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1 concern

1. transitive verb
1) (affect) betreffen

so far as... is concerned — was... betrifft

‘to whom it may concern’ — ≈ "Bestätigung"; (on certificate, testimonial) ≈ "Zeugnis"

2) (interest)

concern oneself with or about something — sich mit etwas befassen

3) (trouble)

the news/her health greatly concerns me — ich bin über diese Nachricht tief beunruhigt/ihre Gesundheit bereitet mir große Sorgen
2. noun
1) (relation)

have no concern with something — mit etwas nichts zu tun haben

2) (anxiety) Besorgnis, die; (interest) Interesse, das

express concern — Sorge ausdrücken

3) (matter) Angelegenheit, die

that's no concern of mine — das geht mich nichts an

4) (firm) Unternehmen, das

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[kən'sə:n] 1. verb
1) (to have to do with: This order doesn't concern us; So far as I'm concerned, you can do what you like.) betreffen

2) ((with for or about) to make (usually oneself) uneasy: Don't concern yourself about her.) beunruhigen

3) ((with with or in) to interest (oneself) in: He doesn't concern himself with unimportant details.) sich beschäftigen
2. noun
1) (something that concerns or belongs to one: His problems are not my concern.) die Angelegenheit

2) (anxiety: The condition of the patient is giving rise to concern.) die Sorge

3) (a business: a shoe-manufacturing concern.) das Unternehmen

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con·cern

[kənˈsɜ:n, AM -ˈsɜ:rn]

I. n

1. (interest) Anliegen nt, Interesse nt; (preoccupation) Sorge f

the company's sole \concern is to ensure the safety of its employees das Unternehmen ist einzig und allein um die Gewährleistung der Sicherheit seiner Mitarbeiter besorgt

his \concern to appear sophisticated amused everyone sein [eifriges] Bemühen, kultiviert zu wirken, amüsierte alle

major \concern Hauptanliegen nt

2. (worry) Sorge f, Besorgnis f ( about um + akk)

\concern for the safety of the two missing teenagers is growing die Sorge um die beiden vermissten Teenager wächst beständig

my \concern is that you're not getting your work done ich mache mir Sorgen, dass du deine Arbeit nicht schaffst

I have a matter of some \concern that I would like to talk to you about es gibt da ein Problem, über das ich gern mit Ihnen sprechen würde

there's no cause for \concern es besteht kein Grund zur Sorge

to give rise to \concern Besorgnis erregend sein

3. (business) Angelegenheit f

it's no \concern of mine! das ist nicht meine Angelegenheit!

that's none of your \concern das geht dich nichts an

financial \concerns Finanzangelegenheiten

public \concern öffentliche Angelegenheit

4. (importance) Wichtigkeit f, Bedeutung f

▪ to be of \concern to sb für jdn von Bedeutung sein

a question of common \concern eine Frage von allgemeinem Interesse

5. (relation) Beziehung f

do you have any \concern with telecommunications? haben Sie etwas mit dem Fernmeldewesen zu tun?

6. (share) Anteil m

to have a \concern in a business an einem Geschäft beteiligt sein

7. COMM Konzern m, Unternehmen nt

family \concern Familienunternehmen nt

a going \concern ein florierendes Unternehmen

industrial \concern Industriekonzern m

8. ( pej fam: gadget) Sache f, Ding nt

II. vt

1. (apply to)

▪ to \concern sb jdn angehen [o betreffen]; (affect) jdn betreffen

as far as I'm \concerned was mich anbelangt [o betrifft

2. (be sb's business)

▪ to \concern sb jdn angehen

to whom it may \concern (certificate) Bescheinigung; (reference) Zeugnis (formelhafte Anrede bei amtlichen Verlautbarungen, die keinen konkreten Adressaten haben)

3. (take an interest in)

▪ to \concern oneself with sth sich akk mit etw dat befassen

you don't need to \concern yourself with this matter Sie brauchen sich um diese Angelegenheit nicht zu kümmern

4. (be about)

▪ to \concern sb/sth von jdm/etw dat handeln

▪ to be \concerned with sth von etw dat handeln, etw [thematisch] behandeln

5. (worry)

▪ to \concern sb jdn beunruhigen

▪ to \concern oneself sich dat Sorgen machen

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[kən'sɜːn]
1. n

1)

(= relation, connection) do you have any concern with banking? — haben Sie etwas mit dem Bankwesen zu tun?

to have no concern with sth — mit etw nichts zu tun haben

2) (= business, affair) Angelegenheit(en pl) f; (= matter of interest and importance to sb) Anliegen nt

the day-to-day concerns of government — die täglichen Regierungsgeschäfte

it's no concern of his — das geht ihn nichts an

what concern is it of yours? — was geht Sie das an?

3) (COMM) Konzern m → going

See:

→ going

4) (= share) Beteiligung f

5) (= anxiety) Sorge f, Besorgnis f

a look of concern — ein besorgter or sorgenvoller Blick

the situation in the Middle East is causing concern — die Lage im Nahen Osten ist besorgniserregend

there's some/no cause for concern — es besteht Grund/kein Grund zur Sorge

to do sth out of concern for sb — etw aus Sorge um jdn tun

he showed great concern for your safety — er war or zeigte sich (geh)

don't you feel any concern for the starving millions? — berührt Sie die Tatsache, dass Millionen am Verhungern sind, überhaupt nicht?

6) (= importance) Bedeutung f

a matter of great concern — eine Angelegenheit von immenser Bedeutung

issues of national concern — Fragen pl von nationalem Interesse

to be of little/great concern to sb — jdm nicht/sehr wichtig sein

2. vt

1) (= be about) handeln von

it concerns the following issue — es geht um die folgende Frage

the last chapter is concerned with... — das letzte Kapitel behandelt...

2) (= be the business of, involve) angehen, betreffen; (= affect) betreffen

that doesn't concern you — das betrifft Sie nicht; (as snub) das geht Sie nichts an

to whom it may concern (on certificate) — Bestätigung f; (on reference) Zeugnis

the countries concerned with oil production — die Länder, die mit der Ölproduktion zu tun haben

where money/honour is concerned — wenn es um Geld/die Ehre geht

as far as the money is concerned — was das Geld betrifft or angeht

is it important? – not as far as I'm concerned — ist es denn wichtig? – was mich betrifft nicht

as far as he is concerned it's just another job, but... — für ihn ist es nur ein anderer Job, aber...

as far as I'm concerned you can do what you like — von mir aus kannst du tun und lassen, was du willst

where we are concerned — wo es um uns geht

who are the people concerned in this report? — wer sind die Leute, um die es in diesem Bericht geht?

the persons concerned —

my brother is the most closely concerned the men concerned in the robbery — mein Bruder ist am meisten davon betroffen die in den Überfall verwickelten Männer

3)

(= interest) he is only concerned with facts — ihn interessieren nur die Fakten

to concern oneself with or about sth — sich für etw interessieren

I'm not concerned now or I don't want to concern myself now with the economic aspect of the problem — mir geht es jetzt nicht um den ökonomischen Aspekt des Problems

4)

(= have at heart) we should be concerned more with or about quality — Qualität sollte uns ein größeres Anliegen sein

a mother is naturally concerned about the wellbeing of her children — das Wohl ihrer Kinder ist einer Mutter natürlich ein Anliegen

he's not at all concerned with or about her well-being —

he's not at all concerned with or about her wellbeing — ihr Wohl kümmert ihn überhaupt nicht

there's no need for you to concern yourself about that — darum brauchen Sie sich nicht zu kümmern

5)

(= worry usu pass) to be concerned about sth — sich (dat) um etw Sorgen machen, um etw besorgt sein

I was very concerned to hear about your illness — ich habe mir Sorgen gemacht, als ich von Ihrer Krankheit hörte

he was concerned by the news —

don't concern yourself — machen Sie sich keine Sorgen

I was very concerned about or for your safety — ich war sehr um Ihre Sicherheit besorgt

I am concerned to hear that... — es beunruhigt mich, dass...

concerned parents — besorgte Eltern

a concerned look — ein besorgter Blick

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concern [kənˈsɜːn; US -ˈsɜrn]

A v/t

1. betreffen, angehen, sich beziehen auf (akk):

it does not concern me es betrifft mich nicht, es geht mich nichts an;

as far as I am concerned soweit es mich betrifft, was mich anbelangt;

to whom it may concern an alle, die es angeht (Überschrift auf Attesten etc)

2. von Wichtigkeit oder Belang oder Interesse sein für, angehen:

this problem concerns us all dieses Problem geht uns alle an oder ist für uns alle wichtig;

your reputation is concerned es geht um deinen Ruf

3. beunruhigen:

don’t let that concern you mache dir deswegen keine Sorgen;

be concerned about ( oder at) sich Sorgen machen wegen;

be concerned for sb’s safety um jemandes Sicherheit besorgt sein; → concerned 5

4. interessieren, beschäftigen:

concern o.s. with ( oder about) sich beschäftigen oder befassen mit;

be concerned in a plot in eine Verschwörung verwickelt sein; → concerned 2, 3

B s

1. Angelegenheit f, Sache f:

that is your concern das ist Ihre Sache;

that is no concern of mine das geht mich nichts an;

the concerns of the nation die Belange der Nation

2. Geschäft n, Firma f, Unternehmen n:

first concern Firma, die noch in den Händen der Gründer ist;

a going concern

a) ein gut gehendes Unternehmen,

b) fig eine gut funktionierende Sache

3. Unruhe f, Sorge f, Besorgnis f (at, about, for wegen, um):

there is concern es herrscht Besorgnis;

with deep concern tief beunruhigt

4. Wichtigkeit f:

be of no small concern nicht ganz unbedeutend sein, sehr wichtig sein;

a matter of national concern ein nationales Anliegen

5. Beziehung f ( with zu):

have no concern with a matter mit einer Sache nichts zu tun haben

6. (at, about, for, in, with) Teilnahme f (an dat), Rücksicht f (auf akk), Anteil m (an dat), Interesse n (für):

feel a concern for Teilnahme empfinden für, sich interessieren für

7. umg Ding n, Sache f, Geschichte f

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1. transitive verb
1) (affect) betreffen

so far as... is concerned — was... betrifft

‘to whom it may concern’ — ≈ "Bestätigung"; (on certificate, testimonial) ≈ "Zeugnis"

2) (interest)

concern oneself with or about something — sich mit etwas befassen

3) (trouble)

the news/her health greatly concerns me — ich bin über diese Nachricht tief beunruhigt/ihre Gesundheit bereitet mir große Sorgen
2. noun
1) (relation)

have no concern with something — mit etwas nichts zu tun haben

2) (anxiety) Besorgnis, die; (interest) Interesse, das

express concern — Sorge ausdrücken

3) (matter) Angelegenheit, die

that's no concern of mine — das geht mich nichts an

4) (firm) Unternehmen, das

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(at, about, for) n.

Sorge -n (wegen, um) f.

Unruhe -n f. (with) n.

Beziehung (zu) f. n.

Angelegenheit f.

Anteil -e m.

Besorgnis f.

Ding -e n.

Firma Firmen f.

Geschichte f.

Geschäft -e n.

Interesse n.

Rücksicht f.

Sache -n f.

Teilnahme f.

Unternehmen n.

Wichtigkeit f. v.

betreffen v.

zustimmen v.

English-german dictionary > concern
2 tratar una cuestión

(v.) = address + constraint, address + issue, address + question, consider + issue, tackle + issue, address + concern, deal with + issue, broach + issue, broach + question, grapple with + issue

Ex. From partially-automated directory assistance to talking Yellow Pages and interactive services, telephone directory applications have addressed the constraints of non-visual menus, limited input capability, and natural versus synthetic output.

Ex. We need, I believe, to dedicate ourselves, schools and professional institutions alike, to become more concerned with a research ethic that will permit us to address the critical issues of our profession.

Ex. We cannot address these questions in this discussion, as they would lead us far from our topic.

Ex. Some of the more recurrent issues to be considered include the following...

Ex. A number of key issues can only really be tackled by effective strategic planning at the national and local levels.

Ex. A recarpeting project in the State University Library, Illinois, provided an opportunity to address several longstanding concerns: better handicapped access, improved lighting, and a more efficient utilisation of limited physical space.

Ex. Libraries want to deal with issues on their own terms and not on the terms of their clients.

Ex. The author broaches some of the issues facing the recordkeeping profession in connection with the information management revolution.

Ex. This question has alrady been broached.

Ex. West Africa at the present time has to grapple with the issues of development, and with the attendant problems which are many and varied.

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(v.) = address + constraint, address + issue, address + question, consider + issue, tackle + issue, address + concern, deal with + issue, broach + issue, broach + question, grapple with + issue

Ex: From partially-automated directory assistance to talking Yellow Pages and interactive services, telephone directory applications have addressed the constraints of non-visual menus, limited input capability, and natural versus synthetic output.

Ex: We need, I believe, to dedicate ourselves, schools and professional institutions alike, to become more concerned with a research ethic that will permit us to address the critical issues of our profession.

Ex: We cannot address these questions in this discussion, as they would lead us far from our topic.

Ex: Some of the more recurrent issues to be considered include the following...

Ex: A number of key issues can only really be tackled by effective strategic planning at the national and local levels.

Ex: A recarpeting project in the State University Library, Illinois, provided an opportunity to address several longstanding concerns: better handicapped access, improved lighting, and a more efficient utilisation of limited physical space.

Ex: Libraries want to deal with issues on their own terms and not on the terms of their clients.

Ex: The author broaches some of the issues facing the recordkeeping profession in connection with the information management revolution.

Ex: This question has alrady been broached.

Ex: West Africa at the present time has to grapple with the issues of development, and with the attendant problems which are many and varied.

Spanish-English dictionary > tratar una cuestión
3 préstamo

m.

loan, lending, borrowing, accommodation.

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préstamo

► nombre masculino

1 (crédito) loan

2 (acción de prestar) lending; (acción de pedir prestado) borrowing

3 LINGÚÍSTICA loanword

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

pedir un préstamo to ask for a loan

préstamo hipotecario home loan, mortgage

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noun m.

loan

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SM

1) (=acción) [de prestar] lending; [de pedir prestado] borrowing

servicio de préstamo de libros — book lending service

buscamos una alternativa al préstamo bancario — we are looking for an alternative to bank borrowing

• en préstamo — on loan

préstamo a domicilio — home lending

préstamo interbibliotecario — interlibrary loan

2) (=dinero prestado) loan

necesitamos un préstamo de cinco millones — we need a loan of five million

• conceder un préstamo — to grant a loan

• hacer un préstamo a algn — to give sb a loan

• pedir un préstamo — to ask for a loan

préstamo bancario — bank loan

préstamo cobrable a la vista — call loan

préstamo colateral — collateral loan

préstamo con garantía — secured loan

préstamo hipotecario — mortgage (loan), real-estate loan (EEUU)

préstamo para la vivienda — home loan

préstamo personal — personal loan

préstamo pignoraticio — collateral loan

préstamo puente — bridging loan
casa 8)
3) (Ling) loanword

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masculino

1) (Econ, Fin) ( acción - de prestar) lending; (- de tomar prestado) borrowing; ( cosa prestada) loan

lo tenemos en préstamo — we've borrowed it, we've got it on loan

2) (Ling) loanword

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= borrowing, charge-out, circulation, issue, lending, lending and borrowing, loan, loan, issuing, charge, checkout [check-out], library issue, circ [circulation].

Nota: Abreviatura.

Ex. Topics covered included: automated lending procedures, possible joint financial arrangements; interlibrary loans; and borrowing abroad = Los temas tratados incluían: procedimientos del préstamo automatizado, posibles acuerdos económicos conjuntos, préstamos interbibliotecarios y el préstamo en el extranjero.

Ex. Charge-out then begins with an empty screen with places to read in the borrower numbers and up to nine copy numbers (Figure 86).

Ex. Each local library is a separate administrative unit with separate and independent files for circulation, acquisitions, periodicals, and holdings.

Ex. This system incorporates all the usual functions associated with the issue, return and reservation of library materials.

Ex. While the benefits have been obvious, the mounting costs of lending and borrowing are causing serious concern.

Ex. While the benefits have been obvious, the mounting costs of lending and borrowing are causing serious concern.

Ex. A search of these files may be useful in the ordering of photocopies and loans.

Ex. The EIB is able to borrow money at the best possible rates, and as it is non-profit making it is able to offer loans at advantageous terms.

Ex. The recording of the loan of the material is called 'charging' or 'issuing', the actual record of the loan is known as the 'charge' or the 'issue', and the cancellation of the record when the material is returned by the borrower is called 'discharging'.

Ex. The recording of the loan of the material is called 'charging' or 'issuing', the actual record of the loan is known as the ' charge' or the 'issue', and the cancellation of the record when the material is returned by the borrower is called 'discharging'.

Ex. Library management systems have reduced the manual tasks of checkin, checkout, catalogue management and the like.

Ex. This article describes a survey which was promoted by a sense that fiction in libraries is often undervalued, despite the fact that fiction accounts for a high proportion of public library issues.

Ex. As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.

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* área de préstamo = checkout area.

* autorealización de préstamos = self-checkout [self-check-out].

* autorenovación del préstamo = self-renewal.

* autorización de préstamo = borrowing privileges.

* auxiliar de préstamo = circulation clerk.

* biblioteca de préstamo = lending library, circulating library, circulation library.

* Biblioteca Nacional de Préstamo para la Ciencia y Tecnología (NLL) = National Lending Library for Science and Technology (NLL).

* bibliotecario de préstamo = lending librarian.

* bibliotecario de préstamos = borrowing librarian.

* bolsa de control de préstamo = book pocket.

* buzón para la devolución de préstamos = book chute, book return box.

* cajón de préstamo = issue tray.

* carnet de préstamo = library card.

* Centro Nacional de Préstamos = National Lending Centre.

* colección de préstamo = circulating collection.

* colección de préstamo restringido = course reserve.

* conceder un préstamo = grant + loan.

* control de préstamo = circulation control.

* departamento de préstamo = circulation department.

* departamento de préstamo interbibliotecar = interlibrary loan department.

* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura = after-hours book drop.

* de préstamo = circulating.

* derecho de préstamo = lending right.

* derecho sobre el préstamo al público (PLR) = public lending right (PLR).

* devolución de préstamos = check-in [checkin], book return.

* disponible al préstamo = circulating.

* dispositivo de préstamo = checkout unit.

* distribución de documentos de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan document delivery.

* División de Préstamo de la Biblioteca Británica (BLLD) = British Library Lending Division (BLLD).

* en préstamo = in circulation, on loan, out on loan, checked-out.

* estadística de préstamo = circulation statistics.

* estadística de préstamos = loan statistics.

* excluido del préstamo = uncirculated, non-circulating [noncirculating].

* ficha de préstamo del libro = book card [bookcard].

* fichero de préstamo = circulation file.

* fondo de préstamo por horas = short-loan collection.

* frecuencia de préstamo del material = turnover rate.

* hacer un préstamo = charge, issue.

* hoja de préstamo = routing slip, issue form, circulation slip.

* libro de préstamo vencido = overdue book.

* lista de préstamo = routing list, circulation list.

* máquina de registro de préstamos por medio de la fotografía = photocharger, photocharging machine.

* módulo de préstamos = circulation module.

* mostrador de préstamo = circulation desk, control counter, check-out desk, library issue desk, front desk.

* mostrador de préstamos = issue desk, issue counter.

* no disponible para el préstamo = not-loanable.

* normas de préstamos vencidos = overdue policy.

* normativa de préstamo = loan policy.

* número de préstamo = charging number.

* número de préstamos = circulation figures.

* pantalla de préstamo = charge-out screen.

* papeleta de petición de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan request form.

* papeleta de solicitud de préstamo = call slip.

* pedir en préstamo = borrow.

* pedir un préstamo = take + a loan.

* persona que hace un préstamo = loaner.

* petición de préstamo = loan request.

* petición de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan request.

* poner en préstamo = circulate.

* préstamo a domicilio = home lending.

* préstamo agrícola = farm loan, farm loan, farm loan, farm credit, agricultural credit.

* préstamo automatizado = automated lending.

* préstamo breve = short-loan, short-term loan.

* préstamo de libros = book lending, checking out books.

* préstamo de periodo fijo = fixed date loan period.

* préstamo de plazo intermedio = intermediate-term loan.

* préstamo electrónico = e-lending [electronic lending].

* préstamo hipotecario = mortgage.

* préstamo interbibliotecario = ILL (Interlibrary Loan), interlending, interlending transaction, interlibrary lending, interlibrary loan, interloan, loan traffic, interlibrary borrowing.

* préstamo internacional = international lending.

* préstamo nocturno = overnight loan.

* préstamo para compra de coche = car loan.

* préstamo para otra persona = proxy borrowing.

* préstamo por horas = hourly loan.

* préstamo por lector = circulation per capita.

* préstamo prolongado = long-term loan.

* préstamo reembolsable al vencimiento = bullet loan.

* préstamo renovado = extended loan.

* procesamiento de préstamos = loan processing.

* procesar la devolución del préstamo = charge in, check in.

* que no se puede sacar en préstamo = non-circulating [noncirculating].

* que puede salir en préstamo = loanable.

* realización de préstamos = checkout [check-out].

* red de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan network.

* renovación del préstamo = renewal.

* renovación de préstamos = extended loan.

* renovar el préstamo de un documento = renew + document.

* retirar un libro en préstamo = check out + book.

* sacar en préstamo = charge out, check out.

* sacar libro en préstamo = borrow + book.

* sanción por préstamo vencido = overdue fine.

* sección de préstamo = lending collection, lending stock.

* servicio de préstamo = lending service, loaner service.

* servicio de préstamo a domicilio = home lending service.

* servicio de préstamo de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).

* servicio de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlending service.

* sin préstamo = non-circulating [noncirculating].

* sistema automatizado de préstamo = automated lending system, computerised issue system.

* sistema de préstamo = circulation system, issue system, lending system, book checking system, charge out system, library issue system.

* sistema de préstamo automatizado = automated circulation system.

* sistema de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan system.

* situación de préstamo = loan status.

* sobre para el control del préstamo = slip holder pocket.

* tasa de préstamo = lending rate, lending rate.

* terminal de préstamo = issue terminal.

* tiempo de préstamo = document delivery.

* total de préstamos = circulation figures.

* trabajo de préstamo de servicios = service job.

* tramitar la devolución de un préstamo = discharge + book.

* tramitar un préstamo = charge + book.

* usada en el préstamo = label.

* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.

* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.

* usuario que hace uso del préstamo = borrower.

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masculino

1) (Econ, Fin) ( acción - de prestar) lending; (- de tomar prestado) borrowing; ( cosa prestada) loan

lo tenemos en préstamo — we've borrowed it, we've got it on loan

2) (Ling) loanword

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= borrowing, charge-out, circulation, issue, lending, lending and borrowing, loan, loan, issuing, charge, checkout [check-out], library issue, circ [circulation].

Nota: Abreviatura.

Ex: Topics covered included: automated lending procedures, possible joint financial arrangements; interlibrary loans; and borrowing abroad = Los temas tratados incluían: procedimientos del préstamo automatizado, posibles acuerdos económicos conjuntos, préstamos interbibliotecarios y el préstamo en el extranjero.

Ex: Charge-out then begins with an empty screen with places to read in the borrower numbers and up to nine copy numbers (Figure 86).

Ex: Each local library is a separate administrative unit with separate and independent files for circulation, acquisitions, periodicals, and holdings.

Ex: This system incorporates all the usual functions associated with the issue, return and reservation of library materials.

Ex: While the benefits have been obvious, the mounting costs of lending and borrowing are causing serious concern.

Ex: While the benefits have been obvious, the mounting costs of lending and borrowing are causing serious concern.

Ex: A search of these files may be useful in the ordering of photocopies and loans.

Ex: The EIB is able to borrow money at the best possible rates, and as it is non-profit making it is able to offer loans at advantageous terms.

Ex: The recording of the loan of the material is called 'charging' or 'issuing', the actual record of the loan is known as the 'charge' or the 'issue', and the cancellation of the record when the material is returned by the borrower is called 'discharging'.

Ex: The recording of the loan of the material is called 'charging' or 'issuing', the actual record of the loan is known as the ' charge' or the 'issue', and the cancellation of the record when the material is returned by the borrower is called 'discharging'.

Ex: Library management systems have reduced the manual tasks of checkin, checkout, catalogue management and the like.

Ex: This article describes a survey which was promoted by a sense that fiction in libraries is often undervalued, despite the fact that fiction accounts for a high proportion of public library issues.

Ex: As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.

* área de préstamo = checkout area.

* autorealización de préstamos = self-checkout [self-check-out].

* autorenovación del préstamo = self-renewal.

* autorización de préstamo = borrowing privileges.

* auxiliar de préstamo = circulation clerk.

* biblioteca de préstamo = lending library, circulating library, circulation library.

* Biblioteca Nacional de Préstamo para la Ciencia y Tecnología (NLL) = National Lending Library for Science and Technology (NLL).

* bibliotecario de préstamo = lending librarian.

* bibliotecario de préstamos = borrowing librarian.

* bolsa de control de préstamo = book pocket.

* buzón para la devolución de préstamos = book chute, book return box.

* cajón de préstamo = issue tray.

* carnet de préstamo = library card.

* Centro Nacional de Préstamos = National Lending Centre.

* colección de préstamo = circulating collection.

* colección de préstamo restringido = course reserve.

* conceder un préstamo = grant + loan.

* control de préstamo = circulation control.

* departamento de préstamo = circulation department.

* departamento de préstamo interbibliotecar = interlibrary loan department.

* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura = after-hours book drop.

* de préstamo = circulating.

* derecho de préstamo = lending right.

* derecho sobre el préstamo al público (PLR) = public lending right (PLR).

* devolución de préstamos = check-in [checkin], book return.

* disponible al préstamo = circulating.

* dispositivo de préstamo = checkout unit.

* distribución de documentos de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan document delivery.

* División de Préstamo de la Biblioteca Británica (BLLD) = British Library Lending Division (BLLD).

* en préstamo = in circulation, on loan, out on loan, checked-out.

* estadística de préstamo = circulation statistics.

* estadística de préstamos = loan statistics.

* excluido del préstamo = uncirculated, non-circulating [noncirculating].

* ficha de préstamo del libro = book card [bookcard].

* fichero de préstamo = circulation file.

* fondo de préstamo por horas = short-loan collection.

* frecuencia de préstamo del material = turnover rate.

* hacer un préstamo = charge, issue.

* hoja de préstamo = routing slip, issue form, circulation slip.

* libro de préstamo vencido = overdue book.

* lista de préstamo = routing list, circulation list.

* máquina de registro de préstamos por medio de la fotografía = photocharger, photocharging machine.

* módulo de préstamos = circulation module.

* mostrador de préstamo = circulation desk, control counter, check-out desk, library issue desk, front desk.

* mostrador de préstamos = issue desk, issue counter.

* no disponible para el préstamo = not-loanable.

* normas de préstamos vencidos = overdue policy.

* normativa de préstamo = loan policy.

* número de préstamo = charging number.

* número de préstamos = circulation figures.

* pantalla de préstamo = charge-out screen.

* papeleta de petición de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan request form.

* papeleta de solicitud de préstamo = call slip.

* pedir en préstamo = borrow.

* pedir un préstamo = take + a loan.

* persona que hace un préstamo = loaner.

* petición de préstamo = loan request.

* petición de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan request.

* poner en préstamo = circulate.

* préstamo a domicilio = home lending.

* préstamo agrícola = farm loan, farm loan, farm loan, farm credit, agricultural credit.

* préstamo automatizado = automated lending.

* préstamo breve = short-loan, short-term loan.

* préstamo de libros = book lending, checking out books.

* préstamo de periodo fijo = fixed date loan period.

* préstamo de plazo intermedio = intermediate-term loan.

* préstamo electrónico = e-lending [electronic lending].

* préstamo hipotecario = mortgage.

* préstamo interbibliotecario = ILL (Interlibrary Loan), interlending, interlending transaction, interlibrary lending, interlibrary loan, interloan, loan traffic, interlibrary borrowing.

* préstamo internacional = international lending.

* préstamo nocturno = overnight loan.

* préstamo para compra de coche = car loan.

* préstamo para otra persona = proxy borrowing.

* préstamo por horas = hourly loan.

* préstamo por lector = circulation per capita.

* préstamo prolongado = long-term loan.

* préstamo reembolsable al vencimiento = bullet loan.

* préstamo renovado = extended loan.

* procesamiento de préstamos = loan processing.

* procesar la devolución del préstamo = charge in, check in.

* que no se puede sacar en préstamo = non-circulating [noncirculating].

* que puede salir en préstamo = loanable.

* realización de préstamos = checkout [check-out].

* red de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan network.

* renovación del préstamo = renewal.

* renovación de préstamos = extended loan.

* renovar el préstamo de un documento = renew + document.

* retirar un libro en préstamo = check out + book.

* sacar en préstamo = charge out, check out.

* sacar libro en préstamo = borrow + book.

* sanción por préstamo vencido = overdue fine.

* sección de préstamo = lending collection, lending stock.

* servicio de préstamo = lending service, loaner service.

* servicio de préstamo a domicilio = home lending service.

* servicio de préstamo de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).

* servicio de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlending service.

* sin préstamo = non-circulating [noncirculating].

* sistema automatizado de préstamo = automated lending system, computerised issue system.

* sistema de préstamo = circulation system, issue system, lending system, book checking system, charge out system, library issue system.

* sistema de préstamo automatizado = automated circulation system.

* sistema de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan system.

* situación de préstamo = loan status.

* sobre para el control del préstamo = slip holder pocket.

* tasa de préstamo = lending rate, lending rate.

* terminal de préstamo = issue terminal.

* tiempo de préstamo = document delivery.

* total de préstamos = circulation figures.

* trabajo de préstamo de servicios = service job.

* tramitar la devolución de un préstamo = discharge + book.

* tramitar un préstamo = charge + book.

* usada en el préstamo = label.

* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.

* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.

* usuario que hace uso del préstamo = borrower.

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préstamo

masculine

A ( Econ, Fin) (acción — de prestar) lending; (— de tomar prestado) borrowing; (cosa prestada) loan

pidió un préstamo en el banco he asked the bank for a loan

lo tenemos en préstamo we've borrowed it/we've got it on loan

Compuestos:

● préstamo balloon

balloon loan

● préstamo de estudiante

student loan

● préstamo puente

bridge loan ( AmE), bridging loan ( BrE)

B ( Ling) loanword

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préstamo sustantivo masculino (Econ, Fin) ( acción — de prestar) lending;
(— de tomar prestado) borrowing;
( cosa prestada) loan
préstamo sustantivo masculino loan: me dejó el libro en préstamo, he lent me the book
pedimos un préstamo al banco, we applied for a loan from the bank
préstamo hipotecario, mortgage
' préstamo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conceder
- crédito
- espaldarazo
- reembolsar
- amortización
- aprobación
- aprobar
- avalar
- bancario
- concesión
- consolidar
- gestionar
- interesar
- otorgar
- pedir
- reembolso
- reintegrar
- reintegro
- tramitar
- trámite
- urgir
English:
bank loan
- guarantee
- loan
- negotiate
- raise
- repay
- repayment
- advance
- approach
- borrow
- issue
- mortgage

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préstamo nm

1. [acción] [de prestar] lending;
[de pedir prestado] borrowing;
ese libro está en préstamo that book is out on loan;

una biblioteca sin permiso de préstamo a non-lending library

2. [cantidad] loan;

pedir un préstamo to ask for a loan

Comp
préstamo bancario bank loan;
préstamo hipotecario mortgage;

préstamo a plazo fijo fixed-term loan

3. Ling loanword

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préstamo

m

1 de dinero loan;

préstamo bancario bank loan;

pedir un préstamo para algo apply for a loan for sth

2 GRAM loanword

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préstamo nm

: loan

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préstamo n loan

Spanish-English dictionary > préstamo
4 вопрос

1) question

быть готовым ответить на вопросы — to be open to questions

забросать кого-л. вопросами — to assail / to bombard / to deluge / to hammer / to shower smb. with questions; to fire / to fling / to hurl questions at smb.; (каверзными) to heckle

задать вопрос — to ask / to put a questien

задать вопрос в письменной форме — to put a written question

задать предварительный вопрос — to raise a preliminary question

предлагать / просить задавать вопросы — to invite questions

засыпать вопросами — to bombard / to deluge (smb.) with questions, to heap questions (upon smb.)

излагать вопросы — to state questions

ясно излагать суть вопроса — to make one's question unequivocal

исследовать вопрос — to examine a question

исчерпать вопрос — to settle a question

касаться вопроса — to touch upon a question

коснуться вопроса вскользь — to touch upon a question in passing

обдумывать вопрос — to ponder a question

обменяться мнениями по широкому кругу вопросов — to exchange views / opinions ona wide range of questions

ответить вопросом на вопрос — to counter with another question, to parry a question

отказаться отвечать на вопросы — to decline to answer questions

осаждать вопросами — to ply smb. with questions

парировать вопрос — to parry a question

подсказывать вопросы дружественно настроенным журналистам (чтобы задавать их на пресс-конференции) — to plant questions with friendly journalists

предложить кому-л. вопрос — to put a question to smb.

поставить вопрос — to pose a question

сформулировать вопрос — to formulate / to frame a question

вопрос надо заново сформулировать — the question needs to be restated

увиливать от ответа на вопрос — to dodge a question

уйти / уклониться от вопроса — to evade / to skirt a question, to shy away from a question

уточнить вопрос — to clear up a question

вопрос сводится к следующему... — the question resolves itself into this...

бесчисленные вопросы — numberless questions

внеочередной вопрос — question out of order

двусмысленный вопрос — ambiguous question

каверзный вопрос — tricky question

наводящий вопрос — leading question

наивный вопрос — naive question

неожиданный вопрос — unexpected / off-the-wall question

праздный вопрос — idle question

провокационный вопрос — provocative question

прямой / категорический вопрос — point-blank / straight / direct question

риторический вопрос — rhetorical question

уместный вопрос — pertinent question

щекотливый вопрос — ticklish question

вопрос, допускающий разное толкование / разные ответы — open-ended question

вынести вопрос на обсуждение / рассмотрение — to submit a question for discussion / consideration

вопрос следует вынести на обсуждение — the matter requires discussion / ventilation

время, отведённое на вопросы и ответы — question and answer period

град вопросов — deluge of questions

форма чьего-л. вопроса — the way one is framing bis question

2) (проблема) question, problem, issue; (дело) point, matter

биться над вопросом — to wrestle with a question / a problem

взвешивать вопрос — to weigh a matter

внести ясность в вопрос — to clear / to clarify / to brighten / to elucidate a question

вникнуть в вопрос — to go into a question

вступить с кем-л. в спор по какому-л. вопросу — to take issue with smb. on smth.

выступать в порядке уточнения вопроса — to raise a point of clarification

выяснять вопрос — to clear up / to sort out a matter / a question, to clarify a point / an issue

выяснять трудные и сомнительные вопросы — to settle points of difficulty and doubt

добраться до существа / сути вопроса — to go to the heart of a question

договориться по основным вопросам — to agree on / upon fundamentals

завершить обсуждение вопроса — to bring an issue to a close

заниматься каким-л. вопросом — to deal with a matter / a problem

запутать вопрос — to confuse an issue; to entangle a question / an issue; to involve a question in difficulty

затрагивать вопрос — to broach / to touch upon a question

затрагивать много вопросов — to cover much ground

излагать вопрос — to state a question / an issue; to set forth an issue

изучать какой-л. вопрос — to go into / to study a question, to explore a problem, to see into a matter

всесторонне изучить вопрос — to study a question from every side / from all sides

тщательно изучать вопрос — to scrutinize an issue

искать решения вопросов — to seek solutions to issues

исключать вопрос — to discard / to exclude a question

исчерпать вопрос — to settle a question

настаивать на решении вопроса — to force the issue

не иметь отношения к вопросу — to have nothing to do with a question, to be foreign to a question

обдумывать вопрос — to think over a question / a matter, to meditate / to contemplate a problem

обратиться к кому-л. по данному вопросу — to approach smb. on the matter

обсуждать вопрос — to discuss / to dispute a question / a matter, to debate an issue / a matter / a point

обходить вопрос — pass over / to side-step a question / an issue

оспаривать вопрос — to contest a point

оставить вопрос открытым — to leave the question / the matter open, to keep / to leave the matter in abeyance

оставлять в тени вопрос — to overshadow an issue

остановиться на вопросе — to dwell (up)on a question, to take up a point

подробно остановиться на вопросе — to elaborate on an issue

отделить вопрос от чего-л. — to separate a question from smth.

откладывать вопрос — to set aside a question

откладывать вопрос в долгий ящик — to shelve a question

отклониться / отойти от вопроса — to depart / to deviate / to digress from the question

отодвинуть главный вопрос на задний план — to blur the central point

поднимать / ставить вопрос — to bring up / to open / to raise a question, to broach an issue / a subject

вновь поднимать вопрос — to reopen a subject

подойти к вопросу — to come down to the point

подойти вплотную к решению вопроса — to be on the verge of solving a problem

поставить вопрос на голосование — to put the question to the vote

поставить вопрос на обсуждение — to introduce a question for debate / for discussion

поставить перед кем-л. вопрос — to put a point before smb.

похоронить вопрос — to bury a question

представить / рассмотреть вопрос в истинном свете — to place a question in its true perspective

представлять кому-л. вопрос на обсуждение / рассмотрение — to submit a question to smb. for consideration

прекратить обсуждение вопроса — to dismiss an issue / a problem

приступить к обсуждению / рассмотрению вопроса — to enter into an examination / upon ventilation of a question / an issue

проанализировать вопрос — to analyse an issue / a problem

продолжать обсуждение какого-л. вопроса — to pursue a point

осветить какой-л. вопрос — to elucidate a question / a matter; to throw light at a question; to shed light on a problem

просветить кого-л. в каком-л. вопросе — to enlighten smb. on a subject

раздувать вопрос — to blow a subject way out of proportion

разобраться в каком-л. вопросе до конца — to sift a question to the bottom

разработать вопрос — to elaborate a point, to work out a problem

разрешить вопрос — to solve / to resolve a problem

пытаться разрешить вопрос — to grapple with a question / a problem

распространяться по какому-л. вопросу разг. — to enlarge upon a point / a theme

рассматривать вопрос — to consider / to examine a question / an issue / a problem

рассматривать каждый вопрос в отдельности — to deal with questions singly

растолковать кому-л. вопрос — to drive home a point to smb.

расходиться во мнениях по какому-л. вопросу — to split on a question / an issue

решать вопрос — to handle a problem / a matter, to tackle / to resolve an issue

сводить вопрос к чему-л. — to boil down a problem to smth.

вопрос сводится к следующему — the question boils down / reduces itself to the following

сглаживать вопрос — to smooth a matter

сосредоточиться на вопросе — to focus on a question / a problem

столкнуться с вопросом — to confront with / to face (with) a question / a problem

считать вопрос решённым — to regard / to consider the matter as closed

требовать немедленного обсуждения вопроса — to ask that a matter be treated as urgent

уводить обсуждение от существа вопроса — to sidetrack an issue / a problem

уклоняться от обсуждения вопроса — to side-step / to duck an issue; to skirt a question

уладить вопрос — to adjust a matter

упрощать вопрос — to simplify a matter

усложнять вопрос — to complicate a question / a problem

уходить от решения вопроса — to dodge a problem / an issue

вопрос всё ещё обсуждается — the matter is still under discussion

вопрос надо поставить иначе / вновь — the question needs to be restated

вопрос об этом больше не стоит — that is no longer in question

вопрос решён — the matter is closed

эти вопросы вызывают разногласия — these issues are divisive

рассмотрение вопроса приостановлено — the question is in abeyance

актуальный вопрос — topical / pressing / vital question, matter of current / topical interest

наиболее актуальный вопрос — question of the day

этот вопрос очень актуален — this question is very relevant today

больной / наболевший вопрос — sore point / subject

(очень) важный вопрос — (very) important question / matter; question of (great / crucial) importance, overriding issue, substantial point

внешнеполитический вопрос — question / issue of foreign policy

основные внешнеполитические вопросы — major / crucial issue of foreign policy

внутренний вопрос (страны и т.п.) — internal problem

внутриполитический вопрос — question of home policy

военные вопросы — military matters

второстепенный вопрос — minor question / issue, side issue

главный вопрос — crucial / pivotal question, main / major issue / problem / question / point

гражданский вопрос — civil matter

гуманитарные вопросы — humanitarian matters / concerns

деликатный вопрос — delicate question / problem / matter

деловой вопрос — matter of business

жгучий вопрос — burning question, hot issue

животрепещущий / жизненно важный вопрос — vital issue / question; issue / question of vital importance

запутанный вопрос — knotty / intricate question, tricky problem / question

злободневный вопрос — burning / pressing question, burning topic of the day, hot issue

злободневный политический вопрос — hot potato разг.

исчерпанный вопрос — closed subject

кадровые вопросы — personnel problems

ключевой вопрос — key problem

конкретный вопрос — specific point

коренные вопросы — fundamental questions / problems

насущный вопрос — question of vital importance, urgent / vital question, vital / bread-and-butter issue

находящийся на рассмотрении вопрос — pending question, question under consideration

национальный вопрос — national / nationalities question, problem of nationalities

неотложный вопрос — pressing / urgent question / matter; issue at hand

неразрешённый вопрос — unsolved problem, outstanding issue / problem / question, unresolved / unsolved / open question

неразрешимый / нерешённый вопрос — insol-vable / unresolvable question

общеизвестный вопрос — matter of common knowledge

общие вопросы — general questions

основной вопрос — fundamental / leading / primal question, basic / key / main issue, key / main problem / question

острый вопрос — acute problem

открытый вопрос — open question

первоочередной вопрос — overriding issue / problem, top-priority issue, matter of priority

побочный вопрос — side issue

пограничный вопрос — frontier problem

политический вопрос — political issue

поставленный на голосование вопрос — subject-matter of the vote

посторонние вопросы — extraneous issues

правовой / юридический вопрос — legal issue

принципиальный вопрос — matter / question of principle

расходиться во взглядах по принципиальным вопрос ам — to differ on fundamentals

протокольный вопрос — protocol matter

разногласия по протокольным вопросам — disagreement on protocol matters

процедурный вопрос — procedural matter, point of order

выступать по процедурному вопросу — to intervene on a point

спорный процедурный вопрос — vexed question of procedure

существенный / связанный с существом дела вопрос (в отличие от процедурного) — substantive issue / question, matter of substance

сложный вопрос — complicated question / matter; knotty / thomy problem; complex issue / question

согласованный вопрос (обсуждения, переговоров и т.п.) — agreed subject

спорный / дискуссионный вопрос — controversial / vexed question; contentious issue; moot / debating point; point at issue; debatable / disputable / question / point

выступать за решение спорных вопросов путём переговоров — to advocate the settlement of disputable / controversial issues by negotiations

решать спорные вопросы мирным путём — to solve disputes peaceably

урегулировать спорный вопрос — to settle a dispute

стоящий перед кем-л. вопрос — problem facing smb.

финансовый вопрос — money matter

частные вопросы — incidental points

щекотливый вопрос — delicate / sensitive issue; ticklish problem

вопрос большой государственной важности — matter of the utmost importance to the state

вопросы внешней политики — foreign-policy issues

вопрос высокой политики — matter of high politics

вопросы, входящие во внутреннюю компетенцию государства — matters which are within the domestic jurisdiction of a state

вопрос, касающийся определения (какого-л. вида оружия и т.п.) — definition question

вопрос личного характера — personal matter

вопросы международной политики — international affairs

вопросы местного значения — questions of local significance

вопрос, не заслуживающий внимания — matter of small weight

вопрос, не относящийся к теме / делу — question remote from the subject

вопросы общегосударственного значения — questions of national importance

вопросы, относящиеся к данному делу — questions pertinent to the matter in hand

вопрос первоочерёдной / первостепенной важности — matter of the highest / of urgent priority

вопрос, по которому спорящие стороны сходятся во мнениях — common ground

вопрос, по которому существуют разногласия — area of disagreement

вопрос по существу — point of substance; pertinent question

перейти к вопросу по существу — to come. to the merits / substance of the matter

вопрос, представляющий взаимный интерес — question / matter of mutual interest / concern, issue of common concern / interest

вопрос, решение которого зашло в тупик — deadlocked issue

вопросы, требующие обсуждения (особ. публичного) — questions calling for ventilation

вопрос, уводящий в сторону от главной темы — red herring

вопрос, чреватый серьёзными последствиями — far-reaching question

круг вопросов, решаемых президентом — executive discretion амер.

перечень вопросов, подлежащих рассмотрению в первую очередь — priority list of topics

постановка вопрос — a presentation of a problem

по существу вопроса — to the point

выступать / говорить по существу вопроса — to speak to the question / point

рассмотрение вопроса по существу — substantive examination of a question

урегулирование вопроса в судебном порядке — judicial settlement

широкий круг вопросов — wide range of questions / problems

широкий круг вопросов, охватываемый проектом резолюции — broad scope of a draft resolution

3) (пункт) item

включить вопрос в повестку дня — to include an item in the agenda / in the order of the day

навязать рассмотрение вопроса — to force the consideration of an item

поставить вопрос на повестку дня — to put an item on the agenda

снять вопрос с повестки дня — to withdraw an item from the agenda

расходиться по некоторым вопросам — to disagree on several items

административные вопросы (повестки дня) — executive business амер.

основные вопросы повестки дня (не процедурные) — substance questions of the agenda

отдельный вопрос — separate item

первый вопрос повестки дня — the first item on the agenda

прочие вопросы (повестки дня) — any other business

вопрос (повестки дня), переданный на рассмотрение комитета — item allocated / referred to the Committee

вопрос повестки дня — item on the agenda

вопрос, рекомендуемый для включения в повестку дня — item recommended for inclusion

очерёдность / порядок вопросов — order of priority

изменить очерёдность вопросов — to change the order of the items

установить очерёдность вопросов — to establish an order of priority

4)

поставить что-л. под вопрос — to call smth. in question; to question the necessity / validity of smth.

вопрос времени — matter of time

вопрос жизни и смерти — matter of life and death

вопрос чести — point of honour

под (большим) вопросом — subject to doubt; problematic

Russian-english dctionary of diplomacy > вопрос
5 crear

v.

1 to create.

me crea muchos problemas it gives me a lot of trouble, it causes me a lot of problems

Picasso creó escuela Picasso's works have had a seminal influence

Ricardo crea obras de arte Richard creates works of art.

Ellas crean criaturas raras They create weird creatures.

2 to invent.

3 to found.

4 to make, to make up.

* * *

crear

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to create

■ crear problemas to create problems

2 (fundar) to found, establish; (partido) to set up

3 (inventar) to invent

► verbo pronominal crearse

1 to make, make for oneself

■ crearse enemigos to make enemies for oneself

2 (imaginarse) to imagine

* * *

verb

1) to create

2) originate

* * *

VT

1) (=hacer, producir) [+ obra, objeto, empleo] to create

el hombre fue creado a imagen de Dios — man was created in the image of God

crearon una ciudad de la nada — they created a city out of nothing

2) (=establecer) [+ comisión, comité, fondo, negocio, sistema] to set up; [+ asociación, cooperativa] to form, set up; [+ cargo, puesto] to create; [+ movimiento, organización] to create, establish, found

¿qué se necesita para crear una empresa? — what do you need in order to set up o start a business?

esta organización se creó para defender los derechos humanos — this organization was created o established o founded to defend human rights

aspiraban a crear un estado independiente — they aimed to create o establish o found an independent state

3) (=dar lugar a) [+ condiciones, clima, ambiente] to create; [+ problemas] to cause, create; [+ expectativas] to raise

el bloqueo ha creado una situación insostenible — the blockade has created an untenable situation

el vacío creado por su muerte — the gap left o created by her death

la nicotina crea adicción — nicotine is addictive

4) liter (=nombrar) to make, appoint

fue creado papa — he was made pope

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <obra/modelo/tendencia> to create, < producto> to develop

b) < sistema> to create, establish, set up; < institución> to set up, create; <comisión/fondo> to set up; < empleo> to create; < ciudad> to build

2) <dificultades/problemas> to cause, create; <ambiente/clima> to create; <fama/prestigio> to bring; < reputación> to earn

su arrogancia le creó muchas enemistades — his arrogance made him many enemies

no quiero crear falsas expectativas — I don't want to raise false hopes
2.
crearse v pron < problema> to create... for oneself

* * *

= design (for/to), construct, create, engender, establish, fashion, forge, form, invent, set up, compose, originate, bring into + being, mint, found, institute, come into + existence, mother, come up with.

Ex. In lists designed for international use a symbolic notation instead of textual notes may be used.

Ex. The objective in executing these three stages is to construct a document profile which reflects its subject = El propósito de llevar a cabo estas tres etapas es elaborar un perfil documental que refleje su materia.

Ex. National agencies creating MARC records use national standards within their own country, and re-format records to UNIMARC for international exchange.

Ex. In addition to problems with new subjects which lacked 'accepted' or established names, this guiding principle engendered inconsistency in the form of headings.

Ex. The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.

Ex. The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.

Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex. Formed in 1969, the first operational system was implemented in 1972-3.

Ex. Frequently, but not always, this same process will have been attempted by the author when inventing the title, and this explains why the title is often a useful aid to indexing.

Ex. By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.

Ex. There have never been any attempts to compose a bibliography of US government documents relating to international law.

Ex. In the 'office of the present', a document is usually produced by several people: someone, say an administrator or manager, who originates and checks it, a typist, who prepares the text, and a draughtsman or artist who prepares the diagrams.

Ex. MARC was brought into being originally to facilitate the creation of LC catalogue cards.

Ex. The article 'The newly minted MLS: what do we need to know today?' describes the skills which, ideally, every US library school graduate should possess at the end of the 1990s.

Ex. The earliest community information service in Australia dates from as recently as 1958 when Citizens' Advice Bureaux, modelled on their British namesake, were founded in Perth = El primer servicio de información ciudadana de Australia es reciente y data de 1958 cuando se creó en Perth la Oficina de Información al Ciudadano, a imitación de su homónima británica.

Ex. The librarians have instituted a series of campaigns, including displays and leaflets on specific issues, eg family income supplement, rent and rates rebates, and school grants.

Ex. Some university libraries have been built up over the centuries; others have come into existence over the last 40 years.

Ex. Necessity mothers invention, and certainly invention in the presentation of books mothers surprised interest.

Ex. Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.

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* crear adicción = be addictive.

* crear alianzas = form + alliances, make + alliances.

* crear apoyo = build + support.

* crear canales para = establish + channels for.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* crear consenso = forge + consensus.

* crear demanda = make + demand.

* crear de nuevo = recreate [re-create].

* crear desconfianza = create + distrust.

* crear desesperación = yield + despair.

* crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.

* crear interés = build + interest.

* crear la ilusión = generate + illusion.

* crear lazos = build up + links.

* crear lazos afectivos = bond.

* crear posibilidades = open + window, create + possibilities.

* crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.

* crear prototipos = prototype.

* crear relaciones = structure + relationships.

* crearse = build up, hew.

* crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.

* crear servidor web = put up + web site.

* crearse una identidad = forge + identity.

* crearse una vida = build + life.

* crear una alianza = forge + alliance.

* crear una base = form + a basis.

* crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.

* crear una coalición = forge + coalition.

* crear una colección = build + collection.

* crear un acuerdo = work out + agreement.

* crear una familia = have + a family.

* crear una ilusión = create + illusion.

* crear una imagen = build + an image, create + image, summon up + image.

* crear una injusticia = create + injustice.

* crear una marca de identidad = branding.

* crear una ocasión = create + opportunity.

* crear una preocupación = create + concern.

* crear una situación = create + a situation.

* crear un clima = promote + climate.

* crear un comité = set up + committee.

* crear un entorno = create + an environment.

* crear un equilibrio = establish + a balance.

* crear un fondo común de conocimientos = pool + knowledge.

* crear un fondo común de experiencias profesionales = pool + expertise.

* crear un grupo = set up + group.

* crear un índice = generate + index.

* crear un mercado para = produce + a market for.

* crear un perfil = compile + profile, formulate + profile.

* crear un servidor web = open up + web site.

* crear vínculos = build up + links.

* crear vínculos afectivos = bond.

* oposición + crear = opposition + line up.

* que crea adicción = addictive.

* que crea hábito = addictive.

* volver a crear = recreate [re-create].

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <obra/modelo/tendencia> to create, < producto> to develop

b) < sistema> to create, establish, set up; < institución> to set up, create; <comisión/fondo> to set up; < empleo> to create; < ciudad> to build

2) <dificultades/problemas> to cause, create; <ambiente/clima> to create; <fama/prestigio> to bring; < reputación> to earn

su arrogancia le creó muchas enemistades — his arrogance made him many enemies

no quiero crear falsas expectativas — I don't want to raise false hopes
2.
crearse v pron < problema> to create... for oneself

* * *

= design (for/to), construct, create, engender, establish, fashion, forge, form, invent, set up, compose, originate, bring into + being, mint, found, institute, come into + existence, mother, come up with.

Ex: In lists designed for international use a symbolic notation instead of textual notes may be used.

Ex: The objective in executing these three stages is to construct a document profile which reflects its subject = El propósito de llevar a cabo estas tres etapas es elaborar un perfil documental que refleje su materia.

Ex: National agencies creating MARC records use national standards within their own country, and re-format records to UNIMARC for international exchange.

Ex: In addition to problems with new subjects which lacked 'accepted' or established names, this guiding principle engendered inconsistency in the form of headings.

Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.

Ex: The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.

Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex: Formed in 1969, the first operational system was implemented in 1972-3.

Ex: Frequently, but not always, this same process will have been attempted by the author when inventing the title, and this explains why the title is often a useful aid to indexing.

Ex: By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.

Ex: There have never been any attempts to compose a bibliography of US government documents relating to international law.

Ex: In the 'office of the present', a document is usually produced by several people: someone, say an administrator or manager, who originates and checks it, a typist, who prepares the text, and a draughtsman or artist who prepares the diagrams.

Ex: MARC was brought into being originally to facilitate the creation of LC catalogue cards.

Ex: The article 'The newly minted MLS: what do we need to know today?' describes the skills which, ideally, every US library school graduate should possess at the end of the 1990s.

Ex: The earliest community information service in Australia dates from as recently as 1958 when Citizens' Advice Bureaux, modelled on their British namesake, were founded in Perth = El primer servicio de información ciudadana de Australia es reciente y data de 1958 cuando se creó en Perth la Oficina de Información al Ciudadano, a imitación de su homónima británica.

Ex: The librarians have instituted a series of campaigns, including displays and leaflets on specific issues, eg family income supplement, rent and rates rebates, and school grants.

Ex: Some university libraries have been built up over the centuries; others have come into existence over the last 40 years.

Ex: Necessity mothers invention, and certainly invention in the presentation of books mothers surprised interest.

Ex: Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.

* crear adicción = be addictive.

* crear alianzas = form + alliances, make + alliances.

* crear apoyo = build + support.

* crear canales para = establish + channels for.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* crear consenso = forge + consensus.

* crear demanda = make + demand.

* crear de nuevo = recreate [re-create].

* crear desconfianza = create + distrust.

* crear desesperación = yield + despair.

* crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.

* crear interés = build + interest.

* crear la ilusión = generate + illusion.

* crear lazos = build up + links.

* crear lazos afectivos = bond.

* crear posibilidades = open + window, create + possibilities.

* crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.

* crear prototipos = prototype.

* crear relaciones = structure + relationships.

* crearse = build up, hew.

* crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.

* crear servidor web = put up + web site.

* crearse una identidad = forge + identity.

* crearse una vida = build + life.

* crear una alianza = forge + alliance.

* crear una base = form + a basis.

* crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.

* crear una coalición = forge + coalition.

* crear una colección = build + collection.

* crear un acuerdo = work out + agreement.

* crear una familia = have + a family.

* crear una ilusión = create + illusion.

* crear una imagen = build + an image, create + image, summon up + image.

* crear una injusticia = create + injustice.

* crear una marca de identidad = branding.

* crear una ocasión = create + opportunity.

* crear una preocupación = create + concern.

* crear una situación = create + a situation.

* crear un clima = promote + climate.

* crear un comité = set up + committee.

* crear un entorno = create + an environment.

* crear un equilibrio = establish + a balance.

* crear un fondo común de conocimientos = pool + knowledge.

* crear un fondo común de experiencias profesionales = pool + expertise.

* crear un grupo = set up + group.

* crear un índice = generate + index.

* crear un mercado para = produce + a market for.

* crear un perfil = compile + profile, formulate + profile.

* crear un servidor web = open up + web site.

* crear vínculos = build up + links.

* crear vínculos afectivos = bond.

* oposición + crear = opposition + line up.

* que crea adicción = addictive.

* que crea hábito = addictive.

* volver a crear = recreate [re-create].

* * *

crear [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹obra/modelo› to create; ‹tendencia› to create

crear una nueva imagen para el producto to create a new image for the product

crearon un producto revolucionario they developed o created a revolutionary product

2 ‹sistema› to create, establish, set up; ‹institución› to set up, create; ‹comisión/fondo› to set up; ‹empleo› to create

crearon una ciudad en pleno desierto they built a city in the middle of the desert

B ‹dificultades/problemas› to cause, create; ‹ambiente/clima› to create; ‹fama/prestigio› to bring; ‹reputación› to earn

su arrogancia le creó muchas enemistades his arrogance made him many enemies

no quiero crear falsas expectativas en mis alumnos I don't want to raise false hopes among my students, I don't want to give my students false hopes

se crea muchas dificultades he creates o makes a lot of problems for himself

¿para qué te creas más trabajo? why make more work for yourself?

será difícil llenar el vacío creado con su desaparición it will be difficult to fill the gap left by his death

* * *

crear ( conjugate crear) verbo transitivo
to create;
‹ producto› to develop;
‹institución/comisión/fondo› to set up;
‹fama/prestigio› to bring;
‹ reputación› to earn;
◊ crea muchos problemas it causes o creates a lot of problems;

no quiero crear falsas expectativas I don't want to raise false hopes
crearse verbo pronominal ‹ problema› to create … for oneself;

‹ enemigos› to make
crear verbo transitivo to create
' crear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
falsificar
- hacer
- ilusionar
- infundio
- rompecabezas
- constituir
- formar
- meter
English:
boat
- bonding
- create
- fashion
- never-never land
- rapport
- stage
- afoot
- develop
- devise
- disrupt
- establish
- illusion
- set
- you

* * *

crear

♦ vt

1. [hacer, producir, originar] to create;

crear empleo/riqueza to create jobs/wealth;

han creado un nuevo ministerio para él they have created a new ministry for him;

me crea muchos problemas it gives me a lot of trouble, it causes me a lot of problems;

Picasso creó escuela Picasso's works have had a seminal influence

2. [inventar] to invent;
[poema, sinfonía] to compose, to write; [cuadro] to paint
3. [fundar] to found

♦ See also the pronominal verb crearse

* * *

crear

v/t create; empresa set up

* * *

crear vt

1) : to create, to cause

2) : to originate

* * *

crear vb

1. (en general) to create

las esculturas que el artista ha creado en los últimos años the sculptures created by the artist during the last few years

crearon 250 puestos de trabajo they created 250 jobs

2. (comité, empresa, etc) to set up

están estudiando la posibilidad de crear una empresa they're considering setting up a company

Spanish-English dictionary > crear
6 afectar

v.

1 to affect.

las medidas afectan a los pensionistas the measures affect pensioners

La conversación afecta sus ideas The conversation affects his ideas.

La tensión nerviosa afecta a María Stress affects Mary.

2 to upset, to affect badly.

le afectó mucho la muerte de su hermano his brother's death hit him hard

3 to damage.

a esta madera le afecta mucho la humedad this wood is easily damaged by damp

4 to affect, to feign.

afectó enfado he feigned o affected anger

María afecta interés pero no es así Mary feigns interest but it is not so.

5 to pretend to.

El chico afecta saber mucho The boy pretends to know a lot.

* * *

afectar

► verbo transitivo

1 (aparentar) to affect

■ afectar la voz to talk in an affected way

2 (impresionar) to move

3 (dañar) to damage

4 (concernir) to concern

► verbo pronominal afectarse

1 (impresionarse) to be affected, be moved

* * *

verb

1) to affect

2) feign

* * *

1. VT

1) (=repercutir sobre) to affect

el paro afecta especialmente a los jóvenes — unemployment affects young people in particular

la falta de oxígeno afecta al cerebro — lack of oxygen affects the brain

por lo que afecta al tema de la contaminación — as far as the question of pollution is concerned

2) (=entristecer) to sadden; (=conmover) to move

su muerte nos afectó mucho — we were terribly saddened by his death

me afectaron mucho las imágenes del documental — I was very moved by the pictures in the documentary

3) frm (=fingir) to affect, feign

afectar ignorancia — to affect o feign ignorance

4) (Jur) to tie up, encumber

5) LAm [+ forma] to take, assume

6) LAm (=destinar) to allocate

2.

See:

afectarse

* * *

verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( tener efecto en) to affect

esto nos afecta a todos — this affects us all

le afectó el cerebro — it affected her brain

b) ( afligir) to affect (frml)

la noticia lo afectó mucho — the news upset him terribly

2) ( fingir) <admiración/indiferencia> to affect, feign

* * *

= affect, colour [color, -USA], cut into, disturb, hit, impair, mar, plague, take + Posesivo + toll (on), beset (with/by), concern, afflict, disrupt, bias, prejudice, cross over, bedevil, dog, dent, make + a dent in, ail, strike, spill over into, take + a toll on, hobble, cast + an impact.

Ex. Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.

Ex. Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.

Ex. The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.

Ex. Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.

Ex. Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.

Ex. It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.

Ex. Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.

Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.

Ex. The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.

Ex. Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.

Ex. The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.

Ex. There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.

Ex. Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.

Ex. A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.

Ex. The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.

Ex. Conversely, indirect costs are those factors that are difficult to assign to individual products because they cross over several products.

Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.

Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.

Ex. Perhaps by the year 2010 newspaper circulations might be seriously dented by online services.

Ex. Office automation products and techniques will be able to make a sizeable dent in the growing number of office workers.

Ex. The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.

Ex. The collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic have suffered from the floods that recently struck a large part of the country.

Ex. The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.

Ex. Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.

Ex. With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.

Ex. An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.

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* afectar a = cut across, have + impact (on), have + effect on, have + implication for, impinge on/upon, operate on, carry over to.

* afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.

* afectar al mundo = span + the globe.

* afectar a todo = run through.

* afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.

* afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.

* afectar completamente = engulf.

* afectar directamente = cut to + the quick.

* afectar directamente a = cut to + the heart of.

* afectar fuertemente = hit + hard.

* afectar mucho = hit + hard.

* dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.

* no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.

* no ser afectado = leave + unaffected.

* problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.

* problemática que afecta a = issues + surrounding.

* que afecta a = surrounding.

* que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.

* que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.

* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].

* que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.

* ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.

* sin ser afectado = untouched.

* verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.

* * *

verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( tener efecto en) to affect

esto nos afecta a todos — this affects us all

le afectó el cerebro — it affected her brain

b) ( afligir) to affect (frml)

la noticia lo afectó mucho — the news upset him terribly

2) ( fingir) <admiración/indiferencia> to affect, feign

* * *

= affect, colour [color, -USA], cut into, disturb, hit, impair, mar, plague, take + Posesivo + toll (on), beset (with/by), concern, afflict, disrupt, bias, prejudice, cross over, bedevil, dog, dent, make + a dent in, ail, strike, spill over into, take + a toll on, hobble, cast + an impact.

Ex: Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.

Ex: Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.

Ex: The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.

Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.

Ex: Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.

Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.

Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.

Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.

Ex: The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.

Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.

Ex: The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.

Ex: There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.

Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.

Ex: A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.

Ex: The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.

Ex: Conversely, indirect costs are those factors that are difficult to assign to individual products because they cross over several products.

Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.

Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.

Ex: Perhaps by the year 2010 newspaper circulations might be seriously dented by online services.

Ex: Office automation products and techniques will be able to make a sizeable dent in the growing number of office workers.

Ex: The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.

Ex: The collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic have suffered from the floods that recently struck a large part of the country.

Ex: The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.

Ex: Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.

Ex: With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.

Ex: An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.

* afectar a = cut across, have + impact (on), have + effect on, have + implication for, impinge on/upon, operate on, carry over to.

* afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.

* afectar al mundo = span + the globe.

* afectar a todo = run through.

* afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.

* afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.

* afectar completamente = engulf.

* afectar directamente = cut to + the quick.

* afectar directamente a = cut to + the heart of.

* afectar fuertemente = hit + hard.

* afectar mucho = hit + hard.

* dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.

* no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.

* no ser afectado = leave + unaffected.

* problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.

* problemática que afecta a = issues + surrounding.

* que afecta a = surrounding.

* que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.

* que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.

* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].

* que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.

* ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.

* sin ser afectado = untouched.

* verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.

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afectar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (tener efecto en) to affect

la nueva ley no afecta al pequeño empresario the new law doesn't affect the small businessman

está afectado de una grave enfermedad pulmonar ( frml); he is suffering from a serious lung disease

la enfermedad le afectó el cerebro the illness affected her brain

las zonas afectadas por las inundaciones the areas hit o affected by the floods

2 (afligir) to affect ( frml)

lo que dijiste lo afectó mucho what you said upset him terribly

3 ( Der) ‹bienes› to encumber

B (fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign afectar + INF to pretend to + INF

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afectar ( conjugate afectar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( tener efecto en) to affect;

◊ esto nos afecta a todos this affects us all

b) ( afligir) to affect (frml);

◊ la noticia lo afectó mucho the news upset him terribly

2 ( fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign
afectar verbo transitivo
1 (incumbir) to affect: la medida nos afecta a todos, the measure affects us all
2 (impresionar, entristecer) to affect, sadden: le afectó mucho la muerte de su padre, she was deeply affected by her father's death
' afectar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inmune
- tocar
- afligir
- impresionar
- repercutir
- sacudir
English:
affect
- damage
- get
- hit
- tell
- upset
- dent
- difference
- disrupt
- impair
- interfere
- touch
- whole

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afectar vt

1. [incumbir] to affect;

las medidas afectan a los pensionistas the measures affect pensioners

2. [afligir] to upset, to affect badly;

todo lo afecta he's very sensitive;

lo afectó mucho la muerte de su hermano his brother's death hit him hard

3. [producir perjuicios en] to damage;

la sequía que afectó a la región the drought which hit the region;

a esta madera le afecta mucho la humedad this wood is easily damaged by damp

4. [simular] to affect, to feign;

afectó enfado he feigned o affected anger

5. RP [destinar, asignar] to assign

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afectar

v/t

1 ( producir efecto en) affect

2 ( conmover) upset, affect

3 ( fingir) feign

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afectar vt

1) : to affect

2) : to upset

3) : to feign, to pretend

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afectar vb

1. to affect

el sarampión afecta sobre todo a los niños measles mainly affects children

2. (conmover) to affect / to upset [pt. & pp. upset]

las desgracias nos afectan a todos tragic events upset everybody

Spanish-English dictionary > afectar
7 social

adj.

social.

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social

► adjetivo

1 social

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adj.

social

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1. ADJ

1) (=de la sociedad) social

2) (Com, Econ) company antes de s, company's

acuerdo social, pacto social — wages agreement

paz social — industrial harmony, agreement between employers and unions

2.

pl sociales
SMPL (Escol) * social studies
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adjetivo

1)

a) <problemas/clase/lucha> social

las reivindicaciones sociales de los trabajadores — the workers' demands for improvements in social conditions

b) <reunión/compromiso> social

2) (Fin) company (before n)

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= social, societal, socialising [socializing, -USA], socialised [socialized, -USA], gregarious.

Ex. She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.

Ex. A major concern of the journal will be the business, economic, legal, societal and technological relationships between information technology and information resource management.

Ex. Thus teachers especially, because they have a captive audience, find themselves along with parents and a child's peers, one of a triumvirate of main socializing agents in a child's life.

Ex. The client is rational and socialized and to a large extent determines self-destiny.

Ex. The most popular activities are either those involving little physical effort (eg, listening to records), looking after the house & garden, or gregarious activities like going out for a drink.

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* acontecimiento social = community event, social.

* actividad social = social activity.

* acto social = networking event.

* adaptación social = social adjustment.

* agitación social = social upheaval.

* aislamiento social = social isolation.

* ansiedad social = social anxiety.

* aprovechada de la asistencia social = welfare queen.

* armonía social = social harmony.

* asistencia social = social relief, welfare.

* asistencia social para los mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* asistente social de barrio = community worker.

* ayuda social = welfare benefits.

* bienestar social = social welfare, welfare.

* cambio social = social change, societal change.

* capa social más distinguida, la = crust, the.

* capital social = social capital.

* causa social = social cause.

* centro de asistencia social = welfare facility.

* centro social = community centre, community hall.

* centro social para veteranos de guerra = Veterans' centre.

* ciencias sociales = social sciences, soft sciences, the.

* club social = civic club.

* cohesión social = social cohesion.

* comentario social = social commentary.

* complejo recreativo y social = leisure centre.

* comportamiento social = social graces.

* compromiso social = social engagement.

* concertación social = social harmony.

* conciencia social = social consciousness.

* condiciones sociales = walks (of/in) life.

* condición social = station in life.

* conflictividad social = social unrest.

* conflicto social = social conflict.

* contrato social = social contract.

* con una orientación social = socially-oriented.

* convención social = social convention.

* crítica social = social commentary.

* cuestión social = social issue, societal issue.

* cultura social = social culture.

* debate social = public discourse.

* derechos sociales = social rights.

* descontento social = civil unrest, social unrest.

* de una clase social superior = above + Posesivo + class.

* diferencia social = social gap.

* dimensión social = social dimension.

* distancia social = social distance.

* encuentro social = networking event.

* enfermedad social = social disease.

* entramado social, el = social web, the.

* entre grupos sociales = intergroup.

* equiparación social = social levelling.

* escoria social de raza blanca = white trash.

* espacio social = social space.

* estatus social = class standing.

* estratificación social = social stratification.

* etiquetado social = social tagging.

* evento social = social.

* exclusión social = social exclusion.

* fobia social = social anxiety.

* grupo social = community group, social group.

* hacer vida social = socialise [socialize, -USA].

* inadaptación social = social maladjustment.

* inadaptado social = social misfit.

* incompetente social = geek, nerd, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].

* incorporación social = social inclusion.

* Indice de Citas de las Ciencias Sociales (SSCI) = Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI).

* inepto social = nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].

* influencia social = social influence.

* injusticia social = social injustice.

* inserción social = social insertion.

* interacción social = social interaction.

* malestar social = civil unrest, social malaise, social unrest.

* marginación social = social exclusion.

* marginado social = social outcast.

* mediación social = social mediation.

* medios de comunicación social = mass media.

* mejora social = social improvement.

* memoria social = social memory.

* nivelación social = social levelling.

* política social = social policy.

* posición social = social standing.

* práctica social = meme.

* presión social = social pressure.

* prestación social sustitut = community service.

* profesión de vocación social = caring profession.

* programa social = social program(me).

* progreso social = social progress.

* promoción social = social advancement.

* rechazado social = social outcast.

* redes sociales = social networking.

* reintegración social = social reintegration.

* reunión social = social gathering.

* riesgo social = social risk.

* salón social = community room, drop-in lounge, community hall.

* sátira social = social satire.

* seguridad social = social security.

* Seguridad Social Británica = National Health Service (NHS).

* seguro social = social insurance.

* servicio social = social service.

* servicio social sustitutorio = community service.

* servicios sociales = human services.

* sistema social = social system.

* social demócrata = social democratic.

* tejido social, el = social web, the, fabric of society, the.

* tendencia social = social trend.

* urbanización de viviendas sociales = council estate.

* velada social = social evening.

* vivienda social = council tenancy, council house.

* web social, la = social web, the.

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adjetivo

1)

a) <problemas/clase/lucha> social

las reivindicaciones sociales de los trabajadores — the workers' demands for improvements in social conditions

b) <reunión/compromiso> social

2) (Fin) company (before n)

* * *

= social, societal, socialising [socializing, -USA], socialised [socialized, -USA], gregarious.

Ex: She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.

Ex: A major concern of the journal will be the business, economic, legal, societal and technological relationships between information technology and information resource management.

Ex: Thus teachers especially, because they have a captive audience, find themselves along with parents and a child's peers, one of a triumvirate of main socializing agents in a child's life.

Ex: The client is rational and socialized and to a large extent determines self-destiny.

Ex: The most popular activities are either those involving little physical effort (eg, listening to records), looking after the house & garden, or gregarious activities like going out for a drink.

* acontecimiento social = community event, social.

* actividad social = social activity.

* acto social = networking event.

* adaptación social = social adjustment.

* agitación social = social upheaval.

* aislamiento social = social isolation.

* ansiedad social = social anxiety.

* aprovechada de la asistencia social = welfare queen.

* armonía social = social harmony.

* asistencia social = social relief, welfare.

* asistencia social para los mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* asistente social de barrio = community worker.

* ayuda social = welfare benefits.

* bienestar social = social welfare, welfare.

* cambio social = social change, societal change.

* capa social más distinguida, la = crust, the.

* capital social = social capital.

* causa social = social cause.

* centro de asistencia social = welfare facility.

* centro social = community centre, community hall.

* centro social para veteranos de guerra = Veterans' centre.

* ciencias sociales = social sciences, soft sciences, the.

* club social = civic club.

* cohesión social = social cohesion.

* comentario social = social commentary.

* complejo recreativo y social = leisure centre.

* comportamiento social = social graces.

* compromiso social = social engagement.

* concertación social = social harmony.

* conciencia social = social consciousness.

* condiciones sociales = walks (of/in) life.

* condición social = station in life.

* conflictividad social = social unrest.

* conflicto social = social conflict.

* contrato social = social contract.

* con una orientación social = socially-oriented.

* convención social = social convention.

* crítica social = social commentary.

* cuestión social = social issue, societal issue.

* cultura social = social culture.

* debate social = public discourse.

* derechos sociales = social rights.

* descontento social = civil unrest, social unrest.

* de una clase social superior = above + Posesivo + class.

* diferencia social = social gap.

* dimensión social = social dimension.

* distancia social = social distance.

* encuentro social = networking event.

* enfermedad social = social disease.

* entramado social, el = social web, the.

* entre grupos sociales = intergroup.

* equiparación social = social levelling.

* escoria social de raza blanca = white trash.

* espacio social = social space.

* estatus social = class standing.

* estratificación social = social stratification.

* etiquetado social = social tagging.

* evento social = social.

* exclusión social = social exclusion.

* fobia social = social anxiety.

* grupo social = community group, social group.

* hacer vida social = socialise [socialize, -USA].

* inadaptación social = social maladjustment.

* inadaptado social = social misfit.

* incompetente social = geek, nerd, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].

* incorporación social = social inclusion.

* Indice de Citas de las Ciencias Sociales (SSCI) = Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI).

* inepto social = nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].

* influencia social = social influence.

* injusticia social = social injustice.

* inserción social = social insertion.

* interacción social = social interaction.

* malestar social = civil unrest, social malaise, social unrest.

* marginación social = social exclusion.

* marginado social = social outcast.

* mediación social = social mediation.

* medios de comunicación social = mass media.

* mejora social = social improvement.

* memoria social = social memory.

* nivelación social = social levelling.

* política social = social policy.

* posición social = social standing.

* práctica social = meme.

* presión social = social pressure.

* prestación social sustitut = community service.

* profesión de vocación social = caring profession.

* programa social = social program(me).

* progreso social = social progress.

* promoción social = social advancement.

* rechazado social = social outcast.

* redes sociales = social networking.

* reintegración social = social reintegration.

* reunión social = social gathering.

* riesgo social = social risk.

* salón social = community room, drop-in lounge, community hall.

* sátira social = social satire.

* seguridad social = social security.

* Seguridad Social Británica = National Health Service (NHS).

* seguro social = social insurance.

* servicio social = social service.

* servicio social sustitutorio = community service.

* servicios sociales = human services.

* sistema social = social system.

* social demócrata = social democratic.

* tejido social, el = social web, the, fabric of society, the.

* tendencia social = social trend.

* urbanización de viviendas sociales = council estate.

* velada social = social evening.

* vivienda social = council tenancy, council house.

* web social, la = social web, the.

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social¹

adjective

A

1 ‹cambio/problemas› social; ‹clase/lucha› social

las reivindicaciones sociales de los trabajadores the workers' demands for improvements in social conditions

asistente² (↑ asistente (2)), bienestar, etc

2 ‹reunión/compromiso› social

notas sociales or agenda social ( Period) society column/pages

vida

B ( Fin) company ( before n) capital² (↑ capital (2)), razón, sede

social²

masculine and feminine

( Esp)

undercover police officer

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social adjetivo
social
social adjetivo
1 social
2 Fin capital social, share capital
domicilio social, registered address
' social' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agitación
- alta
- ambiente
- argot
- arribista
- asistencia
- asistente
- beneficio
- capital
- cartilla
- casta
- círculo
- clase
- condición
- conflictividad
- convulsión
- cotizar
- cotización
- entorno
- específica
- específico
- estratificación
- extracción
- FSE
- humildad
- humilde
- imponerse
- INSERSO
- insumisa
- insumiso
- malestar
- movimiento
- nivel
- orientarse
- rango
- retirarse
- seguridad
- señor
- situarse
- socialdemócrata
- SS
- tertuliana
- tertuliano
- tratar
- trepa
- advenedizo
- aportar
- aporte
- bien
- bienestar
English:
antisocial
- atmosphere
- benefit
- caring professions
- civil
- class
- climber
- community centre
- dinner
- enhance
- health service
- inbred
- institution
- Ivy League
- ladder
- lounge
- misfit
- National Insurance
- NHS
- pecking order
- position
- rise
- rising
- share capital
- skill
- social
- social climber
- Social Democrat
- social insurance
- social sciences
- social security
- social services
- social welfare
- social worker
- socialize
- socializing
- standing
- station
- unrest
- village hall
- visitor
- walk
- welfare
- welfare centre
- welfare worker
- ASBO
- barbecue
- bee
- claim
- code

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social adj

1. [clase, organización, lucha] social

2. [vida, actividad] social

3. Econ
capital social share capital;

sede social headquarters, head office

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social

adj social

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social adj

: social

♦ socialmente adv

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social adj social

Spanish-English dictionary > social
8 plantear

v.

1 to pose (exponer) (problema).

me planteó sus preocupaciones he put his concerns to me, he raised his concerns with me

2 to propose (proponer) (solución, posibilidad).

plantean una solución radical al cambio climático they are proposing a radical solution to climate change

3 to put forward, to discuss, to raise, to present.

María aventuró una sugerencia Mary ventured a suggestion.

4 to propose to.

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plantear

► verbo transitivo

1 (pregunta) to pose, raise; (cuestión) to raise; (acuerdo) to suggest

2 (problema, dificultad) to cause, give rise to

3 (trazar un plan) to plan, outline

4 MATEMÁTICAS (problema) to formulate

► verbo pronominal plantearse

1 to consider

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verb

1) to pose

2) raise

•

- plantearse

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1. VT

1) (=exponer)

a) [+ situación, problema] to bring up, raise

no me atrevo a plantearles el tema a mis padres — I don't dare bring up o raise the issue with my parents

plantéaselo todo tal como es — explain o put the situation to him exactly as it is

planteado el problema en estos términos... — with the problem expressed o put in these terms...

b) (Mat) [+ ecuación, problema] to set out

2) (=proponer) [+ cambio, posibilidad] to suggest

he planteado la necesidad de un cambio — I have suggested that a change is necessary

el futuro plantea un reto al que habrá que hacer frente — the future presents a challenge that will have to be met

3) (=causar) [+ problema] to pose, create

esta decisión nos plantea un problema moral — this decision poses o creates a moral problem

esta novela planteará problemas para adaptarla al cine — adapting this novel for the cinema will pose o create various problems

2.

See:

plantearse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (Mat) < problema> to set out

b) ( exponer)

me lo planteó de la siguiente manera — he explained it to me in the following way

planteó la necesidad de un cambio — she expressed the need for a change

las reivindicaciones que plantearon — the demands which they made

le plantearé la cuestión a mi jefe — I will bring it up with my boss

nos plantearon dos opciones — they presented us with o gave us two options

le planteé la posibilidad de ir a Grecia — I suggested going to Greece

2) (causar, provocar) <problemas/dificultades> to create, cause
2.
plantearse v pron

1) ( considerar) <problema/posibilidad> to think about, consider

2) ( presentarse) problema/posibilidad to arise

se nos ha planteado un nuevo problema — a new problem has arisen o has come up

se me planteó una disyuntiva — I came up against o I was faced with a dilemma

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= pose, articulate, posit, put forward, put forth.

Ex. This illustrates the puzzle that differential policies pose for users.

Ex. From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.

Ex. We can choose to turn our backs on these principles with fatuous arguments which posit their anachronism and the nonexistent intelligence of computing machinery.

Ex. One of the key recommendations put forward in the programme was the confirmation of the responsibility of the national bibliographic agency for establishing the authoritative form of name for its country's.

Ex. Relevant cultural policy issues are explored, and recommendations are put forth for enhancing Canadian cultural sovereignty through book publishing.

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* plantear a la luz de = discuss + in the light of.

* plantear dificultad = pose + difficulty.

* plantear dificultades = raise + difficulties.

* plantear dudas = raise + doubts.

* plantear la necesidad = articulate + the need.

* plantear la posibilidad = raise + possibility.

* plantear la posibilidad de = discuss + the possibility of.

* plantearle a Alguien una cuestión = put before + Nombre + an issue.

* plantearse = conceptualise [conceptualize, -USA], flirt, teeter + on the edge of.

* plantearse dudas = have + second thoughts.

* plantearse un objetivo = adopt + goal.

* plantear una cuestión = bring forth + issue, issue + arise, pose + question, raise + argument, raise + issue, raise + point, open up + issue.

* plantear una idea = raise + idea.

* plantear una posibilidad = pose + possibility.

* plantear una probabilidad = pose + possibility.

* plantear un desafío = pose + challenge.

* plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.

* plantear un reto = pose + challenge.

* problema + plantearse = problem + come with.

* volver a plantearse = reconceive of.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (Mat) < problema> to set out

b) ( exponer)

me lo planteó de la siguiente manera — he explained it to me in the following way

planteó la necesidad de un cambio — she expressed the need for a change

las reivindicaciones que plantearon — the demands which they made

le plantearé la cuestión a mi jefe — I will bring it up with my boss

nos plantearon dos opciones — they presented us with o gave us two options

le planteé la posibilidad de ir a Grecia — I suggested going to Greece

2) (causar, provocar) <problemas/dificultades> to create, cause
2.
plantearse v pron

1) ( considerar) <problema/posibilidad> to think about, consider

2) ( presentarse) problema/posibilidad to arise

se nos ha planteado un nuevo problema — a new problem has arisen o has come up

se me planteó una disyuntiva — I came up against o I was faced with a dilemma

* * *

= pose, articulate, posit, put forward, put forth.

Ex: This illustrates the puzzle that differential policies pose for users.

Ex: From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.

Ex: We can choose to turn our backs on these principles with fatuous arguments which posit their anachronism and the nonexistent intelligence of computing machinery.

Ex: One of the key recommendations put forward in the programme was the confirmation of the responsibility of the national bibliographic agency for establishing the authoritative form of name for its country's.

Ex: Relevant cultural policy issues are explored, and recommendations are put forth for enhancing Canadian cultural sovereignty through book publishing.

* plantear a la luz de = discuss + in the light of.

* plantear dificultad = pose + difficulty.

* plantear dificultades = raise + difficulties.

* plantear dudas = raise + doubts.

* plantear la necesidad = articulate + the need.

* plantear la posibilidad = raise + possibility.

* plantear la posibilidad de = discuss + the possibility of.

* plantearle a Alguien una cuestión = put before + Nombre + an issue.

* plantearse = conceptualise [conceptualize, -USA], flirt, teeter + on the edge of.

* plantearse dudas = have + second thoughts.

* plantearse un objetivo = adopt + goal.

* plantear una cuestión = bring forth + issue, issue + arise, pose + question, raise + argument, raise + issue, raise + point, open up + issue.

* plantear una idea = raise + idea.

* plantear una posibilidad = pose + possibility.

* plantear una probabilidad = pose + possibility.

* plantear un desafío = pose + challenge.

* plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.

* plantear un reto = pose + challenge.

* problema + plantearse = problem + come with.

* volver a plantearse = reconceive of.

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plantear [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ( Mat) ‹problema› to set out

2

(exponer): plantéale las cosas tal como son tell him o explain to him exactly how things stand

me planteó la situación de la siguiente manera he explained o put the situation to me in the following way

planteó la necesidad de una reestructuración total she expressed the need for a total restructuring

las reivindicaciones que plantearon the demands which they put forward o made

le plantearé la cuestión a mi jefe I will raise the question with my boss, I will bring it up with my boss

nos plantearon dos opciones they presented us with o gave us two options

le planteé la posibilidad de ir de vacaciones a Grecia I suggested going to Greece on vacation

B (causar, provocar) ‹problemas/dificultades› to create, cause

su dimisión planteó graves problemas his resignation created o caused serious problems

esto plantea situaciones cómicas this gives rise to o creates comic situations

C ‹enfrentamiento/debate› to engage in

■ plantearse

v pron

A (considerar) ‹problema/posibilidad› to think about, consider

¿te has planteado lo que harás cuando termines de estudiar? have you thought about o considered what you'll do when you finish your studies?

nunca me había planteado esa posibilidad I had never considered that possibility

B (presentarse) «problema/posibilidades» to arise

se nos ha planteado un nuevo problema a new problem has arisen o has come up, we have encountered o come across a new problem

se me planteó la siguiente disyuntiva I came up against o I was faced with the following dilemma

se le planteó la necesidad de abandonar el país he found he had to leave the country, he was faced with a situation in which he had to leave the country

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plantear ( conjugate plantear) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹teoría/razones› to set out

b) ( exponer) ‹tema/pregunta› to raise;

◊ me lo planteó de la siguiente manera he explained it to me in the following way;

plantearle algo a algn to raise sth with sb;
le plantearé la cuestión a mi jefe I'll raise the matter with my boss;
nos plantearon dos opciones they presented us with o gave us two options;
le planteé la posibilidad de ir a Grecia I suggested going to Greece
2 ‹problemas/dificultades› to pose
plantearse verbo pronominal
1 ( considerar) ‹problema/posibilidad› to think about, consider
2 ( presentarse) [problema/posibilidad] to arise
plantear verbo transitivo
1 (una duda, un problema) to pose, raise
2 (hacer una sugerencia) to suggest, propose
3 (causar) to create, cause
' plantear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abordar
English:
bring up
- pose
- present
- propound
- raise
- state
- point

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plantear

♦ vt

1. [formular] [problema matemático] to set out

2. [exponer] [reivindicación] to put forward;
[dificultad, duda, cuestión] to raise;
me planteó sus preocupaciones he put his concerns to me, he raised his concerns with me

3. [proponer] [solución, posibilidad] to propose;

plantean una solución radical al cambio climático they are proposing a radical solution to climate change;

nos plantearon la posibilidad de abandonar they asked us to consider the possibility of withdrawing

4. [presentar] [problema] to pose

♦ See also the pronominal verb plantearse

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plantear

v/t

1 dificultad, problema pose, create

2 cuestión raise

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plantear vt

1) : to set forth, to bring up, to suggest

2) : to establish, to set up

3) : to create, to pose (a problem)

♦ See also the reflexive verb plantearse

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plantear vb

1. (ocasionar) to cause / to create

esto plantea serios problemas this creates serious problems

2. (presentar) to raise

planteó la cuestión de las vacaciones she raised the question of holidays

Spanish-English dictionary > plantear
9 toucher

toucher [tu∫e]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. (pour sentir, prendre) to touch ; (pour palper) to feel

• il me toucha l'épaule he touched my shoulder

• « prière de ne pas toucher » "please do not touch"

• pas touche ! (inf) hands off! (inf)

• il n'a pas touché un verre de vin depuis son accident he hasn't touched a drop of wine since his accident

• je n'avais pas touché une raquette depuis six mois I hadn't picked up a racket for six months

   b. ( = entrer en contact avec) to touch

• il ne faut pas que ça touche (le plafond) it mustn't touch (the ceiling)

• l'avion toucha le sol the plane touched down

   c. ( = être proche de) to adjoin ; [affaire] to concern

• son jardin touche le nôtre his garden adjoins ours

• une personne qui vous touche de près someone close to you

   d. ( = atteindre) [+ adversaire, objectif] to hit ; [+ public] to reach

• touché d'une balle en plein cœur hit by a bullet in the heart

• deux immeubles ont été touchés par l'explosion two buildings were hit by the explosion

• touché ! (bataille navale) hit!

• il voudrait toucher un public plus large he'd like to reach a wider audience

   e. ( = recevoir) [+ prime, allocation, traitement] to get ; [+ chèque] to cash ; [+ tiercé, gros lot] to win

• toucher le chômage (inf) to be on the dole (inf)

• il a fini le travail mais n'a encore rien touché he's finished the work but he hasn't been paid yet

   f. ( = émouvoir) [drame, deuil] to affect ; [scène attendrissante] to touch ; [critique, reproche] to have an effect on

• cette tragédie les a beaucoup touchés this tragedy affected them greatly

• rien ne le touche there is nothing that can move him

• votre cadeau nous a vivement touchés we were deeply touched by your gift

   g. ( = concerner) to affect

• ce problème ne nous touche pas this problem doesn't affect us

• le chômage touche surtout les jeunes unemployment affects the young especially

2. indirect transitive verb

• toucher à to touch ; [+ réputation] to question ; ( = modifier) [+ règlement, loi, tradition] to meddle with ; [+ mécanisme] to tamper with ; ( = concerner) [+ intérêts] to affect ; [+ problème, domaine] to have to do with ; ( = aborder) [+ période, but] to approach ; [+ sujet, question] to broach

• n'y touche pas ! don't touch!

• « prière de ne pas toucher aux objets exposés » "please do not touch the exhibits"

• toucher à tout [enfant] to be into everything ; [amateur curieux] to try one's hand at everything

• elle n'a pas touché à son déjeuner she didn't touch her lunch

• il n'a jamais touché à un fusil he's never handled a gun

• s'il touche à cet enfant, gare à lui ! if he touches that child, he'd better watch out!

• touche pas à ma bagnole ! (inf) hands off my car!

• la réforme touche au statut des salariés the reform affects the status of employees

• on peut rénover sans toucher à la façade it's possible to renovate without touching the façade

• c'est parfait, n'y touche pas it's perfect, don't change a thing

• tout ce qui touche à l'enseignement everything to do with teaching

• vous touchez là à une question délicate that is a very delicate matter you have raised

• nous touchons au but we're nearing our goal

• l'hiver/la guerre touche à sa fin or son terme winter/the war is drawing to a close

3. reflexive verb

► se toucher

   a. (mutuellement) to touch

• nos deux jardins se touchent our two gardens are adjacent (to each other)

   b. (réfléchi) il se toucha le front he touched his forehead

   c. ( = se masturber) (inf) to play with o.s. (inf)

4. masculine noun

touch ; ( = impression produite) feel

• doux au toucher soft to the touch

• cela a le toucher de la soie it feels like silk

• on reconnaît la soie au toucher you can tell silk by the feel of it

• avoir un bon toucher de balle to have a nice touch

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I
1. tuʃe
verbe transitif

1) ( poser la main sur)

toucher (de la main) — to touch [objet, surface, personne]

toucher du bois — ( par superstition) to touch wood

toucher le front de quelqu'un — to feel somebody's forehead

toucher quelque chose du doigt — lit, fig to put one's finger on something

2) ( être en contact avec) to be touching [mur, plafond, fond]

toucher le sol — [animal, sauteur, avion] to land

3) ( heurter) to hit [adversaire, voiture, trottoir]

si tu recules encore tu vas toucher le mur — if you reverse any more, you'll hit the wall

4) ( attendrir) to touch [personne]

ça me touche beaucoup — I am very touched

5) ( affecter) [changement, crise, loi] to affect [personne, secteur, pays]; [intempérie] to hit [région]

6) ( être contigu à) [pays, maison, usine] to be next to

7) ( encaisser) [personne] to get, to receive [argent]; to cash [chèque]; to get [retraite]; to win [lot]

8) ( joindre)

toucher quelqu'un — to get hold of somebody

9) ( atteindre)

toucher trois millions d'auditeurs or de téléspectateurs — to have an audience of three million

toucher sept millions de lecteurs — to have a readership of seven million

2.

toucher à verbe transitif indirect

1) ( poser la main sur)

toucher à — to touch [objets]

toucher à tout — lit to be into everything; fig to be a jack of all trades

il ne touche plus à un fusil — he won't go near a rifle anymore

avec son air de ne pas y toucher, c'est un malin — (colloq) he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth, but he's a sly one

2) ( concerner)

toucher à — to concern

la réforme touche à l'emploi des jeunes — the reform concerns youth employment

3) ( porter atteinte à)

toucher à — to infringe on [droit, privilège]

4) ( modifier)

toucher à — to change

on ne peut toucher aux coutumes — tradition is sacrosanct

5) ( aborder)

vous touchez à un sujet délicat — you're getting on to a delicate subject

3.

se toucher verbe pronominal [maisons, jardins] to be next to each other

II tuʃe
nom masculin

1) ( sens)

le toucher — touch, the sense of touch

doux au toucher — soft to the touch

2) Médecine digital examination

3) Musique ( d'un pianiste) touch

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tuʃe
1. nm

(= sens, faculté) touch

le toucher — touch, the sense of touch

au toucher — to the touch

2. vt

1) (= entrer en contact avec, manipuler) [objet, substance] to touch

prière de ne pas toucher — please don't touch

2) (= palper) to feel

Ce pull a l'air doux. Je peux toucher? — That sweater looks soft. Can I feel it?

3) (= atteindre) (d'un coup de feu) to hit

La balle l'a touché en pleine poitrine. — The bullet hit him right in the chest.

4) (= affecter) [gentillesse, compliment] to touch, [deuil, malheur] to affect

Leurs attentions l'ont beaucoup touché. — Their kind attentions touched him deeply.

sa mort m'a beaucoup touché — his death hit me hard

5) (= concerner) to affect, to concern

Ces nouvelles réformes ne nous touchent pas. — The new reforms don't affect us.

6) (= recevoir) [récompense, argent] to receive, to get, [salaire] to draw, to get, [chèque] to cash

Il a touché une grosse somme d'argent. — He received a large sum of money.

7) (= aborder) [problème, sujet] to touch on

je vais lui en toucher un mot — I'll have a word with him about it

8) (= contacter) to reach, to contact

3. vi

toucher à

1) (= manipuler) to touch

Ne touche pas à mes livres! — Don't touch my books!

2) (= modifier) to tamper with, to meddle with

Quelqu'un a touché au dispositif de sécurité. — Someone has tampered with the safety device.

3) (= traiter de, concerner) to deal with, to concern

Cet article touche à des sujets d'actualité. — This article deals with topical issues.

4) (= atteindre) [but, date] to reach

toucher au but — to near one's goal

toucher à sa fin — to be drawing to a close

5) (= être contigu à) [frontière, mur] to be next to

Leur jardin touche au nôtre. — Their garden is next to ours.

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toucher verb table: aimer

A nm

1 ( sens) le toucher touch, the sense of touch; reconnaître des objets au toucher to identify objects by touch; un tissu doux au toucher a fabric which is soft to the touch;

2 Méd digital examination; toucher rectal digital examination of the rectum;

3 Mus ( d'un pianiste) touch.

B vtr

1 ( poser la main sur) toucher (de la main) to touch [objet, surface, personne]; ‘prière de ne pas toucher’ ‘please do not touch’; ne touche pas, pas touche○! don't touch!; toucher le bras/l'épaule/le dos de qn to touch sb's arm/shoulder/back, to touch sb on the arm/shoulder/back; toucher du bois ( par superstition) to touch wood; je touche du bois, mais je ne suis jamais malade I never get ill, touch wood!; toucher le front de qn to feel sb's forehead; toucher qch du doigt lit, fig to put one's finger on sth;

2 ( être en contact avec) to be touching [mur, plafond, fond]; toucher le sol [animal, sauteur, avion] to land;

3 ( heurter) to hit [adversaire, voiture, trottoir]; si tu recules encore tu vas toucher le mur if you reverse any more, you'll hit the wall; ne pas toucher une or la balle○ not to get near the ball; ‘touché!’ ( en escrime) ‘touché!’; ( à la bataille navale) ‘hit!’; toucher qn à la tête/poitrine to hit sb in the head/chest; touché dans le dos il s'est effondré he was hit in the back and slumped down;

4 ( attendrir) to touch [personne] ; ça me touche beaucoup I am very touched; j'ai été très touchée de ta visite or que tu viennes me voir I was very touched by your visit;

5 ( affecter) [événement, changement, crise, loi] to affect [personne, secteur, pays]; [intempérie] to hit [région, ville]; rien ne la touche nothing affects her; la récession touche tout le monde the recession affects everybody; le chômage touche 15% de la population active unemployment affects 15 per cent of the working population; la région la plus touchée par l'ouragan the area hardest hit by the hurricane;

6 ( être contigu à) [pays] to be next to, to border (on); [maison, usine] to be next to, to adjoin [bâtiment, parc]; leur terrain touche le nôtre their land is next to ou adjoins ours;

7 ( encaisser) [personne] to get, to receive [argent, indemnités, dividendes]; to cash [chèque, mandat]; to get [retraite]; to win [tiercé, loterie]; il a touché une grosse somme à son départ he got a lot of money when he left; elle ne va toucher aucune indemnité she won't get ou receive any compensation; ils touchent une petite retraite they get a small pension;

8 ( joindre) toucher qn to get hold of sb; il est difficile à toucher par téléphone he's difficult to get hold of on the phone;

9 Presse, Radio, TV toucher trois millions d'auditeurs or de téléspectateurs to have an audience of three million; toucher sept millions de lecteurs to have a readership of seven million.

C toucher à vtr ind

1 ( poser la main sur) toucher à to touch [objets]; ne touchez à rien don't touch anything; il n'a pas touché à son repas he didn't touch his meal; il ne touche plus à une goutte d'alcool he doesn't touch a drop of alcohol anymore; toucher à tout lit to be into everything; fig to be a jackofall trades; il ne touche plus à un fusil he won't go near a rifle anymore; ‘touche pas à mon pote○’ ‘hands off my pal○’; avec son air de ne pas y toucher, c'est un malin○ he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth, but he's a sly one;

2 ( concerner) toucher à to concern; la réforme touche à l'emploi des jeunes the reform concerns youth employment; tout ce qui touche à la discipline/l'individu anything that relates to ou that concerns discipline/the individual; c'est un problème qui touche à l'éthique it's a question of ethics;

3 ( porter atteinte à) toucher à to infringe on [droit, liberté, privilège]; to detract from [dignité]; toucher aux principes fondamentaux de la démocratie to infringe on the fundamental principles of democracy;

4 ( modifier) to change; on ne peut toucher aux coutumes tradition is sacrosanct;

5 ( aborder) to get on to [question, problème]; vous touchez à un sujet délicat/une question fondamentale you're getting on to a delicate subject/a fundamental issue.

D se toucher vpr

1 ( se tâter) ( l'un l'autre) to feel each other; ( soi-même) to feel oneself; se toucher la tête/le bras/les pieds ( l'un l'autre) to feel each other's heads/arms/feet; ( soi-même) to feel one's head/arm/feet;

2 ◑( se masturber) to play with oneself○;

3 ( être contigu) (maisons, jardins, immeubles) to be next to each other; nos deux maisons se touchent our houses are next door to each other.

I

[tuʃe] nom masculin

1. [sens] (sense of) touch

[palpation] touch

2. [sensation] feel

le toucher onctueux de l'argile the smooth feel of clay

3. [manière de toucher] touch

avoir un toucher délicat/vigoureux [généralement, MUSIQUE] to have a light/energetic touch

4. MÉDECINE (digital) palpation (terme spécialisé), examination

5. SPORT touch

il a un bon toucher de balle he's got a nice touch

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au toucher locution adverbiale

doux/rude au toucher soft/rough to the touch

c'est facile à reconnaître au toucher it's easy to tell what it is by touching it ou by the feel of it

II

[tuʃe] verbe transitif

A.

1. [pour caresser, saisir] to touch

[pour examiner] to feel

ne me touche pas! get your hands off me!, don't touch me!

le parchemin s'effrite dès qu'on le touche the parchment crumbles at the first touch

toucher quelque chose du pied to touch something with one's foot

pas touche! (familier) hands off!

touchez avec les yeux! don't touch, just look!

2. [entrer en contact avec] to touch

ma main a touché sa main my hand brushed (against) his

au moment où la navette spatiale touche le sol when the space shuttle touches down ou lands

3. (familier) [joindre - suj: personne] to contact, to reach, to get in touch with

où peut-on vous toucher en cas d'urgence? where can you be contacted ou reached in an emergency?

[suj: lettre] to reach

si notre message l'avait touché if our message had got (through) to him ou reached him

4. MÉDECINE to palpate (terme spécialisé), to examine

5. NAUTIQUE [port] to put in at, to call at

[rochers, fonds] to hit, to strike

B.

1. [se servir de - accessoire, instrument] to touch

son service est si puissant que je ne touche pas une balle (familier) his serve is so powerful I can't get anywhere near the ball

2. [consommer] to touch

il n'a même pas touché son repas/la bouteille he never even touched his meal/the bottle

3. [blesser] to hit

touché à l'épaule hit in the shoulder

touché! ESCRIME touché!

touché, coulé! JEUX hit, sunk!

4. [atteindre - suj: mesure] to concern, to affect, to apply to ; [ - suj: crise, krach boursier, famine] to affect, to hit ; [ - suj: incendie, épidémie] to spread to (inseparable)

la marée noire a touché tout le littoral the oil slick spread all along the coast

reste-t-il un secteur que l'informatique n'ait pas touché? are there still any areas untouched by computerization?

les personnes touchées par l'impôt sur les grandes fortunes people in the top tax bracket

5. [émouvoir - suj: film, geste, gentillesse, spectacle] to move, to touch

ses chansons ne me touchent pas her songs leave me cold

vos compliments me touchent beaucoup I'm very touched by your kind words

ses prières avaient touché mon cœur her entreaties had moved ou stirred me

[affecter - suj: décès] to affect, to shake ; [ - suj: critique, propos désobligeants] to affect, to have an effect on

elle a été très touchée par sa disparition she was badly shaken by his death

6. (familier) [s'en prendre à - personne] to touch

7. [percevoir - allocation, honoraires, pension, salaire] to receive, to get, to draw ; [ - indemnité, ration] to receive, to get ; [ - chèque] to cash (in) (separable)

elle touche 30 000 euros par an she earns 30,000 euros a year

toucher gros (familier) to line one's pockets, to make a packet

touchez-vous les allocations familiales? do you get child benefit?

il a dû toucher pas mal d'argent (familier) he must've been slipped a tidy sum

toucher le tiercé to win the tiercé

toucher le chômage to be on the dole (UK), to be on welfare (US)

C.

1. [être contigu à] to join onto, to adjoin (soutenu), to be adjacent to (soutenu)

2. [concerner]

une affaire qui touche la Défense nationale a matter related to defence, a defence-related matter

3. [être parent avec] to be related to

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[tuʃe] verbe intransitif

1. NAUTIQUE to touch bottom

2. PÊCHE to bite

3. (très familier) [exceller]

elle touche en informatique! she's a wizard at ou she knows a thing or two about computers!

ça y est, au saxo, je commence à toucher! I'm beginning to get the hang of the sax now!

4. (locution)

touchez là! it's a deal!, (let's) shake on it!

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toucher à verbe plus préposition

1. [porter la main sur - objet] to touch

évitez de toucher aux fruits try not to handle the fruit

que je ne te reprenne pas à toucher aux allumettes! don't let me catch you playing with matches again! ; [ - adversaire, élève] to touch, to lay hands ou a finger on

si tu touches à un seul cheveu de sa tête...! if you so much as lay a finger on her...!

[porter atteinte à] to interfere with (inseparable), to harm, to touch

ils ne veulent pas vraiment toucher au gouvernement their aim isn't really to harm the government

ne touchez pas aux parcs nationaux! hands off the national parks!

2. [modifier - appareil, documents, législation] to tamper ou to interfere with

ton dessin est parfait, n'y touche plus your drawing is perfect, leave it as it is

3. [utiliser - aliment, instrument] to touch ; [ - somme d'argent] to touch, to break into

je n'ai jamais touché à la drogue I've never been on ou touched drugs

toucher à tout

a. (sens propre) to fiddle with ou to touch everything

b. (figuré) to dabble (in everything)

je touche un peu à tout

a. [artisan] I'm a Jack-of-all-trades, I do a little bit of everything

b. [artiste] I'm a man of many parts

4. [être proche de - suj: pays, champ] to adjoin (soutenu), to border (upon) ; [ - suj: maison, salle] to join on (inseparable) to, to adjoin (soutenu)

notre propriété touche aux salines our property borders on the salt marsh

[confiner à]

toucher à la perfection to be close to perfection

5. [concerner, se rapporter à - activité, sujet] to have to do with, to concern

tout ce qui touche au sexe est tabou everything connected ou to do with sex is taboo

6. [aborder - sujet, question] to bring up (separable), to come onto (inseparable), to broach

vous venez de toucher au point essentiel du débat you've put your finger on the key issue in the debate

7. (soutenu) [atteindre - un point dans l'espace, dans le temps] to reach

le navire touche au port ce soir the ship will enter ou reach harbour tonight

le projet touche à son terme the project is nearing its end

notre séjour touche à sa fin our stay is nearing its end

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se toucher verbe pronominal

(emploi réciproque) [être en contact] to touch, to be in contact

[entrer en contact] to touch, to come into contact

[jardins, communes] to touch, to be adjacent (to each other), to adjoin each other (soutenu)

ils se touchèrent de l'épaule their shoulders touched

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se toucher verbe pronominal

(emploi réfléchi) (euphémisme) [se masturber] to play with oneself

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > toucher
10 проблема проблем·а

problem, challenge, issue

запутывать проблему — to confuse an issue, to obscure a problem

затрагивать проблему — to broach / to touch (on) a question

обсуждать проблему — to discuss a problem

всесторонне обсудить проблему — to treat a problem thoroughly, to give a problem full treatment

освещать проблему (в печати) — to cover a problem

подробно осветить проблему в своём выступлении — to traverse a problem in one's speech

освещать проблему по-новому — to cast a new light on the problem

осложнять проблему — to compound a problem

осмысливать возникающие проблемы — to conceptualize the arising problems

поднимать широкий спектр проблем — to raise a wide variety / range of issues

представлять серьёзную проблему — to represent a great challenge

разрешать проблему — to settle / to solve / to resolve a problem

решать проблему — to tackle / to handle a problem

решать проблемы политическим путём — to resolve problems by political means

рассматривать проблему — to examine / to consider a problem

снять проблему — to remove a problem

снять остроту проблемы — to ease a problem

создавать проблемы — to pose problems

столкнуться с проблемой — to come up against a problem

стоять перед проблемой — to face an issue / a challenge, to compound a problem

усугубить проблему — to exacerbate a problem

уходить от обсуждения проблемы — to evade a problem

актуальная / назревшая проблема — burning / topical / urgent / pressing problem

безотлагательная проблема — immediate problem

важная проблема — dramatic / weighty problem

валютно-финансовая проблема — monetary and financial problem

второстепенная проблема — collateral / side issue

главная проблема — chief / fundamental / major / topical problem

глобальные проблемы — global problems

государственная проблема — state problem

дискутируемая проблема — problem under discussion

жгучая проблема — burning issue

жизненно важная проблема — vitally important problem

жилищная проблема — housing problem

кардинальные проблемы — basic / major problems

ключевая проблема — key / crucial / overriding problem

конкретная / частная проблема — specific problem

международные проблемы — international issues / problems

актуальные международные проблемы — topical international issues

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11 Historical Portugal

   Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.

   A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.

   Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140

   The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."

   In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.

   The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.

   Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385

   Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims in

   Portugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.

   The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.

   Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580

   The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.

   The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.

   What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.

   By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.

   Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.

   The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.

   By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.

   In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.

   Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640

   Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.

   Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.

   On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.

   Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822

   Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.

   Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.

   In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and the

   Church (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.

   Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.

   Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.

   Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910

   During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.

   Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.

   Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.

   Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.

   Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.

   As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.

   First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26

   Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.

   The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.

   Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.

   The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74

   During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."

   Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.

   For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),

   and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.

   The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.

   With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.

   During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.

   The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.

   At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.

   The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.

   Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76

   Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.

   Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.

   In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.

   In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.

   In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.

   The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict until

   UN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.

   Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000

   After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.

   From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.

   Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.

   Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.

   In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.

   In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.

   Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.

    Contemporary Portugal

   Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.

   The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.

   Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.

   Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).

   All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.

   The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.

   After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.

   Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.

   Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.

   From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.

   Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.

   In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.

   An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU.

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12 involve

transitive verb

1) (implicate) verwickeln

2) (draw in as a participant)

involve somebody in a game/fight — jemanden an einem Spiel beteiligen/in eine Schlägerei [mit] hineinziehen

become or get involved in a fight — in eine Schlägerei verwickelt werden

be involved in a project — (employed) an einem Projekt mitarbeiten

get involved with somebody — sich mit jemandem einlassen; (sexually, emotionally) eine Beziehung mit jemandem anfangen

3) (include) enthalten; (contain implicitly) beinhalten

4) (be necessarily accompanied by) mit sich bringen; (require as accompaniment) erfordern; (cause, mean) bedeuten

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[in'volv]
verb

1) (to require; to bring as a result: His job involves a lot of travelling.) einschließen

2) ((often with in or with) to cause to take part in or to be mixed up in: He has always been involved in/with the theatre; Don't ask my advice - I don't want to be/get involved.) verwickeln

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in·volve

[ɪnˈvɒlv, AM -ˈvɑ:lv]

vt

1.

▪ to \involve sth (include) etw beinhalten; (encompass) etw umfassen; (entail) etw mit sich bringen, etw zur Folge haben; (mean) etw bedeuten

criminal law \involves acts which are harmful to society das Strafrecht beschäftigt sich mit Handlungen, die sich gegen die Gesellschaft richten

what does the work \involve? worin besteht die Arbeit?

the operation \involves putting a tube into the heart während der Operation wird ein Röhrchen ins Herz eingeführt

2. (affect, concern)

▪ to \involve sb/sth jdn/etw betreffen

that doesn't \involve her sie hat damit nichts zu tun

this incident \involves us all dieser Zwischenfall geht uns alle an [o betrifft uns alle]

the person \involved die betreffende Person

3. (feature)

▪ sth \involves sb/sth jd/etw ist an etw dat beteiligt

the accident \involved two cars an dem Unfall waren zwei Fahrzeuge beteiligt

the crime \involved a drug dealing gang an dem Verbrechen war eine Drogenhändlerbande beteiligt

the crime \involved two schoolgirls [as victims] zwei Schulmädchen wurden Opfer dieses Verbrechens

4. (bring in)

▪ to \involve sb in sth jdn an etw dat beteiligen; (unwillingly) jdn in etw akk verwickeln [o hineinziehen]

to \involve sb in a discussion jdn an einer Diskussion beteiligen

to \involve sb in expense jdm Kosten verursachen

to get \involved in sth in etw akk verwickelt [o hineingezogen] werden

I don't want to get \involved ich will damit nichts zu tun haben

▪ to \involve sb in doing sth:

they \involved the staff in designing the packaging sie ließen die Belegschaft am Entwurf der Verpackung mitwirken

you should \involve the kids more in cooking du solltest die Kinder mehr mitkochen lassen

5. (participate)

▪ to \involve oneself in sth sich akk in etw dat engagieren

he's become very \involved in the community er engagiert sich sehr in der Gemeinde

to \involve oneself in local politics sich akk kommunalpolitisch [o in der Kommunalpolitik] engagieren

6. usu passive

▪ to be \involved in sth (be busy with) mit etw dat zu tun haben, mit etw dat beschäftigt sein; (be engrossed) von etw dat gefesselt sein

7. usu passive

▪ to be \involved with sb (have to do with) mit jdm zu tun haben; (relationship) mit jdm eine Beziehung haben; (affair) mit jdm ein Verhältnis haben

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[ɪn'vɒlv]
vt

1) (= entangle) verwickeln (sb in sth jdn in etw acc); (= include) beteiligen (sb in sth jdn an etw dat); (= concern) betreffen

to involve sb in a quarrel — jdn in einen Streit verwickeln or hineinziehen

to involve sb in expense — jdm Kosten verursachen

the book doesn't involve the reader — das Buch fesselt or packt den Leser nicht

it wouldn't involve you at all — du hättest damit gar nichts zu tun

to be involved in sth — etwas mit etw zu tun haben

to get involved in sth — in etw (acc) verwickelt werden; in quarrel, crime etc also in etw (acc) hineingezogen werden

to involve oneself in sth — sich in etw (dat) engagieren

to involve oneself in politics — sich politisch engagieren

I didn't want to get involved — ich wollte damit/mit ihm etc nichts zu tun haben

I didn't want to get too involved — ich wollte mich nicht zu sehr engagieren

a matter of principle is involved — es ist eine Frage des Prinzips, es geht ums Prinzip

the person involved — die betreffende Person

we are all involved in the battle against inflation — der Kampf gegen die Inflation geht uns alle an

to be/get involved with sth — etwas mit etw zu tun haben

he got involved with local politics — er hat sich lokalpolitisch engagiert

to be involved with sb — mit jdm zu tun haben; (sexually) mit jdm ein Verhältnis haben

to be romantically involved (with sb) — eine Liebesbeziehung (zu jdm) haben

he's very involved with her —

he's involved with some shady characters — er hat Umgang mit einigen zwielichtigen Gestalten

to get involved with sb — mit jdm Kontakt bekommen, sich mit jdm einlassen (pej)

I don't want to get involved with them — ich will mit ihnen nichts zu tun haben

he got involved with a girl — er hat eine Beziehung mit einem Mädchen angefangen

2) (= entail) mit sich bringen, zur Folge haben; (= encompass) umfassen; (= mean) bedeuten

what does the job involve? —

this problem involves many separate issues to involve considerable expense/a lot of hard work — dieses Problem umfasst viele verschiedene Punkte or schließt viele verschiedene Punkte ein beträchtliche Kosten/viel Arbeit mit sich bringen or zur Folge haben

such a project involves considerable planning — zu so einem Projekt gehört eine umfangreiche Planung

will the post involve much foreign travel? — ist der Posten mit vielen Auslandsreisen verbunden?

he doesn't understand what's involved in this sort of work — er weiß nicht, worum es bei dieser Arbeit geht

do you realize what's involved in raising a family? — weißt du denn, was es bedeutet, eine Familie großzuziehen?

about £1,000 was involved — es ging dabei um etwa £ 1.000

the job involved 50 workmen — für die Arbeit wurden 50 Arbeiter gebraucht

it would involve moving to Germany — das würde bedeuten, nach Deutschland umzuziehen

finding the oil involved the use of a special drill — um das Öl zu finden, brauchte man einen Spezialbohrer

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involve [ınˈvɒlv; US ınˈvɑlv] v/t

1. a) jemanden verwickeln, hineinziehen ( beide:

in in akk):

I don’t want to get involved ich will damit nichts zu tun haben;

involved in an accident in einen Unfall verwickelt, an einem Unfall beteiligt;

involved in debt verschuldet;

be completely involved in one’s work von seiner Arbeit völlig in Anspruch genommen sein

b) jemanden, etwas angehen, berühren, betreffen:

the persons involved die Betroffenen;

we are all involved (in this case) es (dieser Fall) geht uns alle an, wir sind alle davon (von diesem Fall) betroffen;

feel personally involved sich persönlich betroffen fühlen;

the national prestige was involved das nationale Prestige stand auf dem Spiel;

a question of principle is involved es geht um eine prinzipielle Frage

c) etwas in Mitleidenschaft ziehen:

diseases that involve the nervous system

2. be involved with

a) zu tun haben mit jemandem, etwas,

b) enge Beziehungen haben zu jemandem:

get involved with sb mit jemandem engen Kontakt bekommen, pej sich mit jemandem einlassen;

involve o.s. in sich einsetzen oder engagieren für

3. a) mit sich bringen, zur Folge haben, nach sich ziehen

b) verbunden sein mit:

the expense involved die damit verbundenen Kosten

c) erfordern, nötig machen:

taking the job would involve living abroad wenn ich die Stelle annehme, müsste ich im Ausland leben

d) umfassen, einschließen

4. etwas verwirren, komplizieren:

the situation was further involved by her disappearance

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transitive verb

1) (implicate) verwickeln

2) (draw in as a participant)

involve somebody in a game/fight — jemanden an einem Spiel beteiligen/in eine Schlägerei [mit] hineinziehen

become or get involved in a fight — in eine Schlägerei verwickelt werden

be involved in a project — (employed) an einem Projekt mitarbeiten

get involved with somebody — sich mit jemandem einlassen; (sexually, emotionally) eine Beziehung mit jemandem anfangen

3) (include) enthalten; (contain implicitly) beinhalten

4) (be necessarily accompanied by) mit sich bringen; (require as accompaniment) erfordern; (cause, mean) bedeuten

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(in, with) v.

angehen v.

beteiligen (an) v.

betreffen v. (to be a matter of) v.

gehen um ausdr.

sich drehen um ausdr.

sich handeln um ausdr. v.

bedeuten v.

einschließen v.

erfordern v.

etwas komplizieren ausdr.

hineinziehen v.

involvieren v.

mit sich bringen ausdr.

nach sich ziehen ausdr.

nötig machen ausdr.

umfassen v.

verbunden sein mit ausdr.

verwickeln v.

verwirren v.

zum Gegenstand haben ausdr.

zur Folge haben ausdr.

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