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1 it is certainly an improvement
это, конечно, достижениеEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > it is certainly an improvement
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2 certainly
1) (definitely: I can't come today, but I'll certainly come tomorrow.) seguro2) (of course: You may certainly have a chocolate.) desde luego, por supuestocertainly adv1. ciertamente / no cabe duda de que2. desde luego / por supuesto / claro que símay I sit here? Certainly ¿puedo sentarme aquí? Por supuestocertainly not desde luego que no / claro que notr['sɜːtənlɪ]1 (definitely, surely) seguro2 (when answering questions) desde luego, por supuesto■ certainly not por supuesto que no, de ninguna maneracertainly ['sərtənli] adv1) definitely: ciertamente, seguramente2) of course: por supuestoadv.• ciertamente adv.• cierto adv.• pues adv.• sin falta adv.• sí adv.'sɜːrtṇli, 'sɜːtṇlia) ( definitely)do you see what I mean? - certainly — ¿te das cuenta de lo que quiero decir? - desde luego
he's certainly intelligent, but... — no hay duda de que es inteligente, pero..., es cierto que es inteligente, pero...
b) ( emphatic)I certainly won't be buying anything there again! — por cierto que or por supuesto que no voy a volver a comprar nada allí
he may be rich, but he certainly isn't generous — será rico, pero de generoso no tiene nada
c) ( responding to request)certainly, sir — por supuesto or cómo no, señor
certainly not! — de ninguna manera!, por supuesto que no!
['sɜːtǝnlɪ]ADV1) (=undoubtedly) con toda certeza, sin duda algunaif nothing is done there will certainly be an economic crisis — si no se hace nada, con toda certeza or sin duda alguna se producirá una crisis económica
your answer is almost certainly right — casi seguro que or casi con seguridad tu respuesta está bien
it is certainly true that... — desde luego es verdad or cierto que...
2) (=definitely)something should certainly be done about that — decididamente, deberían hacer algo al respecto
this computer is certainly an improvement on the old one — este ordenador es sin ninguna duda mejor que el antiguo
I shall certainly be there — no faltaré, seguro que estaré
3) (in answer to questions, requests)"could you give me a lift?" - "certainly!" — -¿me podrías llevar? -¡claro (que sí)! or ¡por supuesto! or ¡faltaría más!
certainly madam! — ¡con mucho gusto, señora!, ¡por supuesto, señora!
"wouldn't you agree?" - "oh, certainly" — -¿estás de acuerdo? -sí, desde luego
"had you forgotten?" - "certainly not" — -¿se le había olvidado? -por supuesto que no or claro que no
"would you ever eat snake?" - "certainly not!" — -¿comerías serpiente? -¡qué va!
"will you accept his offer?" - "certainly not!" — -¿vas a aceptar su oferta? -¡qué va! or ¡de ninguna manera!
"can I go on my own?" - "certainly not!" — -¿puedo ir sola? -¡de eso nada! or ¡ni hablar!
4) (=granted)certainly, she has potential, but... — desde luego tiene posibilidades, pero..., no hay duda de que tiene posibilidades, pero...
* * *['sɜːrtṇli, 'sɜːtṇli]a) ( definitely)do you see what I mean? - certainly — ¿te das cuenta de lo que quiero decir? - desde luego
he's certainly intelligent, but... — no hay duda de que es inteligente, pero..., es cierto que es inteligente, pero...
b) ( emphatic)I certainly won't be buying anything there again! — por cierto que or por supuesto que no voy a volver a comprar nada allí
he may be rich, but he certainly isn't generous — será rico, pero de generoso no tiene nada
c) ( responding to request)certainly, sir — por supuesto or cómo no, señor
certainly not! — de ninguna manera!, por supuesto que no!
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3 improvement
1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) mejora2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) mejoraimprovement n mejora / mejoríato be an improvement on... ser mejor que...tr[ɪm'prʊːvmənt]1 (gen) mejora, mejoramiento; (in health) mejoría2 (in knowledge) perfeccionamiento3 (increase) aumento\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be an improvement on something ser mejor que algo■ it's certainly an improvement on the old one ciertamente, es un una mejoría respecto al antiguohome improvements reformas nombre femenino plural domésticasimprovement [ɪm'pru:vmənt] n: mejoramiento m, mejora fn.• abono s.m.• adelantamiento s.m.• aumento s.m.• bonificación s.f.• enmienda s.f.• medra s.f.• mejora s.f.• mejoramiento s.m.• mejoría s.f.• perfeccionamiento s.m.• progreso s.m.• reforma s.f.ɪm'pruːvməntmass & count noun (in design, situation) mejora f; ( in health) mejoría fyou're getting better, but there's still plenty of room for improvement — has mejorado pero todavía puedes mejorar mucho más
to be an improvement ON something — ser* mejor que or superior a algo
[ɪm'pruːvmǝnt]to make improvements — hacer* mejoras
1.N (in quality) mejora f, mejoramiento m (in de); (=increase) aumento m (in de); (=progress) progresos mpl (in en); [of the mind] cultivo m ; (Med) mejoría fto make improvements to — [+ property] hacer mejoras en
2.CPDimprovement grant N — subvención f para modernizar (una casa etc)
* * *[ɪm'pruːvmənt]mass & count noun (in design, situation) mejora f; ( in health) mejoría fyou're getting better, but there's still plenty of room for improvement — has mejorado pero todavía puedes mejorar mucho más
to be an improvement ON something — ser* mejor que or superior a algo
to make improvements — hacer* mejoras
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4 improvement
[ɪm'pruːvmənt]nулучшение, усовершенствование, исправление, развитиеThere is need for improvement in your handwriting. — Вам необходимо улучшить почерк.
This is a step towards social improvement. — Это уже шаг к социальным преобразованиям.
This is a distinct improvement in railway comfort. — Это явное улучшение условий езды в поездах.
This marked a further improvement in the street traffic. — Это явилось началом дальнейшего улучшения уличного движения.
The book shows a marked improvement on his other works. — Эта книга значительно лучше его остальных работ.
This is an improvement upon your first attempt. — По сравнению с вашей первой попыткой это уже прогресс.
- day-to-day improvementsIt would be difficult to suggest any improvement. — Не легко предложить еще какие-либо усовершенствования
- one's vocabulary improvement
- language improvement
- astonishing improvements
- great improvement in one's life
- improvement in building
- on the whole there is significant improvement
- undergo frequent and various improvements
- show no sign of improvement
- make about steady improvements
- introduce much improvement
- mark some improvement
- show much improvement
- notice a number of improvements in the town
- bring about make improvement in smb's health
- hope for an improvement in the weather
- number of improvements have been made
- it is certainly an improvement
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5 to be an improvement on something
ser mejor que algo■ it's certainly an improvement on the old one ciertamente, es un una mejoría respecto al antiguoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be an improvement on something
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6 definitely
adverb (clearly or certainly: She definitely said I wasn't to wait; Her dress is definitely not red.) definitivamentedefinitely adv indudablemente / seguro / sin dudatr['defɪnətlɪ]1 (without doubt) sin duda, indudablemente, seguramente■ she definitely said that she'd be here at 4.00pm seguro que dijo que estaría aquí a las cuatro■ I'm definitely going! ¡yo voy, seguro!2 (definitively) definitivamente1 ¡desde luego!, ¡claro que sí!, ¡por supuesto!■ definitely not! ¡claro que no!, ¡de ninguna manera!definitely ['dɛfənɪtli] adv1) doubtlessly: indudablemente, sin duda2) definitively: definitivamente, seguramenteadv.• definitivamente adv.'defənətli, 'defnətli, 'defɪnɪtlia) ( without doubt)it's definitely true/an improvement — es indudablemente cierto/una mejora
b) ( definitively) <arrange/agree> definitivamente['defɪnɪtlɪ]ADV1) (=definitively) [agree, arrange, decide] definitivamentethey have not said definitely whether they will attend — no han dicho de forma definitiva que vayan a asistir
2) (=certainly)something should definitely be done about that — decididamente, deberían hacer algo al respecto
yes, we definitely do need a car — sí, está clarísimo que necesitamos un coche, sí, decididamente necesitamos un coche
he is definitely leaving — es seguro que se va, definitivamente se va
I will definitely get it finished by tomorrow — definitivamente lo termino para mañana, seguro que lo termino para mañana
"are you going to Greece this summer?" - "yes, definitely" — -¿te vas a Grecia este verano? -sí, seguro
"do you think she'll pass?" - "definitely" — -¿crees que aprobará? -seguro or sin duda
"will you accept his offer?" - "definitely not!" — -¿vas a aceptar su oferta? -¡de ninguna manera!
"can I go on my own?" - "definitely not!" — -¿puedo ir solo? -¡ni hablar!
3) (=emphatically) [say, deny] terminantemente, categóricamente; [state] firmemente* * *['defənətli, 'defnətli, 'defɪnɪtli]a) ( without doubt)it's definitely true/an improvement — es indudablemente cierto/una mejora
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7 definitely
1.['defɪnɪtlɪ]adverb bestimmt; eindeutig [festlegen, größer sein, verbessert, erklären]; endgültig [entscheiden, annehmen]; fest [vereinbaren]2. interjection(coll.) na, klar (ugs.)* * *adverb (clearly or certainly: She definitely said I wasn't to wait; Her dress is definitely not red.) zweifellos* * *defi·nite·ly[ˈdefɪnətli]1. (clearly) eindeutig, definitivwe're \definitely going by car wir fahren auf jeden Fall mit dem Autoto decide sth \definitely etw endgültig beschließen2. (categorically) mit Bestimmtheithe stated his opinion most \definitely er äußerte ganz klar seine Meinung* * *['defInItlɪ]adv1) (= finally) decide, say endgültigit's not definitely arranged/agreed yet — es steht noch nicht fest
she has definitely put on weight — sie hat eindeutig zugenommen
that's definitely an improvement/an advantage — das ist ganz sicherlich eine Verbesserung/ein Vorteil
3) (= emphatically) say nachdrücklich, bestimmt* * *definitely adv1. bestimmt (etc, → academic.ru/19193/definite">definite)2. zweifellos, absolut, entschieden, ausgesprochen:definitely not! ganz bestimmt nicht!* * *1.['defɪnɪtlɪ]adverb bestimmt; eindeutig [festlegen, größer sein, verbessert, erklären]; endgültig [entscheiden, annehmen]; fest [vereinbaren]2. interjection(coll.) na, klar (ugs.)* * *adv.bestimmt adv.endgültig adv. -
8 Townshend, Charles, 2nd Viscount
SUBJECT AREA: Agricultural and food technology[br]b. 1674 Englandd. 1738 England[br]English landowner and improver.[br]Charles Townshend succeeded his father as 2nd Viscount Townshend at the age of 15. In his early life he played a prominent political role: he was Lord Privy Seal under William III; served as a commissioner to treat for the Union between Scotland and England; and, with Marlborough, signed the treaty of Gertruydenberg in 1709. He was Secretary of State under both George I and George II, and was for a time Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.In 1730 he retired from political life to Raynham, in Norfolk, and devoted himself to the care of his estate and to experiments in agricultural husbandry. He paid particular attention to the rotation of crops and the cultivation of turnips and clover. His efforts on the light soil of his estate brought substantial returns, and those of his tenants and neighbours who followed his example also prospered. His particular zeal for the merits of the turnip earned him the nickname of "Turnip Townshend".He is popularly credited with the introduction of the Norfolk Four Course Rotation, but this had certainly been long practised in his area. However, the success of his farming practice and the wide publicity that he gave to it were important factors in the improvement of British agriculture during the mid-eighteenth century.[br]Further ReadingR.E.Prothero, 1892, article in Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England: 1–3.——1912, English Farming Past and Present, London, pp. 172–5 (places Townshend within his context).APBiographical history of technology > Townshend, Charles, 2nd Viscount
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