horse farming -

1. 1) лошадь, конь

2) зоол. лошадь ( Equus caballus)

3) зоол. представитель семейства лошадиных ( Equidae)

2. 1) жеребец; мерин

2) груб. жеребец, кобель ( о мужчине)

3. кавалерия, конница

4. спорт. конь ( гимнастика)

5. 1) рама, станок, козлы; подставка

2) рама или подставка для сушки одежды (тж. drying horse, clothes horse)

6. геол. ингрессия; включение пустой породы в руде

7. мор. леер

8. шахм. разг. конь

9. 1) амер. студ. жарг. шпаргалка, особ. подстрочный перевод

2) «рыба» ( документ-полуфабрикат)

10. сл. лошадиная сила, «лошадка» ( как единица мощности)

11. амер. сл. наркотик (особ. героин)

12. = horseplay

13. воен. ист. таран

1. лошадиный, конский

2. конный

3. кавалерийский

4. грубый; большой

1. 1) поставлять лошадей

2) запрягать ( лошадей); заложить ( экипаж)

2. 1) садиться на лошадь; вскочить на коня; ехать верхом

2) сажать на коня

3. 1) носить (кого-л.) на спине

2) сажать (кого-л.) на спину (себе или кому-л. другому)

4. редк.

1) взвалить одного человека на другого или уложить кого-л. на козлы для порки

2) пороть

5. нещадно погонять, изнурять работой (особ. матросов)

6. амер. разг.

1) издеваться (над чем-л.); разыгрывать, вышучивать (кого-л.)

2) таскать за собой, вовлекать в возню; играть в лошадки

3) шумно разыгрывать (сценку и т. п.)

7. требовать плату за несделанную работу (обыкн. to horse it)

8. 1) покрывать ( кобылу)

2) случать ( кобылу)

3) находиться в периоде течки ( о кобыле)

9. неприст. совершать половой акт

10. мор. конопатить

1. n

1) кінь, коняка

2) жеребець

3) кавалерія, кіннота

4) вершник; кавалерист

5) рама; стійло; підставка

6) мор. леєр

7) амер., розм. шпаргалка

8) шах., розм. кінь

9) військ., іст. таран

10) геол. включення пустої породи в руді

2. adj

1) кінський; кінний; конярський

2) кінний

3) грубий

3. v

1) постачати коней

2) запрягати (коней, екіпаж)

3) амер., розм. знущатися (з когось); глузувати, висміювати

4) сідати на коня; їхати верхи

5) покривати кобилу

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1) кінь

2) жеребець; мерин; жapг. жеребець ( про чоловіка)

3) кавалерія, кіннота

4) cпopт. кінь ( гімнастика)

5) рама, станок, козла; підставка; рама або підставка для сушіння одягу (drying horse, clothes horse)

6) гeoл. інгресія; включення пустої породи в руді

7) мop. леєр

8) шax. кінь

9) aмep.; жapг. шпаргалка

10) cл. кінська сила ( як одиниця потужності)

11) aмep.; cл. наркотик (особл. героїн)

12) = horseplay

13) вiйcьк.; icт. таран

1) кінський

2) кінний

3) кавалерійський

4) грубий; великий

1) поставляти коней; запрягати ( коней); закласти ( екіпаж)

2) сідати на коня; скочити на коня; їхати верхи; саджати на коня

3) носити ( кого-небудь) на спині; саджати ( кого-небудь) на спину

4) укласти кого-небудь на козла для биття; пороти, шмагати

5) нещадно поганяти, виснажувати роботою

6) aмep. знущатися; розігрувати, висміювати; тягати за собою, втягувати в метушню; грати в конячки; шумно грати ( сценку)

7) вимагати плату за незроблену роботу (звич. to horse it)

8) покривати; злучати ( кобилу); знаходитися в періоді тічки ( про кобилу)

9) неприст. здійснювати статевий акт

10) мop. конопатити

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all-time high небывало высокий уровень all-time high рекордно высокий уровень high высокий, дорогой; at a high cost по высокой цене high (находящийся) в самом разгаре; high summer разгар лета; high noon самый полдень; at high noon точно в полдень high высшая точка; максимум; to be in (или at) the high достигнуть высшего уровня to mount (или to ride) the high horse, to ride one's high horse, to be on one's high horse, амер. to get the high hat важничать, вести себя высокомерно to mount (или to ride) the high horse, to ride one's high horse, to be on one's high horse, амер. to get the high hat важничать, вести себя высокомерно high веселый, радостный; high spirits веселое, приподнятое настроение; to have a high time хорошо по" веселиться, хорошо провести время high благородный, возвышенный; high ideals благородные идеалы High амер. = high school high большой, сильный; интенсивный; high wind сильный ветер; high colour румянец; high farming интенсивное земледелие; широкое использование удобрений high (находящийся) в самом разгаре; high summer разгар лета; high noon самый полдень; at high noon точно в полдень high фон. верхний, верхнего подъема high веселый, радостный; high spirits веселое, приподнятое настроение; to have a high time хорошо по" веселиться, хорошо провести время high высокий, резкий (о звуке) high высокий, дорогой; at a high cost по высокой цене high высокий; возвышенный high высоко; to aim high метить высоко high высшая точка; максимум; to be in (или at) the high достигнуть высшего уровня high высшая точка high высший, лучший; high quality высшее качество; high opinion высокая оценка high высший; главный; верховный; high official высший чиновник; High Command верховное командование high максимум high подпорченный, с душком (о мясе) high превосходный, богатый, роскошный; high feeding роскошный стол; high living богатая жизнь high разг. пьяный; high antiquity глубокая древность high роскошно; to live high жить в роскоши, жить богато, на широкую ногу high с высоким содержанием (чего-л.) high сильно, интенсивно; the wind blows high ветер сильно дует high старшая карта, находящаяся на руках higher: high сравн. ст. от high high and dry выброшенный, вытащенный на берег (о судне) high and dry покинутый в беде high and dry устаревший; отставший (от времени и т. п.); high and low (люди) всякого звания ; high and mighty высокомерный, надменный high and dry устаревший; отставший (от времени и т. п.); high and low (люди) всякого звания ; high and mighty высокомерный, надменный high and low повсюду, везде (ср. тж. high); to play high карт. играть по большой; ходить с крупной карты high and dry устаревший; отставший (от времени и т. п.); high and low (люди) всякого звания ; high and mighty высокомерный, надменный high большой, сильный; интенсивный; high wind сильный ветер; high colour румянец; high farming интенсивное земледелие; широкое использование удобрений high высший; главный; верховный; high official высший чиновник; High Command верховное командование high большой, сильный; интенсивный; high wind сильный ветер; high colour румянец; high farming интенсивное земледелие; широкое использование удобрений high превосходный, богатый, роскошный; high feeding роскошный стол; high living богатая жизнь high благородный, возвышенный; high ideals благородные идеалы high превосходный, богатый, роскошный; high feeding роскошный стол; high living богатая жизнь high (находящийся) в самом разгаре; high summer разгар лета; high noon самый полдень; at high noon точно в полдень high высший; главный; верховный; high official высший чиновник; High Command верховное командование high высший, лучший; high quality высшее качество; high opinion высокая оценка high высший, лучший; high quality высшее качество; high opinion высокая оценка high road большая дорога, шоссе high road столбовая дорога, прямой путь (к чему-л.); (it is) high time давно пора; самая пора High амер. = high school school: high high средняя школа high high сист.обр. средняя школа high веселый, радостный; high spirits веселое, приподнятое настроение; to have a high time хорошо по" веселиться, хорошо провести время high (находящийся) в самом разгаре; high summer разгар лета; high noon самый полдень; at high noon точно в полдень high road столбовая дорога, прямой путь (к чему-л.); (it is) high time давно пора; самая пора high Tory крайний консерватор; high words гневные слова; разговор в повышенном тоне high большой, сильный; интенсивный; high wind сильный ветер; high colour румянец; high farming интенсивное земледелие; широкое использование удобрений high Tory крайний консерватор; high words гневные слова; разговор в повышенном тоне high роскошно; to live high жить в роскоши, жить богато, на широкую ногу to mount (или to ride) the high horse, to ride one's high horse, to be on one's high horse, амер. to get the high hat важничать, вести себя высокомерно to run high возбуждаться; passions ran high страсти разгорелись high and low повсюду, везде (ср. тж. high); to play high карт. играть по большой; ходить с крупной карты price too high назначать слишком высокую цену to mount (или to ride) the high horse, to ride one's high horse, to be on one's high horse, амер. to get the high hat важничать, вести себя высокомерно to run high возбуждаться; passions ran high страсти разгорелись to run high подыматься, вздыматься (о море) run: to high high возрастать (о ценах) to high high волноваться (о море) to high high подыматься (о приливе) to high high разгораться (о страстях) unemployment high пик безработицы high сильно, интенсивно; the wind blows high ветер сильно дует

SUBJECT AREA: Agricultural and food technology

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The son of the millwright James Meikle, who is credited with the introduction of the winnowing machine into Britain, Andrew Meikle followed in his father's footsteps. His inventive inclinations were first turned to developing his father's idea, and together with his own son George he built and patented a double-fan winnowing machine.

However, in the history of agricultural development Andrew Meikle is most famous for his invention of the threshing machine, patented in 1784. He had been presented with a model of a threshing mill designed by a Mr Ilderton of Northumberland, but after failing to make a full-scale machine work, he developed the concept further. He eventually built the first working threshing machine for a farmer called Stein at Kilbagio. The patent revolutionized farming practice because it displaced the back-breaking and soul-destroying labour of flailing the grain from the straw. The invention was of great value in Scotland and in northern England when the land was becoming underpopulated as a result of heavy industrialization, but it was bitterly opposed in the south of England until well into the nineteenth century. Although the introduction of the threshing machine led to the "Captain Swing" riots of the 1830s, in opposition to it, it shortly became universal.

Meikle's provisional patent in 1785 was a natural progression of earlier attempts by other millwrights to produce such a machine. The published patent is based on power provided by a horse engine, but these threshing machines were often driven by water-wheels or even by windmills. The corn stalks were introduced into the machine where they were fed between cast-iron rollers moving quite fast against each other to beat the grain out of the ears. The power source, whether animal, water or wind, had to cause the rollers to rotate at high speed to knock the grain out of the ears. While Meikle's machine was at first designed as a fixed barn machine powered by a water-wheel or by a horse wheel, later threshing machines became mobile and were part of the rig of an agricultural contractor.

In 1788 Meikle was awarded a patent for the invention of shuttered sails for windmills. This patent is part of the general description of the threshing machine, and whilst it was a practical application, it was superseded by the work of Thomas Cubitt.

At the turn of the century Meikle became a manufacturer of threshing machines, building appliances that combined the threshing and winnowing principles as well as the reciprocating "straw walkers" found in subsequent threshing machines and in conventional combine harvesters to the present day. However, he made little financial gain from his invention, and a public subscription organized by the President of the Board of Agriculture, Sir John Sinclair, raised £1,500 to support him towards the end of his life.

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land [lænd]

terres ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d) région ⇒ 1 (c) pays ⇒ 1 (e), 1 (f) royaume ⇒ 1 (f) poser ⇒ 2 (a) débarquer ⇒ 2 (a) hisser ⇒ 2 (b) décrocher ⇒ 2 (c) atterrir ⇒ 3 (a) arriver à quai ⇒ 3 (b) tomber ⇒ 3 (c) finir ⇒ 3 (d)

1 noun

(a) (for farming, building etc) terre f;

∎ he works on the land il travaille la terre;

∎ this is good farming land c'est de la bonne terre;

∎ building land terrain constructible;

∎ land for sale (sign) terrain à vendre;

∎ a piece of land (for farming) un lopin de terre; (for building) un terrain (à bâtir);

∎ to live off the land vivre des ressources naturelles de la terre;

∎ figurative to see how the land lies, to find out the lie or lay of the land tâter le terrain

(b) (property) terre f, terres fpl;

∎ their lands were confiscated leurs terres ont été confisquées;

∎ get off my land! sortez de mes terres!

(c) (area, region) région f;

∎ the desert lands of Northern Australia les régions désertiques du nord de l'Australie

(d) (not sea) terre f;

∎ Nautical to make land reconnaître la terre;

∎ Nautical they sighted land ils aperçurent la terre;

∎ we travelled by land to Cairo nous sommes allés au Caire par la route;

∎ over land and sea sur terre et sur mer

(e) literary or formal (nation, country) pays m;

∎ to travel in distant lands voyager dans des pays lointains;

∎ the victory was celebrated throughout the land le pays tout entier a fêté la victoire;

∎ a land of opportunity un pays où tout est possible

(f) figurative (realm) royaume m, pays m;

∎ he is no longer in the land of the living il n'est plus de ce monde;

∎ she lives in a land of make-believe elle vit dans un monde de chimères

2 transitive verb

(a) (plane) poser; (cargo, passengers) débarquer;

∎ they landed him on the deck of the ferry ils l'ont fait atterrir sur le pont du ferry;

∎ they have succeeded in landing men on the moon ils ont réussi à envoyer des hommes sur la Lune

(b) (fish → onto bank) hisser sur la rive; (→ onto boat) hisser dans le bateau

(c) familiar (job, contract) décrocher;

∎ he's just landed a good job il vient juste de décrocher ou dégoter un bon boulot

(d) familiar (put, place) ficher;

∎ he caught me a blow that nearly landed me in the water il m'a flanqué un tel coup que j'ai bien failli me retrouver dans l'eau;

∎ this could land us in real trouble ça pourrait nous attirer de gros ennuis ou nous mettre dans le pétrin;

∎ you've landed us in a nice mess! tu nous as mis dans de beaux draps!;

∎ it'll land you in prison! tu finiras en prison!

(e) (blow) flanquer;

∎ I landed him a blow or landed him one on the nose je lui ai flanqué ou collé mon poing dans la figure

(f) familiar (encumber)

∎ I got landed with the job of organizing the party c'est moi qui me suis retrouvé avec la fête à organiser^□, c'est moi qui me suis tapé l'organisation de la fête;

∎ I've been landed with the job of telling him c'est à moi qu'il est revenu de le lui dire;

∎ we got landed with their children for the weekend ils nous ont refilé leurs gosses ou il a fallu se farcir leurs gosses tout le week-end;

∎ as usual, I got landed with all the work comme d'habitude, c'est moi qui me suis tapé tout le travail;

∎ they landed me with the bill c'est moi qui ai écopé de l'addition

3 intransitive verb

(a) Aviation & Astronomy atterrir;

∎ they land at 7 p.m. ils atterrissent ou leur avion arrive à 19 heures;

∎ to land on the moon atterrir sur la Lune, alunir;

∎ to land in the sea amerrir;

∎ to land on an aircraft carrier apponter (sur un porte-avions)

(b) Nautical (boat) arriver à quai; (passengers) débarquer

(c) (ball) tomber, retomber; (gymnast, ski-jumper, horse, high jumper) se réceptionner; (falling object, bomb, parachutist) tomber; (bird) se poser;

∎ an apple/the ball landed on her head elle a reçu une pomme/le ballon sur la tête;

∎ to land on one's feet retomber sur ses pieds; (of cat) retomber sur ses pattes;

∎ familiar figurative he always manages to land on his feet il arrive toujours à retomber sur ses pattes

(d) familiar (finish up) finir^□, atterrir;

∎ he slipped and landed in a puddle il a glissé et a atterri dans une flaque d'eau;

∎ I hope that problem doesn't land on my desk j'espère que ce problème ne va pas atterrir sur mon bureau;

∎ the car landed in the ditch la voiture a terminé sa course dans le fossé^□ ;

∎ he landed in jail il s'est retrouvé en prison^□

4 compound-forming noun

(prices → in town) du terrain; (→ in country) de la terre; (ownership) foncier; British History (army) de terre; (worker) agricole

►► Law land act loi f agraire;

land agent (administrator) régisseur m, intendant(e) m,f; British (estate agent) agent m immobilier;

land bank crédit m foncier;

land breeze brise f de terre;

land bridge isthme m;

Accountancy land charge dette f foncière;

land crab crabe m terrestre;

the Land of Enchantment = surnom donné au Nouveau-Mexique;

Land's End = pointe de la Cornouailles;

Land of Lincoln = surnom donné à l'Illinois;

the Land of the Midnight Sun la terre du soleil de minuit;

land reform réforme f agraire;

land register cadastre m;

land registration inscription f au cadastre;

land registry cadastre m;

land registry office bureau m du cadastre;

land route voie f de terre;

land tax impôt m foncier, contribution f foncière

➲ land up intransitive verb

familiar (finish up) finir^□, atterrir;

∎ the letter landed up in Finland la lettre a atterri en Finlande;

∎ you'll land up in jail! tu finiras en prison!;

∎ I landed up at a friend's house j'ai atterri ou échoué chez un ami;

∎ I landed up having to dance with him il a fallu que je danse avec lui^□ ;

∎ I always landed up with the worst jobs je me tapais toujours les tâches les plus ingrates à faire

ⓘ A land fit for heroes Cette expression ("un pays digne de ses héros") trouve son origine dans un discours que le Premier ministre britannique Lloyd George prononça en 1918. Il y expliquait la façon dont il envisageait l'avenir de son pays au sortir de la Première Guerre mondiale, et déclarait qu'il incombait au gouvernement de faire de la Grande-Bretagne a fit country for heroes to live in ("un pays qui ferait honneur à ses héros"). On utilise aujourd'hui cette formule dans sa version modifiée et souvent sur le mode ironique en parlant de la façon dont un pays traite ses soldats. On dira par exemple if the returning veterans hoped for a land fit for heroes, they were to be sadly disappointed ("si, une fois de retour au pays, les anciens combattants s'étaient imaginé trouver un pays digne de héros, ils allaient être amèrement déçus").

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noun = high school

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1. adjective

1) высокий; возвышенный

2) высший; главный; верховный; high official высший чиновник; High Command верховное командование

3) высший, лучший; high quality высшее качество; high opinion высокая оценка

4) большой, сильный; интенсивный; high wind сильный ветер; high colour румянец; high farming интенсивное земледелие; широкое использование удобрений

5) превосходный, богатый, роскошный; high feeding роскошный стол; high living богатая жизнь

6) (находящийся) в самом разгаре; high summer разгар лета; high noon самый полдень; at high noon точно в полдень

7) высокий, дорогой; at a high cost по высокой цене

8) веселый, радостный; high spirits веселое, приподнятое настроение; to have a high time хорошо повеселиться, хорошо провести время

9) благородный, возвышенный; high ideals благородные идеалы

10) высокий, резкий (о звуке)

11) phon. верхний, верхнего подъема

12) подпорченный, с душком (о мясе)

13) с высоким содержанием (чего-л.)

14) collocation пьяный

high antiquity глубокая древность

high and dry

а) выброшенный, вытащенный на берег (о судне);

б) покинутый в беде;

в) устаревший; отставший (от времени и т. п.)

high and low (люди) всякого звания

high and mighty высокомерный, надменный

to mount/ride the high horse, to ride one's high horse, to be on one's high horse, амер. to get the high hat важничать, вести себя высокомерно

with a high hand высокомерно

high road

а) большая дорога, шоссе;

б) столбовая дорога, прямой путь (к чему-л.)

(it is) high time давно пора; самая пора

high Tory крайний консерватор

high words гневные слова; разговор в повышенном тоне

elevated, lofty, tall, towering

base, degraded, low, short

2. adverb

1) высоко; to aim high метить высоко

2) сильно, интенсивно; the wind blows high ветер сильно дует

3) роскошно; to live high жить в роскоши, жить богато, на широкую ногу

high and low повсюду, везде

to play high cards играть по большой; ходить с крупной карты

to run high

а) подыматься, вздыматься (о море);

б) возбуждаться; passions ran high страсти разгорелись

3. noun

1) высшая точка; максимум; to be in/at the high достигнуть высшего уровня

2) старшая карта, находящаяся на руках

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1 (a) высокий

2 (d) высоко

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благородный

богатый

большой

верховный

веселый

возвышенный

высок

высока

высокая

высокий

высоко

высоко-высоко

высший

главный

значительный

подпорченный

превосходный

резкий

сильно

сильный

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{hai}
I. 1. висок, издигнат, възвишен
2. висш, главен, върховен
the Most HIGH библ. бог
HIGH court върховен съд
HIGHer court по-горна съдебна инстанция
HIGHer animals висши животни
HIGHer institute of... висш институт по
3. голям, главен, важен
HIGH Festival голям (църковен) празник
HIGH altar главен олтар
HIGH street главна улица
HIGH spot sl. най-забележително място, най-важна черта
HIGH light/spot връхна точка, силен момент (на пиеса и пр.)
to hit the HIGH spots/lights отличавам се, блесвам (за артист), достигам силни моменти, грабвам публиката (за пиеса), прекалявам
4. голям, силен, висок (за цени, залагане, напрежение, температура и пр.), близо до полюсите (за геогр. ширина)
HIGH in iron с високо съдържание на желязо
HIGH velocity/speed голяма скорост
HIGH wind силен вятър
HIGH sea бурно море
HIGH polish силна лъскавина, лустро
HIGH area метеор. област с високо барометрично налягане
5. Който е в най-високата си точка/в разгара си
the HIGH point of the novel кулминационната точка на романа
HIGH Renaissance разцвет на Ренесанса
6. остър, писклив, тънък (за глас и пр.), висок (за тон)
7. фон. затворен. (за гласна)
8. висок, превъзходен, отличен
HIGH art голямо изкуство
to speak of someone in HIGH terms изказвам се отлично за някого
9. възвишен, благороден, героичен (за приключение и пр.)
HIGH thinking нравствена издигнатост
HIGH calling високо призвание
10. богат, разкошен
HIGH living охолен живот
11. весел, развеселен, разг. пийнал
to have a HIGH (old) time прекарвам чудесно/много весело
12. надменен, арогантен
with a HIGH hand надменно, арогантно, произволно, своеволно
HIGH and mighty високомерен, надменен, ост. С висок чин
13. сърдит
HIGH words/language ядни думи
14. пол. краен
15. sl. леко вмирисан (за месо, дивеч)
to get HIGH вмирисвам се
16. sl. под влияние на наркотик
17. сериозен, тежък (за престъпление)
HIGH treason държавна измяна
HIGH and dry (заседнал) на сухо (за кораб и пр.), изолиран, изоставен (за човек)
HIGH colour/complexion изчервяване, руменина
HIGH farming интензивно земеделие
HIGH table маса на подиум в университетска столова (за преподаватели и почетни гости)
II. 1. (на) високо
to aim/fly HIGH прен. хвърча нависоко
2. силно
to blow HIGH духам силно (за вятър)
3. високо, пискливо, тънко
4. високо, много
to stand HIGH високо съм ценен
на почит съм (with)
to play/stake HIGH карти залагам много
HIGH and low навсякъде
to search/hunt HIGH and low търся навсякъде/под дърво и камък
to live HIGH живея в разкош/нашироко
III. 1. (най-) високо ниво/число
2. метеор. антициклон
3. карти най-голяма карта
4. най-висока точка, рекорд, максимум
all-time HIGH рекорд
5. ам. разг. high school
6. ам. разг. авт. трета скорост
7. еуфория под влияние на наркотик
from (on) HIGH от небето
on HIGH горе в Небесата
HIGH and low всички (обществени класи), бедни и богати
HIGH and mighties големци
how's that for HIGH? ам. как та се вижда, а? бива си го, нали? the HIGH разг. главната улица (особ. в Оксфорд)

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{hai} а 1. висок; издигнат; възвишен; 2. висш, главен, върховен;(2) {hai} adv 1. (на)високо; to aim/fly high прен. хвърча нависоко;{3} {hai} n 1. (най-)високо ниво/число; 2. метеор. антициклон; 3

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тънък; писклив; пискливо; приповдигнат; aнтициклон; главен; висш; високо; възвишен; висок; върховен;

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high [hai] I. adj 1. висок, издигнат, възвисе́н; the river is \high реката е придошла; 2. голям; силен; висок; \high velocity ( speed) голяма скорост; \high price ( cost) висока цена; \high tension ( temperature) високо напрежение (температура); \high wind силен вятър; \high polish силна лъскавина, лустро; \high fever силна треска, висока температура; a \high area метеор. област с високо атмосферно налягане; 3. висш, главен, върховен; H. Command върховно командване; \high official висш служител; H. Commissioner върховен комисар; the Most H. ( highest) библ. Бог; 4. в най-високата си точка, в разгара (за време, сезон и пр.); \high noon точно по пладне; it is \high time you were gone крайно време е да си отидеш; 5. главен, важен (и за последица и пр.); \high treason държавна измяна; a \high priority основен приоритет; 6. остър, писклив, тънък (за глас, тон); 7. превъзходен, отличен; \high art голямо изкуство; to have a \high opinion of s.o. (to speak of s.o. in \high terms) имам отлично мнение за някого; 8. възвѝшен, благороден; \high thinking нравствена извисеност; \high calling високо призвание; \high mind великодушие, благородство; 9. богат, разкошен; 10. весел, развеселен; разг. развеселен (и от пиене); in \high feather ( spirits) в добро (отлично) настроение; весел, радостен; \high kicker лекомислено момиче, което обича развлечения; 11. надменен, горд; \high stomach високомерие; \high looks важен вид; with a \high hand надменно, арогантно; \high and mighty високомерен, надменен; \high as a kite превъзбуден; to be on o.'s \high horse възгордявам се, правя се на много важен, с мен не може да се говори; 12. леко вмирисан (за месо от дивеч); • \high and dry на сухо, изхвърлен на сухо (за кораб, лодка); прен. изолиран, изоставен (за човек); \high antiquity дълбока древност; \high colour ( complexion) изчервяване, руменина; \high latitudes географски ширини при полюсите; \high spot sl най-важен момент, център на внимание; примамка; to hit the \high spots ( lights) отличавам се, блесвам (за артист, изпълнение); to have a \high old time веселя се, прекарвам чудесно; to be for the \high jump sl сгазил съм лука, сгафил съм и трябва да бъда наказан; II. adv 1. високо; to aim ( fly) \high меря, целя се (летя, хвърча) високо; 2. силно; to run \high вълнувам се силно (за море); разгарям се, разгорещявам се, разпалвам се, раста (за чувство, страсти, думи); увеличавам се, повишавам се (за цена); passions run \high страстите се разгорещяват; 3. високо; пискливо, тънко; •\high and low навсякъде; to search ( hunt) \high and low търся навсякъде, под дърво и камък; to live \high живея в разкош, нашироко; to play ( stake) \high залагам много пари на карти; III. n 1. високо ниво; мет. антициклон; 2. карти най-силната карта; 3. висша точка, максимум; an all-time \high рекорд; the \highs and lows ( of o.' s career, life) превратностите, възхода и падението; 4. разг. възбуда, голямо вълнение; • \high and low всички, бедни и богати; from \high (from on \high) от горе, от небето; on \high горе; на небето, в небесата, в отвъдното; \high and mighties знаменитости.

1. высшая точка, максимум

2. спец. «пик» (нагрузки и т. п.)

3. метеор. область повышенного давления, антициклон

4. карт. старшая карта, находящаяся на руках

5. амер. разг. средняя школа (тж. high school)

6. сл. «кайф», состояние наркотического опьянения

7. авт. высокая передача (тж. high gear)

1. 1) высокий

2) высокий, находящийся в вышине, на высоте, наверху

2. имеющий определённую высоту, высотой в

3. большой, высокий

4. дорогой, высокий

5. 1) большой, сильный; интенсивный

2) насыщенный, с высоким содержанием (чего-л.)

6. находящийся в самом разгаре

7. высший, высокопоставленный; верховный

8. лучший, высший

9. высокий, возвышенный, благородный

10. серьёзный, решающий, критический

11. высокий, резкий ( о звуке)

12. весёлый, радостный

13. возбуждённый, взвинченный

14. разг.

1) пьяный, сильно выпивший

2) опьянённый наркотиками, «забалдевший»

15. горячий, ретивый ( о лошади)

16. богатый, роскошный; светский

17. 1) с душком (о мясе, дичи)

2) дурно пахнущий, воняющий (потом и т. п.)

18. фон. верхний, верхнего подъёма; высокого подъёма

1. высоко

2. сильно; интенсивно

3. дорого

4. богато, роскошно

5. высоко, резко, на высоких нотах

A a.

1 alto; elevato; (fig.) grande sommo, eminente, nobile, sublime: The house is nine metres high, la casa è alta nove metri; (fis., radio) high frequency, alta frequenza; (geogr.) high latitudes, alte latitudini; (elettr.) high tension, alta tensione; high finance, alta finanza; at a high speed, a una velocità elevata; a high wall, un muro alto; un'alta parete; a high mind, un animo nobile; a high caste, una casta alta (per es., in India)

2 ( di suono) alto, acuto: a high tone, un tono alto (o acuto)

3 ( di colore) intenso, cupo; ( di luce) forte

4 avanzato; inoltrato; pieno: high autumn, autunno inoltrato; It was high summer, era piena estate

5 ( di carne, selvaggina) frollo, stagionato; ( anche) andato a male; passato; troppo frollo

6 (fam.) alticcio; brillo

7 (fam.) euforico; gasato; su di giri (spec. per effetto della droga); fatto, impasticcato (fam.): to be high on drugs, essersi fatto

8 ( di un luogo, di un locale, e sim.) ben frequentato; che ha una buona clientela

9 ( di un fiume) in piena; gonfio

B n.

1 altura; posizione elevata; livello alto

2 ( nei giochi di carte) carta alta

3 (meteor.) area d'alta pressione; anticiclone

4 ( Borsa, fin.) prezzo massimo; livello massimo; quotazione più alta; punta; picco: highs and lows, alti e bassi, massimi e minimi ( delle quotazioni)

5 (autom., mecc.) (la) marcia più alta: to move into high, mettere (o ingranare) la quinta ( un tempo: la quarta; o comunque la marcia più alta)

6 (fam.) euforia; alto: highs and lows, alti e bassi

7 ( slang) sballo; eccitazione dovuta alla droga

8 = the high table ► sotto

C avv.

1 in alto ( anche fig.); in posizione elevata; in un grado alto; nella posizione più alta: to aim high, avere grandi mire (o aspirazioni); puntare in alto

2 forte: to play high, giocare forte; fare forti puntate

3 lussuosamente; nel lusso: to live high ( on the hog), vivere nel lusso; fare la bella vita (fig.)

● (fam.) the High = High Street (spec. a Oxford) ► sotto □ high achiever, ( a scuola, ecc.) chi ottiene grandi risultati; campione; fuoriclasse □ high altar, altar maggiore □ high and dry, (naut.) arenato; incagliato, a secco; (fig.: di persona) nei guai, in difficoltà, in braghe di tela; abbandonato □ high and low, (gente) di ogni condizione, ricchi e poveri; (avv.) dappertutto, per mari e per monti □ high-and-mighty, arrogante; prepotente □ (fam.) to be (as) high as a kite, essere ubriaco fradicio; essere completamente fatto ( di droga); ( anche) essere su di giri (o eccitatissimo) □ high-backed chair, sedia dallo schienale alto □ ( sport) high ball, palla alta □ ( ginnastica) high bar, sbarra □ (autom. USA) high beam, fascio (di luce) di profondità □ (autom.) high-beams (o high-beam headlights), (fari) abbaglianti; luci di profondità □ (fam. USA) high-binder, politico corrotto, faccendiere; ( anche) sicario □ high born (o high-born) ► highborn □ high bred (o high-bred) ► highbred □ high chair, seggiolone ( per bambini) □ High Church, «Chiesa Alta» ( la corrente più conservatrice e filocattolica della Chiesa anglicana) □ High Churchman, membro della «Chiesa Alta» □ high-class, di prim'ordine, di prima qualità; d'alta classe: high-class goods, merce di prim'ordine □ a high colour, un colorito acceso □ high-coloured, dai colori vivaci; dal colore acceso; ( di persona) colorito, florido □ (mil.) high command, comando supremo □ a high complexion, una carnagione colorita □ ( arte, pitt.) high contrast, contrasto forte □ (econ.) high cost of living, carovita □ High Court ( of Justice), Alta Corte di giustizia (in Inghilterra e Galles: giudica spec. le cause civili più complesse) □ (in GB, form.) the High Court of Parliament, il Parlamento □ (GB) high day, festività religiosa □ (fam. GB) high days and holidays, occasioni speciali □ high-density, ad alta densità: (biol.) high-density lipoprotein, (abbr. HDL) lipoproteina ad alta densità □ (econ., fin.) high earners, i percettori di redditi alti □ (market.) high-end, di fascia (o di gamma) alta: high-end computers, computer di fascia alta □ (mil.) high explosive, esplosivo ad alto potenziale; alto esplosivo □ high five, il cinque ( segno di vittoria o di saluto) □ high farming, agricoltura intensiva □ ( radio, mus.) high fidelity, alta fedeltà □ ( di registratore, ecc.) high-fidelity, ad alta fedeltà; hi-fi □ (fig.) high-flier (o high-flyer), persona (dal grande potenziale) di successo; persona capace e ambiziosa; giovane in carriera; ( anche) azienda di successo; ( Borsa) titolo che va forte □ high flying, (aeron.) che vola in alto (o ad alta quota); (fig.) capace e ambizioso, di successo □ high-flown, ( di linguaggio, ecc.) enfatico; ampolloso; altisonante □ (elettron., radio) high-frequency, ad alta frequenza □ (autom.) high gear, marcia alta; quinta ( un tempo: quarta) velocità; presa diretta; (fig.) grande velocità □ (ling.) High German, alto tedesco □ high-grade, di qualità superiore; ( di esplosivo) di elevata potenza □ high ground, altura; (fig., in una discussione, ecc.) posizione di vantaggio □ high-handed, prepotente, autoritario; tirannico □ high hat, cappello a cilindro □ high-hat, (fam. USA) persona altezzosa, snob; (agg.) altezzoso, snobistico □ high heels, tacchi alti; scarpe con tacco alto □ high hopes, forti speranze □ (econ.) high-income, ad alto reddito: high-income households, nuclei familiari ad alto reddito □ to be high in office, occupare una posizione di rilievo □ (fam. antiq.) high jinks, allegria sfrenata; baldoria □ ( sport) high jump, salto in alto □ ( sport) high jumper, saltatore in alto □ ( sport) high jumping, salto in alto □ high-keyed, (mus.) acuto; (fig.) eccitabile, nervoso □ high-level, ad alto livello; ( di personale) di grado elevato; ( di rifiuti radioattivi) ad alta attività: (comput.) high-level language, linguaggio ad alto livello; linguaggio avanzato □ high life, bella vita (fig.), vita lussuosa; ( anche) gran mondo; alta società □ high light ► highlight □ high living, bella vita (fig.); vita lussuosa □ high-maintenance (agg.), che richiede molta manutenzione; delicato; (fig. fam.: di persona) difficile, capriccioso □ (relig.) High Mass, messa grande (o solenne) □ high-mettled, ( di cavallo) focoso; ( d'uomo) coraggioso, intrepido □ high-minded, magnanimo; di nobili sentimenti □ high-mindedness, magnanimità; nobiltà d'animo □ ( di indumento) high-necked, accollato □ high noon, mezzogiorno; (fig.) apice, culmine, vertice □ (ind., chim.) high-octane, ad alto numero di ottani □ (fam.) to have a high old time, divertirsi un mondo; spassarsela □ to be high on st., andare pazzo per qc.; essere entusiasta (di fare qc.) □ to be high on drugs, essere sotto l'effetto della droga; essere completamente fatto □ to be high on whisky, essere sbronzo di whisky □ (fin.: di un investimento, ecc.) high-paying, altamente remunerativo □ high-pitched, ( di suono) acuto; ( di tetto) aguzzo, con una forte pendenza □ high point, punto alto; (fig.) momento culminante ( di uno spettacolo, ecc.); clou (franc.) □ (chim.) high polymer, polimero ad alto peso molecolare □ high-powered, ( anche elettr.) ad alta potenza; (fig.) potente, influente, dinamico, efficace; (di mansione, ecc.) di grande responsabilità □ (autom., mecc.) a high-powered engine, un motore di grande potenza; a high-powered job, un posto di grande responsabilità □ high pressure, (tecn., meteor.) alta pressione; (fig.) forte pressione □ high-pressure, (tecn.) ad alta pressione; (mecc.: di un cilindro, ecc.) che resiste alle alte pressioni; (fig.) che esercita una forte pressione, insistente, pressante; ( anche) intenso, stressante □ (comm.) high-priced, dal prezzo elevato; costoso: ( Borsa) high-priced shares, titoli pesanti □ high priest, gran sacerdote ( anche fig.) □ high priestess, gran sacerdotessa ( anche fig.) □ high-principled, di nobili (o di alti) princìpi □ high profile, (geogr.) profilo alto ( di una costa, ecc.); (fig.) alto profilo (angl.); alto livello; tono maggiore; grande rilievo (o rilevanza) □ (fig.) high-profile, di alto profilo (angl.); di primo piano, di alto livello, in tono maggiore, di tutto rilievo; (fatto) alla grande (fam.): a high-profile campaign, una campagna ( elettorale o pubblicitaria) in tono maggiore; a high-profile position, una posizione di tutto rilievo □ high-ranking, di grado elevato: the highest-ranking state officials, le massime cariche istituzionali □ high-reaching, che mira in alto; ambizioso □ ( arte) high relief, altorilievo □ (comput.) high-resolution display, schermo ad alta risoluzione □ (edil.) high-rise, (agg.) ( di un edificio) alto, a molti piani; (sost.) edificio a molti piani; piccolo grattacielo □ high-rise handlebars, manubrio alto ( di bici, ecc.) □ high-risk, ad alto rischio: high-risk patients, pazienti ad alto rischio □ high road, (antiq.) strada principale, strada maestra; (fig.) strada maestra, via (più diretta); the high road to success, la strada maestra (o la via) per il successo □ the ( moral) high road, la strada (moralmente) più corretta: The party took the moral high road and disclosed the scandal, il partito scelse la strada più corretta (o scelse la trasparenza) e rivelò lo scandalo □ (fam. USA) high roller, forte giocatore (o scommettitore); ( anche) spendaccione, chi sperpera soldi nei vizi □ high school, (in GB) scuola secondaria ( inferiore o superiore); (in USA) scuola secondaria superiore; ( balletto, equit., ecc.) alta scuola □ (naut.) the high seas, il mare aperto; gli oceani; le acque extraterritoriali □ (tur.) high season, alta stagione □ high sheriff ► sheriff □ high society, l'alta società; il gran mondo □ high-sounding, sonoro; altisonante □ high speed, alta velocità; (mecc., autom.) quarta (o quinta) velocità; presa diretta □ high-speed, ad alta velocità; ad azione rapida: (elettron.) high-speed oscilloscope, oscilloscopio ad alta velocità; high-speed relay, relè ad azione rapida □ High Speed Train (abbr. HST) power car, motrice di treno ad alta velocità □ high-spirited, allegro, brioso, vivace; ( di cavallo) focoso, ombroso □ high spirits, buonumore; euforia: to be in high spirits, essere di buonumore; essere euforico (o su di giri) □ high spot = high point ► sopra □ ( nei giochi e fig.) high stakes, posta forte; posta in gioco alta □ (ingl.) high street, corso, via principale; (fig.) il centro ( della città); (fig.) il commercio □ (ingl.) high-street (agg.), del centro, centrale; (fig.) commerciale; ( anche) per la massa: high-street shops, i negozi del centro; high-street products, prodotti per la massa □ (ingl.) high-street bank, banca di credito ordinario □ ( USA) high-strung = highly-strung ► highly □ the high table, la tavola dei professori ( nei refettori dei college); il tavolo d'onore ( in un banchetto ufficiale) □ (in GB) high tea, pasto leggero nel tardo pomeriggio, che sostituisce la cena □ (fam.) high-tech (abbr. di high-technology), high-tech; ad alto contenuto tecnologico; a tecnologia avanzata: high-tech furniture, mobili high-tech; (fin.) high-tech securities, titoli tecnologici; titoli di imprese ad alto contenuto tecnologico; high-tech industries, industrie a tecnologia avanzata □ (ind.) high-technology, ad alto contenuto tecnologico; a tecnologia avanzata □ high-temperature material, materiale resistente ad alte temperature □ (elettr.) high-tension line, linea ad alta tensione □ high tide, alta marea; (fig.) apice, culmine □ high time, (l') ora (di fare qc.); il momento giusto: It's high time ( that) we left, è ora che ce ne andiamo! □ (fig.) high-toned, elevato; nobile; (fam. USA) altolocato, snob □ ( di scarpe sportive) high-top, che coprono la caviglia □ high-tops, scarpe sportive che coprono la caviglia; (spec.) scarpe da basket □ (leg.) high treason, alto tradimento □ (fam.) high-ups ► high-up □ (elettr.) high voltage, alta tensione □ high water, alta marea □ high-water mark, livello di piena; livello dell'alta marea; (fig.) punto più alto, livello massimo, apice, culmine □ a high wind, un forte vento □ high words, parole grosse; accenti d'ira □ ( Borsa, fin.) high yielders (o high-yield securities), titoli ad alto rendimento □ (antiq. o spreg. USA) high yellow, persona mulatta di carnagione quasi bianca □ to fly high, volare in alto (o ad alta quota); (fig.) avere successo □ from on high, dall'alto; dal cielo □ (fam.) to get off [get on] one's high horse ► horse □ (di prezzi ecc.) to go high, andare su; salire □ to be in high favour ( with sb.), essere molto stimato (da q.) □ in high places, negli (o in) ambienti elevati, nelle alte sfere; ( di persona) altolocato: people in high places, (le) persone altolocate □ (relig.) the Most High, l'Altissimo; Dio □ on high, in alto; in cielo □ ( di sentimenti e sim.) to run high, essere al massimo (o alle stelle); divampare: Discontent ran high, divampava lo scontento.

- power absorbing trailer

- power brake

- power brake valve

- power clutch cylinder

- power connection

- power consumption

- power control

- power-controlled clutch

- power cost

- power cylinder

- power distillate

- power-dividing differential

- power door window

- power drive

- power-driven

- power economy

- power feed

- power flow diagram

- power gear

- power governor

- power grader

- power hop

- power input

- power jack

- power jet

- power kerosene

- power lift

- power loader

- power loading

- power loss

- power margin

- power output

- power parking

- adhesive power

- apparent power

- available power

- belt power

- brake power

- brake horse power

- calorific power

- capillary pulling power

- climbing power

- cross-country power

- cutting power

- design power

- dissipated power

- effective power

- elevating power

- engine power

- engine brake power

- estimated power

- evaporative power

- fixed power take-off

- fluctuating power

- gross power

- hauling power

- heating power

- high power

- holding power

- horse-power

- indicated power

- instantaneous power

- lifting power

- loss of power

- low-power transmission

- mean power

- mechanical power

- motive power

- moving power

- nominal power

- output power

- quality power level control

- quantity power level control

cart [kɑ:t]

1 noun

(a) (horse-drawn → for farming) charrette f; (→ for passengers) charrette f (anglaise), voiture f;

∎ to put the cart before the horse mettre la charrue avant les bœufs

(b) (handcart) charrette f à bras

2 transitive verb

(a) (transport by cart) charrier, charroyer, transporter en charrette

(b) familiar figurative (haul) transporter^□, trimballer;

∎ I've been carting this suitcase around all day j'ai passé la journée à trimballer cette valise

►► cart track chemin m de terre

➲ cart away, cart off separable transitive verb

(rubbish, wood) emporter; familiar (person) emmener

stay

A n

1 (visit, period) séjour m ; a stay in hospital un séjour à l'hôpital ; a two-week stay un séjour de deux semaines ; to have an overnight stay in Athens passer la nuit à Athènes ; the bad weather ruined our stay le mauvais temps a gâché notre séjour ; ‘enjoy your stay!’ ‘bon séjour!’ ;

2 Naut hauban m ;

3 Jur sursis m ; stay of execution ( of death penalty) sursis (à l'exécution de la peine capitale) ; ( of other sentence) sursis m ; fig (delay, reprieve) répit m.

B stays npl corset m.

C vtr

1 Jur surseoir à [proceedings] ;

2 Turf [horse] tenir [distance].

D vi

1 ( remain) rester ; stay a few days restez quelques jours ; to stay for lunch rester (à) déjeuner ; to stay in bed/at home rester au lit/à la maison ; to stay calm/faithful rester calme/fidèle ; I'm not staying another minute je ne resterai pas une minute de plus ; to stay in Britain rester en Grande-Bretagne ; to stay in teaching rester dans l'enseignement ; to stay in nursing continuer comme infirmier/-ière ; to stay in farming continuer à travailler dans l'agriculture ; to stay in business ( not go under) rester à flot ; to stay put ne pas bouger ; ‘stay tuned!’ ( on radio) ‘restez avec nous!’ ; computers are here to stay les ordinateurs font maintenant partie de la vie ;

2 ( have accommodation) loger ; where are you staying? où loges-tu? ; to stay in a hotel/at a friend's house/with Gill loger à l'hôtel/chez un ami/chez Gill ;

3 ( spend the night) passer la nuit ; it's very late, why don't you stay? il est très tard, tu pourrais passer la nuit ici ; I had to stay in a hotel j'ai dû passer la nuit à l'hôtel ; to stay overnight in Philadelphia passer la nuit à Philadelphie ;

4 ( visit for unspecified time) to come to stay ( for a few days) venir passer quelques jours (with chez) ; ( for a few weeks) venir passer quelques semaines (with chez) ; do you like having people to stay? tu aimes avoir des gens chez toi? ;

5 Scot ( live) habiter.

■ stay away

1 ( not come) ne plus venir ; when hotels are too dear, tourists stay away quand les hôtels sont trop chers, les touristes ne viennent plus ; go away and stay away! va-t-en et ne reviens plus! ; to stay away from éviter [town centre, house] ; ne pas s'approcher de [cliff edge, window, strangers] ; stay away from my sister/husband! laisse ma sœur/mon mari tranquille! ;

2 ( not attend) to stay away from school/work s'absenter de l'école/de son travail.

■ stay behind rester ; she stayed behind after the concert elle est restée à la fin du concert.

■ stay in

1 ( not go out) rester à la maison, ne pas sortir ;

2 ( remain in cavity) [hook, nail] tenir.

■ stay on

1 GB Sch rester à l'école ;

2 ( not leave) rester ;

3 ( continue in post) rester ; to stay on as garder son poste de [chief accountant, head chef] ;

4 ( not fall off) [handle, label] tenir.

■ stay out

1 ( remain away) to stay out late/all night rentrer tard/ne pas rentrer de la nuit ; to stay out of ne pas entrer dans [room, house] ; to stay out of sight rester caché ; to stay out of trouble éviter les ennuis ; to stay out of sb's way éviter qn ; stay out of this! ne t'en mêle pas! ;

2 ( continue strike) continuer la grève.

■ stay over rester.

■ stay up

1 (as treat, waiting for sb) veiller (to do pour faire ; until jusqu'à) ;

2 ( as habit) se coucher tard ; he likes to stay up late il aime se coucher tard ;

3 ( not fall down) tenir.

SUBJECT AREA: Domestic appliances and interiors

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Hoover was descended from a Swiss farming family called Hofer who emigrated from Basle and settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in the early eighteenth century. By 1832 the family had become tanners and lived near North Berlin in Ohio. In 1870 William Henry Hoover, who had studied at Mount Union College, bought the tannery with his brothers and soon expanded the business to make horse collars and saddlery. The firm expanded to become W.H.Hoover \& Co. In the early years of the first decade of the twentieth century, horses were beginning to be replaced by the internal combustion engine, so Hoover needed a new direction for his firm. This he found in the suction vacuum cleaner devised in 1907 by J.Murray Spangler, a cousin of Hoover's wife. The first successful cleaner of this type had been operating in England since 1901 (see Booth), but was not a portable model. Attracted by the development of the small electric motor, Spangler produced a vertical cleaner with such a motor that sucked the dust through the machine and blew it into a bag attached to the handle. Spangler applied for a patent for his invention on 14 September in the same year; it was granted for a carpet sweeper and cleaner on 2 June 1908, but Spangler was unable to market it himself and sold the rights to Hoover. The Model O machine, which ran on small wheels, was immediately manufactured and marketed. Hoover's model was the first electric, one-person-operated, domestic vacuum cleaner and was instantly successful, although the main expansion of the business was delayed for some time until the greater proportion of houses were wired for electricity. The Hoover slogan, "it beats as it sweeps as it cleans", came to be true in 1926 with the introduction of the Model 700, which was the first cleaner to offer triple-action cleaning, a process which beat, swept and sucked at the carpet. Further advances in the 1930s included the use of magnesium and the early plastics.

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SUBJECT AREA: Textiles

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Jedediah Strutt was the second of three sons of William, a small farmer and maltster at South Normanton, near Alfreton, Derbyshire, where the only industry was a little framework knitting. At the age of 14 Jedediah was apprenticed to Ralph Massey, a wheelwright near Derby, and lodged with the Woollats, whose daughter Elizabeth he later married in 1755. He moved to Leicester and in 1754 started farming at Blackwell, where an uncle had died and left him the stock on his farm. It was here that he made his knitting invention.

William Lee's knitting machine remained in virtually the same form as he left it until the middle of the eighteenth century. The knitting industry moved away from London into the Midlands and in 1730 a Nottingham workman, using Indian spun yarn, produced the first pair of cotton hose ever made by mechanical means. This industry developed quickly and by 1750 was providing employment for 1,200 frameworkers using both wool and cotton in the Nottingham and Derby areas. It was against this background that Jedediah Strutt obtained patents for his Derby rib machine in 1758 and 1759.

The machine was a highly ingenious mechanism, which when placed in front of an ordinary stocking frame enabled the fashionable ribbed stockings to be made by machine instead of by hand. To develop this invention, he formed a partnership first with his brother-in-law, William Woollat, and two leading Derby hosiers, John Bloodworth and Thomas Stamford. This partnership was dissolved in 1762 and another was formed with Woollat and the Nottingham hosier Samuel Need. Strutt's invention was followed by a succession of innovations which enabled framework knitters to produce almost every kind of mesh on their machines. In 1764 the stocking frame was adapted to the making of eyelet holes, and this later lead to the production of lace. In 1767 velvet was made on these frames, and two years later brocade. In this way Strutt's original invention opened up a new era for knitting. Although all these later improvements were not his, he was able to make a fortune from his invention. In 1762 he was made a freeman of Nottingham, but by then he was living in Derby. His business at Derby was concerned mainly with silk hose and he had a silk mill there.

It was partly his need for cotton yarn and partly his wealth which led him into partnership with Richard Arkwright, John Smalley and David Thornley to exploit Arkwright's patent for spinning cotton by rollers. Together with Samuel Need, they financed the Arkwright partnership in 1770 to develop the horse-powered mill in Nottingham and then the water-powered mill at Cromford. Strutt gave advice to Arkwright about improving the machinery and helped to hold the partnership together when Arkwright fell out with his first partners. Strutt was also involved, in London, where he had a house, with the parliamentary proceedings over the passing of the Calico Act in 1774, which opened up the trade in British-manufactured all-cotton cloth.

In 1776 Strutt financed the construction of his own mill at Helper, about seven miles (11 km) further down the Derwent valley below Cromford. This was followed by another at Milford, a little lower on the river. Strutt was also a partner with Arkwright and others in the mill at Birkacre, near Chorley in Lancashire. The Strutt mills were developed into large complexes for cotton spinning and many experiments were later carried out in them, both in textile machinery and in fireproof construction for the mills themselves. They were also important training schools for engineers.

Elizabeth Strutt died in 1774 and Jedediah never married again. The family seem to have lived frugally in spite of their wealth, probably influenced by their Nonconformist background. He had built a house near the mills at Milford, but it was in his Derby house that Jedediah died in 1797. By the time of his death, his son William had long been involved with the business and became a more important cotton spinner than Jedediah.

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