like plains of the wheat belt in the Alentejo district. There is also the unique Algarve district, isolated somewhat from the Alentejo district by a mountain range, with a microclimate, topography, and vegetation that resemble closely those of North Africa.Although Portugal is small, just 563 kilometers (337 miles) long and from 129 to 209 kilometers (80 to 125 miles) wide, it is strategically located on transportation and communication routes between Europe and North Africa, and the Americas and Europe. Geographical location is one key to the long history of Portugal's three overseas empires, which stretched once from Morocco to the Moluccas and from lonely Sagres at Cape St. Vincent to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is essential to emphasize the identity of its neighbors: on the north and east Portugal is bounded by Spain, its only neighbor, and by the Atlantic Ocean on the south and west. Portugal is the westernmost country of Western Europe, and its shape resembles a face, with Lisbon below the nose, staring into theAtlantic. No part of Portugal touches the Mediterranean, and its Atlantic orientation has been a response in part to turning its back on Castile and Léon (later Spain) and exploring, traveling, and trading or working in lands beyond the peninsula. Portugal was the pioneering nation in the Atlantic-born European discoveries during the Renaissance, and its diplomatic and trade relations have been dominated by countries that have been Atlantic powers as well: Spain; England (Britain since 1707); France; Brazil, once its greatest colony; and the United States.Today Portugal and its Atlantic islands have a population of roughly 10 million people. While ethnic homogeneity has been characteristic of it in recent history, Portugal's population over the centuries has seen an infusion of non-Portuguese ethnic groups from various parts of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Between 1500 and 1800, a significant population of black Africans, brought in as slaves, was absorbed in the population. And since 1950, a population of Cape Verdeans, who worked in menial labor, has resided in Portugal. With the influx of African, Goan, and Timorese refugees and exiles from the empire—as many as three quarters of a million retornados ("returned ones" or immigrants from the former empire) entered Portugal in 1974 and 1975—there has been greater ethnic diversity in the Portuguese population. In 2002, there were 239,113 immigrants legally residing in Portugal: 108,132 from Africa; 24,806 from Brazil; 15,906 from Britain; 14,617 from Spain; and 11,877 from Germany. In addition, about 200,000 immigrants are living in Portugal from eastern Europe, mainly from Ukraine. The growth of Portugal's population is reflected in the following statistics:1527 1,200,000 (estimate only)1768 2,400,000 (estimate only)1864 4,287,000 first census1890 5,049,7001900 5,423,0001911 5,960,0001930 6,826,0001940 7,185,1431950 8,510,0001960 8,889,0001970 8,668,000* note decrease1980 9,833,0001991 9,862,5401996 9,934,1002006 10,642,8362010 10,710,000 (estimated) -
71 figure
chiffre ⇒ 1 (a) ligne ⇒ 1 (b) silhouette ⇒ 1 (c) personnage ⇒ 1 (d), 1 (e) figure ⇒ 1 (f), 1 (g) figurine ⇒ 1 (j) penser ⇒ 2 (a) arriver à comprendre ⇒ 2 (b) figurer ⇒ 3 (a) sembler logique ⇒ 3 (b)1 noun∎ six-figure number nombre m de six chiffres;∎ the figures for 1995 les statistiques de 1995;∎ his salary is in or runs to six figures ≃ il gagne plus d'un million de francs;∎ our takings have reached four figures nous avons décroché les quatre chiffres;∎ in round figures en chiffres ronds;∎ to be in double figures (inflation, unemployment) dépasser la barre ou le seuil des 10 pour cent;∎ his score barely managed to get into double figures son score s'élevait tout juste à un nombre à deux chiffres;∎ to get inflation down to single figures réduire l'inflation à un taux inférieur à dix pour cent;∎ to put a figure on sth (give cost) évaluer le coût de ou chiffrer qch;∎ I couldn't put a figure on the number of people there je ne pourrais pas dire combien de personnes il y avait;∎ she's good at figures elle est bonne en calcul;∎ he has no head for figures il n'est pas doué en calcul;∎ have you done your figures? as-tu fait tes calculs?;∎ name your figure (to purchaser, seller) quel est votre prix?;∎ the boss told him to name his figure (for pay rise) le patron lui a demandé combien il voulait;∎ to find a mistake in the figures trouver une erreur de calcul(b) (human shape) ligne f;∎ she is always worrying about her figure elle s'inquiète constamment pour sa ligne;∎ she has a good figure elle a une jolie silhouette, elle est bien faite;∎ to look after one's figure faire attention à sa ligne;∎ think of your figure! pense à ta ligne!;∎ to keep/to lose one's figure garder/perdre la ligne;∎ a fine figure of a woman/man une femme/un homme qui a de l'allure;∎ to cut a fine figure avoir beaucoup d'allure;∎ to cut a sorry figure faire piètre figure;∎ he was a sorry figure standing there on the doorstep (wet, dirty etc) il faisait piètre figure, debout sur les marches(c) (human outline) silhouette f;∎ a figure appeared on the horizon une silhouette est apparue à l'horizon(d) (character in novel, film, painting etc) personnage m;∎ the group of figures on the left le groupe de personnes à gauche;∎ key figure personnage m central;∎ figure of fun objet m de risée;∎ a hate figure, a figure of hate un objet de haine∎ a distinguished figure une personnalité(f) (in geometry, skating, dancing) figure f(g) (illustration, diagram) figure f(h) (pattern → on material) dessin m∎ figure of speech figure f de rhétorique;∎ it was just a figure of speech ce n'était qu'une façon de parler(j) (statuette) figurine f∎ we figured something like that must have happened nous pensions ou nous nous doutions bien que quelque chose de ce genre était arrivé□∎ we couldn't figure it nous n'arrivions pas à comprendre ou saisir□∎ does he figure in your plans? est-ce qu'il figure dans tes projets?;∎ where do I figure in all this? quelle est ma place dans tout cela?;∎ guilt figures quite a lot in his novels la culpabilité a ou tient une place relativement importante dans ses romans;∎ she figured prominently in the scandal elle a été très impliquée dans le scandale∎ it figures that he'd do that ça paraît logique ou normal qu'il ait fait ça□ ;∎ American it just doesn't figure ça n'a pas de sens□ ;∎ American go figure! qui aurait imaginé ça?□figure skater patineur(euse) m,f artistique;1 nounpatinage m artistique(champion, championship) de patinage artistique(in calculations) inclure∎ to figure on doing sth compter faire qch;∎ when are you figuring on leaving? quand comptes-tu ou penses-tu partir?;∎ you didn't figure on that (happening), did you? tu ne comptais ou pensais pas que ça arriverait, hein?, tu ne comptais pas là-dessus, hein?∎ with the roadworks you should figure on an hour's delay il faut compter une heure de plus avec les travaux(a) (understand) arriver à comprendre;∎ we couldn't figure it out nous n'arrivions pas à comprendre ou saisir(b) (work out → sum, cost etc) calculer;∎ figure it out for yourself réfléchis donc un peu;∎ she still hasn't figured out how to do it elle n'a toujours pas trouvé comment faire
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