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101 Azores Islands
Atlantic archipelago of nine islands: Terceira, São Miguel, Santa Maria, Corvo, Graciosa, São Jorge, Faial, Pico, and Flores. This autonomous region of Portugal is 9,365 square kilometers (5,821 square miles) in area. First settled in the 1420s by Portuguese and Flemish colonists, the economy of the archipelago passed through various phases. The Azores' main crops in four phases were, in the 15th and 16th centuries, wheat and sugar; in the 17th century, woods; in the 18th and 19th centuries, oranges; and in the 20th century, cattle, dairy products, tobacco, and pineapples.Their location some 1,448 kilometers (900 miles) west of Portugal and over 1,769 kilometers (1,100 miles) from the eastern coast of the United States, and on major sea and trade routes, influenced the islands' development. Major themes of their history are isolation, North American influence, neglect by Portugal, and emigration to North America. As of the 19th century, large numbers of Azoreans immigrated to the United States. By the last quarter of the 20th century, statistics suggested, more people of Azorean descent lived in North America than inhabited the still sparely settled islands. Since World War I, when the U.S. Navy maintained a base at Ponta Delgada, São Miguel island, the Azores' society and economy have been influenced by foreign military base activity. In World War II (1943), British forces used an air base (Lajes) on Terceira island, under an agreement with Portugal, and thereafter the United States made a similar arrangement at Santa Maria. From 1951 on, the U.S. administered an air base at Lajes, Terceira, under North Atlantic Treaty Organization auspices. With that, American assistance and military base funds have played an important role in the archipelago's still largely unindustrialized economy.Since the 1960s, several Azorean independence movements have emerged, as well as other groups that advocate that the islands become part of the United States. Such movements have been encouraged by the islands' isolation, a troubled economy, and the fact that Portugal has never made developing the islands a major priority. After the fall of the dictatorship in 1974, the democratic Portugal organized new efforts to assist the Azores and, in the 1976 Constitution, the Azores were declared an autonomous region of Portugal with greater rights of self-government and management. In the 1990s, emigration from the Azores to both the United States and Canada continued, although not at the pace of earlier periods. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of overseas Portuguese from the Azores Islands resided in the eastern United States, California, and Canada. -
102 Transportation
Portugal's transportation system consists of 820 kilometers (492 miles) of navigable waterways, 3,630 kilometers (2,178 miles) of railroad, and 73,660 kilometers (44,196 miles) of roads, of which 12,660 (7,596 miles) are unpaved. Improving Portugal's roads and railroads were major priorities during the Estado Novo. In 1946, all of Portugal's private railroad companies were amalgamated into one, the Companhia Portuguesa de Caminhos de Ferro, which was granted a monopoly for rail transport. In 1959, the electrified line from Lisbon to Cascais and the Lisbon metro (subway) opened. Steam engines were gradually replaced with electric and diesel locomotives. During the Estado Novo, the length of Portugal's road network increased threefold and were considered good by European standards in 1950. However, accelerated economic development and the increase in the number of vehicles during the 1960s and 1970s outstripped road capacity, and Portuguese roads became the most dangerous in western Europe.Bridge building was also an Estado Novo priority, with bridges over the Douro at Oporto and the suspension bridge (the longest in Europe) at Lisbon being the most impressive examples. The Estado Novo also improved port facilities in Lisbon and Oporto, and built a new deep-water port at Sines. The Estado Novo also built airports at Lisbon (Portela), Oporto (Pedras Rubras), Faro in the Algarve, and Funchal on Madeira to encourage tourism. In 1946, a government-owned airline, Transportes Aéreas Portugueses (TAP), was created and began operating flights within Portugal and to the major cities of western Europe, several larger cities in the United States, South America, and the capital cities of Portugal's colonies in Africa.After joining the European Union (EU), Portugal began an ambitious program to modernize its transportation networks in 1986. During the 1990s, the nationalized railroad, airline, trucking, and bus companies were restructured and/or privatized. With the help of EU monies, Portugal's road network was upgraded and superhighways ( auto estradas) completed from Lisbon to Oporto and Faro in the Algarve, and from Lisbon and Oporto into Spain. Portugal's railroad network was upgraded to handle high-speed trains (TGVs) between the country's major cities and to Madrid. To facilitate logistics during Expo '98, a new metro station (Oriente) was opened and a new bridge (Vasco da Gama Bridge) built across the Tagus. In the meantime, Lisbon's international airport at Portela, despite steady improvements, could no longer accommodate efficiently the increasing air traffic. An important part of the plan to modernize the Lisbon region's transportation system is the long-debated construction of an additional airport, across the Tagus River, with adjoining roads and underground metro, set to open between 2010 and 2012. -
103 отстоять III
отсто|ять III - несов. (от рд.;
быть на расстоянии): ~ на 25 километров от... be* twenty-five kilometers (away) from;
~ друг от друга на 10 шагов be* ten paces apart;
деревня ~ит от станции на десять километров the village is ten kilometers away from the station.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > отстоять III
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104 проходить I
, пройти
1. pass;
~ мимо pass by;
~ через pass through;
он прошёл незаметно he passed by unobserved;
пройти по мосту cross a bridge;
посетители прошли в кабинет the visitors went/passed into the study;
дорога проходит около деревни the road passes close to the village;
2. (вн.;
какое-л. расстояние) cover( smth.), do* (smth.) ;
(о транспорте тж.) travel( smth.) ;
мы прошли двадцать километров не останавливаясь we did twenty kilometers without stopping;
за час поезд прошёл только 50 километров the train travelled only fifty kilometers in an hour;
3. (вн.;
миновать, оставлять позади себя) pass (smth.), pass through( smth.) ;
(по ошибке) miss (smth.) ;
заговорившись, пройти поворот дороги miss one`s turning while talking;
4. (распространяться - о слухах и т. п.) go* round, get* around;
по деревне прошёл слух, что... а rumour went round the village that...;
5. (продвигаться через что-л.) go* through;
шкаф не пройдёт в дверь the wardrobe won`t go through the door;
6. (просачиваться) go* through, seep through;
7. ( вн., через вн., подвергаться чему-л.) go* through, endure( smth.), experience( smth.) ;
~ через тяжёлые испытания go* through an ordeal;
8. (о времени) pass, slip away, elapse;
много лет прошло с тех пор years have elapsed since then;
дни проходят незаметно the days slip by;
как время быстро проходит! how time does fly!;
9. (заканчиваться с каким-л. результатом) go* off;
доклад прошёл удачно the lecture was a success, the lecture went off well;
концерт прошёл хорошо the concert was а success;
10. (вн.;
завершать какой-л. курс) take* (smth.), do* (smth.) ;
~ практику do* one`s practical training;
пройти курс лечения undergo*/take* а course of treatment;
11. (прекращаться) stop;
(о боли) pass off, go* off;
дождь прошёл it has stopped raining;
головная боль у него прошла his headache has passed off;
12. (быть утверждённым) pass, be* adopted, be* approved;
резолюция прошла the resolution has been passed/adopted;
проект прошёл the design has been accepted;
13. разг. (быть принятым, избранным) be* accepted;
его кандидатура прошла his candidature has been accepted/approved;
14. (вн.) разг. (изучать) go* through (smth.), study (smth.) ;
~ теоретическую грамматику study theoretical grammar;
это не пройдёт that won`t do/work.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > проходить I
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106 equal
'i:kwəl
1. adjective(the same in size, amount, value etc: four equal slices; coins of equal value; Are these pieces equal in size? Women want equal wages with men.) igual
2. noun(one of the same age, rank, ability etc: I am not his equal at running.) igual
3. verb(to be the same in amount, value, size etc: I cannot hope to equal him; She equalled his score of twenty points; Five and five equals ten.) igualar, equivaler- equality- equalize
- equalise
- equally
- equal to
equal1 adj igualwe all have equal rights todos tenemos igualdad de derechos / todos tenemos los mismos derechosequal2 n igualas a magician he has no equal como mago no tiene igual / como mago es únicoequal3 vb1. igualar2. ser igual / equivalerseven plus two equals nine siete más dos son nueve / siete más dos es igual a nuevetr['iːkwəl]1 (identical) igual; (same) mismo,-a■ now we're equal! ¡ya estamos iguales!2 (capable) capaz1 igual nombre masulino o femenino1 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL ser igual a, equivaler a■ 10 + 10 equals 20 10 + 10 son 202 (match) igualar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall (other) things being equal si todo sigue igual■ are you equal to climbing these stairs? ¿te sientes con fuerzas para subir esta escalera?to be on equal terms (with somebody) estar en igualdad de condiciones con alguiento treat somebody as an equal tratar a alguien de igual a igualequal opportunities igualdad nombre femenino de oportunidadesequal opportunity la misma oportunidadequal pay igualdad nombre femenino de salarioequals sign signo de igualdadequal rights igualdad nombre femenino de derechos1) : ser igual atwo plus three equals five: dos más tres es igual a cinco2) match: igualarequal adj1) same: igual2) adequate: adecuado, capazequal n: igual mfadj.• igual (Matemática) adj.• par adj.• parejero, -a adj.• parejo, -a adj.n.• igual s.m.• modelo s.m.v.• emparejar v.• igualar v.• ser igual a v.
I 'iːkwəl1)a) (in size, amount, ability) igualfive miles is equal to eight kilometers — cinco millas equivalen a or son iguales a ocho kilómetros
the windows are equal in size — las ventanas son de igual tamaño or son iguales de tamaño
b) (in privilege, status) igualequal opportunities/rights — igualdad f de oportunidades/derechos
we are an equal opportunities o opportunity employer — practicamos una política de igualdad de oportunidades (sin discriminar por razones de sexo, raza, credo, orientación sexual etc)
2) (capable, adequate)equal TO something: he isn't/doesn't feel equal to the task — no es/no se siente capaz de hacerlo
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noun igual mfmy boss treats me as an equal — mi jefe me trata como a su igual or de igual a igual
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transitive verb, BrE - ll-1) ( Math) ser* igual athree times three equals nine — tres por tres son nueve or es igual a nueve
2) \<\<record/time\>\> igualar•Phrasal Verbs:['iːkwǝl]1. ADJ1) (=identical in size, value) [number, amount] igualto be of equal importance/value — tener igual importancia/el mismo valor
with equal ease/indifference — con igual or la misma facilidad/indiferencia
to come equal first/second — (in competition) compartir el primer/segundo puesto; (in race) llegar ambos en primer/segundo lugar
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to be equal in sth, they are equal in strength — son igual de fuertes, tienen la misma fuerzathey are equal in size — son del mismo tamaño, son iguales de tamaño
they are equal in value — tienen el mismo valor, tienen igual valor
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all or other things being equal — si no intervienen otros factores•
an amount equal to half your salary — una cantidad equivalente a la mitad de tu sueldoto be equal to sth — (=equivalent) equivaler a algo
his silence was equal to an admission of guilt — su silencio equivalía a una admisión de culpabilidad
footingshe is equal to her mother in intelligence — es tan inteligente como su madre, es igual de inteligente que su madre
2) (=capable)•
to be/feel equal to sth, I'm confident that he is equal to the task — tengo la seguridad de que está capacitado para desempeñar la tareashe did not feel equal to going out — no se sentía con fuerzas or ánimo para salir
2. N1) (=person) igual mf2) (=thing)to have no equal, be without equal — no tener igual
a talent without equal — un talento sin igual or sin par
3. VT1) (Math) ser igual alet x equal y — si x es igual a y, suponiendo que x sea igual a y
2) [+ record, rival, quality] igualarthere is nothing to equal it — no hay nada que se le iguale, no hay nada que lo iguale
4.CPDequal opportunities NPL — igualdad fsing de oportunidades
Equal Opportunities Commission N — (Brit) Comisión f para la Igualdad de Oportunidades
equal opportunities or opportunity employer N — empresa f no discriminatoria
equal pay N — igual salario m
equal pay for equal work — igual salario or el mismo salario para el mismo trabajo
equal rights NPL — igualdad fsing de derechos
equals sign, equal sign N — (Math) signo m de igual
equal time N — (US) (Rad, TV) derecho m de respuesta
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I ['iːkwəl]1)a) (in size, amount, ability) igualfive miles is equal to eight kilometers — cinco millas equivalen a or son iguales a ocho kilómetros
the windows are equal in size — las ventanas son de igual tamaño or son iguales de tamaño
b) (in privilege, status) igualequal opportunities/rights — igualdad f de oportunidades/derechos
we are an equal opportunities o opportunity employer — practicamos una política de igualdad de oportunidades (sin discriminar por razones de sexo, raza, credo, orientación sexual etc)
2) (capable, adequate)equal TO something: he isn't/doesn't feel equal to the task — no es/no se siente capaz de hacerlo
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noun igual mfmy boss treats me as an equal — mi jefe me trata como a su igual or de igual a igual
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107 kph
,kei pi: 'ei( abbreviation) (kilometres per hour: driving at 80 kph.) k.p.h.tr['keɪ'piː'eɪʧ](= kilometers o (BrE) kilometres per hour) Km/hABBR= kilometres per hour km/h, kph* * *(= kilometers o (BrE) kilometres per hour) Km/h -
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Isubst. \/weə\/sted, hvorIIadv. \/weə\/1) hvor, på hvilken måte• where does this affect us?• where would we be if we hadn't done it?• where would be the use of trying?2) ( om sted) hvor• where are you going?• where is he?3) der, dit• in a country where it never snows, skiers must go abroadi et land der det aldri snør, må skiløpere reise utenlands• where he is weakest, is in his facts4) ( om fremtid) dit, hvorwhere... from? hvor... fra?, hvorfra?where... to? hvor? -
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I [klɒk]1) orologio m.to put the clocks forward, back one hour — portare gli orologi avanti, indietro di un'ora
to work around the clock — lavorare 24 ore su 24 o giorno e notte
2) (timer) (in computer) clock m., temporizzatore m.; (for central heating system) temporizzatore m.3) aut. colloq. contachilometri m.a car with 40,000 kilometers on the clock — un'auto che ha 40.000 km
4) sport cronometro m.••II [klɒk]1) sporthe clocked 9.6 seconds in the 100 metres — ha percorso i 100 metri in 9,6 secondi
2) BE colloq. (hit)to clock sb. (one) — mollarne uno a qcn
•- clock on- clock upIII [klɒk]nome abbigl. baguette f.* * *[klok] 1. noun1) (an instrument for measuring time, but not worn on the wrist like a watch: We have five clocks in our house; an alarm clock (= a clock with a ringing device for waking one up in the morning).) orologio2) (an instrument for measuring speed of a vehicle or distance travelled by a vehicle: My car has 120,000 miles on the clock.) contachilometri2. verb(to register (a time) on a stopwatch etc.) cronometrare- clockwork
- clock in
- out/on
- off
- clock up
- like clockwork
- round the clock* * *I [klɒk]1) orologio m.to put the clocks forward, back one hour — portare gli orologi avanti, indietro di un'ora
to work around the clock — lavorare 24 ore su 24 o giorno e notte
2) (timer) (in computer) clock m., temporizzatore m.; (for central heating system) temporizzatore m.3) aut. colloq. contachilometri m.a car with 40,000 kilometers on the clock — un'auto che ha 40.000 km
4) sport cronometro m.••II [klɒk]1) sporthe clocked 9.6 seconds in the 100 metres — ha percorso i 100 metri in 9,6 secondi
2) BE colloq. (hit)to clock sb. (one) — mollarne uno a qcn
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112 Douro, River
This river in the Iberian Peninsula is about 780 kilometers (485 miles) long and thus shorter than the Tagus. Known as the Rio Douro in Portuguese and the Rio Duero in Spanish, it rises in north-central Spain, first flows west to northeast Portugal, then turns south to form a section of the Luso-Spanish frontier, and ultimately flows west into the Atlantic Ocean three kilometers south of Oporto. Within Portugal, the Douro passes through deep gorges and steep hills and has rapids. Along sections of the Douro River grow the vineyards of the port wine industry, and in Oporto, along its banks, are found the so-called wine lodges of the port wine companies. -
113 Madeira Islands, Archipelago of
An autonomous region of Portugal in the Atlantic Ocean that consists of the islands of Madeira and Porto Santo and several smaller isles. The capital of the archipelago is Funchal on Madeira Island. The islands have a total area of 496 square kilometers (308 square miles) and are located about 1,126 kilometers (700 miles) southwest of Lisbon. Discovered uninhabited by Portuguese navigators between 1419 and 1425, but probably seen earlier by Italian navigators, the Madeiras were so named because of the extensive forests found on the islands' volcanic hills and mountains (the name Madeiras means wood or timber). Prince Henry of Aviz (Prince Henry the Navigator) was first responsible for the settlement and early colonization of these islands.The Madeiran economy was soon dominated by sugar plantations, which were begun when the Portuguese transplanted sugar plants from the Mediterranean. In the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, Madeira was worked largely by black African slaves brought from West Africa, and the islands produced sugar, cereals, and wine. Eventually the islands' fortunes were governed by a new kind of wine called "Madeira," developed in the 17th century. Madeira was produced using a heating process, and became famous as a sweet, fortified dessert wine popular both in Great Britain and in British North America. It was a favorite drink of America's Thomas Jefferson. The Madeira wine business was developed largely under British influence, management, and capital, although the labor was supplied by African slaves and Portuguese settlers. Two other main staples of these islands' economy were initially developed due to the initiatives of British residents as well. In the 18th century, Madeira became an early tourist attraction and health spa for Britain, and the islands' tourist facilities began to be developed. It was a British woman resident in the 19th century who introduced the idea of the Madeiran embroidered lace industry, an industry that sends its fine products not only to Portugal but all over the world.Since the 1950s, with new international airline connections with Britain and Portugal, the Madeiras have become a popular tourist destination and, along with Madeira wine, tourism became a major foreign exchange earner. Among European and British visitors especially, Madeira Island has attracted visitors who like flower and garden tours, challenging mountain walks, and water sports. Over the last century, a significant amount of Madeiran emigration has occurred, principally to the United States (California and Hawaii being the favored residential states), the Caribbean, and, more recently, South Africa. Since 1976, the Madeiras have been, like the Azores Islands, an autonomous region of Portugal.Historical dictionary of Portugal > Madeira Islands, Archipelago of
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114 seat-kilometer
seat-kilometer nпассажиро-километражseat-kilometers nпассажиро-километражavailable seat-kilometerрасполагаемый пассажиро-километражavailable seat-kilometersрасполагаемый пассажиро-километраж -
115 пассажиро-километраж
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117 проезжать
несовер. - проезжать;
совер. - проехать
1) (мимо кого-л./чего-л.;
через что-л.) pass/drive/ride through (past/by/along)
2) без доп. travel;
pass/drive/ride by
3) (что-л.) (некоторое расстояние) cover, do, make, проехать, проездить
1. сов. проехать go*, pass;
(на машине, автобусе) drive*;
(на лошади) ride*;
проехать улицу drive* the length of a street;
проехать посёлком go* through a village;
поезд проехал через туннель the train passed through a tunnel;
2. сов. проехатъ (вн.;
покрывать какое-л. расстояние) do* (smth.), cover (smth.) ;
двести километров он проехал за двое суток he did two hundred kilometers in two days;
3. сов. проехать (вн.;
пропускать нужную остановку) pass (smth.), miss (smth.) ;
проехать станцию miss one`s station;
4. сов. проездить (вн.) разг. (тратить на поездку) spend* (smth.) on the journey;
проездить сто тысяч рублей spend* а hundred thousand roubles on the journey.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > проезжать
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118 пролетать
несовер. - пролетать;
совер. - пролететь
1) (мимо чего-л.;
через что-л.) fly (past, by, over), pass (by, quickly)
2) (что-л.) cover, fly (a certain distance)
3) без доп.;
перен. (о времени) fly by, пролететь
1. (летя, миновать что-л.) fly* past/over/by;
самолёт пролетел над городом а jet flew over the town;
пролететь через пустыню fly* across а desert;
2. (вн., летя, продвинуться на какое-л. расстояние) fly* (smth.) ;
самолёт пролетел тысячу километров the plane flew/covered а thousand kilometers;
3. разг. (быстро проезжать) dash (along, through) ;
поезд пролетел мимо станции the train dashed through the station;
4. (о времени) fly* (by, along) ;
дни пролетели the days flew by;
он не заметил, как пролетел вечер the evening was over before he noticed it.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > пролетать
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119 простираться
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > простираться
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120 протягивать
несовер. - протягивать;
совер. - протянуть( что-л.)
1) (веревку, провод и т.д.) stretch, extend
2) (подавать) hold/stretch/reach out;
extend протягивать руку помощи ≈ to extend a helping hand to smb.
3) (ноту, звук и т.д.) drawl, prolong, sustain ∙ протягивать ноги, протянуть (вн.)
1. (натягивать) stretch (smth.) ;
верёвку протянули через двор they stretched а rоре across the yard;
~ телефонную линию erect а telephone line;
2. (вытягивать) stretch out( smth.) ;
протянуть руку за чем-л. stretch/hold* out one`s hand for smth. ;
reach for smth. ;
~ руку кому-л. hold* out one`s hand to smb. ;
~ кому-л. руку помощи offer smb. a helping hand;
3. (предлагать) offer (smth.), hold* out (smth.) ;
он протянул ей кошелёк he held out a purse to her;
4. (заставлять длительно звучать) sustain (smth.), draw* out (smth.) ;
(говорить медленно) drawl;
протянуть ноту hold*/sustain a note;
5. разг. (затягивать, задерживать) рrolong (smth.), drag out( smth.) ;
протянуть дело drag out an affair;
6. разг. (существовать) last;
он долго не протянет he won`t last long;
протянуть ноги kick the bucket;
по одёжке протягивай ножки посл. е cut the coat according to one`s cloth;
~ся, протянуться
7. (в пространстве) extend, stretch;
дорога протянулась на тысячи километров the road stretched for thousands of kilometers;
8. (о руках) stretch out, reach out;
(о ногах) stretch out;
9. разг. (продолжаться) last, go* on.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > протягивать
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kph — kilometers per hour. Also, k.p.h. * * * … Universalium
KM — Kilometers (Governmental » Transportation) Kilometer (Miscellaneous » Unit Measures) **** Kilometer (Governmental » Military) **** Kilometer (Governmental » Transportation) *** Kilometre (International » Turkish) ** Comoros (Regional » Countries) … Abbreviations dictionary
KMH — Kilometers per Hour (Miscellaneous » Unit Measures) * Kuruman, South Africa (Regional » Airport Codes) … Abbreviations dictionary