machine+program

Ex: A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.

second plan — middle-distance; gros

être relégué au second plan — [personne, problème] to be relegated to the background

de (tout) premier plan — [personnalité] leading (épith); [œuvre] key, major

j'ai un bon plan (colloq) pour voyager pas cher — I know a good way of travelling [BrE] cheaply

c'est (pas) le bon plan — (colloq) it's (not) a good idea

laisser quelqu'un en plan — (colloq) to leave somebody in the lurch, to leave somebody high and dry

laisser quelque chose en plan — (colloq) to leave something unfinished

de premier plan (personnalités) — top-ranking

sie hatte zwei Koffer und stand damit am Bahnhof — she had two (suit)cases and was standing there with them in the station

sie hat Ärger mit der Waschmaschine – damit habe ich auch Probleme — she's having trouble with her washing machine – I've got problems with mine too

was will er damit? — what does he want that for?, what does he want with that?

was soll ich damit? — what am I meant to do with that?

weißt du, was er damit meint? — do you know what he means by that?

wie wäre es damit? — how about it?

er konnte mir nicht sagen, was es damit auf sich hat — he couldn't tell me what it was all about

wie sieht es damit aus? — what's happening about or with (esp US) it?

damit ist nichts (inf) — it's no go (inf)

hör auf damit! (inf) — lay off! (inf)

er hatte nicht damit gerechnet — he hadn't reckoned on or with that

damit, dass du dich jetzt aufregst, machst du den Schaden auch nicht wieder gut — you're not making anything better by getting excited

sie fangen schon damit an — they're already starting on it

sie fangen schon damit an, das Haus abzureißen — they're already starting to pull down the house

damit fing der Streit an — the argument started with that

her damit! — give it here! (inf)

Schluss or genug damit! — that's enough ( of that)!

er verlor den zweiten Satz und damit das Spiel — he lost the second set and therefore the match

damit ist es klar, dass er es war — from that it's clear that it was he (form) or him

damit schließe ich für heute — I'll close with that for today

damit kommen wir zum Ende des Programms — that brings us to the end of our programmes (Brit) or programs (US)

damit er nicht fällt — so that he does not fall, lest he (should) fall (old)

er hatte nicht damit gerechnet — he had not expected that or reckoned with that

er hatte nicht damit gerechnet — he had not expected that or reckoned with that

das ist vielleicht ein rasantes Auto — this car really can shift (inf)

sie haben das Presto in rasantem Tempo gespielt — they really raced or rattled (inf) through the presto

sie fuhr rasant die Straße hinunter — she tore or raced down the street

in Reihe/parallel schalten (Elec) — to connect in series/in parallel

das Auto schaltet sich leicht — it's easy to change (esp Brit) or shift (US) gear in this car

eine Anzeige schalten — to place an advertisement or ad (inf)

in den 2. Gang schalten — to change (esp Brit) or shift (US) into 2nd gear

auf stur schalten (fig) — to dig one's heels in

Ex: A program file is a machine-readable data file that contains the instructions that control the operation of a computer so that it performs the tasks required to produce the desired result.

me van a aumentar el sueldo — they are going to increase o raise my salary

el número de asesinatos ha aumentado en 200 — the number of killings has increased o gone up by 200

este semestre aumentó la inflación en un 2% — inflation has increased o gone up by 2% over the last 6 months

su popularidad ha aumentado — his popularity has increased o risen

la crispación política aumenta por momentos — political tension is increasing o rising by the moment

aumentar de peso — [objeto] to increase in weight; [persona] to put on o gain weight

el microscopio aumenta la imagen — the microscope enlarges o magnifies the image

el niño aumentó 500 gramos — the child put on o gained 500 grams

aumentar de algo — de volumen/tamaño to increase in something

aumentó de peso — he put on o gained weight

el microscopio aumenta la imagen — the microscope enlarges o magnifies the image

el niño aumentó 500 gramos — the child put on o gained 500 grams

aumentar de algo — de volumen/tamaño to increase in something

aumentó de peso — he put on o gained weight

Ex: In recent years, the pace of change has accelerated with the introduction of on-line information retrieval.

Ex: This paper discusses the features of the EDLIN program and its use for creating the computer's automatic self-checking sequence when the machine is started.

Ex: The citation order now gives precedence to processes, such as circulation control and cataloguing rather than to types of libraries.

Ex: This study tested the relationship between civic behaviour and involvement in the job.

copiar por las dos caras — (Téc) to make a double-sided copy

Ex: Then, consulting his notes again, he said that the only other thing he had copied down was the name of Rosemary Stewart.