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  • 1 leadership

    leadership s.f. (comando, guida) leadership: conquistare la leadership di un partito, to win the leadership of a party // conquistare la leadership nell'industria automobilistica, to become the leading firm in the car industry.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > leadership

  • 2 leadership

    noun
    1) the state of being a leader:

    He took over the leadership of the Labour party two years later.

    قِيادَه
    2) the quality of being able to lead others; leadership ability:

    Does he have any leadership qualities?.

    قِيادَه، زِعامَه

    Arabic-English dictionary > leadership

  • 3 Portuguese Communist Party

    (PCP)
       The Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) has evolved from its early anarcho-syndicalist roots at its formation in 1921. This evolution included the undisciplined years of the 1920s, during which bolshevization began and continued into the 1930s, then through the years of clandestine existence during the Estado Novo, the Stalinization of the 1940s, the "anarcho-liberal shift" of the 1950s, the emergence of Maoist and Trotskyist splinter groups of the 1960s, to legalization after the Revolution of 25 April 1974 as the strongest and oldest political party in Portugal. Documents from the Russian archives have shown that the PCP's history is not a purely "domestic" one. While the PCP was born on its own without Soviet assistance, once it joined the Communist International (CI), it lost a significant amount of autonomy as CI officials increasingly meddled in PCP internal politics by dictating policy, manipulating leadership elections, and often financing party activities.
       Early Portuguese communism was a mix of communist ideological strands accustomed to a spirited internal debate, a lively external debate with its rivals, and a loose organizational structure. The PCP, during its early years, was weak in grassroots membership and was basically a party of "notables." It was predominantly a male organization, with minuscule female participation. It was also primarily an urban party concentrated in Lisbon. The PCP membership declined from 3,000 in 1923 to only 40 in 1928.
       In 1929, the party was reorganized so that it could survive clandestinely. As its activity progressed in the 1930s, a long period of instability dominated its leadership organs as a result of repression, imprisonments, and disorganization. The CI continued to intervene in party affairs through the 1930s, until the PCP was expelled from the CI in 1938-39, apparently because of its conduct during police arrests.
       The years of 1939-41 were difficult ones for the party, not only because of increased domestic repression but also because of internal party splits provoked by the Nazi-Soviet pact and other foreign actions. From 1940 to 1941, two Communist parties struggled to attract the support of the CI and accused each other of "revisionism." The CI was disbanded in 1943, and the PCP was not accepted back into the international communist family until its recognition by the Cominform in 1947.
       The reorganization of 1940-41 finally put the PCP under the firm control of orthodox communists who viewed socialism from a Soviet perspective. Although Soviet support was denied the newly reorganized party at first, the new leaders continued its Stalinization. The enforcement of "democratic centralism" and insistence upon the "dictatorship of the proletariat" became entrenched. The 1940s brought increased growth, as the party reached its membership apex of the clandestine era with 1,200 members in 1943, approximately 4,800 in 1946, and 7,000 in 1947.
       The party fell on hard times in the 1950s. It developed a bad case of paranoia, which led to a witch hunt for infiltrators, informers, and spies in all ranks of the party. The lower membership figures who followed the united antifascist period were reduced further through expulsions of the "traitors." By 1951, the party had been reduced to only 1,000 members. It became a closed, sectarian, suspicious, and paranoiac organization, with diminished strength in almost every region, except in the Alentejo, where the party, through propaganda and ideology more than organizational strength, was able to mobilize strikes of landless peasants in the early 1950s.
       On 3 January 1960, Álvaro Cunhal and nine other political prisoners made a spectacular escape from the Peniche prison and fled the country. Soon after this escape, Cunhal was elected secretary-general and, with other top leaders, directed the PCP from exile. Trotskyite and Maoist fractions emerged within the party in the 1960s, strengthened by the ideological developments in the international communist movement, such as in China and Cuba. The PCP would not tolerate dissent or leftism and began purging the extreme left fractions.
       The PCP intensified its control of the labor movement after the more liberal syndical election regulations under Prime Minister Mar- cello Caetano allowed communists to run for leadership positions in the corporative unions. By 1973, there was general unrest in the labor movement due to deteriorating economic conditions brought on by the colonial wars, as well as by world economic pressures including the Arab oil boycott.
       After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, the PCP enjoyed a unique position: it was the only party to have survived the Estado Novo. It emerged from clandestinity as the best organized political party in Portugal with a leadership hardened by years in jail. Since then, despite the party's stubborn orthodoxy, it has consistently played an important role as a moderating force. As even the Socialist Party (PS) was swept up by the neoliberal tidal wave, albeit a more compassionate variant, increasingly the PCP has played a crucial role in ensuring that interests and perspectives of the traditional Left are aired.
       One of the most consistent planks of the PCP electoral platform has been opposition to every stage of European integration. The party has regularly resisted Portuguese membership in the European Economic Community (EEC) and, following membership beginning in 1986, the party has regularly resisted further integration through the European Union (EU). A major argument has been that EU membership would not resolve Portugal's chronic economic problems but would only increase its dependence on the world. Ever since, the PCP has argued that its opposition to membership was correct and that further involvement with the EU would only result in further economic dependence and a consequent loss of Portuguese national sovereignty. Further, the party maintained that as Portugal's ties with the EU increased, the vulnerable agrarian sector in Portugal would risk further losses.
       Changes in PCP leadership may or may not alter the party's electoral position and role in the political system. As younger generations forget the uniqueness of the party's resistance to the Estado Novo, public images of PCP leadership will change. As the image of Álvaro Cunhal and other historical communist leaders slowly recedes, and the stature of Carlos Carvalhas (general secretary since 1992) and other moderate leaders is enhanced, the party's survival and legitimacy have strengthened. On 6 March 2001, the PCP celebrated its 80th anniversary.
        See also Left Bloc.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Portuguese Communist Party

  • 4 Social Democratic Party / Partido Social Democrático

    (PSD)
       One of the two major political parties in democratic Portugal. It was established originally as the Popular Democratic Party / Partido Popular Democrático (PPD) in May 1974, following the Revolution of 25 April 1974 that overthrew the Estado Novo. The PPD had its roots in the "liberal wing" of the União Nacional, the single, legal party or movement allowed under the Estado Novo during the last phase of that regime, under Prime Minister Marcello Caetano. A number of future PPD leaders, such as Francisco Sá Carneiro and Francisco Balsemão, hoped to reform the Estado Novo from within, but soon became discouraged. After the 1974 Revolution, the PPD participated in two general elections (April 1975 and April 1976), which were crucial for the establishment and consolidation of democracy, and the party won sufficient votes to become the second largest political party after the Socialist Party (PS) in the number of seats held in the legislature, the Assembly of the Republic. The PPD voting results in those two elections were 26.4 percent and 24.4 percent, respectively.
       After the 1976 elections, the party changed its name from Partido Popular Democrático to Partido Social Democrático (PSD). As political opinion swung from the left to the center and center-right, and with the leadership of Francisco Sá Carneiro, the PSD gained greater popularity and strength, and from 1979 on, the party played an important role in government. After Sá Carneiro died in the air crash of December 1980, he was replaced as party chief and then prime minister by Francisco Balsemão, and then by Aníbal Cavaco Silva. As successors, these two leaders guided the PSD to a number of electoral victories, especially beginning in 1985. After 1987, the PSD held a majority of seats in parliament, a situation that lasted until 1995, when the Socialist Party (PS) won the election.
       The PSD's principal political program has featured the de-Marxi-fication of the 1976 Constitution and the economic system, a free-market economy with privatization of many state enterprises, and close ties with the European Economic Community (EEC) and subsequently the European Union (EU). After the PSD lost several general elections in 1995 and 1999, and following the withdrawal from office of former prime minister Cavaco Silva, a leadership succession crisis occurred in the party. The party leadership shifted from Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa to Manuel Durão Barroso, and, in 2004, Pedro Santana Lopes.
       During 2000 and 2001, as Portugal's economic situation worsened, the PS's popularity waned. In the December 2001 municipal elections, the PSD decisively defeated the PS and, as a result, Prime Minister António Guterres resigned. Parliamentary elections in March 2002 resulted in a Social Democratic victory, although its margin of victory over the PS was small (40 percent to 38 percent). Upon becoming premier in the spring of 2002, then, PSD leader Durão Barroso, in order to hold a slim majority of seats in the Assembly of the Republic, was obliged to govern in a coalition with the Popular Party (PP), formerly known as the Christian Democratic Party (CDS). Although the PSD had ousted the PS from office, the party confronted formidable economic and social problems. When Durão Barroso resigned to become president of the EU Commission, Pedro Santana Lopes became the PSD's leader, as prime minister in July 2004. Under Santana Lopes's leadership, the PSD lost the parliamentary elections of 2005 to the PS. Since then, the PSD has sought to regain its dominant position with the Portuguese electorate. It made some progress in doing so when its former leader, Cavaco Silva, was elected president of the Republic of 2006.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Social Democratic Party / Partido Social Democrático

  • 5 Socialist Party / Partido Socialista

    (PS)
       Although the Socialist Party's origins can be traced back to the 1850s, its existence has not been continuous. The party did not achieve or maintain a large base of support until after the Revolution of 25 April 1974. Historically, it played only a minor political role when compared to other European socialist parties.
       During the Estado Novo, the PS found it difficult to maintain a clandestine existence, and the already weak party literally withered away. Different groups and associations endeavored to keep socialist ideals alive, but they failed to create an organizational structure that would endure. In 1964, Mário Soares, Francisco Ramos da Costa, and Manuel Tito de Morais established the Portuguese Socialist Action / Acção Socialista Português (ASP) in Geneva, a group of individuals with similar views rather than a true political party. Most members were middle-class professionals committed to democratizing the nation. The rigidity of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) led some to join the ASP.
       By the early 1970s, ASP nuclei existed beyond Portugal in Paris, London, Rome, Brussels, Frankfurt, Sweden, and Switzerland; these consisted of members studying, working, teaching, researching, or in other activities. Extensive connections were developed with other foreign socialist parties. Changing conditions in Portugal, as well as the colonial wars, led several ASP members to advocate the creation of a real political party, strengthening the organization within Portugal, and positioning this to compete for power once the regime changed.
       The current PS was founded clandestinely on 19 April 1973, by a group of 27 exiled Portuguese and domestic ASP representatives at the Kurt Schumacher Academy of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Bad Munstereifel, West Germany. The founding philosophy was influenced by nondogmatic Marxism as militants sought to create a classless society. The rhetoric was to be revolutionary to outflank its competitors, especially the PCP, on its left. The party hoped to attract reform-minded Catholics and other groups that were committed to democracy but could not support the communists.
       At the time of the 1974 revolution, the PS was little more than an elite faction based mainly among exiles. It was weakly organized and had little grassroots support outside the major cities and larger towns. Its organization did not improve significantly until the campaign for the April 1975 constituent elections. Since then, the PS has become very pragmatic and moderate and has increasingly diluted its socialist program until it has become a center-left party. Among the party's most consistent principles in its platform since the late 1970s has been its support for Portugal's membership in the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Union (EU), a view that clashed with those of its rivals to the left, especially the PCP. Given the PS's broad base of support, the increased distance between its leftist rhetoric and its more conservative actions has led to sharp internal divisions in the party. The PS and the Social Democratic Party (PSD) are now the two dominant parties in the Portuguese political party system.
       In doctrine and rhetoric the PS has undergone a de-Marxification and a movement toward the center as a means to challenge its principal rival for hegemony, the PSD. The uneven record of the PS in general elections since its victory in 1975, and sometimes its failure to keep strong legislative majorities, have discouraged voters. While the party lost the 1979 and 1980 general elections, it triumphed in the 1983 elections, when it won 36 percent of the vote, but it still did not gain an absolute majority in the Assembly of the Republic. The PSD led by Cavaco Silva dominated elections from 1985 to 1995, only to be defeated by the PS in the 1995 general elections. By 2000, the PS had conquered the commanding heights of the polity: President Jorge Sampaio had been reelected for a second term, PS prime minister António Guterres was entrenched, and the mayor of Lisbon was João Soares, son of the former socialist president, Mário Soares (1986-96).
       The ideological transformation of the PS occurred gradually after 1975, within the context of a strong PSD, an increasingly conservative electorate, and the de-Marxification of other European Socialist parties, including those in Germany and Scandinavia. While the PS paid less attention to the PCP on its left and more attention to the PSD, party leaders shed Marxist trappings. In the 1986 PS official program, for example, the text does not include the word Marxism.
       Despite the party's election victories in the mid- and late-1990s, the leadership discovered that their grasp of power and their hegemony in governance at various levels was threatened by various factors: President Jorge Sampaio's second term, the constitution mandated, had to be his last.
       Following the defeat of the PS by the PSD in the municipal elections of December 2001, Premier Antônio Guterres resigned his post, and President Sampaio dissolved parliament and called parliamentary elections for the spring. In the 17 March 2002 elections, following Guterres's resignation as party leader, the PS was defeated by the PSD by a vote of 40 percent to 38 percent. Among the factors that brought about the socialists' departure from office was the worsening post-September 11 economy and disarray within the PS leadership circles, as well as charges of corruption among PS office holders. However, the PS won 45 percent of the vote in parliamentary elections of 2005, and the leader of the party, José Sócrates, a self-described "market-oriented socialist" became prime minister.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Socialist Party / Partido Socialista

  • 6 Christian Democratic Party

       Established originally as the Centro Democático e Social (CDS) in May 1974, following the fall of the Estado Novo, the CDS was supported by conservatives inspired by Christian humanism and Catholic social doctrines. In the first democratic elections after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, which were held on 25 April 1975, the CDS won only a disappointing 7.6 percent of the vote for the Constituent Assembly. In the following general elections for the Assembly of the Republic, in April 1976, however, the party more than doubled its votes to 16 percent and surpassed the number of votes for the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP). In 1979-80, the Christian Democrats joined the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in a coalition called the Aliança Democrática (Democratic Alliance), a grouping that defeated the Socialist Party (PS) in the succeeding elections. The Christian Democrats remained in the background as the principal party rivals for power were the PS and the PSD.
       In the 1990s, the CDS altered its name to the Partido Popular (PP) and featured new leaders such as party chief Paulo Portas. While the democratic Portuguese system had become virtually a two-party dominant system by the 1980s and 1990s, the PP would have opportunities, depending upon circumstances, to share power in another coalition with one of the two larger, major parties, the PS or PSD. Indeed, parliamentary election results in March 2002 gave the party just such an opportunity, as the PP won 14 percent of the vote, thus surpassing for the first time since the 1975 elections the PCP, which was reduced to 12 percent of the vote. The PP thus gained new influence as the PSD, which won the largest number of seats in this election, was obliged to share governance with the PP in order to have a working majority in the legislature.
       Various right-wing lobbies and interest groups influenced the PP. In early 2000, the PP proposed a law to the Assembly of the Republic whereby former colonists, now mainly resident in Portugal, who had lost property in Portugal's former colonies of Angola and Mozambique, would be compensated by Portugal for material losses during decolonization. The PP leadership argued that the manner in which the governments after the Revolution of 25 April 1974 administered the disputed, controversial decolonization process in these territories made the government responsible for compensating Portuguese citizens for such losses. The PS-dominated government of then prime minister, Antônio Guterres, argued, however, that independent governments of those former colonies were responsible for any compensation due. Thus, Guterres declined to accept the proposed legislation. This proposal by the PP and others like it followed upon other proposed laws such as Law 20, 19 June 1997, put before the Assembly of the Republic, which was passed under the aegis of the PS. This law pledged to compensate opposition militants (the survivors) who had opposed the Estado Novo and had spent years in exile, as well as in clandestine activities. Such compensations would come in the form of pensions and social security benefits. Given the strength of conservative constituencies and former settlers' lobbies, it is likely that the Christian Democrats will introduce more such proposed laws in future parliamentary sessions.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Christian Democratic Party

  • 7 direzione

    f direction
    di società management
    di partito leadership
    ufficio office
    sede generale head office
    in direzione di Roma in the direction of Rome
    * * *
    direzione s.f.
    1 ( guida) direction, guidance; control; ( di partito e simili) leadership; (di azienda ecc.) management; ( di scuola) headship; ( di giornale) editorship; ( supervisione) supervision, superintendence: le ricerche furono condotte sotto la direzione di un premio Nobel, the research was conducted under the direction (o guidance) of a Nobel prizewinner; gli offrirono la direzione del partito, ma egli rifiutò, they offered him the leadership of the party, but he refused it; sta a te prendere la direzione degli affari, it is up to you to take control (o charge) of affairs; affidare a qlcu. la direzione dell'azienda, to entrust someone with the management of the firm; assumere la direzione dell'azienda, to take over the management of the business (o to take charge of the business); partecipare alla direzione, to share in the management; direzione dei lavori, supervision of works; sai chi è incaricato della direzione dei lavori?, do you know who is in charge of (o supervising) the work?
    2 ( organo direttivo) ( di società, ente) management; ( di partito) leadership: alta direzione, top management; quali sono le decisioni della direzione?, what are the decisions of the management?; la direzione del giornale ha deciso alcuni cambiamenti, the management of the newspaper has decided on certain changes; è di competenza della direzione del personale, it's the province of personnel management // la direzione delle poste, Post Office management
    3 ( sede) head office, administrative offices (pl.); administrative department; (amer.) front office; ( ufficio del direttore) manager's office: direzione marittima, harbour master's office; passate domani in direzione, call in at the manager's office tomorrow; recarsi in direzione, to go to the management
    4 ( senso, verso) direction; course; way: in direzione di, in the direction of (o towards); l'ho visto andare in direzione del centro, I saw him going in the direction (o towards) the centre; in direzione di casa, homeward (-bound); si allontanò in direzione del paese, he walked away in the direction of the village; in quale direzione?, in which direction?; nella stessa direzione, in the same direction; che direzione avete preso?, which way did you go?; cambiare di direzione, to change one's direction (o to alter one's course), (mar.) to veer; la direzione della marea, the set (o direction) of the tide; direzione del nord, ( indicata da una bussola) magnetic (o compass) meridian; (astr.) direzione apparente, apparent direction; (mil., topografia) angolo di direzione, bearing
    5 (geol.) ( di strato) strike, bearing.
    * * *
    [diret'tsjone]
    sostantivo femminile
    1) (senso, verso) direction, way (anche fig.)

    in o nella direzione di in the direction of; in direzione est in an eastward direction, eastbound; cambiare direzione to change course; sbagliare direzione to go in the wrong direction, to go the wrong way; navigare in direzione sud — to sail due south

    2) (gestione, guida) direction, running; (di giornale) editing; scol. headship
    3) (dirigenza, vertici) direction, (senior) management; (di partito) leadership
    4) (ufficio) direction, manager's office
    * * *
    direzione
    /diret'tsjone/
    sostantivo f.
     1 (senso, verso) direction, way (anche fig.); in o nella direzione di in the direction of; in direzione est in an eastward direction, eastbound; cambiare direzione to change course; sbagliare direzione to go in the wrong direction, to go the wrong way; navigare in direzione sud to sail due south
     2 (gestione, guida) direction, running; (di giornale) editing; scol. headship; gli è stata affidata la direzione del progetto he's been put in charge of the project
     3 (dirigenza, vertici) direction, (senior) management; (di partito) leadership
     4 (ufficio) direction, manager's office.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > direzione

  • 8 aparato

    m.
    1 machine.
    aparato de diálisis kidney machine
    aparatos gimnásticos apparatus (en competición, escuela)
    aparato de televisión television set
    aparato de vídeo video (cassette) recorder
    2 plane.
    4 system (anatomy).
    aparato circulatorio circulatory system
    aparato digestivo digestive system
    aparato reproductor reproductive system
    aparato respiratorio respiratory system
    aparato urinario urinary tract
    Aparato respiratorio Respiratory system.
    5 machinery (politics).
    6 pomp, ostentation.
    7 appliance, gadget, mechanism, unit.
    8 brace.
    9 theatricality, exaggeration.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: aparatar.
    * * *
    1 (mecanismo) (piece of) apparatus, set; (eléctrico) appliance
    2 (dispositivo) device; (instrumento) instrument
    3 (teléfono) telephone
    4 (avión) plane
    5 (exageración) exaggeration
    6 (ostentación) pomp, display, show
    7 (tormenta) flashes of lightning plural
    \
    aparato auditivo hearing aid
    aparato de radio radio set
    aparato de televisión television set
    aparato digestivo ANATOMÍA digestive system
    aparato ortopédico orthopedic aid
    el aparato del estado the State apparatus
    * * *
    noun m.
    3) appliance, set
    * * *
    SM
    1) (Téc) machine

    aparato fotográfico — photographic instrument, camera

    aparatos de mando — (Aer) controls

    aparatos periféricos — (Inform) peripherals

    2) (Elec) (=electrodoméstico) appliance; (=televisor, radio) set
    3) (Telec) phone, telephone

    • al aparato, -¿puedo hablar con Pilar Ruiz? -al aparato — "can I speak to Pilar Ruiz?" - "speaking"

    ¡Gerardo, al aparato! — Gerardo, telephone!

    colgar el aparato — to put down the phone, hang up

    4) (Med)

    aparato dental, aparato de ortodoncia — brace, braces pl (EEUU)

    aparato ortopédico — surgical appliance, orthopaedic aid, orthopedic aid (US)

    5) (Gimnasia) (=máquina) exercise machine, fitness machine; (=anillas, barras) piece of apparatus
    6) (Aer) aircraft, airplane (EEUU)
    7) (=formalismo, artificio)
    8) (Pol) (=estructura) [de base] machine; [de control] machinery

    el aparato del partido — the party machine, the party apparatus

    aparato estatal — state system, government machinery

    9) (Meteo)
    10) (=indicios) signs pl, symptoms pl ; (Med) symptoms pl ; (Psic) syndrome
    11) (Literat)
    12) ** (=pene) equipment *; (=vagina) pussy ***
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( máquina)
    b) ( de televisión) set; ( de radio) receiver
    2) ( para gimnasia) piece of apparatus

    los aparatos — the apparatus, the equipment

    3)
    a) ( audífono) tb
    b) (Odont) tb
    4) ( teléfono) telephone
    5) (frml) ( avión) aircraft
    6) (estructura, sistema) machine
    7) ( ceremonia) pomp
    8) (fam & euf) ( pene) weenie (AmE colloq), willy (BrE colloq); ( genitales masculinos) equipment (euph)
    •
    * * *
    = apparatus, device, machine, whatchamacallit, gadget, widget, rig, appliance, unit, contraption.
    Ex. The abstracts of research papers will typically represent the methodology employed, in particular, apparatus, equipment, tools, materials.
    Ex. The extent of application of the synthetic devices will vary from one library to another.
    Ex. Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either by human selection, or with the aid of the machine.
    Ex. In his book's section ' Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Exhibits in the American Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair: women's clothing, men's gadgets, hot dogs and haute couture'.
    Ex. The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.
    Ex. An adjustable seating rig was used to create the three-dimensional shape of a static lounge chair.
    Ex. People want information available through the appliances they use in the mainstream of their daily lives.
    Ex. Data-capture units are light pens, and such units can be made available at various locations in the library for public consultation.
    Ex. If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.
    ----
    * aparato burocrático = bureaucratic apparatus.
    * aparato de aire acondicionado = air conditioner.
    * aparato de grabación = recorder.
    * aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano = palm computing device.
    * aparato de lectura = reading machine.
    * aparato del partido = party machinery.
    * aparato de medición = meter.
    * aparato de radio = radio set.
    * aparato de televisión = television set, TV set.
    * aparato de vídeo = videocassette recorder (VCR), home video recorder, video recorder.
    * aparato digestivo = gastrointestinal tract, digestive tract.
    * aparato eléctrico = electrical apparatus, power appliance.
    * aparato electrónico = electronic device.
    * aparato motorizado = motorised device.
    * aparato óptico = optical device.
    * aparato para el uso de la información = information appliance.
    * aparato para usar Internet = Internet appliance.
    * aparato político = machine politics.
    * aparato propagandista = propaganda machine.
    * aparatos = gadgetry, mechanical equipment.
    * aparatos de vídeo = video equipment.
    * aparatos eléctricos = electrical equipment, electrical appliances, appliances, household appliances.
    * aparatos eléctricos del hogar = home appliances, domestic appliances, home appliances.
    * aparatos electrónicos = electronic(s) appliances.
    * aparato urinario = urinary tract.
    * zona con aparatos electrónicos = equipment area.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( máquina)
    b) ( de televisión) set; ( de radio) receiver
    2) ( para gimnasia) piece of apparatus

    los aparatos — the apparatus, the equipment

    3)
    a) ( audífono) tb
    b) (Odont) tb
    4) ( teléfono) telephone
    5) (frml) ( avión) aircraft
    6) (estructura, sistema) machine
    7) ( ceremonia) pomp
    8) (fam & euf) ( pene) weenie (AmE colloq), willy (BrE colloq); ( genitales masculinos) equipment (euph)
    •
    * * *
    = apparatus, device, machine, whatchamacallit, gadget, widget, rig, appliance, unit, contraption.

    Ex: The abstracts of research papers will typically represent the methodology employed, in particular, apparatus, equipment, tools, materials.

    Ex: The extent of application of the synthetic devices will vary from one library to another.
    Ex: Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either by human selection, or with the aid of the machine.
    Ex: In his book's section ' Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Exhibits in the American Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair: women's clothing, men's gadgets, hot dogs and haute couture'.
    Ex: The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.
    Ex: An adjustable seating rig was used to create the three-dimensional shape of a static lounge chair.
    Ex: People want information available through the appliances they use in the mainstream of their daily lives.
    Ex: Data-capture units are light pens, and such units can be made available at various locations in the library for public consultation.
    Ex: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.
    * aparato burocrático = bureaucratic apparatus.
    * aparato de aire acondicionado = air conditioner.
    * aparato de grabación = recorder.
    * aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano = palm computing device.
    * aparato de lectura = reading machine.
    * aparato del partido = party machinery.
    * aparato de medición = meter.
    * aparato de radio = radio set.
    * aparato de televisión = television set, TV set.
    * aparato de vídeo = videocassette recorder (VCR), home video recorder, video recorder.
    * aparato digestivo = gastrointestinal tract, digestive tract.
    * aparato eléctrico = electrical apparatus, power appliance.
    * aparato electrónico = electronic device.
    * aparato motorizado = motorised device.
    * aparato óptico = optical device.
    * aparato para el uso de la información = information appliance.
    * aparato para usar Internet = Internet appliance.
    * aparato político = machine politics.
    * aparato propagandista = propaganda machine.
    * aparatos = gadgetry, mechanical equipment.
    * aparatos de vídeo = video equipment.
    * aparatos eléctricos = electrical equipment, electrical appliances, appliances, household appliances.
    * aparatos eléctricos del hogar = home appliances, domestic appliances, home appliances.
    * aparatos electrónicos = electronic(s) appliances.
    * aparato urinario = urinary tract.
    * zona con aparatos electrónicos = equipment area.

    * * *
    A
    1
    (máquina): tiene la cocina llena de aparatos eléctricos the kitchen is full of electrical appliances
    ese tipo de análisis requiere aparatos especiales that type of test requires special equipment
    uno de esos aparatos para hacer zumo one of those juicer machines
    el aparato para tomarte la tensión the apparatus for taking your blood pressure
    2 (de televisión) set, receiver; (de radio) receiver
    B (para gimnasia) piece of apparatus
    los aparatos the apparatus, the equipment
    Compuesto:
    rowing machine
    C
    aparato auditivo hearing aid
    2 ( Odont) tb
    aparatos braces (pl), brace ( BrE)
    D (teléfono) telephone
    ponerse al aparato to come to the phone
    ¡al aparato! speaking!
    E ( frml) (avión) aircraft
    F (estructura, sistema) machine
    el aparato del partido the party machine
    el aparato represivo montado por la dictadura the machinery of repression set up under the dictatorship
    G
    fue recibido con mucho aparato he was received with great pomp (and ceremony)
    todo el aparato que acompañó a la boda del príncipe all the pageantry which accompanied the prince's wedding
    2 ( fam) (jaleo, escándalo) fuss ( colloq), to-do ( colloq)
    H ( fam euf) (pene) thing ( colloq), weenie ( AmE colloq), willy ( BrE colloq); (genitales masculinos) equipment ( euph)
    Compuestos:
    circulatory system
    critical apparatus
    digestive system
    thunder and lightning
    surgical appliance
    respiratory system
    * * *

     

    aparato sustantivo masculino
    1
    a) ( máquina):


    aparatos eléctricos electrical appliances

    ( de radio) receiver


    aparato auditivo hearing aid
    d) (Odont) tb

    ◊ aparatos braces (pl)



    2 ( para gimnasia) piece of apparatus;

    3 (frml) ( avión) aircraft
    4 (estructura, sistema) machine;

    aparato circulatorio/digestivo/respiratorio circulatory/digestive/respiratory system
    aparato sustantivo masculino
    1 (piece of) apparatus
    (dispositivo) device
    (instrumento) instrument
    aparato de radio/televisión, radio/television set
    2 Med system
    aparato reproductor, reproductive system
    3 (lujo, pompa) display, pomp
    4 fam (teléfono) phone: ponte al aparato, come to the phone
    5 (corrector de los dientes) braces
    6 (señal que acompaña a un suceso) fue una tormenta con mucho aparato eléctrico, it was a storm with lots of thunder and lightning
    7 (grupo que decide en una organización, Estado, etc) machine
    ' aparato' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bloquear
    - cable
    - chisme
    - deshecha
    - deshecho
    - escacharrarse
    - escénica
    - escénico
    - esfera
    - extensor
    - extensora
    - frigoría
    - ingenio
    - joder
    - lector
    - lectora
    - palanca
    - probar
    - programar
    - radio
    - registrador
    - registradora
    - sensibilidad
    - sensible
    - simulador
    - simuladora
    - soldador
    - soldadora
    - trastorno
    - vídeo
    - ala
    - arreglar
    - artilugio
    - asador
    - aspirar
    - bip
    - cacharro
    - cámara
    - carcacha
    - carcasa
    - cocina
    - compact disc
    - cuatrapearse
    - dañar
    - descomponer
    - descompuesto
    - desconectar
    - digestivo
    - digital
    - dispositivo
    English:
    apparatus
    - balance
    - brace
    - built-in
    - damage
    - detector
    - device
    - disconnect
    - domestic
    - fax
    - foolproof
    - hire
    - life-support
    - machine
    - machinery
    - mechanics
    - misuse
    - perform
    - radio set
    - scrambler
    - set
    - setting
    - television (set)
    - time-saving
    - toilet
    - transmitter
    - try
    - useful
    - video
    - walkie-talkie
    - watch
    - wire
    - appliance
    - calipers
    - gadget
    - system
    - two
    - widget
    * * *
    1. [máquina] machine;
    [electrodoméstico] appliance;
    compró un aparato para medir el viento she bought a device to measure the wind speed
    aparato de diálisis dialysis machine;
    aparatos eléctricos electrical appliances;
    aparatos electrónicos electronic devices;
    aparatos de laboratorio laboratory apparatus;
    aparato de televisión television set;
    aparato de vídeo video recorder
    2. [teléfono]
    ¿quién está al aparato? who's speaking?;
    ¡al aparato! speaking!
    3. [avión] plane
    4. [prótesis] aid;
    [para dientes] braces, Br brace aparato para sordos hearing aid
    5. [en gimnasia] [en competición, escuela] piece of apparatus;
    [en gimnasio privado] exercise machine aparatos gimnásticos [en competición, escuela] apparatus;
    aparato de remo rowing machine
    6. Anat aparato circulatorio circulatory system;
    aparato digestivo digestive system;
    aparato excretor excretory system;
    aparato genital genitalia, genitals;
    aparato locomotor locomotor system;
    aparato olfativo olfactory system;
    aparato reproductor reproductive system;
    aparato respiratorio respiratory system;
    aparato urinario urinary tract;
    aparato visual visual system
    7. Pol
    el aparato del Estado the machinery of State;
    el aparato del partido [altos mandos] the party leadership;
    [organización] the party machinery;
    el aparato represivo the machinery of repression
    8. [ostentación] pomp, ostentation;
    una boda con gran aparato a wedding with a lot of pomp and ceremony
    9. Meteo aparato eléctrico thunder and lightning;
    una tormenta con impresionante aparato eléctrico a storm with an impressive display of thunder and lightning
    10. Fam [genitales de hombre] equipment, Br tackle
    * * *
    m
    1 piece of equipment; doméstico appliance;
    al aparato TELEC speaking
    2 BIO, ANAT system
    3 de partido político machine
    * * *
    1) : machine, appliance, apparatus
    aparato auditivo: hearing aid
    aparato de televisión: television set
    2) : system
    aparato digestivo: digestive system
    3) : display, ostentation
    sin aparato: without ceremony
    4) aparatos nmpl
    : braces (for the teeth)
    * * *
    1. (mecanismo) device / thing
    2. (doméstico) appliance
    3. (televisión, radio) set
    5. (de gimnasio) a piece of apparatus

    Spanish-English dictionary > aparato

  • 9 relevo

    f. & m.
    1 relief, person who relieves another in his duty.
    2 relay.
    3 baton change.
    m.
    1 change.
    tomar el relevo to take over
    el relevo de la guardia the changing of the guard
    2 relief (sustituto, grupo).
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: relevar.
    * * *
    1 MILITAR relief, change of the guard
    2 DEPORTE relay
    \
    tomar el relevo de to relieve, take over from
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=acto) relief, change; (=personas) relief
    2) pl relevos (Dep) relay sing, relay race sing
    * * *
    a) (Mil)
    b) (Dep) tb

    tomarle el relevo a alguien — (Dep) to take the baton from somebody; ( en tarea) to take over from somebody

    * * *
    = changeover [change-over], changing of the guard, relay.
    Ex. The changeover has resulted in more rapid machine-editing of input and reduced costs for cataloguing.
    Ex. The recent reorganization has resulted in a merger of the academic and public divisions and a changing of the guard among the company's top officials.
    Ex. The rising tension over the Olympic torch relay is heightening concerns whether this summer's Games will be clouded by political rancor.
    ----
    * carrera de relevos = relay race.
    * ceder el relevo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.
    * pasar el relevo a = hand + the reins over to.
    * relevo de la guardia = changing of the guard.
    * tomar el relevo = hand over + the torch, pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton, take it from here.
    * tomar el relevo (de) = take over + the leadership (from).
    * tomar el relevo en el mando = take over + the helm.
    * tomar el relevo en el timón = take over + the helm.
    * * *
    a) (Mil)
    b) (Dep) tb

    tomarle el relevo a alguien — (Dep) to take the baton from somebody; ( en tarea) to take over from somebody

    * * *
    = changeover [change-over], changing of the guard, relay.

    Ex: The changeover has resulted in more rapid machine-editing of input and reduced costs for cataloguing.

    Ex: The recent reorganization has resulted in a merger of the academic and public divisions and a changing of the guard among the company's top officials.
    Ex: The rising tension over the Olympic torch relay is heightening concerns whether this summer's Games will be clouded by political rancor.
    * carrera de relevos = relay race.
    * ceder el relevo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.
    * pasar el relevo a = hand + the reins over to.
    * relevo de la guardia = changing of the guard.
    * tomar el relevo = hand over + the torch, pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton, take it from here.
    * tomar el relevo (de) = take over + the leadership (from).
    * tomar el relevo en el mando = take over + the helm.
    * tomar el relevo en el timón = take over + the helm.

    * * *
    1 ( Mil):
    el relevo de la guardia the changing of the guard
    le hice el relevo a las seis I relieved him at six o'clock
    tras el último relevo en el gobierno after the last government reshuffle
    conductor/tripulación de relevo relief driver/crew
    2 ( Dep) tb
    relevos relay, relay race
    tomarle el relevo a algn ( Dep) to take the baton from sb; (en una tarea) to take over from sb
    * * *

    Del verbo relevar: ( conjugate relevar)

    relevo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    relevó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    relevar    
    relevo
    relevar ( conjugate relevar) verbo transitivo
    a) ( sustituir) ‹guarda/enfermera› to relieve;

    ‹ jugador› to replace, take over from;


    relevarse verbo pronominal
    to take turns, take it in turn(s)
    relevo sustantivo masculino
    a)

    ◊ de relevo ‹conductor/equipo› relief ( before n)

    b) (Dep) tb


    relevar verbo transitivo
    1 (de una carga u obligación) to exempt from, let off
    2 (de un puesto o cargo) to remove, relieve
    3 (una persona a otra en una función) to relieve, take over from
    4 Dep to substitute, replace
    relevo sustantivo masculino
    1 (acción) changing: tomar el relevo (de alguien), to take over (from sb)
    2 (persona o grupo) relief: en la cúpula del partido se está produciendo un relevo generacional, a new generation of political activists is taking over leadership of the party
    3 Dep (carrera de) relevos, relay (race)
    ' relevo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    testigo
    English:
    relay
    - relief
    * * *
    relevo nm
    1. [sustitución, cambio] change;
    tomar el relevo to take over;
    el relevo de la guardia the changing of the guard
    2. [sustituto, grupo] relief;
    el relevo del presidente estuvo presente en la reunión the person who was taking over from the president was present at the meeting
    3.
    relevos [carrera] relay (race);
    el relevo jamaicano the Jamaican relay team;
    tomar el relevo [de atleta] to take the baton;
    España tomó el relevo de Francia como principal destino turístico Spain took over from o replaced France as the most popular tourist destination
    * * *
    m MIL change; ( sustituto) relief, replacement;
    tomar el relevo de alguien take over from s.o., relieve s.o.;
    carrera de relevos DEP relay (race)
    * * *
    relevo nm
    1) : relief, replacement
    2) : relay
    carrera de relevos: relay race
    * * *
    1. (persona) relief
    ¿ya ha llegado el relevo? has the relief arrived yet?
    2. (turno) shift

    Spanish-English dictionary > relevo

  • 10 confiar

    v.
    1 to confide (secreto).
    María confió su secreto Mary confided her secret.
    2 to be confident, to trust, to confide, to rely.
    Elsa confía a pesar de la prueba Elsa is confident despite the proof.
    3 to confide with, to entrust with.
    Ella confió a su hijo la misión She confided the mission with her son.
    4 to trust to.
    Ella confió llegar a tiempo She trusted to be there on time.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ DESVIAR], like link=desviar desviar
    1 (tener fe) to trust (en, -), confide (en, in)
    2 (estar seguro) to be confident, trust
    3 (contar) to count (en, on), rely (en, on)
    1 (depositar) to entrust
    2 (secretos, problemas, etc) to confide
    1 (entregarse) to entrust oneself
    2 (confesarse) to confide (a, in)
    3 (estar seguro) to be overconfident
    * * *
    verb
    •
    * * *
    1.
    VT

    • confiar algo a algn — [+ misión, tarea, cuidado, educación] to entrust sb with; [+ secreto, preocupaciones] to confide to sb; [+ voto] to give sb

    la aplicación del acuerdo se confiará a la ONU — the UN will be entrusted with o will be responsible for implementing the agreement

    • confiar algo al azar — to leave sth to fate

    2.
    VI

    • confiar en algn/algo — to trust sb/sth

    • confiar en hacer algo, confiamos en poder ganar la partida — we are confident that we can win the game, we are confident of winning the game

    • confiar en que — to hope that

    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    a) ( tener fe)

    confiar en alguien/algo — to trust somebody/something

    confiamos en su discreción — we rely o depend on your discretion

    confiar en + inf/en que + subj: confiamos en poder llevarlo a cabo we are confident that we can do it; confiemos en que venga — let's hope she comes

    2.
    a) < secreto> to confide

    siempre me confía sus preocupaciones — she always tells me o confides in me about her worries

    b) ( encomendar) <trabajo/responsabilidad> to entrust
    3.
    confiarse v pron
    a) ( hacerse ilusiones) to be overconfident
    b) (desahogarse, abrirse)
    * * *
    = consign, lodge.
    Ex. There ought to be a special kind of Hell to which poor citators can be consigned.
    Ex. The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.
    ----
    * confiar Algo a Alguien = entrust [instrust].
    * confiar en = be sanguine about, trust (in), look to, count on, bank on, rely on/upon.
    * confiar en el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.
    * confiar en que = be confident that.
    * confiarse demasiado = be lulled into a false sense of security, be lulled into a false sense of.
    * confiar un secreto = tell + a secret.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    a) ( tener fe)

    confiar en alguien/algo — to trust somebody/something

    confiamos en su discreción — we rely o depend on your discretion

    confiar en + inf/en que + subj: confiamos en poder llevarlo a cabo we are confident that we can do it; confiemos en que venga — let's hope she comes

    2.
    a) < secreto> to confide

    siempre me confía sus preocupaciones — she always tells me o confides in me about her worries

    b) ( encomendar) <trabajo/responsabilidad> to entrust
    3.
    confiarse v pron
    a) ( hacerse ilusiones) to be overconfident
    b) (desahogarse, abrirse)
    * * *
    = consign, lodge.

    Ex: There ought to be a special kind of Hell to which poor citators can be consigned.

    Ex: The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.
    * confiar Algo a Alguien = entrust [instrust].
    * confiar en = be sanguine about, trust (in), look to, count on, bank on, rely on/upon.
    * confiar en el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.
    * confiar en que = be confident that.
    * confiarse demasiado = be lulled into a false sense of security, be lulled into a false sense of.
    * confiar un secreto = tell + a secret.

    * * *
    vi
    1 (tener fe) confiar EN algn/algo to trust sb/sth
    debemos confiar en Dios we must trust (in) God
    no confío en sus palabras I don't trust what she says
    confiamos en su discreción we rely o depend on your discretion, we rely o depend on you to be discreet
    2 (estar seguro) confiar EN algo to be confident OF sth
    el equipo confía en la victoria the team is confident of victory
    confiar EN + INF/ EN QUE + SUBJ:
    confiamos en poder llevarlo a cabo we are confident that we can do it o of being able to do it
    confío en que todo salga bien I am confident that it will all turn out well
    confiemos en que llegue a tiempo let's hope she arrives in time
    ■ confiar
    vt
    1 ‹secreto› to confide
    siempre me confía sus preocupaciones she always tells me o confides in me about her worries, she always confides her worries to me
    me confió que pensaba huir she confided to me that she was planning to escape
    2 (encomendar) ‹trabajo/responsabilidad› to entrust
    le confiaron una misión difícil they entrusted him with a difficult mission
    confió la educación de sus hijos a una institutriz he entrusted the education of his children to a governess
    confíe el cuidado de su hogar a nuestros productos you can rely on o trust our products to care for your home
    1 (hacerse ilusiones) to be over-confident
    no te confíes demasiado don't get overconfident o too confident
    2 (desahogarse, abrirse) confiarse A algn to confide IN sb
    no tiene a nadie a quien confiarse she doesn't have anyone to confide in
    3
    (depositar la confianza): confiarse EN algo to put one's trust IN sth
    se confió en sus manos she put her trust in him
    * * *

     

    confiar ( conjugate confiar) verbo intransitivo
    a) ( tener fe) confiar en algn/algo to trust sb/sth;


    confiamos en su discreción we rely o depend on your discretion
    b) ( estar seguro) confiar en algo to be confident of sth;


    confiamos en poder llevarlo a cabo we are confident that we can do it;
    confiemos en que venga let's hope she comes
    verbo transitivo confiarle algo a algn ‹ secreto› to confide sth to sb;
    ‹trabajo/responsabilidad› to entrust sb with sth
    confiarse verbo pronominal

    ◊ no te confíes demasiado don't get overconfident o too confident

    b) (desahogarse, abrirse) confiarse a algn to confide in sb

    confiar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (poner bajo la tutela) to entrust: le confié la educación de mi hija, I entrusted him with my daughter's education
    2 (decir reservadamente) to confide
    II verbo intransitivo (fiarse de) confiar en, to trust: no confío en ella, I don't trust her
    (contar con) no confíes en su ayuda, don't count on his help
    ' confiar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    contar
    - fiar
    - prometerse
    English:
    anticipate
    - commit
    - confide
    - entrust
    - faith
    - level-headed
    - rely
    - trust
    - confident
    - give
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [secreto] to confide;
    me confió que estaba muy nervioso he confided to me that he was very nervous
    2. [responsabilidad, persona, asunto]
    confiar algo a alguien to entrust sth to sb;
    te confío el cuidado de las plantas I'm relying on you to look after the plants;
    le han confiado la dirección del partido he has been entrusted with the leadership of the party
    ♦ vi
    [tener fe]
    confiar en to trust;
    confiar en la suerte to trust to luck;
    confía demasiado en los demás he is too trusting of others;
    no confío en sus intenciones I don't believe his intentions are honest;
    confiamos en el triunfo we are confident of winning;
    confío en que Dios nos ayudará I have faith o am confident that God will help us;
    confío en poder conseguirlo I am confident of being able to achieve it
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 secreto confide (a to)
    2
    :
    confiar algo a alguien entrust s.o. with sth, entrust sth to s.o.
    II v/i
    1 trust (en in)
    2 ( estar seguro) be confident (en of)
    * * *
    confiar {85} vi
    : to have trust, to be trusting
    1) : to confide
    2) : to entrust
    * * *
    1. (fiarse) to trust
    2. (estar seguro) to be confident / to be sure
    3. (contar) to count on / to rely on [pt. & pp. relied]
    puedes confiar en mí you can count on me / you can rely on me
    4. (explicar) to confide

    Spanish-English dictionary > confiar

  • 11 disputarse

    1 (competir) to compete for, contend for
    2 DEPORTE to be played
    ■ mañana se disputa la final the final will be played tomorrow, tomorrow is the final
    * * *
    VPR
    1) (=competir por)
    2) (Dep)
    * * *
    (v.) = battle + it out for
    Ex. People are unimpressed so far with the campaigns of the two Democrats battling it out for the nomination.
    * * *
    (v.) = battle + it out for

    Ex: People are unimpressed so far with the campaigns of the two Democrats battling it out for the nomination.

    * * *

    ■disputarse verbo reflexivo
    1 (luchar por) to contest: ambos se disputan el cargo, they are both competing for the job
    2 (un bien, derecho, porcentaje) se disputan la autoría, they are fighting over the authorship
    3 Dep (jugarse) mañana se disputa la final, the final will be played tomorrow
    (competir por) to compete for
    ' disputarse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    disputar
    English:
    dispute
    * * *
    vpr
    [competir por] to contend o compete for;
    varios candidatos se disputan el premio several candidates are competing for the prize;
    se disputan el liderazgo del partido en las primarias they are contending for the leadership of the party in the primaries
    * * *
    v/r compete for
    * * *
    vr
    : to be in competition for
    se disputan la corona: they're fighting for the crown
    * * *
    disputarse vb to compete for

    Spanish-English dictionary > disputarse

  • 12 стремиться

    нсв
    к кому/чему-л и с неопр to seek sth/to do sth, to aim at/for/to do sth, to aspire to/after/to do sth, to try to do sth; to strive lit for/after/to do sth

    стреми́ться к соверше́нству — to strive after/for perfection

    стреми́ться к повыше́нию производи́тельности труда́ — to aim at/to seek higher productivity

    он стреми́тся возгла́вить па́ртию — he's aspiring to/striving for/seeking the leadership of the party

    Русско-английский учебный словарь > стремиться

  • 13 accidenté

    accidenté, e [aksidɑ̃te]
    1. adjective
       a. [région] hilly ; [terrain] uneven
       b. [véhicule] damaged
    2. masculine noun, feminine noun
    * * *

    1.
    accidentée aksidɑ̃te adjectif
    1) [personne] injured; [véhicule] involved in an accident (après n)
    2) [chemin, terrain] uneven

    2.
    nom masculin, féminin accident victim
    * * *
    aksidɑ̃te accidenté, -e
    1. adj
    1) (personne) injured (in an accident)
    2) (véhicule) damaged, (avion) wrecked
    3) (matériel) damaged
    4) (relief, terrain) uneven, hilly
    2. nm/f
    casualty, accident victim
    * * *
    A pp ⇒ accidenter.
    B pp adj
    1 [personne] injured; [véhicule] involved in an accident ( après n);
    2 [chemin, terrain, paysage] uneven;
    3 fig ( plein d'événements) chequered GB ou checkered US; après un parcours accidenté il a pris la tête du parti after a chequered GB ou checkered US career he has taken over leadership of the party.
    C nm,f casualty, accident victim; les accidentés de la route road accident victims; les accidentés du travail people injured at work.
    ( féminin accidentée) [aksidɑ̃te] adjectif
    1. [endommagé - voiture, avion] damaged
    2. [inégal - terrain] uneven, broken, irregular
    3. (soutenu) [mouvementé - destin, vie] eventful, chequered
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    , accidentée [aksidɑ̃te] nom masculin, nom féminin

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > accidenté

  • 14 הנהגת התנועה

    the Party leadership

    Hebrew-English dictionary > הנהגת התנועה

  • 15 liderazgo

    m.
    leadership, predominance, superiority, dominion.
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    1 leadership
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    noun m.
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    liderato masculino leadership
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    Nota: Véase ship para otras entradas acabadas con este sufijo.
    Ex. Under Mr. Kilgour's leadership, OCLC has demonstrated beyond any doubt that the computer can be successfully applied to traditional library problems with the most positive results.
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    liderato masculino leadership
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    Nota: Véase ship para otras entradas acabadas con este sufijo.

    Ex: Under Mr. Kilgour's leadership, OCLC has demonstrated beyond any doubt that the computer can be successfully applied to traditional library problems with the most positive results.

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    liderazgo, liderato
    leadership
    ostentaba el liderazgo del partido she was the leader of the party, she held the party leadership
    la empresa ostenta el liderazgo en su especialidad the company is the market leader in its field
    recuperó el liderazgo de la carrera he regained the lead in the race
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    liderazgo,
    ◊ liderato sustantivo masculino

    leadership
    liderato, liderazgo sustantivo masculino
    1 leadership
    2 Dep top o first position

    ' liderazgo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    liderato
    English:
    contest
    - lead
    - leadership
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    liderazgo, liderato nm
    1. [de partido político, país] leadership
    2. [primer puesto] lead;
    [en liga] first place
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    m leadership
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    liderazgo n leadership

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  • 16 Historical Portugal

       Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.
       A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.
       Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140
       The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."
       In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.
       The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.
       Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385
       Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims in
       Portugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.
       The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.
       Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580
       The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.
       The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.
       What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.
       By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.
       Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.
       The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.
       By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.
       In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.
       Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640
       Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.
       Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.
       On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.
       Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822
       Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.
       Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.
       In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and the
       Church (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.
       Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.
       Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.
       Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910
       During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.
       Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.
       Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.
       Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.
       Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.
       As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.
       First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26
       Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.
       The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.
       Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.
       The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74
       During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."
       Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.
       For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),
       and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.
       The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.
       With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.
       During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.
       The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.
       At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.
       The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.
       Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76
       Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.
       Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.
       In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.
       In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.
       In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.
       The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict until
       UN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.
       Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000
       After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.
       From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.
       Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.
       Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.
       In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.
       In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.
       Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.
       Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.
       The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.
       Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.
       Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).
       All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.
       The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.
       After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.
       Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.
       Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.
       From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.
       Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.
       In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.
       An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Historical Portugal

  • 17 cúpula

    f.
    dome, cupola, cupule.
    * * *
    1 cupola, dome
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Arquit) dome, cupola
    2) (Náut) turret
    3) (Bot) husk, shell
    4) (Pol) party leadership, leading members; (Com, Econ) top management
    * * *
    1) (Arquit) dome, cupola; (Mil, Náut) ( torreta) turret
    * * *
    = dome.
    Ex. The library, contained in a dome 56 feet in diameter and 22 feet high, will occupy 48,000 square feet and is expected to open in late summer 1986.
    ----
    * con cúpula = domed.
    * Cúpula de la Roca, la = Dome of the Rock, the.
    * Cúpula Sixtina, la = Sistine Ceiling, the.
    * en forma de cúpula = dome-shaped, domed.
    * * *
    1) (Arquit) dome, cupola; (Mil, Náut) ( torreta) turret
    * * *
    = dome.

    Ex: The library, contained in a dome 56 feet in diameter and 22 feet high, will occupy 48,000 square feet and is expected to open in late summer 1986.

    * con cúpula = domed.
    * Cúpula de la Roca, la = Dome of the Rock, the.
    * Cúpula Sixtina, la = Sistine Ceiling, the.
    * en forma de cúpula = dome-shaped, domed.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( Arquit) dome, cupola
    2 ( Mil, Náut) (torreta) turret
    Compuesto:
    onion dome
    B
    (de una organización): determinaciones tomadas en la cúpula del partido decisions taken by the party leadership
    la cúpula militar the leaders of the armed forces, the highest ranking officers in the armed forces
    grandes cambios en la cúpula de la empresa big changes in the upper echelons of the company
    * * *

    cúpula sustantivo femenino (Arquit) dome, cupola
    cúpula sustantivo femenino
    1 Arquit dome
    2 (de dirigentes) leadership
    ' cúpula' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    linterna
    - mantenerse
    - relevo
    - sostener
    - conducción
    English:
    dome
    - leadership
    * * *
    1. [bóveda] dome, cupola
    2. [mandos] leaders;
    la cúpula del partido the party leadership;
    la cúpula militar the top-ranking officers in the armed forces, the heads of the armed forces;
    el presidente ha anunciado cambios en la cúpula de la organización the Br chairman o US president has announced changes at top management level in the organization
    3. Mil [torre] turret
    * * *
    f
    1 dome, cupola
    2 esp POL leadership;
    cúpula directiva board of directors
    * * *
    : dome, cupola
    * * *
    cúpula n dome

    Spanish-English dictionary > cúpula

  • 18 jefatura

    f.
    1 leadership (position).
    2 headquarters, head office (organismo).
    * * *
    1 (sede) central office; (militar) headquarters
    2 (cargo, dirección) leadership
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=liderato) leadership
    2) (=sede) headquarters pl

    Jefatura de la aviación civil — ≈ Civil Aviation Authority, ≈ Federal Aviation Administration (EEUU)

    3) Caribe (=registro) registry office
    * * *
    1) ( sede) headquarters (sing o pl)
    2) ( de partido) leadership; ( de empresa)

    ostenta la jefatura de la empresa — he heads up o is head of the company

    * * *
    1) ( sede) headquarters (sing o pl)
    2) ( de partido) leadership; ( de empresa)

    ostenta la jefatura de la empresa — he heads up o is head of the company

    * * *
    jefatura1
    Nota: Véase ship para otras entradas acabadas con este sufijo.

    Ex: Under Mr. Kilgour's leadership, OCLC has demonstrated beyond any doubt that the computer can be successfully applied to traditional library problems with the most positive results.

    jefatura2
    2 = headquarters (HQ -abrev.-).

    Ex: These libraries located in villages and hamlets were, and still are, organized from a county headquarters (HQ), normally sited in their nearest county town.

    * jefatura del tribunal supremo = chief justiceship.

    * * *
    A (sede) headquarters ( sing o pl)
    fue conducido a la jefatura de policía he was taken to police headquarters
    B (cargo — en un partido) leadership
    (— en una empresa): la división en la jefatura del partido the split in the party leadership, the split between the leaders of the party
    ostenta la jefatura de una empresa internacional he heads up o is head of an international company
    * * *

    jefatura sustantivo femenino
    1 ( sede) headquarters (sing o pl)
    2 ( de partido) leadership
    jefatura sustantivo femenino
    1 (cargo, dirección) leadership: renunció a la jefatura del Estado, she stepped down from her position as leader of the state
    2 (sede) central office
    jefatura de Policía, police headquarters
    ' jefatura' also found in these entries:
    English:
    police department
    * * *
    1. [cargo] leadership;
    ocupa la jefatura de la organización he is the head of the organization;
    los candidatos a la jefatura del gobierno the candidates for prime minister
    2. [organismo] headquarters, head office
    jefatura de policía police station; Esp jefatura de tráfico = traffic department, responsible for renewing driving licences, fines etc
    * * *
    f
    1 lugar headquarters sg o
    pl
    2 ( dirección) leadership
    * * *
    1) : leadership
    2) : headquarters
    jefatura de policía: police headquarters
    * * *
    1. (sede) headquarters
    2. (dirección) leadership

    Spanish-English dictionary > jefatura

  • 19 Parteiführung

    Par|tei|füh|rung
    f
    leadership of a party; (Vorstand) party leaders pl or executive
    * * *
    Par·tei·füh·rung
    f
    die \Parteiführung innehaben to exercise the party leadership, to be [the] party leader
    die \Parteiführung übernehmen to assume [or take on] [or take over] the party leadership, to become [the] party leader
    2. (leitendes Gremium) party leadership no pl
    * * *
    die party leadership
    * * *
    die party leadership

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Parteiführung

  • 20 dirección

    f.
    1 direction, guidance, orientation, tack.
    2 address, postal address.
    3 steering wheel, steering.
    4 management, administration.
    5 editorial board.
    6 editorship.
    7 authorities.
    8 leadership, leaders of the party.
    * * *
    1 (acción de dirigir) management, running
    2 (cargo) directorship, position of manager; (de un partido) leadership; (de un colegio) headship; (de editorial) position of editor
    3 (junta) board of directors, management
    4 (oficina) head office, headquarters plural
    5 (sentido) direction, way
    6 (destino) destination
    7 (domicilio) address
    8 TÉCNICA steering
    \
    llevar la dirección de algo to run something, direct something
    dirección asistida AUTOMÓVIL power assisted steering, power steering
    dirección general head office
    * * *
    noun f.
    2) direction, way
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=sentido) direction

    ¿podría indicarme la dirección de la playa? — could you show me the way to the beach?

    • salir con dirección a — to leave for

    • ir en dirección contraria — to go the other way

    • de dos direcciones Esp —

    • ir en dirección a — to go in the direction of, go towards, head for

    el taxi iba en dirección al aeropuerto — the taxi was going in the direction of o towards the airport, the taxi was heading for the airport

    • calle de dirección obligatoria o única — one-way street

    2) (=orientación) way
    3) (=señas) address

    • poner la dirección a un sobre — to address an envelope

    4) (=control) [de empresa, hospital, centro de enseñanza] running; [de partido] leadership; [de película] direction

    dirección colectiva, dirección colegiada — (Pol) collective leadership

    5) (=personal directivo)

    • la dirección — [de empresa, centro escolar] the management; [de partido] the leadership; [de periódico] the editorial board

    prohibido fumar en este local: la dirección — smoking is prohibited in this building: the management

    6) (=cargo) [en colegio] headship, principalship (EEUU); [en periódico, revista] editorship; [en partido] leadership; [de gerente] post of manager; [de alto cargo] directorship
    7) (=despacho) [en colegio] headteacher's office, principal's office (EEUU); [en periódico, revista] editor's office; [de gerente] manager's office; [de alto cargo] director's office
    8) (=oficina principal) head office

    Dirección General de Seguridad — State Security Office, State Security Service

    dirección provincial — regional office of a government department

    9) (Aut, Náut) steering

    dirección asistida, dirección hidráulica — LAm power steering

    * * *
    1) ( señas) address
    2) (sentido, rumbo) direction

    ¿en qué dirección iba? or ¿qué dirección llevaba? — which way was he heading o going?

    3) (Auto) ( mecanismo) steering
    4) (Adm)
    a) ( cargo - en escuela) principalship (AmE), headship (BrE); (- en empresa) post o position of manager
    b) ( cuerpo directivo - de empresa) management; (- de periódico) editorial board; (- de prisión) authorities (pl); (- de partido) leadership
    c) ( oficina - en escuela) principal's office (AmE), headmaster's/headmistress's office (BrE); (- en empresa) manager's/director's office; (- en periódico) editorial office
    5)
    a) (de obra, película) direction
    c) (de empresa, proyecto) management
    * * *
    1) ( señas) address
    2) (sentido, rumbo) direction

    ¿en qué dirección iba? or ¿qué dirección llevaba? — which way was he heading o going?

    3) (Auto) ( mecanismo) steering
    4) (Adm)
    a) ( cargo - en escuela) principalship (AmE), headship (BrE); (- en empresa) post o position of manager
    b) ( cuerpo directivo - de empresa) management; (- de periódico) editorial board; (- de prisión) authorities (pl); (- de partido) leadership
    c) ( oficina - en escuela) principal's office (AmE), headmaster's/headmistress's office (BrE); (- en empresa) manager's/director's office; (- en periódico) editorial office
    5)
    a) (de obra, película) direction
    c) (de empresa, proyecto) management
    * * *
    dirección1
    1 = administration, directorship, management, senior staff, governance, senior management, top management, headship, steerage, directing, leadership, senior managers.

    Ex: Since the Reagan administration began its war on waste in 1981, farmers and other citizens have had not alternative to buying their information from the private sector at far steeper prices.

    Ex: An applicant for the directorship of a medium-sized public library is asked to explain how he would conduct a community survey and demonstrate how he would plan library programs.
    Ex: The practice of librarianship requires performance of the same management functions irrespective of position.
    Ex: Senior SLIS staff were seen to be relatively content with their present levels of funding which has been modestly increased in recent years = El personal de dirección de las EUBYD parecía estar relativamente contento con sus niveles actuales de financiación que se han incrementado moderadamente en los últimos años.
    Ex: Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.
    Ex: In some library authorities these associations are highly developed and form a positive bridge between junior staff and the senior management.
    Ex: Nevertheless, performance evaluation can be made more effective if, as stated earlier, the program is strongly supported by top management.
    Ex: In the context of collegial management in university libraries, this article presents the advantages and disadvantages of rotating headships.
    Ex: Incorrect reference entry is an unpardonable sin, since the purpose of the entry is to give exact steerage to the original paper from the abstract.
    Ex: All managers should be knowledgeable in strategies of good directing so that a productive and nurturing environment can be created.
    Ex: The leadership challenge is to flatten out differences, identify the new goals, and make tough decisions.
    Ex: Our senior managers are responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation.
    * asumir la dirección = take over + the leadership (from).
    * bajo la dirección de = under the supervision of.
    * comité de dirección = steering committee.
    * de dirección = directorial, administrative.
    * dirección cinematográfica = film direction.
    * dirección compartida = shared governance.
    * dirección de la biblioteca = library administrators.
    * dirección de la biblioteca, la = library administration, the.
    * dirección general = directorate-general.
    * dirección participativa = participative management.
    * en el puesto de dirección = in the hot seat.
    * en la dirección = in the saddle.
    * en la dirección (de) = at the helm (of).
    * equipo de dirección = management, management team, administrative team.
    * grupo de dirección = management.
    * junta de dirección = board of directors.
    * junta de dirección de la escuela = school board.
    * nivel alto de dirección = higher management.
    * ocupar un cargo de dirección = hold + a chair.
    * personal de dirección = senior staff, senior management.
    * puesto de dirección = position of leadership.
    * relativo a la dirección = directorial.
    * resumen de la dirección = executive summary.
    * reunión de la dirección = board meeting.

    dirección2
    2 = direction, quarter.

    Ex: Thus the thesaurus user may approach a term from 'either direction'.

    Ex: A reappraisal is therefore outlined here with the understanding that it is open to rebuttal and challenge from whatever quarter.
    * cambiar dirección = change + direction.
    * cambio de dirección = change of hands.
    * continuar en esta dirección = proceed + along this way.
    * dar dirección = lend + direction.
    * dirección del viento = wind direction.
    * en ambas direcciones = two-way.
    * en dirección de la proa = abaft.
    * en dirección este = eastward(s), eastbound.
    * en dirección norte = northbound.
    * en dirección oeste = westbound, westward(s).
    * en dirección sur = southward(s), southbound.
    * en la dirección de = toward(s).
    * en la dirección de la máquina = machine-direction.
    * en la dirección del viento = downwind.
    * falta de dirección = indirection.
    * indicador de dirección = signpost.
    * línea de dirección = line of direction.
    * mantener Algo en la dirección correcta = keep + Nombre + on track.
    * mirar en otra dirección = look + the other way.
    * por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.
    * seguir una dirección = follow + path, take + path.
    * timón de dirección = rudder.
    * tomar otra dirección = branch off + on a side trail.
    * tomar una dirección = take + direction.

    dirección3
    3 = address.

    Ex: The Acquisitions system uses a Name address Directory as its source of address information for orders.

    * correo con dirección errónea = misdirected mail.
    * dirección de contacto = contact address.
    * dirección de correo = mailing address.
    * dirección de correo electrónico = email address.
    * dirección de envío = shipping address.
    * dirección de facturación = billing address, invoice address.
    * dirección del remitente = return address.
    * dirección de pago = payment address.
    * dirección favorita = bookmark.
    * dirección para correspondencia = mailing address.
    * dirección postal = postal address, mailing address.
    * dirección web = web address.
    * fichero de direcciones = addresses file.
    * intercambio de direcciones = exchange of address.
    * libreta de direcciones = address book.
    * lista de direcciones = mailing list.
    * máquina de imprimir direcciones = addressograph, addressing machine.
    * poner la dirección en un sobre = address + envelope.

    dirección4

    Ex: This article describes in detail the various methods of ink-jet printing employing electrostatic steering, electromagnetic steering, and multiple ink jets.

    * dirección asistida = power steering.

    dirección5
    5 = tack.

    Ex: The simplest tack would be to include the metadata in the notes field but sorting by metadata attributes is problematic and clunky.

    * dirección asistida = power-assisted steering.
    * explorar una dirección = chart + direction.

    * * *
    A (señas) address
    nombre y dirección name and address
    Compuestos:
    absolute address
    business address
    e-mail address
    home address
    postal address
    relative address
    telegraphic address
    B (sentido, rumbo) direction
    circulaba con or en dirección a Madrid it was heading toward(s) Madrid
    ellos venían en dirección contraria they were coming the other way o from the opposite direction
    ¿en qué dirección iba? or ¿qué dirección llevaba? which way was he heading o going?
    su política ha tomado una nueva dirección their policy has taken a new direction
    cambiar de dirección to change direction
    la flecha indica dirección obligatoria the arrow indicates that it's one way only
    C ( Auto) (mecanismo) steering; (volante) steering wheel
    alinear la dirección to align the wheels
    Compuesto:
    power-assisted steering, power steering
    D ( Adm)
    1 (cargo — en una escuela) principalship ( AmE), headship ( BrE); (— en una empresa) post o position of manager
    2 (cuerpo directivo — de una empresa) management; (— de un periódico) editorial board; (— de una prisión) authorities (pl); (— de un partido) leadership
    3 (oficina — en una escuela) principal's office ( AmE), headmaster's/headmistress's office ( BrE); (— en una empresa) manager's/director's office; (— en un periódico) editorial office
    E
    1 (de una obra, película) direction
    es su primer trabajo de dirección it's the first time she's directed, it's her first job as a director o her first directing job
    la dirección es de Saura it is directed by Saura
    2
    (de una orquesta): bajo la dirección de Campomar conducted by Campomar
    3 (de una empresa, proyecto) management
    bajo la dirección de su profesor under the guidance of her teacher
    * * *

     

    dirección sustantivo femenino
    1 ( señas) address
    2 (sentido, rumbo) direction;
    ◊ ellos venían en dirección contraria they were coming the other way o from the opposite direction;

    ¿en qué dirección iba? which way was he heading o going?;
    señal de dirección prohibida no-entry sign;
    dirección obligatoria one way only
    3 (Auto) ( mecanismo) steering;

    4 (Adm)
    a) ( cargo — en escuela) principalship (AmE), headship (BrE);

    (— en empresa) post o position of manager

    (— de periódico) editorial board;
    (— de prisión) authorities (pl);
    (— de partido) leadership
    c) ( oficina — en escuela) principal's office (AmE), headmaster's/headmistress's office (BrE);

    (— en empresa) manager's/director's office;
    (— en periódico) editorial office
    dirección sustantivo femenino
    1 (sentido, rumbo) direction
    dirección obligatoria, one way only
    dirección prohibida, no entry
    en dirección a, towards
    2 (domicilio) address
    3 Cine Teat direction
    4 (conjunto de dirigentes de una empresa) management
    (de un partido) leadership
    (de un colegio) headship, US principal's office
    5 (cargo de dirección) directorship
    6 (oficina del director) director's office
    7 Auto Téc steering
    dirección asistida, power steering
    ' dirección' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - abajo
    - allí
    - cambiarse
    - canalizar
    - cara
    - de
    - derivar
    - DGT
    - dirigir
    - domicilio
    - dorso
    - este
    - girar
    - giro
    - hacia
    - jefatura
    - junta
    - lado
    - llevar
    - para
    - patronal
    - recta
    - recto
    - rumbo
    - saber
    - seña
    - singladura
    - viraje
    - a
    - actual
    - adelante
    - adentro
    - afuera
    - anotar
    - arriba
    - arroba
    - atrás
    - calle
    - camino
    - casualidad
    - contramano
    - contrario
    - deber
    - encabezamiento
    - indicador
    - nordeste
    - noroeste
    - norte
    - oeste
    English:
    address
    - administration
    - ahead
    - ashore
    - back
    - business
    - change
    - course
    - direction
    - double-jointed
    - eastbound
    - entry
    - film making
    - him
    - inquire
    - leadership
    - management
    - negotiation
    - oncoming
    - opposite
    - out of
    - over
    - overseas
    - power steering
    - promptly
    - redirect
    - round
    - self-addressed
    - somewhere
    - south
    - south-east
    - south-west
    - spin
    - steering
    - swing
    - switch
    - to
    - turn
    - up
    - way
    - westward
    - with
    - down
    - east
    - easterly
    - eastward
    - head
    - inland
    - internal
    - may
    * * *
    1. [sentido] direction;
    se halla interrumpido el tráfico en ambas direcciones the road is closed in both directions;
    cambiar de dirección to change direction;
    en dirección contraria in the opposite direction;
    señal de dirección obligatoria = sign indicating that traffic must go in a particular direction;
    dirección prohibida [en letrero] no entry;
    no gires por la siguiente, que es dirección prohibida don't take the next turning, it's no entry;
    circular en dirección prohibida to drive the wrong way up a one-way street
    2. [rumbo] direction;
    con dirección a, en dirección a towards, in the direction of;
    los trenes con o [m5] en dirección a Málaga trains to Malaga;
    ¿en qué dirección ibas? which way were you going?;
    íbamos en dirección a mi casa we were heading for my place;
    el buque avanzaba en la dirección del viento the ship had the wind behind it;
    los acontecimientos han tomado una dirección inesperada events have taken an unexpected turn
    3. [domicilio] address;
    déme su nombre y dirección, por favor could you tell me your name and address, please?
    dirección de entrega shipping address
    4. Informát address
    dirección de correo electrónico e-mail address;
    dirección electrónica [de correo] e-mail address;
    [de página] web page address;
    dirección IP IP address;
    dirección de memoria memory address;
    dirección web web address
    5. [mando, gestión] [de empresa, hospital] management;
    [de partido] leadership; [de colegio] headship; [de periódico] editorship; [de película] direction; [de obra de teatro] production; [de orquesta] conducting;
    estudia dirección de cine he's studying film directing
    6. [oficina] [de empresa, hospital] manager's office;
    [de colegio] Br headmaster's/headmistress's o US principal's office; [de periódico] editor's office
    7. [junta directiva] [de empresa, hospital] management;
    [de partido] leadership; [de colegio] management team; [de periódico] editorial board;
    la dirección de este periódico no se hace responsable de la opinión de sus colaboradores the editors of this newspaper are not responsible for opinions expressed by contributors
    dirección comercial commercial department;
    dirección general head office;
    RP Dirección General Impositiva Br ≈ Inland Revenue, US ≈ IRS;
    Dirección General de Tráfico = government department in charge of road transport
    8. [de vehículo] steering
    Esp dirección asistida power steering; Am dirección hidráulica power steering
    9. Geol strike
    * * *
    f
    1 ( sentido) direction;
    en aquella dirección that way, in that direction;
    2 COM management; POL leadership
    3 de coche steering
    4 TEA, de película direction;
    bajo la dirección de under the direction of, directed by
    5 en carta address
    6 ( rumbo)
    :
    en dirección a heading for;
    en dirección sur heading south
    7
    :
    direcciones pl ( instrucciones) guidelines
    * * *
    dirección nf, pl - ciones
    1) : address
    2) : direction
    3) : management, leadership
    4) : steering (of an automobile)
    * * *
    1. (sentido) direction
    se fue en esa dirección she went in that direction / she went that way
    2. (señas) address [pl. addresses]

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