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  • 41 discourage

    1) (to take away the confidence, hope etc of: His lack of success discouraged him.) tage modet fra
    2) (to try to prevent (by showing disapproval etc): She discouraged all his attempts to get to know her.) prøve at forhindre
    3) ((with from) to persuade against: The rain discouraged him from going camping.) afholde fra
    * * *
    1) (to take away the confidence, hope etc of: His lack of success discouraged him.) tage modet fra
    2) (to try to prevent (by showing disapproval etc): She discouraged all his attempts to get to know her.) prøve at forhindre
    3) ((with from) to persuade against: The rain discouraged him from going camping.) afholde fra

    English-Danish dictionary > discourage

  • 42 drag

    [dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb
    1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) trække; slæbe
    2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) slæbe
    3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) slæbe
    4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) trække vod
    5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) slæbe sig afsted
    2. noun
    1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) hæmsko
    2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) hiv; sug
    3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) kedsommelig oplevelse
    4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) drag
    * * *
    [dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb
    1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) trække; slæbe
    2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) slæbe
    3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) slæbe
    4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) trække vod
    5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) slæbe sig afsted
    2. noun
    1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) hæmsko
    2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) hiv; sug
    3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) kedsommelig oplevelse
    4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) drag

    English-Danish dictionary > drag

  • 43 smother

    1) (to kill or die from lack of air, caused especially by a thick covering over the mouth and nose; to suffocate: He smothered his victim by holding a pillow over her face.) kvæle
    2) (to prevent (a fire) from burning by covering it thickly: He threw sand on the fire to smother it.) kvæle
    3) (to cover (too) thickly; to overwhelm: When he got home his children smothered him with kisses.) overvælde
    * * *
    1) (to kill or die from lack of air, caused especially by a thick covering over the mouth and nose; to suffocate: He smothered his victim by holding a pillow over her face.) kvæle
    2) (to prevent (a fire) from burning by covering it thickly: He threw sand on the fire to smother it.) kvæle
    3) (to cover (too) thickly; to overwhelm: When he got home his children smothered him with kisses.) overvælde

    English-Danish dictionary > smother

  • 44 direction

    [daɪ'rekʃn, dɪ-] 1.
    1) direzione f.

    to go in the right, wrong direction — andare nella direzione giusta, sbagliata

    2) (taken by company, government, career) orientamento m.

    the right, wrong direction for sb. — la strada giusta, sbagliata per qcn.

    to lack directionmancare di o essere senza obiettivi precisi

    3) cinem. rad. telev. regia f.; teatr. messa f. in scena; mus. direzione f.
    4) (control) direzione f.; (guidance) guida f.
    2.
    nome plurale directions
    1) (for route) indicazioni f.
    2) (for use) istruzioni f. (as to, about per, su)

    directions for use — istruzioni per l'uso, modalità d'impiego

    * * *
    [-ʃən]
    1) ((the) place or point to which one moves, looks etc: What direction did he go in?; They were heading in my direction (= towards me); I'll find my way all right - I've a good sense of direction.) direzione
    2) (guidance: They are under your direction.) direzione
    3) ((in plural) instructions (eg on how to get somewhere, use something etc): We asked the policeman for directions; I have lost the directions for this washing-machine.) istruzioni
    4) (the act of aiming or turning (something or someone) towards a certain point.) direzione
    * * *
    [daɪ'rekʃn, dɪ-] 1.
    1) direzione f.

    to go in the right, wrong direction — andare nella direzione giusta, sbagliata

    2) (taken by company, government, career) orientamento m.

    the right, wrong direction for sb. — la strada giusta, sbagliata per qcn.

    to lack directionmancare di o essere senza obiettivi precisi

    3) cinem. rad. telev. regia f.; teatr. messa f. in scena; mus. direzione f.
    4) (control) direzione f.; (guidance) guida f.
    2.
    nome plurale directions
    1) (for route) indicazioni f.
    2) (for use) istruzioni f. (as to, about per, su)

    directions for use — istruzioni per l'uso, modalità d'impiego

    English-Italian dictionary > direction

  • 45 freedom

    ['friːdəm]
    1) (liberty) libertà f. ( to do di fare)

    freedom of movement (of person) libertà di movimento; (of part, screw) gioco

    to give sb. his, her freedom — restituire a qcn. la sua libertà

    to give sb. the freedom of a city — dare a qcn. la cittadinanza onoraria

    3)

    freedom from (lack of) assenza di [ control]; (immunity from) il non avere [ fear]; il non dovere subire [ influence]

    * * *
    noun (the state of not being under control and being able to do whatever one wishes: The prisoner was given his freedom.) libertà
    * * *
    ['friːdəm]
    1) (liberty) libertà f. ( to do di fare)

    freedom of movement (of person) libertà di movimento; (of part, screw) gioco

    to give sb. his, her freedom — restituire a qcn. la sua libertà

    to give sb. the freedom of a city — dare a qcn. la cittadinanza onoraria

    3)

    freedom from (lack of) assenza di [ control]; (immunity from) il non avere [ fear]; il non dovere subire [ influence]

    English-Italian dictionary > freedom

  • 46 frustrate

    •• frustration, frustrate, frustrating

    •• Frustrate prevent somebody from doing something; prevent somebody’s plans from being carried out (A.S. Hornby).
    •• Кто-то неплохо сказал: странно, что в русском языке нет слова для описания этого чувства, ведь испытываешь его в России на каждом шагу. Добавлю: в том числе, когда приходится переводить английские предложения со словом frustration. Чем тут помочь? Профессиональные психологи не стали мучиться, а заимствовали это понятие; они говорят о фрустрации, фрустрированности. Переводчик не всегда может позволить себе такую роскошь – его просто не поймут (в прямом и переносном смысле). В зависимости от контекста frustration и frustrate (например, во фразе I get increasingly frustrated) можно переводить при помощи самых разных слов. Тут и отчаяние, и раздражение, и разочарование, и безвыходное положение, и досада, и озлобленность, и чувство безысходности, бессилия, и многое другое. Главное – проникнуться глубинной семантикой этого слова (ощущение невозможности что-либо сделать, чтобы изменить положение к лучшему), почувствовать его «внутренний образ». Может быть, для этого достаточно пожить месяц-другой в условиях нашего быта (или просто постоять в очереди на паспортный контроль в аэропорту).
    •• Несколько примеров:
    •• 1. [English] spelling and pronunciation are capricious and frustrating for non-native speakers (Time). Возможный перевод: ...невероятно трудны для иностранцев (приводят иностранцев в отчаянье);
    •• 2....the venom with which he was attacked may be attributed to their frustrated rage (J.H. Plumb). – ...возможно, был следствием их бессильной ярости;
    •• 3. Post-war Britain was a frustration to the advertising man (E.S. Turner). – В послевоенной Великобритании мастеров рекламы подстерегали сплошные разочарования;
    •• 4. Last August, Walter’s predecessor, Alex Mandl, resigned after a six-month tenure, similarly frustrated in his quest to become CEO (Time). – ...ушел в отставку, проработав на своем посту шесть месяцев, и тоже не сумев занять место первого руководителя;
    •• 5. Lippmann correctly foretold the frustrations of an essentially reactionary foreign policy based on containment (Henry Kissinger). В этом интересном примере frustrations можно перевести как тупики. В другом примере из того же автора перевод слова frustration облегчается глаголом, который «подсказывает» конкретизацию (конкретизация и генерализация – два великих помощника переводчика, особенно устного, и обращаться к их услугам надо тем смелее, чем меньше времени у вас на размышления): Nixon inherited a society rent by frustration. – Никсон унаследовал общество, раздираемое противоречиями.
    •• * Изучение бездонного в смысле переводческих проблем слова frustration может идти по двум линиям: во-первых, можно до бесконечности множить примеры контекстуального перевода, что по-своему поучительно. Во-вторых, можно попытаться выделить некое достаточно аморфное смысловое ядро, помогающее в поисках перевода, – при недостатке времени оно может выручить переводчика как компромиссный запасной вариант.
    •• Попытки выделить его глубинный смысл не всегда удачны. Так, например, автор замечательной колонки в газете Moscow Times Мишель Берди (Michele A. Berdy), рассуждая о том, почему это слово не имеет однозначного соответствия в русском языке, пишет:
    •• Here’s my theory: Frustration in the Western sense of irritation over relatively petty and minor annoyances doesn’t exist here [in Russia].
    •• Мне кажется, что такая трактовка этого слова подтверждается далеко не всегда.Вот лишь один пример, где frustration относится отнюдь не к мелким тяготам жизни:
    •• As the United Nations mourned its dead, including its respected chief Iraq representative, Sergio Vieira de Mello, Annan voiced frustration with the lack of security and the failure of the U.S.-led occupation powers to anticipate the dangers and hardships of Iraq after Saddam Hussein’s government fell. (Washington Post)
    •• Здесь frustration, конечно, не раздражение, а крайнее недовольство. Недовольство удачно характеризует реакцию субъекта и в следующих предложениях:
    •• Finally, it would bring to an end the ability of governments throughout the region to divert their peoples’ frustration about their own governing failures toward hatred of the United States for its unwillingness to move Israel. (Washington Post) - И, наконец, правительства стран региона уже не смогут переключать внимание своих народов, недовольных/возмущенных провалами их политики, на Соединенные Штаты, обвиняемые в нежелании надавить на Израиль.
    •• Mr. Wolfowitz, meanwhile, expressed frustration with reports on Iraq from Arab news media that he said had inflamed opinion against the American presence.
    •• Здесь – недовольство освещением иракской тематики в арабских СМИ.
    •• Часто хорошими контекстуальными вариантами могут стать слова, трудные для перевода c русского языка. К числу таких слов А. Шмелев в своей книге справедливо относит слово обида ( обидный). Мне кажется, оно хорошо подойдет в переводе следующей фразы из New York Times:
    •• An article yesterday on the frustrations of Hans Blix, the retiring chief weapons inspector for the United Nations, misstated his age.
    •• Есть, по-моему, в этой фразе щепотка иронии, и перевод вчерашняя статья об обидах Ханса Бликса... может быть воспринят таким же образом.
    •• А вот переводческая задачка, связанная со словом frustratingly:
    •• Mr Blair said that the parties to the Northern Ireland political process were frustratingly closeto an agreement but had yet to finalise a deal. (BBC)
    •• Мне кажется, что здесь напрашивается перевод до обидного близки к договоренности. Здесь опять-таки тот случай – кстати, не такой уж редкий, – когда труднопереводимое слово одного языка удачно подходит для перевода трудного, хотя по своему содержанию на первый взгляд довольно далекого от него слова из другого языка. Это еще одно подтверждение того, что в словарях, претендующих на полноту и ориентированных на переводчиков, наречия должны в ряде случаев рассматриваться отдельно (см. также слово historically).
    •• Забавное слово, которое, возможно, является выражением крайней степени «frustration по-русски» встретилось в одном из интервью М.С. Горбачева: Ярость, бедность, осточертелость выплеснутся.
    •• Подробнее о втором направлении поисков, на мой взгляд более интересном и плодотворном. У меня создается впечатление, что в последнее время условным смысловым ядром слова frustration (frustrating, to frustrate) можно считать понятие деморализации и близкое к нему ощущение тупика. Вот пара свежих примеров. Первый – из выступления в ООН:
    •• Where there are gaps in the criminal justice chain, the work of the police could be incomplete and frustrating.
    •• Выбор у переводчика большой, да только все варианты длинные (например, ...в работе полиции возникают изъяны, чреватые морально-психологическими последствиями/подрывом морального духа личного состава или, несколько короче, ...работа полиции может давать сбои и казаться безрезультатной/тщетной). Но, наверное, в устном переводе возможно и такое решение («палочка-выручалочка»): ...опасность сбоев и деморализации.
    •• Другой пример, из New York Times:
    •• While some Iranians still believe in their theocracy, the majority want a sweeping transformation. They do not want to be told what to think, what to wear, what to read, what to watch and how to behave, and they are frustrated by the glacial pace of change.
    •• Опять-таки выбор переводческих решений достаточно велик, но вариант «навскидку»...они деморализованы крайне медленными темпами перемен – пожалуй, не худший из возможных.
    •• В статье в New York Times об американских военнослужащих в Ираке читаем:
    •• Our exhausted and frustrated soldiers are in a hideously difficult environment they’re not familiar with, dealing with a culture America only dimly understands.
    •• Пожалуй, лучший вариант по-русски:
    •• Наши измотанные и деморализованные солдаты...
    •• Одна из возможных стратегий перевода слова frustration – перенос акцента с эмоционального состояния человека на причину или результат этого состояния. Например, когда человек is frustrated, то он обычно – что вполне естественно – крайне недоволен этим. Поэтому фраза из статьи в Washington Post:
    •• Part of it stemmed from his frustration with the culture of the White House
    •• вполне может быть переведена как
    •• Отчасти это было связано с его крайним недовольством порядками, царящими в Белом доме.
    •• Тот же прием буквально напрашивается и в следующем примере из статьи в New York Times о сериале Sex and the City:
    •• Last season found the fantastic foursome mired in the realities of motherhood, career frustration and heartbreak.
    •• По-русски проще всего – и вполне верно – сказать карьерные неудачи. Вместо описания состояния – его причина. В «Моем несистематическом словаре» я писал, что русское слово неудача часто бывает несколько мягче английского failure. Поэтому frustration = неудача – довольно закономерное контекстуальное соответствие.
    •• Надо, однако, согласиться, что часто это слово выражает состояние, гораздо менее сильное, чем предполагают такие русские слова, как отчаяние или безысходность (соответствия, приводимые во многих словарях). Вот фрагмент рецензии из газеты Chicago Tribune на фильм режиссера Эндрю Джареки Capturing the Friedmans:
    •• One former student describing Arnold’s basement sessions as nothing more than a boring computer class is followed by the lead investigator characterizing them as afree-for-all.At first this lack of resolution is frustrating, like Jaracki owes it to us to solve this case in a way that investigators and journalists couldn’t.
    •• Здесь, наверное, можно сказать отсутствие вывода/сохранение неопределенности приводит зрителя в замешательство (неплохо также ставит в тупик или вызывает раздражение).
    •• Наконец, иногда слова этого корня приходится переосмысливать полностью. Так, в начале истории с ЮКОСом в журнале Time появилась следующая характеристика поведения российского президента: Mr. Putin has remained frustratingly silent. Конечно, можно сказать к досаде..., Путин сохраняет молчание – но к чьей «досаде»? Журналистов, наблюдателей, публики? Или «ко всеобщей досаде»? Все это будет домысливанием. Так что лучше, наверное, сказать что-то вроде сохраняет загадочное/непроницаемое молчание.

    English-Russian nonsystematic dictionary > frustrate

  • 47 frustrating

    •• frustration, frustrate, frustrating

    •• Frustrate prevent somebody from doing something; prevent somebody’s plans from being carried out (A.S. Hornby).
    •• Кто-то неплохо сказал: странно, что в русском языке нет слова для описания этого чувства, ведь испытываешь его в России на каждом шагу. Добавлю: в том числе, когда приходится переводить английские предложения со словом frustration. Чем тут помочь? Профессиональные психологи не стали мучиться, а заимствовали это понятие; они говорят о фрустрации, фрустрированности. Переводчик не всегда может позволить себе такую роскошь – его просто не поймут (в прямом и переносном смысле). В зависимости от контекста frustration и frustrate (например, во фразе I get increasingly frustrated) можно переводить при помощи самых разных слов. Тут и отчаяние, и раздражение, и разочарование, и безвыходное положение, и досада, и озлобленность, и чувство безысходности, бессилия, и многое другое. Главное – проникнуться глубинной семантикой этого слова (ощущение невозможности что-либо сделать, чтобы изменить положение к лучшему), почувствовать его «внутренний образ». Может быть, для этого достаточно пожить месяц-другой в условиях нашего быта (или просто постоять в очереди на паспортный контроль в аэропорту).
    •• Несколько примеров:
    •• 1. [English] spelling and pronunciation are capricious and frustrating for non-native speakers (Time). Возможный перевод: ...невероятно трудны для иностранцев (приводят иностранцев в отчаянье);
    •• 2....the venom with which he was attacked may be attributed to their frustrated rage (J.H. Plumb). – ...возможно, был следствием их бессильной ярости;
    •• 3. Post-war Britain was a frustration to the advertising man (E.S. Turner). – В послевоенной Великобритании мастеров рекламы подстерегали сплошные разочарования;
    •• 4. Last August, Walter’s predecessor, Alex Mandl, resigned after a six-month tenure, similarly frustrated in his quest to become CEO (Time). – ...ушел в отставку, проработав на своем посту шесть месяцев, и тоже не сумев занять место первого руководителя;
    •• 5. Lippmann correctly foretold the frustrations of an essentially reactionary foreign policy based on containment (Henry Kissinger). В этом интересном примере frustrations можно перевести как тупики. В другом примере из того же автора перевод слова frustration облегчается глаголом, который «подсказывает» конкретизацию (конкретизация и генерализация – два великих помощника переводчика, особенно устного, и обращаться к их услугам надо тем смелее, чем меньше времени у вас на размышления): Nixon inherited a society rent by frustration. – Никсон унаследовал общество, раздираемое противоречиями.
    •• * Изучение бездонного в смысле переводческих проблем слова frustration может идти по двум линиям: во-первых, можно до бесконечности множить примеры контекстуального перевода, что по-своему поучительно. Во-вторых, можно попытаться выделить некое достаточно аморфное смысловое ядро, помогающее в поисках перевода, – при недостатке времени оно может выручить переводчика как компромиссный запасной вариант.
    •• Попытки выделить его глубинный смысл не всегда удачны. Так, например, автор замечательной колонки в газете Moscow Times Мишель Берди (Michele A. Berdy), рассуждая о том, почему это слово не имеет однозначного соответствия в русском языке, пишет:
    •• Here’s my theory: Frustration in the Western sense of irritation over relatively petty and minor annoyances doesn’t exist here [in Russia].
    •• Мне кажется, что такая трактовка этого слова подтверждается далеко не всегда.Вот лишь один пример, где frustration относится отнюдь не к мелким тяготам жизни:
    •• As the United Nations mourned its dead, including its respected chief Iraq representative, Sergio Vieira de Mello, Annan voiced frustration with the lack of security and the failure of the U.S.-led occupation powers to anticipate the dangers and hardships of Iraq after Saddam Hussein’s government fell. (Washington Post)
    •• Здесь frustration, конечно, не раздражение, а крайнее недовольство. Недовольство удачно характеризует реакцию субъекта и в следующих предложениях:
    •• Finally, it would bring to an end the ability of governments throughout the region to divert their peoples’ frustration about their own governing failures toward hatred of the United States for its unwillingness to move Israel. (Washington Post) - И, наконец, правительства стран региона уже не смогут переключать внимание своих народов, недовольных/возмущенных провалами их политики, на Соединенные Штаты, обвиняемые в нежелании надавить на Израиль.
    •• Mr. Wolfowitz, meanwhile, expressed frustration with reports on Iraq from Arab news media that he said had inflamed opinion against the American presence.
    •• Здесь – недовольство освещением иракской тематики в арабских СМИ.
    •• Часто хорошими контекстуальными вариантами могут стать слова, трудные для перевода c русского языка. К числу таких слов А. Шмелев в своей книге справедливо относит слово обида ( обидный). Мне кажется, оно хорошо подойдет в переводе следующей фразы из New York Times:
    •• An article yesterday on the frustrations of Hans Blix, the retiring chief weapons inspector for the United Nations, misstated his age.
    •• Есть, по-моему, в этой фразе щепотка иронии, и перевод вчерашняя статья об обидах Ханса Бликса... может быть воспринят таким же образом.
    •• А вот переводческая задачка, связанная со словом frustratingly:
    •• Mr Blair said that the parties to the Northern Ireland political process were frustratingly closeto an agreement but had yet to finalise a deal. (BBC)
    •• Мне кажется, что здесь напрашивается перевод до обидного близки к договоренности. Здесь опять-таки тот случай – кстати, не такой уж редкий, – когда труднопереводимое слово одного языка удачно подходит для перевода трудного, хотя по своему содержанию на первый взгляд довольно далекого от него слова из другого языка. Это еще одно подтверждение того, что в словарях, претендующих на полноту и ориентированных на переводчиков, наречия должны в ряде случаев рассматриваться отдельно (см. также слово historically).
    •• Забавное слово, которое, возможно, является выражением крайней степени «frustration по-русски» встретилось в одном из интервью М.С. Горбачева: Ярость, бедность, осточертелость выплеснутся.
    •• Подробнее о втором направлении поисков, на мой взгляд более интересном и плодотворном. У меня создается впечатление, что в последнее время условным смысловым ядром слова frustration (frustrating, to frustrate) можно считать понятие деморализации и близкое к нему ощущение тупика. Вот пара свежих примеров. Первый – из выступления в ООН:
    •• Where there are gaps in the criminal justice chain, the work of the police could be incomplete and frustrating.
    •• Выбор у переводчика большой, да только все варианты длинные (например, ...в работе полиции возникают изъяны, чреватые морально-психологическими последствиями/подрывом морального духа личного состава или, несколько короче, ...работа полиции может давать сбои и казаться безрезультатной/тщетной). Но, наверное, в устном переводе возможно и такое решение («палочка-выручалочка»): ...опасность сбоев и деморализации.
    •• Другой пример, из New York Times:
    •• While some Iranians still believe in their theocracy, the majority want a sweeping transformation. They do not want to be told what to think, what to wear, what to read, what to watch and how to behave, and they are frustrated by the glacial pace of change.
    •• Опять-таки выбор переводческих решений достаточно велик, но вариант «навскидку»...они деморализованы крайне медленными темпами перемен – пожалуй, не худший из возможных.
    •• В статье в New York Times об американских военнослужащих в Ираке читаем:
    •• Our exhausted and frustrated soldiers are in a hideously difficult environment they’re not familiar with, dealing with a culture America only dimly understands.
    •• Пожалуй, лучший вариант по-русски:
    •• Наши измотанные и деморализованные солдаты...
    •• Одна из возможных стратегий перевода слова frustration – перенос акцента с эмоционального состояния человека на причину или результат этого состояния. Например, когда человек is frustrated, то он обычно – что вполне естественно – крайне недоволен этим. Поэтому фраза из статьи в Washington Post:
    •• Part of it stemmed from his frustration with the culture of the White House
    •• вполне может быть переведена как
    •• Отчасти это было связано с его крайним недовольством порядками, царящими в Белом доме.
    •• Тот же прием буквально напрашивается и в следующем примере из статьи в New York Times о сериале Sex and the City:
    •• Last season found the fantastic foursome mired in the realities of motherhood, career frustration and heartbreak.
    •• По-русски проще всего – и вполне верно – сказать карьерные неудачи. Вместо описания состояния – его причина. В «Моем несистематическом словаре» я писал, что русское слово неудача часто бывает несколько мягче английского failure. Поэтому frustration = неудача – довольно закономерное контекстуальное соответствие.
    •• Надо, однако, согласиться, что часто это слово выражает состояние, гораздо менее сильное, чем предполагают такие русские слова, как отчаяние или безысходность (соответствия, приводимые во многих словарях). Вот фрагмент рецензии из газеты Chicago Tribune на фильм режиссера Эндрю Джареки Capturing the Friedmans:
    •• One former student describing Arnold’s basement sessions as nothing more than a boring computer class is followed by the lead investigator characterizing them as afree-for-all.At first this lack of resolution is frustrating, like Jaracki owes it to us to solve this case in a way that investigators and journalists couldn’t.
    •• Здесь, наверное, можно сказать отсутствие вывода/сохранение неопределенности приводит зрителя в замешательство (неплохо также ставит в тупик или вызывает раздражение).
    •• Наконец, иногда слова этого корня приходится переосмысливать полностью. Так, в начале истории с ЮКОСом в журнале Time появилась следующая характеристика поведения российского президента: Mr. Putin has remained frustratingly silent. Конечно, можно сказать к досаде..., Путин сохраняет молчание – но к чьей «досаде»? Журналистов, наблюдателей, публики? Или «ко всеобщей досаде»? Все это будет домысливанием. Так что лучше, наверное, сказать что-то вроде сохраняет загадочное/непроницаемое молчание.

    English-Russian nonsystematic dictionary > frustrating

  • 48 frustration

    •• frustration, frustrate, frustrating

    •• Frustrate prevent somebody from doing something; prevent somebody’s plans from being carried out (A.S. Hornby).
    •• Кто-то неплохо сказал: странно, что в русском языке нет слова для описания этого чувства, ведь испытываешь его в России на каждом шагу. Добавлю: в том числе, когда приходится переводить английские предложения со словом frustration. Чем тут помочь? Профессиональные психологи не стали мучиться, а заимствовали это понятие; они говорят о фрустрации, фрустрированности. Переводчик не всегда может позволить себе такую роскошь – его просто не поймут (в прямом и переносном смысле). В зависимости от контекста frustration и frustrate (например, во фразе I get increasingly frustrated) можно переводить при помощи самых разных слов. Тут и отчаяние, и раздражение, и разочарование, и безвыходное положение, и досада, и озлобленность, и чувство безысходности, бессилия, и многое другое. Главное – проникнуться глубинной семантикой этого слова (ощущение невозможности что-либо сделать, чтобы изменить положение к лучшему), почувствовать его «внутренний образ». Может быть, для этого достаточно пожить месяц-другой в условиях нашего быта (или просто постоять в очереди на паспортный контроль в аэропорту).
    •• Несколько примеров:
    •• 1. [English] spelling and pronunciation are capricious and frustrating for non-native speakers (Time). Возможный перевод: ...невероятно трудны для иностранцев (приводят иностранцев в отчаянье);
    •• 2....the venom with which he was attacked may be attributed to their frustrated rage (J.H. Plumb). – ...возможно, был следствием их бессильной ярости;
    •• 3. Post-war Britain was a frustration to the advertising man (E.S. Turner). – В послевоенной Великобритании мастеров рекламы подстерегали сплошные разочарования;
    •• 4. Last August, Walter’s predecessor, Alex Mandl, resigned after a six-month tenure, similarly frustrated in his quest to become CEO (Time). – ...ушел в отставку, проработав на своем посту шесть месяцев, и тоже не сумев занять место первого руководителя;
    •• 5. Lippmann correctly foretold the frustrations of an essentially reactionary foreign policy based on containment (Henry Kissinger). В этом интересном примере frustrations можно перевести как тупики. В другом примере из того же автора перевод слова frustration облегчается глаголом, который «подсказывает» конкретизацию (конкретизация и генерализация – два великих помощника переводчика, особенно устного, и обращаться к их услугам надо тем смелее, чем меньше времени у вас на размышления): Nixon inherited a society rent by frustration. – Никсон унаследовал общество, раздираемое противоречиями.
    •• * Изучение бездонного в смысле переводческих проблем слова frustration может идти по двум линиям: во-первых, можно до бесконечности множить примеры контекстуального перевода, что по-своему поучительно. Во-вторых, можно попытаться выделить некое достаточно аморфное смысловое ядро, помогающее в поисках перевода, – при недостатке времени оно может выручить переводчика как компромиссный запасной вариант.
    •• Попытки выделить его глубинный смысл не всегда удачны. Так, например, автор замечательной колонки в газете Moscow Times Мишель Берди (Michele A. Berdy), рассуждая о том, почему это слово не имеет однозначного соответствия в русском языке, пишет:
    •• Here’s my theory: Frustration in the Western sense of irritation over relatively petty and minor annoyances doesn’t exist here [in Russia].
    •• Мне кажется, что такая трактовка этого слова подтверждается далеко не всегда.Вот лишь один пример, где frustration относится отнюдь не к мелким тяготам жизни:
    •• As the United Nations mourned its dead, including its respected chief Iraq representative, Sergio Vieira de Mello, Annan voiced frustration with the lack of security and the failure of the U.S.-led occupation powers to anticipate the dangers and hardships of Iraq after Saddam Hussein’s government fell. (Washington Post)
    •• Здесь frustration, конечно, не раздражение, а крайнее недовольство. Недовольство удачно характеризует реакцию субъекта и в следующих предложениях:
    •• Finally, it would bring to an end the ability of governments throughout the region to divert their peoples’ frustration about their own governing failures toward hatred of the United States for its unwillingness to move Israel. (Washington Post) - И, наконец, правительства стран региона уже не смогут переключать внимание своих народов, недовольных/возмущенных провалами их политики, на Соединенные Штаты, обвиняемые в нежелании надавить на Израиль.
    •• Mr. Wolfowitz, meanwhile, expressed frustration with reports on Iraq from Arab news media that he said had inflamed opinion against the American presence.
    •• Здесь – недовольство освещением иракской тематики в арабских СМИ.
    •• Часто хорошими контекстуальными вариантами могут стать слова, трудные для перевода c русского языка. К числу таких слов А. Шмелев в своей книге справедливо относит слово обида ( обидный). Мне кажется, оно хорошо подойдет в переводе следующей фразы из New York Times:
    •• An article yesterday on the frustrations of Hans Blix, the retiring chief weapons inspector for the United Nations, misstated his age.
    •• Есть, по-моему, в этой фразе щепотка иронии, и перевод вчерашняя статья об обидах Ханса Бликса... может быть воспринят таким же образом.
    •• А вот переводческая задачка, связанная со словом frustratingly:
    •• Mr Blair said that the parties to the Northern Ireland political process were frustratingly closeto an agreement but had yet to finalise a deal. (BBC)
    •• Мне кажется, что здесь напрашивается перевод до обидного близки к договоренности. Здесь опять-таки тот случай – кстати, не такой уж редкий, – когда труднопереводимое слово одного языка удачно подходит для перевода трудного, хотя по своему содержанию на первый взгляд довольно далекого от него слова из другого языка. Это еще одно подтверждение того, что в словарях, претендующих на полноту и ориентированных на переводчиков, наречия должны в ряде случаев рассматриваться отдельно (см. также слово historically).
    •• Забавное слово, которое, возможно, является выражением крайней степени «frustration по-русски» встретилось в одном из интервью М.С. Горбачева: Ярость, бедность, осточертелость выплеснутся.
    •• Подробнее о втором направлении поисков, на мой взгляд более интересном и плодотворном. У меня создается впечатление, что в последнее время условным смысловым ядром слова frustration (frustrating, to frustrate) можно считать понятие деморализации и близкое к нему ощущение тупика. Вот пара свежих примеров. Первый – из выступления в ООН:
    •• Where there are gaps in the criminal justice chain, the work of the police could be incomplete and frustrating.
    •• Выбор у переводчика большой, да только все варианты длинные (например, ...в работе полиции возникают изъяны, чреватые морально-психологическими последствиями/подрывом морального духа личного состава или, несколько короче, ...работа полиции может давать сбои и казаться безрезультатной/тщетной). Но, наверное, в устном переводе возможно и такое решение («палочка-выручалочка»): ...опасность сбоев и деморализации.
    •• Другой пример, из New York Times:
    •• While some Iranians still believe in their theocracy, the majority want a sweeping transformation. They do not want to be told what to think, what to wear, what to read, what to watch and how to behave, and they are frustrated by the glacial pace of change.
    •• Опять-таки выбор переводческих решений достаточно велик, но вариант «навскидку»...они деморализованы крайне медленными темпами перемен – пожалуй, не худший из возможных.
    •• В статье в New York Times об американских военнослужащих в Ираке читаем:
    •• Our exhausted and frustrated soldiers are in a hideously difficult environment they’re not familiar with, dealing with a culture America only dimly understands.
    •• Пожалуй, лучший вариант по-русски:
    •• Наши измотанные и деморализованные солдаты...
    •• Одна из возможных стратегий перевода слова frustration – перенос акцента с эмоционального состояния человека на причину или результат этого состояния. Например, когда человек is frustrated, то он обычно – что вполне естественно – крайне недоволен этим. Поэтому фраза из статьи в Washington Post:
    •• Part of it stemmed from his frustration with the culture of the White House
    •• вполне может быть переведена как
    •• Отчасти это было связано с его крайним недовольством порядками, царящими в Белом доме.
    •• Тот же прием буквально напрашивается и в следующем примере из статьи в New York Times о сериале Sex and the City:
    •• Last season found the fantastic foursome mired in the realities of motherhood, career frustration and heartbreak.
    •• По-русски проще всего – и вполне верно – сказать карьерные неудачи. Вместо описания состояния – его причина. В «Моем несистематическом словаре» я писал, что русское слово неудача часто бывает несколько мягче английского failure. Поэтому frustration = неудача – довольно закономерное контекстуальное соответствие.
    •• Надо, однако, согласиться, что часто это слово выражает состояние, гораздо менее сильное, чем предполагают такие русские слова, как отчаяние или безысходность (соответствия, приводимые во многих словарях). Вот фрагмент рецензии из газеты Chicago Tribune на фильм режиссера Эндрю Джареки Capturing the Friedmans:
    •• One former student describing Arnold’s basement sessions as nothing more than a boring computer class is followed by the lead investigator characterizing them as afree-for-all.At first this lack of resolution is frustrating, like Jaracki owes it to us to solve this case in a way that investigators and journalists couldn’t.
    •• Здесь, наверное, можно сказать отсутствие вывода/сохранение неопределенности приводит зрителя в замешательство (неплохо также ставит в тупик или вызывает раздражение).
    •• Наконец, иногда слова этого корня приходится переосмысливать полностью. Так, в начале истории с ЮКОСом в журнале Time появилась следующая характеристика поведения российского президента: Mr. Putin has remained frustratingly silent. Конечно, можно сказать к досаде..., Путин сохраняет молчание – но к чьей «досаде»? Журналистов, наблюдателей, публики? Или «ко всеобщей досаде»? Все это будет домысливанием. Так что лучше, наверное, сказать что-то вроде сохраняет загадочное/непроницаемое молчание.

    English-Russian nonsystematic dictionary > frustration

  • 49 Artificial Intelligence

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

    Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Artificial Intelligence

  • 50 falta

    Del verbo faltar: ( conjugate faltar) \ \
    falta es: \ \
    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo
    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
    Multiple Entries: falta     faltar
    falta sustantivo femenino 1 (carencia, ausencia) falta de algo ‹de interés/dinero› lack of sth; es la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it; fue una falta de respeto it was very rude of you/him/her/them; eso es una falta de educación that's bad manners; a falta de más información in the absence of more information 2 ( inasistencia) tb le pusieron falta they marked her down as absent 3
    a)
    hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay;
    si hace falta … if necessary …; hacen falta dos vasos más we need two more glasses; le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest
    b)
    4 ( defecto) fault; sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo to find fault with sth; falta de ortografía spelling mistake 5 (Dep)
    a) ( infracción — en fútbol, baloncesto) foul;
    (— en tenis) fault (— en balonmano) free throw
    faltar ( conjugate faltar) verbo intransitivo 1
    ¿quién falta? who's missing?;
    (en colegio, reunión) who's absent?; a esta taza le falta el asa there's no handle on this cup nos faltó tiempo we didn't have enough time les falta cariño they need affection 2 ( quedar):
    yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? I'm ready, will you be long?;
    nos falta poco para terminar we're almost finished; me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro I have three pages to go to finish the book; solo me falta pasarlo a máquina all I have to do is type it out; falta poco para Navidad it's not long until Christmas; faltan cinco minutos para que empiece there are five minutes to go before it starts; ¡no faltaba más! ( respuestaa un agradecimiento) don't mention it!; (— a una petición) of course, certainly; (— a un ofrecimiento) I wouldn't hear of it! 3
    a) ( no asistir):
    te esperamos, no faltes we're expecting you, make sure you come;
    falta a algo ‹ al colegio› to be absent from sth; ‹ a una cita to miss sth; ha faltado dos veces al trabajo she's been off work twice
    b) ( no cumplir):
    ¡no me faltes al respeto! don't be rude to me
    falta sustantivo femenino
    1 lack: se perdió la cosecha por falta de lluvia, the harvest was lost through lack of rain
    2 (ausencia) absence: no notaron su falta, they didn't miss him
    3 (imperfección) fault, defect: tiene faltas de ortografía, he made some spelling mistakes
    4 Jur misdemeanour
    5 Dep Ftb foul Ten fault Locuciones: echar algo/a alguien en falta, to miss sthg/sb
    hacer falta, to be necessary: (nos) hace falta un reloj, we need a watch
    no hace falta que lo veas, there is no need for you to see it
    sin falta, without fail
    faltar verbo intransitivo
    1 (estar ausente) to be missing: falta el jefe, the boss is missing
    2 (no tener) to be lacking: le falta personalidad, he lacks personality
    3 (restar) to be left: aún falta para la Navidad, it's a long time until Christmas
    faltó poco para que ganaran, they very nearly won
    no falta nada por hacer, there's nothing more to be done
    sólo me falta el último capítulo por leer, I've only got the last chapter to read
    4 (no acudir) tu hermano faltó a la cita, your brother didn't turn up/come
    5 (incumplir) eso es faltar a la verdad, that is not telling the truth
    faltar uno a su palabra, to break one's word
    6 (insultar) faltar a alguien, to be rude to someone: ¡sin faltar!, don't be rude! (ofender) no era mi intención faltarte al respeto, I didn't mean to be rude to you Locuciones: ¡lo que faltaba!, that's all it needed!
    ¡no faltaba más!, (but) of course! ' falta' also found in these entries: Spanish: acrecentar - adolecer - ante - apagada - apagado - apercibirse - apuro - área - atonía - bajeza - bastarse - cachondeo - calor - carencia - cometer - deberse - debilidad - delicadeza - desenfreno - desgana - desprecio - desvergüenza - dimanar - distracción - echar - educación - enervar - enjuagar - error - estrechez - evidenciar - faltar - flojedad - hígado - incorrección - informalidad - injusticia - inquietud - inseguridad - insignificancia - lastre - ligereza - linier - naturalidad - ñoñería - ñoñez - orden - osadía - oscuridad - pecado English: absence - amiss - antibiotic - application - badly - carry on - catch out - close down - coordination - dark - deficiency - deprivation - difference - diffidence - disagreement - disrespect - fail - failing - failure - fall through - fault - folding - foul - half-heartedness - hate - if - impurity - infringement - joblessness - lack - liability - marble - microphone - miss - missing - mistake - muscle - nearly - necessary - need - news - numb - off - out of - persuasion - practice - practise - remain - remorselessness - self-doubt

    English-spanish dictionary > falta

  • 51 want

    I [wɒnt]
    1) (need) bisogno m., esigenza f.
    2) lett. (deprivation) indigenza f., povertà f.
    3) (lack) mancanza f., insufficienza f.

    for want ofin o per mancanza di, per insufficienza di

    II 1. [wɒnt]
    1) (desire) volere

    I want (as general statement) io voglio; (would like) io vorrei

    what o how much do you want for this chair? quanto vuole per questa sedia? I want the job finished vorrei che il lavoro fosse finito; I don't want to non ne ho voglia; to want sb. to do volere che qcn. faccia; they just don't want to know — non ne vogliono proprio sapere

    2) colloq. (need)

    several jobs want doingBE ci sono diversi lavori da fare

    "cook wanted" — "cercasi cuoco"

    I know when I'm not wantedscherz. capisco quando sono di troppo

    2.

    to want for — mancare di, avere bisogno di

    * * *
    [wont] 1. verb
    1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) volere
    2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) (avere bisogno di)
    3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) occorrere; (vivere in miseria)
    2. noun
    1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) desiderio
    2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) miseria
    3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) mancanza
    - want ad
    - want for
    * * *
    want /wɒnt/
    n.
    1 [uc] mancanza; deficienza; scarsità: want of raw materials, scarsità di materie prime
    2 bisogno; necessità; esigenza; desiderio: (econ.) the satisfaction of human wants, il soddisfacimento dei bisogni umani; freedom from want, la libertà dal bisogno
    3 [u] indigenza; miseria; ristrettezze: They live in the direst want, vivono nella più squallida miseria
    ● ( USA) want ad, annuncio economico ( offerta o richiesta di lavoro, ecc.) □ (leg.) want of evidence, mancanza di prove □ (leg.) want of jurisdiction, difetto di giurisdizione □ to be in want of, aver bisogno di; necessitare di: The house was in want of repair, la casa aveva bisogno di un restauro.
    ♦ (to) want /wɒnt/
    A v. t.
    1 aver bisogno di; abbisognare di: What do you want?, di che cosa hai bisogno?; che cosa ti serve?; The car wants washing, l'automobile ha bisogno di una lavata; You're wanted in the kitchen, c'è bisogno di te (o ti vogliono) in cucina
    2 volere; desiderare molto: He wants to stay, vuole rimanere; I don't want him to come, non voglio che venga; He wants me to stay here, vuole che io resti qui; DIALOGO → - Considering an evening course- I've always wanted to learn French, ho sempre voluto imparare il francese; I want it done at once, voglio che lo si faccia subito; If you want anything done, ask him, se vuoi che qualcosa si faccia, chiedilo a lui; DIALOGO → - Ordering food 3- Do you want peas or carrots with that?, come contorno vuole i piselli o le carote?; DIALOGO → - Dinner 2- What do you want to drink?, che vuoi da bere?; He wants some coffee, desidera del caffè NOTA D'USO: - volere-
    3 (fam.) dovere (spec. al condiz.); bisognare, occorrere (impers.): You want to be more careful, dovresti stare più attento; You don't want to work so hard, non dovresti lavorare così; It wants to be done with the utmost care, bisogna farlo con la massima cura
    4 (generalm. al passivo) ( della polizia, ecc.) ricercare: He is wanted for questioning, lo ricercano per interrogarlo; He is wanted for murder, è ricercato per omicidio
    B v. i.
    1 mancare; volerci: It wants ten minutes to midnight, mancano dieci minuti a mezzanotte
    2 (form.) mancare del necessario; vivere in miseria (o nell'indigenza)
    ● (fam.) to want it both ways, volere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca □ (fam.) to want some doing, volerci del bello e del buono □ not to want to know, non volerne sapere, disinteressarsene, infischiarsene.
    NOTA D'USO: - to want to do o to want doing?-
    * * *
    I [wɒnt]
    1) (need) bisogno m., esigenza f.
    2) lett. (deprivation) indigenza f., povertà f.
    3) (lack) mancanza f., insufficienza f.

    for want ofin o per mancanza di, per insufficienza di

    II 1. [wɒnt]
    1) (desire) volere

    I want (as general statement) io voglio; (would like) io vorrei

    what o how much do you want for this chair? quanto vuole per questa sedia? I want the job finished vorrei che il lavoro fosse finito; I don't want to non ne ho voglia; to want sb. to do volere che qcn. faccia; they just don't want to know — non ne vogliono proprio sapere

    2) colloq. (need)

    several jobs want doingBE ci sono diversi lavori da fare

    "cook wanted" — "cercasi cuoco"

    I know when I'm not wantedscherz. capisco quando sono di troppo

    2.

    to want for — mancare di, avere bisogno di

    English-Italian dictionary > want

  • 52 simplicity

    1. n простота, нетрудность, несложность
    2. n простота структуры; неразложимость

    Jeffersonian simplicity — простота, характерная для Джефферсона

    3. n скромность, незатейливость, непритязательность
    4. n простодушие, бесхитростность, наивность; искренность
    5. n простоватость, недалёкость; тупость
    6. n редк. простак, «святая простота»
    Синонимический ряд:
    1. artlessness (noun) artlessness; candor; candour; honesty; ingenuousness; innocence; lack of sophistication; naivete; naivetй; openness; sincerity; straightforwardness; trustfulness
    2. being clear or uncomplicated (noun) being clear or uncomplicated; clarity; clearness; directness; distinctness; explicitness; integrity; lucidity; monotony; unity
    3. informality (noun) casualness; informality; naturalness
    4. lack of embellishment (noun) austerity; bareness; freedom from artificiality; homeliness; lack of adornment; lack of embellishment; severity; starkness
    5. modesty (noun) modesty; plainness; unpretentiousness
    Антонимический ряд:
    elegance; guile

    English-Russian base dictionary > simplicity

  • 53 want

    wont 1. verb
    1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) ville, ønske (seg), ha lyst på/til
    2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) trenge
    3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) mangle, savne; lide nød
    2. noun
    1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) ønske
    2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) fattigdom, armod
    3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) mangel, skort
    - want ad
    - want for
    mangel
    --------
    nød
    --------
    trenge
    --------
    ville
    --------
    ønske
    I
    subst. \/wɒnt\/
    1) ( gammeldags) mangel, skort, knapphet
    2) nød, armod, trange kår
    3) ( spesielt flertall) behov
    Christmas will soon be here, make your wants known
    julen er snart her, la oss høre hva du trenger
    4) ønske, savn, trang
    5) ( hverdagslig) vilje, ambisjon
    6) nødvendighet
    be in want lide nød
    for want of av mangel på
    freedom from want frihet fra nød
    have a want (skotsk, hverdagslig) ha en skrue løs
    in want of trenge
    stand in want of mangle trenge, behøve
    through\/from want of av mangel på
    want for nothing ikke mangle noe
    want of attention uoppmerksomhet
    want of money pengeknipe
    wants behov
    II
    verb \/wɒnt\/
    1) ville (ha), ønske (seg)
    do you want some bread?
    what do you want to drink?
    what do you want for Christmas?
    how much do you want for this?
    what do you want of me?
    what did he want with you?
    who do you want to see?
    2) ville prate med, ville treffe, spørre etter
    3) (britisk, hverdagslig) behøve, trenge
    4) ( hverdagslig) burde gjøre (noe), trenge å gjøre (noe), skulle gjøre (noe)
    5) ( gammeldags) mangle, ikke ha
    6) ( om tid e.l.) mangle
    7) lide nød, mangle
    I shall not want ( bibelsk) meg fattes intet
    wanted etterlyst
    ( i annonse) ønskes leid, ønskes kjøpt, søkes
    want for mangle, behøve
    if you want for anything, let him know
    om du trenger noe, så si fra til ham
    want in on ville være med på
    want in(to) (amer., hverdagslig) ønske seg inn, ville inn
    want out (amer., hverdagslig) ønske seg ut, ville ut, ikke ville være med lenger

    English-Norwegian dictionary > want

  • 54 neglect

    1. transitive verb
    vernachlässigen; versäumen [Gelegenheit]; unerledigt lassen, liegen lassen [Korrespondenz, Arbeit]

    she neglected to write — sie hat es versäumt zu schreiben

    not neglect doing or to do something — es nicht versäumen, etwas zu tun

    2. noun
    1) Vernachlässigung, die

    be in a state of neglect[Gebäude:] verwahrlost sein

    neglect of duty — Pflichtvergessenheit, die

    2) (negligence) Nachlässigkeit, die; Fahrlässigkeit, die
    * * *
    [ni'ɡlekt] 1. verb
    1) (to treat carelessly or not give enough attention to: He neglected his work.) vernachlässigen
    2) (to fail (to do something): He neglected to answer the letter.) versäumen
    2. noun
    (lack of care and attention: The garden is suffering from neglect.) die Vernachlässigung
    * * *
    ne·glect
    [nɪˈglekt]
    I. vt
    to \neglect sb/sth/oneself jdn/etw/sich selbst vernachlässigen
    to \neglect one's duties seine Pflichten vernachlässigen
    to \neglect one's employees/husband/wife seine Angestellten/seinen Ehemann/seine Ehefrau vernachlässigen
    to \neglect to do sth [es] versäumen, etw zu tun
    I'd \neglected to write to him ich habe es versäumt, ihm zu schreiben
    II. n (lack of care) Vernachlässigung f; (disrepair) Verwahrlosung f
    to be in a state of \neglect verwahrlost sein
    to fall into a state of \neglect verwahrlosen
    * * *
    [nɪ'glekt]
    1. vt
    vernachlässigen; promise nicht einhalten; advice nicht befolgen; opportunity versäumen

    to neglect to do sthes versäumen or unterlassen, etw zu tun

    2. n
    Vernachlässigung f; (of promise) Nichteinhalten nt; (of opportunity) Versäumen nt; (of advice) Nichtbefolgung f; (= negligence) Nachlässigkeit f

    neglect of one's dutiesPflichtvergessenheit f, Pflichtversäumnis nt

    to be in a state of neglect —

    the garden suffered through ( our) neglect — der Garten hat darunter gelitten, dass wir ihn vernachlässigt haben

    * * *
    neglect [nıˈɡlekt]
    A v/t
    1. vernachlässigen, nicht sorgen für, schlecht behandeln:
    neglected appearance ungepflegte Erscheinung;
    neglected child verwahrlostes Kind
    2. missachten, gering schätzen
    3. es versäumen oder unterlassen ( doing oder to do zu tun), außer Acht lassen
    4. übersehen, -gehen
    B s
    1. Vernachlässigung f
    2. Missachtung f
    3. Unterlassung f, Versäumnis n:
    neglect of duty Pflichtversäumnis
    4. Übergehen n, -sehen n
    5. Nachlässigkeit f, Unterlassung f
    6. Verwahrlosung f:
    be in a state of neglect vernachlässigt oder verwahrlost sein
    * * *
    1. transitive verb
    vernachlässigen; versäumen [Gelegenheit]; unerledigt lassen, liegen lassen [Korrespondenz, Arbeit]

    not neglect doing or to do something — es nicht versäumen, etwas zu tun

    2. noun
    1) Vernachlässigung, die

    be in a state of neglect[Gebäude:] verwahrlost sein

    neglect of duty — Pflichtvergessenheit, die

    2) (negligence) Nachlässigkeit, die; Fahrlässigkeit, die
    * * *
    n.
    Nachlässigkeit f.
    Vernachlässigung f.
    Verwahrlosung f. v.
    vernachlässigen v.
    versäumen v.

    English-german dictionary > neglect

  • 55 hold

    hold [həʊld]
    tenir1A (a), 1A (f), 1B (a), 1B (b), 1D (b), 1D (d), 2 (d) avoir1A (c) retenir1A (e), 1C (b) contenir1A (f) exercer1A (g) réserver1A (e), 1A (h) conserver1A (i) stocker1A (i) maintenir1B (a) détenir1A (i), 1C (a) croire1D (a) continuer1D (e) se tenir2 (a) tenir bon2 (b) durer2 (c) attendre2 (f) prise3D (a)-(c) en attente4D
    (pt & pp held [held])
    A.
    (a) (clasp, grasp) tenir;
    to hold sth in one's hand (book, clothing, guitar) avoir qch à la main; (key, money) tenir qch dans la main;
    to hold sth with both hands tenir qch à deux mains;
    will you hold my coat a second? peux-tu prendre ou tenir mon manteau un instant?;
    to hold the door for sb tenir la porte à ou pour qn;
    also figurative to hold sb's hand tenir la main à qn;
    to hold hands se donner la main, se tenir (par) la main;
    hold my hand while we cross the street donne-moi la main pour traverser la rue;
    to hold sb in one's arms tenir qn dans ses bras;
    to hold sb close or tight serrer qn contre soi;
    hold it tight and don't let go tiens-le bien et ne le lâche pas;
    to hold one's nose se boucher le nez;
    to hold one's sides with laughter se tenir les côtes de rire
    (b) (keep, sustain)
    to hold sb's attention/interest retenir l'attention de qn;
    the film doesn't hold the attention for long le film ne retient pas l'attention très longtemps;
    to hold an audience tenir un auditoire;
    to hold one's serve (in tennis) défendre son service;
    Politics to hold a seat (to be an MP) occuper un siège de député; (to be re-elected) être réélu;
    to hold one's own se défendre, bien se débrouiller;
    the Prime Minister held her own during the debate le Premier ministre a tenu bon ou ferme pendant le débat;
    she is well able to hold her own elle sait se défendre;
    he can hold his own in chess il se défend bien aux échecs;
    our products hold their own against the competition nos produits se tiennent bien par rapport à la concurrence;
    to hold the floor garder la parole;
    the senator held the floor for an hour le sénateur a gardé la parole pendant une heure
    (c) (have, possess → degree, permit, ticket) avoir, posséder; (→ job, position) avoir, occuper;
    do you hold a clean driving licence? avez-vous déjà été sanctionné pour des infractions au code de la route?;
    she holds the post of treasurer elle occupe le poste de trésorière;
    to hold office (chairperson, deputy) être en fonction, remplir sa fonction; (minister) détenir ou avoir un portefeuille; (political party, president) être au pouvoir ou au gouvernement;
    Religion to hold a living jouir d'un bénéfice;
    Finance to hold stock or shares détenir ou avoir des actions;
    to hold 5 percent of the shares in a company détenir 5 pour cent du capital d'une société;
    also figurative to hold a record détenir un record;
    she holds the world record for the javelin elle détient le record mondial du javelot
    the guerrillas held the bridge for several hours les guérilleros ont tenu le pont plusieurs heures durant;
    Military to hold the enemy contenir l'ennemi;
    figurative to hold centre stage occuper le centre de la scène;
    hold it!, hold everything! (stop and wait) attendez!; (stay still) arrêtez!, ne bougez plus!;
    familiar figurative hold your horses! pas si vite!
    (e) (reserve, set aside) retenir, réserver;
    we'll hold the book for you until next week nous vous réserverons le livre ou nous vous mettrons le livre de côté jusqu'à la semaine prochaine;
    will the restaurant hold the table for us? est-ce que le restaurant va nous garder la table?
    (f) (contain) contenir, tenir;
    this bottle holds 2 litres cette bouteille contient 2 litres;
    will this suitcase hold all our clothes? est-ce que cette valise sera assez grande pour tous nos vêtements?;
    the car is too small to hold us all la voiture est trop petite pour qu'on y tienne tous;
    the hall holds a maximum of 250 people la salle peut accueillir ou recevoir 250 personnes au maximum, il y a de la place pour 250 personnes au maximum dans cette salle;
    to hold one's drink bien supporter l'alcool;
    the letter holds the key to the murder la lettre contient la clé du meurtre
    (g) (have, exercise) exercer;
    the subject holds a huge fascination for some people le sujet exerce une énorme fascination sur certaines personnes;
    sport held no interest for them pour eux, le sport ne présentait aucun intérêt
    (h) (have in store) réserver;
    who knows what the future may hold? qui sait ce que nous réserve l'avenir?
    (i) (conserve, store) conserver, détenir; Computing stocker;
    we can't hold this data forever nous ne pouvons pas conserver ou stocker ces données éternellement;
    how much data will this disk hold? quelle quantité de données cette disquette peut-elle stocker?;
    the commands are held in the memory/in a temporary buffer les instructions sont gardées en mémoire/sont enregistrées dans une mémoire intermédiaire;
    my lawyer holds a copy of my will mon avocat détient ou conserve un exemplaire de mon testament;
    this photo holds fond memories for me cette photo me rappelle de bons souvenirs
    the new car holds the road well la nouvelle voiture tient bien la route
    B.
    (a) (maintain in position) tenir, maintenir;
    she held her arms by her sides elle avait les bras le long du corps;
    her hair was held in place with hairpins des épingles (à cheveux) retenaient ou maintenaient ses cheveux;
    what's holding the picture in place? qu'est-ce qui tient ou maintient le tableau en place?;
    hold the picture a bit higher tenez le tableau un peu plus haut
    (b) (carry) tenir;
    to hold oneself upright or erect se tenir droit;
    also figurative to hold one's head high garder la tête haute
    C.
    (a) (confine, detain) détenir;
    the police are holding him for questioning la police l'a gardé à vue pour l'interroger;
    they're holding him for murder ils l'ont arrêté pour meurtre;
    she was held without trial for six weeks elle est restée en prison six semaines sans avoir été jugée
    (b) (keep back, retain) retenir;
    Law to hold sth in trust for sb tenir qch par fidéicommis pour qn;
    the post office will hold my mail for me while I'm away la poste gardera mon courrier pendant mon absence;
    figurative once she starts talking politics there's no holding her! dès qu'elle commence à parler politique, rien ne peut l'arrêter!;
    American one burger, hold the mustard! (in restaurant) un hamburger, sans moutarde!
    don't hold dinner for me ne m'attendez pas pour dîner;
    they held the plane another thirty minutes ils ont retenu l'avion au sol pendant encore trente minutes;
    hold all decisions on the project until I get back attendez mon retour pour prendre des décisions concernant le projet;
    hold the front page! ne lancez pas la une tout de suite!;
    hold the lift! ne laissez pas les portes de l'ascenseur se refermer, j'arrive!
    we have held costs to a minimum nous avons limité nos frais au minimum;
    inflation has been held at the same level for several months le taux d'inflation est maintenu au même niveau depuis plusieurs mois;
    they held their opponents to a goalless draw ils ont réussi à imposer le match nul
    D.
    (a) (assert, claim) maintenir, soutenir; (believe) croire, considérer;
    formal I hold that teachers should be better paid je considère ou j'estime que les enseignants devraient être mieux payés;
    the Constitution holds that all men are free la Constitution stipule que tous les hommes sont libres;
    he holds strong beliefs on the subject of abortion il a de solides convictions en ce qui concerne l'avortement;
    she holds strong views on the subject elle a une opinion bien arrêtée sur le sujet;
    her statement is held to be true sa déclaration passe pour vraie
    (b) (consider, regard) tenir, considérer;
    to hold sb responsible for sth tenir qn pour responsable de qch;
    I'll hold you responsible if anything goes wrong je vous tiendrai pour responsable ou je vous considérerai responsable s'il y a le moindre incident;
    the president is to be held accountable for his actions le président doit répondre de ses actes;
    to hold sb in contempt mépriser ou avoir du mépris pour qn;
    to hold sb in high esteem avoir beaucoup d'estime pour qn, tenir qn en haute estime
    (c) Law (judge) juger;
    the appeal court held the evidence to be insufficient la cour d'appel a considéré que les preuves étaient insuffisantes
    (d) (carry on, engage in → conversation, meeting) tenir; (→ party) donner; (organize) organiser;
    to hold an election/elections procéder à une élection/à des élections;
    the book fair is held in Frankfurt la foire du livre se tient ou a lieu à Francfort;
    the classes are held in the evening les cours ont lieu le soir;
    interviews will be held in early May les entretiens auront lieu au début du mois de mai ou début mai;
    to hold talks être en pourparlers;
    the city is holding a service for Armistice Day la ville organise un office pour commémorer le 11 novembre;
    mass is held at eleven o'clock la messe est célébrée à onze heures
    Nautical to hold course tenir la route;
    we held our southerly course nous avons maintenu le cap au sud, nous avons continué notre route vers le sud;
    Music to hold a note tenir une note
    will you hold (the line)? voulez-vous patienter?;
    hold the line! ne quittez pas!;
    the line's busy just now - I'll hold le poste est occupé pour le moment - je patiente ou je reste en ligne;
    hold all my calls ne me passez aucun appel
    (a) (cling → person) se tenir, s'accrocher;
    she held tight to the railing elle s'est cramponnée ou accrochée à la rampe;
    hold fast!, hold tight! accrochez-vous bien!;
    figurative their resolve held fast or firm in the face of fierce opposition ils ont tenu bon face à une opposition acharnée
    (b) (remain in place → nail, fastening) tenir bon;
    the rope won't hold for long la corde ne tiendra pas longtemps
    (c) (last → luck) durer; (→ weather) durer, se maintenir;
    prices held at the same level as last year les prix se sont maintenus au même niveau que l'année dernière;
    the pound held firm against the dollar la livre s'est maintenue par rapport au dollar;
    we might buy him a guitar if his interest in music holds nous lui achèterons peut-être une guitare s'il continue à s'intéresser à la musique
    (d) (remain valid → invitation, offer) tenir; (→ argument, theory) valoir, être valable;
    to hold good (invitation, offer) tenir; (promises) tenir, valoir; (argument, theory) rester valable;
    the principle still holds good le principe tient ou vaut toujours;
    that theory only holds if you consider... cette théorie n'est valable que si vous prenez en compte...;
    the same holds for Spain il en est de même pour l'Espagne
    (e) (stay, remain) familiar
    hold still! ne bougez pas!
    (f) (on telephone) attendre;
    the line's British engaged or American busy, will you hold? la ligne est occupée, voulez-vous patienter?
    3 noun
    (a) (grasp, grip) prise f; (in wrestling) prise f; Boxing tenu m;
    to catch or to grab or to seize or to take hold of sth se saisir de ou saisir qch;
    she caught hold of the rope elle a saisi la corde;
    grab (a) hold of that towel tiens! prends cette serviette;
    there was nothing for me to grab hold of il n'y avait rien à quoi m'accrocher ou me cramponner;
    get a good or take a firm hold on or of the railing tenez-vous bien à la balustrade;
    I still had hold of his hand je le tenais toujours par la main;
    to get hold of sth (find) se procurer ou trouver qch;
    it's difficult to get hold of this book ce livre est difficile à trouver;
    we got hold of the book you wanted nous avons trouvé le livre que tu voulais;
    where did you get hold of that idea? où est-ce que tu es allé chercher cette idée?;
    to get hold of sb trouver qn;
    I've been trying to get hold of you all week! je t'ai cherché toute la semaine!;
    just wait till the newspapers get hold of the story attendez un peu que les journaux s'emparent de la nouvelle;
    she kept hold of the rope elle n'a pas lâché la corde;
    you'd better keep hold of the tickets tu ferais bien de garder les billets;
    get a hold on yourself ressaisis-toi, ne te laisse pas aller;
    to take hold (fire) prendre; (idea) se répandre;
    Sport & figurative no holds barred tous les coups sont permis
    (b) (controlling force or influence) prise f, influence f;
    the Church still exerts a strong hold on the country l'Église a toujours une forte mainmise sur le pays;
    to have a hold over sb avoir de l'influence sur qn;
    I have no hold over him je n'ai aucune prise ou influence sur lui;
    the Mafia obviously has some kind of hold over him de toute évidence, la Mafia le tient d'une manière ou d'une autre
    (c) (in climbing) prise f
    (d) (delay, pause) pause f, arrêt m;
    the company has put a hold on all new orders l'entreprise a suspendu ou gelé toutes les nouvelles commandes
    (e) American (order to reserve) réservation f;
    the association put a hold on all the hotel rooms l'association a réservé toutes les chambres de l'hôtel
    (f) (prison) prison f; (cell) cellule f; (fortress) place f forte
    (g) (store → in plane) soute f; (→ in ship) cale f
    (h) Music point m d'orgue
    (gen) & Telecommunications en attente;
    to put sb on hold mettre qn en attente;
    we've put the project on hold nous avons mis le projet en attente;
    the operator kept me on hold for ten minutes le standardiste m'a mis en attente pendant dix minutes
    to hold sth against sb en vouloir à qn de qch;
    his collaboration with the enemy will be held against him sa collaboration avec l'ennemi lui sera préjudiciable;
    he lied to her and she still holds it against him il lui a menti et elle lui en veut toujours;
    I hope you won't hold it against me if I decide not to accept j'espère que tu ne m'en voudras pas si je décide de ne pas accepter
    (a) (control, restrain → animal, person) retenir, tenir; (→ crowd, enemy forces) contenir; (→ anger, laughter, tears) retenir, réprimer; (→ inflation) contenir;
    the government has succeeded in holding back inflation le gouvernement a réussi à contenir l'inflation
    (b) (keep → money, supplies) retenir; figurative (→ information, truth) cacher, taire;
    she's holding something back from me elle me cache quelque chose
    they held her back a year ils lui ont fait redoubler une classe, ils l'ont fait redoubler
    (d) (prevent progress of) empêcher de progresser;
    his difficulties with maths are holding him back ses difficultés en maths l'empêchent de progresser;
    lack of investment is holding industry back l'absence d'investissements freine l'industrie
    (stay back) rester en arrière; figurative (restrain oneself) se retenir;
    he has held back from making a commitment il s'est abstenu de s'engager;
    the president held back before sending in the army le président a hésité avant d'envoyer les troupes;
    don't hold back, tell me everything vas-y, dis-moi tout
    (a) (keep in place → paper, carpet) maintenir en place; (→ person) forcer à rester par terre, maintenir au sol;
    it took four men to hold him down il a fallu quatre hommes pour le maîtriser ou pour le maintenir au sol
    (b) (keep to limit) restreindre, limiter;
    they're holding unemployment down to 4 percent ils maintiennent le taux de chômage à 4 pour cent;
    to hold prices down empêcher les prix de monter, empêcher la montée des prix
    to hold down a job (occupy) avoir un emploi; (keep) garder un emploi;
    he's never managed to hold down a job il n'a jamais pu garder un emploi bien longtemps;
    although she's a student, she holds down a full-time job bien qu'elle étudie, elle occupe un poste à plein temps
    (d) Computing (key, mouse button) maintenir enfoncé
    pérorer, disserter;
    he held forth on the evils of drink il a fait un long discours sur les conséquences néfastes de l'alcool
    (a) (stomach) rentrer
    (b) (emotion) retenir; (anger) contenir
    (a) (keep at distance) tenir à distance ou éloigné;
    the troops held off the enemy les troupes ont tenu l'ennemi à distance;
    they managed to hold off the attack ils ont réussi à repousser l'attaque;
    I can't hold the reporters off any longer je ne peux plus faire attendre ou patienter les journalistes
    (b) (delay, put off) remettre à plus tard;
    he held off going to see the doctor until May il a attendu le mois de mai pour aller voir le médecin;
    I held off making a decision j'ai remis la décision à plus tard
    at least the rain held off au moins il n'a pas plu
    (b) (abstain) s'abstenir;
    hold off from smoking for a few weeks abstenez-vous de fumer ou ne fumez pas pendant quelques semaines
    hold on
    (a) (grasp, grip) tenir bien, s'accrocher;
    to hold on to sth bien tenir qch, s'accrocher à qch, se cramponner à qch;
    hold on! accrochez-vous!;
    hold on to your hat! tenez votre chapeau (sur la tête)!
    hold on to this contract for me (keep it) garde-moi ce contrat;
    all politicians try to hold on to power tous les hommes politiques essaient de rester au pouvoir;
    hold on to your dreams/ideals accrochez-vous à vos rêves/idéaux
    (c) (continue, persevere) tenir, tenir le coup;
    how long can you hold on? combien de temps pouvez-vous tenir (le coup)?;
    I can't hold on much longer je ne peux pas tenir (le coup) beaucoup plus longtemps
    (d) (wait) attendre; (stop) arrêter;
    hold on just one minute! (stop) arrêtez!; (wait) attendez!, pas si vite!;
    hold on, how do I know I can trust you? attends un peu! qu'est-ce qui me prouve que je peux te faire confiance?;
    Telecommunications hold on please! ne quittez pas!;
    I had to hold on for several minutes j'ai dû patienter plusieurs minutes
    (maintain in place) tenir ou maintenir en place;
    her hat is held on with pins son chapeau est maintenu (en place) par des épingles
    (a) (last → supplies, stocks) durer;
    will the car hold out till we get home? la voiture tiendra-t-elle (le coup) jusqu'à ce qu'on rentre?
    (b) (refuse to yield) tenir bon, tenir le coup;
    the garrison held out for weeks la garnison a tenu bon pendant des semaines;
    the management held out against any suggested changes la direction a refusé tous les changements proposés
    (extend) tendre;
    she held out the book to him elle lui a tendu le livre;
    also figurative to hold out one's hand to sb tendre la main à qn;
    I held out my hand j'ai tendu la main;
    his mother held her arms out to him sa mère lui a ouvert ou tendu les bras
    (offer) offrir;
    I can't hold out any promise of improvement je ne peux promettre aucune amélioration;
    the doctors hold out little hope for him les médecins ont peu d'espoir pour lui;
    science holds out some hope for cancer patients la science offre un espoir pour les malades du cancer
    exiger;
    the workers held out for a shorter working week les ouvriers réclamaient une semaine de travail plus courte;
    we're holding out for a higher offer nous attendons qu'on nous en offre un meilleur prix
    you're holding out on me! tu me caches quelque chose!
    (a) (position) tenir au-dessus de;
    she held the glass over the sink elle tenait le verre au-dessus de l'évier;
    figurative they hold the threat of redundancy over their workers ils maintiennent la menace de licenciement sur leurs ouvriers
    (b) (postpone) remettre, reporter;
    we'll hold these items over until the next meeting on va remettre ces questions à la prochaine réunion;
    payment was held over for six months le paiement a été différé pendant six mois
    (c) (retain) retenir, garder;
    they're holding the show over for another month ils vont laisser le spectacle à l'affiche encore un mois
    (d) Music tenir
    hold to
    (promise, tradition) s'en tenir à, rester fidèle à; (decision) maintenir, s'en tenir à;
    you must hold to your principles vous devez rester fidèle à vos principes
    we held him to his promise nous lui avons fait tenir parole;
    if I win, I'll buy you lunch - I'll hold you to that! si je gagne, je t'invite à déjeuner - je te prends au mot!
    (book, car) maintenir; (two objects) maintenir ensemble; (community, family) maintenir l'union de;
    the two pieces of wood are held together by nails les deux morceaux de bois sont cloués ensemble;
    we need a leader who can hold the workers together il nous faut un chef qui puisse rallier les ouvriers
    hold up
    (a) (lift, raise) lever, élever;
    I held up my hand j'ai levé la main;
    hold the picture up to the light tenez la photo à contre-jour;
    to hold up one's head redresser la tête;
    figurative she felt she would never be able to hold her head up again elle pensait qu'elle ne pourrait plus jamais marcher la tête haute
    (b) (support) soutenir;
    my trousers were held up with safety pins mon pantalon était maintenu par des épingles de sûreté
    they were held up as an example of efficient local government on les présentaient comme un exemple de gouvernement local compétent;
    to hold sb up to ridicule tourner qn en ridicule
    (d) (delay) retarder; (stop) arrêter;
    the traffic held us up la circulation nous a mis en retard;
    the accident held up traffic for an hour l'accident a bloqué la circulation pendant une heure;
    our departure was held up by bad weather notre départ a été retardé par le mauvais temps;
    I was held up j'ai été retenu;
    the project was held up for lack of funds (before it started) le projet a été mis en attente faute de financement; (after it started) le projet a été interrompu faute de financement;
    the goods were held up at customs les marchandises ont été immobilisées à la douane
    (e) (rob) faire une attaque à main armée;
    to hold up a bank faire un hold-up dans une banque
    (clothing, equipment) tenir; (supplies) tenir, durer; (weather) se maintenir;
    the car held up well during the trip la voiture a bien tenu le coup pendant le voyage;
    she's holding up well under the pressure elle supporte bien la pression;
    my finances are holding up well je tiens le coup financièrement
    British (agree with) être d'accord avec; (approve of) approuver;
    I don't hold with her ideas on socialism je ne suis pas d'accord avec ou je ne partage pas ses idées concernant le socialisme;
    his mother doesn't hold with private schools sa mère est contre ou désapprouve les écoles privées

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  • 56 Intelligence

       There is no mystery about it: the child who is familiar with books, ideas, conversation-the ways and means of the intellectual life-before he begins school, indeed, before he begins consciously to think, has a marked advantage. He is at home in the House of intellect just as the stableboy is at home among horses, or the child of actors on the stage. (Barzun, 1959, p. 142)
       It is... no exaggeration to say that sensory-motor intelligence is limited to desiring success or practical adaptation, whereas the function of verbal or conceptual thought is to know and state truth. (Piaget, 1954, p. 359)
       ntelligence has two parts, which we shall call the epistemological and the heuristic. The epistemological part is the representation of the world in such a form that the solution of problems follows from the facts expressed in the representation. The heuristic part is the mechanism that on the basis of the information solves the problem and decides what to do. (McCarthy & Hayes, 1969, p. 466)
       Many scientists implicitly assume that, among all animals, the behavior and intelligence of nonhuman primates are most like our own. Nonhuman primates have relatively larger brains and proportionally more neocortex than other species... and it now seems likely that humans, chimpanzees, and gorillas shared a common ancestor as recently as 5 to 7 million years ago.... This assumption about the unique status of primate intelligence is, however, just that: an assumption. The relations between intelligence and measures of brain size is poorly understood, and evolutionary affinity does not always ensure behavioral similarity. Moreover, the view that nonhuman primates are the animals most like ourselves coexists uneasily in our minds with the equally pervasive view that primates differ fundamentally from us because they lack language; lacking language, they also lack many of the capacities necessary for reasoning and abstract thought. (Cheney & Seyfarth, 1990, p. 4)
       Few constructs are asked to serve as many functions in psychology as is the construct of human intelligence.... Consider four of the main functions addressed in theory and research on intelligence, and how they differ from one another.
       1. Biological. This type of account looks at biological processes. To qualify as a useful biological construct, intelligence should be a biochemical or biophysical process or at least somehow a resultant of biochemical or biophysical processes.
       2. Cognitive approaches. This type of account looks at molar cognitive representations and processes. To qualify as a useful mental construct, intelligence should be specifiable as a set of mental representations and processes that are identifiable through experimental, mathematical, or computational means.
       3. Contextual approaches. To qualify as a useful contextual construct, intelligence should be a source of individual differences in accomplishments in "real-world" performances. It is not enough just to account for performance in the laboratory. On [sic] the contextual view, what a person does in the lab may not even remotely resemble what the person would do outside it. Moreover, different cultures may have different conceptions of intelligence, which affect what would count as intelligent in one cultural context versus another.
       4. Systems approaches. Systems approaches attempt to understand intelligence through the interaction of cognition with context. They attempt to establish a link between the two levels of analysis, and to analyze what forms this link takes. (Sternberg, 1994, pp. 263-264)
       High but not the highest intelligence, combined with the greatest degrees of persistence, will achieve greater eminence than the highest degree of intelligence with somewhat less persistence. (Cox, 1926, p. 187)
       There are no definitive criteria of intelligence, just as there are none for chairness; it is a fuzzy-edged concept to which many features are relevant. Two people may both be quite intelligent and yet have very few traits in common-they resemble the prototype along different dimensions.... [Intelligence] is a resemblance between two individuals, one real and the other prototypical. (Neisser, 1979, p. 185)
       Given the complementary strengths and weaknesses of the differential and information-processing approaches, it should be possible, at least in theory, to synthesise an approach that would capitalise upon the strength of each approach, and thereby share the weakness of neither. (Sternberg, 1977, p. 65)

    Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Intelligence

  • 57 dearth

    də:Ɵ
    (a lack of: They suffer from a dearth of resources and of experienced men.) escasez, falta
    tr[dɜːɵ]
    1 escasez nombre femenino
    dearth ['dərɵ] n
    : escasez f, carestía f
    n.
    carestía s.f.
    escasez s.f.
    dɜːrθ, dɜːθ
    noun ( lack) (no pl)
    [dɜːθ]
    N [of food, resources, money] escasez f ; [of ideas] carencia f
    * * *
    [dɜːrθ, dɜːθ]
    noun ( lack) (no pl)

    English-spanish dictionary > dearth

  • 58 neglect

    ni'ɡlekt
    1. verb
    1) (to treat carelessly or not give enough attention to: He neglected his work.) descuidar, desatender
    2) (to fail (to do something): He neglected to answer the letter.) no cumplir con

    2. noun
    (lack of care and attention: The garden is suffering from neglect.) descuido, dejadez
    neglect1 n desatención / descuido
    neglect2 vb descuidar
    you have been neglecting this garden, all the flowers are dead has descuidado este jardín, todas las flores han muerto
    tr[nɪ'glekt]
    1 (of thing) descuido, desatención nombre femenino, abandono
    the house was in a state of neglect la casa estaba totalmente descuidada, la casa se encontraba en un estado de abandono
    2 (of duty) incumplimiento
    1 (not take care of) tener abandonado,-a, desatender
    3 (forget to do) olvidar
    neglect [nɪ'glɛkt] vt
    1) : desatender, descuidar
    to neglect one's health: descuidar la salud
    2) : no cumplir con, faltar a
    to neglect one's obligations: faltar uno a sus obligaciones
    he neglected to tell me: omitió decírmelo
    1) : negligencia f, descuido m, incumplimiento m
    through neglect: por negligencia
    neglect of duty: incumplimiento del deber
    2)
    in a state of neglect : abandonado, descuidado
    n.
    abandono s.m.
    descuido s.m.
    inobservancia s.f.
    negligencia s.f.
    omisión s.f.
    v.
    abandonar v.
    arrimar v.
    arrinconar v.
    arrumbar v.
    desatender v.
    descuidar v.
    enmohecer v.
    no hacer caso de v.
    omitir v.

    I nɪ'glekt
    a) ( leave uncared-for) \<\<family/child\>\> desatender*; \<\<house/health\>\> descuidar

    he neglected his appearance — dejó de arreglarse, se abandonó

    b) ( not carry out) \<\<duty/obligations\>\> desatender*, no cumplir con; \<\<studies/business\>\> descuidar

    he neglected to inform the authorities — (frml) faltó a su deber de informar a las autoridades


    II
    mass noun ( lack of care) abandono m; ( negligence) negligencia f
    [nɪ'ɡlekt]
    1.
    N (=carelessness) descuido m ; (=negligence) negligencia f ; (in appearance) dejadez f ; [of rules, duty] incumplimiento m ; (=neglected state) abandono m ; (towards others) desatención f
    2. VT
    1) [+ obligations] descuidar, desatender; [+ duty] no cumplir con, faltar a; [+ friends, family] desatender; [+ opportunity] desperdiciar, desaprovechar; [+ work, garden] descuidar
    2) (=omit)

    they neglected to mention this fact — omitieron mencionar este hecho, no mencionaron este hecho

    * * *

    I [nɪ'glekt]
    a) ( leave uncared-for) \<\<family/child\>\> desatender*; \<\<house/health\>\> descuidar

    he neglected his appearance — dejó de arreglarse, se abandonó

    b) ( not carry out) \<\<duty/obligations\>\> desatender*, no cumplir con; \<\<studies/business\>\> descuidar

    he neglected to inform the authorities — (frml) faltó a su deber de informar a las autoridades


    II
    mass noun ( lack of care) abandono m; ( negligence) negligencia f

    English-spanish dictionary > neglect

  • 59 homeliness

    1. n простота, скромность, непритязательность
    2. n амер. некрасивость, грубость
    Синонимический ряд:
    1. lack of embellishment (noun) austerity; bareness; freedom from artificiality; lack of adornment; lack of embellishment; severity; simplicity; starkness
    2. plainness (noun) discreetness; dryness; plainness; simpleness; unattractiveness

    English-Russian base dictionary > homeliness

  • 60 starkness

    Синонимический ряд:
    1. absoluteness (noun) absoluteness; blackness; blankness; blessedness; blueness; completeness; downrightness; grossness; perfectness; positiveness; pureness; rankness; sheerness
    2. emptiness (noun) bareness; clearness; emptiness; vacantness; vacuousness; voidness
    3. lack of embellishment (noun) austerity; freedom from artificiality; homeliness; lack of adornment; lack of embellishment; plainness; severity; simplicity
    4. nudeness (noun) nakedness; nudeness; rawness

    English-Russian base dictionary > starkness

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