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101 Lucy and the football
•• * В статье обозревателя Washington Post Чарльза Краутхаммера, резко критической в отношении «виртуального мирного договора», подписанного израильскими и палестинскими политиками в Женеве, встретился следующий пассаж, который сначала привел меня в некоторое замешательство:
•• Arafat pocketed every Israeli concession and betrayed every promise he signed in Oslo. It’s Lucy and the football all over again, and the same chorus of delusionals who so applauded Oslo – Jimmy Carter, Sandy Burger, Tom Friedman – is applauding again. This time, however, the Israeli surrender is so breathtaking, it makes Oslo look rational.
•• Смысл фразы Lucy and the football all over again – сильно напоминающей знаменитую сентенцию Йоги Берра (it’s déjà vu all over again) – конечно, ясен, но захотелось все-таки выяснить ее происхождение, точное значение и статус. Помог, как почти всегда, гугл, выдавший следующую статью из Princeton Alumni Weekly:
•• Lucy and the football
•• Will basketball once again break our young columnist’s heart? I grew up in a Peanuts household. My father, a man with a deep appreciation for pathos, fell in love with Charlie Brown as a child, and numerous Peanuts anthologies lined the walls of our library.
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•• One annual segment involving Charlie Brown did capture my imagination. Every fall Charlie Brown and Lucy would go outside to kick a field goal with a football. Every fall Charlie Brown would recall that the previous year Lucy had pulled the football away at the last possible moment, causing Charlie Brown to fly 10 feet in the air and land flat on his back. Every fall Lucy would patiently explain to Charlie Brown that this was the year that things would be different. And every fall Charlie Brown would again end up flat on his back as Lucy reminded him of the cruel realities of our world.
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•• This season I worry that the men’s basketball team may be preparing to perform a milder version of the Lucy and the football trick on me. After I watched the Tigers get thoroughly dissected by California and St. Josephs – and as Penn made some serious noise in early-season games – I made peace with the notion that this was a rebuilding year. In fact, as we entered the Ivy League season at 4-7, I was even prepared to concede that we might ( shudder) finish lower than second in the league.
•• So what happens? On the Monday after the first full weekend of the season, I check the scores, fully prepared for terrible news. But what I discover is that Princeton has swept Harvard and Dartmouth while Penn has managed to lose in Cambridge. And suddenly I’m a believer again.
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•• But warning signs already abound. <...> For the moment, however, my early-season jitters are long forgotten. I am a convert, a true believer, orange and black to the hilt. I have trotted back to the bandwagon like a pathetic puppy and I am ready for another unexpected and magical run to the NCAA Tournament. At least until Lucy again pulls that football away.
•• Итак, речь идет о героях комиксов серии Peanuts. В американском футболе гол «с поля» забивается игроком, для которого другой игрок (в данном случае Lucy) придерживает овальный мяч на земле. Если в последний момент мяч убирается, то бьющий с разбега теряет равновесие и действительно падает на спину. Так что можно понимать это выражение как подвох и даже подлость. Но можно посмотреть на это и с другой стороны. Чарли Браун, как сказали бы в аналогичной ситуации по-русски, опять наступает на грабли. Конечно, рекомендовать это как перевод вряд ли можно – ведь у слушающего появляется соблазн развития метафоры. Но для понимания это сравнение полезно.
•• Остается вопрос о статусе этого выражения. Что это – реалия, крылатое выражение, аллюзия? Или вошедшее в язык фразеологическое сочетание? Судя по отсутствию этого выражения в словарях, последнее – вряд ли. Но если начнет работать механизм языковой моды, то переход в категорию фразеологизма может произойти довольно быстро.
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102 lead
I [led] 1. сущ.1) хим. свинец- red lead- white lead2) = black lead графит для карандашей; грифельSyn:3) разг.; = cold lead пуля4) диал. бак, котёл5)а) мор. лотto heave / cast the lead — бросать лот; измерять глубину лотом
б) грузило, отвес6) ( leads) свинцовые полосы для покрытия крыши; покрытая свинцом крыша; плоская крыша7) ( leads) полигр. шпоны••- swing the lead- put lead in one's pencil 2. прил. 3. гл.1) тех. освинцовывать, покрывать свинцом2) полигр. разделять шпонамиII [liːd] 1. сущ.1)а) лидерство; руководство; инициативаto assume / take the lead — взять на себя инициативу, выступить инициатором; брать на себя руководство
to build up / increase one's lead — укреплять лидирующую позицию
to give up / lose / relinquish the lead — уступать лидерство
to hold / maintain the lead — держать лидерство
Syn:б) пример, образецMost of the legislators followed the lead of the governor. — Большинство законодателей последовали примеру губернатора.
to follow the lead of smb. — следовать примеру кого-л.
Syn:в) директива, указаниег) ключ (к разгадке чего-л.); указатель, намёкto run / track down a lead — найти решение
The police haven't a single lead. — У полиции нет ни единой зацепки.
Syn:д) журн. краткое изложение газетной статьи ( помещается непосредственно перед статьёй); первое, наиболее важное сообщение в сводке, информационном сообщении2) первое место, место впереди; спорт. преимущество, перевесin the lead — в положении лидера, в лидирующей позиции
to gain / have the lead — занять первое место
Each of our porters took the lead in turn. — Каждый наш носильщик по очереди занимал место во главе (отряда).
The black horse took the lead. — Чёрная лошадь вышла вперёд.
Your candidate has a slight lead. — Ваш кандидат немного впереди.
3)б) разводье ( во льдах), проход ( среди ледяного поля)в) тропинка; аллеяг) поводок, цепь ( на которой водят собак)to return one's partner's lead — получив руку, ходить с той же масти, что партнёр
6) геол.а) жилаSyn:б) = deep-lead / great-blue-lead золотоносный песок ( наносные залежи золота вдоль русла древних рек)7) театр.; киноа) главная рольSyn:leading role, star part8) муз. наиболее яркая часть пьесы (исполняемая оркестром, особенно джаз-бандом; солирующий исполнитель или инструмент; начальная часть пассажа, исполняемая солирующим инструментом)9) эл. подводящий провод10) тех.а) опережение, предварение (впуска пара и т. п.)в) стрела, укосина11) воен. упреждение, приведение огня ( по движущейся цели)12) концерт, даваемый в пользу нуждающегося, больного человека его друзьями; от friendly lead2. прил.передний; передовой, лидирующий3. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. led1)а) вести, сопровождать, быть проводником; вести (за руку, на поводке); воен. возглавить войско и направить движениеto lead (a bride) to the altar, to church — вести (невесту) к алтарю, жениться
They led us down to the river. — Они вывели нас к реке.
She led the group from the bus to the auditorium. — Она провела группу из автобуса в аудиторию.
The prisoners were led into the courtroom. — Заключённых ввели в зал суда.
He longed to lead his men on to victory. — Он мечтал повести свои войска к победе.
Syn:I led him by roughly two feet and pressed the trigger of the Luger. (D. Hamilton) — Я взял упреждение на два фута и спустил курок.
2) влиять, склонять, убеждатьThe candidate's integrity and strength led the voters to support him. — Честность и сила кандидата побудили избирателей оказать ему поддержку.
She knew the colonel was easily led. — Она знала, что полковник легко поддаётся убеждению.
There was nothing in the prospectus to lead him to such a conclusion. — В проспекте не было ничего, что могло бы привести его к такому заключению.
Syn:3)а) вести, служить каналомThe path leads down to the river. — Тропинка ведёт к реке.
Their road led them through a little copse. — Дорога вела их через небольшую рощицу.
The road leads back to town. — Эта дорога ведёт обратно в город.
The path leads down to the main road. — Дорожка приводит к главной дороге.
Road signs lead the traffic out of the city. — Дорожные знаки указывают транспорту выезд из города.
б) вести, приводить (о мотивах, условиях, обстоятельствах)Chance led him to London. — Случай привёл его в Лондон.
Instinct early led him into the political arena. — Природное чутьё рано привело его на политическую арену.
в) ( lead to) приводить к (каким-л. результатам); быть причиной (чего-л.)Social drinking may lead to alcoholism. — Пьянство в компаниях может привести к алкоголизму.
г) ( lead into) приводить к (чему-л., обычно плохому), ввергать во (что-л.)Behaviour like this will lead you into trouble. — С таким поведением вам гарантированы неприятности.
4) вести (какой-л. образ жизни)He leads a full, active life. — Он живёт полной насыщенной жизнью.
- lead a depraved life- lead a loose life
- lead a dissolute lifeSyn:5) возглавлять, руководить, управлять, командоватьto lead a band / an orchestra — руководить оркестром, дирижировать оркестром
The vice-chairman will lead the meeting. — Собрание будет вести заместитель председателя.
The quarterback leads the football team. — Защитник возглавляет свою команду.
Of the causes pneumonia led the list. — Пневмония возглавляет список всех болезней.
Syn:6)а) быть первым, опережать ( в состязании); иметь преимущество, превосходитьAs a teacher he leads. — Как учитель он превосходит всех других.
б) ( lead into) приступать к (чему-л.), вступать во (что-л.)The pianist led into the next piece of music. — Пианист перешёл к новой мелодии.
7) юр. действовать в качестве главного адвоката в деле, возглавлять (защиту, обвинение)Lead originally from your strongest suit. — Сначала ходи с масти, которой у тебя больше всего.
I led the king of trumps. — Я положил козырного короля.
9) тех. опережать•- lead back to
- lead off
- lead on
- lead out
- lead through
- lead up to••- lead smb. a dance- lead smb. a chase
- lead the dance
- lead the van
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103 crack
I n1) infmlAnother crack like that and I'll drop you — Еще одна такая шутка, и я тебя вырублю
2) infmlOne more crack and I'll have it — Еще одна попытка, и у меня все получится
3) slII vi infmlCrack has been around for years in medicinal form — Кокаин, который получил название крэк, существовал много лет как медицинское средство
1)2)They kept at her till she finally cracked and talked — Они не отставали от нее до тех пор, пока она не сдалась и не начала говорить
III vt infmlWe knew she'd finally crack — Мы знали, что она в конце концов расколется
1)2)They'll have to wait until science cracks the mystery of just how leprosy is transmitted — Им придется подождать, пока ученые не разгадают тайну относительно того, как передается проказа
3)4)We almost cracked the safe before the alarm went off — Мы почти открыли сейф до того, как сработала сигнализация
5)6) AmETwenty bucks? Gee, I can't crack that — Двадцать баксов? Боюсь, что я не смогу это разменять
7) AmEIV adj infmlWhen the pitchman is about to crack the price something funny happens — Когда уличный торговец готов назвать цену, происходит что-то непонятное
With our crack staff we can have everything worked out in no time — С нашим высококвалифицированным персоналом мы можем быстро решать любую задачу
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104 suck dry
высосать все соки; истощить...Paula was like a cancerous growth that spread over the plateau and into the hills, ugly and forbidding, and no signs were necessary to tell those entering: so many have died here, you'll be sucked dry, too and end on the bone heap. (S. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book V, ch. 4) —...лагерь "Паула", словно страшная злокачественная опухоль, расползался по равнине и холмам, и те, кто попадал сюда, знали наверняка, не глядя на его вывеску: здесь погибло столько народу! Из тебя тоже высосут все соки, и ты кончишь жизнь на свалке.
Tom Riggs... had sucked me dry of all I knew... (S. Chaplin, ‘My Fate Cries Out’, ch. 4) — Том Риггс... выкачал из меня все, что я знал...
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105 read
A n surtout GB to have a read of ○ jeter un coup d'œil sur ○, lire [article, magazine] ; I enjoy a quiet read j'aime bien lire tranquillement ; I've already seen the newspaper, do you want a read? j'ai déjà regardé le journal, est-ce que tu veux le lire? ; to be an easy/exciting read être facile/passionnant à lire ; this book is a good read c'est un bon livre.1 ( in text etc) lire [book, instructions, map, music, sign] (in dans) ; I read somewhere that j'ai lu quelque part que ; to read sth to sb, to read sb sth lire qch à qn ; to read sth aloud lire qch à haute voix ; to read sth to oneself lire qch ; she can read elle sait lire ; I can read German je lis l'allemand ;2 ( say) the card reads ‘Happy Birthday Dad’ sur la carte il est écrit ‘bon anniversaire Papa’ ; the thermometer reads 20 degrees le thermomètre indique 20 degrés ; the sentence should read as follows la phrase correcte est ;4 ( interpret) reconnaître [signs] ; interpréter [intentions, reactions] ; voir [situation] ; to read sb's thoughts ou mind lire dans les pensées de qn ; to read sb's mood connaître les humeurs de qn ; to read sb's tea-leaves ≈ lire dans le marc de café ; to read palms lire les lignes de la main ; to read a remark/statement as considérer une remarque/déclaration comme ; don't read his comments as proof of his sincerity ne considère pas ses commentaires comme une preuve de sa sincérité ; the book can be read as a satire le livre peut se lire comme une satire ; to read sth into lire qch derrière [comment, message, sentence] ; don't read too much into his reply ne va pas imaginer des choses qu'il n'a pas dites ;5 GB Univ étudier ; she is reading history at Oxford elle fait des études d'histoire à Oxford ;6 ( take a recording) relever [meter] ; lire [dial, barometer, gauge] ; I can't read what the dial says je n'arrive pas à lire le cadran ;7 Radio, Telecom recevoir [person, pilot] ; I can read you loud and clear je vous reçois cinq sur cinq ;8 Publg lire ; for ‘cat’ in line 12 read ‘cart’ au lieu de ‘cat’ à la ligne 12, (il faut) lire ‘cart’ ;1 ( look at or articulate text) lire (to sb à qn) ; to read aloud lire à haute voix (to sb à qn) ; to read about sth lire quelque chose sur [accident, discovery] ; I read about it in the ‘Times’ j'ai lu quelque chose là-dessus dans le ‘Times’ ; I read about him yesterday j'ai lu quelque chose à son sujet hier ; to read to sb from sth lire qch à qn ;2 GB ( study) to read for a degree ≈ préparer une licence (in de) ; to read for the Bar GB Jur préparer son entrée au barreau ;3 ( create an impression) the document reads well/badly le document se lit bien/mal ; the translation reads like the original la traduction est aussi bonne que l'original.D read pp adj to take sth as read considérer qch comme lu [minutes, report] ; the press took it as read that he was lying pour la presse il était évident qu'il mentait ; can we take it as read that everybody will agree? pouvons-nous considérer que tout le monde sera d'accord?to read between the lines lire entre les lignes.■ read back:▶ read [sth] back relire [message, sentence] (to à).■ read in:▶ read [sth] in, read in [sth] [computer] enregistrer [data].■ read off:▶ read off [sth], read [sth] off annoncer [names, scores].■ read on continuer à lire.■ read out:▶ read [sth] out, read out [sth] lire [qch] à haute voix.■ read over, read through:▶ read over ou through [sth], read [sth] over ou through ( for the first time) lire [article, essay] ; ( reread) relire [notes, speech].■ read up: to read up on sth/sb étudier qch/qn à fond, potasser ○. -
106 talk
talk [tɔ:k]parler ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c), 2 (a), 2 (b) discuter ⇒ 1 (a) s'entretenir ⇒ 1 (a) causer ⇒ 1 (b) conversation ⇒ 3 (a) discussion ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (d) causette ⇒ 3 (a) entretien ⇒ 3 (a) exposé ⇒ 3 (b) paroles ⇒ 3 (c) racontars ⇒ 3 (e) négociations ⇒ 4∎ to talk to sb parler à qn;∎ to talk with sb parler ou s'entretenir avec qn;∎ to talk of or about sth parler de qch;∎ we sat talking together nous sommes restés à discuter ou à bavarder;∎ she didn't talk to me the whole evening elle ne m'a pas dit un mot de la soirée;∎ to talk in signs/riddles parler par signes/par énigmes;∎ they were talking in Chinese ils parlaient en chinois;∎ I've been teaching my parakeet to talk j'ai appris à parler à mon perroquet;∎ to talk for the sake of talking parler pour ne rien dire;∎ that's no way to talk! en voilà des façons de parler!;∎ they no longer talk to each other ils ne se parlent plus, ils ne s'adressent plus la parole;∎ who do you think you're talking to? non, mais à qui croyez-vous parler?;∎ don't you talk to me like that! je t'interdis de me parler sur ce ton!;∎ to talk to oneself parler tout seul;∎ he likes to hear himself talk il s'écoute parler;∎ I'll talk to you about it tomorrow morning (converse) je vous en parlerai demain matin; (as threat) j'aurai deux mots à vous dire à ce sujet demain matin;∎ it's no use talking to him, he never listens! on perd son temps avec lui, il n'écoute jamais!;∎ to talk of this and that parler de la pluie et du beau temps ou de choses et d'autres;∎ talking of Switzerland, have you ever been skiing? à propos de la Suisse, vous avez déjà fait du ski?;∎ they talked of little else ils n'ont parlé que de cela;∎ he's always talking big c'est un beau parleur;∎ now you're talking! voilà, c'est beaucoup mieux!;∎ you can talk!, look who's talking!, you're a fine one to talk! tu peux parler, toi!;∎ it's easy for you to talk, you've never had a gun in your back! c'est facile à dire ou tu as beau jeu de dire ça, on ne t'a jamais braqué un pistolet dans le dos!;∎ talk about luck! (admiring) qu'est-ce qu'il a comme chance!, quel veinard!; (complaining) tu parles d'une veine!∎ talk about lucky! tu parles d'un coup de bol!;∎ talk about a waste of time! tu parles d'une perte de temps!;∎ to talk through familiar one's hat or the back of one's neck or one's backside or vulgar one's arse dire des bêtises□ ou n'importe quoi□∎ you know how people talk les gens sont tellement bavards(c) (reveal secrets) parler;∎ to make sb talk faire parler qn;∎ we have ways of making people talk on a les moyens de faire parler les gens;∎ someone must have talked quelqu'un a dû parler(a) (language) parler;∎ to talk slang parler argot;∎ talk sense! ne dis pas de sottises!, ne dis pas n'importe quoi!;∎ now you're talking sense vous dites enfin des choses sensées;∎ to talk (some) sense into sb faire entendre raison à qn;∎ stop talking rubbish or nonsense! arrête de dire des bêtises!;∎ esp American familiar he can talk the talk but can he walk the walk? est-ce qu'il est aussi doué pour agir que pour parler?□∎ to talk business/politics parler affaires/politique3 noun(a) (conversation) conversation f; (discussion) discussion f; (chat) causette f, causerie f; (formal) entretien m;∎ to have a talk with sb about sth parler de qch avec qn, s'entretenir avec qn de qch;∎ I'll have a talk with him about it je lui en parlerai;∎ we had a long talk nous avons eu une longue discussion;∎ can we have a little talk? je peux vous parler deux minutes?;∎ that's fighting talk! c'est un défi!(b) (speech, lecture) exposé m;∎ to give a talk on or about sth faire un exposé sur qch;∎ there was a series of radio talks on modern Japan il y a eu à la radio une série d'émissions où des gens venaient parler du Japon moderne(c) (UNCOUNT) (noise of talking) paroles fpl, propos mpl;∎ there is a lot of talk in the background il y a beaucoup de bruit ou de gens qui parlent(d) (speculative) discussion f, rumeur f;∎ most of the talk was about the new road il a surtout été question de ou on a surtout parlé de la nouvelle route;∎ there's some talk of building a concert hall (discussion) il est question ou on parle de construire une salle de concert; (rumour) le bruit court qu'on va construire une salle de concert;∎ there has been talk of it on en a parlé, il en a été question;∎ enough of this idle talk! assez parlé!;∎ he's all talk tout ce qu'il dit, c'est du vent∎ it's only talk ce sont des racontars, tout ça;∎ their behaviour is causing a lot of talk leur conduite fait jaser;∎ it's/she's the talk of the town on ne parle que de ça/que d'elle;∎ the wedding was the talk of the town on ne parlait que du mariage(negotiations) négociations fpl, pourparlers mpl; (conference) conférence f;∎ official peace talks des pourparlers mpl officiels sur la paix;∎ so far there have only been talks about talks jusqu'ici il n'y a eu que des négociations préliminaires►► talk show causerie f (radiodiffusée/télévisée), talk-show m∎ to talk to sb about sth parler de qch à qn;∎ there's an important matter I must talk to you about j'ai à vous parler ou entretenir d'une affaire importante;∎ the new model has been much talked about on a beaucoup parlé du nouveau modèle;∎ it gives them something to talk about ça leur fait un sujet de conversation;∎ this will give them something to talk about (gossip about) voilà quelque chose qui va les faire jaser;∎ to get oneself talked about faire parler de soi;∎ they were talking about going away for the weekend ils parlaient ou envisageaient de partir pour le week-end∎ we're not talking about that! il ne s'agit pas de cela!;∎ when it comes to hardship, he knows what he's talking about pour ce qui est de souffrir, il sait de quoi il parle;∎ when it comes to cars, he knows what he's talking about pour ce qui est des voitures, il connaît son affaire;∎ what are you talking about? (I don't understand) de quoi parles-tu?; (annoyed) qu'est-ce que tu racontes?;∎ you don't know what you're talking about! tu ne sais pas ce que tu dis!;∎ I don't know what you're talking about (in answer to accusation) je ne sais pas ce que vous voulez dire;∎ it's not as if we're talking about spending millions qui parle de dépenser des millions?;∎ how much are we talking about? il faut compter combien?, ça va chercher dans les combien?;∎ but I'm talking about a matter of principle! pour moi, c'est une question de principe!∎ I hate people who talk at me not to me je ne supporte pas les gens qui parlent sans se soucier de ce que j'ai à direpasser le temps à parler, parler sans arrêt;∎ they were still talking away at 3 a.m. ils étaient encore en grande conversation à 3 heures du matin∎ to talk the night away passer la nuit à parler(insolently) répondre;∎ to talk back to sb répondre (insolemment) à qn;∎ don't you talk back to me! ne me réponds pas (comme ça)!∎ to talk sb down réduire qn au silence (en parlant plus fort que lui/elle/ etc)(b) (aircraft) faire atterrir par radio-contrôle∎ the police managed to talk him down from the roof la police a réussi à le convaincre de redescendre du toit∎ to talk down to sb parler à qn comme à un enfant∎ to talk sb into doing sth persuader qn de faire qch;∎ she allowed herself to be talked into going elle s'est laissé convaincre d'y aller;∎ to talk oneself into a job (by trying to impress) obtenir un emploi grâce à son baratin;∎ you've just talked yourself into a job (by saying that) ce que vous avez dit là m'a convaincu et vous avez le poste(a) (problem, disagreement) débattre de, discuter de;∎ they managed to talk out the problem à force de discussions, ils sont arrivés à trouver une solution au problème∎ to talk out a bill = prolonger la discussion d'un projet de loi jusqu'à ce qu'il soit trop tard pour le voter avant la clôture de la séance∎ to talk sb out of doing sth dissuader qn de faire qch;∎ try to talk him out of it essayez de l'en dissuader;∎ to talk oneself out of trouble se tirer d'affaire grâce à son baratin;∎ talk yourself out of that one! vas-y, essaie de t'en sortir cette fois-ci!discuter ou débattre de;∎ let's talk it over discutons-en, parlons-en;∎ we'll have to talk the problem over il va falloir que l'on parle de ce problème;∎ to talk things over discuter(convince) persuader, convaincre;∎ to talk sb round to one's way of thinking amener qn à sa façon de penser ou à son point de vue;∎ I'm sure she can be talked round je suis sûr qu'on peut la convaincre(problem) tourner autour de;∎ I'm tired of just talking round the subject j'en ai assez de tourner autour de la questionvanter les mérites de, faire de la publicité pour;∎ to talk up sb's chances surestimer les chances de qn;∎ the Chancellor is trying to talk up the economy le Chancelier s'est montré optimiste pour tenter de redynamiser l'économie -
107 warn
warn [wɔ:n]∎ I warned them of the danger je les ai avertis ou prévenus du danger;∎ warn them that the bridge is unsafe prévenez-les ou avertissez-les que le pont n'est pas sûr;∎ she warned them that she would be late elle les a prévenus qu'elle serait en retard;∎ you've been warned! te voilà averti ou prévenu!;∎ warn the police! alertez la police!;∎ don't say I didn't warn you! je t'aurai prévenu!;∎ I'm warning you for the last time je te préviens pour la dernière fois;∎ humorous my parents warned me about people like you! mes parents m'avaient bien dit de me méfier des gens comme toi!∎ he warned her about or against travelling at night, he warned her not to travel at night il lui a déconseillé de voyager la nuit, il l'a mise en garde contre les voyages de nuit;∎ he warned me not to do it il m'a déconseillé de le faire∎ to warn sb off demander à qn de quitter les lieux;∎ he warned them off his land il leur demanda instamment de quitter ses terres;∎ the signs are meant to warn people off les panneaux sont là pour interdire aux gens d'entrer∎ to warn sb off sth déconseiller qch à qn;∎ to warn sb off doing sth déconseiller à qn de faire qch;∎ the doctor has warned him off alcohol le médecin lui a vivement déconseillé l'alcool -
108 Baudot, Jean-Maurice-Emile
[br]b. 11 September 1845 Magneux, Franced. 28 March 1903 Sceaux, France[br]French engineer who developed the multiplexed telegraph and devised a 5-bit code for data communication and control.[br]Baudot had no formal education beyond his local primary school and began his working life as a farmer, as was his father. However, in September 1869 he joined the French telegraph service and was soon sent on a course on the recently developed Hughes printing telegraph. After service in the Franco-Prussian war as a lieutenant with the military telegraph, he returned to his civilian duties in Paris in 1872. He was there encouraged to develop (in his own time!) a multiple Hughes system for time-multiplexing of several telegraph messages. By using synchronized clockwork-driven rotating switches at the transmitter and receiver he was able to transmit five messages simultaneously; the system was officially adopted by the French Post \& Telegraph Administration five years later. In 1874 he patented the idea of a 5-bit (i.e. 32-permutation) code, with equal on and off intervals, for telegraph transmission of the Roman alphabet and punctuation signs and for control of the typewriter-like teleprinter used to display the message. This code, known as the Baudot code, was found to be more economical than the existing Morse code and was widely adopted for national and international telegraphy in the twentieth century. In the 1970s it was superseded by 7—and 8-bit codes.Further development of his ideas on multiplexing led in 1894 to methods suitable for high-speed telegraphy. To commemorate his contribution to efficient telegraphy, the unit of signalling speed (i.e. the number of elements transmitted per second) is known as the baud.[br]Bibliography17 June 1874, "Système de télégraphie rapide" (Baudot's first patent).Further Reading1965, From Semaphore to Satellite, Geneva: International Telecommunications Union.P.Lajarrige, 1982, "Chroniques téléphoniques et télégraphiques", Collection historique des télécommunications.KFBiographical history of technology > Baudot, Jean-Maurice-Emile
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109 come to grips (with)
1) (smb. или smth.) вcтупить в бopьбу c кeм-л. или c чём-л., пoйти нa кoнфликт [этим. спорт. cxвaтитьcя (o бopцax)]He reasoned: if he could finally learn what bedeviled Kelt, between them they might come to grips with it (A. Halley). The cat and the dog moved from floor to cardboard box, to suitcase, like a couple of chess knights who cannot get to grips (Or. Greene)2) (smth.) cтoлкнутьcя c чём-л.; вплoтную зaнятьcя чём-л., близкo пoзнaкoмитьcя c чём-л.; зaтpoнуть чтo-л.Adam at last came to grips with the Skeffington campaign №. O'Connor). So has Britain at last got to grips with training [пpoфeccиoнaльнaя пoдгoтoвкa] ? There are undoubtedly some encouraging signs (The Economist)
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