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adverb (to the greatest degree or extent, or for most of the time; mainly: The air we breathe is mostly nitrogen and oxygen; Mostly I go to the library rather than buy books.) βασικά,ως επί το πλείστον,τις πιο πολλές φορές -
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adverb (to the greatest degree or extent, or for most of the time; mainly: The air we breathe is mostly nitrogen and oxygen; Mostly I go to the library rather than buy books.) surtout, la plupart du temps -
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adverb (to the greatest degree or extent, or for most of the time; mainly: The air we breathe is mostly nitrogen and oxygen; Mostly I go to the library rather than buy books.) principalmente, quase sempre -
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Opsthe grouping of equipment and operations in a factory for the greatest degree of efficiency. -
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1. ['mæksiməm] adjective(greatest: This requires maximum effort / the maximum amount of effort.) maksimal; maksimum-2. [-mə] noun(the greatest number or quantity or the highest point or degree: Two hundred an hour is the maximum we can produce.) det meste; det højeste* * *1. ['mæksiməm] adjective(greatest: This requires maximum effort / the maximum amount of effort.) maksimal; maksimum-2. [-mə] noun(the greatest number or quantity or the highest point or degree: Two hundred an hour is the maximum we can produce.) det meste; det højeste -
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1. adjective1) (large) großgreat big — (coll.) riesengroß (ugs.)
take great care of/a great interest in — sich sehr kümmern um/interessieren für
3) (important) groß [Tag, Ereignis, Attraktion, Hilfe]; (powerful, able) groß [Person, Komponist, Schriftsteller]; (impressive) großartigthe great thing is... — die Hauptsache ist...
Peter the Great — Peter der Große
be great at something — (skilful) in etwas (Dat.) ganz groß sein (ugs.)
4) (coll.): (splendid) großartig5) (in relationship) Groß[onkel, -tante, -neffe, -nichte]; Ur[großmutter, -großvater, -enkel, -enkelin]2. noun(person) Größe, die; as pl.the great — die Großen [der Geschichte/Literatur usw.]
the greatest — (coll.) der/die Größte/die Größten (ugs.)
* * *[ɡreit]1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) bedeutend2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) groß3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) besonder4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) großartig5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) sehr gut•- academic.ru/32313/greatly">greatly- greatness* * *[greɪt]I. adj1. (very big) groß, riesigit gives us \great pleasure to announce the engagement of our daughter es ist uns eine große Freude, die Verlobung unserer Tochter bekanntzugebenit is with \great sorrow that I inform you of the death of our director zu meinem tiefsten Bedauern muss ich Ihnen mitteilen, dass unser Direktor verstorben istI feel \great sympathy for you ich fühle von ganzem Herzen mit dira \great amount [or quantity] eine große Menge, sehr viela \great deal of time/money eine Menge [o sehr viel] Zeit/Geldto a \great extent im Großen und Ganzena \great joy eine große Freudethe \great majority of people die überwiegende Mehrheit der Leutea \great sadness eine tiefe Traurigkeitthe \greatest boxer/show der größte Boxer/die größte Showa \great personality eine überragende Persönlichkeit3. (wonderful) großartig, wunderbarwe had a \great time at the party wir haben uns auf der Party großartig amüsiertit's \great to be back home again es ist richtig schön, wieder zu Hause zu seinit was \great driving over the mountains es war wunderschön, durch die Berge zu fahren\great! ( iron fam) na prima! iron fam, klasse! iron fam, wunderbar! ÖSTERR iron fam, super! SCHWEIZ iron famthe \great thing about my job is the flexitime was mir an meiner Arbeit besonders gefällt, ist die Gleitzeithe's a \great one for getting other people to do his work er hat den Bogen raus, wie er andere Leute dazu kriegt, seine Arbeit zu machen fammy sister's \great at playing football meine Schwester spielt klasse Fußball\great fool Volltrottel m fam\great friend guter Freund/gute Freundinas children they were \great friends als Kinder waren sie dicke Freunde famshe is a \great organizer sie kann hervorragend organisierenhe is a \great storyteller er ist ein fantastischer Geschichtenerzählerto feel \great sich akk großartig fühlento feel not all that \great sich akk gar nicht gut fühlen6. (enthusiastic) begeistertour kids are \great party-goers unsere Kinder sind begeisterte Partygänger7.▶ \great minds think alike[, fools seldom differ] ( prov hum) große Geister denken gleich prov hum, zwei Dumme, ein Gedanke prov hum▶ to be no \great shakes nicht besonders gut seinI'm no \great shakes as a cook/at cooking als Koch/im Kochen bin ich nicht gerade ein Meister▶ to not be the \greatest thing since sliced bread ( prov fam) nicht gerade das Gelbe vom Ei sein fam\great big riesengroßa \great big spider eine dicke, fette SpinneAlexander/Catherine the G\great Alexander der Große/Katharina die Großethe \great and the good die Prominenzan all-time \great ein unvergesslicher Starto be an all-time \great unerreicht seinone of the \greats einer/eine der ganz Großen* * *[greɪt]1. adj (+er)1) (in size) groß; (= very large) sehr groß; (= huge) riesig; (in extent) effort, variety, shock, need, success, help etc großwith a great effort — mit großer Mühe or Anstrengung
at a great pace — in or mit schnellem Tempo
x is greater/not greater than 10 (Math) —
a player of great ability — ein sehr or ausgesprochen fähiger Spieler
a great many, a great number of — sehr viele
a great many people — sehr viele or eine Menge (inf) Leute
See:→ also deal2) (= important, famous) person, achievement, work, event, city etc großto think great thoughts —
the great thing is to... — das Wichtigste ist zu...
3)(= strong, enthusiastic)
he was a great friend of my father — er war mit meinem Vater sehr gut befreundethe's a great one for criticizing others — im Kritisieren anderer ist er (ganz) groß
to be a great believer in doing sth — grundsätzlich dafür sein, etw zu tun
he was a great womanizer — er stellte ständig den Frauen nach
I think she's great — ich finde sie toll (inf) or prima (inf)
this cookbook is great for desserts — in diesem Kochbuch findet man besonders gute Nachspeisen
to be great at football/at singing — ein großer Fußballspieler/Sänger sein
my wife isn't feeling so great —
Great Scott or Heavens! (dated) — (ach du) großer Gott or lieber Himmel!
5) (= excellent, outstanding) ausgezeichnet, großartig2. interj (inf)toll (inf), super (inf)oh great (iro) — na wunderbar
if that's what they want to believe, great — wenn sie das glauben wollen, dann sollen sie doch
3. adv1) (inf= well)
she's doing great (in job) — sie macht sich hervorragend; (healthwise) sie macht große Fortschritte2)I want to give you a great big kiss —
4. n1) plthe great — die Großen pl
2) usu pl (= person) Größe fone of the all-time greats —
the golfing/literary greats — die Golfgrößen/literarischen Größen
* * *great [ɡreıt]1. groß, beträchtlich (auch Anzahl), (Nachfrage etc) stark:of great popularity sehr beliebt;a great many sehr viele, eine große Anzahl;the great majority die große oder überwiegende Mehrheit;in great detail in allen Einzelheiten2. lang (Zeit):a great while ago vor langer Zeit3. hoch (Alter):live to a great age ein hohes Alter erreichen, sehr alt werden4. groß:a great big lump umg ein Mordsklumpen5. groß (Buchstabe):6. groß, Groß…:7. groß, bedeutend, wichtig (Probleme etc)8. groß, wichtigst(er, e, es), Haupt…:the great attraction die Hauptattraktion9. (geistig) groß, überragend, berühmt, bedeutend:a great poet ein großer Dichter;a great city eine bedeutende Stadt;Frederick the Great Friedrich der Große10. (gesellschaftlich) hoch(stehend), groß:the great world die vornehme Welt;a great family eine vornehme oder berühmte Familie11. groß, erhaben (Gedanken etc)12. groß, beliebt, oft gebraucht:be the great thing at the moment im Moment sehr modern sein13. groß (in hohem Maße):a great friend of mine ein guter oder enger Freund von mir;a great landowner ein Großgrundbesitzer14. ausgezeichnet, großartig (Möglichkeit etc):it is a great thing to be healthy es ist sehr viel wert, gesund zu sein15. (nur präd) umga) groß, gut, sehr geschickt ( alle:at, in in dat):he is great at chess er spielt sehr gut Schach, er ist ein großer Schachspieler vor dem Herrn;he’s great at drinking im Trinken ist er großb) interessiert (on für):be great on sth sich für etwas begeisternc) sehr bewandert (on in dat)16. umg eifrig, begeistert (Leser etc)17. umg großartig, herrlich, wunderbar, famos:we had a great time wir haben uns großartig amüsiert, es war toll;wouldn’t that be great? wäre das nicht herrlich?a) Groß…B sC adv umg prima, bestens* * *1. adjective1) (large) großgreat big — (coll.) riesengroß (ugs.)
2) (beyond the ordinary) groß; sehr gut [Freund]take great care of/a great interest in — sich sehr kümmern um/interessieren für
3) (important) groß [Tag, Ereignis, Attraktion, Hilfe]; (powerful, able) groß [Person, Komponist, Schriftsteller]; (impressive) großartigthe great thing is... — die Hauptsache ist...
be great at something — (skilful) in etwas (Dat.) ganz groß sein (ugs.)
4) (coll.): (splendid) großartig5) (in relationship) Groß[onkel, -tante, -neffe, -nichte]; Ur[großmutter, -großvater, -enkel, -enkelin]2. noun(person) Größe, die; as pl.the great — die Großen [der Geschichte/Literatur usw.]
the greatest — (coll.) der/die Größte/die Größten (ugs.)
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1. adjective1) (one or other) [irgend]einsome fool — irgendein Dummkopf (ugs.)
some shop/book or other — irgendein Laden/Buch
some person or other — irgendjemand; irgendwer
2) (a considerable quantity of) einig...; etlich... (ugs. verstärkend)speak at some length/wait for some time — ziemlich lang[e] sprechen/warten
some time/weeks/days/years ago — vor einiger Zeit/vor einigen Wochen/Tagen/Jahren
some time soon — bald [einmal]
would you like some wine? — möchten Sie [etwas] Wein?
do some shopping/reading — einkaufen/lesen
4) (to a certain extent)that is some proof — das ist [doch] gewissermaßen ein Beweis
5)this is some war/poem/car! — (coll.) das ist vielleicht ein Krieg/Gedicht/Wagen! (ugs.)
6) (approximately) etwa; ungefähr2. pronouneinig...she only ate some of it — sie hat es nur teilweise aufgegessen
some say... — manche sagen...
some..., others... — manche..., andere...; die einen..., andere...
3. adverb... and then some — und noch einige/einiges mehr
(coll.): (in some degree) ein bisschen; etwas* * *1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.)2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) einige3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) einige4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) gewisse2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) beachtlich2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) einige3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) ungefähr3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) etwas- academic.ru/68805/somebody">somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me* * *[sʌm, səm]I. adj inv, attrhe played \some records for me er spielte mir ein paar Platten vorhere's \some news you might be interested in ich habe Neuigkeiten, die dich interessieren könntenthere's \some cake in the kitchen es ist noch Kuchen in der KücheI made \some money running errands ich habe mit Gelegenheitsjobs etwas Geld verdientI've got to do \some more work ich muss noch etwas arbeiten\some people actually believed it gewisse Leute haben es tatsächlich geglaubtthere are \some questions you should ask yourself es gibt [da] gewisse Fragen, die du dir stellen solltestclearly the treatment has had \some effect irgendeine Wirkung hat die Behandlung sicher gehabtthere must be \some mistake da muss ein Fehler vorliegenhe's in \some kind of trouble er steckt in irgendwelchen Schwierigkeitencould you give me \some idea of when you'll finish? können Sie mir ungefähr sagen, wann sie fertig sind?it must have been \some teacher/pupils das muss irgendein Lehrer/müssen irgendwelche Schüler gewesen sein\some idiot's locked the door irgend so ein Idiot hat die Tür verschlossen fam\some day or another irgendwann4. (noticeable) gewissto \some extent bis zu einem gewissen Gradthere's still \some hope es besteht noch eine gewisse Hoffnung5. (slight, small amount) etwasthere is \some hope that he will get the job es besteht noch etwas Hoffnung, dass er die Stelle bekommtit was \some years later when they next met sie trafen sich erst viele Jahre später wiederwe discussed the problem at \some length wir diskutierten das Problem ausgiebigI've known you for \some years now ich kenne dich nun schon seit geraumer Zeitthat took \some courage! das war ziemlich mutig!he went to \some trouble er gab sich beträchtliche [o ziemliche] Mühethat was \some argument/meal! das war vielleicht ein Streit/Essen!\some mother she turned out to be sie ist eine richtige Rabenmutter\some hotel that turned out to be! das war vielleicht ein Hotel!\some chance! we have about one chance in a hundred of getting away ( iron) tolle Aussichten! die Chancen stehen eins zu hundert, dass wir davonkommen ironperhaps there'll be \some left for us — \some hopes! ( iron) vielleicht bleibt was für uns übrig — [das ist] sehr unwahrscheinlich!II. pron1. (unspecified number of persons or things) welchehave you got any drawing pins? — if you wait a moment, I'll get you \some haben Sie Reißnägel? — wenn Sie kurz warten, hole ich [Ihnen] welchedo you have children? — if I had \some I wouldn't be here! haben Sie Kinder? — wenn ich welche hätte, wäre ich wohl kaum hier!2. (unspecified amount of sth) welche(r, s)if you want whisky I'll give you \some wenn du Whisky möchtest, gebe ich dir welchenif you need more paper then just take \some wenn du mehr Papier brauchst, nimm es dir einfach [o nimm dir einfach welches]if you need money, I can lend you \some wenn du Geld brauchst, kann ich dir gerne was [o welches] leihen3. (at least a small number) einige, manchesurely \some have noticed einige [o manche] haben es aber sicher bemerktno, I don't want all the green beans, \some are enough nein, ich möchte nicht alle grünen Bohnen, ein paar genügenI've already wrapped \some of the presents ich habe einige [o ein paar] der Geschenke schon eingepackt\some of you have already met Imran einige von euch kennen Imran bereits5. (certain people) gewisse Leute\some just never learn! gewisse Leute lernen es einfach nie!no, I don't want all the mashed potatoes, \some is enough nein, ich möchte nicht das ganze Püree, ein bisschen genügthave \some of this champagne, it's very good trink ein wenig Champagner, er ist sehr gut\some of the prettiest landscape in Germany is found nearby eine der schönsten Landschaften Deutschlands liegt ganz in der Nähe7.we got our money's worth and then \some wir bekamen mehr als unser Geld wert war1. (roughly) ungefähr, in etwa\some twenty or thirty metres deep/high ungefähr zwanzig oder dreißig Meter tief/hoch\some thirty different languages are spoken in this country in diesem Land werden etwa dreißig verschiedene Sprachen gesprochenI'm feeling \some better mir geht es [schon] etwas [o ein bisschen] bessercould you turn the heat down \some? könntest du bitte die Heizung etwas herunterstellen?he sure does talk \some, your brother dein Bruder spricht wirklich vielhe needs feeding up \some er muss ganz schön aufgepäppelt werden famwe were really going \some on the highway wir hatten auf der Autobahn ganz schön was drauf fam4.▶ \some few einige, ein paar▶ \some little ziemlichwe are going to be working together for \some little time yet wir werden noch ziemlich lange zusammenarbeiten müssen* * *[sʌm]1. adj1) (with plural nouns) einige; (= a few, emph) ein paar; (= any in "if" clauses, questions) meist nicht übersetztdid you bring some records? — hast du Schallplatten mitgebracht?
some suggestions, please! — Vorschläge bitte!
some more ( tea)? — noch etwas (Tee)?
leave some cake for me — lass mir ein bisschen or etwas Kuchen übrig
did she give you some money/sugar? — hat sie Ihnen Geld/Zucker gegeben?
3) (= certain, in contrast) manche(r, s)some people say... — manche Leute sagen...
some people just don't care —
there are some things you just don't say some questions were really difficult — es gibt (gewisse or manche) Dinge, die man einfach nicht sagt manche (der) Fragen waren wirklich schwierig
4) (vague, indeterminate) irgendeinsome book/man or other — irgendein Buch/Mann
some woman rang up — da hat eine Frau angerufen
some woman, whose name I forget... — eine Frau, ich habe ihren Namen vergessen,...
some idiot of a driver — irgend so ein Idiot von (einem) Autofahrer
in some way or another —
or some such — oder so etwas Ähnliches
(at) some time last week — irgendwann letzte Woche
it took some courage — dazu brauchte man schon (einigen) or ziemlichen Mut
(that was) some argument/party! — das war vielleicht ein Streit/eine Party!
quite some time — ganz schön lange (inf), ziemlich lange
6) (iro) vielleicht ein (inf)some help you are/this is — du bist/das ist mir vielleicht eine Hilfe (inf)
2. pron1) (= some people) einige; (= certain people) manche; (in "if" clauses, questions) welchesome..., others... — manche..., andere...
there are still some who will never understand — es gibt immer noch Leute, die das nicht begreifen werden
2) (referring to plural nouns = a few) einige; (= certain ones) manche; (in "if" clauses, questions) welcheI've only seen some of the mountains — ich habe nur ein paar von den Bergen gesehen
they're lovely, try some — die schmecken gut, probieren Sie mal
I've still got some —
tell me if you see some —
3) (referring to singular nouns = a little) etwas; (= a certain amount, in contrast) manches; (in "if" clauses, questions) welche(r, s)here is the milk, if you feel thirsty drink some — hier ist die Milch, wenn du Durst hast, trinke etwas
I drank some of the milk —
I drank some of the milk but not all — ich habe etwas von der Milch getrunken, aber nicht alles
have some! — nehmen Sie sich (dat), bedienen Sie sich
it's lovely cake, would you like some? — das ist ein sehr guter Kuchen, möchten Sie welchen?
try some of this cake — probieren Sie doch mal diesen Kuchen
would you like some money/tea? – no, I've got some — möchten Sie Geld/Tee? – nein, ich habe Geld/ich habe noch
have you got money? – no, but he has some — haben Sie Geld? – nein, aber er hat welches
he only believed/read some of it — er hat es nur teilweise geglaubt/gelesen
some of his work is good — manches, was er macht, ist gut
4)this is some of the oldest rock in the world — dies gehört zum ältesten Gestein der Welt
some of the finest poetry in the English language — einige der schönsten Gedichte in der englischen Sprache
this is some of the finest scenery in Scotland — dies ist eine der schönsten Landschaften Schottlands
3. adv1) ungefähr, etwa, circa* * *A adj1. (vor Substantiven) (irgend)ein:some day eines Tages;some day (or other) irgendwann (einmal) (in der Zukunft);some day you’ll pay for this dafür wirst du noch einmal bezahlen;some other time ein andermal;some person irgendeiner, (irgend)jemand3. manche:4. ziemlich (viel)5. gewiss(er, e, es):some extent in gewissem Maße, einigermaßen6. etwas, ein wenig, ein bisschen:take some more nimm noch etwas7. ungefähr, gegen, etwa:8. umg ‚toll:some player! ein klasse Spieler!;that was some race! das war vielleicht ein Rennen!B adv1. besonders US etwas, ziemlich2. umg enorm, tollC pron1. (irgend)ein(er, e, es):some of these days dieser Tage, demnächst2. etwas:some of it etwas davon;some of these people einige dieser Leute;will you have some? möchtest du welche oder davon haben?;and then some umg und noch einige(s) mehr3. besonders US sl darüber hinaus, noch mehr4. some …, some … die einen …, die anderen …* * *1. adjective1) (one or other) [irgend]einsome fool — irgendein Dummkopf (ugs.)
some shop/book or other — irgendein Laden/Buch
some person or other — irgendjemand; irgendwer
2) (a considerable quantity of) einig...; etlich... (ugs. verstärkend)speak at some length/wait for some time — ziemlich lang[e] sprechen/warten
some time/weeks/days/years ago — vor einiger Zeit/vor einigen Wochen/Tagen/Jahren
some time soon — bald [einmal]
3) (a small quantity of) ein bisschenwould you like some wine? — möchten Sie [etwas] Wein?
do some shopping/reading — einkaufen/lesen
that is some proof — das ist [doch] gewissermaßen ein Beweis
5)this is some war/poem/car! — (coll.) das ist vielleicht ein Krieg/Gedicht/Wagen! (ugs.)
6) (approximately) etwa; ungefähr2. pronouneinig...some say... — manche sagen...
some..., others... — manche..., andere...; die einen..., andere...
3. adverb... and then some — und noch einige/einiges mehr
(coll.): (in some degree) ein bisschen; etwas* * *adj.einig adj.irgendein adj.irgendetwas adj.manch adj. -
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ɡreit1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) grande, gran (antes del nombre), importante2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) grande, gran (antes del nombre)3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) mucho; especial4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) maravilloso, espléndido, fantástico5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) excelente, buenísimo•- greatly- greatness
great adj1. gran / grande2. gran / importante3. estupendo / fenomenalyou look great! ¡te veo fenomenal!tr[greɪt]1 (large) grande; (before sing noun) gran2 (considerable, profound, intense) grande; (before sing noun) gran■ it gives me great pleasure to... tengo el gran placer de...3 (famous, important, outstanding) grande, importante; (before sing noun) gran, importante4 familiar (excellent, wonderful) estupendo,-a, fantástico,-a, sensacional, fabuloso,-a■ it's great to see you! ¡me alegro mucho de verte!■ how was the film? - great! ¿qué tal la película! - ¡fenomenal!■ what a great idea! ¡qué idea más buena!5 (for emphasis) grande; (before sing noun) gran■ you great brute! ¡pedazo de animal!1 familiar muy bien, estupendamente, fenomenal1 (person) grande nombre masulino o femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be no great shakes no ser gran cosato go great guns ir a las mil maravillas, ir viento en popathe Great Barrier Reef la Gran Barrera de Coralgreat circle círculo máximoGreat Dane gran danés nombre masculinothe Great War la Gran Guerra, la primera Guerra Mundialgreat ['greɪt] adj1) large: grandea great mountain: una montaña grandea great crowd: una gran muchedumbre2) intense: intenso, fuerte, grandegreat pain: gran dolor3) eminent: grande, eminente, distinguidoa great poet: un gran poeta4) excellent, terrific: excelente, estupendo, fabulosoto have a great time: pasarlo en grande5)a great while : mucho tiempoadj.• enorme adj.• garrafal adj.• gran adj.• grande adj.• importante adj.• largo, -a adj.• magno, -a adj.• mucho, -a adj.• pistonudo, -a adj.• principal adj.• solemne adj.• vasto, -a adj.
I greɪt1) (before n)a) ( large in size) (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) <number/quantity> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)we discussed it in great detail — lo discutimos muy minuciosamente or punto por punto
there's a dirty great hole in my sock — (BrE colloq) tengo un agujerazo en el calcetín (fam)
2) (before n)a) ( important) <landowner/occasion> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) (genuine, real) (before n) <friend/rival> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)I'm in no great hurry — no tengo mucha prisa, no estoy muy apurado (AmL)
you're a great help! — (colloq & iro) valiente ayuda la tuya! (iró)
he's a great one for starting arguments — (colloq) es único para empezar discusiones!, para empezar discusiones es (como) mandado a hacer (CS fam)
3) ( excellent) (colloq) <goal/movie/meal> sensacional, fabulosohe's a really great guy — es un tipo or (Esp tb) tío sensacional (fam)
to be great AT something: she's great at organizing things/getting people together para organizar las cosas/juntar a la gente, no hay nadie como ella; he's great at mending things se da mucha maña para hacer arreglos; (as interj) (that's) great! — qué bien!, fenomenal!, bárbaro! (fam), estupendo! (fam)
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noun ( outstanding person) (colloq) estrella f, grande mf
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adverb (esp AmE colloq) fenomenal (fam)[ɡreɪt]1. ADJ(compar greater) (superl greatest)1) (=huge) (in size) [house, room, object] enorme, inmenso; (in amount, number) [effort, variety] grande; [shock, surprise] verdadero, enorme•
I'll take great care of it — lo cuidaré muchoa great deal of time/money/effort — mucho tiempo/dinero/esfuerzo
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great heavens! — † ¡Cielo Santo! †, ¡Válgame el cielo!well, you've been a great help! — iro ¡vaya ayuda la tuya!, ¡pues sí que has sido una ayuda!
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you great idiot! * — ¡pedazo de idiota! *•
a great many people believe he was right — mucha gente cree que tenía razóna great many of us are uneasy about these developments — a muchos de nosotros estos sucesos nos tienen intranquilos
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it was a great pity you didn't come — fue una verdadera pena que no viniesesit's my great pleasure to introduce... — es un gran placer para mí presentar a...
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great progress has been made — se han hecho grandes progresosgun 1., 1)•
great Scott! — † ¡Cielo Santo! †, ¡Válgame el cielo!2) (=important) [achievement, occasion, event] grande•
the great cultural achievements of the past — los grandes logros culturales del pasado•
one of the great issues of the day — uno de los temas más importantes del día3) (=outstanding) [person, nation, skill] grande•
she has a great eye for detail — tiene muy buen ojo para los detalles4) (with names)Frederick/Peter the Great — Federico/Pedro el Grande
5) (=real) (as intensifier) grande•
she is a great believer in hard work — es una gran partidaria del trabajo duro•
she's a great one for antique shops — le encantan las tiendas de antigüedades, es una fanática de las tiendas de antigüedadeshe's a great one for criticizing others — es único para criticar a los demás, se las pinta solo para criticar a los demás *
6) * (=excellent) [person, thing, idea] estupendo, genial *they're a great bunch of guys — son un grupo de tíos estupendos or geniales *
you were great! — ¡estuviste genial! *
it's a great idea — es una idea estupenda, es una idea genial *
"how was the movie?" - "it was great!" — -¿que tal fue la película? -¡genial! *
(that's) great! — ¡eso es estupendo!
wouldn't it be great to do that? — ¿no sería fabuloso or genial hacer eso?
camping holidays are great for kids — las vacaciones en un camping son estupendas para los críos, las vacaciones en un camping son geniales para los críos *
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she was just great about it — se lo tomó muy bien•
he's great at football — juega estupendamente al fútbol•
to feel great — sentirse fenómeno or fenomenal *•
she's great on jazz — sabe un montón de jazz *•
the great thing is that you don't have to iron it — lo mejor de todo es que no tienes que plancharlo7) (Bot, Zool) grande2. EXCL1) * (=excellent)(oh) great! — ¡fenómeno! *, ¡fenomenal!, ¡qué bien!
2) iro(oh) great! that's all I need! — ¡maravilloso! ¡eso es lo que me faltaba!
if that's what you want to believe, great! — si es eso lo que quieres creer, allá tú
3.ADVgreat big * — grandísimo
4.N (=person) grande mfthe great and the good — hum los abonados a las buenas causas
5.CPDgreat ape N — antropoide mf
the Great Barrier Reef N — la Gran Barrera de Coral, el Gran Arrecife Coralino
the Great Bear N — (Astron) la Osa Mayor
Great Britain N — Gran Bretaña f
GREAT, BIG, LARGEGreat Dane N — gran danés m
"Grande" shortened to "gran"
► Gra nde must be shortened to gran before a singular noun of either gender:
Great Britain (La) Gran Bretaña
Position of "grande"
► Put gran/ grandes before the noun in the sense of "great":
It's a great step forward in the search for peace Es un gran paso en la búsqueda de la paz
He is a (very) great actor Es un gran actor ► In the sense of big or large, the adjective will precede the noun in the context of a general, subjective comment. However, when there is implicit or explicit comparison with other things or people that are physically bigger or smaller, it will follow the noun:
It's a big problem Es un gran problema
... the difference in price between big flats and small ones...... la diferencia de precio entre los pisos grandes y pequeños...
... a certain type of large passenger plane...... cierto tipo de avión grande para el transporte de pasajeros... ► Compare the following examples:
... a great man...... un gran hombre...
... a big man...... un hombre grande... For further uses and examples, see great, big, large* * *
I [greɪt]1) (before n)a) ( large in size) (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) <number/quantity> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)we discussed it in great detail — lo discutimos muy minuciosamente or punto por punto
there's a dirty great hole in my sock — (BrE colloq) tengo un agujerazo en el calcetín (fam)
2) (before n)a) ( important) <landowner/occasion> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) (genuine, real) (before n) <friend/rival> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)I'm in no great hurry — no tengo mucha prisa, no estoy muy apurado (AmL)
you're a great help! — (colloq & iro) valiente ayuda la tuya! (iró)
he's a great one for starting arguments — (colloq) es único para empezar discusiones!, para empezar discusiones es (como) mandado a hacer (CS fam)
3) ( excellent) (colloq) <goal/movie/meal> sensacional, fabulosohe's a really great guy — es un tipo or (Esp tb) tío sensacional (fam)
to be great AT something: she's great at organizing things/getting people together para organizar las cosas/juntar a la gente, no hay nadie como ella; he's great at mending things se da mucha maña para hacer arreglos; (as interj) (that's) great! — qué bien!, fenomenal!, bárbaro! (fam), estupendo! (fam)
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1. adjective 2. adverb* * *adverb ((also farthest) at or to the greatest distance or degree: Who lives furthest away?) am weitesten* * *fur·thest[ˈfɜ:ðɪst, AM ˈfɜ:r-]1. (most distant) am weitesten entfernte(r, s)1. (greatest distance) am weitestenprices have fallen \furthest in the South im Süden sind die Preise am stärksten gefallen▪ the \furthest:that's the \furthest I can see weiter [entfernt] erkenne ich nichts mehrI wanted to be an actress but the \furthest I ever got was selling ice-creams in a theatre eigentlich wollte ich Schauspielerin werden, aber ich habe es nur bis zur Eisverkäuferin am Theater gebracht2. (to greatest extent) am weitesten▪ the \furthest:* * *['fɜːðɪst]1. advam weitestenthese fields are furthest ( away) from his farm — diese Felder liegen am weitesten von seinem Hof entfernt
this is the furthest north you can go — dies ist der nördlichste Punkt, den man erreichen kann
those who came furthest — die, die am weitesten gereist sind
it was the furthest the Irish team had ever got — so weit war die irische Mannschaft noch nie gekommen
here prices have fallen furthest —
he went the furthest into this question — er drang am tiefsten in diese Frage ein
2. adjam weitesten entferntthe furthest of the three villages —
in the furthest depths of the forest — in den tiefsten Tiefen des Waldes
* * *furthest [-ðıst]A adj1. sup von academic.ru/26446/far">far2. fig weitest(er, e, es), meist(er, e, es):at (the) furthest höchstensB adv1. fig am weitesten, am meisten* * *1. adjectivesuperl. of far am weitesten entfernt2. adverbsuperl. of far am weitesten [springen, laufen]; am weitesten entfernt [sein, wohnen]* * *adj.weitest adj. -
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71 Theater, Portuguese
There are two types of theater in Portugal: classical or "serious" theater and light theater, or the Theater of Review, largely the Revistas de Lisboa (Lisbon Reviews). Modern theater, mostly but not exclusively centered in Lisbon, experienced an unfortunate impact from official censorship during the Estado Novo (1926-74). Following laws passed in 1927, the government decreed that, as a cultural activity, any theatrical presentations that were judged "offensive in law, in morality and in decent customs" were prohibited. One consequence that derived from the risk of prohibition was that directors and playwrights began to practice self-censorship. This discouraged liberal and experimental theatrical work, weakened commercial investment in theater, and made employment in much theater a risky business, with indifferent public support.Despite these political obstacles and the usual risks and difficulties of producing live theater in competition first with emerging cinema and then with television (which began in any case only after 1957), some good theatrical work flourished. Two of the century's greatest repertory actresses, Amélia Rey-Colaço (1898-1990) and Maria Matos (1890-1962), put together talented acting companies and performed well-received classical theater. Two periods witnessed a brief diminution of censorship: following World War II (1945-47) and during Prime Minister Marcello Caetano's government (1968-74). Although Portuguese playwrights also produced comedies and dramas, some of the best productions reached the stage under the authorship of foreign playwrights: Shakespeare, George Bernard Shaw, Arthur Miller, and others.A major new phase of Portuguese serious theater began in the 1960s, with the staging of challenging plays by playwrights José Cardoso Pires, Luis Sttau Monteiro, and Bernardo Santareno. Since the Revolution of 25 April 1974, more funds for experimental theater have become available, and government censorship ceased. As in so much of Western European theater, however, the general public tended to favor not plays with serious content but techno-hits that featured foreign imports, including musicals, or homegrown musicals on familiar themes. Nevertheless, after 1974, the theater scene was enlivened, not only in Lisbon, but also in Oporto, Coimbra, and other cities.The Theater of Review, or light theater, was introduced to Portugal in the 19th century and was based largely on French models. Adapted to the Portuguese scene, the Lisbon reviews featured pageantry, costume, comic skits, music (including the ever popular fado), dance, and slapstick humor and satire. Despite censorship, its heyday occurred actually during the Estado Novo, before 1968. Of all the performing arts, the Lisbon reviews enjoyed the greatest freedom from official political censorship. Certain periods featured more limited censorship, as cited earlier (1945-47 and 1968-74). The main venue of the Theater of Review was located in central Lisbon's Parque Mayer, an amusement park that featured four review theaters: Maria Vitória, Variedades, Capitólio, and ABC.Many actors and stage designers, as well as some musicians, served their apprenticeship in the Lisbon reviews before they moved into film and television. Noted fado singers, the fadistas, and composers plied their trade in Parque Mayer and built popular followings. The subjects of the reviews, often with provocative titles, varied greatly and followed contemporary social, economic, and even political fashion and trends, but audiences especially liked satire directed against convention and custom. If political satire was not passed by the censor in the press or on television, sometimes the Lisbon reviews, by the use of indirection and allegory, could get by with subtle critiques of some personalities in politics and society. A humorous stereotyping of customs of "the people," usually conceived of as Lisbon street people or naive "country bumpkins," was also popular. To a much greater degree than in classical, serious theater, the Lisbon review audiences steadily supported this form of public presentation. But the zenith of this form of theater had been passed by the late 1960s as audiences dwindled, production expenses rose, and film and television offered competition.The hopes that governance under Prime Minister Marcello Caetano would bring a new season of freedom of expression in the light theater or serious theater were dashed by 1970-71, as censorship again bore down. With revolution in the offing, change was in the air, and could be observed in a change of review show title. A Lisbon review show title on the eve of the Revolution of 25 April 1974, was altered from: 'To See, to Hear... and Be Quiet" to the suggestive, "To See, to Hear... and to Talk." The review theater experienced several difficult years after 1980, and virtually ceased to exist in Parque Mayer. In the late 1990s, nevertheless, this traditional form of entertainment underwent a gradual revival. Audiences again began to troop to renovated theater space in the amusement park to enjoy once again new lively and humorous reviews, cast for a new century and applied to Portugal today. -
72 Intelligence
There is no mystery about it: the child who is familiar with books, ideas, conversation-the ways and means of the intellectual life-before he begins school, indeed, before he begins consciously to think, has a marked advantage. He is at home in the House of intellect just as the stableboy is at home among horses, or the child of actors on the stage. (Barzun, 1959, p. 142)It is... no exaggeration to say that sensory-motor intelligence is limited to desiring success or practical adaptation, whereas the function of verbal or conceptual thought is to know and state truth. (Piaget, 1954, p. 359)ntelligence has two parts, which we shall call the epistemological and the heuristic. The epistemological part is the representation of the world in such a form that the solution of problems follows from the facts expressed in the representation. The heuristic part is the mechanism that on the basis of the information solves the problem and decides what to do. (McCarthy & Hayes, 1969, p. 466)Many scientists implicitly assume that, among all animals, the behavior and intelligence of nonhuman primates are most like our own. Nonhuman primates have relatively larger brains and proportionally more neocortex than other species... and it now seems likely that humans, chimpanzees, and gorillas shared a common ancestor as recently as 5 to 7 million years ago.... This assumption about the unique status of primate intelligence is, however, just that: an assumption. The relations between intelligence and measures of brain size is poorly understood, and evolutionary affinity does not always ensure behavioral similarity. Moreover, the view that nonhuman primates are the animals most like ourselves coexists uneasily in our minds with the equally pervasive view that primates differ fundamentally from us because they lack language; lacking language, they also lack many of the capacities necessary for reasoning and abstract thought. (Cheney & Seyfarth, 1990, p. 4)Few constructs are asked to serve as many functions in psychology as is the construct of human intelligence.... Consider four of the main functions addressed in theory and research on intelligence, and how they differ from one another.1. Biological. This type of account looks at biological processes. To qualify as a useful biological construct, intelligence should be a biochemical or biophysical process or at least somehow a resultant of biochemical or biophysical processes.2. Cognitive approaches. This type of account looks at molar cognitive representations and processes. To qualify as a useful mental construct, intelligence should be specifiable as a set of mental representations and processes that are identifiable through experimental, mathematical, or computational means.3. Contextual approaches. To qualify as a useful contextual construct, intelligence should be a source of individual differences in accomplishments in "real-world" performances. It is not enough just to account for performance in the laboratory. On [sic] the contextual view, what a person does in the lab may not even remotely resemble what the person would do outside it. Moreover, different cultures may have different conceptions of intelligence, which affect what would count as intelligent in one cultural context versus another.4. Systems approaches. Systems approaches attempt to understand intelligence through the interaction of cognition with context. They attempt to establish a link between the two levels of analysis, and to analyze what forms this link takes. (Sternberg, 1994, pp. 263-264)High but not the highest intelligence, combined with the greatest degrees of persistence, will achieve greater eminence than the highest degree of intelligence with somewhat less persistence. (Cox, 1926, p. 187)There are no definitive criteria of intelligence, just as there are none for chairness; it is a fuzzy-edged concept to which many features are relevant. Two people may both be quite intelligent and yet have very few traits in common-they resemble the prototype along different dimensions.... [Intelligence] is a resemblance between two individuals, one real and the other prototypical. (Neisser, 1979, p. 185)Given the complementary strengths and weaknesses of the differential and information-processing approaches, it should be possible, at least in theory, to synthesise an approach that would capitalise upon the strength of each approach, and thereby share the weakness of neither. (Sternberg, 1977, p. 65)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Intelligence
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73 Philosophy
And what I believe to be more important here is that I find in myself an infinity of ideas of certain things which cannot be assumed to be pure nothingness, even though they may have perhaps no existence outside of my thought. These things are not figments of my imagination, even though it is within my power to think of them or not to think of them; on the contrary, they have their own true and immutable natures. Thus, for example, when I imagine a triangle, even though there may perhaps be no such figure anywhere in the world outside of my thought, nor ever have been, nevertheless the figure cannot help having a certain determinate nature... or essence, which is immutable and eternal, which I have not invented and which does not in any way depend upon my mind. (Descartes, 1951, p. 61)Let us console ourselves for not knowing the possible connections between a spider and the rings of Saturn, and continue to examine what is within our reach. (Voltaire, 1961, p. 144)As modern physics started with the Newtonian revolution, so modern philosophy starts with what one might call the Cartesian Catastrophe. The catastrophe consisted in the splitting up of the world into the realms of matter and mind, and the identification of "mind" with conscious thinking. The result of this identification was the shallow rationalism of l'esprit Cartesien, and an impoverishment of psychology which it took three centuries to remedy even in part. (Koestler, 1964, p. 148)It has been made of late a reproach against natural philosophy that it has struck out on a path of its own, and has separated itself more and more widely from the other sciences which are united by common philological and historical studies. The opposition has, in fact, been long apparent, and seems to me to have grown up mainly under the influence of the Hegelian philosophy, or, at any rate, to have been brought out into more distinct relief by that philosophy.... The sole object of Kant's "Critical Philosophy" was to test the sources and the authority of our knowledge, and to fix a definite scope and standard for the researches of philosophy, as compared with other sciences.... [But Hegel's] "Philosophy of Identity" was bolder. It started with the hypothesis that not only spiritual phenomena, but even the actual world-nature, that is, and man-were the result of an act of thought on the part of a creative mind, similar, it was supposed, in kind to the human mind.... The philosophers accused the scientific men of narrowness; the scientific men retorted that the philosophers were crazy. And so it came about that men of science began to lay some stress on the banishment of all philosophic influences from their work; while some of them, including men of the greatest acuteness, went so far as to condemn philosophy altogether, not merely as useless, but as mischievous dreaming. Thus, it must be confessed, not only were the illegitimate pretensions of the Hegelian system to subordinate to itself all other studies rejected, but no regard was paid to the rightful claims of philosophy, that is, the criticism of the sources of cognition, and the definition of the functions of the intellect. (Helmholz, quoted in Dampier, 1966, pp. 291-292)Philosophy remains true to its classical tradition by renouncing it. (Habermas, 1972, p. 317)I have not attempted... to put forward any grand view of the nature of philosophy; nor do I have any such grand view to put forth if I would. It will be obvious that I do not agree with those who see philosophy as the history of "howlers" and progress in philosophy as the debunking of howlers. It will also be obvious that I do not agree with those who see philosophy as the enterprise of putting forward a priori truths about the world.... I see philosophy as a field which has certain central questions, for example, the relation between thought and reality.... It seems obvious that in dealing with these questions philosophers have formulated rival research programs, that they have put forward general hypotheses, and that philosophers within each major research program have modified their hypotheses by trial and error, even if they sometimes refuse to admit that that is what they are doing. To that extent philosophy is a "science." To argue about whether philosophy is a science in any more serious sense seems to me to be hardly a useful occupation.... It does not seem to me important to decide whether science is philosophy or philosophy is science as long as one has a conception of both that makes both essential to a responsible view of the world and of man's place in it. (Putnam, 1975, p. xvii)What can philosophy contribute to solving the problem of the relation [of] mind to body? Twenty years ago, many English-speaking philosophers would have answered: "Nothing beyond an analysis of the various mental concepts." If we seek knowledge of things, they thought, it is to science that we must turn. Philosophy can only cast light upon our concepts of those things.This retreat from things to concepts was not undertaken lightly. Ever since the seventeenth century, the great intellectual fact of our culture has been the incredible expansion of knowledge both in the natural and in the rational sciences (mathematics, logic).The success of science created a crisis in philosophy. What was there for philosophy to do? Hume had already perceived the problem in some degree, and so surely did Kant, but it was not until the twentieth century, with the Vienna Circle and with Wittgenstein, that the difficulty began to weigh heavily. Wittgenstein took the view that philosophy could do no more than strive to undo the intellectual knots it itself had tied, so achieving intellectual release, and even a certain illumination, but no knowledge. A little later, and more optimistically, Ryle saw a positive, if reduced role, for philosophy in mapping the "logical geography" of our concepts: how they stood to each other and how they were to be analyzed....Since that time, however, philosophers in the "analytic" tradition have swung back from Wittgensteinian and even Rylean pessimism to a more traditional conception of the proper role and tasks of philosophy. Many analytic philosophers now would accept the view that the central task of philosophy is to give an account, or at least play a part in giving an account, of the most general nature of things and of man. (Armstrong, 1990, pp. 37-38)8) Philosophy's Evolving Engagement with Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive ScienceIn the beginning, the nature of philosophy's engagement with artificial intelligence and cognitive science was clear enough. The new sciences of the mind were to provide the long-awaited vindication of the most potent dreams of naturalism and materialism. Mind would at last be located firmly within the natural order. We would see in detail how the most perplexing features of the mental realm could be supported by the operations of solely physical laws upon solely physical stuff. Mental causation (the power of, e.g., a belief to cause an action) would emerge as just another species of physical causation. Reasoning would be understood as a kind of automated theorem proving. And the key to both was to be the depiction of the brain as the implementation of multiple higher level programs whose task was to manipulate and transform symbols or representations: inner items with one foot in the physical (they were realized as brain states) and one in the mental (they were bearers of contents, and their physical gymnastics were cleverly designed to respect semantic relationships such as truth preservation). (A. Clark, 1996, p. 1)Socrates of Athens famously declared that "the unexamined life is not worth living," and his motto aptly explains the impulse to philosophize. Taking nothing for granted, philosophy probes and questions the fundamental presuppositions of every area of human inquiry.... [P]art of the job of the philosopher is to keep at a certain critical distance from current doctrines, whether in the sciences or the arts, and to examine instead how the various elements in our world-view clash, or fit together. Some philosophers have tried to incorporate the results of these inquiries into a grand synoptic view of the nature of reality and our human relationship to it. Others have mistrusted system-building, and seen their primary role as one of clarifications, or the removal of obstacles along the road to truth. But all have shared the Socratic vision of using the human intellect to challenge comfortable preconceptions, insisting that every aspect of human theory and practice be subjected to continuing critical scrutiny....Philosophy is, of course, part of a continuing tradition, and there is much to be gained from seeing how that tradition originated and developed. But the principal object of studying the materials in this book is not to pay homage to past genius, but to enrich one's understanding of central problems that are as pressing today as they have always been-problems about knowledge, truth and reality, the nature of the mind, the basis of right action, and the best way to live. These questions help to mark out the territory of philosophy as an academic discipline, but in a wider sense they define the human predicament itself; they will surely continue to be with us for as long as humanity endures. (Cottingham, 1996, pp. xxi-xxii)10) The Distinction between Dionysian Man and Apollonian Man, between Art and Creativity and Reason and Self- ControlIn his study of ancient Greek culture, The Birth of Tragedy, Nietzsche drew what would become a famous distinction, between the Dionysian spirit, the untamed spirit of art and creativity, and the Apollonian, that of reason and self-control. The story of Greek civilization, and all civilizations, Nietzsche implied, was the gradual victory of Apollonian man, with his desire for control over nature and himself, over Dionysian man, who survives only in myth, poetry, music, and drama. Socrates and Plato had attacked the illusions of art as unreal, and had overturned the delicate cultural balance by valuing only man's critical, rational, and controlling consciousness while denigrating his vital life instincts as irrational and base. The result of this division is "Alexandrian man," the civilized and accomplished Greek citizen of the later ancient world, who is "equipped with the greatest forces of knowledge" but in whom the wellsprings of creativity have dried up. (Herman, 1997, pp. 95-96)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Philosophy
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74 great
I 1. [greɪt]1) (large) [speed, majority, object, danger, percentage] grande2) (as intensifier) [excitement, relief, heat, success] grande; [surprise, difficulty] grande, grosso; [ pain] grande, forte, acutoa great deal of — una gran quantità di, un gran numero di
a great many people, houses — moltissime persone, case
you're a great help! — iron. bell'aiuto che sei! mi sei proprio di grande aiuto!
3) (remarkable) [writer, painting, discovery] grande, importante, degno di nota4) colloq. (excellent) [book, party, weather] grande, fantastico, magnifico; [ opportunity] grande, fantasticoto feel great — sentirsi benissimo o in grande forma
you look great! — (healthy) ti vedo in gran forma! (attractive) stai benissimo! sei splendida!
to have a great time — divertirsi tantissimo o un mondo
he's the greatest! — è il più grande o il migliore!
5) colloq. (talented) [teacher, singer] bravissimoto be great at — essere bravissimo a [ tennis]
to be great on — essere bravissimo in [ history]
to be great with — essere bravissimo o saperci fare con [children, animals]
6) colloq. (enthusiastic) [admirer, organizer] grande2.he's a great worrier — è uno che si preoccupa tantissimo o da matti
avverbio colloq.I'm doing great — le cose mi vanno benissimo o alla grande
••II [greɪt]1) (in title)the great — + verbo pl. i grandi
* * *[ɡreit]1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) grande2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) grande3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) grande4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) meraviglioso5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) bravo, abile•- greatly- greatness* * *I 1. [greɪt]1) (large) [speed, majority, object, danger, percentage] grande2) (as intensifier) [excitement, relief, heat, success] grande; [surprise, difficulty] grande, grosso; [ pain] grande, forte, acutoa great deal of — una gran quantità di, un gran numero di
a great many people, houses — moltissime persone, case
you're a great help! — iron. bell'aiuto che sei! mi sei proprio di grande aiuto!
3) (remarkable) [writer, painting, discovery] grande, importante, degno di nota4) colloq. (excellent) [book, party, weather] grande, fantastico, magnifico; [ opportunity] grande, fantasticoto feel great — sentirsi benissimo o in grande forma
you look great! — (healthy) ti vedo in gran forma! (attractive) stai benissimo! sei splendida!
to have a great time — divertirsi tantissimo o un mondo
he's the greatest! — è il più grande o il migliore!
5) colloq. (talented) [teacher, singer] bravissimoto be great at — essere bravissimo a [ tennis]
to be great on — essere bravissimo in [ history]
to be great with — essere bravissimo o saperci fare con [children, animals]
6) colloq. (enthusiastic) [admirer, organizer] grande2.he's a great worrier — è uno che si preoccupa tantissimo o da matti
avverbio colloq.I'm doing great — le cose mi vanno benissimo o alla grande
••II [greɪt]1) (in title)the great — + verbo pl. i grandi
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1. noun, pl. maxima Maximum, das2. adjectivemaximal; Maximal-maximum temperatures today around 20° — Höchsttemperaturen am Tage um 20°
* * *1. ['mæksiməm] adjective(greatest: This requires maximum effort / the maximum amount of effort.) höchst2. [-mə] noun(the greatest number or quantity or the highest point or degree: Two hundred an hour is the maximum we can produce.) das Maximum* * *maxi·mum[ˈmæksɪməm]I. adj attr, inv maximal, Höchst-, Maximal-\maximum amount Höchstbetrag m, Maximalbetrag m\maximum depth/height maximale Tiefe/Höhe\maximum limit Obergrenze f, Höchstgrenze f\maximum temperature Höchsttemperatur fthis car has a \maximum speed of 160 kph dieses Auto hat eine Höchstgeschwindigkeit von 160 km/hII. n[-ɪmə]Maximum ntthat's the \maximum das ist das Maximumshe intends to exploit this opportunity to the \maximum sie hat vor, diese Chance bestmöglich zu nutzenIII. adv maximalit'll take us 2 days \maximum dafür werden wir maximal 2 Tage brauchen* * *['mksɪməm]1. adj attrHöchst-; size, height, costs, length maximalmaximum penalty/sentence — Höchststrafe f
maximum credible accident — größter anzunehmender Unfall, GAU m
for maximum effect —
he scored maximum points — er hat die höchste Punktzahl erreicht
a maximum speed of... — eine Höchstgeschwindigkeit von...
we are producing at maximum speed — wir produzieren mit maximaler Geschwindigkeit
maximum security wing/prison — Hochsicherheitstrakt m/-gefängnis nt
2. n pl - s or maxima['mksɪmə] Maximum ntup to a maximum of £8 — bis zu maximal or höchstens £ 8
temperatures reached a maximum of 34° — die Höchsttemperatur betrug 34°
£20 at the maximum — maximal 20 Pfund
my salary is now at its maximum — ich bin jetzt in der höchsten or obersten Gehaltsstufe
3. adv(= at the most) maximal* * *maximum [ˈmæksıməm]A pl -ma [-mə], -mums s1. Maximum n, Höchstgrenze f, -maß n, -stand m, -wert m, -zahl f:at the absolute maximum allerhöchstens;smoke a maximum of five cigarettes a day maximal fünf Zigaretten am Tag rauchen;the lamp gives the maximum of light die Lampe gibt optimales Licht;the maximum of cooperation die bestmögliche Zusammenarbeit2. MATH Höchstwert m (einer Funktion), Scheitel m (einer Kurve)3. WIRTSCH Höchstpreis m, -angebot n, -betrag mB adj1. höchst(er, e, es), maximal, Höchst…, Maximal…:maximum credible accident größter anzunehmender Unfall, GAU m;maximum-minimum thermometer Maximum-Minimum-Thermometer n;maximum performance Höchst-, Spitzenleistung f;maximum (permissible) speed (zulässige) Höchstgeschwindigkeit;maximum-security prison Hochsicherheitsgefängnis n;2. höchstzulässig:maximum punishment Höchststrafe f* * *1. noun, pl. maxima Maximum, das2. adjectivemaximal; Maximal-maximum security prison — Hochsicherheitsgefängnis, das
maximum temperatures today around 20° — Höchsttemperaturen am Tage um 20°
* * *adj.höchster adj.lokales / globales (Mathematik) adj.maximal adj. n.Maximum -e n. -
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1) ( largest quantity)the \most am meisten;what's the \most you've ever won at cards? was war das meiste, das du beim Kartenspielen gewonnen hast?;when she shared the food out, John got the \most als sie das Essen verteilte, bekam John am meisten;they had the \most to lose sie hatten am meisten zu verlieren;at the [very] \most [aller]höchstens;she's 50 at the very \most sie ist allerhöchstens 50;\most of sb/ sth die meisten;in this school, \most of the children are from the Chinese community in dieser Schule sind die meisten Kinder chinesischer Abstammung;\most of the things I forget are unimportant anyway die meisten Dinge, die ich vergesse, sind sowieso unwichtig;I spent \most of the winter on the coast ich verbrachte einen Großteil des Winters an der Küste\most are in favour of tax reform die Mehrheit befürwortet die Steuerreform3) ( best)the \most höchstens;the \most I can do is try ich kann nicht mehr tun als es versuchen;the \most they can expect is a 4% pay increase sie können höchstens eine 4-prozentige Gehaltserhöhung erwarten;to get the \most out of life das meiste aus dem Leben machen;to be the \most (sl) der/die Größte sein;he's the \most - I wish he were interested in me er ist so toll - ich wünschte, er würde sich für mich interessieren;to make the \most of sth das Beste aus etw dat machen;it's a lovely day - we must make the \most of it was für ein schöner Tag - wir müssen ihn nutzen;to make the \most of one's opportunities das Beste aus seinen Chancen machen;( represent at its best) etw hervorstreichen;how to make the \most of your features so unterstreichen Sie Ihre Züge richtig adj1) (greatest in amount, degree) am meisten;which of you earns the \most money? wer von euch verdient am meisten Geld?;they've had the \most success sie hatten größten Erfolg2) (majority of, nearly all) die meisten;I don't eat meat, but I like \most types of fish ich esse kein Fleisch, aber ich mag die meisten Fischsorten;we like \most students wir mögen die meisten Studenten;for the \most part für gewöhnlich;the older members, for the \most part, shun him die älteren Mitglieder meiden ihn für gewöhnlich advthat's what I'm \most afraid of davor habe ich die meiste Angst;Joanne is the \most intelligent person I know Joanne ist der intelligenteste Mensch, den ich kenne;the \most intelligent animal das intelligenteste Tier;sandy plains where fire tends to spread \most quickly sandige Ebenen, auf denen sich das Feuer besonders rasch ausbreitet;\most important/ unfortunate wichtigste(r, s)/unglücklichste(r, s);the \most important event of my life das wichtigste Ereignis in meinem Lebenit was a \most unfortunate accident es war ein äußerst bedauerlicher Unfall;it's \most kind of you to help me es ist überaus freundlich von Ihnen, dass Sie mir helfen;their situation was \most embarrassing ihre Lage war höchst unangenehm;he told me a \most interesting story er erzählte mir eine sehr interessante Geschichte;it was a \most unusual car es war ein ganz ungewöhnliches Auto;it was a \most beautiful morning es war ein besonders schöner Morgen;\most certainly ganz bestimmt [o gewiss], mit absoluter Sicherheit;\most likely höchstwahrscheinlich;that's \most probably correct das ist höchstwahrscheinlich richtig;\most unlikely höchst unwahrscheinlich3) ( to the greatest extent) am meisten;what annoyed me \most... was mich am meisten gestört hat...;the things he \most enjoyed die Dinge, die ihm am besten gefielen;at \most höchstens;we've got enough rations for a week at \most die Rationen reichen höchstens für eine Woche;\most of all am allermeisten;I like the blue one \most of all der/die/das Blaue gefällt mir am besten;\most of all, I hope that... ganz besonders hoffe ich, dass...;she likes broccoli and carrots but likes green beans \most of all sie mag Broccoli und Karotten, ganz besonders aber grüne Bohnen;what she wanted \most of all was sie am meisten wolltethey watch TV \most every evening sie sehen beinah jeden Abend fern;\most everyone understood fast jeder verstand -
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[wɜːk] 1. сущ.1) работа; труд; занятие; делоexhausting / tiring work — утомительный труд
shoddy / slipshod / sloppy work — недобросовестный труд, плохо выполненная работа, халтура
to be at work upon smth. — быть занятым чем-л.
to begin work — начать работу, приступить к работе
to set / get to work — приняться за дело
to set smb. to work — дать кому-л. работу, засадить кого-л. за работу
to quit / stop work — окончить, завершить работу
They quit work at one o'clock. — Они заканчивают работу в час дня.
- hard workThey never do any work. — Они всегда бездельничают.
- paper work
- physical work
- social work
- undercover workSyn:2) место работы; занятие; должностьat work — на работе, за работой
out of work — без работы, безработный
to go to work — пойти на работу, начать работать
They are still at work. — Они всё ещё на работе.
Many people travel to work by car. — Многие едут на работу на машине.
Syn:job II 1.3) действие, поступокdirty work — грязный, низкий поступок
4)а) результат труда, изделие, продуктdelicate / meticulous / precise work — тонкая, изящная работа
It can help to have an impartial third party look over your work. — Будет полезно, если бы Вашу работу осмотрел кто-нибудь незаинтересованный.
That's a beautiful piece of work. — Это прекрасная работа.
б) продукт, эффект, результат (от работы какого-л. механизма, структуры)в) произведение, работа, сочинение, (письменный) труд (научного, политического или художественного характера)to exhibit / hang smb.'s works — выставлять чьи-л. полотна (в картинной галерее, в выставочном зале)
In my opinion, this is Rembrandt's greatest work. — Я думаю, это самое значительное произведение Рембрандта.
- published worksUnder his arm, there was a book which looked like the complete works of Shakespeare. — Он нёс под мышкой том размером с полное собрание сочинений Шекспира.
- selected works5) ( works) преим. брит.; употр. с гл. в ед. предприятие, завод, фабрикаSyn:6)а) воен. фортификационные сооружения, укрепления, оборонительные сооруженияб) ( works) инженерно-технические сооружения7) ( works) механизм (работающие или движущиеся части какого-л. механизма)8) мастерство, умение, искусство выполнения, обработкаSyn:9) вышивание, рукоделие, шитьёSyn:10) брожение, ферментацияSyn:11) физ. работа•Gram:[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]work[/ref]••to have one's work cut out (for one) — иметь трудную задачу, трудное дело
2. прил.to make short work — быстро разобраться, расправиться с чем-л.
1) рабочий, используемый для работы3. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. worked, уст. wroughtwork clothes — рабочая одежда; спецодежда
1) работать, заниматьсяto work hard / strenuously — работать усердно, усиленно
to work like a horse / dog / beaver / navvy / nigger / slave — работать как лошадь, как негр (на плантации)
to work one's tail off, to work double tides — работать не покладая рук, работать день и ночь
They were working on a new book. — Они работали над новой книгой.
Tasso had been working at his epic poem. — Тассо работал над своей эпической поэмой.
You have to work at being friendlier with people. — Тебе нужно учиться быть дружелюбнее в общении с людьми
2) работать, служить; быть занятым (каким-л.) постоянным деломShe works for a large firm. — Она работает в большой фирме.
to work side by side with smb. — тесно сотрудничать с кем-л.
I worked to a man called Duncan. — Я работал на человека по имени Дункан.
They work for a farmer. — Они работают у фермера.
3)He worked them nearly to death. — Он заставлял их работать до полного изнеможения.
Richard said that he would work his fingers to the bone for Ada. — Ричард сказал, что ради Ады он будет работать не покладая рук.
б) эксплуатировать, использовать (чей-л. труд, функциональность какого-л. аппарата)Syn:exploit II4) функционировать, действовать; быть эффективнымHis plan didn't work. — Его план не сработал.
The pump will not work. — Насос не работает.
Syn:5) приводить в действие (что-л.); управлять, осуществлять управление (чем-л.)This computer is worked from a central server. — Управление этим компьютером осуществляется с центрального сервера.
Syn:6) приводить, доводить (до какого-л. состояния); приводить себя в какое-л. состояниеShe worked herself into a rage. — Она пришла в ярость.
It would take some time for the trade to work itself right. — Потребуется определённое время, чтобы торговля стала успешной.
7) быть в постоянном движении; быть в состоянии волнения; метаться, кипеть, бурлитьHis face worked with emotion. — Его лицо подёргивалось от волнения.
While thoughts like these were working in the minds of many Dissenters. — В то время как подобные мысли метались в головах многих диссентеров.
Syn:8)а) воздействовать, влиять, убеждать, склонять (особенно тонкими, хитрыми способами); приводить в (какое-л.) настроениеI have been working him even now to abandon her. — Я продолжал даже теперь убеждать его оставить её.
Syn:б) = work up волновать, возбуждать; провоцировать, подстрекатьSyn:10) амер. обманывать, вымогать, добиваться (чего-л.) обманным путёмSyn:11) прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. worked, wroughtа) обрабатывать, возделывать (землю, почву); культивировать, выращивать (какое-л. растение)Syn:б) разрабатывать (жилу, карьер, каменоломню и т. п.)в) взбивать, месить, мешать (тесто, масло и т. п.)Syn:г) выделывать, вытёсывать, выковывать, придавать определённую форму (камню, металлу или другому твёрдому веществу)The wood is easily worked. — Дерево легко поддаётся обработке.
12) = work off, = work out оплачивать трудом, отрабатыватьOne of the greatest bores in packing is choosing which shoes to take. They are heavy and do not really work their passage. — Самое трудное при упаковке вещей - это выбор обуви. Обувь тяжёлая и не оправдывает затраченных на её транспортировку усилий.
13)а) прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. worked, wrought осуществлять, выполнять, вызыватьThe beer had wrought no bad effect upon his appetite. (Ch. Dickens) — Пиво не перебило ему аппетит.
the destruction wrought by the sea — разрушения, произведённые волнами
Syn:б) разг. организовывать, устраиватьIf you can possibly work it meet me somewhere tomorrow. — Если тебе удастся это устроить, то давай где-нибудь завтра встретимся.
Uncle Fred, did you work this? — Дядя Фред, это ты устроил?
He can work it so that you can take your vacation. — Он может устроить всё так, что ты сможешь взять отпуск.
Syn:14) шить, вышивать, вязать, заниматься рукоделиемSyn:15) уст.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. worked, wroughtа) делать (нечто плохое, губительное); совершать (грех, преступление и т. п.)б) соблюдать, осуществлять (обряды, ритуалы и т. п.)the 26th degree known as Prince of Mercy (not worked in England) — 26-ая ступень, известная как Принц Милосердия (не соблюдаемая в Англии)
16) прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. worked, wrought делать, выполнять, совершать (деяние, ряд действий, работу, задачу и т. п.)to work wonders — делать, демонстрировать чудеса
The special work which he undertook, and the rich ability with which he wrought it. — Особая работа, за которую он взялся и с которой он замечательно справился.
17)а) бродить ( о напитках)•Syn:18)а) производить, изготовлятьThe flint instruments of oval shape have been mostly worked by gentle blows. — Кремневые инструменты овальной формы в основном обрабатывались лёгкими ударами.
б) уст. создавать ( о Боге)в) уст. строить (дома, церкви, мосты и т. п.)forty-six noble columns, some wrought in granite and some in marble — сорок шесть величественных колонн, часть из них построена из гранита, часть - из мрамора
19) разг. передвигаться, перемещаться, выполняя обязанности, работу, какие-л. действия (о разносчиках, агентах, нищих, ворах и т. п.)a professional beggar who "works" seventy or eighty streets in a few hours — профессиональный нищий, который "отрабатывает" семьдесят или восемьдесят улиц за несколько часов
The night being comparatively young, Billy decided to work the trams. — Так как ночь только начиналась, Билли решил заняться трамваями.
He had been a fur thief working the big department stores. — Он был вором по мехам и работал в больших универмагах.
20) исследовать, систематически изучатьThere are very many forms and when worked they will doubtless yield interesting results. — Существует много форм, и если их систематически изучать, то они раскроют много интересного.
21) двигать, передвигатьIn vain I shifted my aching legs and worked my benumbed hands. — Напрасно я двигал ногами, которые очень болели, и разминал окоченевшие руки.
A neighbouring battery of guns were being worked into position. — Соседняя артиллерийская батарея выдвигалась на позицию.
22) идти, складыватьсяOur family life does not work any more. — Наша семейная жизнь разладилась.
It won't work. — Этот номер не пройдёт.
23) пробираться, продвигаться; перемещатьсяThe women worked themselves into the centre of the crowd. — Женщины протиснулись в центр толпы.
Mrs. Trafford worked her way round to Major Lovelace. — Миссис Трэффорд прокладывала себе путь к майору Лавлейсу.
He gradually wrought his way against the usual obstacles which a poor artist must always encounter. — Постепенно он преодолевал препятствия, которые всегда возникают на пути бедного артиста.
The dog worked round and round him, as if undecided at what particular point to go in for the assault. — Собака медленно кружила вокруг него, как будто в нерешительности, в какое конкретно место вцепиться.
A new conversation starts up every hour, and debateable points acquire a fresh interest because there is never time to work to a conclusion. — Каждый час возникает новый разговор, и дискуссионные темы вызывают новый интерес, так как никогда не хватает времени дойти до какого-либо решения.
24) производить, делать с помощью длительного применения какой-л. силыHe works holes in the seat of his trousers. — Он протирает себе дырки на штанах.
25)а) вставлять, всовывать; включатьShe worked a few jokes into her speech. — Она вставила несколько шуток в свою речь.
Syn:26) = work out вычислять, решать (пример и т. п.)The sum comes to the same figures, worked either way. — Сумма оказывается одной и той же, как бы её ни вычисляли.
•- work in- work off
- work out
- work over
- work up••to work one's will upon smb. — заставлять кого-л. делать по-своему
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78 maximum
1. 'mæksiməm adjective(greatest: This requires maximum effort / the maximum amount of effort.) máximo
2. -mə noun(the greatest number or quantity or the highest point or degree: Two hundred an hour is the maximum we can produce.) máximomaximum adj n máximotr['mæksɪməm]1 máximo,-a1 máximo, máximum nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas a maximum como máximoto the maximum al máximomaximum ['mæksəməm] adj: máximoadj.• máximo (Matemática) adj.n.• máximo s.m.• máximum s.m.
I 'mæksəməm, 'mæksɪməmnoun máximo m
II
adjective (before n) <speed/amount/temperature> máximo
III
adverb como máximo['mæksɪmǝm]1.ADJ [amount, temperature, speed, load, efficiency] máximo•
for maximum benefit, use once a week — para obtener un beneficio máximo úsese una vez a la semana•
a maximum security prison/hospital — una prisión/un hospital de máxima seguridad2.N(pl maximums or maxima) máximo mat the maximum — como máximo, a lo sumo
up to a maximum of £20 — hasta 20 libras como máximo
3.ADV como máximoyou should drink two cups of coffee a day maximum — deberías beber dos tazas de café al día como máximo, deberías beber un máximo de dos tazas de café al día
* * *
I ['mæksəməm, 'mæksɪməm]noun máximo m
II
adjective (before n) <speed/amount/temperature> máximo
III
adverb como máximo -
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['mæksɪməm] 1. 2.aggettivo [price, speed, temperature] massimo3.avverbio al massimo* * *1. ['mæksiməm] adjective(greatest: This requires maximum effort / the maximum amount of effort.) massimo2. [-mə] noun(the greatest number or quantity or the highest point or degree: Two hundred an hour is the maximum we can produce.) massimo* * *['mæksɪməm] 1. 2.aggettivo [price, speed, temperature] massimo3.avverbio al massimo -
80 maximum
1. 'mæksiməm adjective(greatest: This requires maximum effort / the maximum amount of effort.) maksimum, høyeste2. -mə noun(the greatest number or quantity or the highest point or degree: Two hundred an hour is the maximum we can produce.) det meste/høyeste, maksimumIsubst. \/ˈmæksɪməm\/, i flertall: \/ˈmæksɪmə\/maksimum, høydepunkt, høyeste punktstørst mulig lykke, toppen av lykkebe at (a) maximum være på sitt høyeste, være på høydepunktetIIadj. \/ˈmæksɪməm\/maksimal-, høyeste, topp-, den størst mulige, det mest muligemaximum likelihood ( statistikk) største sannsynlighet
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