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  • 1 sway

    swei 1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move from side to side or up and down with a swinging or rocking action: The branches swayed gently in the breeze.) svaie, svinge, vogge
    2) (to influence the opinion etc of: She's too easily swayed by her feelings.) la seg påvirke/lede av
    2. noun
    1) (the motion of swaying: the sway of the ship's deck.) svaiing, svinging
    2) (power, rule or control: people under the sway of the dictator.) makt, herredømme
    svaie
    I
    subst. \/sweɪ\/
    1) svaiing, svingning
    2) krengning, helling
    3) innflytelse, makt, herredømme
    hold in one's sway ha makten over, herske over
    hold sway ha (øverste) makt, herske, være den som bestemmer
    under his\/her sway under hans\/hennes septer
    under the sway of under innflytelse av underlagt
    II
    verb \/sweɪ\/
    1) svinge, svaie, gynge, vaie
    2) krenge, vakle
    3) ( overført) vakle, svinge, påvirke, innvirke på, lede
    4) ha makt over, ha innflytelse over, beherske, styre, dominere, avgjøre (resultatet av)
    sway (up) a yard ( sjøfart) heise (opp) en rå
    sway one's hips svinge\/vrikke på hoftene
    sway the lyre ( poetisk) strenge sin lyre
    sway the sceptre føre septeret, svinge septeret

    English-Norwegian dictionary > sway

  • 2 sway

    1. intransitive verb
    [hin und her] schwanken; (gently) sich wiegen
    2. transitive verb
    1) wiegen [Kopf, Hüften, Zweig, Wipfel]; hin und her schwanken lassen [Baum, Mast, Antenne]
    2) (have influence over) beeinflussen; (persuade) überreden
    3. noun
    Herrschaft, die

    have somebody under one's sway, hold sway over somebody — über jemanden herrschen

    * * *
    [swei] 1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move from side to side or up and down with a swinging or rocking action: The branches swayed gently in the breeze.) schaukeln
    2) (to influence the opinion etc of: She's too easily swayed by her feelings.) beeinflussen
    2. noun
    1) (the motion of swaying: the sway of the ship's deck.) das Schaukeln
    2) (power, rule or control: people under the sway of the dictator.) die Herrschaft
    * * *
    [sweɪ]
    I. vi person schwanken; trees sich akk wiegen
    to \sway from side to side hin und her schwanken
    to \sway backwards and forwards hin und her schaukeln
    II. vt
    1. (swing)
    to \sway sth etw schwenken; wind etw wiegen
    to \sway one's hips sich akk in den Hüften wiegen
    2. usu passive (influence)
    to be \swayed by sb/sth sich akk von jdm/etw beeinflussen lassen; (change mind) von jdm/etw umgestimmt werden
    were you \swayed by her arguments? haben ihre Argumente dich rumgekriegt? fam
    3. ( fig: alter)
    to \sway sth etw ändern
    III. n no pl ( liter: control) beherrschender Einfluss, Einflussbereich m
    to come under the \sway of sb/sth unter den Einfluss einer Person/einer S. gen geraten
    to hold \sway [over sb/sth] [über jdn/etw] herrschen
    Newtonian physics held \sway until the advent of Einstein and relativity die Newtonsche Physik war vorherrschend, bis Einstein mit der Relativitätstheorie auftrat
    * * *
    [sweɪ]
    1. n
    1) (= movement of trees) Sichwiegen nt; (of hanging object) Schwingen nt; (of building, mast, bridge etc, unsteady person) Schwanken nt; (of train, boat) Schaukeln nt; (of hips) Wackeln nt; (fig) Schwenken nt
    2) (= influence, rule) Macht f (over über +acc)

    to bring a city/a people under one's sway — sich (dat) eine Stadt/ein Volk unterwerfen

    to hold sway over sb/a nation — jdn/ein Volk beherrschen or in seiner Macht haben

    2. vi
    (trees) sich wiegen; (hanging object) schwingen; (building, mast, bridge etc, unsteady person) schwanken; (train, boat) schaukeln; (hips) wackeln; (fig) schwenken

    she sways as she walks —

    3. vt
    1) hips wiegen; (wind) hin und her bewegen
    2) (= influence) beeinflussen; (= change sb's mind) umstimmen
    * * *
    sway [sweı]
    A v/i
    1. schwanken:
    a) sich wiegen, schaukeln
    b) taumeln
    2. sich neigen
    3. fig sich zuneigen (to dat)
    4. fig
    a) sich bewegen (between … and zwischen dat und):
    sway backwards and forwards hin- und herwogen (Schlacht etc)
    b) schwanken (between … and zwischen dat und)
    5. herrschen ( over über akk)
    B v/t
    1. etwas schwenken, schaukeln, wiegen:
    sway one’s hips sich in den Hüften wiegen
    2. neigen
    3. meist sway up SCHIFF Masten etc aufheißen
    4. fig die Massen etc beeinflussen, lenken, beherrschen:
    sway the audience das Publikum mitreißen;
    his speech swayed the elections seine Rede beeinflusste die Wahlen entscheidend;
    swaying arguments unwiderlegliche Argumente
    5. besonders poet das Zepter etc schwingen
    6. beherrschen, herrschen über (akk)
    C s
    1. Schwanken n, Wiegen n
    2. Schwung m, Wucht f
    3. Einfluss m, Bann m:
    under the sway of unter dem Einfluss oder im Banne von (od gen)( C 4)
    4. Herrschaft f, Gewalt f:
    hold sway over B 6;
    under the sway of a dictator in der Gewalt oder unter der Herrschaft eines Diktators
    * * *
    1. intransitive verb
    [hin und her] schwanken; (gently) sich wiegen
    2. transitive verb
    1) wiegen [Kopf, Hüften, Zweig, Wipfel]; hin und her schwanken lassen [Baum, Mast, Antenne]
    2) (have influence over) beeinflussen; (persuade) überreden
    3. noun
    Herrschaft, die

    have somebody under one's sway, hold sway over somebody — über jemanden herrschen

    * * *
    n.
    Einfluss -¨e m. v.
    schwanken v.
    wippen v.

    English-german dictionary > sway

  • 3 sway

    swei
    1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move from side to side or up and down with a swinging or rocking action: The branches swayed gently in the breeze.) balancear(se), mecer(se)
    2) (to influence the opinion etc of: She's too easily swayed by her feelings.) influir, influenciar; persuadir

    2. noun
    1) (the motion of swaying: the sway of the ship's deck.) balanceo, bamboleo
    2) (power, rule or control: people under the sway of the dictator.) dominio, influencia
    sway vb mecerse / balancearse
    tr[sweɪ]
    1 (movement) balanceo, vaivén nombre masculino, movimiento
    2 figurative use (influence) dominio, influencia ( over, sobre)
    1 (swing) balancear, bambolear
    2 figurative use (influence) influir en, influenciar, convencer
    1 (person, tree, ladder) balancearse, bambolearse; (tower) bambolearse; (crops) mecerse; (person - totter) tambalearse
    2 figurative use (waver) vacilar ( between, entre), oscilar ( between, entre)
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to hold sway (ideas, beliefs) prevalecer 2 (person) dominar
    to hold sway over somebody dominar a alguien
    sway ['sweɪ] vi
    : balancearse, mecerse
    sway vt
    influence: influir en, convencer
    sway n
    1) swinging: balanceo m
    2) influence: influjo m
    n.
    balanceo s.m.
    dominio s.m.
    mando s.m.
    oscilación s.f.
    soberanía s.f.
    vaivén s.m.
    v.
    bambalear v.
    bambolear v.
    cimbrar v.
    columpiar v.
    desviar v.
    dominar v.
    hacer oscilar v.
    inclinar v.
    influir en v.
    mecer v.
    mimbrear v.
    tartalear v.
    sweɪ
    I
    mass noun
    1) ( movement) balanceo m, oscilación f
    2) ( influence) influjo m; ( domination) dominio m

    to hold sway\<\<ideas\>\> prevalecer*; \<\<leader\>\> ejercer* dominio

    to hold sway OVER somebody — ejercer* dominio sobre alguien


    II
    1.
    1) ( swing) \<\<branchee\>\> balancearse; \<\<building/tower\>\> bambolearse, balancearse, oscilar
    2) ( veer) \<\<public opinion\>\> cambiar, dar* un viraje

    2.
    vt
    1) ( influence) \<\<person/crowd\>\> influir* en, influenciar
    2) ( move) \<\<hips\>\> menear, bambolear
    [sweɪ]
    1. N
    1) (also: swaying) (=movement) balanceo m, oscilación f ; [of train, bus, boat] vaivén m, balanceo m ; (=violent swaying) bamboleo m ; (=violent jerk) sacudimiento m ; (=totter) tambaleo m
    2) (=rule) dominio m ; (=influence) influencia f ; (=power) poder m

    his sway over the party — su influencia en el partido, su dominio del partido

    to hold sway over a nationgobernar or dominar una nación

    2.
    VI (=swing) balancearse, oscilar; (gently) mecerse; (violently) bambolearse; (=totter) tambalearse

    the train swayed from side to sideel tren se balanceaba or bamboleaba de un lado para otro

    3. VT
    1) (=move) balancear; (gently) mecer; [+ hips] menear, cimbrear
    2) (=influence) mover, influir en
    * * *
    [sweɪ]
    I
    mass noun
    1) ( movement) balanceo m, oscilación f
    2) ( influence) influjo m; ( domination) dominio m

    to hold sway\<\<ideas\>\> prevalecer*; \<\<leader\>\> ejercer* dominio

    to hold sway OVER somebody — ejercer* dominio sobre alguien


    II
    1.
    1) ( swing) \<\<branch/tree\>\> balancearse; \<\<building/tower\>\> bambolearse, balancearse, oscilar
    2) ( veer) \<\<public opinion\>\> cambiar, dar* un viraje

    2.
    vt
    1) ( influence) \<\<person/crowd\>\> influir* en, influenciar
    2) ( move) \<\<hips\>\> menear, bambolear

    English-spanish dictionary > sway

  • 4 sway

    sway [sweɪ]
    1. noun
       a. to hold sway [theory] prévaloir ; [person] avoir une grande influence
    [tree, rope, hanging object] se balancer ; [tower block, bridge, train] osciller ; [person] (weak) chanceler ; (dancing) se balancer
       a. [+ hanging object] balancer
       b. ( = influence) influencer
    * * *
    [sweɪ] 1. 2.
    1) ( influence) influencer
    2) ( rock) osciller
    3.
    intransitive verb [tree, building, bridge] osciller; [vessel, carriage] tanguer; [person, body] (from weakness, inebriation) chanceler; ( to music) se balancer

    English-French dictionary > sway

  • 5 sway

    A n
    1 (of tower, bridge, train) oscillation f ; ( of boat) balancement m ;
    2 ( power) under the sway of sous la domination de ; to hold sway avoir une grande influence ; to hold sway over dominer [person, country].
    B vtr
    1 ( influence) influencer [person, jury, voters] ; to sway sb in favour of doing déterminer qn à faire ; to sway the outcome in sb's favour faire pencher la balance en faveur de qn ; she would not be swayed elle ne se laissait pas influencer ; I was almost swayed by j'ai failli être emporté par ;
    2 ( rock) osciller [trees, building] ; to sway one's hips se déhancher ; to sway one's body se balancer.
    C vi [tree, building, bridge] osciller ; [vessel, carriage] tanguer ; [robes] flotter ; [person, body] (from weakness, inebriation) chanceler ; ( to music) se balancer ; to sway from side to side [person] se balancer de droite à gauche ; to sway along the path avancer le long du chemin en chancelant.
    D swaying pres p adj [building, train] oscillant ; the swaying palms/dancers les palmiers/danseurs qui se balancent.

    Big English-French dictionary > sway

  • 6 sway

    I [sweɪ]
    1) (of tower, bridge, train) oscillazione f.; (of boat) oscillazione f., beccheggio m.

    to hold sway over — dominare [person, country]

    II 1. [sweɪ]
    1) (influence) influenzare

    to sway sb. in favour of doing — persuadere qcn. a fare

    to sway the outcome in sb.'s favour — volgere la situazione in favore di qcn

    2) (rock) fare ondeggiare [ trees]; fare oscillare [ building]
    2.
    verbo intransitivo [tree, robes] ondeggiare; [building, bridge] oscillare; [vessel, carriage] dondolare, oscillare; [ person] (from weakness, inebriation) barcollare; (to music) dondolarsi
    * * *
    [swei] 1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move from side to side or up and down with a swinging or rocking action: The branches swayed gently in the breeze.) ondeggiare
    2) (to influence the opinion etc of: She's too easily swayed by her feelings.) influenzare
    2. noun
    1) (the motion of swaying: the sway of the ship's deck.) oscillazione
    2) (power, rule or control: people under the sway of the dictator.) dominio
    * * *
    [sweɪ]
    1. n
    1) (movement: gen) ondeggiamento, (of boat) dondolio, rollio
    2)

    (rule, power) sway (over) — influenza (su)

    2. vi
    (tree, hanging object) ondeggiare, (bridge, building, train) oscillare, (person) barcollare
    3. vt
    1) (move) far oscillare
    2) (influence) influenzare
    * * *
    sway /sweɪ/
    n. [u]
    1 oscillazione; ondeggiamento; dondolio; fluttuazione
    2 inclinazione; pendenza
    3 (arc. o lett.) influsso; controllo; dominio; potere: The country is under the sway of a dictator, il paese è sotto il dominio di un dittatore
    4 influsso; influenza: to be under the sway of sb., essere sotto l'influenza di q.
    5 impeto; forza: He was moved by the sway of passion, era mosso dall'impeto delle passioni
    to hold sway over sb., tenere q. sotto il proprio dominio; dominare q.
    (to) sway /sweɪ/
    A v. i.
    1 ondeggiare; oscillare; dondolare; fluttuare: The tallest buildings swayed in the earthquake, gli edifici più alti hanno oscillato per il terremoto
    2 pendere; pencolare; inclinarsi
    B v. t.
    1 agitare; far oscillare; far ondeggiare; dondolare; sballottare: The wind is swaying the trees, il vento fa ondeggiare gli alberi
    2 (arc. o lett.) dominare; controllare; tenere sotto di sé; dirigere; reggere: He is swayed by ambition, è dominato dall'ambizione
    3 influenzare; esercitare il proprio influsso su; spostare a proprio favore: to be swayed by false prospects, farsi influenzare da false prospettive; Their door-to-door canvassing swayed thousands of votes, la loro propaganda capillare ha spostato migliaia di voti
    4 far recedere da un proposito; smuovere: His threats will not sway us, le sue minacce non ci smuoveranno
    to sway one's hips, ancheggiare □ (lett.) to sway the sceptre, reggere lo scettro □ (lett.) to sway the sword, brandire (o impugnare) la spada □ (naut.) to sway up, issare, ghindare ( un albero, ecc.).
    * * *
    I [sweɪ]
    1) (of tower, bridge, train) oscillazione f.; (of boat) oscillazione f., beccheggio m.

    to hold sway over — dominare [person, country]

    II 1. [sweɪ]
    1) (influence) influenzare

    to sway sb. in favour of doing — persuadere qcn. a fare

    to sway the outcome in sb.'s favour — volgere la situazione in favore di qcn

    2) (rock) fare ondeggiare [ trees]; fare oscillare [ building]
    2.
    verbo intransitivo [tree, robes] ondeggiare; [building, bridge] oscillare; [vessel, carriage] dondolare, oscillare; [ person] (from weakness, inebriation) barcollare; (to music) dondolarsi

    English-Italian dictionary > sway

  • 7 hold

    I [həuld] 1. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. held
    1)
    а) держать; обнимать

    to hold a spoon / knife — держать ложку, нож

    to hold smth. in one's hand — держать что-л. в руке

    to hold smth. tight(ly) — крепко держать что-л.

    to hold smb. in one's arms — держать кого-л. на руках; держать в объятиях, обнимать кого-л.

    to hold smb. tight / close — (крепко) обнимать кого-л., прижимать кого-л. к себе

    The mother was holding the baby in her arms. — Мать держала ребёнка на руках.

    He will hold her in his arms and tell her she is finally safe. — Он обнимет её и скажет ей, что теперь она в безопасности.

    Syn:
    б) удерживать, задерживать

    He jumped back to try and hold the lift for me. — Он отпрыгнул назад, стараясь задержать для меня лифт.

    Syn:
    2)
    а) удерживать, поддерживать

    A pile of sandbags held the bridge. — Груда мешков с песком поддерживала мост.

    б) держать, выдерживать

    The glue didn't hold. — Клей не держал.

    This rope won't hold in a strong wind. — При сильном ветре эта верёвка не выдержит.

    The nail still holds. — Гвоздь ещё держится.

    Syn:
    3)
    а) содержать в себе, вмещать

    This box holds a pound of candy. — В этой коробке находится один фунт конфет.

    This jug holds two pints. — Этот кувшин вмещает две пинты.

    This room holds a hundred people. — Эта комната вмещает сто человек.

    Syn:
    have a capacity of, contain, accommodate, take in, include, enclose
    б) держать, хранить
    4) владеть, иметь; быть (официальным) владельцем, обладателем, держателем ( акций)

    to hold shares / stock — быть держателем акций, акционерного капитала

    5) занимать (пост, должность); иметь (звание, ранг)

    The Social Democrats held office then. — В правительстве в то время были социал-демократы.

    to hold a rank — иметь звание, чин

    6) воен. удерживать, защищать

    The bridge was held for some time. — Некоторое время они удерживали мост.

    Syn:

    He holds the record for the 100-metre dash. — Он является рекордсменом на 100-метровой дистанции.

    8)
    а) сохранять, удерживать (в каком-л. состоянии)

    She found herself held by his eyes. — Она обнаружила, что его глаза прикованы к ней.

    - hold the stage
    б) сохраняться, длиться, продолжаться; оставаться ( в силе); держаться ( о погоде)

    I was only too glad, however, to see that their appetites held. — Однако я был только рад, что у них по-прежнему хороший аппетит.

    The frost still held. — По-прежнему стояли морозы.

    Our bet holds true. — Наше соглашение остаётся в силе.

    If the weather holds, we'll both take a trip. — Если погода продержится, мы вдвоём совершим поездку.

    Syn:
    9) собирать, созывать, проводить (собрание, совещание, ассамблею)
    10) отмечать, праздновать (что-л.)
    11) поддерживать (связь, контакты), поддерживать (компанию, беседу)
    12)
    а) сдерживать, удерживать; прекращать, останавливать

    Hold everything! — Подожди!, Ничего не предпринимай!

    б) сдерживаться, удерживаться; воздерживаться

    She could not hold from saying this. — Она не могла удержаться, чтобы не сказать это.

    Syn:
    restrain oneself, refrain, forbear, cease, stop, give over
    13) хранить, удерживать ( в памяти)
    Syn:
    have in mind, keep in mind, entertain
    14) полагать, считать; рассматривать; придерживаться (доктрины, мнения, взгляда)

    to hold smb. responsible — считать кого-л. ответственным

    I hold that the details are altogether unhistorical. — Я считаю, что эти детали абсолютно неисторичны.

    He held the lives of other men as cheap as his own. — Он оценивал жизнь других так же низко, как и свою.

    Syn:
    15) питать (какие-л.) чувства (к кому-л.)

    to hold smb. in esteem — уважать кого-л.

    to hold smb. in contempt — презирать кого-л.

    16) (официально) утверждать, устанавливать, решать ( о суде)
    17)
    а) держать (в каком-л. положении)

    She held her head as proudly as ever. — Она, как и прежде, ходила с гордо поднятой головой.

    She held her face averted. — Она так и не повернула головы.

    Hold yourself still for a moment while I take your photograph. — Не двигайся минутку, пока я тебя сфотографирую.

    б) ( hold oneself) держаться, вести себя

    She held herself like a queen. — Она держалась, как королева.

    Syn:
    18) эк. придерживать, не продавать ( товар)
    19) амер.; нарк. иметь наркотики на продажу

    He was holding, just as Red had said. — Как и говорил Ред, у него хранились наркотики.

    21) держать в тюрьме, держать под стражей
    22) спорт. быть, находиться в клинче ( в боксе)
    23) ( hold to)
    а) держаться, придерживаться ( мнения)

    Whatever your argument, I shall hold to my decision. — Что бы ты там не говорил, я не изменю своего решения.

    to hold smb. to his promise — настаивать на выполнении кем-л. своего обещания

    24) ( hold against) обвинять

    I don't hold it against Jim that he has won every year, but some of the other competitors might. — Я-то не злюсь, что Джим каждый год выигрывает, но других участников соревнований это может раздражать.

    We will not hold your past blunders against you. — Мы не будем принимать во внимание твои предыдущие ошибки.

    25)
    а) ( hold by) держаться ( решения); слушаться ( совета)

    There was no anchor, none, to hold by. (Tennyson) — Не было никакой надежды, за которую можно было бы ухватиться.

    б) ( hold with) соглашаться; держаться одинаковых взглядов; одобрять

    I don't hold with some of the strange ideas that you believe in. — Я не согласен со странными представлениями, в которые ты веришь.

    26) (hold smth. over smb.) шантажировать кого-л., манипулировать кем-л. при помощи чего-л.

    He held the Will over her like a threat. — Своим завещанием он держал её на коротком поводке.

    - hold aside
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold in
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold over
    - hold together
    - hold up
    - hold sway
    ••

    hold hard! — стой!; подожди!

    to hold it against smb. — иметь претензии к кому-л., иметь что-л. против кого-л.

    to hold cheap — не дорожить, ни в грош не ставить

    to hold one's tongue — молчать, держать язык за зубами, прикусить язык

    - hold water
    - hold one's sides with laughter 2. сущ.
    1) схватывание, захват; сжатие; удержание

    to keep hold of smth. — держать

    to take / get / grab / catch / seize / lay hold of smth. — схватить что-л., ухватиться за что-л.

    to let go / lose one's hold of smth. — выпустить что-л. из рук

    Take a firm hold of this line. — Твёрдо придерживайся этой линии.

    Syn:
    2) рукоятка, ручка; захват, ушко; опора

    The mountain climber couldn't find a hold to climb any higher. — Альпинист не мог найти опору, чтобы подниматься дальше.

    Syn:
    3)
    а) гнездо, паз; крепёжная деталь
    б) вместилище, хранилище
    4)
    а) власть; влияние (на кого-л. / на что-л.)

    They refused to relinquish their hold over this area. — Они отказались уступить свою власть в этом регионе.

    firm / strong hold (up)on / over smb. — большое влияние на кого-л.

    Her brother has always had a strong hold over her. — Её брат всегда имел на неё большое влияние.

    Syn:
    б) владение, обладание

    to get hold of oneself — владеть собой, держать себя в руках

    Legal documents give the present owner a legitimate hold on the property. — Юридические документы дают нынешнему владельцу законное право владения имуществом.

    Syn:
    5) схватывание, понимание

    to get hold of exactly what is happening — точно понять, что происходит

    6) спорт. клинч, захват (в борьбе, боксе, дзю-до)

    No holds (are) barred. — Все захваты разрешены.

    7)
    а) тюремная камера, тюрьма
    б) уст. заключение в тюрьму, лишение свободы
    Syn:
    8)
    а) убежище, укрытие; берлога, нора
    б) уст. крепость
    Syn:
    9)
    а) отсрочка, задержка

    to put smb. on hold — заставить кого-л. ждать ( особенно на телефоне)

    Syn:
    б) задержка ( запуска ракеты) в последний момент перед стартом
    в) муз. фермата
    ••
    II [həuld] сущ.; мор.

    Англо-русский современный словарь > hold

  • 8 hold

    {hould}
    I. 1. държа, държа се
    to HOLD hands държим си ръцете
    to HOLD oneself well имам хубава стойка, държа се изправено
    a glue that HOLDs лепило, което държи/лепи добре
    2. поддържам, крепя, държа здраво
    подпирам (u с up), издържам
    3. задържам, удържам (позиция, неприятел и пр.), държа се, не отстъпвам
    to HOLD the fort владея/държа крепостта, прен. удържам фронта, временно спасявам положението
    to HOLD one's way/course държа същата посока, следвам курса си
    4. имам сила, в сила съм, важа
    does your offer still HOLD? предложението ти важи ли още? the same HOLDs good/true for/in respect of същото важи за
    5. притежавам, имам, владея, заемам (длъжност и пр.), имам (звание, титла)
    to HOLD a medal носител съм на медал/орден
    to HOLD a professorship професор съм
    6. съдържам, побирам
    car that HOLDs five people петместна кола
    7. държа, привличам, завладявам (човек, внимание и пр.)
    to HOLD the stage държа вниманието на публиката (за артист), задържам се, играя се дълго (за пиеса), предмет съм на разговори
    8. държа се, задържам се, трая
    if your luck HOLDs ако не ти изневери щастието/късметът
    9. спирам, задържам, преча, попречвам
    въздържам (се) (и с back, up, in)
    to HOLD one's fire воен. не стрелям, не откривам огън
    to HOLD one's tongue/mouth/peace държа си езика, мълча си, трая си
    HOLD your jaw/noise! дръж си езика! млъкни! there's no HOLDing him не можеш да го спреш, неудържим е
    10. постоянствувам, непоклатим/верен съм, държа (на обещание и пр.), упорству вам
    11. държа, задържам (в плен и пр.)
    12. провеждам, организирам (събрание, избори и пр.), давам (прием и пр.)
    to HOLD intercourse with поддържам връзки с
    13. поддържам (мнение, теория), на мнение съм, смятам, считам, мисля, твърдя
    to HOLD a belief смятам, считам, вярвам
    to HOLD someone to lie a fool считам някого за глупак
    to HOLD someone responsible смятам/считам/държа някого отговорен
    14. празнувам, тача, спазвам (обичай, празник)
    to HOLD someone dear някой ми е скъп/мил
    to HOLD something lightly не ценя нещо
    to HOLD someone in respect/estimation уважавам/отнасям се с уважение към някого
    to HOLD someone in abhorrence/abomination изпитвам отвращение към някого
    to HOLD someone to his word/promise карам/принуждавам някого да изпълни обещанието си
    to be left HOLDing the bag/the baby оставам на сухо, опирам пешкира
    hold against разг.
    to HOLD something against someone сърдя се някому/обвинявам някого за нещо
    hold back спирам, задържам (тълпа, сълзи и пр.), обуздавам
    спъвам, преча на (развитие, напредък и пр.) (from)
    въздържам се, колебая се, дърпам се (from something, from doing something), държа се настрана, скривам, премълчавам, забавям
    hold by придържам се о/към, вслушвам се в, следвам (съвет)
    hold down натискам, прен. потискам
    II. 1. хващане, задържане
    to have HOLD of държа
    to keep HOLD of someone /something задържам/не изпускам/вкопчвам се в някого/нещо
    to get HOLD of придобивам, свързвам се/сдобивам се с, влияя силно на
    to catch/grip/take/lay/grab/scize HOLD of хващам здраво, сграбчвам
    to take HOLD установявам се, затвърдявам се (за мнение и пр.)
    a book difficult to get HOLD of книга, която трудно се намира
    to slip from someone's HOLD измъквам се/изплъзвам се от ръцете на някого
    to leave/lose HOLD of пускам, изпущам
    to lose one's HOLD on reality губя чувство за реалност
    2. власт, контрол, авторитет, влияние
    to have a HOLD on/over someone имам власт/влияние върху/над някого
    to take HOLD of oneself овладявам се, стягам се
    to maintain a HOLD воен. владея
    3. дръжка, място за хващане/стъпване (на скала и пр.)
    4. ост. затвор, укрепено място, крепост
    5. ам. разбиране
    to get HOLD of what is happening схващам какво става
    6. Бокс хватка
    with no HOLDs barred без спазване на всякакви правила (при борба)
    7. муз. фермата
    III. 1. мор. трюм
    2. ам. ав. помещение за багаж
    * * *
    {hould} v (held {held}) 1. държа; държа се; to hold hands държим (2) {'hould} n 1. хващане, задържане; to have hold of държа; to kee{3} {'hould} n 1. мор. трюм; 2. ам. ав. помещение за багаж.
    * * *
    хватка; хващане; съдържам; спирам; трюм; удържам; провеждам; притежавам; власт; владея; въздържам се; дръжка; дръж; задържам; задържане; държа; крепя; контрол;
    * * *
    1. 1 държа, задържам (в плен и пр.) 2. 1 поддържам (мнение, теория), на мнение съм, смятам, считам, мисля, твърдя 3. 1 празнувам, тача, спазвам (обичай, празник) 4. 1 провеждам, организирам (събрание, избори и пр.), давам (прием и пр.) 5. a book difficult to get hold of книга, която трудно се намира 6. a glue that holds лепило, което държи/лепи добре 7. car that holds five people петместна кола 8. does your offer still hold? предложението ти важи ли още? the same holds good/true for/in respect of същото важи за 9. hold against разг 10. hold back спирам, задържам (тълпа, сълзи и пр.), обуздавам 11. hold by придържам се о/към, вслушвам се в, следвам (съвет) 12. hold down натискам, прен. потискам 13. hold your jaw/noise! дръж си езика! млъкни! there's no holding him не можеш да го спреш, неудържим е 14. i. държа, държа се 15. if your luck holds ако не ти изневери щастието/късметът 16. ii. хващане, задържане 17. iii. мор. трюм 18. to be left holding the bag/the baby оставам на сухо, опирам пешкира 19. to catch/grip/take/lay/grab/scize hold of хващам здраво, сграбчвам 20. to get hold of what is happening схващам какво става 21. to get hold of придобивам, свързвам се/сдобивам се с, влияя силно на 22. to have a hold on/over someone имам власт/влияние върху/над някого 23. to have hold of държа 24. to hold a belief смятам, считам, вярвам 25. to hold a medal носител съм на медал/орден 26. to hold a professorship професор съм 27. to hold hands държим си ръцете 28. to hold intercourse with поддържам връзки с 29. to hold one's fire воен. не стрелям, не откривам огън 30. to hold one's tongue/mouth/peace държа си езика, мълча си, трая си 31. to hold one's way/course държа същата посока, следвам курса си 32. to hold oneself well имам хубава стойка, държа се изправено 33. to hold someone dear някой ми е скъп/мил 34. to hold someone in abhorrence/abomination изпитвам отвращение към някого 35. to hold someone in respect/estimation уважавам/отнасям се с уважение към някого 36. to hold someone responsible смятам/считам/държа някого отговорен 37. to hold someone to his word/promise карам/принуждавам някого да изпълни обещанието си 38. to hold someone to lie a fool считам някого за глупак 39. to hold something against someone сърдя се някому/обвинявам някого за нещо 40. to hold something lightly не ценя нещо 41. to hold the fort владея/държа крепостта, прен. удържам фронта, временно спасявам положението 42. to hold the stage държа вниманието на публиката (за артист), задържам се, играя се дълго (за пиеса), предмет съм на разговори 43. to keep hold of someone /something задържам/не изпускам/вкопчвам се в някого/нещо 44. to leave/lose hold of пускам, изпущам 45. to lose one's hold on reality губя чувство за реалност 46. to maintain a hold воен. владея 47. to slip from someone's hold измъквам се/изплъзвам се от ръцете на някого 48. to take hold of oneself овладявам се, стягам се 49. to take hold установявам се, затвърдявам се (за мнение и пр.) 50. with no holds barred без спазване на всякакви правила (при борба) 51. Бокс хватка 52. ам. ав. помещение за багаж 53. ам. разбиране 54. власт, контрол, авторитет, влияние 55. въздържам (се) (и с back, up, in) 56. въздържам се, колебая се, дърпам се (from something, from doing something), държа се настрана, скривам, премълчавам, забавям 57. дръжка, място за хващане/стъпване (на скала и пр.) 58. държа се, задържам се, трая 59. държа, привличам, завладявам (човек, внимание и пр.) 60. задържам, удържам (позиция, неприятел и пр.), държа се, не отстъпвам 61. имам сила, в сила съм, важа 62. муз. фермата 63. ост. затвор, укрепено място, крепост 64. поддържам, крепя, държа здраво 65. подпирам (u с up), издържам 66. постоянствувам, непоклатим/верен съм, държа (на обещание и пр.), упорству вам 67. притежавам, имам, владея, заемам (длъжност и пр.), имам (звание, титла) 68. спирам, задържам, преча, попречвам 69. спъвам, преча на (развитие, напредък и пр.) (from) 70. съдържам, побирам
    * * *
    hold [hould] I. v (held [held]) 1. държа; държа се; to \hold aloof държа се настрана; to \hold hands държим си ръцете; to \hold o.s. държа се изправен; 2. поддържам, крепя, държа здраво, подпирам (и с up); издържам; a glue that \hold s лепило, което държи (лепи) добре; 3. задържам, удържам (позиция, неприятел и пр.); постоянствам; непоклатим, верен съм; държа (на обещание и пр.); упорствам; to \hold by (to) o.'s opinion ( decision) не отстъпвам от мнението (решението) си; \hold the road държа пътя, владея автомобила (особено при хлъзгав път и при завои); to \hold o.'s ground държа се здраво (твърдо), не отстъпвам позициите си; to \hold o.'s own не отстъпвам, държа на своето, пазя достойнството си; пазя самообладание; to \hold o.'s head above ( the) water държа се, не потъвам; свързвам двата края; to \hold the fort владея (държа) крепост; разг. (временно) спасявам положението; 4. имам сила, в сила съм, важа; does your offer still \hold? предложението ти важи ли още? обикн. to \hold good ( true): the same \holds good for ( in respect of) същото важи и за; the bet \holds good басът е валиден; 5. притежавам, имам; владея; заемам (длъжност и пр.); имам (звание, титла); to \hold a medal носител съм на медал (орден); to \hold a professorship професор съм; to \hold sway имам власт, владея, господствам, царувам ( over); 6. съдържам, побирам; a carriage that \holds five people кола за пет човека; who knows what the future \holds? знае ли някой какво ще донесе (крие) бъдещето; 7. държа, привличам, завладявам (човек, внимание и пр.); to \hold the stage задържам (приковавам) вниманието на публиката (за артист); задържам се, играя се дълго (за пиеса); предмет съм на разговори; to \hold in suspense държа в напрежение; to \hold in awe внушавам страх (благоговение); 8. държа се, задържам се, трая (за време); if your luck \holds ако продължи да ти върви; 9. спирам; преча, попречвам, възпрепятствам; въздържам (се) (и с back, up, in); to \hold in check сдържам, спирам, възпирам, контролирам, владея, обуздавам; to \hold o.'s breath спирам, затаявам дъх; to \hold the car ( with the breaks) спирам (заковавам) колата със спирачки; to \hold a rein (on) задържам, стягам юздите; \hold! спри! чакай! \hold hard! спри! почакай! (за малко); to \hold in hand държа в ръцете си подчинение); обуздавам; възпирам; to \hold o.s. in hand сдържам се, не се издавам, владея се, контролирам се; to \hold o.'s hand(s) въздържам се; забавям наказание; \hold your tongue ( mouth, jaw, noise, peace) дръж си езика! не приказвай много! престани! мълчи (си)! трай си! there is no \holding him не можеш да го спреш, неудържим е; 10. задържам; to \hold s.o. prisoner (ост. captive) държа някого в плен; he was held on a charge of a theft той беше задържан за кражба; 11. провеждам, водя; to \hold a meeting правя (организирам) събрание; to \hold elections провеждам избори; to \hold (a) court 1) юрид. заседавам (за съд); 2) давам прием (за монарх); to \hold a feast пирувам, гуляя; to \hold intercourse with s.o. разговарям, поддържам връзки с някого; 12. имам, питая; to \hold a belief смятам, считам, вярвам; to \hold ( the view) that смятам, че; на мнение съм, че; to \hold strange opinion имам странни възгледи; 13. поддържам, на мнение съм; считам, смятам, мисля; I \hold that it is so поддържам, че е така; I \hold him to be a fool считам го за глупак; to \hold s.o. responsible държа някого отговорен; to \hold s.th. lightly не приемам нещо на сериозно; to \hold dear скъп ми е, мил ми е; to \hold cheap не ценя, не зачитам; to \hold s.o. in respect ( esteem, estimation) уважавам, отнасям се с уважение към някого; to \hold s.o. in reverence ( honour) уважавам, почитам (благоговея пред) някого; ценя високо; to \hold s.o. in awe изпитвам страх (благоговение); to \hold s.o. in abhorrence ( abomination) изпитвам отвращение към някого; 14. пазя, празнувам, тача (традиция, празник, обичай); to \hold a brief for s.o. юрид. 1) водя дело на някого (за адвокат); 2) прен. защитавам някого, подкрепям някого, държа неговата страна; to \hold o.'s seat не ставам, оставам седнал; прен. бивам преизбран в парламент; to \hold by the ears държа здраво в ръцете си, имам голямо влияние над; to \hold in store for s.o. предназначавам за; обещавам на някого; to \hold in trust съхранявам, пазя, запазвам; to \hold to ransom искам откуп за; to \hold trumps прен. имам всички преимущества, в изгодно положение съм; to \hold water 1) издържам критика, изпитание; 2) логичен, убедителен съм; \hold your horses не се вълнувай, не бързай; II. n 1. хващане, задържане; хватка; to have ( keep) \hold of държа, владея; to get \hold of придобивам, получавам; to catch ( grip, take, lay) \hold of хващам здраво, сграбчвам; a book difficult to get \hold of книга, която трудно се намира; to slip from s.o.'s \hold измъквам се от ръцете на някого; to leave ( lose) \hold of пускам, отпускам, изпускам; to lose o.'s \hold on reality губя чувството за реалност; 2. власт, контрол; авторитет, влияние; to have a \hold on ( over) s.o. имам власт (влияние) върху (над) някого; to get \hold of s.o. влияя силно на някого; to maintain a \hold воен. завладявам, владея; 3. дръжка, ръкохватка; нещо за захващане; the rock affords no \hold for hand or foot скалата не дава никаква възможност за катерене; 4. ост. затвор; килия; укрепено място; крепост, кале (обикн. stronghold); 5. муз., ост. пауза; to put on \hold оставям настрана (за по-късно ползване); no \holds barred без правила, всичко е разрешено; to take \hold ам. започвам да действам; вземам активно участие, участвам активно. III. [hould] n мор. трюм; хамбар, склад.

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  • 9 sway

    [sweɪ] vi
    person schwanken; trees sich akk wiegen;
    to \sway from side to side hin und her schwanken;
    to \sway backwards and forwards hin und her schaukeln vt
    1) ( swing)
    to \sway sth etw schwenken; wind etw wiegen;
    to \sway one's hips sich akk in den Hüften wiegen
    to be \swayed by sb/ sth sich akk von jdm/etw beeinflussen lassen;
    ( change mind) von jdm/etw umgestimmt werden;
    were you \swayed by her arguments? haben ihre Argumente dich rumgekriegt? ( fam)
    3) (fig: alter)
    to \sway sth etw ändern n
    no pl (liter: control) beherrschender Einfluss, Einflussbereich m;
    to come under the \sway of sb/ sth unter den Einfluss einer Person/einer S. gen geraten;
    to hold \sway [over sb/sth] [über jdn/etw] herrschen;
    Newtonian physics held \sway until the advent of Einstein and relativity die Newtonsche Physik war vorherrschend, bis Einstein mit der Relativitätstheorie auftrat

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  • 10 one's heart's desire

    заветное, сокровенное желание; предмет желания

    At this dark moment of discouragement there seemed, even to her hold-fast nature, no way out. How deal with it - how sway and bend things to her will? and get her heart's desire? (J. Galsworthy, ‘To Let’, part II, ch. IX) — В этот мрачный час уныния она, такая по природе стойкая, не видела выхода. Как быть? Как подчинить обстоятельства своей воле и добиться того, к чему она стремилась всей душой?

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  • 11 one's heart's desire

       зaвeтнoe, coкpoвeннoe жeлaниe; пpeдмeт жeлaний, вoждeлeний
        At this dark moment of discouragement there seemed, even to her hold-fast nature, no way out. How deal with it - how sway and bend things to her will and get her heart's desire? (J. Galsworthy)

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  • 12 hold\ sway\ over\ one's\ heart

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  • 13 get hold of

    1) (smb. или smth.) схватить кого-л. или что-л., ухватиться за кого-л. или за что-л. (тж. catch, grab, lay, seize или take hold of smb. или smth.) [от выражения catch hold of происходит сложное прилагательное catch-hold: catch-hold fighting вольная борьба]

    He turned round and started to run back to the house. Hardy caught hold of his arm to hold him. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Lion's Skin’) — Роберт повернулся и побежал назад к горящему дому. Гарди схватил его за руку, пытаясь удержать.

    As the words followed one another, Willoughby seemed to sway. He grabbed hold of the back of a chair for support. (S. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book VI, ch. 10) — Уиллоуби слушал, словно окаменев. Вдруг он пошатнулся и схватился за стул, чтобы не упасть.

    Probably, she concluded, he was drunk when he grabbed hold of her tonight, because he looked wild and his breath reeked of whisky. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Daylight on Saturday’, ch. 34) — Наверное, Элрик был пьян, когда обнял ее сегодня: от него несло виски и вид у него был какой-то дикий.

    2) (smth.) овладеть, завладеть чем-л. (тж. grab, lay или take hold of smth.)

    If the police had got hold of that letter, it might be all up with him. (J. B. Priestley, ‘The Good Companions’, book II, ch. IV) — Если это письмо попадет в руки полиции, то ему несдобровать.

    3) (smth.) осознать, понять что-л

    ‘He's such an unlucky sort of chap,’ Peacock informed her. ‘He doesn't ever quite get hold of what's happening.’ (J. Aldridge, ‘The Last Exile’, ch. XXXVI) — - Уж такой у Скотта несчастный характер, - объяснил Пикок. - Он ведь никогда толком не понимает, что происходит.

    He gets hold of an idea and then alters every situation to fit the idea. (Gr. Greene, ‘The Quiet American’, part IV, ch. 1) — Когда он усваивает какую-нибудь идею, он старается подогнать под нее факты.

    4) (smb.) завладеть кем-л.; иметь влияние на кого-л.; овладеть кем-л., охватить кого-л. (о чувстве, мысли и т. п.; тж. take hold of smb.)

    At times an almost overwhelming curiosity had taken hold of him. (Sh. Anderson, ‘Winesburg, Ohio’, ‘Hands’) — Временами его охватывало почти непреодолимое любопытство.

    Another brainstorm took hold of Loomis. (S. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book I, ch. 2) — Лумиса осенила еще одна блестящая идея.

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  • 14 own

    {oun}
    I. 1. свой, собствен
    I do my OWN cooking сам си готвя
    she makes her OWN clothes сама си шие (дрехите)
    name your OWN price кажи каквато цена искаш
    he is his OWN man/master сам си е господа
    2. роден
    II. n your interests are my OWN твоите интереси съвпадат с мойте
    my time is my OWN сам разполагам с времето си
    this fruit has a flavour all its OWN този плод има характерен/специфичен вкус и аромат
    to have nothing of one's OWN нямам си нищичко
    for reasons of his OWN по причини, известии само нему
    on one's OWN сам, самостоятелен, самостоятелно, който няма равен на себе си, несравним
    to live on one's OWN живеясам
    to come into one's OWN получавам своето/това, коего ми се полага, влизам в правата си, получавам признание, показвам какво мога/на какво съм способен
    to get one's OWN back отмъщавам си, връщам си
    to hold one's OWN държа се (на позициите си), не отстъпвам, справям се, не се излагам, държа се, не загубвам сили (за болен)
    III. 1. притежавам, имам, държа, владея
    2. признавам (си)
    to OWN one's faults признавам си слабостите
    to OWN oneself (to be) beaten/defeated признавам се за победен
    to OWN to having told a lie признавам, че съм излъгал
    to OWN up (to something) разг. признавам си (нещо) откровено
    3. признавам за свое, припознавам (дете и пр.)
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    {oun} I. a 1. свой, собствен; I do my own cooking сам си готвя; she(2) {oun} v 1. притежавам, имам; държа, владея; 2.признавам (си);
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    свой; роден; притежавам; владея; държа; имам;
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    1. for reasons of his own по причини, известии само нему 2. he is his own man/master сам си е господа 3. i do my own cooking сам си готвя 4. i. свой, собствен 5. ii. n your interests are my own твоите интереси съвпадат с мойте 6. iii. притежавам, имам, държа, владея 7. my time is my own сам разполагам с времето си 8. name your own price кажи каквато цена искаш 9. on one's own сам, самостоятелен, самостоятелно, който няма равен на себе си, несравним 10. she makes her own clothes сама си шие (дрехите) 11. this fruit has a flavour all its own този плод има характерен/специфичен вкус и аромат 12. to come into one's own получавам своето/това, коего ми се полага, влизам в правата си, получавам признание, показвам какво мога/на какво съм способен 13. to get one's own back отмъщавам си, връщам си 14. to have nothing of one's own нямам си нищичко 15. to hold one's own държа се (на позициите си), не отстъпвам, справям се, не се излагам, държа се, не загубвам сили (за болен) 16. to live on one's own живеясам 17. to own one's faults признавам си слабостите 18. to own oneself (to be) beaten/defeated признавам се за победен 19. to own to having told a lie признавам, че съм излъгал 20. to own up (to something) разг. признавам си (нещо) откровено 21. признавам (си) 22. признавам за свое, припознавам (дете и пр.) 23. роден
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    own [oun] I. adj 1. (след притежателно мест. или родителен падеж на същ.) свой, собствен; he is his \own worst enemy той сам си е най-големият враг; my time is my \own сам разполагам с времето си; he is his \own man сам си е господар; after o.'s \own heart ( soul) близък по сърце; \own goal сп. автогол; 2. роден; \own brothers ( sisters) родни братя (сестри); II. n собственост, притежание; to come into o.'s \own получавам, вземам си своето, това, което ми се полага, влизам в правата си; заемам подходящо място, получавам признание; to hold o.'s \own държа се на положение, не отстъпвам; справям се, не се излагам; не губя сили (за болен); to have nothing of o.'s \own нямам си нищичко; гол съм като пушка; on o.'s \own разг. самостоятелно, на собствени разноски (отговорност), на своя глава; my \own мили (като обръщение); his \own ост. близките му; to get o.'s \own back разг. отмъщавам си за обида, връщам си го тъпкано; реванширам се; to tell s.o. his \own ост. казвам някому истината в очите; to come into o.'s \own получавам шанс да се докажа, да покажа на какво съм способен; III. v 1. притежавам, имам, държа, владея; 2. признавам (се); to \own a child припознавам дете; to \own s.o. as o.'s brother припознавам някого за свой брат; to \own s.o.'s sway подчинявам се на някого; to \own o.s. beaten ( guilty) признавам се за бит (виновен); to \own up разг. признавам си откровено; I \own up to it признавам, че го извърших; to \own it попадам на следа, надушвам следа (ловен израз).

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  • 15 Historical Portugal

       Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.
       A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.
       Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140
       The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."
       In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.
       The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.
       Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385
       Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims in
       Portugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.
       The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.
       Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580
       The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.
       The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.
       What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.
       By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.
       Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.
       The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.
       By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.
       In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.
       Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640
       Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.
       Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.
       On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.
       Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822
       Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.
       Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.
       In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and the
       Church (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.
       Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.
       Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.
       Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910
       During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.
       Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.
       Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.
       Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.
       Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.
       As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.
       First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26
       Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.
       The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.
       Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.
       The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74
       During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."
       Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.
       For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),
       and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.
       The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.
       With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.
       During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.
       The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.
       At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.
       The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.
       Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76
       Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.
       Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.
       In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.
       In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.
       In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.
       The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict until
       UN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.
       Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000
       After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.
       From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.
       Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.
       Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.
       In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.
       In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.
       Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.
       Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.
       The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.
       Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.
       Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).
       All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.
       The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.
       After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.
       Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.
       Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.
       From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.
       Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.
       In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.
       An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU.

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    1. n
    1) страна; государство
    2) местность, территория
    3) (the country) деревня, сельская местность; провинция

    to address the country — обращаться / выступать с обращением к стране

    to admit smb into a country — разрешать кому-л. въезд в страну

    to allow smb into the country — разрешать кому-л. въезд в страну

    to bar smb's entry into / smb from entering a country — запрещать кому-л. въезд в страну

    to betray one's country — предавать свою страну

    to bring a country under one's control — устанавливать контроль над страной

    to control a country — контролировать положение в стране; управлять страной

    to cut connections with a country — разрывать отношения / связи со страной

    to defect to a countryбежать в какую-л. страну

    to distance oneself from a country — отмежевываться от какой-л. страны

    to engulf a countryохватывать всю страну (о волне демонстраций, арестов и т.п.)

    to enter a country illegally / without permission / by the back door — нелегально въезжать в страну

    to exhort smb to leave a country — призывать кого-л. покинуть страну

    to flee to a countryбежать в какую-л. страну

    to force a country to its kneesперен. ставить страну на колени

    to lead a country — руководить / управлять страной

    to leave a country altogether — выходить из состава страны; отделяться от страны

    to liberate a countryосвобождать страну (от чужеземного ига и т.п.)

    to make a country one's home — обретать родину в какой-л. стране

    to move out of a country — выезжать из страны; покидать страну

    to order smb out of / to order smb to leave the country — выдворять кого-л. из страны

    to rule a country with an iron fist — править / управлять страной железной рукой

    to scare smb into fleeing the country — запугать кого-л. и заставить его бежать из страны

    to spill one's blood for one's country — проливать кровь за свою страну

    to take over a country — брать на себя руководство / управление страной

    to tighten one's grip on the country — усиливать свою власть в стране

    - one country - two systems
    - ACP
    - adoptive country
    - advanced country
    - African, Caribbean and Pacific countries
    - agrarian country
    - agricultural country
    - aid-giving country
    - all across the country
    - applicant country
    - arms-producing country
    - arms-recipient country
    - assisted country
    - assisting country
    - associated countries
    - backward country
    - belligerent country
    - capital-exporting country
    - capital-importing country
    - change of policy on a country
    - civilized country
    - coastal country
    - colonial country
    - Common Market countries
    - Commonwealth countries
    - consuming country
    - contributing country
    - countries allied against smb
    - countries of the Arab world
    - countries of the Delhi Six
    - countr's dissolution into several parts
    - country at war
    - country awashed with guns
    - country divided on racial lines
    - country has been battered by the financial crisis
    - country is at crossroads
    - country is falling apart
    - country is heading towards dictatorship
    - country is in the throes of a revolution
    - country of adoption
    - country of destination
    - country of origin
    - country of residence
    - country of service
    - country split apart by a civil war
    - country torn apart by a guerilla war
    - country under occupation
    - creditor country
    - debtor country
    - defeated country
    - deficit country
    - dependent country
    - developed country
    - developing country
    - disintegration of a country
    - dismemberment of a country
    - division of a country
    - donor country
    - economically dependent country
    - economically independent country
    - emergent country
    - English-speaking countries
    - enslaved country
    - exporting country
    - ex-Warsaw Pact country
    - flare-up between two countries
    - for the good of the country
    - founding of a country
    - fragmentation of a country
    - French-speaking African countries
    - friendly country
    - geographical position of a country
    - geographically disadvantaged country
    - giving country
    - Gulf countries
    - high-income country
    - highly developed country
    - highly industrialized country
    - hinterland country
    - home country
    - host country
    - importing country
    - indebted country
    - independent country
    - industrialized advanced countries
    - industrialized developed countries
    - industrially advanced countries
    - industrially developed countries
    - invasion of a country
    - inviting country
    - island country
    - land-locked country
    - LDC
    - leading country
    - least developed countries
    - lender country
    - lending country
    - less-developed country
    - littoral country
    - low-income country
    - low-tax country
    - Maghreb countries
    - major trading countries
    - manufacturing country
    - market-economy country
    - MDC
    - Mediterranean country
    - medium-sized country
    - member country
    - metropolitan country
    - middle-sized country
    - more developed country
    - most seriously affected countries
    - mother country
    - MSA countries
    - multilateral countries
    - multinational country
    - national characteristics of a country
    - NATO countries
    - needy country
    - neighboring country
    - neutral country
    - new developing countries
    - newly industrializing country
    - NIC
    - nonaligned country
    - nonassociated countries
    - non-EU country
    - nonmember country
    - nonnuclear country
    - nonoil country
    - non-OPEC country
    - nonsterling country
    - nuclear country
    - nuclear-free country
    - offensive action into a country
    - oil-consuming country
    - oil-exporting country
    - oil-importing country
    - oil-producing country
    - Old country
    - one-crop country
    - overpopulated country
    - over-represented country
    - participating country
    - peace-loving country
    - Persian Gulf countries
    - petroleum-exporting country
    - petroleum-importing country
    - planned economy country
    - plight of a country
    - political breakup of the country
    - poor country
    - populous country
    - poverty-belt country
    - poverty-stricken country
    - primary exporting country
    - primary producing country
    - producing country
    - prosperous country
    - readmission of a country to an international organization
    - receiving country
    - recipient country
    - reserve-currency country
    - resource-poor country
    - revitalization of the country
    - satellite country
    - self-sufficiency of a country
    - semi-colonial country
    - severely indebted country
    - single-resource country
    - small countries
    - socialist country
    - sponsor country
    - staunchly Islamic country
    - sterling country
    - supplier country
    - surplus country
    - takeover of a country
    - target country
    - territorial claims on a country
    - third countries
    - Third World countries
    - threshold country
    - throughout the country
    - trade-intensive country
    - trading country
    - transit country
    - treaty country
    - trouble country
    - under-represented country
    - unfriendly country
    - unified country
    - unsympathetic country
    - vassal country
    - veiled reference to a country
    - war-crippled country
    - war-ravaged country
    - war-torn country
    - well-developed country
    - Western countries
    - Western European country
    2. attr
    удаленный от центра, провинциальный

    Politics english-russian dictionary > country

  • 17 rule

    ru:l
    1. сущ.
    1) а) правило, норма to adopt a rule ≈ принять за правило to apply, enforce a rule ≈ ввести правило to break, violate a rule ≈ нарушать правило to establish, lay down, make rulesустанавливать, определять правила to formulate a rule ≈ сформулировать правило to obey, observe a rule ≈ подчиняться правилу to rescind, revoke a rule ≈ отменять правило firm, hard-and-fast, inflexible, strict rule ≈ твердое правило general ruleобщее правило ground rule ≈ основные правила игры It's our rule not to smoke at staff conferences. ≈ У нес не принято курить на встречах персонала. They established a rule that everyone must share the expenses. ≈ Они ввели правило, что каждый должен оплачивать часть расходов. (to be) against, in violation of the rules ≈ нарушать правила it is a rule with them ≈ у них так заведено conflict-of-interest rule exclusionary rule gag rule golden rule majority rule rewrite rule substitution rule rule of the road rule of three rules of decorum as a rule by rule standing rule б) принцип, уклад;
    привычка, обычай killing animals never was my rule ≈ я старался никогда не убивать животных
    2) мн. устав, перечень правил, свод положений(какого-л. общества, ордена и т. п.)
    3) юр. судебное постановление по конкретному делу ;
    предписание, решение суда - nisi
    4) правление;
    владычество to establish one's rule ≈ установить власть to extend one's rule ≈ простирать свою власть to overthrow smb.'s rule ≈ свергнуть чью-л. власть benevolent rule ≈ благожелательная, снисходительная власть despotic rule ≈ деспотическая власть foreign rule ≈ иностранная власть, иностранное владычество (в каких-либо захваченных государствах) home rule ≈ местная власть minority rule ≈ власть меньшинства mob rule ≈ власть толпы popular rule ≈ народная власть
    5) линейка( обык. масштабная)
    6) полигр. линейка;
    шпонrule of thumb
    2. гл.
    1) а) править;
    господствовать, властвовать( особ. о монархах) Queen Victoria ruled over the British Empire for more than 60 years. ≈ Королева Виктория правила Британской империей более 60 лет. Syn: dominate, hold sway, control б) управлять, руководить;
    контролировать the whole process was ruled by my wife ≈ всем процессом управляла моя жена
    2) преим. юр. устанавливать порядок производства;
    разрешать, вести дело I'm afraid that the judge might rule against you. ≈ Боюсь, судья будет настроен против тебя.
    3) проводить параллельные линии;
    графить, линовать( обык. с помощью линейки) Syn: line, draw columns
    4) оставаться, держаться на определенном уровне (о ценах, ставках и пр.) ∙ rule off rule out правило;
    норма;
    принцип - unanimity * принцип единогласия - * of the road правила дорожного движения;
    (морское) правила расхождения судов - ten second * правило игры в зонах (баскетбол) - * of three (математика) тройное правило - *s of procedure регламент, правила процедуры;
    (юридическое) процессуальные нормы;
    порядок судопроизводства - international *s in force действующие нормы международного права - generally recognized *s of international law общепризнанные нормы международного права привычка, обычай - as a * как правило;
    обычно - to make it a * взять за правило - my * is to have breakfast at seven o'clock обычно я завтракаю в 7 часов утра - it is a * with us у нас такое правило /-ой обычай/ - rainy weather is the * here здесь как правило стоит дождливая погода критерий, стандарт - hard and fast * точный критерий - *s of conduct правила /нормы/ поведения - by * по шаблону, механически - he does everything by * он всегда действует по шаблону, он никогда не проявляет инициативы правление, владычество, господство - during the * of George III в царствование Георга III - countries that were once under the British * страны, которые когда-то были под владычеством Англии pl устав (общества, ордена) - party *s устав партии - *s of the exchange биржевой устав, правила биржи (the *s) (историческое) территория по соседству с тюрьмой, на которой разрешалось жить некоторым заключенным (особ. должникам) (юридическое) постановление по конкретному делу;
    предписание;
    приказ - * absolute постановление суда, имеющее окончательную силу - * nisi условно-окончательное предписание суда, имеющее неокончательную силу ( вступающее в силу с определенного срока, если оно до этого не будет отменено) линейка;
    масштаб - comparing * масштабная линейка - folding * складной метр правило (полиграфия) линейка;
    шпон > there is no * without an exception нет правил без исключения > (the) exception proves the * исключение подтверждает правило управлять, править;
    господствовать, властвовать - to * (over) the country править страной - to * with a heavy hand править железной рукой /деспотически/ - to * the market господствовать на рынке - to * over great overseas territories господствовать над огромными заморскими территориями царствовать;
    быть на троне - Queen Victoria *d (for) nearly sixty years королева Виктория правила почти 60 лет руководить - the headmaster *d the school with a firm hand директор установил в школе строгую дисциплину - they are *d over by a dictatorial boss ими командует начальник с диктаторскими замашками контролировать, управлять;
    сдерживать - to * a fractious horse сдерживать норовистую лошадь - to * one's actions контролировать свои поступки - to * one's affections сдерживать свои чувства - to be *d руководствоваться( чем-л.) ;
    слушаться чьего-л. совета преим. (юридическое) разрешать (дело) ;
    постановлять;
    устанавливать порядок производства - to * out of order признать недопустимым - to * against smth. вынести постановление, запрещающее что-л. - the speaker was *d out of order by the chairman председатель( собрания) лишил оратора слова - the chairman *d against admitting the press to the meeting председатель отклонил предложение о допуске представителей печати линовать, графить - to * lines on paper, to * paper линовать бумагу (коммерческое) стоять на уровне( о ценах, ставках и т. п.) - prices continue to * high цены продолжают стоять на высоком уровне - prices *d lower цены понизились > to * the roast /the roost/ управлять, распоряжаться, хозяйничать, командовать, повелевать > to * with a rod of iron править железной рукой appropriation ~ правило выделения ассигнований rules of the game правила игры;
    rules of decorum правила приличия, правила этикета;
    as a rule как правило, обычно;
    by rule по (установленным) правилам as a ~ как правило basic ~ основное правило break a ~ нарушать правило rules of the game правила игры;
    rules of decorum правила приличия, правила этикета;
    as a rule как правило, обычно;
    by rule по (установленным) правилам capital requirement ~ правило оценки инвестиций в основной и оборотный капитал choice-of-law ~ правило выбора правовых норм column ~ полигр. строкоразрядная линейка common ~ постановление суда, принятое без ходатайства стороны compositional inference ~ вчт. композиционное правило вывода connecting factor ~ правило коллизионной привязки empirical ~ эмпирическое правило estimation ~ вчт. правило оценивания exemption ~ правило предоставления льгот first loss ~ правило первых убытков first-in-first-out ~ вчт. принцип обслуживания в порядке поступления gag ~ жесткий регламент gag ~ политика затыкания рта general ~ общая норма general ~ общее правило golden ~ золотое правило банковского бизнеса (кредиты и депозиты должны балансироваться по срокам) hard and fast ~ твердое правило;
    точный критерий;
    international rules in force действующие нормы международного права home ~ автономия home ~ (H. R.) ист. гомруль home ~ самоуправление, автономия home ~ самоуправление to make it a ~ взять за правило;
    I make it a rule to get up early я обычно рано встаю inference ~ вчт. правило вывода infringe a ~ не соблюдать правило hard and fast ~ твердое правило;
    точный критерий;
    international rules in force действующие нормы международного права ~ правило;
    принцип;
    норма;
    образец;
    it is a rule with us у нас такое правило joint ~ общее правило last-in-first-out ~ вчт. обслуживание в обратном порядке legal ~ законное правило to make it a ~ взять за правило;
    I make it a rule to get up early я обычно рано встаю standing ~ постоянно действующие правила;
    to make rules устанавливать правила nonpreemptive ~ вчт. правило обслуживания без прерывания omnibus ~ мор. страх. правило, объединяющее различные требования optimal decision ~ правило принятия оптимальных решений optional ~ необязательное правило perpetuity ~ непрерывное правопреемство priority ~ вчт. правило назначения приоритетов pro rata ~ правило пропорциональности pro rata ~ принцип пропорциональности production ~ вчт. правило вывода provisional ~ временная норма provisional ~ временное правило queue-selection ~ вчт. правило выбора очереди random ~ вчт. правило случайного выбора resolution ~ вчт. правило резолюции restrictive practices ~ принцип ограничительной торговой практики restrictive ~ ограничительная норма rewrite ~ вчт. правило подстановки rule власть ~ господство ~ господствовать ~ действовать ~ контролировать ~ полигр. линейка;
    шпон ~ (масштабная) линейка;
    наугольник;
    масштаб ~ линовать, графить ~ норма ~ норма права ~ постановление, решение суда или судьи;
    rule nisi см. nisi ~ постановление, предписание, приказ ~ постановление ~ постановлять (that) ;
    устанавливать правило ~ постановлять ~ правило;
    принцип;
    норма;
    образец;
    it is a rule with us у нас такое правило ~ правило ~ править ~ правление, господство, власть ~ правление, власть;
    владычество, господство;
    the rule of the people власть народа;
    the rule of force власть силы ~ правление ~ предписание ~ разрешать дело ~ руководить ~ стоять на определенном уровне (о ценах) ;
    rule out исключать ~ стоять на уровне ~ управлять, править, властвовать;
    руководить;
    господствовать ~ управлять ~ устав (общества, ордена) ~ устанавливать ~ устанавливать порядок судебного производства ~ устанавливать правило ~ устанавливать правовую норму ~ based system вчт. продкукционная система ~ for borrowing правило получения займа ~ постановление, решение суда или судьи;
    rule nisi см. nisi ~ of apportionment правило распределения ~ of caveat emptor правило "качество на риске покупателя" ~ of dating правило датировки ~ of entry правило бухгалтерской проводки ~ правление, власть;
    владычество, господство;
    the rule of the people власть народа;
    the rule of force власть силы ~ of imputed rent value правило условно начисленной арендной стоимости ~ of law власть закона ~ of law господство права ~ of law законность ~ of law норма права, правовая норма ~ of law норма права ~ of law правопорядок ~ of law торжество права ~ of negligence принцип преступной небрежности ~ of notice правило уведомления ~ of precedent норма прецедента ~ правление, власть;
    владычество, господство;
    the rule of the people власть народа;
    the rule of force власть силы ~ of the road правила (уличного) движения ~ of the road мор. правила расхождения судов;
    rule of three мат. тройное правило ~ of the road мор. правила расхождения судов;
    rule of three мат. тройное правило ~ of thumb практический способ, метод (в отличие от научного) ~ of thumb приближенный подсчет ~ of transition принцип перехода ~ стоять на определенном уровне (о ценах) ;
    rule out исключать ~ out исключать rules of the game правила игры;
    rules of decorum правила приличия, правила этикета;
    as a rule как правило, обычно;
    by rule по (установленным) правилам rules of the game правила игры;
    rules of decorum правила приличия, правила этикета;
    as a rule как правило, обычно;
    by rule по (установленным) правилам scope ~s вчт. правила видимости slide ~ = sliding rule slide ~ счетная логарифмическая линейка slide ~ = sliding rule sliding ~ логарифмическая линейка slip ~ правило-листовка special ~ специальное правило standing ~ постоянно действующие правила;
    to make rules устанавливать правила statutory ~ установленное правило tax ~ принцип налогообложения taxation ~ принцип налогообложения transformation ~ вчт. правило трансформации transitional ~ временно действующее правило venue ~ правило территориальной подсудности visibility ~ вчт. правило видимости work ~s правила распорядка на предприятии

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > rule

  • 18 rule

    1. сущ.
    1) общ. правило, норма

    to apply, enforce a rule — ввести правило

    to break, violate a rule — нарушать правило

    to establish, lay down, make rules — устанавливать, определять правила

    to obey, observe a rule — подчиняться правилу

    to rescind, revoke a rule — отменять правило

    firm, hard-and-fast, inflexible, strict rule — твердое правило

    It's our rule not to smoke at staff conferences. — У нас не принято курить на встречах персонала.

    They established a rule that everyone must share the expenses. — Они ввели правило, что каждый должен оплачивать часть расходов

    Syn:
    See:
    2) общ. принцип, уклад; привычка, обычай

    Killing animals never was my rule. — Я старался никогда не убивать животных.

    3) общ. стандарт; критерий; типичное положение вещей, норма

    Fair weather was the rule yesterday. — Вчера целый день была ясная погода.

    4) общ. устав, перечень правил, свод положений (какого-л. общества, ордена и т. п.)
    5) общ. судебное постановление ( по конкретному делу); предписание, решение суда
    6) пол. правление; владычество, господство; время правления

    to overthrow smb.'s rule — свергнуть чью-л. власть

    benevolent rule — благожелательная, снисходительная власть

    Syn:
    2. гл.
    1) общ. править; господствовать, властвовать ( особенно о монархах)

    Queen Victoria ruled over the British Empire for more than 60 years. — Королева Виктория правила Британской империей более 60 лет.

    Syn:
    2) общ. управлять, руководить; контролировать

    He ruled his appetites firmly. — Он сурово сдерживал свои желания.

    He is ruled by his passions. — Он подвержен страстям.

    The whole process was ruled by my wife. — Всем процессом управляла моя жена.

    3) юр. устанавливать порядок производства; разрешать, вести дело ( в суде)

    I'm afraid that the judge might rule against you. — Боюсь, судья будет настроен против тебя.

    4) юр. устанавливать правовые нормы
    5) общ. проводить параллельные линии; графить, линовать ( с помощью линейки)
    Syn:
    6) эк. оставаться, держаться на определенном уровне (о ценах, ставках и пр.)
    7) общ. преобладать, превалировать; доминировать

    The physical did not rule in her nature. — Материальное не доминировало в ее натуре.

    Syn:

    * * *
    rule 80-20 law правило 80-20: правило, согласно которому менеджмент должен концентрироваться на производстве 20% товаров, которые приносят 80% доходов; = Pareto's law.

    Англо-русский экономический словарь > rule

  • 19 rule

    [ruːl] 1. сущ.
    1)
    а) правило, норма

    firm / hard-and-fast / inflexible / strict rule — твёрдое правило

    to apply / enforce a rule — ввести правило

    to break / violate a rule — нарушать правило

    to establish / lay down / make rules — устанавливать, определять правила

    to obey / observe a rule — подчиняться правилу

    to rescind / revoke a rule — отменять правило

    to be against / in violation of the rules — нарушать правила

    They established a rule that everyone must share the expenses. — Они ввели правило, что каждый должен оплачивать часть расходов.

    - exclusionary rule
    - gag rule
    - golden rule
    - substitution rule
    - rule of the road
    - rules of decorum
    - as a rule
    - by rule
    - standing rule
    б) принцип, уклад; привычка, обычай

    It's our rule not to smoke at staff conferences. — У нас не принято курить на встречах персонала.

    It is a rule with them. — У них так заведено.

    2) стандарт; критерий; типичное положение вещей, норма

    Fair weather was the rule yesterday. — Вчера целый день была ясная погода.

    3) ( rules) устав, перечень правил, свод положений (какого-л. общества, ордена и т. п.)
    4) юр. судебное постановление ( по конкретному делу); предписание, решение суда
    5)
    а) правление; владычество, господство

    benevolent rule — благожелательная, снисходительная власть

    foreign rule — иностранная власть, иностранное владычество (в каких-л. захваченных государствах)

    to overthrow smb.'s rule — свергнуть чью-л. власть

    Syn:
    Syn:
    7) полигр. линейка; шпон
    Gram:
    [ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]Rules for using sequence of tenses[/ref]
    ••
    2. гл.
    1)
    а) править; господствовать, властвовать ( особенно о монархах)

    Queen Victoria ruled over the British Empire for more than 60 years. — Королева Виктория правила Британской империей более 60 лет.

    Syn:
    б) управлять, руководить

    The whole process was ruled by my wife. — Всем процессом управляла моя жена.

    He ruled his appetites firmly. — Он сурово сдерживал свои желания.

    He is ruled by his passions. — Он подвержен страстям.

    2)
    а) обычно юр. устанавливать порядок производства; разрешать, вести дело

    I'm afraid that the judge might rule against you. — Боюсь, судья будет настроен против тебя.

    3) проводить параллельные линии; графить, линовать ( обычно с помощью линейки)
    Syn:
    4) оставаться, держаться на определённом уровне (о ценах, ставках); существовать в определённом состоянии
    5) преобладать, превалировать; доминировать
    Syn:
    6) разг. рулить, быть крутым

    The graffiti on the wall said 'Liverpool rules OK'. — На стене было написано "Ливерпуль - чемпион!"

    Don't bother telling me how it looks, I know it rules. — Можешь не говорить мне, как это выглядит - я знаю, что это круто.

    Ant:
    - rule out
    ••

    to rule the roost / roast уст. — командовать, верховодить; задавать тон

    Англо-русский современный словарь > rule

  • 20 владеть

    несовер. - владеть;
    совер. - завладеть( кем-л./чем-л.)
    1) (иметь своей собственностью) own, possess, be master (of), be in possession (of)
    2) (держать в своей власти) govern;
    control владеть собой владеть умами
    3) (уметь пользоваться) master;
    manage;
    wield( оружием) ∙ владеть пером
    несов. (тв.)
    1. (иметь) have* (smth.), possess (smth.) (тж. перен.) ;
    own (smth.) ;

    2. (держать в своей власти) hold (smth.) ;
    перен. control (smb., smth.) ;
    ~ умами sway the minds;
    ~ чувствами control one`s feelings;

    3. (о мыслях, чувствах) possess (smb.) ;

    4. (уметь обращаться с чем-л., хорошо знать) be* able to use (smth.) ;
    ~ оружием handle a weapon with skill;
    ~ русским, английским языком have* a complete command of Russian, English;

    5.: (не) ~ руками, ногами have* (lost) the use of one`s arms, legs;
    ~ пером write* well;
    wield a skilful pen;
    уметь хорошо ~ собой have* plenty of self-control;
    не ~ собой have* no self-control, be* lacking in self-control.

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > владеть

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