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121 policy
I ['pɔləsɪ] сущ.1) политика, линия поведения, установка, курс, стратегияto adhere to / follow / pursue a policy — следовать политике
to carry out / implement a policy — проводить политику
to form / shape a policy — вырабатывать политику
cautious policy — осмотрительная, осторожная политика
clear / clear-cut policy — чёткий политический курс
deliberate policy — обдуманная, взвешенная политика
long-range / long-term policy — долгосрочная политика
short-range / short-term policy — краткосрочная политика
prudent policy — разумная, предусмотрительная политика
rigid policy — твёрдая, жёсткая политика
sound / wise policy — здравая, мудрая политика
- policy documenttough policy — жёсткий политический курс, твёрдая политика
- bridge-building policy
- nuclear deterrent policy
- legal policy
- monetary policy
- scorched-earth policy
- socialization policy
- wait-and-see policy
- zero-tolerance policy
- policy of checks and balancesSyn:2) система, методика, правила, принципы; нормы, стандартыSyn:3) позиция, твёрдое правилоto make it a policy to do smth. — взять за правило что-либо делать
Philips, as a matter of policy, doesn't comment on matters under litigation. — Компания "Филипс" по принципиальным соображениям не даёт никаких комментариев по вопросам, находящимся на стадии судебного разбирательства.
Syn:4) благоразумие, дальновидность, предусмотрительность, проницательность.'Your getting me here was bad policy as to your secret - the most absurd thing in the world,' - 'Policy, how can you talk of policy?' (T. Hardy) — "Привести меня сюда - глупее не придумаешь. Твою тайну могут узнать. Где твоё благоразумие?" - "Благоразумие? Как можно говорить о благоразумии?"
It was bad policy to attempt disguise. — Притворяться было глупо.
Syn:Ant:5) расчёт, корысть; прагматизм, практичностьBut he hath forc'd us to compel this offer; And it proceeds from policy, not love. (W. Shakespeare) — Он вынужден вступить в переговоры; И движет им расчёт, а не любовь. (пер. Е. Бируковой)
Syn:6) хитрость, уловка, приёмThus policy in love t' anticipate the ills that were not. (W. Shakespeare) — Таков любви увёртливый приём: решая сам, что для неё полезней, придумал я недуги. (пер. А. Финкеля)
And I do think- or else this brain of mine Hunts not the trail of policy so sure. (W. Shakespeare) — Иль этот мозг по хитрости дороге Летит не так уж метко, как бывало. (пер. А. Кронеберга)
Syn:7) шотл. парк ( вокруг усадьбы)II ['pɔləsɪ] сущ.- variable life policyto issue / write up a policy — выдавать / выписывать страховой полис
- endowment policy
- homeowners policy
- lapsed policy
- life insurance policy
- ordinary life insurance policy
- straight life insurance policy
- personal accident policy
- simple policy
- single premium whole life policy
- whole life policy
- permanent life policy
- term life insurance policy2)а) амер. род азартной игры, лотерея ( построенная по принципу угадывания чисел)б) число, комбинация чисел ( в азартной игре)Syn: -
122 date
A n1 ( day of the month) date f ; date of birth date de naissance ; date of delivery/of expiry date de livraison/d'expiration ; what date is your birthday? quelle est la date de ton anniversaire? ; what date is it today?, what's the date today? on est le combien aujourd'hui? ; today's date is May 2 aujourd'hui nous sommes le 2 mai ; there's no date on the letter la lettre n'est pas datée ; ‘date as postmark’ ‘date: voir cachet de la poste’ ; to fix ou set a date fixer une date ; let's set a date now prenons date maintenant ; the date of the next meeting is… la prochaine réunion est fixée au… ; the date for the match is June 5 le match aura lieu le 5 juin ; at a later date à une date ultérieure, plus tard ; ( in past tense) plus tard, par la suite ; at a ou some future date plus tard ; of recent date récent ;3 ( meeting) rendez-vous m ; he has a date with Jane tonight il sort avec Jane ce soir ; on our first date la première fois que nous sommes sortis ensemble ; I have a lunch date on Friday je suis pris à déjeuner vendredi ; to make a date for Monday prendre rendez-vous pour lundi ;4 ( person one is going out with) John is her date for the party c'est John qui l'emmène à la soirée ; who's your date for tonight? avec qui sors-tu ce soir? ;5 ( pop concert) date f ; they're playing five dates in Britain ils font cinq dates en Grande-Bretagne ;6 ( fruit) datte f ;C vtr1 ( mark with date) [person] dater [letter, cheque] ; [machine] imprimer la date sur [envelope, document] ; a cheque/letter dated March 21st un cheque daté/une lettre datée du 21 mars ; a statuette dated 1875 une statuette portant la date 1875 ;2 ( identify age of) dater [skeleton, building, object] ; scientists have dated the skeleton at 300 BC d'après les scientifiques le squelette date de 300 ans avant J.-C. ;3 ( reveal age of) the style of clothing dates the film le style vestimentaire trahit l'âge du film ;4 ( go out with) sortir avec [person].D vi1 ( originate) to date from, to date back to dater de, remonter à ; the church dates from ou back to the 17th century l'église date du XVIIe siècle ; her problems date from ou back to the accident ses problèmes datent du jour or remontent au jour de l'accident ; these customs date from ou back to the Middle Ages ces coutumes remontent à l'époque médiévale ; their friendship dates from ou back to childhood leur amitié remonte à l'enfance ; -
123 face
A n1 Anat, gen ( of person) visage m, figure f ; ( of animal) face f ; to have an honest face avoir un visage franc ; to have ink on one's face avoir de l'encre sur le visage ; he punched me in the face il m'a donné un coup de poing au visage ; to spit in sb's face cracher à la figure de qn ; to slam the door in sb's face claquer la porte au nez de qn ; to laugh in sb's face rire au nez de qn ; I know that face! je connais cette tête-là! ; to look sb in the face lit, fig regarder qn en face ; I told him to his face that he was lazy je lui ai dit en face qu'il était paresseux ; I dare not show my face fig j'ai peur de me montrer ; don't you dare show your face in here again! et que je ne vous revoie plus! ; to be face up/down [person] être sur le dos/ventre ; to put one's face on ○ hum se maquiller ;2 ( expression) air m ; the smug face of the interviewer l'air suffisant de l'interviewer ; she looked at me with a puzzled face elle m'a regardé d'un air perplexe ; a long face un air triste ; to pull ou make a face faire la grimace ; I can't wait to see his face when you tell him! j'ai hâte de voir la tête qu'il va faire quand tu lui diras ○ ! ; you should have seen their faces! tu aurais vu la tête qu'ils ont fait ○ ! ;3 fig ( outward appearance) to change the face of changer le visage de [industry, countryside] ; the changing face of education/Europe la face changeante de l'éducation/l'Europe ; the ugly face of the regime l'aspect monstrueux du régime ; the acceptable face of capitalism le bon côté du capitalisme ; on the face of it, it sounds easy à première vue or au premier abord, ça paraît facile ;4 ( dignity) to lose face perdre la face ; to save face sauver la face ; to avoid a loss of face he lied pour ne pas perdre la face il a menti ;5 ○ GB ( nerve) culot ○ m, audace f ; they had the face to ask for more money! ils ont eu le culot ○ de redemander de l'argent! ;7 ( surface) (of gem, dice) face f ; ( of coin) côté m ; ( of planet) surface f ; the largest island on the face of the earth ou globe la plus grande île du monde ; to disappear ou vanish off the face of the earth ○ [person, keys] disparaître de la circulation ; the hidden face of the moon la face cachée de la lune ;9 ( printed surface) ( of playing card) face f ; ( of document) recto m ; face up/down à l'endroit/l'envers ;10 Print œil m.1 ( despite) en dépit de [overwhelming odds] ;2 ( in confrontation with) face à, devant [opposition, enemy, danger].C vtr1 ( look towards) [person] faire face à [person, audience] ; [building, room] donner sur [park, beach] ; to face north/south [person] regarder au nord/sud ; [building] être orienté au nord/sud ; he turned to face the door/class il se retourna vers la porte/la classe ; she stood facing the class elle était debout face à la classe ; facing me/our house, there is… en face de moi/de notre maison, il y a… ; a seat facing the engine un siège dans le sens de la marche ; face the front! regarde devant toi! ;2 ( confront) se trouver face à [challenge, crisis] ; se voir contraint de payer [fine] ; se trouver menacé de [defeat, redundancy, ruin] ; être contraint de faire [choice] ; être contraint de prendre [decision] ; affronter [attacker] ; se retrouver face à [rival, team] ; to be faced with se trouver confronté à [problem, decision] ; faced with such a hard decision, I panicked face à une décision aussi difficile, j'ai paniqué ; to be faced with the task of doing devoir faire qch ; faced with the prospect of having to resign/move house devant la perspective d'avoir à démissionner/déménager ; to face sb with confronter qn à [truth, evidence] ; he faces 18 months in prison il va devoir faire 18 mois de prison ; I'm facing the prospect of being unemployed je vais me retrouver au chômage ; the president has agreed to face the press/cameras le président a accepté de faire face à la Presse/aux caméras ;3 ( acknowledge) face the facts, you're finished! regarde la réalité en face, tu es fini! ; let's face it, nobody's perfect admettons-le, personne n'est parfait ;4 ( tolerate prospect) I can't face doing je n'ai pas le courage de faire ; I can't face him je n'ai pas le courage de le voir ; he couldn't face the thought of walking/eating l'idée de marcher/manger lui était insupportable ; I don't think I can face another curry tonight l'idée de remanger du curry ce soir me rend malade ;5 ( run the risk of) risquer [fine, suspension] ; you face spending 20 years in jail vous risquez vingt ans de prison ;6 Sewing ( reinforce) mettre des parements à [armhole] ; ( trim) mettre des revers à [cuff, jacket] ;7 Constr revêtir [façade, wall] (with de) ;D vi1 to face towards [person] regarder [camera, audience] ; [chair] être tourné vers [fire] ; [window, house] donner sur [street, garden] ; to face forward regarder devant soi ; to face backwards [person] tourner le dos ; to be facing forward/backwards [person] être de face/de dos ; to be facing up/down [card, exam paper] être à l'envers/à l'endroit ;in your face ○ ! US bien fait pour toi! ; to feed ou fill ou stuff one's face ○ s'empiffrer ○ (with de) ; to set one's face against sth s'élever contre qch.■ face down US:▶ face [sb] down intimider.■ face out:▶ face [sb] out tenir tête à [opponent, critic] ;▶ face [sth] out faire front à [criticism].■ face up:▶ face up to [sth] faire face à [problem, responsibilities, fears] ;▶ face up to [sb] affronter. -
124 copy
1 noun(a) (duplicate → of painting, statue) copie f, reproduction f; (→ of document, letter, photograph) copie f;∎ to make a copy of sth faire une copie de qch∎ 500 copies of the book were printed le livre a été tiré à 500 exemplaires(c) (UNCOUNT) Typography, Press & Journalism (written material) copie f; (in advertisement) texte m;∎ his story made good copy son histoire a fait un bon papier;∎ he wrote some brilliant copy (one article) il a écrit un article excellent; (several articles) il a écrit d'excellents articles∎ copy and paste copier-coller m(a) (work of art, drawing etc) copier, imiter(b) (write out → letter, notes) copier(e) (photocopy) photocopier∎ to copy sth to disk copier qch sur disquette;∎ to copy and paste sth faire un copier-coller sur qch(g) (send copy to) envoyer une copie à;∎ to copy sb with sth faire parvenir une copie de qch à qn∎ no copying! on ne copie pas!∎ do you copy? vous me recevez?►► Computing copy block copie f de bloc;Computing copy check contrôle m par duplication;Computing copy command commande f de copie;Press copy deadline tombée f, dernière heure f;Computing copy disk disquette f de copie;copy editor Press secrétaire mf de rédaction; (in publishing) préparateur(trice) m,f de copie;Computing copy protection protection f contre la copie;copy taster premier lecteur m;Marketing copy test pré-test m publicitaire;Marketing copy testing pré-tests mpl publicitaires;copy typing dactylographie f, dactylo f;copy typist dactylographe mf, dactylo mfnoterrecopier;∎ to copy out a passage from a book transcrire ou recopier un passage d'un livre -
125 pound
pound [paʊnd]livre ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) fourrière ⇒ 1 (c) broyer ⇒ 2 (a) cogner (sur) ⇒ 2 (b), 3 (a) taper ⇒ 3 (a) battre ⇒ 3 (b)1 noun(a) (unit of weight) = 453,6 grammes, livre f;∎ to sell goods by the pound vendre des marchandises à la livre;∎ three pound or pounds of apples trois livres fpl de pommes;∎ two dollars a pound deux dollars la livre;∎ figurative to get one's pound of flesh obtenir ce que l'on exigeait;∎ he wants his pound of flesh il veut son dû à n'importe quel prix∎ have you got change for a pound? avez-vous la monnaie d'une livre?;∎ two for a pound deux pour une livre;∎ the pound fell yesterday against the Deutschmark la livre est tombée hier face au Deutsche Mark;∎ pound coin pièce f d'une livre;∎ the Lebanese/Maltese pound la livre libanaise/maltaise;∎ the pound sterling la livre sterling(c) (for dogs, cars) fourrière f(a) (crush, pulverize → grain) broyer, concasser; (→ spices, drugs etc) piler, broyer; (→ rocks) concasser, broyer, piler;∎ to pound sth to a powder/a paste réduire qch en poudre/en bouillie∎ she pounded the table with her fist elle martelait la table du poing;∎ the soldiers' heavy boots pounded the earth les soldats martelaient le sol de leurs lourdes bottes;∎ the waves pounded the rocks/boat les vagues battaient les rochers/venaient s'écraser violemment contre le bateau;∎ he began pounding the typewriter keys il commença à taper sur ou à marteler le clavier de la machine à écrire(c) (bombard, shell) bombarder, pilonner;∎ they pounded the enemy positions with mortar fire ils ont bombardé les positions ennemies au mortier(d) (walk → corridor) faire les cent pas dans, aller et venir dans;∎ to pound the streets battre le pavé;∎ to pound the beat (policeman) faire sa ronde∎ the neighbours started pounding on the ceiling les voisins ont commencé à cogner au plafond;∎ we had to pound on the door before anyone answered il a fallu frapper à la porte à coups redoublés avant d'obtenir une réponse;∎ the waves pounded against the rocks les vagues battaient les rochers;∎ the rain was pounding on the roof la pluie tambourinait sur le toit(b) (rhythmically → drums) battre; (→ heart) battre fort; (→ with fear, excitement) battre la chamade;∎ my head was pounding from the noise le bruit me martelait la tête∎ he pounded up/down the stairs il monta/descendit l'escalier bruyamment;∎ the horses came pounding along the track les chevaux arrivaient au grand galop dans un bruit de tonnerre►► Cookery pound cake ≃ quatre-quarts m inv;(a) (on typewriter, piano, drums)∎ he was pounding away at the piano il martelait les touches du piano;∎ she's been pounding away at her typewriter since eight o'clock elle s'acharne sur sa machine à écrire depuis huit heures;∎ every weekend, he pounds away on his drums il passe ses week-ends à taper sur sa batterie;∎ he spent the holidays pounding away at his thesis il a passé les vacances à travailler dur à sa thèse∎ to pound away at the enemy lines pilonner sans arrêt les lignes ennemies;∎ we heard the guns pounding away nous entendions le bruit incessant des canons∎ pound the millet down to a fine powder réduisez le millet en une poudre fine;∎ pound the mixture down to a pulp réduisez le mélange en bouillie(b) (flatten → earth) pilonner, tasser∎ the pianist was pounding out a tune le pianiste martelait un air(b) (letter, document) taper (avec fougue);∎ she pounds out a book a month elle sort ou écrit un livre par moispiler, concasserⓘ Pound of flesh Cette formule ("une livre de chair") vient du Marchand de Venise, de Shakespeare, pièce dans laquelle Shylock vient réclamer son dû à Antonio (une livre de la chair de ce dernier) comme dédommagement pour n'avoir pas tenu ses engagements. Aujourd'hui on utilise cette expression pour parler des conditions exactes d'un contrat ou d'une façon plus générale en référence à une somme d'argent qu'un débiteur est dans l'incapacité de payer. On pourra dire par exemple We're barely able to make ends meet as it is, the last thing we need is the taxman asking for his pound of flesh ("on a déjà du mal à joindre les deux bouts, on n'a vraiment pas besoin que le percepteur vienne nous réclamer de l'argent"). -
126 production
production [prə'dʌkʃən](a) (process of producing → of goods) production f, fabrication f; (→ of crops, electricity, heat) production f;∎ the workers have halted production les travailleurs ont arrêté la production;∎ to go into/out of production être/ne plus être fabriqué;∎ the model is now in production le modèle est en cours de production;∎ this model went into/out of production in 1999 on a commencé la fabrication de ce modèle/ce modèle a été retiré de la production en 1999;∎ is it in production yet? est-ce qu'on en a commencé la production?;∎ to move or shift production relocaliser son unité de production(b) (amount produced) production f;∎ an increase/fall in production une hausse/baisse de la production ou du rendement;∎ wine production has increased la production viticole a augmenté(c) (of film) production f; (of play, of radio or TV programme → organization, financing) production f; (→ artistic direction) réalisation f, mise f en scène(d) (show, work of art) & Cinema, Radio, Theatre & Television production f; Art & Literature œuvre f;∎ the RSC's production of 'Macbeth' le 'Macbeth' de la RSC;∎ familiar figurative there's no need to make such a (big) production out of it! il n'y a pas de quoi en faire un plat ou toute une histoire!;∎ Cinema a film with high/low production values un film à gros/petit budget(e) (presentation → of document, passport, ticket) présentation f;∎ on production of this voucher sur présentation de ce bon►► Cinema, Radio, Television & Theatre production assistant assistant(e) m,f de production;Cinema, Radio, Television & Theatre production associate producteur(trice) m,f associé(e);Industry production budget budget m de production;Cinema, Radio, Television & Theatre production buyer responsable mf des achats;production capacity capacité f de production;production car voiture f de série;Cinema, Radio, Television & Theatre production company société f de production;Cinema, Radio, Television & Theatre production control direction f de la production;Cinema, Radio, Television & Theatre production control room salle f de contrôle de production;production cost coût m de production;production department service m (de) production;production director directeur(trice) m,f de production; Journalism directeur(trice) m,f de la fabrication; Television administrateur(trice) m,f de la production;production editor rédacteur(trice) m,f en chef technique;production flowchart organigramme m de production;production leadtime délai m de production;production line chaîne f de fabrication;∎ to work on the production line travailler à la chaîne;production manager directeur(trice) m,f de la production;production meeting conférence f de production;production mixer mélangeur m (de production);production overheads frais mpl généraux de production;production platform plate-forme f de production;production secretary secrétaire mf de production;production switcher mélangeur m (de production);production talkback system réseau m d'ordres, intercom m de production;production team équipe f de production -
127 form
I 1. fo:m noun1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) form, skikkelse2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) type, form, slag3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) formular, skjema4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) formalitet, formsak5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) (skole)klasse2. verb1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) danne, stifte2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) ta form, danne seg3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) opprette, danne4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) danne, utgjøre•- be in good form
- in the form of II fo:m noun(a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.) (tre)benkart--------blankett--------fasong--------figur--------form--------formular--------klasse--------skikkelse--------skjema--------slag--------sortIsubst. \/fɔːm\/1) form, utforming, fasong2) skikkelse, figur3) form, versjon4) skjema, blankett5) benk (uten rygg), skolebenk6) (skole)klasse, kull7) manerer, oppførsel8) ( grammatikk) ordform9) ( sport) form, kondisjon• he is in\/on great form for the match10) støpeform11) (boktrykking, også forme) formbe off\/out of form ( sport e.l.) ikke være i form, være utrentfor form's sake for formens skyld, for ordens skyldin due form i behørig formin form i (god) kondisjon (fysisk og mentalt)i riktig formin the form of i form avlose form ( om veddeløpshester e.l.) miste formen, være i dårlig form, ha dårlig kondisjonlow forms of life ( biologi) lavere former for livrun true to form eller be true to form oppføre seg som ventet, være seg selv liktake form ta formtake the form of forme seg tilIIverb \/fɔːm\/1) danne (seg), stifte(s)2) forme (ved opplæring eller trening)3) utvikle, skaffe seg, stifte4) tenke ut, utforme i tankene, danne seg, gjøre seg opp• have you formed an opinion?5) utgjøre6) ( militærvesen) formere (seg), stille (seg) opp, danne formasjon• form two deep!form into forme seg til, danne seg tilform up stille seg opp -
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I 1. [fo:m] noun1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) oblika2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) vrsta3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) obrazec4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) navada5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) razred2. verb1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) oblikovati2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) izoblikovati (se)3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) zbrati (se)4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) biti, sestavljati•- be in good form
- in the form of II [fo:m] noun(a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.) klop* * *I [fɔ:m]nounoblika; navada; šablona, model, kalup; tiskovni sestavek; formular, obrazec; zajčji brlog; obred, ceremonija; anatomy postava; šolska klop; razred (v šoli); način, vedenjein form — v kaki obliki; dobro; v kondicijiout of form — slabo; v slabi kondicijigood form — takt, obzirnostform letter — poslovno pismo, ki je v glavnem tiskanoform register — razredna knjiga, razrednicaII [fɔ:m]transitive verb & intransitive verboblikovati, tvoriti (se); sestaviti; izmisliti si; nasta(ja)ti, razvi(ja)ti se; vzgojiti, vzgajati; pridobi(va)ti; v vrsto (se) postaviti; organizirati
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make — verb (makes, making, made) 1》 form by putting parts together or combining substances. ↘(make something into) alter something so that it forms (something else). ↘arrange bedclothes tidily on (a bed) ready for use. ↘Electronics complete … English new terms dictionary
ˌmake sth ˈout — phrasal verb 1) to see, hear, or understand something with difficulty I can just make a few words out on this page.[/ex] I couldn t make out what he was saying.[/ex] 2) to write all the necessary information on a cheque or other document 3) make… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
make someone/something out — 1) manage with some difficulty to see or hear something in the dim light it was difficult to make out the illustration ■ understand the character or motivation of someone I can t make her out she s so inconsistent 2) [with infinitive or clause]… … Useful english dictionary