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  • 1 business

    'biznis
    1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) negocio
    2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) negocio, empresa
    3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) asunto
    - businessman
    - on business

    1. negocios
    2. negocio / empresa / industria
    3. asunto / tema
    it's none of your business no es asunto tuyo / a ti no te importa
    mind your own business! ¡no te metas en lo que no te importa!
    tr['bɪznəs]
    2 (firm) negocio, empresa
    3 (affair) asunto, tema nombre masculino
    does he know about the business with the money? ¿se ha enterado del asunto del dinero?
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    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    it's my «(your, etc)» business to... me (te, etc) incumbe...
    to be away on business estar (fuera) de viaje
    to be big business ser un buen negocio
    to be in business dedicarse al mundo de los negocios
    to be the business familiar molar, ser muy guay
    to do business with somebody comerciar con alguien, tener relaciones comerciales con alguien
    to get down to business entrar en materia
    to have no business to «+ inf» no tener ningún derecho a + inf
    to mean business ir en serio
    to put somebody out of business hacer que alguien quiebre
    to run a business llevar un negocio
    to send somebody about his «(her, etc)» business mandar a alguien de paseo
    to set up a business montar un negocio
    mind your own business! ¡no te metas donde no te llaman!
    business before pleasure primero es la obligación que la devoción
    business is business el negocio es el negocio
    business administration administración nombre femenino de negocios
    business card tarjeta de presentación, tarjeta comercial
    business centre centro de negocios
    business consultant asesor,-ra de empresas
    business consultancy asesoría de empresas
    business deal trato comercial
    business district área de negocios, zona comercial
    business hours horario comercial
    business manager director,-ra de empresas
    business school escuela de negocios
    business trip viaje nombre masculino de negocios
    what line of business are you in? ¿a qué te dedicas?
    business ['bɪznəs, -nəz] n
    1) occupation: ocupación f, oficio m
    2) duty, mission: misión f, deber m, responsabilidad f
    3) establishment, firm: empresa f, firma f, negocio m, comercio m
    4) commerce: negocios mpl, comercio m
    5) affair, matter: asunto m, cuestión f, cosa f
    it's none of your business: no es asunto tuyo
    adj.
    comercial adj.
    de negocios adj.
    empresarial adj.
    negocio, -a adj.
    negocios adj.
    n.
    asunto s.m.
    bártulos s.m.pl.
    comercio s.m.
    cuestión s.f.
    dependencia s.f.
    empleo s.m.
    empresa s.f.
    negocio s.m.
    negocios s.m.pl.
    trato s.m.
    tráfico s.m.
    'bɪznəs, 'bɪznɪs
    1) u ( Busn)
    a) (world of commerce, finance) negocios mpl; (before n)

    business studies(ciencias fpl) empresariales fpl

    business schoolescuela f de administración or gestión de empresas

    b) (commercial activity, trading) comercio m

    to be in business: the firm has been in business for 50 years la empresa tiene 50 años de actividad comercial; the factory is back in business again la fábrica ha reanudado sus operaciones; to set up in business montar or poner* un negocio; go into business: they went into business together montaron or pusieron un negocio juntos; to go out of business cerrar*; business is good el negocio anda or marcha bien; the company lost two million dollars' worth of business la compañía perdió ventas (or contratos etc) por valor de dos millones de dólares; we open for business at nine o'clock — abrimos al público a las nueve

    c) (custom, clients)

    to lose business — perder* clientes or clientela

    2) c
    a) ( firm) negocio m, empresa f

    I'm in the insurance/antiques business — trabajo en el ramo de los seguros/en la compra y venta de antigüedades

    the fashion/music business — la industria or el negocio de la moda/música

    3) u

    she's here/away on business — está aquí/de viaje por negocios

    unfinished businessasuntos mpl pendientes

    business before pleasure antes es la obligación que la devoción, primero el deber (y después el placer)

    to get down to businessir* al grano, entrar en materia

    to mean business — decir* algo muy en serio

    to talk business — hablar de negocios; (before n) <appointment, lunch> de trabajo, de negocios

    business lettercarta f comercial

    business tripviaje m de negocios

    b) ( items on agenda) asuntos mpl, temas mpl

    any other business — otros asuntos, ≈ruegos y preguntas

    c) (rightful occupation, concern) asunto m, incumbencia f

    that's none of your business — eso no es asunto tuyo, eso no te incumbe

    I shall make it my business to find outyo me ocuparé or me encargaré de averiguarlo

    4) (affair, situation, activity) (colloq) (no pl) asunto m

    what's all this business about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?

    ['bɪznɪs]
    1. N
    1) (=commerce) negocios mpl, comercio m

    business as usual — (=general slogan) aquí no ha pasado nada; (=notice outside shop) "seguimos atendiendo al público durante las reformas"

    business before pleasure — primero es la obligación que la devoción

    to carry on business as — tener un negocio de

    to do business with — negociar con

    he's in business — se dedica al comercio

    to go into business — dedicarse al comercio

    the shop is losing business — la tienda está perdiendo clientela

    he means business — habla en serio

    I'm here on business — estoy (en viaje) de negocios

    to go out of business — quebrar

    to set up in business as — montar un negocio de

    to get down to business — ir al grano

    2) (=firm) negocio m, empresa f
    3) (=trade, profession) oficio m, ocupación f

    what business are you in? — ¿a qué se dedica usted?

    4) (=task, duty, concern) asunto m, responsabilidad f

    to send sb about his business — echar a algn con cajas destempladas

    the business before the meeting — frm los asuntos a tratar

    I have business with the minister — tengo asuntos que tratar con el ministro

    what business have you to intervene? — ¿con qué derecho interviene usted?

    we're not in business to — + infin no tenemos por costumbre + infin

    mind your own business!, none of your business! * — ¡y a ti qué te importa!, ¡no te metas! *

    that's my business — eso es cosa mía

    it is my business to+ infin me corresponde + infin

    it's no business of mine — yo no tengo nada que ver con eso, no es cosa mía

    they're working away like nobody's business — están trabajando como locos

    it's none of his business — no es asunto suyo

    any other business — (on agenda) ruegos mpl y preguntas

    5) * (=affair, matter) asunto m, cuestión f

    the Suez business — el asunto de Suez, la cuestión Suez

    it's a nasty business — es un asunto feo

    finding a flat can be quite a business — encontrar piso or (LAm) un departamento puede ser muy difícil

    did you hear about that business yesterday? — ¿te contaron algo de lo que pasó ayer?

    I can't stand this business of doing nothing — no puedo con este plan de no hacer nada

    what a business this is! — ¡vaya lío!

    6) (Theat) acción f, gag m
    7)
    8)

    he's/it's the business *es fantástico

    2.
    CPD

    business account Ncuenta f comercial, cuenta f empresarial

    business address Ndirección f comercial or profesional

    business administration N (as course) administración f de empresas

    business agent Nagente mf de negocios

    business angel N(=backer) inversor(a) m / f providencial

    business associate Nsocio(-a) m / f, asociado(-a) m / f

    business card Ntarjeta f de visita

    business centre, business center (US) Ncentro m financiero

    business class N — (Aer) clase f preferente

    business college Nescuela f de administración de empresas

    business consultancy Nasesoría f empresarial

    business consultant Nasesor(a) m / f de empresas

    business deal Ntrato m comercial

    business district Nzona f comercial

    business end * N — (fig) [of tool, weapon] punta f

    business expenses NPLgastos mpl (comerciales)

    business hours NPLhoras fpl de oficina

    business language Nlenguaje m comercial

    business letter Ncarta f de negocios, carta f comercial

    business loan Npréstamo m comercial

    business lunch Ncomida f de negocios

    business machines NPLmáquinas fpl para la empresa

    business management Ndirección f empresarial

    business manager N — (Comm, Ind) director(a) m / f comercial, gerente mf comercial; (Theat) secretario(-a) m / f

    business park Nparque m industrial

    business people NPLgente f de negocios, profesionales mpl

    business person N — hombre/mujer m / f de negocios, profesional mf

    business plan Nplan m de empresa

    business practice Npráctica f empresarial

    business premises NPLlocal msing comercial

    business school N= business college

    business sense Ncabeza f para los negocios

    business Spanish Nespañol m comercial

    business studies Nciencias fpl empresariales, empresariales fpl

    business titan Ngigante m empresarial

    business use Nuso m empresarial

    for business use only — solo para uso empresarial

    the business use of sth — el uso de algo con fines empresariales

    you can claim a certain amount for business use of your home — puedes deducir una cierta cantidad por el uso con fines empresariales de tu casa

    business venture Nempresa f comercial

    his first business venture — su primera empresa comercial

    (Faculty of) Business Studies N(Facultad f de) Ciencias fpl Empresariales

    business suit Ntraje m de oficina or de calle

    business trip Nviaje m de negocios

    * * *
    ['bɪznəs, 'bɪznɪs]
    1) u ( Busn)
    a) (world of commerce, finance) negocios mpl; (before n)

    business studies(ciencias fpl) empresariales fpl

    business schoolescuela f de administración or gestión de empresas

    b) (commercial activity, trading) comercio m

    to be in business: the firm has been in business for 50 years la empresa tiene 50 años de actividad comercial; the factory is back in business again la fábrica ha reanudado sus operaciones; to set up in business montar or poner* un negocio; go into business: they went into business together montaron or pusieron un negocio juntos; to go out of business cerrar*; business is good el negocio anda or marcha bien; the company lost two million dollars' worth of business la compañía perdió ventas (or contratos etc) por valor de dos millones de dólares; we open for business at nine o'clock — abrimos al público a las nueve

    c) (custom, clients)

    to lose business — perder* clientes or clientela

    2) c
    a) ( firm) negocio m, empresa f

    I'm in the insurance/antiques business — trabajo en el ramo de los seguros/en la compra y venta de antigüedades

    the fashion/music business — la industria or el negocio de la moda/música

    3) u

    she's here/away on business — está aquí/de viaje por negocios

    unfinished businessasuntos mpl pendientes

    business before pleasure antes es la obligación que la devoción, primero el deber (y después el placer)

    to get down to businessir* al grano, entrar en materia

    to mean business — decir* algo muy en serio

    to talk business — hablar de negocios; (before n) <appointment, lunch> de trabajo, de negocios

    business lettercarta f comercial

    business tripviaje m de negocios

    b) ( items on agenda) asuntos mpl, temas mpl

    any other business — otros asuntos, ≈ruegos y preguntas

    c) (rightful occupation, concern) asunto m, incumbencia f

    that's none of your business — eso no es asunto tuyo, eso no te incumbe

    I shall make it my business to find outyo me ocuparé or me encargaré de averiguarlo

    4) (affair, situation, activity) (colloq) (no pl) asunto m

    what's all this business about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?

    English-spanish dictionary > business

  • 2 make

    1. I
    the ebb was making начинался отлив; the tide making we weighed anchor во время прилива мы бросили якорь
    2. II
    1) make in some manner this toy makes easily эту игрушку легко сделать: hay ought to make well [in this drying breeze] [на таком сухом ветерке] сено должно хорошо просушиться /сохнуть/
    2) make somewhere make upstream (downstream) идти /плыть/ вверх (вниз) по течению
    3) make in some manner the tide is making fast вода быстро прибывает; winter is making earnestly наступает настоящая зима
    4) make in some manner make well (poorly, etc.) хорошо и т. д. зарабатывать; he always makes pretty handsomely он всегда недурно зарабатывает
    3. III
    1) make smth. make machines (tools, paper, chairs, hats, etc.) делать /производить/ машины и т. д., make bricks делать /обжигать/ кирпичи; make a boat (a bridge, a house, a road, etc.) (подстроить лодку и т. д.: make a dress (a coat, a blouse, etc.) делать /шить/ платье и т. д.; make a film снимать фильм: make lunch (jelly, a good supper, etc.) делать /готовить/ завтрак и т. д., make coffee варить кофе; make tea заварить чай; make bread (ис-)печь хлеб; make a garden (a park, flower-beds, etc.) разбивать сад и т. д.; make hay косить траву: make a path делать /прокладывать/ дорожку: where will they make a camp? где они раскинут /разобьют/ лагерь?; make beds стелить /заправлять/ постели; make a fire разжигать камин или раскладывать костер; make nests вить гнезда; beavers make their holes бобры роют норы
    2) make smth. make one's reputation (one's name) создать себе репутацию (имя); make smb.'s character формировать чей-л. характер; make one's own life строить свой собственную жизнь, самостоятельно строить свой жизнь; make haste торопиться; make progress делать успехи; make preparations делать приготовления; make plans разрабатывать / вынашивать/ планы; he is making plans to go away он собирается /намеревается/ уехать; who made this ridiculous rule? кто придумал это глупое правило?; make war вести войну, воевать; are they willing to make peace? a) они согласны заключить мир?; б) они готовы примириться? || make a stand занимать принципиальную позицию: make love а) ухаживать; говорить ласковые слова; б) ласкать, заниматься любовью
    3) make smb., smth. one big deal made the young man молодой человек добился успеха благодаря лишь всего одной крупной сделке; hard work made him он добился успеха упорным трудом; wars made and unmade this country эта страна возвеличилась благодаря войнам, и они же привели ее к гибели; industry has made Manchester Манчестер превратился в важный центр благодаря развитию промышленности
    4) make smth. make trouble (a fuss, a mess, etc.) создавать неприятности и т. д.; he made a terrible to-do он устроил ужасный скандал; don't make noise не делай шума, не шуми; make a change (a disturbance, a panic, etc.) вызывать изменение и т. д., make mischief а) наносить вред; б) шалить, безобразничать; this makes a great difference это совсем другое дело; it makes no difference это ничего не меняет. это все равно; make a great hit coll. иметь огромный успех
    5) make smth. make eighty miles (five kilometres, etc.) сделать / пройти/ восемьдесят миль и т. д.; make twenty knots идти со скоростью двадцать узлов; make good time а) идти /двигаться/ с хорошей скоростью; б) sport. показать хорошее время
    6) make smth. соll. make port (harbour, home, land, one's destination, etc.) добираться до /достигать/ порта и т. д., he's tired out, he'll never make the summit он уже выдохся, ему ни за что не добраться до вершины; make the tram (the bus, the next flight, etc.) успевать на /поймать/ трамвай и т. д.; I had hoped to get to the meeting but I found at the last minute that I couldn't make it я надеялся попасть на собрание, но в последнюю минуту понял, что не успею
    7) make smth. make good grades получать хорошие отметки, хорошо учиться; make the highest score получить больше всего очков; who made the score? кто выиграл /победил/?; I doubt whether he will make much сомневаюсь, чтобы он мог многого добиться, вряд ли он мог многого добиться, вряд ли он многого добьется; those plants will not make much, the soil is too poor эти растения не пойдут /не будут хорошо расти/, здесь плохая почва; do you think a table this wide can make the doorway? вы думаете такой ширины стол пройдет в дверь?; make the team (the best-seller list, the first ten, etc.) попасть в команду и т. д.; this news made the front page это известие поместили на первой полосе [газеты] || make it добиться успеха; make one's point доказать свою течку зрения; has he made his point? понятно, что он хотел сказать?
    8) make smth. make a good salary (three pounds a week, a profit, etc.) получать хорошее жалованье и т. д.; make a living зарабатывать на жизнь; make money а) зарабатывать деньги; б) разбогатеть; make a fortune приобрести состояние; make a loss потерпеть /понести/ убыток; make smb. make friends приобрести /завеете/ друзей; make enemies нажить врагов
    9) make smth. one hundred pence make a pound сто пенсов составляют фунт; twelve inches make one foot в одном футе двенадцать дюймов; that makes 40 cents you owe me итак, ты мне должен сорок центов; this made his tenth novel это был уже его десятый роман; how many people make a quorum? сколько человек требуется /необходимо/ для кворума?; how many players make а, football team? сколько человек в футбольной команде?; will you make one of the party? не составите ли вы нам компанию?, не присоединитесь ли вы к нам?; "mouse" makes "mice" in the plural множественное число от "mouse" - "mice"
    10) make smth. make a will (a deal of transfer, a promissory note, a bill of exchange, etc.) составлять завещание и т. д.; make a list составлять список; make a report написать отчет, подготовить доклад; make a contract (a bargain, an agreement, etc.) заключать /подписывать/ контракт и т. д.
    11) semiaux make smth. make a stop остановиться, сделать остановку; make a landing сделать посадку; make a pause сделать паузу; make a move а) стронуться с места, двинуться; it's ten o'clock, it's time we made a move уже десять часов, нам пора двигаться / отправляться/; don't make a move! ни с места!, не двигаться!; б) сделать ход; make a start начать; make a good start положить хорошее начало; make an early start рано отправиться в путь; make a jump прыгнуть; make a sign сделать /подать/ знак; make a bow поклониться; make a curtsey сделать книксен; make a call а) нанести короткий визит; I have to make a few calls мне надо забежать в несколько мест: б) позвонить по телефону; let me make a call first разрешите мне сначала позвонить по телефону; make a trip совершать /предпринимать/ поездку; make a speech произнести речь, выступить с речью; make an offer proposition/ внести предложение, предложить; make a proposal сделать предложение, предложить выйти замуж; make an answer reply/ дать ответ, ответить; make a denial отклонять; опровергать, помещать опровержение; make a joke отпустить шутку; make a complaint (по)жаловаться; make a vow дать клятву, поклясться; make a choice выбирать, делать выбор; make a mistake сделать /допустить/ ошибку, ошибиться; make inquiries наводить справки; make a sacrifice приносить жертву, жертвовать; make room /place/ подвинуться, освободить место; make way освободить дорогу /путь/, отойти в сторону; make a face скорчить рожу, гримасничать
    12) aux make smb. make a lawyer (a good teacher, a bad farmer, a waiter, an excellent husband, etc.) быть хорошим юристом и т. д., he makes a good carpenter он хороший плотник: he made a very poor musician из него получился очень плохой музыкант; one good verse doesn't make a poet одно хорошее стихотворение еще не дает права называться поэтом; he and his cousin would make a handsome couple он и его кузина составляют прекрасную пару; make smth. cold tea makes an excellent drink холодный чай make прекрасный напиток; dry wood makes a good fire сухое дерево хорошо горит; that makes a good answer! вот хороший ответ!; this makes no sense в этом нет никакого смысла; это бессмысленно; these plays (their letters to each other, etc.) make pleasant reading эти пьесы и т. д. приятно читать; his adventures make all exciting story рассказ о его приключениях слушаешь с волнением
    4. IV
    1) make smth. in some manner make smth. quickly (eventually, inevitably, unhesitatingly, etc.) делать что-л. быстро и т. д.; make smth. lawfully (scientifically. delicately, persistently, etc.) делать /осуществлять/ что-л. на законных основаниях и т. д.
    2) make some distance in some time make 200 miles an hour (ten miles a day, etc.) делать двести миль в час и т. д.; we made only three miles that day в тот день мы прошли /проделали/ только три мили; some airplanes can make over 500 miles an hour скорость некоторых самолетов превышает пятьсот миль в час
    3) make smth. at some time he will never make much он никогда не добьется успеха
    4) make sonic money in some time make L 2000 a year зарабатывать /получать/ две тысячи фунтов в год; how much money do you make a week (a month, a year, etc.)? сколько [денег] вы получаете /зарабатываете/ в неделю и т. д.?
    5. V
    1) make smb. smth. make him a new toy (her a dress, the children a swing in the garden, etc.) сделать ему /для него/ новую игрушку и т. д., make her a cup of tea приготовь /подай/ ей чашку чаю
    2) make smth. smth. make it a rule взять [что-л.] за правило; he made it a rule to get up early он взял себе за правило рано вставать; make it one's business считать это своим делом; don't make cheating a practice не привыкай обманывать; he made a certificate his object он поставил себе целью получить диплом
    3) make smb. smb. make smb. one's heir (him king, a page knight, him a teacher, etc.) сделать кого-л. своим наследником и т. д., make a priest a bishop возвести священника в сан епископа; make smb. a judge (one's spokesman, one's special envoy, etc.) назначать кого-л. судьей и т. д., they made him chairman его выбрали председателем; make a colonel general присвоить /дать/ полковнику звание генерала; произвести полковника в генералы; make smb. a duke (a peer, etc.) дать /пожаловать/ кому-л. титул герцога и т. д., he intended to make his son a barrister (a soldier, a carpenter, etc.) он хотел, чтобы его сын стал адвокатом и т. д.; he made her his wife он сделал ее своей женой, он женился на ней; make smb. prisoner взять кого-л. в плен; make oneself a martyr сделать из себя мученика, пойти на муки; make this character an important person (Hamlet a figure of tragic indecision, Shylock a tragic figure, her a figure of fun, etc.) делать из этого персонажа значительную личность и т. д.
    4) make smth. smth. add one more egg and make it a round dozen прибавь еще одно яйцо, и будет /получится/ дюжина
    5) make it smth. shall we make it Tuesday? договоримся на вторник?; can you come at six? - make it half past вы можете прийти в шесть? - Лучше условимся на половину седьмого; I shall make it tomorrow я договорись на завтра
    6) make smth. smth. make the distance about 70 miles полагать /считать/, что расстояние равно примерно семидесяти милям; I make the total about L 50 по-моему, общая сумма составит фунтов пятьдесят; how large do you make the crowd? как вы думаете, сколько в этой толпе человек?; what do you make the time? сколько, по-вашему, сейчас времени?; what time do you make it? - I make it half past four сколько сейчас времени, по-вашему? - Мне кажется, что сейчас примерно половина пятого
    7) semiaux make smb. smth. make smb. an offer (one or two attractive proposals, a bid for the antique table, etc.) сделать кому-л. какое-л. предложение и т. д.; I made her a present of the vase я подарил ей эту вазу; he made me a sign он сделал /подал/ мне знак; she made him a face она скорчила ему рожу
    8) 0 make smb. smb. she will make him a good wife (a good mother, a loyal friend, etc.) она будет ему хорошей женой и т. д.; make smb. smth. this cloth will make me a good suit из этого отреза мне выйдет хороший костюм
    6. VI
    1) make smb., smth. be of some nudity his upbringing made him selfish воспитание сделало его эгоистом; her eyes made her beautiful глаза делали ее прекрасной; he was trying to make himself agreeable он старался быть приятным; we shall try to make your stay here agreeable мы постараемся [сделать так], чтобы ваш визит сюда доставил вам удовольствие; make oneself responsible взять на себя ответственность; make children immune against this disease создать /выработать/ у детей иммунитет против /к/ этой болезни; this portrait makes him too old на портрете он выглядит гораздо старше [, чем он есть на самом деле]; this opera made him immortal эта опера принесла ему бессмертие; make his novels (the song, this new theory, the actress, etc.) popular (famous) сделать его романы и т. д. популярными, создать /принести/ популярность (славу) его романам и т. д.; don't stand about doing nothing - make yourself useful не стойте без дела, помогите [нам]; you've made my nose too big вы нарисовали мне слишком большей нос; make smb., smth. be in some state make smb. happy (rich, poor, etc.) сделать кого-л. счастливым и т. д., make the prisoners free освободить заключенных; make oneself comfortable удобно устроиться; they are coming, make yourselves ready они приближаются, будьте готовы; she is seeing it for the first time, we must make her ready такое она увидит впервые, надо ее подготовить; make smb. angry рассердить кого-л.; her answers made him furious ее ответы взбесили его: make smb. sick a) вызывать у кого-л. тошноту; what made you sick? отчего вам стало плохо?; б) coll. раздражать кого-л.: your questions make me sick мне надоели ваши вопросы, меня тошнит от ваших вопросов; hot weather makes some people sleepy в жару некоторых людей клонит ко сну; it will make you ridiculous in their eyes это выставит вас в смешном свете в их глазах; make it flat сплющить что-л. || make it worth smb.'s while компенсировать кому-л. что-л.; if you help me with this job I'll make it worth your while если вы поможете мне в этом [деле], я в долгу не останусь / вы не будете внакладе/: make oneself (one's point) clear ясно излагать свои мысли (аргументы)
    2) make smb. be in some state what makes you so late? что вас так задержало?, отчего вы так опоздали?; it made her more careful после этого она стала осторожнее
    7. VII
    1) make smb., smth. do smth. make smb. stop (go, laugh, cry, sign a statement, repeat a story, fall asleep, etc.) заставить кого-л. остановиться и т. д.: they made me feel ashamed они меня смутили; make smb. understand а) заставить кого-л. понять; б) дать кому-л. понять; don't make me do it не вынуждай меня это делать / к этому/; I can make him believe anything I choose я могу убедить его в чем угодно; it makes me think you are right это убеждает меня в вашей правоте; I can't make anyone hear не могу достучаться или дозваться, дозвониться к кому-л.; make an engine start завести мотор; make the kettle boil вскипятить чайник; make water boil довести воду до кипения; I can't make the fire burn никак не могу разжечь костер или развести огонь; what makes the grass grow so quickly? отчего трава растет так быстро?; the wind made the bells ring колокольчики звенели на ветру: onions make our eyes smart от лука [у нас] щиплет глаза; his account made our hair stand on end от его рассказа у нас волосы встали дыбом || make smth. do обходиться чем-л.: there is not much money but I'll make it do денег немного, но я постараюсь, чтобы их хватило; I shall have to make this coat do for a bit longer придется еще немного походить в старом пальто id make both ends meet сводить концы с концами
    2) make smb. do smth. most of the chronicles make the king die in 1026 согласно большинству хроник король умер в тысяча двадцать шестом году; some scholars make Homer come from one city, others from another ученые спорят о месте рождения Гомера
    8. IX
    make smth., smb. done make the results (the news, his arrival, the invention, etc.) known обнародовать результаты и т. д., сообщить о результатах и т. д., make smth. felt сделать что-л. ощутимым; make oneself known а) назвать себя; б) заставить о себе говорить, заявить о себе, добиться известности; make him known to my father познакомить его с моим отцом, представить его моему отцу; make oneself understood ясно изъясняться; сан you make yourself understood in English? вас понимают, когда вы говорите по-английски?; he couldn't make himself /his voice/ heard above the noise of the traffic он не мог перекричать уличный шум, его не было слышно из-за уличного шума; we must make him respected необходимо вызвать к нему уважение /заставить людей уважать его/
    9. XI
    1) be made somewhere be made in England (in France, etc.) производиться /выпускаться/ в Англии и т. д. ; made in USSR сделано в СССР; be made in a factory производиться /делаться/ на фабрике; be made of (with, from, into) smth. be made of wood (of silk, of plastic, etc.) быть [сделанным] из дерева и т. д., this cloth is made of cotton эта ткань делается из хлопка; what is this made of? из чего это сделано?; а bow is made of stick and string лук делается из палки и бечевки; cheese is made from milk (cereal is made from grain, rubber is made from sap, etc.) сыр делают из молока и т. д., gas is made from coal газ производят из каменного угля; wool is made into cloth из шерсти делают /ткут/ ткань; grapes are made into raisins из винограда сушат изюм; the skin of the walrus is made into leather из шкуры моржа выделывают кожу; their food is always made with garlic в пищу они всегда добавляют чеснок; I like my coffee made with milk я люблю кофе [приготовленный] с молоком; be made for smb., smth. these houses are made for our workers эти дома построены для наших рабочих; this hat was made for you эту шляпку сделали [специально] для вас; this car is made for speed эти автомашины производятся специально для скоростной езды; be made with /by/ smth. this can be made with a knife это можно сделать ножом; this tool is made by a very intricate process изготовление этого инструмента сопряжено с большими сложностями; this thing is made by hand (by machinery) эту вещь делают вручную (на машине); be made by smb., smth. this was made by my friend это сделал (построил, создал и т. п.) мой друг; these experiments are made by robots эти опыты выполняют роботы; this grotto was not made by nature, it was made by man это не естественный грот, он создан человеком || be made to order (to measure) быть сделанным /сшитым/ на заказ; all his clothes are made to order он шьет все свои вещи [у портного], он делает все свои вещи на заказ id be made of different stuff быть совсем другим человеком, make быть сделанным из другого теста; let them all see what you are made of пусть все видят, что ты за человек /чего ты стоишь/; а first-class job was made of his house его дом прекрасно отремонтировали
    2) be made the decision is made решение вынесено; be made at some time unless a move is made very soon, it will be too late если в ближайшее время что-либо не сделают, будет слишком поздно; be made by smb. the first move was made by my brother первый шаг сделал мой брат; be made of smth. effective use was made of this money эти деньги были потрачены с пользой; be made for smth. these rules were made for a special purpose эти правила были составлены с особой целью; be made to do smth. the regulations were made to protect children эти правила созданы /выработаны/ для защиты детей || note should be made следует обратить внимание; а careful note should be made of what he says нужно внимательно отнестись /прислушаться/ к тому, что он говорит
    3) be made smb. he was made commander-in-chief (general manager, president of the club, a judge, etc.) его назначили главнокомандующим и т. д., he was made an officer его произвели в офицеры; he was made a knight он был посвящен в рыцари; he was made prisoner его взяли в плен; be made by smb., smth. the recommendation was made by the committee эта рекомендация была предложена комиссией; the writer was made by his first book с первой же книги его признали настоящим писателем; be made for smb. they are made for each other они созданы друг для друга
    4) be made to be of some state be made known придать гласность; the results are to be made known on application результаты сообщают, если подано соответствующее заявление; the full story was never made public все подробности этой истории так и не стали достоянием общественности; be made about smth., smb. much fuss has been made about it (about the affair, about her, etc.) вокруг этого и т. д. была поднята большая шумиха; be made to do smth. the pupil was made to write his biography (to speak up, to stay after lessons, etc.) ученика заставили написать свою биографию и т. д.; the crowd was made to disperse толпу разогнали; these two statements cannot be made to agree эти два заявления противоречат друг другу
    5) be made on (out of, by, etc.) smth. how much will be made on the business? какой доход будет получен от этого предприятия /даст это предприятие/?; а good deal of capital will be made out of this это принесет солидный капитал: I have по desire for money that has been made by dishonest means я не хочу брать деньги, заработанные нечестным путем
    6) be made of smth. nothing could be made of the scribble in his note books (of her note, of his mumbling, etc,) ничего нельзя было понять из каракулей в его тетради и т. д.
    7) be made with smb. a treaty has been made with other countries был заключен договор с другими странами
    10. XII
    have smth. made for smth. I must have a coat made for the winter мне нужно отдать сшить зимнее пальто
    11. XIII
    1) || make believe делать вид; he made believe to work hard (to throw a ball, not to know anything, etc.) он делал вид, что он усердно работает и т. д., make believe to be a scholar воображать себя ученым
    2) semiaux make to do smth. he made to go он хотел было уйти; he made to stop me он попытался было остановить меня; he made to snatch her bag он рванулся вперед, чтобы вы хватить у нее сумку
    3) · make do with (without, on) smth. I will have to make do with cold meat for dinner (with a very short holiday, with an old wireless set, etc.) мне придется довольствоваться холодным мясом вместо обеда и т. д.; I shall have to make do without a coat придется мне обойтись без пальто; I don't know how she makes do on so small an income не знаю, как она сводит концы с концами при таком небольшом заработке; I shall make do on biscuits and cheese сыра и галет мне будет достаточно
    12. XV
    1) || make good coll. добиться успеха; I never believed that he would make good я никогда не верил, что он чего-нибудь добьется; talent and education are necessary to make good in this field чтобы добиться успеха в этой области, необходимы талант и образование
    2) || make good smth. оправдывать что-л.; he made good his promise он выполнил /сдержал/ свое обещание; she made good her claims она доказала справедливость или законность своих притязаний: you will have to make good your boast тебе придется доказать, что это не пустое хвастовство; make good its title tic) be ranked as an independent science обосновать /доказать/ свое право считаться самостоятельной наукой; make good the damage (the shortage, the loss, etc.) возмещать убытки и т. д. ; any money that you cannot account for you will have to make good тебе придется возместить /вернуть/ все деньги, за которые ты не сумеешь отчитаться
    3) 0 || make sure /certain/ быть уверенным или удостовериться; have you made sure of the facts (of the timetable, of the results, etc.)? вы проверили факты и т. д.?, вы убеждены в правильности фактов и т. д.?; if you want to make sure of a seat you had better book in advance если вы хотите наверняка иметь билет, закажите его заранее / заблаговременно/; first they made sure of him сначала они [проверили его и] убедились в его надежности; I want to make sure of catching her (of getting there in time, of having a good seat, of his answering the letter, etc.) я хочу быть уверенным, что застану ее и т. д.,make sure that the letter was delivered (that the doors are locked, that there is no one here, etc.) убедиться, что письмо доставлено и т. д.; will you please make sure that they are all here? проверьте, пожалуйста, все ли она пришли; I made certain that he would do so я был уверен, что он так и поступит; make bold осмеливаться; make bold to ask a favour (to call on you, to express my opinion, etc.) осмелиться просить об одолжении и т. д.; I make bold to say that he knows nothing about it осмелюсь утверждать, что он ничего об этом не знает; make light of smth. не придавать чему-л. особого значения; she made light of her troubles (of this accident, of a situation, of other people's illness, etc.) она легко относится к своим неприятностям и т. д., она особенно не переживает из-за своих неприятностей и т. д.; make ready подготовиться; make merry веселиться; make merry over his victory радоваться /веселиться/ по случаю его победы; make free with smth. пользоваться чем-л., не стесняясь
    13. XVI
    1) make after smb. make after the fox (after the rabbit, after the escaped convict, etc.) броситься /пуститься/ преследовать лису и т. д., she made after him like a mad woman она как безумная бросилась за ним; in the morning we made after them утром мы пустились за ними вслед; make at smb. he gave a shout and made at me он издал крик и (на)бросился на меня; the dog made at the postman собака накинулась на почтальона; the angry woman made at me with her umbrella рассерженная женщина (накинулась на меня с зонтиком; make for /toward/ smb., smth. make for the crowd (for the sea, for the nearest town, toward a distant hill, for home, etc.) двигаться по направлению /направляться/ к толпе и т. д., he quickly made for /toward/ the door он бросился к двери; she made for the sound of guns она пошла туда, откуда раздавались выстрелы; the dog made for the robber собака бросилась за грабителем; make for the open sea направиться в открытое море
    2) make on smth. coll. make on this business (on shares, on oil, etc.) заработать на этом деле и т. д., he made pretty handsomely on that bargain он неплохо заработал /нажился/ на этой сделке
    3) 0 make for smth. make for better understanding between countries ( for the happiness of all, for a friendly atmosphere in the club, for peace, for stability of marriage, etc.) способствовать лучшему взаимопониманию между странами и т. д.; does early rising make for good health? полезно ли для здоровья рано вставать?; that weather makes for optimism в такую погоду и настроение хорошее; new facts made for the prisoner's acquittal новые факты ускорили вынесение /помогли вынесению/ оправдательного приговора заключенному; make against smth. experience makes against this assertion опыт опровергает это утверждение; your behaviour makes against your chance of success ваше поведение не способствует /мешает/ вашему успеху
    14. XXI1
    1) make smth. out of /from, of, with/ smth. make bottles out of glass (bricks of clay, flour from wheat, a box out of a bit of mahogany, etc.) делать бутылки из стекла и т. д., make wreaths of daisies плести венки из маргариток; make a megaphone of one's hands сложить руки рупором; the cake was spoilt as she made it with a bad egg торт был испорчен, так как она положила в тесто несвежее яйцо; what do you make with flour (with the eggs, with these things, etc.)? что вы делаете из муки и т. д.?; what will you make with all these flowers? что вы будете делать с таким количеством цветов?; what can you make out of this stuff? что ты можешь сделать / сшить/ из этого материала?; make smth. in smth. make a hole in the ground выкопать яму в земле; make a gap in the hedge проделать лаз /дыру/ в изгороди; it made a hole dent/ in my savings (in my reserves, in smb.'s finances, etc.) от этого пострадали мои сбережения и т. д., make smth. for smth. make an opening for the wires сделать входное отверстие для проводов; make a hole for a tree выкопать яму под дерево; he made a bookcase for his apartment он сам сделал в своей квартире книжный шкаф; make smth. into smth. make milk into cheese and butter (hide into leather, wood into pulp, etc.) перерабатывать молоко на масло и сыр и т. д.; make these huts into temporary houses (it into a stock company, the desert into a garden, etc.) превращать эти хижины во временное жилье и т. д., make these books into bundles связать книги в пачки; make a story into a play переделать повесть в пьесу
    2) make smth. of smb. make an example of smb. ставить кого-л. в пример; make fun of smb. подшучивать или издеваться над кем-л.; make a laughing-stock of smb. сделать кого-л. посмешищем, выставлять кого-л. в смешном виде; make a fool /an ass/ of him (of her husband, etc.) делать из него и т. д. дурака; make a fool (a beast, a pig, etc.) of oneself вести себя как дурак и т. д., make a nuisance of oneself надоедать /докучать, досаждать/ кому-л.; make an exhibition spectacle, a show/ of oneself привлекать к себе внимание; make smth. of smth. make a profession of smth. сделать что-л. своей профессией; make a business of politics заниматься политикой профессионально; make a parade / a show/ of one's talents щеголять /кичиться/ своими талантами; make a boast of smth. хвастаться / хвалиться/ чем-л.; make a secret of smth. делать из чего-л. тайну /секрет/; he was asked to help but he made a hash /a muddle, a mess/ of everything его просили помочь, а он все испортил; make hell of smb.'s life превратить чью-л. жизнь в ад; make a note of his telephone number записать номер его телефона; make notes of a lecture записать лекцию; you must make a mental note of what he is saying вы должны запомнить /взять на заметку/, что он говорят; don't make a habit of it смотри, чтобы это не превратилось в привычку; make the most of smth. максимально использовать что-л.; make the best of one's delay (of this scanty information, of his absence, etc.) наилучшим образом /наиболее эффективно/ использовать задержку и т. д.; make a good thing of it извлечь из этого пользу; make good use of this opportunity воспользоваться предоставившейся возможностью; make a good (a bad) job of smth. хорошо (плохо) справиться с чем-л.; make smth. for smb., smth. make a name for oneself стать известным; make a reputation for oneself создать себе репутацию; make allowance (s) for circumstances (for smb.'s inexperience, for her age, etc.) делать скидку на обстоятельства и т. д.; make arrangements for a meeting (for a party, for a dance, for their departure, etc.) подготовить собрание и т. д., make much for the peace of the world много сделать для сохранения мира; make smb., smth. with smb. make friends with smb. подружиться с кем-л., наладить с кем-л. дружеские отношения; а quarrel with smb. поссориться с кем-л.; make peace with smb. помириться с кем-л.; make smth. in (on, etc.) smth., smb. make a name in the world снискать мировую славу, приобрести известность во всем мире; make an impression on smb. производить на кого-л. впечатление; make war upon smb., smth. a) идти войной на кого-л., что-л.; б) вести войну с кем-л., чем-л. || make love to smb. а) ласкать кого-л., заниматься любовью с кем-л., б) ухаживать за кем-л.; говорить кому-л. ласковые слова
    3) make smb. of smb. his parents want to make a doctor (a lawyer, a soldier, an actor, etc.) of their son родители хотят, чтобы их сын стал врачом и т. д., make a man of him сделать из него человека; make a friend of her children подружиться с ее детьми; make a friend of an enemy превратить врага в друга; make smb. into smb. make them into slaves (him into a bully, her into a sophisticated hostess, etc.) превратить их в /сделать из них/ рабов и т. д.
    4) make smth. over smth. make a fuss (a row, a scandal, etc.) over smth. поднимать шум и т. д. по какому-л. поводу; make a to-do over a trifle поднимать шумиху из-за пустяка
    5) make smth. for smth. make a dash for the open window (a bolt for the door, a bee-line for the gates, etc.) броситься к открытому окну и т. д., make smth. to smth. make one's way to the station (to the river, to the house, back to the tower, etc.) пойти /направиться/ к станции и т. д., make smth. by smth. make the crossing by ferry переправиться на пароме; make smth. at smb. make a grab at him попытаться схватить его || it's time we were making tracks for home нам уже пора повернуть к дому
    6) make some distance in some time we made the whole distance in ten days мы прошли весь путь /покрыли все расстояние/ за десять дней; we've made 80 miles since noon с полудня мы проделали восемьдесят миль
    7) make smth. in some time the train will make Moscow in five hours поезд будет в Москве через пять часов
    8) make smth. at /in/ smth. make good grades at school получать [в школе] хорошие отметки, хорошо учиться; make the highest score in the match получать в этом матче больше всех очков /самый лучший результат/; make one's way in the world преуспеть, добиться успеха || coll. he'll make it through college ему удастся окончить колледж; he made six towns on this trip во время этой поездки он посетил шесть городов /побывал в шести городах/
    9) make smth. by (out of, from, in, etc.) smth. make a good deal by it хорошо на этом заработать; make much profit out of this undertaking извлекать большую выгоду из этого предприятия; he made a great fortune out of tea он составил большое состояние на торговле чаем; make a great deal of money in oil много заработать на нефти; make a living from literary work зарабатывать [на жизнь] литературным трудом; make a loss on the transaction потерпеть /понести/ убытки на этой сделке
    10) make smth. of smth., smb. read this letter and tell me what you make of it прочтите это письмо и скажите, как вы его расцениваете; what do you make of the new assistant? какое у тебя впечатление /что ты думаешь/ о новом помощнике?; make much of this article ( of her work, of this man, etc.) быть высокого мнения об этой статье и т. д., newspapers made much of his achievements газеты превозносили его успехи; she makes too much of the boy уж слишком она носится с этим мальчиком; make little of smth., smb. относиться пренебрежительно к чему-л., кому-л., не считаться с чем-л., кем-л.; he made little of his feat он принижал значение своего героического поступка
    11) make smth. of smth. I could make nothing of his words (of all this scribble, of her letter, etc.) я ничего не мог понять из его слов и т. д., его слова были мне совершенно непонятны и т. д., you will make more of it than I вы в этом лучше разберетесь [, чем я]; I can make no sense of what he says я не вижу никакого смысла в том, что он говорит; what are we to make of his behaviour? как нам следует /нам прикажете/ понимать его поведение?
    12) make smth. with smb. they made a bargain with him они заключили с ним сделку || make a settlement on smb. распорядиться имуществом в пользу кого-л.
    13) semiaux make smth. for smb. make room for smb. [подвинуться и] дать кому-л. место; can you make room for one more man? найдется место еще для одного человека?; make way for others посторониться, дать дорогу другим; make smth. at smb. he made a face at them он состроил им рожу; don't make eyes at him не строй ему глазки
    14) 0 make smth. in some time he will make a sergeant in six months через шесть месяцев он станет сержантом
    15. XXII
    1) make smth. of doing smth. make a practice of working in his garden in the morning (of helping others, of doing his exercises in front of an open window, etc.) взять за правило по утрам работать в его саду и т. д.; he makes a practice of cheating он всегда обманывает; make a point of being on time у него принцип make не опаздывать /быть пунктуальным/; she made it a point of being very patient with these children она особенно старалась быть терпеливой с этими детьми
    2) make smth. by doing smth. make one's living by giving piano lessons (by writing books for children, by selling flowers, etc.) зарабатывать на жизнь уроками игры на фортепиано и т. д.; she makes money by nursing она зарабатывает деньги, ухаживая за больными; she made her name by writing memoirs она прославилась своими мемуарами
    16. XXIV1
    || make it as smb. coll. добиться успеха, будучи кем-л.; I wanted to make it as a writer мне хотелось добиться успеха на писательском поприще
    17. XXVI
    make smth. [that]... this makes the fifth time you've failed this examination ты уже [в] пятый раз проваливаешься на этом экзамене

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > make

  • 3 business

    ['bɪznɪs]
    n
    1) дело, занятие

    I am sick and tired of the whole business! — Мне все это осточертело! /Мне все это надоело!

    I wash my hands of the whole business. — Я умываю руки и не хочу иметь ничего общего с этой историей!

    That's her business. — Это ее личное дело.

    That's not my business! — Это меня не касается. /, то не мое дело.

    Let me worry about my business. — Я сам разберусь со своими делами.

    I am pressed with/by business. — Я завален работой.

    - important business
    - serious business
    - strange business
    - troublesome business
    - risky business
    - urgent business
    - nasty business
    - dirty business
    - complicated business
    - some unfinished business
    - delicate business
    - other business
    - executive business
    - everyday business
    - stop-gap business
    - touch-and-go business
    - fascinating business
    - other people's business
    - smb's business
    - business conversation
    - business letter
    - business meeting
    - business life
    - first main business of life
    - business of a doctor
    - journey on business
    - no admittance except on business
    - matter of business
    - man of business
    - man of no particular business
    - on government business
    - with no particalar business
    - on business of importance
    - on business about the election
    - on the company's business
    - come on business
    - come on a particular business
    - have an important business on hand
    - proceed with the business of the day
    - know one's business
    - stick to attend to take to one's businesses
    - make it one's own business
    - state one's business
    - mind one's own business
    - send smb about his business
    - have no business to ask such questions
    - clear up the remaining business
    - undertake the business
    - complete the business
    - know the business inside out
    - make business a pleasure
    - neglect business
    - talk business
    - mean business
    - make a business of travel
    - prefer business to law
    - travel for business
    - mix business with pleasure
    - get down to business
    2) предпринимательство, торговая деятельность, коммерческая деятельность, торговля

    No business on account of holiday. — В праздники магазины не работают/не торгуют.

    All business is stopped by strickes. — Все коммерческие операции приостановлены из-за забастовок.

    We have gone through a lot of business. — Мы заключили ряд торговых сделок. /Мы решили ряд дел.

    It will bring in more business. — Это расширит торговлю.

    We shut up business at five. — Мы закрываемся в пять.

    - local business
    - profitable business
    - wholesale business
    - big business
    - private business
    - small business
    - cash business
    - commission business
    - overseas business
    - business relations
    - business agreement
    - business transaction
    - business carrer
    - businessman
    - business part of the town
    - smb's line of business
    - various aspects of business
    - present state of business
    - lull in business
    - partner in business
    - connections in business
    - on commercial business
    - do business in cotton
    - do business in smb's name
    - handle routine business
    - hamper business
    - be in business
    - go into business
    - have a good head for business
    - conduct business on cash bassis
    - affect business
    - promote business
    - reduce the scope of business
    - do on conduct big business
    - do fair business
    - have skill in business
    - do business with this firm
    - build up business with this country
    - prefer business to medicine
    - start a small business with silk goods
    - resume business
    - negotiate business
    - make the business a success
    - accept business on these terms
    - be connected in business
    - be out of business
    - close business for the Christmas holiday
    - do much business with smb
    - business as usual
    - business is good
    - business is slow
    - business expands
    - business is steadily shrinking
    - business dropped off in the retail stores
    - business goes on as usual
    3) предприятие, дело, фирма

    The business of the company has been transfered. — Фирма/контора этой компании переведена.

    He is a manager of two different businesses. — Он директор двух разных фирм.

    It is too expensive for my class of business. — Это слишком дорого для фирмы моего типа.

    Business before pleasure. — Делу время, потехе час.

    Business is business. — Дело есть дело.

    Everybody's business is nobody's business. — У семи нянек дитя без глазу.

    Hit-or-miss business. — Либо пан, либо пропал

    - advertizing business
    - trading business
    - legitimate business
    - paying business
    - one-man business
    - show business
    - export business
    - travel business
    - banking business
    - electric lighting business
    - ruined business
    - business interests
    - business address
    - business hours
    - business suit
    - business connected with banks
    - business of one's own
    - business of a quarter of million dollars
    - order of business
    - for business reasons
    - set up a business as a grocer
    - lose money by the business
    - enter smb's business
    - buy out a business
    - establish a small business
    - start a small business
    - build up a small business
    - carry on business
    - run a business
    - head a business
    - wreck smb's business
    - curtail one's business
    - set up a private detective business
    - be in the hotel business
    - succeed to the family business
    - put money into a business
    - be in business with one's father
    - enter one's father's business
    - absorb the business of the old company
    - advertize many small businesses for sale
    - do business through another house
    - take the business in hand
    - have a business
    - own a business
    - run one's business
    - sell out one's business
    - give up one's business
    - handle one's business
    - lose business
    - put one's business into smb's hands
    - move the business to the centre
    - business prospers

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > business

  • 4 make

    [meɪk] 1. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. made
    1) делать, конструировать, создавать, изготавливать

    Made in Japan. — Сделано в Японии. ( надпись на продукте)

    The beaver makes its hole, the bee makes its cell. — Бобёр строит себе нору, пчела - соты.

    This craftsman can make almost anything out of bamboo. — Этот мастер может сделать из бамбука практически всё.

    Nissan now makes cars at two plants in Europe. — В настоящее время "Ниссан" производит автомобили на двух заводах в Европе.

    Syn:
    2) создавать, творить, порождать

    They are made for each other / one another. — Они созданы друг для друга.

    He was made to be an artist. — Ему суждено было стать художником.

    3) готовить (какое-л. блюдо или напиток)

    to make tea / coffee — готовить чай / кофе

    4) создавать, сочинять, слагать
    Syn:
    Syn:
    6) производить, издавать ( звук)
    7) быть причиной, вызвать (что-л.)

    He made trouble for us. — Он причинил нам неприятности.

    8) устанавливать (правила, порядок); вводить в действие ( закон); устанавливать (нормы, расценки)
    Syn:
    9) составлять, образовывать

    A House was made today promptly at a quarter-past 12 o'clock. — Кворум в Палате общин был сегодня достигнут быстро, к 12.15.

    10) (make smb. / smth. (out) of smb. / smth.) сделать кого-л. / что-л. из кого-л. / чего-л.

    to make a business of smth. — делать бизнес на чём-л.

    They must be made an example of. — Они должны послужить примером.

    I always supposed that Mrs. Lupin and you would make a match of it. — Я всегда предполагал, что миссис Люпин и Вы поженитесь.

    11) составлять, вырабатывать (мнение, план)

    I make no doubt everyone practises similar stratagems. — Я не сомневаюсь, что все используют те же самые уловки.

    We make the judgement of Chaucer from his works. — Мы составляем мнение о Чосере на основе его произведений.

    12) ( make of) считать (что-л. чем-л. / кого-л. кем-л.)

    He has gone to Edinburgh now. I don't know what to make of him. — Теперь он отправился в Эдинбург. Я просто не знаю, что о нём думать.

    13) мор. рассмотреть, разглядеть, увидеть издалека

    If we could make land, we should know where we were. — Если бы мы могли увидеть землю, мы бы знали, где мы находимся.

    Syn:
    14) составлять, равняться

    Two and two make four. — Два плюс два равняется четырём.

    15) составлять, быть достаточным ( обычно с отрицанием)

    One actress does not make a play. — Одна актриса не делает пьесы.

    A long beard does not make a philosopher. — Длинная борода ещё не делает человека философом.

    16) быть, являться (частью, членом чего-л.)

    to make one (of) — быть членом, участником; стать одним из

    I wanted to see that sort of people together and to make one of them. — Я хотел посмотреть на этот тип людей и стать одним из них.

    I was number thirteen, and you came in and made the fourteenth. — Я был тринадцатым, а ты пришёл и стал четырнадцатым.

    17) стать, сделаться; становиться

    He will make a good manager. — Он станет хорошим управляющим.

    She will make him a good wife. — Она будет ему хорошей женой.

    18) зарабатывать, наживать, приобретать (деньги, репутацию)

    to make capital out of smth. — составить капитал из чего-л., нажить капитал на чём-л.

    to make on smth. — заработать на чём-л., получить выгоду

    to make a name — составить, сделать имя

    He made a name as a successful actor. — Он сделал себе имя, прославившись как актёр.

    Syn:
    19)
    а) карт. бить, брать ( взятку)
    б) карт. тасовать
    Syn:
    в) спорт. удержать ( счёт); выиграть ( очко в игре); забить ( мяч)
    20) набирать, прибавлять, увеличивать ( вес)

    Two of them made twenty stones each in sixteen weeks. — Двое из них набрали за шестнадцать недель каждый по 280 фунтов.

    21) пытаться (что-л. сделать)

    He got very excited, and made to catch hold of her dress. — Он пришёл в сильное возбуждение и попытался схватить её за платье.

    22)
    а) идти, продвигаться (в определённом направлении; в конструкции с наречиями или наречными фразами)

    to make back — вернуться, возвратиться

    I made steadily but slowly towards them. — Я медленно, но верно двигался в их направлении.

    He made straight towards a distant light. — Он направился прямо к видневшемуся вдали свету.

    We see an immense flock of geese making up the stream. — Мы видим большую стаю гусей, плывущих вверх по течению.

    I could get no boat, so I must make the distance on foot. — Я не смог раздобыть лодку, поэтому я должен пройти весь путь пешком.

    б) ( make after) уст. преследовать, гнаться за (кем-л.); пускаться в погоню за (кем-л.)

    The policeman made after the thieves, but failed to catch them. — Полицейский бросился вдогонку за ворами, но не сумел их схватить.

    23) приводить в порядок, убирать

    Make to the hood means to accustom a hawk to the hood. — "Тренировать на колпачок" значит приучать сокола к колпачку.

    25) привести к ( успеху), обеспечить ( успех); обеспечить (кому-л.) процветание, богатство

    Bismarck has made Germany. — Бисмарк сделал из Германии процветающее государство.

    26) считать, полагать, прикидывать; представлять, описывать (каким-л. образом)

    What time do you make it, Mr. Baker? — Как Вы полагаете, мистер Бейкер, который сейчас час?

    Macbeth is not half so bad as the play makes him. — Макбет и на половину не так плох, как он изображён в пьесе.

    27) крим. определить, вычислить, расколоть

    You had better disguise so he won't make you. — Ты лучше измени внешность, чтобы он не опознал тебя.

    28)
    а) совершать, осуществлять, выполнять (какие-л. действия)

    To make the campaign was the dearest wish of Harry's life. — Воевать было заветной мечтой Гарри.

    Syn:
    б) демонстрировать жестами, движением тела (уважение, презрение)

    The King made a low obeisance to the window where they were standing. — Король сделал почтительный поклон в сторону окна, у которого они стояли.

    в) заключать (соглашение, сделку)
    г) совершать (поездку, путешествие, экскурсию)
    д) произносить (что-л.)

    to make a speech / an oration — произносить речь

    29) уст. есть, кушать

    I never made a better dinner in my life. — В жизни своей не ел более вкусного обеда.

    Syn:
    30)
    а) добиваться, достигать
    Syn:
    б) амер.; разг. уговорить переспать; совратить, соблазнить

    Young Fraser tried to make her once. — Юный Фрейзер как-то попытался её соблазнить.

    в) ( make for) способствовать, содействовать (чему-л.)

    The large print makes for easier reading. — Большие буквы легче читать.

    31)
    а) мор. подниматься, приливать ( о воде)

    We shall build this into a platform in order to give us a little extra height when the tide makes. — Мы должны встроить это в (морскую) платформу, чтобы у нас был запас высоты, когда начнёт подниматься прилив.

    After ice makes, the fish freeze almost as soon as you take them out of the water. — Когда устанавливается лёд, рыба замораживается практически сразу же, как её вытащишь из воды.

    32) говорить, свидетельствовать (о чем-л.)

    All these things make in favour of Mr. Gladstone. — Все эти вещи свидетельствуют в пользу мистера Гладстона.

    33)
    а) ( make for) быстро продвигаться, направляться

    After the concert, the crowd made for the nearest door. — После концерта толпа направилась к ближайшему выходу.

    б) ( make at) атаковать, наброситься

    The prisoner made at the guard with a knife. — Заключённый набросился на охранника с ножом.

    34) ( make into) переделывать, превращать (во что-л.)
    35) в сочетании с существительным означает действие, соответствующее значению существительного

    to make a discovery — открыть, совершить открытие

    36) при употреблении в качестве глагола-связки: приводить к какому-л. состоянию
    а) (make + прил.)

    to make ready — приготовить, подготовить

    You'll only make bad worse. — Вы же сделаете ещё хуже.

    The elephants, made furious by their wounds, increased the disorder. — Израненные и разъярённые, слоны ещё больше усиливали всеобщую панику.

    - make angry
    - make better
    - make worse
    - make clear
    - make dirty
    - make even
    - make famous
    б) (make + прич. прош. вр.) обычно употребляется с глаголами понимания, восприятия: known, acquainted, felt, heard, understood

    I hope I made myself understood. — Надеюсь, я ясно выразился.

    She made it known that she was the mayor's wife. — Она дала понять, что она жена мэра.

    Many diseases first make themselves felt in the dead of night. — Многие болезни впервые дают о себе знать глубокой ночью.

    to make oneself scarce — ретироваться, исчезнуть, сгинуть

    Take the precious darling, Tilly, while I make myself of some use. — Возьми малютку, Тилли, пока я немного помогу.

    37)
    а) (делать кем-л. / чем-л.)

    This sentence made the noisy doctor a popular hero. — Этот приговор сделал из беспокойного доктора популярного героя.

    б) назначать ( на должность), повышать ( в чине), присваивать ( титул)

    They made her chairwoman. — Они выбрали её председателем.

    The Queen made Marlborough a duke. — Королева сделала Мальборо герцогом.

    38)
    а) (make smb. do smth.) заставлять, побуждать (кого-л. сделать что-л.)

    I'll make him cry. — Я заставлю его плакать.

    We were made to learn fifty new words every week. — Нас заставляли учить по пятьдесят новых слов в неделю.

    б) (be made to do smth.) быть приведёнными к какому-л. состоянию

    The two statements can hardly be made to agree. — Едва ли можно примирить два этих утверждения.

    The enemy will not play the game according to the rules, and there are none to make him. — Противник не будет играть по правилам, и нет никого, кто заставил бы его это сделать.

    - make down
    - make off
    - make out
    - make over
    - make up
    ••

    to make much / little / something of smth. — придавать большое / небольшое / некоторое значение чему-л.

    to make head or tail of smth. — понять что к чему, осмыслить

    to make smb.'s day — осчастливить кого-л.

    - make a fire
    - make a row
    - make one's mind easy
    - make peace
    - make place
    - make room
    - make way
    - make no matter
    - make long hours
    - make good time
    - make believe
    - make do
    - make it
    - make sure
    - make a dead set at smb.
    - make a dead set at smth.
    - make time out
    - make a point
    - make a poor mouth
    - make one's appearance
    - make or break
    2. сущ.
    1)
    а) стиль, фасон, модель
    б) тип, марка

    I tested the records on four different makes of gramophone. — Я проверил грампластинки на граммофонах четырёх разных типов.

    2) строение; склад, конституция, сложение

    He was a huge man, with the make and muscles of a prize-fighter. — Он был здоровым мужиком с телом и мускулами боксёра-профессионала.

    3) склад характера, менталитет

    Giotto was, in the make of him, a very much stronger man than Titian. — Джотто по складу своего характера был гораздо более сильным человеком, чем Тициан.

    4)
    а) производство, изготовление ( изделия)
    5) крим. удачно совершённая кража или мошенничество
    6) эл. замыкание цепи
    7) карт. объявление козырной масти ( в бридже)
    8) амер.; разг.
    9) амер.; разг. установление, идентификация; ориентировка

    We've got a make on Beth Pine. She's on our files. — Мы установили личность Бет Пайн. Она есть у нас в картотеке.

    ••
    - make and mend
    - make and mend hour

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  • 5 Edison, Thomas Alva

    [br]
    b. 11 February 1847 Milan, Ohio, USA
    d. 18 October 1931 Glenmont
    [br]
    American inventor and pioneer electrical developer.
    [br]
    He was the son of Samuel Edison, who was in the timber business. His schooling was delayed due to scarlet fever until 1855, when he was 8½ years old, but he was an avid reader. By the age of 14 he had a job as a newsboy on the railway from Port Huron to Detroit, a distance of sixty-three miles (101 km). He worked a fourteen-hour day with a stopover of five hours, which he spent in the Detroit Free Library. He also sold sweets on the train and, later, fruit and vegetables, and was soon making a profit of $20 a week. He then started two stores in Port Huron and used a spare freight car as a laboratory. He added a hand-printing press to produce 400 copies weekly of The Grand Trunk Herald, most of which he compiled and edited himself. He set himself to learn telegraphy from the station agent at Mount Clements, whose son he had saved from being run over by a freight car.
    At the age of 16 he became a telegraphist at Port Huron. In 1863 he became railway telegraphist at the busy Stratford Junction of the Grand Trunk Railroad, arranging a clock with a notched wheel to give the hourly signal which was to prove that he was awake and at his post! He left hurriedly after failing to hold a train which was nearly involved in a head-on collision. He usually worked the night shift, allowing himself time for experiments during the day. His first invention was an arrangement of two Morse registers so that a high-speed input could be decoded at a slower speed. Moving from place to place he held many positions as a telegraphist. In Boston he invented an automatic vote recorder for Congress and patented it, but the idea was rejected. This was the first of a total of 1180 patents that he was to take out during his lifetime. After six years he resigned from the Western Union Company to devote all his time to invention, his next idea being an improved ticker-tape machine for stockbrokers. He developed a duplex telegraphy system, but this was turned down by the Western Union Company. He then moved to New York.
    Edison found accommodation in the battery room of Law's Gold Reporting Company, sleeping in the cellar, and there his repair of a broken transmitter marked him as someone of special talents. His superior soon resigned, and he was promoted with a salary of $300 a month. Western Union paid him $40,000 for the sole rights on future improvements on the duplex telegraph, and he moved to Ward Street, Newark, New Jersey, where he employed a gathering of specialist engineers. Within a year, he married one of his employees, Mary Stilwell, when she was only 16: a daughter, Marion, was born in 1872, and two sons, Thomas and William, in 1876 and 1879, respectively.
    He continued to work on the automatic telegraph, a device to send out messages faster than they could be tapped out by hand: that is, over fifty words per minute or so. An earlier machine by Alexander Bain worked at up to 400 words per minute, but was not good over long distances. Edison agreed to work on improving this feature of Bain's machine for the Automatic Telegraph Company (ATC) for $40,000. He improved it to a working speed of 500 words per minute and ran a test between Washington and New York. Hoping to sell their equipment to the Post Office in Britain, ATC sent Edison to England in 1873 to negotiate. A 500-word message was to be sent from Liverpool to London every half-hour for six hours, followed by tests on 2,200 miles (3,540 km) of cable at Greenwich. Only confused results were obtained due to induction in the cable, which lay coiled in a water tank. Edison returned to New York, where he worked on his quadruplex telegraph system, tests of which proved a success between New York and Albany in December 1874. Unfortunately, simultaneous negotiation with Western Union and ATC resulted in a lawsuit.
    Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for a telephone in March 1876 while Edison was still working on the same idea. His improvements allowed the device to operate over a distance of hundreds of miles instead of only a few miles. Tests were carried out over the 106 miles (170 km) between New York and Philadelphia. Edison applied for a patent on the carbon-button transmitter in April 1877, Western Union agreeing to pay him $6,000 a year for the seventeen-year duration of the patent. In these years he was also working on the development of the electric lamp and on a duplicating machine which would make up to 3,000 copies from a stencil. In 1876–7 he moved from Newark to Menlo Park, twenty-four miles (39 km) from New York on the Pennsylvania Railway, near Elizabeth. He had bought a house there around which he built the premises that would become his "inventions factory". It was there that he began the use of his 200- page pocket notebooks, each of which lasted him about two weeks, so prolific were his ideas. When he died he left 3,400 of them filled with notes and sketches.
    Late in 1877 he applied for a patent for a phonograph which was granted on 19 February 1878, and by the end of the year he had formed a company to manufacture this totally new product. At the time, Edison saw the device primarily as a business aid rather than for entertainment, rather as a dictating machine. In August 1878 he was granted a British patent. In July 1878 he tried to measure the heat from the solar corona at a solar eclipse viewed from Rawlins, Wyoming, but his "tasimeter" was too sensitive.
    Probably his greatest achievement was "The Subdivision of the Electric Light" or the "glow bulb". He tried many materials for the filament before settling on carbon. He gave a demonstration of electric light by lighting up Menlo Park and inviting the public. Edison was, of course, faced with the problem of inventing and producing all the ancillaries which go to make up the electrical system of generation and distribution-meters, fuses, insulation, switches, cabling—even generators had to be designed and built; everything was new. He started a number of manufacturing companies to produce the various components needed.
    In 1881 he built the world's largest generator, which weighed 27 tons, to light 1,200 lamps at the Paris Exhibition. It was later moved to England to be used in the world's first central power station with steam engine drive at Holborn Viaduct, London. In September 1882 he started up his Pearl Street Generating Station in New York, which led to a worldwide increase in the application of electric power, particularly for lighting. At the same time as these developments, he built a 1,300yd (1,190m) electric railway at Menlo Park.
    On 9 August 1884 his wife died of typhoid. Using his telegraphic skills, he proposed to 19-year-old Mina Miller in Morse code while in the company of others on a train. He married her in February 1885 before buying a new house and estate at West Orange, New Jersey, building a new laboratory not far away in the Orange Valley.
    Edison used direct current which was limited to around 250 volts. Alternating current was largely developed by George Westinghouse and Nicola Tesla, using transformers to step up the current to a higher voltage for long-distance transmission. The use of AC gradually overtook the Edison DC system.
    In autumn 1888 he patented a form of cinephotography, the kinetoscope, obtaining film-stock from George Eastman. In 1893 he set up the first film studio, which was pivoted so as to catch the sun, with a hinged roof which could be raised. In 1894 kinetoscope parlours with "peep shows" were starting up in cities all over America. Competition came from the Latham Brothers with a screen-projection machine, which Edison answered with his "Vitascope", shown in New York in 1896. This showed pictures with accompanying sound, but there was some difficulty with synchronization. Edison also experimented with captions at this early date.
    In 1880 he filed a patent for a magnetic ore separator, the first of nearly sixty. He bought up deposits of low-grade iron ore which had been developed in the north of New Jersey. The process was a commercial success until the discovery of iron-rich ore in Minnesota rendered it uneconomic and uncompetitive. In 1898 cement rock was discovered in New Village, west of West Orange. Edison bought the land and started cement manufacture, using kilns twice the normal length and using half as much fuel to heat them as the normal type of kiln. In 1893 he met Henry Ford, who was building his second car, at an Edison convention. This started him on the development of a battery for an electric car on which he made over 9,000 experiments. In 1903 he sold his patent for wireless telegraphy "for a song" to Guglielmo Marconi.
    In 1910 Edison designed a prefabricated concrete house. In December 1914 fire destroyed three-quarters of the West Orange plant, but it was at once rebuilt, and with the threat of war Edison started to set up his own plants for making all the chemicals that he had previously been buying from Europe, such as carbolic acid, phenol, benzol, aniline dyes, etc. He was appointed President of the Navy Consulting Board, for whom, he said, he made some forty-five inventions, "but they were pigeonholed, every one of them". Thus did Edison find that the Navy did not take kindly to civilian interference.
    In 1927 he started the Edison Botanic Research Company, founded with similar investment from Ford and Firestone with the object of finding a substitute for overseas-produced rubber. In the first year he tested no fewer than 3,327 possible plants, in the second year, over 1,400, eventually developing a variety of Golden Rod which grew to 14 ft (4.3 m) in height. However, all this effort and money was wasted, due to the discovery of synthetic rubber.
    In October 1929 he was present at Henry Ford's opening of his Dearborn Museum to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the incandescent lamp, including a replica of the Menlo Park laboratory. He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal and was elected to the American Academy of Sciences. He died in 1931 at his home, Glenmont; throughout the USA, lights were dimmed temporarily on the day of his funeral.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Member of the American Academy of Sciences. Congressional Gold Medal.
    Further Reading
    M.Josephson, 1951, Edison, Eyre \& Spottiswode.
    R.W.Clark, 1977, Edison, the Man who Made the Future, Macdonald \& Jane.
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  • 6 Paul, Robert William

    [br]
    b. 3 October 1869 Highbury, London, England
    d. 28 March 1943 London, England
    [br]
    English scientific instrument maker, inventor of the Unipivot electrical measuring instrument, and pioneer of cinematography.
    [br]
    Paul was educated at the City of London School and Finsbury Technical College. He worked first for a short time in the Bell Telephone Works in Antwerp, Belgium, and then in the electrical instrument shop of Elliott Brothers in the Strand until 1891, when he opened an instrument-making business at 44 Hatton Garden, London. He specialized in the design and manufacture of electrical instruments, including the Ayrton Mather galvanometer. In 1902, with a purpose-built factory, he began large batch production of his instruments. He also opened a factory in New York, where uncalibrated instruments from England were calibrated for American customers. In 1903 Paul introduced the Unipivot galvanometer, in which the coil was supported at the centre of gravity of the moving system on a single pivot. The pivotal friction was less than in a conventional instrument and could be used without accurate levelling, the sensitivity being far beyond that of any pivoted galvanometer then in existence.
    In 1894 Paul was asked by two entrepreneurs to make copies of Edison's kinetoscope, the pioneering peep-show moving-picture viewer, which had just arrived in London. Discovering that Edison had omitted to patent the machine in England, and observing that there was considerable demand for the machine from show-people, he began production, making six before the end of the year. Altogether, he made about sixty-six units, some of which were exported. Although Edison's machine was not patented, his films were certainly copyrighted, so Paul now needed a cinematographic camera to make new subjects for his customers. Early in 1895 he came into contact with Birt Acres, who was also working on the design of a movie camera. Acres's design was somewhat impractical, but Paul constructed a working model with which Acres filmed the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race on 30 March, and the Derby at Epsom on 29 May. Paul was unhappy with the inefficient design, and developed a new intermittent mechanism based on the principle of the Maltese cross. Despite having signed a ten-year agreement with Paul, Acres split with him on 12 July 1895, after having unilaterally patented their original camera design on 27 May. By the early weeks of 1896, Paul had developed a projector mechanism that also used the Maltese cross and which he demonstrated at the Finsbury Technical College on 20 February 1896. His Theatrograph was intended for sale, and was shown in a number of venues in London during March, notably at the Alhambra Theatre in Leicester Square. There the renamed Animatographe was used to show, among other subjects, the Derby of 1896, which was won by the Prince of Wales's horse "Persimmon" and the film of which was shown the next day to enthusiastic crowds. The production of films turned out to be quite profitable: in the first year of the business, from March 1896, Paul made a net profit of £12,838 on a capital outlay of about £1,000. By the end of the year there were at least five shows running in London that were using Paul's projectors and screening films made by him or his staff.
    Paul played a major part in establishing the film business in England through his readiness to sell apparatus at a time when most of his rivals reserved their equipment for sole exploitation. He went on to become a leading producer of films, specializing in trick effects, many of which he pioneered. He was affectionately known in the trade as "Daddy Paul", truly considered to be the "father" of the British film industry. He continued to appreciate fully the possibilities of cinematography for scientific work, and in collaboration with Professor Silvanus P.Thompson films were made to illustrate various phenomena to students.
    Paul ended his involvement with film making in 1910 to concentrate on his instrument business; on his retirement in 1920, this was amalgamated with the Cambridge Instrument Company. In his will he left shares valued at over £100,000 to form the R.W.Paul Instrument Fund, to be administered by the Institution of Electrical Engineers, of which he had been a member since 1887. The fund was to provide instruments of an unusual nature to assist physical research.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Fellow of the Physical Society 1920. Institution of Electrical Engineers Duddell Medal 1938.
    Bibliography
    17 March 1903, British patent no. 6,113 (the Unipivot instrument).
    1931, "Some electrical instruments at the Faraday Centenary Exhibition 1931", Journal of Scientific Instruments 8:337–48.
    Further Reading
    Obituary, 1943, Journal of the Institution of Electrical Engineers 90(1):540–1. P.Dunsheath, 1962, A History of Electrical Engineering, London: Faber \& Faber, pp.
    308–9 (for a brief account of the Unipivot instrument).
    John Barnes, 1976, The Beginnings of Cinema in Britain, London. Brian Coe, 1981, The History of Movie Photography, London.
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  • 7 to

    1.
    [before vowel tʊ, before consonant tə, stressed tuː] preposition
    1) (in the direction of and reaching) zu; (with name of place) nach

    go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

    to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

    2) (towards a condition or quality) zu
    3) (as far as) bis zu

    from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

    increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

    with one's back to the wallmit dem Rücken zur Wand

    [compared] to — verglichen mit; im Vergleich zu

    it's ten to one he does somethingdie Chancen stehen zehn zu eins, dass er etwas tut

    to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache (Dat.)

    lend/explain etc. something to somebody — jemandem etwas leihen/erklären usw.

    to me(in my opinion) meiner Meinung nach

    what's that to you?was geht das dich an?

    7) (until) bis

    to the endbis zum Ende

    five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

    8) with infinitive of a verb zu; expressing purpose, or after academic.ru/75540/too">too um [...] zu

    too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

    to rebel is pointlesses ist sinnlos zu rebellieren

    he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

    she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste

    2.
    [tuː] adverb
    1) (just not shut)

    be to[Tür, Fenster:] angelehnt sein

    2)
    * * *
    1. [tə,tu] preposition
    1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) zu, auf
    2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) bis
    3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) bis
    4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) zu, mit
    5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) zu, für
    6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) in
    7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) gegenüber, zu
    8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) zu
    9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) zu, um zu
    10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) zu
    2. [tu:] adverb
    1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) zu
    2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) zu sich, dran
    * * *
    to
    [tu:, tu, tə]
    1. (moving towards) in + akk
    , nach + dat
    , zu + dat
    she walked over \to the window sie ging [hinüber] zum Fenster [o ans Fenster]
    we're going \to town wir gehen/fahren in die Stadt
    they go \to work on the bus sie fahren mit dem Bus zur Arbeit
    I'm going \to a party/concert ich gehe auf eine Party/ein Konzert
    she has to go \to a meeting now sie muss jetzt zu einem Meeting [gehen]
    we moved \to Germany last year wir sind letztes Jahr nach Deutschland gezogen
    he flew \to the US er flog in die USA
    she's never been \to Mexico before sie ist noch nie [zuvor] in Mexiko gewesen
    my first visit \to Africa mein erster Aufenthalt in Afrika
    this is a road \to nowhere! diese Straße führt nirgendwohin!
    parallel \to the x axis parallel zur x-Achse
    from here \to the station von hier [bis] zum Bahnhof
    on the way \to the mountains/the sea/the town centre auf dem Weg in die Berge/zum Meer/ins [o zum] Stadtzentrum
    \to the north/south nördlich/südlich
    twenty miles \to the north of the city zwanzig Meilen nördlich der Stadt
    the suburbs are \to the west of the city die Vororte liegen im Westen der Stadt
    from place \to place von Ort zu Ort
    \to the right/left nach rechts/links
    there \to the right dort rechts
    he's standing \to the left of Adrian er steht links neben Adrian
    2. (attending regularly) zu + dat
    , in + dat
    she goes \to kindergarten sie geht in den Kindergarten
    he goes \to university er geht auf die Universität
    do you go \to church? gehst du in die Kirche?
    I go \to the gym twice a week ich gehe zweimal wöchentlich zum Fitness
    3. (inviting to) zu + dat
    an invitation \to a wedding eine Einladung zu einer Hochzeit
    I've asked them \to dinner ich habe sie zum Essen eingeladen
    she took me out \to lunch yesterday sie hat mich gestern zum Mittagessen ausgeführt [o eingeladen
    she pointed \to a distant spot on the horizon sie zeigte auf einen fernen Punkt am Horizont
    to have one's back \to sth/sb etw/jdm den Rücken zudrehen
    back \to front verkehrt herum
    5. (in contact with) an + dat
    they were dancing cheek \to cheek sie tanzten Wange an Wange
    she put her hand \to his breast sie legte die Hand auf seine Brust
    she clasped the letter \to her bosom sie drückte den Brief an ihre Brust
    6. (attached to) an + akk
    tie the lead \to the fence mach die Leine am Zaun fest
    they fixed the bookshelves \to the wall sie brachten die Bücherregale an der Wand an
    stick the ads \to some paper klebe die Anzeigen auf ein Blatt Papier
    7. (with indirect object)
    \to sb/sth jdm/etw dat
    I lent my bike \to my brother ich habe meinem Bruder mein Fahrrad geliehen
    give that gun \to me gib mir das Gewehr
    children are often cruel \to each other Kinder sind oft grausam zueinander
    who's the letter addressed \to? an wen ist der Brief adressiert?
    what have they done \to you? was haben sie dir [an]getan?
    her knowledge proved useful \to him ihr Wissen erwies sich als hilfreich für ihn
    they made a complaint \to the manager sie reichten beim Geschäftsleiter eine Beschwerde ein
    a threat \to world peace eine Bedrohung des Weltfriedens [o für den Weltfrieden]
    to be grateful \to sb jdm dankbar sein
    to be married \to sb mit jdm verheiratet sein
    to tell/show sth \to sb jdm etw erzählen/zeigen
    and what did you say \to that? und was hast du dazu gesagt?
    he finally confessed \to the crime er gestand schließlich das Verbrechen
    this is essential \to our strategy dies ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil unserer Strategie
    9. (in response) auf + akk
    a reference \to Psalm 22:18 ein Verweis auf Psalm 22:18
    her reply \to the question ihre Antwort auf die Frage
    and what was her response \to that? und wie lautete ihr Antwort darauf?
    10. (belonging to) zu + dat
    the keys \to his car seine Autoschlüssel
    the top \to this pen die Kappe, die auf diesen Stift gehört
    she has a mean side \to her sie kann auch sehr gemein sein
    there is a very moral tone \to this book dieses Buch hat einen sehr moralischen Unterton
    there's a funny side \to everything alles hat auch seine komische Seite
    11. (compared to) mit + dat
    I prefer beef \to seafood ich ziehe Rindfleisch Meeresfrüchten vor
    she looked about thirty \to his sixty neben ihm mit seinen sechzig Jahren wirkte sie wie dreißig
    to be comparable \to sth mit etw dat vergleichbar sein
    [to be] nothing \to sth nichts im Vergleich zu etw dat [sein]
    her wage is nothing \to what she could earn ihr Einkommen steht in keinem Vergleich zu dem, was sie verdienen könnte
    to be superior \to sb jdm übergeordnet sein, höher stehen als jd
    12. (in scores) zu + dat
    Paul beat me by three games \to two Paul hat im Spiel drei zu zwei gegen mich gewonnen
    Manchester won three \to one Manchester hat drei zu eins gewonnen
    13. (until) bis + dat
    , zu + dat
    I read up \to page 100 ich habe bis Seite 100 gelesen
    unemployment has risen \to almost 8 million die Arbeitslosigkeit ist auf fast 8 Millionen angestiegen
    count \to 20 zähle bis 20
    it's about fifty miles \to New York es sind [noch] etwa fünfzig Meilen bis New York
    14. (expressing change of state) zu + dat
    he converted \to Islam er ist zum Islam übergetreten
    his expression changed from amazement \to joy sein Ausdruck wechselte von Erstaunen zu Freude
    the change \to the metric system der Wechsel zum metrischen System
    her promotion \to department manager ihre Beförderung zur Abteilungsleiterin
    the meat was cooked \to perfection das Fleisch war bestens zubereitet
    he drank himself \to death er trank sich zu Tode
    she nursed me back \to health sie hat mich [wieder] gesund gepflegt
    smashed \to pieces in tausend Stücke geschlagen
    she was close \to tears sie war den Tränen nahe
    he was thrilled \to bits er freute sich wahnsinnig
    15. (to point in time) bis + dat
    the shop is open \to 8.00 p.m. der Laden hat bis 20 Uhr geöffnet
    we're in this \to the end wir führen dies bis zum Ende
    and \to this day... und bis auf den heutigen Tag...
    it's only two weeks \to your birthday! es sind nur noch zwei Wochen bis zu deinem Geburtstag!
    16. (including)
    from... \to... von... bis...
    from beginning \to end von Anfang bis Ende
    from morning \to night von morgens bis abends
    front \to back von vorne bis hinten, von allen Seiten
    I read the document front \to back ich habe das Dokument von vorne bis hinten gelesen
    he's done everything from snowboarding \to windsurfing er hat von Snowboarden bis Windsurfen alles [mal] gemacht
    from simple theft \to cold-blooded murder vom einfachen Diebstahl bis zum kaltblütigen Mord
    17. BRIT (in clock times) vor, bis SÜDD
    it's twenty \to six es ist zwanzig vor sechs
    18. (causing) zu + dat
    \to my relief/horror/astonishment zu meiner Erleichterung/meinem Entsetzen/meinem Erstaunen
    much \to her surprise zu ihrer großen Überraschung
    19. (according to) für + akk
    \to me, it sounds like she's ending the relationship für mich hört sich das an, als ob sie die Beziehung beenden wollte
    that outfit looks good \to me das Outfit gefällt mir gut
    if it's acceptable \to you wenn Sie einverstanden sind
    this would be \to your advantage das wäre zu deinem Vorteil, das wäre für dich von Vorteil
    does this make any sense \to you? findest du das auf irgendeine Weise einleuchtend?
    fifty pounds is nothing \to him fünfzig Pfund sind nichts für ihn
    what's it \to you? ( fam) was geht dich das an?
    20. (serving) für + akk
    he works as a personal trainer \to the rich and famous er arbeitet als Personal Trainer für die Reichen und Berühmten
    they are hat makers \to Her Majesty the Queen sie sind Hutmacher Ihrer Majestät, der Königin
    economic adviser \to the president Wirtschaftsberater des Präsidenten
    21. FILM (next to)
    she was Ophelia \to Olivier's Hamlet in der Verfilmung von Olivier spielte sie neben Hamlet die Ophelia
    22. (in honour of) auf + akk
    here's \to you! auf dein/Ihr Wohl!
    \to the cook! auf den Koch/die Köchin!
    the record is dedicated \to her mother die Schallplatte ist ihrer Mutter gewidmet
    I propose a toast \to the bride and groom ich bringe einen Toast auf die Braut und den Bräutigam aus
    a memorial \to all the soldiers who died in Vietnam ein Denkmal für alle im Vietnamkrieg gefallenen Soldaten
    23. (per)
    the car gets 25 miles \to the gallon das Auto verbraucht eine Gallone auf 25 Meilen
    three parts oil \to one part vinegar drei Teile Öl auf einen Teil Essig
    the odds are 2 \to 1 that you'll lose die Chancen stehen 2 zu 1, dass du verlierst
    she awoke \to the sound of screaming sie wurden durch laute Schreie wach
    I like exercising \to music ich trainiere gerne mit Musik
    I can't dance \to this sort of music ich kann zu dieser Art Musik nicht tanzen
    the band walked on stage \to rapturous applause die Band zog unter tosendem Applaus auf die Bühne
    25. (roughly) bis + dat
    thirty \to thirty-five people dreißig bis fünfunddreißig Leute
    26. MATH (defining exponent) hoch
    ten \to the power of three zehn hoch drei
    27.
    that's all there is \to it das ist schon alles
    there's not much [or nothing] \to it das ist nichts Besonderes, da ist nichts Besonderes dabei
    1. (expressing future intention) zu
    she agreed \to help sie erklärte sich bereit zu helfen
    I'll have \to tell him ich werde es ihm sagen müssen
    I don't expect \to be finished any later than seven ich denke, dass ich spätestens um sieben fertig sein werde
    he lived \to see his first grandchild er durfte erleben, dass sein erstes Enkelkind geboren wurde
    I have \to go on a business trip ich muss auf eine Geschäftsreise
    the company is \to pay over £500,000 die Firma muss über 500.000 Pfund bezahlen
    he's going \to write his memoirs er wird seine Memoiren schreiben
    I have some things \to be fixed ich habe einige Dinge zu reparieren
    Blair \to meet with Bush Blair trifft Bush
    to be about \to do sth gerade etw tun wollen, im Begriff sein, etw zu tun
    2. (forming requests) zu
    she was told \to have the report finished by Friday sie wurde gebeten, den Bericht bis Freitag fertigzustellen
    he told me \to wait er sagte mir, ich solle warten
    I asked her \to give me a call ich bat sie, mich anzurufen
    we asked her \to explain wir baten sie, es uns zu erklären
    you've not \to do that du sollst das nicht tun
    that man is not \to come here again der Mann darf dieses Haus nicht mehr betreten
    young man, you're \to go to your room right now junger Mann, du gehst jetzt auf dein Zimmer
    3. (expressing wish) zu
    I need \to eat something first ich muss zuerst etwas essen
    I'd love \to live in New York ich würde nur zu gern in New York leben
    would you like \to dance? möchten Sie tanzen?
    that child ought \to be in bed das Kind sollte [schon] im Bett sein
    I want \to go now ich möchte jetzt gehen
    I need \to go to the bathroom ich muss mal auf die Toilette
    do you want \to come with us? willst du [mit uns] mitkommen?
    I'd love \to go to France this summer ich würde diesen Sommer gern nach Frankreich fahren
    4. (omitting verb)
    are you going tonight?I'm certainly hoping \to gehst du heute Abend? — das hoffe ich sehr
    would you like to go and see the Russian clowns?yes, I'd love \to möchtest du gern die russischen Clowns sehen? — ja, sehr gern
    can you drive?yes I'm able \to but I prefer not \to kannst du Auto fahren? — ja, das kann ich, aber ich fahre nicht gern
    5. after adj (to complete meaning)
    it's not likely \to happen es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass das geschieht, das wird wohl kaum geschehen
    I was afraid \to tell her ich hatte Angst, es ihr zu sagen
    he's able \to speak four languages er spricht vier Sprachen
    she's due \to have her baby sie bekommt bald ihr Baby
    I'm afraid \to fly ich habe Angst vorm Fliegen
    she's happy \to see you back sie ist froh, dass du wieder zurück bist
    I'm sorry \to hear that es tut mir leid, das zu hören
    easy \to use leicht zu bedienen
    languages are fun \to learn Sprachenlernen macht Spaß
    it is interesting \to know that es ist interessant, das zu wissen
    three months is too long \to wait drei Monate zu warten ist zu lang
    I'm too nervous \to talk right now ich bin zu nervös, um jetzt zu sprechen
    I'm going there \to see my sister ich gehe dort hin, um meine Schwester zu treffen
    she's gone \to pick Jean up sie ist Jean abholen gegangen
    my second attempt \to make flaky pastry mein zweiter Versuch, einen Blätterteig zu machen
    they have no reason \to lie sie haben keinerlei Grund zu lügen
    I have the chance \to buy a house cheaply ich habe die Gelegenheit, billig ein Haus zu kaufen
    something \to eat etwas zu essen
    the first person \to arrive die erste Person, die ankam [o eintraf]
    Armstrong was the first man \to walk on the moon Armstrong war der erste Mann, der den Mond betrat
    7. (expressing intent)
    we tried \to help wir versuchten zu helfen
    \to make this cake, you'll need... für diesen Kuchen braucht man...
    he managed \to escape es gelang ihm zu entkommen
    I don't know what \to do ich weiß nicht, was ich tun soll
    I don't know where \to begin ich weiß nicht, wo ich anfangen soll
    she was wondering whether \to ask David about it sie fragte sich, ob sie David deswegen fragen sollte
    can you tell me how \to get there? könne Sie mir sagen, wie ich dort hinkomme?
    9. (introducing clause)
    \to tell the truth [or \to be truthful] um die Wahrheit zu sagen
    \to be quite truthful with you, Dave, I never really liked the man ich muss dir ehrlich sagen, Dave, ich konnte diesen Mann noch nie leiden
    \to be honest um ehrlich zu sein
    10. (in consecutive acts) um zu
    he looked up \to greet his guests er blickte auf, um seine Gäste zu begrüßen
    she reached out \to take his hand sie griff nach seiner Hand
    they turned around \to find their car gone sie drehten sich um und bemerkten, dass ihr Auto verschwunden war
    III. ADVERB
    inv zu
    to push [or pull] the door \to die Tür zuschlagen
    to come \to zu sich dat kommen
    to set \to sich akk daranmachen fam
    they set \to with a will, determined to finish the job sie machten sich mit Nachdruck daran, entschlossen, die Arbeit zu Ende zu bringen
    * * *
    [tuː]
    1. PREPOSITION
    1) = in direction of, towards zu

    to go to the doctor( 's)/greengrocer's etc — zum Arzt/Gemüsehändler etc gehen

    to go to the opera/concert etc — in die Oper/ins Konzert etc gehen

    to go to France/London — nach Frankreich/London fahren

    to go to Switzerland —

    he came up to where I was standing —

    to turn a picture/one's face to the wall — ein Bild/sich mit dem Gesicht zur Wand drehen

    2) = as far as, until bis

    to count (up) to 20 —

    3) = in in (+dat)

    I have never been to Brussels/India — ich war noch nie in Brüssel/Indien

    4)

    = secure to he nailed it to the wall/floor etc — er nagelte es an die Wand/auf den Boden etc

    they tied him to the tree —

    5)

    with indirect object to give sth to sb — jdm etw geben

    a present from me to you —

    I said to myself... — ich habe mir gesagt...

    he was muttering/singing to himself — er murmelte/sang vor sich hin

    "To... " (on envelope etc) to pray to God — "An (+acc)..." zu Gott beten

    6) in toasts auf (+acc)
    7)

    = next to with position bumper to bumper — Stoßstange an Stoßstange

    close to sb/sth — nahe bei jdm/etw

    at right angles to the wall —

    to the west (of)/the left (of) — westlich/links (von)

    20 ( minutes) to 2 — 20 (Minuten) vor 2

    at (a) quarter to 2 — um Viertel vor 2

    it was five to when we arrived — es war fünf vor, als wir ankamen

    9) = in relation to zu

    A is to B as C is to D —

    they won by 4 goals to 2 — sie haben mit 4:2 (spoken: vier zu zwei) Toren gewonnen

    10) = per pro; (in recipes, when mixing) auf (+acc)
    11) MATH

    3 to the 4th, 3 to the power of 4 — 3 hoch 4

    12)

    = concerning what do you say to the idea? — was hältst du von der Idee?

    to repairing television £30 (Comm) — (für) Reparatur eines Fernsehers £ 30

    13)

    = according to to the best of my knowledge — nach bestem Wissen

    14)

    = accompanied by to sing to the guitar —

    to sing sth to the tune of... — etw nach der Melodie von... singen

    to dance to a tune/a band — zu einer Melodie/den Klängen or der Musik eines Orchesters tanzen

    15)

    = of ambassador to America/the King of France — Botschafter in Amerika/am Hofe des Königs von Frankreich

    16)

    = producing to everyone's surprise — zu jedermanns Überraschung

    17)

    infinitive to begin to do sth — anfangen, etw zu tun

    I want him to do it — ich will, dass er es tut

    18)

    conditional use of infinitive to see him now, one would never think... — wenn man ihn jetzt sieht, würde man nicht glauben,...

    19)

    infinitive expressing purpose, result to eat/work to live —

    I did it to help youich tat es, um dir zu helfen

    to get to the point,... — um zur Sache zu kommen,...

    well, not to exaggerate... — ohne zu übertreiben,...

    I arrived to find she had gone — als ich ankam, war sie weg

    20)

    omitting verb I don't want to — ich will nicht

    we didn't want to but we were forced to — wir wollten nicht, aber wir waren dazu gezwungen

    I intended to (do it), but I forgot (to) — ich wollte es tun, aber ich habe es vergessen

    buy it, it would be silly not to — kaufe es, es wäre dumm, es nicht zu tun

    he often does things one doesn't expect him to — er macht oft Dinge, die man nicht von ihm erwartet

    21)

    set structures __diams; noun/pronoun + to + infinitive he is not the sort to do that — er ist nicht der Typ, der das täte, er ist nicht der Typ dazu

    I have done nothing to deserve this — ich habe nichts getan, womit ich das verdient hätte

    who is he to order you around? — wer ist er denn, dass er dich so herumkommandiert?

    he was the first to arrive — er kam als Erster an, er war der Erste, der ankam

    who was the last to see her? —

    what is there to do here? —

    now is the time to do it — jetzt ist die (beste) Zeit, es zu tun

    you are foolish to try it — du bist dumm, das überhaupt zu versuchen

    is it good to eat? —

    he's too old to be still in short trouserser ist schon so alt und trägt noch kurze Hosen

    2. ADJECTIVE
    door (= ajar) angelehnt; (= shut) zu
    3. ADVERB

    to and fro — hin und her; walk auf und ab

    * * *
    to
    A präp [tuː; tʊ; tə]
    2. (Richtung und Ziel, räumlich) zu, nach, an (akk), in (akk), auf (akk):
    go to London nach London fahren;
    from east to west von Osten nach Westen;
    throw sth to the ground etwas auf den oder zu Boden werfen
    3. in (dat):
    have you ever been to London?
    4. (Richtung, Ziel, Zweck) zu, auf (akk), an (akk), in (akk), für, gegen:
    play to a large audience vor einem großen Publikum spielen; duty A 1 a, invite A 1, pray B 2, etc
    5. (Zugehörigkeit) zu, in (akk), für, auf (akk):
    a cap with a tassel to it eine Mütze mit einer Troddel (daran);
    a key to the case ein Schlüssel für den oder zum Koffer;
    a room to myself ein Zimmer für mich (allein); assistant B 1, end C 7, moral B 1, secretary 1, etc
    6. (Übereinstimmung, Gemäßheit) nach, für, gemäß: astonishment, etc
    7. (im Verhältnis oder Vergleich) zu, gegen, gegenüber, auf (akk), mit:
    the score is three to one (3-1) das Spiel oder es steht drei zu eins (3:1);
    two is to four as four is to eight zwei verhält sich zu vier wie vier zu acht
    8. (Ausmaß, Grenze, Grad) bis, (bis) zu, (bis) an (akk), auf (akk), in (dat):
    to the clouds bis an die Wolken;
    ten feet to the ground zehn Fuß bis zum Boden; craziness
    9. (zeitliche Ausdehnung oder Grenze) bis, bis zu, bis gegen, auf (akk), vor (dat):
    from three to four von drei bis vier (Uhr);
    it’s ten to five es ist zehn vor fünf
    10. (Begleitung) zu, nach:
    sing to a guitar zu einer Gitarre singen;
    they danced to a tune sie tanzten nach einer Melodie; dance A 1
    a) betont:
    he gave the book to me, not to you! er gab das Buch mir, nicht Ihnen!
    she was a good mother to him sie war ihm eine gute Mutter
    B partikel [tʊ; tə]
    to go gehen;
    easy to understand leicht zu verstehen;
    she was heard to cry man hörte sie weinen
    2. (Zweck, Absicht) um zu, zu:
    he only does it to earn money er tut es nur, um Geld zu verdienen
    I weep to think of it ich weine, wenn ich daran denke;
    he was the first to arrive er kam als Erster;
    to hear him talk wenn man ihn (so) reden hört; honest A 1 b
    why blame you me to love you? obs oder poet was tadelst du mich, weil ich dich liebe?
    5. zur Andeutung eines aus dem Vorhergehenden zu ergänzenden Infinitivs:
    I don’t go because I don’t want to ich gehe nicht, weil ich nicht (gehen) will
    C adv [tuː]
    1. a) zu, geschlossen:
    pull the door to die Türe zuziehen
    b) angelehnt:
    2. (wieder) zu Bewusstsein oder zu sich: bring to A 1, come to 1
    3. SCHIFF nahe am Wind:
    keep her to!
    a) hin und her,
    b) auf und ab
    * * *
    1.
    [before vowel tʊ, before consonant tə, stressed tuː] preposition

    go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

    to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

    3) (as far as) bis zu

    from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

    increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

    4) (next to, facing)
    5) (implying comparison, ratio, etc.)

    [compared] to — verglichen mit; im Vergleich zu

    it's ten to one he does something — die Chancen stehen zehn zu eins, dass er etwas tut

    to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache (Dat.)

    lend/explain etc. something to somebody — jemandem etwas leihen/erklären usw.

    to me (in my opinion) meiner Meinung nach

    7) (until) bis

    five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

    8) with infinitive of a verb zu; expressing purpose, or after too um [...] zu

    do something to annoy somebody — etwas tun, um jemanden zu ärgern

    too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

    he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

    she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste

    2.
    [tuː] adverb

    be to[Tür, Fenster:] angelehnt sein

    2)

    English-german dictionary > to

  • 8 show

    show [∫əʊ]
    (verb: preterite showed, past participle shown or showed)
    1. noun
       a. ( = exhibition) exposition f ; ( = trade fair) foire f ; ( = contest) concours m
       b. ( = play, concert) spectacle m ; ( = film) séance f
       c. ( = display) démonstration f
       a. ( = display) montrer ; ( = exhibit) [+ goods for sale, picture, dog] exposer ; [+ film, slides] projeter
       b. ( = indicate) [dial, clock] indiquer
    to show a loss/profit indiquer une perte/un bénéfice
    the figures show a rise over last year's sales les chiffres font apparaître une augmentation des ventes par rapport à l'année dernière
       c. ( = reveal) montrer
    it all goes to show that... tout cela montre bien que...
    it just goes to show! (inf) comme quoi ! (inf)
    I'll show him! (inf) il va voir !
       a. [emotion] être visible ; [stain, scar] se voir ; [underskirt] dépasser
       b. ( = arrive) (inf) se pointer (inf)
    [+ one's wealth, knowledge] faire étalage de
       a. ( = stand out) [feature] ressortir ; [mistake] être visible ; [stain] se voir (nettement)
       b. ( = arrive) (inf) se pointer (inf)
       a. [+ visitor] faire monter
       b. [+ fraud, impostor] démasquer ; [+ flaw, defect] faire ressortir
       c. ( = embarrass) faire honte à (en public)
    * * *
    [ʃəʊ] 1.
    1) ( as entertainment) Theatre, gen spectacle m; ( particular performance) représentation f; Cinema séance f; Radio, Television émission f; ( of slides) projection f

    on with the show! — ( introduction) place au spectacle!

    2) Commerce (of cars, boats etc) salon m; ( of fashion) défilé m; (of flowers, crafts) exposition f
    3) ( of feelings) semblant m; ( of strength) démonstration f; ( of wealth) étalage m

    to make ou put on a (great) show of doing — s'évertuer pour la galerie à faire

    to be all for ou just for show — être de l'esbroufe (colloq)

    5) (colloq) (business, undertaking) affaire f
    2.
    transitive verb (prét showed; pp shown)
    1) ( present for viewing) montrer [person, object, photo] (to à); présenter [ticket, fashion collection] (to à); [TV channel, cinema] passer [film]
    2) ( display competitively) présenter [animal]; exposer [flower, vegetables]
    3) ( reveal) montrer [feeling, principle, fact]; [garment] laisser voir [underclothes, dirt]; [patient] présenter [symptoms]
    4) ( indicate) montrer [object, trend, loss, difficulty]; indiquer [time, direction, area]
    5) ( demonstrate) [reply] témoigner de [wit, intelligence]; [gesture, gift] témoigner de [respect, gratitude]

    to show favouritism towards somebody —

    6) ( prove) démontrer [truth, guilt]

    to show that[document] prouver que; [findings] démontrer que; [expression] montrer que

    7) ( conduct)

    to show somebody to their seat[host, usher] placer quelqu'un

    8) (colloq) ( teach a lesson to)

    I'll show him! — ( as revenge) je vais lui apprendre! (colloq); ( when challenged) je lui ferai voir! (colloq)

    3.
    1) ( be noticeable) [stain, label] se voir; [emotion] gen se voir; ( in eyes) se lire
    2) ( be exhibited) [artist] exposer; [film] passer
    Phrasal Verbs:
    ••

    show a leg! — (colloq) debout!

    to show one's face — (colloq) montrer son nez (colloq)

    English-French dictionary > show

  • 9 cut

    cut [kʌt]
    couper1 (a)-(f), 1 (h), 1 (j), 1 (o), 1 (q), 1 (t), 2 (a), 2 (d)-(g) découper1 (b) tondre1 (c) interrompre1 (f) arrêter1 (g) réduire1 (i), 1 (j) blesser1 (k) manquer1 (m) percer1 (n) graver1 (p) monter1 (r) se couper2 (b) faire mal2 (c) coupure3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (f) coup3 (c), 3 (g) morceau3 (d) réduction3 (e) coupe3 (h), 3 (k) part3 (i) coupé4 (a), 4 (c) réduit4 (b)
    (pt & pp cut, cont cutting)
    (a) (incise, slash, sever) couper;
    cut the box open with the knife ouvrez la boîte avec le couteau;
    he fell and cut his knee (open) il s'est ouvert le genou en tombant;
    she cut her hand elle s'est coupé la main ou à la main;
    he cut his wrists il s'est ouvert ou taillé les veines;
    to cut one's throat se trancher la gorge;
    they cut his throat ils lui ont coupé ou tranché la gorge, ils l'ont égorgé;
    they cut the prisoners free or loose ils ont détaché les prisonniers;
    figurative to cut oneself loose from sth se libérer de qch;
    they cut our supply line ils nous ont coupé notre approvisionnement;
    figurative the fog's so thick you could cut it with a knife il y a un brouillard à couper au couteau;
    the atmosphere was so tense, you could cut it with a knife l'atmosphère était extrêmement tendue;
    you're cutting your own throat c'est du suicide
    (b) (divide into parts) couper, découper; (meat) découper; (slice) découper en tranches;
    she cut articles from the paper elle découpait des articles dans le journal;
    cut the cake in half/in three pieces coupez le gâteau en deux/en trois;
    to cut sth to shreds or to ribbons mettre qch en pièces;
    figurative the enemy cut the army to pieces l'ennemi a taillé l'armée en pièces;
    figurative the critics cut the play to pieces les critiques ont esquinté la pièce
    (c) (trim → grass, lawn) tondre; (→ bush, tree) tailler; (reap → crop) couper, faucher;
    I'll have to cut the grass this weekend il faudra que je tonde la pelouse ce week-end;
    I cut my nails/my hair je me suis coupé les ongles/les cheveux;
    you've had your hair cut vous vous êtes fait couper les cheveux
    (d) (shape → dress, suit) couper; (→ diamond, glass, key) tailler; (→ screw) fileter; (dig → channel, tunnel) creuser, percer; (engrave) graver; (sculpt) sculpter;
    steps had been cut in the rock on avait taillé des marches dans le rocher;
    we cut our way through the crowd nous nous sommes frayé ou ouvert un chemin à travers la foule;
    the advance cut a swath through the enemy's defences l'avance des troupes ouvrit une brèche dans la défense ennemie;
    proverb cut your coat according to your cloth = il ne faut pas vivre au-dessus de ses moyens
    (e) (cross, traverse) couper, croiser; Mathematics couper;
    where the path cuts the road à l'endroit où le chemin coupe la route
    (f) (interrupt) interrompre, couper;
    to cut sb short couper la parole à qn;
    we had to cut our visit short nous avons dû écourter notre visite;
    his career was tragically cut short by illness sa carrière a été tragiquement interrompue par la maladie;
    to cut a long story short, I left bref ou en deux mots, je suis parti
    (g) (stop) arrêter, cesser;
    he cut working weekends il a arrêté de travailler le weekend;
    cut the very familiar crap or vulgar shit! arrête tes conneries!
    (h) (switch off) couper;
    cut the lights! coupez la lumière!, éteignez!;
    he cut the engine il a coupé ou arrêté le moteur
    (i) (reduce → numbers, spending) réduire; (→ production) diminuer; (→ speech) abréger, raccourcir;
    we cut our costs by half nous avons réduit nos frais de moitié;
    they cut taxes in the run-up to the election ils ont réduit les impôts juste avant les élections;
    to cut prices casser les prix;
    the athlete cut five seconds off the world record or cut the world record by five seconds l'athlète a amélioré le record mondial de cinq secondes
    (j) Cinema & Television (edit out) faire des coupures dans, réduire; (drop) couper;
    the censors cut all scenes of violence la censure a coupé ou supprimé toutes les scènes de violence;
    the film was cut to 100 minutes le film a été ramené à 100 minutes
    (k) (hurt feelings of) blesser profondément;
    her remark cut me deeply sa remarque m'a profondément blessé
    (l) familiar (ignore, snub)
    they cut me (dead) in the street dans la rue ils ont fait comme s'ils ne me voyaient pas ;
    he cut me dead for days after our argument il m'a battu froid pendant des jours après notre dispute
    (m) familiar (absent oneself from → meeting, appointment etc) manquer (volontairement), sauter ;
    I had to cut lunch in order to get there on time j'ai dû me passer de déjeuner pour arriver à l'heure;
    the students cut class les étudiants ont séché le cours;
    to cut school sécher les cours
    (n) (tooth) percer;
    the baby is cutting his first tooth le bébé perce sa première dent;
    familiar figurative a pianist who cut her teeth on Bach une pianiste qui s'est fait la main sur du Bach
    (o) (dilute) couper
    (p) (record, track) graver, faire
    to cut the cards couper
    (r) Cinema (edit → film) monter
    (t) Sport (ball) couper
    to cut the ground from under sb's feet couper l'herbe sous le pied de qn;
    her promotion cut the ground from under his feet sa promotion lui a coupé l'herbe sous le pied;
    familiar he couldn't cut it, he couldn't cut the mustard il n'était pas à la hauteur ;
    to cut sth fine compter un peu juste, ne pas se laisser de marge;
    you're cutting it a bit fine vous comptez un peu juste;
    an hour is cutting it too fine une heure, ce n'est pas suffisant;
    familiar that argument cuts no ice with me cet argument ne m'impressionne pas ;
    to cut a fine figure avoir fière allure;
    to cut one's losses sauver les meubles;
    we decided to cut our losses nous avons décidé de sauver les meubles;
    to cut a caper or capers (skip) faire des cabrioles, gambader; (fool around) faire l'idiot;
    Cars to cut a corner prendre un virage à la corde, couper un virage; figurative sauter des étapes;
    figurative to cut corners (economize excessively) faire des économies exagérées; (not follow rules) contourner les règlements;
    if you cut corners now you'll just have more work to do later on si tu fais les choses trop vite maintenant, tu auras plus à faire plus tard;
    figurative she doesn't believe in cutting corners elle fait toujours les choses à fond;
    figurative they cut corners to finish on time ils ont brûlé les étapes pour finir à temps;
    old-fashioned to cut a rug danser
    (a) (incise, slash) couper, trancher;
    this knife doesn't cut ce couteau ne coupe pas bien;
    cut around the edge découpez ou coupez en suivant le bord;
    she cut into the bread elle a entamé le pain;
    the rope cut into my wrists la corde m'a coupé ou cisaillé les poignets;
    the string is cutting into me le cordon me coupe la chair;
    figurative he cut through all the red tape il s'est dispensé de toutes les formalités administratives;
    figurative the whip cut through the air le fouet fendit l'air;
    figurative the yacht cut through the waves le yacht fendait les vagues;
    Nautical the boat cut loose le bateau a rompu les amarres;
    figurative to cut loose se libérer;
    to cut and run se sauver, filer;
    that argument cuts both or two ways c'est un argument à double tranchant
    (b) (cloth, paper) se couper;
    this meat cuts easily cette viande se coupe facilement;
    the cake will cut into six pieces ce gâteau peut se couper en six
    (c) (hurtfully) faire mal
    (d) (take shorter route) couper, passer;
    cut through the back way and you'll get there first coupez par derrière et vous arriverez (là-bas) les premiers;
    we cut across the fields nous avons coupé par les champs
    (e) (cross) traverser, couper; Mathematics (lines) se couper;
    this path cuts across or through the swamp ce sentier traverse ou coupe à travers le marécage
    (f) (in cards) couper;
    they cut for the deal ils ont coupé avant de donner
    the film cuts straight from the love scene to the funeral l'image passe directement de la scène d'amour à l'enterrement;
    cut! coupez!
    3 noun
    (a) (slit) coupure f; (deeper) entaille f; (wound) balafre f; Medicine incision f;
    a cut on the arm une coupure ou une entaille au bras;
    she had a nasty cut on her leg from the fall elle s'était fait une vilaine entaille à la jambe en tombant;
    to be a cut above (the rest) être nettement mieux que les autres ou le reste;
    that film is a cut above the others ce film est nettement mieux que les autres
    (b) (act of cutting) coupure f, entaille f;
    to make a cut in sth (with knife, scissors etc) faire une entaille dans qch
    (c) (blow, stroke) coup m;
    a knife/sword cut un coup de couteau/d'épée;
    a saw cut un trait de scie;
    figurative his treachery was the unkindest cut of all sa trahison était le coup le plus perfide
    (d) (meat → piece) morceau m; (→ slice) tranche f;
    a cut off the joint un morceau de rôti;
    prime cut morceau m de (premier) choix;
    cheap cuts bas morceaux mpl
    (e) (reduction → in price, taxes) réduction f, diminution f; (→ in staff) compression f;
    a cut in government spending une réduction ou diminution des dépenses publiques;
    the cuts in the Health Service la réduction ou diminution du budget de la santé;
    she took a cut in pay elle a subi une diminution ou réduction de salaire;
    Finance the cuts les compressions fpl budgétaires;
    power or electricity cut coupure f de courant
    (f) (deletion) coupure f;
    they made several cuts in the film ils ont fait plusieurs coupures dans le film
    (g) (gibe, nasty remark) trait m, coup m
    (h) (shape, style → of clothes, hair) coupe f; (→ of jewel) taille f;
    the cut of a suit la coupe d'un costume
    (i) familiar (portion, share) part f;
    what's his cut (of the profits)? à combien s'élève sa part?
    (k) Cards coupe f
    (l) familiar (on record) plage f
    (m) Cinema & Television coupe f;
    the cut from the love scene to the funeral le changement de séquence de la scène d'amour à l'enterrement
    (n) Sport (in tennis → backspin) effet m; (in cricket) coup m tranchant
    (p) British (body of water) étendue f d'eau; (canal) canal m
    I prefer a finer/coarser cut of tobacco je préfère le tabac plus fin/grossier
    the cut and thrust of parliamentary debate les joutes oratoires des débats parlementaires;
    the cut and thrust of the business world la concurrence féroce qui règne dans le monde des affaires;
    it's cut and thrust la lutte est acharnée
    (a) (hand, flowers) coupé; (tobacco) découpé
    (b) (reduced) réduit; (shortened) raccourci;
    to sell sth at cut prices vendre qch au rabais;
    the cut version of the film la version raccourcie du film
    (c) (shaped → clothing) coupé; (faceted → gem) taillé;
    a well-cut suit un costume bien coupé ou de bonne coupe
    (d) British familiar (drunk) soûl, plein
    ►► cut glass cristal m taillé;
    Computing cut sheet feed dispositif m d'alimentation feuille à feuille; (act) alimentation f feuille à feuille;
    Computing cut sheet feeder dispositif m d'alimentation feuille à feuille
    (a) (cross, traverse) traverser, couper à travers;
    it's quicker if you cut across the fields c'est plus rapide si tu coupes à travers (les) champs;
    they cut across country ils ont coupé à travers champs
    (b) (go beyond) surpasser, transcender;
    the issue cuts across party lines la question transcende le clivage des partis
    (c) (contradict) contredire, aller à l'encontre de;
    it cuts across all my principles ça va à l'encontre de tous mes principes
    (remove) enlever ou ôter (en coupant); (branch) élaguer, émonder;
    they had to cut away the wreckage to reach the victim ils ont dû découper l'épave pour atteindre la victime
    (a) (return) rebrousser chemin, revenir sur ses pas;
    we cut back to the car nous sommes revenus à la voiture
    (b) Cinema & Television revenir en arrière
    (c) (financially) économiser, réduire les dépenses
    (a) (reduce) réduire, diminuer;
    arms spending has been cut right back les dépenses d'armement ont été nettement réduites
    (b) (prune, trim) tailler; (shrub, tree) élaguer, tailler
    (financially) économiser sur; (time) réduire;
    the factory cut back on production la fabrique a réduit la production
    (a) (tree) couper, abattre; (person → in battle) abattre;
    figurative he was cut down by malaria (killed) il est mort de la malaria; (incapacitated) il était terrassé par la malaria;
    literary to be cut down in one's prime être fauché à la fleur de l'âge
    (b) (make smaller → article, speech) abréger; (→ clothing) rendre plus petit;
    to cut sth down to about 150,000 words réduire qch à environ 150 000 mots;
    she cuts down her dresses for her daughter elle ajuste ses robes pour sa fille;
    to cut sb down to size remettre qn à sa place
    (c) (curtail) réduire, diminuer; (expenses) réduire, rogner;
    we've been asked to cut down the amount of time we devote to sports on nous a demandé de consacrer moins de temps au sport;
    he cut his smoking down to ten a day il ne fume plus que dix cigarettes par jour
    (expenditure) réduire;
    I'm going to cut down on drinking/smoking je vais boire/fumer moins;
    they have cut down on eating out in restaurants ils vont moins souvent au restaurant;
    to cut down on the amount of time spent doing sth passer moins de temps à faire qch
    cut in
    (a) (interrupt) interrompre;
    she cut in on their conversation elle est intervenue dans leur conversation;
    he cut in on me to ask a question il m'a coupé la parole pour poser une question;
    figurative the new store is cutting in on our business le nouveau magasin nous fait perdre de la clientèle
    (b) Cars faire une queue de poisson;
    the taxi cut in on them le taxi leur a fait une queue de poisson
    mind if I cut in? vous permettez que je vous emprunte votre partenaire?
    (include) we should cut him in on the deal nous devrions l'intéresser à l'affaire
    to cut into a conversation intervenir dans ou interrompre brusquement la conversation
    to cut into one's savings entamer ses économies;
    this work cuts into my free time ce travail empiète sur mes heures de loisir
    (a) (hair, piece of meat, bread) couper; (arm, leg) amputer, couper;
    they cut off the king's head ils ont décapité le roi;
    he was cut off in his prime il a été emporté à la fleur de l'âge;
    she cut off her nose to spite her face elle s'est fait du tort en voulant se venger
    (b) (interrupt → speaker) interrompre, couper;
    he was cut off in mid sentence il a été interrompu au milieu de sa phrase
    (c) (disconnect, discontinue) couper;
    Telecommunications he's been cut off (during conversation) il a été coupé; (disconnected) on lui a coupé le téléphone;
    they cut off the electricity or power ils ont coupé le courant;
    they cut off his allowance ils lui ont coupé les vivres;
    her family cut her off without a penny sa famille l'a déshéritée;
    it cut off the supply of blood to the brain cela a empêché l'irrigation du cerveau
    (d) (separate, isolate) isoler;
    the house was cut off by snow drifts la maison était isolée par des congères;
    he cut himself off from his family il a rompu avec sa famille;
    housewives often feel cut off les femmes au foyer se sentent souvent isolées
    (e) (bar passage of) couper la route à;
    the police cut off the thief la police a barré le passage au voleur;
    the battalion cut off the enemy's retreat le bataillon a coupé la retraite à l'ennemi
    cut out
    (a) (make by cutting → coat, dress) couper, tailler; (→ statue) sculpter, tailler;
    a valley cut out by the river une vallée creusée par le fleuve;
    figurative to be cut out for sth être fait pour qch, avoir des dispositions pour qch;
    I'm not cut out for living abroad je ne suis pas fait pour vivre à l'étranger;
    he's not cut out to be a politician il n'a pas l'étoffe d'un homme politique;
    you have your work cut out for you vous avez du pain sur la planche ou de quoi vous occuper;
    she'll have her work cut out to finish the report on time elle va avoir du mal à finir le rapport à temps
    (b) (remove by cutting → article, picture) découper; Medicine (→ tumour etc) enlever;
    advertisements cut out from or of the paper des annonces découpées dans le journal
    (c) (eliminate) supprimer; (stop) arrêter;
    unnecessary expense must be cut out il faut éliminer ou supprimer les frais superflus;
    they cut out all references to the president ils ont supprimé toute référence au président;
    try and cut out all unnecessary details essayez de supprimer tous les détails superflus;
    he cut out smoking il a arrêté de fumer;
    cut out the screaming! arrête de crier!, assez crié!;
    familiar cut it out! ça suffit!, ça va comme ça!
    (d) familiar (rival) supplanter
    (e) (deprive) priver;
    his father cut him out of his will son père l'a rayé de son testament;
    they cut him out of his share ils lui ont escroqué sa part
    (f) Photography & Typography détourer
    (a) (machine, engine → stop operating) caler; (→ switch off) s'éteindre
    (b) American familiar (leave) mettre les bouts, calter
    cut up
    (a) (food, wood) couper; (meat → carve) découper; (→ chop up) hacher; (body) couper en morceaux
    (b) (usu passive) familiar (affect deeply) she's really cut up about her dog's death la mort de son chien a été un coup pour elle ;
    he's very cut up about it ça l'a beaucoup affecté
    that really cut me up! ça m'a fait rire!
    (d) British Cars faire une queue de poisson de
    (a) American (fool around) faire le pitre
    to cut up rough se mettre en rogne ou en boule

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    1) take smb., smth. by (in, between, with, etc.) smth. take a child by the hand (him by the sleeve, an axe by the handle, a pen in one's hand, a stick between one's finger and thumb, coal with a pair of tongs, a butterfly with one's fingers, etc.) взять ребенка за руку и т.д.; take a man by the throat схватить /взять/ человека за горло; take a baby in one's arms взять ребенка на руки; he took a girl (me, his son, etc.) in his arms он обнял девушку и т.д.; take the stick between one's knees зажать палку между колен; take one's head between one's hands обхватить голову руками; take the trunk on one's back взвалить сундук себе на спину; take the bit between one's teeth закусить удила; take smth. from (from under, out of, etc.) smth. take a book from the table (a corkscrew from the shelf, etc.) взять книгу со стола и т.д.; take some paper from /out of/ a drawer (the fruit out of a bag, a handkerchief out of /from/ one's pocket, the pins out of one's hair, a cigarette out of the box, one's hands out of one's pockets, etc.) вытаскивать /вынимать/ бумагу из ящика и т.д.: take a box from under a chair вытаскивать ящик из-под стула; the dog took the food from my hand собака ела /брала пищу/ у меня из рук; take your hand off my shoulder (your foot off my toe, etc.) уберите руку с моего плеча и т.д.; can you take the spot out of these pants? можно вывести это пятно с брюк?; it took all the fun out of the game это испортило все удовольствие от игры; take smth. from smb. take a bone from a dog (the knife from the baby, the record from him, etc.) отбирать /отнимать/ кость у собаки и т.д. || take smb. under one's wing взять кого-л. под свое крылышко /под свою защиту/
    2) || take smb. in marriage жениться на ком-л. или выйти замуж за кого-л.; take a widow in marriage жениться на вдове, взять в жены вдову
    3) take smb., smth. with smb. take one's son (an assistant, a doctor, some money, a book, an overnight bag, etc.) with one захватить /взять с собой/ своего сына и т.д.; take me with you возьмите меня с собой; take letters with one (one's lunch with one, provisions with one, etc.) взять /захватить/ эти письма с собой и т.д.; take an umbrella with you прихватите [с собой] зонтик; take smth. to some place take the dishes to the kitchen (these letters to the post, the parcel to his house, etc.) относить тарелки на кухню и т.д.; take smth. to smb. take flowers to sick friends (your message to her, a book to your teacher, etc.) относить цветы больным друзьям и т.д.; take the news to him сообщить ему эту новость; take the matter to a lawyer пойти с этим делом к юристу; take smb. to smth. take the children to the cinema (one's wife to the theatre, etc.) сводить детей в кино и т.д.; take a friend to lunch угостить друга завтраком; take a girl to a dance сводить девушку на танцы; take smb. for smth. take a dog for a walk вывести собаку на прогулку
    4) take smth. from smb., smth. take presents from boy-friends (flowers from them, assistance from the government, etc.) принимать подарки от поклонников и т.д.
    5) take smth. for smth. take the blame for his failure (for her mistake, etc.) принять на себя вину за его провал и т.д.; take smth. upon oneself he takes a great deal upon himself он очень много на себя берет; take smth. for (of) smth. upon oneself take the responsibility for his safety (the office of president, the duties of a teacher, etc.) upon oneself взять на себя ответственность за его безопасность и т.д.; take it upon oneself to do smth. take it upon oneself to speak to them (to give orders, to say that, to speak to him personally, etc.) взять на себя /согласиться/ поговорить с ними и т.д.; take smth. with smth. take his remark (their advice, a compliment, etc.) with a smile (with a frown, with a laugh, etc.) встречать /реагировать на/ его замечание и т.д. улыбкой и т.д. || take smth. in bad part /in the wrong way/ принимать /истолковывать/ что-л. превратно; take smth. in good part не обижаться на что-л.; take smb. into one's confidence довериться кому-л.; take smb. into the secret доверить /поверить/ кому-л. тайну
    6) || take smb.'s side /smb.'s part/ in smth. встать на чью-л. сторону в чем-л.; take smb.'s side /smb.'s part/ in an argument /in a controversy/ (in a quarrel, in a fight, etc.) встать на чью-л. сторону в споре и т.д.; take advantage of smth. воспользоваться чем-л.; take advantage of smb.'s offer (of his presence, of her position, etc.) воспользоваться чьим-л. предложением и т.д.; take advantage of smb.'s trust (of her love', etc.) злоупотреблять чьим-л. доверием и т.д.
    7) take smth. for smth., smb. take a hall for a meeting (this room for my cousin, this suite for my friend, this building for a hospital, etc.) снимать зал для собрания /под собрание/ и т.д.; take smth. in some place take a house in the country (rooms in the suburbs, etc.) снимать дом загородом и т.д.; take smth. for some time take a cottage (a room, a house, etc.) for the summer (for a year, etc.) снимать /арендовать/ дачу и т.д. на лето и т.д.
    8) take smb. into smth. take your brother into the business взять вашего брата компаньоном в наше дело; take her into service брать ее на службу; take them into our firm принять их [на службу] в нашу фирму
    9) take smth. in smth. take a job in the city (a job in an office, etc.) наняться на работу в городе и т.д.; take a post in the firm занять какую-л. должность в фирме
    10) take smth. to (at, in, etc.) some place take a car to the ferry (a freighter to Europe, a train to Boston, etc.) поехать машиной до переправы и т.д.; take a plane to the North полететь самолетом на север; take a train at (in) N сесть на поезд в N
    11) take smth. for smth. take 25 dollars for the use of his car брать двадцать пять долларов за пользование машиной; will you take a check for the bill? можно уплатить вам по счету чеком?; what will you take for it? сколько вы за это хотите?; the man won't take a cent less for the car он не согласен уступить за машину ни цента
    12) take smb. on (in, across, over, etc.) smth. the blow took him on the nose (across the face, over the head, in the stomach, etc.) удар пришелся ему по носу и т.д.
    13) take smth. by smth. take a fortress (a place, a town, etc.) by force (by storm, by a ruse, by a clever manoeveur, etc.) захватить крепость и т.д. силой и т.д. || take smb. by surprise захватить кого-л. врасплох; take smb. in the act поймать /застать/ кого-л. на месте преступления
    14) take smth. from (off, out of) smth. take two from seven (one number from another, a sum out of one's income, etc.) вычесть два из семи и т.д.; this make-up took ten years off her age благодаря косметике она выглядит на десять лет моложе; they took it out of his pay они удержали это из его зарплаты; take 20 per cent off the price снизить цену на двадцать процентов; take a turn off the programme снять выступление /номер/, исключить выступление /номер/ из программы; take the dead leaves and branches off a plant обобрать сухие листья и ветви с растения; take the lid off the saucepan (a saucepan off the fire, etc.) снимать крышку с кастрюли и т.д.; take smb. off smth. take him off his work отстранять его от работы; take her off the assignment отобрать у нее это поручение; take them off the list вычеркнуть их из списка || take smth., smb. off smb.'s hands избавлять кого-л. от чего-л., кого-л.; I'll take it off your hands at t 10 я куплю это у вас за десять фунтов
    15) take smth. in smth. take the first prize in a competition (the highest mark in a subject, the first prize in Latin, first class honours in the tripos examination, etc.) получить первый приз на соревнованиях и т.д.; take the first place in a chess tournament занять первое место в шахматном турнире; take smth. at some place take one's degree at Oxford получать степень в Оксфорде; take i 100 at Ascot выиграть сто фунтов на скачках в Аскете
    16) || take a liking fancy/ to smth., smb. проникнуться добрыми чувствами к кому-л., чему-л.; he took a liking to this house (to this village, to a picture, etc.) ему понравился этот дом и т.д.; he took a liking to my sister ему приглянулась моя сестра; take a dislike to smb., smth. невзлюбить кого-л., что-л.; she took a dislike to me я ей не понравился; take an interest in smb., smth. заинтересоваться кем-л., чем-л.; take an interest in politics (in one's work, in one's neighbours, etc.) интересоваться политикой и т.д., проявлять интерес к политике и т.д.
    17) || take time over smth. не спешить делать что-л.; take one's time over the job не спеша выполнять работу; he took an hour over his dinner он обедал целый час
    19) take a certain size in smth. take tens in boots (sixes in gloves, etc.) носить десятый размер обуви и т.д.
    20) take smth. in (at) some place take one's meals in a hotel (at a restaurant, etc.) питаться в гостинице и т.д.; take the waters at a spa лечиться водами на курорте; take smth. with (in) smth. take cream with one's coffee (sugar in one's tea, etc.) пить кофе со сливками и т.д.; take smth. for smth. take an aspirin for a headache (some new medicine for one's liver, pills for insomnia, etc.) принимать аспирин от головной боли и т.д.; take smth. after (before, with) smth. take one tablet after each meal (a spoonful before dinner, a pill with milk, etc.) принимать по одной таблетке после каждой еды и т.д.
    21) take smth. to (at, for, etc.) smth. take tickets to the theatre (a box at the opera, seats for Hamlet, etc.) брать /покупать/ билеты в театр и т.д.
    22) take smb. in smth. take smb. in a new dress (in cap and gown, in a swim-suit, etc.) сфотографировать /снять/ кого-л. /, сделать чей-л. снимок/ в новом платье и т.д.; take smth. from smth. take a print from a negative отпечатать фотографию с негатива
    23) take smb., smth. for smb., smth. take you for someone else (him for an Englishman, the painting for a genuine Rembrandt, everything for truth, etc.) принимать вас за кого-то другого и т.д.; what do you take me for? за кого вы меня принимаете?; do you take me for a fool? вы что, меня дураком считаете?; take smb., smth. at (on) smth. they take the total population of the country at two and a half million они считают /полагают/, что население страны равно двум с половиной миллионам человек; I suppose we must take it at that я полагаю, мы должны поставить на этом точку; I take it on your say-so я соглашаюсь с этим, потому что вы так говорите /доверяю вам/
    24) take some subject's) in (at) smth. take as many subjects as possible in one's university days в студенческие годы изучать как можно больше дисциплин; she took four courses in her freshman year на первом курсе она изучала четыре предмета; she took French at school французский язык она изучала в школе; take smth. for (as) smth. I shall take this topic for my composition я возьму эту тему для сочинения; he took China as his subject oil выбрал Китай в качестве темы || take smth. in the examination сдавать экзамен по какому-л. предмету; take French in the exam держать экзамен по французскому языку
    25) take smb. in smth. take children in German давать детям уроки немецкого языка; take him in Latin заниматься с ним по латыни /латынью/
    26) take smth. during /at/ smth. take notes during /at/ a lecture вести конспект во время лекции, записывать лекцию; take smth. of smth. take notes of all he says (of all that passes, etc.) записывать все, что он говорит и т.д.; take minutes of the proceedings веста протокол заседания; take smth. on (in, by, from) smth. take a broadcast on tape (an film, etc.) записывать передачу на магнитную ленту и т.д.; take the minutes of a meeting in /by/ shorthand стенографировать протокол; take smth. from dictation писать что-л. под диктовку; take a letter from dictation писать письмо под диктовку
    27) take smth. from smth., smb. take its title from the name of the hero (a name from the place of battle, its name from the inventor, etc.) называться /получить название/ по имени героя и т.д.; take a passage from a book (a whole passage straight from Dickens, a quotation from his novel, etc.) взять отрывок из книги и т.д.; we take our numbers from the Arabs (our letters from the Romans, etc.) наша система цифр идет от /заимствована у/ арабов и т.д.
    28) take smb. in smth. the cold took me in the chest у меня [от простуды] заложило грудь
    29) take smth. to smth. take the next turning (road, street, etc.) to the left (to the right) свернуть налево (направо) у следующего поворота и т.д.; take the road to London (to the North, etc.) поехать по дороге [, ведущей] в Лондон и т.д.
    30) take smb. (in)to (through, across, etc.) some place take the man to the hospital (your friend to the station, the box to the hotel, her into the country, etc.) отправить /отвезти/ человека в больницу и т.д. ; they took him into a small room (into prison, into a cell, etc.) ere отвели или поместили в маленькую комнату и т.д.; the road (this path, the street, etc.) will take you to the river (to the village, through the centre of the town, etc.) эта дорога и т.д. приведет вас к реке и т.д.; the bus will take you into town (to London, etc.) этот автобус привезет /доставит/ вас в город и т.д.; only a tram will take you across the bridge через мост можно проехать только трамваем; take him over the house (the visitors round a museum, etc.) водить его по дому /показывать ему дом/ и т.д.; the work (business, etc.) took us to Paris эта работа и т.д. привела нас в Париж; take smb. into custody взять кого-л. под стражу; take smb. to smb. take a son to his mother отвести сына к матери; take smb. out of smth. take her out of the room выведите ее из комнаты; take him out of my way уберите его с моей дороги; take smth. from (out of, etc.) smth. take the case from court to court передавать дело из одного суда в другой; take the case out of court забрать дело из суда
    31) take smb. through smth. take the boy through a book (through the first two chapters, through his first job, etc.) помочь мальчику прочесть книгу и т.д.; take smb. through college помочь кому-л. [деньгами] окончить колледж; save enough money to take you through college скопить достаточную сумму [денег], чтобы заплатить за обучение в колледже
    32) aux || take pride in smth. гордиться чем-л.; take pride in his schoolwork (in one's appearance, in one's house and garden, etc.) гордиться своей работой или своими успехами в школе и т.д.; take credit for smth. приписывать себе /ставить себе в заслугу/ что-л.; he took credit for my work он приписал себе мои достижения; take offence at smth. обижаться /сердиться/ на что-л.; take offence at his remarks /at what he said/ сердиться на его замечания; take part in smth. принимать участие в чем-л.; take part in an enterprise (in the demonstration, in smb.'s sorrows, etc.) принимать участие в предприятии и т.д.; take pity on smb. пожалеть кого-л.; сжалиться над кем-л.; take pity on the poor man (on the losers, on the boy, etc.) пожалеть несчастного человека и т.д.; take notice of smb., smth. обратить внимание на кого-л., что-л.; don't take notice of him не обращайте на него внимания; take charge of smth., smb. принимать на себя ответственность за что-л., кого-л., take charge of the luggage (of the house, of the children, etc.) заняться багажом и т.д.; who is taking charge of the work while you are away? кто руководит работой в ваше отсутствие?; take care of smth., smb. (по)заботиться о чем-л., ком-л.; he will take care of that matter (of the account, etc.) он займется этим вопросом и т.д.; she will take саге of the baby она присмотрит за ребенком; take possession of smth. завладеть чем-л.; take hold of smth., smb. ухватиться за что-л., кого-л.; take hold of the rope (of the rail, of her arm, of the man, etc.) ухватиться за веревку и т.д.; take smb., smth. in hand взять кого-л., что-л. в руки; he took himself firmly in hand он взял себя в руки, он овладел собой; take smth., smb. into consideration /into account/ принимать что-л., кого-л. во внимание; take all these facts (the circumstances, her request, etc.) into consideration /into account/ принять во внимание /учесть/ все эти факты и т.д.; take it into one's head to do smth. (that...) coll. забрать себе в голову сделать что-л. (, что...)
    33) aux take smth. in (at, after, on, etc.) smth. take a seat in the rear сесть /занять место/ позади /сзади/; take a swing at the ball замахнуться для удара по мячу; take a nap after dinner вздремнуть после обеда; take an oath on smth. поклясться в чем-л. || take a glance round one бросить взгляд вокруг, оглядеться; take leave of smb. попрощаться с кем-л.

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  • 11 Macintosh, Charles

    [br]
    b. 29 December 1766 Glasgow, Scotland
    d. 25 July 1843 Dunchattan, near Glasgow, Scotland
    [br]
    Scottish inventor of rubberized waterproof clothing.
    [br]
    As the son of the well-known and inventive dyer George Macintosh, Charles had an early interest in chemistry. At the age of 19 he gave up his work as a clerk with a Glasgow merchant to manufacture sal ammoniac (ammonium chloride) and developed new processes in dyeing. In 1797 he started the first Scottish alum works, finding the alum in waste shale from coal mines. His first works was at Hurlet, Renfrewshire, and was followed later by others. He then formed a partnership with Charles Tennant, the proprietor of a chemical works at St Rollox, near Glasgow, and sold "lime bleaching liquor" made with chlorine and milk of lime from their bleach works at Darnley. A year later the use of dry lime to make bleaching powder, a process worked out by Macintosh, was patented. Macintosh remained associated with Tennant's St Rollox chemical works until 1814. During this time, in 1809, he had set up a yeast factory, but it failed because of opposition from the London brewers.
    There was a steady demand for the ammonia that gas works produced, but the tar was often looked upon as an inconvenient waste product. Macintosh bought all the ammonia and tar that the Glasgow works produced, using the ammonia in his establishment to produce cudbear, a dyestuff extracted from various lichens. Cudbear could be used with appropriate mordants to make shades from pink to blue. The tar could be distilled to produce naphtha, which was used as a flare. Macintosh also became interested in ironmaking. In 1825 he took out a patent for converting malleable iron into steel by taking it to white heat in a current of gas with a carbon content, such as coal gas. However, the process was not commercially successful because of the difficulty keeping the furnace gas-tight. In 1828 he assisted J.B. Neilson in bringing hot blast into use in blast furnaces; Neilson assigned Macintosh a share in the patent, which was of dubious benefit as it involved him in the tortuous litigation that surrounded the patent until 1843.
    In June 1823, as a result of experiments into the possible uses of naphtha obtained as a by-product of the distillation of coal tar, Macintosh patented his process for waterproofing fabric. This comprised dissolving rubber in naphtha and applying the solution to two pieces of cloth which were afterwards pressed together to form an impermeable compound fabric. After an experimental period in Glasgow, Macintosh commenced manufacture in Manchester, where he formed a partnership with H.H.Birley, B.Kirk and R.W.Barton. Birley was a cotton spinner and weaver and was looking for ways to extend the output of his cloth. He was amongst the first to light his mills with gas, so he shared a common interest with Macintosh.
    New buildings were erected for the production of waterproof cloth in 1824–5, but there were considerable teething troubles with the process, particularly in the spreading of the rubber solution onto the cloth. Peter Ewart helped to install the machinery, including a steam engine supplied by Boulton \& Watt, and the naphtha was supplied from Macintosh's works in Glasgow. It seems that the process was still giving difficulties when Thomas Hancock, the foremost rubber technologist of that time, became involved in 1830 and was made a partner in 1834. By 1836 the waterproof coat was being called a "mackintosh" [sic] and was gaining such popularity that the Manchester business was expanded with additional premises. Macintosh's business was gradually enlarged to include many other kinds of indiarubber products, such as rubber shoes and cushions.
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    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    FRS 1823.
    Further Reading
    G.Macintosh, 1847, Memoir of Charles Macintosh, London (the fullest account of Charles Macintosh's life).
    H.Schurer, 1953, "The macintosh: the paternity of an invention", Transactions of the Newcomen Society 28:77–87 (an account of the invention of the mackintosh).
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  • 12 Cotton, William

    SUBJECT AREA: Textiles
    [br]
    b. 1819 Seagrave, Leicestershire, England
    d. after 1878
    [br]
    English inventor of a power-driven flat-bed knitting machine.
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    Cotton was originally employed in Loughborough and became one of the first specialized hosiery-machine builders. After the introduction of the latch needle by Matthew Townsend in 1856, knitting frames developed rapidly. The circular frame was easier to work automatically, but attempts to apply power to the flat frame, which could produce fully fashioned work, culminated in 1863 with William Cotton's machine. In that year he invented a machine that could make a dozen or more stockings or hose simultaneously and knit fashioned garments of all kinds. The difficulty was to reduce automatically the number of stitches in the courses where the hose or garment narrowed to give it shape. Cotton had early opportunities to apply himself to the improvement of hosiery machines while employed in the patent shop of Cartwright \& Warner of Loughborough, where some of the first rotaries were made. He remained with the firm for twenty years, during which time sixty or seventy of these machines were turned out. Cotton then established a factory for the manufacture of warp fabrics, and it was here that he began to work on his ideas. He had no knowledge of the principles of engineering or drawing, so his method of making sketches and then getting his ideas roughed out involved much useless labour. After twelve years, in 1863, a patent was issued for the machine that became the basis of the Cotton's Patent type. This was a flat frame driven by rotary mechanism and remarkable for its adaptability. At first he built his machine upright, like a cottage piano, but after much thought and experimentation he conceived the idea of turning the upper part down flat so that the needles were in a vertical position instead of being horizontal, and the work was carried off horizontally instead of vertically. His first machine produced four identical pieces simultaneously, but this number was soon increased. Cotton was induced by the success of his invention to begin machine building as a separate business and thus established one of the first of a class of engineering firms that sprung up as an adjunct to the new hosiery manufacture. He employed only a dozen men and turned out six machines in the first year, entering into an agreement with Hine \& Mundella for their exclusive use. This was later extended to the firm of I. \& R.Morley. In 1878, Cotton began to build on his own account, and the business steadily increased until it employed some 200 workers and had an output of 100 machines a year.
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    Bibliography
    1863, British patent no. 1,901 (flat-frame knitting machine).
    Further Reading
    F.A.Wells, 1935, The British Hosiery and Knitwear Industry: Its History and Organisation, London (based on an article in the Knitters' Circular (Feb. 1898).
    A brief account of the background to Cotton's invention can be found in T.K.Derry and T.I. Williams, 1960, A Short History of Technology from the Earliest Times to AD 1900, Oxford; C. Singer (ed.), 1958, A History of Technology, Vol. V, Oxford: Clarendon Press.
    F.Moy Thomas, 1900, I. \& R.Morley. A Record of a Hundred Years, London (mentions cotton's first machines).
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  • 13 Priestman, William Dent

    [br]
    b. 23 August 1847 Sutton, Hull, England
    d. 7 September 1936 Hull, England
    [br]
    English oil engine pioneer.
    [br]
    William was the second son and one of eleven children of Samuel Priestman, who had moved to Hull after retiring as a corn miller in Kirkstall, Leeds, and who in retirement had become a director of the North Eastern Railway Company. The family were strict Quakers, so William was sent to the Quaker School in Bootham, York. He left school at the age of 17 to start an engineering apprenticeship at the Humber Iron Works, but this company failed so the apprenticeship was continued with the North Eastern Railway, Gateshead. In 1869 he joined the hydraulics department of Sir William Armstrong \& Company, Newcastle upon Tyne, but after a year there his father financed him in business at a small, run down works, the Holderness Foundry, Hull. He was soon joined by his brother, Samuel, their main business being the manufacture of dredging equipment (grabs), cranes and winches. In the late 1870s William became interested in internal combustion engines. He took a sublicence to manufacture petrol engines to the patents of Eugène Etève of Paris from the British licensees, Moll and Dando. These engines operated in a similar manner to the non-compression gas engines of Lenoir. Failure to make the two-stroke version of this engine work satisfactorily forced him to pay royalties to Crossley Bros, the British licensees of the Otto four-stroke patents.
    Fear of the dangers of petrol as a fuel, reflected by the associated very high insurance premiums, led William to experiment with the use of lamp oil as an engine fuel. His first of many patents was for a vaporizer. This was in 1885, well before Ackroyd Stuart. What distinguished the Priestman engine was the provision of an air pump which pressurized the fuel tank, outlets at the top and bottom of which led to a fuel atomizer injecting continuously into a vaporizing chamber heated by the exhaust gases. A spring-loaded inlet valve connected the chamber to the atmosphere, with the inlet valve proper between the chamber and the working cylinder being camoperated. A plug valve in the fuel line and a butterfly valve at the inlet to the chamber were operated, via a linkage, by the speed governor; this is believed to be the first use of this method of control. It was found that vaporization was only partly achieved, the higher fractions of the fuel condensing on the cylinder walls. A virtue was made of this as it provided vital lubrication. A starting system had to be provided, this comprising a lamp for preheating the vaporizing chamber and a hand pump for pressurizing the fuel tank.
    Engines of 2–10 hp (1.5–7.5 kW) were exhibited to the press in 1886; of these, a vertical engine was installed in a tram car and one of the horizontals in a motor dray. In 1888, engines were shown publicly at the Royal Agricultural Show, while in 1890 two-cylinder vertical marine engines were introduced in sizes from 2 to 10 hp (1.5–7.5 kW), and later double-acting ones up to some 60 hp (45 kW). First, clutch and gearbox reversing was used, but reversing propellers were fitted later (Priestman patent of 1892). In the same year a factory was established in Philadelphia, USA, where engines in the range 5–20 hp (3.7–15 kW) were made. Construction was radically different from that of the previous ones, the bosses of the twin flywheels acting as crank discs with the main bearings on the outside.
    On independent test in 1892, a Priestman engine achieved a full-load brake thermal efficiency of some 14 per cent, a very creditable figure for a compression ratio limited to under 3:1 by detonation problems. However, efficiency at low loads fell off seriously owing to the throttle governing, and the engines were heavy, complex and expensive compared with the competition.
    Decline in sales of dredging equipment and bad debts forced the firm into insolvency in 1895 and receivers took over. A new company was formed, the brothers being excluded. However, they were able to attend board meetings, but to exert no influence. Engine activities ceased in about 1904 after over 1,000 engines had been made. It is probable that the Quaker ethics of the brothers were out of place in a business that was becoming increasingly cut-throat. William spent the rest of his long life serving others.
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    Further Reading
    C.Lyle Cummins, 1976, Internal Fire, Carnot Press.
    C.Lyle Cummins and J.D.Priestman, 1985, "William Dent Priestman, oil engine pioneer and inventor: his engine patents 1885–1901", Proceedings of the Institution of
    Mechanical Engineers 199:133.
    Anthony Harcombe, 1977, "Priestman's oil engine", Stationary Engine Magazine 42 (August).
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  • 14 Strutt, Jedediah

    SUBJECT AREA: Textiles
    [br]
    b. 26 July 1726 South Normanton, near Alfreton, Derbyshire, England
    d. 7 May 1797 Derby, England
    [br]
    English inventor of a machine for making ribbed knitting.
    [br]
    Jedediah Strutt was the second of three sons of William, a small farmer and maltster at South Normanton, near Alfreton, Derbyshire, where the only industry was a little framework knitting. At the age of 14 Jedediah was apprenticed to Ralph Massey, a wheelwright near Derby, and lodged with the Woollats, whose daughter Elizabeth he later married in 1755. He moved to Leicester and in 1754 started farming at Blackwell, where an uncle had died and left him the stock on his farm. It was here that he made his knitting invention.
    William Lee's knitting machine remained in virtually the same form as he left it until the middle of the eighteenth century. The knitting industry moved away from London into the Midlands and in 1730 a Nottingham workman, using Indian spun yarn, produced the first pair of cotton hose ever made by mechanical means. This industry developed quickly and by 1750 was providing employment for 1,200 frameworkers using both wool and cotton in the Nottingham and Derby areas. It was against this background that Jedediah Strutt obtained patents for his Derby rib machine in 1758 and 1759.
    The machine was a highly ingenious mechanism, which when placed in front of an ordinary stocking frame enabled the fashionable ribbed stockings to be made by machine instead of by hand. To develop this invention, he formed a partnership first with his brother-in-law, William Woollat, and two leading Derby hosiers, John Bloodworth and Thomas Stamford. This partnership was dissolved in 1762 and another was formed with Woollat and the Nottingham hosier Samuel Need. Strutt's invention was followed by a succession of innovations which enabled framework knitters to produce almost every kind of mesh on their machines. In 1764 the stocking frame was adapted to the making of eyelet holes, and this later lead to the production of lace. In 1767 velvet was made on these frames, and two years later brocade. In this way Strutt's original invention opened up a new era for knitting. Although all these later improvements were not his, he was able to make a fortune from his invention. In 1762 he was made a freeman of Nottingham, but by then he was living in Derby. His business at Derby was concerned mainly with silk hose and he had a silk mill there.
    It was partly his need for cotton yarn and partly his wealth which led him into partnership with Richard Arkwright, John Smalley and David Thornley to exploit Arkwright's patent for spinning cotton by rollers. Together with Samuel Need, they financed the Arkwright partnership in 1770 to develop the horse-powered mill in Nottingham and then the water-powered mill at Cromford. Strutt gave advice to Arkwright about improving the machinery and helped to hold the partnership together when Arkwright fell out with his first partners. Strutt was also involved, in London, where he had a house, with the parliamentary proceedings over the passing of the Calico Act in 1774, which opened up the trade in British-manufactured all-cotton cloth.
    In 1776 Strutt financed the construction of his own mill at Helper, about seven miles (11 km) further down the Derwent valley below Cromford. This was followed by another at Milford, a little lower on the river. Strutt was also a partner with Arkwright and others in the mill at Birkacre, near Chorley in Lancashire. The Strutt mills were developed into large complexes for cotton spinning and many experiments were later carried out in them, both in textile machinery and in fireproof construction for the mills themselves. They were also important training schools for engineers.
    Elizabeth Strutt died in 1774 and Jedediah never married again. The family seem to have lived frugally in spite of their wealth, probably influenced by their Nonconformist background. He had built a house near the mills at Milford, but it was in his Derby house that Jedediah died in 1797. By the time of his death, his son William had long been involved with the business and became a more important cotton spinner than Jedediah.
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    Bibliography
    1758. British patent no. 722 (Derby rib machine). 1759. British patent no. 734 (Derby rib machine).
    Further Reading
    For the involvement of Strutt in Arkwright's spinning ventures, there are two books, the earlier of which is R.S.Fitton and A.P.Wadsworth, 1958, The Strutts and the Arkwrights, 1758–1830, Manchester, which has most of the details about Strutt's life. This has been followed by R.S.Fitton, 1989, The Arkwrights, Spinners of Fortune, Manchester.
    R.L.Hills, 1970, Power in the Industrial Revolution, Manchester (for a general background to the textile industry of the period).
    W.Felkin, 1967, History of the Machine-wrought Hosiery and Lace Manufactures, reprint, Newton Abbot (orig. pub. 1867) (covers Strutt's knitting inventions).
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  • 15 Sopwith, Sir Thomas (Tommy) Octave Murdoch

    SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace
    [br]
    b. 18 January 1888 London, England
    d. 27 January 1989 Stockbridge, Hampshire, England
    [br]
    English aeronautical engineer and industrialist.
    [br]
    Son of a successful mining engineer, Sopwith did not shine at school and, having been turned down by the Royal Navy as a result, attended an engineering college. His first interest was motor cars and, while still in his teens, he set up a business in London with a friend in order to sell them; he also took part in races and rallies.
    Sopwith's interest in aviation came initially through ballooning, and in 1906 he purchased his own balloon. Four years later, inspired by the recent flights across the Channel to France and after a joy-ride at Brooklands, he bought an Avis monoplane, followed by a larger biplane, and taught himself to fly. He was awarded the Royal Aero Society's Aviator Certificate No. 31 on 21 November 1910, and he quickly distinguished himself in flying competitions on both sides of the Atlantic and started his own flying school. In his races he was ably supported by his friend Fred Sigrist, a former motor engineer. Among the people Sopwith taught to fly were an Australian, Harry Hawker, and Major Hugh Trenchard, who later became the "father" of the RAF.
    In 1912, depressed by the poor quality of the aircraft on trial for the British Army, Sopwith, in conjunction with Hawker and Sigrist, bought a skating rink in Kingston-upon-Thames and, assisted by Fred Sigrist, started to design and build his first aircraft, the Sopwith Hybrid. He sold this to the Royal Navy in 1913, and the following year his aviation manufacturing company became the Sopwith Aviation Company Ltd. That year a seaplane version of his Sopwith Tabloid won the Schneider Trophy in the second running of this speed competition. During 1914–18, Sopwith concentrated on producing fighters (or "scouts" as they were then called), with the Pup, the Camel, the 1½ Strutter, the Snipe and the Sopwith Triplane proving among the best in the war. He also pioneered several ideas to make flying easier for the pilot, and in 1915 he patented his adjustable tailplane and his 1 ½ Strutter was the first aircraft to be fitted with air brakes. During the four years of the First World War, Sopwith Aviation designed thirty-two different aircraft types and produced over 16,000 aircraft.
    The end of the First World War brought recession to the aircraft industry and in 1920 Sopwith, like many others, put his company into receivership; none the less, he immediately launched a new, smaller company with Hawker, Sigrist and V.W.Eyre, which they called the H.G. Hawker Engineering Company Ltd to avoid any confusion with the former company. He began by producing cars and motor cycles under licence, but was determined to resume aircraft production. He suffered an early blow with the death of Hawker in an air crash in 1921, but soon began supplying aircraft to the Royal Air Force again. In this he was much helped by taking on a new designer, Sydney Camm, in 1923, and during the next decade they produced a number of military aircraft types, of which the Hart light bomber and the Fury fighter, the first to exceed 200 mph (322 km/h), were the best known. In the mid-1930s Sopwith began to build a large aviation empire, acquiring first the Gloster Aircraft Company and then, in quick succession, Armstrong-Whitworth, Armstrong-Siddeley Motors Ltd and its aero-engine counterpart, and A.V.Roe, which produced Avro aircraft. Under the umbrella of the Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Company (set up in 1935) these companies produced a series of outstanding aircraft, ranging from the Hawker Hurricane, through the Avro Lancaster to the Gloster Meteor, Britain's first in-service jet aircraft, and the Hawker Typhoon, Tempest and Hunter. When Sopwith retired as Chairman of the Hawker Siddeley Group in 1963 at the age of 75, a prototype jump-jet (the P-1127) was being tested, later to become the Harrier, a for cry from the fragile biplanes of 1910.
    Sopwith also had a passion for yachting and came close to wresting the America's Cup from the USA in 1934 when sailing his yacht Endeavour, which incorporated a number of features years ahead of their time; his greatest regret was that he failed in his attempts to win this famous yachting trophy for Britain. After his retirement as Chairman of the Hawker Siddeley Group, he remained on the Board until 1978. The British aviation industry had been nationalized in April 1977, and Hawker Siddeley's aircraft interests merged with the British Aircraft Corporation to become British Aerospace (BAe). Nevertheless, by then the Group had built up a wide range of companies in the field of mechanical and electrical engineering, and its board conferred on Sopwith the title Founder and Life President.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Knighted 1953. CBE 1918.
    Bibliography
    1961, "My first ten years in aviation", Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society (April) (a very informative and amusing paper).
    Further Reading
    A.Bramson, 1990, Pure Luck: The Authorized Biography of Sir Thomas Sopwith, 1888– 1989, Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens.
    B.Robertson, 1970, Sopwith. The Man and His Aircraft, London (a detailed publication giving plans of all the Sopwith aircraft).
    CM / JDS

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  • 16 start *****

    [stɒːt]
    1. n
    1) (beginning) inizio, (in race) partenza, (starting line) linea di partenza, Mountaineering attacco

    to get off to a good or flying start — cominciare bene

    to make a fresh (or new) start in life — ricominciare daccapo or da zero

    it's not much, but it's a start — non è molto ma è pur sempre un inizio

    2) (advantage) vantaggio
    3) (sudden movement) sussulto, sobbalzo
    2. vt
    1) (begin: gen) cominciare, iniziare, (bottle) aprire, (habit) prendere

    to start doing sth or to do sth — iniziare a fare qc

    2) (cause to begin or happen: conversation, discussion) iniziare, (quarrel) cominciare, provocare, (rumour) mettere in giro, (series of events, policy) dare l'avvio a, (reform) avviare, (fashion) lanciare, (found: business, newspaper) fondare, creare, (car, engine) mettere in moto, avviare
    3. vi
    1) (begin: gen) cominciare, iniziare, (rumour) nascere, (on journey) partire, mettersi in viaggio, (car, engine) mettersi in moto, partire

    it started (off) well/badly — è cominciato bene/male

    to start (off) with... — (firstly) per prima cosa..., (at the beginning) all'inizio...

    he started (off) by saying (that)... — cominciò col dire che...

    2)

    (in fright) to start (at) — trasalire (a), sobbalzare (a)

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  • 17 venture

    I ['ventʃə(r)]
    1) comm. econ. (undertaking) iniziativa f. imprenditoriale, speculazione f.

    a publishing, media venture — un'iniziativa editoriale, nel campo dei media

    2) (experiment) esperimento m., prova f.
    II 1. ['ventʃə(r)]
    1) (offer) azzardare [opinion, suggestion]
    2) (gamble) scommettere [ money] (on su)
    2.
    1) (go)

    to venture into — avventurarsi in [place, street, city]

    2) comm. (make foray)

    to venture into — lanciarsi in [retail market, publishing]

    ••

    nothing ventured nothing gainedprov. chi non risica non rosica

    * * *
    ['ven ə] 1. noun
    (an undertaking or scheme that involves some risk: his latest business venture.) impresa
    2. verb
    1) (to dare to go: Every day the child ventured further into the forest.) avventurarsi
    2) (to dare (to do (something), especially to say (something)): He ventured to kiss her hand; I ventured (to remark) that her skirt was too short.) osare
    3) (to risk: He decided to venture all his money on the scheme.) rischiare
    * * *
    I ['ventʃə(r)]
    1) comm. econ. (undertaking) iniziativa f. imprenditoriale, speculazione f.

    a publishing, media venture — un'iniziativa editoriale, nel campo dei media

    2) (experiment) esperimento m., prova f.
    II 1. ['ventʃə(r)]
    1) (offer) azzardare [opinion, suggestion]
    2) (gamble) scommettere [ money] (on su)
    2.
    1) (go)

    to venture into — avventurarsi in [place, street, city]

    2) comm. (make foray)

    to venture into — lanciarsi in [retail market, publishing]

    ••

    nothing ventured nothing gainedprov. chi non risica non rosica

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  • 18 Kay (of Bury), John

    SUBJECT AREA: Textiles
    [br]
    b. 16 July 1704 Walmersley, near Bury, Lancashire, England
    d. 1779 France
    [br]
    English inventor of the flying shuttle.
    [br]
    John Kay was the youngest of five sons of a yeoman farmer of Walmersley, near Bury, Lancashire, who died before his birth. John was apprenticed to a reedmaker, and just before he was 21 he married a daughter of John Hall of Bury and carried on his trade in that town until 1733. It is possible that his first patent, taken out in 1730, was connected with this business because it was for an engine that made mohair thread for tailors and twisted and dressed thread; such thread could have been used to bind up the reeds used in looms. He also improved the reeds by making them from metal instead of cane strips so they lasted much longer and could be made to be much finer. His next patent in 1733, was a double one. One part of it was for a batting machine to remove dust from wool by beating it with sticks, but the patent is better known for its description of the flying shuttle. Kay placed boxes to receive the shuttle at either end of the reed or sley. Across the open top of these boxes was a metal rod along which a picking peg could slide and drive the shuttle out across the loom. The pegs at each end were connected by strings to a stick that was held in the right hand of the weaver and which jerked the shuttle out of the box. The shuttle had wheels to make it "fly" across the warp more easily, and ran on a shuttle race to support and guide it. Not only was weaving speeded up, but the weaver could produce broader cloth without any aid from a second person. This invention was later adapted for the power loom. Kay moved to Colchester and entered into partnership with a baymaker named Solomon Smith and a year later was joined by William Carter of Ballingdon, Essex. His shuttle was received with considerable hostility in both Lancashire and Essex, but it was probably more his charge of 15 shillings a year for its use that roused the antagonism. From 1737 he was much involved with lawsuits to try and protect his patent, particularly the part that specified the method of winding the thread onto a fixed bobbin in the shuttle. In 1738 Kay patented a windmill for working pumps and an improved chain pump, but neither of these seems to have been successful. In 1745, with Joseph Stell of Keighley, he patented a narrow fabric loom that could be worked by power; this type may have been employed by Gartside in Manchester soon afterwards. It was probably through failure to protect his patent rights that Kay moved to France, where he arrived penniless in 1747. He went to the Dutch firm of Daniel Scalongne, woollen manufacturers, in Abbeville. The company helped him to apply for a French patent for his shuttle, but Kay wanted the exorbitant sum of £10,000. There was much discussion and eventually Kay set up a workshop in Paris, where he received a pension of 2,500 livres. However, he was to face the same problems as in England with weavers copying his shuttle without permission. In 1754 he produced two machines for making card clothing: one pierced holes in the leather, while the other cut and sharpened the wires. These were later improved by his son, Robert Kay. Kay returned to England briefly, but was back in France in 1758. He was involved with machines to card both cotton and wool and tried again to obtain support from the French Government. He was still involved with developing textile machines in 1779, when he was 75, but he must have died soon afterwards. As an inventor Kay was a genius of the first rank, but he was vain, obstinate and suspicious and was destitute of business qualities.
    [br]
    Bibliography
    1730, British patent no. 515 (machine for making mohair thread). 1733, British patent no. 542 (batting machine and flying shuttle). 1738, British patent no. 561 (pump windmill and chain pump). 1745, with Joseph Stell, British patent no. 612 (power loom).
    Further Reading
    B.Woodcroft, 1863, Brief Biographies of Inventors or Machines for the Manufacture of Textile Fabrics, London.
    J.Lord, 1903, Memoir of John Kay, (a more accurate account).
    Descriptions of his inventions may be found in A.Barlow, 1878, The History and Principles of Weaving by Hand and by Power, London; R.L. Hills, 1970, Power in the
    Industrial Revolution, Manchester; and C.Singer (ed.), 1957, A History of
    Technology, Vol. III, Oxford: Clarendon Press. The most important record, however, is in A.P.Wadsworth and J. de L. Mann, 1931, The Cotton Trade and Industrial
    Lancashire, Manchester.
    RLH

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  • 19 Stephenson, George

    [br]
    b. 9 June 1781 Wylam, Northumberland, England
    d. 12 August 1848 Tapton House, Chesterfield, England
    [br]
    English engineer, "the father of railways".
    [br]
    George Stephenson was the son of the fireman of the pumping engine at Wylam colliery, and horses drew wagons of coal along the wooden rails of the Wylam wagonway past the house in which he was born and spent his earliest childhood. While still a child he worked as a cowherd, but soon moved to working at coal pits. At 17 years of age he showed sufficient mechanical talent to be placed in charge of a new pumping engine, and had already achieved a job more responsible than that of his father. Despite his position he was still illiterate, although he subsequently learned to read and write. He was largely self-educated.
    In 1801 he was appointed Brakesman of the winding engine at Black Callerton pit, with responsibility for lowering the miners safely to their work. Then, about two years later, he became Brakesman of a new winding engine erected by Robert Hawthorn at Willington Quay on the Tyne. Returning collier brigs discharged ballast into wagons and the engine drew the wagons up an inclined plane to the top of "Ballast Hill" for their contents to be tipped; this was one of the earliest applications of steam power to transport, other than experimentally.
    In 1804 Stephenson moved to West Moor pit, Killingworth, again as Brakesman. In 1811 he demonstrated his mechanical skill by successfully modifying a new and unsatisfactory atmospheric engine, a task that had defeated the efforts of others, to enable it to pump a drowned pit clear of water. The following year he was appointed Enginewright at Killingworth, in charge of the machinery in all the collieries of the "Grand Allies", the prominent coal-owning families of Wortley, Liddell and Bowes, with authorization also to work for others. He built many stationary engines and he closely examined locomotives of John Blenkinsop's type on the Kenton \& Coxlodge wagonway, as well as those of William Hedley at Wylam.
    It was in 1813 that Sir Thomas Liddell requested George Stephenson to build a steam locomotive for the Killingworth wagonway: Blucher made its first trial run on 25 July 1814 and was based on Blenkinsop's locomotives, although it lacked their rack-and-pinion drive. George Stephenson is credited with building the first locomotive both to run on edge rails and be driven by adhesion, an arrangement that has been the conventional one ever since. Yet Blucher was far from perfect and over the next few years, while other engineers ignored the steam locomotive, Stephenson built a succession of them, each an improvement on the last.
    During this period many lives were lost in coalmines from explosions of gas ignited by miners' lamps. By observation and experiment (sometimes at great personal risk) Stephenson invented a satisfactory safety lamp, working independently of the noted scientist Sir Humphry Davy who also invented such a lamp around the same time.
    In 1817 George Stephenson designed his first locomotive for an outside customer, the Kilmarnock \& Troon Railway, and in 1819 he laid out the Hetton Colliery Railway in County Durham, for which his brother Robert was Resident Engineer. This was the first railway to be worked entirely without animal traction: it used inclined planes with stationary engines, self-acting inclined planes powered by gravity, and locomotives.
    On 19 April 1821 Stephenson was introduced to Edward Pease, one of the main promoters of the Stockton \& Darlington Railway (S \& DR), which by coincidence received its Act of Parliament the same day. George Stephenson carried out a further survey, to improve the proposed line, and in this he was assisted by his 18-year-old son, Robert Stephenson, whom he had ensured received the theoretical education which he himself lacked. It is doubtful whether either could have succeeded without the other; together they were to make the steam railway practicable.
    At George Stephenson's instance, much of the S \& DR was laid with wrought-iron rails recently developed by John Birkinshaw at Bedlington Ironworks, Morpeth. These were longer than cast-iron rails and were not brittle: they made a track well suited for locomotives. In June 1823 George and Robert Stephenson, with other partners, founded a firm in Newcastle upon Tyne to build locomotives and rolling stock and to do general engineering work: after its Managing Partner, the firm was called Robert Stephenson \& Co.
    In 1824 the promoters of the Liverpool \& Manchester Railway (L \& MR) invited George Stephenson to resurvey their proposed line in order to reduce opposition to it. William James, a wealthy land agent who had become a visionary protagonist of a national railway network and had seen Stephenson's locomotives at Killingworth, had promoted the L \& MR with some merchants of Liverpool and had carried out the first survey; however, he overreached himself in business and, shortly after the invitation to Stephenson, became bankrupt. In his own survey, however, George Stephenson lacked the assistance of his son Robert, who had left for South America, and he delegated much of the detailed work to incompetent assistants. During a devastating Parliamentary examination in the spring of 1825, much of his survey was shown to be seriously inaccurate and the L \& MR's application for an Act of Parliament was refused. The railway's promoters discharged Stephenson and had their line surveyed yet again, by C.B. Vignoles.
    The Stockton \& Darlington Railway was, however, triumphantly opened in the presence of vast crowds in September 1825, with Stephenson himself driving the locomotive Locomotion, which had been built at Robert Stephenson \& Co.'s Newcastle works. Once the railway was at work, horse-drawn and gravity-powered traffic shared the line with locomotives: in 1828 Stephenson invented the horse dandy, a wagon at the back of a train in which a horse could travel over the gravity-operated stretches, instead of trotting behind.
    Meanwhile, in May 1826, the Liverpool \& Manchester Railway had successfully obtained its Act of Parliament. Stephenson was appointed Engineer in June, and since he and Vignoles proved incompatible the latter left early in 1827. The railway was built by Stephenson and his staff, using direct labour. A considerable controversy arose c. 1828 over the motive power to be used: the traffic anticipated was too great for horses, but the performance of the reciprocal system of cable haulage developed by Benjamin Thompson appeared in many respects superior to that of contemporary locomotives. The company instituted a prize competition for a better locomotive and the Rainhill Trials were held in October 1829.
    Robert Stephenson had been working on improved locomotive designs since his return from America in 1827, but it was the L \& MR's Treasurer, Henry Booth, who suggested the multi-tubular boiler to George Stephenson. This was incorporated into a locomotive built by Robert Stephenson for the trials: Rocket was entered by the three men in partnership. The other principal entrants were Novelty, entered by John Braithwaite and John Ericsson, and Sans Pareil, entered by Timothy Hackworth, but only Rocket, driven by George Stephenson, met all the organizers' demands; indeed, it far surpassed them and demonstrated the practicability of the long-distance steam railway. With the opening of the Liverpool \& Manchester Railway in 1830, the age of railways began.
    Stephenson was active in many aspects. He advised on the construction of the Belgian State Railway, of which the Brussels-Malines section, opened in 1835, was the first all-steam railway on the European continent. In England, proposals to link the L \& MR with the Midlands had culminated in an Act of Parliament for the Grand Junction Railway in 1833: this was to run from Warrington, which was already linked to the L \& MR, to Birmingham. George Stephenson had been in charge of the surveys, and for the railway's construction he and J.U. Rastrick were initially Principal Engineers, with Stephenson's former pupil Joseph Locke under them; by 1835 both Stephenson and Rastrick had withdrawn and Locke was Engineer-in-Chief. Stephenson remained much in demand elsewhere: he was particularly associated with the construction of the North Midland Railway (Derby to Leeds) and related lines. He was active in many other places and carried out, for instance, preliminary surveys for the Chester \& Holyhead and Newcastle \& Berwick Railways, which were important links in the lines of communication between London and, respectively, Dublin and Edinburgh.
    He eventually retired to Tapton House, Chesterfield, overlooking the North Midland. A man who was self-made (with great success) against colossal odds, he was ever reluctant, regrettably, to give others their due credit, although in retirement, immensely wealthy and full of honour, he was still able to mingle with people of all ranks.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    President, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, on its formation in 1847. Order of Leopold (Belgium) 1835. Stephenson refused both a knighthood and Fellowship of the Royal Society.
    Bibliography
    1815, jointly with Ralph Dodd, British patent no. 3,887 (locomotive drive by connecting rods directly to the wheels).
    1817, jointly with William Losh, British patent no. 4,067 (steam springs for locomotives, and improvements to track).
    Further Reading
    L.T.C.Rolt, 1960, George and Robert Stephenson, Longman (the best modern biography; includes a bibliography).
    S.Smiles, 1874, The Lives of George and Robert Stephenson, rev. edn, London (although sycophantic, this is probably the best nineteenthcentury biography).
    PJGR

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  • 20 out

    1.
    [aʊt]adverb
    1) (away from place)

    out here/there — hier/da draußen

    ‘Out’ — ‘Ausfahrt’/‘Ausgang’ od. ‘Aus’

    go out shoppingetc. einkaufen usw. gehen

    be out(not at home, not in one's office, etc.) nicht da sein

    she was/stayed out all night — sie war/blieb eine/die ganze Nacht weg

    have a day out in London/at the beach — einen Tag in London/am Strand verbringen

    would you come out with me?würdest du mit mir ausgehen?

    the journey outdie Hinfahrt

    he is out in Africaer ist in Afrika

    2)

    be out(asleep) weg sein (ugs.); (drunk) hinüber sein (ugs.); (unconscious) bewusstlos sein; (Boxing) aus sein

    3) (no longer burning) aus[gegangen]

    be 3% out in one's calculations — sich um 3% verrechnet haben

    you're a long way outdu hast dich gewaltig geirrt

    this is £5 out — das stimmt um 5 Pfund nicht

    5) (not in fashion) passee (ugs.); out (ugs.)
    6) (so as to be seen or heard) heraus; raus (ugs.)

    out with it!heraus od. (ugs.) raus damit od. mit der Sprache!

    [the] truth will out — die Wahrheit wird herauskommen

    the sun/moon is out — die Sonne/der Mond scheint

    7)

    be out for something/to do something — auf etwas (Akk.) aus sein/darauf aus sein, etwas zu tun

    be out for all one can get — alles haben wollen, was man bekommen kann

    8) (to or at an end)

    he had it finished before the day/month was out — er war noch am selben Tag/vor Ende des Monats damit fertig

    please hear me outlass mich bitte ausreden

    9)

    an out and out disgrace — eine ungeheure Schande. See also academic.ru/89686/out_of">out of

    2. noun
    (way of escape) Ausweg, der (fig.); (excuse) Alibi, das
    * * *
    (to allow to come in, go out: Let me in!; I let the dog out.) herein-, herauslassen
    * * *
    [aʊt]
    1. inv, pred
    to be \out (absent) abwesend [o nicht da] [o fam weg] sein; (on strike) sich akk im Ausstand befinden BRD, ÖSTERR; (demonstrating) auf die Straße gehen; (for consultation) jury sich akk zurückgezogen haben; borrowed from the library entliehen sein
    2. inv, pred (outside)
    to be \out [somewhere] [irgendwo] draußen sein; sun, moon, stars am Himmel stehen; prisoner [wieder] draußen sein fam
    everyone was \out on deck alle waren [draußen] an Deck
    3. inv, pred (on the move)
    to be \out unterwegs sein; army ausgerückt sein
    to be \out on one's rounds seine Runde machen
    to be \out and about unterwegs sein; (after an illness) wieder auf den Beinen sein
    4. inv, pred (in blossom)
    to be \out blühen; tree also in Blüte stehen
    5. inv, pred (available)
    to be \out erhältlich [o zu haben] sein; (on the market) auf dem Markt sein
    her novel has been \out for a over a year ihr Roman ist bereits vor über einem Jahr herausgekommen [o bereits seit über einem Jahr auf dem Markt]
    his new book will be \out in May sein neues Buch wird im Mai veröffentlicht [o kommt im Mai heraus
    6. inv, pred ( fam: existing)
    to be the best/worst... \out der/die/das beste/schlechteste... sein, den/die/das es zurzeit gibt
    he's the best footballer \out er ist der beste Fußballer, den es zurzeit gibt
    7. inv, pred (known)
    to be \out heraus [o fam raus] sein; secret gelüftet sein; news bekannt sein
    [the] truth will \out die Wahrheit wird ans Licht kommen
    8. inv, pred
    to be \out (asleep) schlafen; (unconscious) bewusstlos [o fam weg] sein
    to be \out cold bewusstlos sein
    to be \out for the count BOXING k.o. [o ausgezählt] sein; ( fig) total hinüber [o erledigt] [o SCHWEIZ durch] sein fam
    to be \out like a light ( fam) weg sein fam
    9. inv, pred (finished)
    to be \out aus [o zu Ende] [o vorbei] sein
    school will be \out in June die Schule endet im Juni
    before the month/year is \out vor Ende [o Ablauf] des Monats/Jahres
    10. inv, pred SPORT
    to be \out (not playing) nicht [mehr] im Spiel sein, draußen sein fam; (in cricket, baseball) aus sein; (outside a boundary) ball, player im Aus sein
    Johnson is \out on a foul Johnson wurde wegen eines Fouls vom Platz gestellt
    Owen is \out with an injury Owen ist mit einer Verletzung ausgeschieden
    11. inv, pred ( fam)
    to be \out (not in a competition, team) draußen sein fam; (out of power) nicht mehr an der Macht sein; (expelled, dismissed) [raus]fliegen fam
    I've had enough! you're \out! mir reicht's! sie fliegen [raus]!
    to be \out on the streets unemployed arbeitslos sein, auf der Straße stehen [o sitzen] fig fam; homeless obdachlos sein, auf der Straße leben
    12. inv, pred ( fam)
    to be \out (unacceptable) unmöglich sein fam; (unfashionable) aus der Mode sein, passé [o out] sein fam
    13. inv, pred (not possible)
    to be \out unmöglich sein
    that plan is absolutely \out dieser Plan kommt überhaupt nicht infrage
    14. inv, pred (off)
    to be \out light, TV aus sein; fire a. erloschen sein
    15. inv, pred (inaccurate)
    to be \out falsch [o fam daneben] sein, danebenliegen fam; watch falsch gehen
    our estimates were \out by a few dollars wir lagen mit unseren Schätzungen um ein paar Dollar daneben fam
    to be \out in one's calculations sich akk verrechnet haben, mit seinen Berechnungen danebenliegen fam
    16. inv, pred ( fam: in search of)
    to be \out for sth auf etw akk aus sein fam, es auf etw akk abgesehen haben
    he's just \out for a good time er will sich nur amüsieren
    to be \out for trouble Streit suchen
    to be \out to do sth es darauf abgesehen haben, etw zu tun
    they're \out to get me die sind hinter mir her fam
    17. inv, pred homosexual
    to be \out sich akk geoutet haben fam
    18. inv, pred tide
    the tide is \out es ist Ebbe
    when the tide is \out bei Ebbe
    19. inv, pred debutante
    to be \out in die Gesellschaft eingeführt sein
    II. ADVERB
    1. inv (not in sth) außen; (not in a room, flat) draußen; (outdoors) draußen, im Freien
    a day \out in the country ein Tag m auf dem Land
    “\out” „Ausgang“; (for vehicles) „Ausfahrt“
    “keep \out!” „betreten verboten!“
    to keep sb/sth \out jdn/etw nicht hereinlassen
    close the window to keep the rain/wind \out mach das Fenster zu, damit es nicht hereinregnet/zieht
    to keep the cold \out die Kälte abhalten
    \out here/there hier/da draußen
    2. inv (outwards) heraus, raus fam; (seen from inside) hinaus [o raus] fam; (facing the outside) nach außen, raus fam; of room, building a. nach draußen
    get \out! raus hier! fam
    can you find your way \out? finden Sie selbst hinaus?
    \out with it heraus damit! fam, [he]raus mit der Sprache! fam
    to bring/take sth \out [to the garden] etw [in den Garten] heraus-/hinausbringen
    to take sth \out [of an envelope] etw [aus einem Umschlag] herausholen
    to see sb \out jdn hinausbegleiten
    to turn sth inside \out etw umstülpen; clothes etw auf links drehen
    to ask sb \out [for a drink/meal] jdn [auf einen Drink/zum Essen] einladen
    he's asked her \out er hat sie gefragt, ob sie mit ihm ausgehen will
    to eat \out im Restaurant [o auswärts] essen
    to go \out ausgehen, weggehen
    4. inv (removed) heraus, raus fam; (extinguished) aus
    I can't get the stain \out ich kriege den Fleck nicht wieder raus fam
    to put a fire \out ein Feuer löschen
    to cross sth \out etw ausstreichen [o durchstreichen
    5. inv (fully, absolutely)
    burnt \out ( also fig) ausgebrannt a. fig; fuse durchgebrannt; candle heruntergebrannt
    tired \out völlig [o ganz] erschöpft
    \out and away AM bei Weitem, mit Abstand
    she is \out and away the best sie ist mit Abstand die Beste
    6. inv (aloud)
    she called \out to him to stop sie rief ihm zu, er solle anhalten
    to cry \out in pain vor Schmerzen aufschreien
    to laugh \out [loud] [laut] auflachen
    7. inv (to an end, finished)
    over and \out AVIAT Ende fachspr
    to die \out aussterben; ( fig) applause verebben
    to fight sth \out etw [untereinander] austragen [o ausfechten
    8. inv (out of prison)
    to come [or get] \out freikommen
    to let sb \out jdn freilassen
    to go \out like a light ( fam) sofort weg sein fam
    to knock sb \out jdn bewusstlos [o k.o.] schlagen
    to pass \out in Ohnmacht fallen
    10. inv (dislocated)
    to put sb's arm/shoulder \out jdm den Arm verrenken/die Schulter ausrenken
    to put one's back/shoulder \out sich dat den Rücken verrenken/die Schulter ausrenken
    the accident put her back \out sie verrenkte sich bei dem Unfall den Rücken
    11. inv (open)
    to open sth \out (unfold) etw auseinanderfalten; (spread out) etw ausbreiten; (extend) furniture etw ausziehen
    12. inv (outdated)
    to go \out aus der Mode kommen
    to have gone \out with the ark ( fam) völlig altmodisch [o BRD hum fam von anno Tobak] sein
    13. inv (time off)
    to take ten minutes \out eine Auszeit von zehn Minuten nehmen
    14. inv tide
    the tide is going \out die Ebbe setzt ein
    15. inv (at a distant place) draußen
    he lived \out in Zambia for ten years er lebte zehn Jahre lang in Sambia
    \out at sea auf See
    \out west im Westen; AM (west coast) an der Westküste
    \out here hier draußen
    16. inv (towards a distant place) in die Ferne geh, weit weg
    they went \out as missionaries in the 1920's sie zogen in den 20er Jahren als Missionare in die Ferne geh
    to go/travel \out to New Zealand nach [o ins ferne] Neuseeland gehen/reisen
    to move \out to the west coast [or AM \out west] an die Westküste ziehen
    to \out sb
    1. (eject) jdn rausschmeißen fam; SPORT jdn vom Platz stellen
    2. BOXING jdn k.o. schlagen
    3. homosexual jdn outen fam
    ( fam) aus + dat
    to run \out the door zur Tür hinausrennen
    to throw sth \out the car etw aus dem Auto werfen
    * * *
    [aʊt]
    1. adv
    1) (= not in container, car etc) außen; (= not in building, room) draußen; (indicating motion) (seen from inside) hinaus, raus (inf); (seen from outside) heraus, raus (inf)

    to be out — weg sein; (when visitors come) nicht da sein

    they are out fishing/shopping — sie sind zum Fischen/Einkaufen (gegangen), sie sind fischen/einkaufen

    it's cold out here/there — es ist kalt hier/da or dort draußen

    out!raus (hier)! (inf)

    out it goes! — hinaus damit, raus damit (inf)

    we had a day out at the beach/in London — wir haben einen Tag am Meer/in London verbracht

    the journey out — die Hinreise; (seen from destination) die Herfahrt

    the tide is out —

    2)

    (indicating distance) when he was out in Persia — als er in Persien war

    to go out to China —

    Wilton Street? isn't that out your way?Wilton Street? ist das nicht da (hinten) bei euch in der Gegend?

    the boat was ten miles out —

    five miles out from shore — fünf Meilen von der Küste weg, fünf Meilen vor der Küste

    3)

    to be out (sun) — (he)raus or draußen sein; (stars, moon) am Himmel stehen (geh), da sein; (flowers) blühen

    4)

    (= in existence) the worst newspaper/best car out — die schlechteste Zeitung, die/das beste Auto, das es zur Zeit gibt, die schlechteste Zeitung/das beste Auto überhaupt

    5)

    (= not in prison) to be out — draußen sein; (seen from outside also) (he)raus sein

    6)

    (= in the open, known) their secret was out —

    out with it! — heraus damit!, heraus mit der Sprache!

    7)

    (= to or at an end) before the day/month is/was out — vor Ende des Tages/Monats, noch am selben Tag/im selben Monat

    8) (light, fire) aus
    9) (= not in fashion) aus der Mode, passé, out (inf)
    10) (SPORT ball) aus; (player) aus(geschlagen), out
    11) (= out of the question, not permissible) ausgeschlossen, nicht drin (inf)
    12)

    (= worn out) the jacket is out at the elbows — die Jacke ist an den Ellbogen durch

    13)

    (indicating error) he was out in his calculations, his calculations were out — er lag mit seinen Berechnungen daneben (inf) or falsch, er hatte sich in seinen Berechnungen geirrt

    you're far or way out!weit gefehlt! (geh), da hast du dich völlig vertan (inf)

    we were £5/20% out — wir hatten uns um £ 5/20% verrechnet or vertan (inf)

    that's £5/20% out —

    the post isn't quite vertical yet, it's still a bit out my clock is 20 minutes out — der Pfahl ist noch nicht ganz senkrecht, er ist noch etwas schief meine Uhr geht 20 Minuten falsch or verkehrt

    14)

    (indicating loudness, clearness) speak out (loud) — sprechen Sie laut/lauter

    15)

    (indicating purpose) to be out for sth — auf etw (acc) aus sein

    she was out to pass the examsie war ( fest) entschlossen, die Prüfung zu bestehen

    he's out for all he can get — er will haben, was er nur bekommen kann

    he's just out to make money —

    16)

    (= unconscious) to be out — bewusstlos or weg (inf) sein

    17) (dirt, stain etc) (he)raus
    18)

    out and away — weitaus, mit Abstand

    2. n
    1)
    See:
    in
    2) (esp US inf = way out) Hintertür(chen nt) f
    3. prep
    aus (+dat)

    to go out the door/window —

    See:
    → also out of
    4. vt
    homosexual outen
    * * *
    out [aʊt]
    A adv
    a) hinaus(-gehen, -werfen etc)
    b) heraus(-kommen, -schauen etc)
    c) aus(-brechen, -pumpen, -sterben etc)
    d) aus(-probieren, -rüsten etc):
    voyage out Ausreise f;
    way out Ausgang m;
    on the way out beim Hinausgehen;
    have one’s tonsils out sich die Mandeln herausnehmen lassen;
    he had his tonsils out yesterday ihm wurden gestern die Mandeln herausgenommen;
    have a tooth out sich einen Zahn ziehen lassen;
    insure out and home WIRTSCH hin und zurück versichern;
    out with him! hinaus oder umg raus mit ihm!;
    out with it! hinaus oder heraus damit! ( A 10);
    that’s out das kommt nicht infrage!;
    out of C 4
    2. außen, draußen, fort:
    he is out er ist draußen;
    out and about (wieder) auf den Beinen;
    he is out for a walk er macht gerade einen Spaziergang
    3. nicht zu Hause:
    be out on business geschäftlich unterwegs oder verreist sein;
    we had an evening out wir sind am Abend ausgegangen
    4. von der Arbeit abwesend:
    be out on account of illness wegen Krankheit der Arbeit fernbleiben;
    a day out ein freier Tag
    5. im oder in den Streik:
    be out streiken; go out 10
    6. a) ins Freie
    b) draußen, im Freien
    c) SCHIFF draußen, auf See
    d) MIL im Felde
    7. als Hausangestellte beschäftigt
    8. raus, (aus dem Gefängnis etc) entlassen:
    out on bail gegen Bürgschaft auf freiem Fuß
    9. heraus, veröffentlicht, an der oder an die Öffentlichkeit:
    (just) out (soeben) erschienen (Buch);
    it came out in June es kam im Juni heraus, es erschien im Juni;
    his first single will be out next week kommt nächste Woche auf den Markt;
    the girl is not yet out das Mädchen ist noch nicht in die Gesellschaft eingeführt (worden)
    10. heraus, ans Licht, zum Vorschein, entdeckt, -hüllt, -faltet:
    the chickens are out die Küken sind ausgeschlüpft;
    a) die Blumen sind heraus oder blühen,
    b) die Blüten sind entfaltet;
    the secret is out das Geheimnis ist enthüllt oder gelüftet (worden);
    out with it! heraus damit!, heraus mit der Sprache! ( A 1)
    11. be out for es abgesehen haben auf (akk), aus sein auf (akk):
    be out for prey auf Raub aus sein
    12. be out for sth sich für etwas einsetzen oder erklären
    13. be out to do sth darauf aus sein oder darauf abzielen, etwas zu tun
    14. weit und breit, in der Welt (besonders zur Verstärkung des sup):
    out and away bei Weitem
    15. SPORT aus:
    a) nicht (mehr) im Spiel
    b) im Aus
    16. Boxen: k. o.:
    out on one’s feet
    a) stehend k. o.,
    b) fig schwer angeschlagen, erledigt (beide umg)
    17. POL draußen, raus, nicht (mehr) im Amt, nicht (mehr) am Ruder:
    18. aus der Mode, out:
    19. aus, vorüber, vorbei, zu Ende:
    school is out US die Schule ist aus;
    before the week is out vor Ende der Woche
    20. aus, erloschen:
    21. aus(gegangen), verbraucht, alle:
    22. aus der Übung:
    23. zu Ende, bis zum Ende, ganz:
    tired out vollständig erschöpft;
    out and out durch und durch, ganz und gar; hear A 3, sit out A 1
    24. nicht an der richtigen Stelle oder im richtigen Zustand, z. B.
    a) verrenkt (Arm etc)
    b) geistesgestört, verrückt
    c) über die Ufer getreten (Fluss)
    25. löch(e)rig, zerrissen, durchgescheuert: elbow A 1
    26. ärmer um:
    be $10 out
    27. a) verpachtet, vermietet
    b) verliehen, ausgeliehen (Geld, auch Buch):
    land out at rent verpachtetes Land;
    out at interest auf Zinsen ausgeliehen (Geld)
    28. unrichtig, im Irrtum (befangen):
    his calculations are out seine Berechnungen stimmen nicht;
    be (far) out sich (gewaltig) irren, (ganz) auf dem Holzweg sein fig
    29. entzweit, verkracht umg:
    be out with s.o
    30. verärgert, ärgerlich
    31. laut:
    laugh out laut (heraus)lachen;
    speak out!
    a) sprich lauter!,
    b) heraus damit!
    B adj
    1. Außen…:
    out islands entlegene oder abgelegene Inseln
    2. POL nicht (mehr) im Amt oder am Ruder (befindlich):
    out party Oppositionspartei f
    3. abgehend (Zug etc)
    C präp
    1. (heraus oder hervor) aus (obs außer nach from):
    from out the house aus dem Haus heraus
    2. aus, heraus oder hinaus aus oder zu:
    out the window zum Fenster hinaus, aus dem Fenster
    3. US umg
    a) hinaus
    b) draußen an (dat) oder in (dat):
    drive out Main Street die Hauptstraße (entlang) hinausfahren;
    live out Main Street (weiter) draußen an der Hauptstraße wohnen
    a) aus (… heraus):
    b) zu … hinaus:
    c) aus, von:
    two out of three Americans zwei von drei Amerikanern
    d) außerhalb, außer Reichweite, Sicht etc
    e) außer Atem, Übung etc:
    be out of sth etwas nicht (mehr) haben;
    we are out of oil uns ist das Öl ausgegangen, wir haben kein Öl mehr
    f) aus der Mode, Richtung etc:
    out of drawing verzeichnet;
    be out of it umg weg vom Fenster sein; alignment 3, focus A 1, question A 4
    g) außerhalb (gen oder von):
    be out of it fig nicht dabei sein (dürfen);
    feel out of it sich ausgeschlossen fühlen; door Bes Redew
    i) von, aus:
    get sth out of sb etwas von jemandem bekommen;
    he got more (pleasure) out of it er hatte mehr davon
    j) (hergestellt) aus:
    k) fig aus Bosheit, Furcht, Mitleid etc
    l) ZOOL abstammend von, aus einer Stute etc
    D int
    1. hinaus!, raus!:
    out with A 1, A 10
    2. out (up)on obs pfui oder Schande über (akk):
    out upon you!
    E s
    1. US Außenseite f: in D 2
    2. besonders US Ausweg m (auch fig)
    3. Tennis etc: Ausball m
    4. the outs pl POL die Opposition, die nicht regierende Partei
    5. pl US Streit m:
    at outs ( oder on the outs) with im Streit mit, auf gespanntem Fuße mit
    6. US umg
    a) schlechte etc Leistung
    b) Schönheitsfehler m
    7. TYPO Auslassung f, Leiche f
    8. pl WIRTSCH US ausgegangene Bestände pl oder Waren pl
    F v/t
    1. hinauswerfen, verjagen
    2. umg outen, als schwul bloßstellen
    G v/i ans Licht oder zum Vorschein kommen: murder A
    * * *
    1.
    [aʊt]adverb

    out here/there — hier/da draußen

    ‘Out’ — ‘Ausfahrt’/‘Ausgang’ od. ‘Aus’

    go out shoppingetc. einkaufen usw. gehen

    be out(not at home, not in one's office, etc.) nicht da sein

    she was/stayed out all night — sie war/blieb eine/die ganze Nacht weg

    have a day out in London/at the beach — einen Tag in London/am Strand verbringen

    2)

    be out (asleep) weg sein (ugs.); (drunk) hinüber sein (ugs.); (unconscious) bewusstlos sein; (Boxing) aus sein

    3) (no longer burning) aus[gegangen]

    be 3% out in one's calculations — sich um 3% verrechnet haben

    this is £5 out — das stimmt um 5 Pfund nicht

    5) (not in fashion) passee (ugs.); out (ugs.)
    6) (so as to be seen or heard) heraus; raus (ugs.)

    out with it!heraus od. (ugs.) raus damit od. mit der Sprache!

    [the] truth will out — die Wahrheit wird herauskommen

    the sun/moon is out — die Sonne/der Mond scheint

    7)

    be out for something/to do something — auf etwas (Akk.) aus sein/darauf aus sein, etwas zu tun

    be out for all one can get — alles haben wollen, was man bekommen kann

    he had it finished before the day/month was out — er war noch am selben Tag/vor Ende des Monats damit fertig

    9)

    an out and out disgrace — eine ungeheure Schande. See also out of

    2. noun
    (way of escape) Ausweg, der (fig.); (excuse) Alibi, das
    * * *
    adj.
    außerhalb adj.
    heraus adj.
    hinaus adj. adv.
    aus adv.
    auswärts adv.

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