-
1 very
'veri 1. adverb1) (to a great degree: He's very clever; You came very quickly; I'm not feeling very well.) meget, svært2) (absolutely; in the highest degree: The very first thing you must do is ring the police; She has a car of her very own.) aller-2. adjective1) (exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned: You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened.) akkurat den/de (osv.)/da; i samme...2) (extreme: at the very end of the day; at the very top of the tree.) på tampen, aller øverst/ytterst (osv.)3) (used for emphasis in other ways: The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick.) bare (tanken på)•identiskIadj. \/ˈverɪ\/ ( oftest ubøyd)1) (bekrefter noe utrolig\/usannsynlig) (faktisk) akkurat den\/det\/de, nettopp den\/det\/de2) ( om tid og sted) nøyaktig, presis, nettopp, akkurat, heltakkurat da \/ akkurat i det øyeblikkpå minuttet \/ snarest \/ øyeblikkelig3) selve, selv, selveste4) ren og skjær, lutter5) ( gammeldags eller litterært) sann, virkelig, riktig, kompletta very little litt, lite grann, en anelsein the very act på fersk gjerningthe very idea! ( positivt og negativt) bare tanken!, for en ide!the very opposite den rake motsetning, stikk motsattthe very truth den fulle og hele sannhetthis very day den dag i dag allerede i dag akkurat den\/denne dagenthis very minute på minuttet, snarest, øyeblikkeligIIadv. \/ˈverɪ\/ ( oftest ubøyd)1) meget, svært, veldig, særdeles, spesielt, særs, i høyeste gradmeget god, utmerket2) aller• she was the very first woman to climb Mt. Everesthun var den aller første kvinnen som klatret opp på Mt. Everestat the very least i det minste, iallfallnot very ikke (noe) større, ikke (noe) særlig, ikke (noe) videre langt i frasomeone's very own bare noens, helt for seg selvvery lately (helt) nyligvery well ok, javel, skal bli -
2 a far cry from
• a far cry from something very different, almost opposite (neg.) далеко не такой хороший, какHis second book wasn’t bad, but it was a far cry from his first book.
-
3 modular data center
модульный центр обработки данных (ЦОД)
-
[Интент]Параллельные тексты EN-RU
[ http://dcnt.ru/?p=9299#more-9299]
Data Centers are a hot topic these days. No matter where you look, this once obscure aspect of infrastructure is getting a lot of attention. For years, there have been cost pressures on IT operations and this, when the need for modern capacity is greater than ever, has thrust data centers into the spotlight. Server and rack density continues to rise, placing DC professionals and businesses in tighter and tougher situations while they struggle to manage their IT environments. And now hyper-scale cloud infrastructure is taking traditional technologies to limits never explored before and focusing the imagination of the IT industry on new possibilities.
В настоящее время центры обработки данных являются широко обсуждаемой темой. Куда ни посмотришь, этот некогда малоизвестный аспект инфраструктуры привлекает все больше внимания. Годами ИТ-отделы испытывали нехватку средств и это выдвинуло ЦОДы в центр внимания, в то время, когда необходимость в современных ЦОДах стала как никогда высокой. Плотность серверов и стоек продолжают расти, все больше усложняя ситуацию для специалистов в области охлаждения и организаций в их попытках управлять своими ИТ-средами. И теперь гипермасштабируемая облачная инфраструктура подвергает традиционные технологии невиданным ранее нагрузкам, и заставляет ИТ-индустрию искать новые возможности.
At Microsoft, we have focused a lot of thought and research around how to best operate and maintain our global infrastructure and we want to share those learnings. While obviously there are some aspects that we keep to ourselves, we have shared how we operate facilities daily, our technologies and methodologies, and, most importantly, how we monitor and manage our facilities. Whether it’s speaking at industry events, inviting customers to our “Microsoft data center conferences” held in our data centers, or through other media like blogging and white papers, we believe sharing best practices is paramount and will drive the industry forward. So in that vein, we have some interesting news to share.
В компании MicroSoft уделяют большое внимание изучению наилучших методов эксплуатации и технического обслуживания своей глобальной инфраструктуры и делятся результатами своих исследований. И хотя мы, конечно, не раскрываем некоторые аспекты своих исследований, мы делимся повседневным опытом эксплуатации дата-центров, своими технологиями и методологиями и, что важнее всего, методами контроля и управления своими объектами. Будь то доклады на отраслевых событиях, приглашение клиентов на наши конференции, которые посвящены центрам обработки данных MicroSoft, и проводятся в этих самых дата-центрах, или использование других средств, например, блоги и спецификации, мы уверены, что обмен передовым опытом имеет первостепенное значение и будет продвигать отрасль вперед.
Today we are sharing our Generation 4 Modular Data Center plan. This is our vision and will be the foundation of our cloud data center infrastructure in the next five years. We believe it is one of the most revolutionary changes to happen to data centers in the last 30 years. Joining me, in writing this blog are Daniel Costello, my director of Data Center Research and Engineering and Christian Belady, principal power and cooling architect. I feel their voices will add significant value to driving understanding around the many benefits included in this new design paradigm.
Сейчас мы хотим поделиться своим планом модульного дата-центра четвертого поколения. Это наше видение и оно будет основанием для инфраструктуры наших облачных дата-центров в ближайшие пять лет. Мы считаем, что это одно из самых революционных изменений в дата-центрах за последние 30 лет. Вместе со мной в написании этого блога участвовали Дэниел Костелло, директор по исследованиям и инжинирингу дата-центров, и Кристиан Белади, главный архитектор систем энергоснабжения и охлаждения. Мне кажется, что их авторитет придаст больше веса большому количеству преимуществ, включенных в эту новую парадигму проектирования.
Our “Gen 4” modular data centers will take the flexibility of containerized servers—like those in our Chicago data center—and apply it across the entire facility. So what do we mean by modular? Think of it like “building blocks”, where the data center will be composed of modular units of prefabricated mechanical, electrical, security components, etc., in addition to containerized servers.
Was there a key driver for the Generation 4 Data Center?Наши модульные дата-центры “Gen 4” будут гибкими с контейнерами серверов – как серверы в нашем чикагском дата-центре. И гибкость будет применяться ко всему ЦОД. Итак, что мы подразумеваем под модульностью? Мы думаем о ней как о “строительных блоках”, где дата-центр будет состоять из модульных блоков изготовленных в заводских условиях электрических систем и систем охлаждения, а также систем безопасности и т.п., в дополнение к контейнеризованным серверам.
Был ли ключевой стимул для разработки дата-центра четвертого поколения?
If we were to summarize the promise of our Gen 4 design into a single sentence it would be something like this: “A highly modular, scalable, efficient, just-in-time data center capacity program that can be delivered anywhere in the world very quickly and cheaply, while allowing for continued growth as required.” Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? Well, keep in mind that these concepts have been in initial development and prototyping for over a year and are based on cumulative knowledge of previous facility generations and the advances we have made since we began our investments in earnest on this new design.Если бы нам нужно было обобщить достоинства нашего проекта Gen 4 в одном предложении, это выглядело бы следующим образом: “Центр обработки данных с высоким уровнем модульности, расширяемости, и энергетической эффективности, а также возможностью постоянного расширения, в случае необходимости, который можно очень быстро и дешево развертывать в любом месте мира”. Звучит слишком хорошо для того чтобы быть правдой, не так ли? Ну, не забывайте, что эти концепции находились в процессе начальной разработки и создания опытного образца в течение более одного года и основываются на опыте, накопленном в ходе развития предыдущих поколений ЦОД, а также успехах, сделанных нами со времени, когда мы начали вкладывать серьезные средства в этот новый проект.
One of the biggest challenges we’ve had at Microsoft is something Mike likes to call the ‘Goldilock’s Problem’. In a nutshell, the problem can be stated as:
The worst thing we can do in delivering facilities for the business is not have enough capacity online, thus limiting the growth of our products and services.Одну из самых больших проблем, с которыми приходилось сталкиваться Майкрософт, Майк любит называть ‘Проблемой Лютика’. Вкратце, эту проблему можно выразить следующим образом:
Самое худшее, что может быть при строительстве ЦОД для бизнеса, это не располагать достаточными производственными мощностями, и тем самым ограничивать рост наших продуктов и сервисов.The second worst thing we can do in delivering facilities for the business is to have too much capacity online.
А вторым самым худшим моментом в этой сфере может слишком большое количество производственных мощностей.
This has led to a focus on smart, intelligent growth for the business — refining our overall demand picture. It can’t be too hot. It can’t be too cold. It has to be ‘Just Right!’ The capital dollars of investment are too large to make without long term planning. As we struggled to master these interesting challenges, we had to ensure that our technological plan also included solutions for the business and operational challenges we faced as well.
So let’s take a high level look at our Generation 4 designЭто заставило нас сосредоточиваться на интеллектуальном росте для бизнеса — refining our overall demand picture. Это не должно быть слишком горячим. И это не должно быть слишком холодным. Это должно быть ‘как раз, таким как надо!’ Нельзя делать такие большие капиталовложения без долгосрочного планирования. Пока мы старались решить эти интересные проблемы, мы должны были гарантировать, что наш технологический план будет также включать решения для коммерческих и эксплуатационных проблем, с которыми нам также приходилось сталкиваться.
Давайте рассмотрим наш проект дата-центра четвертого поколенияAre you ready for some great visuals? Check out this video at Soapbox. Click here for the Microsoft 4th Gen Video.
It’s a concept video that came out of my Data Center Research and Engineering team, under Daniel Costello, that will give you a view into what we think is the future.
From a configuration, construct-ability and time to market perspective, our primary goals and objectives are to modularize the whole data center. Not just the server side (like the Chicago facility), but the mechanical and electrical space as well. This means using the same kind of parts in pre-manufactured modules, the ability to use containers, skids, or rack-based deployments and the ability to tailor the Redundancy and Reliability requirements to the application at a very specific level.
Посмотрите это видео, перейдите по ссылке для просмотра видео о Microsoft 4th Gen:
Это концептуальное видео, созданное командой отдела Data Center Research and Engineering, возглавляемого Дэниелом Костелло, которое даст вам наше представление о будущем.
С точки зрения конфигурации, строительной технологичности и времени вывода на рынок, нашими главными целями и задачами агрегатирование всего дата-центра. Не только серверную часть, как дата-центр в Чикаго, но также системы охлаждения и электрические системы. Это означает применение деталей одного типа в сборных модулях, возможность использования контейнеров, салазок, или стоечных систем, а также возможность подстраивать требования избыточности и надежности для данного приложения на очень специфичном уровне.Our goals from a cost perspective were simple in concept but tough to deliver. First and foremost, we had to reduce the capital cost per critical Mega Watt by the class of use. Some applications can run with N-level redundancy in the infrastructure, others require a little more infrastructure for support. These different classes of infrastructure requirements meant that optimizing for all cost classes was paramount. At Microsoft, we are not a one trick pony and have many Online products and services (240+) that require different levels of operational support. We understand that and ensured that we addressed it in our design which will allow us to reduce capital costs by 20%-40% or greater depending upon class.
Нашими целями в области затрат были концептуально простыми, но трудно реализуемыми. В первую очередь мы должны были снизить капитальные затраты в пересчете на один мегаватт, в зависимости от класса резервирования. Некоторые приложения могут вполне работать на базе инфраструктуры с резервированием на уровне N, то есть без резервирования, а для работы других приложений требуется больше инфраструктуры. Эти разные классы требований инфраструктуры подразумевали, что оптимизация всех классов затрат имеет преобладающее значение. В Майкрософт мы не ограничиваемся одним решением и располагаем большим количеством интерактивных продуктов и сервисов (240+), которым требуются разные уровни эксплуатационной поддержки. Мы понимаем это, и учитываем это в своем проекте, который позволит нам сокращать капитальные затраты на 20%-40% или более в зависимости от класса.For example, non-critical or geo redundant applications have low hardware reliability requirements on a location basis. As a result, Gen 4 can be configured to provide stripped down, low-cost infrastructure with little or no redundancy and/or temperature control. Let’s say an Online service team decides that due to the dramatically lower cost, they will simply use uncontrolled outside air with temperatures ranging 10-35 C and 20-80% RH. The reality is we are already spec-ing this for all of our servers today and working with server vendors to broaden that range even further as Gen 4 becomes a reality. For this class of infrastructure, we eliminate generators, chillers, UPSs, and possibly lower costs relative to traditional infrastructure.
Например, некритичные или гео-избыточные системы имеют низкие требования к аппаратной надежности на основе местоположения. В результате этого, Gen 4 можно конфигурировать для упрощенной, недорогой инфраструктуры с низким уровнем (или вообще без резервирования) резервирования и / или температурного контроля. Скажем, команда интерактивного сервиса решает, что, в связи с намного меньшими затратами, они будут просто использовать некондиционированный наружный воздух с температурой 10-35°C и влажностью 20-80% RH. В реальности мы уже сегодня предъявляем эти требования к своим серверам и работаем с поставщиками серверов над еще большим расширением диапазона температур, так как наш модуль и подход Gen 4 становится реальностью. Для подобного класса инфраструктуры мы удаляем генераторы, чиллеры, ИБП, и, возможно, будем предлагать более низкие затраты, по сравнению с традиционной инфраструктурой.
Applications that demand higher level of redundancy or temperature control will use configurations of Gen 4 to meet those needs, however, they will also cost more (but still less than traditional data centers). We see this cost difference driving engineering behavioral change in that we predict more applications will drive towards Geo redundancy to lower costs.
Системы, которым требуется более высокий уровень резервирования или температурного контроля, будут использовать конфигурации Gen 4, отвечающие этим требованиям, однако, они будут также стоить больше. Но все равно они будут стоить меньше, чем традиционные дата-центры. Мы предвидим, что эти различия в затратах будут вызывать изменения в методах инжиниринга, и по нашим прогнозам, это будет выражаться в переходе все большего числа систем на гео-избыточность и меньшие затраты.
Another cool thing about Gen 4 is that it allows us to deploy capacity when our demand dictates it. Once finalized, we will no longer need to make large upfront investments. Imagine driving capital costs more closely in-line with actual demand, thus greatly reducing time-to-market and adding the capacity Online inherent in the design. Also reduced is the amount of construction labor required to put these “building blocks” together. Since the entire platform requires pre-manufacture of its core components, on-site construction costs are lowered. This allows us to maximize our return on invested capital.
Еще одно достоинство Gen 4 состоит в том, что он позволяет нам разворачивать дополнительные мощности, когда нам это необходимо. Как только мы закончим проект, нам больше не нужно будет делать большие начальные капиталовложения. Представьте себе возможность более точного согласования капитальных затрат с реальными требованиями, и тем самым значительного снижения времени вывода на рынок и интерактивного добавления мощностей, предусматриваемого проектом. Также снижен объем строительных работ, требуемых для сборки этих “строительных блоков”. Поскольку вся платформа требует предварительного изготовления ее базовых компонентов, затраты на сборку также снижены. Это позволит нам увеличить до максимума окупаемость своих капиталовложений.
Мы все подвергаем сомнениюIn our design process, we questioned everything. You may notice there is no roof and some might be uncomfortable with this. We explored the need of one and throughout our research we got some surprising (positive) results that showed one wasn’t needed.
В своем процессе проектирования мы все подвергаем сомнению. Вы, наверное, обратили внимание на отсутствие крыши, и некоторым специалистам это могло не понравиться. Мы изучили необходимость в крыше и в ходе своих исследований получили удивительные результаты, которые показали, что крыша не нужна.
Серийное производство дата центров
In short, we are striving to bring Henry Ford’s Model T factory to the data center. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford#Model_T. Gen 4 will move data centers from a custom design and build model to a commoditized manufacturing approach. We intend to have our components built in factories and then assemble them in one location (the data center site) very quickly. Think about how a computer, car or plane is built today. Components are manufactured by different companies all over the world to a predefined spec and then integrated in one location based on demands and feature requirements. And just like Henry Ford’s assembly line drove the cost of building and the time-to-market down dramatically for the automobile industry, we expect Gen 4 to do the same for data centers. Everything will be pre-manufactured and assembled on the pad.Мы хотим применить модель автомобильной фабрики Генри Форда к дата-центру. Проект Gen 4 будет способствовать переходу от модели специализированного проектирования и строительства к товарно-производственному, серийному подходу. Мы намерены изготавливать свои компоненты на заводах, а затем очень быстро собирать их в одном месте, в месте строительства дата-центра. Подумайте о том, как сегодня изготавливается компьютер, автомобиль или самолет. Компоненты изготавливаются по заранее определенным спецификациям разными компаниями во всем мире, затем собираются в одном месте на основе спроса и требуемых характеристик. И точно так же как сборочный конвейер Генри Форда привел к значительному уменьшению затрат на производство и времени вывода на рынок в автомобильной промышленности, мы надеемся, что Gen 4 сделает то же самое для дата-центров. Все будет предварительно изготавливаться и собираться на месте.
Невероятно энергоэффективный ЦОД
And did we mention that this platform will be, overall, incredibly energy efficient? From a total energy perspective not only will we have remarkable PUE values, but the total cost of energy going into the facility will be greatly reduced as well. How much energy goes into making concrete? Will we need as much of it? How much energy goes into the fuel of the construction vehicles? This will also be greatly reduced! A key driver is our goal to achieve an average PUE at or below 1.125 by 2012 across our data centers. More than that, we are on a mission to reduce the overall amount of copper and water used in these facilities. We believe these will be the next areas of industry attention when and if the energy problem is solved. So we are asking today…“how can we build a data center with less building”?А мы упоминали, что эта платформа будет, в общем, невероятно энергоэффективной? С точки зрения общей энергии, мы получим не только поразительные значения PUE, но общая стоимость энергии, затраченной на объект будет также значительно снижена. Сколько энергии идет на производство бетона? Нам нужно будет столько энергии? Сколько энергии идет на питание инженерных строительных машин? Это тоже будет значительно снижено! Главным стимулом является достижение среднего PUE не больше 1.125 для всех наших дата-центров к 2012 году. Более того, у нас есть задача сокращения общего количества меди и воды в дата-центрах. Мы думаем, что эти задачи станут следующей заботой отрасли после того как будет решена энергетическая проблема. Итак, сегодня мы спрашиваем себя…“как можно построить дата-центр с меньшим объемом строительных работ”?
Строительство дата центров без чиллеровWe have talked openly and publicly about building chiller-less data centers and running our facilities using aggressive outside economization. Our sincerest hope is that Gen 4 will completely eliminate the use of water. Today’s data centers use massive amounts of water and we see water as the next scarce resource and have decided to take a proactive stance on making water conservation part of our plan.
Мы открыто и публично говорили о строительстве дата-центров без чиллеров и активном использовании в наших центрах обработки данных технологий свободного охлаждения или фрикулинга. Мы искренне надеемся, что Gen 4 позволит полностью отказаться от использования воды. Современные дата-центры расходуют большие объемы воды и так как мы считаем воду следующим редким ресурсом, мы решили принять упреждающие меры и включить экономию воды в свой план.
By sharing this with the industry, we believe everyone can benefit from our methodology. While this concept and approach may be intimidating (or downright frightening) to some in the industry, disclosure ultimately is better for all of us.
Делясь этим опытом с отраслью, мы считаем, что каждый сможет извлечь выгоду из нашей методологией. Хотя эта концепция и подход могут показаться пугающими (или откровенно страшными) для некоторых отраслевых специалистов, раскрывая свои планы мы, в конечном счете, делаем лучше для всех нас.
Gen 4 design (even more than just containers), could reduce the ‘religious’ debates in our industry. With the central spine infrastructure in place, containers or pre-manufactured server halls can be either AC or DC, air-side economized or water-side economized, or not economized at all (though the sanity of that might be questioned). Gen 4 will allow us to decommission, repair and upgrade quickly because everything is modular. No longer will we be governed by the initial decisions made when constructing the facility. We will have almost unlimited use and re-use of the facility and site. We will also be able to use power in an ultra-fluid fashion moving load from critical to non-critical as use and capacity requirements dictate.
Проект Gen 4 позволит уменьшить ‘религиозные’ споры в нашей отрасли. Располагая базовой инфраструктурой, контейнеры или сборные серверные могут оборудоваться системами переменного или постоянного тока, воздушными или водяными экономайзерами, или вообще не использовать экономайзеры. Хотя можно подвергать сомнению разумность такого решения. Gen 4 позволит нам быстро выполнять работы по выводу из эксплуатации, ремонту и модернизации, поскольку все будет модульным. Мы больше не будем руководствоваться начальными решениями, принятыми во время строительства дата-центра. Мы сможем использовать этот дата-центр и инфраструктуру в течение почти неограниченного периода времени. Мы также сможем применять сверхгибкие методы использования электрической энергии, переводя оборудование в режимы критической или некритической нагрузки в соответствии с требуемой мощностью.
Gen 4 – это стандартная платформаFinally, we believe this is a big game changer. Gen 4 will provide a standard platform that our industry can innovate around. For example, all modules in our Gen 4 will have common interfaces clearly defined by our specs and any vendor that meets these specifications will be able to plug into our infrastructure. Whether you are a computer vendor, UPS vendor, generator vendor, etc., you will be able to plug and play into our infrastructure. This means we can also source anyone, anywhere on the globe to minimize costs and maximize performance. We want to help motivate the industry to further innovate—with innovations from which everyone can reap the benefits.
Наконец, мы уверены, что это будет фактором, который значительно изменит ситуацию. Gen 4 будет представлять собой стандартную платформу, которую отрасль сможет обновлять. Например, все модули в нашем Gen 4 будут иметь общепринятые интерфейсы, четко определяемые нашими спецификациями, и оборудование любого поставщика, которое отвечает этим спецификациям можно будет включать в нашу инфраструктуру. Независимо от того производите вы компьютеры, ИБП, генераторы и т.п., вы сможете включать свое оборудование нашу инфраструктуру. Это означает, что мы также сможем обеспечивать всех, в любом месте земного шара, тем самым сводя до минимума затраты и максимальной увеличивая производительность. Мы хотим создать в отрасли мотивацию для дальнейших инноваций – инноваций, от которых каждый сможет получать выгоду.
Главные характеристики дата-центров четвертого поколения Gen4To summarize, the key characteristics of our Generation 4 data centers are:
Scalable
Plug-and-play spine infrastructure
Factory pre-assembled: Pre-Assembled Containers (PACs) & Pre-Manufactured Buildings (PMBs)
Rapid deployment
De-mountable
Reduce TTM
Reduced construction
Sustainable measuresНиже приведены главные характеристики дата-центров четвертого поколения Gen 4:
Расширяемость;
Готовая к использованию базовая инфраструктура;
Изготовление в заводских условиях: сборные контейнеры (PAC) и сборные здания (PMB);
Быстрота развертывания;
Возможность демонтажа;
Снижение времени вывода на рынок (TTM);
Сокращение сроков строительства;
Экологичность;Map applications to DC Class
We hope you join us on this incredible journey of change and innovation!
Long hours of research and engineering time are invested into this process. There are still some long days and nights ahead, but the vision is clear. Rest assured however, that we as refine Generation 4, the team will soon be looking to Generation 5 (even if it is a bit farther out). There is always room to get better.
Использование систем электропитания постоянного тока.
Мы надеемся, что вы присоединитесь к нам в этом невероятном путешествии по миру изменений и инноваций!
На этот проект уже потрачены долгие часы исследований и проектирования. И еще предстоит потратить много дней и ночей, но мы имеем четкое представление о конечной цели. Однако будьте уверены, что как только мы доведем до конца проект модульного дата-центра четвертого поколения, мы вскоре начнем думать о проекте дата-центра пятого поколения. Всегда есть возможность для улучшений.So if you happen to come across Goldilocks in the forest, and you are curious as to why she is smiling you will know that she feels very good about getting very close to ‘JUST RIGHT’.
Generations of Evolution – some background on our data center designsТак что, если вы встретите в лесу девочку по имени Лютик, и вам станет любопытно, почему она улыбается, вы будете знать, что она очень довольна тем, что очень близко подошла к ‘ОПИМАЛЬНОМУ РЕШЕНИЮ’.
Поколения эволюции – история развития наших дата-центровWe thought you might be interested in understanding what happened in the first three generations of our data center designs. When Ray Ozzie wrote his Software plus Services memo it posed a very interesting challenge to us. The winds of change were at ‘tornado’ proportions. That “plus Services” tag had some significant (and unstated) challenges inherent to it. The first was that Microsoft was going to evolve even further into an operations company. While we had been running large scale Internet services since 1995, this development lead us to an entirely new level. Additionally, these “services” would span across both Internet and Enterprise businesses. To those of you who have to operate “stuff”, you know that these are two very different worlds in operational models and challenges. It also meant that, to achieve the same level of reliability and performance required our infrastructure was going to have to scale globally and in a significant way.
Мы подумали, что может быть вам будет интересно узнать историю первых трех поколений наших центров обработки данных. Когда Рэй Оззи написал свою памятную записку Software plus Services, он поставил перед нами очень интересную задачу. Ветра перемен двигались с ураганной скоростью. Это окончание “plus Services” скрывало в себе какие-то значительные и неопределенные задачи. Первая заключалась в том, что Майкрософт собиралась в еще большей степени стать операционной компанией. Несмотря на то, что мы управляли большими интернет-сервисами, начиная с 1995 г., эта разработка подняла нас на абсолютно новый уровень. Кроме того, эти “сервисы” охватывали интернет-компании и корпорации. Тем, кому приходится всем этим управлять, известно, что есть два очень разных мира в области операционных моделей и задач. Это также означало, что для достижения такого же уровня надежности и производительности требовалось, чтобы наша инфраструктура располагала значительными возможностями расширения в глобальных масштабах.
It was that intense atmosphere of change that we first started re-evaluating data center technology and processes in general and our ideas began to reach farther than what was accepted by the industry at large. This was the era of Generation 1. As we look at where most of the world’s data centers are today (and where our facilities were), it represented all the known learning and design requirements that had been in place since IBM built the first purpose-built computer room. These facilities focused more around uptime, reliability and redundancy. Big infrastructure was held accountable to solve all potential environmental shortfalls. This is where the majority of infrastructure in the industry still is today.
Именно в этой атмосфере серьезных изменений мы впервые начали переоценку ЦОД-технологий и технологий вообще, и наши идеи начали выходить за пределы общепринятых в отрасли представлений. Это была эпоха ЦОД первого поколения. Когда мы узнали, где сегодня располагается большинство мировых дата-центров и где находятся наши предприятия, это представляло весь опыт и навыки проектирования, накопленные со времени, когда IBM построила первую серверную. В этих ЦОД больше внимания уделялось бесперебойной работе, надежности и резервированию. Большая инфраструктура была призвана решать все потенциальные экологические проблемы. Сегодня большая часть инфраструктуры все еще находится на этом этапе своего развития.
We soon realized that traditional data centers were quickly becoming outdated. They were not keeping up with the demands of what was happening technologically and environmentally. That’s when we kicked off our Generation 2 design. Gen 2 facilities started taking into account sustainability, energy efficiency, and really looking at the total cost of energy and operations.
Очень быстро мы поняли, что стандартные дата-центры очень быстро становятся устаревшими. Они не поспевали за темпами изменений технологических и экологических требований. Именно тогда мы стали разрабатывать ЦОД второго поколения. В этих дата-центрах Gen 2 стали принимать во внимание такие факторы как устойчивое развитие, энергетическая эффективность, а также общие энергетические и эксплуатационные.
No longer did we view data centers just for the upfront capital costs, but we took a hard look at the facility over the course of its life. Our Quincy, Washington and San Antonio, Texas facilities are examples of our Gen 2 data centers where we explored and implemented new ways to lessen the impact on the environment. These facilities are considered two leading industry examples, based on their energy efficiency and ability to run and operate at new levels of scale and performance by leveraging clean hydro power (Quincy) and recycled waste water (San Antonio) to cool the facility during peak cooling months.
Мы больше не рассматривали дата-центры только с точки зрения начальных капитальных затрат, а внимательно следили за работой ЦОД на протяжении его срока службы. Наши объекты в Куинси, Вашингтоне, и Сан-Антонио, Техас, являются образцами наших ЦОД второго поколения, в которых мы изучали и применяли на практике новые способы снижения воздействия на окружающую среду. Эти объекты считаются двумя ведущими отраслевыми примерами, исходя из их энергетической эффективности и способности работать на новых уровнях производительности, основанных на использовании чистой энергии воды (Куинси) и рециклирования отработанной воды (Сан-Антонио) для охлаждения объекта в самых жарких месяцах.
As we were delivering our Gen 2 facilities into steel and concrete, our Generation 3 facilities were rapidly driving the evolution of the program. The key concepts for our Gen 3 design are increased modularity and greater concentration around energy efficiency and scale. The Gen 3 facility will be best represented by the Chicago, Illinois facility currently under construction. This facility will seem very foreign compared to the traditional data center concepts most of the industry is comfortable with. In fact, if you ever sit around in our container hanger in Chicago it will look incredibly different from a traditional raised-floor data center. We anticipate this modularization will drive huge efficiencies in terms of cost and operations for our business. We will also introduce significant changes in the environmental systems used to run our facilities. These concepts and processes (where applicable) will help us gain even greater efficiencies in our existing footprint, allowing us to further maximize infrastructure investments.
Так как наши ЦОД второго поколения строились из стали и бетона, наши центры обработки данных третьего поколения начали их быстро вытеснять. Главными концептуальными особенностями ЦОД третьего поколения Gen 3 являются повышенная модульность и большее внимание к энергетической эффективности и масштабированию. Дата-центры третьего поколения лучше всего представлены объектом, который в настоящее время строится в Чикаго, Иллинойс. Этот ЦОД будет выглядеть очень необычно, по сравнению с общепринятыми в отрасли представлениями о дата-центре. Действительно, если вам когда-либо удастся побывать в нашем контейнерном ангаре в Чикаго, он покажется вам совершенно непохожим на обычный дата-центр с фальшполом. Мы предполагаем, что этот модульный подход будет способствовать значительному повышению эффективности нашего бизнеса в отношении затрат и операций. Мы также внесем существенные изменения в климатические системы, используемые в наших ЦОД. Эти концепции и технологии, если применимо, позволят нам добиться еще большей эффективности наших существующих дата-центров, и тем самым еще больше увеличивать капиталовложения в инфраструктуру.
This is definitely a journey, not a destination industry. In fact, our Generation 4 design has been under heavy engineering for viability and cost for over a year. While the demand of our commercial growth required us to make investments as we grew, we treated each step in the learning as a process for further innovation in data centers. The design for our future Gen 4 facilities enabled us to make visionary advances that addressed the challenges of building, running, and operating facilities all in one concerted effort.
Это определенно путешествие, а не конечный пункт назначения. На самом деле, наш проект ЦОД четвертого поколения подвергался серьезным испытаниям на жизнеспособность и затраты на протяжении целого года. Хотя необходимость в коммерческом росте требовала от нас постоянных капиталовложений, мы рассматривали каждый этап своего развития как шаг к будущим инновациям в области дата-центров. Проект наших будущих ЦОД четвертого поколения Gen 4 позволил нам делать фантастические предположения, которые касались задач строительства, управления и эксплуатации объектов как единого упорядоченного процесса.
Тематики
Синонимы
EN
Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > modular data center
-
4 Language
Philosophy is written in that great book, the universe, which is always open, right before our eyes. But one cannot understand this book without first learning to understand the language and to know the characters in which it is written. It is written in the language of mathematics, and the characters are triangles, circles, and other figures. Without these, one cannot understand a single word of it, and just wanders in a dark labyrinth. (Galileo, 1990, p. 232)It never happens that it [a nonhuman animal] arranges its speech in various ways in order to reply appropriately to everything that may be said in its presence, as even the lowest type of man can do. (Descartes, 1970a, p. 116)It is a very remarkable fact that there are none so depraved and stupid, without even excepting idiots, that they cannot arrange different words together, forming of them a statement by which they make known their thoughts; while, on the other hand, there is no other animal, however perfect and fortunately circumstanced it may be, which can do the same. (Descartes, 1967, p. 116)Human beings do not live in the object world alone, nor alone in the world of social activity as ordinarily understood, but are very much at the mercy of the particular language which has become the medium of expression for their society. It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental means of solving specific problems of communication or reflection. The fact of the matter is that the "real world" is to a large extent unconsciously built on the language habits of the group.... We see and hear and otherwise experience very largely as we do because the language habits of our community predispose certain choices of interpretation. (Sapir, 1921, p. 75)It powerfully conditions all our thinking about social problems and processes.... No two languages are ever sufficiently similar to be considered as representing the same social reality. The worlds in which different societies live are distinct worlds, not merely the same worlds with different labels attached. (Sapir, 1985, p. 162)[A list of language games, not meant to be exhaustive:]Giving orders, and obeying them- Describing the appearance of an object, or giving its measurements- Constructing an object from a description (a drawing)Reporting an eventSpeculating about an eventForming and testing a hypothesisPresenting the results of an experiment in tables and diagramsMaking up a story; and reading itPlay actingSinging catchesGuessing riddlesMaking a joke; and telling itSolving a problem in practical arithmeticTranslating from one language into anotherLANGUAGE Asking, thanking, cursing, greeting, and praying-. (Wittgenstein, 1953, Pt. I, No. 23, pp. 11 e-12 e)We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native languages.... The world is presented in a kaleidoscopic flux of impressions which has to be organized by our minds-and this means largely by the linguistic systems in our minds.... No individual is free to describe nature with absolute impartiality but is constrained to certain modes of interpretation even while he thinks himself most free. (Whorf, 1956, pp. 153, 213-214)We dissect nature along the lines laid down by our native languages.The categories and types that we isolate from the world of phenomena we do not find there because they stare every observer in the face; on the contrary, the world is presented in a kaleidoscopic flux of impressions which has to be organized by our minds-and this means largely by the linguistic systems in our minds.... We are thus introduced to a new principle of relativity, which holds that all observers are not led by the same physical evidence to the same picture of the universe, unless their linguistic backgrounds are similar or can in some way be calibrated. (Whorf, 1956, pp. 213-214)9) The Forms of a Person's Thoughts Are Controlled by Unperceived Patterns of His Own LanguageThe forms of a person's thoughts are controlled by inexorable laws of pattern of which he is unconscious. These patterns are the unperceived intricate systematizations of his own language-shown readily enough by a candid comparison and contrast with other languages, especially those of a different linguistic family. (Whorf, 1956, p. 252)It has come to be commonly held that many utterances which look like statements are either not intended at all, or only intended in part, to record or impart straightforward information about the facts.... Many traditional philosophical perplexities have arisen through a mistake-the mistake of taking as straightforward statements of fact utterances which are either (in interesting non-grammatical ways) nonsensical or else intended as something quite different. (Austin, 1962, pp. 2-3)In general, one might define a complex of semantic components connected by logical constants as a concept. The dictionary of a language is then a system of concepts in which a phonological form and certain syntactic and morphological characteristics are assigned to each concept. This system of concepts is structured by several types of relations. It is supplemented, furthermore, by redundancy or implicational rules..., representing general properties of the whole system of concepts.... At least a relevant part of these general rules is not bound to particular languages, but represents presumably universal structures of natural languages. They are not learned, but are rather a part of the human ability to acquire an arbitrary natural language. (Bierwisch, 1970, pp. 171-172)In studying the evolution of mind, we cannot guess to what extent there are physically possible alternatives to, say, transformational generative grammar, for an organism meeting certain other physical conditions characteristic of humans. Conceivably, there are none-or very few-in which case talk about evolution of the language capacity is beside the point. (Chomsky, 1972, p. 98)[It is] truth value rather than syntactic well-formedness that chiefly governs explicit verbal reinforcement by parents-which renders mildly paradoxical the fact that the usual product of such a training schedule is an adult whose speech is highly grammatical but not notably truthful. (R. O. Brown, 1973, p. 330)he conceptual base is responsible for formally representing the concepts underlying an utterance.... A given word in a language may or may not have one or more concepts underlying it.... On the sentential level, the utterances of a given language are encoded within a syntactic structure of that language. The basic construction of the sentential level is the sentence.The next highest level... is the conceptual level. We call the basic construction of this level the conceptualization. A conceptualization consists of concepts and certain relations among those concepts. We can consider that both levels exist at the same point in time and that for any unit on one level, some corresponding realizate exists on the other level. This realizate may be null or extremely complex.... Conceptualizations may relate to other conceptualizations by nesting or other specified relationships. (Schank, 1973, pp. 191-192)The mathematics of multi-dimensional interactive spaces and lattices, the projection of "computer behavior" on to possible models of cerebral functions, the theoretical and mechanical investigation of artificial intelligence, are producing a stream of sophisticated, often suggestive ideas.But it is, I believe, fair to say that nothing put forward until now in either theoretic design or mechanical mimicry comes even remotely in reach of the most rudimentary linguistic realities. (Steiner, 1975, p. 284)The step from the simple tool to the master tool, a tool to make tools (what we would now call a machine tool), seems to me indeed to parallel the final step to human language, which I call reconstitution. It expresses in a practical and social context the same understanding of hierarchy, and shows the same analysis by function as a basis for synthesis. (Bronowski, 1977, pp. 127-128)t is the language donn eґ in which we conduct our lives.... We have no other. And the danger is that formal linguistic models, in their loosely argued analogy with the axiomatic structure of the mathematical sciences, may block perception.... It is quite conceivable that, in language, continuous induction from simple, elemental units to more complex, realistic forms is not justified. The extent and formal "undecidability" of context-and every linguistic particle above the level of the phoneme is context-bound-may make it impossible, except in the most abstract, meta-linguistic sense, to pass from "pro-verbs," "kernals," or "deep deep structures" to actual speech. (Steiner, 1975, pp. 111-113)A higher-level formal language is an abstract machine. (Weizenbaum, 1976, p. 113)Jakobson sees metaphor and metonymy as the characteristic modes of binarily opposed polarities which between them underpin the two-fold process of selection and combination by which linguistic signs are formed.... Thus messages are constructed, as Saussure said, by a combination of a "horizontal" movement, which combines words together, and a "vertical" movement, which selects the particular words from the available inventory or "inner storehouse" of the language. The combinative (or syntagmatic) process manifests itself in contiguity (one word being placed next to another) and its mode is metonymic. The selective (or associative) process manifests itself in similarity (one word or concept being "like" another) and its mode is metaphoric. The "opposition" of metaphor and metonymy therefore may be said to represent in effect the essence of the total opposition between the synchronic mode of language (its immediate, coexistent, "vertical" relationships) and its diachronic mode (its sequential, successive, lineal progressive relationships). (Hawkes, 1977, pp. 77-78)It is striking that the layered structure that man has given to language constantly reappears in his analyses of nature. (Bronowski, 1977, p. 121)First, [an ideal intertheoretic reduction] provides us with a set of rules"correspondence rules" or "bridge laws," as the standard vernacular has it-which effect a mapping of the terms of the old theory (T o) onto a subset of the expressions of the new or reducing theory (T n). These rules guide the application of those selected expressions of T n in the following way: we are free to make singular applications of their correspondencerule doppelgangers in T o....Second, and equally important, a successful reduction ideally has the outcome that, under the term mapping effected by the correspondence rules, the central principles of T o (those of semantic and systematic importance) are mapped onto general sentences of T n that are theorems of Tn. (P. Churchland, 1979, p. 81)If non-linguistic factors must be included in grammar: beliefs, attitudes, etc. [this would] amount to a rejection of the initial idealization of language as an object of study. A priori such a move cannot be ruled out, but it must be empirically motivated. If it proves to be correct, I would conclude that language is a chaos that is not worth studying.... Note that the question is not whether beliefs or attitudes, and so on, play a role in linguistic behavior and linguistic judgments... [but rather] whether distinct cognitive structures can be identified, which interact in the real use of language and linguistic judgments, the grammatical system being one of these. (Chomsky, 1979, pp. 140, 152-153)23) Language Is Inevitably Influenced by Specific Contexts of Human InteractionLanguage cannot be studied in isolation from the investigation of "rationality." It cannot afford to neglect our everyday assumptions concerning the total behavior of a reasonable person.... An integrational linguistics must recognize that human beings inhabit a communicational space which is not neatly compartmentalized into language and nonlanguage.... It renounces in advance the possibility of setting up systems of forms and meanings which will "account for" a central core of linguistic behavior irrespective of the situation and communicational purposes involved. (Harris, 1981, p. 165)By innate [linguistic knowledge], Chomsky simply means "genetically programmed." He does not literally think that children are born with language in their heads ready to be spoken. He merely claims that a "blueprint is there, which is brought into use when the child reaches a certain point in her general development. With the help of this blueprint, she analyzes the language she hears around her more readily than she would if she were totally unprepared for the strange gabbling sounds which emerge from human mouths. (Aitchison, 1987, p. 31)Looking at ourselves from the computer viewpoint, we cannot avoid seeing that natural language is our most important "programming language." This means that a vast portion of our knowledge and activity is, for us, best communicated and understood in our natural language.... One could say that natural language was our first great original artifact and, since, as we increasingly realize, languages are machines, so natural language, with our brains to run it, was our primal invention of the universal computer. One could say this except for the sneaking suspicion that language isn't something we invented but something we became, not something we constructed but something in which we created, and recreated, ourselves. (Leiber, 1991, p. 8)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Language
-
5 matter
1. noun1) (affair) Angelegenheit, diemoney matters — Geldangelegenheiten od. -fragen
that's another or a different matter altogether or quite another matter — das ist etwas ganz anderes
and to make matters worse... — und was die Sache noch schlimmer macht/machte,...
a/no matter for or of... — ein/kein Grund od. Anlass zu...
it's a matter of complete indifference to me — es ist mir völlig gleichgültig
4)a matter of... — (something that amounts to) eine Frage (+ Gen.)...; eine Sache von...
it's a matter of taste/habit — das ist Geschmack- / Gewohnheitssache
[only] a matter of time — [nur noch] eine Frage der Zeit
it's just a matter of working harder — man muss sich ganz einfach [bei der Arbeit] mehr anstrengen
in a matter of minutes — in wenigen Minuten
Do you know him? - Yes, as a matter of fact, I do — Kennst du ihn? - Ja, ich kenne ihn tatsächlich
5)what's the matter? — was ist [los]?
is something the matter? — stimmt irgendetwas nicht?; ist [irgend]was (ugs.) ?
6)7)no matter! — [das] macht nichts!
no matter how/who/what/why — etc. ganz gleich od. egal (ugs.), wie/wer/was/warum usw.
8) (material, as opposed to mind, spirit, etc.) Materie, die2. intransitive verb[in]organic/solid/vegetable matter — [an]organische/feste/pflanzliche Stoffe
what does it matter? — was macht das schon?; was macht's? (ugs.)
what matters is that... — worum es geht, ist...
doesn't matter — [das] macht nichts (ugs.)
it doesn't matter how/when — etc. es ist einerlei, wie/wann usw.
does it matter to you if...? — macht es dir etwas aus, wenn...?
the things which matter in life — [das,] worauf es im Leben ankommt
* * *['mætə] 1. noun1) (solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made: The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.) die Materie2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) die Angelegenheit3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) der Eiter2. verb- academic.ru/45646/matter-of-fact">matter-of-fact- be the matter
- a matter of course
- a matter of opinion
- no matter
- no matter who
- what
- where* * *mat·ter[ˈmætəʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]I. norganic \matter organische Stoffe plprinted \matter Gedrucktes nt, Drucksache[n] f[pl]reading \matter Lesestoff mvegetable \matter pflanzliche Stoffe pl\matter in suspension Schwebstoffe plthat's a different \matter das ist eine andere Sacheit's a \matter of complete indifference to me das ist mir völlig egalthis is a \matter for the police das sollte man der Polizei übergebento get to the heart of the \matter zum Kern der Sache vordringena \matter of urgency etwas Dringendesto be no easy \matter doing sth nicht einfach sein, etw zu tunfamily \matters Familienangelegenheiten plfinancial \matters pl Geldangelegenheiten pl, Geldsachen plmoney \matters pl Geldangelegenheiten pla personal \matter eine persönliche Angelegenheit [o Sache]in the \matter of... was... angehtthe British are given pre-eminence in the \matter of tea was Tee angeht, da haben die Briten die Nase vornit's simply a \matter of following the recipe/learning the rules man muss einfach nur das Rezept befolgen/die Regeln erlernenas a \matter of course selbstverständlicha \matter of fact eine Tatsacheas a \matter of fact (by the way) übrigens, im Übrigen; (expressing agreement or disagreement) in der Tathave you got his address? — as a \matter of fact, I have hast du seine Adresse? — ja, die hab ich tatsächlichI suppose you're leaving soon? — no, as a \matter of fact, I'll be staying for another two weeks ich nehme an, Sie reisen bald ab? — keineswegs, in der Tat habe ich vor, noch zwei Wochen zu bleibena \matter of form eine Formsacheas a \matter of interest aus Interesse, interessehalberjust as a \matter of interest, how much did you pay for it? ich frage nur aus Interesse, aber wie viel hast du dafür bezahlt?it's a \matter of life and [or or] death es geht um Leben und Todthat's a \matter of opinion das ist Ansichtssachea \matter of principle eine Frage des Prinzipsa \matter of record eine Tatsacheit's a \matter of record that... es ist allgemein bekannt, dass...a \matter of taste eine Geschmacksfragea \matter of time eine Frage der Zeitthe subject \matter of the book das Thema des Buchesit's no laughing \matter das ist nicht zum Lachenthat's another \matter das ist etwas anderesthat's another \matter altogether [or quite another \matter] das ist [wieder] etwas völlig [o ganz] anderesto let the \matter drop etwas auf sich beruhen lassen; (in a conversation) das Thema fallenlassen5. (problem)is anything the \matter? stimmt etwas nicht?there's nothing the \matter es ist alles in Ordnungwhat's the \matter with you? was ist los mit dir?what's the \matter with asking for a pay rise? was ist so schlimm daran, um eine Gehaltserhöhung zu bitten?no \matter das macht nichts, [das ist] kein Problemno \matter, I'll go myself kein Problem, ich gehe selbstno \matter what was auch [immer] passiertwe've got to get to the airport on time, no \matter what wir müssen pünktlich zum Flughafen kommen, egal wieno \matter what/when/who... ganz gleich [o egal], was/wann/wer...no \matter what you say, I won't leave him was du auch sagst, ich werde ihn nicht verlassento pretend that nothing is the \matter so tun, als ob nichts wäre6.that's how \matters stand at the moment so sieht es im Moment aus\matters came to a head with her resignation mit ihrem Rücktritt spitzte sich die Lage dann noch zuto help \matters/make \matters worse die Lage verbessern/verschlimmernto make \matters worse, it then started to rain heavily zu allem Überfluss fing es auch noch an, in Strömen zu regnento take \matters into one's own hands die Dinge selbst in die Hand nehmenin a \matter of seconds he was by her side es dauerte nur Sekunden bis er bei ihr warit was all over in a \matter of minutes nach wenigen Minuten war alles vorbeiit's only a \matter of a few dollars es geht nur um ein paar Dollarsand then there's the little \matter of the 80 euros you owe me und dann ist da noch die Kleinigkeit von 80 Euro, die du mir schuldest8. LAW\matter of fact Tatfrage f\matter of law Rechtsfrage f10.▶ not to mince \matter kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen▶ for that \matter eigentlichI don't like him, nor does Ann, for that \matter ich mag ihn nicht, und Ann mag ihn im Grunde auch nichtII. vi1. (be of importance) von Bedeutung seinto him, animals \matter more than human beings ihm sind Tiere wichtiger als Menschenwhat \matters now is that... worauf es jetzt ankommt, ist, dass...that's the only thing that \matters das ist das Einzige, was zähltit really \matters to me das bedeutet mir wirklich etwas, das ist wirklich wichtig für mich▪ it \matters that... es macht etwas aus, dass...▪ it doesn't \matter das ist nicht wichtigI've spilt something on the carpet — it doesn't \matter ich habe etwas auf dem Teppich verschüttet — das macht nichtswould you rather go on Wednesday or Thursday — it doesn't \matter möchten Sie lieber am Mittwoch oder am Donnerstag fahren — das ist mir egalit doesn't \matter what the guests wear es spielt keine Rolle, wie die Gäste angezogen sindit didn't \matter anything to them es war ihnen völlig egalit doesn't \matter how long your hair is as long as it's tidy es spielt keine Rolle, wie lang deine Haare sind, solange sie gepflegt sindpeople who \matter Leute von Einfluss* * *['mtə(r)]1. norganic/inorganic matter — organische/anorganische Stoffe pl
2) (particular kind) Stoff madvertising matter — Reklame f, Werbung f
3) (MED: pus) Eiter m5) (= content) Inhalt mthe main matter of his speech was... — (der) Hauptgegenstand seiner Rede war...
6) (= question, affair) Sache f, Angelegenheit f; (= topic) Thema nt, Stoff mcan I talk to you on a matter of great urgency? — kann ich Sie in einer äußerst dringenden Angelegenheit sprechen?
in the matter of... — was... (+acc) anbelangt, hinsichtlich... (+gen)
there's the matter of my expenses —
it's no great matter — das macht nichts, das ist nicht so wichtig
that's another matter altogether, that's a very different matter — das ist etwas völlig anderes
it will be no easy matter (to)... — es wird nicht einfach sein, zu...
it's a serious matter — das ist eine ernste Angelegenheit, die Sache ist ernst
7) pl Angelegenheiten plbusiness matters — geschäftliche Angelegenheiten or Dinge pl, Geschäftliche(s) nt
8)I haven't seen him for weeks, nor for that matter has anybody else —
he wants to complain about it and for that matter, so do I — er will sich darüber beschweren und ich eigentlich auch
9)a matter of — eine Frage (+gen), eine Sache von
it's a matter of form/time — das ist eine Formsache/Zeitfrage or Frage der Zeit
it's a matter of taste/opinion — das ist Geschmacks-/Ansichtssache
it's a matter of adjusting this part exactly — es geht darum, dieses Teil genau einzustellen
it's a matter of 10 miles from... —
if it's just a matter of another 10 minutes, then I'll wait — wenn es sich nur noch um 10 Minuten handelt, dann warte ich solange
it's not just a matter of increasing the money supply — es ist nicht damit getan, die Geldzufuhr zu erhöhen
it's just a matter of trying harder — man muss sich ganz einfach etwas mehr anstrengen
you should always take your passport with you as a matter of course — es sollte für Sie eine Selbstverständlichkeit sein, stets Ihren Pass bei sich zu haben
earthquakes happen as a matter of course in that part of the world — Erdbeben sind in der Gegend an der Tagesordnung
10)I've decided to leave tomorrow, no matter what — ich gehe morgen, egal was passiert
no matter how/what/when/where etc... — egal, wie/was/wann/wo etc...
no matter how you do it — wie du es auch machst, egal, wie du es machst
11)sth is the matter with sb/sth — etw ist mit jdm/etw los; (ill) etw fehlt jdm
what's the matter? — was ist (denn) los?, was ist (denn)?
what's the matter with you this morning? – nothing's the matter — was hast du denn heute Morgen? – gar nichts
what's the matter with having a little fun? — was ist denn schon dabei, wenn man ein bisschen Spaß hat?
something's the matter with the lights — mit dem Licht ist irgendetwas nicht in Ordnung
as if nothing was the matter — als ob nichts (los) wäre
2. viit doesn't matter — (es or das) macht nichts, ist schon gut
I forgot it, does it matter? – yes, it does matter —
does it matter to you if I go? — macht es dir etwas aus, wenn ich gehe?
doesn't it matter to you at all if I leave you? — macht es dir denn gar nichts aus, wenn ich dich verlasse?
why should it matter to me if people are starving? — was geht es mich an, wenn Menschen verhungern?
it doesn't matter to me what you do — es ist mir (ganz) egal, was du machst
* * *matter [ˈmætə(r)]A sorganic matter organische Substanz;b) MED Eiter mthis is an entirely different matter das ist etwas ganz anderes;a matter of convention eine Frage des Anstandes;a matter of course eine Selbstverständlichkeit;as a matter of course selbstverständlich, natürlich;a matter of discretion eine Ermessensfrage;a) eine Tatsache,as a matter of fact tatsächlich, eigentlich, ehrlich gesagt;a matter of form eine Formsache;as a matter of form der Form halber;it is a matter of life and death es geht um Leben und Tod;as a matter of principle grundsätzlich, prinzipiell;it is a matter of finishing in time es geht darum, rechtzeitig fertig zu werden;a matter of taste (eine) Geschmackssache;a matter of time eine Frage der Zeit, eine Zeitfrage;for that matter eigentlich;a) hinsichtlich (gen),4. pl (ohne Artikel) die Sache, die Dinge pl:a) die Sache schlimmer machen,b) (Redew) was die Sache noch schlimmer macht;carry matters too far es zu weit treiben;as matters stand wie die Dinge liegen, nach Lage der Dinge;matters were in a mess es war eine verfahrene Geschichte5. the matter die Schwierigkeit:what’s the matter? was ist los?, wo fehlts?;what’s the matter with it (with him)? was ist (los) damit (mit ihm)?;what’s the matter with having the occasional glass of wine? was ist (schon) dabei, wenn man ab und zu ein Glas Wein trinkt?;what’s the matter now? was ist denn jetzt schon wieder los?;there’s nothing the matter nichts ist los;no matter! es hat nichts zu sagen!, nichts von Bedeutung!;it’s no matter whether … es spielt keine Rolle, ob …;no matter what he says was er auch sagt; ganz egal, was er sagt;no matter who … gleichgültig oder ganz egal, wer …;it made no matter to him that … es machte ihm nichts aus, dass …it’s a matter of £5 es kostet 5 Pfund;in a matter of weeks in ein paar Wochen;a matter of three weeks ungefähr drei Wochen;it is only a matter of minutes till … es kann nur ein paar Minuten dauern, bis …;it was a matter of 5 minutes es dauerte nur 5 Minuten;in a matter of minutes in Minutenschnelle;in a matter of seconds in Sekundenschnelle;it’s a matter of common knowledge es ist allgemein bekanntfor zu):a matter for reflection etwas zum Nachdenken8. (Ggs äußere Form)a) Stoff m, Thema n, (behandelter) Gegenstand, Inhalt m (eines Buches etc)b) (innerer) Gehalt, Substanz f:strong in matter but weak in style inhaltlich stark, aber stilistisch schwach;matter and manner Gehalt und Gestaltmatter of Britain Bretonischer Sagenkreis (um König Arthur)for für, zu):13. TYPOa) Manuskript nB v/iit doesn’t matter es macht nichts (aus), es tut nichts;it didn’t matter to them es machte ihnen nichts aus;it hardly matters to me es macht mir nicht viel aus;it little matters es spielt kaum eine Rolle, es ist ziemlich einerlei2. MED eitern* * *1. noun1) (affair) Angelegenheit, diemoney matters — Geldangelegenheiten od. -fragen
that's another or a different matter altogether or quite another matter — das ist etwas ganz anderes
and to make matters worse... — und was die Sache noch schlimmer macht/machte,...
2) (cause, occasion)a/no matter for or of... — ein/kein Grund od. Anlass zu...
4)a matter of... — (something that amounts to) eine Frage (+ Gen.)...; eine Sache von...
it's a matter of taste/habit — das ist Geschmack- / Gewohnheitssache
[only] a matter of time — [nur noch] eine Frage der Zeit
it's just a matter of working harder — man muss sich ganz einfach [bei der Arbeit] mehr anstrengen
Do you know him? - Yes, as a matter of fact, I do — Kennst du ihn? - Ja, ich kenne ihn tatsächlich
5)what's the matter? — was ist [los]?
is something the matter? — stimmt irgendetwas nicht?; ist [irgend]was (ugs.) ?
6)7)no matter! — [das] macht nichts!
no matter how/who/what/why — etc. ganz gleich od. egal (ugs.), wie/wer/was/warum usw.
8) (material, as opposed to mind, spirit, etc.) Materie, die2. intransitive verb[in]organic/solid/vegetable matter — [an]organische/feste/pflanzliche Stoffe
what does it matter? — was macht das schon?; was macht's? (ugs.)
what matters is that... — worum es geht, ist...
doesn't matter — [das] macht nichts (ugs.)
it doesn't matter how/when — etc. es ist einerlei, wie/wann usw.
does it matter to you if...? — macht es dir etwas aus, wenn...?
the things which matter in life — [das,] worauf es im Leben ankommt
* * *n.Angelegenheit f.Gegenstand m.Grund ¨-e m.Materie -n f.Sache -n f. -
6 picture
'pik ə
1. noun1) (a painting or drawing: This is a picture of my mother.) pintura, cuadro, retrato2) (a photograph: I took a lot of pictures when I was on holiday.) fotografía3) (a cinema film: There's a good picture on at the cinema tonight.) película, filme4) ((with the) a symbol or perfect example (of something): She looked the picture of health/happiness.) imagen5) ((with a) a beautiful sight: She looked a picture in her new dress.) (estar) guapísimo/precioso6) (a clear description: He gave me a good picture of what was happening.) descripción
2. verb(to imagine: I can picture the scene.) imaginar, figurarse- put someone / be in the picture- put / be in the picture
- the pictures
picture1 n dibujo / retrato / cuadro / ilustraciónpicture2 vb imaginarsehow do you picture life in the future? ¿cómo te imaginas la vida en el futuro?tr['pɪkʧəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (painting) pintura, cuadro; (portrait) retrato; (drawing) dibujo, grabado; (illustration) ilustración nombre femenino, lámina; (photograph) fotografía, foto nombre femenino2 (account, description) descripción nombre femenino; (mental picture) imagen nombre femenino, idea, impresión nombre femenino4 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (film) película1 (imagine) imaginarse, verse1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL el cine\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a picture of health rebosar saludto be (as pretty as) a picture ser precioso,-ato be pictured (in press) aparecer en la fototo get the picture entender, enterarseto put somebody in the picture poner a alguien al corrientepicture book libro ilustradopicture frame marcopicture postcard tarjeta postalpicture window ventanal nombre masculino1) depict: representar2) imagine: imaginarsecan you picture it?: ¿te lo puedes imaginar?picture n1) : cuadro m (pintado o dibujado), ilustración f, fotografía f2) description: descripción f3) image: imagen fhe's the picture of his father: es la viva imagen de su padre4) movie: película fn.• cuadro s.m.• escena s.f.• fotografía s.f.• grabado s.m.• gráfico s.m.• ilustración s.f.• imagen s.f.• película s.f.• pintura s.f.• retrato s.m.v.• dibujar v.• pintar v.
I 'pɪktʃər, 'pɪktʃə(r)1)a) ( illustration) ilustración f; ( drawing) dibujo m; ( painting) cuadro m, pintura f; ( print) cuadro m, lámina f; ( portrait) retrato mto draw a picture of something — hacer* un dibujo de algo, dibujar algo
to paint a picture of something/somebody — pintar algo/a alguien
the book paints a gloomy picture of... — el libro pinta un cuadro sombrío de...
to be as pretty as a picture — ser* precioso: (before n)
picture frame — marco m
picture gallery — ( museum) pinacoteca f, museo m; ( shop) galería f de arte
b) ( photo) foto fto take a picture of something/somebody — sacarle* or tomarle or (Esp tb) hacerle* una foto a algo/alguien
2) ( situation) panorama mto get the picture — (colloq)
you're not welcome here, get the picture? — aquí no eres bienvenido ¿entiendes or te enteras?
to put somebody in the picture — poner* a alguien al tanto (de la situación)
3) ( idea) idea f4) (TV) imagen f5) ( Cin)a) ( movie) película f6)a) ( embodiment) imagen fb) ( beautiful sight) espectáculo mdoesn't she look a picture? — ¿no está preciosa?
II
a) ( imagine) imaginarseb) ( depict) (usu pass)['pɪktʃǝ(r)]the minister, pictured here next to... — el ministro, que aparece en la foto junto a...
1. N1) (Art) (=print, engraving) cuadro m; (=drawing) dibujo m; (=painting) cuadro m, pintura f; (=portrait) retrato m•
to draw a picture (of sth/sb) — hacer un dibujo (de algo/algn)•
to paint a picture (of sth/sb) — pintar un cuadro (de algo/algn)pretty 1., 1)to paint sb's picture — pintar un retrato de algn, pintar a algn
2) (=photo) foto f, fotografía f•
to take a picture of sth/sb — hacer or (esp LAm) sacar una foto a algo/algnwe all had our pictures taken — todos nos hicimos or (esp LAm) sacamos fotos
4) (=personification)5) (=wonderful sight)his face was a picture — ¡vaya cara que puso!, ¡vieras or hubieras visto su cara! (LAm)
6) (=situation) panorama myou have to look at the whole picture — tienes que considerar la situación or el panorama en conjunto
•
where do I come or fit into the picture? * — ¿qué pinto yo or dónde encajo yo en todo esto? *, ¿cuál es mi papel en todo esto?do you get the picture? — ¿te enteras? *, ¿lo captas? *
he was a bit unsure in the job at first but he soon got the picture — al principio no se sentía muy seguro de cómo hacer su trabajo pero pronto le cogió el truco *
•
to put sb in the picture (about sth) — poner a algn al corriente or al tanto (de algo)7) (=idea)these figures give the general picture — estas cifras ofrecen una idea general or una visión de conjunto
I have a picture in my mind of how I want it to look — tengo una imagen mental del aspecto que quiero que tenga
8) (TV) imagen f9) (esp US) (Cine) película f(Brit) † motion 4.2. VT1) (=imagine) imaginarseI never pictured you as a family man — nunca te imaginé or te vi como hombre de familia
2) (=portray) (in painting, film, novel) representar(in photograph)his wife, pictured with him above — su mujer, que figura con él en la foto de arriba
the documentary pictured the police as good-natured fools — el documental pintaba a la policía como si fueran un hatajo de tontos con buen corazón, el documental representaba a la policía como un hatajo de tontos con buen corazón
3.CPDpicture book N — libro m ilustrado
picture frame N — marco m
picture gallery N — (=shop) galería f de arte; (=museum) museo m de pintura, pinacoteca f; (in stately home) galería f de cuadros
picture hat N — pamela f
picture house † N — cine m
picture library N — biblioteca f fotográfica
picture message N — mensaje m con foto
picture messaging N — (envío m de) mensajes mpl con foto
picture palace † N — cine m
picture phone N — teléfono m con cámara
picture postcard N — (tarjeta f) postal f
picture rail N — moldura para colgar cuadros
picture tube N — (TV) tubo m de imagen
picture window N — ventanal m
* * *
I ['pɪktʃər, 'pɪktʃə(r)]1)a) ( illustration) ilustración f; ( drawing) dibujo m; ( painting) cuadro m, pintura f; ( print) cuadro m, lámina f; ( portrait) retrato mto draw a picture of something — hacer* un dibujo de algo, dibujar algo
to paint a picture of something/somebody — pintar algo/a alguien
the book paints a gloomy picture of... — el libro pinta un cuadro sombrío de...
to be as pretty as a picture — ser* precioso: (before n)
picture frame — marco m
picture gallery — ( museum) pinacoteca f, museo m; ( shop) galería f de arte
b) ( photo) foto fto take a picture of something/somebody — sacarle* or tomarle or (Esp tb) hacerle* una foto a algo/alguien
2) ( situation) panorama mto get the picture — (colloq)
you're not welcome here, get the picture? — aquí no eres bienvenido ¿entiendes or te enteras?
to put somebody in the picture — poner* a alguien al tanto (de la situación)
3) ( idea) idea f4) (TV) imagen f5) ( Cin)a) ( movie) película f6)a) ( embodiment) imagen fb) ( beautiful sight) espectáculo mdoesn't she look a picture? — ¿no está preciosa?
II
a) ( imagine) imaginarseb) ( depict) (usu pass)the minister, pictured here next to... — el ministro, que aparece en la foto junto a...
-
7 matter
'mætə
1. noun1) (solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made: The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.) materia, sustancia2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) asunto, cuestión3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) pus
2. verb(to be important: That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter.) importar- be the matter
- a matter of course
- a matter of opinion
- no matter
- no matter who
- what
- where
matter1 n1. problemawhat's the matter? ¿qué pasa? / ¿qué problema hay?2. asunto / cuestión3. materia / sustanciano matter... no importa...no matter what it costs no importa lo que cueste / cueste lo que cuestematter2 vb importartr['mætəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (affair, subject) asunto, cuestión nombre femenino2 (trouble, problem) problema nombre masculino■ what's the matter? ¿qué pasa?■ what's the matter with Susan? ¿qué le pasa a Susan?■ is anything the matter? ¿pasa algo?3 SMALLPHYSICS/SMALL (physical substance) materia, sustancia4 (type of substance, things of particular kind) materia1 (be important) importar (to, a)■ it doesn't matter no importa, es igual, da igual■ does it matter if you're late? ¿pasa algo si llegas tarde?■ it doesn't matter what you wear da igual lo que lleves, no importa lo que lleves■ his attitude doesn't exactly help matters su actitud no facilita las cosas, precisamente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL(as) a matter of course por normaas a matter of fact en realidad, de hechoas matters stand tal y como están las cosasfor that matter en realidadno matter no importa■ no matter who it is sea quién sea, quienquiera que seato be a matter of life or death ser cuestión de vida o muerteto be a matter of opinion ser discutibleto be no laughing matter no ser cosa de risa, no ser motivo de risa, no ser para reírseto be another matter ser otra cosato let the matter drop/rest dejarlo correrto make matters worse para colmo (de desgracias)to take matters into one's own hands tomarse la justicia por su manomatters arising asuntos nombre masculino plural variosthe matter in hand el asunto de que se tratamatter ['mæt̬ər] vi: importarit doesn't matter: no importamatter n1) question: asunto m, cuestión fa matter of taste: una cuestión de gusto2) substance: materia f, sustancia f3) matters nplcircumstances: situación f, cosas fplto make matters worse: para colmo de males4)to be the matter : pasarwhat's the matter?: ¿qué pasa?5)as a matter of fact : en efecto, en realidad6)for that matter : de hecho7)no matter how much : por mucho quen.• asunto s.m.• capítulo s.m.• cosa s.f.• cuestión s.f.• especie s.f.• hecho s.m.• materia s.f.• material s.m.• motivo s.m.• tema s.m.v.• importar v.
I 'mætər, 'mætə(r)1) ua) ( substance) (Phil, Phys) materia f, sustancia fc) ( subject matter) temática f, tema md) (written, printed material)printed matter — impresos mpl
reading matter — material m de lectura
2)a) (question, affair) asunto m, cuestión fthat's another o a different matter — eso es otra cosa, eso es diferente
as a matter of interest, what does he do for a living? — por pura curiosidad ¿en qué trabaja?
it's no laughing matter — no es motivo de risa, no es (como) para reírse
b) matters plmatters arising — asuntos mpl varios
c) ( approximate amount)a matter OF something — cuestión f or cosa f de algo
it was all over in a matter of seconds — todo acabó en cuestión or cosa de segundos
d) (in phrases)as a matter of fact: as a matter of fact, I've never been to Spain la verdad es que or en realidad nunca he estado en España; for that matter en realidad; no matter (as interj) no importa; (as conj): no matter how hard I try por mucho que me esfuerce; I want you back by 9 o'clock, no matter what — quiero que estés de vuelta a las nueve, pase lo que pase
3) (problem, trouble)what's the matter? — ¿qué pasa?
what's the matter with Jane/the typewriter? — ¿qué le pasa a Jane/a la máquina de escribir?
is anything the matter with Alice? — ¿le pasa algo a Alice?
II
intransitive verb importarit doesn't matter — no importa, da igual
['mætǝ(r)]to matter TO somebody: money is the only thing that matters to her/them — el dinero es lo único que le/les importa
1. N1) (=substance) materia f, sustancia f2) (Typ, Publishing) material madvertising matter — material m publicitario
3) (Med) (=pus) pus m, materia f4) (Literat) (=content) contenido m5) (=question, affair) asunto m, cuestión f•
that's quite another matter, that's another matter altogether — esa es otra cuestión, eso es totalmente distinto•
that's a very different matter — esa es otra cuestión, eso es totalmente distinto•
it's an easy matter to phone him — es cosa fácil llamarle•
as a matter of fact..., as a matter of fact I know her very well — de hecho or en realidad la conozco muy bienI don't like it, as a matter of fact I'm totally against it — no me gusta, de hecho estoy totalmente en contra
"don't tell me you like it?" - "as a matter of fact I do" — -no me digas que te gusta -pues sí, la verdad es que sí
•
for that matter — en realidad•
it is no great matter — es poca cosa, no importa•
in the matter of — en cuanto a, en lo que se refierelaughing 1., mince 2., 2)•
it's a serious matter — es cosa seria6) (=importance)no matter!, it makes no matter — frm ¡no importa!, ¡no le hace! (LAm)
•
no matter how you do it — no importa cómo lo hagasget one, no matter how — procura uno, del modo que sea
•
no matter what he says — diga lo que digawhat matter? — frm ¿qué importa?
•
no matter who goes — quienquiera que vaya7) (=difficulty, problem etc)what's the matter? — ¿qué pasa?, ¿qué hay?
what's the matter with you? — ¿qué te pasa?, ¿qué tienes?
what's the matter with Tony? — ¿qué le pasa a Tony?
something's the matter with the lights — algo les pasa a las luces, algo pasa con las luces
what's the matter with my hat? — ¿qué pasa con mi sombrero?
what's the matter with singing? — ¿por qué no se puede cantar?, ¿es que está prohibido cantar?
as if nothing were the matter — como si no hubiese pasado nada, como si tal cosa
8) matters (=things) situación fsing2.VI importardoes it matter to you if I go? — ¿te importa que yo vaya?
why should it matter to me? — ¿a mí qué me importa or qué más me da?
it doesn't matter — (unimportant) no importa; (no preference) (me) da igual or lo mismo
what does it matter? — ¿qué más da?, ¿y qué?
* * *
I ['mætər, 'mætə(r)]1) ua) ( substance) (Phil, Phys) materia f, sustancia fc) ( subject matter) temática f, tema md) (written, printed material)printed matter — impresos mpl
reading matter — material m de lectura
2)a) (question, affair) asunto m, cuestión fthat's another o a different matter — eso es otra cosa, eso es diferente
as a matter of interest, what does he do for a living? — por pura curiosidad ¿en qué trabaja?
it's no laughing matter — no es motivo de risa, no es (como) para reírse
b) matters plmatters arising — asuntos mpl varios
c) ( approximate amount)a matter OF something — cuestión f or cosa f de algo
it was all over in a matter of seconds — todo acabó en cuestión or cosa de segundos
d) (in phrases)as a matter of fact: as a matter of fact, I've never been to Spain la verdad es que or en realidad nunca he estado en España; for that matter en realidad; no matter (as interj) no importa; (as conj): no matter how hard I try por mucho que me esfuerce; I want you back by 9 o'clock, no matter what — quiero que estés de vuelta a las nueve, pase lo que pase
3) (problem, trouble)what's the matter? — ¿qué pasa?
what's the matter with Jane/the typewriter? — ¿qué le pasa a Jane/a la máquina de escribir?
is anything the matter with Alice? — ¿le pasa algo a Alice?
II
intransitive verb importarit doesn't matter — no importa, da igual
to matter TO somebody: money is the only thing that matters to her/them — el dinero es lo único que le/les importa
-
8 set
set 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) sette, legge, plassere2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) dekke på bordet3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) (fast)sette, angi4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) gi, sette opp; vise5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) få til å6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) gå ned7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) stivne, binde, størkne8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) stille9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) legge (hår)10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) innfatte11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) sette sammen/i ledd2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) fast, foreskrevet, obligatorisk2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) klar, parat, fast besluttet3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) uttalt, bestemt4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) stiv, sammenbitt5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) meget bestemt, fastlåst6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) besatt/pyntet med3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) sett, samling2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) -apparat3) (a group of people: the musical set.) krets, gjeng, klikk, -sett4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) legg(ing)5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) dekorasjon, kulisser6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) sett•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set uponbande--------bestemt--------legge--------støIsubst. \/set\/1) sett, samling• where's my toilet set?• he has only one set of knife, fork and spoon2) ( om bokverk) samtlige bind, verk• the set was incomplete, as one volume was missing• the encyclopedia costs £850 the set3) ( om mennesker) (omgangs)krets, gruppe, klikk4) apparat, anlegg5) ( om tidevann eller strøm) (bevegelses)retning• do you know the set of the tide?6) ( overført) innstilling, tendens, vridning7) helling, måte8) plassering, stilling9) form10) ( om tekstil) passform, fall13) ( om jakthund) stand15) gatestein, brostein16) ( teater eller film) kulisse(r), dekorasjon17) ( teater eller film) scene, innspillingsområde19) (grevling)hi• I'd like a shampoo and set, pleasejeg vil gjerne ha vask og legg, takk21) ( matematikk) mengde, gruppe22) ( i visse danser) tur(er)25) vikking (av en sag)empty set ( matematikk eller EDB) tom mengdehave no set against anyone ikke ha noe imot noenthe literary set de litteræremake a dead set at gå løs på forsøke å legge an påa set of furniture et møblementset of wheels ( hverdagslig) bil, kjerreII1) sette (frem), stille, legge ut, sette ut• could you set the chairs?2) dekke3) ( om klokke) stille4) bestemme, fastsette5) fremlegge (for), gi6) få (i gang), sette (i gang)7) ( om himmellegeme eller overført) gå ned, synke8) stivne, sette seg, tykne9) ( overført) befeste seg, sette seg, stivne10) ( om ansiktsuttrykk eller øyne) stivne, bli stram12) (teater e.l.) legge til, foregå• did you set your hair on rollers?14) montere, sette opp17) besette, innfatte19) (medisin, om ben eller ledd) sette på plass, reponere, sette i ledd, gro, vokse sammen22) få til å stivne, gjøre stiv23) beregne, vurdere, estimere• the losses were set at £50 a day24) (om tidevann, strøm, vind) gå, løpe, strømme, komme27) ( om jakthund) få stand, ta standset about gå i gang med, begynne (på)(britisk, hverdagslig) gå løs på, fare løs på spre, sette i gang• did you set the rumour about?set about doing something begynne å gjøre noeset about it bære seg atset about something gripe noe an, gå i gang med noeset against veie (opp) mot, sette (opp) motsette opp mot, gjøre fiendtlig innstilt motset a good example være et godt eksempelset a hen plassere en høne på eggset apart sette til side, reservere, legge avset apart from skille fra, se forskjell påset a price on something prissette noeset aside legge til side, sette av, sparese bort ifra• setting aside his age, you're perfect for each otheravvise, forkaste( jus) omstøte, tilsidesette, oppheveset at angripeset at large frigi, sette på frifotset at work sette i arbeid sette i gangset back sette en stopper for, stoppe forsinke, sinkeskru tilbake, sette tilbake, stille tilbakelegge bakover( hverdagslig) koste• it set me back $50plassere vekk fraset before legge frem for, forelegge sette frem foran, sette frem tilset before oneself gjøre til sin oppgaveset down sette nedsette av, slippe avskrive ned, skrive opp, notere sette (opp), føre (opp)jeg kan gi deg det svart på hvitt anse, betrakte, ta( overført) sette på plassset down as anse som, betrakte somset down in writing skrive nedset down to tilskrive, skylde på, forklare medset eggs plassere egg under en høneset forth legge frem, fremstille, skildresende ut, offentliggjøre, kunngjøre gi seg i vei, legge ut, dra ut, reiseset forth for reise tilset forward ( om visere på klokke) stille frem, skru fremsette frem, flytte frem legge frem, anføre, foregifremme, hjelpe frem ( gammeldags) gi seg i vei, legge ut, dra ut, reiseset free sette fri, slippe ut frigjøreset in begynne (for alvor), falle på, sette inn( om tidevann) sette innset off gi seg i vei, gi seg ut, reisesette i vei, løpe avgårdeavfyre, få til å eksplodere, fremkallesette i gang, starte, utløse, lede inn pådette ledet ham inn på hans favorittemne fremheve, forhøye, prydeden hvite kjolen fremhevet brunfargen hennes oppveie, kompensere, utligneskille (ut), skille frareservere, sette avset off running begynne å løpeset on overfalle, kaste seg overegge, anspore, jagehun egget Jane til å knuse vinduet rykke frem, avanseresette tilset oneself against eller set one's face against bestemt sette seg imotset oneself forward fremheve seg selvset oneself to do something sette i gang med å gjøre noe bestemme seg for å gjøre noeset oneself up against sette seg opp motset one's hand to something skrive under på noesette i gang med noeset one's mind on sette seg i hodet, absolutt ville ha, være fast bestemt påset out gi seg i vei, dra ut, reisebegynne (sin virksomhet)legge frem, fremføre, skildrelegge frem, vise frem, stille utsette ut, plassere (ut), sette frem stake ut ( om tidevann) avtaset out for reise tilset out from dra (ut) fra, utgå fraset out to gå i gang med, sette seg foreset right avhjelpeset sail sette seilset somebody off få noen til åset somebody over others sette noen over andre, sette noen til å overvåke andreset somebody to sette noen til, sette noen påset something going sette i gang noeset something in order få orden i noe, fikse noeset something off against gå opp i opp med, balansere medset something to (music) sette musikk til noe, tonesette noeset the ball rolling ( overført) dra i gang noe, begynne med noe få samtalen i gangset the fox to keep the geese se ➢ fox, 1set to sette i gang for fullthugge innpå maten, kaste seg over matensette i gang med å slåssset together sette sammenset to work skride til verket, sette i gang sette i gang med å arbeideset up sette opp, reise, oppføre• could you set up the ladder?rigge opp, monteregjøre klar, klargjøre heiseopprette, etablere, anleggeinnføreutnevneførst må vi utnevne en komité fremkalle, forårsake, voldedet å være kald kan fremkalle en irritasjon utstøte, sette igjøre frisk, få på beina( typografi) sette(hjelpe til å) etablere seghan hjalp sin sønn å etablere seg som bokhandler bygge, sette opp(spesielt amer., hverdagslig) sette en felle forset up a defence ( overført) gå i forsvarsposisjon, forsvare segset up a record sette rekordset up for oneself starte sitt eget, begynne for seg selvset up house begynne egen husholdning, etablere segset upon overfalle, kaste seg over egge, hisse, jage rykke frem, avansereset up shop åpne forretningset up the standard of revolt ( overført) heise opprørsfanenset up to be eller set oneself up as gi seg ut forset up (in) type ( typografi) settethe stage is set for eller the scene is set for ( overført) alt er klart for, alt er lagt til rette for, det er duket forIIIadj. \/set\/1) fast(satt), bestemt• is this the set price?2) stiv(net), stereotyp, ubevegelig• did you notice his set look?3) bestemt, fast, ubevegelig4) beliggende, som ligger5) ( hverdagslig) klar, ferdigall set alt (er klappet og) klart• are we all set?at a set time på et bestemt tidspunktbe set in one's way være lite fleksibel, ha inngrodde vaner, ha faste vanerbe (dead) set (up)on something ( hverdagslig) være oppsatt på noe( hverdagslig) ha slått inn påget set! ( sport) (klar) ferdig!• on your marks! get ready! get set! go!in (good) set terms i klare ord, utvetydigset fair (britisk, om vær) pent (uten tegn til å slå om)a set speech en på forhånd utarbeidet tale en typisk tale -
9 Creativity
Put in this bald way, these aims sound utopian. How utopian they areor rather, how imminent their realization-depends on how broadly or narrowly we interpret the term "creative." If we are willing to regard all human complex problem solving as creative, then-as we will point out-successful programs for problem solving mechanisms that simulate human problem solvers already exist, and a number of their general characteristics are known. If we reserve the term "creative" for activities like discovery of the special theory of relativity or the composition of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, then no example of a creative mechanism exists at the present time. (Simon, 1979, pp. 144-145)Among the questions that can now be given preliminary answers in computational terms are the following: how can ideas from very different sources be spontaneously thought of together? how can two ideas be merged to produce a new structure, which shows the influence of both ancestor ideas without being a mere "cut-and-paste" combination? how can the mind be "primed," so that one will more easily notice serendipitous ideas? why may someone notice-and remember-something fairly uninteresting, if it occurs in an interesting context? how can a brief phrase conjure up an entire melody from memory? and how can we accept two ideas as similar ("love" and "prove" as rhyming, for instance) in respect of a feature not identical in both? The features of connectionist AI models that suggest answers to these questions are their powers of pattern completion, graceful degradation, sensitization, multiple constraint satisfaction, and "best-fit" equilibration.... Here, the important point is that the unconscious, "insightful," associative aspects of creativity can be explained-in outline, at least-by AI methods. (Boden, 1996, p. 273)There thus appears to be an underlying similarity in the process involved in creative innovation and social independence, with common traits and postures required for expression of both behaviors. The difference is one of product-literary, musical, artistic, theoretical products on the one hand, opinions on the other-rather than one of process. In both instances the individual must believe that his perceptions are meaningful and valid and be willing to rely upon his own interpretations. He must trust himself sufficiently that even when persons express opinions counter to his own he can proceed on the basis of his own perceptions and convictions. (Coopersmith, 1967, p. 58)he average level of ego strength and emotional stability is noticeably higher among creative geniuses than among the general population, though it is possibly lower than among men of comparable intelligence and education who go into administrative and similar positions. High anxiety and excitability appear common (e.g. Priestley, Darwin, Kepler) but full-blown neurosis is quite rare. (Cattell & Butcher, 1970, p. 315)he insight that is supposed to be required for such work as discovery turns out to be synonymous with the familiar process of recognition; and other terms commonly used in the discussion of creative work-such terms as "judgment," "creativity," or even "genius"-appear to be wholly dispensable or to be definable, as insight is, in terms of mundane and well-understood concepts. (Simon, 1989, p. 376)From the sketch material still in existence, from the condition of the fragments, and from the autographs themselves we can draw definite conclusions about Mozart's creative process. To invent musical ideas he did not need any stimulation; they came to his mind "ready-made" and in polished form. In contrast to Beethoven, who made numerous attempts at shaping his musical ideas until he found the definitive formulation of a theme, Mozart's first inspiration has the stamp of finality. Any Mozart theme has completeness and unity; as a phenomenon it is a Gestalt. (Herzmann, 1964, p. 28)Great artists enlarge the limits of one's perception. Looking at the world through the eyes of Rembrandt or Tolstoy makes one able to perceive aspects of truth about the world which one could not have achieved without their aid. Freud believed that science was adaptive because it facilitated mastery of the external world; but was it not the case that many scientific theories, like works of art, also originated in phantasy? Certainly, reading accounts of scientific discovery by men of the calibre of Einstein compelled me to conclude that phantasy was not merely escapist, but a way of reaching new insights concerning the nature of reality. Scientific hypotheses require proof; works of art do not. Both are concerned with creating order, with making sense out of the world and our experience of it. (Storr, 1993, p. xii)The importance of self-esteem for creative expression appears to be almost beyond disproof. Without a high regard for himself the individual who is working in the frontiers of his field cannot trust himself to discriminate between the trivial and the significant. Without trust in his own powers the person seeking improved solutions or alternative theories has no basis for distinguishing the significant and profound innovation from the one that is merely different.... An essential component of the creative process, whether it be analysis, synthesis, or the development of a new perspective or more comprehensive theory, is the conviction that one's judgment in interpreting the events is to be trusted. (Coopersmith, 1967, p. 59)In the daily stream of thought these four different stages [preparation; incubation; illumination or inspiration; and verification] constantly overlap each other as we explore different problems. An economist reading a Blue Book, a physiologist watching an experiment, or a business man going through his morning's letters, may at the same time be "incubating" on a problem which he proposed to himself a few days ago, be accumulating knowledge in "preparation" for a second problem, and be "verifying" his conclusions to a third problem. Even in exploring the same problem, the mind may be unconsciously incubating on one aspect of it, while it is consciously employed in preparing for or verifying another aspect. (Wallas, 1926, p. 81)he basic, bisociative pattern of the creative synthesis [is] the sudden interlocking of two previously unrelated skills, or matrices of thought. (Koestler, 1964, p. 121)11) The Earliest Stages in the Creative Process Involve a Commerce with DisorderEven to the creator himself, the earliest effort may seem to involve a commerce with disorder. For the creative order, which is an extension of life, is not an elaboration of the established, but a movement beyond the established, or at least a reorganization of it and often of elements not included in it. The first need is therefore to transcend the old order. Before any new order can be defined, the absolute power of the established, the hold upon us of what we know and are, must be broken. New life comes always from outside our world, as we commonly conceive that world. This is the reason why, in order to invent, one must yield to the indeterminate within him, or, more precisely, to certain illdefined impulses which seem to be of the very texture of the ungoverned fullness which John Livingston Lowes calls "the surging chaos of the unexpressed." (Ghiselin, 1985, p. 4)New life comes always from outside our world, as we commonly conceive our world. This is the reason why, in order to invent, one must yield to the indeterminate within him, or, more precisely, to certain illdefined impulses which seem to be of the very texture of the ungoverned fullness which John Livingston Lowes calls "the surging chaos of the unexpressed." Chaos and disorder are perhaps the wrong terms for that indeterminate fullness and activity of the inner life. For it is organic, dynamic, full of tension and tendency. What is absent from it, except in the decisive act of creation, is determination, fixity, and commitment to one resolution or another of the whole complex of its tensions. (Ghiselin, 1952, p. 13)[P]sychoanalysts have principally been concerned with the content of creative products, and with explaining content in terms of the artist's infantile past. They have paid less attention to examining why the artist chooses his particular activity to express, abreact or sublimate his emotions. In short, they have not made much distinction between art and neurosis; and, since the former is one of the blessings of mankind, whereas the latter is one of the curses, it seems a pity that they should not be better differentiated....Psychoanalysis, being fundamentally concerned with drive and motive, might have been expected to throw more light upon what impels the creative person that in fact it has. (Storr, 1993, pp. xvii, 3)A number of theoretical approaches were considered. Associative theory, as developed by Mednick (1962), gained some empirical support from the apparent validity of the Remote Associates Test, which was constructed on the basis of the theory.... Koestler's (1964) bisociative theory allows more complexity to mental organization than Mednick's associative theory, and postulates "associative contexts" or "frames of reference." He proposed that normal, non-creative, thought proceeds within particular contexts or frames and that the creative act involves linking together previously unconnected frames.... Simonton (1988) has developed associative notions further and explored the mathematical consequences of chance permutation of ideas....Like Koestler, Gruber (1980; Gruber and Davis, 1988) has based his analysis on case studies. He has focused especially on Darwin's development of the theory of evolution. Using piagetian notions, such as assimilation and accommodation, Gruber shows how Darwin's system of ideas changed very slowly over a period of many years. "Moments of insight," in Gruber's analysis, were the culminations of slow long-term processes.... Finally, the information-processing approach, as represented by Simon (1966) and Langley et al. (1987), was considered.... [Simon] points out the importance of good problem representations, both to ensure search is in an appropriate problem space and to aid in developing heuristic evaluations of possible research directions.... The work of Langley et al. (1987) demonstrates how such search processes, realized in computer programs, can indeed discover many basic laws of science from tables of raw data.... Boden (1990a, 1994) has stressed the importance of restructuring the problem space in creative work to develop new genres and paradigms in the arts and sciences. (Gilhooly, 1996, pp. 243-244; emphasis in original)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Creativity
-
10 opposite
1. adjective1) (on other or farther side) gegenüberliegend [Straßenseite, Ufer]; entgegengesetzt [Ende]2) (contrary) entgegengesetzt [Weg, Richtung]3) (very different in character) entgegengesetzt, gegensätzlich [Beschreibungen, Aussagen]4)2. nounGegenteil, das (of von)3. adverb 4. preposition* * *['opəzit] 1. adjective1) (being on the other side of: on the opposite side of town.) gegenüberliegend2) (completely different: The two men walked off in opposite directions.) entgegengesetzt2. preposition, adverb(on the opposite side of (something) in relation to something else: He lives in the house opposite (mine).) gegenüber3. noun(something that is completely different: Hate is the opposite of love.) das Gegenteil* * *op·po·site[ˈɒpəzɪt, AM ˈɑ:-]I. n▪ the \opposite das Gegenteilcold and hot are \opposites kalt ist das Gegenteil von heiß1. (contrary)\opposite interests gegensätzliche Interessen2. (facing) gegenüberliegendthey sat at \opposite ends of the table from each other sie saßen sich an den beiden Tischenden gegenüberthe \opposite direction die entgegengesetzte Richtungon the \opposite page/side of the street auf der gegenüberliegenden [o anderen] Seite/Straßenseitewho owns that shop \opposite? wem gehört der Laden gegenüber?she asked the man sitting \opposite what time it was sie fragte den ihr gegenübersitzenden Mann nach der UhrzeitIV. prepwe live \opposite a bakery wir wohnen gegenüber einer Bäckereito play \opposite sb jds Gegenrolle [o Gegenüber] spielen* * *['ɒpəzɪt]1. adjto be opposite — gegenüberliegen/-stehen/-sitzen etc
on the opposite page — auf der Seite gegenüber, auf der gegenüberliegenden or anderen Seite
2) (= contrary) entgegengesetzt (to, from +dat, zu)opposite poles (Geog) — entgegengesetzte Pole pl; (Elec also) Gegenpole pl; (fig) zwei Extreme
it had the opposite effect — es bewirkte das genaue Gegenteil
2. nGegenteil nt; (= contrast of pair) Gegensatz mquite the opposite! —
3. advgegenüber, auf der anderen or gegenüberliegenden Seitethey sat opposite — sie saßen uns/ihnen/sich etc gegenüber
4. prepgegenüber (+dat)they live opposite us — sie wohnen uns gegenüber, sie wohnen gegenüber von uns
to play opposite sb (Theat) — jds Gegenspieler(in) sein, die Gegenrolle zu jdm spielen
* * *A adj (adv oppositely)1. gegenüberliegend, -stehend ( beide:to dat), Gegen…:opposite angle Gegen-, Scheitelwinkel m;opposite edge Gegenkante f;two sides and the angle opposite to the third zwei Seiten und der eingeschlossene Winkel2. umgekehrt, entgegengesetzt:opposite course Gegenkurs m (a. fig);take the opposite course auf Gegenkurs gehen;opposite direction entgegengesetzte Richtung, Gegenrichtung f;opposite signs MATH entgegengesetzte Vorzeichen;in opposite phase TECH gegenphasig;of opposite sign MATH ungleichnamig;opposite pistons gegenläufige Kolben;3. gegensätzlich, entgegengesetzt, gegenteilig, (grund)verschieden, ander(er, e, es):4. gegnerisch, Gegen…:a) (Amts)Kollege m (eines Ministers etc),b) Pendant n, Gegenstück n (Person und Sache);opposite team SPORT gegnerische MannschaftC adv gegenüber (to dat)D präp1. gegenüber (dat):opposite me mir gegenüberop. abk1. opera2. operation3. operator4. opposite5. optical opt.6. opus Op.opp. abk1. opposed2. opposite* * *1. adjective1) (on other or farther side) gegenüberliegend [Straßenseite, Ufer]; entgegengesetzt [Ende]2) (contrary) entgegengesetzt [Weg, Richtung]3) (very different in character) entgegengesetzt, gegensätzlich [Beschreibungen, Aussagen]4)2. nounGegenteil, das (of von)3. adverb 4. preposition* * *adj.entgegengesetzt adj.gegenüber adj.gegenüberliegend adj.nebenstehend (abgebildet) adj. n.Gegenteil n. -
11 odd
od1) (unusual; strange: He's wearing very odd clothes; a very odd young man.) extraño, raro2) ((of a number) that cannot be divided exactly by 2: 5 and 7 are odd (numbers).) impar3) (not one of a pair, set etc: an odd shoe.) suelto, desparejado4) (occasional; free: at odd moments.) ocasional•- oddity- oddly
- oddment
- odds
- odd jobs
- odd job man
- be at odds
- make no odds
- oddly enough
- odd man out / odd one out
- odds and ends
- what's the odds?
odd adj1. raro / extraño2. desparejado3. imparthe odd one out el que es distinto / la excepcióntr[ɒd]1 (strange) extraño,-a, raro,-a■ the odd thing is that... lo raro es que...2 (number) impar3 (approximately) y pico4 (shoe, glove, etc) suelto,-a, desparejado,-a5 (left over, spare) suelto,-a, de más■ have you got any odd coins? ¿tienes algunas monedas sueltas?6 (occasional) ocasional1 (probability, chances) probabilidades nombre femenino plural, posibilidades nombre femenino plural■ the odds are that... lo más probable es que...■ the odds are in your favour llevas ventaja, tienes las de ganar2 (in betting) apuestas nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLagainst (all) the odds contra todo pronósticoit makes no odds lo mismo da, da lo mismoto be at odds with somebody estar reñido,-a con alguien, estar peleado,-a con alguiento fight against the odds luchar contra fuerzas superioresto lay odds ofrecer puntos de ventajato pay over the odds pagar más de la cuentawhat's the odds? ¿qué más da?, ¿qué importa?odd jobs trabajillos nombre masculino pluralodds and ends (bits and pieces) cositas nombre femenino plural, cosas nombre femenino plural sueltas 2 (trinkets) chucherías nombre femenino pluralodd ['ɑd] adj1) : sin pareja, sueltoan odd sock: un calcetín sin pareja2) uneven: imparodd numbers: números impares3) : y pico, y tantosforty odd years ago: hace cuarenta y pico años4) : alguno, uno que otroodd jobs: algunos trabajos5) strange: extraño, raroadj.• desacostumbrado, -a adj.• desparejado, -a adj.• estrambótico, -a adj.• extraño, -a adj.• impar (Matemática) adj.• original adj.• raro, -a adj.• singular adj.• suelto, -a adj.ɑːd, ɒdadjective -er, -est1) ( strange) raro, extrañothe odd thing is that... — lo raro or lo curioso es que...
2) (occasional, random) (no comp)she smokes the odd cigarette — se fuma algún or alguno que otro cigarrillo
except for the odd fisherman... — a excepción de algún or alguno que otro pescador...
3) (no comp)a) (unmatched, single) desparejado, sin parejathe odd one o the odd man out — la excepción
4) (no comp)a) (being left over, spare)I have a few odd bits of fabric left over — me han sobrado unos retazos or (Esp) retales
b) ( approximately) (colloq)it cost me 30 pounds odd o 30-odd pounds — me costó 30 y tantas libras or 30 y pico libras (fam)
[ɒd]she must be 80 odd by now — debe tener 80 y tantos años or 80 y pico (de) años (fam)
1. ADJ(compar odder) (superl oddest)1) (=strange) raro, extrañothat's very odd, I could have sworn I'd left my keys here — qué raro or qué cosa más rara, juraría que había dejado aquí mis llaves
•
how odd! — ¡qué raro!, ¡qué curioso!, ¡qué extraño!how odd that we should meet here — qué raro or qué extraño que nos hayamos encontrado aquí
•
it was odd of him to leave suddenly like that — fue raro que se fuese así, tan de repente•
the odd thing about it is... — lo raro or lo extraño que tiene es que...he says some odd things — dice cosas muy raras or extrañas
See:STRANGE, RARE in strange2) (=occasional) algún que otrohe enjoys the odd glass of champagne — le gusta tomar una copa de champán de vez en cuando, le gusta tomar alguna que otra copa de champán
at odd moments — en los ratos or momentos libres
3) (Math) [number] impar4) (=unpaired) [shoe, sock] desparejado, sin parejayou're wearing odd socks — llevas los calcetines desparejados, llevas dos calcetines distintos
5) (=extra, left over)these clowns are all identical except one - which is the odd one out? — estos payasos son todos iguales excepto uno, ¿cuál es distinto?
but everybody will be wearing a tie, I don't want to be the odd one or man out — pero todo el mundo va a llevar corbata, yo no quiero ser la excepción
•
would you like the odd penny? — ¿quiere el penique?£5 and some odd pennies — cinco libras y algunos peniques
•
any odd piece of wood — cualquier trozo de madera•
an odd scrap of paper — un trozo de papel30 odd — treinta y pico, treinta y tantos
she must be 40 odd — debe tener cuarenta y tantos or y pico años
£20 odd — unas 20 libras
I haven't seen him for forty odd years — llevo cuarenta y tantos or cuarenta y pico años sin verlo
2.ADV3.CPDodd jobs NPL — trabajillos mpl
he did some odd jobs around the house for us — nos hizo algunos trabajillos or pequeños arreglos en la casa
odd lot N — (St Ex) cantidad f irregular (y normalmente pequeña) de acciones or valores
* * *[ɑːd, ɒd]adjective -er, -est1) ( strange) raro, extrañothe odd thing is that... — lo raro or lo curioso es que...
2) (occasional, random) (no comp)she smokes the odd cigarette — se fuma algún or alguno que otro cigarrillo
except for the odd fisherman... — a excepción de algún or alguno que otro pescador...
3) (no comp)a) (unmatched, single) desparejado, sin parejathe odd one o the odd man out — la excepción
4) (no comp)a) (being left over, spare)I have a few odd bits of fabric left over — me han sobrado unos retazos or (Esp) retales
b) ( approximately) (colloq)it cost me 30 pounds odd o 30-odd pounds — me costó 30 y tantas libras or 30 y pico libras (fam)
she must be 80 odd by now — debe tener 80 y tantos años or 80 y pico (de) años (fam)
-
12 -diverso-
Nota d'usoQuando traduce l'espressione diverso da, different può essere seguito da from, to o than.La forma più comune, sia nell'inglese britannico che in quello americano, è different from: Che cosa lo rende diverso dagli altri?, what makes him different from other people?; La situazione non è diversa da ciò che mi aspettavo, the situation is not different from what I expected.La forma different to è usata nell'inglese britannico: Mi accorsi immediatamente che era diversa da tutti noi, I realized at once that she was different to the rest of us; Fare qualcosa come hobby è diverso dal farlo come un vero lavoro, doing something as a hobby is different to doing it as a real job.Different than è invece usato soprattutto nell'inglese americano: Il suo nuovo disco è diverso da tutti quelli precedenti, his new record is different than all his previous ones; Oggi il clima è molto diverso da come era intorno al 1900, the climate today is very different than what it was around 1900. -
13 succeed
sək'si:d1) (to manage to do what one is trying to do; to achieve one's aim or purpose: He succeeded in persuading her to do it; He's happy to have succeeded in his chosen career; She tried three times to pass her driving-test, and at last succeeded; Our new teaching methods seem to be succeeding.) conseguir; triunfar, tener éxito (en)2) (to follow next in order, and take the place of someone or something else: He succeeded his father as manager of the firm / as king; The cold summer was succeeded by a stormy autumn; If the duke has no children, who will succeed to (= inherit) his property?) suceder; sucederse•- success- successful
- successfully
- succession
- successive
- successively
- successor
- in succession
succeed vb1. tener éxito / triunfar2. conseguir / lograrafter several attempts, he succeeded in reaching the South Pole después de varios intentos, consiguió llegar al Polo Surtr[sək'siːd]1 (be successful - person) tener éxito, triunfar; (- plan, marriage) salir bien; (- strike) surtir efecto, dar resultado2 (manage) lograr, conseguir■ at least we succeeded in raising public awareness al menos conseguimos sensibilizar a los ciudadanos1 (take place of) suceder a2 formal use (follow after) suceder a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLif at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again el que la sigue la consigueto succeed in life triunfar en la vidasucceed [sək'si:d] vtfollow: suceder asucceed vi: tener éxito (dícese de las personas), dar resultado (dícese de los planes, etc.)she succeeded in finishing: logró terminarv.• acertar v.• salir bien v.• suceder v.• suceder a una persona v.• tener éxito v.• topar v.sək'siːd
1.
1) ( have success) \<\<plan\>\> dar* resultado, surtir efecto; \<\<person\>\>she tried to persuade him, but did not succeed — intentó convencerlo pero no lo consiguió or no lo logró
to succeed IN something/-ING: he's succeeded in all that he's done ha tenido éxito en todo lo que ha hecho; to succeed in life triunfar en la vida; he finally succeeded in passing the exam al final logró aprobar el examen; you'll only succeed in making matters worse sólo conseguirás empeorar las cosas; if at first you don't succeed, try, try again — el que la sigue la consigue
2)to succeed (TO something): he succeeded to the throne subió al trono; to succeed to a title — heredar un título
2.
vt suceder[sǝk'siːd]who succeeded him? — ¿quién lo sucedió?, ¿quién fue su sucesor?
1. VI1) [person]a) (in business, career) tener éxito, triunfar (in en)he succeeded in business — tuvo éxito or triunfó en los negocios
b) (in task, aim)to succeed in doing sth — conseguir hacer algo, lograr hacer algo
they succeeded in finishing the job — consiguieron or lograron terminar el trabajo
he only succeeded in making it worse — lo único que consiguió or logró fue empeorar las cosas
I finally succeeded in getting him out of the room — por fin conseguí or logré que saliera de la habitación
c) (=take over)if she dies, who will succeed? — si muere, ¿quién la sucederá?
2) [thing]a) (=work) [plan, strategy, experiment] dar resultado, salir bienhad the plan succeeded, our lives might have been very different — si el plan hubiera dado resultado or salido bien, nuestras vidas podrían haber sido muy distintas
b) (=do well) [business] prosperar; [film] tener éxito2.VT (=follow) suceder aon his death, his eldest son succeeded him — a su muerte, su hijo mayor lo sucedió
* * *[sək'siːd]
1.
1) ( have success) \<\<plan\>\> dar* resultado, surtir efecto; \<\<person\>\>she tried to persuade him, but did not succeed — intentó convencerlo pero no lo consiguió or no lo logró
to succeed IN something/-ING: he's succeeded in all that he's done ha tenido éxito en todo lo que ha hecho; to succeed in life triunfar en la vida; he finally succeeded in passing the exam al final logró aprobar el examen; you'll only succeed in making matters worse sólo conseguirás empeorar las cosas; if at first you don't succeed, try, try again — el que la sigue la consigue
2)to succeed (TO something): he succeeded to the throne subió al trono; to succeed to a title — heredar un título
2.
vt sucederwho succeeded him? — ¿quién lo sucedió?, ¿quién fue su sucesor?
-
14 time
time [taɪm]temps ⇒ 1 (a)-(e), 1 (m), 1 (o) durée ⇒ 1 (e) heure ⇒ 1 (f), 1 (g), 1 (m) moment ⇒ 1 (i), 1 (j) fois ⇒ 1 (k) époque ⇒ 1 (o) fin ⇒ 1 (r) mesure ⇒ 1 (u) chronométrer ⇒ 2 (a) fixer l'heure de ⇒ 2 (b) choisir le moment de ⇒ 2 (c) régler ⇒ 2 (d)1 noun(a) (continuous stretch of time) temps m;∎ as time goes by avec le temps;∎ the price has gone up over time le prix a augmenté avec le temps;∎ it's only a matter or a question of time ce n'est qu'une question de temps;∎ these things take time cela ne se fait pas du jour au lendemain;∎ to have time on one's hands or time to spare avoir du temps;∎ time hangs heavy on his hands le temps lui pèse, il trouve le temps long;∎ since the dawn of time depuis la nuit des temps;∎ time flies le temps passe vite;∎ doesn't time fly! comme le temps passe vite!;∎ time heals all wounds le temps guérit tout;∎ only time will tell seul l'avenir nous le dira;∎ time will prove me right l'avenir me donnera raison;∎ it's a race against time c'est une course contre la montre;∎ they're working against time to save her ils ne disposent que de très peu de temps pour la sauver;∎ time is on our side le temps joue en notre faveur;∎ time out of mind de temps immémorial, de toute éternité;∎ time is money le temps, c'est de l'argent;∎ proverb time and tide wait for no man les événements n'attendent personne∎ there's no time to lose il n'y a pas de temps à perdre;∎ he lost no time in telling me il s'est empressé de me le dire;∎ to make up for lost time rattraper le temps perdu;∎ to make good/poor time doing sth mettre peu de temps/longtemps à faire qch;∎ I passed the time reading j'ai passé mon temps à lire;∎ take your time prenez votre temps;∎ take your time over it prenez le temps qu'il faudra;∎ it took me all my time just to get here! avec le temps que j'ai mis pour arriver ici!;∎ you took your time about it! tu en as mis du temps!;∎ she took the time to explain it to us elle a pris le temps de nous l'expliquer;∎ she made the time to read the report elle a pris le temps de lire le rapport;∎ I can always make time for you pour vous, je suis toujours là;∎ I spend half/all my time cleaning up je passe la moitié de/tout mon temps à faire le ménage;∎ half the time he doesn't know what he's doing la moitié du temps il ne sait pas ce qu'il fait;∎ most of the time la plupart du temps;∎ he was ill part or some of the time il a été malade une partie du temps;∎ it rained part or some of the time il a plu par moments;∎ we spend the better part of our time working nous passons le plus clair de notre temps à travailler;∎ I start in three weeks' time je commence dans trois semaines;∎ they'll have finished the project in three weeks' time ils auront terminé le projet dans trois semaines;∎ all in good time! chaque chose en son temps!;∎ I'll finish it in my own good time je le finirai quand bon me semblera;∎ in no time (at all), in next to no time en un rien de temps, en moins de rien(c) (available period of time) temps m;∎ I haven't (the) time to do the shopping je n'ai pas le temps de faire les courses;∎ I've no time for gossip je n'ai pas de temps à perdre en bavardages;∎ I've no time for that sort of attitude je ne supporte pas ce genre de mentalité;∎ he has no time for sycophants/for laziness il n'a pas de temps à perdre avec les flatteurs/les paresseux;∎ my time is my own mon temps m'appartient;∎ my time is not my own je ne suis pas libre de mon temps;∎ we've just got time to catch the train on a juste le temps d'attraper le train;∎ that doesn't leave them much time to get ready cela ne leur laisse guère de temps pour se préparer;∎ you'll have to find the time to see her il faut que tu trouves le temps de la voir;∎ you have plenty of time to finish it vous avez largement le temps de le finir;∎ we've got plenty of time or all the time in the world nous avons tout le temps∎ after a time après un (certain) temps;∎ a long time longtemps;∎ a long time ago il y a longtemps;∎ it's a long time since we've been out for a meal together ça fait longtemps que nous ne sommes pas sortis dîner ensemble;∎ she's been dreaming of this for a long time now voilà longtemps qu'elle en rêve;∎ he waited for a long time il a attendu longtemps;∎ I worked for a long time as a translator j'ai travaillé (pendant) longtemps comme traducteur;∎ for a long time he refused to eat meat il a (pendant) longtemps refusé de manger de la viande;∎ it'll be a long time before I do that again je ne suis pas près de recommencer, je ne recommencerai pas de si tôt ou de sitôt;∎ the car takes a long time to warm up la voiture met longtemps à chauffer;∎ you took a long time! tu en as mis du temps!, il t'en a fallu du temps!;∎ familiar long time no see! ça faisait longtemps!;∎ a short time peu de temps;∎ after a short time peu (de temps) après;∎ a short time before their wedding peu avant leur mariage;∎ she's going to stay with us for a short time elle va rester avec nous pendant quelque temps;∎ in the shortest possible time dans les plus brefs délais, le plus vite ou tôt possible;∎ after some time au bout de quelque temps, après un certain temps;∎ some time after their trip quelque temps après leur voyage;∎ some time ago il y a quelque temps;∎ for some time past depuis quelque temps;∎ for some time (to come) pendant quelque temps;∎ it's the best film I've seen for some time c'est le meilleur film que j'aie vu depuis un moment;∎ it will take (quite) some time to repair il va falloir pas mal de temps pour le réparer;∎ all this time pendant tout ce temps(e) (time taken or required to do something) temps m, durée f;∎ the flying time to Madrid is two hours la durée du vol pour Madrid est de deux heures;∎ the cooking time is two hours le temps de cuisson est de deux heures;∎ the winner's time was under four minutes le gagnant a fait un temps de moins de quatre minutes;∎ 1 minute 34 seconds is her best/a good time 1 minute 34 secondes, c'est son meilleur temps/un bon temps;∎ it takes time cela prend du temps;∎ how much time will it take? combien de temps cela prendra-t-il?;∎ she finished in half the time it took me to finish elle a mis deux fois moins de temps que moi pour finir(f) (by clock) heure f;∎ what time is it?, what's the time? quelle heure est-il?;∎ what time do you make it? quelle heure avez-vous?;∎ do you have the time? vous avez l'heure?;∎ have you got the right time on you? avez-vous l'heure juste?;∎ the time is twenty past three il est trois heures vingt;∎ what time are we leaving? à quelle heure partons-nous?;∎ do you know how to tell the time? est-ce que tu sais lire l'heure?;∎ could you tell me the time? pourriez-vous me dire l'heure (qu'il est)?;∎ have you seen the time? avez-vous vu l'heure?;∎ I looked at the time j'ai regardé l'heure;∎ this old watch still keeps good time cette vieille montre est toujours à l'heure ou exacte;∎ at this time of day à cette heure de la journée;∎ we'll have to keep an eye on the time il faudra surveiller l'heure;∎ it is almost time to leave/for my bus il est presque l'heure de partir/de mon bus;∎ it's time I was going il est temps que je parte;∎ it's dinner time, it's time for dinner c'est l'heure de dîner;∎ there you are, it's about time! te voilà, ce n'est pas trop tôt!;∎ I wouldn't give him the time of day je ne lui dirais même pas bonjour;∎ to pass the time of day with sb échanger quelques mots avec qn∎ local time heure f locale;∎ it's 5 o'clock Tokyo time il est 5 heures, heure de Tokyo∎ is the bus running to time? est-ce que le bus est à l'heure?;∎ within the required time dans les délais requis(i) (particular point in time) moment m;∎ at that time I was in Madrid à ce moment-là, j'étais à Madrid ou j'étais alors à Madrid;∎ I worked for her at one time à un moment donné j'ai travaillé pour elle;∎ at the present time en ce moment, à présent;∎ he is president at the present time il est actuellement président;∎ at the time of delivery au moment de la livraison;∎ at a later time plus tard;∎ at a given time à un moment donné;∎ at any one time à la fois;∎ there's room for 15 people at any one time il y a de la place pour 15 personnes à la fois;∎ an inconvenient time un moment inopportun;∎ you called at a most inconvenient time vous avez appelé à un très mauvais moment;∎ there are times when I could scream il y a des moments où j'ai envie de hurler;∎ at the best of times même quand tout va bien;∎ even at the best of times he is not that patient même dans ses bons moments il n'est pas particulièrement patient;∎ at no time did I agree to that je n'ai jamais donné mon accord pour cela;∎ by the time you get this… le temps que tu reçoives ceci…, quand tu auras reçu ceci…;∎ by that time it will be too late à ce moment-là il sera trop tard;∎ by that time we'll all be dead d'ici là nous serons tous morts;∎ by this time next week d'ici une semaine, dans une semaine;∎ this time next week la semaine prochaine à cette heure-ci;∎ this time last week il y a exactement une semaine;∎ from that time on we had nothing to do with them à partir de ce moment-là, nous avons refusé d'avoir affaire à eux;∎ in between times entre-temps;∎ some time or other un jour ou l'autre;∎ some time next month dans le courant du mois prochain;∎ until such time as I hear from them jusqu'à ce que ou en attendant que j'aie de leurs nouvelles(j) (suitable moment) moment m;∎ she chose her time badly elle a mal choisi son moment;∎ this is no time for you to leave ce n'est pas le moment de partir;∎ now's our time to tell her c'est maintenant que nous devrions ou voici venu le moment de le lui dire;∎ now is the time to invest c'est maintenant qu'il faut investir;∎ when the time comes le moment venu, quand le moment sera venu;∎ we'll talk about that when the time comes nous en parlerons en temps utile;∎ the time has come to make a stand c'est le moment d'avoir le courage de ses opinions;∎ the time for talking is past ce n'est plus le moment de parler;∎ it's about time we taught her a lesson il est grand temps que nous lui donnions une bonne leçon;∎ there's no time like the present (let's do it now) faisons-le maintenant;∎ there's a time and a place for everything il y a un temps et un lieu pour ou à tout(k) (occasion, instance) fois f;∎ I'll forgive you this time je vous pardonne cette fois-ci ou pour cette fois;∎ each or every time chaque fois;∎ she succeeds every time elle réussit à chaque fois;∎ the last time he came la dernière fois qu'il est venu;∎ the time before la fois précédente ou d'avant;∎ another or some other time une autre fois;∎ I called her three times je l'ai appelée trois fois;∎ many times bien des fois, très souvent;∎ many a time I've wondered… je me suis demandé plus d'une ou bien des fois…;∎ several times plusieurs fois;∎ several times in the past plusieurs fois déjà;∎ he asked me several times if… il m'a demandé plusieurs fois si…;∎ it costs 15 cents a time ça coûte 15 cents à chaque fois;∎ the one time I'm winning, he wants to stop playing pour une fois que je gagne, il veut arrêter de jouer;∎ nine times out of ten the machine doesn't work neuf fois sur dix la machine ne marche pas;∎ we'll have to decide some time or other tôt ou tard ou un jour ou l'autre il va falloir nous décider;∎ do you remember that time we went to Germany? tu te rappelles la fois où nous sommes allés en Allemagne?;∎ there's always a first time il y a un début à tout;∎ I've told you a hundred times! je te l'ai dit vingt ou cent fois!;∎ give me a good detective story every time! rien ne vaut un bon roman policier!∎ to have a good time bien s'amuser;∎ she's had a terrible time of it elle a beaucoup souffert;∎ I had the time of my life jamais je ne me suis si bien ou autant amusé;∎ we had an awful time at the picnic nous nous sommes ennuyés à mourir au pique-nique;∎ it was a difficult time for all of us c'était une période difficile pour nous tous;∎ she had a hard time bringing up five children alone ça a été difficile pour elle d'élever cinq enfants seule;∎ to give sb a hard or rough or tough time en faire voir de dures à qn, en faire voir de toutes les couleurs à qn;∎ what a time I had with him! (fun) qu'est-ce que j'ai pu m'amuser avec lui!; (trouble) qu'est-ce qu'il m'en a fait voir!∎ to put in time faire des heures (de travail);∎ to work part/full time travailler à temps partiel/à plein temps;∎ British in your own time, American on your own time pendant votre temps libre, en dehors des heures de travail∎ we pay time and a half on weekends nous payons les heures du week-end une fois et demie le tarif normal;∎ overtime is paid at double time les heures supplémentaires sont payées ou comptées double∎ in Victorian times à l'époque victorienne;∎ in the time of Henry IV à l'époque d'Henri IV, du temps d'Henri IV;∎ in times past, in former times autrefois, jadis;∎ in times to come à l'avenir;∎ at one time, things were different autrefois ou dans le temps les choses étaient différentes;∎ the house has seen better times la maison a connu des jours meilleurs;∎ in happier times en un ou des temps plus heureux;∎ in time or times of need/war en temps de pénurie/de guerre;∎ time was when doctors made house calls il fut un temps où les médecins faisaient des visites à domicile;∎ those were happy times! c'était le bon (vieux) temps!;∎ times are hard les temps sont durs;∎ in our time de nos jours;∎ the times we live in l'époque f où nous vivons;∎ in my time children didn't talk back de mon temps, les enfants ne répondaient pas;∎ she was probably a good singer in her time en son temps, c'était sûrement une bonne chanteuse;∎ it was a very popular car in its time c'était une voiture très populaire à l'époque (où elle est sortie);∎ very advanced for its time très en avance sur son temps ou sur l'époque;∎ to be ahead of or before one's time être en avance sur son époque ou sur son temps;∎ to be behind the times être en retard sur son époque ou sur son temps;∎ to keep up with the times vivre avec son temps;∎ to move with the times évoluer avec son temps;∎ times have changed autres temps, autres mœurs∎ I've heard some odd things in my time! j'en ai entendu, des choses, dans ma vie!;∎ it won't happen in our time nous ne serons pas là pour voir ça;∎ if I had my time over again si j'avais à recommencer (ma vie);∎ at my time of life à mon âge;∎ that was before your time (birth) vous n'étiez pas encore né; (arrival) vous n'étiez pas encore là;∎ her time has come (childbirth) elle arrive à son terme; (death) son heure est venue ou a sonné; (success) son heure est venue;∎ he died before his time il est mort avant l'âge∎ it's hot for the time of year il fait chaud pour la saison(r) (end of period) fin f;∎ Sport the referee called time l'arbitre a sifflé la fin du match∎ to buy sth on time acheter qch à tempérament ou à terme ou à crédit∎ to do time faire de la taule;∎ he's serving time for murder il est en taule pour meurtre∎ to keep time, to be in time être en mesure;∎ he beat time with his foot il battait ou marquait la mesure du pied;∎ in triple or three-part time à trois temps∎ to buy/to sell time on television acheter/vendre de l'espace publicitaire à la télévision∎ to make time with sb (pursue) draguer qn; (be with) être avec qn□ (en couple) ; (have sex with) s'envoyer en l'air avec qn(a) (on clock → runner, worker, race) chronométrer;∎ they timed her at four minutes a mile ils l'ont chronométrée ou ils ont chronométré son temps à quatre minutes au mille;∎ time how long she takes to finish regardez combien de temps elle met pour finir;∎ he timed his speech to last twenty minutes il a fait en sorte que son discours dure vingt minutes;∎ to time an egg minuter le temps de cuisson d'un œuf∎ they timed the attack for 6 o'clock l'attaque était prévue pour 6 heures(c) (choose right moment for) choisir ou calculer le moment de;∎ she timed her entrance well elle a bien choisi le moment pour faire son entrée;∎ he timed the blow perfectly il a frappé au bon moment;∎ your remark was perfectly/badly timed votre observation est venue au bon/au mauvais moment(d) (synchronize) régler, ajuster;∎ she tried to time her steps to the music elle essayait de régler ses pas sur la musique3 times(indicating degree) fois f;∎ she's ten times cleverer than or as clever as he is elle est dix fois plus intelligente que lui;∎ he ate four times as much cake as I did il a mangé quatre fois plus de gâteau que moi∎ Mathematics 3 times 2 is 6 3 fois 2 font ou égalent 6;∎ 1 times 6 is 6 une fois six fait ou égale sixen avance;∎ I'm ten minutes ahead of time j'ai dix minutes d'avance∎ he talked all the time we were at lunch il a parlé pendant tout le déjeuner;∎ he's been watching us all the time il n'a pas cessé de nous regarder;∎ I knew it all the time je le savais depuis le débutn'importe quand;∎ come over any time venez quand vous voulez;∎ you're welcome any time vous serez toujours le bienvenu;∎ thanks for all your help - any time merci de votre aide - de rien∎ for days at a time pendant des journées entières, des journées durant;∎ to do two things at a time faire deux choses à la fois;∎ take one book at a time prenez les livres un par un ou un (seul) livre à la fois;∎ she ran up the stairs two at a time elle a monté les marches quatre à quatreà tous momentsà toute heure;∎ hot meals at any time repas chauds à toute heure;∎ at any time of day or night à n'importe quelle heure du jour ou de la nuit;∎ at any time during office hours n'importe quand pendant les heures de bureau;∎ he could die at any time il peut mourir d'un moment à l'autre;∎ if at any time… si à l'occasion…(a) (simultaneously) en même temps;∎ they all spoke at the same time ils se sont mis à parler tous en même temps;∎ they arrived at the same time (as) he did ils sont arrivés en même temps que lui∎ she was pleased but at the same time a bit concerned elle était contente mais en même temps un peu inquiète(c) (nevertheless) pourtant, cependant;∎ at the same time, we must not forget… pourtant ou cependant, il ne faut pas oublier…∎ at the time of their wedding au moment de leur mariage;∎ I didn't pay much attention at the time sur le moment, je n'ai pas fait vraiment attentionparfois, par momentsen retard;∎ we're a bit behind time nous sommes légèrement en retard;∎ the project was running behind time le projet avait du retardpendant un (certain) temps;∎ for a time, he was unable to walk pendant un certain temps, il n'a pas pu marcherpour toujourspour le momentde temps en temps, de temps à autre∎ she'll come to her senses in time elle finira par revenir à la raison;∎ he'll forget about it in (the course of) time il finira par l'oublier (avec le temps)∎ let me know in (good) time prévenez-moi (bien) à l'avance;∎ she arrived in time for the play elle est arrivée à l'heure pour la pièce;∎ you're just in time to greet our guests tu arrives juste à temps pour accueillir nos invités;∎ I'll be back in time for the film je serai de retour à temps pour le film∎ to be or keep in time (with the music) être en mesure (avec la musique)en un rien de tempsde tous les temps∎ why now of all times? pourquoi faut-il que ce soit juste maintenant?à l'heure;∎ to run on time (trains etc) être à l'heure;∎ she arrived right on time elle est arrivée juste à l'heure;∎ is the bus on time? est-ce que le bus est à l'heure?∎ Music he got out of time il a perdu la mesuremaintes et maintes foistemps m libre;∎ what do you do in your time off? qu'est-ce que vous faites de votre temps libre?∎ Sport to take time out faire un temps mort∎ I took time out to travel (from work) je me suis mis en congé pour voyager; (from studies) j'ai interrompu mes études pour voyager;∎ she took time out to read the report elle a pris le temps de lire le rapport►► time of arrival heure f d'arrivée;Stock Exchange time bargain marché m à terme;∎ figurative a demographic time bomb une situation démographique qui menace d'exploser;∎ the situation is like a time bomb ticking away la situation est explosive;∎ figurative they're sitting on a time bomb ils sont assis sur un volcan;time capsule capsule f témoin (qui doit servir de témoignage historique aux générations futures);Industry time card carte f ou fiche f de pointage;time chart (showing time zones) carte f des fuseaux horaires; (showing events) table f d'événements historiques; (showing planning) calendrier m, planning m;time check (on radio) rappel m de l'heure; (in cycling, skiing, motor racing) contrôle m du temps intermédiaire;Grammar time clause proposition f temporelle;Industry time clock pointeuse f;time code code m temporel;time of departure heure f de départ;time difference décalage m horaire;Finance time draft traite f à terme;time frame délai m;∎ what's our time frame? de combien de temps disposons-nous?;time fuse détonateur m ou fusée f à retardement;time lapse intervalle m, laps m de temps;∎ there is a strict time limit for applications il y a un délai impératif ou de rigueur pour la remise des dossiers de candidature;∎ we'll have to set ourselves a time limit for the work il va falloir nous imposer un délai pour finir ce travail;∎ the work must be completed within the time limit le travail doit être terminé avant la date limite;Finance time loan emprunt m à terme;time machine machine f à voyager dans le temps;time management gestion f du temps de travail;Marketing time pricing fixation f des prix en fonction du moment;time sheet feuille f de présence;Radio time signal signal m ou top m horaire;Music time signature indication f de la mesure;Computing time slice tranche f de temps;Computing time slicing temps m partagé;time slot créneau m ou tranche f horaire;time travel voyage m dans le temps;time traveller personne f qui voyage dans le temps;Sport time trial course f contre la montre, contre-la-montre m inv;Telecommunications time unit unité f;time warp (in science fiction) faille f spatio-temporelle;∎ it's like living in a time warp c'est comme si on vivait hors du temps;∎ the country seems to have entered a time warp le temps semble s'être arrêté dans le pays;∎ the house/company seems to be caught in a 19th century time warp la maison/la société semble ne pas avoir changé depuis le XIXème siècle;time zone fuseau m horaireⓘ I may be some time Ce sont les mots ("je risque d'en avoir pour un certain temps") qu'aurait prononcés le capitaine Oates lorsqu'il sortit de la tente qu'il occupait avec le capitaine Scott au cours de leur expédition de 1912 au pôle sud. Oates souffrait de gelures multiples et afin de ne pas ralentir la progression de ses camarades, il décida de se sacrifier en disparaissant dans la tourmente. Cet épisode est censé symboliser les qualités d'héroïsme et d'abnégation associées au caractère britannique. Aujourd'hui, on emploie cette formule par allusion à Oates sur le mode humoristique lorsque l'on sort d'une pièce ou bien lorsqu'on va aux toilettes. -
15 now
1. adverb1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) ahora2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) ya, ahora mismo3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) ahora4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) entonces5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) ahora6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) entonces
2. conjunction((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) ahora que, ya que- nowadays- for now
- just now
- every now and then/again
- now and then/again
- now
- now!
- now then
now adv1. ahorawe used to write by hand, but now we use computers antes escribíamos a mano, pero ahora usamos ordenadores2. yaI can't wait, I want it now! no puedo esperar, ¡lo quiero ya!tr[naʊ]1 (at the present) ahora; (used contrastively) ya■ where do you work now? ¿dónde trabajas ahora?2 (immediately) ya, ahora mismo■ do it now! ¡hazlo ya!3 (in past) ya, entonces4 (introductory) bueno, vamos a ver, veamos■ now, let's begin bueno, empecemos■ now (that) we're all here, we can begin ya que estamos todos, podemos empezar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLby now yafor now por el momentofrom now on de ahora en adelantejust now (at this moment) en estos momentos, ahora mismo 2 (a short while ago) hace un momento, ahora mismo■ have you seen Ann? -- she was here just now ¿has visto a Ann? --estaba aquí hace un momentonow and then de vez en cuandonow now vale, basta, ya está bien■ now, now, don't fight vale ya, no os peleéisright now ahora mismonow ['naʊ] adv1) presently: ahora, ya, actualmentefrom now on: de ahora en adelantelong before now: ya hace tiemponow and then: de vez en cuando2) immediately: ahora (mismo), inmediatamentedo it right now!: ¡hazlo ahora mismo!3) then: ya, entoncesnow they were ready: ya estaban listos4) (used to introduce a statement, a question, a command, or a transition)now hear this!: ¡presten atención!now what do you think of that?: ¿qué piensas de eso?until now: hasta ahoraby now: yaten years from now: dentro de 10 añosnow conjnow that : ahora que, ya queadv.• ahora adv.• entonces adv.• hora adv.• ora adv.• pues adv.• ya adv.n.• actualidad s.f.• momento presente s.m.noun (in US) = National Organization for Women[naʊ]1. ADV1) (of present, immediate future)a) (=at this time) ahorawhat shall we do now? — ¿qué hacemos ahora?
•
now for something completely different — y ahora algo totalmente distinto•
not now, dear — ahora no, querido•
right now all I want to do is... — en este momento or ahora mismo, lo único que me apetece es...•
the time is now eight o'clock — son las ochob) (=these days) hoy en día, ahoranobody would think of doing that now — hoy en día or ahora a nadie se le ocurriría hacer eso
c) (=at last, already) yacan I go now? — ¿ya me puedo ir?
d) (=immediately) ahora; (more emphatic) yaif we leave now, we'll be there by six — si salimos ahora or ya, estaremos allí para las seis
•
I'll do it right now — lo haré ahora mismothey've been married now for 30 years — ya llevan 30 años casados, hace 30 años que se casaron
3) (in accounts of past events) ahorait had once been the pantry but was now his office — tiempo atrás había sido la despensa, pero ahora era su estudio
4) (after prep)•
as of now — a partir de ahora•
before now — (=already) ya, antes; (=in the past) antes de ahora; (=till this moment) hasta ahora, antesyou should have done that before now — ya tendrías que haber hecho eso, tendrías que haber hecho eso antes
I've gone hungry before now to feed my children — ya he pasado hambre antes de ahora para poder alimentar a mis hijos
•
between now and next Tuesday — entre hoy y el martes que viene•
by now, they must be there by now — ya deben haber llegadoby now it was clear that... — en ese momento ya estaba claro que...
•
(in) three weeks/100 years from now — dentro de tres semanas/100 años•
from now on — (with present, future tense) a partir de ahora, de ahora en adelante; (with past tense) a partir de entonces•
till now, until now, up to now — (=till this moment) hasta ahora; (=till that moment) hasta entonces5) (=in these circumstances)a) (gen) yait's raining, now we won't be able to go — está lloviendo, ya no podemos ir
how can I believe you now? — ¿cómo puedo seguir confiando en ti?
now what (do we do)? — ¿y ahora, qué (hacemos)?
they won't be long now — no tardarán en venir, al rato vienen (Mex)
b) (emphatic)now you've gone and done it! * — ¡ahora sí que la has hecho buena! *
now look what you've done! — ¡mira lo que has hecho!
•
any minute or moment now — de un momento a otroI'm busy just now — ahora mismo or en este momento estoy ocupado
here 1., 6)I saw him come in just now — lo he visto entrar hace un momento, acabo de verlo entrar
a) (introducing new topic) bien, buenonow, as you all know... — bien or bueno, como todos sabéis...
now, some people may disagree but... — bien or bueno, puede que algunos no estén de acuerdo pero...
now there's a coincidence! — ¡eso sí que es una coincidencia!
now, what's everyone drinking? — a ver, ¿qué queréis tomar?
d) (remonstrating, pacifying)now Fred, you don't really mean that — vamos Fred, no lo dices en serio
now, now, don't get so upset! — ¡venga, no te pongas así!
now, now, we'll have none of that! — ¡vale ya, nada de tonterías!
•
come now, you must be hungry — venga ya, no me digas que no tienes hambre•
hush now, don't cry — shh, no llores•
now then, what's the trouble? — ¡entonces a ver! ¿cuál es el problema?now then, don't tease! — ¡ya está bien, deja de burlarte!
•
well now, what have we here! — ¡vamos a ver! ¿qué tenemos aquí?8)now..., now...: now she dances, now she sings — liter tan pronto está bailando como cantando
2.PRONhere 3.3.CONJ4.ADJ actual* * *noun (in US) = National Organization for Women -
16 now
now [naʊ]maintenant ⇒ 1 (a)-(c) aujourd'hui ⇒ 1 (b) alors ⇒ 1 (c) or ⇒ 1 (d) maintenant que ⇒ 2 tantôt… tantôt ⇒ 51 adverb(a) (at this time) maintenant;∎ what shall we do now? qu'est-ce qu'on fait maintenant?;∎ he hasn't seen her for a week now, it's a week now since he's seen her ça fait maintenant une semaine qu'il ne l'a pas vue;∎ she'll be here any moment or any time now elle va arriver d'un moment ou instant à l'autre;∎ don't stop now! n'arrête pas maintenant!;∎ we are now entering enemy territory nous sommes désormais en territoire ennemi;∎ it's now or never c'est le moment ou jamais;∎ now is the time to invest, the time to invest is now c'est maintenant le moment d'investir;∎ humorous now she tells me! c'est maintenant qu'elle me le dit!;∎ (and) now for something completely different (et) voici à présent quelque chose de tout à fait différent;∎ as of now désormais;∎ I'd never met them before now je ne les avais jamais rencontrés auparavant;∎ between now and next August/next year d'ici le mois d'août prochain/l'année prochaine;∎ they must have got the letter by now ils ont dû recevoir la lettre à l'heure qu'il est;∎ he ought to be here by now, he ought to have been here before now il devrait déjà être arrivé;∎ that's all for now c'est tout pour le moment;∎ from now until Monday/next year d'ici (à) lundi prochain/l'année prochaine;∎ in a few years from now d'ici quelques années;∎ from now on désormais, dorénavant, à partir de maintenant;∎ from now on you do as you're told! à partir de maintenant, tu vas obéir!;∎ we've had no problems till now or until now or up to now nous n'avons eu aucun problème jusqu'ici(b) (nowadays) maintenant, aujourd'hui, actuellement;∎ he lives in London now il habite (à) Londres maintenant;∎ her now famous first novel son premier roman, aujourd'hui célèbre(c) (marking a specific point in the past) maintenant, alors, à ce moment-là;∎ they were singing now ils chantaient maintenant;∎ by now we were all exhausted nous étions alors tous épuisés;∎ up to now I'd never agreed with him jusque-là ou jusqu'alors, je n'avais jamais été d'accord avec lui;∎ he was even now on his way il était déjà en route∎ now a Jaguar is a very fast car or, la Jaguar est une voiture très rapide(e) (before statement, argument)∎ now that's what I call a car! voilà ce que j'appelle une voiture!;∎ well now! ça alors!;∎ now, what was I saying? voyons, où en étais-je?;∎ now let me see voyons voir;∎ there now or now, now, you mustn't cry allons, allons, il ne faut pas pleurer;∎ now then, it's time to get up! allons, il est l'heure de se lever!;∎ you be careful now! fais bien attention, hein!;∎ now then…! attention, hein…!;∎ now, now! stop quarrelling! voyons, voyons! assez de querelles!;∎ now that's just silly! arrête tes bêtises!maintenant que, à présent que;∎ she's happier now (that) she's got a job elle est plus heureuse depuis qu'elle travaille;∎ now you come to mention it maintenant que tu le dis∎ the now president le président actuel(b) (fashionable) branché;∎ a now style un style branché;∎ she's a now person c'est une branchée;∎ golf is the now thing to do pour être branché, il faut se mettre au golfde temps en temps, de temps à autre;∎ we still see them (every) now and again nous les voyons encore de temps en temps ou de temps à autretantôt… tantôt;∎ now happy, now sad tantôt gai, tantôt triste -
17 совсем
нареч. quite, entirely, totally;
at all уйти совсем (навсегда) ≈ to leave for good совсем не то ≈ nothing of the kind совсем слепой ≈ stone-blind совсем глухой ≈ stone-deaf совсем не ≈ not in the least совсем нет ≈ not at allquite;
(полностью) totally, entirely;
(навсегда) for good;
~ мало a very little;
~ новый brand-new;
~ молодой quite young;
~ другой quite a different;
~ другое something quite different;
~ не... not at all...;
он ~ не гордый he is not at all proud ;
он ~ не врач he is not a doctor at all;
я erо ~ не знаю I don`t know him at all;
я этого ~ не ожидал I did not expect that in the least, that was the last thing I expected;
у меня ~ нет времени I haven`t a moment to spare;
это ~ не то that`s not it;
вы ~ не то говорите (что надо) that is not what you ought to say;
~ не такой, как... quite unlike...;
он ~ не такой глупый he is by no means so stupid. -
18 original
1) (existing at the beginning; first: This part of the house is new but the rest is original.) original2) ((able to produce ideas which are) new, fresh or not thought of before: original ideas; He has a very original mind.) original3) ((of a painting etc) by the artist etc, from which copies may be made: The original painting is in the museum, but there are hundreds of copies.) originaloriginal1 adj1. originalis this the original painting or is it a copy? ¿es éste el cuadro original o es una copia?2. primero / originariooriginal2 n originalthis is not the original, it's a copy no es el original, es una copia
original adjetivo / noun masculine original
original
I adjetivo original
II mf original: tengo que entregar el original a la imprenta, I have to give the original to the printer's ' original' also found in these entries: Spanish: m.s. - novedosa - novedoso - originaria - originario - pecado - primitiva - primitivo - promotor - promotora - retornar - subtítulo - versión - vista - visto - VO - subtitular English: arrange - beat down - close - creative - derivative - first - individual - master - novel - original - originally - sell back - unconventional - unusual - different - line - secondary - stick - unoriginaltr[ə'rɪʤɪnəl]1 (first, earliest) original, originario,-a, primero,-a2 (not copied) original3 (new, different) original■ how original! ¡qué original!1 original nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin the original en versión originaloriginal sin pecado originaloriginal [ə'rɪʤənəl] adj: originaloriginal n: original madj.• original adj.• originario, -a adj.• primitivo, -a adj.n.• auténtica s.f.• original s.m.• prototipo s.m.
I ə'rɪdʒənḷ1) ( first) original, originariothe original inhabitants — los primeros habitantes, los habitantes originarios
original sin — pecado m original
2)a) ( not copied) originalb) ( unusual) original
II
a) (document, painting, sculpture) original mb) ( unusual person)[ǝ'rɪdʒɪnl]1. ADJ1) (=first, earliest) [version, size, colour, owner, intention, idea] original; [inhabitants] primero, primitivoof the original twenty, only twelve remained — de los veinte iniciales, solo quedaban doce
2) (=not copied) [document, painting] original3) (=unusual, creative) [person, idea] original2. N1) (=manuscript, painting, document) original m2) (=person)3.CPDoriginal sin N — pecado m original
* * *
I [ə'rɪdʒənḷ]1) ( first) original, originariothe original inhabitants — los primeros habitantes, los habitantes originarios
original sin — pecado m original
2)a) ( not copied) originalb) ( unusual) original
II
a) (document, painting, sculpture) original mb) ( unusual person) -
19 order
order [ˈɔ:dər]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = sequence) ordre mb. ( = proper state)• to put one's affairs in order mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires► to be in order ( = proper) [action, request] être dans les règles• would it be in order for me to speak to her? pourrais-je lui parler ?• it seems a celebration is in order! il va falloir fêter ça !► out of order [machine] en panne ; [remark] (inf) déplacé• "out of order" « hors service »• in good order ( = in good condition) en bon état• I did it in order to clarify matters je l'ai fait pour clarifier la situation► in order that afin que + subjd. ( = proper behaviour) ordre m• order, order! silence !• something in the order of €3,000 de l'ordre de 3 000 €f. ( = the way things are) ordre mg. ( = command) ordre m• that's an order! c'est un ordre !• by order of sb/sth par ordre de qn/qch• I don't take orders from you! je n'ai pas d'ordres à recevoir de vous !h. (from customer) commande fi. ( = portion of food) portion fk. (religious) ordre ml. ( = account) pay to the order of sb payer à l'ordre de qna. ( = command) to order sb to do sth ordonner à qn de faire qchb. ( = ask for) [+ goods, meal, taxi] commanderc. ( = put in sequence) classerd. [+ one's affairs] régler• are you ready to order? vous avez choisi ?4. compounds► order about, order around separable transitive verb* * *['ɔːdə(r)] 1.1) ( logical arrangement) ordre mto set ou put one's life in order — remettre de l'ordre dans sa vie
2) ( sequence) ordre min the right/wrong order — dans le bon/mauvais ordre
to be out of order — [files, records] être déclassé
3) (discipline, control) ordre mto keep order — [teacher] maintenir la discipline
4) ( established state) ordre mto have ou to be under orders to do — avoir (l')ordre de faire
6) (in shop, restaurant) commande fa rush/repeat order — une commande urgente/renouvelée
7) ( operational state)to be out of order — [phone line] être en dérangement; [lift, machine] être en panne
8) ( in public debate)order! order! — un peu de silence, s'il vous plaît!
9) ( all right)in order — [documents] en règle
10) Religion ordre m11) (rank, scale)of the order of 15% — GB
in the order of 15% — US de l'ordre de 15%
12) Financepay to the order of — (on cheque, draft) payer à l'ordre de
13) GB (honorary association, title) ordre m2.orders plural noun Religion ordres mpl3.in order that conjunctional phrase ( with the same subject) afin de (+ infinitive), pour (+ infinitive); ( with different subjects) afin que (+ subj), pour que (+ subj)4.he brought the proofs in order that I might check them — il a apporté les épreuves pour que je puisse les vérifier
in order to prepositional phrase pour (+ infinitive), afin de (+ infinitive)5.transitive verb1) ( command) ordonner [inquiry, retrial]3) ( put in order) classer [files, cards]; mettre [quelque chose] dans l'ordre [names, dates]6.intransitive verb [diner, customer] commander7.ordered past participle adjective [series] ordonnéPhrasal Verbs: -
20 type
I noun(a kind, sort; variety: What type of house would you prefer to live in?; They are marketing a new type of washing powder.) tipo
II
1. noun1) ((a particular variety of) metal blocks with letters, numbers etc used in printing: Can we have the headline printed in a different type?)2) (printed letters, words etc: I can't read the type - it's too small.) letra, carácter
2. verb(to write (something) using a typewriter: Can you type?; I'm typing a letter.) mecanografiar, escribir a máquina- typing- typewriting
- typist
- typewriter
type1 n tipo / clasetype2 vb escribir a máquinacan you type? ¿sabes escribir a máquina?tr[taɪp]1 (kind) tipo, clase nombre femenino2 (letter) letra, carácter nombre masculino■ in bold type / in heavy type en negrita1 escribir a máquina, mecanografiar1 escribir a máquina1) typewrite: escribir a máquina, pasar (un texto) a máquina2) categorize: categorizar, identificartype vi: escribir a máquinatype n1) kind: tipo m, clase f, categoría fv.• escribir a máquina v.• escribir (a máquina) v.• mecanografiar v.• poner por grupos v.• teclear v.n.• carácter s.m.• clase s.f.• especie s.f.• letra s.f.• pelaje s.m.• tipo s.m.taɪp
I
1) ca) (sort, kind) tipo mit's a type of... — (in descriptions, definitions) es una especie de...
b) ( typical example) tipo m, ejemplo m típico; ( stereotype) estereotipo min large/small type — en caracteres grandes/pequeños, en letra grande/pequeña
II
1.
transitive verb escribir* a máquina, tipear (AmS)could you type this for me? — ¿me puedes pasar or escribir esto a máquina?
2.
vi escribir* a máquina, tipear (AmS)Phrasal Verbs:- type out- type up[taɪp]1. N1) (=class, kind) tipo m, clase fwhat type of desk did you want? — ¿qué tipo or clase de escritorio quería?
what type of person is he? — ¿qué tipo or clase de persona es?
I'm not the type to get carried away — no soy de la clase or del tipo de personas que se dejan llevar
she's/he's not my type — no es mi tipo
•
she's the motherly type — es una madraza•
he's an outdoor type — es el tipo or la clase de persona a la que le gusta la vida al aire•
a moisturizer suitable for all skin types — una crema hidratante apropiada para todo tipo de pieles2) (=character, essence) tipo m•
to cast sb against type — (Theat, Cine) darle a algn un papel atípico•
to revert to type — (Bio) volver a su estado primitivo; (fig) volver a ser el mismo de siempre•
the government, true to type, tried to make us believe nothing was wrong — el gobierno, como es característico en él or como siempre, intentó hacernos creer que no ocurría nada malo3) * (=individual) tipo(-a) * m / fshe's a strange type — es un bicho raro *, es una tipa rara *
4) (Typ) (=typeface) tipo m ; (=printed characters) letra f ; (=blocks of characters) tipos mpl•
in bold type — en negrita•
in italic type — en cursiva•
in large/ small type — en letra grande/pequeña2. VT1) (also: type out, type up) escribir a máquina, pasar a máquinasix closely typed pages — seis hojas escritas a máquina or mecanografiadas con letra muy pequeña
2) (=classify) [+ disease, blood] clasificar3.- type in- type out- type up* * *[taɪp]
I
1) ca) (sort, kind) tipo mit's a type of... — (in descriptions, definitions) es una especie de...
b) ( typical example) tipo m, ejemplo m típico; ( stereotype) estereotipo min large/small type — en caracteres grandes/pequeños, en letra grande/pequeña
II
1.
transitive verb escribir* a máquina, tipear (AmS)could you type this for me? — ¿me puedes pasar or escribir esto a máquina?
2.
vi escribir* a máquina, tipear (AmS)Phrasal Verbs:- type out- type up
См. также в других словарях:
And Now for Something Completely Different — DVD cover Directed by Ian MacNaughton Produced by … Wikipedia
different — dif|fe|rent W1S1 [ˈdıfərənt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: différer; DIFFER] 1.) not like something or someone else, or not like before ≠ ↑similar different from ▪ Our sons are very different from each other. different to ▪ Her jacket … Dictionary of contemporary English
something — some|thing W1S1 [ˈsʌmθıŋ] pron 1.) used to mean a particular thing when you do not know its name or do not know exactly what it is →↑anything, everything ↑everything, nothing ↑nothing ▪ There s something in my eye. ▪ Sarah said something about… … Dictionary of contemporary English
something — some|thing [ sʌmθıŋ ] pronoun *** 1. ) used for referring to a thing, idea, fact, etc. when you do not know or say exactly what it is: I could smell something burning. Carl said something about an operation. Whenever she sees something that she… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Something's Gotta Give (film) — Infobox Film name = Something s Gotta Give caption = Theatrical release poster director = Nancy Meyers producer = Nancy Meyers writer = Nancy Meyers starring = Jack Nicholson Diane Keaton Keanu Reeves Amanda Peet music = Hans Zimmer… … Wikipedia
something — / sVmTIN/ pronoun (not usually in questions or negatives) 1 used to mean a particular thing when you do not know its name, do not know exactly what it is etc: There s something in my eye. | Sarah said something about coming over later. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
something */*/*/ — UK [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] / US pronoun 1) used for referring to a thing without saying exactly what it is used for referring to a thing, idea, fact etc when you do not know or say exactly what it is I could smell something burning. Carl said something about… … English dictionary
different — /ˈdɪfrənt / (say difruhnt) adjective 1. differing in character; having unlike qualities; dissimilar: *You see, you re different from me, you still expect to get something from men. –christina stead, 1944. 2. not identical; separate or distinct:… …
different kettle of fish — If something is a different kettle of fish, it is very different from the other things referenced. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** To describe a person, thing or situation as a different kettle of fishmeans that it is completely… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Something Positive — logo, Mr. Personality. Author(s) R. K. Milholland Website http:/ … Wikipedia
Something Special (TV series) — Something Special Screenshot from title credits from series 4 Also known as Something Special: Out and About Genre … Wikipedia