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it is the least complicated one

  • 1 menos

    adj.
    1 less.
    menos aire less air
    menos manzanas fewer apples
    menos… que… less/fewer… than…
    tiene menos experiencia que tú she has less experience than you
    hace menos calor que ayer it's not as hot as it was yesterday
    hay dos libros de menos there are two books missing
    me han dado 10 euros de menos they've given me 10 euros too little
    2 the least.
    el que compró menos acciones the one who bought the fewest shares
    lo que menos tiempo llevó the thing that took the least time
    la que menos nota sacó en el examen the girl who did (the) worst o got the worst marks in the exam
    3 fewer.
    adv.
    1 less.
    menos de/que less than
    son menos de las diez it's not quite ten o'clock yet
    tres menos dos igual a uno three minus two is one
    3 to (con las horas). (peninsular Spanish, River Plate)
    son las dos menos diez it's ten to two
    son menos diez it's ten to
    4 under.
    prep.
    1 except (for) (excepto).
    todo menos eso anything but that
    2 minus, less.
    m. s.&pl.
    minus (sign) (Mat).
    * * *
    ■ hay que conducir a menos de 100km/h one cannot drive over 100 km/h
    4 MATEMÁTICAS minus
    ■ cuatro menos dos, dos four minus two is two
    1 but, except
    1 (cantidad) less; (número) fewer
    1 MATEMÁTICAS minus sign
    \
    a menos que unless
    al menos / a lo menos at least
    aún menos much less
    cada vez menos less and less
    dar (dinero) de menos to short-change
    en menos de nada in no time at all
    eso es lo de menos that's the least of my worries
    ir a menos to go down in the world
    lo menos at least
    menos da una piedra something's better than nothing
    ¡menos mal! thank God!
    ¡ni mucho menos! far from it!
    no ser para menos to be no wonder
    para no ser menos so as not to be outdone
    por lo menos at least
    por menos de nada for no reason at all
    qué menos que...... is the least somebody could do/could have done
    si al menos... if only...
    venirse a menos to come down in the world
    ¡ya será menos! come off it!
    * * *
    1. noun m. 2. adj.
    1) less, least
    2) fewer, fewest
    3. adv.
    1) less
    •
    - por lo menos 4. prep. 5. pron.
    less, fewer
    * * *
    1. ADV
    1) [comparativo] less

    • menos aún — even less

    • menos de — [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] less than; [con sustantivos contables] fewer than

    • en menos de nada — in no time at all

    • menos que — less than

    2) [superlativo] least
    3)

    • al menos — at least

    • de menos, hay siete de menos — we're seven short, there are seven missing

    darse de menos — to underestimate o.s.

    • echar de menos a algn — to miss sb

    • ir a menos — to come down in the world

    • lo menos diez — at least ten

    • eso es lo de menos — that's the least of it

    • ¡menos mal! — thank goodness!

    ¡menos mal que habéis venido! — thank goodness you've come!

    • era nada menos que un rey — he was a king, no less

    • no es para menos — quite right too

    • por lo menos — at least

    • ¡ qué menos!, -le di un euro de propina -¡qué menos! — "I tipped her a euro" - "that was the least you could do!"

    ¿qué menos que darle las gracias? — the least we can do is say thanks!

    • quedarse en menos, no se quedó en menos — he was not to be outdone

    • tener a menos hacer algo — to consider it beneath o.s. to do sth

    • venir a menos — to come down in the world

    • y menos, no quiero verle y menos visitarle — I don't want to see him, let alone visit him

    • ¡ ya será menos! — come off it!

    cuando 2., 2), poder
    2. ADJ
    1) [comparativo] [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] less; [con sustantivos contables] fewer

    • menos... que, A tiene menos ventajas que B — A has fewer advantages than B

    no soy menos hombre que él — * I'm as much of a man as he is

    este es menos coche que el anterior — * this is not as good a car as the last one

    • ser menos que, ganaremos porque son menos que nosotros — we'll win because there are fewer of them than there are of us

    2) [superlativo] [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] least; [con sustantivos contables] fewest
    3. PREP
    1) (=excepto) except

    ¡todo menos eso! — anything but that!

    2) (Mat) [para restar] minus, less

    cinco menos dos — five minus o less two

    4.
    CONJ

    • a menos que — unless

    5. SM
    1) (Mat) minus sign
    2)
    3)
    más 1., 2)
    * * *
    I
    1) ( comparativo) less

    ahora lo vemos menos — we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him now

    no voy a ir, y menos aún con él — I'm not going, and certainly not with him

    menos (...) que: un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than this one; ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you; menos (...) de less than; pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos; no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand; éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us; los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven; es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees — it's not as dangerous as you think

    2) ( superlativo) least

    cuando menos lo esperábamos — when we were least expecting it; para locs ver menos III 2)

    II
    adjetivo invariable
    1) ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) fewer

    alimentos con menos fibra/calorías — food with less fiber/fewer calories

    ya hace menos frío — it's not as o so cold now

    menos (...) que: tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you; menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year; yo no soy menos que él — he's no better than me

    2) ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least; ( en número) fewest
    III
    1)

    sírveme menos — don't give me so much, give me less

    de menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little; me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me; lo menos (fam) at least; menos mal just as well, thank goodness; menos mal que no me oyó just as well o it's a good thing he didn't hear me; por lo menos at least; ir a menos to go downhill; ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es... that's the least of it, what worries me is...; la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems; tener a alguien en menos to feel somebody is beneath one; tener algo a menos to think something is beneath one o beneath one's dignity; venirse a menos — to come down in the world

    IV
    1) ( excepto)

    firmaron todos menos Alonso — everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso

    menos estos dos, todos están en venta — apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale

    tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé — three cans of paint, less what I used

    2)
    a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minus
    b) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora)

    son las cinco menos diez/cuarto — it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five

    V
    masculino minus sign
    * * *
    = least, less [lesser -comp., least -sup.], minus, but, less so.
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    * al menos = at least, at the very least.
    * a menos que = unless, short of.
    * aproximadamente, más o menos = ballpark.
    * area menos favorecida = less favoured area.
    * cada vez menos = less and less.
    * cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.
    * cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.
    * dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.
    * de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.
    * dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.
    * echar de menos = miss.
    * echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.
    * echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.
    * el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.
    * en todos menos en = in all but.
    * en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.
    * en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.
    * estrella venida a menos = fallen star.
    * figura venida a menos = fallen star.
    * hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.
    * horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.
    * lo menos posible = as little as possible.
    * más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take.
    * más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.
    * más o menos cuadrado = squarish.
    * menos aún = let alone.
    * menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick, less of the carrot, more of the stick.
    * menos conocido = lesser known.
    * menos cultos, los = less literate, the.
    * menos de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad, less than + Cantidad.
    * menos de + Edad = on the right side of + Edad.
    * menos desarrollado = less developed [less-developed].
    * menos en = save in.
    * menos en el caso de que = except when.
    * menos favorecido = less-advantaged, less favoured [less favored].
    * menos hecho = rarer.
    * menos importante, el = least, the.
    * menos probable = least likely, less likely.
    * menos... que... = less... than....
    * menos rápidos, los = less fleet of foot, the.
    * menos sabido = lesser known.
    * menos usado = less used.
    * mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.
    * nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.
    * nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.
    * nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.
    * nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
    * nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.
    * nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.
    * ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.
    * ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.
    * Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.
    * no ser menos que el vecino = keep up with + the Joneses.
    * no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.
    * pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.
    * para no ser menos = not to be outdone.
    * personaje venido a menos = fallen star.
    * por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.
    * región menos favorecida = less favoured region (LFR).
    * salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.
    * ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.
    * ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.
    * signo menos (-) = minus sign (-), negative sign (-).
    * todo menos = everything except (for).
    * todos menos = everyone except, everybody except.
    * todos menos + Número = all but + Número.
    * último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.
    * venir a menos = retrench.
    * y cuanto mucho menos = much less.
    * y mucho menos = much less, least of all.
    * zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.
    * * *
    I
    1) ( comparativo) less

    ahora lo vemos menos — we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him now

    no voy a ir, y menos aún con él — I'm not going, and certainly not with him

    menos (...) que: un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than this one; ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you; menos (...) de less than; pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos; no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand; éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us; los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven; es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees — it's not as dangerous as you think

    2) ( superlativo) least

    cuando menos lo esperábamos — when we were least expecting it; para locs ver menos III 2)

    II
    adjetivo invariable
    1) ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) fewer

    alimentos con menos fibra/calorías — food with less fiber/fewer calories

    ya hace menos frío — it's not as o so cold now

    menos (...) que: tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you; menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year; yo no soy menos que él — he's no better than me

    2) ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least; ( en número) fewest
    III
    1)

    sírveme menos — don't give me so much, give me less

    de menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little; me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me; lo menos (fam) at least; menos mal just as well, thank goodness; menos mal que no me oyó just as well o it's a good thing he didn't hear me; por lo menos at least; ir a menos to go downhill; ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es... that's the least of it, what worries me is...; la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems; tener a alguien en menos to feel somebody is beneath one; tener algo a menos to think something is beneath one o beneath one's dignity; venirse a menos — to come down in the world

    IV
    1) ( excepto)

    firmaron todos menos Alonso — everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso

    menos estos dos, todos están en venta — apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale

    tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé — three cans of paint, less what I used

    2)
    a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minus
    b) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora)

    son las cinco menos diez/cuarto — it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five

    V
    masculino minus sign
    * * *
    = least, less [lesser -comp., least -sup.], minus, but, less so.

    Ex: Service to the whole community implies positive discrimination towards those who through social or educational deprivation are least adept at using information tools.

    Ex: The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.
    Ex: Copies of records created by the libraries, minus local data, are added to the pool of cataloguing information available to users.
    Ex: Rotundas were widely used for all but the most formal texts in the fifteenth century, but fell out of fashion during the sixteenth century, surviving longest in Spain.
    Ex: Vellum remained popular on the continent, less so in England; while goatskin (morocco), although well established by this time for fine work, was seldom used in trade binding except for prayer books.
    * al menos = at least, at the very least.
    * a menos que = unless, short of.
    * aproximadamente, más o menos = ballpark.
    * area menos favorecida = less favoured area.
    * cada vez menos = less and less.
    * cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.
    * cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.
    * dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.
    * de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.
    * dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.
    * echar de menos = miss.
    * echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.
    * echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.
    * el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.
    * en todos menos en = in all but.
    * en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.
    * en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.
    * estrella venida a menos = fallen star.
    * figura venida a menos = fallen star.
    * hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.
    * horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.
    * lo menos posible = as little as possible.
    * más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take.
    * más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.
    * más o menos cuadrado = squarish.
    * menos aún = let alone.
    * menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick, less of the carrot, more of the stick.
    * menos conocido = lesser known.
    * menos cultos, los = less literate, the.
    * menos de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad, less than + Cantidad.
    * menos de + Edad = on the right side of + Edad.
    * menos desarrollado = less developed [less-developed].
    * menos en = save in.
    * menos en el caso de que = except when.
    * menos favorecido = less-advantaged, less favoured [less favored].
    * menos hecho = rarer.
    * menos importante, el = least, the.
    * menos probable = least likely, less likely.
    * menos... que... = less... than....
    * menos rápidos, los = less fleet of foot, the.
    * menos sabido = lesser known.
    * menos usado = less used.
    * mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.
    * nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.
    * nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.
    * nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.
    * nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
    * nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.
    * nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.
    * ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.
    * ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.
    * Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.
    * no ser menos que el vecino = keep up with + the Joneses.
    * no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.
    * pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.
    * para no ser menos = not to be outdone.
    * personaje venido a menos = fallen star.
    * por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.
    * región menos favorecida = less favoured region (LFR).
    * salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.
    * ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.
    * ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.
    * signo menos (-) = minus sign (-), negative sign (-).
    * todo menos = everything except (for).
    * todos menos = everyone except, everybody except.
    * todos menos + Número = all but + Número.
    * último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.
    * venir a menos = retrench.
    * y cuanto mucho menos = much less.
    * y mucho menos = much less, least of all.
    * zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.

    * * *
    (comparativo): cada vez estudia menos she's studying less and less
    quiere trabajar menos y ganar más he wants to work less and earn more
    ya me duele menos it doesn't hurt so much now
    ahora que vive en Cádiz lo vemos menos now that he's living in Cadiz we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him
    eso es menos importante that's not so important
    no voy a permitir que vaya, y menos aún con él I'm not going to let her go, much less with him
    menos (…) QUE:
    un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than o just as important as this one
    ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you
    no pude menos que aceptar I had to accept, it was the least I could do
    menos (…) DE:
    los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven
    pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos
    éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us
    lo compraron por menos de nada they bought it for next to nothing
    no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand
    está a menos de una hora de aquí it's less than an hour from here
    es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees it's not as dangerous as you think
    es la menos complicada que he visto it is the least complicated one I have seen
    éste es el menos pesado de los dos this is the lighter of the two
    es el que menos viene por aquí he's the one who comes around least (often)
    soy el que ha bebido menos de todos I've had less to drink than anyone, I'm the one who's had least to drink
    es el que menos me gusta he's the one I like (the) least
    se esfuerza lo menos posible he makes as little effort as possible
    es lo menos que podía hacer por él it's the least I could do for him
    sucedió cuando menos lo esperábamos it happened when we were least expecting it
    para locs ver menos3 pron B. (↑ menos (3))
    alimentos con menos fibra/calorías food with less fiber/fewer calories
    ya hace menos frío it's not as o so cold now
    recibimos cada vez menos pedidos we are getting fewer and fewer orders
    cuesta tres veces menos it costs a third of the price o a third as much
    mide medio metro menos it's half a meter shorter
    a éste ponle dos cucharadas menos add two tablespoonfuls less to this one
    menos (…) QUE:
    tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you
    menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year
    somos menos que ellos there are fewer of us than them
    no soy menos hombre que él I'm no less a man than him
    yo no soy menos que él he's no better than me
    el rincón donde hay menos luz the corner where there's least light
    el partido que obtuvo menos votos the party that got (the) fewest votes
    esos casos son los menos cases like that are the exception
    A
    sírveme menos don't give me as o so much
    ya falta menos it won't be long now
    aprobaron menos que el año pasado not so o as many passed as last year, fewer passed than last year
    B ( en locs):
    al menos at least
    a menos que unless
    a menos que tú nos ayudes unless you help us
    cuando menos at least
    de menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little
    siempre te da unos gramos de menos he always gives you a few grams under o too little
    me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me, you haven't charged me enough
    lo menos ( fam); at least
    les pagaron lo menos un millón they paid them at least a million pesos
    menos mal just as well
    menos mal que no me oyó just as well o good thing o thank goodness he didn't hear me
    nos van a dar una prórroga — ¡menos mal! they are going to give us extra time — just as well! o thank goodness for that!
    por lo menos at least
    si por lo menos me hubieras avisado … if you'd at least told me …
    había por lo menos diez mil personas there were at least ten thousand people there
    ir a menos to go downhill
    ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es su falta de honradez that's the least of it, what worries me is his lack of integrity
    la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems
    tener a algn en menos to feel sb is beneath one
    cuanto1 (↑ cuanto (1)), más3 (↑ más (3)), mucho3 (↑ mucho (3)), nada1 (↑ nada (1))
    tener algo a menos to think sth is beneath one o beneath one's dignity
    venirse a menos to come down in the world
    un aristócrata venido a menos an aristocrat who has come down in the world o who has fallen on hard times
    un hotel/barrio venido a menoss a rundown hotel/neighborhood*
    A
    (excepto): firmaron todos menos Alonso everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso
    menos estos dos, todos están en venta apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale
    tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé para la puerta three cans of paint, less what I used on the door
    B
    1 ( Mat) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (en restas, números negativos) minus
    8-15=-7 read as: ocho menos quince (es) igual (a) menos siete eight minus fifteen equals o is minus seven
    2
    (Esp, RPI) (en la hora) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] son las ocho menos diez/cuarto it's ten to eight/(a) quarter to eight
    ¿tienes hora? — menos veinte do you have the time? — it's twenty to
    minus sign
    * * *

     

    menos adverbio
    1 ( comparativo) less;

    ya me duele menos it hurts less now;
    ahora lo vemos menos we don't see him so often now, we don't see so much of him now;
    pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos;
    éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us;
    los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven
    2 ( superlativo) least;

    el que menos me gusta the one I like (the) least;
    se esfuerza lo menos posible he makes as little effort as possible;
    cuando menos lo esperaba when I was least expecting it
    ■ adjetivo invariable
    1 ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less;
    ( en número) fewer;
    ◊ alimentos con menos fibra/calorías food with less fiber/fewer calories;

    hay menos errores there are fewer mistakes;
    mide medio metro menos it's half a meter shorter;
    menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year;
    tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you
    2 ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least;
    ( en número) fewest;

    el que obtuvo menos votos the one who got (the) fewest votes
    ■ pronombre
    1 ( en cantidad) less;
    ( en número) fewer;

    ya falta menos it won't be long now
    2 ( en locs)

    a menos que unless;
    cuando menos at least;
    de menos: me dió 100 pesos de menos he gave me 100 pesos too little;
    me cobró de menos he undercharged me;
    lo menos the least;
    menos mal just as well, thank goodness;
    por lo menos at least;
    eso es lo de menos that's the least of my (o our etc) problems
    ■ preposición
    1 ( excepto):
    ◊ todos menos Alonso everybody except o but Alonso;

    menos estos dos, … apart from o with the exception of these two, …;
    tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé para la puerta three cans of paint, less what I used on the door
    2
    a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minus

    b) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora):

    ◊ son las cinco menos diez/cuarto it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five;

    son menos veinte it's twenty to
    menos
    I adverbio
    1 (en menor cantidad, grado) (con no contable) less: ayer me dolía menos, it hurt less yesterday
    había menos de treinta personas, there were less than thirty people
    es menos importante de lo que crees, it's less important than you think
    tengo menos fuerza que antes, I have less strength than before
    (con contable) fewer: mi casa tiene menos habitaciones, my house has fewer rooms
    2 (superlativo) least: es el menos indicado para opinar, he's the worst person to judge
    3 (sobre todo) no pienso discutir, y menos contigo, I don't want to argue, especially with you
    II preposición
    1 but, except: vinieron todos menos uno, they all came but one
    2 Mat minus: siete menos dos, seven minus two
    ♦ Locuciones: eso es lo de menos, that's the least of it
    a menos que, unless
    al o por lo menos, at least
    cada vez menos, less and less
    ¡menos mal!, thank goodness!
    nada menos que, no less o no fewer than
    no ser para menos, to be the least one could do: me invitó a cenar, ¡y no era para menos!, he invited me to dinner, which was the least he could do!
    venir a menos, to lose rank, fortune or position
    ' menos' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aliviar
    - añorar
    - cachondeo
    - cada
    - cantar
    - contratación
    - cuando
    - echar
    - esquivar
    - estar
    - extrañar
    - gallo
    - hipar
    - historiada
    - historiado
    - indicada
    - indicado
    - infarto
    - los
    - mal
    - más
    - mucha
    - mucho
    - pensar
    - piedra
    - programa
    - recochineo
    - salva
    - salvo
    - signo
    - siquiera
    - su
    - tan
    - todavía
    - vez
    - cinco
    - costumbre
    - cuanto
    - cuarto
    - de
    - día
    - enfado
    - enojo
    - entre
    - esperar
    - estofado
    - mientras
    - mirar
    - momento
    - nada
    English:
    about
    - absent
    - agree
    - alone
    - anything
    - anywhere
    - appreciate
    - at
    - averse
    - barring
    - besides
    - billion
    - blind
    - blue
    - border
    - but
    - cackle
    - chalk
    - circuitous
    - conscious
    - delay
    - far
    - ferment
    - few
    - god
    - good
    - if
    - job
    - just
    - last
    - least
    - less
    - let
    - let up
    - mind
    - minus
    - minus sign
    - minute
    - miss
    - more
    - nothing
    - nowadays
    - of
    - opposed
    - or
    - pretty
    - put down
    - rate
    - recollect
    - remain
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    ♦ adj inv
    1. [comparativo] [cantidad] less;
    [número] fewer;
    menos aire less air;
    menos manzanas fewer apples;
    menos… que… less/fewer… than…;
    tiene menos experiencia que tú she has less experience than you;
    vino menos gente que otras veces there were fewer people there than on other occasions;
    hace menos calor que ayer it's not as hot as it was yesterday;
    eran menos pero mejor preparadas there were fewer of them, but they were better prepared
    2. [superlativo] [cantidad] the least;
    [número] the fewest;
    el que compró menos libros the one who bought the fewest books;
    lo que menos tiempo llevó the thing that took the least time;
    la que menos nota sacó en el examen the girl who did (the) worst o got the worst Br marks o US grades in the exam
    3. Fam [peor]
    éste es menos coche que el mío this car isn't as good as mine;
    es menos hombre que tú he's less of a man than you are
    ♦ adv
    1. [comparativo] less;
    a mí échame un poco menos give me a bit less;
    ahora con el bebé salen menos they go out less now they've got the baby;
    últimamente trabajo menos I haven't been working as o so much recently;
    estás menos gordo you're not as o so fat;
    ¿a cien? no, íbamos menos rápido a hundred km/h? no, we weren't going as fast as that;
    menos de/que less than;
    Pepe es menos alto (que tú) Pepe isn't as tall (as you);
    Pepe es menos ambicioso (que tú) Pepe isn't as ambitious (as you), Pepe is less ambitious (than you);
    este vino me gusta menos (que el otro) I don't like this wine as much (as the other one), I like this wine less (than the other one);
    son menos de las diez it's not quite ten o'clock yet;
    es difícil encontrar alquileres de o [m5]por menos de 50.000 it's hard to find a place to rent for less than o under 50,000;
    tardamos menos de lo esperado we took less time than expected, it didn't take us as long as we expected;
    es menos complicado de lo que parece it's not as complicated as it seems, it's less complicated than it seems
    2. [superlativo]
    el/la/lo menos the least;
    ella es la menos adecuada para el cargo she's the least suitable person for the job;
    el menos preparado de todos/de la clase the least well trained of everyone/in the class;
    el menos preparado de los dos the less well trained of the two;
    la que menos trabaja the person o one who works (the) least;
    aquí es donde menos me duele this is where it hurts (the) least;
    él es el menos indicado para criticar he's the last person who should be criticizing;
    es lo menos que puedo hacer it's the least I can do;
    era lo menos que te podía pasar it was the least you could expect;
    debió costar lo menos un millón it must have cost at least a million;
    había algunas manzanas podridas, pero eran las menos some of the apples were rotten, but only a very few
    3. [indica resta] minus;
    tres menos dos igual a uno three minus two is one
    4. Esp, RP [con las horas] to;
    son las dos menos diez it's ten to two;
    son menos diez it's ten to
    5. Comp
    ir a menos [fiebre, lluvia] to die down;
    [delincuencia] to drop;
    ¡menos mal! just as well!, thank God!;
    menos mal que llevo rueda de repuesto/que no te pasó nada thank God I've got a spare wheel/(that) nothing happened to you;
    nada menos (que) no less (than);
    le recibió nada menos que el Papa he was received by none other than the Pope;
    no es para menos not without (good) reason;
    venir a menos [negocio] to go downhill;
    [persona] to go down in the world;
    no pienso montar y menos si conduces o Am [m5] manejas tú I've no intention of getting in, much less so if you're driving;
    ♦ pron
    había menos que el año pasado there were fewer than the previous year;
    ya queda menos it's not so far to go now
    ♦ nm inv
    Mat minus (sign)
    ♦ prep
    [excepto] except (for);
    todo menos eso anything but that;
    vinieron todos menos él everyone came except (for) o but him;
    menos el café, todo está incluido en el precio everything except the coffee is included in the price
    ♦ al menos loc conj
    at least;
    costará al menos tres millones it will cost at least three million;
    dame al menos una hora para prepararme give me at least an hour to get ready
    ♦ a menos que loc conj
    unless;
    no iré a menos que me acompañes I won't go unless you come with me
    ♦ de menos loc adv
    hay dos libros de menos there are two books missing;
    me han dado 80 céntimos de menos they've given me 80 cents too little, they've short-changed me by 80 cents;
    eso es lo de menos that's the least of it
    ♦ por lo menos loc adv
    at least;
    por lo menos pide perdón you at least ought to apologize
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    I adj
    1 en cantidad less;
    cien dólares de menos 100 dollars short, 100 dollars too little;
    hay cinco calcetines de menos we are five socks short
    2 en número fewer
    II adv
    1 comp: en cantidad less;
    es menos guapa que Ana she is not as pretty as Ana
    2 sup: en cantidad least;
    al menos, por lo menos at least
    3 MAT minus;
    tres menos dos three minus two
    III m MAT minus (sign)
    IV
    :
    a menos que unless;
    todos menos yo everyone but o except me;
    tener a alguien en menos look down on s.o.;
    eso es lo de menos that’s the least of it;
    ir a menos come down in the world;
    ni mucho menos far from it;
    no es para menos quite right too;
    son las dos menos diez it’s ten of two, Br it’s ten to two
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    menos adv
    1) : less
    llueve menos en agosto: it rains less in August
    2) : least
    el coche menos caro: the least expensive car
    3)
    menos de : less than, fewer than
    menos adj
    1) : less, fewer
    tengo más trabajo y menos tiempo: I have more work and less time
    2) : least, fewest
    la clase que tiene menos estudiantes: the class that has the fewest students
    menos prep
    1) salvo, excepto: except
    2) : minus
    quince menos cuatro son once: fifteen minus four is eleven
    menos pron
    1) : less, fewer
    no deberías aceptar menos: you shouldn't accept less
    2)
    por lo menos : at least
    3)
    a menos que : unless
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    menos1 adv
    3. (superlativo) least
    4. (excepto) except
    menos2 n minus sign

    Spanish-English dictionary > menos

  • 2 menos


    menos adverbio 1 ( comparativo) less; ya me duele menos it hurts less now; ahora lo vemos menos we don't see him so often now, we don't see so much of him now; pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos; éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us; los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven 2 ( superlativo) least; el que menos me gusta the one I like (the) least; se esfuerza lo menos posible he makes as little effort as possible; cuando menos lo esperaba when I was least expecting it ■ adjetivo invariable 1 ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) fewer;
    ◊ alimentos con menos fibra/calorías food with less fiber/fewer calories;
    hay menos errores there are fewer mistakes; mide medio metro menos it's half a meter shorter; menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year; tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you 2 ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least; ( en número) fewest; el que obtuvo menos votos the one who got (the) fewest votes ■ pronombre 1 ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) fewer; ya falta menos it won't be long now 2 ( en locs) a menos que unless; cuando menos at least; de menos: me dió 100 pesos de menos he gave me 100 pesos too little; me cobró de menos he undercharged me; lo menos the least; menos mal just as well, thank goodness; por lo menos at least; eso es lo de menos that's the least of my (o our etc) problems ■ preposición 1 ( excepto):
    ◊ todos menos Alonso everybody except o but Alonso;
    menos estos dos, … apart from o with the exception of these two, …; tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé para la puerta three cans of paint, less what I used on the door 2
    a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minus
    b) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora):
    ◊ son las cinco menos diez/cuarto it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five;
    son menos veinte it's twenty to
    menos
    I adverbio
    1 (en menor cantidad, grado) (con no contable) less: ayer me dolía menos, it hurt less yesterday
    había menos de treinta personas, there were less than thirty people
    es menos importante de lo que crees, it's less important than you think
    tengo menos fuerza que antes, I have less strength than before (con contable) fewer: mi casa tiene menos habitaciones, my house has fewer rooms
    2 (superlativo) least: es el menos indicado para opinar, he's the worst person to judge
    3 (sobre todo) no pienso discutir, y menos contigo, I don't want to argue, especially with you
    II preposición
    1 but, except: vinieron todos menos uno, they all came but one
    2 Mat minus: siete menos dos, seven minus two Locuciones: eso es lo de menos, that's the least of it
    a menos que, unless
    al o por lo menos, at least
    cada vez menos, less and less
    ¡menos mal!, thank goodness!
    nada menos que, no less o no fewer than
    no ser para menos, to be the least one could do: me invitó a cenar, ¡y no era para menos!, he invited me to dinner, which was the least he could do!
    venir a menos, to lose rank, fortune or position ' menos' also found in these entries: Spanish: aliviar - añorar - cachondeo - cada - cantar - contratación - cuando - echar - esquivar - estar - extrañar - gallo - hipar - historiada - historiado - indicada - indicado - infarto - los - mal - más - mucha - mucho - pensar - piedra - programa - recochineo - salva - salvo - signo - siquiera - su - tan - todavía - vez - cinco - costumbre - cuanto - cuarto - de - día - enfado - enojo - entre - esperar - estofado - mientras - mirar - momento - nada English: about - absent - agree - alone - anything - anywhere - appreciate - at - averse - barring - besides - billion - blind - blue - border - but - cackle - chalk - circuitous - conscious - delay - far - ferment - few - god - good - if - job - just - last - least - less - let - let up - mind - minus - minus sign - minute - miss - more - nothing - nowadays - of - opposed - or - pretty - put down - rate - recollect - remain

    English-spanish dictionary > menos

  • 3 moins

    moins [mwɛ̃]
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    ► moins se traduit souvent par not as.
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    ► moins... que less... than
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    ► Les expressions du type moins... que sont souvent traduites par l'équivalent anglais de pas aussi... que.
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    ► moins de + nom non comptable less
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    ► Avec un nom comptable, la traduction correcte est fewer, mais la plupart des gens disent less.
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    ► moins de + nombre
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    ► deux fois moins se traduit souvent par half.
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    ► moins... moins the less... the less ; (avec nom comptable) the fewer... the fewer
    • moins je mange, moins j'ai d'appétit the less I eat, the less hungry I feel
    • moins il y a de clients, moins j'ai de travail the fewer customers I have, the less work I have to do► moins... plus
    • moins je fume, plus je mange the less I smoke, the more I eat► moins... mieux
    • moins je fume, mieux je me porte the less I smoke, the better I feel
    • moins j'ai de coups de fil, mieux je travaille the fewer phone calls I get, the more work I can do► à moins
    • à moins d'un accident, ça devrait marcher barring accidents, it should work
    • il jouera, à moins d'un imprévu he'll be playing unless something unexpected happens
    • à moins de faire une bêtise, il devrait gagner unless he does something silly he should win► à moins que
    • ça me fera du travail en moins ! that'll be less work for me!
    • gravement malade, il n'en continue pas moins d'écrire despite being seriously ill, he still continues to write
    • il n'en reste pas moins que... the fact remains that...
    • il n'en est pas moins vrai que... it is no less true that...
    ► le moins, la moins, les moins (de plusieurs) the least ; (de deux) the less
    • c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire ! that's putting it mildly!► le moins possible as little as possible
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       a. (soustraction, nombre négatif) minus
    • il fait moins 5 it's minus 5°
       b. (heure) to
    3. <
    • elle a payé cette robe au moins 3 000 € she paid at least 3,000 euros for that dress
    • il ne pleuvra pas, du moins c'est ce qu'annonce la radio it's not going to rain, at least that's what it says on the radio
    • j'arriverai vers 4 heures, du moins si l'avion n'a pas de retard I'll be there around 4 o'clock - if the plane's on time, that is► pour le moins to say the least
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    ( = minable) complete loser (inf)
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    I
    1. mwɛ̃

    il est moins vingt — (colloq) it's twenty to (colloq)

    il était moins une (colloq) or moins cinq — (colloq) it was a close shave (colloq)


    2.

    moins je sors, moins j'ai envie de sortir — the less I go out, the less I feel like going out

    le moins, la moins, les moins — ( de deux) the less; ( de plus de deux) the least

    dans le livre il y a du bon et du moins bon — in the book, there are bits that are good and bits that are not so good

    le même en moins gros — the same, only thinner


    3.
    moins de déterminant indéfini

    moins de sucre/bruit — less sugar/noise

    les moins de 20 ans — people under 20, the under-twenties


    4.
    à moins locution adverbiale

    5.
    à moins de locution prépositive

    à moins de partir maintenant — unless we/you etc leave now


    6.
    à moins que locution conjonctive

    7.
    à tout le moins locution adverbiale to say the least

    8.
    au moins locution adverbiale at least

    tu l'as remercié, au moins? — you did thank him, didn't you?


    9.
    de moins locution adverbiale

    il a obtenu 25% de voix de moins que son adversaire — he got 25% fewer votes than his opponent


    10.
    du moins locution adverbiale at least

    11.
    en moins locution adverbiale

    il est revenu du front avec une jambe en moins/avec un doigt en moins — he came back from the front with only one leg/with a finger missing

    c'est tout le portrait de son père, la moustache en moins — he's the spitting image of his father without the moustache GB ou mustache US


    12.
    pour le moins locution adverbiale to say the least

    II mwɛ̃
    nom masculin invariable
    1) Mathématique minus
    2) (colloq) ( inconvénient) minus
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    Phrasal Verbs:

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    La traduction en anglais de moins est less. Cependant, elle n'est utilisée que dans un nombre de cas assez restreint: en moins de trois jours = in less than three days
    Très souvent, même quand une traduction avec less est possible, l'anglais a recours à d'autres moyens. Certains sont réguliers: ma chambre est moins grande que la tienne = my bedroom isn't as big as yours; j'ai moins d'expérience que toi = I don't have as much experience as you (do), = I have less experience than you (do); c'est moins compliqué que vous ne le croyez = it's not as complicated as you think, = it's less complicated than you think
    D'autres ne le sont pas: j'essaie de moins fumer = I'm trying to cut down on my smoking, = I'm trying to smoke less
    Lorsque moins de, déterminant indéfini, est suivi d'un nom dénombrable, la règle voudrait que l'on traduise par fewer mais dans la langue parlée on utilise également less
    Les expressions le moins possible, le moins du monde sont traitées respectivement sous possible et monde
    On trouvera ci-dessous exemples et exceptions illustrant les différentes fonctions de moins
    On pourra également se reporter aux notes d'usage portant notamment sur la quantité, l'expression de l'âge, etc. Consulter l'index
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    mwɛ̃
    1. adv
    1) (comparatif) less

    Il a trois ans de moins que moi. — He's three years younger than me.

    Nous avons trois jours de vacances de moins que l'an dernier. — We have three days holiday less than last year.

    Il est moins intelligent que moi. — He's not as clever as me.

    Moins je travaille, mieux je me porte. — The less I work, the better I feel.

    le moins — least, the least

    le moins doué; la moins douée — the least gifted

    C'est ce que j'aime le moins. — It's what I like least., It's what I like the least.

    C'est l'album que j'aime le moins. — This is the album I like the least., This is the album I least like.

    C'est le modèle le moins cher. — It's the least expensive model.

    Ce sont les plages qui sont les moins polluées. — These are the least polluted beaches.

    3)

    moins de (livres, gens) — fewer, (sable, eau, sel) less

    Ça coûte moins de deux cents euros. — It costs less than 200 euros.

    Il y a moins de gens aujourd'hui. — There are fewer people today.

    Il est moins de midi. — It's not yet midday.

    en moins; de l'argent en moins — less money

    Cette année nous avons trois jours de vacances en moins. — We have three days less holiday this year.

    le soleil en moins — without the sun, minus the sun

    L'endroit ressemble assez à la Côte d'Azur, le soleil en moins. — The place is quite like the Riviera, without the sun.

    Ne te plains pas: au moins il ne pleut pas! — Don't complain: at least it's not raining!

    à moins de; à moins que — unless

    à moins de faire; à moins que tu ne fasses — unless you do

    Je te retrouverai à dix heures à moins que le train n'ait du retard. — I'll meet you at 10 o'clock unless the train is late.

    Il vient nous voir de moins en moins. — He comes to see us less and less often.

    2. prép

    Il fait moins 5. — It's minus 5., It's 5 below., It's 5 degrees below freezing.

    Il a fait moins cinq la nuit dernière. — It was minus five last night.

    Il est cinq heures moins dix. — It's ten to five.

    Il est moins cinq. — It's five to.

    3. nm
    (= signe) minus sign
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    I.
    moins ⇒ Note d'usage
    A prép
    1 ( dans une soustraction) minus; 8 moins 3 égale 5 8 minus 3 is ou equals 5; il a retrouvé sa voiture, moins les roues he got his car back without ou minus hum the wheels;
    2 ( pour dire l'heure) to; il est huit heures moins dix it's ten (minutes) to eight; il est moins vingt○ it's twenty to○, it's twenty minutes to the hour; il était moins une○ or moins cinq○ it was a close shave○;
    3 ( dans une température) minus; il faisait moins 15 degrés it was minus 15 (degrees).
    B adv
    1 ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif) le moins the least; je lis moins ces derniers temps I read less these days; ils sortent moins maintenant qu'ils ont un enfant they don't go out as much ou they go out less often now that they have a child; il importe moins de changer le règlement que de le faire appliquer changing the rule is less important than implementing it; je gagne moins qu'elle I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does; c'est moins un artiste qu'un bon artisan he' s not so much an artist as a good craftsman; c'est moins une question d'argent qu'une question de principe it's not so much a question of money as a question of principle; de moins en moins less and less; moins je sors, moins j'ai envie de sortir the less I go out, the less I feel like going out; moins je le vois, mieux je me porte the less I see him, the better I feel; c'est lui qui travaille le moins de tous he's the one who works the least of all; le film qui m'a le moins plu the film I liked the least; ce que j'aime le moins chez lui what I like least about him;
    2 ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif) le moins, la moins, les moins ( de deux) the less; ( de plus de deux) the least; il est moins grand/doué que son père he's not as tall/gifted as his father; c'est moins facile qu'il n'y paraît it's not as easy as it seems; il est moins menteur que sa sœur he's less of a liar than his sister; c'est moins problématique que je ne croyais it's less problematic ou less of a problem than I thought, it's not as problematic as I thought; les jeunes et les moins jeunes the young and the not so young; dans le livre il y a du bon et du moins bon in the book, there are bits that are good and bits that are not so good; il n'en est pas moins vrai que it's nonetheless true that; il ressemble à son frère en moins gros he looks like his brother, only thinner; ce sont les employés les moins compétents de l'entreprise they're the least competent employees in the company; un individu des moins recommandables a most unsavoury individual;
    3 ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif) le moins least; tu devrais rester moins longtemps dans le sauna you shouldn't stay so long in the sauna; elle chante moins bien qu'avant she doesn't sing as well as she used to; il fait moins beau que l'an dernier the weather isn't as good as it was last year; c'est le moins bien payé des deux he's the less well-paid of the two; le moins souvent (the) least often.
    C moins de dét indéf
    1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) moins de livres/d'assiettes/d'arguments fewer books/plates/arguments; j'ai moins de livres que toi I don't have as many books as you ou I have fewer books than you; mangez moins de graisses eat less fat; il y a moins de candidats there are fewer candidates; ils ont moins de chances d'être élus they are less likely to be elected; les éditeurs publient moins de livres publishers are publishing fewer books; pas moins de no fewer than;
    2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) moins de sucre/vin/papier less sugar/wine/paper; moins de bruit/lumière less noise/light; il a parlé avec moins de hargne he spoke less aggressively; il y a moins de monde aujourd'hui qu'hier there are fewer people today than there were yesterday; pas moins de no less than; c'est lui qui a le moins d'expérience des trois of the three he's the one with the least experience;
    3 ( avec un numéral) en moins de trois heures in less than three hours; dans moins de trois heures in less than three hours; le voyage a duré un peu moins de trois heures the journey took a bit less than ou just under three hours; il est moins de 3 heures it's not quite 3 o'clock; les enfants de moins de 6 ans children under 6; les moins de 20 ans people under 20, the under-twenties; une planche de moins de deux m ètres de long a plank less than two metresGB long; moins de huit candidats fewer than eight candidates; tu ne trouveras rien à moins de 500 euros you won't find anything for less than 500 euros ou for under 500 euros; ça m'a coûté moins de 200 euros it cost me less than 200 euros ou under 200 euros.
    D à moins loc adv on serait furieux à moins it's more than enough to make one angry.
    E à moins de loc prép à moins de partir maintenant, il n'arrivera pas à l'heure unless he leaves now he won't get there on time; à moins d'un miracle il va échouer unless there's a miracle, he's going to fail.
    F à moins que loc conj à moins qu'il ne veuille venir unless he wants to come.
    G à tout le moins loc adv to say the least.
    H au moins loc adv at least; tout au moins at least; il y avait au moins 3 000 personnes there were at least 3,000 people; au moins, lui, il a réussi dans la vie he, at least, succeeded in life; tu l'as remercié, au moins? you did thank him, didn't you?
    I de moins loc adv ça m'a pris deux heures de moins it took me two hours less; le kilo de pêches valait deux euros de moins que la veille a kilo of peaches cost two euros less than it had the day before; j'ai un an de moins que lui I'm a year younger than he is; il a obtenu 25% de voix de moins que son adversaire he got 25% fewer votes than his opponent.
    J du moins loc adv at least; c'est du moins ce qu'il m'a raconté at least that's what he told me; si du moins tu es d'accord that is if you agree.
    K en moins loc adv il y avait deux fourchettes en moins dans la boîte there were two forks missing from the box; il est revenu du front avec une jambe en moins/avec un doigt en moins he came back from the front with only one leg/with a finger missing; c'est tout le portrait de son père, la moustache en moins he's/she's the spitting image of his/her father without the moustache GB ou mustache US.
    L pour le moins loc adv to say the least; ton attitude est pour le moins étrange your attitude is strange to say the least (of it).
    II.
    moins nm inv
    1 Math minus; le signe moins the minus sign;
    2 ○( inconvénient) minus.
    moins que rien nmf good-for-nothing, nobody.
    [mwɛ̃] adverbe
    A.[COMPARATIF D'INFÉRIORITÉ]
    1. [avec un adjectif, un adverbe] less
    deux fois moins cher half as expensive, twice as cheap
    c'est le même appartement, en moins bien/grand it's the same flat only not as nice/not as big
    beaucoup/un peu moins a lot/a little less
    il n'en est pas moins vrai que... it is nonetheless true that...
    non moins charmante que... just as charming as..., no less charming than...
    2. [avec un verbe] less, not... so ou as much
    moins tu parles, mieux ça vaut the less you speak, the better
    B.[SUPERLATIF D'INFÉRIORITÉ]
    1. [avec un adjectif, un adverbe]
    je ne suis pas le moins du monde surpris I'm not at all ou not in the least bit surprised
    je vous dérange? — mais non, pas le moins du monde am I disturbing you? — of course not ou not in the slightest
    2. [avec un verbe]
    le moins qu'on puisse faire, c'est de les inviter the least we could do is invite them
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    [mwɛ̃] préposition
    1. [en soustrayant]
    dix moins huit font deux ten minus ou less eight makes two
    on est seize: moins les enfants, ça fait douze there are sixteen of us, twelve not counting the children
    2. [indiquant l'heure]
    3. [introduisant un nombre négatif]
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    [mwɛ̃] nom masculin
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    à moins locution adverbiale
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    à moins de locution prépositionnelle
    1. [excepté]
    à moins d'un miracle short of ou barring a miracle
    nous n'arriverons pas à temps, à moins de partir demain we won't get there on time unless we leave tomorrow
    2. [pour moins de] for less than
    3. [dans le temps, l'espace]
    il habite à moins de 10 minutes/500 mètres d'ici he lives less than 10 minutes/500 metres from here
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    à moins que locution conjonctive
    à moins que vous ne vouliez le faire vous-même... unless you wanted to do it yourself...
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    au moins locution adverbiale
    1. [en tout cas] at least
    2. [au minimum] at least
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    de moins locution adverbiale
    de moins en moins locution adverbiale
    de moins en moins de locution déterminante
    [suivi d'un nom comptable] fewer and fewer
    [suivi d'un nom non comptable] less and less
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    des moins locution adverbiale
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    du moins locution adverbiale
    ils devaient venir samedi, c'est du moins ce qu'ils nous avaient dit they were supposed to come on saturday, at least that's what they told us
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    en moins locution adverbiale
    il y a une chaise en moins there's one chair missing, we're one chair short
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    en moins de locution prépositionnelle
    en moins de deux (familier) in a jiffy, in two ticks
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    moins de locution déterminante
    1. (comparatif) [avec un nom comptable] fewer
    [avec un nom non comptable] less
    a. [avec un nom comptable] the fewest
    b. [avec un nom non comptable] the least
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    moins... moins locution correlative
    the less... the less
    moins il travaillera, moins il aura de chances de réussir à son examen the less he works, the less chance he'll have of passing his exam
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    moins... plus locution correlative
    the less... the more
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    moins que rien locution adverbiale
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    moins que rien nom masculin et féminin
    c'est un/une moins que rien he's/she's a nobody
    on ne peut moins locution adverbiale
    pour le moins locution adverbiale

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > moins

  • 4 meno

    1. adv less
    il meno possibile as little as possible
    di meno at least
    a meno che unless
    per lo meno at least
    sono le sei meno un quarto it's a quarter to six
    sempre meno less and less
    fare a meno di qualcosa do without something
    venir meno alla parola data not keep one's word
    2. prep except
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    meno avv.compar.
    1 (in minor quantità o grado) less; not so... (as); not as... (as): dovresti lavorare (di) meno e riposare di più, you should work less and rest more; il viaggio di ritorno mi è sembrato meno lungo, the journey back didn't seem so long (to me); quest'anno ha piovuto (di) meno, it hasn't rained so much this year; non per questo è meno intelligente, he is no less intelligent for that // più o meno, poco più poco meno, more or less // chi più chi meno, more or less (o some more some less): tutti hanno contribuito, chi più chi meno, al buon esito dell'iniziativa, everyone more or less contributed to the success of the venture (o everyone contributed to the success of the venture, some more some less) // né più né meno, just, exactly: gli ho detto né più né meno come la pensavo, I told him just (o exactly) how I felt about it; le cose sono andate né più né meno così, that's exactly what happened
    2 (nel compar. di minoranza) less... (than); not so... (as), not as... (as): l'argento è meno prezioso dell'oro, silver is less precious than gold (o silver isn't as precious as gold); lui non è meno studioso di te, he studies just as much as you do (o he studies no less than you do); oggi è meno freddo di ieri, it isn't as cold today as it was yesterday (form. it is less cold than yesterday); il traffico era meno intenso del solito, the traffic wasn't as heavy as usual (o was less heavy than usual); è andata meno bene del previsto, it didn't go as well as expected
    3 (correl.) (quanto) meno... (tanto) meno: the less... the less: meno si lavora, meno si lavorerebbe, the less you work, the less you feel like working; meno studi, meno impari, the less you study, the less you learn
    4 (nel superl. di minoranza) the least; (fra due) the less: tra tutte le conferenze, questa è stata la meno interessante, of all the lectures, this was the least interesting; la meno preparata delle due squadre, the less fit of the (two) teams; ho intenzione di scegliere la macchina che costa meno, I'm going to choose the car that costs the least (o the cheapest car); cerca di affaticarti il meno possibile, try to tire yourself as little as possible
    5 (con valore di no) not: fammi sapere se verrai o meno, let me know whether or not you're coming; mi domando se valga la pena o meno di accettare, I wonder whether or not it's worth accepting; mi hanno accreditato mille euro, meno le spese bancarie, my account was credited with one thousand euros, minus bank charges
    6 (mat.) minus: sette meno tre è uguale a quattro, seven minus three is four (o three from seven leaves four) // la temperatura è meno due, the temperature is two degrees below zero // ci sono cinque euro in meno, di meno, (mancano cinque euro) there's five euros missing; ho speso dieci euro in meno, I spent ten euros less; uno di meno!, one less!; non eravamo in meno di otto, there were no less than eight of us // se avessi vent'anni di meno!, if only I were twenty years younger! // sono le otto meno cinque, it's five to eight
    ◆ prep. (tranne) but, except: c'erano tutti meno loro, everyone was there except (o but) them; il museo è aperto tutti i giorni meno il lunedì, the museum is open every day but (o except) Monday; ho pensato a tutto meno che a fare i biglietti, I saw to everything except the tickets.
    ◆ FRASEOLOGIA: tanto meno, ancora meno, even less: non ho accettato finora, tanto meno accetterei adesso, I haven't accepted so far, and now I've got even less reason to accept // meno che mai, men che meno, let alone: non sa parlare l'italiano, meno che mai l'inglese, he can't even speak Italian, let alone English // quanto meno, (perlomeno) at least: avresti potuto quanto meno farmi una telefonata, you could at least have phoned me // fare a meno di qlcu., di (fare) qlco., to do without s.o., (doing) sthg.: non potrei fare a meno di lui, I couldn't do without him; non potei fare a meno di ridere, I couldn't help laughing // venire meno, (venire a mancare) to fail; (svenire) to faint; mi venne meno il coraggio, my courage failed me; a quella notizia, mi sentii venire meno, I felt as if I was going to faint when I heard the news // venire meno alla parola data, to break one's word // essere da meno (di qlcu.), to be less than s.o. // senza meno, (region.) certainly, for sure: le telefonerò domani senza meno, I'll phone her tomorrow for sure; a meno che, a meno di, unless: lo spettacolo si terrà all'aperto, a meno che non piova, the performance will take place outdoors, unless it rains; non farei mai una cosa simile, a meno di non esservi costretto, I would never do such a thing, unless I was forced to // niente meno → nientedimeno // per lo meno → perlomeno.
    meno agg.compar.invar. less; not so much, not as much; (con s. pl.) fewer; not so many, not as many: c'è meno traffico sulle strade rispetto a ieri, there's less traffic on the roads than yesterday (o there isn't as much traffic on the roads as yesterday); oggi c'è meno gente in giro, there are fewer people (o there aren't so many people) about today; se prendi l'autostrada impiegherai meno tempo, it will take you less time (o it won't take you so long) if you use the motorway; c'erano meno italiani e più stranieri, there were fewer Italians and more foreigners; ha meno amici che nemici, he has fewer friends than enemies; loro hanno meno preoccupazioni di noi, they have fewer worries than we have (o they haven't so many worries as we have); questa volta hai fatto meno errori, this time you made fewer mistakes (o you didn't make so many mistakes) // meno storie!, stop making a fuss! // meno male, thank goodness; just as well; it's a good job (o a good thing); not so bad: meno male che non si è fatto niente, thank goodness he wasn't hurt; meno male che siete arrivati in tempo, it's a good job you arrived in time; meno male, poteva andar peggio!, not so bad, things could have been worse!
    ◆ s.m.
    1 (con valore di compar.) less, not as much: ho fatto meno di quanto avrei voluto, I did less than (o I didn't do as much as) I would have liked; ha mangiato meno del solito, he ate less than usual (o he didn't eat as much as usual); meno di così non si poteva dare, you couldn't give less than that; si accontenterebbe di molto meno, he would be satisfied with much less; oggi ho dovuto aspettare molto meno, today I didn't have nearly so long to wait (o I had much less to wait); ci vorranno non meno di tre ore per arrivare, it will take no less than three hours to get there; finirò il lavoro in meno di un mese, I shall finish the job in less than a month; arriverà tra non meno di due settimane, he won't be here for a fortnight // a meno, per meno, (a minor prezzo) for less (o cheaper): vendere, acquistare per meno, to sell, to purchase for less // in men che non si dica, in less than no time
    2 (con valore di superl.) the least; as little as: questo è il meno che tu possa fare, that's the least you can do; era il meno che gli potesse capitare, it was the least that could happen to him; vorrei spendere il meno possibile, I'd like to spend as little as possible // parlare del più e del meno, to talk of this and that // quando meno ci si pensa..., when you least expect...
    3 (mat.) minus: il segno del meno, the minus sign
    4 pl.: i meno, (la minoranza) the minority; i deputati che votarono a favore della proposta di legge erano i meno, the MP s who voted in favour of the bill were in the minority.
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    ['meno]
    1. avv
    1) less

    meno caro — less expensive, cheaper

    è meno alto di suo fratello/di quel che pensavo — he is not as tall as his brother/as I thought, he is less tall than his brother/than I thought

    ha due anni meno di me — he's two years younger than me

    dovresti mangiare meno — you should eat less, you shouldn't eat so much

    meno ne discutiamo, meglio è — the less we talk about it, the better

    deve avere non meno di trent'anni — he must be at least thirty

    meno fumo più mangio — the less I smoke the more I eat

    andare all'università diventa sempre meno facile — it's getting less and less easy to go to university

    ho speso (di) meno — I spent less

    arrivo tra meno di un'ora — I'll be there in less than o in under an hour

    3) (sottrazione) Mat minus, less

    5 meno 2 — 5 minus 2, 5 take away 2

    mi hai dato due carte di meno — you gave me two cards too few

    eh, se avessi dieci anni di meno! — oh, if only I were ten years younger!

    ho una sterlina in meno — I am one pound short

    ci sono meno 25° — it's minus 25°, it is 25° below (zero)

    4)

    (fraseologia) non è da meno di lui — she is (every bit) as good as he is

    non voglio essere da meno di lui — I don't want to be outdone by him

    fare a meno di — to do o manage without

    se non c'è zucchero ne faremo a meno — if there isn't any sugar we'll do without

    potresti fare a meno di fumare in macchina? — would you mind not smoking in the car?

    non ho potuto fare a meno di ridere — I couldn't help laughing

    in men che non si dica — in less than no time, quick as a flash

    meno male! — good!, thank goodness!, just as well!

    meno male che sei arrivato — it's a good job that you have come

    men che meno gli inglesi — least of all the English

    fammi sapere se verrai o meno — let me know if you are coming or not

    quanto meno poteva avvertire — he could at least have let us know

    non mi piace come scrive e tanto meno come parla — I don't like the way he writes let alone the way he talks

    2. agg inv
    (acqua, lavoro, soldi) less, (persone, libri, errori) fewer

    meno bambini ci sono, meglio è — the fewer children there are the better

    meno storie! — stop messing around!

    3. sm inv
    1)

    (la minor cosa) il meno — the least

    era il meno che ti potesse capitare — (rimprovero) you were asking for it

    parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that

    i meno — (la minoranza) the minority

    2) Mat minus (sign)
    4. prep
    (fuorché, eccetto che) except (for)

    a meno che non faccia caldo — unless it is hot

    a meno di prendere un giorno di ferie — unless I (o you ecc) take a day off

    ci siamo tutti meno lui — we are all here except (for) him

    tutti meno uno — all but one

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    ['meno] 1.

    guadagno meno di lei — I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does

    meno se ne parla, meglio è — the less said about that, the better

    meno esco, meno ho voglia di uscire — the less I go out, the less I feel like going out

    meno di due ore — under o less than two hours

    (il) meno, (la) meno, (i) meno, (le) meno — the least

    6) (in correlazione con "più")

    né più, né meno — neither more, nor less

    centimetro più, centimetro meno — give or take an inch (or two)

    ho fatto una torta anche io per non essere da meno — I made a cake as well, just to keep up

    10) a meno di short of
    11) a meno che unless
    12) sempre meno less and less
    13) meno male thank goodness
    14) quanto meno, per lo meno at least

    non l'ho mai visto, tanto meno gli ho parlato — I've never seen him, much less spoken to him

    era troppo malata per stare in piedi, tanto meno per camminare — she was too ill to stand let alone walk

    16) più o meno more or less, about, roughly, round about

    "ti è piaciuto il film?" - "più o meno" — "did you enjoy the film?" - "sort of"

    2.
    aggettivo invariabile
    3.
    1) (in una sottrazione) from, minus

    20 meno 5 fa 15 — 5 from 20 leaves 15, 20 minus 5 is 15, 20 take away 5 is 15

    2) (tranne, eccetto) but, besides, except
    4.
    sostantivo maschile invariabile
    1) (la cosa, quantità minore) least
    2) mat. minus (sign)
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    parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that, to shoot the breeze AE

    in men che non si dica — before you could say knife, in the bat o wink of an eye, in (less than) no time

    fare a meno di — to manage o do without, to dispense with [auto, servizi]

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    Note:
    Meno è usato principalmente come avverbio e come aggettivo, anche con valore pronominale. - Come avverbio, si rende con less quando introduce un comparativo di minoranza e con (the) least quando introduce un superlativo di minoranza: less è seguito da than, the least è seguito da of oppure in (se ci si riferisce a un luogo o un gruppo). Gli esempi nella voce mostrano anche che il comparativo di minoranza è spesso sostituito in inglese dalla variante negativa di un comparativo di uguaglianza: ho meno esperienza di te = I have less experience than you, oppure: I don't have as much experience as you; la mia stanza è meno grande della tua = my bedroom isn't as big as yours. - Come aggettivo, in inglese standard meno si traduce con less davanti e al posto di sostantivi non numerabili ( meno denaro = less money; ne ho meno di ieri = I have less than yesterday), mentre davanti e al posto di sostantivi plurali si usa fewer con valore comparativo ( meno studenti = fewer students; non meno di = no fewer than) e (the) fewest con valore superlativo ( ho fatto meno errori di tutti = I made the fewest mistakes; ne ha dati meno di tutti = he gave the fewest); tuttavia, nel linguaggio parlato less tende a sostituire fewer anche con riferimento plurale: meno persone = less people. - Per altri esempi e per l'uso di meno come preposizione e sostantivo, si veda la voce qui sotto
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    meno
    /'meno/
    Meno è usato principalmente come avverbio e come aggettivo, anche con valore pronominale. - Come avverbio, si rende con less quando introduce un comparativo di minoranza e con (the) least quando introduce un superlativo di minoranza: less è seguito da than, the least è seguito da of oppure in (se ci si riferisce a un luogo o un gruppo). Gli esempi nella voce mostrano anche che il comparativo di minoranza è spesso sostituito in inglese dalla variante negativa di un comparativo di uguaglianza: ho meno esperienza di te = I have less experience than you, oppure: I don't have as much experience as you; la mia stanza è meno grande della tua = my bedroom isn't as big as yours. - Come aggettivo, in inglese standard meno si traduce con less davanti e al posto di sostantivi non numerabili ( meno denaro = less money; ne ho meno di ieri = I have less than yesterday), mentre davanti e al posto di sostantivi plurali si usa fewer con valore comparativo ( meno studenti = fewer students; non meno di = no fewer than) e (the) fewest con valore superlativo ( ho fatto meno errori di tutti = I made the fewest mistakes; ne ha dati meno di tutti = he gave the fewest); tuttavia, nel linguaggio parlato less tende a sostituire fewer anche con riferimento plurale: meno persone = less people. - Per altri esempi e per l'uso di meno come preposizione e sostantivo, si veda la voce qui sotto.
     1 (in un comparativo di minoranza) less; un po' meno a little less; è meno alto di Tim he is not as tall as Tim; è meno complicato di quanto pensi it's less complicated than you think
     2 (con un avverbio) less; meno spesso less often; meno del solito less than usual; canta meno bene di prima she doesn't sing as well as she used to
     3 (con un verbo) less; l'argento costa meno dell'oro silver costs less than gold; costa meno prendere il treno it works out cheaper to take the train; dovresti lavorare (di) meno you should work less; guadagno meno di lei I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does; meno se ne parla, meglio è the less said about that, the better; meno esco, meno ho voglia di uscire the less I go out, the less I feel like going out; è lui quello che lavora meno di tutti he's the one who works the least of all
     4 (con un numerale) less; meno di 50 less than 50; meno di due ore under o less than two hours; un po' meno di 15 cm just under 15 cm; i bambini con meno di sei anni children under six; non troverai niente a meno di 200 euro you won't find anything for less than o for under 200 euros
     5 (in un superlativo relativo) (il) meno, (la) meno, (i) meno, (le) meno the least; le famiglie meno ricche the least wealthy families; era la meno soddisfatta di tutti she was the least satisfied of all; è quello pagato meno bene fra i due he's the least well-paid of the two; quello mi piace meno di tutti I like that one (the) least; sono quelli che ne hanno meno bisogno they are the ones who need it (the) least; proprio quando meno me l'aspettavo just when I least expected it
     6 (in correlazione con "più") né più, né meno neither more, nor less; centimetro più, centimetro meno give or take an inch (or two); né più né meno che nothing less than
     7 (con valore di negazione) not; che lo voglia o meno whether he's willing or not; non ha deciso se firmare o meno he hasn't decided whether to sign (or not)
     8 da meno è un gran bugiardo e suo fratello non è da meno he's a liar and his brother isn't any better; ho fatto una torta anche io per non essere da meno I made a cake as well, just to keep up
     9 di meno, in meno se avessi 20 anni di meno! I wish I were 20 years younger! ho preso 30 euro in meno di stipendio my wages are 30 euros short
     10 a meno di short of
     11 a meno che unless
     12 sempre meno less and less
     13 meno male thank goodness; meno male che it's a good thing that; meno male che è impermeabile! it's just as well it's waterproof! meno male che ci sono andato! it was lucky for me that I went!
     14 quanto meno, per lo meno at least
     15 tanto meno non l'ho mai visto, tanto meno gli ho parlato I've never seen him, much less spoken to him; era troppo malata per stare in piedi, tanto meno per camminare she was too ill to stand let alone walk
     16 più o meno more or less, about, roughly, round about; più o meno alto come te about your height; è successo più o meno qui it happened round about here; "ti è piaciuto il film?" - "più o meno" "did you enjoy the film?" - "sort of"; più o meno nello stesso modo in much the same way; la canzone fa più o meno così the song goes something like this
     1 (in un comparativo di minoranza) less, fewer; ho meno libri di te I have fewer books than you; ho meno caldo adesso I feel cooler now; ci è voluto meno tempo di quanto pensassimo it took less time than we expected
     2 (con valore pronominale) less, fewer; non meno di no fewer than; ne ho meno di te I have less than you; ha venduto meno di tutti he sold the fewest
     1 (in una sottrazione) from, minus; quanto fa 20 meno 8? what is 20 minus 8? 20 meno 5 fa 15 5 from 20 leaves 15, 20 minus 5 is 15, 20 take away 5 is 15
     2 (tranne, eccetto) but, besides, except
    IV m.inv.
     1 (la cosa, quantità minore) least; questo è il meno that's the least of it; fare il meno possibile to do as little as possible
     2 mat. minus (sign)
    parlare del più e del meno to talk about this and that, to shoot the breeze AE; in men che non si dica before you could say knife, in the bat o wink of an eye, in (less than) no time; fare a meno di to manage o do without, to dispense with [auto, servizi]; non posso farne a meno I can't help it.

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    Ex. Each step of subdivision involves an extra character (see below).
    Ex. The command function 'MORE' is used to request the system to display more information, for instance to continue the alphabetical display of terms.
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    * acercarse aun más = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.
    * acercarse más aun = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.
    * ahora más que nunca = now more than ever.
    * alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.
    * algo más = anything else.
    * algunos años más tarde = some years on.
    * a más largo plazo = longer-term.
    * a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....
    * a más tardar = at the latest.
    * análisis más minucioso = closer examination.
    * aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.
    * aún más = Verbo + further, even further, all the more, further, furthermore, beyond that, a fortiori.
    * bastante más = rather more.
    * cada vez más = ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing.
    * cada vez más abultado = swelling.
    * cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.
    * cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.
    * cada vez más estricto = tightening.
    * cada vez más extendido = spreading.
    * cada vez más fácil = ever easier.
    * cada vez más lejos = further and further.
    * cada vez más rápido = ever faster.
    * cada vez más tenue = fading.
    * cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].
    * citado más arriba = above.
    * con el más sumo cuidado = with utmost care.
    * con más antigüedad = longest-serving.
    * con más detalle = in most detail, in more detail.
    * con más frecuencia = most frequently.
    * con más razón aún = a fortiori.
    * con más vigor aun = with a vengeance.
    * con más virulencia aun = with a vengeance.
    * con más vitalidad = revitalised [revitalized, -USA].
    * con un filo más pronunciado = sharper-edged.
    * correr más deprisa que = outrun [out-run].
    * costumbre cada vez más frecuente = growing practice.
    * cuanto más = all the more so, all the more, a fortiori.
    * cuanto más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....
    * cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.
    * cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante = at a time to be announced later.
    * cuya fecha se determinará más adelante = at a time to be determined later.
    * dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.
    * dar más de sí = go further.
    * dar más explicaciones = elaborate on.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
    * de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.
    * de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.
    * de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.
    * de la forma más difícil = the hard way.
    * de la forma más fácil = the easy way .
    * de lo más = very.
    * de lo más + Adjetivo = most + Adjetivo.
    * demandar cada vez más enérgicamente = build + pressure, build + pressure.
    * de más = extra, one too many.
    * de más arriba = topmost [top most].
    * desarrollar aun más = develop + further.
    * desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.
    * desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.
    * de una manera más sencilla = in digestible form.
    * dicho más arriba, lo = foregoing, the.
    * distanciar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.
    * dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.
    * durante las horas de más calor = during the heat of the day.
    * durar más que = outlive.
    * el más = all-time.
    * el más adecuado = ideally suited.
    * el más + Adjetivo = the most + Adjetivo.
    * el más allá = hereafter.
    * el más bajo = rock-bottom.
    * el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.
    * el más leído = the most widely read.
    * el más recomendado = best of breed, the.
    * el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.
    * el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.
    * el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
    * en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.
    * enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end, throw in + at the deep end.
    * enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.
    * en lo más mínimo = not in the least + Nombre Negativo.
    * en más de una ocasión = on more than one occasion, in more than one instance, in more than one occasion.
    * en más de un sentido = in more ways than one.
    * en su forma más básica = at its most basic.
    * en su nivel más bajo = at its lowest ebb.
    * en su punto más álgido = at its height.
    * en su punto más bajo = at its lowest ebb.
    * en tiempos más recientes = in more recent times.
    * en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.
    * en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.
    * en un sentido más amplio = in a broader sense, in a larger sense.
    * en un sentido más general = in a broader sense.
    * es más = more important, moreover.
    * examen más minucioso = closer examination.
    * examinar más detenidamente = look + closer, take + a closer look at, take + a close look.
    * examinar más minuciosamente = examine + in greater detail.
    * explicar un Tema con más detalle = expand upon/on + Tema.
    * forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.
    * ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength.
    * gastar más de la cuenta = overspend.
    * gastarse más dinero = dig + deep.
    * haber todavía más = there + be + more to it than that.
    * hacer las leyes más estrictas = tighten + laws.
    * hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.
    * hacerlo más llevadero = make + life easier.
    * hacer más consciente de Algo = heighten + awareness.
    * hacer más copias de Algo = produce + additional copies.
    * hacer más estricto = tighten.
    * hacer más fuerte = toughen.
    * hacer más preciso = tightening up.
    * hacer más rico = add + richness to.
    * hacer más riguroso = tighten, tightening up.
    * hacer más sofisticado = dumb up.
    * hacer que tenga más valor = put + a premium on.
    * hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.
    * hacerse más complejo = grow in + complexity, gain in + complexity.
    * hacerse más corto = grow + shorter.
    * hacerse más fuerte = gain in + strength, grow in + strength.
    * hacerse más inteligente = smarten up.
    * herir en lo más profundo = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.
    * horario de apertura más amplio = extended hours.
    * incluso yendo más lejos = even farther afield.
    * invertir más dinero = dig + deep.
    * ir aun más lejos = go + a/one step further.
    * ir más allá = go + one stage further.
    * ir más allá de = go beyond, transcend, get beyond, go far beyond, move + beyond, take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther, go + past.
    * ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.
    * ir más lejos = go + one stage further.
    * ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.
    * ir todavía más lejos = go + a/one step further.
    * la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.
    * la parte más importante = the heart of.
    * ley del más fuerte, la = law of the jungle, the, survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.
    * libro más vendido = bestseller [best seller/best-seller].
    * lista de más populares = chart.
    * lista de más vendidos = chart.
    * llegar más lejos = stretch + further.
    * llevar aún más lejos = carry + one step further.
    * llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.
    * lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.
    * lo más destacado = highlights.
    * lo más detestado = pet hate.
    * lo más importante = most of all.
    * lo más interesante = highlights.
    * lo más mínimo = so much as.
    * lo más novedoso = the last word.
    * lo más odiado = pet hate.
    * lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.
    * lo más probable es que = most probably.
    * lo más recio de = brunt of, the.
    * lo más recóndito = nooks and crannies.
    * lo que es más = what is more, what's more.
    * lo que es más importante = most importantly, most of all, more importantly, most important.
    * los más necesitados = those most in need.
    * más acomodados, los = better off, the.
    * más adelante = later, further along, later on, in due time, at a later date.
    * más afilado que una navaja = as sharp as a knife.
    * más afilado que un cuchillo = as sharp as a knife.
    * más alegre que unas castañuelas = as happy as Larry.
    * más alejado = further afield, furthest away.
    * más allá = further than, farther, yonder, beyond that.
    * más allá de = beyond, beyond all, past, beyond the range of.
    * más allá de cualquier duda = beyond any doubt, beyond any doubt.
    * más allá de eso = beyond that.
    * más allá de la obligación = beyond the call of duty.
    * más allá del deber = beyond the call of duty.
    * más allá de ninguna duda = beyond doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt.
    * más allá de toda duda = beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.
    * más allá de toda razón = beyond reason.
    * más allá, el = afterlife [after-life], land of the dead, the.
    * más antiguo = longest-serving.
    * más antiguo, el = seniormost, the.
    * más anunciado = best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA].
    * más apreciado = long-cherished.
    * más aun = nay, beyond that, furthermore.
    * más bien = if you like, instead.
    * más bien bajo = shortish.
    * más bien corto = shortish.
    * más bien pequeño = smallish.
    * más bien todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.
    * más borracho que una cuba = as drunk as a lord, as drunk as a newt, as drunk as a skunk.
    * más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.
    * más cerca de = more nearly.
    * más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.
    * más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.
    * más complejo de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.
    * más complicado de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.
    * más común = mainstream.
    * más concretamente = more to the point.
    * más conocido = best known, best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA], mainstream.
    * más conocido como = better known as.
    * más contento que unas castañuela = as happy as Larry.
    * más contento que unas pascuas = as happy as Larry.
    * Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * más corto que las mangas de una chaleco = as daft as a brush.
    * más corto que las mangas de un chaleco = as thick as two (short) planks, as shy as shy can be, as thick as a brick, knucklehead.
    * más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * más de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad, over + Cantidad, more than + Cantidad, upwards of + Cantidad.
    * más del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.
    * más de la cuenta = one too many.
    * más de la mayoría de los + Nombre = more than most + Nombre.
    * más de lo mismo = more of the same.
    * más demandado = most demanded.
    * más dentro = further into.
    * más destacado = foremost.
    * más de una vez = more than once.
    * más de un ISBN = more than one ISBN.
    * más de un millón = million-plus.
    * más de unos cuantos + Nombre = not a few + Nombre.
    * más difundido = best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA].
    * más duradero = longer-lasting.
    * más duro que la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * más exactamente = more nearly.
    * más fácil de entender para nosotros = closer to home.
    * más frío que el mármol = as cold as ice.
    * más frío que la nieve = as cold as ice.
    * más frío que un témpano (de hielo) = as cold as ice.
    * más fuerte que un roble = as strong as an ox.
    * más fuerte que un toro = as strong as an ox.
    * más granado de la sociedad, lo = cream of society, the.
    * más grande = greater.
    * más hambre que el perro de un ciego = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.
    * más hambre que un maestro de escuela = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.
    * más importante = foremost.
    * más importante aun = more significantly.
    * más información = further information, further details.
    * más íntimo = innermost.
    * más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.
    * más lejos = further afield, further away, furthest away.
    * más meridional = southernmost.
    * más necesitado = most in need.
    * más occidental = westernmost.
    * más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take, ballpark.
    * más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.
    * más o menos cuadrado = squarish.
    * más perdedor = losingest.
    * más perenne = longer-lasting.
    * más permanente = longer-lasting.
    * más prestigioso = top-rated, top-ranked.
    * más profundo = innermost.
    * más que = more... than..., rather than.
    * más que antes = more than ever, more... than ever before, more than ever before.
    * más que la suma de sus partes = Comparativo + than the sum of its parts.
    * más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out, totally burned-out.
    * más que muerto = dead and buried.
    * más que nada = more than anything else.
    * más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.
    * más que nunca = more than ever before, more than ever.
    * más que nunca antes = more... than ever before, more than ever before, more than ever.
    * más que todo lo demás = beyond all else.
    * más que todos nosotros juntos = more than all of us put together.
    * más recientemente = in more recent times, more recently.
    * más recóndito = innermost.
    * más secreto = innermost.
    * más septentrional = northernmost.
    * Posesivo + más sinceras felicitaciones = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * más sincero + Nombre = deeply felt + Nombre.
    * más sordo que una tapia = as deaf as a post.
    * más suave que el terciopelo = as soft as velvet.
    * más suave que la seda = as soft as silk.
    * más tarde = later on.
    * más tarde o más temprano = sooner or later, at one time or another.
    * más todavía = all the more so.
    * más usado = most heavily used.
    * más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).
    * más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    * más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.
    * más vale que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.
    * más vale tarde que nunca = better late than never.
    * más valorado = highly valued.
    * más vendido = best selling [bestselling/best-selling], top-selling.
    * más veterano, el = seniormost, the.
    * más viejo que Matusalén = as old as Methuselah, as old as the hills, as old as the hills.
    * más votado = top-rated, top-ranked.
    * materia más general = broader subject.
    * menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick.
    * meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end, throw in + at the deep end.
    * meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.
    * metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.
    * mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.
    * mirada más de cerca = closer look.
    * miseria más absoluta = abject poverty.
    * muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.
    * muchísimo más = a whole lot more, an awful lot more.
    * muchísimo más + Adjetivo = infinitely + Adjetivo.
    * mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.
    * mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo.
    * mucho más + Adverbio = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.
    * mucho más cerca = far closer.
    * mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.
    * mucho más rápido = far faster.
    * muchos más = a great many more.
    * nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.
    * nada + estar + más lejos de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.
    * nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.
    * nada más = anything else, nothing else.
    * nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.
    * nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.
    * nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.
    * nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
    * nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.
    * nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.
    * nadie más = nobody else.
    * ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.
    * no aguantar más = have had enough.
    * no dar más de sí = stretch + Nombre + to the limit, overstretch.
    * no hacer más que = do + no more than.
    * no importar lo más mínimo = could not care less.
    * no más que = in any more than.
    * Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.
    * no poder hacer más que = do + little more than.
    * no saber qué más hacer = be at + Posesivo + wit's end.
    * no ser lo más adecuado para = ill suited to/for.
    * no ser más que = be nothing more than, be nothing but.
    * no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.
    * no tener más alternativa que = have + no other option but.
    * no tener más remedio que = be stuck with, be left with the need to, get + stuck with.
    * no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad = not to have a prayer.
    * no tener ni la más remota posibilidad = not to have a prayer.
    * no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.
    * Número + de más = Número + too many.
    * Número + veces más = Número + times as many.
    * Número + veces más de = Número + times the number of.
    * nunca más = never again.
    * observar con más detalle = closer look.
    * optar por la solución más fácil = take + the easy way out.
    * otro + Nombre + más = further + Nombre, yet another + Nombre.
    * pagando un poco más = at additional cost.
    * pagar más de lo que se debería = overpay.
    * para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.
    * para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.
    * para hacer más fácil = for ease of.
    * para más información = for further details.
    * para más inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.
    * para que quede más claro = for main effects.
    * para ser más explícito = to elaborate a little further.
    * pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.
    * poco más = little else.
    * poner más fuerte = crank up.
    * ¡por lo más quieras! = Not on your life!.
    * por más que lo intento = for the life of me.
    * Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * Posesivo + más sinceras felicitaciones = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.
    * presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.
    * pruebas cada vez más concluyentes = mounting evidence.
    * quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.
    * qué más = what else.
    * que no da más de sí = overstretched.
    * ¿quién más...? = who else...?.
    * rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.
    * redondear al número entero más cercano = round up to + the nearest whole number.
    * requerir más destreza = be more of an art.
    * sacar más partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.
    * sentir más ganas de hacer Algo = grow in + appetite.
    * sentirse más seguro de = gain + confidence (with/in).
    * separar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.
    * ser aun más = be all the more.
    * ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.
    * ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.
    * ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.
    * ser más interno = inner being.
    * ser más un + Nombre = be more of a + Nombre.
    * ser mucho más = be all the more.
    * ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.
    * siempre querer más = enough + be + not/never + enough.
    * signo más (+) = addition sign (+), plus sign (+).
    * sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.
    * sin más = out of hand, unceremoniously, unceremonious.
    * sin más dilación = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado, without warning.
    * sin más ni más = unceremoniously, unceremonious, for the love of it, without much ado.
    * sin más preámbulos = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado.
    * sino más bien = rather.
    * sino (que) más bien = but rather.
    * supervivencia del más fuerte = survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.
    * tarifa especial más barata = discount charge.
    * tener más paciencia que un santo = have + the patience of a saint.
    * término más específico = narrower term.
    * todavía más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo.
    * tratar con más detalle = discuss + in greater detail.
    * una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.
    * una pieza más en la organización = a cog in the wheel.
    * una vez más = again, yet again.
    * uno de los + Nombre + más + Adjetivo = not the least + Adjetivo + Nombre, not the least of the + Adjetivo + Nombre.
    * uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre, not the least of + Nombre.
    * uno de mas = one too many.
    * uno más = one of equals.
    * uno más de tantos en la organización = a cog in the machine.
    * unos días más tarde = a few days later.
    * véase + Nombre + para más información = refer to + Nombre + for details.
    * vender a un precio más barato que = undercut.
    * vender más barato = undercut.
    * venderse más que = outsell.
    * venta a un precio más barato = undercutting.
    * y Dios sabe qué más = and Heaven knows what else.
    * y más adelante = and beyond.
    * y más allá = and beyond.
    * y mucho más = and much more.
    * y mucho(s) más = and more.
    * y poco más = and little more.
    * ¡y qué más da! = so what!.
    * y unos cuantos más = and a few others.
    * * *
    conjunción (liter) but
    * * *
    = extra, more, plus, topmost [top most].

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    * acercarse aun más = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.
    * acercarse más aun = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.
    * ahora más que nunca = now more than ever.
    * alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.
    * algo más = anything else.
    * algunos años más tarde = some years on.
    * a más largo plazo = longer-term.
    * a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....
    * a más tardar = at the latest.
    * análisis más minucioso = closer examination.
    * aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.
    * aún más = Verbo + further, even further, all the more, further, furthermore, beyond that, a fortiori.
    * bastante más = rather more.
    * cada vez más = ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing.
    * cada vez más abultado = swelling.
    * cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.
    * cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.
    * cada vez más estricto = tightening.
    * cada vez más extendido = spreading.
    * cada vez más fácil = ever easier.
    * cada vez más lejos = further and further.
    * cada vez más rápido = ever faster.
    * cada vez más tenue = fading.
    * cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].
    * citado más arriba = above.
    * con el más sumo cuidado = with utmost care.
    * con más antigüedad = longest-serving.
    * con más detalle = in most detail, in more detail.
    * con más frecuencia = most frequently.
    * con más razón aún = a fortiori.
    * con más vigor aun = with a vengeance.
    * con más virulencia aun = with a vengeance.
    * con más vitalidad = revitalised [revitalized, -USA].
    * con un filo más pronunciado = sharper-edged.
    * correr más deprisa que = outrun [out-run].
    * costumbre cada vez más frecuente = growing practice.
    * cuanto más = all the more so, all the more, a fortiori.
    * cuanto más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....
    * cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.
    * cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante = at a time to be announced later.
    * cuya fecha se determinará más adelante = at a time to be determined later.
    * dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.
    * dar más de sí = go further.
    * dar más explicaciones = elaborate on.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
    * de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.
    * de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.
    * de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.
    * de la forma más difícil = the hard way.
    * de la forma más fácil = the easy way.
    * de lo más = very.
    * de lo más + Adjetivo = most + Adjetivo.
    * demandar cada vez más enérgicamente = build + pressure, build + pressure.
    * de más = extra, one too many.
    * de más arriba = topmost [top most].
    * desarrollar aun más = develop + further.
    * desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.
    * desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.
    * de una manera más sencilla = in digestible form.
    * dicho más arriba, lo = foregoing, the.
    * distanciar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.
    * dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.
    * durante las horas de más calor = during the heat of the day.
    * durar más que = outlive.
    * el más = all-time.
    * el más adecuado = ideally suited.
    * el más + Adjetivo = the most + Adjetivo.
    * el más allá = hereafter.
    * el más bajo = rock-bottom.
    * el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.
    * el más leído = the most widely read.
    * el más recomendado = best of breed, the.
    * el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.
    * el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.
    * el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
    * en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.
    * enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end, throw in + at the deep end.
    * enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.
    * en lo más mínimo = not in the least + Nombre Negativo.
    * en más de una ocasión = on more than one occasion, in more than one instance, in more than one occasion.
    * en más de un sentido = in more ways than one.
    * en su forma más básica = at its most basic.
    * en su nivel más bajo = at its lowest ebb.
    * en su punto más álgido = at its height.
    * en su punto más bajo = at its lowest ebb.
    * en tiempos más recientes = in more recent times.
    * en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.
    * en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.
    * en un sentido más amplio = in a broader sense, in a larger sense.
    * en un sentido más general = in a broader sense.
    * es más = more important, moreover.
    * examen más minucioso = closer examination.
    * examinar más detenidamente = look + closer, take + a closer look at, take + a close look.
    * examinar más minuciosamente = examine + in greater detail.
    * explicar un Tema con más detalle = expand upon/on + Tema.
    * forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.
    * ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength.
    * gastar más de la cuenta = overspend.
    * gastarse más dinero = dig + deep.
    * haber todavía más = there + be + more to it than that.
    * hacer las leyes más estrictas = tighten + laws.
    * hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.
    * hacerlo más llevadero = make + life easier.
    * hacer más consciente de Algo = heighten + awareness.
    * hacer más copias de Algo = produce + additional copies.
    * hacer más estricto = tighten.
    * hacer más fuerte = toughen.
    * hacer más preciso = tightening up.
    * hacer más rico = add + richness to.
    * hacer más riguroso = tighten, tightening up.
    * hacer más sofisticado = dumb up.
    * hacer que tenga más valor = put + a premium on.
    * hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.
    * hacerse más complejo = grow in + complexity, gain in + complexity.
    * hacerse más corto = grow + shorter.
    * hacerse más fuerte = gain in + strength, grow in + strength.
    * hacerse más inteligente = smarten up.
    * herir en lo más profundo = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.
    * horario de apertura más amplio = extended hours.
    * incluso yendo más lejos = even farther afield.
    * invertir más dinero = dig + deep.
    * ir aun más lejos = go + a/one step further.
    * ir más allá = go + one stage further.
    * ir más allá de = go beyond, transcend, get beyond, go far beyond, move + beyond, take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther, go + past.
    * ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.
    * ir más lejos = go + one stage further.
    * ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.
    * ir todavía más lejos = go + a/one step further.
    * la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.
    * la parte más importante = the heart of.
    * ley del más fuerte, la = law of the jungle, the, survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.
    * libro más vendido = bestseller [best seller/best-seller].
    * lista de más populares = chart.
    * lista de más vendidos = chart.
    * llegar más lejos = stretch + further.
    * llevar aún más lejos = carry + one step further.
    * llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.
    * lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.
    * lo más destacado = highlights.
    * lo más detestado = pet hate.
    * lo más importante = most of all.
    * lo más interesante = highlights.
    * lo más mínimo = so much as.
    * lo más novedoso = the last word.
    * lo más odiado = pet hate.
    * lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.
    * lo más probable es que = most probably.
    * lo más recio de = brunt of, the.
    * lo más recóndito = nooks and crannies.
    * lo que es más = what is more, what's more.
    * lo que es más importante = most importantly, most of all, more importantly, most important.
    * los más necesitados = those most in need.
    * más acomodados, los = better off, the.
    * más adelante = later, further along, later on, in due time, at a later date.
    * más afilado que una navaja = as sharp as a knife.
    * más afilado que un cuchillo = as sharp as a knife.
    * más alegre que unas castañuelas = as happy as Larry.
    * más alejado = further afield, furthest away.
    * más allá = further than, farther, yonder, beyond that.
    * más allá de = beyond, beyond all, past, beyond the range of.
    * más allá de cualquier duda = beyond any doubt, beyond any doubt.
    * más allá de eso = beyond that.
    * más allá de la obligación = beyond the call of duty.
    * más allá del deber = beyond the call of duty.
    * más allá de ninguna duda = beyond doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt.
    * más allá de toda duda = beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.
    * más allá de toda razón = beyond reason.
    * más allá, el = afterlife [after-life], land of the dead, the.
    * más antiguo = longest-serving.
    * más antiguo, el = seniormost, the.
    * más anunciado = best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA].
    * más apreciado = long-cherished.
    * más aun = nay, beyond that, furthermore.
    * más bien = if you like, instead.
    * más bien bajo = shortish.
    * más bien corto = shortish.
    * más bien pequeño = smallish.
    * más bien todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.
    * más borracho que una cuba = as drunk as a lord, as drunk as a newt, as drunk as a skunk.
    * más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.
    * más cerca de = more nearly.
    * más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.
    * más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.
    * más complejo de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.
    * más complicado de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.
    * más común = mainstream.
    * más concretamente = more to the point.
    * más conocido = best known, best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA], mainstream.
    * más conocido como = better known as.
    * más contento que unas castañuela = as happy as Larry.
    * más contento que unas pascuas = as happy as Larry.
    * Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * más corto que las mangas de una chaleco = as daft as a brush.
    * más corto que las mangas de un chaleco = as thick as two (short) planks, as shy as shy can be, as thick as a brick, knucklehead.
    * más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * más de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad, over + Cantidad, more than + Cantidad, upwards of + Cantidad.
    * más del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.
    * más de la cuenta = one too many.
    * más de la mayoría de los + Nombre = more than most + Nombre.
    * más de lo mismo = more of the same.
    * más demandado = most demanded.
    * más dentro = further into.
    * más destacado = foremost.
    * más de una vez = more than once.
    * más de un ISBN = more than one ISBN.
    * más de un millón = million-plus.
    * más de unos cuantos + Nombre = not a few + Nombre.
    * más difundido = best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA].
    * más duradero = longer-lasting.
    * más duro que la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * más exactamente = more nearly.
    * más fácil de entender para nosotros = closer to home.
    * más frío que el mármol = as cold as ice.
    * más frío que la nieve = as cold as ice.
    * más frío que un témpano (de hielo) = as cold as ice.
    * más fuerte que un roble = as strong as an ox.
    * más fuerte que un toro = as strong as an ox.
    * más granado de la sociedad, lo = cream of society, the.
    * más grande = greater.
    * más hambre que el perro de un ciego = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.
    * más hambre que un maestro de escuela = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.
    * más importante = foremost.
    * más importante aun = more significantly.
    * más información = further information, further details.
    * más íntimo = innermost.
    * más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.
    * más lejos = further afield, further away, furthest away.
    * más meridional = southernmost.
    * más necesitado = most in need.
    * más occidental = westernmost.
    * más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take, ballpark.
    * más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.
    * más o menos cuadrado = squarish.
    * más perdedor = losingest.
    * más perenne = longer-lasting.
    * más permanente = longer-lasting.
    * más prestigioso = top-rated, top-ranked.
    * más profundo = innermost.
    * más que = more... than..., rather than.
    * más que antes = more than ever, more... than ever before, more than ever before.
    * más que la suma de sus partes = Comparativo + than the sum of its parts.
    * más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out, totally burned-out.
    * más que muerto = dead and buried.
    * más que nada = more than anything else.
    * más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.
    * más que nunca = more than ever before, more than ever.
    * más que nunca antes = more... than ever before, more than ever before, more than ever.
    * más que todo lo demás = beyond all else.
    * más que todos nosotros juntos = more than all of us put together.
    * más recientemente = in more recent times, more recently.
    * más recóndito = innermost.
    * más secreto = innermost.
    * más septentrional = northernmost.
    * Posesivo + más sinceras felicitaciones = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * más sincero + Nombre = deeply felt + Nombre.
    * más sordo que una tapia = as deaf as a post.
    * más suave que el terciopelo = as soft as velvet.
    * más suave que la seda = as soft as silk.
    * más tarde = later on.
    * más tarde o más temprano = sooner or later, at one time or another.
    * más todavía = all the more so.
    * más usado = most heavily used.
    * más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).
    * más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    * más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.
    * más vale que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.
    * más vale tarde que nunca = better late than never.
    * más valorado = highly valued.
    * más vendido = best selling [bestselling/best-selling], top-selling.
    * más veterano, el = seniormost, the.
    * más viejo que Matusalén = as old as Methuselah, as old as the hills, as old as the hills.
    * más votado = top-rated, top-ranked.
    * materia más general = broader subject.
    * menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick.
    * meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end, throw in + at the deep end.
    * meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.
    * metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.
    * mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.
    * mirada más de cerca = closer look.
    * miseria más absoluta = abject poverty.
    * muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.
    * muchísimo más = a whole lot more, an awful lot more.
    * muchísimo más + Adjetivo = infinitely + Adjetivo.
    * mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.
    * mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo.
    * mucho más + Adverbio = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.
    * mucho más cerca = far closer.
    * mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.
    * mucho más rápido = far faster.
    * muchos más = a great many more.
    * nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.
    * nada + estar + más lejos de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.
    * nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.
    * nada más = anything else, nothing else.
    * nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.
    * nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.
    * nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.
    * nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
    * nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.
    * nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.
    * nadie más = nobody else.
    * ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.
    * no aguantar más = have had enough.
    * no dar más de sí = stretch + Nombre + to the limit, overstretch.
    * no hacer más que = do + no more than.
    * no importar lo más mínimo = could not care less.
    * no más que = in any more than.
    * Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.
    * no poder hacer más que = do + little more than.
    * no saber qué más hacer = be at + Posesivo + wit's end.
    * no ser lo más adecuado para = ill suited to/for.
    * no ser más que = be nothing more than, be nothing but.
    * no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.
    * no tener más alternativa que = have + no other option but.
    * no tener más remedio que = be stuck with, be left with the need to, get + stuck with.
    * no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad = not to have a prayer.
    * no tener ni la más remota posibilidad = not to have a prayer.
    * no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.
    * Número + de más = Número + too many.
    * Número + veces más = Número + times as many.
    * Número + veces más de = Número + times the number of.
    * nunca más = never again.
    * observar con más detalle = closer look.
    * optar por la solución más fácil = take + the easy way out.
    * otro + Nombre + más = further + Nombre, yet another + Nombre.
    * pagando un poco más = at additional cost.
    * pagar más de lo que se debería = overpay.
    * para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.
    * para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.
    * para hacer más fácil = for ease of.
    * para más información = for further details.
    * para más inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.
    * para que quede más claro = for main effects.
    * para ser más explícito = to elaborate a little further.
    * pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.
    * poco más = little else.
    * poner más fuerte = crank up.
    * ¡por lo más quieras! = Not on your life!.
    * por más que lo intento = for the life of me.
    * Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * Posesivo + más sinceras felicitaciones = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.
    * presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.
    * pruebas cada vez más concluyentes = mounting evidence.
    * quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.
    * qué más = what else.
    * que no da más de sí = overstretched.
    * ¿quién más...? = who else...?.
    * rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.
    * redondear al número entero más cercano = round up to + the nearest whole number.
    * requerir más destreza = be more of an art.
    * sacar más partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.
    * sentir más ganas de hacer Algo = grow in + appetite.
    * sentirse más seguro de = gain + confidence (with/in).
    * separar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.
    * ser aun más = be all the more.
    * ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.
    * ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.
    * ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.
    * ser más interno = inner being.
    * ser más un + Nombre = be more of a + Nombre.
    * ser mucho más = be all the more.
    * ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.
    * siempre querer más = enough + be + not/never + enough.
    * signo más (+) = addition sign (+), plus sign (+).
    * sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.
    * sin más = out of hand, unceremoniously, unceremonious.
    * sin más dilación = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado, without warning.
    * sin más ni más = unceremoniously, unceremonious, for the love of it, without much ado.
    * sin más preámbulos = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado.
    * sino más bien = rather.
    * sino (que) más bien = but rather.
    * supervivencia del más fuerte = survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.
    * tarifa especial más barata = discount charge.
    * tener más paciencia que un santo = have + the patience of a saint.
    * término más específico = narrower term.
    * todavía más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo.
    * tratar con más detalle = discuss + in greater detail.
    * una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.
    * una pieza más en la organización = a cog in the wheel.
    * una vez más = again, yet again.
    * uno de los + Nombre + más + Adjetivo = not the least + Adjetivo + Nombre, not the least of the + Adjetivo + Nombre.
    * uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre, not the least of + Nombre.
    * uno de mas = one too many.
    * uno más = one of equals.
    * uno más de tantos en la organización = a cog in the machine.
    * unos días más tarde = a few days later.
    * véase + Nombre + para más información = refer to + Nombre + for details.
    * vender a un precio más barato que = undercut.
    * vender más barato = undercut.
    * venderse más que = outsell.
    * venta a un precio más barato = undercutting.
    * y Dios sabe qué más = and Heaven knows what else.
    * y más adelante = and beyond.
    * y más allá = and beyond.
    * y mucho más = and much more.
    * y mucho(s) más = and more.
    * y poco más = and little more.
    * ¡y qué más da! = so what!.
    * y unos cuantos más = and a few others.

    * * *
    /mas/
    A (en Col) = Muerte a Secuestradores
    B (en Ven) = Movimiento al Socialismo
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    ◊ ¿tiene algo más barato/moderno? do you have anything cheaper/more modern;

    duran más they last longer;
    me gusta más sin azúcar I prefer it without sugar;
    ahora la vemos más we see more of her now;
    tendrás que estudiar más you'll have to study harder;
    más lejos/atrás further away/back;
    el más allá the other world;
    más que nunca more than ever;
    me gusta más el vino seco que el dulce I prefer dry wine to sweet, I like dry wine better than sweet;
    pesa más de lo que parece it's heavier than it looks;
    es más complicado de lo que tú crees it's more complicated than you think;
    eran más de las cinco it was after five o'clock;
    más de 30 more than 30, over 30

    2 ( superlativo):
    ◊ la más bonita/la más inteligente the prettiest/the most intelligent;

    el que más sabe the one who knows most;
    el que más me gusta the one I like best;
    estuvo de lo más divertido it was great fun
    3 ( en frases negativas):

    nadie más que ella nobody but her;
    no tengo más que esto this is all I have;
    no tuve más remedio I had no alternative;
    no juego más I'm not playing any more;
    nunca más never again
    4 ( con valor ponderativo):
    ◊ ¡cantó más bien…! she sang so well!;

    ¡qué cosa más rara! how strange!
    ■ adjetivo invariable
    1 ( comparativo) more;

    una vez más once more;
    ni un minuto más not a minute longer;
    hoy hace más calor it's warmer today;
    son más que nosotros there are more of them than us
    2 ( superlativo) most;

    las más de las veces more often than not
    3 ( con valor ponderativo):
    ◊ ¡me da más rabia …! it makes me so mad!;

    ¡tiene más amigos …! he has so many friends!
    4
    ◊ ¿qué más? what else?;

    nada/nadie más nothing/nobody else;
    algo/alguien más something/somebody else;
    ¿quién más vino? who else came?;
    ¿algo más? — nada más gracias anything else? — no, that's all, thank you
    ■ pronombre
    1 more;
    ◊ ¿te sirvo más? would you like some more?

    2 ( en locs)

    a más no poder: corrimos a más no poder we ran as fast o hard as we could;
    a más tardar at the latest;
    cuanto más at the most;
    de más: ¿tienes un lápiz de más? do you have a spare pencil?;
    me dio cinco dólares de más he gave me five dollars too much;
    no está de más repetirlo there's no harm in repeating it;
    es más in fact;
    más bien ( un poco) rather;
    más o menos ( aproximadamente) more or less;

    ( no muy bien) so-so;

    no más See Also→ nomás;
    por más: por más que llores however much you cry;
    por más que trataba however hard he tried;
    ¿qué más da? what does it matter?;
    sin más (ni más) just like that
    ■ preposición
    a) (Mat) ( en sumas) plus;

    ◊ 8+7 =15 (read as: ocho más siete (es) igual (a) quince) eight plus seven equals fifteen


    ◊ mil pesos, más los gastos a thousand pesos, plus expenses

    ■ sustantivo masculino
    plus sign
    mas conj frml but: sé que es difícil, mas no debes darte por vencido, I know it's hard, but you musn't give up
    más
    I adverbio & pron
    1 (aumento) more: necesito comprar más, I need to buy more
    me duele cada día más, it hurts more and more
    parte dos trozos más, cut two more pieces
    tendría que ser más barato, it should be cheaper
    asistieron más de cien personas, more than a hundred people attended
    (con pronombre interrogativo) else: ¿alguien más quiere repetir?, would anybody else like a second helping?
    (con pronombre indefinido) añádele algo más, add something else
    no sé nada más, I don't know anything else
    2 (comparación) more: es más complicado que el primero, it's more complicated than the first one
    eres más guapa que ella, you are prettier than her
    3 (superlativo) most: ella es la más divertida, she's the funniest
    lo más extraño del mundo, the strangest thing in the world
    4 (otra vez) no me llames más, que estoy trabajando, don't call me again, I'm busy
    no volví a verlo más, I never saw him again
    5 (sobre todo) debiste llamar, y más sabiendo que estoy sola, you should have phoned me, especially knowing I'm alone
    6 (otro) no tengo más cuchillo que éste, I have no other knife but this one
    7 exclamación so..., such a..., what a...!
    ¡está más pesado!, he's such a pain!
    ¡qué cosa más fea!, what an ugly thing!
    II prep Mat plus
    dos más dos, two plus o and two ➣ Ver nota en sumar
    ♦ Locuciones: de más, (de sobra): su comentario estuvo de más, his remark was unnecessary
    ¿tienes unas medias de más?, do you have a spare pair of tights?
    más bien, rather
    más o menos, more or less
    por más que, (aunque): por más que lo leo no logro entenderlo, no matter how many times I read it, I can't understand it
    sin más (ni más), just like that
    todo lo más, at most
    Ten cuidado con las frases hechas del tipo más borracho que una cuba o más bueno que el pan. Se traducen empleando as... as...: as drunk as a lord o as good as gold.
    ' más' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - abajo
    - abundar
    - acá
    - actualidad
    - adelante
    - adentro
    - aguantar
    - alargarse
    - algo
    - allá
    - alquilar
    - alta
    - alto
    - amarre
    - ámbito
    - amortizar
    - ampliar
    - ancha
    - ancho
    - antes
    - aparecer
    - arriba
    - arrimarse
    - aunque
    - avivar
    - baja
    - bajo
    - bastante
    - bien
    - bilis
    - bravucón
    - bravucona
    - bufido
    - cada
    - cargar
    - cerca
    - cerrarse
    - ciudad
    - colmo
    - comodidad
    - consolidar
    - consolidarse
    - construcción
    - contaminante
    - contestón
    - contestona
    - contraria
    - contrario
    - córcholis
    English:
    A
    - aboard
    - about
    - above
    - acceptable
    - accomplished
    - ado
    - adopt
    - advanced
    - advantage
    - advocate
    - afterwards
    - again
    - agree
    - agreeable
    - airport
    - all
    - along
    - aloud
    - alternative
    - always
    - ample
    - amplify
    - another
    - anticipate
    - antsy
    - anything
    - appropriate
    - arguable
    - art form
    - as
    - ask
    - awe-inspiring
    - barrel
    - basic
    - bat
    - become
    - begin
    - below
    - besides
    - best
    - better
    - beyond
    - big
    - bird
    - bit
    - bite
    - blue
    - bookshelf
    - boot
    * * *
    MAS [mas] nm (abrev de Movimiento al Socialismo)
    = left-wing political party in Argentina and Venezuela
    * * *
    conj but
    * * *
    mas conj
    pero: but
    más adv
    1) : more
    ¿hay algo más grande?: is there anything bigger?
    2) : most
    Luis es el más alto: Luis is the tallest
    3) : longer
    el sabor dura más: the flavor lasts longer
    4) : rather
    más querría andar: I would rather walk
    5)
    a mas : besides, in addition
    6)
    más allá : further
    7)
    qué... más... : what..., what a...
    ¡qué día más bonito!: what a beautiful day!
    más adj
    1) : more
    dáme dos kilos más: give me two more kilos
    2) : most
    la que ganó más dinero: the one who earned the most money
    3) : else
    ¿quién más quiere vino?: who else wants wine?
    más n
    : plus sign
    más prep
    : plus
    tres más dos es igual a cinco: three plus two equals five
    más pron
    1) : more
    ¿tienes más?: do you have more?
    2)
    a lo más : at most
    3)
    de mas : extra, excess
    4)
    más o menos : more or less, approximately
    5)
    por más que : no matter how much
    por más que corras no llegarás a tiempo: no matter how fast you run you won't arrive on time
    * * *
    más1 adv
    ¿quieres más arroz? do you want some more rice?
    ¿quién tiene más caramelos? who's got the most sweets?
    3. (con números, cantidades) more / over
    ¿quieres algo más? do you want anything else?
    ¿quién más estaba? who else was there?
    ¿nadie más? no one else?
    ¡qué casa más bonita! what a pretty house!
    ¡está más guapa! she's ever so pretty!
    de más (de sobra) spare / extra (demasiado) too much / too many
    más2 conj plus

    Spanish-English dictionary > más

  • 6 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.
       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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  • 7 Artificial Intelligence

       In my opinion, none of [these programs] does even remote justice to the complexity of human mental processes. Unlike men, "artificially intelligent" programs tend to be single minded, undistractable, and unemotional. (Neisser, 1967, p. 9)
       Future progress in [artificial intelligence] will depend on the development of both practical and theoretical knowledge.... As regards theoretical knowledge, some have sought a unified theory of artificial intelligence. My view is that artificial intelligence is (or soon will be) an engineering discipline since its primary goal is to build things. (Nilsson, 1971, pp. vii-viii)
       Most workers in AI [artificial intelligence] research and in related fields confess to a pronounced feeling of disappointment in what has been achieved in the last 25 years. Workers entered the field around 1950, and even around 1960, with high hopes that are very far from being realized in 1972. In no part of the field have the discoveries made so far produced the major impact that was then promised.... In the meantime, claims and predictions regarding the potential results of AI research had been publicized which went even farther than the expectations of the majority of workers in the field, whose embarrassments have been added to by the lamentable failure of such inflated predictions....
       When able and respected scientists write in letters to the present author that AI, the major goal of computing science, represents "another step in the general process of evolution"; that possibilities in the 1980s include an all-purpose intelligence on a human-scale knowledge base; that awe-inspiring possibilities suggest themselves based on machine intelligence exceeding human intelligence by the year 2000 [one has the right to be skeptical]. (Lighthill, 1972, p. 17)
       4) Just as Astronomy Succeeded Astrology, the Discovery of Intellectual Processes in Machines Should Lead to a Science, Eventually
       Just as astronomy succeeded astrology, following Kepler's discovery of planetary regularities, the discoveries of these many principles in empirical explorations on intellectual processes in machines should lead to a science, eventually. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 11)
       Many problems arise in experiments on machine intelligence because things obvious to any person are not represented in any program. One can pull with a string, but one cannot push with one.... Simple facts like these caused serious problems when Charniak attempted to extend Bobrow's "Student" program to more realistic applications, and they have not been faced up to until now. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 77)
       What do we mean by [a symbolic] "description"? We do not mean to suggest that our descriptions must be made of strings of ordinary language words (although they might be). The simplest kind of description is a structure in which some features of a situation are represented by single ("primitive") symbols, and relations between those features are represented by other symbols-or by other features of the way the description is put together. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 11)
       [AI is] the use of computer programs and programming techniques to cast light on the principles of intelligence in general and human thought in particular. (Boden, 1977, p. 5)
       The word you look for and hardly ever see in the early AI literature is the word knowledge. They didn't believe you have to know anything, you could always rework it all.... In fact 1967 is the turning point in my mind when there was enough feeling that the old ideas of general principles had to go.... I came up with an argument for what I called the primacy of expertise, and at the time I called the other guys the generalists. (Moses, quoted in McCorduck, 1979, pp. 228-229)
       9) Artificial Intelligence Is Psychology in a Particularly Pure and Abstract Form
       The basic idea of cognitive science is that intelligent beings are semantic engines-in other words, automatic formal systems with interpretations under which they consistently make sense. We can now see why this includes psychology and artificial intelligence on a more or less equal footing: people and intelligent computers (if and when there are any) turn out to be merely different manifestations of the same underlying phenomenon. Moreover, with universal hardware, any semantic engine can in principle be formally imitated by a computer if only the right program can be found. And that will guarantee semantic imitation as well, since (given the appropriate formal behavior) the semantics is "taking care of itself" anyway. Thus we also see why, from this perspective, artificial intelligence can be regarded as psychology in a particularly pure and abstract form. The same fundamental structures are under investigation, but in AI, all the relevant parameters are under direct experimental control (in the programming), without any messy physiology or ethics to get in the way. (Haugeland, 1981b, p. 31)
       There are many different kinds of reasoning one might imagine:
        Formal reasoning involves the syntactic manipulation of data structures to deduce new ones following prespecified rules of inference. Mathematical logic is the archetypical formal representation. Procedural reasoning uses simulation to answer questions and solve problems. When we use a program to answer What is the sum of 3 and 4? it uses, or "runs," a procedural model of arithmetic. Reasoning by analogy seems to be a very natural mode of thought for humans but, so far, difficult to accomplish in AI programs. The idea is that when you ask the question Can robins fly? the system might reason that "robins are like sparrows, and I know that sparrows can fly, so robins probably can fly."
        Generalization and abstraction are also natural reasoning process for humans that are difficult to pin down well enough to implement in a program. If one knows that Robins have wings, that Sparrows have wings, and that Blue jays have wings, eventually one will believe that All birds have wings. This capability may be at the core of most human learning, but it has not yet become a useful technique in AI.... Meta- level reasoning is demonstrated by the way one answers the question What is Paul Newman's telephone number? You might reason that "if I knew Paul Newman's number, I would know that I knew it, because it is a notable fact." This involves using "knowledge about what you know," in particular, about the extent of your knowledge and about the importance of certain facts. Recent research in psychology and AI indicates that meta-level reasoning may play a central role in human cognitive processing. (Barr & Feigenbaum, 1981, pp. 146-147)
       Suffice it to say that programs already exist that can do things-or, at the very least, appear to be beginning to do things-which ill-informed critics have asserted a priori to be impossible. Examples include: perceiving in a holistic as opposed to an atomistic way; using language creatively; translating sensibly from one language to another by way of a language-neutral semantic representation; planning acts in a broad and sketchy fashion, the details being decided only in execution; distinguishing between different species of emotional reaction according to the psychological context of the subject. (Boden, 1981, p. 33)
       Can the synthesis of Man and Machine ever be stable, or will the purely organic component become such a hindrance that it has to be discarded? If this eventually happens-and I have... good reasons for thinking that it must-we have nothing to regret and certainly nothing to fear. (Clarke, 1984, p. 243)
       The thesis of GOFAI... is not that the processes underlying intelligence can be described symbolically... but that they are symbolic. (Haugeland, 1985, p. 113)
        14) Artificial Intelligence Provides a Useful Approach to Psychological and Psychiatric Theory Formation
       It is all very well formulating psychological and psychiatric theories verbally but, when using natural language (even technical jargon), it is difficult to recognise when a theory is complete; oversights are all too easily made, gaps too readily left. This is a point which is generally recognised to be true and it is for precisely this reason that the behavioural sciences attempt to follow the natural sciences in using "classical" mathematics as a more rigorous descriptive language. However, it is an unfortunate fact that, with a few notable exceptions, there has been a marked lack of success in this application. It is my belief that a different approach-a different mathematics-is needed, and that AI provides just this approach. (Hand, quoted in Hand, 1985, pp. 6-7)
       We might distinguish among four kinds of AI.
       Research of this kind involves building and programming computers to perform tasks which, to paraphrase Marvin Minsky, would require intelligence if they were done by us. Researchers in nonpsychological AI make no claims whatsoever about the psychological realism of their programs or the devices they build, that is, about whether or not computers perform tasks as humans do.
       Research here is guided by the view that the computer is a useful tool in the study of mind. In particular, we can write computer programs or build devices that simulate alleged psychological processes in humans and then test our predictions about how the alleged processes work. We can weave these programs and devices together with other programs and devices that simulate different alleged mental processes and thereby test the degree to which the AI system as a whole simulates human mentality. According to weak psychological AI, working with computer models is a way of refining and testing hypotheses about processes that are allegedly realized in human minds.
    ... According to this view, our minds are computers and therefore can be duplicated by other computers. Sherry Turkle writes that the "real ambition is of mythic proportions, making a general purpose intelligence, a mind." (Turkle, 1984, p. 240) The authors of a major text announce that "the ultimate goal of AI research is to build a person or, more humbly, an animal." (Charniak & McDermott, 1985, p. 7)
       Research in this field, like strong psychological AI, takes seriously the functionalist view that mentality can be realized in many different types of physical devices. Suprapsychological AI, however, accuses strong psychological AI of being chauvinisticof being only interested in human intelligence! Suprapsychological AI claims to be interested in all the conceivable ways intelligence can be realized. (Flanagan, 1991, pp. 241-242)
        16) Determination of Relevance of Rules in Particular Contexts
       Even if the [rules] were stored in a context-free form the computer still couldn't use them. To do that the computer requires rules enabling it to draw on just those [ rules] which are relevant in each particular context. Determination of relevance will have to be based on further facts and rules, but the question will again arise as to which facts and rules are relevant for making each particular determination. One could always invoke further facts and rules to answer this question, but of course these must be only the relevant ones. And so it goes. It seems that AI workers will never be able to get started here unless they can settle the problem of relevance beforehand by cataloguing types of context and listing just those facts which are relevant in each. (Dreyfus & Dreyfus, 1986, p. 80)
       Perhaps the single most important idea to artificial intelligence is that there is no fundamental difference between form and content, that meaning can be captured in a set of symbols such as a semantic net. (G. Johnson, 1986, p. 250)
        18) The Assumption That the Mind Is a Formal System
       Artificial intelligence is based on the assumption that the mind can be described as some kind of formal system manipulating symbols that stand for things in the world. Thus it doesn't matter what the brain is made of, or what it uses for tokens in the great game of thinking. Using an equivalent set of tokens and rules, we can do thinking with a digital computer, just as we can play chess using cups, salt and pepper shakers, knives, forks, and spoons. Using the right software, one system (the mind) can be mapped into the other (the computer). (G. Johnson, 1986, p. 250)
        19) A Statement of the Primary and Secondary Purposes of Artificial Intelligence
       The primary goal of Artificial Intelligence is to make machines smarter.
       The secondary goals of Artificial Intelligence are to understand what intelligence is (the Nobel laureate purpose) and to make machines more useful (the entrepreneurial purpose). (Winston, 1987, p. 1)
       The theoretical ideas of older branches of engineering are captured in the language of mathematics. We contend that mathematical logic provides the basis for theory in AI. Although many computer scientists already count logic as fundamental to computer science in general, we put forward an even stronger form of the logic-is-important argument....
       AI deals mainly with the problem of representing and using declarative (as opposed to procedural) knowledge. Declarative knowledge is the kind that is expressed as sentences, and AI needs a language in which to state these sentences. Because the languages in which this knowledge usually is originally captured (natural languages such as English) are not suitable for computer representations, some other language with the appropriate properties must be used. It turns out, we think, that the appropriate properties include at least those that have been uppermost in the minds of logicians in their development of logical languages such as the predicate calculus. Thus, we think that any language for expressing knowledge in AI systems must be at least as expressive as the first-order predicate calculus. (Genesereth & Nilsson, 1987, p. viii)
        21) Perceptual Structures Can Be Represented as Lists of Elementary Propositions
       In artificial intelligence studies, perceptual structures are represented as assemblages of description lists, the elementary components of which are propositions asserting that certain relations hold among elements. (Chase & Simon, 1988, p. 490)
       Artificial intelligence (AI) is sometimes defined as the study of how to build and/or program computers to enable them to do the sorts of things that minds can do. Some of these things are commonly regarded as requiring intelligence: offering a medical diagnosis and/or prescription, giving legal or scientific advice, proving theorems in logic or mathematics. Others are not, because they can be done by all normal adults irrespective of educational background (and sometimes by non-human animals too), and typically involve no conscious control: seeing things in sunlight and shadows, finding a path through cluttered terrain, fitting pegs into holes, speaking one's own native tongue, and using one's common sense. Because it covers AI research dealing with both these classes of mental capacity, this definition is preferable to one describing AI as making computers do "things that would require intelligence if done by people." However, it presupposes that computers could do what minds can do, that they might really diagnose, advise, infer, and understand. One could avoid this problematic assumption (and also side-step questions about whether computers do things in the same way as we do) by defining AI instead as "the development of computers whose observable performance has features which in humans we would attribute to mental processes." This bland characterization would be acceptable to some AI workers, especially amongst those focusing on the production of technological tools for commercial purposes. But many others would favour a more controversial definition, seeing AI as the science of intelligence in general-or, more accurately, as the intellectual core of cognitive science. As such, its goal is to provide a systematic theory that can explain (and perhaps enable us to replicate) both the general categories of intentionality and the diverse psychological capacities grounded in them. (Boden, 1990b, pp. 1-2)
       Because the ability to store data somewhat corresponds to what we call memory in human beings, and because the ability to follow logical procedures somewhat corresponds to what we call reasoning in human beings, many members of the cult have concluded that what computers do somewhat corresponds to what we call thinking. It is no great difficulty to persuade the general public of that conclusion since computers process data very fast in small spaces well below the level of visibility; they do not look like other machines when they are at work. They seem to be running along as smoothly and silently as the brain does when it remembers and reasons and thinks. On the other hand, those who design and build computers know exactly how the machines are working down in the hidden depths of their semiconductors. Computers can be taken apart, scrutinized, and put back together. Their activities can be tracked, analyzed, measured, and thus clearly understood-which is far from possible with the brain. This gives rise to the tempting assumption on the part of the builders and designers that computers can tell us something about brains, indeed, that the computer can serve as a model of the mind, which then comes to be seen as some manner of information processing machine, and possibly not as good at the job as the machine. (Roszak, 1994, pp. xiv-xv)
       The inner workings of the human mind are far more intricate than the most complicated systems of modern technology. Researchers in the field of artificial intelligence have been attempting to develop programs that will enable computers to display intelligent behavior. Although this field has been an active one for more than thirty-five years and has had many notable successes, AI researchers still do not know how to create a program that matches human intelligence. No existing program can recall facts, solve problems, reason, learn, and process language with human facility. This lack of success has occurred not because computers are inferior to human brains but rather because we do not yet know in sufficient detail how intelligence is organized in the brain. (Anderson, 1995, p. 2)

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    ► Lorsque plus fait partie d'une locution comme d'autant plus, non... plus, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.
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    ► ne... plus not any more
    • je ne reviendrai plus/plus jamais I won't/I'll never come back again
    • t'as plus de pain ? (inf) haven't you got any bread left?► plus que ( = seulement)
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    ► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est court (une ou deux syllabes), son comparatif se forme généralement avec la terminaison er.
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    ► Les mots de deux syllabes se terminant en ing, ed, s, ly forment leur comparatif avec more plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison er.
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    ► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est long (au moins trois syllabes), son comparatif se forme généralement avec more plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison er.
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       d. (locutions)
    ► plus de ( = davantage de) more ; ( = plus que) over
    • il roulait à plus de 100 km/h he was driving at more than or over 100km per hour
    ► à plus ! (inf) see you later!
    ► plus que + adjectif ou adverbe
    • j'en ai plus qu'assez ! I've had more than enough of this!► de plus ( = en outre) (en tête de phrase) moreover
    • c'est dangereux, de plus c'est illégal it's dangerous, and what's more, it's illegal
    • vous n'avez pas une chaise en plus ? you wouldn't have a spare chair?
    • en plus de cela on top of that► en plus + adjectif
    • il ressemble à sa mère, mais en plus blond he's like his mother only fairer
    • il est compétent, mais ni plus ni moins que sa sœur he's competent, but neither more nor less so than his sister► plus... moins the more... the less
    • plus on le connaît, moins on l'apprécie the more you get to know him, the less you like him► plus... plus the more... the more
    • plus il en a, plus il en veut the more he has, the more he wants► plus ou moins ( = à peu près, presque) more or less
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    ► Les mots de deux syllabes se terminant en ing, ed, s, ly forment leur superlatif avec most plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison est.
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       c. ► le plus + adjectif ou adverbe long
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    ► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est long (au moins trois syllabes), son superlatif se forme avec the most plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison est.
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       d. ► le plus de + nom the most
       e. (locutions)
    ► le plus... possible
    • ça vaut 100 € au plus it's worth 100 euros at the most
    • il a trente ans, tout au plus he's thirty at most
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    • tous les voisins, plus leurs enfants all the neighbours, plus their children
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    • ici, parler breton est un plus indéniable being able to speak Breton is definitely a plus here
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    ✦ The s of plus is never pronounced when used in negatives, eg il ne la voit plus. When used in comparatives the s is generally pronounced s, eg il devrait lire plus, although there are exceptions, notably plus preceding an adjective or adverb, eg plus grand, plus vite. Before a vowel sound, the comparative plus is pronounced z, eg plus âgé.
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    1. ply, plys, plyz

    8 plus 3 égale 11 — 8 and ou plus 3 equals 11

    plus 10° — plus 10°


    2.
    adverbe de comparaison

    je ne peux pas faire plus — I can do no more, I can't do any more

    plus j'y pense, moins je comprends — the more I think about it, the less I understand

    qui plus est — furthermore, what's more

    c'est le même modèle en plus petit — it's the same model, only smaller

    trois heures plus tôt/tard — three hours earlier/later

    plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué — the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be


    3.
    adverbe de négation

    elle ne fume plus — she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes

    plus besoin de se presser — (colloq) there's no need to hurry any more

    il n'y a plus d'œufs — there are no more eggs, there aren't any eggs left

    j'entre dans le garage, plus de voiture! — I went into the garage, the car was gone!


    4.
    plus de déterminant indéfini

    plus tu mangeras de bonbons, plus tu auras de caries — the more sweets GB ou candy US you eat, the more cavities you'll have

    il y en a plus d'un qui voudrait être à sa place — quite a few people would like to be in his/her position

    je n'ai pas pris plus de crème que toi — I didn't take any more cream than you did, I took no more cream than you did


    5.
    au plus locution adverbiale at the most

    6.
    de plus locution adverbiale
    1) ( en outre) furthermore, moreover, what's more

    une fois de plus — once more, once again

    9% de plus — 9% more


    7.
    en plus locution

    le même modèle avec le toit ouvrant en plus — the same model, only with a sunroof

    les taxes en plus — plus tax, tax not included


    II plys
    nom masculin invariable
    2) (colloq) ( avantage) plus (colloq)

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    plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally used
    plus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi]
    1 adjectifs et adverbes courts
    En règle générale on ajoute ‘-er’ à la fin de l'adjectif/adverbe: plus grand/petit/simple = taller/smaller/simpler; plus longtemps/vite = longer/faster
    - pour certains mots dont l'unique voyelle est une voyelle brève, on double la consonne finale: big/bigger, sad/sadder, dim/dimmer, wet/wetter etc
    - attention aux adjectifs en ‘y’: sunny devient sunnier, pretty/prettier, happy/happier etc
    2 adjectifs et adverbes longs
    On ajoute more devant le mot: plus beau/compétent/intéressant = more beautiful/competent/interesting; plus facilement/sérieusement = more easily/seriously
    - certains mots de deux syllabes admettent les deux formes: simple peut produire simpler ou more simple, handsome/handsomer ou more handsome etc
    - certains mots de deux syllabes n'admettent que la forme avec more: callous/more callous, cunning/more cunning
    - les adverbes se terminant par ‘-ly’ n'admettent que la forme avec more: quickly/more quickly, slowly/more slowly etc
    1 adjectifs et adverbes courts
    En règle générale on ajoute ‘(e)st’ à la fin du mot: le plus grand/petit/simple = the tallest/smallest/simplest; le plus longtemps/vite = the longest/fastest
    - pour certains mots dont l'unique voyelle est une voyelle brève, on double la consonne finale: big- the biggest, sad- the saddest, dim- the dimmest etc
    - attention aux adjectifs en ‘y’: sunny devient the sunniest, pretty/the prettiest, happy/the happiest etc
    2 adjectifs et adverbes longs
    On ajoute the most devant le mot: le plus beau/compétent/intéressant = the most beautiful/competent/interesting; le plus facilement/sérieusement = the most easily/seriously
    - certains mots de deux syllabes admettent les deux formes: simple/the simplest ou the most simple, clever/the cleverest ou the most clever etc
    - certains mots de deux syllabes n'admettent que la forme avec the most: callous/the most callous, cunning/the most cunning etc
    - les adverbes en ‘-ly’ n'admettent que la forme avec the most: quickly/the most quickly, slowly/the most slowly etc
    Attention: lorsque la comparaison ne porte que sur deux éléments on utilise la forme du comparatif: le plus doué des deux = the more gifted of the two; la voiture la plus rapide des deux = the faster car
    On trouvera ci-contre exemples et exceptions illustrant les différentes fonctions de plus. On trouvera également des exemples de plus dans les notes d'usage. Voir l'index
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    ply, plys
    1. adv

    ne... plus — no longer, not... any more

    Il ne travaille plus ici. — He's no longer working here., He doesn't work here any more.

    Je ne veux plus le voir. — I don't want to see him any more., I no longer want to see him.

    ne plus avoir de qch; Je n'ai plus d'argent. — I've got no more money., I've got no money left

    Je n'ai plus de pain. — I've got no bread left., I've got no more bread.

    2) (comparatif: devant un adjectif) more

    Il fait un peu plus froid qu'hier. — It's a bit colder than yesterday.

    Elle est plus grande que moi. — She's bigger than me.

    Il est plus intelligent que son frère. — He's more intelligent than his brother.

    3) (comparaison: non suivi d'un adjectif)

    Il travaille plus. — He works more.

    Il travaille plus que moi. — He works more than me.

    4)

    plus de; Il nous faut plus de pain. — We need more bread.

    plus de 3 heures — more than 3 hours, over 3 hours

    Il y avait plus de dix personnes. — There were more than 10 people.

    plus de minuit — after midnight, past midnight

    5)

    de plus; Il a 3 ans de plus que moi. — He's 3 years older than me.

    Le voyage a pris trois heures de plus que prévu. — The journey took 3 hours longer than planned.

    Il nous faut un joueur de plus. — We need one more player.

    6)

    en plus; 3 kilos en plus — 3 kilos more

    J'ai apporté quelques gâteaux en plus. — I brought a few more cakes.

    en plus de; Deux personnes sont arrivées en plus de celles qui étaient déjà là. — Two more people came, in addition to those already there.

    7)

    plus... plus... — the more... the more...

    Plus il gagne d'argent, plus il en veut. — The more money he earns, the more he wants.

    8)

    Il y a de plus en plus de touristes par ici. — There are more and more tourists round here.

    de plus en plus (suivi d'un adjectif) Il fait de plus en plus chaud. — It's getting hotter and hotter.

    9)

    ni plus ni moins — no more, no less

    le plus; la plus; les plus — the most

    C'est le plus grand de la famille. — He's the tallest in his family., (sans adjectif, modifiant un verbe)

    C'est ce qu'elle aime le plus. — That's what she likes most.

    de plus — what's more, moreover

    en plus de cela... — what is more...

    2. conj

    Quatre plus deux égalent six. — 4 plus 2 is 6.

    3. nm
    (= avantage) plus
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    plus ⇒ Note d'usage
    A prép
    1 ( dans une addition) 8 plus 3 égale 11 8 and 3 equals 11, 8 plus 3 equals 11; on nous a servi du fromage, un dessert plus du café we were served cheese, a dessert and coffee (as well);
    2 ( pour exprimer une valeur) un jour il faisait moins 5°, le lendemain plus 10° one day it was minus 5°, the next plus 10°.
    B adv de comparaison
    1 ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) le plus the most; il mange/travaille plus (que moi) he eats/works more (than I do ou than me); tu devrais demander plus you should ask for more; je ne peux pas faire plus I can do no more, I can't do any more, I can't do more than that; elle en sait plus que lui sur le sujet she knows more about the subject than he does; c'est plus que je ne peux supporter it's more than I can bear; elle l'aime plus que tout she loves him/her more than anything; il est plus à plaindre qu'autre chose he's more to be pitied than anything else; c'est plus que bien it's more than just good; elle est plus que jolie she's more than just pretty; il a fait plus que l'embaucher, il l'a aussi formé he did more than just hire him, he also trained him; j'en ai plus qu'assez I've had more than enough; elle mange deux fois/trois fois plus que lui she eats twice/three times as much as he does; plus je gagne, plus je dépense the more I earn, the more I spend; plus j'y pense, moins je comprends the more I think about it, the less I understand; plus ça va as time goes on; qui plus est furthermore, what's more; c'est lui qui m'a le plus appris he's the one who taught me the most; quel pays aimes-tu le plus? which country do you like best?; de plus en plus more and more; il fume de plus en plus he smokes more and more;
    2 ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most; deux fois plus vieux/cher twice as old/expensive (que as); trois/quatre fois plus cher three/four times as expensive (que as); il n'est pas plus riche que moi he's no richer than I am ou than me, he isn't any richer than I am ou than me; c'est le même modèle en plus petit it's the same model, only smaller; il est on ne peut plus gentil/désagréable he's as nice/unpleasant as can be; il est plus ou moins fou he's more or less insane; il est plus ou moins artiste he's an artist of sorts; la cuisine était plus ou moins propre the kitchen wasn't particularly clean, the kitchen was clean after a fashion; il a été plus ou moins poli he wasn't particularly polite; ils étaient plus ou moins ivres they were a bit drunk; le plus heureux des hommes the happiest of men; la plus belle de toutes the most beautiful of all; mon vœu le plus cher my dearest wish; l'arbre le plus gros que j'aie jamais vu the biggest tree I've ever seen; son livre le plus court his shortest book; c'est ce qu'il y a de plus beau/important au monde it's the most beautiful/important thing in the world; un livre des plus intéressants a most interesting book; un individu des plus méprisables a most despicable individual; de plus en plus difficile more and more difficult; de plus en plus chaud hotter and hotter;
    3 ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most; trois heures plus tôt/tard three hours earlier/later; deux fois plus longtemps twice as long (que as); trois/quatre fois plus longtemps three/four times as long (que as); ils ne sont pas restés plus longtemps que nous they didn't stay any longer than we did ou than us; il l'a fait plus ou moins bien he didn't do it very well; de plus en plus loin further and further; plus tu te coucheras tard, plus tu auras de mal à te lever the later you go to bed, the harder it'll be for you to get up; plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be; c'est moi qui y vais le plus souvent I go there the most often; ça s'est passé le plus simplement/naturellement du monde it happened quite simply/naturally.
    C adv de négation elle ne fume plus she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes, she's given up smoking; il n'habite plus ici he no longer lives here, he doesn't live here any more ou any longer; le grand homme n'est plus the great man is no more; elle ne veut plus le voir she doesn't want to see him any more ou any longer, she no longer wants to see him; il a décidé de ne plus y aller he decided to stop going there; je ne veux plus en entendre parler I don't want to hear any more about it; il n'y est plus (jamais) retourné he never went back there (again); plus jamais ça! never again!; nous ne faisons plus ce modèle we no longer do this model, we don't do this model any more ou any longer; il n'a plus vingt ans ( il n'est plus très jeune) he's not twenty any more, he's no longer twenty; nous n'avons plus d'espoir we've no more hope, we no longer have any hope, we've given up hoping; plus besoin de se presser○ there's no longer any need to hurry, there's no more need to hurry, there's no need to hurry any more; il n'y a plus de pain/d'œufs there is no more bread/there are no more eggs, there isn't any bread left/there aren't any eggs left; je ne veux plus de vin I don't want any more wine; il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left; plus rien ne m'intéresse nothing interests me any more; je ne voyais plus rien I could no longer see anything, I couldn't see a thing any more; il n'y a plus personne dans la pièce there's nobody left in the room, there's no longer anybody in the room; il n'y a plus aucun crayon there aren't any pencils left, there are no more pencils; il n'y a plus aucun problème there's no longer any problem; ce n'est plus du courage, c'est de la folie it's no longer bravery, it's foolhardiness; j'entre dans le garage, plus de voiture○! I went into the garage, the car was gone○!; ce n'est plus qu'une question de jours it's only a matter of days now; il n'y a plus qu'une solution there's only one solution left; il ne restait plus que quelques bouteilles there were only a few bottles left, there was nothing left but a few bottles; il n'y a plus que lui qui puisse nous aider only he can help us now; plus que trois jours avant les vacances! only three days left ou to go until the vacation!; nous n'avons plus qu'à rentrer à la maison all we can do now is go home; il ne me reste plus qu'à vous remercier it only remains for me to thank you.
    D plus de dét indéf
    1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) trois/deux fois plus de livres/verres que three times/twice as many books/glasses as; c'est là que j'ai vu le plus de serpents that's where I saw the most snakes; c'est lui qui a le plus de livres he's got the most books; le joueur qui a le plus de chances de gagner the player who is most likely to win; les jeunes qui posent le plus de problèmes the young people who pose the most problems; c'est le candidat qui a remporté le plus de voix he's the candidate who won the most votes; plus tu mangeras de bonbons, plus tu auras de caries the more sweets GB ou candy US you eat, the more cavities you'll have; il y en a plus d'un qui voudrait être à sa place quite a few people would like to be in his/her position;
    2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) je n'ai pas pris plus de crème que toi I didn't take any more cream than you did, I took no more cream than you did; il n'a pas plus d'imagination que sa sœur he has no more imagination than his sister, he hasn't got any more imagination than his sister; trois/deux fois plus de vin/talent three times/twice as much wine/talent (que as); le joueur qui a gagné le plus d'argent the player who won the most money;
    3 ( avec un numéral) elle ne possède pas plus de 50 disques she has no more than 50 records; une foule de plus de 10 000 personnes a crowd of more than ou over 10,000 people; il a plus de 40 ans he's over 40, he's more than 40 years old; les gens de plus de 60 ans people over 60; les plus de 60 ans the over-sixties; il était déjà bien plus de onze heures/midi it was already well past ou after eleven o'clock/midday.
    E au plus loc adv at the most; tout au plus at the very most, at the outside.
    F de plus loc adv
    1 ( en outre) furthermore, moreover, what's more;
    2 ( en supplément) j'ai mangé deux pommes de plus qu'elle I ate two apples more than she did; donnez-moi deux pommes de plus give me two more apples; ça nous a pris deux heures de plus que la dernière fois it took us two hours longer than last time; j'ai besoin de deux heures de plus I need two more hours; il a trois ans de plus que sa sœur he's three years older than his sister; une fois de plus once more, once again; l'augmentation représente 9% de plus que l'année précédente the rise is 9% more than last year.
    G en plus loc en plus (de cela) on top of that; il est arrivé en retard et en plus (de cela) il a commencé à se plaindre he arrived late and what' s more ou on top of that he started complaining; c 'est le même modèle avec le toit ouvrant en plus it's the same model, only with a sunroof; c'est tout le portrait de son père, la moustache en plus he's the image of his father, only with a moustache GB ou mustache US; il a reçu 100 euros en plus de son salaire habituel he got 100 euros on top of his usual salary; en plus de son métier d'ingénieur il élève des tatous besides his job as an engineer, he breeds armadillos; les taxes en plus plus tax, tax not included; il s'est passé quelque chose en plus something else happened as well. A note on pronunciation: plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally used. plus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi].
    II.
    plus nm
    1 Math plus; le signe plus the plus sign;
    2 ○( avantage) plus○; son expérience d'enseignant constitue un plus pour lui his teaching experience is a point in his favourGB ou is a plus○.
    [ply(s)] adverbe
    A.[COMPARATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]
    1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]
    c'est plus rouge qu'orange it's red rather than ou it's more red than orange
    c'est plus que gênant it's embarrassing, to say the least
    elle a eu le prix mais elle n'en est pas plus fière pour ça she got the award, but it didn't make her any prouder for all that
    je veux la même, en plus large I want the same, only bigger
    encore plus beau more handsome still, even more handsome
    cinq fois plus cher five times dearer ou as dear ou more expensive
    2. [avec un verbe] more
    B.[SUPERLATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]
    1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]
    2. [précédé d'un verbe] most
    C.[ADVERBE DE NÉGATION]
    1. [avec 'ne']
    2. [tour elliptique]
    plus de glace pour moi, merci no more ice cream for me, thanks
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    [ply(s)] adjectif
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    [ply(s)] conjonction
    il fait plus 5º it's 5º above freezing, it's plus 5º
    2. [en sus de] plus
    le transport, plus le logement, plus la nourriture, ça revient cher travel, plus ou and accommodation, plus ou then food, (all) work out quite expensive
    plus le fait que... plus ou together with the fact that...
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    [ply(s)] nom masculin
    2. [avantage, atout] plus, bonus, asset
    au plus locution adverbiale
    [au maximum] at the most ou outside
    de plus locution adverbiale
    1. [en supplément] extra, another, more
    il est content, que te faut-il de plus? he's happy, what more do you want?
    un mot/une minute de plus et je m'en allais another word/minute and I would have left
    10 euros de plus ou de moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?
    2. [en trop] too many
    en recomptant, je trouve trente points de plus on adding it up again, I get thirty points too many
    de plus, il m'a menti what's more, he lied to me
    de plus en plus locution adverbiale
    1. [suivi d'un adjectif] more and more, increasingly
    [suivi d'un adverbe] more and more
    de plus en plus dangereux more and more ou increasingly dangerous
    ça devient de plus en plus facile/compliqué it's getting easier and easier/more and more complicated
    2. [précédé d'un verbe]
    de plus en plus de locution déterminante
    [suivi d'un nom comptable] more and more, a growing number of
    [suivi d'un nom non comptable] more and more
    de plus en plus de gens more and more people, an increasing number of people
    il y a de plus en plus de demande pour ce produit demand for this product is increasing, there is more and more demand for this product
    des plus locution adverbiale
    en plus locution adverbiale
    1. [en supplément] extra (avant nom)
    les boissons sont en plus drinks are extra, you pay extra for the drinks
    10 euros en plus ou en moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?
    [en trop] spare
    a. [à la fin du jeu] I've got one card left over
    b. [en distribuant] I've got one card too many
    [en cadeau] as well, on top of that
    elle a une excellente technique et en plus, elle a de la force her technique's first-class and she's got strength too
    et elle m'avait menti, en plus! not only that but she'd lied to me (as well)!
    3. [d'ailleurs] besides, what's more, moreover
    je ne tiens pas à le faire et, en plus, je n'ai pas le temps I'm not too keen on doing it, and besides ou what's more, I've no time
    en plus de locution prépositionnelle
    [en supplément de] besides, on top of, in addition to
    en plus du squash, elle fait du tennis besides (playing) squash, she plays tennis
    et plus locution adverbiale
    45 kilos et plus over 45 kilos, 45 odd kilos
    ni plus ni moins locution adverbiale
    je te donne une livre, ni plus ni moins I'll give you one pound, no more no less
    tu t'es trompé, ni plus ni moins you were mistaken, that's all
    non plus locution adverbiale
    je ne sais pas — moi non plus! I don't know — neither do I ou nor do I ou me neither!
    on ne peut plus locution adverbiale
    plus de locution déterminante
    1. [comparatif, suivi d'un nom] more
    [suivi d'un nombre] more than, over
    elle roulait à plus de 150 km/h she was driving at more than 150 km/h ou doing over 150 km/h
    2. [superlatif, suivi d'un nom]
    les plus de 20 ans people over 20, the over-20s
    plus... moins locution correlative
    the more... the less
    plus il vieillit, moins il a envie de sortir the older he gets, the less he feels like going out
    plus ça va, moins je la comprends I understand her less and less (as time goes on)
    plus... plus locution correlative
    the more... the more
    plus je réfléchis, plus je me dis que... the more I think (about it), the more I'm convinced that...
    plus ça va, plus je me demande si... the longer it goes on, the more I wonder if...
    plus ou moins locution adverbiale
    c'est plus ou moins cher, selon les endroits prices vary according to where you are
    qui plus est locution adverbiale
    what's ou what is more
    sans plus locution adverbiale
    c'était bien, sans plus it was nice, but nothing more
    tout au plus locution adverbiale
    c'est une mauvaise grippe, tout au plus it's a bad case of flu, at the most

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  • 9 pouvoir

    pouvoir [puvwaʀ]
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       a. (permission)
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    ► Lorsque pouvoir sert à donner la permission de faire quelque chose, il peut se traduire par can ou may ; can est le plus courant et couvre la majorité des cas.
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    • maintenant, tu peux aller jouer now you can go and play
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    ► On emploie can lorsque la permission dépend d'une tierce personne ou d'une autorité ; can étant un verbe défectif, to be able to le remplace aux temps où il ne peut être conjugué.
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       b. (demande)
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    ► Lorsque l'on demande à quelqu'un la permission de faire quelque chose, qu'on lui demande un service ou qu'on lui donne un ordre poli, on utilise can ou la forme plus polie could.
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    • est-ce que je peux fermer la fenêtre ? can I shut the window?
    • puis-je emprunter votre stylo ? could I borrow your pen?
    • pourrais-je vous parler ? could I have a word with you?
    • puis-je vous être utile ? can I be of assistance?
    • tu peux m'ouvrir la porte, s'il te plaît ? can you or could you open the door for me, please?
    • pourriez-vous nous apporter du thé ? could you bring us some tea?
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    ► Lorsque pouvoir exprime une possibilité ou une capacité, il se traduit généralement par can ou par to be able to ; can étant un verbe défectif, to be able to le remplace aux temps où il ne peut être conjugué.
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    • peut-il venir ? can he come?
    • ne peut-il pas venir ? can't he come?
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    ► Lorsque pouvoir implique la notion de réussite, on emploie to manage.
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    • tu as pu lui téléphoner ? did you manage to phone him?
    • j'ai essayé de le joindre, mais je n'ai pas pu I tried to get in touch with him but I didn't manage to
       d. (probabilité, hypothèse)
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    ► Lorsque pouvoir exprime une probabilité, une éventualité ou une hypothèse, il se traduit par could ; might implique une plus grande incertitude.
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    • il pourrait être italien he could or might be Italian
    • ça aurait pu être un voleur ! it could or might have been a burglar!
    ► bien + pouvoir
    • où ai-je bien pu mettre mon stylo ? where on earth can I have put my pen?
    • qu'est-ce qu'il peut bien faire ? what can he be doing?
    • qu'est-ce que cela peut bien lui faire ? (inf) what's it to him? (inf)
    • tu aurais pu me dire ça plus tôt ! you could have told me sooner!
       f. (souhaits) puisse-t-il guérir rapidement ! let's hope he makes a speedy recovery!
    • puissiez-vous dire vrai ! let's hope you're right!
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    ► La probabilité, l'éventualité, l'hypothèse ou le risque sont rendus par may ; might implique une plus grande incertitude.
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    • est-ce qu'on peut quelque chose pour lui ? is there anything we can do for him?
    • que puis-je pour vous ? what can I do for you?
    • désolé, mais je n'y peux rien I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do about it
    4. <
    • tu crois qu'il va pleuvoir ? -- ça se pourrait bien do you think it's going to rain? -- it might
    • ça ne se peut pas (inf) that's not possible► il se peut que + subjonctif
    • il se peut qu'elle vienne she may come► il se pourrait que + subjonctif
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    power ; ( = capacité) ability ; ( = influence) influence
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    Note: can et may qui peuvent traduire le verbe pouvoir ne s'emploient ni à l'infinitif, ni au futur

    I
    1. puvwaʀ
    verbe auxiliaire
    1) ( être capable de) to be able to

    je n'en peux plus — (épuisement, exaspération) I've had it (colloq); ( satiété) I'm full (colloq)

    2) ( être autorisé à) to be allowed to

    pourriez-vous me tenir la porte s'il vous plaît? — can ou could you hold the door (open) for me please?

    qu'est-ce que cela peut (bien) te faire? — (colloq) what business is it of yours?


    2.

    je ne peux rien pour vous/contre eux — there's nothing I can do for you/about them


    3.
    verbe impersonnel

    c'est inimaginable ce qu'il a pu pleuvoir! — you can't imagine ou wouldn't believe how much it rained!


    4.
    il se peut verbe pronominal impersonnel

    ‘est-ce que tu viendras ce soir?’ - ‘cela se peut’ — ‘are you coming this evening?’ - ‘I may do’

    ça ne se peut pas — (colloq) it's impossible


    5.
    on ne peut plus locution adverbiale

    6.
    on ne peut mieux locution adverbiale
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    II puvwaʀ
    nom masculin
    1) ( puissance) power
    2) ( faculté) ability
    3) ( ascendant) power ( sur over)
    4) ( autorité) power, authority
    5) Politique power
    6) Administration, Droit power
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    Phrasal Verbs:
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    puvwaʀ
    1. nm
    1) (= influence, autorité) power

    Le Premier ministre a beaucoup de pouvoir. — The prime minister has a lot of power.

    avoir pouvoir de faire (= autorisation) — to have the authority to do, to have authority to do, (= droit) to have the right to do

    2) (= dirigeants)
    2. vb aux
    1) (= avoir la possibilité de) to be able to

    Je suis déçu de ne pas pouvoir le faire. — I am disappointed not to be able to do it.

    Je ne pourrai pas venir samedi. — I won't be able to come on Saturday., I can't come on Saturday.

    Je n'ai pas pu le réparer. — I couldn't repair it., I wasn't able to repair it.

    Je peux lui téléphoner si tu veux. — I can phone her if you like.

    2) (= avoir la permission de)

    Vous pouvez aller au cinéma. — You can go to the pictures.

    Il a pu avoir un accident. — He may have had an accident., He might have had an accident., He could have had an accident.

    Il aurait pu le dire! — He might have said so!, He could have said so!

    3. vb impers
    4. vt

    J'ai fait tout ce que j'ai pu. — I did all I could.

    Fais ce que tu peux. — Do what you can.

    Je n'y peux rien. — I can't do anything about it.

    on ne peut; Je me porte on ne peut mieux. — I'm absolutely fine., I couldn't be better.

    Elle est on ne peut plus gentille. — She couldn't be nicer., She's as nice as can be.

    je n'en peux plus (fatigue) — I'm exhausted, (patience) I can't take any more

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    I.
    pouvoir verb table: pouvoir
    ❢ Can et may qui peuvent traduire le verbe pouvoir ne s'emploient ni à l'infinitif, ni au futur.
    A v aux
    1 ( être capable de) to be able to; peux-tu soulever cette boîte? can you lift this box?; nous espérons pouvoir partir cette année we hope to be able to go away this year; dès que je pourrai as soon as I can; il ne pourra pas venir he won't be able to come; je suis content que vous ayez pu venir I'm glad you could come; il ne pouvait pas cacher son irritation he couldn't conceal his annoyance; il pourrait mieux faire he could do better; elle aurait pu le faire she could have done it; tu peux/pourrais bien me rendre ce service you can/could at least do this for me; tu ne pouvais pas me le dire tout de suite! why couldn't you have told me ou didn't you tell me that right away?; on ne pourrait mieux dire that's very well put; je n'en peux plus (épuisement, exaspération) I've had it○; ( satiété) I'm full○; ⇒ vieillesse;
    2 ( être autorisé à) to be allowed to; les élèves ne peuvent pas quitter l'établissement sans autorisation pupils can't ou may not ou are not allowed to leave the school without permission; est-ce que je peux me servir de ta voiture? can I use your car?; puis-je m'asseoir? may I sit down?; est-ce qu'on peut fumer ici? is smoking allowed here?; nous ne pouvons tout de même pas les laisser faire we can't just stand by and do nothing; tu peux toujours essayer you can ou could always try; on peut dire que it can be said that; après ce qui est arrivé on peut se poser des questions after what happened questions are bound to be asked;
    3 ( avoir le choix de) on peut écrire clef ou clé the word can be written clef or clé; on peut ne pas faire l'accord the agreement is optional; il ne peut pas ne pas accepter he has no option but to accept; il peut être malade après tout ce qu'il a mangé after the amount he ate it's no wonder that he is ill;
    4 ( avoir l'obligeance de) pourriez-vous me tenir la porte s'il vous plaît? can ou could you hold the door (open) for me please?; si tu pouvais garder la petite, je sortirais un peu if you could keep an eye on the baby, I could go out for a while; peux-tu me dire quelle heure il est s'il te plaît? could you tell me the time please?;
    5 ( être susceptible de) tout peut arriver anything could happen; cela pourrait arriver à n'importe qui it could happen to anybody; il ne peut pas ne pas gagner he's bound to win; où peut-il bien être? where can he be?; où pouvait-il bien être? where could he be?; que peut-il bien faire? what can he be doing?; tout le monde peut se tromper anyone can make a mistake; puisse cette nouvelle année exaucer vos vœux les plus chers wishing you everything you could want for the new year; puisse-t-il revenir sur sa décision we can only hope that he goes back on his decision; puissiez-vous dire vrai let us hope you are right; rien ne pourra l'arrêter nothing can stop him/her; qu'est-ce que cela peut (bien) te faire? what business is it of yours?; il peut toujours espérer there's no harm in wishing ou hoping; s'il croit que je vais payer ses dettes il peut toujours attendre if he thinks I'm going to pay his debts he's got another think coming; elle pouvait mentir, il l'aimait toujours no matter how much she lied, he still loved her; qu'est-ce qu'il peut y avoir comme monde! what a crowd there is!; qu'est-ce qu'il peut faire froid ici! it's so cold here!; ce qu'il peut être grand! how tall he is!; peux-tu être bête! how silly you can be!
    B vtr que puis-je pour vous? what can I do for you?; je ne peux rien pour vous/contre eux there's nothing I can do for you/about them; je n'y peux rien I can't do anything about it, there's nothing I can do about it; je fais ce que je peux I'm doing my best; ‘je sais que c'est difficile mais qu'y puis-je?’-‘vous pouvez beaucoup’ ‘I know it's hard, but what can I do?’-‘plenty’.
    C v impers il peut faire très froid en janvier it can get very cold in January; il pourrait arriver que je parte I could ou might leave; il pouvait être 10 heures it was probably about 10 o'clock; il peut neiger comme il peut faire beau it might snow or it might be fine; c'est inimaginable ce qu'il a pu pleuvoir! you can't imagine ou wouldn't believe how much it rained!; ce qu'il peut pleuvoir en ce moment! it's raining really hard at the moment.
    D il se peut vpr impers il se peut que les prix augmentent en juin prices may ou might rise in June; il se peut or pourrait que j'accepte leur offre I may ou might accept their offer; se peut-il qu'il m'ait oublié? can he really have forgotten me?; se peut-il que vous ayez fait cela? how could you do such a thing?; ‘est-ce que tu viendras ce soir?’-‘cela se peut’ ‘are you coming this evening?’-‘I may do’; cela se pourrait bien very possibly so; il or cela se pourrait (bien) qu'il soit fâché he might (well) be angry; ça ne se peut pas○ it's impossible.
    E on ne peut plus loc adv il est on ne peut plus timide he is as shy as can be; c'est on ne peut mieux it couldn't be better; il travaille on ne peut plus sérieusement you couldn't ask for a more conscientious worker; il est on ne peut plus désagréable he's thoroughly unpleasant.
    qui peut le plus peut le moins if you can do something complicated, you can do something simple; autant que faire se peut as far as possible.
    II.
    pouvoir nm
    1 ( puissance) power; pouvoirs surnaturels supernatural powers; pouvoir blanchissant d'un détergent whitening power of a detergent; pouvoir d'évocation d'un mot evocative power of a word;
    2 ( faculté) ability; avoir un remarquable pouvoir d'adaptation to be remarkably adaptable; avoir le pouvoir de faire to be able to do;
    3 ( ascendant) power (sur over); le pouvoir de qn sur qn sb's power over sb; il la tient en son pouvoir he's got her in his power;
    4 ( autorité) power, authority; n'avoir aucun pouvoir sur qn to have no power over sb; je n'ai pas le pouvoir de décider it's not up to me to decide; il n'est pas en mon pouvoir de prendre une telle décision I'm not the one who decides;
    5 Pol power; pouvoir absolu/royal absolute/royal power; après 15 ans de pouvoir after 15 years in power; avoir le pouvoir to be in power; exercer le pouvoir to exercise power; prendre le pouvoir to take power; arriver au pouvoir to come to power; se maintenir au pouvoir to stay in power; séparation des pouvoirs separation of powers; en vertu des pouvoirs qui nous sont conférés by reason of ou in exercise of the powers invested in us; avoir tous pouvoirs to have ou exercise all powers; donner tous pouvoir à qn to give sb full powers, to confer full powers on sb; les pleins pouvoirs full powers; le pouvoir en place the government in power;
    6 Admin, Jur power; déléguer ses pouvoirs à qn to delegate powers to sb; pouvoir par-devant notaire power of attorney; donner pouvoir à qn to give sb a proxy.
    pouvoir d'achat purchasing power; pouvoir calorifique calorific value; pouvoir exécutif executive power; le pouvoir judiciaire ( corps) the judiciary; pouvoir législatif legislative power; pouvoir séparateur Phys resolving power; pouvoir spirituel spiritual power; pouvoir temporel temporal power; les pouvoirs constitués the powers that be; pouvoirs exceptionnels emergency powers; pouvoirs publics authorities.
    I
    [puvwar] nom masculin
    1. [aptitude, possibilité] power
    avoir un grand pouvoir de concentration/de persuasion to have great powers of concentration/persuasion
    2. ADMINISTRATION & DROIT [d'un président, d'un tuteur] power
    a. [exercice] power
    b. [gouvernants] government
    a. [parti élu] to be in power ou office
    b. [junte] to be in power
    les gens au pouvoir ne connaissent pas nos problèmes those in power ou the powers that be don't understand our difficulties
    a. [élus] to take office
    b. [dictateur] to seize power
    exercer le pouvoir to exercise power, to govern, to rule
    le pouvoir exécutif executive power, the executive
    le pouvoir judiciaire judicial power, the judiciary
    le pouvoir législatif legislative power, the legislature
    le pouvoir local local government, the local authorities
    4. [influence] power, influence
    avoir du pouvoir sur quelqu'un to have power ou influence over somebody
    5. PHYSIQUE & TECHNOLOGIE power, quality
    pouvoir calorifique (inférieur)/supérieur (net)/gross calorific value
    ————————
    pouvoirs nom masculin pluriel
    1. [fonctions] powers, authority
    outrepasser ses pouvoirs to overstep ou to exceed one's authority
    b. [architecte, animateur] to have carte blanche to do something
    2. [gouvernants]
    3. [surnaturels] powers
    II
    [puvwar] verbe auxiliaire
    1. [avoir la possibilité, la capacité de]
    je peux revenir en France I'm able to ou I can return to France
    je peux vous aider? [généralement, dans un magasin] can I help you?
    tout le monde ne peut pas le faire/en dire autant! not everybody can do it/say that!
    tu ne peux pas ne pas l'aider you MUST help her, you can't refuse to help her
    2. [parvenir à] to manage ou to be able to
    3. [avoir la permission de]
    si on ne peut plus plaisanter, maintenant! it's a pretty sad thing if you can't have a laugh anymore!
    [avoir des raisons de]
    je suis désolé — ça, tu peux (l'être)! (familier) I'm so sorry — so you should be ou and with good reason ou and I should think so too!
    4. [exprime une éventualité, un doute, un risque]
    attention, tu pourrais glisser careful, you might ou could slip
    j'aurais pu l'attendre longtemps, elle n'arrive que demain! I could have waited a long time, she's not coming until tomorrow!
    après tout, il pourrait bien ne pas avoir menti he may well have been telling the truth after all
    il pourrait s'agir d'un suicide it could ou may ou might be a suicide
    il peut arriver que... it may (so) ou can happen that...
    5. [exprime une approximation]
    6. [exprime une suggestion, une hypothèse]
    tu pourrais au moins t'excuser! you could at least apologize!, the least you could do is (to) apologize!
    il aurait pu me prévenir! he could've ou might've warned me!
    7. [en intensif]
    8. (littéraire) [exprime le souhait]
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    [puvwar] verbe transitif
    [être capable de faire]
    on n'y peut rien it can't be helped, nothing can be done about it
    a. [physiquement] I'm exhausted
    b. [moralement] I can't take anymore ou stand it any longer
    c. [je suis rassasié] I'm full (up)
    regarde-le danser avec elle, il n'en peut plus! (familier & humoristique) just look at him dancing with her, he's in seventh heaven!
    ————————
    se pouvoir verbe impersonnel
    ça se peut it may ou could be
    ça se peut, mais... that's as may be, but...
    sois calme, et s'il se peut, diplomate keep calm and, if (at all) possible, be tactful
    il ou ça se peut que: il se peut qu'il soit malade he might be ill, maybe he's ill

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > pouvoir

  • 10 необходимо

    (= нужно) it is necessary, it is essential
    • В более сложных системах необходимо... - In more complicated systems, it is necessary to...
    • В подобной ситуации необходимо... - In such a situation, it is necessary to...
    • В самом деле, необходимо... - It is in fact necessary to...
    • В связи с этим необходимо отметить, что... - In this connection, it should be noted that...
    • В то же время необходимо объяснить, что... - At the same time it must be explained that...
    • Во многих инженерных приложениях необходимо рассматривать... - In many engineering applications, it is necessary to consider...
    • Во многих приложениях это и есть все что необходимо. - In many applications this is all that is required.
    • Возникает вопрос, действительно ли обратное (утверждение и т. п.) является необходимым. - A question arises as to whether the converse necessarily holds.
    • Вот почему было необходимо (показать и т. п.)... - That is why it has been necessary to...
    • Вряд ли здесь необходимо говорить о том, что... - It hardly needs to be stated that...
    • Вряд ли необходимо подчеркивать тот факт, что... - It is hardly necessary to stress the fact that...
    • Все, что необходимо здесь сказать, это... - All that need be said now is that...
    • Все, что необходимо - это заметить, что... - All that is necessary is to observe that...
    • Для лучшего понимания процесса необходимо... - In order to have a better understanding of the process, it is necessary to...
    • Для последующего нам необходимо одно обобщение (чего-л). - In the sequel we require a generalization of...
    • Для этого нам необходима концепция... - For this we require the concept of...
    • Еще очень многое необходимо сделать в этой области. - Much remains to be done in this area.
    • Заметьте, что необходимо (сделать что-л). - Notice that it is necessary to...
    • Здесь необходимо сделать одно предостережение. - A word of warning is necessary here.
    • Изредка необходимо... - Occasionally, it is necessary to...
    • Имеется один нюанс, о котором здесь необходимо сказать. - There is a subtle point that should be mentioned here.
    • На этом этапе необходимо отметить очень важный факт. - At this stage a very important fact must be pointed out.
    • Наконец, необходимо допустить, что... - Finally, it must be granted that...
    • Нам все еще необходимо решить как (действовать и т. п.)... - We have yet to decide how to...
    • Нам необходима некоторая гарантия того, что... - At the very least some assurance is needed that...
    • Нам необходимо еще одно условие, чтобы определить... - We need one more condition to determine...
    • Нам необходимо еще раз... - Once again it is necessary to...
    • Нам необходимо найти число... - We wish to find the number of...
    • Нам необходимо одно определение. - We need a definition.
    • Нам необходимо найти решение... - We need to determine the solution of...
    • Нам необходимо рассмотреть более подробно практические последствия... - We need to consider in more detail the practical implications of...
    • Нам необходимы более точные определения, потому что... - More exact definitions are necessary because...
    • Не так редко, однако, необходимо... - Not infrequently, however, it is necessary to...
    • Необходимо более внимательно изучить данные. - A closer look at the data is called for.
    • Необходимо быть осторожным в применениях данной формулы. - One must be careful in using this formula.
    • Необходимо внести коренные изменения в... - There has to be a radical change in...
    • Необходимо выяснить, действительно ли... - It needs to be ascertained if...
    • Необходимо добавить, что... - It should be added that...
    • Необходимо заметить, что существуют два способа, которыми... - It should be noted that there are two ways in which...
    • Необходимо кратко остановиться на... - Brief mention should be made of...
    • Необходимо лишь... - It is merely necessary to...; It is only necessary to...
    • Необходимо (-- Нужно) ожидать, что... - It is to be expected that...
    • Необходимо особенно подчеркнуть, что... - It cannot be too highly stressed that...
    • Необходимо особенно тщательно следить за тем, чтобы... - Special care must be used to
    • Необходимо отметить, что... - It is to be noted that...
    • Необходимо подчеркнуть, что... - It is necessary to stress that...; It should be stressed that...; It must be emphasized that...
    • Необходимо понимать, что... - It should be realized that...
    • Необходимо понять и выяснить роль процессов, задействованных в... - It is therefore important to understand and appreciate the processes involved in...
    • Необходимо понять, что... - It is to be understood that...
    • Необходимо проверить... - There is a need to examine...
    • Необходимо проследить за... - It is necessary to keep track of...
    • Необходимо проявлять большую осторожность в выборе... - Great care must be exercised in selecting...
    • Необходимо рассмотреть эту проблему в некоторых деталях. - It is necessary to consider this problem in some detail.
    • Необходимо сделать несколько замечаний. - There are a number of points to be made.
    • Необходимо сделать следующее замечание. - It should be noted that; It should be pointed out that; A remark is in order
    • Необходимо сказать с самого начала, что... - It should be said from the outset that...
    • Необходимо следить за тем, чтобы не произошел перегрев... - Care must be exercised to avoid overheating...
    • Необходимо учесть... - Account must be taken of...; Proper allowance must be made for...
    • Необходимо четко отметить, что... - It must be carefully noted that...
    • Необходимо, чтобы... - It is necessary that...; It is essential that...
    • Однако модификации необходимы, когда... - Modifications, however, are necessary when...
    • Однако необходимо всегда помнить, что... - One should always keep in mind, however, that...
    • Однако необходимо заметить, что... - It must be observed, however, that...
    • Однако необходимо знать, что понимается под... - It is necessary, however, to know what is meant by...
    • Однако необходимо подчеркнуть, что... - But it needs to be stressed that...
    • Однако необходимо понимать, что.. i. - However, it must be understood that...
    • Однако сначала необходимо... -It is first necessary, however, to...
    • Однако часто бывает необходимо... - However, it is frequently necessary to...
    • Однако, во-первых, нам необходимо изучить общую теорию... - First, however, we need to study the general theory of...
    • Относительно... необходимо сделать пояснение. - A word of explanation is necessary with regard to...
    • Очевидно, необходимо, чтобы... - Clearly, it is necessary that...
    • Очевидно, нет необходимости (= нам не надо) (нечто проделать). - Clearly, there is no need to...
    • Перед тем как вернуться к рассмотрению этих проблем, нам необходимо... - Before returning to these matters, it is necessary to...
    • Перед тем как установить только что упомянутые результаты, необходимо (рассмотреть и т. п.)... - Before establishing the results just mentioned it is necessary to...
    • Помимо всего, нам необходимо показать, что... - Above all, we need to show that...
    • Поэтому необходимо... - For this reason it is necessary to...
    • Прежде всего необходимо (вычислить и т. п.)... - It is first of all necessary to...
    • При этих обстоятельствах необходимо... - In these circumstances, it is necessary to...
    • Производя экспериментальные работы, иногда необходимо... - In the course of experimental work, it is sometimes necessary to...
    • С другой стороны, необходимо всегда удостовериться, что... - On the other hand one always has to make sure that...
    • С этим обозначением необходимо обращаться аккуратно. - One must be careful with the notation.
    • Следовательно в каждом (отдельном) из этих случаев необходимо... - In each of these cases, therefore, it is necessary to...
    • Следовательно, необходимо помнить, что... - It should therefore be borne in mind that...
    • Следовательно, необходимо развить общий метод для... - It is, therefore, necessary to devise a general method for...
    • Таким образом, в принципе необходимо только... - Thus, in principle at least, it is only necessary to...
    • Сначала нам необходимо определить, что понимается под... - We need first to define what is meant by...
    • Совершенно необходимо, чтобы... - It is important that...
    • Тем не менее, необходимо допустить, что... - Nevertheless, it must be admitted that...
    • Тем не менее, необходимо уделить внимание... - Nevertheless, attention needs to be paid to...
    • То, что нам необходимо, это понятие о... - What is needed is a notion of...
    • Удобно, хотя и не необходимо (= не очень нужно),... -It is convenient (though not necessary) to...
    • Часто бывает необходимо... - It is frequently necessary to...
    • Часто необходимо произвести... - It is frequently necessary to generate...
    • Что (действительно) необходимо - это ясное понимание... - What is needed is a clear understanding of...
    • Чтобы доказать (3), необходимо только... - То establish (3) we need only to...
    • Чтобы достичь цели, необходимо... - То meet this objective, it is necessary to...
    • Чтобы не допустить этого, необходимо... - То prevent this it is necessary to...
    • Чтобы справиться с подобной ситуацией, нам необходимо... - In order to handle such a situation, we need to...
    • Это вполне справедливо, однако необходимо понять, что... - This is quite true, but it should be realized that...
    • Это необходимо для существенного понимания... - This is required for a fundamental understanding of...
    • Это условие необходимо для... - The condition is required to satisfy...
    • Этот результат было необходимо (= нужно) ожидать, исходя из факта... - This result was to be expected from the fact that...

    Русско-английский словарь научного общения > необходимо

  • 11 метод

    method, process, procedure, approach, technique, practice, tool, strategy
    • Безо всяких изменений данный метод подходит для... - The method lends itself readily to...
    • Более подходящим методом является... - A better technique is to...
    • Более прямой метод получения величины F рассматривается в главе 9. - A more direct procedure for obtaining F is considered in Chapter 9.
    • Более подходящим методом является определение... - A more satisfactory method is to establish...
    • Большинство из этих более продвинутых методов требует... - Most of these more advanced methods require...
    • Были предложены несколько методов. - Several techniques have been suggested.
    • Было довольно нелегко разработать метод для... - It was fairly difficult to develop a method for...
    • Было довольно сложно разработать метод для... - It was quite difficult to develop a method for...
    • Было легко разработать метод для... - It was easy to develop a method for...
    • Было относительно легко (= просто) разработать метод для... - It was relatively easy to develop a method for... (not easy on an absolute scale, but less challenging than other tasks)
    • Было почти невозможно разработать метод для... - It was almost impossible to develop a method for... (so hard that we nearly failed)
    • В альтернативном методе мы вычисляем... - In the alternative method we calculate...
    • В данной главе мы представим метод для... - In this chapter, we shall formulate the procedure for...
    • В данном приближенном методе существенно... - In this approximation procedure it is essential to...
    • В качестве примера применения описанного выше метода мы показываем, что... - As an example of the method described above we show that...
    • В недавние годы этот метод был улучшен посредством использования (чего-л). - In recent years the subject has been enriched by the use of...
    • В основном мы следуем методу... - In essence we follow the procedure of...
    • В последние годы несколько авторов отказались от этого метода. - Several authors have, in recent years, departed from this procedure.
    • В своих основных чертах это был метод, использовавшийся Смитом [1]. - In essence, this was the method employed by Smith [1].
    • В соответствии с методом, намеченным в Главе 1, мы... - In accordance with the method outlined in Chapter 1, we...
    • В этой главе мы даем эффективный метод... - In this chapter we give an efficient method for...
    • Вместо этого давайте разработаем (один) общий метод, посредством которого... - Instead, let us develop a general method whereby...
    • Во многих случаях необходимо обращаться за помощью к приближенным методам. - In many cases it is necessary to resort to approximate methods.
    • Возможно, безопасно применить метод... к... - It is probably safe to apply the method of... to...
    •
    Возможно, наилучшим методом является... - Perhaps the best approach is to...
    • Все вышеупомянутые методы не применимы для малых х. - The foregoing methods all fail for small x.
    • Второй метод вывода уравнения (1) формулируется следующим образом. - A second method of obtaining (1) is as follows.
    • Второй метод точно согласуется с... - The latter method agrees precisely with...
    • Вышеуказанным методом обнаружено (= найдено), что... - By the above method it is found that...
    • Геометрически метод состоит в следующем. - Geometrically, the procedure is as follows.
    • Главное преимущество данного метода заключается в том, что... - The chief advantage of the method is that...
    • Главным преимуществом данного метода является его общность. - The principal advantage of the method is its generality.
    • Главным преимуществом данного метода по сравнению с традиционными является то, что... - The major advantage of this procedure over the traditional method is that...
    • Главным преимуществом данного метода является его простота. - The principal virtue of the method is its simplicity.
    • Далее, в данном методе заранее предполагается, что... - Further, the method presupposes...
    • Данное свойство является основой одного метода нахождения... - This property provides one method of determining...
    • Данный метод был предложен в статье [1]. - The method was suggested by Smith, et al. [1].
    • Данный метод намного точнее, чем... - The present method is much more precise than...
    • Данный метод не применим для/в... - The method does not apply to...
    • Данный метод невозможно применить, когда/ если... - The method is not applicable when...
    • Данный метод одинаково успешно можно применять к... - The method can equally well be applied to...
    • Данный метод особенно подходит в случае, когда... - The method is particularly appropriate when...
    • Данный метод позволяет... - The method enables one to...
    • Данный метод позволяет исследователю... - The method allows an investigator to...
    • Данный метод применим к широкому классу (в широком классе)... - The method is applicable to a large class of...
    • Данный метод прост и довольно интересен, однако... - This method is simple and quite interesting, but...
    • Данный отчет описывает новый метод... - This report describes a new method of...
    • Данным методом можно решить ряд важных практических задач. - This method enables us to solve several problems of practical importance.
    • Детали этого метода можно найти в [1]. - Details of the method can be found in Smith [1].
    • Для... можно применить несколько методов. - Several methods are available for...
    • Для получения... был использован ряд методов. - A number of methods have been used to obtain...
    • Для преодоления этой трудности был разработан один метод. - One method has been advanced for overcoming this difficulty.
    • Должны быть развиты методы для измерения... - Methods should be developed for measuring...
    • Достоинство этого метода состоит в том, что... - The advantage of the method is that...
    • Другим недостатком этого метода является то, что... - The other disadvantage of this procedure is that...; Another disadvantage of this procedure is that...
    • Его метод доказательства весьма оригинален. - The method of proof is quite ingenious.
    • Единственный доступный нам в настоящее время метод - это... - The only method available to us so far is...
    • Единственным известным недостатком этого метода является то, что... - The only known disadvantage of this procedure is that...
    • Еще одним методом является... - Still another approach is to...
    • Здесь рассматривается (один) общий метод получения этих решений. - A general method of obtaining these solutions is considered here.
    • Важность наших методов состоит в том, что они будут давать... - The significance of our methods is that they will yield...
    • Значительно более удобный метод состоит в том, что... - A far more convenient approach is to...
    • Имеются два обычно используемых метода для... - There are two commonly used methods for...
    • Имеются три метода решения такой задачи. - There are three ways of attacking such a problem.
    • Интересным альтернативным методом является следующий. - An interesting alternative procedure is as follows.
    • Используя данный метод, следует помнить, что... - In using this method it is well to remember that...
    • Используя любой подобный метод, необходимо (помнить и т. п.)... - With any method such as this it is necessary to...
    • Используя этот метод, они нашли, что... - Using the method, they found that...; Using the method, they learned that...; Using the method, they determined that...; Using the method, they discovered that...
    • Используя этот новый метод, мы можем... - By this new method it will be possible to...
    • Итак, мы наметим несколько методов, которые могут использоваться для того, чтобы... - We therefore outline some procedures which can be used to...
    • К сожалению, этот метод оказался неприменим. - Unfortunately, the method was not applicable; The method, unfortunately, was not applicable.
    • К счастью, имеется один простой и подходящий для этого метод. - Fortunately, there is a simple technique available for doing this.
    • Каков недостаток этого метода? - What is the disadvantage of this procedure?
    • Каковы преимущества данного метода? - What are the advantages of this procedure?
    • Конечно, это могло бы быть следствием неподходящих методов. - Of course, this could reflect the use of inappropriate methods.
    • Конечно, этот метод не всегда применим. - Of course, this method will not always work.
    • Коротко, мы будем интересоваться методами, которые... - In short, we will inquire into the ways in which...
    • Кратко опишем метод для его оценки. - A method for estimating this will be given shortly.
    • Метод... должен быть применен к/в... - The method of... should apply to...
    • Метод... мог бы быть надежно применен для... - The method of... could safely be applied to,..
    • Метод анализа, намеченный в предыдущем абзаце, показывает... - The method of analysis outlined in the last paragraph shows...
    • Метод может использоваться для оценки... - The method can be used to estimate...
    • Метод обладает очевидным преимуществом... - The method possesses the obvious advantage of...
    • Метод основывается на принципе, что... - This method is based on the principle that...
    • Метод перестает быть достаточно точным, если... - The method ceases to be reasonably accurate if...
    • Метод состоит в следующем. - The procedure is as follows.
    • Метод состоит из двух шагов. - The approach is in two steps.
    • Метод требует от пользователя обеспечить... - The method requires the user to provide...
    • Метод, который здесь описывается, требует... - The method to be described here involves...
    • Метод, который мы описали, в общем случае не подходит для... - The procedure we have described is not, in general, suitable for...
    • Метод, приведенный в этом параграфе, подобным образом может быть применен к... - The method of sections may be applied in a similar way to...
    • Метод, с помощью которой это было получено, известен как... - The technique by which this is achieved is known as...
    • Методы, которые мы рассмотрели, позволяют нам... - The methods we have considered enable us to...
    • Можно использовать множество методов. Например,... - A variety of methods may be employed, e. g.,...
    • Можно ожидать, что метод обеспечит нахождение по меньшей мере одного корня. - The method can be expected to provide at least one root.
    • Мы будем придерживаться этого метода. - We shall follow this method.
    • Мы ввели широкий класс методов решения... - We have introduced a wide range of procedures for solving...
    • Мы можем обратить метод и вывести, что... - We can reverse the process and deduce that...
    • Мы наметим в общих чертах метод, основанный на... - We will outline a procedure based on...
    • Мы откладываем обсуждение подобных методов до параграфа 5. - We defer the discussion of such methods to Section 5.
    • Мы принимаем полностью отличный от данного метод. - We adopt an entirely different method.
    • Мы проиллюстрируем данный метод для случая... - We shall illustrate the procedure for the case of...
    • Мы считаем, что метод... можно применять к/в... - We believe that the method of... is applicable to...
    • Мы увидим, что эти методы могут использоваться лишь тогда, когда... - It will be observed that these methods are only applicable when...
    • Мы упоминаем лишь два таких метода... - We mention only two such methods of...
    • На данный метод часто ссылаются как на... - This process is often referred to as...
    • На самом деле оба метода используются на практике. - Both methods are in fact used in practice.
    • На сегодняшний день важность этого метода заключается в том, что... - For the present, the significance of this process lies in the fact that...
    • Наиболее важным преимуществом данного метода является то, что... - The primary advantage of this procedure is that...
    • Наиболее просто следовать этому методу в случае... - The procedure is most simply followed for the case of...
    • Наиболее часто используемые методы перечислены ниже:... - The methods that are most often used follow:...
    • Наиболее широко используемые методы основываются на... - The techniques most widely used are based on...
    • Наиболее широко используемый метод это тот, что был введен Смитом [1]. - The method most commonly employed is that introduced by Smith [1].
    • Наш метод будет весьма существенно отличаться от данного. - Our procedure will be quite different from this.
    • Нашей основной целью является описание систематических методов для... - Our first concern is to describe systematic methods for...
    • Не существует систематического метода определения... - There is no systematic way of determining...
    • Недостатком данного метода является то, что он требует... - The disadvantage of this procedure is that it requires...
    • Недостаток этого метода можно видеть... - The flaw in this approach can be seen by...
    • Несколько методов анализа были введены с помощью... - Several methods of analysis are introduced by means of...
    • Ни один из этих методов не требует... - Neither of these methods requires...
    • Ниже описываются два подобных метода. - Two such methods are described below.
    • Обнаружилось, что данный метод (здесь) не приложим. - It turned out that the method was not applicable.
    • Обнаружилось, что данный метод успешно используется в широкой области... - The method is found to be successful on a wide range of...
    • Обычно считают, что Смит [1] положил начало этому методу. - Smith [1] is usually credited with originating this method.
    • Обычным методом является измерение... - A common procedure is to measure...
    • Один такой несколько искусственный метод занимается... - One such trick is concerned with...
    • Одна элегантная версия данного метода использует... - An elegant version of this method employs...
    • Однако данный метод требует предварительного знания... - However, this method presupposes a knowledge of...
    • Однако лучше всего ввести этот метод, рассматривая... - However, the method is best introduced by considering...
    • Однако метод может не сработать даже при отсутствии... - However, the procedure may fail even in the absence of...
    • Однако мы воспользуемся здесь более общим методом, разработанным Воровичем [1]. - But we shall follow here a more general method due to Vorovich [1].
    • Однако мы легко можем разработать метод для... - We can, however, easily devise a means for...
    • Однако решения все еще могут быть получены при помощи чисто численных методов. - Solutions can still be obtained, however, by resorting to purely numerical methods.
    • Однако существует стандартный метод работы с... - However, there is a standard method of dealing with...
    • Однако этот метод не работает, будучи примененным к... - This approach, however, breaks down when applied to...
    • Однако этот метод совершенно не удовлетворяет нашим целям. - This procedure, however, falls far short of our goal.
    • Одним из преимуществ этого метода является то, что... - One advantage of this procedure is that...
    • Одним общим недостатком данного метода является наличие... - One common drawback of this method is the presence of...
    • Оказывается, данный метод первоначально появился в работах Смита [1]. - The method appears to have originated in the works of Smith [1].
    • Описанная выше процедура представляет один строгий метод... - The procedure described above represents a rigorous method of...
    • Описанный выше метод может быть использован для построения... - The procedure described above can be used to construct...
    • Описанный здесь метод всегда приводит... - The procedure described here always yields...
    • Основной слабостью метода является... - The main weakness of the method is...
    • Отличительным преимуществом данного метода является то, что... - A distinct advantage of the procedure is that...
    • Отличный от вышеупомянутого метод был предложен Джонсом [1]. - A different method has been given by Jones [1].
    • Перед этим не имелось общепризнанного метода... - Prior to this, there was no generally accepted method of...
    • Подобные методы могут использоваться в более сложных ситуациях. - Similar methods may be employed in more complicated cases.
    • Подобный метод был рассмотрен Смитом [1], который... - Such a procedure has been considered by Smith [1], who...
    • Подобный метод может быть принят, когда... - A similar method may be adopted when...
    • Подобный метод применяется к/в... - A similar method applies to...
    • Пользуясь такими методами, мы можем избежать... - By such expediencies we can avoid...
    • Потенциальное преимущество данного метода состоит в том, что... - A potential advantage of this procedure lies in the fact that...
    • Поэтому мы применяем слегка модифицированный метод. - We therefore adopt a slightly different method.
    • Предпочтительным, однако, является метод... - The preferred method, however, is to...
    • Преимущество этого метода заключается в том, что... - The advantage of this method lies in the fact that...
    • Преимущество этого метода, следовательно, состоит в том, что он обеспечивает простой... - The advantage < this procedure, therefore, is that it provides a simple...
    • Применение данного метода ограничено... - The application of this method is confined to...
    • Применение данного метода показывает... - An application of this process shows...
    • Применение данного специального метода оправдано (чем-л). - The adoption of this particular method is justified by...
    • Проиллюстрируем общий метод, рассматривая... - We illustrate the general method by considering...
    • Рассматриваемые до сих пор методы касаются... - The methods considered so far have been concerned with...
    • Результаты всех этих методов согласуются с... - The results of all these methods are consistent with...
    • Решающим недостатком этого метода является то, что... - The crucial disadvantage of this procedure is that...
    • С другой стороны, этот метод даст... - On the other hand, this method will give...
    • Открытие Смита сделало возможным новый метод... - Smith's discovery made possible a new method of...
    • Самым простым из таких методов является (метод)... - The simplest such method is...
    • Следовательно, необходимо развить общий метод для... - It is, therefore, necessary to devise a general method for...
    • Следует подчеркнуть, что этот метод должен использоваться только если... - It is to be emphasized that this method should be used only; if...
    • Следует уделить внимание методам... - Attention should be given to methods of...
    • Следующее рассуждение иллюстрирует метод... - The following treatment illustrates the method of...
    • Следующим недостатком этого метода является то, что... - A further disadvantage of this procedure is that...
    • Смит [lj обнаружил метод для... - Smith [1] discovered a method for...
    • Смит [1] предложил метод вычисления... - Smith [l] has proposed a method of calculating...
    • Смит [1] применил этот метод к... - Smith [1] has applied this method to.,.
    • Стандартным методом является следующий. - The standard procedure is as follows.
    • Таким образом, мы имеем метод, который позволяет... - Thus we have a method which yields...
    • Тем не менее, развитые нами методы обеспечивают основу для... - However, the methods we have developed provide a basis for...
    • Теперь мы (полностью) готовы использовать методы, разработанные во втором параграфе. - We are now ready to use the methods of Section 2.
    • Теперь мы обсудим систематические методы, которые f можно использовать в/ при... - We now discuss systematic methods which can be applied to...
    • Теперь мы применим метод Римана, чтобы... - We now apply Riemann's method in order to...
    • Только что описанный метод известен как... - The procedure we have described is known as...
    • Тот же метод можно применять в/к... - The same method may be applied to...
    • Удобным методом достижения необходимой цели является... - A convenient way to accomplish this is to...
    • Усовершенствованные экспериментальные методы сделали возможным... - Refined experimental methods have made it possible to...
    • Фундаментальным преимуществом этого метода является то, что... - A fundamental advantage of this procedure is that...
    • Хотя этот метод и несколько необычен, он справедлив (= работает) как и любой из известных методов. - Although this method is somewhat unorthodox, it is as valid as any of the more familiar methods.
    • Центральной идеей, на которой основывался подход Смита [1], была... - The essential idea behind Smith's approach was that...
    • Чтобы воспользоваться преимуществами данного метода, необходимо... - In order to take advantage of this procedure, one must...
    • Чтобы проиллюстрировать применение метода, мы... - То illustrate the process we...
    • Эдисон изобрел новый метод для... - Edison invented a new method for...
    • Эдисон обдумывал новый метод для... - Edison devised a new method for...
    • Эти методы вводятся в следующем параграфе. - These methods are introduced in the next section.
    • Эти методы весьма громоздки. - These processes are tedious.
    • Эти методы настолько чувствительны, что... - These methods are so sensitive that...
    • Эти методы нельзя применять в случае, когда... - These methods are not applicable in the case of...
    • Эти методы очень чувствительны к малым изменениям в... - These methods are very sensitive to small changes in...
    • Эти методы получают своих сторонников, так как... - These methods attract proponents because...
    • Этим методом (= На этом пути) мы можем получить (вывести и т. п.)... - In this way we can arrive at...
    • Это будет объяснено примерами, когда мы будем изучать метод... - This point will be clarified by examples when we study the method of...
    • Это известный метод, принятый во многих работах... - This is a familiar procedure, undertaken in many studies of...
    • Это иллюстрирует важный метод... - This illustrates an important method of...
    • Это можно увидеть двумя методами. - This can be seen in two ways.
    • Это несущественный недостаток метода, поскольку... - This is not a serious defect of the method because...
    • Это приводит к полезным методам обращения с... - This leads to useful ways of dealing with...
    • Это простой метод, который можно проиллюстрировать, рассматривая... - This is a simple procedure which can be illustrated by considering...
    • Этот метод аналогичен использованному в... - The procedure is similar to that used in...
    • Этот метод был описан Смитом [1]. - The method has been described by Smith [1].
    • Этот метод был последовательно доведен до полной эффективности Смитом [3]. - This method was subsequently brought to full fruition by Smith [3].
    • Этот метод вполне очевиден. - This procedure is quite straightforward.
    • Этот метод доказательства довольно общий и применим к... - The method of proof is quite general and applies to...
    • Этот метод известен как... - The procedure is known as...
    • Этот метод имеет следующие недостатки. - The procedure has the following disadvantages.
    • Этот метод интересен по следующей причине. - This method is of interest for the following reason.
    • Этот метод легко адаптируется к/ для... - This procedure is readily adaptable to...
    • Этот метод легко понять, замечая, что... - The process is easily understood by noting that...
    • Этот метод лучше всего иллюстрируется примером. - The procedure is best illustrated by an example.
    • Этот метод наиболее успешен в случае, когда он применяется в... - The method is most successful when applied to...
    • Этот метод очевидным образом может быть распространен на (случай)... - This process can clearly be extended to...
    • Этот метод принимается, поскольку... - This approach is adopted because...
    • Этот метод являлся стандартным в течение многих лет. Несмотря на более новые разработки он будет использоваться и далее. - This approach has been standard for many years, and will continue to be of great use regardless of newer developments.
    • Этот технически простой метод действительно требует... - This technically simple method does require...

    Русско-английский словарь научного общения > метод

  • 12 Modernism

       Gottlob Frege, Georg Cantor, and Richard Dedekind were pure mathematicians who built no machines; but they did provide a means, laying the foundations of a new way of thinking in the West. If there is any utility to Modernism, Dedekind did something profoundly useful. The great event... came in the year he wrote his first letter to a fellow mathematician named Georg Cantor, and soon after published a mathematical definition of irrational numbers now known as the "Dedekind Cut." Separating forever the digital from the continuous, at least in arithmetic, Dedekind became the West's first Modernist in 1872. Everyone who has heard of Modernism has heard of Picasso. Most have heard of Joyce. But who has heard of Dedekind? Only mathematicians, the least likelylooking of those who aspire to change the world by using their minds. The public doesn't know what mathematicians are doing, and mathematicians are just as happy it doesn't, for they are as genuinely unworldly as artists claim to be.... Mathematicians did not invent. Instead, they insisted, they discovered things as Plato had-searching in a complicated alternate universe for elegant and beautiful relationships among objects that could not be said to exist outside the mind.
       Without their knowledge, however, the mathematicians of 1870s Germany were about to change the world. As a clutch of Victorian professors, avuncular, ascetic,... they were gathering unawares around the cradle of an infant Briar Rose that would one day be christened Modernism. (Everdell, 1997, pp. 30-31)

    Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Modernism

  • 13 less

    1. adjective

    of less value/importance/account or note — weniger wertvoll/wichtig/bedeutend

    his chances are less than mine — seine Chancen sind geringer als meine

    less talking, please — etwas mehr Ruhe, bitte

    2. adverb

    I think less/no less of him after what he did — ich halte nicht mehr so viel/nicht weniger von ihm, seit er das getan hat

    less and less [often] — immer seltener

    the less so because... — um so weniger, als od. weil...

    even or still/far or much less — noch/viel weniger

    3. noun, no pl., no indef. art.

    the less said [about it] the better — je weniger man darüber sagt, um so besser

    in less than no time — (joc.) in Null Komma nichts (ugs.)

    less of that! — (coll.) Schluss damit!

    less of your cheek! — (coll.) sei nicht so frech!

    4. preposition
    * * *
    [les] 1. adjective
    ((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) weniger
    2. adverb
    (not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) weniger
    3. pronoun
    (a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) weniger
    4. preposition
    (minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) abzüglich
    - academic.ru/42527/lessen">lessen
    - lesser 5. adverb
    (less: the lesser-known streets of London.) weniger
    - the less... the less/more
    - no less a person than
    * * *
    [les]
    1. (to a smaller extent) weniger
    you should work more and talk \less du solltest mehr arbeiten und weniger reden
    getting out of bed in summer is \less difficult than in winter im Sommer fällt das Aufstehen leichter als im Winter
    I think of him \less as a colleague and more as a friend ich betrachte ihn eher als Freund denn als Kollegen
    \less of your cheek! sei nicht so frech!
    he listened \less to the answer than to Kate's voice er hörte weniger auf die Antwort als auf Kates Stimme
    the \less... the better je weniger..., umso besser
    the \less said about this unpleasant business the better je weniger über diese unerfreuliche Sache geredet wird, umso besser
    much [or far] [or a lot] \less complicated viel einfacher
    \less expensive/happy/sad billiger/unglücklicher/glücklicher
    the more..., the \less... je mehr..., desto weniger...
    the more she hears about the place, the \less she wants to go there je mehr sie über den Ort erfährt, desto weniger will sie hin
    ▪ no \less a/an...:
    that this is a positive stereotype makes it no \less a stereotype dass das ein positives Vorurteil ist, ändert nichts daran, dass es ein Vorurteil ist
    \less and \less immer weniger
    she phones me \less and \less sie ruft mich immer weniger an
    his uncle is \less and \less able to look after himself sein Onkel kann immer weniger für sich sorgen
    2. (not the least bit)
    ▪ \less than... kein bisschen...
    \less than accurate/fair/just/happy nicht gerade genau/fair/gerecht/glücklich
    it is little \less than disgraceful that he refused to keep his promises es ist mehr als schändlich, dass er seine Versprechen nicht eingehalten hat
    3.
    ▶ in \less than no time ( hum fam) im Nu fam, in null Komma nichts fam
    we'll have the pizzas delivered in \less than no time wir liefern die Pizzas in null Komma nichts
    you stir the ingredients together, pop it in the oven and in \less than no time, it's ready mischen Sie die Zutaten, schieben Sie die Masse in den Ofen und schon ist es fertig
    ▶ much [or still] \less... ( form) geschweige denn..., viel weniger...
    at the age of fourteen I had never even been on a train, much \less an aircraft mit 14 war ich noch nie mit dem Zug gefahren, geschweige denn geflogen
    what woman would consider a date with him, much \less a marriage? welche Frau würde mit ihm ausgehen, geschweige denn, ihn heiraten
    ▶ no \less ( also iron) niemand geringerer
    who should arrive at the party but the Prime Minister, no \less! und wer war wohl auch auf der Party? der Premierminister, höchstpersönlich!
    Peter cooked dinner — fillet steak and champagne, no \less Peter kochte das Abendessen — Filetsteak und Champagner, nur das Beste
    ▶ no \less... than... kein geringerer/kein geringeres/keine geringere... als...
    no \less an occasion than their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary kein geringerer Anlass als ihr 25. Hochzeitstag
    II. adj
    1. comp of little weniger
    I had \less money than I thought ich hatte weniger Geld als ich dachte
    I eat \less chocolate and fewer biscuits than I used to ich esse weniger Schokolade und Kekse als früher
    the \less time spent here, the better je weniger Zeit man hier verbringt, umso besser
    2. (non-standard use of fewer) weniger
    the trees have produced \less apples this year die Bäume tragen heute weniger Äpfel
    short hair presents \less problems than long hair kurzes Haar verursacht weniger Probleme als langes
    3. ( old: lower in rank, less important) jünger
    ▪ ... the L\less der Jüngere
    James the L\less Jakobus der Jüngere
    III. pron indef
    1. (smaller amount) weniger
    she is aged 40 or \less sie ist 40 oder jünger
    he only has $10 but she has even \less! er hat nur 10 Dollar, sie noch weniger
    I've been trying to eat \less ich versuche, weniger zu essen
    a little/lot \less etwas/viel weniger
    that's too much — could I have a little \less? das ist zu viel — könnte ich etwas weniger haben?
    ▪ to be/do \less of sth:
    I've been seeing \less of her lately ich sehe sie in letzter Zeit weniger
    \less of a problem ein geringeres Problem
    storage is \less of a problem than it used to be die Lagerung ist heute ein kleineres Problem als früher
    ▪ \less than... weniger als...
    we had walked \less than three kilometres when Robert said he wanted to rest wir hatten noch keine drei Kilometer hinter uns, als Robert eine Pause machen wollte
    ready in \less than an hour in weniger als einer Stunde fertig
    2. non-standard (fewer) weniger
    he doesn't have many enemies but she has even \less er hat nicht viele Feinde, sie noch viel weniger
    ▪ \less than... weniger als...
    a population of \less than 200,000 weniger als 200.000 Menschen
    3.
    ▶ to be little \less than sth fast schon etw sein
    it was little \less than disgraceful es war fast schon eine Schande
    his speech was so full of bad jokes and misinformation that it was little \less than an embarrassment seine Rede war so voll mit schlechten Scherzen und falscher Information, dass es fast schon peinlich war
    ▶ no \less than... nicht weniger als..., bestimmt...
    no \less than 1000 guests/people were at the party es waren nicht weniger als [o bestimmt] 1000 Gäste/Leute auf der Party
    IV. prep
    ▪ \less sth minus [o abzüglich] einer S. gen
    the total of £30, \less the £5 deposit you've paid insgesamt macht es 30 Pfund, abzüglich der 5 Pfund Anzahlung, die Sie geleistet haben
    £900,000 \less tax 900.000 Pfund brutto
    * * *
    [les]
    1. adj, adv, n
    weniger

    of less importance — von geringerer Bedeutung, weniger bedeutend

    less noise, please! — nicht so laut, bitte!

    a sum less than £1 — eine Summe unter £ 1

    it's nothing less than disgraceful/than a disaster — es ist wirklich eine Schande/ein Unglück nt

    this is nothing less than blackmail —

    it was little less than blackmail — das war schon fast Erpressung, das war so gut wie Erpressung

    he was less frightened than angry — er war nicht so sehr ängstlich, sondern eher ärgerlich

    less quickly —

    he works less than I ( do) — er arbeitet weniger als ich

    none the less — trotzdem, nichtsdestoweniger

    I hope you won't think (any the) less of me — ich hoffe, du denkst nicht schlecht von mir

    x is less than/not less than 10 (Math) — x ist kleiner/kleiner (oder) gleich 10

    2. prep
    weniger; (COMM) abzüglich
    * * *
    less [les]
    A adv (komp von little) weniger, in geringerem Maße oder Grad:
    less known weniger bekannt;
    less noisy leiser;
    less and less immer weniger;
    still ( oder much) less noch viel weniger, geschweige denn;
    the less so as (dies) umso weniger, als;
    less than smooth alles andere als glatt;
    we expected nothing less than wir erwarteten alles eher als; → none Bes Redew
    B adj (komp von little)
    1. geringer, kleiner, weniger:
    in a less degree in geringerem Grad oder Maß;
    of less value von geringerem Wert;
    he has less money er hat weniger Geld;
    in less time in kürzerer Zeit;
    no less a man than Churchill kein Geringerer als Churchill
    2. jünger (obs außer in):
    James the Less BIBEL Jakobus der Jüngere
    C s weniger, eine kleinere Menge oder Zahl, ein geringeres (Aus)Maß:
    less is sometimes more weniger ist manchmal mehr;
    it was less than five dollars es kostete weniger als fünf Dollar;
    do with less mit weniger auskommen;
    for less billiger;
    little less than robbery so gut wie oder schon fast Raub;
    no less than nicht weniger als;
    a) zumindest,
    b) geradezu
    D präp
    1. weniger, minus:
    less interest abzüglich (der) Zinsen
    2. ausgenommen
    * * *
    1. adjective

    of less value/importance/account or note — weniger wertvoll/wichtig/bedeutend

    less talking, please — etwas mehr Ruhe, bitte

    2. adverb

    I think less/no less of him after what he did — ich halte nicht mehr so viel/nicht weniger von ihm, seit er das getan hat

    less and less [often] — immer seltener

    the less so because... — um so weniger, als od. weil...

    even or still/far or much less — noch/viel weniger

    3. noun, no pl., no indef. art.

    the less said [about it] the better — je weniger man darüber sagt, um so besser

    in less than no time — (joc.) in Null Komma nichts (ugs.)

    less of that! — (coll.) Schluss damit!

    less of your cheek! — (coll.) sei nicht so frech!

    4. preposition
    * * *
    adj.
    kleiner adj.
    wenig adj.
    weniger adj.

    English-german dictionary > less

  • 14 не в ту степь

    < это> не в ту степь
    прост., шутл., ирон.
    that's a different matter altogether; cf. what has it got to do with that?; this is another pair of shoes; you're far wide of the mark

    - Мне приходится делать довольно сложные расчёты, но меня совершенно не интересует, какая за ними скрывается реальность. Между тем результаты расчётов вполне материальны. - Ещё бы... Но отвлеченное мышление становится весьма предметным, когда подсчитывают, сколько трупов придётся на единицу продукции. - Ну, это не в ту степь, - поморщился Борис Петрович. (Ю. Нагибин, Берендеев лес) — 'I have to carry out quite complicated calculations, but I'm not in the least interested in the reality behind them. Yet the result of the calculations is utterly material.' 'It certainly is! After all, abstract thought becomes quite material when you consider how many dead bodies result from one unit of production.' 'Oh, that's a different matter altogether,' Boris Petrovich said with annoyance.

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не в ту степь

  • 15 trop

    trop [tʀo]
    1. adverb
    (avec adverbe, adjectif) too ; (avec verbe) too much
    • beaucoup or bien trop [manger, fumer, parler] far too much
    • beaucoup or bien trop (avec adjectif) far too much too
    • il a trop mangé/bu he has had too much to eat/drink
    • en faire trop ( = travailler) to do too much ; ( = exagérer) to go too far
    • vous êtes trop (nombreux)/trop peu (nombreux) there are too many/too few of you
    • j'ai oublié mes papiers, c'est vraiment trop bête how stupid of me - I've forgotten my papers
    • c'est trop drôle ! it's too funny for words!
    • c'en est trop ! that's going too far!
    • elle est trop, ta copine ! (inf) your girlfriend's too much! (inf)
    • j'ai acheté trop de pain/d'oranges I've bought too much bread/too many oranges
    • on peut le faire sans trop de risques/de mal it can be done without too much risk/difficulty
    • il y a une personne/deux personnes de trop or en trop dans l'ascenseur there's one person/there are two people too many in the lift
    • s'il y a du pain en trop, j'en emporterai if there's any bread left over I'll take some away
    • il m'a rendu 12 € de trop or en trop he gave me back 12 euros too much
    • si je suis de trop, je peux m'en aller ! if I'm in the way I can always leave!
    • tu manges/bois de trop (inf) you eat/drink too much
    2. masculine noun
    • le trop d'importance accordé à... the excessive importance attributed to...
    * * *
    tʀo
    1.

    j'ai trop mangé/bu — I've had too much to eat/to drink

    ça c'est trop fort! — (colloq) that's (just) too much!

    ce serait trop beau! — I/you/we etc should be so lucky!

    ‘tu aimes la viande? ’ - ‘pas trop’ — ‘do you like meat?’ - ‘not terribly’ ou ‘not very much’

    trop mignon — too sweet ou cute (colloq)

    ça ne va pas trop mal, merci — not so bad, thanks

    je n'en sais trop rien — (colloq) I don't really know

    ça ne me dit trop rien — (colloq) I don't really feel like it

    3) (colloq) ( incroyable)

    il est trop, lui! — he's too much! (colloq)

    c'est trop, ça! — that's incredible!


    2.
    trop de déterminant indéfini
    1) ( avec nom dénombrable) too many

    3.
    de trop, en trop locution adverbiale

    si tu as du tissu en trop tu peux faire un coussin — if you have some material left over, you can make a cushion

    sa remarque était de trop — his/her remark was uncalled for


    4.
    par trop locution adverbiale = trop

    ••
    trop adverbe modifiant un verbe se traduit par too much. Il se traduit par too lorsqu'il modifie un adjectif, un adverbe. Dans le cas d'expressions comme avoir soif/faim/chaud traduites par to be + adjectif, il se traduit par too: j'ai trop froid, je rentre = I'm too cold, I'm going home
    trop de déterminant indéfini se traduit par too many lorsqu'il est suivi d'un nom dénombrable: trop de livres/d'idées = too many books/ideas, et par too much lorsqu'il est suivi d'un nom non dénombrable: trop de travail = too much work
    Attention, certains mots dénombrables français ne le sont pas en anglais et réciproquement: trop de meubles = too much furniture; trop de monde = too many people
    * * *
    tʀo adv
    1) (avec adjectif, adverbe) too

    Il conduit trop vite. — He drives too fast.

    trop longtemps — too long, for too long

    Il m'en a trop donné. — He gave me too much.

    J'ai trop mangé. — I've eaten too much.

    trop de (en nombre) — too many, (en quantité) too much

    J'ai apporté trop de vêtements. — I've brought too many clothes.

    J'ai acheté trop de pain. — I bought too much bread.

    de trop; en trop; trois personnes de trop — 3 people too many

    * * *
    trop ⇒ Note d'usage ⇒ Les quantités
    A adv
    1 ( indiquant un excès) ( modifiant un adjectif ou un adverbe) too; ( modifiant un verbe) too much; trop difficile/court/tôt too difficult/short/early; une tâche trop difficile too difficult a task; une réaction trop vive too violent a reaction; trop longtemps too long; beaucoup or bien trop lourd/compliqué far ou much too heavy/complicated; j'ai trop mangé/bu I've had too much to eat/drink; elle aime trop son confort she likes her comfort too much; j'ai trop dormi I've slept too much; il fait trop chaud it's too hot; tu travailles trop you work too hard; ça c'est trop fort! that's (just) too much!; nous sommes trop nombreux there are too many of us; nous sommes trop peu nombreux there are too few of us; un écrivain trop peu connu an author who is sadly little known; 12 euros c'est trop peu 12 euros is too little; ce serait trop beau I'd/you'd/we'd be so lucky; c'est trop bête! how stupid!; trop enthousiaste overenthusiastic; un fromage trop fait an overripe cheese; on n'est jamais trop prudent you can't be too careful; j'ai parlé trop vite I spoke too soon; tu en as trop dit ( tais-toi) you've already said too much; elle en fait (un peu) trop she overdoes it (a bit); c'en est trop! that's the end!; elle a trop peur de tomber/se perdre she's too scared of falling/getting lost; trop peu de gens se rendent compte que too few people realize that; trop malade pour être transporté too ill to be moved; trop beau pour être vrai too good to be true; ‘tu aimes la viande?’-‘pas trop’ ‘do you like meat?’-‘not too much’; il ne faut pas trop s'y fier don't rely on it too much; ce n'est pas trop cher/tard it's not too expensive/late; nous ne serons pas trop de deux it'll take at least two of us; je ne le connais que trop I know him only too well; sans trop savoir si without really knowing if; faire qch sans trop y croire to do sth without really believing in it; j'ai trop à faire I've got too much to do; tu me demandes trop you're expecting too much of me; ils sont trop dans la classe there are too many pupils in the class; c'est trop pour moi it's too much for me; trop c'est trop! enough is enough!; ⇒ étreindre;
    2 ( employé avec valeur de superlatif) trop gentil too kind; trop mignon too sweet ou cute○; c'était trop drôle it was so funny; vous êtes trop aimable you're too kind; tu es trop bonne pour moi you're too good for me; il est trop sympa○ he's so nice; elle n'est pas trop contente she's none too happy; ça ne va pas trop mal, merci not so bad, thanks; je n'en sais trop rien I don't really know; ça ne me dit trop rien I don't really feel like it;
    3 ○( incroyable) il est trop, lui! he's too much○!; c'est trop, ça! that's incredible!
    B trop de dét indéf
    1 ( avec nom dénombrable) too many; il y a trop d'accidents there are too many accidents; sans trop de problèmes without too much difficulty; trop de fruits too much fruit; il y a trop de choses à faire there's too much to do;
    2 ( avec nom non dénombrable) too much; trop de pression/d'importance too much pressure/importance; prends du pain, j'en ai trop take some bread, I've got too much; sans trop d'espoir/de mal without too much hope/trouble; trop de monde too many people.
    C de trop, en trop loc adv trois tomates en or de trop three tomatoes too many; il y a une assiette en trop there's one plate too many; j'ai dix kilos de bagages en trop my luggage is ten kilos over; j'ai quelques kilos en trop I'm a few kilos overweight; perdez vos kilos en trop lose those extra kilos; si tu as du tissu en trop tu peux faire un coussin if you have some material left over, you can make a cushion; il y a 12 euros de trop there's 12 euros too much; sa remarque était de trop his remark was uncalled for; être /se sentir de trop to be/to feel one is in the way; je suis parti, je me sentais de trop I left, I felt (as if) I was in the way; il faut le dire si je suis de trop! iron do tell me if I'm in the way, won't you?; deux jours ne seraient pas de trop pour finir it'll take a good two days to finish.
    D par trop loc adv = trop.
    [tro] adverbe
    1. [excessivement - devant un adjectif, un adverbe] too ; [ - avec un verbe] too much
    et en plus, c'est moi qui paye, c'est trop fort! and what's more I'm the one who's paying, it really is too much!
    [en corrélation avec 'pour']
    2. [emploi nominal]
    prends la dernière part — non, c'est trop have the last slice — no, it's too much
    c'est trop!, c'en est trop! that's it!, I've had enough!
    je sors, trop c'est trop I'm leaving, I've had enough!
    3. [très, beaucoup] so
    vous êtes trop aimable how very kind of you, you're very ou too kind
    [dans des phrases négatives]
    ————————
    de trop locution adverbiale
    je suis de trop, peut-être? are you telling me I'm in the way ou not wanted?
    ————————
    en trop locution adverbiale
    il y a un verre en trop there's a ou one glass too many
    ————————
    par trop locution adverbiale
    ————————
    trop de locution déterminante
    1. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] too much
    [suivi d'un nom comptable] too many
    [en corrélation avec 'pour']
    a. [travailler] to overdo things
    b. [pour plaire] to overdo it

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > trop

  • 16 con el tiempo

    in the course of time, with time
    * * *
    = in time, over the years, with time, with the passage of time, eventually, in due course, over a period of time, in due time, over time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time goes by, as time went by, by and by
    Ex. The census report clearly shows that the increase in foreign population is alarming, and that in time the preponderance in our city at least will be largerly in their favor.
    Ex. Thus, over the years it has been used to index reports, trade Literature, periodical articles and other similar documents.
    Ex. As a word drops out of vogue, the concept that it represents will, with time, gradually be described by a new term.
    Ex. Such recommendations can be viewed as attempts to shortcircuit a system which has creaked more noticeably with the passage of time.
    Ex. Eventually this work on citation orders came to fruition in the rather unlikely context of a new indexing systems, PRECIS.
    Ex. In due course, the following 19 ideas were found scribbled on six sheets of paper which were taped to the walls of the room.
    Ex. The vibration may cause the chips to work loose over a period of time, and if they have to be pushed back into their sockets, it is very easy to bend or break one of the 'legs'.
    Ex. Whatever carrier you use, for long-term preservation (over decades) you have to refresh and migrate data carriers in due time.
    Ex. A search can be extended over time by cycling, that is, starting with a source document, identifying those documents which it cites, and then identifying those documents which the original cited document cites, and so on.
    Ex. For we see that all things which, in the process of time, being created by the work of Divine Providence, were produced by the operation of God.
    Ex. As time passed by, she realised that most South Africans preferred orange squash to the bitter tangy taste of lemon squash.
    Ex. As time passes by, our collections grow ever larger and the problems of storage and retrieval become ever more pressing.
    Ex. As time goes by, the modern inventive mind multiplies these media and the bibliographical picture becomes increasingly complicated.
    Ex. As time went by, the colors started to fade and the paint began to flake from the heat and light of the sun.
    Ex. By and by Tom's reading and dreaming about princely life wrought such a strong effect upon him that he began to act the prince unconsciously.
    * * *
    = in time, over the years, with time, with the passage of time, eventually, in due course, over a period of time, in due time, over time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time goes by, as time went by, by and by

    Ex: The census report clearly shows that the increase in foreign population is alarming, and that in time the preponderance in our city at least will be largerly in their favor.

    Ex: Thus, over the years it has been used to index reports, trade Literature, periodical articles and other similar documents.
    Ex: As a word drops out of vogue, the concept that it represents will, with time, gradually be described by a new term.
    Ex: Such recommendations can be viewed as attempts to shortcircuit a system which has creaked more noticeably with the passage of time.
    Ex: Eventually this work on citation orders came to fruition in the rather unlikely context of a new indexing systems, PRECIS.
    Ex: In due course, the following 19 ideas were found scribbled on six sheets of paper which were taped to the walls of the room.
    Ex: The vibration may cause the chips to work loose over a period of time, and if they have to be pushed back into their sockets, it is very easy to bend or break one of the 'legs'.
    Ex: Whatever carrier you use, for long-term preservation (over decades) you have to refresh and migrate data carriers in due time.
    Ex: A search can be extended over time by cycling, that is, starting with a source document, identifying those documents which it cites, and then identifying those documents which the original cited document cites, and so on.
    Ex: For we see that all things which, in the process of time, being created by the work of Divine Providence, were produced by the operation of God.
    Ex: As time passed by, she realised that most South Africans preferred orange squash to the bitter tangy taste of lemon squash.
    Ex: As time passes by, our collections grow ever larger and the problems of storage and retrieval become ever more pressing.
    Ex: As time goes by, the modern inventive mind multiplies these media and the bibliographical picture becomes increasingly complicated.
    Ex: As time went by, the colors started to fade and the paint began to flake from the heat and light of the sun.
    Ex: By and by Tom's reading and dreaming about princely life wrought such a
    strong effect upon him that he began to act the prince unconsciously    .

    Spanish-English dictionary > con el tiempo

  • 17 πνεῦμα

    πνεῦμα, ατος, τό (πνέω; Aeschyl., Pre-Socr., Hdt.+. On the history of the word s. Rtzst., Mysterienrel.3 308ff).
    ① air in movement, blowing, breathing (even the glowing exhalations of a volcanic crater: Diod S 5, 7, 3)
    ⓐ wind (Aeschyl. et al.; LXX, EpArist, Philo; Jos., Ant. 2, 343; 349; SibOr 8, 297) in wordplay τὸ πνεῦμα πνεῖ the wind blows J 3:8a (EpJer 60 πνεῦμα ἐν πάσῃ χώρᾳ πνεῖ. But s. TDonn, ET 66, ’54f, 32; JThomas, Restoration Qtrly 24, ’81, 219–24). ὀθόνη πλοίου ὑπὸ πνεύματος πληρουμένη MPol 15:2. Of God ὁ ποιῶν τοὺς ἀγγέλους αὐτοῦ πνεύματα who makes his angels winds Hb 1:7; 1 Cl 36:3 (both Ps 103:4).
    ⓑ the breathing out of air, blowing, breath (Aeschyl. et al.; Pla., Tim. 79b; LXX) ὁ ἄνομος, ὅν ὁ κύριος Ἰησοῦς ἀνελεῖ τῷ πνεύματι τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ 2 Th 2:8 (cp. Is 11:4; Ps 32:6).
    ② that which animates or gives life to the body, breath, (life-)spirit (Aeschyl. et al.; Phoenix of Colophon 1, 16 [Coll. Alex. p. 231] πν.=a breathing entity [in contrast to becoming earth in death]; Polyb. 31, 10, 4; Ps.-Aristot., De Mundo 4 p. 394b, 8ff; PHib 5, 54 [III B.C.]; PGM 4, 538; 658; 2499; LXX; TestAbr A 17 p. 98, 19 [Stone p. 44] al.; JosAs 19:3; SibOr 4, 46; Tat. 4:2) ἀφιέναι τὸ πνεῦμα give up one’s spirit, breathe one’s last (Eur., Hec. 571; Porphyr., Vi. Plotini 2) Mt 27:50. J says for this παραδιδόναι τὸ πν. 19:3 (cp. ApcMos 31 ἀποδῶ τὸ πν.; Just., D. 105, 5). Of the return of the (life-)spirit of a deceased person into her dead body ἐπέστρεψεν τὸ πν. αὐτῆς Lk 8:55 (cp. Jdg 15:19). εἰς χεῖράς σου παρατίθεμαι τὸ πν. μου into your hands I entrust my spirit 23:46 (Ps 30:6; for alleged focus on ἐλπίζειν s. EBons, BZ 38, ’94, 93–101). κύριε Ἰησοῦ, δέξαι τὸ πνεῦμά μου Ac 7:59; composite of both passages AcPl Ha 10, 23 (cp. ApcMos 42). τὸ πν. μου ὁ δεσπότης δέξεται GJs 23:3 (on the pneuma flying upward after death cp. Epicharm. in Vorsokrat. 23 [=13, 4th ed.], B 9 and 22; Eur., Suppl. 533 πνεῦμα μὲν πρὸς αἰθέρα, τὸ σῶμα δʼ ἐς γῆν; PGM 1, 177ff τελευτήσαντός σου τὸ σῶμα περιστελεῖ, σοῦ δὲ τὸ πνεῦμα … εἰς ἀέρα ἄξει σὺν αὑτῷ ‘when you are dead [the angel] will wrap your body … and take your spirit with him into the sky’). τὸ σῶμα χωρὶς πν. νεκρόν ἐστιν Js 2:26. πν. ζωῆς ἐκ τ. θεοῦ εἰσῆλθεν ἐν αὐτοῖς (i.e. the prophet-witnesses who have been martyred) Rv 11:11 (cp. Ezk 37:10 v.l. εἰσῆλθεν εἰς αὐτοὺς πνεῦμα ζωῆς; vs. 5). Of the spirit that animated the image of a beast, and enabled it to speak and to have Christians put to death 13:15.—After a person’s death, the πν. lives on as an independent being, in heaven πνεύματα δικαὶων τετελειωμένων Hb 12:23 (cp. Da 3:86 εὐλογεῖτε, πνεύματα καὶ ψυχαὶ δικαίων, τὸν κύριον). According to non-biblical sources, the πν. are in the netherworld (cp. En 22:3–13; Sib Or 7, 127) or in the air (PGM 1, 178), where evil spirits can prevent them from ascending higher (s. ἀήρ2b). τοῖς ἐν φυλακῇ πνεύμασιν πορευθεὶς ἐκήρυξεν 1 Pt 3:19 belongs here if it refers to Jesus’ preaching to the spirits of the dead confined in Hades (so Usteri et al.; s. also JMcCulloch, The Harrowing of Hell, 1930), whether it be when he descended into Hades, or when he returned to heaven (so RBultmann, Bekenntnis u. Liedfragmente im 1 Pt: ConNeot11, ’47, 1–14).—CClemen, Niedergefahren zu den Toten 1900; JTurmel, La Descente du Christ aux enfers 1905; JMonnier, La Descente aux enfers 1906; HHoltzmann, ARW 11, 1908, 285–97; KGschwind, Die Niederfahrt Christi in die Unterwelt 1911; DPlooij, De Descensus in 1 Pt 3:19 en 4:6: TT 47, 1913, 145–62; JBernard, The Descent into Hades a Christian Baptism (on 1 Pt 3:19ff): Exp. 8th ser., 11, 1916, 241–74; CSchmidt, Gespräche Jesu mit seinen Jüngern: TU 43, 1919, 452ff; JFrings, BZ 17, 1926, 75–88; JKroll, Gott u. Hölle ’32; RGanschinietz, Katabasis: Pauly-W. X/2, 1919, 2359–449; Clemen2 89–96; WBieder, Die Vorstellung v. d. Höllenfahrt Jesu Chr. ’49; SJohnson, JBL 79, ’60, 48–51; WDalton, Christ’s Proclamation to the Spirits ’65. S. also the lit. in Windisch, Hdb.2 1930, exc. on 1 Pt 3:20; ESelwyn, The First Ep. of St. Peter ’46 and 4c below.—This is prob. also the place for θανατωθεὶς μὲν σαρκὶ ζωοποιηθεὶς δὲ πνεύματι• ἐν ᾧ καὶ … 1 Pt 3:18f (some mss. read πνεύματι instead of πνεύμασιν in vs. 19, evidently in ref. to the manner of Jesus’ movement; πνεῦμα is that part of Christ which, in contrast to σάρξ, did not pass away in death, but survived as an individual entity after death; s. ἐν 7). Likew. the contrast κατὰ σάρκα … κατὰ πνεῦμα Ro 1:3f. Cp. 1 Ti 3:16.
    ③ a part of human personality, spirit
    ⓐ when used with σάρξ, the flesh, it denotes the immaterial part 2 Cor 7:1; Col 2:5. Flesh and spirit=the whole personality, in its outer and inner aspects, oft. in Ign.: IMg 1:2; 13:1a; ITr ins; 12:1; IRo ins; ISm 1:1; IPol 5:1; AcPl Ant 13, 18 (=Aa I 237, 3).—In the same sense beside σῶμα, the body (Simplicius, In Epict. p. 50, 1; Ps.-Phoc. 106f; PGM 1, 178) 1 Cor 5:3–5; 7:34.—The inner life of humans is divided into ψυχὴ καὶ πνεῦμα (cp. Ps.-Pla., Axioch. 10 p. 370c τὶ θεῖον ὄντως ἐνῆν πνεῦμα τῇ ψυχῇ=a divine spirit was actually in the soul; Wsd 15:11; Jos., Ant. 1, 34; Tat. 13, 2; 15, 1 et al.; Ath. 27, 1. S. also Herm. Wr. 10, 13; 16f; PGM 4, 627; 630. ἐκ τριῶν συνεστάναι λέγουσι τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἐκ ψυχῆς καὶ σώματος καὶ πνεύματος Did., Gen. 55, 14) Hb 4:12. Cp. Phil 1:27. τὸ πνεῦμα καὶ ἡ ψυχὴ καὶ τὸ σῶμα 1 Th 5:23 (s. GMilligan, Thess. 1908, 78f; EvDobschütz in Meyer X7 1909, 230ff; EBurton, Spirit, Soul, and Flesh 1918; AFestugière, La Trichotomie des 1 Th 5:23 et la Philos. gr.: RSR 20, 1930, 385–415; CMasson, RTP 33, ’45, 97–102; FGrant, An Introd. to NT Thought ’50, 161–66). σαρκί, ψυχῇ, πνεύματι IPhld 11:2.
    ⓑ as the source and seat of insight, feeling, and will, gener. as the representative part of human inner life (cp. PGM 4, 627; 3 Km 20:5; Sir 9:9 al.; Just., D. 30, 1; Did., Gen. 232, 5) ἐπιγνοὺς ὁ Ἰησοῦς τῷ πν. αὐτοῦ Mk 2:8. ἀναστενάξας τῷ πν. αὐτοῦ λέγει 8:12 (s. ἀναστενάζω). ἠγαλλίασεν τὸ πν. μου Lk 1:47 (in parallelism w. ψυχή vs. 46, as Sir 9:9). ἠγαλλιάσατο τῷ πν. 10:21 v.l., Ἰησοῦς ἐνεβριμήσατο τῷ πν. J 11:33 (s. ἐμβριμάομαι 3); Ἰης. ἐταράχθη τῷ πν. 13:21. παρωξύνετο τὸ πν. αὐτοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ Ac 17:16; ζέων τῷ πν. with spirit-fervor 18:25 (s. ζέω). τὸ παιδίον ἐκραταιοῦτο πνεύματι Lk 1:80; 2:40 v.l.; ἔθετο ὁ Παῦλος ἐν τῷ πν. Paul made up his mind Ac 19:21 (some would put this pass. in 6c, but cp. Lk 1:66 and analogous formulations Hom. et al. in L-S-J-M s.v. τίθημι A6). προσκυνήσουσιν τῷ πατρὶ ἐν πνεύματι of the spiritual, i.e. the pure, inner worship of God, that has nothing to do w. holy times, places, appurtenances, or ceremonies J 4:23; cp. vs. 24b. πν. συντετριμμένον (Ps 50:19) 1 Cl 18:17; 52:4.—2 Cl 20:4; Hv 3, 12, 2; 3, 13, 2.—This usage is also found in Paul. His conviction (s. 5 below) that the Christian possesses the (divine) πνεῦμα and thus is different fr. all other people, leads him to choose this word in preference to others, in order to characterize a believer’s inner being gener. ᾧ λατρεύω ἐν τῷ πν. μου Ro 1:9. οὐκ ἔσχηκα ἄνεσιν τῷ πν. μου 2 Cor 2:13. Cp. 7:13. As a matter of fact, it can mean simply a person’s very self or ego: τὸ πνεῦμα συμμαρτυρεῖ τῷ πνεύματι ἡμῶν the Spirit (of God) bears witness to our very self Ro 8:16 (cp. PGM 12, 327 ἠκούσθη μου τὸ πνεῦμα ὑπὸ πνεύματος οὐρανοῦ). ἀνέπαυσαν τὸ ἐμὸν πν. καὶ τὸ ὑμῶν they have refreshed both me and you 1 Cor 16:18. ἡ χάρις τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰ. Χρ. μετά τοῦ πν. (ὑμῶν) Gal 6:18; Phil 4:23; Phlm 25. Cp. 2 Ti 4:22. Likew. in Ign. τὸ ἐμὸν πν. my (unworthy) self IEph 18:1; IRo 9:3; cp. 1 Cor 2:11a—On the relation of the divine Spirit to the believer’s spiritual self, s. SWollenweider, Der Geist Gottes als Selbst der Glaubenden: ZTK 93, ’96, 163–92.—Only a part of the inner life, i.e. that which concerns the will, is meant in τὸ μὲν πνεῦμα πρόθυμον, ἡ δὲ σὰρξ ἀσθενής Mt 26:41; Mk 14:38; Pol 7:2. That which is inferior, anxiety, fear of suffering, etc. is attributed to the σάρξ.—The mng. of the expr. οἱ πτωχοὶ τῷ πνεύματι Mt 5:3 is difficult to determine w. certainty (cp. Pla., Ep. 7, 335a πένης ἀνὴρ τὴν ψυχήν. The dat. as τῇ ψυχῇ M. Ant. 6, 52; 8, 51). The sense is prob. those who are poor in their inner life, because they do not have a misdirected pride in their own spiritual riches (s. AKlöpper, Über den Sinn u. die ursprgl. Form der ersten Seligpreisung der Bergpredigt bei Mt: ZWT 37, 1894, 175–91; RKabisch, Die erste Seligpreisung: StKr 69, 1896, 195–215; KKöhler, Die ursprgl. Form der Seligpreisungen: StKr 91, 1918, 157–92; JBoehmer, De Schatkamer 17, 1923, 11–16, TT [Copenhagen] 4, 1924, 195–207, JBL 45, 1926, 298–304; WMacgregor, ET 39, 1928, 293–97; VMacchioro, JR 12, ’32, 40–49; EEvans, Theology 47, ’44, 55–60; HLeisegang, Pneuma Hagion 1922, 134ff; Betz, SM 116 n. 178 for Qumran reff.).
    ⓒ spiritual state, state of mind, disposition ἐν ἀγάπῃ πνεύματί τε πραΰτητος with love and a gentle spirit 1 Cor 4:21; cp. Gal 6:1. τὸ πν. τοῦ νοὸς ὑμῶν Eph 4:23 (s. νοῦς 2a). ἐν τῷ ἀφθάρτῳ τοῦ ἡσυχίου πνεύματος with the imperishable (gift) of a quiet disposition 1 Pt 3:4.
    ④ an independent noncorporeal being, in contrast to a being that can be perceived by the physical senses, spirit (ELangton, Good and Evil Spirits ’42).
    ⓐ God personally: πνεῦμα ὁ θεός J 4:24a (Ath. 16, 2; on God as a spirit, esp. in the Stoa, s. MPohlenz, D. Stoa ’48/49. Hdb. ad loc. Also Celsus 6, 71 [Stoic]; Herm. Wr. 18, 3 ἀκάματον μέν ἐστι πνεῦμα ὁ θεός).
    ⓑ good, or at least not expressly evil spirits or spirit-beings (cp. CIG III, 5858b δαίμονες καὶ πνεύματα; Proclus on Pla., Cratyl. p. 69, 6; 12 Pasqu.; En 15:4; 6; 8; 10; TestAbr A 4 p. 81, 15f [Stone p. 10, 15f] πάντα τὰ ἐπουράνια πνεύματα; TestAbr B 13 p. 117, 26 [Stone p. 82] ὑψηλὸν πν.; PGM 3, 8 ἐπικαλοῦμαί σε, ἱερὸν πνεῦμα; 4, 1448; 3080; 12, 249) πνεῦμα w. ἄγγελος (cp. Jos., Ant. 4, 108; Ps.-Clem., Hom. 3, 33; 8, 12) Ac 23:8f. God is ὁ παντὸς πνεύματος κτίστης καὶ ἐπίσκοπος 1 Cl 59:3b.—Pl., God the μόνος εὐεργέτης πνεύματων 1 Cl 59:3a. Cp. 64 (s. on this Num 16:22; 27:16. Prayers for vengeance fr. Rheneia [Dssm., LO 351–55=LAE 423ff=SIG 1181, 2] τὸν θεὸν τὸν κύριον τῶν πνευμάτων; PGM 5, 467 θεὸς θεῶν, ὁ κύριος τῶν πν.; sim. the magic pap PWarr 21, 24; 26 [III A.D.]); the πατὴρ τῶν πνευμάτων Hb 12:9. Intermediary beings (in polytheistic terminology: δαίμονες) that serve God are called λειτουργικὰ πνεύματα Hb 1:14. In Rv we read of the ἑπτὰ πνεύματα (τοῦ θεοῦ) 1:4; 3:1; 4:5; 5:6; s. ASkrinjar, Biblica 16, ’35, 1–24; 113–40.— Ghost Lk 24:37, 39.
    ⓒ evil spirits (PGM 13, 798; 36, 160; TestJob 27, 2; ApcSed [both Satan]; AscIs 3:28; Just., D. 39, 6 al.; Ath. 25, 3), esp. in accounts of healing in the Synoptics: (τὸ) πνεῦμα (τὸ) ἀκάθαρτον (Just., D. 82, 3) Mt 12:43; Mk 1:23, 26; 3:30; 5:2, 8; 7:25; 9:25a; Lk 8:29; 9:42; 11:24; Rv 18:2. Pl. (TestBenj 5:2) Mt 10:1; Mk 1:27; 3:11; 5:13; 6:7; Lk 4:36; 6:18; Ac 5:16; 8:7; Rv 16:13; ending of Mk in the Freer ms.—τὸ πν. τὸ πονηρόν Ac 19:15f. Pl. (En 99:7; TestSim 4:9; 6:6, TestJud 16:1; Just., D. 76, 6) Lk 7:21; 8:2; Ac 19:12f.—πν. ἄλαλον Mk 9:17; cp. vs. 25b (s. ἄλαλος). πν. πύθων Ac 16:16 (s. πύθων). πν. ἀσθενείας Lk 13:11. Cp. 1 Ti 4:1b. πνεῦμα δαιμονίου ἀκαθάρτου (s. δαιμόνιον 2) Lk 4:33. πνεύματα δαιμονίων Rv 16:14 (in effect = personified ‘exhalations’ of evil powers; for the combination of πν. and δαιμ. cp. the love spell Sb 4324, 16f τὰ πνεύματα τῶν δαιμόνων τούτων).—Abs. of a harmful spirit Mk 9:20; Lk 9:39; Ac 16:18. Pl. Mt 8:16; 12:45; Lk 10:20; 11:26.—1 Pt 3:19 (s. 2 above) belongs here if the πνεύματα refer to hostile spirit-powers, evil spirits, fallen angels (so FSpitta, Christi Predigt an die Geister 1890; HGunkel, Zum religionsgesch. Verständnis des NT 1903, 72f; WBousset, ZNW 19, 1920, 50–66; Rtzst., Herr der Grösse 1919, 25ff; Knopf, Windisch, FHauck ad loc.; BReicke, The Disobedient Spirits and Christian Baptism ’46, esp. 54–56, 69).—Hermas also has the concept of evil spirits that lead an independent existence, and live and reign within the inner life of a pers.; the Holy Spirit, who also lives or would like to live there, is forced out by them (cp. TestDan 4) Hm 5, 1, 2–4; 5, 2, 5–8; 10, 1, 2. τὸ πν. τὸ ἅγιον … ἕτερον πονηρὸν πν. 5, 1, 2. These πνεύματα are ὀξυχολία 5, 1, 3; 5, 2, 8 (τὸ πονηρότατον πν.); 10, 1, 2; διψυχία 9:11 (ἐπίγειον πν. ἐστι παρὰ τοῦ διαβόλου); 10, 1, 2; λύπη 10, 1, 2 (πάντων τῶν πνευμάτων πονηροτέρα) and other vices. On the complicated pneuma-concept of the Mandates of Hermas s. MDibelius, Hdb. exc. on Hm 5, 2, 7; cp. Leutzsch, Hermas 453f n. 133.
    ⑤ God’s being as controlling influence, with focus on association with humans, Spirit, spirit as that which differentiates God fr. everything that is not God, as the divine power that produces all divine existence, as the divine element in which all divine life is carried on, as the bearer of every application of the divine will. All those who belong to God possess or receive this spirit and hence have a share in God’s life. This spirit also serves to distinguish Christians fr. all unbelievers (cp. PGM 4, 1121ff, where the spirit is greeted as one who enters devotees and, in accordance w. God’s will, separates them fr. themselves, i.e. fr. the purely human part of their nature); for this latter aspect s. esp. 6 below.
    ⓐ the Spirit of God, of the Lord (=God) etc. (LXX; TestSim 4:4; JosAs 8:11; ApcSed 14:6; 15:6; ApcMos 43; SibOr 3, 701; Ps.-Phoc. 106; Philo; Joseph. [s. c below]; apolog. Cp. Plut., Numa 4, 6 πνεῦμα θεοῦ, capable of begetting children; s. παρθένος a) τὸ πν. τοῦ θεοῦ 1 Cor 2:11b, 14; 3:16; 6:11; 1J 4:2a (Just., D. 49, 3; Tat. 13, 3; Ath. 22, 3). τὸ τοῦ θεοῦ πν. 1 Pt 4:14 (Just., A I, 60, 6). τὸ πν. τὸ ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ 1 Cor 2:12b. τὸ πν. κυρίου Ac 5:9; B 6:14; B 9:2 (cp. Mel., P. 32, 222). τὸ πνεῦμά μου or αὐτοῦ: Mt 12:18 (Is 42:1); Ac 2:17f (Jo 3:1f.—Cp. 1QS 4:21); 1 Cor 2:10a v.l.; Eph 3:16; 1 Th 4:8 (where τὸ ἅγιον is added); 1J 4:13.—τὸ πν. τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν Mt 10:20. τὸ πν. τοῦ ἐγείραντος τὸν Ἰησοῦν Ro 8:11a.—Without the art. πν. θεοῦ (JosAs 4:9; Tat. 15:3; Theoph. Ant. 1, 5 [p. 66, 18]) the Spirit of God Mt 3:16; 12:28; Ro 8:9b, 14, 19; 1 Cor 7:40; 12:3a; 2 Cor 3:3 (πν. θεοῦ ζῶντος); Phil 3:3. πν. κυρίου Lk 4:18 (Is 61:1); Ac 8:39 (like J 3:8; 20:22; Ac 2:4, this pass. belongs on the borderline betw. the mngs. ‘wind’ and ‘spirit’; cp. Diod S 3, 60, 3 Ἕσπερον ἐξαίφνης ὑπὸ πνευμάτων συναρπαγέντα μεγάλων ἄφαντον γενέσθαι ‘Hesperus [a son of Atlas] was suddenly snatched by strong winds and vanished fr. sight’. S. HLeisegang, Der Hl. Geist I 1, 1919, 19ff; OCullmann, TZ. 4, ’48, 364); 1 Cl 21:2.
    ⓑ the Spirit of Christ, of the Lord (=Christ) etc. τὸ πν. Ἰησοῦ Ac 16:7. τὸ πν. Χριστοῦ AcPlCor 2:32. τὸ ἐν αὐτοῖς πν. Χριστοῦ 1 Pt 1:11. πν. Χριστοῦ Ro 8:9c. πν. τοῦ Χριστοῦ AcPl Ha 8, 18. ἀπὸ τοῦ πν. τοῦ χριστοῦ AcPlCor 2:10. τὸ πν. Ἰης. Χριστοῦ Phil 1:19. τὸ πν. κυρίου 2 Cor 3:17b (JHermann, Kyrios und Pneuma, ’61). τὸ πν. τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ (=θεοῦ) Gal 4:6. As possessor of the divine Spirit, and at the same time controlling its distribution among humans, Christ is called κύριος πνεύματος Lord of the Spirit 2 Cor 3:18 (s. Windisch ad loc.); but many prefer to transl. from the Lord who is the Spirit.—CMoule, OCullmann Festschr., ’72, 231–37.
    ⓒ Because of its heavenly origin and nature this Spirit is called (the) Holy Spirit (cp. PGM 4, 510 ἵνα πνεύσῃ ἐν ἐμοὶ τὸ ἱερὸν πνεῦμα.—Neither Philo nor Josephus called the Spirit πν. ἅγιον; the former used θεῖον or θεοῦ πν., the latter πν. θεῖον: Ant. 4, 118; 8, 408; 10, 239; but ἅγιον πνεῦμα Orig. C. Cels 1, 40, 16).
    α. w. the art. τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον (Is 63:10f; Ps 50:13; 142:10 v.l.; cp. Sus 45 Theod.; TestAbr A 4 p. 81, 10 [Stone p. 10]; JosAs 8:11 [codd. ADE]; AscIs 3, 15, 26; Just., D. 36, 6 al.) Mt 12:32 = Mk 3:29 = Lk 12:10 (τὸ ἅγιον πνεῦμα; on the ‘sin against the Holy Spirit’ s. HLeisegang, Pneuma Hagion 1922, 96–112; AFridrichsen, Le péché contre le Saint-Esprit: RHPR 3, 1923, 367–72). Mk 12:36; 13:11; Lk 2:26; 3:22; 10:21; J 14:26; Ac 1:16; 2:33; 5:3, 32; 7:51; 8:18 v.l.; 10:44, 47; 11:15; 13:2; 15:8, 28; 19:6; 20:23, 28; 21:11; 28:25; Eph 1:13 (τὸ πν. τῆς ἐπαγγελίας τὸ ἅγιον); 4:30 (τὸ πν. τὸ ἅγιον τοῦ θεοῦ); Hb 3:7; 9:8; 10:15; 1 Cl 13:1; 16:2; 18:11 (Ps 50:13); 22:1; IEph 9:1; Hs 5, 5, 2; 5, 6, 5–7 (on the relationship of the Holy Spirit to the Son in Hermas s. ALink, Christi Person u. Werk im Hirten des Hermas 1886; JvWalter, ZNW 14, 1913, 133–44; MDibelius, Hdb. exc. following Hs 5, 6, 8 p. 572–76).—τὸ ἅγιον πνεῦμα (Wsd 9:17; OdeSol 11:2; TestJob 51:2; ApcEsdr 7:16; Just. D. 25, 1 al.) Mt 28:19; Lk 12:10 (s. above), 12; Ac 1:8; 2:38 (epexegetic gen.); 4:31; 9:31; 10:45; 13:4; 16:6; 1 Cor 6:19; 2 Cor 13:13; 1J 5:7 v.l. (on the Comma Johanneum s. λόγο 3); GJs 24:4 (s. χρηματίζω 1bα). As the mother of Jesus GHb 20, 61 (HLeisegang, Pneuma Hagion 1922, 64ff; SHirsch, D. Vorstellg. v. e. weibl. πνεῦμα ἅγ. im NT u. in d. ältesten christl. Lit. 1927. Also WBousset, Hauptprobleme der Gnosis 1907, 9ff).
    β. without the art. (s. B-D-F §257, 2; Rob. 761; 795) πνεῦμα ἅγιον (PGM 3, 289; Da 5:12 LXX; PsSol 17:37; AssMos Fgm. b; Just., D. 4, 1 al.; Ath. 24, 1. S. also Da Theod. 4:8, 9, 18 θεοῦ πνεῦμα ἅγιον or πνεῦμα θεοῦ ἅγιον) Mk 1:8; Lk 1:15, 35, 41, 67; 2:25; 4:1; 11:13; J 20:22 (Cassien, La pentecôte johannique [J 20:19–23] ’39.—See also 1QS 4:20f); Ac 2:4a; 4:8; 7:55; 8:15, 17, 19; 9:17; 10:38; 11:24; 13:9; 19:2ab; Hb 2:4; 6:4; 1 Pt 1:12 v.l.; 1 Cl 2:2; AcPl 6:18; 9:4 (restored after Aa I 110, 11); AcPlCor 2:5.—So oft. in combination w. a prep.: διὰ πνεύματος ἁγίου Ac 1:2; 4:25; Ro 5:5; 2 Ti 1:14; 1 Cl 8:1 (cp. διὰ πν. αἰωνίου Hb 9:14). διὰ φωνῆς πν. ἁγίου AcPl Ha 11, 6. ἐκ πνεύματος ἁγίου (Eus., PE 3, 12, 3 of the Egyptians: ἐκ τ. πνεύματος οἴονται συλλαμβάνειν τὸν γῦπα. Here πνεῦμα= ‘wind’; s. Horapollo 1, 11 p. 14f. The same of other birds since Aristot.—On the neut. πνεῦμα as a masc. principle cp. Aristoxenus, Fgm. 13 of the two original principles: πατέρα μὲν φῶς, μητέρα δὲ σκότος) Mt 1:18, 20; IEph 18:2; GJs 14:2; 19:1 (pap). ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ (PsSol 17:37; ApcZeph; Ar. 15, 1) Mt 3:11; Mk 1:8 v.l.; Lk 3:16; J 1:33b; Ac 1:5 (cp. 1QS 3:7f); 11:16; Ro 9:1; 14:17; 15:16; 1 Cor 12:3b; 2 Cor 6:6; 1 Th 1:5; 1 Pt 1:12 (without ἐν v.l.); Jd 20. ὑπὸ πνεύματος ἁγίου 2 Pt 1:21. Cp. ἐν δυνάμει πνεύματος ἁγίου Ro 15:13, 19 v.l. (for πνεύματος θεοῦ). μετὰ χαρᾶς πνεύματος ἁγίου 1 Th 1:6. διὰ ἀνακαινώσεως πνεύματος ἁγίου Tit 3:5.
    ⓓ abs.
    α. w. the art. τὸ πνεῦμα. In this connection the art. is perh. used anaphorically at times, w. the second mention of a word (s. B-D-F §252; Rob. 762); perh. Mt 12:31 (looking back to vs. 28 πν. θεοῦ); Mk 1:10, 12 (cp. vs. 8 πν. ἅγιον); Lk 4:1b, 14 (cp. vs. 1a); Ac 2:4b (cp. vs. 4a).—As a rule it is not possible to assume that anaphora is present: Mt 4:1; J 1:32, 33a; 3:6a, 8b (in wordplay), 34; 7:39a; Ac 8:29; 10:19; 11:12, 28; 19:1 D; 20:3 D, 22; 21:4; Ro 8:23 (ἀπαρχή 1bβ; 2), 26a, 27; 12:11; 15:30; 2 Cor 1:22 and 5:5 (KErlemann, ZNW 83, ’92, 202–23, and s. ἀρραβών); 12:18 (τῷ αὐτῷ πν.); Gal 3:2, 5, 14 (ἐπαγγελία 1bβ); Eph 4:3 (gen. of the author); 6:17 (perh. epexegetic gen.); 1 Ti 4:1a; Js 4:5; 1J 3:24; 5:6ab (some mss. add καὶ πνεύματος to the words διʼ ὕδατος κ. αἵματος at the beg. of the verse; this is approved by HvSoden, Moffatt, Vogels, Merk, and w. reservations by CDodd, The Joh. Epistles ’46, TManson, JTS 48, ’47, 25–33), vs. 8; Rv 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22; 14:13; 22:17; B 19:2, B 7= D 4:10 (s. ἐτοιμάζω b). ἐν τῷ πνεύματι (led) by the Spirit Lk 2:27.—Paul links this Spirit of God, known to every Christian, with Christ as liberating agent in contrast to legal constraint ὁ κύριος τὸ πνεῦμα ἐστιν the Lord means Spirit 2 Cor 3:17a (UHolzmeister, 2 Cor 3:17 Dominus autem Spiritus est 1908; JNisius, Zur Erklärung v. 2 Cor 3:16ff: ZKT 40, 1916, 617–75; JKögel, Ὁ κύριος τὸ πνεῦμά ἐστιν: ASchlatter Festschr. 1922, 35–46; C Guignebert, Congr. d’Hist. du Christ. II 1928, 7–22; EFuchs, Christus u. d. Geist b. Pls ’32; HHughes, ET 45, ’34, 235f; CLattey, Verb. Dom. 20, ’40, 187–89; DGriffiths ET 55, ’43, 81–83; HIngo, Kyrios und Pneuma, ’61 [Paul]; JDunn, JTS 21, ’70, 309–20).
    β. without the art. πνεῦμα B 1:3. κοινωνία πνεύματος Phil 2:1 (κοινωνία 1 and 2). πνεύματι in the Spirit or through the Spirit Gal 3:3; 5:5, 16, 18; 1 Pt 4:6. εἰ ζῶμεν πνεύματι, πνεύματι καὶ στοιχῶμεν if we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit Gal 5:25. Freq. used w. a prep.: διὰ πνεύματος 1 Pt 1:22 v.l. ἐξ (ὕδατος καὶ) πνεύματος J 3:5. ἐν πνεύματι in, by, through the Spirit Mt 22:43; Eph 2:22; 3:5; 5:18; 6:18; Col 1:8 (ἀγάπη ἐν πνεύματι love called forth by the Spirit); B 9:7. κατὰ πνεῦμα Ro 8:4f; Gal 4:29. ἐν ἁγιασμῷ πνεύματος 2 Th 2:13; 1 Pt 1:2 (s. ἁγιασμός).—In neg. expressions: οὔπω ἧν πνεῦμα the Spirit had not yet come J 7:39b. ψυχικοὶ πνεῦμα μὴ ἔχοντες worldly people, who do not have the Spirit Jd 19.—ἓν πνεῦμα one and the same Spirit 1 Cor 12:13; Eph 2:18; 4:4; one (in) Spirit 1 Cor 6:17.
    ⓔ The Spirit is more closely defined by a gen. of thing: τὸ πν. τῆς ἀληθείας (TestJud 20:5) J 14:17; 15:26; 16:13 (in these three places the Spirit of Truth is the Paraclete promised by Jesus upon his departure); 1J 4:6 (opp. τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς πλάνης, as TestJud 20:1; PsSol 8:14 πλ. πλανήσεως; Just., D. 7, 3 πλάνου καὶ ἀκαθάρτου πνεύματος; cp. 1QS 4:23); τὸ τῆς δόξης πν. 1 Pt 4:14. τὸ πν. τῆς ζωῆς the Spirit of life Ro 8:2. το πν. τῆς πίστεως 2 Cor 4:13. πν. σοφίας καὶ ἀποκαλύψεως Eph 1:17 (cp. Just., D. 87, 4). πν. υἱοθεσίας Ro 8:15b (opp. πν. δουλείας vs. 15a). πν. δυνάμεως AcPl Ha 8, 25. πν. δυνάμεως καὶ ἀγάπης καὶ σωφρονισμοῦ 2 Ti 1:7 (opp. πν. δειλίας). τὸ πν. τῆς χάριτος (s. TestJud 24:2) Hb 10:29 (Zech 12:10); cp. 1 Cl 46:6.
    ⓕ Of Christ ‘it is written’ in Scripture: (ἐγένετο) ὁ ἔσχατος Ἀδὰμ εἰς πνεῦμα ζῳοποιοῦν 1 Cor 15:45. The scripture pass. upon which the first part of this verse is based is Gen 2:7, where Wsd 15:11 also substitutes the words πνεῦμα ζωτικόν for πνοὴν ζωῆς (cp. Just., D. 6, 2). On the other hand, s. Philo, Leg. All. 1, 42 and s. the lit. s.v. Ἀδάμ ad loc.
    ⓖ The (divine) Pneuma stands in contrast to everything that characterizes this age or the finite world gener.: οὐ τὸ πν. τοῦ κόσμου ἀλλὰ τὸ πν. τὸ ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ 1 Cor 2:12; cp. Eph 2:2 and 1 Ti 4:1ab.
    α. in contrast to σάρξ, which is more closely connected w. sin than any other earthly material (Just., D. 135, 6): J 3:6; Ro 8:4–6, 9a, 13; Gal 3:3; 5:17ab; 6:8. Cp. B 10:9. πᾶσα ἐπιθυμία κατὰ τοῦ πνεύματος στρατεύεται Pol 5:3.
    β. in contrast to σῶμα (=σάρξ) Ro 8:10 and to σάρξ (=σῶμα, as many hold) J 6:63a (for τὸ πν. ἐστιν τὸ ζῳοποιοῦν cp. Philo, Op. Mund. 30; Herm. Wr. in Cyrill., C. Jul. I 556c=542, 24 Sc. the pneuma τὰ πάντα ζῳοποιεῖ καὶ τρέφει. S. also f above). Cp. Ro 8:11b.
    γ. in contrast to γράμμα, which is the characteristic quality of God’s older declaration of the divine will in the law: Ro 2:29; 7:6; 2 Cor 3:6ab, 8 (cp. vs. 7).
    δ. in contrast to the wisdom of humans 1 Cor 2:13.
    ⑥ the Spirit of God as exhibited in the character or activity of God’s people or selected agents, Spirit, spirit (s. HPreisker, Geist u. Leben ’33).
    ⓐ πνεῦμα is accompanied by another noun, which characterizes the working of the Spirit more definitely: πνεῦμα καὶ δύναμις spirit and power Lk 1:17; 1 Cor 2:4. Cp. Ac 10:38; 1 Th 1:5. πνεῦμα καὶ ζωή J 6:63b. πνεῦμα κ. σοφία Ac 6:3; cp. vs. 10 (cp. TestReub 2:6 πνεῦμα λαλίας). πίστις κ. πνεῦμα ἅγιον 6:5 (cp. Just., D. 135, 6). χαρὰ καὶ πνεῦμα ἅγ. 13:52.
    ⓑ Unless frustrated by humans in their natural condition, the Spirit of God produces a spiritual type of conduct Gal 5:16, 25 and produces the καρπὸς τοῦ πνεύματος vs. 22 (s. Vögtle under πλεονεξία).
    ⓒ The Spirit inspires certain people of God B 12:2; B 13:5, above all, in their capacity as proclaimers of a divine revelation (Strabo 9, 3, 5 the πνεῦμα ἐνθουσιαστικόν, that inspired the Pythia; Περὶ ὕψους 13, 2; 33, 5 of the divine πν. that impels prophets and poets to express themselves; schol. on Pla. 856e of a μάντις: ἄνωθεν λαμβάνειν τὸ πνεῦμα καὶ πληροῦσθαι τοῦ θεοῦ; Aristobulus in Eus., PE 8, 10, 4 [=Fgm. 2, 4 p. 136 Holladay] τὸ θεῖον πν., καθʼ ὸ̔ καὶ προφήτης ἀνακεκήρυκται ‘[Moses possessed] the Divine Spirit with the result that he was proclaimed a prophet’; AscIs 1:7 τὸ πν. τὸ λαλοῦν ἐν ἐμοί; AssMos Fgm. f εἶδεν πνεύματι ἐπαρθείς; Just., A I, 38, 1 al.; Ath. 10, 3 τὸ προφητικὸν πν. Cp. Marinus, Vi. Procli 23 of Proclus: οὐ γὰρ ἄνευ θείας ἐπινοίας … διαλέγεσθαι; Orig., C. Cels. 3, 28, 23). προφητεία came into being only as ὑπὸ πνεύματος ἁγίου φερόμενοι ἐλάλησαν ἀπὸ θεοῦ ἄνθρωποι 2 Pt 1:21; cp. Ac 15:29 v.l.; cp. 1 Cl 8:1. David Mt 22:43; Mk 12:36; cp. Ac 1:16; 4:25. Isaiah Ac 28:25. Moses B 10:2, B 9; the Spirit was also active in giving the tables of the law to Moses 14:2. Christ himself spoke in the OT διὰ τοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ ἁγίου 1 Cl 22:1. The ἱεραὶ γραφαί are called αἱ διὰ τοῦ πν. τοῦ ἁγίου 45:2.—The Christian prophet Agabus also ἐσήμαινεν διὰ τοῦ πν. Ac 11:28; cp. Ac 21:11. Likew. Ign. IPhld 7:2. In general the Spirit reveals the most profound secrets to those who believe 1 Cor 2:10ab.—1 Cl claims to be written διὰ τοῦ ἁγ. πν. 63:2. On Ac 19:21 s. 3b.
    ⓓ The Spirit of God, being one, shows the variety and richness of its life in the different kinds of spiritual gifts which are granted to certain Christians 1 Cor 12:4, 7, 11; cp. vs. 13ab.—Vss. 8–10 enumerate the individual gifts of the Spirit, using various prepositions: διὰ τοὺ πν. vs. 8a; κατὰ τὸ πν. vs. 8b; ἐν τῷ πν. vs. 9ab. τὸ πν. μὴ σβέννυτε do not quench the Spirit 1 Th 5:19 refers to the gift of prophecy, acc. to vs. 20.—The use of the pl. πνεύματα is explained in 1 Cor 14:12 by the varied nature of the Spirit’s working; in vs. 32 by the number of persons who possess the prophetic spirit; on the latter s. Rv 22:6 and 19:10.
    ⓔ One special type of spiritual gift is represented by ecstatic speaking. Of those who ‘speak in tongues’ that no earthly person can understand: πνεύματι λαλεῖ μυστήρια expresses secret things in a spiritual way 1 Cor 14:2. Cp. vss. 14–16 and s. νοῦς 1b. τὸ πνεῦμα ὑπερεντυγχάνει στεναγμοῖς ἀλαλήτοις the Spirit pleads in our behalf with groans beyond words Ro 8:26b. Of speech that is ecstatic, but expressed in words that can be understood λαλεῖν ἐν πνεύματι D 11:7, 8; cp. vs. 9 (on the subject-matter 1 Cor 12:3; Jos., Ant. 4, 118f; TestJob 43:2 ἀναλαβὼν Ἐλιφᾶς πν. εἶπεν ὕμνον). Of the state of mind of the seer of the Apocalypse: ἐν πνεύματι Rv 17:3; 21:10; γενέσθαι ἐν πν. 1:10; 4:2 (s. γίνομαι 5c, ἐν 4c and EMoering, StKr 92, 1920, 148–54; RJeske, NTS 31, ’85, 452–66); AcPl Ha 6, 27. On the Spirit at Pentecost Ac 2:4 s. KLake: Beginn. I 5, ’33, 111–21. κατασταλέντος τοῦ πν. τοῦ ἐν Μύρτῃ when the Spirit (of prophecy) that was in Myrta ceased speaking AcPl Ha 7, 9.
    ⓕ The Spirit leads and directs Christian missionaries in their journeys (Aelian, NA 11, 16 the young women are led blindfolded to the cave of the holy serpent; they are guided by a πνεῦμα θεῖον) Ac 16:6, 7 (by dreams, among other methods; cp. vs. 9f and s. Marinus, Vi. Procli 27: Proclus ἔφασκεν προθυμηθῆναι μὲν πολλάκις γράψαι, κωλυθῆναι δὲ ἐναργῶς ἔκ τινων ἐνυπνίων). In Ac 16:6–7 τὸ ἅγιον πν. and τὸ πν. Ἰησοῦ are distinguished.
    ⑦ an activating spirit that is not fr. God, spirit: πν. ἔτερον a different (kind of) spirit 2 Cor 11:4. Cp. 2 Th 2:2; 1J 4:1–3. Because there are persons activated by such spirits, it is necessary to test the var. kinds of spirits (the same problem Artem. 3, 20 περὶ διαφορᾶς μάντεων, οἷς δεῖ προσέχειν καὶ οἷς μή) 1 Cor 12:10; 1J 4:1b. ὁ διάβολος πληροῖ αὐτὸν αὐτοῦ πν. Hm 11:3. Also οὐκ οἴδατε ποίου πνεύματός ἐστε Lk 9:55 v.l. distinguishes betw. the spirit shown by Jesus’ disciples, and another kind of spirit.—Even more rarely a spirit divinely given that is not God’s own; so (in a quot. fr. Is 29:10) a πνεῦμα κατανύξεως Ro 11:8.
    ⑧ an independent transcendent personality, the Spirit, which appears in formulas that became more and more fixed and distinct (cp. Ath. 12, 2; Hippol., Ref. 7, 26, 2.—Ps.-Lucian, Philopatr. 12 θεόν, υἱόν πατρός, πνεῦμα ἐκ πατρὸς ἐκπορευόμενον ἓν ἐκ τριῶν καὶ ἐξ ἑνὸς τρία, ταῦτα νόμιζε Ζῆνα, τόνδʼ ἡγοῦ θεόν=‘God, son of the father, spirit proceeding from the father, one from three and three from one, consider these as Zeus, think of this one as God’. The entire context bears a Christian impress.—As Aion in gnostic speculation Iren. 1, 2, 5 [Harv. I 21, 2]): βαπτίζοντες αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος Mt 28:19 (on the text s. βαπτίζω 2c; on the subject-matter GWalther, Die Entstehung des Taufsymbols aus dem Taufritus: StKr 95, 1924, 256ff); D 7:1, 3. Cp. 2 Cor 13:13; 1 Cl 58:2; IEph 9:1; IMg 13:1b, 2; MPol 14:3; 22:1, 3; Epil Mosq 5. On this s. HUsener, Dreiheit: RhM 58, 1903, 1ff; 161ff; 321ff; esp. 36ff; EvDobschütz, Zwei-u. dreigliedrige Formeln: JBL 50, ’31, 116–47 (also Heinrici Festschr. 1914, 92–100); Norden, Agn. Th. 228ff; JMainz, Die Bed. der Dreizahl im Judentum 1922; Clemen2 125–28; NSöderblom, Vater, Sohn u. Geist 1909; DNielsen, Der dreieinige Gott I 1922; GKrüger, Das Dogma v. der Dreieinigkeit 1905, 46ff; AHarnack, Entstehung u. Entwicklung der Kirchenverfassung 1910, 187ff; JHaussleiter, Trinitarischer Glaube u. Christusbekenntnis in der alten Kirche: BFCT XXV 4, 1920; JLebreton, Histoire du dogme de la Trinité I: Les origines6 1927; RBlümel, Pls u. d. dreieinige Gott 1929.—On the whole word FRüsche, D. Seelenpneuma ’33; HLeisegang, Der Hl. 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Zeitalter 1899; EWinstanley, The Spirit in the NT 1908; HSwete, The Holy Spirit in the NT 1909, The Holy Spirit in the Ancient Church 1912; EScott, The Spirit in the NT 1923; FBüchsel, Der Geist Gottes im NT 1926; EvDobschütz, Der Geistbesitz des Christen im Urchristentum: Monatsschr. für Pastoral-theol. 20, 1924, 228ff; FBadcock, ‘The Spirit’ and Spirit in the NT: ET 45, ’34, 218–21; RBultmann, Theologie des NT ’48, 151–62 (Eng. tr. KGrobel, ’51, I 153–64); ESchweizer, Geist u. Gemeinde im NT ’52, Int 6, ’52, 259–78.—WTosetti, Der Hl. Geist als göttliche Pers. in den Evangelien 1918; HLeisegang, Pneuma Hagion. Der Ursprung des Geistbegriffs der Syn. Ev. aus der griech. Mystik 1922; AFrövig, Das Sendungsbewusstsein Jesu u. der Geist 1924; HWindisch, Jes. u. d. Geist nach Syn. Überl.: Studies in Early Christianity, presented to FCPorter and BWBacon 1928, 209–36; FSynge, The Holy Spirit in the Gospels and Acts: CQR 120, ’35, 205–17; CBarrett, The Holy Spirit and the Gospel Trad. ’47.—ESokolowski, Die Begriffe Geist u. Leben bei Pls 1903; KDeissner, Auferstehungshoffnung u. Pneumagedanke bei Pls 1912; GVos, The Eschatological Aspect of the Pauline Conception of the Spirit: Bibl. and Theol. Studies by the Faculty of Princeton Theol. Sem. 1912, 209–59; HBertrams, Das Wesen des Geistes nach d. Anschauung des Ap. Pls 1913; WReinhard, Das Wirken des Hl. Geistes im Menschen nach den Briefen des Ap. Pls 1918; HHoyle, The Holy Spirit in St. Paul 1928; PGächter, Z. Pneumabegriff des hl. Pls: ZKT 53, 1929, 345–408; ASchweitzer, D. Mystik des Ap. Pls 1930, 159–74 al. [Mysticism of Paul the Apostle, tr. 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    • В главе 2 мы вернемся к этому вопросу и попытаемся показать, что... - In Chapter 2 we shall return to this question and try to show that...
    • В подобной ситуации мы могли бы задать два вопроса:... - In such a situation, we might ask two questions:...
    • В свете этого законен вопрос... - In light of this, one can legitimately ask...
    • В статье [1] Смит поднял вопрос, имеющий существенный интерес. - A point of considerable interest was raised by Smith [1].
    • В частности, должны быть рассмотрены три вопроса. - Three questions in particular have to be considered.
    • Возможно, наиболее насущным вопросом является... - The most urgent question, perhaps, is...
    • Возникает вопрос, действительно ли... - The question arises whether...
    • Возникает вопрос, действительно ли возможно (установить, увидеть и т. п.)... - The question arises as to whether it is possible to...
    • Возникает вопрос, действительно ли обратное (утверждение и т. п.) выполняется необходимо. - A question arises as to whether the converse necessarily holds.
    • Вопрос... все еще остается, в основном, без ответа, хотя... - The question of... is still largely unanswered, although...
    • Это вопрос договоренности, что... - It is a matter of convention that...
    • Далее в приложении мы исследуем данный вопрос. - We explore this topic further in the appendix.
    • Данный вопрос возник, поскольку... - This issue is raised here because...
    • До тех пор, пока не..., этот вопрос не получал ответа. - The question remained unanswered until...
    • Интересные, но трудные вопросы возникают, когда... - Interesting but difficult questions arise when...
    • Здесь мы заканчиваем обсуждение этих вопросов. - At this point we bring our discussion of these matters to a close.
    • Итак, напрашивается следующий вопрос. - Hence the following question suggests itself:
    • Многие авторы поставили под вопрос справедливость этого утверждения... - Many authors have questioned the validity of this statement.
    • Можно задаться вопросом, действительно ли... - It may be asked whether...
    • Мы (еще) увидим, что данные вопросы тесно взаимосвязаны. - We shall see that these questions are closely related.
    • Мы вынуждены задаться вопросом, действительно ли... - We are led to inquire whether...
    • Мы избежали вопроса, действительно ли... - We have evaded the question as to whether...
    • Мы начинаем с вопроса о... - Let us begin by asking about...
    • Мы не будем входить в рассмотрение этого сложного вопроса. - We shall not enter into this complicated question.
    • Мы не будем затрагивать вопрос о... - We shall not touch on the question of...
    • Мы не будем обсуждать вопрос, действительно ли... - We shall not discuss the question of whether...
    • Мы обсуждаем вопрос о том, действительно ли... - We are discussing the question of whether...
    • Мы обсуждаем вопрос о том, что такое... - We are discussing the question of what is...
    • Мы обязаны ответить на вопрос, действительно ли... - We must answer the question whether...
    • Мы рассмотрим эти вопросы позднее. - We shall deal with these matters later.
    • На этот вопрос нельзя дать определенный ответ. - The answer to this question is not known with certainty.
    • Нам предстоит решить вопрос... - We have to solve the problem...
    • He рассматривались вопросы... - No consideration has been given to questions of...
    • Не самый маловажный из этих вопросов это... - Not least among these questions is...
    • Некоторые из этих вопросов получат развитие в следующей главе. - Some of these points will be developed further in the next chapter.
    • Обратимся теперь к вопросу выбора... - We now turn to the matter of selecting...
    • Один ответ на данный вопрос находится в концепции... - One answer to this question lies in the concept of...
    • Один существенный вопрос, который необходимо отметить, состоит в том, что... - One vital point to be noticed is that...
    • Однако это всего лишь вопрос удобства, а никак не... - But this is merely a matter of convenience, and is not...
    • Важным является вопрос, действительно ли... - One important question is whether...
    • Основной вопрос состоит в том, как мы должны приступить к задаче... - The main question is how we should approach the problem of...
    • Основным вопросом данной главы является... - Our main business in this chapter is to...
    • Оставляя на некоторое время в стороне вопрос, действительно ли... - Putting aside for a moment the question whether...
    • Остается еще вопрос, действительно ли... - It remains to be seen whether...
    • Остается ответить еще на многие другие вопросы. - Many other questions remain to be answered.
    • Остается рассмотреть вопрос о... - It remains to take up the question of...
    • Ответ на этот вопрос дается... - The answer to this question is provided by...
    • Первый из этих вопросов влечет за собой... - The first of these questions involves...
    • Перед нами встал вопрос,... - We were confronted with a question:...
    • Позднее мы вернемся к вопросу о... - Later we shall turn to the question of...
    • Предварительный обзор данного вопроса был бы неполным без... - A preview of this subject would be incomplete without...
    • Прежде чем..., необходимо уделить серьезное внимание этим и другим вопросам. - These and other questions need to be given serious attention before...
    • Принципиальным вопросом является, действительно ли... - A major issue is whether...
    • Применимость этой процедуры все еще находится под вопросом. - The viability of this procedure is still in question; This procedure is still open to question.
    • Разумно задать вопрос... - A reasonable question is:...
    • Рассмотрим сначала вопрос о... - Let us first consider the question of...
    • Рассмотрим этот вопрос далее. - We consider this question a little further.
    • Следующим вопросом является, действительно ли... - The next question is whether...
    • Существенным вопросом теперь является, действительно ли... - The essential question now is whether...
    • Существенным вопросом, на который следует ответить, является: действительно ли... - A major question to be answered is whether...
    • Теперь возвратимся к вопросу, поставленному в самом начале этой главы. - We now return to the question posed at the beginning of the chapter.
    • Теперь возникает вопрос, а действительно ли... - The question now arises as to whether...
    • Теперь возникает вопрос, как могут птицы ориентироваться после захода солнца. - The question now arises as to how birds can navigate after sunset.
    • Теперь можно было бы задать вопрос, действительно ли... - The question may now be raised whether...
    • Теперь мы должны рассмотреть вопрос, действительно ли... - We must now take up the question of whether...
    • Теперь мы задаемся вопросом, действительно ли... - We now ask whether...
    • Теперь мы подходим к одному важному вопросу. - Now we come to an important question.
    • Теперь мы способны ответить на несколько вопросов, которые... - This puts us in a position to answer several questions which...
    • Чтобы ответить на этот вопрос, давайте... - То answer this question, let us...
    • Чтобы ответить на этот вопрос, мы... - То answer this we shall...
    • Чтобы ответить на этот вопрос, мы должны принять во внимание, что... - То answer this question, we must take into account that...
    • Чтобы ответить на этот вопрос, нам надо более детально рассмотреть... - То answer this question we need to look more closely at...
    • Это новые вопросы, так как... - These questions are new because...
    • Это важный вопрос. - This is an important matter.
    • Это действительно глубокий вопрос. - This is indeed a deep question.
    • Это не вполне решает вопрос. - This does not quite settle the matter.
    • Это простой вопрос. - It is a simple matter.
    • Этот вопрос является фундаментальным. - This question is fundamental.

    Русско-английский словарь научного общения > вопрос

  • 19 нахождение

    finding, determination, location, discovery, locating, detecting
    • Давайте рассмотрим более легкий способ нахождения... - Let us pursue the easier course of finding...
    • Данное свойство является основой одного метода нахождения... - This property provides one method of determining...
    • Задача состоит в нахождении... - The problem is to find numerical solutions for...
    • Можно ожидать, что метод обеспечит нахождение по меньшей мере одного корня. - The method can be expected to provide at least one root.
    • Нахождение формулы... связано с трудностями. - The formula of... poses many problems, '
    • Наша цель в этом параграфе состоит в нахождении... - Our interest in this section is in finding...
    • Нашей целью является задача нахождения общей формулы для... - The problem is to find a general formula for...
    • Очевидно, что это более сложная проблема, чем проблема обычного нахождения (чего-л). - This is obviously a more complicated problem than the usual determination of...
    • Решение уравнения (3), очевидно, эквивалентно нахождению такого v, что... - Solving (3) is clearly equivalent to finding v such that...
    • Существенный интерес представляет задача нахождения... - It is a problem of considerable interest to determine...
    • Существует много других способов нахождения... - There are many other ways of finding...
    • Теорема может быть использована для нахождения... - This theorem can be used to find all solutions of...
    • Целью следующего параграфа является нахождение условий, которые позволят нам... - The aim of the next section is to establish conditions which enable us to...
    • Это сводится к нахождению... - This amounts to finding...

    Русско-английский словарь научного общения > нахождение

  • 20 рассматривать

    (= рассмотреть, обсуждать) examine, consider, discuss, regard, analyze, be concerned with, deal with, inspect, give consideration to, review, look upon, treat
    • Более детально мы рассматриваем эту концепцию во втором параграфе. - We consider this concept in greater detail in Section 2.
    • Будет полезно рассмотреть эту ситуацию с более общей точки зрения. - It will be useful to consider this situation more generally.
    • Будет полезно снова рассмотреть... - It will be useful to reconsider...
    • В данной главе мы будем рассматривать лишь... - In this chapter we shall be concerned only with...
    • В данный момент имеет смысл рассмотреть более глубоко... - At this point, it is worthwhile to go more deeply into...
    • В значительно более общем виде мы можем рассмотреть... - Much more generally, we may consider...
    • В качестве дополнительной иллюстрации рассмотрим случай... - As an additional illustration, consider the case of...
    • В качестве последнего примера в этой главе рассмотрим... - As a final example in this chapter we consider...
    • В качестве примера рассмотрим теперь... - By way of example, let us now consider...
    • В качестве частного примера рассмотрим следующий. - As a particular example take the following.
    • В первом приближении мы можем рассматривать... - То a first approximation we may regard...
    • В следующих четырех главах мы будем рассматривать исключительно... - In the next four chapters we shall be concerned exclusively with...
    • В том же ключе мы рассмотрим... - In this spirit we consider...
    • В целом, наименее запутывающим решением кажется рассмотрение... - On the whole it seems least confusing to regard...
    • В этой главе мы рассматриваем различные случаи... - In this chapter we consider various cases of...
    • Во многих инженерных приложениях необходимо рассматривать... - In many engineering applications, it is necessary to consider...
    • Вскоре мы рассмотрим ряд приложений. - We will soon consider a number of applications.
    • Давайте рассмотрим более детально способ, которым... - Let us consider in more detail the manner in which...
    •. Давайте рассмотрим более легкий способ нахождения... - Let us pursue the easier course of finding...
    • Давайте рассмотрим детально... - Let us look in detail at...
    • Давайте рассмотрим заново наше заключение, что... - Let us reconsider our conclusion that...
    • Давайте рассмотрим некоторые частные случаи... - Let us look at some particular cases of...
    • Давайте рассмотрим этот вопрос, используя специальные примеры. - Let us approach this question by means of specific examples.
    • Давайте тщательно рассмотрим... - Let us carefully inspect...
    • Далее, мы кратко рассматриваем случаи, когда... - Further, we briefly treat cases in which...
    • Для простоты давайте рассмотрим... - For the sake of simplicity, let us consider...
    • До сих пор мы рассматривали лишь случаи, когда... - So far we have considered only cases in which...
    • Достаточно много исследователей рассматривали эффект... - Quite a few investigators have considered the effect of...
    • Другое приближение получается, когда мы рассматриваем... - Another approximation is obtained by regarding...
    • Имеется очевидная необходимость в том, чтобы рассмотреть... - There is an obvious need to consider...
    • Кратко рассмотрим... - We briefly review/consider...; Let us take a brief look at...; Let us briefly run through...
    • Можно было бы продолжить и рассмотреть... - One could proceed further and consider...
    • Мы будем рассматривать четыре типа... - We will consider four types of...
    • Мы до сих пор не рассматривали случай, когда... - We still have not dealt with the case in which...
    • Мы не будем рассматривать этот сложный вопрос. -We shall not enter into this complicated question.
    • Мы рассматриваем данную книгу как лучший источник относительно... - We regard this book as the best source for...
    • Мы рассматриваем каждый из этих двух случаев отдельно. - We consider these two cases separately.
    • Мы рассматриваем поведение... - We consider the behavior of...
    • Мы рассмотрим эти вопросы позднее. - We shall deal with these matters later.
    • На самом деле для настоящих целей достаточно рассмотреть... - In fact it is sufficient for the present purpose to consider...
    • На самом деле, мы сейчас рассматриваем... - In effect, we are now considering...
    • Нам особенно интересно рассмотреть... - It will be of particular interest to us to consider...
    • Не много исследователей рассматривали эффект... - Few investigators have considered the effect of...
    • Некоторые авторитетные авторы, следовательно, предпочитают рассматривать... - Some authorities, therefore, prefer to consider...
    • Необходимо рассмотреть эту проблему в некоторых деталях. - It is necessary to consider this problem in some detail.
    • Несколько исследователей рассматривали эффект... - A few/several investigators have considered the effect of...
    • Нет необходимости рассматривать эти процессы. - These processes need not be considered.
    • Новое свойство возникает, когда мы рассматриваем... - A new feature appears when we consider...
    • Однако более продуктивно рассмотреть... - It is, however, more fruitful to consider...
    • Однако давайте рассмотрим еще раз... - But let us reconsider...
    • Однако если (же) мы рассмотрим происходящее более подробно, то увидим, что... - If we consider what happens more carefully, however, we can see that...
    • Однако здесь мы рассматриваем... - We are concerned here, however, with...
    • Однако многие учебники не рассматривают... - However, many textbooks do not treat...
    • Однако мы рассматриваем здесь лишь... - However, we are concerned here only with...
    • Однако необходимо рассмотреть некоторое число усложняющих (ситуацию) факторов. - A number of complicating factors must, however, be considered.
    • Однако очень часто мы должны рассматривать... - But very often we have to consider...
    • Однако сейчас мы можем рассмотреть... - For the present, however, we can consider...
    • Остается рассмотреть вопрос о... - It remains to take up the question of...
    • Остается рассмотреть случай, когда... - It remains now to deal with the case when...
    • Остается рассмотреть факт... - It remains to consider the fact that...
    • Перед тем как начать более детальное изучение..., полезно рассмотреть... - Before beginning a more detailed study of..., it is helpful to consider...
    • Подобная ситуация возникает (каждый раз), когда мы рассматриваем... - A similar situation will arise when we discuss...
    • Полезно сейчас отвлечься и рассмотреть... - It is useful to digress here and consider...
    • Поучительно рассмотреть эти результаты с точки зрения... - It is instructive to consider these results from the standpoint of...
    • Предпочтительнее, если мы рассмотрим... - We direct our attention, rather, to...
    • Прежде чем рассматривать задачу, удобно напомнить, что... - Before considering the problem it will be convenient to recall...
    • Прежде чем рассматривать их подробно, следует заметить, что... - Before considering these in detail, it should be mentioned that...
    • Прервемся на минуту, чтобы рассмотреть
    (= проверить)... - Let us take a moment to examine...
    • При изучении этих систем важно рассмотреть... - In studying these systems, it is important to consider...
    • Проблема, которую мы обязаны позднее рассмотреть, чтобы применять данную идею, состоит в том, что... - A problem that we must eventually face in making use of this concept is...
    • Рассмотрим более тщательно значение... - Let us consider more closely the significance of...
    • Рассмотрим два свойства... - Let us consider two properties of...
    • Рассмотрим кратко... - Let us briefly consider...
    • Рассмотрим некоторые важные сведения относительно... - Let us review some important facts regarding...
    • Рассмотрим сначала вопрос о... - Let us first consider the question of...
    • Рассмотрим теперь использование... - Consider now the use of...
    • Рассмотрим численный пример. - Let us take a numerical example.
    • Рассмотрим этот вопрос несколько ниже. - We consider this question a little further.
    • С тем же успехом мы могли бы рассмотреть... - We might equally well have considered...
    • Сейчас мы будем рассматривать... - We shall presently consider...; At present we shall consider...
    • Сейчас нам будет достаточно рассмотреть случай, когда... - It will be sufficient for the present to consider the case where...
    • Следовательно, мы не будем рассматривать... - We shall therefore not deal with...
    • Следует рассмотреть... - Consideration should be given to...
    • Следующий шаг состоит в том, чтобы рассмотреть... - The next step is to consider...
    • Сначала мы рассматриваем случай... - We first deal with the case of...
    • Сначала рассмотрим (один) пример. - First we consider an example.
    • Таким образом, нет необходимости рассматривать... - Thus it is unnecessary to treat...
    • Тем не менее, интересно кратко рассмотреть (вопрос и т. п.)... - Nevertheless, it is interesting to look briefly at...
    • Теперь мы будем рассматривать (один) способ удалить эти ограничения, наложенные на f(x). - We shall now consider a procedure for removing these restrictions on
    • Теперь мы рассмотрим несколько фундаментальных принципов... - We now turn to several fundamental principles...
    • Теперь мы рассмотрим эффект... - We consider now the effect of...
    • Теперь рассмотрим, действительно ли возможно (установить "т. п.)... - Let us now consider whether it is possible to...
    • Теперь удобно рассмотреть... - It is convenient now to consider...
    • Чтобы ответить на этот вопрос, нам надо более детально рассмотреть... - То answer this question we need to look more closely at...
    • Чтобы понять это, достаточно рассмотреть... - То see this, it suffices to consider...
    • Чтобы продемонстрировать эту концепцию, мы, во-первых, рассмотрим... - То demonstrate this concept we consider, first,...
    • Чтобы рассмотреть общий случай, давайте... - То deal with the general case, let...
    • Чтобы рассмотреть это более детально, давайте... - То see this in greater detail, let us...
    • Чтобы рассмотреть этот случай, мы... - То cover this case, we...
    • Чтобы расширить нашу область приложений, мы теперь рассмотрим... - То broaden our scope of applications we now consider...
    • Это склоняет к тому, чтобы рассматривать (5) как... - It is tempting to regard (5) as...
    • Это становится понятным, если мы рассмотрим... - This becomes clear on consideration of...

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