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1 east

east [i:st]

1 noun

(a) Geography est m;

∎ in the east à l'est, dans l'est;

∎ to the east of the mainland à l'est ou au large de la côte est du continent;

∎ two miles to the east ≃ trois kilomètres à l'est;

∎ look towards the east regardez vers l'est;

∎ I was born in the east je suis né dans l'Est;

∎ in the east of Austria dans l'est de l'Autriche;

∎ on the east of the island à l'est de l'île;

∎ the wind is in the east le vent est à l'est;

∎ the wind is coming from the east le vent vient ou souffle de l'est;

∎ the east of England l'est de l'Angleterre;

∎ the East (the Orient) l'Orient m; (in US) l'Est m (États situés à l'est du Mississippi);

∎ Istanbul, where East meets West Istanbul, où l'Orient et l'Occident se rejoignent ou à la confluence de l'Orient et de l'Occident;

∎ East-West relations relations fpl Est-Ouest

(b) Cards est m

2 adjective

(a) Geography est (inv), de l'est; (country) de l'Est; (wall) exposé à l'est;

∎ the east coast la côte est;

∎ in east London dans l'est de Londres;

∎ on the east side du côté est

(b) (wind) d'est

3 adverb

à l'est; (travel) vers l'est, en direction de l'est;

∎ the village lies east of Swansea le village est situé à l'est de Swansea;

∎ the living room faces east la salle de séjour est exposée à l'est;

∎ the path heads (due) east le chemin va ou mène (droit) vers l'est;

∎ drive east until you come to a main road roulez vers l'est jusqu'à ce que vous arriviez à une route principale;

∎ I drove east for three hours j'ai roulé pendant trois heures en direction de l'est;

∎ I travelled east je suis allé vers l'est;

∎ to sail east naviguer cap sur l'est;

∎ it's 20 miles east of Manchester ≃ c'est à 32 kilomètres à l'est de Manchester;

∎ east by north est quart-nord-est;

∎ east by south est-quart-sud-est;

∎ further east plus à l'est;

∎ American familiar back east dans l'est^□ (des États-Unis)

►► East Africa Afrique f orientale;

East African

1 noun

Africain(e) m,f de l'est

2 adjective

d'Afrique orientale;

East End (of city) quartiers mpl est;

∎ to live in the East End of Glasgow habiter dans l'est de Glasgow;

the East End = quartier industriel de Londres, connu pour ses docks et, autrefois, pour sa pauvreté; esp American East Europe Europe f de l'Est; East European

1 noun

Européen(enne) m,f de l'Est

2 adjective

d'Europe de l'Est; East German

1 noun

Allemand(e) m,f de l'Est

2 adjective

est-allemand, d'Allemagne de l'Est;

(the former) East Germany (l'ex-)Allemagne f de l'Est;

∎ in East Germany en Allemagne de l'Est;

History East India Company compagnie f des Indes Orientales; History East Indian

1 noun

natif(ive) m,f des Indes orientales

2 adjective

des Indes orientales;

History the East Indies les Indes fpl orientales;

the East Side l'East Side m (quartier situé à l'est de Manhattan);

East Sussex le Sussex oriental, = comté dans le sud de l'Angleterre;

∎ in East Sussex dans le Sussex oriental

✾ Book ✾ Film 'East of Eden' Steinbeck, Kazan 'À l'Est d'Éden'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > east
2 north

north [nɔ:θ]

1 noun

(a) Geography nord m;

∎ in the north au nord, dans le nord;

∎ the region to the north of Sydney la région au nord de Sydney;

∎ two miles to the north trois kilomètres au nord;

∎ look towards the north regardez vers le nord;

∎ I was born in the north je suis né dans le Nord;

∎ in the north of India dans le nord de l'Inde;

∎ the wind is in the north le vent est au nord;

∎ the wind is coming from the north le vent vient ou souffle du nord;

∎ History the North (in American Civil War) = les États antiesclavagistes du nord des États-Unis; (affluent countries) le Nord;

∎ the North-South divide (in Britain) = ligne fictive de démarcation, en termes de richesse, entre le nord de l'Angleterre (plus pauvre) et le sud (plus riche); (in global economy) fossé m Nord-Sud;

∎ South of England familiar north and south (rhyming slang mouth) bouche f, clapet m

(b) Cards nord m

2 adjective

(a) Geography nord (inv), du nord; (country, state) du Nord; (wall) exposé au nord;

∎ the north coast la côte nord;

∎ in north London dans le nord de Londres;

∎ in North India en Inde du Nord;

∎ the North Atlantic/Pacific l'Atlantique m/le Pacifique Nord;

∎ the North Atlantic Drift le Gulf Stream

(b) (wind) de nord, du nord

3 adverb

au nord; (travel) vers le nord, en direction du nord;

∎ the ranch lies north of the town le ranch est situé au nord de la ville;

∎ this room faces north cette pièce est exposée au nord;

∎ the trail heads (due) north le chemin va ou mène (droit) vers le nord;

∎ go north until you come to a village allez vers le nord jusqu'à ce que vous arriviez à un village;

∎ I drove north for two hours j'ai roulé pendant deux heures en direction du nord;

∎ we're going north for our holidays nous allons passer nos vacances dans le Nord;

∎ I travelled north je suis allé vers le nord;

∎ to sail north naviguer cap sur le nord;

∎ it's 20 miles north of Manchester c'est à 32 kilomètres au nord de Manchester;

∎ they live up north ils habitent dans le Nord;

∎ north by east/by west nord-quart-nord-est/nord-quart-nord-ouest;

∎ further north plus au nord;

∎ north of Watford = façon humoristique de désigner la partie nord de l'Angleterre

►► North Africa Afrique f du Nord;

∎ in North Africa en Afrique du Nord;

North African

1 noun

Nord-Africain(e) m,f

2 adjective

nord-africain, d'Afrique du Nord;

North America Amérique f du Nord; North American

1 noun

Nord-Américain(e) m,f

2 adjective

nord-américain, d'Amérique du Nord;

the North American Indians les Indiens mpl d'Amérique du Nord;

Economics North American Free Trade Agreement Accord m de libre-échange nord-américain;

the North Cape le cap Nord;

North Carolina la Caroline du Nord;

∎ in North Carolina en Caroline du Nord;

the North Circular = voie périphérique rapide au nord de Londres;

the North Country (in England) l'Angleterre f du Nord; (in America) = l'Alaska, le Yukon et les Territoires du Nord-Ouest;

∎ he's got a North Country accent il a un accent du Nord;

North Dakota le Dakota du Nord;

∎ in North Dakota dans le Dakota du Nord;

the North Downs = région de collines calcaires au sud de Londres;

North Island l'île f du Nord;

∎ in (the) North Island à l'île du Nord;

North Korea Corée f du Nord; North Korean

1 noun

Nord-Coréen(enne) m,f

2 adjective

nord-coréen;

the North Pole le pôle Nord;

North Rhine-Westphalia Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie f;

∎ in North Rhine-Westphalia en Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie;

North Sea, the North Sea la mer du Nord;

the North Star l'étoile f Polaire;

the North Star State = surnom donné au Minnesota;

North Vietnam le Viêt-Nam du Nord;

∎ in North Vietnam au Viêt-Nam du Nord; North Vietnamese

1 noun

Nord-Vietnamien(enne) m,f

2 adjective

nord-vietnamien;

North Wales nord m du pays de Galles; North Walian

1 noun

habitant(e) m,f du nord du pays de Galles

2 adjective

du nord du pays de Galles;

North Yemen Yémen m du Nord;

∎ in North Yemen au Yémen du Nord;

North Yorkshire le North Yorkshire, = comté dans le nord-est de l'Angleterre;

∎ in North Yorkshire dans le North Yorkshire

✾ Film 'North by Northwest' Hitchcock 'La Mort aux trousses'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > north
3 stop

stop [stɒp]

arrêt ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (f) gare ⇒ 1 (a) station ⇒ 1 (a) pause ⇒ 1 (b) arrêter ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (c), 3 (d), 3 (f) cesser ⇒ 3 (a), 4 (b) empêcher ⇒ 3 (b) interrompre ⇒ 3 (d) couper ⇒ 3 (d) mettre fin à ⇒ 1 (d), 3 (e) retenir ⇒ 3 (g) s'arrêter ⇒ 4 (a), 4 (b)

(pt & pp stopped, cont stopping)

1 noun

(a) (stopping place → for buses) arrêt m; (→ for trains) gare f; (→ for underground) station f;

∎ we get off at the next stop nous descendons au prochain arrêt

(b) (break → in journey, process) arrêt m, halte f; (→ in work) pause f; Aviation & Nautical escale f;

∎ ten minutes' stop, a ten-minute stop dix minutes d'arrêt;

∎ to make a stop (gen) s'arrêter; (of plane, boat) faire escale;

∎ we made several stops to pick up passengers nous nous sommes arrêtés à plusieurs reprises pour prendre des passagers;

∎ we travelled/worked all day without a stop nous avons voyagé/travaillé toute la journée sans nous arrêter;

∎ our first stop was Brussels nous avons fait une première halte à Bruxelles;

∎ let's have a stop for lunch faisons une pause pour le déjeuner;

∎ my whole career has been full of stops and starts ma carrière entière est faite de hauts et de bas

(c) (standstill) arrêt m;

∎ to come to a stop s'arrêter;

∎ to bring sth to a stop arrêter qch;

∎ to be at a stop être arrêté

(d) (end)

∎ to put a stop to sth mettre fin ou un terme à qch

(e) British (full stop) point m; (in telegrams) stop m

(f) Sport (save) arrêt m

(g) (on organ → pipes) jeu m (d'orgue); (→ knob) registre m (d'orgue);

∎ figurative to pull out all the stops (to do sth) remuer ciel et terre (pour faire qch)

(h) (plug, stopper) bouchon m

(i) (blocking device → gen) butoir m; (→ for drawer) butée f; (→ on typewriter) taquet m

(j) Photography diaphragme m

(k) Linguistics occlusive f

(l) (in bridge) contrôle m;

∎ to have a stop in hearts avoir un contrôle à cœur

2 compound-forming noun

(button, mechanism, signal) d'arrêt

3 transitive verb

(a) (cease, finish) arrêter, cesser;

∎ to stop doing arrêter ou cesser de faire;

∎ it hasn't stopped raining all day il n'a pas arrêté ou cessé de pleuvoir toute la journée;

∎ you should stop smoking tu devrais arrêter de fumer;

∎ he never stops talking il n'arrête pas de parler, il parle sans cesse;

∎ I wish they'd stop that noise! j'aimerais qu'ils arrêtent ce bruit!;

∎ she stopped work when she got married elle a arrêté de travailler quand elle s'est mariée;

∎ stop it! (to naughty child) ça suffit!, assez!;

∎ stop it, that hurts! arrête, ça fait mal!

(b) (prevent) empêcher;

∎ to stop sb (from) doing sth empêcher qn de faire qch;

∎ it's too late to stop the meeting from taking place il est trop tard pour empêcher la réunion d'avoir lieu;

∎ she's made up her mind and there's nothing we can do to stop her elle a pris sa décision et nous ne pouvons rien faire pour l'arrêter;

∎ what's stopping you? qu'est-ce qui vous retient?, qu'est-ce qui vous en empêche?;

∎ I couldn't stop myself je n'ai pas pu m'en empêcher

(c) (cause to halt → person, car, machine) arrêter;

∎ this lever stops the motor ce levier arrête le moteur;

∎ I managed to stop the car j'ai réussi à arrêter la voiture;

∎ a policeman stopped the traffic un agent arrêta la circulation;

∎ we could do nothing to stop the bleeding nous ne pouvions rien faire pour arrêter l'hémorragie;

∎ a woman stopped me to ask the way to the station une femme m'a arrêté pour me demander le chemin de la gare;

∎ the sound of voices stopped him short or stopped him in his tracks un bruit de voix le fit s'arrêter net;

∎ familiar to stop a bullet se prendre une balle;

∎ stop thief! au voleur!

(d) (interrupt → activity, production) interrompre, arrêter; (cut off → electricity, gas, water) couper; (suspend → grant, payment, subscription) suspendre;

∎ once he starts talking about the war there's no stopping him une fois qu'il commence à parler de la guerre, on ne peut plus l'arrêter;

∎ the referee stopped the fight in the third round l'arbitre a arrêté le combat à la troisième reprise;

∎ I forgot to stop the newspaper j'ai oublié de faire suspendre mon abonnement au journal;

∎ his father threatened to stop his allowance son père menaça de lui couper les vivres;

∎ Military all leave is stopped toutes les troupes sont consignées, toutes les permissions sont suspendues;

∎ to stop a cheque faire opposition à un chèque

(e) (put an end to → abuse, rumours) mettre fin à, faire cesser;

∎ dumping nuclear waste should be stopped il faut qu'on arrête de jeter n'importe où les déchets nucléaires;

∎ it ought to be stopped il faut que cela cesse

(f) (arrest) arrêter

(g) British (withhold → sum of money, salary) retenir;

∎ the money will be stopped out of your wages la somme sera retenue sur votre salaire;

∎ he had £10 a week stopped out of his wages on lui retenait 10 livres par semaine sur son salaire;

∎ taxes are stopped at source les impôts sont retenus à la source

(h) Sport (check → blow) parer; Boxing (defeat → opponent) mettre un adversaire K.O.

(i) (block, fill → hole) boucher;

∎ to stop one's ears se boucher les oreilles;

∎ to stop a gap (around door etc) boucher un espace; figurative combler une lacune

(j) (fill → tooth) plomber

(k) Horticulture pincer

(l) Music (string) presser; (wind instrument) boucher les trous de

4 intransitive verb

(a) (halt, pause → person, vehicle, machine) s'arrêter;

∎ to stop to do s'arrêter pour faire;

∎ go on, don't stop continue, ne t'arrête pas;

∎ my watch has stopped ma montre s'est ou est arrêtée;

∎ does the bus stop near the church? le bus s'arrête-t-il près de l'église?;

∎ we can stop for tea on the way nous pouvons nous arrêter en chemin pour prendre le thé;

∎ we drove from London to Edinburgh without stopping nous avons roulé de Londres à Édimbourg d'une traite;

∎ the bus kept stopping and starting le bus a fait beaucoup d'arrêts en cours de route;

∎ Nautical to stop at a port faire escale à ou dans un port;

∎ I used to play football but I stopped last year je jouais au football mais j'ai arrêté l'année dernière;

∎ she doesn't know where or when to stop elle ne sait pas s'arrêter;

∎ she did not stop at that elle ne s'en tint pas là;

∎ they'll stop at nothing to get what they want ils ne reculeront devant rien pour obtenir ce qu'ils veulent;

∎ we don't have time to stop and think nous n'avons pas le temps de nous arrêter pour réfléchir;

∎ if you stopped to consider, you'd never do anything si on prenait le temps de réfléchir, on ne ferait jamais rien;

∎ to stop dead in one's tracks, to stop short s'arrêter net;

∎ she began talking then stopped short elle commença à parler puis s'arrêta net ou brusquement;

∎ they stopped short of actually harming him ils ne lui ont pas fait de mal, mais il s'en est fallu de peu

(b) (come to an end) cesser, s'arrêter, se terminer;

∎ the rain has stopped la pluie s'est arrêtée;

∎ wait for the music to stop attendez que la musique s'arrête;

∎ the road stops a few miles east of Alice Springs la route se termine à quelques kilomètres à l'est d'Alice Springs;

∎ the matter will not stop there l'affaire n'en restera ou demeurera pas là

(c) British familiar (stay) rester^□ ; (reside) loger^□ ;

∎ I'm late, I can't stop je suis en retard, je ne peux pas rester;

∎ we've got friends stopping with us nous avons des amis chez nous en ce moment;

∎ which hotel did you stop at? dans quel hôtel êtes-vous descendus^□ ?

►► stop bath bain m d'arrêt;

Computing stop bit bit m d'arrêt;

Computing stop code code m d'arrêt;

stop consonant (consonne f) occlusive f;

stop order ordre m stop;

stop payment opposition f (à un chèque);

British stop press

1 noun

nouvelles fpl de dernière minute;

∎ 'stop press!' 'dernière minute'

2 adjective

de dernière heure ou minute;

stop sign (signal m de) stop m;

stop valve soupape f ou robinet m d'arrêt

➲ stop around intransitive verb

American familiar passer^□

➲ stop away intransitive verb

British familiar rester absent^□

➲ stop by intransitive verb

familiar passer^□ ;

∎ you must stop by and see us next time you're in London il faut que vous passiez nous voir la prochaine fois que vous venez à Londres;

∎ I'll stop by at the chemist's on my way home je passerai à la pharmacie en rentrant

➲ stop down

1 separable transitive verb

Photography diaphragmer

2 intransitive verb

(a) Photography réduire l'ouverture

(b) British familiar (gen) rester en bas^□ ;

∎ School to stop down a year redoubler une année

➲ stop in intransitive verb familiar

(a) British (stay at home) ne pas sortir^□, rester à la maison^□

(b) (visit) passer^□ ;

∎ to stop in to see sb passer voir qn

➲ stop off intransitive verb

s'arrêter, faire une halte;

∎ they're stopping off at Bali for a couple of days on their way home au retour ils font étape à Bali pour quelques jours

➲ stop out intransitive verb

British familiar ne pas rentrer^□ ;

∎ to stop out all night découcher^□, ne pas rentrer de toute la nuit;

∎ to stop out (till) late rentrer tard

➲ stop over intransitive verb

(gen) s'arrêter, faire une halte; Aviation & Nautical faire escale;

∎ we stopped over at Manchester on the flight to Toronto nous avons fait escale à Manchester en route pour Toronto

➲ stop round intransitive verb

familiar passer^□

➲ stop up

1 separable transitive verb

(block → hole) boucher; (→ pipe) obstruer, obturer

2 intransitive verb

British familiar ne pas se coucher^□, veiller^□ ;

∎ to stop up late veiller tard;

∎ to stop up all night veiller toute la nuit

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > stop
4 to

1.
[before vowel tʊ, before consonant tə, stressed tuː] preposition

1) (in the direction of and reaching) zu; (with name of place) nach

go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

go from town to town — von Stadt zu Stadt ziehen

throw the ball to me — wirf mir den Ball zu

2) (towards a condition or quality) zu

appoint somebody to a post — jemanden auf einen Posten berufen

3) (as far as) bis zu

from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

4) (next to, facing)

with one's back to the wall — mit dem Rücken zur Wand

5) (implying comparison, ratio, etc.)

[compared] to — verglichen mit; im Vergleich zu

3 is to 4 as 6 is to 8 — 3 verhält sich zu 4 wie 6 zu 8

it's ten to one he does something — die Chancen stehen zehn zu eins, dass er etwas tut

6) introducing relationship or indirect object

to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache (Dat.)

lend/explain etc. something to somebody — jemandem etwas leihen/erklären usw.

speak to somebody — mit jemandem sprechen

relate to something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) beziehen

to me — (in my opinion) meiner Meinung nach

secretary to the Minister — Sekretär des Ministers

a room to oneself — ein eigenes Zimmer

get four apples to the pound — vier Äpfel je Pfund bekommen

that's all there is to it — mehr ist dazu nicht zu sagen

what's that to you? — was geht das dich an?

7) (until) bis

to the end — bis zum Ende

to this day — bis heute

five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

8) with infinitive of a verb zu; expressing purpose, or after academic.ru/75540/too">too um [...] zu

want to know — wissen wollen

do something to annoy somebody — etwas tun, um jemanden zu ärgern

too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

too hot to drink — zu heiß zum Trinken

to rebel is pointless — es ist sinnlos zu rebellieren

he woke to find himself in a strange room — er erwachte und fand sich in einem fremden Zimmer wieder

to use a technical term — um einen Fachausdruck zu gebrauchen

9) as substitute for infinitive

he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste
2.
[tuː] adverb

1) (just not shut)

be to — [Tür, Fenster:] angelehnt sein

push a door to — eine Tür anlehnen

2)

to and fro — hin und her

* * *
1. [tə,tu] preposition
1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) zu, auf

2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) bis

3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) bis

4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) zu, mit

5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) zu, für

6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) in

7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) gegenüber, zu

8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) zu

9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) zu, um zu

10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) zu
2. [tu:] adverb
1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) zu

2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) zu sich, dran

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- to and fro

* * *

to

[tu:, tu, tə]

I. PREPOSITION

1. (moving towards) in + akk

, nach + dat

, zu + dat

she walked over \to the window sie ging [hinüber] zum Fenster [o ans Fenster]

we're going \to town wir gehen/fahren in die Stadt

they go \to work on the bus sie fahren mit dem Bus zur Arbeit

I'm going \to a party/concert ich gehe auf eine Party/ein Konzert

she has to go \to a meeting now sie muss jetzt zu einem Meeting [gehen]

we moved \to Germany last year wir sind letztes Jahr nach Deutschland gezogen

he flew \to the US er flog in die USA

she's never been \to Mexico before sie ist noch nie [zuvor] in Mexiko gewesen

my first visit \to Africa mein erster Aufenthalt in Afrika

this is a road \to nowhere! diese Straße führt nirgendwohin!

parallel \to the x axis parallel zur x-Achse

from here \to the station von hier [bis] zum Bahnhof

on the way \to the mountains/the sea/the town centre auf dem Weg in die Berge/zum Meer/ins [o zum] Stadtzentrum

\to the north/south nördlich/südlich

twenty miles \to the north of the city zwanzig Meilen nördlich der Stadt

the suburbs are \to the west of the city die Vororte liegen im Westen der Stadt

from place \to place von Ort zu Ort

\to the right/left nach rechts/links

there \to the right dort rechts

he's standing \to the left of Adrian er steht links neben Adrian

2. (attending regularly) zu + dat

, in + dat

she goes \to kindergarten sie geht in den Kindergarten

he goes \to university er geht auf die Universität

do you go \to church? gehst du in die Kirche?

I go \to the gym twice a week ich gehe zweimal wöchentlich zum Fitness

3. (inviting to) zu + dat

an invitation \to a wedding eine Einladung zu einer Hochzeit

I've asked them \to dinner ich habe sie zum Essen eingeladen

she took me out \to lunch yesterday sie hat mich gestern zum Mittagessen ausgeführt [o eingeladen

4. (in direction of) auf + akk

she pointed \to a distant spot on the horizon sie zeigte auf einen fernen Punkt am Horizont

to have one's back \to sth/sb etw/jdm den Rücken zudrehen

back \to front verkehrt herum

5. (in contact with) an + dat

they were dancing cheek \to cheek sie tanzten Wange an Wange

she put her hand \to his breast sie legte die Hand auf seine Brust

she clasped the letter \to her bosom sie drückte den Brief an ihre Brust

6. (attached to) an + akk

tie the lead \to the fence mach die Leine am Zaun fest

they fixed the bookshelves \to the wall sie brachten die Bücherregale an der Wand an

stick the ads \to some paper klebe die Anzeigen auf ein Blatt Papier

7. (with indirect object)

▪ \to sb/sth jdm/etw dat

I lent my bike \to my brother ich habe meinem Bruder mein Fahrrad geliehen

give that gun \to me gib mir das Gewehr

children are often cruel \to each other Kinder sind oft grausam zueinander

who's the letter addressed \to? an wen ist der Brief adressiert?

what have they done \to you? was haben sie dir [an]getan?

her knowledge proved useful \to him ihr Wissen erwies sich als hilfreich für ihn

they made a complaint \to the manager sie reichten beim Geschäftsleiter eine Beschwerde ein

a threat \to world peace eine Bedrohung des Weltfriedens [o für den Weltfrieden]

to be grateful \to sb jdm dankbar sein

to be married \to sb mit jdm verheiratet sein

to tell/show sth \to sb jdm etw erzählen/zeigen

8. (with respect to) zu + dat

and what did you say \to that? und was hast du dazu gesagt?

he finally confessed \to the crime er gestand schließlich das Verbrechen

this is essential \to our strategy dies ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil unserer Strategie

9. (in response) auf + akk

a reference \to Psalm 22:18 ein Verweis auf Psalm 22:18

her reply \to the question ihre Antwort auf die Frage

and what was her response \to that? und wie lautete ihr Antwort darauf?

10. (belonging to) zu + dat

the keys \to his car seine Autoschlüssel

the top \to this pen die Kappe, die auf diesen Stift gehört

she has a mean side \to her sie kann auch sehr gemein sein

there is a very moral tone \to this book dieses Buch hat einen sehr moralischen Unterton

there's a funny side \to everything alles hat auch seine komische Seite

11. (compared to) mit + dat

I prefer beef \to seafood ich ziehe Rindfleisch Meeresfrüchten vor

she looked about thirty \to his sixty neben ihm mit seinen sechzig Jahren wirkte sie wie dreißig

to be comparable \to sth mit etw dat vergleichbar sein

[to be] nothing \to sth nichts im Vergleich zu etw dat [sein]

her wage is nothing \to what she could earn ihr Einkommen steht in keinem Vergleich zu dem, was sie verdienen könnte

to be superior \to sb jdm übergeordnet sein, höher stehen als jd

12. (in scores) zu + dat

Paul beat me by three games \to two Paul hat im Spiel drei zu zwei gegen mich gewonnen

Manchester won three \to one Manchester hat drei zu eins gewonnen

13. (until) bis + dat

, zu + dat

I read up \to page 100 ich habe bis Seite 100 gelesen

unemployment has risen \to almost 8 million die Arbeitslosigkeit ist auf fast 8 Millionen angestiegen

count \to 20 zähle bis 20

it's about fifty miles \to New York es sind [noch] etwa fünfzig Meilen bis New York

14. (expressing change of state) zu + dat

he converted \to Islam er ist zum Islam übergetreten

his expression changed from amazement \to joy sein Ausdruck wechselte von Erstaunen zu Freude

the change \to the metric system der Wechsel zum metrischen System

her promotion \to department manager ihre Beförderung zur Abteilungsleiterin

the meat was cooked \to perfection das Fleisch war bestens zubereitet

he drank himself \to death er trank sich zu Tode

she nursed me back \to health sie hat mich [wieder] gesund gepflegt

smashed \to pieces in tausend Stücke geschlagen

she was close \to tears sie war den Tränen nahe

he was thrilled \to bits er freute sich wahnsinnig

15. (to point in time) bis + dat

the shop is open \to 8.00 p.m. der Laden hat bis 20 Uhr geöffnet

we're in this \to the end wir führen dies bis zum Ende

and \to this day... und bis auf den heutigen Tag...

it's only two weeks \to your birthday! es sind nur noch zwei Wochen bis zu deinem Geburtstag!

16. (including)

▪ from... \to... von... bis...

from beginning \to end von Anfang bis Ende

from morning \to night von morgens bis abends

front \to back von vorne bis hinten, von allen Seiten

I read the document front \to back ich habe das Dokument von vorne bis hinten gelesen

he's done everything from snowboarding \to windsurfing er hat von Snowboarden bis Windsurfen alles [mal] gemacht

from simple theft \to cold-blooded murder vom einfachen Diebstahl bis zum kaltblütigen Mord

17. BRIT (in clock times) vor, bis SÜDD

it's twenty \to six es ist zwanzig vor sechs

18. (causing) zu + dat

\to my relief/horror/astonishment zu meiner Erleichterung/meinem Entsetzen/meinem Erstaunen

much \to her surprise zu ihrer großen Überraschung

19. (according to) für + akk

\to me, it sounds like she's ending the relationship für mich hört sich das an, als ob sie die Beziehung beenden wollte

that outfit looks good \to me das Outfit gefällt mir gut

if it's acceptable \to you wenn Sie einverstanden sind

this would be \to your advantage das wäre zu deinem Vorteil, das wäre für dich von Vorteil

does this make any sense \to you? findest du das auf irgendeine Weise einleuchtend?

fifty pounds is nothing \to him fünfzig Pfund sind nichts für ihn

what's it \to you? ( fam) was geht dich das an?

20. (serving) für + akk

he works as a personal trainer \to the rich and famous er arbeitet als Personal Trainer für die Reichen und Berühmten

they are hat makers \to Her Majesty the Queen sie sind Hutmacher Ihrer Majestät, der Königin

economic adviser \to the president Wirtschaftsberater des Präsidenten

21. FILM (next to)

she was Ophelia \to Olivier's Hamlet in der Verfilmung von Olivier spielte sie neben Hamlet die Ophelia

22. (in honour of) auf + akk

here's \to you! auf dein/Ihr Wohl!

\to the cook! auf den Koch/die Köchin!

the record is dedicated \to her mother die Schallplatte ist ihrer Mutter gewidmet

I propose a toast \to the bride and groom ich bringe einen Toast auf die Braut und den Bräutigam aus

a memorial \to all the soldiers who died in Vietnam ein Denkmal für alle im Vietnamkrieg gefallenen Soldaten

23. (per)

the car gets 25 miles \to the gallon das Auto verbraucht eine Gallone auf 25 Meilen

three parts oil \to one part vinegar drei Teile Öl auf einen Teil Essig

the odds are 2 \to 1 that you'll lose die Chancen stehen 2 zu 1, dass du verlierst

24. (as a result of) von + dat

she awoke \to the sound of screaming sie wurden durch laute Schreie wach

I like exercising \to music ich trainiere gerne mit Musik

I can't dance \to this sort of music ich kann zu dieser Art Musik nicht tanzen

the band walked on stage \to rapturous applause die Band zog unter tosendem Applaus auf die Bühne

25. (roughly) bis + dat

thirty \to thirty-five people dreißig bis fünfunddreißig Leute

26. MATH (defining exponent) hoch

ten \to the power of three zehn hoch drei

27.

▶ that's all there is \to it das ist schon alles

▶ there's not much [or nothing] \to it das ist nichts Besonderes, da ist nichts Besonderes dabei

II. TO FORM INFINITIVES

1. (expressing future intention) zu

she agreed \to help sie erklärte sich bereit zu helfen

I'll have \to tell him ich werde es ihm sagen müssen

I don't expect \to be finished any later than seven ich denke, dass ich spätestens um sieben fertig sein werde

he lived \to see his first grandchild er durfte erleben, dass sein erstes Enkelkind geboren wurde

I have \to go on a business trip ich muss auf eine Geschäftsreise

the company is \to pay over £500,000 die Firma muss über 500.000 Pfund bezahlen

he's going \to write his memoirs er wird seine Memoiren schreiben

I have some things \to be fixed ich habe einige Dinge zu reparieren

Blair \to meet with Bush Blair trifft Bush

to be about \to do sth gerade etw tun wollen, im Begriff sein, etw zu tun

2. (forming requests) zu

she was told \to have the report finished by Friday sie wurde gebeten, den Bericht bis Freitag fertigzustellen

he told me \to wait er sagte mir, ich solle warten

I asked her \to give me a call ich bat sie, mich anzurufen

we asked her \to explain wir baten sie, es uns zu erklären

you've not \to do that du sollst das nicht tun

that man is not \to come here again der Mann darf dieses Haus nicht mehr betreten

young man, you're \to go to your room right now junger Mann, du gehst jetzt auf dein Zimmer

3. (expressing wish) zu

I need \to eat something first ich muss zuerst etwas essen

I'd love \to live in New York ich würde nur zu gern in New York leben

would you like \to dance? möchten Sie tanzen?

that child ought \to be in bed das Kind sollte [schon] im Bett sein

I want \to go now ich möchte jetzt gehen

I need \to go to the bathroom ich muss mal auf die Toilette

do you want \to come with us? willst du [mit uns] mitkommen?

I'd love \to go to France this summer ich würde diesen Sommer gern nach Frankreich fahren

4. (omitting verb)

are you going tonight? — I'm certainly hoping \to gehst du heute Abend? — das hoffe ich sehr

would you like to go and see the Russian clowns? — yes, I'd love \to möchtest du gern die russischen Clowns sehen? — ja, sehr gern

can you drive? — yes I'm able \to but I prefer not \to kannst du Auto fahren? — ja, das kann ich, aber ich fahre nicht gern

5. after adj (to complete meaning)

it's not likely \to happen es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass das geschieht, das wird wohl kaum geschehen

I was afraid \to tell her ich hatte Angst, es ihr zu sagen

he's able \to speak four languages er spricht vier Sprachen

she's due \to have her baby sie bekommt bald ihr Baby

I'm afraid \to fly ich habe Angst vorm Fliegen

she's happy \to see you back sie ist froh, dass du wieder zurück bist

I'm sorry \to hear that es tut mir leid, das zu hören

easy \to use leicht zu bedienen

languages are fun \to learn Sprachenlernen macht Spaß

it is interesting \to know that es ist interessant, das zu wissen

three months is too long \to wait drei Monate zu warten ist zu lang

I'm too nervous \to talk right now ich bin zu nervös, um jetzt zu sprechen

6. (expressing purpose)

I'm going there \to see my sister ich gehe dort hin, um meine Schwester zu treffen

she's gone \to pick Jean up sie ist Jean abholen gegangen

my second attempt \to make flaky pastry mein zweiter Versuch, einen Blätterteig zu machen

they have no reason \to lie sie haben keinerlei Grund zu lügen

I have the chance \to buy a house cheaply ich habe die Gelegenheit, billig ein Haus zu kaufen

something \to eat etwas zu essen

the first person \to arrive die erste Person, die ankam [o eintraf]

Armstrong was the first man \to walk on the moon Armstrong war der erste Mann, der den Mond betrat

7. (expressing intent)

we tried \to help wir versuchten zu helfen

\to make this cake, you'll need... für diesen Kuchen braucht man...

he managed \to escape es gelang ihm zu entkommen

8. (after wh- words)

I don't know what \to do ich weiß nicht, was ich tun soll

I don't know where \to begin ich weiß nicht, wo ich anfangen soll

she was wondering whether \to ask David about it sie fragte sich, ob sie David deswegen fragen sollte

can you tell me how \to get there? könne Sie mir sagen, wie ich dort hinkomme?

9. (introducing clause)

\to tell the truth [or \to be truthful] um die Wahrheit zu sagen

\to be quite truthful with you, Dave, I never really liked the man ich muss dir ehrlich sagen, Dave, ich konnte diesen Mann noch nie leiden

\to be honest um ehrlich zu sein

10. (in consecutive acts) um zu

he looked up \to greet his guests er blickte auf, um seine Gäste zu begrüßen

she reached out \to take his hand sie griff nach seiner Hand

they turned around \to find their car gone sie drehten sich um und bemerkten, dass ihr Auto verschwunden war

III. ADVERB

inv zu

to push [or pull] the door \to die Tür zuschlagen

to come \to zu sich dat kommen

to set \to sich akk daranmachen fam

they set \to with a will, determined to finish the job sie machten sich mit Nachdruck daran, entschlossen, die Arbeit zu Ende zu bringen

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[tuː]
1. PREPOSITION

1) = in direction of, towards zu

to go to the station — zum Bahnhof gehen

to go to the doctor( 's)/greengrocer's etc — zum Arzt/Gemüsehändler etc gehen

to go to the opera/concert etc — in die Oper/ins Konzert etc gehen

to go to France/London — nach Frankreich/London fahren

to go to Switzerland —

to go to school to go to bed — zur Schule or in die Schule gehen ins or zu Bett gehen

to the left — nach links

to the west — nach Westen

he came up to where I was standing —

to fall to the ground — auf den Boden or zu Boden fallen

to turn a picture/one's face to the wall — ein Bild/sich mit dem Gesicht zur Wand drehen

hold it up to the light — halte es gegen das Licht

2) = as far as, until bis

to count (up) to 20 —

there were (from) 40 to 60 people — es waren 40 bis 60 Leute da

it's 90 kms to Paris — nach Paris sind es 90 km

it's correct to a millimetre — es stimmt bis auf den Millimeter

8 years ago to the day — auf den Tag genau vor 8 Jahren

to this day — bis auf den heutigen Tag

they perished to a man — sie kamen alle bis auf den letzten Mann ums Leben

3) = in in (+dat)

I have never been to Brussels/India — ich war noch nie in Brüssel/Indien

4)

= secure to he nailed it to the wall/floor etc — er nagelte es an die Wand/auf den Boden etc

they tied him to the tree —

they held him to the ground — sie hielten ihn am Boden

5)

with indirect object to give sth to sb — jdm etw geben

a present from me to you —

who did you give it to? — wem haben Sie es gegeben?

I said to myself... — ich habe mir gesagt...

he was muttering/singing to himself — er murmelte/sang vor sich hin

what is it to you? — was geht dich das an?

he is kind to everyone — er ist zu allen freundlich

it's a great help to me — das ist eine große Hilfe für mich

he has been a good friend to us — er war uns (dat)

"To... " (on envelope etc) to pray to God — "An (+acc)..." zu Gott beten

6) in toasts auf (+acc)

to drink to sb — jdm zutrinken

to drink to sb's health — auf jds Wohl (acc) trinken

7)

= next to with position bumper to bumper — Stoßstange an Stoßstange

close to sb/sth — nahe bei jdm/etw

at right angles to the wall —

parallel to the wall — parallel zur Wand

to the west (of)/the left (of) — westlich/links (von)

8) with expressions of time vor

20 ( minutes) to 2 — 20 (Minuten) vor 2

at (a) quarter to 2 — um Viertel vor 2

25 to 3 — 5 (Minuten) nach halb 3

it was five to when we arrived — es war fünf vor, als wir ankamen

9) = in relation to zu

A is to B as C is to D —

by a majority of 10 to 7 — mit einer Mehrheit von 10 zu 7

they won by 4 goals to 2 — sie haben mit 4:2 (spoken: vier zu zwei) Toren gewonnen

10) = per pro; (in recipes, when mixing) auf (+acc)

one person to a room — eine Person pro Zimmer

11) MATH

3 to the 4th, 3 to the power of 4 — 3 hoch 4

12)

= concerning what do you say to the idea? — was hältst du von der Idee?

what would you say to a beer? — was hältst du von einem Bier?

that's all there is to it — das ist alles

to repairing television £30 (Comm) — (für) Reparatur eines Fernsehers £ 30

13)

= according to to the best of my knowledge — nach bestem Wissen

it's not to my taste — das ist nicht nach meinem Geschmack

14)

= accompanied by to sing to the guitar —

to sing sth to the tune of... — etw nach der Melodie von... singen

to dance to a tune/a band — zu einer Melodie/den Klängen or der Musik eines Orchesters tanzen

15)

= of ambassador to America/the King of France — Botschafter in Amerika/am Hofe des Königs von Frankreich

secretary to the director — Sekretärin des Direktors

16)

= producing to everyone's surprise — zu jedermanns Überraschung

17)

infinitive to begin to do sth — anfangen, etw zu tun

he decided to come — er beschloss zu kommen

I want to do it — ich will es tun

I want him to do it — ich will, dass er es tut

18)

conditional use of infinitive to see him now, one would never think... — wenn man ihn jetzt sieht, würde man nicht glauben,...

19)

infinitive expressing purpose, result to eat/work to live —

I did it to help you — ich tat es, um dir zu helfen

to get to the point,... — um zur Sache zu kommen,...

well, not to exaggerate... — ohne zu übertreiben,...

I arrived to find she had gone — als ich ankam, war sie weg

never to be found again — und wurde nie wiedergefunden

20)

omitting verb I don't want to — ich will nicht

I'll try to — ich werde es versuchen

you have to — du musst

I'd love to — sehr gerne

we didn't want to but we were forced to — wir wollten nicht, aber wir waren dazu gezwungen

I intended to (do it), but I forgot (to) — ich wollte es tun, aber ich habe es vergessen

buy it, it would be silly not to — kaufe es, es wäre dumm, es nicht zu tun

he often does things one doesn't expect him to — er macht oft Dinge, die man nicht von ihm erwartet

21)

set structures __diams; noun/pronoun + to + infinitive he is not the sort to do that — er ist nicht der Typ, der das täte, er ist nicht der Typ dazu

I have done nothing to deserve this — ich habe nichts getan, womit ich das verdient hätte

there's no-one to help us — es ist niemand da, der uns helfen könnte

who is he to order you around? — wer ist er denn, dass er dich so herumkommandiert?

he was the first to arrive — er kam als Erster an, er war der Erste, der ankam

who was the last to see her? —

there is much to be done — es gibt viel zu tun

what is there to do here? —

now is the time to do it — jetzt ist die (beste) Zeit, es zu tun

the book is still to be written — das Buch muss noch geschrieben werden

are you ready to go at last? — bist du endlich fertig?

it's hard to understand — es ist schwer zu verstehen

it's impossible to believe — das kann man einfach nicht glauben

you are foolish to try it — du bist dumm, das überhaupt zu versuchen

is it good to eat? —

it's too heavy to lift too young to marry — es ist zu schwer zum Heben zu jung zum Heiraten

he's too old to be still in short trousers — er ist schon so alt und trägt noch kurze Hosen

2. ADJECTIVE
door (= ajar) angelehnt; (= shut) zu
3. ADVERB

to and fro — hin und her; walk auf und ab

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to

A präp [tuː; tʊ; tə]

1. (Grundbedeutung) zu

2. (Richtung und Ziel, räumlich) zu, nach, an (akk), in (akk), auf (akk):

go to London nach London fahren;

from east to west von Osten nach Westen;

throw sth to the ground etwas auf den oder zu Boden werfen

3. in (dat):

have you ever been to London?

4. (Richtung, Ziel, Zweck) zu, auf (akk), an (akk), in (akk), für, gegen:

play to a large audience vor einem großen Publikum spielen; → duty A 1 a, invite A 1, pray B 2, etc

5. (Zugehörigkeit) zu, in (akk), für, auf (akk):

that is all there is to it das ist alles;

a cap with a tassel to it eine Mütze mit einer Troddel (daran);

a key to the case ein Schlüssel für den oder zum Koffer;

a room to myself ein Zimmer für mich (allein); → assistant B 1, end C 7, moral B 1, secretary 1, etc

6. (Übereinstimmung, Gemäßheit) nach, für, gemäß: → astonishment, etc

7. (im Verhältnis oder Vergleich) zu, gegen, gegenüber, auf (akk), mit:

the score is three to one (3-1) das Spiel oder es steht drei zu eins (3:1);

two is to four as four is to eight zwei verhält sich zu vier wie vier zu acht

8. (Ausmaß, Grenze, Grad) bis, (bis) zu, (bis) an (akk), auf (akk), in (dat):

to the clouds bis an die Wolken;

ten feet to the ground zehn Fuß bis zum Boden; → craziness

9. (zeitliche Ausdehnung oder Grenze) bis, bis zu, bis gegen, auf (akk), vor (dat):

from three to four von drei bis vier (Uhr);

it’s ten to five es ist zehn vor fünf

10. (Begleitung) zu, nach:

sing to a guitar zu einer Gitarre singen;

they danced to a tune sie tanzten nach einer Melodie; → dance A 1

11. zur Bildung des Dativs:

a) betont:

he gave the book to me, not to you! er gab das Buch mir, nicht Ihnen!

b) unbetont:

she was a good mother to him sie war ihm eine gute Mutter

B partikel [tʊ; tə]

1. zur Bezeichnung des Infinitivs:

to go gehen;

easy to understand leicht zu verstehen;

she was heard to cry man hörte sie weinen

2. (Zweck, Absicht) um zu, zu:

he only does it to earn money er tut es nur, um Geld zu verdienen

3. zur Verkürzung des Nebensatzes:

I weep to think of it ich weine, wenn ich daran denke;

he was the first to arrive er kam als Erster;

to hear him talk wenn man ihn (so) reden hört; → honest A 1 b

4. zur Bezeichnung eines Grundes:

why blame you me to love you? obs oder poet was tadelst du mich, weil ich dich liebe?

5. zur Andeutung eines aus dem Vorhergehenden zu ergänzenden Infinitivs:

I don’t go because I don’t want to ich gehe nicht, weil ich nicht (gehen) will

C adv [tuː]

1. a) zu, geschlossen:

pull the door to die Türe zuziehen

b) angelehnt:

leave the door to

2. (wieder) zu Bewusstsein oder zu sich: → bring to A 1, come to 1

3. SCHIFF nahe am Wind:

keep her to!

4. to and fro

a) hin und her,

b) auf und ab

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1.
[before vowel tʊ, before consonant tə, stressed tuː] preposition

1) (in the direction of and reaching) zu; (with name of place) nach

go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

go from town to town — von Stadt zu Stadt ziehen

throw the ball to me — wirf mir den Ball zu

2) (towards a condition or quality) zu

appoint somebody to a post — jemanden auf einen Posten berufen

3) (as far as) bis zu

from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

4) (next to, facing)

with one's back to the wall — mit dem Rücken zur Wand

5) (implying comparison, ratio, etc.)

[compared] to — verglichen mit; im Vergleich zu

3 is to 4 as 6 is to 8 — 3 verhält sich zu 4 wie 6 zu 8

it's ten to one he does something — die Chancen stehen zehn zu eins, dass er etwas tut

6) introducing relationship or indirect object

to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache (Dat.)

lend/explain etc. something to somebody — jemandem etwas leihen/erklären usw.

speak to somebody — mit jemandem sprechen

relate to something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) beziehen

to me — (in my opinion) meiner Meinung nach

secretary to the Minister — Sekretär des Ministers

a room to oneself — ein eigenes Zimmer

get four apples to the pound — vier Äpfel je Pfund bekommen

that's all there is to it — mehr ist dazu nicht zu sagen

what's that to you? — was geht das dich an?

7) (until) bis

to the end — bis zum Ende

to this day — bis heute

five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

8) with infinitive of a verb zu; expressing purpose, or after too um [...] zu

want to know — wissen wollen

do something to annoy somebody — etwas tun, um jemanden zu ärgern

too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

too hot to drink — zu heiß zum Trinken

to rebel is pointless — es ist sinnlos zu rebellieren

he woke to find himself in a strange room — er erwachte und fand sich in einem fremden Zimmer wieder

to use a technical term — um einen Fachausdruck zu gebrauchen

9) as substitute for infinitive

he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste
2.
[tuː] adverb

1) (just not shut)

be to — [Tür, Fenster:] angelehnt sein

push a door to — eine Tür anlehnen

2)

to and fro — hin und her

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5 Gresley, Sir Herbert Nigel

SUBJECT AREA: Land transport, Railways and locomotives

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b. 19 June 1876 Edinburgh, Scotland

d. 5 April 1941 Hertford, England

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English mechanical engineer, designer of the A4-class 4–6–2 locomotive holding the world speed record for steam traction.

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Gresley was the son of the Rector of Netherseale, Derbyshire; he was educated at Marlborough and by the age of 13 was skilled at making sketches of locomotives. In 1893 he became a pupil of F.W. Webb at Crewe works, London \& North Western Railway, and in 1898 he moved to Horwich works, Lancashire \& Yorkshire Railway, to gain drawing-office experience under J.A.F.Aspinall, subsequently becoming Foreman of the locomotive running sheds at Blackpool. In 1900 he transferred to the carriage and wagon department, and in 1904 he had risen to become its Assistant Superintendent. In 1905 he moved to the Great Northern Railway, becoming Superintendent of its carriage and wagon department at Doncaster under H.A. Ivatt. In 1906 he designed and produced a bogie luggage van with steel underframe, teak body, elliptical roof, bowed ends and buckeye couplings: this became the prototype for East Coast main-line coaches built over the next thirty-five years. In 1911 Gresley succeeded Ivatt as Locomotive, Carriage \& Wagon Superintendent. His first locomotive was a mixed-traffic 2–6–0, his next a 2–8–0 for freight. From 1915 he worked on the design of a 4–6–2 locomotive for express passenger traffic: as with Ivatt's 4 4 2s, the trailing axle would allow the wide firebox needed for Yorkshire coal. He also devised a means by which two sets of valve gear could operate the valves on a three-cylinder locomotive and applied it for the first time on a 2–8–0 built in 1918. The system was complex, but a later simplified form was used on all subsequent Gresley three-cylinder locomotives, including his first 4–6–2 which appeared in 1922. In 1921, Gresley introduced the first British restaurant car with electric cooking facilities.

With the grouping of 1923, the Great Northern Railway was absorbed into the London \& North Eastern Railway and Gresley was appointed Chief Mechanical Engineer. More 4–6– 2s were built, the first British class of such wheel arrangement. Modifications to their valve gear, along lines developed by G.J. Churchward, reduced their coal consumption sufficiently to enable them to run non-stop between London and Edinburgh. So that enginemen might change over en route, some of the locomotives were equipped with corridor tenders from 1928. The design was steadily improved in detail, and by comparison an experimental 4–6–4 with a watertube boiler that Gresley produced in 1929 showed no overall benefit. A successful high-powered 2–8–2 was built in 1934, following the introduction of third-class sleeping cars, to haul 500-ton passenger trains between Edinburgh and Aberdeen.

In 1932 the need to meet increasing road competition had resulted in the end of a long-standing agreement between East Coast and West Coast railways, that train journeys between London and Edinburgh by either route should be scheduled to take 8 1/4 hours. Seeking to accelerate train services, Gresley studied high-speed, diesel-electric railcars in Germany and petrol-electric railcars in France. He considered them for the London \& North Eastern Railway, but a test run by a train hauled by one of his 4–6–2s in 1934, which reached 108 mph (174 km/h), suggested that a steam train could better the railcar proposals while its accommodation would be more comfortable. To celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V, a high-speed, streamlined train between London and Newcastle upon Tyne was proposed, the first such train in Britain. An improved 4–6–2, the A4 class, was designed with modifications to ensure free running and an ample reserve of power up hill. Its streamlined outline included a wedge-shaped front which reduced wind resistance and helped to lift the exhaust dear of the cab windows at speed. The first locomotive of the class, named Silver Link, ran at an average speed of 100 mph (161 km/h) for 43 miles (69 km), with a maximum speed of 112 1/2 mph (181 km/h), on a seven-coach test train on 27 September 1935: the locomotive went into service hauling the Silver Jubilee express single-handed (since others of the class had still to be completed) for the first three weeks, a round trip of 536 miles (863 km) daily, much of it at 90 mph (145 km/h), without any mechanical troubles at all. Coaches for the Silver Jubilee had teak-framed, steel-panelled bodies on all-steel, welded underframes; windows were double glazed; and there was a pressure ventilation/heating system. Comparable trains were introduced between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh in 1937 and to Leeds in 1938.

Gresley did not hesitate to incorporate outstanding features from elsewhere into his locomotive designs and was well aware of the work of André Chapelon in France. Four A4s built in 1938 were equipped with Kylchap twin blast-pipes and double chimneys to improve performance still further. The first of these to be completed, no. 4468, Mallard, on 3 July 1938 ran a test train at over 120 mph (193 km/h) for 2 miles (3.2 km) and momentarily achieved 126 mph (203 km/h), the world speed record for steam traction. J.Duddington was the driver and T.Bray the fireman. The use of high-speed trains came to an end with the Second World War. The A4s were then demonstrated to be powerful as well as fast: one was noted hauling a 730-ton, 22-coach train at an average speed exceeding 75 mph (120 km/h) over 30 miles (48 km). The war also halted electrification of the Manchester-Sheffield line, on the 1,500 volt DC overhead system; however, anticipating eventual resumption, Gresley had a prototype main-line Bo-Bo electric locomotive built in 1941. Sadly, Gresley died from a heart attack while still in office.

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Principal Honours and Distinctions

Knighted 1936. President, Institution of Locomotive Engineers 1927 and 1934. President, Institution of Mechanical Engineers 1936.

Further Reading

F.A.S.Brown, 1961, Nigel Gresley, Locomotive Engineer, Ian Allan (full-length biography).

John Bellwood and David Jenkinson, Gresley and Stanier. A Centenary Tribute (a good comparative account).

See also: Bulleid, Oliver Vaughan Snell

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6 Stephenson, Robert

SUBJECT AREA: Land transport, Railways and locomotives

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b. 16 October 1803 Willington Quay, Northumberland, England

d. 12 October 1859 London, England

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English engineer who built the locomotive Rocket and constructed many important early trunk railways.

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Robert Stephenson's father was George Stephenson, who ensured that his son was educated to obtain the theoretical knowledge he lacked himself. In 1821 Robert Stephenson assisted his father in his survey of the Stockton \& Darlington Railway and in 1822 he assisted William James in the first survey of the Liverpool \& Manchester Railway. He then went to Edinburgh University for six months, and the following year Robert Stephenson \& Co. was named after him as Managing Partner when it was formed by himself, his father and others. The firm was to build stationary engines, locomotives and railway rolling stock; in its early years it also built paper-making machinery and did general engineering.

In 1824, however, Robert Stephenson accepted, perhaps in reaction to an excess of parental control, an invitation by a group of London speculators called the Colombian Mining Association to lead an expedition to South America to use steam power to reopen gold and silver mines. He subsequently visited North America before returning to England in 1827 to rejoin his father as an equal and again take charge of Robert Stephenson \& Co. There he set about altering the design of steam locomotives to improve both their riding and their steam-generating capacity. Lancashire Witch, completed in July 1828, was the first locomotive mounted on steel springs and had twin furnace tubes through the boiler to produce a large heating surface. Later that year Robert Stephenson \& Co. supplied the Stockton \& Darlington Railway with a wagon, mounted for the first time on springs and with outside bearings. It was to be the prototype of the standard British railway wagon. Between April and September 1829 Robert Stephenson built, not without difficulty, a multi-tubular boiler, as suggested by Henry Booth to George Stephenson, and incorporated it into the locomotive Rocket which the three men entered in the Liverpool \& Manchester Railway's Rainhill Trials in October. Rocket, was outstandingly successful and demonstrated that the long-distance steam railway was practicable.

Robert Stephenson continued to develop the locomotive. Northumbrian, built in 1830, had for the first time, a smokebox at the front of the boiler and also the firebox built integrally with the rear of the boiler. Then in Planet, built later the same year, he adopted a layout for the working parts used earlier by steam road-coach pioneer Goldsworthy Gurney, placing the cylinders, for the first time, in a nearly horizontal position beneath the smokebox, with the connecting rods driving a cranked axle. He had evolved the definitive form for the steam locomotive.

Also in 1830, Robert Stephenson surveyed the London \& Birmingham Railway, which was authorized by Act of Parliament in 1833. Stephenson became Engineer for construction of the 112-mile (180 km) railway, probably at that date the greatest task ever undertaken in of civil engineering. In this he was greatly assisted by G.P.Bidder, who as a child prodigy had been known as "The Calculating Boy", and the two men were to be associated in many subsequent projects. On the London \& Birmingham Railway there were long and deep cuttings to be excavated and difficult tunnels to be bored, notoriously at Kilsby. The line was opened in 1838.

In 1837 Stephenson provided facilities for W.F. Cooke to make an experimental electrictelegraph installation at London Euston. The directors of the London \& Birmingham Railway company, however, did not accept his recommendation that they should adopt the electric telegraph and it was left to I.K. Brunel to instigate the first permanent installation, alongside the Great Western Railway. After Cooke formed the Electric Telegraph Company, Stephenson became a shareholder and was Chairman during 1857–8.

Earlier, in the 1830s, Robert Stephenson assisted his father in advising on railways in Belgium and came to be increasingly in demand as a consultant. In 1840, however, he was almost ruined financially as a result of the collapse of the Stanhope \& Tyne Rail Road; in return for acting as Engineer-in-Chief he had unwisely accepted shares, with unlimited liability, instead of a fee.

During the late 1840s Stephenson's greatest achievements were the design and construction of four great bridges, as part of railways for which he was responsible. The High Level Bridge over the Tyne at Newcastle and the Royal Border Bridge over the Tweed at Berwick were the links needed to complete the East Coast Route from London to Scotland. For the Chester \& Holyhead Railway to cross the Menai Strait, a bridge with spans as long-as 460 ft (140 m) was needed: Stephenson designed them as wrought-iron tubes of rectangular cross-section, through which the trains would pass, and eventually joined the spans together into a tube 1,511 ft (460 m) long from shore to shore. Extensive testing was done beforehand by shipbuilder William Fairbairn to prove the method, and as a preliminary it was first used for a 400 ft (122 m) span bridge at Conway.

In 1847 Robert Stephenson was elected MP for Whitby, a position he held until his death, and he was one of the exhibition commissioners for the Great Exhibition of 1851. In the early 1850s he was Engineer-in-Chief for the Norwegian Trunk Railway, the first railway in Norway, and he also built the Alexandria \& Cairo Railway, the first railway in Africa. This included two tubular bridges with the railway running on top of the tubes. The railway was extended to Suez in 1858 and for several years provided a link in the route from Britain to India, until superseded by the Suez Canal, which Stephenson had opposed in Parliament. The greatest of all his tubular bridges was the Victoria Bridge across the River St Lawrence at Montreal: after inspecting the site in 1852 he was appointed Engineer-in-Chief for the bridge, which was 1 1/2 miles (2 km) long and was designed in his London offices. Sadly he, like Brunel, died young from self-imposed overwork, before the bridge was completed in 1859.

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Principal Honours and Distinctions

FRS 1849. President, Institution of Mechanical Engineers 1849. President, Institution of Civil Engineers 1856. Order of St Olaf (Norway). Order of Leopold (Belgium). Like his father, Robert Stephenson refused a knighthood.

Further Reading

L.T.C.Rolt, 1960, George and Robert Stephenson, London: Longman (a good modern biography).

J.C.Jeaffreson, 1864, The Life of Robert Stephenson, London: Longman (the standard nine-teenth-century biography).

M.R.Bailey, 1979, "Robert Stephenson \& Co. 1823–1829", Transactions of the Newcomen Society 50 (provides details of the early products of that company).

J.Kieve, 1973, The Electric Telegraph, Newton Abbot: David \& Charles.

See also: Pihl, Carl Abraham; Seguin, Marc

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Biographical history of technology > Stephenson, Robert
7 Brassey, Thomas

SUBJECT AREA: Railways and locomotives

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b. 7 November 1805 Buerton, Cheshire, England

d. 8 December 1870 St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, England

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English railway construction contractor.

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Brassey was initially a surveyor and road builder; his first railway contract was for ten miles (16 km) of the Grand Junction Railway in 1835, for which the engineer was Joseph Locke, with whom Brassey became closely associated. Gaining a justified reputation for integrity, Brassey built much of the London \& Southampton, Chester \& Crewe, and Sheffield Ashton-under-Lyne \& Manchester Railways, the Le Havre \& Rouen Railway and many others: by the late 1840s he was employing some 75,000 workers on his contracts. Subsequently, as sole contractor or with partners, Brassey built railways in many European countries, and in Canada, India, Australia and other countries. Between 1848 and 1861 he constructed 2,374 miles (3,820 km) of railway.

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Principal Honours and Distinctions

Croix de la Légion d'honneur (France). Order of the Iron Crown (Austria).

Further Reading

Obituary, 1872, Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers 33.

Arthur Helps, 1872, Life and Labours of Mr Brassey, reissued 1969, Augustus Kelley (this is the noted biography).

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