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1. n1) сфера; куля2) глобус3) земна куля4) планета; небесне світило5) небо; небеса; небесна сфера6) коло; сфера, поле, галузь (діяльності)in one's sphere — у чиїйсь компетенції; у своїй стихії
7) соціальне середовище, коло2. v1) замикати в коло; оточувати2) надавати форми кулі, робити круглим як куля4) вихваляти, підносити до небесsphere about, sphere round — крутити в усіх напрямах
* * *I n1) сфера, куля2) глобус3) Земна куля; планета, небесне світило4) небо, небеса, небесна сфера; небозвід5) сфера, коло, поле, галузь ( діяльності)in one's sphere — у чиїй-небудь компетенції; у звичній обстановці; у своїй стихії
6) соціальне середовище, колоII vin high spheres — у верхах; у вищих верствах суспільства
2) робити круглим як куля, надавати форму кулі3) ( with) наповнювати по вінця ( якою-небудь рідиною)4) icт. обертати -
5 sphere
1. [sfıə] n1. сфера, шар2. глобус3. 1) земной шар2) планета, небесное светило4. небо, небеса, небесная сфера; небосвод5. сфера, круг, поле, область ( деятельности)the mental sphere - сфера /область/ умственной /психической/ деятельности
sphere of influence [of interest] - сфера влияния [интересов]
in one's sphere - а) в чьей-л. компетенции; б) в привычной обстановке; в своей стихии; ≅ как рыба в воде
out of /not within/ one's sphere - а) вне чьей-л. компетенции; б) в непривычной обстановке
too narrow /limited/ a sphere for smb. - слишком узкое поле деятельности для кого-л., слишком ограниченная область применения чьих-л. способностей
6. социальная среда, кругin high spheres - а) в верхах; б) в высших слоях общества
2. [sfıə] v книжн.he moves in quite another sphere - он вращается в совершенно другой среде, он принадлежит к совершенно другому кругу
1. замыкать ( в круг), окружать2. делать круглым как шар, придавать форму шара3. (with) наполнять до краёв (какой-л. жидкостью)4. арх. вращатьto sphere about /round/ - вращать во всех направлениях
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6 sphere
1. [sfıə] n1. сфера, шар2. глобус3. 1) земной шар2) планета, небесное светило4. небо, небеса, небесная сфера; небосвод5. сфера, круг, поле, область ( деятельности)the mental sphere - сфера /область/ умственной /психической/ деятельности
sphere of influence [of interest] - сфера влияния [интересов]
in one's sphere - а) в чьей-л. компетенции; б) в привычной обстановке; в своей стихии; ≅ как рыба в воде
out of /not within/ one's sphere - а) вне чьей-л. компетенции; б) в непривычной обстановке
too narrow /limited/ a sphere for smb. - слишком узкое поле деятельности для кого-л., слишком ограниченная область применения чьих-л. способностей
6. социальная среда, кругin high spheres - а) в верхах; б) в высших слоях общества
2. [sfıə] v книжн.he moves in quite another sphere - он вращается в совершенно другой среде, он принадлежит к совершенно другому кругу
1. замыкать ( в круг), окружать2. делать круглым как шар, придавать форму шара3. (with) наполнять до краёв (какой-л. жидкостью)4. арх. вращатьto sphere about /round/ - вращать во всех направлениях
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n1) сфера, область, круг, поле ( деятельности)•- diplomatic sphere
- economic sphere
- foreign-policy sphere
- high spheres
- ideological sphere
- material-production sphere
- military sphere
- nonmaterial sphere
- particular sphere
- political sphere
- production sphere
- services sphere
- social sphere
- sphere of action
- sphere of activity
- sphere of circulation
- sphere of foreign economic relations
- sphere of influence
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I n1) сфера, куля2) глобус3) Земна куля; планета, небесне світило4) небо, небеса, небесна сфера; небозвід5) сфера, коло, поле, галузь ( діяльності)in one's sphere — у чиїй-небудь компетенції; у звичній обстановці; у своїй стихії
6) соціальне середовище, колоII vin high spheres — у верхах; у вищих верствах суспільства
2) робити круглим як куля, надавати форму кулі3) ( with) наповнювати по вінця ( якою-небудь рідиною)4) icт. обертати -
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n1. сфера, область (діяль ності)2. соціальне оточення, коло- sphere of influence сфера впливу- sphere of interest сфера інтересів- in high spheres у верхах, у вищих прошарках суспільства -
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n1) сфера, область (деятельности)2) социальная среда; круг• -
11 higher
1. a от I2. a бот. зоол. высший, высокоорганизованныйСинонимический ряд:1. above (adj.) above; beyond; bigger; more altitudinous; more elevated; superior to; surpassing; taller2. acuter (adj.) acuter; more argute; more piping; more shrill; more treble; sharper; thinner3. dearer (adj.) costlier; dearer; more expensive; more high-priced4. higher (adj.) grander; higher; loftier; more eloquent; more exalted; more heightened; more raised; more soaring; more towering5. more drugged (adj.) more doped; more drugged; more hopped-up; more spaced-out; more stoned; more zonked6. more malodorous (adj.) frowsier; funkier; fustier; gamier; more fetid; more malodorous; more mephitic; more nidorous; more noisome; more olid; more putrid; more rancid; more reeking; more stenchful; more stenchy; more stinking; more whiffy; mustier; ranker; reekier; smellier; staler; stinkier7. shriller (adj.) more high-pitched; more piercing; shriller8. stronger (adj.) fiercer; heavier; more furious; stronger9. superior (adj.) greater; over; overlying; senior; superincumbent; superior; superjacent10. above (other) above; aloft; beyond; on top of; over; overhead; superior -
12 absorber
1) поглотитель2) абсорбер; абсорбционная колонка•-
acoustic absorber
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adiabatic absorber
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adjustable shock absorber
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agitated vessel absorber
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air-cushion shock absorber
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airplane-type shock absorber
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alpha absorber
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batch absorber
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beta absorber
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black absorber
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black molybdenum absorber
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black nickel absorber
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bubble absorber
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burnable absorber
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cam shock absorber
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cam-actuated shock absorber
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camouflage absorber
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column absorber
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control absorber
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decoupling absorber
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dielectric absorber
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direct-acting shock absorber
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double-acting shock absorber
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electromagnetic wave absorber
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falling-film absorber
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finned absorber
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four-pass absorber
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freon absorber
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friction shock absorber
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gamma absorber
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heat absorber
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high-Z absorber
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honeycomb absorber
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hydraulic shock absorber
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inertia-controlled shock absorber
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lever shock absorber
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low-Z absorber
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magnetic absorber
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microwave absorber
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multicircuit absorber
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multivibrating absorber
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neutron absorber
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nonreflecting absorber
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nonresonance absorber
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nonselective absorber
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oil shock absorber
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oxidized copper absorber
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packed-column absorber
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packed absorber
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parasitic absorber
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photoelectric absorber
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plate absorber
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pure-metal absorber
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radio absorber
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resonance absorber
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rotary vane-type shock absorber
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secondary absorber
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selective absorber
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shock absorber
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side-lobe absorber
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single-acting shock absorber
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solar absorber
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spray absorber
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string-of-spheres absorber
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telescopic shock absorber
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thermal expansion absorber
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tracking absorber
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transversal shock absorber
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vacuum absorber
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n1) интерес, заинтересованность; обыкн. pl практическая заинтересованность, выгода, польза; важность, значение- meet the interests of smb.- go against smb.'s interests- represent smb.'s interests- have a vested interest in smth.2) процент, проценты, процентный доход• -
14 Chronology
15,000-3,000 BCE Paleolithic cultures in western Portugal.400-200 BCE Greek and Carthaginian trade settlements on coast.202 BCE Roman armies invade ancient Lusitania.137 BCE Intensive Romanization of Lusitania begins.410 CE Germanic tribes — Suevi and Visigoths—begin conquest of Roman Lusitania and Galicia.714—16 Muslims begin conquest of Visigothic Lusitania.1034 Christian Reconquest frontier reaches Mondego River.1064 Christians conquer Coimbra.1139 Burgundian Count Afonso Henriques proclaims himself king of Portugal; birth of Portugal. Battle of Ourique: Afonso Henriques defeats Muslims.1147 With English Crusaders' help, Portuguese seize Lisbon from Muslims.1179 Papacy formally recognizes Portugal's independence (Pope Alexander III).1226 Campaign to reclaim Alentejo from Muslims begins.1249 Last Muslim city (Silves) falls to Portuguese Army.1381 Beginning of third war between Castile and Portugal.1383 Master of Aviz, João, proclaimed regent by Lisbon populace.1385 April: Master of Aviz, João I, proclaimed king of Portugal by Cortes of Coimbra. 14 August: Battle of Aljubarrota, Castilians defeated by royal forces, with assistance of English army.1394 Birth of "Prince Henry the Navigator," son of King João I.1415 Beginning of overseas expansion as Portugal captures Moroccan city of Ceuta.1419 Discovery of Madeira Islands.1425-28 Prince D. Pedro, older brother of Prince Henry, travels in Europe.1427 Discovery (or rediscovery?) of Azores Islands.1434 Prince Henry the Navigator's ships pass beyond Cape Bojador, West Africa.1437 Disaster at Tangier, Morocco, as Portuguese fail to capture city.1441 First African slaves from western Africa reach Portugal.1460 Death of Prince Henry. Portuguese reach what is now Senegal, West Africa.1470s Portuguese explore West African coast and reach what is now Ghana and Nigeria and begin colonizing islands of São Tomé and Príncipe.1479 Treaty of Alcáçovas between kings of Portugal and Spain.1482 Portuguese establish post at São Jorge da Mina, Gold Coast (now Ghana).1482-83 Portuguese navigator Diogo Cão reaches mouth of Congo River and Angola.1488 Navigator Bartolomeu Dias rounds Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, and finds route to Indian Ocean.1492-93 Columbus's first voyage to West Indies.1493 Columbus visits Azores and Portugal on return from first voyage; tells of discovery of New World. Treaty of Tordesillas signed between kings of Portugal and Spain: delimits spheres of conquest with line 370 leagues west of Cape Verde Islands (claimed by Portugal); Portugal's sphere to east of line includes, in effect, Brazil.King Manuel I and Royal Council decide to continue seeking all-water route around Africa to Asia.King Manuel I expels unconverted Jews from Portugal.1497-99 Epic voyage of Vasco da Gama from Portugal around Africa to west India, successful completion of sea route to Asia project; da Gama returns to Portugal with samples of Asian spices.1500 Bound for India, Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral "discovers" coast of Brazil and claims it for Portugal.1506 Anti-Jewish riots in Lisbon.Battle of Diu, India; Portugal's command of Indian Ocean assured for some time with Francisco de Almeida's naval victory over Egyptian and Gujerati fleets.Afonso de Albuquerque conquers Goa, India; beginning of Portuguese hegemony in south Asia.Portuguese conquest of Malacca; commerce in Spice Islands.1519 Magellan begins circumnavigation voyage.1536 Inquisition begins in Portugal.1543 Portuguese merchants reach Japan.1557 Portuguese merchants granted Chinese territory of Macau for trading factory.1572 Luís de Camões publishes epic poem, Os Lusíadas.1578 Battle of Alcácer-Quivir; Moroccan forces defeat army of King Sebastião of Portugal; King Sebastião dies in battle. Portuguese succession crisis.1580 King Phillip II of Spain claims and conquers Portugal; Spanish rule of Portugal, 1580-1640.1607-24 Dutch conquer sections of Asia and Brazil formerly held by Portugal.1640 1 December: Portuguese revolution in Lisbon overthrows Spanish rule, restores independence. Beginning of Portugal's Braganza royal dynasty.1654 Following Dutch invasions and conquest of parts of Brazil and Angola, Dutch expelled by force.1661 Anglo-Portuguese Alliance treaty signed: England pledges to defend Portugal "as if it were England itself." Queen Catherine of Bra-ganza marries England's Charles II.1668 February: In Portuguese-Spanish peace treaty, Spain recognizes independence of Portugal, thus ending 28-year War of Restoration.1703 Methuen Treaties signed, key commercial trade agreement and defense treaty between England and Portugal.1750 Pombal becomes chief minister of King José I.1755 1 November: Massive Lisbon earthquake, tidal wave, and fire.1759 Expulsion of Jesuits from Portugal and colonies.1761 Slavery abolished in continental Portugal.1769 Abandonment of Mazagão, Morocco, last Portuguese outpost.1777 Pombal dismissed as chief minister by Queen Maria I, after death of José I.1791 Portugal and United States establish full diplomatic relations.1807 November: First Napoleonic invasion; French forces under Junot conquer Portugal. Royal family flees to colony of Brazil and remains there until 1821.1809 Second French invasion of Portugal under General Soult.1811 Third French invasion of Portugal under General Masséna.1813 Following British general Wellington's military victories, French forces evacuate Portugal.1817 Liberal, constitutional movements against absolutist monarchist rule break out in Brazil (Pernambuco) and Portugal (Lisbon, under General Gomes Freire); crushed by government. British marshal of Portugal's army, Beresford, rules Portugal.Liberal insurrection in army officer corps breaks out in Cadiz, Spain, and influences similar movement in Portugal's armed forces first in Oporto.King João VI returns from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and early draft of constitution; era of constitutional monarchy begins.1822 7 September: João VI's son Pedro proclaims independence ofBrazil from Portugal and is named emperor. 23 September: Constitution of 1822 ratified.Portugal recognizes sovereign independence of Brazil.King João VI dies; power struggle for throne ensues between his sons, brothers Pedro and Miguel; Pedro, emperor of Brazil, abdicates Portuguese throne in favor of his daughter, D. Maria II, too young to assume crown. By agreement, Miguel, uncle of D. Maria, is to accept constitution and rule in her stead.1828 Miguel takes throne and abolishes constitution. Sections of Portugal rebel against Miguelite rule.1831 Emperor Pedro abdicates throne of Brazil and returns to Portugal to expel King Miguel from Portuguese throne.1832-34 Civil war between absolutist King Miguel and constitutionalist Pedro, who abandons throne of Brazil to restore his young daughter Maria to throne of Portugal; Miguel's armed forces defeated by those of Pedro. Miguel leaves for exile and constitution (1826 Charter) is restored.1834-53 Constitutional monarchy consolidated under rule of Queen Maria II, who dies in 1853.1851-71 Regeneration period of economic development and political stability; public works projects sponsored by Minister Fontes Pereira de Melo.1871-90 Rotativism period of alternating party governments; achieves political stability and less military intervention in politics and government. Expansion of colonial territory in tropical Africa.January: Following territorial dispute in central Africa, Britain delivers "Ultimatum" to Portugal demanding withdrawal of Portugal's forces from what is now Malawi and Zimbabwe. Portugal's government, humiliated in accepting demand under threat of a diplomatic break, falls. Beginning of governmental and political instability; monarchist decline and republicanism's rise.Anglo-Portuguese treaties signed relating to delimitation of frontiers in colonial Africa.1899 Treaty of Windsor; renewal of Anglo-Portuguese defense and friendship alliance.1903 Triumphal visit of King Edward VII to Portugal.1906 Politician João Franco supported by King Carlos I in dictatorship to restore order and reform.1908 1 February: Murder in Lisbon of King Carlos I and his heir apparent, Prince Dom Luís, by Portuguese anarchists. Eighteen-year-old King Manuel II assumes throne.1910 3-5 October: Following republican-led military insurrection in armed forces, monarchy falls and first Portuguese republic is proclaimed. Beginning of unstable, economically troubled, parliamentary republic form of government.May: Violent insurrection in Lisbon overturns government of General Pimenta de Castro; nearly a thousand casualties from several days of armed combat in capital.March: Following Portugal's honoring ally Britain's request to confiscate German shipping in Portuguese harbors, Germany declares war on Portugal; Portugal enters World War I on Allied side.Portugal organizes and dispatches Portuguese Expeditionary Corps to fight on the Western Front. 9 April: Portuguese forces mauled by German offensive in Battle of Lys. Food rationing and riots in Lisbon. Portuguese military operations in Mozambique against German expedition's invasion from German East Africa. 5 December: Authoritarian, presidentialist government under Major Sidónio Pais takes power in Lisbon, following a successful military coup.1918 11 November: Armistice brings cessation of hostilities on Western Front in World War I. Portuguese expeditionary forces stationed in Angola, Mozambique, and Flanders begin return trip to Portugal. 14 December: President Sidónio Pais assassinated. Chaotic period of ephemeral civil war ensues.1919-21 Excessively unstable political period, including January1919 abortive effort of Portuguese monarchists to restore Braganza dynasty to power. Republican forces prevail, but level of public violence, economic distress, and deprivation remains high.1921 October: Political violence attains peak with murder of former prime minister and other prominent political figures in Lisbon. Sectors of armed forces and Guarda Nacional Republicana are mutinous. Year of financial and corruption scandals, including Portuguese bank note (fraud) case; military court acquits guilty military insurrectionists, and one military judge declares "the country is sick."28 May: Republic overthrown by military coup or pronunciamento and conspiracy among officer corps. Parliament's doors locked and parliament closed for nearly nine years to January 1935. End of parliamentary republic, Western Europe's most unstable political system in this century, beginning of the Portuguese dictatorship, after 1930 known as the Estado Novo. Officer corps assumes reins of government, initiates military censorship of the press, and suppresses opposition.February: Military dictatorship under General Óscar Carmona crushes failed republican armed insurrection in Oporto and Lisbon.April: Military dictatorship names Professor Antônio de Oliveira Salazar minister of finance, with dictatorial powers over budget, to stabilize finances and rebuild economy. Insurrectionism among military elements continues into 1931.1930 Dr. Salazar named minister for colonies and announces balanced budgets. Salazar consolidates support by various means, including creation of official regime "movement," the National Union. Salazar engineers Colonial Act to ensure Lisbon's control of bankrupt African colonies by means of new fiscal controls and centralization of authority. July: Military dictatorship names Salazar prime minister for first time, and cabinet composition undergoes civilianization; academic colleagues and protégés plan conservative reform and rejuvenation of society, polity, and economy. Regime comes to be called the Estado Novo (New State). New State's constitution ratified by new parliament, the National Assembly; Portugal described in document as "unitary, corporative Republic" and governance influenced by Salazar's stern personality and doctrines such as integralism, Catholicism, and fiscal conservatism.1936 Violent instability and ensuing civil war in neighboring Spain, soon internationalized by fascist and communist intervention, shake Estado Novo regime. Pseudofascist period of regime features creation of imitation Fascist institutions to defend regime from leftist threats; Portugal institutes "Portuguese Youth" and "Portuguese Legion."1939 3 September: Prime Minister Salazar declares Portugal's neutrality in World War II. October: Anglo-Portuguese agreement grants naval and air base facilities to Britain and later to United States for Battle of the Atlantic and Normandy invasion support. Third Reich protests breach of Portugal's neutrality.6 June: On day of Allies' Normandy invasion, Portugal suspends mining and export of wolfram ore to both sides in war.8 May: Popular celebrations of Allied victory and Fascist defeat in Lisbon and Oporto coincide with Victory in Europe Day. Following managed elections for Estado Novo's National Assembly in November, regime police, renamed PIDE, with increased powers, represses opposition.1947 Abortive military coup in central Portugal easily crushed by regime. Independence of India and initiation of Indian protests against Portuguese colonial rule in Goa and other enclaves.1949 Portugal becomes founding member of NATO.1951 Portugal alters constitution and renames overseas colonies "Overseas Provinces." Portugal and United States sign military base agreements for use of air and naval facilities in Azores Islands and military aid to Lisbon. President Carmona dies in office, succeeded by General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58). July: Indians occupy enclave of Portuguese India (dependency of Damão) by means of passive resistance movement. August: Indian passive resistance movement in Portuguese India repelled by Portuguese forces with loss of life. December: With U.S. backing, Portugal admitted as member of United Nations (along with Spain). Air force general Humberto Delgado, in opposition, challenges Estado Novo's hand-picked successor to Craveiro Lopes, Admiral Américo Tomás. Delgado rallies coalition of democratic, liberal, and communist opposition but loses rigged election and later flees to exile in Brazil. Portugal joins European Free Trade Association (EFTA).January and February: Estado Novo rocked by armed African insurrection in northern Angola, crushed by armed forces. Hijacking of Portuguese ocean liner by ally of Delgado, Captain Henrique Galvão. April: Salazar defeats attempted military coup and reshuffles cabinet with group of younger figures who seek to reform colonial rule and strengthen the regime's image abroad. 18 December: Indian army rapidly defeats Portugal's defense force in Goa, Damão, and Diu and incorporates Portugal's Indian possessions into Indian Union. January: Abortive military coup in Beja, Portugal.1965 February: General Delgado and his Brazilian secretary murdered and secretly buried near Spanish frontier by political police, PIDE.1968 August and September: Prime Minister Salazar, aged 79, suffers crippling stoke. President Tomás names former cabinet officer Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor. Caetano institutes modest reforms in Portugal and overseas.1971 Caetano government ratifies amended constitution that allows slight devolution and autonomy to overseas provinces in Africa and Asia. Right-wing loyalists oppose reforms in Portugal. 25 April: Military coup engineered by Armed Forces Movement overthrows Estado Novo and establishes provisional government emphasizing democratization, development, and decolonization. Limited resistance by loyalists. President Tomás and Premier Caetano flown to exile first in Madeira and then in Brazil. General Spínola appointed president. September: Revolution moves to left, as President Spínola, thwarted in his program, resigns.March: Military coup by conservative forces fails, and leftist response includes nationalization of major portion of economy. Polarization between forces and parties of left and right. 25 November: Military coup by moderate military elements thwarts leftist forces. Constituent Assembly prepares constitution. Revolution moves from left to center and then right.March: Constitution ratified by Assembly of the Republic. 25 April: Second general legislative election gives largest share of seats to Socialist Party (PS). Former oppositionist lawyer, Mário Soares, elected deputy and named prime minister.1977-85 Political pendulum of democratic Portugal moves from center-left to center-right, as Social Democratic Party (PSD) increases hold on assembly and take office under Prime Minister Cavaco Silva. July1985 elections give edge to PSD who advocate strong free-enterprise measures and revision of leftist-generated 1976 Constitution, amended modestly in 1982.1986 January: Portugal joins European Economic Community (EEC).1987 July: General, legislative elections for assembly give more than 50 percent to PSD led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva. For first time, since 1974, Portugal has a working majority government.1989 June: Following revisions of 1976 Constitution, reprivatization of economy begins, under PS government.January: Presidential elections, Mário Soares reelected for second term. July: General, legislative elections for assembly result in new PSD victory and majority government.January-July: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the European Economic Community (EEC). December: Tariff barriers fall as fully integrated Common Market established in the EEC.November: Treaty of Maastricht comes into force. The EEC officially becomes the European Union (EU). Portugal is signatory with 11 other member-nations.October: General, legislative elections for assembly result in PS victory and naming of Prime Minister Guterres. PS replace PSD as leading political party. November: Excavations for Lisbon bank uncover ancient Phoenician, Roman, and Christian ruins.January: General, presidential elections; socialist Jorge Sampaio defeats PSD's Cavaco Silva and assumes presidency from Dr. Mário Soares. July: Community of Portuguese Languages Countries (CPLP) cofounded by Portugal and Brazil.May-September: Expo '98 held in Lisbon. Opening of Vasco da Gama Bridge across Tagus River, Europe's longest (17 kilometers/ 11 miles). June: National referendum on abortion law change defeated after low voter turnout. November: National referendum on regionaliza-tion and devolution of power defeated after another low voter turnout.October: General, legislative elections: PS victory over PSD lacks clear majority in parliament. Following East Timor referendum, which votes for independence and withdrawal of Indonesia, outburst of popular outrage in streets, media, and communications of Portugal approves armed intervention and administration of United Nations (and withdrawal of Indonesia) in East Timor. Portugal and Indonesia restore diplomatic relations. December: A Special Territory since 1975, Colony of Macau transferred to sovereignty of People's Republic of China.January-June: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the EU; end of Discoveries Historical Commemoration Cycle (1988-2000).United Nations forces continue to occupy and administer former colony of East Timor, with Portugal's approval.January: General, presidential elections; PS president Sampaio reelected for second term. City of Oporto, "European City of Culture" for the year, hosts arts festival. December: Municipal elections: PSD defeats PS; socialist prime minister Guterres resigns; President Sampaio calls March parliamentary elections.1 January: Portugal enters single European Currency system. Euro currency adopted and ceases use of former national currency, the escudo. March: Parliamentary elections; PSD defeats PS and José Durão Barroso becomes prime minister. Military modernization law passed. Portugal holds chairmanship of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).May: Municipal law passed permitting municipalities to reorganize in new ways.June: Prime Minister Durão Barroso, invited to succeed Romano Prodi as president of EU Commission, resigns. Pedro Santana Lopes becomes prime minister. European Parliament elections held. Conscription for national service in army and navy ended. Mass grave uncovered at Academy of Sciences Museum, Lisbon, revealing remains of several thousand victims of Lisbon earthquake, 1755.February: Parliamentary elections; PS defeats PSD, socialists win first absolute majority in parliament since 1975. José Sócrates becomes prime minister.January: Presidential elections; PSD candidate Aníbal Cavaco Silva elected and assumes presidency from Jorge Sampaio. Portugal's national soccer team ranked 7th out of 205 countries by international soccer association. European Union's Bologna Process in educational reform initiated in Portugal.July-December: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the European Union. For reasons of economy, Portugal announces closure of many consulates, especially in France and the eastern US. Government begins official inspections of private institutions of higher education, following scandals.2008 January: Prime Minister Sócrates announces location of new Lisbon area airport as Alcochete, on south bank of Tagus River, site of air force shooting range. February: Portuguese Army begins to receive new modern battle tanks (Leopard 2 A6). March: Mass protest of 85,000 public school (primary and secondary levels) teachers in Lisbon schools dispute recent educational policies of minister of education and prime minister. -
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social ['səʊʃəl]∎ to bow to social pressures se plier aux pressions sociales;∎ they are our social equals ils sont de même condition sociale que nous;∎ humorous it's social death to wear such clothes there plus personne ne te connaît si tu t'habilles comme ça pour y aller;∎ they move in high or the best social circles ils évoluent dans les hautes sphères de la société∎ his life is one mad social whirl il mène une vie mondaine insensée(c) (evening, function) amical;∎ it was the social event of the year c'était l'événement mondain de l'année;∎ to pay someone a social call faire à quelqu'un une visite amicale;∎ I'm afraid this isn't just a social call je crains que ceci ne soit pas qu'une visite amicale∎ ants are social insects la fourmi est un insecte social;∎ man is a social animal l'homme est un animal social2 nounsoirée f (dansante)►► social accounting comptabilité f nationale;social anthropologist spécialiste mf d'anthropologie sociale;social anthropology anthropologie f sociale;social behaviourism behaviorisme m social;social benefits prestations fpl sociales;EU the Social Chapter le volet social (du traité de Maastricht);social charges (levied on employers) charges fpl sociales;EU Social Charter Charte f sociale;social class classe f sociale;social cleansing = élimination ou expulsion des éléments indésirables de la société;social climber arriviste mf;social climbing arrivisme m;social club club m;social conscience conscience f sociale;∎ to have a social conscience avoir conscience des problèmes sociaux;social contract contrat m social;French Canadian Economics & History social credit = doctrine populiste canadienne selon laquelle le gouvernement doit exercer un contrôle sur les prix afin de remédier aux inégalités de pouvoir d'achat;social Darwinism darwinisme m social;∎ we live in a social democracy nous vivons dans une démocratie socialiste;social democrat social-démocrate mf;social democratic social-démocrate mf;Social Democratic and Labour Party = parti travailliste d'Irlande du Nord;Social Democratic Party Parti m social-démocrate;social disease (gen) maladie f provoquée par des facteurs socio-économiques; euphemism (venereal) maladie f vénérienne;social drinker = personne qui ne boit d'alcool qu'en société;∎ he's purely a social drinker il ne boit pas seul, il boit seulement en société ou en compagnie;social drinking = consommation d'alcool lors de réunions entre amis;social dumping dumping m social;social engineering manipulation f des structures sociales;social fund = caisse d'aide sociale;social graces bonnes manières fpl;social historian spécialiste mf d'histoire sociale;social history histoire f sociale;social housing logements mpl sociaux;social insurance (UNCOUNT) prestations fpl sociales;social life vie f mondaine;∎ to have a busy social life sortir beaucoup;∎ he doesn't have much of a social life il ne sort pas beaucoup;∎ work is getting in the way of my social life j'ai trop de travail pour pouvoir sortir;∎ there isn't much of a social life in this town les gens ne sortent pas beaucoup dans cette ville, il ne se passe rien dans cette ville;∎ what's the social life like here? est-ce que vous sortez beaucoup ici?;social mobility mobilité f sociale;social order ordre m social;social outcast paria m;social position rang m dans la société;social psychology psychologie f sociale, psychosociologie f;social realism réalisme m social;American Social Register Bottin m mondain;social science sciences fpl humaines;social scientist spécialiste mf des sciences humaines;social secretary (of organization) = secrétaire chargé d'organiser les événements mondains; (personal secretary) secrétaire mf particulier(ère); social security∎ to be on social security toucher une aide socialeAmerican Social Security Administration ≃ Sécurité f sociale;social security contribution prélèvement m social;American social security number numéro m de Sécurité sociale;social services services mpl sociaux;social skills = manière de se comporter en société;∎ to have good/poor social skills être à l'aise/ne pas être à l'aise en société;∎ he has no social skills il ne sait pas comment se comporter en société;social spending dépenses fpl sociales;social structure structure f sociale;social studies sciences fpl sociales;social work assistance f sociale, travail m social;social worker assistant(e) m,f social(e), travailleur(euse) m,f social(e)
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