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1 Port Wine

   Portugal's most famous wine and leading export takes its name from the city of Oporto or porto, which means "port" or "harbor" in Portuguese. Sometimes described as "the Englishman's wine," port is only one of the many wines produced in continental Portugal and the Atlantic islands. Another noted dessert wine is Madeira wine, which is produced on the island of Madeira. Port wine's history is about as long as that of Madeira wine, but the wine's development is recent compared to that of older table wines and the wines Greeks and Romans enjoyed in ancient Lusitania. During the Roman occupation of the land (ca. 210 BCE-300 CE), wine was being made from vines cultivated in the upper Douro River valley. Favorable climate and soils (schist with granite outcropping) and convenient transportation (on ships down the Douro River to Oporto) were factors that combined with increased wine production in the late 17th century to assist in the birth of port wine as a new product. Earlier names for port wine ( vinho do porto) were descriptive of location ("Wine of the Douro Bank") and how it was transported ("Wine of [Ship] Embarkation").

   Port wine, a sweet, fortified (with brandy) aperitif or dessert wine that was designed as a valuable export product for the English market, was developed first in the 1670s by a unique combination of circumstances and the action of interested parties. Several substantial English merchants who visited Oporto "discovered" that a local Douro wine was much improved when brandy ( aguardente) was added. Fortification prevented the wine from spoiling in a variety of temperatures and on the arduous sea voyages from Oporto to Great Britain. Soon port wine became a major industry of the Douro region; it involved an uneasy alliance between the English merchant-shippers at Oporto and Vila Nova de Gaia, the town across the river from Oporto, where the wine was stored and aged, and the Portuguese wine growers.

   In the 18th century, port wine became a significant element of Britain's foreign imports and of the country's establishment tastes in beverages. Port wine drinking became a hallowed tradition in Britain's elite Oxford and Cambridge Universities' colleges, which all kept port wine cellars. For Portugal, the port wine market in Britain, and later in France, Belgium, and other European countries, became a vital element in the national economy. Trade in port wine and British woolens became the key elements in the 1703 Methuen Treaty between England and Portugal.

   To lessen Portugal's growing economic dependence on Britain, regulate the production and export of the precious sweet wine, and protect the public from poor quality, the Marquis of Pombal instituted various measures for the industry. In 1756, Pombal established the General Company of Viticulture of the Upper Douro to carry out these measures. That same year, he ordered the creation of the first demarcated wine-producing region in the world, the port-wine producing Douro region. Other wine-producing countries later followed this Portuguese initiative and created demarcated wine regions to protect the quality of wine produced and to ensure national economic interests.

   The upper Douro valley region (from Barca d'Alva in Portugal to Barqueiros on the Spanish frontier) produces a variety of wines; only 40 percent of its wines are port wine, whereas 60 percent are table wines. Port wine's alcohol content varies usually between 19 and 22 percent, and, depending on the type, the wine is aged in wooden casks from two to six years and then bottled. Related to port wine's history is the history of Portuguese cork. Beginning in the 17th century, Portuguese cork, which comes from cork trees, began to be used to seal wine bottles to prevent wine from spoiling. This innovation in Portugal helped lead to the development of the cork industry. By the early 20th century, Portugal was the world's largest exporter of cork.

Historical dictionary of Portugal > Port Wine
2 крупный порт

major port

Русско-английский морской словарь > крупный порт
3 крупный порт

major port

универсальное назначение портов — universal port orientation

порт, укрытый от всех ветров — a port secure from every wind

корабли часто заходят в этот порт — ships frequent this port

порт регистрации, порт приписки — port of documentation

крупнейший порт страны — the biggest port in the nation

Русско-английский военно-политический словарь > крупный порт
4 atracar

v.

1 to rob (bank).

2 to dock, to make shore, to berth, to come alongshore.

3 to hold up, to rob, to assault, to hijack.

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atracar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (robar - banco, tienda) to hold up, rob; (- persona) to mug

2 (de comida) to stuff, fill

► verbo intransitivo

1 MARÍTIMO (a otra nave) to come alongside; (a tierra) to tie up, dock, berth

► verbo pronominal atracarse

1 (de comida) to gorge oneself (de, on), stuff oneself (de, with); (de bebida) to guzzle (de, -)

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verb

1) to dock

2) mug, rob

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1. VT

1) (=robar) [+ banco] to hold up; [+ individuo] to mug; [+ avión] to hijack

2) (Náut) to bring alongside; [+ astronave] to dock (a with)

3) (=atiborrar) to stuff, cram

4) LAm (=molestar) to harass, pester; (=zurrar) to thrash, beat

5) Caribe (Aut) to park

2.

VI
(Náut)
atracar al o en el muelle — to berth at the quay

3.

See:

atracarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo barco to dock, berth
2.
atracar vt

1) ( asaltar) < banco> to hold up; < persona> to mug

2) (Chi fam) (acercar, aproximar)

atrácalos más — shove them closer together (colloq)

atracó la silla a la pared — she put the chair against the wall
3.
atracarse v pron

1) (fam)

atracarse de algo — de comida to stuff oneself with something, gorge oneself on something

2) (Per, Ven) ( al hablar) to dry up

3) (refl) (Chi fam) ( aproximarse)

atrácate a mí — stick close to me

se atracó al fuego — he drew near to the fire

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= dock, raid, pull into, heist, mug, waylay, berth, moor.

Ex. By the early 1700s, Glasgow had become a major port city; in 1770 the Clyde was dredged and jetties built along its banks, allowing larger vessels to dock within the city centre.

Ex. The article ' Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.

Ex. So, having stated these thoughts about librarians and digital libraries, I am happy to announce that the airplane has now pulled into its boarding gate.

Ex. This can vary, however, as sometimes banks are robbed and armored cars heisted to forward their causes, but this was not Kahl's way of doing things.

Ex. In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.

Ex. Librarians must not allow themselves to be thus waylaid in their commitment to their clients and must act with vision, flair, style, and passion.

Ex. Damage to port facilities while berthing or unberthing has been the subject of many costly claims.

Ex. This procedure when mooring a vessel can be hazardous, especially in heavy seas, since a person must walk forward on deck.

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1.
verbo intransitivo barco to dock, berth
2.
atracar vt

1) ( asaltar) < banco> to hold up; < persona> to mug

2) (Chi fam) (acercar, aproximar)

atrácalos más — shove them closer together (colloq)

atracó la silla a la pared — she put the chair against the wall
3.
atracarse v pron

1) (fam)

atracarse de algo — de comida to stuff oneself with something, gorge oneself on something

2) (Per, Ven) ( al hablar) to dry up

3) (refl) (Chi fam) ( aproximarse)

atrácate a mí — stick close to me

se atracó al fuego — he drew near to the fire

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= dock, raid, pull into, heist, mug, waylay, berth, moor.

Ex: By the early 1700s, Glasgow had become a major port city; in 1770 the Clyde was dredged and jetties built along its banks, allowing larger vessels to dock within the city centre.

Ex: The article ' Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.

Ex: So, having stated these thoughts about librarians and digital libraries, I am happy to announce that the airplane has now pulled into its boarding gate.

Ex: This can vary, however, as sometimes banks are robbed and armored cars heisted to forward their causes, but this was not Kahl's way of doing things.

Ex: In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.

Ex: Librarians must not allow themselves to be thus waylaid in their commitment to their clients and must act with vision, flair, style, and passion.

Ex: Damage to port facilities while berthing or unberthing has been the subject of many costly claims.

Ex: This procedure when mooring a vessel can be hazardous, especially in heavy seas, since a person must walk forward on deck.

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atracar [A2 ]

vi

A «barco» to dock, berth

B

( Per fam) (picar): ése atraca fácilmente he'll swallow anything

quiso besarla pero no atracó he wanted to kiss her but she wouldn't go for it ( AmE) o ( BrE) wouldn't have it ( colloq)

C ( Chi fam) «pareja» to neck ( colloq), to make out ( AmE colloq), to snog ( BrE colloq)

■ atracar

vt

A (asaltar) ‹banco› to hold up; ‹persona› to mug

en ese restaurante te atracan ( fam); they rip you off in that restaurant ( colloq)

B (Per, Ven) (atascar) to jam

C

( Chi fam) (acercar, aproximar): están muy separados, atrácalos más they're too far apart, shove ( o shift etc) them closer together ( colloq)

■ atracarse

v pron

A ( fam) atracarse DE algo ‹de comida› to stuff oneself WITH sth, gorge oneself ON sth, pig out ON sth ( colloq)

B (Per, Ven)

1 «puerta/cajón/ascensor» to jam, get stuck

la llave se ha atracado en la cerradura the key's jammed o stuck in the lock

2 (al hablar) to dry up

C ( refl)

( Chi fam) (aproximarse): atrácate a mí, así no nos perderemos stick close to me, that way we won't lose each other

se atracó al fuego he drew near to the fire

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atracar ( conjugate atracar) verbo intransitivo [ barco] to dock, berth
verbo transitivo ( asaltar) ‹ banco› to hold up;
‹ persona› to mug
atracar
I verbo transitivo to hold up
(asaltar a una persona) to rob
II vi Náut to tie up
' atracar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asaltar
English:
berth
- dock
- hold up
- mug
- raid
- rob
- stick up
- tie up
- hold
- land

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atracar

♦ vt

1. [banco] to rob;
[persona] to mug;
nos atracaron en el parque we got mugged in the park

2. Chile [golpear] to beat, to hit

♦ vi
[barco] to dock (en at)
♦ See also the pronominal verb atracarse

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atracar

I v/t

1 banco, tienda hold up; a alguien mug

2 Chi fam

make out with fam, neck with Br fam

II v/i MAR dock

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atracar {72} vt

: to dock, to land

atracar vt

: to hold up, to rob, to mug

♦ See also the reflexive verb atracarse

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atracar vb

1. (banco, tienda, etc) to rob [pt. & pp. robbed] / to hold up [pt. & pp. held]

dos tipos han atracado el banco two men have robbed the bank

2. (persona) to mug [pt. & pp. mugged]

me han atracado I've been mugged

3. (embarcación) to dock

los barcos atracan en el puerto ships dock in the port

Spanish-English dictionary > atracar
5 ciudad portuaria

(n.) = port city

Ex. By the early 1700s, Glasgow had become a major port city; in 1770 the Clyde was dredged and jetties built along its banks, allowing larger vessels to dock within the city centre.

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(n.) = port city

Ex: By the early 1700s, Glasgow had become a major port city; in 1770 the Clyde was dredged and jetties built along its banks, allowing larger vessels to dock within the city centre.

Spanish-English dictionary > ciudad portuaria
6 Bordeaux

   1) A major port city in southwest France, on the Gironde, and capital of the Aquitaine region.

   2) Wine, and wine growing region. With Burgundy and Champagne,the Bordeaux region is one of the three most famous wine-producing regionsin France. Historically, its fame is at least in part due to the fact that of these three big wine-growing areas, the Bordeaux vineyard is the only one with immediate access to the sea, an advantage that has enabled it to be France's major wine exporting region for many centuries.

   In 1152, when queen Eleanor of Aquitaine married the English king Henry II, the Aquitaine region became economically integrated into the Anglo-Norman world, the Bordeaux region becoming a major supplier of wine for England. This historic wine exporting tradition helped Bordeaux to develop far stronger commercial links in the ensuing centuries, firmly establishing Bordeaux wines, often referred to generically in English as "clarets", on the international market.

   The Bordeaux vineyard is centered round the port city of Bordeaux, along the estuary of the Gironde, and the rivers Garonne and Dordogne. It is a large vineyard, and the geo-specific appellation "Bordeaux" covers an area stretching some 100 km both north-south and east-west.

   While the appellation contrôlée covers wines of medium quality from all over this region, many if not most of the top quality clarets grown in the overall area benefit from more specific and distinctive area appellations, such as Médoc, Graves or Saint Emilion, and even more local appellations such as Pauillac, Graves and Saint-Estèphe.

   Unlike other wine-growing areas, the Bordeaux area operates classifications of many of its top wines, notably those from the Médoc and Saint Emilion vineyards. The best estates in these areas have the right to sell wines designated as grand cru. Below the grand crus come other high quality wines designated as cru bourgeois.

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Bordeaux
7 основной порт

1) Naval: primary port

2) Engineering: standard port (в предвычислении приливов)

3) Economy: basic port, main port, major port, principal port

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > основной порт
8 dragar

v.

to dredge.

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dragar

Conjugation model [ LLEGAR], like link=llegar llegar

► verbo transitivo

1 to dredge

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VT

1) [+ río] to dredge

2) [+ minas] to sweep for

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verbo transitivo < río> to dredge; < minas> to sweep for

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= dredge.

Ex. By the early 1700s, Glasgow had become a major port city; in 1770 the Clyde was dredged and jetties built along its banks, allowing larger vessels to dock within the city centre.

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verbo transitivo < río> to dredge; < minas> to sweep for

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= dredge.

Ex: By the early 1700s, Glasgow had become a major port city; in 1770 the Clyde was dredged and jetties built along its banks, allowing larger vessels to dock within the city centre.

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dragar [A3 ]

vt

‹río/canal› to dredge; ‹minas› to sweep for

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dragar ( conjugate dragar) verbo transitivo ‹ río› to dredge;
‹ minas› to sweep for
' dragar' also found in these entries:
English:
drag
- dredge

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dragar vt

to dredge

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dragar

v/t dredge

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dragar {52} vt

: to dredge

Spanish-English dictionary > dragar
9 крупный порт

Naval: major port

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > крупный порт
10 Κόρινθος

Κόρινθος, ου, ἡ (Hom. et al.; ins, Philo, SibOr 3, 487 al.; Just., D. 1, 3; Ath. 17, 2) Corinth a city in Greece on the isthmus of the same name. From 27 B.C. capital of the senatorial province of Achaia, and seat of the proconsul. The Christian congregation there was founded by Paul on his so-called second missionary journey, Ac 18:1, 27 D; 19:1; 1 Cor 1:2; 2 Cor 1:1, 23; 2 Ti 4:20; 1 Cl ins; MPol 22:2; EpilMosq 5; AcPl Ha 6, 1f; AcPlCor 1:2; 2:1; ἄνδρες Κ. 2:26. Also subscr. of Ro v.l. and 1 Th.—ECurtius, Peloponnesos II 1852, 514ff; JCladder, Korinth 1923; OBroneer, BA 14, ’51, 78–96; Pauly-W. Suppl. IV 991–1036; VI 182ff, 1350f; Kl. Pauly III 301ff; BHHW II 988ff; Corinth, Results of Excavations Conducted by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens 1929ff; RCarpenter, Korinthos⁶ ’60; FJdeWaele, Corinth and St. Paul ’61; DESmith, The Egyptian Cults at Corinth: HTR 70, ’77, 201–31; GTheissen, The Social Setting of Pauline Christianity ’82 (Eng. tr.); JMurphy-O’Connor, St. Paul’s Corinth ’83 (reff.), Corinth: ABD I 1134–39 (add. lit.); PECS 240–43.—S. the Corinthian ins (Dssm., LO 12, 8 [LAE 16, 7]): [συνα]γωγὴ Ἑβρ[αίων]=Boffo, Iscrizioni no. 45 and lit. p. 361f. Strabo 8, 6, 20 suggests the problems of immorality associated with a major port city, but his references to cult prostitution, as in his quotation of the proverb οὐ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐς Κόρινθον ἔσθʼ ὁ πλοῦς ibid. (=Aristoph. Fgm. 902a; cp. Ael. Aristid. 29, 17 K.=40 p. 755 D.) concern pre-Roman times and have been used without adequate caution for inferences about Paul’s Corinth.

Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά παλαιοχριστιανική Λογοτεχνία > Κόρινθος
11 bedeutend

I Part. Präs. bedeuten

II Adj.

1. (wichtig) important, major, significant; eine bedeutende Hafenstadt a major ( oder an important) seaport; das ist ein bedeutender Schritt vorwärts that’s an important ( oder a significant, a major) step forward; ein bedeutender Tag im Leben a significant day in my etc. life

2. (von hoher Qualität) Beitrag, Film: significant; Wissenschaftler etc.: leading, distinguished; (hervorragend) outstanding; (bemerkenswert) remarkable; (berühmt) distinguished; sie hat Bedeutendes auf diesem Gebiet geleistet she has made a major ( oder significant) contribution to this field

3. (groß, beträchtlich) considerable, major, significant; bedeutende Fortschritte machen make significant ( oder major) progress, forge ahead

III Adv. intensivierend (wesentlich) considerably, significantly; sich bedeutend verbessern etc. improve etc. significantly ( oder markedly); bedeutend besser / älter / länger etc. much ( oder a great deal) better / older / longer etc.

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(beträchtlich) handsome; considerable;

(wichtig) big; important; notable; great

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be|deu|tend
1. adj

1) (= wichtig, bemerkenswert) Persönlichkeit important, distinguished, eminent; Leistung, Rolle, Kunstwerk significant, important

etwas Bedeutendes leisten — to achieve something important or significant

2) (= groß) Summe, Erfolg considerable, significant

2. adv
(= beträchtlich) considerably
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1) (outstanding; distinguished; famous: an eminent lawyer.) eminent

2) (highly respected: a grand old man.) grand

3) (great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) major

4) (to an important degree: Sales-levels are significantly lower than last year, which is very disappointing.) significantly

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be·deu·tend

I. adj

1. (wichtig) important

eine \bedeutende Person an eminent person

ein \bedeutender Politiker a leading politician

eine \bedeutende Rolle spielen to play a leading [or significant] role

etwas B\bedeutendes something important [or significant

2. (beachtlich) considerable, significant

II. adv considerably

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1.
Adjektiv

1) significant, important < step, event, role, etc.>; important < city, port, artist, writer, etc.>

2) (groß) considerable
2.
adverbial considerably

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bedeutend

A. ppr → bedeuten

B. adj

1. (wichtig) important, major, significant;

eine bedeutende Hafenstadt a major ( oder an important) seaport;

das ist ein bedeutender Schritt vorwärts that’s an important ( oder a significant, a major) step forward;

ein bedeutender Tag im Leben a significant day in my etc life

2. (von hoher Qualität) Beitrag, Film: significant; Wissenschaftler etc: leading, distinguished; (hervorragend) outstanding; (bemerkenswert) remarkable; (berühmt) distinguished;

sie hat Bedeutendes auf diesem Gebiet geleistet she has made a major ( oder significant) contribution to this field

3. (groß, beträchtlich) considerable, major, significant;

bedeutende Fortschritte machen make significant ( oder major) progress, forge ahead

C. adv intensivierend (wesentlich) considerably, significantly;

sich bedeutend verbessern etc improve etc significantly ( oder markedly);

bedeutend besser/älter/länger etc much ( oder a great deal) better/older/longer etc

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1.
Adjektiv

1) significant, important <step, event, role, etc.>; important <city, port, artist, writer, etc.>

2) (groß) considerable
2.
adverbial considerably

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adj.

great adj.

important adj.

significant adj. adv.

connotatively adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > bedeutend
12 портовый город

a port city
The port city provides a fascinating and rich understanding of the movement of people and goods around the world. We understand a port as a centre of land-sea exchange, and as a major source of livelihood and a major force for cultural mixing.

Дополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > портовый город
13 Transportation

   Portugal's transportation system consists of 820 kilometers (492 miles) of navigable waterways, 3,630 kilometers (2,178 miles) of railroad, and 73,660 kilometers (44,196 miles) of roads, of which 12,660 (7,596 miles) are unpaved. Improving Portugal's roads and railroads were major priorities during the Estado Novo. In 1946, all of Portugal's private railroad companies were amalgamated into one, the Companhia Portuguesa de Caminhos de Ferro, which was granted a monopoly for rail transport. In 1959, the electrified line from Lisbon to Cascais and the Lisbon metro (subway) opened. Steam engines were gradually replaced with electric and diesel locomotives. During the Estado Novo, the length of Portugal's road network increased threefold and were considered good by European standards in 1950. However, accelerated economic development and the increase in the number of vehicles during the 1960s and 1970s outstripped road capacity, and Portuguese roads became the most dangerous in western Europe.

   Bridge building was also an Estado Novo priority, with bridges over the Douro at Oporto and the suspension bridge (the longest in Europe) at Lisbon being the most impressive examples. The Estado Novo also improved port facilities in Lisbon and Oporto, and built a new deep-water port at Sines. The Estado Novo also built airports at Lisbon (Portela), Oporto (Pedras Rubras), Faro in the Algarve, and Funchal on Madeira to encourage tourism. In 1946, a government-owned airline, Transportes Aéreas Portugueses (TAP), was created and began operating flights within Portugal and to the major cities of western Europe, several larger cities in the United States, South America, and the capital cities of Portugal's colonies in Africa.

   After joining the European Union (EU), Portugal began an ambitious program to modernize its transportation networks in 1986. During the 1990s, the nationalized railroad, airline, trucking, and bus companies were restructured and/or privatized. With the help of EU monies, Portugal's road network was upgraded and superhighways ( auto estradas) completed from Lisbon to Oporto and Faro in the Algarve, and from Lisbon and Oporto into Spain. Portugal's railroad network was upgraded to handle high-speed trains (TGVs) between the country's major cities and to Madrid. To facilitate logistics during Expo '98, a new metro station (Oriente) was opened and a new bridge (Vasco da Gama Bridge) built across the Tagus. In the meantime, Lisbon's international airport at Portela, despite steady improvements, could no longer accommodate efficiently the increasing air traffic. An important part of the plan to modernize the Lisbon region's transportation system is the long-debated construction of an additional airport, across the Tagus River, with adjoining roads and underground metro, set to open between 2010 and 2012.

Historical dictionary of Portugal > Transportation
14 boca

f.

1 mouth.

boca arriba/abajo face up/down

(respiración) boca a boca mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

hacer el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, to give somebody the kiss of life

2 mouth (entrada) (de botella, túnel).

a boca de jarro (informal) point-blank

boca del estómago pit of the stomach

boca de incendios fire hydrant

boca de metro tube o underground entrance (British), subway entrance (United States)

boca de riego hydrant

3 muzzle, fauces, maw.

4 hors d'oeuvre.

5 os.

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boca

► nombre femenino

1 ANATOMÍA mouth

2 (de río) mouth

3 (abertura) entrance, opening

■ hay una boca de metro en la esquina there's an entrance to the underground on the corner

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

abrir boca to whet one's appetite

hacer boca to whet one's appetite

andar en boca de todos to be the talk of the town, be on everyone's lips

arreglarse la boca to have one's teeth seen to

boca abajo face downwards

boca arriba face upwards

callarse la boca to shut up, shut one's mouth

correr de boca en boca to be the talk of the town, be common knowledge

en boca cerrada no entran moscas silence is golden

hacérsele la boca agua a alguien to make somebody's mouth water

me lo has quitado de la boca you've taken the words right out of my mouth

no abrir boca not to say a word

no decir esta boca es mía not to say a word

por la boca muere el pez silence is golden

boca a boca kiss of life, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

boca de incendios fire hydrant

boca de riego hydrant

boca del estómago pit of the stomach

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noun f.

mouth

- boca abajo
- boca arriba
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1. SF

1) (Anat) mouth

no debes hablar con la boca llena — you shouldn't talk with your mouth full

tengo que arreglarme la boca — I must get my teeth seen to

aceituna de boca — eating olive

(respiración) boca a boca — mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

¡cállate la boca! — * shut up! *, shut your mouth! **

• boca abajo — face down

estar tumbado boca abajo — to be lying face down

se cuelgan los manojos boca abajo — hang the bunches upside down

• boca arriba — face up

poner a algn boca arriba — to turn sb on his back

boca de escorpión — wicked tongue

boca de mar — (Culin) crab stick

2)

• en boca de, suena extraño en boca de un socialista — it sounds odd coming from a socialist

está en boca de todos — it's on everybody's lips

puso esa frase en boca de un personaje suyo — he gave that phrase to one of his characters

• por boca de — through

hablan por boca del negociador — they speak through the negotiator

lo sabemos por boca de los propios autores del delito — we know so from the people responsible for the crime

3)

- no abrió la boca en toda la tarde

- buscar la boca a algn

- coserse la boca

- dar boca

de boca en boca —

la cosa anda de boca en boca — the story is doing the rounds

ella anda de boca en boca — everyone is talking about her

de boca para afuera —

apoyó la idea de boca para afuera — he paid lip-service to the idea

eso lo dice de boca para afuera — he's just saying that, that's what he says (but he doesn't mean it)

- decir algo con la boca chica o pequeña

- sin decir esta boca es mía

- hablar por boca de ganso

- hacer boca

- se me hace la boca agua

irse la boca a algn —

se me fue la boca — it just slipped out

llenársele la boca a algn —

esa Europa con la que se les llena la boca — this Europe that they're always talking about

se le llena la boca del coche — all he can talk about is the car

- meter a algn en la boca del lobo

- meterse en la boca del lobo

- oscuro como boca de lobo

- partir la boca a algn

a pedir de boca —

todo salió a pedir de boca — it all turned out perfectly

- quedarse con la boca abierta

- me lo has quitado de la boca

- ¡que tu boca sea santa!

- tapar la boca a algn

- torcer la boca

- en boca cerrada no entran moscas

- el que tiene boca se equivoca

- por la boca muere el pez

4) (=abertura, entrada) [de túnel, cueva, vasija] mouth; [de tonel] bunghole; [de puerto] entrance; [de arma] muzzle

a boca de jarro —

beber a boca de jarro — to drink to excess

disparar a boca de jarro — to shoot point-blank, shoot at close range

boca de incendios — hydrant

boca del estómago — pit of the stomach

boca de metro — underground o (EEUU) subway entrance

boca de mina — pithead, mine entrance

boca de riego — hydrant

boca de río — river mouth, estuary

5) [de vino] flavour, flavor (EEUU)

tener buena boca — to have a good flavour

6) [de crustáceo] pincer

7) [de herramienta] cutting edge

8)

boca de dragón — (Bot) snapdragon

9) (Inform) slot

10) pl bocas (=personas) mouths

son seis bocas las que tengo que alimentar — I have six mouths to feed

2. SM

1)

boca a boca, aplicar o hacer o practicar el boca a boca a algn — to give sb mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, give sb the kiss of life

2) ** [de cárcel] screw **, warder

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Anat, Zool) mouth

tener la boca seca/pastosa — to have a dry/furry mouth

la boca te huele a ajo — your breath smells of garlic

tengo que ir a arreglarme la boca — I have to go and get my teeth seen to o fixed

como no te calles te voy a partir la boca — if you don't shut up I'll smash your face in (colloq)

b) (en locs)

boca abajo/arriba — <dormir/echarse> on one's stomach/back

puso los naipes boca arriba — she laid the cards face up

de boca de — from

lo supimos de boca de ella — we heard it (directly) from her

uno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura — you don't expect to hear such words from (the mouth of) a priest

en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips; el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge; por boca de: la organización ha dejado claro por boca de su secretario general... the organization has made it clear through its general secretary...; lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister; abrir la boca to open one's mouth; mejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shut; andar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was spreading like wildfire; a pedir de boca just fine; todo salió a pedir de boca everything turned out just fine; callar(se) la boca to shut up; en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shut; cerrarle or taparle la boca a alguien to keep somebody quiet, shut somebody up (colloq); hablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions (o ideas etc) parrot fashion; hacer or abrir boca (fam) to whet the o one's appetite; hacerle el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody the kiss of life; hacérsele la boca agua a alguien (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water; llenársele la boca a alguien con algo (fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surname; meterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands; no decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word; no tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name (AmE); (oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-dark; quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted; quitarle algo a alguien de la boca to take the words (right) out of somebody's mouth; ser pura boca (Chi fam) to be all talk; tener una boquita de piñón (fam) to have a little mouth; en boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it (colloq); por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerous; quien or el que tiene boca se equivoca — (fam) to err is human

c) ( persona)

tiene muchas bocas que alimentar — she has a lot of mouths to feed

d) (Vin) flavor*

2) ( de buzón) slot; ( de túnel) mouth, entrance; ( de puerto) entrance; (de vasija, botella) rim

•

- boca de dragón or sapo

- boca de incendios

- boca del estómago

- boca de metro or subte

- boca de riego
•• Cultural note:
La Boca

A neighborhood on the Riachuelo River in Buenos Aires, near the mouth of the River Plate. It was the city's first port, where Genoese immigrants settled in the early twentieth century. Its brightly painted wooden houses with corrugated iron roofs make it a major tourist destination

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= mouth, gob, muzzle.

Nota: De un arma de fuego.

Ex. He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.

Ex. I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.

Ex. She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her.

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* ¡punto en boca! = not a word to anyone!.

* a boca de jarro = at close range.

* abrir la boca = open + Posesivo + mouth.

* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.

* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* boca 7 dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.

* boca abajo = upside-down.

* boca de alcantarilla = manhole.

* boca de colector = manhole.

* boca de incendios = fire hydrant.

* boca del estómago, la = pit of the stomach, the.

* boca de sumidero = manhole.

* boca reseca = dry mouth.

* cielo de la boca, el = roof of the mouth, the.

* ¡cierra la boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* de + Posesivo + propia boca = straight from the horse's mouth.

* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* hablar con la boca llena = speak with + Posesivo + mouth full, talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.

* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.

* hacer una mueca con la boca = twitch + Posesivo + mouth.

* herpes de la boca = fever blister, cold sore.

* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.

* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.

* negro como boca de lobo = pitch-black.

* oír de la boca de = hear + from the lips of.

* oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.

* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* por boca de = by word of mouth.

* ¡punto en boca! = mum's the word!.

* ¡punto en boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* que se carga por la boca = muzzle-loading.

* que se derrite en la boca = mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].

* respiración boca a boca = kiss of life.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* salud de la boca = oral health.

* úlcera de la boca = canker sore.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Anat, Zool) mouth

tener la boca seca/pastosa — to have a dry/furry mouth

la boca te huele a ajo — your breath smells of garlic

tengo que ir a arreglarme la boca — I have to go and get my teeth seen to o fixed

como no te calles te voy a partir la boca — if you don't shut up I'll smash your face in (colloq)

b) (en locs)

boca abajo/arriba — <dormir/echarse> on one's stomach/back

puso los naipes boca arriba — she laid the cards face up

de boca de — from

lo supimos de boca de ella — we heard it (directly) from her

uno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura — you don't expect to hear such words from (the mouth of) a priest

en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips; el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge; por boca de: la organización ha dejado claro por boca de su secretario general... the organization has made it clear through its general secretary...; lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister; abrir la boca to open one's mouth; mejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shut; andar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was spreading like wildfire; a pedir de boca just fine; todo salió a pedir de boca everything turned out just fine; callar(se) la boca to shut up; en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shut; cerrarle or taparle la boca a alguien to keep somebody quiet, shut somebody up (colloq); hablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions (o ideas etc) parrot fashion; hacer or abrir boca (fam) to whet the o one's appetite; hacerle el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody the kiss of life; hacérsele la boca agua a alguien (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water; llenársele la boca a alguien con algo (fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surname; meterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands; no decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word; no tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name (AmE); (oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-dark; quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted; quitarle algo a alguien de la boca to take the words (right) out of somebody's mouth; ser pura boca (Chi fam) to be all talk; tener una boquita de piñón (fam) to have a little mouth; en boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it (colloq); por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerous; quien or el que tiene boca se equivoca — (fam) to err is human

c) ( persona)

tiene muchas bocas que alimentar — she has a lot of mouths to feed

d) (Vin) flavor*

2) ( de buzón) slot; ( de túnel) mouth, entrance; ( de puerto) entrance; (de vasija, botella) rim

•

- boca de dragón or sapo

- boca de incendios

- boca del estómago

- boca de metro or subte

- boca de riego
•• Cultural note:
La Boca

A neighborhood on the Riachuelo River in Buenos Aires, near the mouth of the River Plate. It was the city's first port, where Genoese immigrants settled in the early twentieth century. Its brightly painted wooden houses with corrugated iron roofs make it a major tourist destination

* * *

= mouth, gob, muzzle.

Nota: De un arma de fuego.

Ex: He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.

Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.

Ex: She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her.

* ¡punto en boca! = not a word to anyone!.

* a boca de jarro = at close range.

* abrir la boca = open + Posesivo + mouth.

* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.

* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* boca 7 dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.

* boca abajo = upside-down.

* boca de alcantarilla = manhole.

* boca de colector = manhole.

* boca de incendios = fire hydrant.

* boca del estómago, la = pit of the stomach, the.

* boca de sumidero = manhole.

* boca reseca = dry mouth.

* cielo de la boca, el = roof of the mouth, the.

* ¡cierra la boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* de + Posesivo + propia boca = straight from the horse's mouth.

* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* hablar con la boca llena = speak with + Posesivo + mouth full, talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.

* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.

* hacer una mueca con la boca = twitch + Posesivo + mouth.

* herpes de la boca = fever blister, cold sore.

* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.

* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.

* negro como boca de lobo = pitch-black.

* oír de la boca de = hear + from the lips of.

* oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.

* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* por boca de = by word of mouth.

* ¡punto en boca! = mum's the word!.

* ¡punto en boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* que se carga por la boca = muzzle-loading.

* que se derrite en la boca = mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].

* respiración boca a boca = kiss of life.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* salud de la boca = oral health.

* úlcera de la boca = canker sore.

* * *

boca

feminine

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat, Zool) mouth

no te metas eso en la boca don't put that in your mouth

tener la boca seca/pastosa to have a dry/furry mouth

te huele la boca a ajo your breath smells of garlic

tengo que ir a arreglarme la boca I have to go and get my teeth seen to o fixed

no hables con la boca llena don't speak with your mouth full

como no te calles te voy a partir la boca if you don't shut up I'll smash your face in ( colloq)

pide por esa boca ( fam); just ask o all you have to do is ask

¡esa boca …! language …!

blando/duro de boca ( Equ) soft/hard mouthed

2 ( en locs):

boca abajo/arriba: échate boca abajo lie on your stomach o front

duerme boca arriba he sleeps on his back

puso los naipes boca arriba she laid the cards face up

boca a boca respiración:

a boca de jarro bocajarro 2. (↑ bocajarro):

de boca de from

lo supimos de boca de las mismas personas implicadas we heard it from the horse's mouth

uno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura you don't expect to hear such words from the mouth of o from a priest

en boca de: términos de la psicología que están en boca de todo el mundo psychology terms which are part of everyday speech

la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips

se enteró cuando ya el escándalo andaba en boca de todos by the time he heard about the scandal it was already common knowledge, everybody was talking about the scandal by the time he found out about it

por boca de: la organización ha dejado claro, por boca de su secretario general … the organization has made it clear, through the general secretary …

lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister

abrir la boca to open one's mouth

abra más la boca, por favor open (your mouth) wider please

mejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shut

no abrió la boca en toda la noche he didn't open his mouth all evening

andar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was by now common knowledge

desde que se enrolló con él anda de boca en boca since she got involved with him she's set a lot of tongues wagging

su nombre anda de boca en boca her name is on everybody's lips

a pedir de boca just fine

todo saldrá a pedir de boca everything will turn out just the way you want it to o just fine

callar(se) la boca to shut up

¡cállate la boca! shut up! ( colloq), shut your face o trap! (sl)

en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shut

cerrarle or taparle la boca a algn to keep sb quiet, shut sb up ( colloq)

con la boca chica or pequeña: lo dijo con la boca chica he didn't mean it o he said it insincerely o he said it without meaning it

coserse la boca: yo te lo digo pero te coses la boca I'll tell you but you have to keep quiet about it o ( colloq) keep it under your hat

de (la) boca para afuera: nos apoya de (la) boca para afuera he supports us in name only, he says he supports us

es radical sólo de (la) boca para afuera he pays lip service to radicalism

hablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions ( o ideas etc) parrot fashion

hacer or abrir boca ( fam); to whet the o one's appetite

hacérsele la boca agua a algn or ( AmL) hacérsele agua la boca a algn: se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water

llenársele la boca a algn con algo ( fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surname

meterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands, put one's head in the lion's mouth

no decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word o open his mouth

no tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name ( AmE), they haven't got two brass farthings to rub together ( BrE)

(oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-dark

parar la boca ( fam); to cut the cackle ( colloq)

quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o ( colloq) flabbergasted

que la boca se te haga de un lado ( RPl fam); Heaven forbid!

quitarle algo a algn de la boca to take the words (right) out of sb's mouth

quitarse algo de la boca: se lo quita todo de la boca para que sus hijos estudien he goes o does without in order to pay for his children's education

ser pura boca ( Chi fam): eso de sus viajes es pura boca all that stuff about his travels is all talk o is just a lot of hot air

tener algo/a algn siempre en la boca to go on o harp on about sth/sb ( colloq)

tener una boquita de piñón ( fam); to have a little mouth

en boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it ( colloq)

por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerous

quien or el que tiene boca se equivoca ( fam); to err is human

3

(persona): muchas bocas comen de ese trabajo that work provides a living for a lot of people

tiene muchas bocas que alimentar she has a lot of mouths to feed

4 ( Vin) taste

B

1 (de un buzón) slot

2 (de un túnel) mouth, entrance

3 (de un puerto) entrance

4 (de una vasija, botella) rim

Compuestos:

● boca de dragón or (Ur) sapo

snapdragon

● boca de expendio

( RPl frml) sales outlet

la falta de nafta se presentó en muchas bocas de expendio there was a shortage of gasoline ( AmE) o ( BrE) petrol at many filling stations

● boca de incendios

fire hydrant, fireplug ( AmE)

● boca del estómago

( fam); pit of the stomach

● boca de metro or ( RPl) subte

subway entrance ( AmE), underground o tube station entrance ( BrE)

● boca de riego

hydrant

● boca sucia

masculine and feminine

( RPl fam): no seas boca sucia don't be so foulmouthed

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boca sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Anat, Zool) mouth

b) ( en locs)

◊ boca abajo/arriba ‹dormir/echarse› on one's stomach/back;

puso los naipes boca arriba she laid the cards face up;
en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips;
el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge;
por boca de from;
lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister;
a pedir de boca just fine;
hacerle el boca a boca a algn to give sb the kiss of life;
hacérsele la boca agua a algn (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water;
quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted
2 ( de buzón) slot;
( de túnel) mouth, entrance;
( de puerto) entrance;
(de vasija, botella) rim;
◊ boca de incendios fire hydrant, fireplug (AmE);

boca del estómago (fam) pit of the stomach;
boca de metro or (RPl) subte subway entrance (AmE), underground o tube station entrance (BrE)
boca sustantivo femenino
1 mouth
2 (entrada) entrance
boca de metro, entrance to the tube o underground station
boca de riego, hydrant
el boca a boca, kiss of life o mouth-to-mouth respiration
♦ Locuciones: figurado andar de boca en boca, to be the talk of the town
familiar ¡cierra la boca!, shut up!
familiar hacerse la boca agua: cuando ve un bombón se le hace la boca agua, his mouth waters every time he sees a chocolate
írsele la fuerza por la boca, to be all talk (and no action)
familiar meterse en la boca del lobo, to put one's head in the lion's mouth
figurado salir a pedir de boca, to turn out perfectly
boca abajo, face down(ward)
boca arriba, face up(ward)
con la boca abierta, open-mouthed: nos dejó a todos con la boca abierta, she left us flabbergasted
' boca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amordazar
- callar
- chiflar
- cielo
- decir
- difusor
- difusora
- enjuagarse
- frenética
- frenético
- fruncir
- llaga
- loba
- lobo
- negra
- negro
- palabra
- pastosa
- pastoso
- pedir
- pico
- reseca
- reseco
- respiración
- revés
- sabor
- tararear
- tener
- abierto
- acostar
- agua
- arreglar
- calentura
- cerrado
- cerrar
- comer
- enchuecar
- enjuagar
- entreabierto
- herpes
- ir
- jeta
- limpiar
- llenar
- mordaza
- morro
- seco
- sensual
- sensualidad
- silbido
English:
abscess
- better
- black
- cut
- dislodge
- face
- fire hydrant
- froth
- gob
- hydrant
- kiss
- mouth
- muzzle
- open
- parched
- pit
- pitch-black
- pitch-dark
- prone
- puff
- rinse
- roof
- spout
- stomach
- tongue
- upward
- upwards
- wash out
- water
- wide
- word
- word-of-mouth
- belch
- do
- down
- drool
- foam
- hum
- man
- mum
- nozzle
- pipe
- purse
- put
- roll
- sewer
- spoon
- take
- ulcer
- up

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boca

♦ nf

1. [de persona, animal] mouth;

una boca más para alimentar one more mouth to feed;

me he arreglado la boca por muy poco dinero I had my teeth seen to for a very reasonable price;

te huele la boca a tabaco your breath smells of tobacco;

boca abajo face down;

no es aconsejable poner a los bebés boca abajo it's best not to lie babies on their front;

boca arriba face up;

ronca más cuando duerme boca arriba he snores more when he sleeps on his back;

poner las cartas boca arriba to turn one's cards face up;

este paseo me ha abierto boca this walk has whetted my appetite;
Fig
no abrió la boca he didn't open his mouth, he didn't say a word;

será mejor que no abras la boca it would be best if you didn't say anything;

si te hace falta algo, pide por esa boca if you need anything, just say so o ask;

Comp

andar o [m5] correr o [m5] ir de boca en boca to be on everyone's lips;

Comp

andar o [m5] estar en boca de todos to be on everyone's lips;

Comp

buscar la boca a alguien to draw sb out;

Comp
Fam
¡cállate o [m5] cierra la boca! shut up!;

siempre que hay problemas calla la boca whenever there are problems, he keeps very quiet;

apareció en público para cerrar la boca a quienes lo daban por muerto he appeared in public in order to silence everyone who thought he was dead;

Comp

de boca: de boca promete mucho, pero luego no hace nada he's all talk, he makes a lot of promises, but then he never keeps them;

es muy valiente, pero de boca he's all mouth;

Comp

de boca de: sorprendió escuchar insultos de boca de un obispo it was surprising to hear insults from the lips of a bishop;

lo escuchamos de boca de los protagonistas we heard it (straight) from the horse's mouth;

Comp
Fam
lo dice con la boca chica he doesn't really mean it;

Comp

hablar por boca de ganso to repeat what one has heard;

Comp

hacer boca: dimos un paseo para hacer boca we went for a walk to work up an appetite;

Comp

se me hace la boca agua, Am [m5] se me hace agua la boca it makes my mouth water;

cuando paso delante de una pastelería, se me hace la boca agua whenever I go past a cake shop, my mouth starts to water;

Comp

irse de la boca to let the cat out of the bag;

se fue de la boca he let the cat out of the bag;

lo han detenido porque su cómplice se ha ido de la boca he has been arrested because his accomplice gave him away;

Comp

meterse en la boca del lobo to put one's head into the lion's mouth;

Comp

este cuarto está oscuro como la boca del lobo this room is pitch-black;

Comp

no decir esta boca es mía not to open one's mouth;

Comp

no tienen nada que llevarse a la boca they don't have a crust to eat;

Comp
Fam
partir la boca a alguien to smash sb's face in;

Comp

salir/ir a pedir de boca to turn out/to go perfectly;

Comp

poner algo en boca de alguien to attribute sth to sb;

Comp

por boca de: [m5]el gobierno, por boca de su portavoz… the government, through its spokesperson…;

Comp

quedarse con la boca abierta to be left speechless;

Comp

me lo has quitado de la boca you took the words right out of my mouth;

Comp

tapar la boca a alguien to silence sb;

Comp

su nombre no me viene ahora a la boca I can't think of her name right now;

siempre dice lo primero que le viene a la boca he always says the first thing that comes into his head;

Prov

en boca cerrada no entran moscas silence is golden;

Prov

por la boca muere el pez silence is golden;

Prov

quien tiene boca se equivoca to err is human, everybody makes mistakes

2. [entrada] opening;
[de botella, túnel] mouth; [de buzón] slot; [de cañón] muzzle; [de escenario] stage door; [de puerto] entrance;
las bocas del Danubio the mouth of the Danube;
Fam
a boca de jarro point-blank

Comp
boca del estómago pit of the stomach; RP boca de expendio outlet;
boca de fuego firearm;

boca de gol goalmouth;

boca de incendios hydrant;

boca de metro Br tube o underground entrance, US subway entrance;

boca de riego hydrant;
RP boca de subte Br tube o underground entrance, US subway entrance; RP boca de tormenta drain
3. Zool [pinza] pincer

4. [filo] cutting edge

5. [del vino] flavour

6. Bot boca de dragón snapdragon

7. CAm [aperitivo] snack

♦ nm

Comp
boca a boca mouth-to-mouth resuscitation;
hacer el boca a boca a alguien to give sb mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, to give sb the kiss of life

* * *

boca

f

1 mouth;

boca a boca mouth to mouth;

hacer el boca a boca a alguien MED give s.o. mouth-to-mouth resuscitation;

boca abajo upside down; persona, cartas, libro face down;

boca arriba right way up; persona, cartas, libro face up;

dejar con la boca abierta leave open-mouthed;

quedarse con la boca abierta be dumbfounded, be open-mouthed with astonishment;

se me hace la boca agua my mouth is watering;

abrir o

hacer boca whet one’s appetite;

a pedir de boca perfectly;

andar o

ir o

correr de boca en boca circulate, go around;

callar la boca shut up;

estar en boca de todos be on everybody’s lips;

hablar por boca de ganso o

de otro fam parrot someone else’s views;

no decir esta boca es mía not say a word;

meterse en la boca del lobo put one’s head in the lion’s mouth;

taparle la boca a alguien fig keep s.o. quiet, fam

shut s.o. up;

con la boca chica without much conviction;

partirle la boca a alguien pop smash s.o.’s face in fam ;

poner algo en boca de alguien attribute sth to s.o.;

quitarle a alguien la palabra de la boca take the words right out of s.o.’s mouth;

llenarse la boca (hablando) de fig talk of nothing but;

quitarse algo de la boca fig go o

do without sth, deny o.s. sth

2 ZO crab claw

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boca nf

1) : mouth

2)

boca arriba : face up, on one's back

3)

boca abajo : face down, prone

4)

boca de riego : hydrant

5)

en boca de : according to

* * *

boca n

1. (de persona, animal) mouth

límpiate la boca wipe your mouth

2. (entrada) entrance

quedamos en la boca del metro I'll meet you at the entrance to the underground

boca abajo (persona) face down (cosa) upside down

se tumbó boca abajo she lay face down

boca arriba (persona) face up / on your back (cosa) the right way up

se tumbó boca arriba she lay down on her back

decir con la boca pequeña not to mean what you say

hacerse la boca agua to make your mouth water

cuando pienso en la comida, se me hace la boca agua when I think about food, it makes my mouth water

boca a boca kiss of life

Spanish-English dictionary > boca
15 ciudad

f.

1 city (localidad) (grande).

ciudad del Cabo Cape Town

ciudad catedralicia cathedral town/city

ciudad dormitorio commuter town

la ciudad Eterna the Eternal City

ciudad jardín garden city

ciudad de México Mexico City

ciudad natal home town

ciudad perdida shanty town (Mexican Spanish)

la ciudad Santa the Holy City

ciudad satélite satellite town

ciudad del Vaticano Vatican City

2 complex (instalaciones).

ciudad sanitaria hospital complex

ciudad universitaria university campus

* * *

ciudad

► nombre femenino

1 city, town

■ fuimos a la ciudad we went into town, we went to town

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ciudad dormitorio dormitory suburb, dormitory town, commuter suburb

ciudad jardín garden city

ciudad universitaria university campus

* * *

noun f.

city, town

* * *

SF

1) [de gran tamaño] city; [más pequeña] town

se levanta temprano para ir a la ciudad — he gets up early to go into the city o into town

la ciudad de Granada — (the city of) Granada

la Ciudad Condal — name for the city of Barcelona

la Ciudad del Turia — name for the city of Valencia

Ciudad del Cabo — Cape Town

Ciudad del Vaticano — Vatican City

Ciudad de México — Mexico City

ciudad dormitorio — dormitory town, bedroom community (EEUU)

ciudad natal — home town, native city, native town

ciudad perdida — Méx shanty town

2) (=instalaciones)

ciudad deportiva — sports complex

ciudad sanitaria — hospital complex

ciudad universitaria — university campus

* * *

femenino town; ( de mayor tamaño) city

la gran ciudad — the (big) city

centro ciudad — town o city center

- ciudad balneario

- Ciudad del Vaticano/de México

- ciudad dormitorio

- ciudad perdida

- ciudad residencial

- ciudad sanitaria

- Ciudad Santa

- ciudad satélite

- ciudad universitaria

* * *

= city, town, county borough, municipal borough, burg.

Ex. PSS has nodes in many major cities: users pay ordinary call charges to the nearest node, plus a charge for the use of PSS.

Ex. Rivers, erosion, towns and glaciers are all phenomena studied by geography.

Ex. Barnsley itself, a county borough, had at the time of this survey a medium-sized bookshop which had been refitted in 1974 and was well spoken of.

Ex. Nevertheless, two municipal boroughs, Batley and Castleford, were examples of genuine towns with no bookshops.

Ex. Townie is in fact a derogatory reference to those who are born and raised in that type of burg or burb, and are assumed to be of inferior intellectual promise.

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* al otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.

* barrio marginado de la ciudad = inner-city area.

* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* casco antiguo de la ciudad, el = oldest part of the city, the.

* centro de la ciudad = central city, downtown, city centre.

* ciudad amurallada = walled city.

* ciudad costera = beach town, coastal city.

* Ciudad del Cabo = Cape Town.

* Ciudad del Pecado = Sin City.

* Ciudad del Vaticano, la = Vatican City, the.

* ciudad donde viven principalmente jubilados = retirement town.

* ciudad dormitorio = dormitory.

* ciudad en auge = boom town.

* ciudad eterna, la = Eternal City, the.

* ciudad famosa por el golf = golfing town.

* ciudad fortificada = walled city, fortified town.

* ciudad fronteriza = frontier municipality.

* ciudad ideal = white picket fence.

* ciudad industrial = industrial town, industrial city.

* ciudad natal = birthplace, hometown [home town], back home.

* ciudad portuaria = port city.

* ciudad satélite = satellite city.

* ciudad universitaria = university town.

* convertirse en la ciudad de (uno) = become + the home-from-home of.

* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.

* del otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.

* de otras ciudades = out-of-town.

* de una punta de la ciudad a otra = cross-town.

* de un extremo de la ciudad a otro = cross-town.

* de un lado de la ciudad a otro = cross-town.

* espectáculos de la ciudad = local attractions.

* gas ciudad = city gas.

* gente de la ciudad = townspeople.

* habitante de la ciudad = city dweller, urban dweller, urban resident, urbanite.

* hacia el centro de la ciudad = townward.

* la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.

* plano de la ciudad = street plan, city map.

* por toda la ciudad = citywide [city-wide].

* puerta de la ciudad = city gate.

* que atraviesa la ciudad = cross-town.

* segunda vivienda en la ciudad = pied-à-terre.

* ser la ciudad de = be home to.

* vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.

* visita por la ciudad = city tour.

* zona deprimida del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* * *

femenino town; ( de mayor tamaño) city

la gran ciudad — the (big) city

centro ciudad — town o city center

- ciudad balneario

- Ciudad del Vaticano/de México

- ciudad dormitorio

- ciudad perdida

- ciudad residencial

- ciudad sanitaria

- Ciudad Santa

- ciudad satélite

- ciudad universitaria

* * *

= city, town, county borough, municipal borough, burg.

Ex: PSS has nodes in many major cities: users pay ordinary call charges to the nearest node, plus a charge for the use of PSS.

Ex: Rivers, erosion, towns and glaciers are all phenomena studied by geography.

Ex: Barnsley itself, a county borough, had at the time of this survey a medium-sized bookshop which had been refitted in 1974 and was well spoken of.

Ex: Nevertheless, two municipal boroughs, Batley and Castleford, were examples of genuine towns with no bookshops.

Ex: Townie is in fact a derogatory reference to those who are born and raised in that type of burg or burb, and are assumed to be of inferior intellectual promise.

* al otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.

* barrio marginado de la ciudad = inner-city area.

* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* casco antiguo de la ciudad, el = oldest part of the city, the.

* centro de la ciudad = central city, downtown, city centre.

* ciudad amurallada = walled city.

* ciudad costera = beach town, coastal city.

* Ciudad del Cabo = Cape Town.

* Ciudad del Pecado = Sin City.

* Ciudad del Vaticano, la = Vatican City, the.

* ciudad donde viven principalmente jubilados = retirement town.

* ciudad dormitorio = dormitory.

* ciudad en auge = boom town.

* ciudad eterna, la = Eternal City, the.

* ciudad famosa por el golf = golfing town.

* ciudad fortificada = walled city, fortified town.

* ciudad fronteriza = frontier municipality.

* ciudad ideal = white picket fence.

* ciudad industrial = industrial town, industrial city.

* ciudad natal = birthplace, hometown [home town], back home.

* ciudad portuaria = port city.

* ciudad satélite = satellite city.

* ciudad universitaria = university town.

* convertirse en la ciudad de (uno) = become + the home-from-home of.

* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.

* del otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.

* de otras ciudades = out-of-town.

* de una punta de la ciudad a otra = cross-town.

* de un extremo de la ciudad a otro = cross-town.

* de un lado de la ciudad a otro = cross-town.

* espectáculos de la ciudad = local attractions.

* gas ciudad = city gas.

* gente de la ciudad = townspeople.

* habitante de la ciudad = city dweller, urban dweller, urban resident, urbanite.

* hacia el centro de la ciudad = townward.

* la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.

* plano de la ciudad = street plan, city map.

* por toda la ciudad = citywide [city-wide].

* puerta de la ciudad = city gate.

* que atraviesa la ciudad = cross-town.

* segunda vivienda en la ciudad = pied-à-terre.

* ser la ciudad de = be home to.

* vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.

* visita por la ciudad = city tour.

* zona deprimida del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* * *

ciudad

feminine

town; (de mayor tamaño) city

la gran ciudad the (big) city

ciudad natal native town/city

es una ciudad sagrada a holy city

[ S ] centro ciudad town o city center

[ S ] mantenga limpia su ciudad keep your city clean

Compuestos:

● ciudad balneario

( AmL) coastal resort

● Ciudad Condal

name often used to refer to Barcelona

● ciudad digital

digital city

● ciudad dormitorio

bedroom community ( AmE), dormitory town ( BrE)

● ciudad estado

city-state

● Ciudad Eterna

la Ciudad Eterna the Eternal City, Rome

● ciudad hermana

sister city ( AmE), twin city ( BrE)

● ciudad jardín

garden city

● Ciudad Luz

la Ciudad Luz the City of Light, Paris

● ciudad perdida

( Méx) shantytown

● ciudad periférica or de la periferia

dormitory town, suburb

● Ciudad Prohibida

la Ciudad Prohibida the Forbidden City

● ciudad residencial

town or development in the commuter belt

● ciudad sanitaria

hospital complex

● Ciudad Santa

la Ciudad Santa the Holy City

● ciudad satélite

satellite town

● ciudad universitaria

university campus

* * *

ciudad sustantivo femenino
town;
( de mayor tamaño) city;
( on signs) centro ciudad town o city center;
◊ ciudad balneario (AmL) coastal resort;

Cciudad del Vaticano/de México Vatican/Mexico City;
ciudad dormitorio bedroom community (AmE), dormitory town (BrE);
ciudad perdida (Méx) shantytown;
ciudad satélite satellite town;
ciudad universitaria university campus
ciudad sustantivo femenino (mediana o pequeña) town
(grande) city
ciudad deportiva, sport center
ciudad dormitorio, dormitory town
ciudad universitaria, university campus
En general, la palabra city se refiere a una ciudad grande o importante (por ejemplo, la capital de un país o de una provincia) y town se refiere a una ciudad más pequeña. Town también puede aplicarse a una zona urbana: I'm going to town, me voy a la ciudad (dicho por alguien que vive en el campo) o me voy al centro (dicho por alguien que vive en las afueras de una ciudad grande). La expresión mi ciudad se traduce por my home town.

' ciudad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apego
- apoderarse
- cabo
- callejera
- callejero
- casco
- centro
- cerco
- chalet
- costera
- costero
- deprimida
- deprimido
- envolver
- escaparate
- expandirse
- gas
- habitante
- hermana
- incomunicar
- judería
- lástima
- liberación
- ligar
- llegar
- localidad
- mayor
- mercader
- muerta
- muerto
- natal
- paso
- periferia
- petate
- plana
- plano
- población
- poblada
- poblado
- por
- provincia
- proximidad
- puerta
- retención
- saco
- satélite
- sector
- suburbio
- superpoblación
- superpoblada
English:
activity
- amenities
- area
- authority
- auxiliary
- back
- barrage
- black out
- bomb
- bombed-out
- boomtown
- bus
- bypass
- campus
- Cape Town
- centre
- city
- commercialize
- congested
- crawl
- density
- district
- downtown
- drainage
- drawback
- dude ranch
- dump
- edge
- establish
- expand
- expansion
- extend
- facility
- flat
- flatten
- fountain
- ghost town
- grassy
- grip
- growing
- hard-hit
- heart
- high-rise
- hub
- in
- inner city
- itself
- keep
- lay out
- layout

* * *

ciudad nf

1. [localidad] [grande] city;
[pequeña] town;
la emigración del campo a la ciudad migration from the countryside to the city;

la gente de la ciudad people who live in cities, city folk

Comp
Am ciudad balnearia [en la costa] seaside resort; [estación thermal] spa town;
Ciudad del Cabo Cape Town;

la Ciudad Condal Barcelona;

ciudad dormitorio commuter town, dormitory town;

la Ciudad Eterna the Eternal City;

ciudad fantasma ghost town;

Ciudad de Guatemala Guatemala City;

ciudad jardín garden city;

Ciudad de México Mexico City;

ciudad natal home town;
Méx ciudad perdida shanty town;
la Ciudad Santa the Holy City;

ciudad satélite satellite town o city;

Ciudad del Vaticano Vatican City

2. [instalaciones] complex

Comp
ciudad deportiva sports complex;
ciudad sanitaria hospital complex;

ciudad universitaria university campus

* * *

ciudad

f town; más grande city

* * *

ciudad nf

1) : city, town

2)

ciudad universitaria : college or university campus

3)

ciudad perdida Mex : shantytown

* * *

ciudad n city [pl. cities] / town

¿te gusta vivir en una gran ciudad? do you like living in a big city?

mi ciudad natal my home town

ciudad dormitorio dormitory town

ciudad universitaria university campus

Spanish-English dictionary > ciudad
16 Oporto, City of

   Known as Porto in Portuguese, it is the second largest city after Lisbon and a major commercial-industrial center of northern Portugal, as well as the outlet of the port wine industry. The capital of Oporto district, it is also "capital of the north," in effect. The current population of the city is approximately 240,000, with that of Greater Oporto over 2 million. Oporto lies on the right (north) bank of the Douro River, about three kilometers (two miles) from its mouth. Its harbor is Leixões. Several bridges connect the city to the south bank, including the famous Eiffel Bridge, built in the 19th century by the A. Gustave Eiffel, builder of the Eiffel Tower of Paris. Among the notable historic buildings are many churches, a Gothic medieval cathedral, a bishop's palace, and the Tower of the Clérigos. There are also interesting museums and libraries. Oporto's economy has been dominated for three centuries by the port wine shippers and industry; the wine, in fact, is named after the city itself. In recent decades, however, the local economy has become diversified, and industry and manufacturing have begun to surpass port wine in importance.

   The city of Oporto, proud of its hard-working reputation and its preeminence, has an ancient rivalry with the capital, Lisbon. Since 1820, when the first liberal, constitutional movement burst forth in Oporto, the city has often anticipated Lisbon in supporting liberal political causes. Other cases occurred in the 19th century, including the January 1891 republican revolt at Oporto, and in the 20th century, Oporto's fervent support of the presidential candidacy of the ill-fated general Humberto Delgado in 1958. It is noteworthy, too, that one of the most enduring critics of the Estado Novo in its middle and late years (1940s-1960s) was a bishop of Oporto, who was exiled and penalized by the regime.

   Whether it is in soccer ( futebol), liberal causes, hard work, or politics, Oporto and its inhabitants nurse a fierce local pride and claim superiority over Lisbon. In Portuguese tradition, Oporto residents are known as "tripe-eaters" ( tripeiros), as opposed to Lisbon residents, known as "lettuce-eaters" ( alfaçinhas). Despite Lisbon's dominance of the print media, starting in the 19th century, the city of Oporto has supported some of the country's more important daily newspapers.

Historical dictionary of Portugal > Oporto, City of
17 Industry

Portuguese industry includes electricity, gas, water, mining, and manufacturing sectors. Manufacturing, the largest of these sectors, is concentrated in two major industrial regions: Lisbon-Setúbal in the south and Oporto-Aveiro-Braga in the north. Together, these two regions contain the factories that account for 75 percent of Portugal's industrial output. The Lisbon-Setúbal region includes major heavy industries, such as steel making, shipbuilding and repair, oil refining, chemicals, cement, automobile assembly, wood pulp, cork, and fish processing. About 140 kilometers (84 miles) to the south at Sines is a major deepwater port and associated steel-making and oil-refining complex at Sines. Light industry is located primarily in the Oporto-Aveiro-Braga industrial triangle. Here are located factories that manufacture textiles, footwear, furniture, cutlery, and electronics. Portugal's largest petroleum refinery is located in Oporto.

Industrial organization in Portugal reflects three ownership patterns: privately owned domestic factories are concentrated in light industrials; publicly owned factories dominate heavy industry, such as petrochemicals, shipbuilding, steel making, petroleum refining, and electricity; subsidiaries of multinational corporations dominate electronics, automotive, pharmaceutical, and electrical machinery industries. In general, Portugal's light industries, such as textiles, footwear, food, beverage, cork products, and furniture, are labor intensive and technologically backward.

Historical dictionary of Portugal > Industry
18 Boulogne

France's major fishing port, located on the north coast of France in the department of Pas de Calais. Also a port for cross-Channel ferries, though less used for this purpose than in the past.

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Boulogne
19 King, James Foster

SUBJECT AREA: Ports and shipping

[br]

b. 9 May 1862 Erskine, Scotland

d. 11 August 1947 Glasgow, Scotland

[br]

Scottish naval architect and classification society manager who made a significant contribution to the safety of shipping.

[br]

King was educated at the High School of Glasgow, and then served an apprenticeship with the Port Glasgow shipyard of Russell \& Co. This was followed by experience in drawing offices in Port Glasgow, Hull and finally in Belfast, where he was responsible for the separate White Star Line drawing office of Harland \& Wolff Ltd, which was then producing the plans for the Atlantic passenger liners Majestic and Teutonic. Following certain unpopular government shipping enactments in 1890, a protest from shipbuilders and shipowners in Ireland, Liverpool and the West of Scotland led to the founding of a new classification society to compete against Lloyd's Register of Shipping. It became known as the British Corporation Register and had headquarters in Glasgow. King was recruited to the staff and by 1903 had become Chief Surveyor, a position he held until his retirement thirty-seven years later. By then the Register was a world leader, with hundreds of thousands of tons of shipping on its books; it acted as consultant to many governments and international agencies. Throughout his working life, King did everything in his power to quantify the risks and problems of ship operation: his contribution to the Load Lines Convention of 1929 was typical, and few major enactments in shipping were designed without his approval. During the inter-war period the performance of the British Corporation outshone that of all rivals, for which King deserved full credit. His especial understanding was for steel structures, and in this respect he ensured that the British Corporation enabled owners to build ships of strengths equal to any others despite using up to 10 per cent less steel within the structure. In 1949 Lloyd's Register of Shipping and the British Corporation merged to form the largest and most influential ship classification society in the world.

[br]

Principal Honours and Distinctions

CBE 1920. Honorary Member, Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland 1941; North East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders (Newcastle) 1943; British Corporation 1940. Honorary Vice-President, Institution of Naval Architects.

Further Reading

G.Blake, 1960, Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1760–1960, London: Lloyd's Register. F.M.Walker, 1984, Song of the Clyde. A History of Clyde Shipbuiding, Cambridge: PSL. 1947, The British Corporation Register of Shipping and Aircraft 1890–1947, An

Illustrated Record, 1947, Glasgow.

1946, The British Corporation Register. The War Years in Retrospect, 1956, Glasgow.

FMW

Biographical history of technology > King, James Foster
20 práctico

adj.

1 practical, no-nonsense, down-to-earth, matter-of-fact.

2 practical, handy, helpful, useful.

m.

1 coast pilot.

2 practitioner.

* * *

práctico

► adjetivo

1 (gen) practical

2 (hábil) skilful (US skillful)

3 (pragmático) practical

► nombre masculino práctico

1 MARÍTIMO pilot

————————

práctico

► nombre masculino

1 MARÍTIMO pilot

* * *

(f. - práctica)

adj.

practical

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=útil) [gen] practical; [herramienta] handy; [ropa] sensible, practical

no resultó ser muy práctico — it turned out to be not very practical

resulta práctico vivir tan cerca de la fábrica — it's convenient o handy to live so close to the factory

2) (=no teórico) [estudio, formación] practical

conocimientos prácticos de informática — practical experience of computers

3) (=pragmático)

sé práctico y búscate un trabajo que dé dinero — be practical o sensible and find a job with money

4) frm (=experto)

ser muy práctico en algo — to be very skilled at sth, be an expert at sth

2. SM

1) (Náut) pilot ( in a port)

2) (Med) practitioner

* * *
I
- ca adjetivo

1) <envase/cuchillo> useful, handy; <falda/diseño> practical

regalémosle algo práctico — let's give her something useful o practical

es muy práctico tener el coche para hacer la compra — it's very handy o convenient having the car to do the shopping

2) ( no teórico) practical

3) < persona> [SER] ( desenvuelto) practical

tiene gran sentido práctico — she's very practically minded
II
masculino y femenino (Náut) pilot

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= workable, hands-on, practical, utilitarian, instrumental, working, down-to-earth, practice-oriented, hardheaded [hard-headed], serviceable, how-to, experiential, practically minded, worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.], matter-of-fact.

Ex. The type of environment in which the principles of pre-coordination are workable are restricted by the acceptable bulk or length of index headings.

Ex. As an aid to evaluation, hands-on practical work is rarely cost effective, even in undertaken by inexperienced staff.

Ex. Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public.

Ex. Descriptive bibliography has long been acknowledged as one primary field of bibliographical activity and greeted especially warmly by those who wish to see a strictly utilitarian end for these studies.

Ex. There are five types of 'gratification', instrumental, prestige, reinforcement, aesthetic and respite, to be derived from the reading of literature.

Ex. As they grow up, children have to develop an identity and a working philosophy of life.

Ex. The report gives a down-to-earth account of the way in which membership of the European Community has materially affected major British industries.

Ex. This paper describes a computerised index of the articles contained in 6 practice-oriented medical periodicals.

Ex. Managers should be encouraged to raise critical questions, and the criteria for evaluating progress must be as hardheaded as possible.

Ex. He provided us with this very serviceable definition: 'Bibliographical control is the development and maintenance of a system of adequate recording of all forms of material published and unpublished, printed, audio-visual or otherwise, which add to the sum of human knowledge and information'.

Ex. In addition, adult education in general has moved from an emphasis on the liberal arts to a concentration on practical, 'how-to' courses.

Ex. This necessitates the sharing of experiential knowledge at various levels and in various forms.

Ex. He is practically minded, not taking unnecessary risks or deliberately hurting his victims if nothing is to be gained.

Ex. There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.

Ex. The videotape of the interviews showed the offender to be impassive and matter-of-fact in describing what he had done.

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* a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.

* basado en un método práctico = enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].

* caso práctico = case.

* casos prácticos = best practices.

* consejo práctico = tip.

* con una mente práctica = practically minded.

* cuestión práctica = practicality.

* de un modo práctico = practically.

* ejercicio práctico = practical, practical exercise.

* escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].

* examen práctico = practical examination.

* experiencia práctica = field experience, hands on experience, practical experience.

* guía práctica = working guide.

* información práctica = practical information.

* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.

* razón práctica = practical reason.

* supuesto práctico = case.

* trabajo práctico = fieldwork [field work], practical work.

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I
- ca adjetivo

1) <envase/cuchillo> useful, handy; <falda/diseño> practical

regalémosle algo práctico — let's give her something useful o practical

es muy práctico tener el coche para hacer la compra — it's very handy o convenient having the car to do the shopping

2) ( no teórico) practical

3) < persona> [SER] ( desenvuelto) practical

tiene gran sentido práctico — she's very practically minded
II
masculino y femenino (Náut) pilot

* * *

= workable, hands-on, practical, utilitarian, instrumental, working, down-to-earth, practice-oriented, hardheaded [hard-headed], serviceable, how-to, experiential, practically minded, worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.], matter-of-fact.

Ex: The type of environment in which the principles of pre-coordination are workable are restricted by the acceptable bulk or length of index headings.

Ex: As an aid to evaluation, hands-on practical work is rarely cost effective, even in undertaken by inexperienced staff.

Ex: Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public.

Ex: Descriptive bibliography has long been acknowledged as one primary field of bibliographical activity and greeted especially warmly by those who wish to see a strictly utilitarian end for these studies.

Ex: There are five types of 'gratification', instrumental, prestige, reinforcement, aesthetic and respite, to be derived from the reading of literature.

Ex: As they grow up, children have to develop an identity and a working philosophy of life.

Ex: The report gives a down-to-earth account of the way in which membership of the European Community has materially affected major British industries.

Ex: This paper describes a computerised index of the articles contained in 6 practice-oriented medical periodicals.

Ex: Managers should be encouraged to raise critical questions, and the criteria for evaluating progress must be as hardheaded as possible.

Ex: He provided us with this very serviceable definition: 'Bibliographical control is the development and maintenance of a system of adequate recording of all forms of material published and unpublished, printed, audio-visual or otherwise, which add to the sum of human knowledge and information'.

Ex: In addition, adult education in general has moved from an emphasis on the liberal arts to a concentration on practical, 'how-to' courses.

Ex: This necessitates the sharing of experiential knowledge at various levels and in various forms.

Ex: He is practically minded, not taking unnecessary risks or deliberately hurting his victims if nothing is to be gained.

Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.

Ex: The videotape of the interviews showed the offender to be impassive and matter-of-fact in describing what he had done.

* a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.

* basado en un método práctico = enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].

* caso práctico = case.

* casos prácticos = best practices.

* consejo práctico = tip.

* con una mente práctica = practically minded.

* cuestión práctica = practicality.

* de un modo práctico = practically.

* ejercicio práctico = practical, practical exercise.

* escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].

* examen práctico = practical examination.

* experiencia práctica = field experience, hands on experience, practical experience.

* guía práctica = working guide.

* información práctica = practical information.

* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.

* razón práctica = practical reason.

* supuesto práctico = case.

* trabajo práctico = fieldwork [field work], practical work.

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práctico¹ -ca

adjective

A ‹envase/cuchillo› useful, handy; ‹falda/bolso› practical

es un diseño muy práctico it's a very practical design

regalémosle algo práctico let's give her something useful o practical

es muy práctico tener el coche para hacer las compras it's very handy o convenient having the car to do the shopping

B (no teórico) practical

C ‹persona›

1 [ SER] (desenvuelto) practical

tiene gran sentido práctico she's very practically minded

2 ( RPl) [ ESTAR] (experimentado) experienced

cuando estés más práctica, te presto el auto when you're more experienced o when you've had more practice, I'll lend you the car

práctico²

masculine and feminine

( Náut) pilot

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Del verbo practicar: ( conjugate practicar)

practico es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

practicó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
practicar
práctico
practicar ( conjugate practicar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹idioma/pieza musical› to practice^{( conjugate practice)};

‹ tenis› to play;
◊ práctico la natación to swim;

no practica ningún deporte he doesn't play o do any sport(s)
b) ‹ profesión› to practice^{( conjugate practice)}

2 (frml) (llevar a cabo, realizar) ‹corte/incisión› to make;
‹autopsia/operación› to perform, do;
‹redada/actividad› to carry out;
‹ detenciones› to make
verbo intransitivo ( repetir) to practice^{( conjugate practice)};
( ejercer) to practice^{( conjugate practice)}
práctico
◊ -ca adjetivo

1 ‹envase/cuchillo› useful, handy;
‹falda/diseño› practical;
◊ es muy práctico tener el coche para hacer la compra it's very handy o convenient having the car to do the shopping

2 ( no teórico) practical
3 ‹ persona› [SER] ( desenvuelto) practical
practicar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una profesión) to practise, US practice
2 (una actividad) to play, practise: deberías practicar el tenis más a menudo, you should play tennis more regularly
3 (una operación, etc) to carry out, do, perform: tuvieron que practicarle una autopsia, they had to perform a post mortem on him
4 Rel to practise
II verbo intransitivo to practise: si quieres hablar bien el inglés, debes practicar más, if you want to speak good English, you must practise more ➣ Ver nota en practise
práctico,-a
I adjetivo
1 (un objeto) handy, useful
2 (una persona, disciplina) practical
II m Náut pilot
' práctico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ejercicio
- práctica
- realista
- útil
- utilitaria
- utilitario
- aplicación
English:
convenient
- down-to-earth
- exercise
- handy
- impractical
- inconvenient
- inconveniently
- matter-of-fact
- practical
- practicality
- sandwich course
- sensible
- serviceable
- skilled
- starry-eyed
- tip
- useful
- down
- hand
- hard
- matter
- pilot
- practically

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práctico¹, -a adj

1. [objeto, situación] practical;
[útil] handy, useful;
un regalo práctico a practical gift;

es muy práctico vivir cerca del centro it's very handy o convenient living near the centre

2. [curso, conocimientos] practical;

un curso práctico de fotografía a practical photography course;

estudiaremos varios casos prácticos we will study a number of practical examples

3. [persona] [pragmático] practical;

es una persona muy práctica she's a very practical o pragmatic person

4. [casi]
la práctica desaparición de la variedad silvestre the virtual extinction of the wild variety

5. RP [persona] [experimentado]
estar práctico to be experienced, to have experience

práctico² nm
Náut pilot
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práctico

I adj practical

II m MAR pilot

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práctico, -ca adj

: practical, useful

* * *

práctico adj

1. (en general) practical

los coches pequeños son muy prácticos small cars are very practical

2. (útil) handy [comp. handier; superl. handiest]

Spanish-English dictionary > práctico

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