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1 lawyer's equipment

арсенал юриста

English-Ukrainian law dictionary > lawyer's equipment
2 lawyer

юрист; адвокат; законознавець; юрисконсульт, консультант з питань права; правник, правознавець

- lawyering
- lawyer-intensive
- lawyer's advice
- lawyer's equipment
- lawyer's fee
- lawyer's fees
- lawyer's minimum fee
- lawyer's office
- lawyers' dialect

English-Ukrainian law dictionary > lawyer
3 practice

'præktis
noun

1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) práctica

2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) costumbre

3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) entrenamiento, ejercicio

4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) consultorio, gabinete, bufete; clientela

•

- be in / out of practice
- make a practice of
- put into practice

practice n práctica

I haven't played for a long time, I need practice hace mucho tiempo que no juego, me hace falta práctica

to be out of practice haber perdido práctica

practice

tr['præktɪs]

noun

1 (repeated exercise) práctica; (training) entrenamiento; (rehearsal) ensayo

■ I'm out of practice me falta práctica

2 (action, reality) práctica

■ in practice en la práctica

3 (custom, habit) costumbre nombre femenino

■ it's standard practice es (lo) normal

■ as was his usual practice como de costumbre

4 (exercise of profession) ejercicio; (place - of doctor) consultorio, consulta; (- of lawyer) bufete nombre masculino, gabinete nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL→ link=practise practise{

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

practice makes perfect la práctica hace al maestro

to be in practice (doctor) ejercer la medicina 2 (lawyer) ejercer la abogacía

to make a practice of doing something tener como norma hacer algo

to put something into practice poner algo en práctica, llevar algo a la práctica

piano practice ejercicios nombre masculino plural de piano

teaching practice prácticas nombre femenino plural de magisterio

practice or practise ['præktəs] vt, - ticed or - tised ; - ticing or - tising

1) : practicar

he practiced his German on us: practicó el alemán con nosotros

to practice politeness: practicar la cortesía

2) : ejercer

to practice medicine: ejercer la medicina

practice n

1) use: práctica f

to put into practice: poner en práctica

2) custom: costumbre f

it's a common practice here: por aquí se acostumbra hacerlo

3) training: práctica f

4) : ejercicio m (de una profesión)

practice

n.

• costumbre s.f.

• ejercicio s.m.

• ensayo s.m.

• estudio s.m.

• práctica s.f.

• uso s.m.

v.

• adiestrar v.

• ejercitar v.

• ensayar v.

• practicar v.

'præktəs, 'præktɪs
I

noun

1) u (training, repetition) práctica f

he's out of practice — le falta práctica

piano practice — ejercicios mpl de piano

target practice — prácticas fpl de tiro

practice teaching o (BrE) teaching practice — prácticas fpl de magisterio

practice makes perfect — la práctica hace al maestro; (before n) < game> de entrenamiento

practice session — ( Sport) sesión f de entrenamiento; ( Mus) ensayo m

2) u

a) (carrying out, implementing) práctica f

to put something into practice — llevar algo a la práctica, poner* algo en práctica

in practice — en la práctica

b) ( exercise of profession) ejercicio m

he is in general practice — se dedica a medicina general

3) c u (custom, procedure) costumbre f

it's our practice to take up references — solemos or acostumbramos pedir referencias

it is not good commercial practice — no es una práctica comercial recomendable

working practices — métodos mpl de trabajo

4) c

a) ( Med) consultorio m, consulta f

b) ( Law) bufete m, estudio m jurídico (CS)

II
1.

BrE practise transitive verb

1) ( rehearse) practicar*; \<\<song/act\>\> ensayar

I practiced my Greek on him — aproveché para practicar griego con él

2)

a) \<\<belief/Christianity\>\> practicar*

he doesn't practice what he preaches — no hace lo que predica, no predica con el ejemplo

b) (carry out, perform)

he practices black magic — practica magia negra

c) \<\<doctor/lawyer\>\> ejercer*

he practices law — ejerce de or como abogado, ejerce la abogacía

3) practicing pres p

a) <doctor/lawyer> en ejercicio (de su profesión)

b) < Catholic> practicante

c) < homosexual> activo

2.

vi

1) (rehearse, train) practicar*

2) ( professionally) ejercer*

['præktɪs]
1. N

1) (=custom, tradition) costumbref, prácticaf; (=procedure) prácticaf

ancient pagan practices — las antiguas costumbres {or} prácticas paganas

the practice of sending young offenders to prison — la práctica de enviar a prisión a los menores que han cometido un delito

it is not our practice to do that — no tenemos por norma hacer eso

unfair trade practices — prácticas fplde comercio desleales

• it is [bad] practice — no es una práctica recomendable

these mistakes do not point to bad practice in general — estos errores no apuntan a deficiencias en los métodos que se practican

• it is [common] practice among modern companies to hire all their office equipment — entre las empresas modernas es una práctica muy extendida alquilar todo su material y mobiliario de oficina

• it is [good] practice to interview several candidates before choosing one — es una práctica recomendable entrevistar a varios aspirantes antes de decidirse por uno

• to [make] a practice of doing sth — acostumbrar a hacer algo

• it is [normal] {or} [standard] practice for newspapers not to disclose such details — los periódicos tienen por norma no revelar ese tipo de detalles

this procedure has become standard practice in most hospitals — en la mayoría de los hospitales este procedimiento se ha convertido en norma; business; restrictive; sharp

2) (=experience, drilling) prácticaf

I need more practice — (=practical experience) necesito más práctica; (=to practise more) necesito practicar más

it takes years of practice — requiere años de práctica

he does six hours' piano practice a day — practica el piano seis horas al día

I haven't got a job yet but the interviews are good practice — aún no tengo trabajo pero las entrevistas me sirven de práctica

skating's just a matter of practice — aprender a patinar es solo cuestión de práctica

• to be [out] of practice — (at sport) no estar en forma

• it gets easier [with] practice — resulta más fácil con la práctica

- practice makes perfect
target 3., teaching 2.
3) (Sport)(=training session) sesiónfde entrenamiento, entrenamientom

4) (=rehearsal) ensayom

•[choir] practice — ensayomde coro

5) (=reality) prácticaf

we must combine theory with practice — tenemos que combinar la teoría con la práctica

•[in] practice — en la práctica

• to [put] sth into practice — poner algo en práctica

6) (=exercise)

a) [of profession]ejerciciom

the practice of medicine — el ejercicio de la medicina

• to be [in] practice (as a doctor/lawyer) — ejercer (de médico/abogado)

he is no longer in practice — ya no ejerce

• to go [into] practice — (Med)empezar a ejercer de médico

• to [set up] in practice — (Med)poner consulta; (Jur)poner bufete

to set up in practice as a doctor/solicitor — establecerse de {or} como médico/abogado

b) [of religion]prácticaf

7) (=premises, firm) (Jur)bufetem; (Med)consultoriom, consultaf; (veterinary, dental) clínicaf

a new doctor has just joined the practice — acaba de llegar un médico nuevo al consultorio; family; general; group; private

2.

VT
VI (US) = practise
3.

CPD

practice flightN — vuelomde entrenamiento

practice gameN — juegomde entrenamiento

practice managerN — [of medical practice]director(a)m/fde clínica (médica)

practice matchN — partidomde entrenamiento

practice nurseN — enfermero(-a)m/fdel consultorio

practice runN — (Sport)carrerafde entrenamiento

practice sessionN — (Sport)sesiónfde entrenamiento; (Scol, Mus)ensayom

* * *
['præktəs, 'præktɪs]
I

noun

1) u (training, repetition) práctica f

he's out of practice — le falta práctica

piano practice — ejercicios mpl de piano

target practice — prácticas fpl de tiro

practice teaching o (BrE) teaching practice — prácticas fpl de magisterio

practice makes perfect — la práctica hace al maestro; (before n) < game> de entrenamiento

practice session — ( Sport) sesión f de entrenamiento; ( Mus) ensayo m

2) u

a) (carrying out, implementing) práctica f

to put something into practice — llevar algo a la práctica, poner* algo en práctica

in practice — en la práctica

b) ( exercise of profession) ejercicio m

he is in general practice — se dedica a medicina general

3) c u (custom, procedure) costumbre f

it's our practice to take up references — solemos or acostumbramos pedir referencias

it is not good commercial practice — no es una práctica comercial recomendable

working practices — métodos mpl de trabajo

4) c

a) ( Med) consultorio m, consulta f

b) ( Law) bufete m, estudio m jurídico (CS)

II
1.

BrE practise transitive verb

1) ( rehearse) practicar*; \<\<song/act\>\> ensayar

I practiced my Greek on him — aproveché para practicar griego con él

2)

a) \<\<belief/Christianity\>\> practicar*

he doesn't practice what he preaches — no hace lo que predica, no predica con el ejemplo

b) (carry out, perform)

he practices black magic — practica magia negra

c) \<\<doctor/lawyer\>\> ejercer*

he practices law — ejerce de or como abogado, ejerce la abogacía

3) practicing pres p

a) <doctor/lawyer> en ejercicio (de su profesión)

b) < Catholic> practicante

c) < homosexual> activo

2.

vi

1) (rehearse, train) practicar*

2) ( professionally) ejercer*

English-spanish dictionary > practice
4 instruct

гл.

1) общ. давать указание [задание, поручение\], поручать

to instruct the bank to transfer the funds — поручать банку перевод средств

to instruct the students to work on smth — давать задание студентам поработать над чем-л.

She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation — Она дала задание студентам поработать над произношением.

The police have been instructed to patrol the building and surrounding area. — Полиция получила указания патрулировать здание и прилегающие территории.

Syn:

direct, prescribe

2) общ. сообщать, информировать, вводить в курс дела ( часто употребляется в официальном контексте)

the judge instructed the jurors on the laws — судья довел до присяжных информацию о законах

The judge instructed the jurors as to the points of law applicable in the case. — Судья проинформировал присяжных о нормах права, относящихся к рассматриваемому делу.

3) общ. инструктировать, обучать ( спортивным или производственным навыкам)

to instruct in the use of the equipment — инструктировать по использованию оборудованию

He instructed me in building a boat. — Он учил меня строить лодки.

He works in a sports centre instructing people in the use of the gym equipment. — Он работает в спортивном центре, где обучает людей пользоваться спортивным оборудованием.

Syn:

train, teach

4) юр., брит. поручать (адвокату) ведение дела (уполномочить адвоката действовать от имени обращающегося в суде и снабдить адвоката необходимой для таких действий информацией; употребляется с дополнением и без)

to instruct more experienced lawyer — поручить дело более опытному адвокату

to instruct the lawyer to take action — поручить адвокату предпринять действия

Англо-русский экономический словарь > instruct
5 set\ up

1. III
1) set up smth. /smth. up/ set up a tent (a scarecrow, a fence, posts, a statue, etc.) (по)ставить палатку и т.д.; set up a house (a building, a school, a factory, etc.) построить /возвести/ дом и т.д.; set up one's easel (a printing-press, etc.) установить мольберт и т.д.; set up a monument воздвигнуть монумент; set up a camp разбить лагерь; I set up a camera in the shade я установил фотоаппарат в тени

2) set up smth. /smth. up/ set up a notice (a flag, a slogan, streamers, etc.) вывешивать объявление и т.д.

3) set up smth. /smth. up/ set up a government (a state, a commission, etc.) создать /сформировать/правительство и т.д., set up a republic установить республику; set up a Cabinet (opposition, a board of directors, a tribunal, etc.) создать /сформировать/ кабинет и т.д.; set up a special committee учредить специальную комиссию; set up a company (a business, a newspaper, a fund, etc.) основать компанию и т.д.; we shall have to set up a new laboratory нам придется организовать /создать/ новую лабораторию; he set up a small bookshop он открыл небольшой книжный магазин и т.д.; they set up a bank robbery они организовали /устроили/ ограбление банка; set up friendly relations установить /наладить/ дружеские отношения

4) set up smth. / smth. up/ set up new laws (new rules, a new economic order, an international control system, a quota, a custom, etc.) устанавливать /вводить/ новые законы и т.д.; set up a national control of electric power ввести государственный контроль над расходованием электроэнергии; set up a new principle (a theory, etc.) выдвигать новый принцип и т.д.; set up an original method предложить оригинальный метод; set up a program (me) (the main requirements, a new approach, etc.) разработать программу и т.д.; set up a defence построить /создать/ новую систему обороны; set up a record установить рекорд; set up a claim (a counter-claim, etc.) предъявлять иск и т.д.

5) set up smth. /smth. up/ set up a howl (a terrific noise, a loud cry, etc.) поднимать вой и т.д.; set up a commotion (a row, a scuffling, etc.) устраивать волнения и т.д.; set up an alarm поднимать тревогу; the wheels set up a tremendous creaking колеса начали отчаянно скрипеть; the wind sets up a humming in the wires от ветра начинают гудеть провода; set up a rash (an inflammation, a swelling, infection, etc.) вызывать сыпь и т.д.

6) set up smb. /smb. up/ coll. this medicine set him up это лекарство поставило его на ноги; the fresh country air set her up свежий деревенский воздух восстановил ее здоровье; а fortnight in the country (a holiday, a change of air, etc.) will set you up двухнедельное пребывание в деревне и т.д. вернет вам силы; you want some good walks (fresh air, some rest, etc.) to set you up для хорошего самочувствия вам необходимы /нужны, полезны/ длительные прогулки и т.д.

7) set up smth. /smth. up/ print set up a page (a book, a manuscript, type, etc.) набирать полосу и т.д.
2. IV
1) set up smth. /smth. up/ in some manner set up ninepins again снова поднять /поставить/ [упавшие] кегли

2) set up smb. /smb. up/ in some manner this fine air (a change of air, her holiday in the country, etc.) set her up again этот прекрасный воздух и т.д. вновь поставил ее на ноги; а summer in the camp sets up a boy wonderfully лето [пребывания] в лагере является прекрасной закалкой /тренировкой/ для мальчиков
3. VII
set up smth. /smth. up/ to do smth. set up an international organization to maintain peace (to carry out the programme), to guard the world against the atomic bomb, etc.) создать международную организацию для борьбы за мир и т.д.
4. XI
1) be set up at some time the camp and the aerodrome were set up later лагерь и аэродром были построены позднее; be set up somewhere the portrait was set up on the stage портрет был установлен на сцене; special seats had to be set up around the sides of the hall по бокам зала пришлось поставить дополнительные стулья /устроить дополнительные места/

2) be set up on smth. an inscription was set up on the tablet на плите была высечена надпись

3) be set up with smth. be set up with food (with clothes, with cars, with equipment, etc.) for an expedition быть обеспеченным продовольствием и т.д. на все время экспедиции; I am set up with novels for the winter у меня теперь книг [хватит] на всю зиму

4) be set up infection (swelling, irritation, etc.) was set up появилась инфекция и т.д.; the doctor has no idea how the condition was first set up врач не имеет представления, что явилось причиной такого состояния

5) be set up in some manner he is quite set up again он опять на ногах /хорошо себя чувствует/

6) be set up in some manner physically she was not well set up физически она была слабо развита
5. XVI
1) set up in smth. set up in trade (in business, in law, etc.) открывать собственное предприятие и т.д.

2) set up for smb. coll. set up for a man of wit претендовать на остроумие; set up for a scholar (for a profound scientist, for a critic, for a moralist, for a gentleman, for an atheist, etc.) a) считать себя ученым и т.д.; б) выдавать себя за ученого и т.д.; I don't set up for an authority я не претендую на то, чтобы считаться авторитетом
6. XX1
set up as smb. set up as a lawyer (as a doctor, as a chemist, etc.) открыть свою юридическую контору и т.д.
7. XXI1
1) set up smth. /smth. up/ along (in, on, etc.) smth. set up posts along the street (milestones along a road, machines in their places, telephone booths in the street, etc.) ставить столбы вдоль улицы и т.д.; set up a home in the country (in another city, etc.) создать там и т.д. дом /семью/; set men up on a chess-board расставлять фигуры на шахматной доске; set up smb. /smb. up/ to smth. set up a claimant to the throne возвести претендента на престол, посадить претендента на трон

2) set up smb. /smb. up/ over smb. set oneself up over one's colleagues (over one's people, etc.) ставить себя выше своих коллег и т.д.; set up smb. /smb. up/ for smb. although he is such an ignorant fellow, he sets himself up for a critic человек он невежественный, а претендует на то, чтобы критиковать других

3) set up smth., smb. /smth., smb. up/ in smth. set up a shop in a new neighbourhood открыть магазин в новом районе; set up one's office in one of the rooms in the building открыть свою контору в одной из комнат этого здания; he wishes to set himself up in business all for himself ему хочется стать во главе собственного дела; set up an office in the Department of Agriculture сформировать отдел в министерстве земледелия; set up a policy board at high government level сформировать политический комитет на высоком уровне

4) set up smb. /smb. up/ in smth. set him up in business помочь ему открыть собственное дело; they set their son up in real estate они открыли для своего сына контору по продаже недвижимой собственности; set smb. up in life помочь кому-л. стать на ноги

5) set up smth. /smth. up/ in /at/ smth. what defence did his lawyer set up at /in/ the trial? как построил его адвокат защиту на суде?

6) set up smb. /smb. up/ with (in) smth. set him up with books (with clothing, with equipment, with food, etc.) обеспечивать его книгами и т.д.; set him up in funds предоставить ему нужные фонды /деньги/, материально обеспечить его

7) set up smth. /smth. up/ in (on, etc.) smth. set up an irritation in one's throat (this rash on my face, an itch on the skin, etc.) вызывать раздражение горла и т.д.; I wonder what has set up inflammation on the wound не могу понять, отчего воспалилась рана

8) set up smth. /smth. up/ in smth. print. set a page (a manuscript, a book, etc.) up in type сделать набор полосы и т.д.
8. XXIV1
set smb. up as smb.

1) set smb. up as a tobacconist помочь кому-л. открыть собственный табачный магазин; set oneself up as a grocer начать торговлю бакалейными товарами

2) set oneself up as an authority (as an important fellow, as a merchant, as a scholar, etc.) считать себя специалистом /авторитетом/ и т.д. или выдавать себя за специалиста и т.д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > set\ up
6 office

'ofis
noun

1) (the room or building in which the business of a firm is done: The firm's head offices are in New York; (also adjective) office furniture.) despacho, oficina

2) (the room in which a particular person works: the bank manager's office.) despacho, oficina

3) (a room or building used for a particular purpose: Train tickets are bought at the ticket-office.) oficina

4) (a position of authority, especially in or as a government: Our party has not been in office for years; the office of mayor.) cargo

•

- officer

office n despacho / oficina

office

tr['ɒfɪs]

noun

1 (room) despacho, oficina; (building) oficina; (staff) oficina

2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL ministerio

■ the Foreign Office el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores

3 (post, position) cargo

4 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL oficio

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be in office estar en el poder

to hold office ocupar un cargo

to leave office dimitir, dejar el cargo

to seek office aspirar a un cargo

through somebody's good offices gracias a los buenos oficios de alguien

doctor's office SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL consultorio, consulta

office block edificio de oficinas

office boy recadero

office holder titular nombre masulino o femenino del cargo

office hours horas nombre femenino plural de oficina

office junior auxiliar nombre masulino o femenino de oficina

office work trabajo de oficina

office worker oficinista nombre masulino o femenino

office ['ɔfəs] n

1) : cargo m

to run for office: presentarse como candidato

2) : oficina f, despacho m, gabinete m (en la casa)

office hours: horas de oficina

office

adj.

• de oficina adj.

• oficinesco, -a adj.

n.

• bufete de abogado s.m.

• departamento s.m.

• despacho s.m.

• encargo s.m.

• escritorio s.m.

• gabinete s.m.

• oficina s.f.

• oficio s.m.

• puesto s.m.

'ɑːfəs, 'ɒfɪs
noun

1) c ( room) oficina f, despacho m; (building, set of rooms) oficina f, oficinas fpl; ( staff) oficina f; ( lawyer's office) bufete m or despacho m (de abogado); ( doctor's office) (AmE) consultorio m, consulta f

the company's New York office — las oficinas de la compañía en Nueva York; (before n) <work, furniture> de oficina; <block, building> de oficinas

during office hours — en horas de oficina

office worker — oficinista mf, empleado, -da m,f de oficina, administrativo, -va m,f

2) u (post, position) cargo m

to take office — tomar posesión del cargo

he was in office for three years — ocupó el cargo durante tres años

the party was in/out of office — el partido estaba/ya no estaba en el poder

term of o (AmE also) in office — mandato m

3) c ( Relig) oficio m

['ɒfɪs]
1. N

1) (=place) oficina f ; (=room) despacho m ; [of lawyer] bufete m ; (US) [of doctor] consultorio m

2) (=part of organization) sección f, departamento m ; (=ministry) ministerio m ; (=branch) sucursal f ; foreign 2., head 4.

3) (=public position) cargo m ; (=duty, function) función f

it is my office to — + infin tengo el deber de + infin, me incumbe + infin

to perform the office of sb — hacer las veces de algn

to be in/hold office — [person] desempeñar or ocupar un cargo; [political party] ocupar el poder

to be out of office — no estar en el poder

to come into or take office — [person] tomar posesión del cargo (as de); [political party] acceder al poder

to leave office — [person] dejar el cargo; [government] salir del poder
remove 1., 6)
4) offices
frm
through his good offices — mediante sus buenos oficios

through the offices of — por mediación or medio de

5) (Rel) oficio m

Office for the Dead — oficio de difuntos

2.

CPD de oficina

office automation N — ofimática f, buromática f

office bearer N — titular mf (de una cartera)

office block N — (Brit) bloque m de oficinas

office boy N — recadero m, mandadero m (LAm)

office building N — = office block

office equipment N — mobiliario m de oficina

office furniture N — mobiliario m de oficina

office holder N — funcionario(-a) m / f

office hours NPL — (Brit) horas fpl de oficina; (US) horas fpl de consulta

office job N — trabajo m de oficina

office junior N — auxiliar m / f de oficina

office manager N — gerente mf

Office of Fair Trading N — (Brit) departamento encargado de mantener las normas comerciales establecidos

Office of Management and Budget N — (US) organismo encargado de elaborar el presupuesto del Estado

office party N — fiesta f de la oficina

office politics N — intrigas fpl de oficina

office staff N — personal m de oficina

office supplies NPL — material m de oficina

office work N — trabajo m de oficina

office worker N — (gen) oficinista mf ; (=civil servant etc) funcionario(-a) m / f

* * *
['ɑːfəs, 'ɒfɪs]
noun

1) c ( room) oficina f, despacho m; (building, set of rooms) oficina f, oficinas fpl; ( staff) oficina f; ( lawyer's office) bufete m or despacho m (de abogado); ( doctor's office) (AmE) consultorio m, consulta f

the company's New York office — las oficinas de la compañía en Nueva York; (before n) <work, furniture> de oficina; <block, building> de oficinas

during office hours — en horas de oficina

office worker — oficinista mf, empleado, -da m,f de oficina, administrativo, -va m,f

2) u (post, position) cargo m

to take office — tomar posesión del cargo

he was in office for three years — ocupó el cargo durante tres años

the party was in/out of office — el partido estaba/ya no estaba en el poder

term of o (AmE also) in office — mandato m

3) c ( Relig) oficio m

English-spanish dictionary > office
7 defence

1.
defense [dɪ'fens] nome

1) (act of protecting) difesa f.

to come to sb.'s defence — (help) venire in aiuto di qcn.

in the defence of freedom — in difesa della libertà

2) (means of protection) difesa f.

a defence against — un modo per combattere [anxiety, boredom]

3) (support) difesa f.

to come to sb.'s defence — prendere le difese di qcn

4) dir.

the defence — (representatives of the accused) la difesa; (case, argument) la tesi della difesa

counsel for the defence — avvocato difensore

witness for the defence — testimone a discarico

5) sport difesa f.

6) univ. discussione f. (di tesi)
2.
nome plurale defences mil. difese f.
3.
modificatore

1) [chief, budget] della difesa; [ contract] per la difesa; [policy, forces] di difesa; [ cuts] alla difesa

2) dir. [counsel, lawyer] difensore; [ witness] a discarico

* * *
[di'fens]
noun

1) (the act or action of defending against attack: the defence of Rome; He spoke in defence of the plans.) difesa

2) (the method or equipment used to guard or protect: The walls will act as a defence against flooding.) difesa

3) (a person's answer to an accusation especially in a law-court: What is your defence?) difesa

•

- defenceless
- the defence
* * *
1.
defense [dɪ'fens] nome

1) (act of protecting) difesa f.

to come to sb.'s defence — (help) venire in aiuto di qcn.

in the defence of freedom — in difesa della libertà

2) (means of protection) difesa f.

a defence against — un modo per combattere [anxiety, boredom]

3) (support) difesa f.

to come to sb.'s defence — prendere le difese di qcn

4) dir.

the defence — (representatives of the accused) la difesa; (case, argument) la tesi della difesa

counsel for the defence — avvocato difensore

witness for the defence — testimone a discarico

5) sport difesa f.

6) univ. discussione f. (di tesi)
2.
nome plurale defences mil. difese f.
3.
modificatore

1) [chief, budget] della difesa; [ contract] per la difesa; [policy, forces] di difesa; [ cuts] alla difesa

2) dir. [counsel, lawyer] difensore; [ witness] a discarico

English-Italian dictionary > defence
8 set up

set up (establish oneself) [business person, trader] aprire un'attività, mettersi in affari

Ex:

to set up on one's own — mettersi in proprio

to set up (shop) as a decorator — aprire un'attività come decoratore

to set up in business — mettersi in affari; set [sth.] up, set up [sth.]

/Ex:

1) (erect) montare, tirare su [stand, stall]; montare [equipment, easel]; aprire [ deckchair]; creare [ roadblock]; erigere [ statue]

to set up home o house mettere su casa; to set up camp — accamparsi, piantare un accampamento

2) (prepare) preparare, allestire [ experiment]

3) (found, establish) istituire, fondare [business, company]; impiantare [ factory]; formare [group, charity]; costituire [ committee]; aprire [ fund]; lanciare [ scheme]

4) (start) provocare, causare [ vibration]; suscitare [ reaction]

5) (organize) organizzare [conference, meeting]; mettere a punto [ procedures]

6) tip. comporre [ page]; set [sb.] up

7) (establish in business)

to set sb. up (in business) as — fare aprire a qcn. un'attività di

8) (improve one's health, fortune) rimettere in sesto

that deal has set her up for life — con quell'affare si è sistemata per tutta la vita

9) BE colloq. (trap) [ police] tendere una trappola a, incastrare [ criminal]; [colleague, friend] montare un'accusa contro [ person]

10) inform. settare, configurare; set [oneself] up

11) comm.

to set oneself up as — mettersi in proprio come

to set oneself up in business — mettersi in (affari per conto) proprio

12) (claim)

I don't set myself up to be an expert — non pretendo di essere un esperto

he sets himself up as an authority on Italian art — si spaccia per un esperto di arte italiana

* * *

1) (to establish: When was the organization set up?) costituire, avviare

2) (to arrange or construct: He set up the apparatus for the experiment.) mettere su

* * *

1. vi + adv

to set up (in business) as a baker/lawyer — aprire una panetteria/uno studio legale

when did you set up in business? — quand'è che ti sei messo in proprio?

2. vt + adv

1) (place in position: chairs, stalls, road blocks) disporre, (tent) rizzare, piantare, (monument) innalzare

2) (start: firm, business etc) avviare, (school, organization) fondare, (fund) costituire, (inquiry) aprire, (infection) provocare, (record) stabilire

to set up house — trovarsi una casa

to set up camp — accamparsi

to set up shop — mettersi in proprio

to set sb up in business — avviare qn agli affari

to set o.s. up as sth fig — pretendere di essere qc

* * *

set up (establish oneself) [business person, trader] aprire un'attività, mettersi in affari

Ex:

to set up on one's own — mettersi in proprio

to set up (shop) as a decorator — aprire un'attività come decoratore

to set up in business — mettersi in affari; set [sth.] up, set up [sth.]

/Ex:

1) (erect) montare, tirare su [stand, stall]; montare [equipment, easel]; aprire [ deckchair]; creare [ roadblock]; erigere [ statue]

to set up home o house mettere su casa; to set up camp — accamparsi, piantare un accampamento

2) (prepare) preparare, allestire [ experiment]

3) (found, establish) istituire, fondare [business, company]; impiantare [ factory]; formare [group, charity]; costituire [ committee]; aprire [ fund]; lanciare [ scheme]

4) (start) provocare, causare [ vibration]; suscitare [ reaction]

5) (organize) organizzare [conference, meeting]; mettere a punto [ procedures]

6) tip. comporre [ page]; set [sb.] up

7) (establish in business)

to set sb. up (in business) as — fare aprire a qcn. un'attività di

8) (improve one's health, fortune) rimettere in sesto

that deal has set her up for life — con quell'affare si è sistemata per tutta la vita

9) BE colloq. (trap) [ police] tendere una trappola a, incastrare [ criminal]; [colleague, friend] montare un'accusa contro [ person]

10) inform. settare, configurare; set [oneself] up

11) comm.

to set oneself up as — mettersi in proprio come

to set oneself up in business — mettersi in (affari per conto) proprio

12) (claim)

I don't set myself up to be an expert — non pretendo di essere un esperto

he sets himself up as an authority on Italian art — si spaccia per un esperto di arte italiana

English-Italian dictionary > set up
9 Benton, Linn Boyd

SUBJECT AREA: Paper and printing

[br]

b. 13 May 1844 Little Falls, New York, USA

d. 15 July 1932 Plainfield, New Jersey, USA

[br]

American typefounder, cutter and designer, inventor of the automatic punch-cutting machine.

[br]

Benton spent his childhood in Milwaukee and La Crosse, where he early showed a talent for mechanical invention. His father was a lawyer with an interest in newspapers and who acquired the Milwaukee Daily News. Benton became familiar with typesetting equipment in his father's newspaper office. He learned the printer's trade at another newspaper office, at La Crosse, and later worked as bookkeeper at a type foundry in Milwaukee. When that failed in 1873, Benton acquired the plant, and when he was joined by R.V.Waldo the firm became Benton, Waldo \& Co. Benton began learning and improving type-cutting practice. He first devised unit-width or "self-spacing" type which became popular with compositors, saving, it was reckoned, 20 per cent of their time. Meanwhile, Benton worked on a punch-cutting machine to speed up the process of cutting letters in the steel punches from which matrices or moulds were formed to enable type to be cast from molten metal. His first mechanical punch-cutter worked successfully in 1884. The third machine, patented in 1885, was the model that revolutionized the typefounding operation. So far, punch-cutting had been done by hand, a rare and expensive skill that was insufficient to meet the demands of the new typesetting machines, the monotype of Lanston and the linotype of Merganthaler. These were threatened with failure until Benton saved the day with his automatic punch-cutter. Mechanizing punch-cutting and the forming of matrices made possible the typesetting revolution brought about by mono-and linotype.

In 1892 Benton's firm merged with others to form the American Type Founders Company. Benton's equipment was moved to New York and he with it, to become a board member and Chief Technical Advisor. In 1894 he became Manager of the company's new plant for type manufacture in Jersey City. Benton steadily improved both machinery and processes, for which he was granted twenty patents. With his son Morris Fuller, he was also notable and prolific in the field of type design. Benton remained in active association with his company until just two weeks before his death.

[br]

Further Reading

Obituary, 1932, Inland Printer (August): 53–4.

P.Cost, 1985, "The contributions of Lyn [sic] Boyd Benton and Morris Fuller Benton to the technology of typesetting and the art of typeface design", unpublished MSc thesis, Rochester Institute of Technology (the most thorough treatment).

H.L.Bullen, 1922, Inland Printer (October) (describes Benton's life and work).

LRD

Biographical history of technology > Benton, Linn Boyd
10 defence

di'fens
noun

1) (the act or action of defending against attack: the defence of Rome; He spoke in defence of the plans.) defensa

2) (the method or equipment used to guard or protect: The walls will act as a defence against flooding.) defensa

3) (a person's answer to an accusation especially in a law-court: What is your defence?) defensa

•

- defenceless
- the defence

defence n defensa

the defence of your country la defensa de tu patria

defence

tr[dɪ'fens]

noun

1 (gen) defensa; (protection) defensa, protección nombre femenino

■ she carried a gun for defence llevaba una pistola para defenderse

■ government spending on defence los gastos de defensa del gobierno

■ the body's defences las defensas del organismo

2 SMALLLAW/SMALL defensa

■ counsel for the defence abogado,-a defensor,-ra

■ witness for the defence testigo de la defensa

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL defensa

■ he plays in defence juega de defensa

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to come to somebody's defence salir en defensa de alguien

defence lawyer abogado,-a defensor,-ra

defence mechanism mecanismo de defensa

Ministry of Defence Ministerio de Defensa

defence (UK)

n.

• defensa (MIL, JUR) s.f.

n.

• amparo s.m.

• apología s.f.

etc (BrE) defense

(US) [dɪ'fens]
1.

N (all senses) defensa f

• as a defence against — como defensa contra

the body's defences against disease — las defensas del organismo contra la enfermedad

• the case for the defence — el argumento de la defensa

• counsel for the defence — abogado(-a) m / f defensor(a)

• Department of Defense (US) — = Ministry of Defence

• in his defence — en su defensa

what have you to say in your own defence? — ¿qué tiene usted que decir or alegar en defensa propia?

in defence of sth — en defensa de algo

to come out in defence of — salir en defensa de

• Minister of Defence — (Brit) Ministro m de Defensa

• Ministry of Defence — (Brit) Ministerio m de Defensa

• Secretary (of State) for Defence (Brit) —

• Secretary of Defense — (US) Ministro m de Defensa

• witness for the defence — testigo mf de cargo, testigo mf de la defensa

2.

CPD [policy, strategy, costs] de defensa

defence counsel N — abogado(-a) m / f defensor(a)

defence forces NPL — fuerzas fpl defensivas

defence mechanism N — mecanismo m de defensa

defence spending N — gastos mpl de defensa

* * *

etc (BrE) defense

English-spanish dictionary > defence
11 contact

1. noun
1) (state of touching) Berührung, die; Kontakt, der; (fig.) Verbindung, die; Kontakt, der

point of contact — Berührungspunkt, der

be in contact with something — etwas berühren

be in contact with somebody — (fig.) mit jemandem in Verbindung stehen od. Kontakt haben

come in or into contact [with something] — [mit etwas] in Berührung kommen

come into contact with somebody/something — (fig.) mit jemandem/etwas etwas zu tun haben

make contact with somebody — (fig.) mit jemandem Kontakt aufnehmen

lose contact with somebody — (fig.) den Kontakt mit jemandem verlieren

2) (Electr.): (connection) Kontakt, der

make/break a contact — einen Kontakt herstellen/unterbrechen
2. transitive verb
1) (get into touch with) sich in Verbindung setzen mit

can I contact you by telephone? — sind Sie telefonisch zu erreichen?

2) (begin dealings with) Kontakt aufnehmen mit

* * *
['kontækt] 1. noun
1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) die Berührung

2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) die Verbindung

3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) die Bekanntschaft

4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) der Kontakt

5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) die Kontaktperson

6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) die Verbindung
2. verb
(to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) sich in Verbindung setzen mit

- academic.ru/15584/contact_lens">contact lens

* * *

con·tact

[ˈkɒntækt, AM ˈkɑ:n-]

I. n

1. no pl (communication) Kontakt m, Verbindung f

there isn't enough \contact between teachers and parents die Lehrer und Eltern tauschen sich nicht genügend aus

I'll get into \contact with him ich melde mich bei ihm

I couldn't get into \contact with him ich habe ihn nicht erreicht

to have \contact with the [outside] world Kontakt zur Außenwelt haben

to be in \contact [with sb] [mit jdm] in Verbindung stehen

to establish [or make] /maintain [or stay in] \contact with sb mit jdm in Kontakt kommen/bleiben

to keep in \contact with sb den Kontakt zu jdm aufrechterhalten

to lose \contact with sb den Kontakt zu jdm verlieren

to make \contact with sb sich akk mit jdm in Verbindung setzen, Kontakt zu jdm aufnehmen; on the phone jdn [telefonisch] erreichen

2. (person)

I've got a \contact in a printing firm ich habe Verbindungen zu [o ich kenne da jemanden in] einer Druckerei

business \contacts Geschäftskontakte pl

international/professional/social \contacts internationale/berufliche/soziale Kontakte

▪ \contacts pl (connections) Beziehungen pl

you need \contacts ohne Beziehungen geht nichts

to build up \contacts Kontakte aufbauen

to have \contacts Beziehungen [o Verbindungen] haben

3. (relationship) Beziehung f

to forge \contacts with sb mit jdm Kontakte eingehen

4. no pl (touch) Kontakt m

[physical] \contact Berührung f

have you come into \contact with anyone with chickenpox? hatten Sie Kontakt mit jemandem, der Windpocken hat?

to be in/make \contact with sth etw berühren

to come into \contact with sth ( also fig) mit etw dat in Berührung kommen a. fig

don't let that glue come into \contact with your skin lassen Sie diesen Klebstoff nicht an Ihre Haut kommen

on \contact bei Berührung

5. ELEC Kontakt m

II. vt

▪ to \contact sb sich akk mit jdm in Verbindung setzen; (get to by phone) jdn [telefonisch] erreichen

can I \contact you by phone? sind Sie telefonisch zu erreichen?

if there is any way we can be of assistance please do not hesitate to \contact us falls Sie Hilfe brauchen, setzen Sie sich einfach mit uns in Verbindung

you can \contact me on [or AM at] 123 456 Sie erreichen mich unter der Nummer 123 456

* * *
['kɒntkt]
1. n

1) Kontakt m; (= touching also) Berührung f; (= communication also) Verbindung f

to keep in contact with sb — mit jdm in Kontakt bleiben

to come into contact with sb/sth (lit, fig) — mit jdm/etw in Berührung kommen; with disease carrier also mit jdm in Kontakt kommen

he has no contact with his family —

frequent contact with death — häufige Berührung mit dem Tod

on contact with air/water — wenn es mit Luft/Wasser in Berührung kommt

I'll get in contact — ich werde mich melden (inf), ich werde von mir hören lassen

I'll get in( to) contact with you — ich werde mich mit Ihnen in Verbindung setzen

how can we get in(to) contact with him? — wie können wir ihn erreichen?

to make contact (two things) — sich berühren; (wires, wheels etc) in Berührung or Kontakt (miteinander) kommen; ( two people

he could make contact by radio as soon as the glue makes contact (with the surface) — er konnte sich durch Funk in Verbindung setzen sobald der Klebstoff mit der Fläche in Berührung or Kontakt kommt

I finally made contact with him at his office — ich habe ihn schließlich im Büro erreicht

to lose contact (with sb/sth) — den Kontakt or die Verbindung (zu jdm/etw) verlieren

point of contact ( Math, fig ) — Berührungspunkt m

2) (ELEC) (= act) Kontakt m; (= equipment) Kontakt- or Schaltstück nt

to make/break contact — den Kontakt herstellen/unterbrechen

3) (= person) Kontaktperson f (ALSO MED); (in espionage) Verbindungsmann m, V-Mann m

contacts pl — Kontakte pl, Verbindungen pl

to make contacts —

he's made a useful contact — er hat einen nützlichen Kontakt hergestellt

2. vt
person, agent, lawyer sich in Verbindung setzen mit; (for help) police sich wenden an (+acc)
I've been trying to contact you for hours —

he doesn't want to be contacted unless it's urgent — er möchte, dass man sich nur in dringenden Fällen mit ihm in Verbindung setzt

* * *

contact [ˈkɒntækt; US ˈkɑn-]

A s

1. a) Kontakt m, Berührung f ( auch MATH)

b) MIL Feindberührung f:

without contact SPORT ohne gegnerische Einwirkung;

bring in(to) contact with in Berührung bringen mit;

come in contact with in Berührung kommen mit

2. fig Verbindung f, Fühlung f, Kontakt m:

be in close contact with sb enge Fühlung mit jemandem haben;

lose contact with reality den Bezug zur Realität verlieren;

make contacts Verbindungen anknüpfen oder herstellen

3. ELEK Kontakt m:

a) Anschluss m

b) Kontakt-, Schaltstück n:

make (break) contact Kontakt herstellen, einschalten (den Kontakt unterbrechen, ausschalten)

4. MED Kontaktperson f, ansteckungsverdächtige Person

5. Verbindungs-, Kontaktmann m (auch Geheimagent), Gewährsmann m

6. FLUG Bodensicht f

B v/t [a. kənˈtækt]

1. in Berührung bringen ( with mit)

2. sich in Verbindung setzen mit, Kontakt aufnehmen mit, sich wenden an (akk)

3. Kontakt haben mit, berühren

C v/i [a. kənˈtækt] besonders ELEK einander berühren, Kontakt haben

* * *
1. noun
1) (state of touching) Berührung, die; Kontakt, der; (fig.) Verbindung, die; Kontakt, der

point of contact — Berührungspunkt, der

be in contact with something — etwas berühren

be in contact with somebody — (fig.) mit jemandem in Verbindung stehen od. Kontakt haben

come in or into contact [with something] — [mit etwas] in Berührung kommen

come into contact with somebody/something — (fig.) mit jemandem/etwas etwas zu tun haben

make contact with somebody — (fig.) mit jemandem Kontakt aufnehmen

lose contact with somebody — (fig.) den Kontakt mit jemandem verlieren

2) (Electr.): (connection) Kontakt, der

make/break a contact — einen Kontakt herstellen/unterbrechen
2. transitive verb
1) (get into touch with) sich in Verbindung setzen mit

can I contact you by telephone? — sind Sie telefonisch zu erreichen?

2) (begin dealings with) Kontakt aufnehmen mit

* * *

(person) n.

Ansprechpartner m. n.

Kontakt -e m.

Kontaktperson f. v.

verbinden v.

English-german dictionary > contact
12 defence

[di'fens]
noun

1) (the act or action of defending against attack: the defence of Rome; He spoke in defence of the plans.) defesa

2) (the method or equipment used to guard or protect: The walls will act as a defence against flooding.) defesa

3) (a person's answer to an accusation especially in a law-court: What is your defence?) defesa

•

- defenceless
- the defence
* * *

de.fence

[dif'ens] n Amer 1 defesa, defensa, amparo, proteção. 2 apologia, justificação, desculpa. 3 Mil fortificações, defesa, reparo. 4 contestação de uma acusação. 5 pessoas que em juízo cuidam da defesa. 6 grupo de jogadores que em vários jogos atuam na defensiva. air defence defesa aérea. in self defence em defesa própria. the lawyer for the defence o advogado de defesa.

English-Portuguese dictionary > defence
13 defence

[di'fens]
noun

1) (the act or action of defending against attack: the defence of Rome; He spoke in defence of the plans.) obramba

2) (the method or equipment used to guard or protect: The walls will act as a defence against flooding.) obramba

3) (a person's answer to an accusation especially in a law-court: What is your defence?) obramba

•

- defenceless
- the defence
* * *
[diféns]
noun

obramba, odboj napada

plural military utrdba; juridically lawyer ( —ali counsel) for the defence — branilec, zagovornik

art ( —ali science) of defence — boks, mečevanje

to come to the defence of s.o. — braniti koga

to conduct one's own defence — sam se braniti

medicine defence mechanism — obrambni mehanizem

witness for the defence — razbremenilna priča

to make a good defence — dobro (se) braniti

English-Slovenian dictionary > defence
14 hire ***

['haɪə(r)]
1. n

noleggio, (cost) nolo

car hire — noleggio auto

"for hire" — "noleggiasi", (taxi) "libero"

on hire — a nolo

2. vt

(Brit: car, equipment) noleggiare, (employee) ingaggiare

we hired a car — abbiamo noleggiato una macchina

they hired a lawyer — hanno assunto un avvocato

hired hand — bracciante m/f

hired assassin — sicario prezzolato

•

- hire out

English-Italian dictionary > hire ***
15 office

noun

(a) (place) bureau m; (of lawyer, architect) cabinet m;

∎ he's out of the office at the moment il n'est pas dans le bureau en ce moment;

∎ for office use only (on form) (cadre) réservé à l'administration

office account compte m professionnel ou commercial;

office address adresse f au bureau;

office automation bureautique f;

office block immeuble de bureaux;

office building immeuble de bureaux;

office equipment matériel m de bureau;

office expenses frais m pl de bureau;

office furniture meubles m pl ou mobilier m de bureau;

office hours heures f pl de bureau;

office IT bureautique f;

office job emploi m de bureau;

office junior employé(e) m, f de bureau subalterne;

office management organisation f des bureaux;

office manager chef m de bureau;

American office park parc m ou zone f d'activités;

office rent loyer m de bureau;

office space locaux m pl pour bureaux;

office staff personnel m de bureau;

office supplies articles m pl de bureau;

office work travail m de bureau;

office worker employé(e) de bureau

(b) (position) fonctions f pl;

∎ to be in office, to hold office être au pouvoir;

∎ to be out of office ne plus être au pouvoir;

∎ to leave office quitter ses fonctions

(c) (government department) bureau m, département m;

∎ I have to send this to the tax office je dois envoyer ça au centre des impôts

the Office of Equal Opportunity = organisme gouvernemental américain qui veille au respect des mesures anti-discriminatoires en matière d'emploi;

the Office of Fair Trading = organisme britannique de défense des consommateurs et de régulation des pratiques commerciales;

the Office of Management and Budget = service administratif américain dont le rôle principal est d'aider le président à préparer le budget

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16 office

office, US [transcription]["O ;f-"]

A n

1 ( room or place of work) bureau m ; the accounts office le service comptable ; doctor's/dentist's office US cabinet m médical/dentaire ; lawyer's office étude f or cabinet m de notaire ; to work in an office travailler dans un bureau, être employé/-e de bureau ; the whole office knows tout le bureau est au courant ; a day at the office une journée au bureau ;

2 ( position) fonction f, charge f ; public office fonctions fpl officielles ; to perform the office of remplir les fonctions de ; to be in ou hold office [president, mayor] être en fonction ; [minister] avoir un portefeuille ; [political party] être au pouvoir ; to take office [president, mayor] entrer en fonction ; [political party] arriver au or prendre le pouvoir ; to go out of office ou leave office [president, mayor] quitter ses fonctions ; [minister] perdre son portefeuille ; [political party] perdre le pouvoir ; to stand GB ou run US for office être candidat aux élections ; to rise to high office être promu à un poste élevé ;

3 Relig office m ; the office for the dead l'office des morts.

B offices npl

1 sout ( services) offices mpl, aide f ; through their good offices par leurs bons offices ;

2 GB ( of property) ‘the usual offices’ ( including outbuildings) ‘cuisine f et dépendances fpl’ ; ( in smaller house) ‘cuisine f et salle f de bains’.

C modif [equipment, furniture, staff, job] de bureau ; office party soirée f réunissant le personnel d'un bureau ; to go on an office outing sortir avec les gens de son bureau.

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17 hold

hold [həʊld]

tenir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (f), 1B (a), 1B (b), 1D (b), 1D (d), 2 (d) avoir ⇒ 1A (c) retenir ⇒ 1A (e), 1C (b) contenir ⇒ 1A (f) exercer ⇒ 1A (g) réserver ⇒ 1A (e), 1A (h) conserver ⇒ 1A (i) stocker ⇒ 1A (i) maintenir ⇒ 1B (a) détenir ⇒ 1A (i), 1C (a) croire ⇒ 1D (a) continuer ⇒ 1D (e) se tenir ⇒ 2 (a) tenir bon ⇒ 2 (b) durer ⇒ 2 (c) attendre ⇒ 2 (f) prise ⇒ 3D (a)-(c) en attente ⇒ 4D

(pt & pp held [held])

1 transitive verb

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

(d) (keep control or authority over) Military

∎ 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

(j) Cars

∎ 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!

(c) (delay)

∎ 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!

(d) (keep in check)

∎ 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

(e) (continue without deviation) continuer;

∎ 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

(f) Telecommunications

∎ 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

2 intransitive verb

(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

4 on hold adverb

(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

➲ hold against separable transitive verb

∎ 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

➲ hold back

1 separable transitive verb

(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

(c) American School

∎ 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

2 intransitive verb

(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

➲ hold down separable transitive verb

(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

(c) (of employee)

∎ 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

➲ hold forth intransitive verb

pérorer, disserter;

∎ he held forth on the evils of drink il a fait un long discours sur les conséquences néfastes de l'alcool

➲ hold in separable transitive verb

(a) (stomach) rentrer

(b) (emotion) retenir; (anger) contenir

➲ hold off

1 separable transitive verb

(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

2 intransitive verb

(a) (rain)

∎ 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

1 intransitive verb

(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)!

(b) (keep possession of) garder;

∎ 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

2 separable transitive verb

(maintain in place) tenir ou maintenir en place;

∎ her hat is held on with pins son chapeau est maintenu (en place) par des épingles

➲ hold out

1 intransitive verb

(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

2 separable transitive verb

(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

3 inseparable transitive verb

(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

➲ hold out for inseparable transitive verb

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

➲ hold out on inseparable transitive verb

familiar

∎ you're holding out on me! tu me caches quelque chose!^□

➲ hold over separable transitive verb

(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

1 inseparable transitive verb

(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

2 separable transitive verb

∎ 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!

➲ hold together separable transitive verb

(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

1 separable transitive verb

(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

(c) (present as example)

∎ 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

2 intransitive verb

(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

➲ hold with inseparable transitive verb

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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18 turn

turn [tɜ:n]

tourner ⇒ 1A (a), 1B (a), 1B (d), 1C (d), 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (f) faire tourner ⇒ 1A (a) retourner ⇒ 1B (a) changer ⇒ 1C (a) faire devenir ⇒ 1C (a) se tourner ⇒ 2 (a) se retourner ⇒ 2 (b) devenir ⇒ 2 (d) se changer ⇒ 2 (e) tour ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (d), 3 (f), 3 (g) tournant ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) virage ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) tournure ⇒ 3 (d)

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (cause to rotate, move round) tourner; (shaft, axle) faire tourner, faire pivoter; (direct) diriger;

∎ she turned the key in the lock (to lock) elle a donné un tour de clé (à la porte), elle a fermé la porte à clé; (to unlock) elle a ouvert la porte avec la clé;

∎ turn the wheel all the way round faites faire un tour complet à la roue;

∎ Cars to turn the (steering) wheel tourner le volant;

∎ turn the knob to the right tournez le bouton vers la droite;

∎ turn the knob to "record" mettez le bouton en position "enregistrer";

∎ she turned the oven to its highest setting elle a allumé ou mis le four à la température maximum;

∎ she turned her chair towards the window elle a tourné sa chaise face à la fenêtre;

∎ he turned the car into the drive il a engagé la voiture dans l'allée;

∎ we turned our steps homeward nous avons dirigé nos pas vers la maison;

∎ turn your head this way tournez la tête de ce côté

(b) figurative (change orientation of)

∎ she turned the conversation to sport elle a orienté la conversation vers le sport;

∎ their votes could turn the election in his favour leurs voix pourraient faire basculer les élections en sa faveur;

∎ he would not be turned from his decision to resign il n'y a pas eu moyen de le faire revenir sur sa décision de démissionner;

∎ nothing would turn the rebels from their cause rien ne pourrait détourner les rebelles de leur cause;

∎ you've turned my whole family against me vous avez monté toute ma famille contre moi;

∎ we turned his joke against him nous avons retourné la plaisanterie contre lui;

∎ let's turn our attention to the matter in hand occupons-nous de l'affaire en question;

∎ she turned her attention to the problem elle s'est concentrée sur le problème;

∎ to turn one's thoughts to God tourner ses pensées vers Dieu;

∎ research workers have turned the theory to practical use les chercheurs ont mis la théorie en pratique;

∎ how can we turn this policy to our advantage or account? comment tirer parti de cette politique?, comment tourner cette politique à notre avantage?;

∎ to turn one's back on sb tourner le dos à qn;

∎ she looked at the letter the minute his back was turned dès qu'il a eu le dos tourné, elle a jeté un coup d'œil à la lettre;

∎ how can you turn your back on your own family? comment peux-tu abandonner ta famille?;

∎ she turned her back on her friends elle a tourné le dos à ses amis;

∎ to turn one's back on the past tourner la page, tourner le dos au passé;

∎ she was so pretty that she turned heads wherever she went elle était si jolie que tout le monde se retournait sur son passage;

∎ success had not turned his head la réussite ne lui avait pas tourné la tête, il ne s'était pas laissé griser par la réussite;

∎ all their compliments had turned her head tous leurs compliments lui étaient montés à la tête ou lui avaient tourné la tête;

∎ to turn the tables on sb reprendre l'avantage sur qn;

∎ figurative now the tables are turned maintenant les rôles sont renversés

B.

(a) (flip over → page) tourner; (→ collar, mattress, sausages, soil, hay) retourner;

∎ the very thought of food turns my stomach l'idée même de manger me soulève le cœur;

∎ to turn sth on its head bouleverser qch, mettre qch sens dessus dessous;

∎ recent events have turned the situation on its head les événements récents ont retourné la situation

(b) (send away)

∎ he turned the beggar from his door il a chassé le mendiant;

∎ they turned the poachers off their land ils ont chassé les braconniers de leurs terres

(c) (release, let loose)

∎ he turned the cattle into the field il a fait rentrer le bétail dans le champ

(d) (go round → corner) tourner

(e) (reach → in age, time) passer, franchir;

∎ I had just turned twenty je venais d'avoir vingt ans;

∎ she's turned thirty elle a trente ans passés, elle a dépassé le cap de la trentaine;

∎ it has only just turned four o'clock il est quatre heures passées de quelques secondes

(f) (do, perform) faire;

∎ the skater turned a circle on the ice la patineuse a décrit un cercle sur la glace;

∎ to turn a cartwheel faire la roue

(g) (ankle) tordre;

∎ I've turned my ankle je me suis tordu la cheville

C.

(a) (transform, change) changer, transformer; (make) faire devenir, rendre;

∎ to turn sth into sth transformer ou changer qch en qch;

∎ bitterness turned their love into hate l'amertume a transformé leur amour en haine;

∎ she turned the remark into a joke elle a tourné la remarque en plaisanterie;

∎ they're turning the book into a film ils adaptent le livre pour l'écran;

∎ the sight turned his heart to ice le spectacle lui a glacé le cœur ou l'a glacé;

∎ Stock Exchange you should turn your shares into cash vous devriez réaliser vos actions;

∎ time had turned the pages yellow le temps avait jauni les pages

(b) (make bad, affect)

∎ the lemon juice turned the milk (sour) le jus de citron a fait tourner le lait

(c) American Commerce (goods) promouvoir la vente de; (money) gagner;

∎ to turn a good profit faire de gros bénéfices;

∎ he turns an honest penny il gagne sa vie honnêtement;

∎ familiar he was out to turn a fast buck il cherchait à gagner ou faire du fric facilement

(d) Technology (shape) tourner, façonner au tour;

∎ a well-turned leg une jambe bien faite;

∎ figurative to turn a phrase faire des phrases

2 intransitive verb

(a) (move round → handle, key, wheel) tourner; (→ shaft) tourner, pivoter; (→ person) se tourner;

∎ to turn on an axis tourner autour d'un axe;

∎ the crane turned (through) 180° la grue a pivoté de 180°;

∎ the key won't turn la clé ne tourne pas;

∎ he turned right round il a fait volte-face;

∎ they turned towards me ils se sont tournés vers moi ou de mon côté;

∎ they turned from the gruesome sight ils se sont détournés de cet horrible spectacle;

∎ turn (round) and face the front tourne-toi et regarde devant toi

(b) (flip over → page) tourner; (→ car, person, ship) se retourner;

∎ figurative the smell made my stomach turn l'odeur m'a soulevé le cœur

(c) (change direction → person) tourner; (→ vehicle) tourner, virer; (→ luck, wind) tourner, changer; (→ river, road) faire un coude; (→ tide) changer de direction;

∎ turn (to the) right (walking) tournez à droite; (driving) tournez ou prenez à droite;

∎ Military right turn! à droite!;

∎ we turned towards town nous nous sommes dirigés vers la ville;

∎ he turned (round) and went back il a fait demi-tour et est revenu sur ses pas;

∎ the road turns south la route tourne vers le sud;

∎ the car turned into our street la voiture a tourné dans notre rue;

∎ we turned onto the main road nous nous sommes engagés dans ou nous avons pris la grand-route;

∎ we turned off the main road nous avons quitté la grand-route;

∎ Stock Exchange the market turned downwards/upwards le marché était à la baisse/à la hausse;

∎ figurative I don't know where or which way to turn je ne sais plus quoi faire

(d) (with adj or noun complement) (become) devenir;

∎ it's turning cold il commence à faire froid;

∎ the weather's turned bad le temps s'est gâté;

∎ the argument turned nasty la dispute s'est envenimée;

∎ she turned angry when he refused elle s'est mise en colère quand il a refusé;

∎ to turn red/blue virer au rouge/bleu;

∎ he turned red il a rougi;

∎ a lawyer turned politician un avocat devenu homme politique;

∎ to turn professional passer ou devenir professionnel;

∎ the whole family turned Muslim toute la famille s'est convertie à l'islam

(e) (transform) se changer, se transformer;

∎ the pumpkin turned into a carriage la citrouille s'est transformée en carrosse;

∎ the rain turned to snow la pluie s'est transformée en neige;

∎ the little girl had turned into a young woman la petite fille était devenue une jeune femme;

∎ their love turned to hate leur amour se changea en haine ou fit place à la haine

(f) (leaf) tourner, jaunir; (milk) tourner;

∎ the weather has turned le temps a changé

3 noun

(a) (revolution, rotation) tour m;

∎ he gave the handle a turn il a tourné la poignée;

∎ give the screw another turn donnez un autre tour de vis;

∎ with a turn of the wrist avec un tour de poignet

(b) (change of course, direction) tournant m; (in skiing) virage m;

∎ to make a right turn (walking) tourner à droite; (driving) tourner ou prendre à droite;

∎ take the second turn on the right prenez la deuxième à droite;

∎ no right turn (sign) défense de tourner à droite;

∎ figurative at every turn à tout instant, à tout bout de champ

(c) (bend, curve in road) virage m, tournant m;

∎ there is a sharp turn to the left la route fait un brusque virage ou tourne brusquement à gauche

(d) (change in state, nature) tour m, tournure f;

∎ the conversation took a new turn la conversation a pris une nouvelle tournure;

∎ it was an unexpected turn of events les événements ont pris une tournure imprévue;

∎ things took a turn for the worse/better les choses se sont aggravées/améliorées;

∎ the patient took a turn for the worse/better l'état du malade s'est aggravé/amélioré;

∎ the situation took a tragic turn la situation a tourné au tragique

(e) (time of change)

∎ at the turn of the year vers la fin de l'année;

∎ at the turn of the century au tournant du siècle

(f) (in game, order, queue) tour m;

∎ it's my turn c'est à moi, c'est mon tour;

∎ whose turn is it? (in queue) (c'est) à qui le tour?; (in game) c'est à qui de jouer?;

∎ it's his turn to do the dishes c'est à lui ou c'est son tour de faire la vaisselle;

∎ you'll have to wait your turn il faudra attendre ton tour;

∎ they laughed and cried by turns ils passaient tour à tour du rire aux larmes;

∎ to take it in turns to do sth faire qch à tour de rôle;

∎ let's take it in turns to drive relayons-nous au volant;

∎ we took turns sleeping on the floor nous avons dormi par terre à tour de rôle;

∎ turn and turn about à tour de rôle

(g) (action, deed)

∎ to do sb a good/bad turn rendre service/jouer un mauvais tour à qn;

∎ he did them a bad turn il leur a joué un mauvais tour;

∎ I've done my good turn for the day j'ai fait ma bonne action de la journée;

∎ proverb one good turn deserves another = un service en vaut un autre, un service rendu en appelle un autre

(h) familiar (attack of illness) crise f, attaque f;

∎ she had one of her (funny) turns this morning elle a eu une de ses crises ce matin

(i) familiar (shock)

∎ you gave me quite a turn! tu m'as fait une sacrée peur!, tu m'as fait une de ces peurs!;

∎ it gave me such a turn! j'ai eu une de ces peurs!

(j) old-fashioned (short trip, ride, walk) tour m;

∎ let's go for or take a turn in the garden allons faire un tour dans le jardin

(k) (tendency, style)

∎ to have an optimistic turn of mind être optimiste de nature ou d'un naturel optimiste;

∎ he has a strange turn of mind il a une drôle de mentalité;

∎ to have a good turn of speed rouler vite;

∎ turn of phrase tournure f ou tour m de phrase;

∎ she has a witty turn of phrase elle est très spirituelle ou pleine d'esprit

(l) (purpose, requirement) exigence f, besoin m;

∎ this book has served its turn ce livre a fait son temps

(m) Music doublé m

(n) Stock Exchange (transaction) transaction f (qui comprend l'achat et la vente); British (difference in price) écart m entre le prix d'achat et le prix de vente

(o) British Theatre numéro m;

∎ a comedy turn un numéro de comédie

(p) British Cookery

∎ done to a turn cuit à point; familiar humorous (tanned) tout bronzé

4 in turn adverb

∎ she interviewed each of us in turn elle a eu un entretien avec chacun de nous l'un après l'autre;

∎ I told Sarah and she in turn told Paul je l'ai dit à Sarah qui, à son tour, l'a dit à Paul;

∎ I worked in turn as a waiter, an actor and a teacher j'ai travaillé successivement ou tour à tour comme serveur, acteur et enseignant

5 on the turn adjective

∎ to be on the turn être sur le point de changer;

∎ the tide is on the turn c'est le changement de marée; figurative le vent tourne;

∎ the milk is on the turn le lait commence à tourner

6 out of turn adverb

∎ don't play out of turn attends ton tour pour jouer;

∎ figurative to speak out of turn faire des remarques déplacées, parler mal à propos

►► (shift) turn of duty (gen) tour m de service; Military tour m de garde;

American turn signal clignotant m, Belgian clignoteur m, Swiss signofil(e) m;

American turn signal lever (manette f de) clignotant m

➲ turn against inseparable transitive verb

se retourner contre, s'en prendre à

➲ turn around = turn round

➲ turn aside

1 intransitive verb

(move to one side) s'écarter; also figurative (move away) se détourner;

∎ she turned aside to blow her nose elle se détourna pour se moucher

2 separable transitive verb

also figurative écarter, détourner

➲ turn away

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (avert) détourner;

∎ she turned her head away from him elle s'est détournée de lui

(b) (reject → person) renvoyer; (stronger) chasser;

∎ the college turned away hundreds of applicants l'université a refusé des centaines de candidats;

∎ she turned the salesman away elle chassa le représentant;

∎ to turn people away (in theatre etc) refuser du monde;

∎ we've been turning business away nous avons refusé du travail

2 intransitive verb

se détourner;

∎ he turned away from them in anger en ou de colère, il leur a tourné le dos

➲ turn back

1 intransitive verb

(a) (return → person) revenir, rebrousser chemin; (→ vehicle) faire demi-tour;

∎ it was getting dark so we decided to turn back comme il commençait à faire nuit, nous avons décidé de faire demi-tour;

∎ my mind is made up, there is no turning back ma décision est prise, je ne reviendrai pas dessus

(b) (go back in book)

∎ turn back to chapter one revenez ou retournez au premier chapitre

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (force to return) faire faire demi-tour à; (refugee) refouler

(b) (fold → collar, sheet) rabattre; (→ sleeves) remonter, retrousser; (→ corner of page) corner

(c) (idiom)

∎ to turn the clock back remonter dans le temps, revenir en arrière

➲ turn down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (heating, lighting, sound) baisser

(b) (fold → sheet) rabattre, retourner; (→ collar) rabattre;

∎ to turn down the corner of a page corner une page;

∎ to turn down the bed ouvrir le lit

(c) (reject → offer, request, suitor) rejeter, repousser; (→ candidate, job) refuser;

∎ they offered him a job but he turned them down ils lui ont proposé un emploi mais il a rejeté leur offre;

∎ familiar she turned me down flat elle m'a envoyé balader

2 intransitive verb

(move downwards) tourner vers le bas;

∎ the corners of his mouth turned down il a fait la moue ou une grimace désapprobatrice

➲ turn in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (return, give in → borrowed article, equipment, piece of work) rendre, rapporter; (→ criminal) livrer à la police;

∎ they turned the thief in (took him to the police) ils ont livré le voleur à la police; (informed on him) ils ont dénoncé le voleur à la police

(b) (fold in)

∎ turn in the edges rentrez les bords

(c) (produce)

∎ the actor turned in a good performance l'acteur a très bien joué;

∎ the company turned in record profits l'entreprise a fait des bénéfices record

2 intransitive verb

(a) (feet, toes)

∎ my toes turn in j'ai les pieds en dedans

(b) (go through entrance off road etc)

∎ he turned in at the gate arrivé à la porte, il est entré

(c) familiar (go to bed) se coucher^□

(d) (idiom)

∎ to turn in on oneself se replier sur soi-même

➲ turn off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (switch off → light) éteindre; (→ heater, radio, television) éteindre, fermer; (cut off at mains) couper; (tap) fermer;

∎ she turned the ignition/engine off elle a coupé le contact/arrêté le moteur

(b) familiar (fail to interest) rebuter^□ ; (sexually) couper l'envie à; (repulse) débecter;

∎ her superior attitude really turns me off son air suffisant me rebute

2 intransitive verb

(a) (leave road) tourner;

∎ we turned off at junction 5 nous avons pris la sortie d'autoroute 5

(b) (switch off) s'éteindre;

∎ the heater turns off automatically l'appareil de chauffage s'éteint ou s'arrête automatiquement

➲ turn on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (switch on → electricity, heating, light, radio, television) allumer; (→ engine) mettre en marche; (→ water) faire couler; (→ tap) ouvrir; (open at mains) ouvrir;

∎ figurative she can turn on the charm/the tears whenever necessary elle sait faire du charme/pleurer quand il le faut

(b) familiar (person → interest) intéresser^□ ; (→ sexually) exciter; (→ introduce to drugs) initier à la drogue^□ ;

∎ to be turned on (sexually) être excité;

∎ the movie didn't turn me on at all le film ne m'a vraiment pas emballé;

∎ he turned us on to this new pianist il nous a fait découvrir ce nouveau pianiste

2 inseparable transitive verb

(attack) attaquer;

∎ the dogs turned on him les chiens l'ont attaqué ou se sont jetés sur lui;

∎ his colleagues turned on him and accused him of stealing ses collègues s'en sont pris à lui et l'ont accusé de vol

3 intransitive verb

(take drugs) se droguer

4 intransitive verb

(a) (switch on) s'allumer;

∎ the oven turns on automatically le four s'allume automatiquement

(b) (depend, hinge on) dépendre de, reposer sur;

∎ the whole case turned on or upon this detail toute l'affaire reposait sur ce détail;

∎ everything turns on whether he continues as president tout dépend s'il reste président ou non

➲ turn out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (switch off → light) éteindre; (→ gas) éteindre, couper

(b) (point outwards)

∎ she turns her toes out when she walks elle marche en canard

(c) (dismiss, expel) mettre à la porte; (tenant) expulser, déloger;

∎ he turned his daughter out of the house il a mis sa fille à la porte ou a chassé sa fille de la maison;

∎ he was turned out of his job il a été renvoyé

(d) (empty → container, pockets) retourner, vider; (→ contents) vider; (→ jelly) verser;

∎ turn the cake out onto a plate démoulez le gâteau sur une assiette

(e) British (clean) nettoyer à fond;

∎ to turn out a room faire une pièce à fond

(f) (produce) produire, fabriquer;

∎ he turns out a book a year il écrit un livre par an;

∎ few schools turn out the kind of people we need peu d'écoles forment le type de gens qu'il nous faut

(g) (police, troops) envoyer;

∎ turn out the guard! faites sortir la garde!

(h) (usu passive) (dress) habiller;

∎ nicely or smartly turned out élégant;

∎ he was turned out in a suit and a tie il portait un costume-cravate;

∎ she always turns her children out beautifully elle habille toujours bien ses enfants

2 intransitive verb

(a) (show up) venir, arriver; Military (guard) (aller) prendre la faction; (troops) aller au rassemblement;

∎ thousands turned out for the concert des milliers de gens sont venus ou ont assisté au concert;

∎ the doctor had to turn out in the middle of the night le docteur a dû se déplacer au milieu de la nuit

(b) (car, person) sortir, partir;

∎ the car turned out of the car park la voiture est sortie du parking

(c) (point outwards)

∎ my feet turn out j'ai les pieds en canard ou en dehors

(d) (prove) se révéler, s'avérer;

∎ his statement turned out to be false sa déclaration s'est révélée fausse;

∎ her story turned out to be true ce qu'elle a raconté était vrai;

∎ he turned out to be a scoundrel il s'est révélé être un vaurien, on s'est rendu compte que c'était un vaurien;

∎ it turns out that… il se trouve que… + indicative

(e) (end up)

∎ I don't know how it turned out je ne sais pas comment cela a fini;

∎ how did the cake turn out? le gâteau était-il réussi?;

∎ the story turned out happily l'histoire s'est bien terminée ou a bien fini;

∎ the evening turned out badly la soirée a mal tourné;

∎ everything will turn out fine tout va s'arranger ou ira bien;

∎ as it turns out, he needn't have worried en l'occurrence ou en fin de compte, ce n'était pas la peine de se faire du souci

(f) British familiar (get out of bed) se lever^□, sortir du lit^□

➲ turn over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (playing card, mattress, person, stone) retourner; (page) tourner; (vehicle) retourner; (boat) faire chavirer;

∎ I was turning over the pages of the magazine je feuilletais la revue;

∎ figurative to turn over a new leaf s'acheter une conduite;

∎ Agriculture to turn over the soil retourner la terre

(b) (consider) réfléchir à ou sur;

∎ I was turning the idea over in my mind je tournais et retournais ou ruminais l'idée dans ma tête

(c) (hand over, transfer) rendre, remettre;

∎ he turned the responsibility over to his deputy il s'est déchargé de la responsabilité sur son adjoint;

∎ to turn sb over to the authorities livrer qn aux autorités

(d) (change) transformer, changer;

∎ he's turning the land over to cattle farming il reconvertit sa terre dans l'élevage du bétail

(e) Commerce

∎ the store turns over £1,000 a week la boutique fait un chiffre d'affaires de 1000 livres par semaine

(f) (search through) fouiller

(g) British familiar (rob → person) voler^□, dévaliser^□ ; (→ store) dévaliser^□ ; (→ house) cambrioler^□

2 intransitive verb

(a) (roll over → person) se retourner; (→ vehicle) se retourner, faire un tonneau; (→ boat) se retourner, chavirer

(b) (engine) commencer à tourner

(c) (when reading) tourner;

∎ please turn over (in letter) TSVP

(d) Television (change channel) changer de chaîne

(e) Commerce (merchandise) s'écouler, se vendre

➲ turn round

1 intransitive verb British

(a) (rotate → person) se retourner; (→ object) tourner;

∎ she turned round and waved goodbye elle se retourna et dit au revoir de la main;

∎ the dancers turned round and round les danseurs tournaient ou tournoyaient (sur eux-mêmes)

(b) (face opposite direction → person) faire volte-face, faire demi-tour; (→ vehicle) faire demi-tour;

∎ figurative she turned round and accused us of stealing elle s'est retournée contre nous et nous a accusés de vol

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (rotate → head) tourner; (→ object, person) tourner, retourner; (→ vehicle) faire faire demi-tour à;

∎ could you turn the car round please? tu peux faire demi-tour, s'il te plaît?

(b) (quantity of work) traiter

(c) (change nature of)

∎ to turn a situation round renverser une situation;

∎ Commerce to turn a company round sauver une entreprise de la faillite

(d) (sentence, idea) retourner

➲ turn to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (person) se tourner vers; (→ page) aller à;

∎ turn to chapter one allez au premier chapitre

(b) (seek help from) s'adresser à, se tourner vers;

∎ to turn to sb for advice consulter qn, demander conseil à qn;

∎ I don't know who to turn to je ne sais pas à qui m'adresser ou qui aller trouver;

∎ he turned to his mother for sympathy il s'est tourné vers sa mère pour qu'elle le console;

∎ she won't turn to me for help elle ne veut pas me demander de l'aide;

∎ he turned to the bottle il s'est mis à boire

(c) figurative (shift, move on to)

∎ her thoughts turned to her sister elle se mit à penser à sa sœur;

∎ the discussion turned to the war on se mit à discuter de la guerre

(d) (address → subject, issue etc) aborder, traiter;

∎ we shall now turn to the problem of housing nous allons maintenant aborder le problème du logement;

∎ let us turn to another topic passons à un autre sujet

➲ turn up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (heat, lighting, radio, TV) mettre plus fort;

∎ to turn the sound up augmenter ou monter le volume;

∎ she turned the oven up elle a mis ou réglé le four plus fort, elle a augmenté la température du four;

∎ British very familiar turn it up! la ferme!

(b) (find, unearth) découvrir, dénicher; (buried object) déterrer;

∎ her research turned up some interesting new facts sa recherche a révélé de nouveaux détails intéressants

(c) (point upwards) remonter, relever;

∎ she has a turned-up nose elle a le nez retroussé

(d) (collar) relever; (trousers) remonter; (sleeve) retrousser, remonter; (in order to shorten) raccourcir en faisant un ourlet

(e) (uncover → card) retourner

2 intransitive verb

(a) (appear) apparaître; (arrive) arriver;

∎ she turned up at my office this morning elle s'est présentée à mon bureau ce matin;

∎ he'll turn up again one of these days il reviendra bien un de ces jours;

∎ I'll take the first job that turns up je prendrai le premier poste qui se présentera

(b) (be found) être trouvé ou retrouvé;

∎ her bag turned up eventually elle a fini par retrouver son sac

(c) (happen) se passer, arriver;

∎ don't worry, something will turn up ne t'en fais pas, tu finiras par trouver quelque chose;

∎ until something better turns up en attendant mieux

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19 Cousteau, Jacques-Yves

SUBJECT AREA: Ports and shipping

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b. 11 June 1910 Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France

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French marine explorer who invented the aqualung.

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He was the son of a country lawyer who became legal advisor and travelling companion to certain rich Americans. At an early age Cousteau acquired a love of travel, of the sea and of cinematography: he made his first film at the age of 13. After an interrupted education he nevertheless passed the difficult entrance examination to the Ecole Navale in Brest, but his naval career was cut short in 1936 by injuries received in a serious motor accident. For his long recuperation he was drafted to Toulon. There he met Philippe Tailliez, a fellow naval officer, and Frédéric Dumas, a champion spearfisher, with whom he formed a long association and began to develop his underwater swimming and photography. He apparently took little part in the Second World War, but under cover he applied his photographic skills to espionage, for which he was awarded the Légion d'honneur after the war.

Cousteau sought greater freedom of movement underwater and, with Emile Gagnan, who worked in the laboratory of Air Liquide, he began experimenting to improve portable underwater breathing apparatus. As a result, in 1943 they invented the aqualung. Its simple design and robust construction provided a reliable and low-cost unit and revolutionized scientific and recreational diving. Gagnan shunned publicity, but Cousteau revelled in the new freedom to explore and photograph underwater and exploited the publicity potential to the full.

The Undersea Research Group was set up by the French Navy in 1944 and, based in Toulon, it provided Cousteau with the Opportunity to develop underwater exploration and filming techniques and equipment. Its first aims were minesweeping and exploration, but in 1948 Cousteau pioneered an extension to marine archaeology. In 1950 he raised the funds to acquire a surplus US-built minesweeper, which he fitted out to further his quest for exploration and adventure and named Calypso. Cousteau also sought and achieved public acclaim with the publication in 1953 of The Silent World, an account of his submarine observations, illustrated by his own brilliant photography. The book was an immediate success and was translated into twenty-two languages. In 1955 Calypso sailed through the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean, and the outcome was a film bearing the same title as the book: it won an Oscar and the Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival. This was his favoured medium for the expression of his ideas and observations, and a stream of films on the same theme kept his name before the public.

Cousteau's fame earned him appointment by Prince Rainier as Director of the Oceanographie Institute in Monaco in 1957, a post he held until 1988. With its museum and research centre, it offered Cousteau a useful base for his worldwide activities.

In the 1980s Cousteau turned again to technological development. Like others before him, he was concerned to reduce ships' fuel consumption by harnessing wind power. True to form, he raised grants from various sources to fund research and enlisted technical help, namely Lucien Malavard, Professor of Aerodynamics at the Sorbonne. Malavard designed a 44 ft (13.4 m) high non-rotating cylinder, which was fitted onto a catamaran hull, christened Moulin à vent. It was intended that its maiden Atlantic crossing in 1983 should herald a new age in ship propulsion, with large royalties to Cousteau. Unfortunately the vessel was damaged in a storm and limped to the USA under diesel power. A more robust vessel, the Alcyone, was fitted with two "Turbosails" in 1985 and proved successful, with a 40 per cent reduction in fuel consumption. However, oil prices fell, removing the incentive to fit the new device; the lucrative sales did not materialize and Alcyone remained the only vessel with Turbosails, sharing with Calypso Cousteau's voyages of adventure and exploration. In September 1995, Cousteau was among the critics of the decision by the French President Jacques Chirac to resume testing of nuclear explosive devices under the Mururoa atoll in the South Pacific.

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Principal Honours and Distinctions

Légion d'honneur. Croix de Guerre with Palm. Officier du Mérite Maritime and numerous scientific and artistic awards listed in such directories as Who's Who.

Bibliography

1953, The Silent World.

1972, The Ocean World of Jacques Cousteau, 21 vols.

He produced many other titles which are listed with his films in Who's Who.

Further Reading

R.Munson, 1991, Cousteau, the Captain and His World, London: Robert Hale (published in the USA 1989).

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20 Gutenberg, Johann Gensfleisch zum

SUBJECT AREA: Paper and printing

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b. c. 1394–9 Mainz, Germany

d. 3 February 1468 Mainz, Germany

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German inventor of printing with movable type.

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Few biographical details are known of Johann Gensfleisch zum Gutenberg, yet it has been said that he was responsible for Germany's most notable contribution to civilization. He was a goldsmith by trade, of a patrician family of the city of Mainz. He seems to have begun experiments on printing while a political exile in Strasbourg c. 1440. He returned to Mainz between 1444 and 1448 and continued his experiments, until by 1450 he had perfected his invention sufficiently to justify raising capital for its commercial exploitation.

Circumstances were propitious for the invention of printing at that time. Rises in literacy and prosperity had led to the formation of a social class with the time and resources to develop a taste for reading, and the demand for reading matter had outstripped the ability of the scribes to satisfy it. The various technologies required were well established, and finally the flourishing textile industry was producing enough waste material, rag, to make paper, the only satisfactory and cheap medium for printing. There were others working along similar lines, but it was Gutenberg who achieved the successful adaptation and combination of technologies to arrive at a process by which many identical copies of a text could be produced in a wide variety of forms, of which the book was the most important. Gutenberg did make several technical innovations, however. The two-piece adjustable mould for casting types of varying width, from T to "M", was ingenious. Then he had to devise an oil-based ink suitable for inking metal type, derived from the painting materials developed by contemporary Flemish artists. Finally, probably after many experiments, he arrived at a metal alloy of distinctive composition suitable for casting type.

In 1450 Gutenberg borrowed 800 guldens from Johannes Fust, a lawyer of Mainz, and two years later Fust advanced a further 800 guldens, securing for himself a partnership in Gutenberg's business. But in 1455 Fust foreclosed and the bulk of Gutenberg's equipment passed to Peter Schöffer, who was in the service of Fust and later married his daughter. Like most early printers, Gutenberg seems not to have appreciated, or at any rate to have been able to provide for, the great dilemma of the publishing trade, namely the outlay of considerable capital in advance of each publication and the slowness of the return. Gutenberg probably retained only the type for the 42- and 36-line bibles and possibly the Catholicon of 1460, an encyclopedic work compiled in the thirteenth century and whose production pointed the way to printing's role as a means of spreading knowledge. The work concluded with a short descriptive piece, or colophon, which is probably by Gutenberg himself and is the only output of his mind that we have; it manages to omit the names of both author and printer.

Gutenberg seems to have abandoned printing after 1460, perhaps due to failing eyesight as well as for financial reasons, and he suffered further loss in the sack of Mainz in 1462. He received a kind of pension from the Archbishop in 1465, and on his death was buried in the Franciscan church in Mainz. The only major work to have issued for certain from Gutenberg's workshop is the great 42-line bible, begun in 1452 and completed by August 1456. The quality of this Graaf piece of printing is a tribute to Gutenberg's ability as a printer, and the soundness of his invention is borne out by the survival of the process as he left it to the world, unchanged for over three hundred years save in minor details.

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Further Reading

A.Ruppel, 1967, Johannes Gutenberg: sein Leben und sein Werk, 3rd edn, Nieuwkoop: B.de Graaf (the standard biography), A.M.L.de Lamartine, 1960, Gutenberg, inventeur de l'imprimerie, Tallone.

Scholderer, 1963, Gutenberg, Inventor of Printing, London: British Museum.

S.H.Steinberg, 1974, Five Hundred Years of Printing 3rd edn, London: Penguin (provides briefer details).

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