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Общая лексика: знаки отличия, почётные наградыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > honourable distinctions
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почётные награды, знаки отличияEnglish-russian dctionary of diplomacy > honourable distinctions
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1. [ʹɒn(ə)rəb(ə)l] n1. (Honourable) лицо, имеющее титул «достопочтенный» [см. honourable II 4, 2)]the guest list was studded with judges, congressmen and other honourables - список приглашённых пестрел именами судей, конгрессменов и других высокопоставленных лиц
2. редк. благородная или выдающаяся личность2. [ʹɒn(ə)rəb(ə)l] a1. честный, благородныйhonourable man - честный /благородный/ человек
honourable service - безупречная служба (в армии и т. п.)
honourable intentions - честные намерения (преим. в отношении женитьбы)
honourable conduct /behaviour/ - благородное поведение
to be honourable in one's obligations - честно относиться к своим обязательствам
such sentiments are entirely honourable to you - такие чувства делают вам честь
an honourable understanding - джентльменское соглашение; устная договорённость
2. благородный, знатный3. почётныйhonourable distinctions - почётные награды, знаки отличия
honourable burial - погребение с почестями, торжественные похороны
honourable mention - офиц. благодарность в приказе
honourable discharge - амер. воен. увольнение со службы с хорошей аттестацией
4. 1) уважаемый, почтенный, достопочтенный, достойныйthe honourable (and gallant) gentleman /member/ - почтенный джентльмен /член палаты/ ( о члене парламента или конгресса)
2) (Honourable) достопочтенный (в Великобритании титул детей пэров и некоторых сановников; в США также обращение к конгрессменам, судьям и лицам, занимающим др. высокие посты)Right /Most/ Honourable - достопочтенный ( титулование знати и некоторых сановников)
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1. n лицо, имеющее титул «достопочтенный»the guest list was studded with judges, congressmen and other honourables — список приглашённых пестрел именами судей, конгрессменов и других высокопоставленных лиц
2. n редк. благородная или выдающаяся личность3. a честный, благородный4. a благородный, знатный5. a почётныйhonourable distinctions — почётные награды, знаки отличия
honourable burial — погребение с почестями, торжественные похороны
6. a уважаемый, почтенный, достопочтенный, достойный7. a достопочтенныйСинонимический ряд:1. distinguished (adj.) dignified; distinguished; famous; great; illustrious; important; noble2. honest (adj.) ethical; fair; honest; incorruptible; just; righteous; true; upright; upstanding; virtuous3. reputable (adj.) creditable; equitable; estimable; proper; reputable; respectable; right; worthyАнтонимический ряд:disreputable; ignoble -
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a1) честный, благородный2) благородный, знатный3) почётный4) уважаемый, почтенный, достойный5) (, Honourable) достопочтенный (в Великобритании титул детей пэров и некоторых сановников; в США также обращение к конгрессменам, судьям и лицам, занимающим др. высокие посты)• -
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adj1. чесний, благородний2. знатний, благородний (про походження)3. почесний4. шанований, поважаний; достойний5. (H.) вельмишановний; високоповажаний (у Великій Британії титул дітей перів і деяких сановників; в США тж звернення до конгресменів, суддів та осіб, які займають високі посади)- honourable distinctions почесні нагороди- honourable duty почесний обов'язок- honourable gentleman шанований джентльмен (про члена парламенту чи конгресу)- honourable member почесний член палати (про члена парламенту чи конгресу)- honourable peace почесний мир- honourable service бездоганна служба- honourable understanding джентльменська угода; усна домовленість- to be honourable in one's obligations чесно виконувати свої зобов'язання/ чесно ставитися до своїх обов'язків- honourable and equitable settlement почесне та справедливе врегулювання- my honourable friend мій достойний друг (при зверненні до члена парламенту чи конгресу) -
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8 Abel, Sir Frederick August
[br]b. 17 July 1827 Woolwich, London, Englandd. 6 September 1902 Westminster, London, England[br]English chemist, co-inventor of cordite find explosives expert.[br]His family came from Germany and he was the son of a music master. He first became interested in science at the age of 14, when visiting his mineralogist uncle in Hamburg, and studied chemistry at the Royal Polytechnic Institution in London. In 1845 he became one of the twenty-six founding students, under A.W.von Hofmann, of the Royal College of Chemistry. Such was his aptitude for the subject that within two years he became von Hermann's assistant and demonstrator. In 1851 Abel was appointed Lecturer in Chemistry, succeeding Michael Faraday, at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and it was while there that he wrote his Handbook of Chemistry, which was co-authored by his assistant, Charles Bloxam.Abel's four years at the Royal Military Academy served to foster his interest in explosives, but it was during his thirty-four years, beginning in 1854, as Ordnance Chemist at the Royal Arsenal and at Woolwich that he consolidated and developed his reputation as one of the international leaders in his field. In 1860 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, but it was his studies during the 1870s into the chemical changes that occur during explosions, and which were the subject of numerous papers, that formed the backbone of his work. It was he who established the means of storing gun-cotton without the danger of spontaneous explosion, but he also developed devices (the Abel Open Test and Close Test) for measuring the flashpoint of petroleum. He also became interested in metal alloys, carrying out much useful work on their composition. A further avenue of research occurred in 1881 when he was appointed a member of the Royal Commission set up to investigate safety in mines after the explosion that year in the Sealham Colliery. His resultant study on dangerous dusts did much to further understanding on the use of explosives underground and to improve the safety record of the coal-mining industry. The achievement for which he is most remembered, however, came in 1889, when, in conjunction with Sir James Dewar, he invented cordite. This stable explosive, made of wood fibre, nitric acid and glycerine, had the vital advantage of being a "smokeless powder", which meant that, unlike the traditional ammunition propellant, gunpowder ("black powder"), the firer's position was not given away when the weapon was discharged. Although much of the preliminary work had been done by the Frenchman Paul Vieille, it was Abel who perfected it, with the result that cordite quickly became the British Army's standard explosive.Abel married, and was widowed, twice. He had no children, but died heaped in both scientific honours and those from a grateful country.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsGrand Commander of the Royal Victorian Order 1901. Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath 1891 (Commander 1877). Knighted 1883. Created Baronet 1893. FRS 1860. President, Chemical Society 1875–7. President, Institute of Chemistry 1881–2. President, Institute of Electrical Engineers 1883. President, Iron and Steel Institute 1891. Chairman, Society of Arts 1883–4. Telford Medal 1878, Royal Society Royal Medal 1887, Albert Medal (Society of Arts) 1891, Bessemer Gold Medal 1897. Hon. DCL (Oxon.) 1883, Hon. DSc (Cantab.) 1888.Bibliography1854, with C.L.Bloxam, Handbook of Chemistry: Theoretical, Practical and Technical, London: John Churchill; 2nd edn 1858.Besides writing numerous scientific papers, he also contributed several articles to The Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1875–89, 9th edn.Further ReadingDictionary of National Biography, 1912, Vol. 1, Suppl. 2, London: Smith, Elder.CMBiographical history of technology > Abel, Sir Frederick August
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9 Napier, Robert
SUBJECT AREA: Ports and shipping[br]b. 18 June 1791 Dumbarton, Scotlandd. 23 June 1876 Shandon, Dunbartonshire, Scotland[br]Scottish shipbuilder one of the greatest shipbuilders of all time, known as the "father" of Clyde shipbuilding.[br]Educated at Dumbarton Grammar School, Robert Napier had been destined for the Church but persuaded his father to let him serve an apprenticeship as a blacksmith under him. For a while he worked in Edinburgh, but then in 1815 he commenced business in Glasgow, the city that he served for the rest of his life. Initially his workshop was in Camlachie, but it was moved in 1836 to a riverside factory site at Lancefield in the heart of the City and again in 1841 to the Old Shipyard in the Burgh of Govan (then independent of the City of Glasgow). The business expanded through his preparedness to build steam machinery, beginning in 1823 with the engines for the paddle steamer Leven, still to be seen a few hundred metres from Napier's grave in Dumbarton. His name assured owners of quality, and business expanded after two key orders: one in 1836 for the Honourable East India Company; and the second two years later for the Royal Navy, hitherto the preserve of the Royal Dockyards and of the shipbuilders of south-east England. Napier's shipyard and engine shops, then known as Robert Napier and Sons, were to be awarded sixty Admiralty contracts in his lifetime, with a profound influence on ship and engine procurement for the Navy and on foreign governments, which for the first time placed substantial work in the United Kingdom.Having had problems with hull subcontractors and also with the installation of machinery in wooden hulls, in 1843 Napier ventured into shipbuilding with the paddle steamer Vanguard, which was built of iron. The following year the Royal Navy took delivery of the iron-hulled Jackall, enabling Napier to secure the contract for the Black Prince, Britain's second ironclad and sister ship to HMS Warrior now preserved at Portsmouth. With so much work in iron Napier instigated studies into metallurgy, and the published work of David Kirkaldy bears witness to his open-handedness in assisting the industry. This service to industry was even more apparent in 1866 when the company laid out the Skelmorlie Measured Mile on the Firth of Clyde for ship testing, a mile still in use by ships of all nations.The greatest legacy of Robert Napier was his training of young engineers, shipbuilders and naval architects. Almost every major Scottish shipyard, and some English too, was influenced by him and many of his early foremen left to set up rival establishments along the banks of the River Clyde. His close association with Samuel Cunard led to the setting up of the company now known as the Cunard Line. Napier designed and engined the first four ships, subcontracting the hulls of this historic quartet to other shipbuilders on the river. While he contributed only 2 per cent to the equity of the shipping line, they came back to him for many more vessels, including the magnificent paddle ship Persia, of 1855.It is an old tradition on the Clyde that the smokestacks of ships are made by the enginebuilders. The Cunard Line still uses red funnels with black bands, Napier's trademark, in honour of the engineer who set them going.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsKnight Commander of the Dannebrog (Denmark). President, Institution of Mechanical Engineers 1864. Honorary Member of the Glasgow Society of Engineers 1869.Further ReadingJames Napier, 1904, The Life of Robert Napier, Edinburgh, Blackwood.J.M.Halliday, 1980–1, "Robert Napier. The father of Clyde shipbuilding", Transactions of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland 124.Fred M.Walker, 1984, Song of the Clyde. A History of Clyde Shipbuilding, Cambridge: PSL.FMW
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