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    член (організації тощо), депутат; учасник; партнер; представник; орган ( частина тіла); робочий орган

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    member of volunteer public order squad — = member of voluntary public order squad

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  • 3 Digital Living Network Alliance

    "An alliance of leading companies in the consumer electronics, mobile and personal computer industries focused on delivering an interoperability framework of design guidelines based on open industry standards to complete the cross-industry digital convergence. Microsoft is a member of this alliance."

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  • 5 Historical Portugal

       Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.
       A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.
       Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140
       The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."
       In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.
       The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.
       Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385
       Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims in
       Portugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.
       The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.
       Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580
       The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.
       The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.
       What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.
       By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.
       Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.
       The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.
       By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.
       In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.
       Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640
       Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.
       Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.
       On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.
       Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822
       Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.
       Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.
       In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and the
       Church (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.
       Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.
       Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.
       Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910
       During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.
       Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.
       Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.
       Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.
       Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.
       As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.
       First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26
       Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.
       The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.
       Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.
       The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74
       During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."
       Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.
       For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),
       and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.
       The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.
       With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.
       During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.
       The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.
       At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.
       The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.
       Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76
       Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.
       Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.
       In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.
       In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.
       In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.
       The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict until
       UN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.
       Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000
       After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.
       From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.
       Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.
       Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.
       In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.
       In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.
       Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.
       Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.
       The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.
       Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.
       Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).
       All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.
       The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.
       After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.
       Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.
       Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.
       From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.
       Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.
       In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.
       An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Historical Portugal

  • 6 Bündnisgrüne

    m, f member of the Alliance 90 / Green Party; die Bündnisgrünen etwa: the Green Party
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    Bụ̈nd|nis|grü|ne(r)
    mf (POL)
    member of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
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    Bünd·nis·grü·ne
    pl Green party alliance
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    der/die (Politik) s. Grüne II
    •• Cultural note:
    Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
    This party came into being in 1993 as the result of a merger of the West German Green party and civil rights movements of the former GDR. It is an important force in the German parliament, committed to environmental and social issues
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    Bündnisgrüne m/f member of the Alliance 90/Green Party;
    die Bündnisgrünen etwa: the Green Party
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    der/die (Politik) s. Grüne II
    •• Cultural note:
    Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
    This party came into being in 1993 as the result of a merger of the West German Green party and civil rights movements of the former GDR. It is an important force in the German parliament, committed to environmental and social issues

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  • 7 conjuntamente con

    prep.
    together with, altogether with, in consort with.
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    = in concert with, on a par with, in alliance with
    Ex. AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
    Ex. A National Library Commission, on a par with the National University Commission, should be set up without delay as a coordinating body.
    Ex. In alliance with ConstructionNet LLC, D&B are providing Internet services for members in the construction industry.
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    = in concert with, on a par with, in alliance with

    Ex: AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

    Ex: A National Library Commission, on a par with the National University Commission, should be set up without delay as a coordinating body.
    Ex: In alliance with ConstructionNet LLC, D&B are providing Internet services for members in the construction industry.

    Spanish-English dictionary > conjuntamente con

  • 8 en colaboración con

    = in concert with, in consultation with, in collaboration with, in alliance with, in conjunction with, in partnership with
    Ex. AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
    Ex. As data is compiled and analysed, collection management for serials is modified accordingly, in consultation with academic staff.
    Ex. A growing number of industrial and commercial organizations working in collaboration with members of the academic community are joining JANET.
    Ex. In alliance with ConstructionNet LLC, D&B are providing Internet services for members in the construction industry.
    Ex. Rules for any given class must be used in conjunction with the schedules for that class.
    Ex. The staff work in partnership with parents to meet the needs of the children, both individually and as a group.
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    = in concert with, in consultation with, in collaboration with, in alliance with, in conjunction with, in partnership with

    Ex: AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

    Ex: As data is compiled and analysed, collection management for serials is modified accordingly, in consultation with academic staff.
    Ex: A growing number of industrial and commercial organizations working in collaboration with members of the academic community are joining JANET.
    Ex: In alliance with ConstructionNet LLC, D&B are providing Internet services for members in the construction industry.
    Ex: Rules for any given class must be used in conjunction with the schedules for that class.
    Ex: The staff work in partnership with parents to meet the needs of the children, both individually and as a group.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en colaboración con

  • 9 Chronology

      15,000-3,000 BCE Paleolithic cultures in western Portugal.
      400-200 BCE Greek and Carthaginian trade settlements on coast.
      202 BCE Roman armies invade ancient Lusitania.
      137 BCE Intensive Romanization of Lusitania begins.
      410 CE Germanic tribes — Suevi and Visigoths—begin conquest of Roman Lusitania and Galicia.
      714—16 Muslims begin conquest of Visigothic Lusitania.
      1034 Christian Reconquest frontier reaches Mondego River.
      1064 Christians conquer Coimbra.
      1139 Burgundian Count Afonso Henriques proclaims himself king of Portugal; birth of Portugal. Battle of Ourique: Afonso Henriques defeats Muslims.
      1147 With English Crusaders' help, Portuguese seize Lisbon from Muslims.
      1179 Papacy formally recognizes Portugal's independence (Pope Alexander III).
      1226 Campaign to reclaim Alentejo from Muslims begins.
      1249 Last Muslim city (Silves) falls to Portuguese Army.
      1381 Beginning of third war between Castile and Portugal.
      1383 Master of Aviz, João, proclaimed regent by Lisbon populace.
      1385 April: Master of Aviz, João I, proclaimed king of Portugal by Cortes of Coimbra. 14 August: Battle of Aljubarrota, Castilians defeated by royal forces, with assistance of English army.
      1394 Birth of "Prince Henry the Navigator," son of King João I.
      1415 Beginning of overseas expansion as Portugal captures Moroccan city of Ceuta.
      1419 Discovery of Madeira Islands.
      1425-28 Prince D. Pedro, older brother of Prince Henry, travels in Europe.
      1427 Discovery (or rediscovery?) of Azores Islands.
      1434 Prince Henry the Navigator's ships pass beyond Cape Bojador, West Africa.
      1437 Disaster at Tangier, Morocco, as Portuguese fail to capture city.
      1441 First African slaves from western Africa reach Portugal.
      1460 Death of Prince Henry. Portuguese reach what is now Senegal, West Africa.
      1470s Portuguese explore West African coast and reach what is now Ghana and Nigeria and begin colonizing islands of São Tomé and Príncipe.
      1479 Treaty of Alcáçovas between kings of Portugal and Spain.
      1482 Portuguese establish post at São Jorge da Mina, Gold Coast (now Ghana).
      1482-83 Portuguese navigator Diogo Cão reaches mouth of Congo River and Angola.
      1488 Navigator Bartolomeu Dias rounds Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, and finds route to Indian Ocean.
      1492-93 Columbus's first voyage to West Indies.
      1493 Columbus visits Azores and Portugal on return from first voyage; tells of discovery of New World. Treaty of Tordesillas signed between kings of Portugal and Spain: delimits spheres of conquest with line 370 leagues west of Cape Verde Islands (claimed by Portugal); Portugal's sphere to east of line includes, in effect, Brazil.
       King Manuel I and Royal Council decide to continue seeking all-water route around Africa to Asia.
       King Manuel I expels unconverted Jews from Portugal.
      1497-99 Epic voyage of Vasco da Gama from Portugal around Africa to west India, successful completion of sea route to Asia project; da Gama returns to Portugal with samples of Asian spices.
      1500 Bound for India, Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral "discovers" coast of Brazil and claims it for Portugal.
      1506 Anti-Jewish riots in Lisbon.
       Battle of Diu, India; Portugal's command of Indian Ocean assured for some time with Francisco de Almeida's naval victory over Egyptian and Gujerati fleets.
       Afonso de Albuquerque conquers Goa, India; beginning of Portuguese hegemony in south Asia.
       Portuguese conquest of Malacca; commerce in Spice Islands.
      1519 Magellan begins circumnavigation voyage.
      1536 Inquisition begins in Portugal.
      1543 Portuguese merchants reach Japan.
      1557 Portuguese merchants granted Chinese territory of Macau for trading factory.
      1572 Luís de Camões publishes epic poem, Os Lusíadas.
      1578 Battle of Alcácer-Quivir; Moroccan forces defeat army of King Sebastião of Portugal; King Sebastião dies in battle. Portuguese succession crisis.
      1580 King Phillip II of Spain claims and conquers Portugal; Spanish rule of Portugal, 1580-1640.
      1607-24 Dutch conquer sections of Asia and Brazil formerly held by Portugal.
      1640 1 December: Portuguese revolution in Lisbon overthrows Spanish rule, restores independence. Beginning of Portugal's Braganza royal dynasty.
      1654 Following Dutch invasions and conquest of parts of Brazil and Angola, Dutch expelled by force.
      1661 Anglo-Portuguese Alliance treaty signed: England pledges to defend Portugal "as if it were England itself." Queen Catherine of Bra-ganza marries England's Charles II.
      1668 February: In Portuguese-Spanish peace treaty, Spain recognizes independence of Portugal, thus ending 28-year War of Restoration.
      1703 Methuen Treaties signed, key commercial trade agreement and defense treaty between England and Portugal.
      1750 Pombal becomes chief minister of King José I.
      1755 1 November: Massive Lisbon earthquake, tidal wave, and fire.
      1759 Expulsion of Jesuits from Portugal and colonies.
      1761 Slavery abolished in continental Portugal.
      1769 Abandonment of Mazagão, Morocco, last Portuguese outpost.
      1777 Pombal dismissed as chief minister by Queen Maria I, after death of José I.
      1791 Portugal and United States establish full diplomatic relations.
      1807 November: First Napoleonic invasion; French forces under Junot conquer Portugal. Royal family flees to colony of Brazil and remains there until 1821.
      1809 Second French invasion of Portugal under General Soult.
      1811 Third French invasion of Portugal under General Masséna.
      1813 Following British general Wellington's military victories, French forces evacuate Portugal.
      1817 Liberal, constitutional movements against absolutist monarchist rule break out in Brazil (Pernambuco) and Portugal (Lisbon, under General Gomes Freire); crushed by government. British marshal of Portugal's army, Beresford, rules Portugal.
       Liberal insurrection in army officer corps breaks out in Cadiz, Spain, and influences similar movement in Portugal's armed forces first in Oporto.
       King João VI returns from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and early draft of constitution; era of constitutional monarchy begins.
      1822 7 September: João VI's son Pedro proclaims independence of
       Brazil from Portugal and is named emperor. 23 September: Constitution of 1822 ratified.
       Portugal recognizes sovereign independence of Brazil.
       King João VI dies; power struggle for throne ensues between his sons, brothers Pedro and Miguel; Pedro, emperor of Brazil, abdicates Portuguese throne in favor of his daughter, D. Maria II, too young to assume crown. By agreement, Miguel, uncle of D. Maria, is to accept constitution and rule in her stead.
      1828 Miguel takes throne and abolishes constitution. Sections of Portugal rebel against Miguelite rule.
      1831 Emperor Pedro abdicates throne of Brazil and returns to Portugal to expel King Miguel from Portuguese throne.
      1832-34 Civil war between absolutist King Miguel and constitutionalist Pedro, who abandons throne of Brazil to restore his young daughter Maria to throne of Portugal; Miguel's armed forces defeated by those of Pedro. Miguel leaves for exile and constitution (1826 Charter) is restored.
      1834-53 Constitutional monarchy consolidated under rule of Queen Maria II, who dies in 1853.
      1851-71 Regeneration period of economic development and political stability; public works projects sponsored by Minister Fontes Pereira de Melo.
      1871-90 Rotativism period of alternating party governments; achieves political stability and less military intervention in politics and government. Expansion of colonial territory in tropical Africa.
       January: Following territorial dispute in central Africa, Britain delivers "Ultimatum" to Portugal demanding withdrawal of Portugal's forces from what is now Malawi and Zimbabwe. Portugal's government, humiliated in accepting demand under threat of a diplomatic break, falls. Beginning of governmental and political instability; monarchist decline and republicanism's rise.
       Anglo-Portuguese treaties signed relating to delimitation of frontiers in colonial Africa.
      1899 Treaty of Windsor; renewal of Anglo-Portuguese defense and friendship alliance.
      1903 Triumphal visit of King Edward VII to Portugal.
      1906 Politician João Franco supported by King Carlos I in dictatorship to restore order and reform.
      1908 1 February: Murder in Lisbon of King Carlos I and his heir apparent, Prince Dom Luís, by Portuguese anarchists. Eighteen-year-old King Manuel II assumes throne.
      1910 3-5 October: Following republican-led military insurrection in armed forces, monarchy falls and first Portuguese republic is proclaimed. Beginning of unstable, economically troubled, parliamentary republic form of government.
       May: Violent insurrection in Lisbon overturns government of General Pimenta de Castro; nearly a thousand casualties from several days of armed combat in capital.
       March: Following Portugal's honoring ally Britain's request to confiscate German shipping in Portuguese harbors, Germany declares war on Portugal; Portugal enters World War I on Allied side.
       Portugal organizes and dispatches Portuguese Expeditionary Corps to fight on the Western Front. 9 April: Portuguese forces mauled by German offensive in Battle of Lys. Food rationing and riots in Lisbon. Portuguese military operations in Mozambique against German expedition's invasion from German East Africa. 5 December: Authoritarian, presidentialist government under Major Sidónio Pais takes power in Lisbon, following a successful military coup.
      1918 11 November: Armistice brings cessation of hostilities on Western Front in World War I. Portuguese expeditionary forces stationed in Angola, Mozambique, and Flanders begin return trip to Portugal. 14 December: President Sidónio Pais assassinated. Chaotic period of ephemeral civil war ensues.
      1919-21 Excessively unstable political period, including January
      1919 abortive effort of Portuguese monarchists to restore Braganza dynasty to power. Republican forces prevail, but level of public violence, economic distress, and deprivation remains high.
      1921 October: Political violence attains peak with murder of former prime minister and other prominent political figures in Lisbon. Sectors of armed forces and Guarda Nacional Republicana are mutinous. Year of financial and corruption scandals, including Portuguese bank note (fraud) case; military court acquits guilty military insurrectionists, and one military judge declares "the country is sick."
       28 May: Republic overthrown by military coup or pronunciamento and conspiracy among officer corps. Parliament's doors locked and parliament closed for nearly nine years to January 1935. End of parliamentary republic, Western Europe's most unstable political system in this century, beginning of the Portuguese dictatorship, after 1930 known as the Estado Novo. Officer corps assumes reins of government, initiates military censorship of the press, and suppresses opposition.
       February: Military dictatorship under General Óscar Carmona crushes failed republican armed insurrection in Oporto and Lisbon.
       April: Military dictatorship names Professor Antônio de Oliveira Salazar minister of finance, with dictatorial powers over budget, to stabilize finances and rebuild economy. Insurrectionism among military elements continues into 1931.
      1930 Dr. Salazar named minister for colonies and announces balanced budgets. Salazar consolidates support by various means, including creation of official regime "movement," the National Union. Salazar engineers Colonial Act to ensure Lisbon's control of bankrupt African colonies by means of new fiscal controls and centralization of authority. July: Military dictatorship names Salazar prime minister for first time, and cabinet composition undergoes civilianization; academic colleagues and protégés plan conservative reform and rejuvenation of society, polity, and economy. Regime comes to be called the Estado Novo (New State). New State's constitution ratified by new parliament, the National Assembly; Portugal described in document as "unitary, corporative Republic" and governance influenced by Salazar's stern personality and doctrines such as integralism, Catholicism, and fiscal conservatism.
      1936 Violent instability and ensuing civil war in neighboring Spain, soon internationalized by fascist and communist intervention, shake Estado Novo regime. Pseudofascist period of regime features creation of imitation Fascist institutions to defend regime from leftist threats; Portugal institutes "Portuguese Youth" and "Portuguese Legion."
      1939 3 September: Prime Minister Salazar declares Portugal's neutrality in World War II. October: Anglo-Portuguese agreement grants naval and air base facilities to Britain and later to United States for Battle of the Atlantic and Normandy invasion support. Third Reich protests breach of Portugal's neutrality.
       6 June: On day of Allies' Normandy invasion, Portugal suspends mining and export of wolfram ore to both sides in war.
       8 May: Popular celebrations of Allied victory and Fascist defeat in Lisbon and Oporto coincide with Victory in Europe Day. Following managed elections for Estado Novo's National Assembly in November, regime police, renamed PIDE, with increased powers, represses opposition.
      1947 Abortive military coup in central Portugal easily crushed by regime. Independence of India and initiation of Indian protests against Portuguese colonial rule in Goa and other enclaves.
      1949 Portugal becomes founding member of NATO.
      1951 Portugal alters constitution and renames overseas colonies "Overseas Provinces." Portugal and United States sign military base agreements for use of air and naval facilities in Azores Islands and military aid to Lisbon. President Carmona dies in office, succeeded by General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58). July: Indians occupy enclave of Portuguese India (dependency of Damão) by means of passive resistance movement. August: Indian passive resistance movement in Portuguese India repelled by Portuguese forces with loss of life. December: With U.S. backing, Portugal admitted as member of United Nations (along with Spain). Air force general Humberto Delgado, in opposition, challenges Estado Novo's hand-picked successor to Craveiro Lopes, Admiral Américo Tomás. Delgado rallies coalition of democratic, liberal, and communist opposition but loses rigged election and later flees to exile in Brazil. Portugal joins European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
       January and February: Estado Novo rocked by armed African insurrection in northern Angola, crushed by armed forces. Hijacking of Portuguese ocean liner by ally of Delgado, Captain Henrique Galvão. April: Salazar defeats attempted military coup and reshuffles cabinet with group of younger figures who seek to reform colonial rule and strengthen the regime's image abroad. 18 December: Indian army rapidly defeats Portugal's defense force in Goa, Damão, and Diu and incorporates Portugal's Indian possessions into Indian Union. January: Abortive military coup in Beja, Portugal.
      1965 February: General Delgado and his Brazilian secretary murdered and secretly buried near Spanish frontier by political police, PIDE.
      1968 August and September: Prime Minister Salazar, aged 79, suffers crippling stoke. President Tomás names former cabinet officer Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor. Caetano institutes modest reforms in Portugal and overseas.
      1971 Caetano government ratifies amended constitution that allows slight devolution and autonomy to overseas provinces in Africa and Asia. Right-wing loyalists oppose reforms in Portugal. 25 April: Military coup engineered by Armed Forces Movement overthrows Estado Novo and establishes provisional government emphasizing democratization, development, and decolonization. Limited resistance by loyalists. President Tomás and Premier Caetano flown to exile first in Madeira and then in Brazil. General Spínola appointed president. September: Revolution moves to left, as President Spínola, thwarted in his program, resigns.
       March: Military coup by conservative forces fails, and leftist response includes nationalization of major portion of economy. Polarization between forces and parties of left and right. 25 November: Military coup by moderate military elements thwarts leftist forces. Constituent Assembly prepares constitution. Revolution moves from left to center and then right.
       March: Constitution ratified by Assembly of the Republic. 25 April: Second general legislative election gives largest share of seats to Socialist Party (PS). Former oppositionist lawyer, Mário Soares, elected deputy and named prime minister.
      1977-85 Political pendulum of democratic Portugal moves from center-left to center-right, as Social Democratic Party (PSD) increases hold on assembly and take office under Prime Minister Cavaco Silva. July
      1985 elections give edge to PSD who advocate strong free-enterprise measures and revision of leftist-generated 1976 Constitution, amended modestly in 1982.
      1986 January: Portugal joins European Economic Community (EEC).
      1987 July: General, legislative elections for assembly give more than 50 percent to PSD led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva. For first time, since 1974, Portugal has a working majority government.
      1989 June: Following revisions of 1976 Constitution, reprivatization of economy begins, under PS government.
       January: Presidential elections, Mário Soares reelected for second term. July: General, legislative elections for assembly result in new PSD victory and majority government.
       January-July: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the European Economic Community (EEC). December: Tariff barriers fall as fully integrated Common Market established in the EEC.
       November: Treaty of Maastricht comes into force. The EEC officially becomes the European Union (EU). Portugal is signatory with 11 other member-nations.
       October: General, legislative elections for assembly result in PS victory and naming of Prime Minister Guterres. PS replace PSD as leading political party. November: Excavations for Lisbon bank uncover ancient Phoenician, Roman, and Christian ruins.
       January: General, presidential elections; socialist Jorge Sampaio defeats PSD's Cavaco Silva and assumes presidency from Dr. Mário Soares. July: Community of Portuguese Languages Countries (CPLP) cofounded by Portugal and Brazil.
       May-September: Expo '98 held in Lisbon. Opening of Vasco da Gama Bridge across Tagus River, Europe's longest (17 kilometers/ 11 miles). June: National referendum on abortion law change defeated after low voter turnout. November: National referendum on regionaliza-tion and devolution of power defeated after another low voter turnout.
       October: General, legislative elections: PS victory over PSD lacks clear majority in parliament. Following East Timor referendum, which votes for independence and withdrawal of Indonesia, outburst of popular outrage in streets, media, and communications of Portugal approves armed intervention and administration of United Nations (and withdrawal of Indonesia) in East Timor. Portugal and Indonesia restore diplomatic relations. December: A Special Territory since 1975, Colony of Macau transferred to sovereignty of People's Republic of China.
       January-June: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the EU; end of Discoveries Historical Commemoration Cycle (1988-2000).
       United Nations forces continue to occupy and administer former colony of East Timor, with Portugal's approval.
       January: General, presidential elections; PS president Sampaio reelected for second term. City of Oporto, "European City of Culture" for the year, hosts arts festival. December: Municipal elections: PSD defeats PS; socialist prime minister Guterres resigns; President Sampaio calls March parliamentary elections.
       1 January: Portugal enters single European Currency system. Euro currency adopted and ceases use of former national currency, the escudo. March: Parliamentary elections; PSD defeats PS and José Durão Barroso becomes prime minister. Military modernization law passed. Portugal holds chairmanship of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
       May: Municipal law passed permitting municipalities to reorganize in new ways.
       June: Prime Minister Durão Barroso, invited to succeed Romano Prodi as president of EU Commission, resigns. Pedro Santana Lopes becomes prime minister. European Parliament elections held. Conscription for national service in army and navy ended. Mass grave uncovered at Academy of Sciences Museum, Lisbon, revealing remains of several thousand victims of Lisbon earthquake, 1755.
       February: Parliamentary elections; PS defeats PSD, socialists win first absolute majority in parliament since 1975. José Sócrates becomes prime minister.
       January: Presidential elections; PSD candidate Aníbal Cavaco Silva elected and assumes presidency from Jorge Sampaio. Portugal's national soccer team ranked 7th out of 205 countries by international soccer association. European Union's Bologna Process in educational reform initiated in Portugal.
       July-December: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the European Union. For reasons of economy, Portugal announces closure of many consulates, especially in France and the eastern US. Government begins official inspections of private institutions of higher education, following scandals.
      2008 January: Prime Minister Sócrates announces location of new Lisbon area airport as Alcochete, on south bank of Tagus River, site of air force shooting range. February: Portuguese Army begins to receive new modern battle tanks (Leopard 2 A6). March: Mass protest of 85,000 public school (primary and secondary levels) teachers in Lisbon schools dispute recent educational policies of minister of education and prime minister.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Chronology

  • 10 conjuntamente

    adv.
    conjunctly, jointly.
    * * *
    1 jointly, together
    * * *
    adv.
    * * *
    ADV jointly, together
    * * *
    = collectively, jointly, collaboratively, back to back, in concert, in tandem, in consort, in a tandem fashion, in partnership, in parallel.
    Ex. Enter an agreement contracted by the member governments of an international intergovernmental body acting as individual entities rather than collectively as instructed in 21.35A.
    Ex. The International Agricultural Information System, AGRIS, is being compiled jointly by institutions of 117 countries and 14 international organisations.
    Ex. The students did not understand how these links should be created and thus could not write collaboratively with the author.
    Ex. The system design originally demanded 2 minicomputers working back to back.
    Ex. Such a scheme, though, can only work if libraries act in concert politically to impart new ground rules to users.
    Ex. In tandem, tiered instruction and assessment offer the opportunity to analyze the outcomes of specific levels of information literacy.
    Ex. Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.
    Ex. Most of them are mitotically stable, and the integration of the vector into the host genome frequently occurred in a tandem fashion.
    Ex. Given limited resources and complimentary interests, we seek to work in partnership when mutally beneficial.
    Ex. The afternoon sessions will run in parallel.
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    * colaborar conjuntamente = work + cooperatively.
    * conjuntamente con = in concert with, on a par with, in alliance with.
    * funcionar conjuntamente = work together, interwork.
    * trabajar conjuntamente = work + back to back, interwork.
    * * *
    = collectively, jointly, collaboratively, back to back, in concert, in tandem, in consort, in a tandem fashion, in partnership, in parallel.

    Ex: Enter an agreement contracted by the member governments of an international intergovernmental body acting as individual entities rather than collectively as instructed in 21.35A.

    Ex: The International Agricultural Information System, AGRIS, is being compiled jointly by institutions of 117 countries and 14 international organisations.
    Ex: The students did not understand how these links should be created and thus could not write collaboratively with the author.
    Ex: The system design originally demanded 2 minicomputers working back to back.
    Ex: Such a scheme, though, can only work if libraries act in concert politically to impart new ground rules to users.
    Ex: In tandem, tiered instruction and assessment offer the opportunity to analyze the outcomes of specific levels of information literacy.
    Ex: Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.
    Ex: Most of them are mitotically stable, and the integration of the vector into the host genome frequently occurred in a tandem fashion.
    Ex: Given limited resources and complimentary interests, we seek to work in partnership when mutally beneficial.
    Ex: The afternoon sessions will run in parallel.
    * colaborar conjuntamente = work + cooperatively.
    * conjuntamente con = in concert with, on a par with, in alliance with.
    * funcionar conjuntamente = work together, interwork.
    * trabajar conjuntamente = work + back to back, interwork.

    * * *
    jointly
    un comunicado firmado conjuntamente por las dos partes a communiqué signed jointly by both parties
    fabricado por CARESA conjuntamente con una empresa italiana manufactured jointly by CARESA and an Italian company, manufactured by CARESA in collaboration with an Italian company
    * * *

     

    conjuntamente adverbio together, jointly: vamos a enfrentarnos a este problema conjuntamente, let's solve this problem together
    ' conjuntamente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    común
    English:
    concert
    - conjunction
    - jointly
    * * *
    jointly, together ( con with);
    dos productos que van a ser lanzados al mercado conjuntamente two products that are to be launched together;
    el gobierno, conjuntamente con la Cruz Roja, va a organizar la ayuda humanitaria the government will be organizing humanitarian aid jointly with the Red Cross
    * * *
    adv jointly
    * * *
    conjuntamente adv jointly

    Spanish-English dictionary > conjuntamente

  • 11 formar

    v.
    1 to form.
    Sus manos formaron bolitas Her hands formed little balls.
    formar una bola con algo to make something into a ball
    formar un equipo to make up a team
    formar una asociación cultural to set up a cultural organization
    formar parte de to form o be part of
    forma parte del equipo she's a member of the team
    2 to train, to educate.
    Los maestros forman a los alumnos The teachers educated the students.
    3 to form up (military).
    4 to fall in (military).
    ¡a formar! fall in!
    5 to instruct, to shape.
    El entrenador formó a los jugadores The coach instructed the players.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to form
    2 (integrar, constituir) to form, constitute
    3 (educar) to bring up
    4 (enseñar) to educate
    1 MILITAR (colocarse) to form up
    1 (desarrollarse) to grow, develop
    2 (educarse) to be educated, be trained
    \
    ¡a formar! MILITAR fall in!
    * * *
    verb
    2) educate, train
    •
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ figura] to form, make
    2) (=crear) [+ organización, partido, alianza] to form

    ¿cómo se forma el subjuntivo? — how do you form the subjunctive?

    3) (=constituir) to make up

    los chiitas forman el 60% de la población — the Shiites make up o form 60% of the population

    • estar formado por — to be made up of

    • formar parte de — to be part of

    el edificio forma parte del recinto de la catedral — the building is o forms part of the cathedral precinct

    4) (=enseñar) [+ personal, monitor, técnico] to train; [+ alumno] to educate
    5) [+ juicio, opinión] to form
    6) (Mil) to order to fall in

    el sargento formó a los reclutas — the sergeant had the recruits fall in, the sergeant ordered the recruits to fall in

    2. VI
    1) (Mil) to fall in

    ¡a formar! — fall in!

    2) (Dep) to line up

    los equipos formaron así:... — the teams lined up as follows:...

    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) personas <círculo/figura> to make, form; <asociación/gobierno> to form, set up; barricada to set up

    formen parejas — ( en clase) get into pairs o twos; ( en baile) take your partners

    b) (Ling) to form
    c) (Mil) < tropas> to have... fall in
    2) ( componer) to make up

    formar parte de algo — to be part of something, to belong to something

    está formada por tres provincias — it is made up of o it comprises three provinces

    forman un ángulo recto — they form o make a right angle

    3) <carácter/espíritu> to form, shape
    4) ( educar) to bring up; ( para trabajo) to train
    2.
    formar vi (Mil) to fall in
    3.
    formarse v pron
    1)
    a) (hacerse, crearse) to form

    se formó una cola — a line (AmE) o (BrE) queue formed

    b) ( desarrollarse) niño/huesos to develop
    c) <idea/opinión> to form
    2) ( educarse) to be educated
    * * *
    = fall into, form, make up, train, coach, make, populate, pull together, groom.
    Ex. Certain words may fall into a short list of 35 common words such as analysis, which do not give rise to inversion within the cross-reference.
    Ex. Formed in 1969, the first operational system was implemented in 1972-3.
    Ex. Each volume is make up of several issues which appear in the next lower level.
    Ex. The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.
    Ex. The rapidly changing environment is forcing many librarians to seek new strategies for coaching researchers through the maze of electronic information sources = Los continuos cambios de nuestro entorno están obligando a muchos bibliotecarios a encontrar nuevas estrategias para guiar a los investigadores por el laberinto de las fuentes de información electrónicas.
    Ex. This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..
    Ex. One way librarians can add value is by carefully selecting, evaluating, and describing the resources that populate their Internet collections.
    Ex. This library decided to launch an attack on illiteracy by pulling together a variety of approaches to learning to read.
    Ex. Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.
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    * a medio formar = half-formed.
    * entrar a formar parte de = enter in.
    * formado por británicos = British-trained.
    * formar el núcleo = form + the nucleus.
    * formar en su conjunto = weave + to form.
    * formar fila = line up.
    * formar la base = form + the foundation.
    * formar la base de = form + the basis of.
    * formar parejas = pair up, pair off.
    * formar parte = form + part.
    * formar parte de = be part of, build into, enter into, become + (a) part of, be a part of, inhere in, become + one with, inform, fall under.
    * formar parte del paisaje = blend into + the landscape.
    * formar parte de un comité = serve on + committee.
    * formar parte integral = form + an integral part.
    * formar parte integral de = be part and parcel of, be an integral part of.
    * formar parte natural de su entorno = blend into + the landscape.
    * formar personal = produce + personnel.
    * formar remolinos = swirl.
    * formarse = shape up.
    * formarse una opinión = form + impression.
    * formar una cola = form + queue.
    * formar una colección = build + collection.
    * formar un comité = set up + committee.
    * formar un consorcio = form + consortium.
    * formar un grupo = set up + group.
    * formar un grupo de presión = form + lobby.
    * formar un piquete frente a = picket.
    * integrar formando un todo = articulate.
    * llamamiento para formar parte de un jurado = jury duty.
    * piedra + charca + formar + ondas = stone + pond + cast + ripples.
    * que forma parte de la cultura = culturally-embedded.
    * que forma parte en = involved in.
    * seda formando aguas = watered silk.
    * volver a formarse = reform.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) personas <círculo/figura> to make, form; <asociación/gobierno> to form, set up; barricada to set up

    formen parejas — ( en clase) get into pairs o twos; ( en baile) take your partners

    b) (Ling) to form
    c) (Mil) < tropas> to have... fall in
    2) ( componer) to make up

    formar parte de algo — to be part of something, to belong to something

    está formada por tres provincias — it is made up of o it comprises three provinces

    forman un ángulo recto — they form o make a right angle

    3) <carácter/espíritu> to form, shape
    4) ( educar) to bring up; ( para trabajo) to train
    2.
    formar vi (Mil) to fall in
    3.
    formarse v pron
    1)
    a) (hacerse, crearse) to form

    se formó una cola — a line (AmE) o (BrE) queue formed

    b) ( desarrollarse) niño/huesos to develop
    c) <idea/opinión> to form
    2) ( educarse) to be educated
    * * *
    = fall into, form, make up, train, coach, make, populate, pull together, groom.

    Ex: Certain words may fall into a short list of 35 common words such as analysis, which do not give rise to inversion within the cross-reference.

    Ex: Formed in 1969, the first operational system was implemented in 1972-3.
    Ex: Each volume is make up of several issues which appear in the next lower level.
    Ex: The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.
    Ex: The rapidly changing environment is forcing many librarians to seek new strategies for coaching researchers through the maze of electronic information sources = Los continuos cambios de nuestro entorno están obligando a muchos bibliotecarios a encontrar nuevas estrategias para guiar a los investigadores por el laberinto de las fuentes de información electrónicas.
    Ex: This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..
    Ex: One way librarians can add value is by carefully selecting, evaluating, and describing the resources that populate their Internet collections.
    Ex: This library decided to launch an attack on illiteracy by pulling together a variety of approaches to learning to read.
    Ex: Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.
    * a medio formar = half-formed.
    * entrar a formar parte de = enter in.
    * formado por británicos = British-trained.
    * formar el núcleo = form + the nucleus.
    * formar en su conjunto = weave + to form.
    * formar fila = line up.
    * formar la base = form + the foundation.
    * formar la base de = form + the basis of.
    * formar parejas = pair up, pair off.
    * formar parte = form + part.
    * formar parte de = be part of, build into, enter into, become + (a) part of, be a part of, inhere in, become + one with, inform, fall under.
    * formar parte del paisaje = blend into + the landscape.
    * formar parte de un comité = serve on + committee.
    * formar parte integral = form + an integral part.
    * formar parte integral de = be part and parcel of, be an integral part of.
    * formar parte natural de su entorno = blend into + the landscape.
    * formar personal = produce + personnel.
    * formar remolinos = swirl.
    * formarse = shape up.
    * formarse una opinión = form + impression.
    * formar una cola = form + queue.
    * formar una colección = build + collection.
    * formar un comité = set up + committee.
    * formar un consorcio = form + consortium.
    * formar un grupo = set up + group.
    * formar un grupo de presión = form + lobby.
    * formar un piquete frente a = picket.
    * integrar formando un todo = articulate.
    * llamamiento para formar parte de un jurado = jury duty.
    * piedra + charca + formar + ondas = stone + pond + cast + ripples.
    * que forma parte de la cultura = culturally-embedded.
    * que forma parte en = involved in.
    * seda formando aguas = watered silk.
    * volver a formarse = reform.

    * * *
    formar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 «personas» ‹círculo/figura› to make, form; ‹asociación› to form, set up
    formen fila a la entrada, por favor form a line o ( BrE) queue at the entrance, please
    los estudiantes formaron barricadas the students set up barricades
    formar parejas (en una clase) get into pairs o twos; (en un baile) take your partners
    formar gobierno to form a government
    el partido se formó a principios de siglo the party came into being o was formed at the turn of the century
    se formaron varios comandos terroristas en la zona several terrorist cells were established in the area
    2 ( Ling) to form
    palabras que forman el plural añadiendo una `s' words which form the plural by adding an `s'
    3 ( Mil) ‹tropas› to have … fall in, order … to fall in
    B (componer) to make up
    está formada por tres provincias it is made up of o it comprises three provinces
    al juntarse forman un ángulo recto they form o make a right angle where they meet
    las distintas partes forman un todo indivisible the separate elements make up o form an indivisible whole
    el jurado está formado por nueve personas the jury is made up of nine people
    C ‹carácter/espíritu› to form, shape
    ■ formar
    vi
    to fall in
    batallón: ¡a formar! squad, fall in!
    A
    1 (hacerse, crearse) to form
    se ha formado hielo en las carreteras ice has formed on the roads
    se formó una cola de varios kilómetros a tailback several kilometers long built up
    2 (desarrollarse) «niño/huesos» to develop
    3 (forjarse) to form
    formarse una idea/opinión to form an idea/opinion
    creo que se ha formado una impresión errónea I think he has got the wrong impression
    B (educarse) to be educated
    * * *

     

    formar ( conjugate formar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ( crear) ‹círculo/figura› to make, form;

    ‹asociación/gobierno› to form, set up;
    ‹ barricada› to set up;
    ◊ ¡formen parejas! ( en clase) get into pairs o twos!;


    ( en baile) take your partners!
    b) (Ling) to form

    c) (Mil) ‹ tropas› to have … fall in

    2 ( componer) to make up;

    formar parte de algo to be part of sth, to belong to sth
    3 ‹carácter/espíritu› to form, shape
    4 ( educar) to bring up;
    ( para trabajo) to train
    verbo intransitivo (Mil) to fall in
    formarse verbo pronominal
    1
    a) (hacerse, crearse) [grupo/organismo] to form;

    ◊ se formó una cola a line (AmE) o (BrE) queue formed

    b) ( desarrollarse) [niño/huesos] to develop

    c) ‹idea/opinión› to form

    2 ( educarse) to be educated;
    ( para trabajo) to be trained
    formar verbo transitivo
    1 to form
    2 (criar) to bring up
    (instruir) to educate, train
    ' formar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    adherirse
    - agruparse
    - componer
    - constituir
    - correligionaria
    - correligionario
    - integrar
    - piña
    - sindicar
    - a
    - abultar
    - agrupar
    - capacitar
    - emparejar
    - hogar
    - pareja
    - parte
    - pertenecer
    - sindicalizarse
    English:
    coalition
    - come under
    - do
    - form
    - marshal
    - more
    - most
    - pair up
    - preclude
    - shall
    - shape
    - should
    - split off
    - to
    - train
    - will
    - arch
    - co-opt
    - draw
    - eddy
    - fall
    - make
    - mold
    - muster
    - pair
    - parade
    - picket
    - put
    - ring
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [hacer] to form;
    formar una bola con algo to make sth into a ball;
    formar un equipo to make up a team;
    formar gobierno to form a government;
    formó una asociación cultural he set up a cultural organization;
    los manifestantes formaron una cadena the demonstrators formed a human chain;
    formar parte de to form o be part of;
    forma parte del equipo del colegio she's a member of the school team
    2. [educar] to train, to educate
    3. Mil to form up
    ♦ vi
    Mil to fall in;
    ¡a formar! fall in!
    * * *
    v/t
    1 form; asociación form, set up
    2 ( educar) educate
    * * *
    formar vt
    1) : to form, to make
    2) constituir: to constitute, to make up
    3) : to train, to educate
    * * *
    formar vb
    1. (crear) to form / to make
    2. (educar hijos) to bring up [pt. & pp. brought]
    3. (educar alumnos) to educate / to train

    Spanish-English dictionary > formar

  • 12 relación

    f.
    1 relation, association, relationship, connection.
    2 relation, treatment, intercourse, dealing.
    3 acquaintance, relation.
    4 account, recitation, narration, recital.
    5 report, recountal.
    6 friendship.
    7 relative, member of the family, relation.
    * * *
    1 (correspondencia) relation, relationship
    ■ una relación amistosa a friendship, a friendly relationship
    2 (conexión) link, connection
    3 (lista) list, record
    4 (relato) account, telling
    1 (conocidos) acquaintances; (contactos) contacts, connections
    \
    con relación a / en relación a with regard to, regarding
    estar en buenas relaciones con alguien to be on good terms with somebody
    estar en relación con alguien to be in contact with somebody
    hacer relación a algo to refer to something
    tener buenas relaciones to be well connected
    tener relaciones con alguien (salir) to go out with somebody
    relaciones diplomáticas diplomatic relations
    relaciones públicas public relations
    relaciones sexuales sexual relations
    * * *
    noun f.
    •
    - relación sexual
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=vínculo) connection

    existe una relación entre el tabaco y el cáncer — there is a connection o relation o relationship between cigarettes and cancer

    • guardar o tener relación con algo — [suceso] to be connected with sth, be related to sth; [persona] to be connected with sth

    no guardar relación (alguna) con algo — (=no parecerse) to bear no relation (whatsoever) to sth; (=no estar relacionado) to have no connection o relation (at all) with sth

    relación calidad/precio — value for money

    tener buena relación calidad/precio — to be good value for money

    2)

    • con relación a, en relación a o con — (=comparado con) compared to, compared with; (=en lo referente a) with regard to, in connection with

    un aumento del 3% con relación al año anterior — an increase of 3% over o compared to o compared with the previous year

    con relación a la encuesta publicada por este periódico — with regard to o in connection with the survey published by this newspaper

    3) (=entre personas)
    a) [en el momento presente] relations pl

    ¿cómo es su relación o son sus relaciones con su jefe? — how are relations between you and your boss?

    • estar en o mantener buenas relaciones con — [+ persona] to be on good terms with; [+ organización] to have good relations with

    • romper las relaciones con — [+ país, organización] to break off relations with; [+ familiar, amigo] to break off all contact with

    b) [de larga duración] relationship

    ¿cómo eran las relaciones con su padre? — what was your relationship with your father like?

    ¿sigues manteniendo las relaciones con tus antiguos compañeros de universidad? — do you still keep in touch with people from your university days?

    4) [con empresa, organización] connection

    ¿tiene alguna relación con esa empresa? — do you have any connection with that company?

    relaciones laborales — labour relations, labor relations (EEUU)

    relaciones públicas — (=actividad) public relations, PR; (=profesional) public relations officer, PR officer

    5) (tb: relación amorosa) relationship
    6) (tb: relación sexual) (=acto) sex; (=trato) sexual relationship

    mantener o tener relaciones sexuales con algn — [de forma esporádica] to have sex with sb; [de forma continuada] to be in a sexual relationship with sb

    relaciones prematrimoniales — premarital sex, sex before marriage

    7) (=referencia)

    • hacer relación a algo — to refer to sth

    8) pl relaciones (=personas conocidas) acquaintances; (=enchufes) contacts, connections

    tener (buenas) relaciones — to be well connected, have good contacts o connections

    9) (Mat) (=proporción) ratio

    los superan numéricamente en una relación 46-36% — they outnumber them by a ratio of 46-36%

    10) frm (=narración) account

    • hacer una relación de algo — to give an account of sth

    11) (=lista) list

    el usuario dispone, junto a la factura telefónica, de una relación de sus llamadas — the customer receives, together with the telephone bill, a breakdown of calls made

    12) (Jur) (=informe) record, (official) return
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( conexión) connection

    con relación a or en relación con — ( con respecto a) in connection with; ( en comparación con) relative to

    en relación con su carta... — with regard to o regarding your letter...

    en una relación de diez a uno — (Mat) in a ratio of ten to one

    2)
    a) ( trato)

    relaciones diplomáticas/comerciales — diplomatic/trade relations

    b) relaciones femenino plural ( influencias) contacts (pl), connections (pl)
    3)
    a) ( exposición) account
    b) ( lista) list
    * * *
    = association, chaining, connection [connexion], connectivity, dealing, interaction, interplay, involvement, link, ratio, relation, relationship, relationship link, relatedness, alliance, liaison, exposure, tie, tie-up.
    Ex. It is possible and convenient to select a viewpoint on the scope, associations and labels for subjects which coincides with the way in which subjects are handled in the literature.
    Ex. The information seeking patterns of a variety of academic social scientists were broken down into 6 characteristics: starting; chaining; browsing; differentiating; monitoring; and extracting.
    Ex. Access is via modified television set, a telephone (and its connections) and a simple keypad.
    Ex. An information system architecture defines a structure for describing communications connectivity between users of information and sources of information.
    Ex. The most serious problem for librarians in their dealings with media materials is the massive multiplication of formats, making it difficult for librarians to decide what to buy in what format.
    Ex. One trend for the future is likely to be the development of hosts which are designed for interaction with the end user.
    Ex. In the case of the book, it is the interplay of such multifarious trends that will determine its destiny.
    Ex. Clearly, anyone having any dealings at all with the CAP needs a general understanding of how the system works, at a level which is appropriate to their involvement.
    Ex. Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.
    Ex. The microfiche is a common form for catalogues and indexes, usually 208 or 270 frames per fiche, in a piece of film and with a reduction ratio of 42 or 48:1.
    Ex. The catalogue often forms the basis for co-operation and good relations between the libraries in a region.
    Ex. Related works are separately catalogued works that have a relationship to another work.
    Ex. The bibliographic record for the volume is also a monographic record, but with a series entry and a relationship link to the bibliographic record for the series as a whole.
    Ex. The frequency of co-occurrence of articles from different subfields in selected periodicals is used for measuring the degree of relatedness between these subfields.
    Ex. This type of alliance is already evident in countries like Thailand, where library science students and educators have been actively involved in writing and illustrating children's books.
    Ex. It is important to make sure that there is close liaison between the cataloguing department and the order department, otherwise cards are liable to be ordered twice or in insufficient quantity to meet the total demand.
    Ex. This article also examines the need for exposure to AI by all students in order to become familiar with capabilities and limitations of AI-based systems.
    Ex. Eastern European countries longing for western scientific ties have wanted to participate in the Internet for a long time, but were excluded by government regulations.
    Ex. The report of findings may consist simply of a few pages, or be a trends and proposals report, or may suggest tie-ups with other groups.
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    * beneficios en relación con la inversión = return on investment (ROI).
    * bloque funcional de relaciones entre registros = linking entry block.
    * buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.
    * buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.
    * campaña de relaciones públicas = public relations campaign.
    * campo de relación = linking field.
    * con relación a = as regards, re, in relation to, in connection with, regarding, concerning.
    * crear relaciones = structure + relationships.
    * definir relaciones = structure + relationships.
    * de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.
    * diagrama de relaciones = relationship display.
    * encargado de relaciones públicas = public liaison.
    * en relación a = as for.
    * en relación con = in association with, in conjunction with, in connection with, in relation to, in respect of, in terms of, in the way of, relating to, relative to, vis à vis, with reference to, with regard(s) to, apropos of, as it relates to, in the context of, on the matter of, re, regarding, apropos to, in reference to, concerning, in keeping with.
    * en relación proporcional con = in proportion to.
    * entablar relaciones = enter into + relations, enter into + relationships, build + relationships, develop + relationships, develop + relations, build + relations.
    * entablar relaciones comerciales = transact.
    * entablar relaciones con = forge + links with, forge + relationships with, forge + ties.
    * establecer relaciones = build + relationships, develop + relationships, develop + relations, build + relations, structure + relationships.
    * establecer relaciones con = forge + links with, forge + relationships with, forge + ties.
    * estrechar la relación = strengthen + links.
    * estropear una relación = poison + a relationship.
    * fortalecer la relación = strengthen + links.
    * ganancias en relación con la inversión = return on investment (ROI).
    * grado de relación = relatedness measure.
    * guardar relación con = bear + relation to, stand in + relation to, stand in + relationship to, bear + relationship to, be commensurate with.
    * guardar una relación directamente proporcional = vary + proportionately.
    * guardar una relación inversamente proporcional = vary + inversely.
    * hacer una relación de = list.
    * indicador de relación = relation indicator, relational operator, role operator.
    * ley de relación exponencial inversa al cuadrado = inverse square law.
    * ley de relación exponencial inversa al cubo = inverse cube law.
    * mantener relaciones = maintain + contact, maintain + relationships, maintain + relations.
    * mantener relaciones comerciales = do + business.
    * mantener una relación con = carry on + relationship with.
    * mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.
    * negar tener relación con = disclaim + connection with.
    * no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.
    * número de relación = linking number.
    * operador de relación = link, relational operator, linking device.
    * persona encargada de las relaciones públicas = PR man [PR men, -pl.].
    * poner en relación = bring into + relationship.
    * que guarde relación con = in keeping with.
    * relación "es un tipo de" = is-a relationship.
    * relación afín = affinitive relationship.
    * relación amorosa = love affair.
    * relación ascendente = upward reference.
    * relación asociativa = associative relation, collateral link, collateral reference.
    * relación calidad-precio = price-performance ratio.
    * relación causa-efecto = cause-effect relation, causal relationship.
    * relación clase-tipo = type-token ratio.
    * relación comparativa = comparative relation.
    * relación consecutiva = consecutive relation.
    * relación contractual = contractual relationship.
    * relación coordinada = coordinate relation.
    * relación costes-beneficios = cost-benefit ratio.
    * relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit ratio.
    * relación de aplicación = bias relation.
    * relación de confianza = trusting relationship.
    * relación de contenido = contents notes.
    * relación de equivalencia = equivalence relationship.
    * relación de inclusión = part-whole relation.
    * relación de poder = power relationship.
    * relación de preferencia = preferential relation, preferential relationship.
    * relación descendente = downward reference.
    * relación de trabajo = working relation, working relationship, work relationship, work relation.
    * relación directa = direct relationship, linear relationship, linear relation.
    * relación directamente proporcional significativa = significant direct relationship.
    * relación directa significativa = significant direct relationship.
    * relación entre compañeros = peer interaction.
    * relación entre cuasisinónimos = near-synonymous relationship.
    * relaciones = intercourse.
    * relaciones comerciales = business dealings, commercial relations, trade relations.
    * relaciones de género = gender relations.
    * relaciones de poder = power relations.
    * relaciones diplomáticas = diplomatic relations.
    * relaciones entre hombres y mujeres = gender relations.
    * relaciones humanas = human relations, human relationships.
    * relaciones industriales = industrial relations.
    * relaciones jerárquicas = role relationships.
    * relaciones laborales = labour relations, employment relations.
    * relación específica = downward reference.
    * relaciones prematrimoniales = premarital sex.
    * relaciones públicas = public relations (PR), PR activities, public relations exercise, public liaison.
    * relaciones sexuales = sexual intercourse, intercourse.
    * relaciones sexuales promiscuas = casual sex(ual) encounters, casual sex.
    * relaciones sociales = social relations.
    * relación estrecha = close contact.
    * relación formal = formal relation.
    * relación genérica = generic relation, generic relationship, upwards link, upward reference.
    * relación género/especie = genus/species relationship.
    * relación internacional = international relation.
    * relación interracial = interracial relationship.
    * relación inversa = inverse relationship.
    * relación inversamente proporcional significativa = inverse relationship, significant inverse relationship.
    * relación inversa significativa = significant inverse relationship.
    * relación jerárquica = hierarchical relation, hierarchical relationship.
    * relación laboral = working relation, working relationship, work relationship, work relation.
    * relación negativa = negative relationship.
    * relación parte-todo = whole/part relationship, whole-part relationship.
    * relación positiva = positive relationship.
    * relación semántica = semantic relation, semantic relationship.
    * relación sexual = sexual relationship.
    * relación sexual sin protección = unprotected sex.
    * relación simbiótica = symbiotic relationship.
    * relación sintáctica = syntactic relation, syntactic relationship, syntactical relationship.
    * relativo a la relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit, cost-benefit.
    * romper una relación = break off + relationship, sever + connection.
    * sin relación = unrelated, unconnected.
    * sin relación con = unrelated to.
    * sociología de las relaciones industriales = industrial sociology, sociology of industrial relations.
    * tener relación con = have + bearing on.
    * tener relaciones amorosas = have + an affair.
    * tener relaciones con = have + dealings with.
    * tener relaciones sexuales con = have + intercourse with.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( conexión) connection

    con relación a or en relación con — ( con respecto a) in connection with; ( en comparación con) relative to

    en relación con su carta... — with regard to o regarding your letter...

    en una relación de diez a uno — (Mat) in a ratio of ten to one

    2)
    a) ( trato)

    relaciones diplomáticas/comerciales — diplomatic/trade relations

    b) relaciones femenino plural ( influencias) contacts (pl), connections (pl)
    3)
    a) ( exposición) account
    b) ( lista) list
    * * *
    = association, chaining, connection [connexion], connectivity, dealing, interaction, interplay, involvement, link, ratio, relation, relationship, relationship link, relatedness, alliance, liaison, exposure, tie, tie-up.

    Ex: It is possible and convenient to select a viewpoint on the scope, associations and labels for subjects which coincides with the way in which subjects are handled in the literature.

    Ex: The information seeking patterns of a variety of academic social scientists were broken down into 6 characteristics: starting; chaining; browsing; differentiating; monitoring; and extracting.
    Ex: Access is via modified television set, a telephone (and its connections) and a simple keypad.
    Ex: An information system architecture defines a structure for describing communications connectivity between users of information and sources of information.
    Ex: The most serious problem for librarians in their dealings with media materials is the massive multiplication of formats, making it difficult for librarians to decide what to buy in what format.
    Ex: One trend for the future is likely to be the development of hosts which are designed for interaction with the end user.
    Ex: In the case of the book, it is the interplay of such multifarious trends that will determine its destiny.
    Ex: Clearly, anyone having any dealings at all with the CAP needs a general understanding of how the system works, at a level which is appropriate to their involvement.
    Ex: Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.
    Ex: The microfiche is a common form for catalogues and indexes, usually 208 or 270 frames per fiche, in a piece of film and with a reduction ratio of 42 or 48:1.
    Ex: The catalogue often forms the basis for co-operation and good relations between the libraries in a region.
    Ex: Related works are separately catalogued works that have a relationship to another work.
    Ex: The bibliographic record for the volume is also a monographic record, but with a series entry and a relationship link to the bibliographic record for the series as a whole.
    Ex: The frequency of co-occurrence of articles from different subfields in selected periodicals is used for measuring the degree of relatedness between these subfields.
    Ex: This type of alliance is already evident in countries like Thailand, where library science students and educators have been actively involved in writing and illustrating children's books.
    Ex: It is important to make sure that there is close liaison between the cataloguing department and the order department, otherwise cards are liable to be ordered twice or in insufficient quantity to meet the total demand.
    Ex: This article also examines the need for exposure to AI by all students in order to become familiar with capabilities and limitations of AI-based systems.
    Ex: Eastern European countries longing for western scientific ties have wanted to participate in the Internet for a long time, but were excluded by government regulations.
    Ex: The report of findings may consist simply of a few pages, or be a trends and proposals report, or may suggest tie-ups with other groups.
    * beneficios en relación con la inversión = return on investment (ROI).
    * bloque funcional de relaciones entre registros = linking entry block.
    * buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.
    * buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.
    * campaña de relaciones públicas = public relations campaign.
    * campo de relación = linking field.
    * con relación a = as regards, re, in relation to, in connection with, regarding, concerning.
    * crear relaciones = structure + relationships.
    * definir relaciones = structure + relationships.
    * de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.
    * diagrama de relaciones = relationship display.
    * encargado de relaciones públicas = public liaison.
    * en relación a = as for.
    * en relación con = in association with, in conjunction with, in connection with, in relation to, in respect of, in terms of, in the way of, relating to, relative to, vis à vis, with reference to, with regard(s) to, apropos of, as it relates to, in the context of, on the matter of, re, regarding, apropos to, in reference to, concerning, in keeping with.
    * en relación proporcional con = in proportion to.
    * entablar relaciones = enter into + relations, enter into + relationships, build + relationships, develop + relationships, develop + relations, build + relations.
    * entablar relaciones comerciales = transact.
    * entablar relaciones con = forge + links with, forge + relationships with, forge + ties.
    * establecer relaciones = build + relationships, develop + relationships, develop + relations, build + relations, structure + relationships.
    * establecer relaciones con = forge + links with, forge + relationships with, forge + ties.
    * estrechar la relación = strengthen + links.
    * estropear una relación = poison + a relationship.
    * fortalecer la relación = strengthen + links.
    * ganancias en relación con la inversión = return on investment (ROI).
    * grado de relación = relatedness measure.
    * guardar relación con = bear + relation to, stand in + relation to, stand in + relationship to, bear + relationship to, be commensurate with.
    * guardar una relación directamente proporcional = vary + proportionately.
    * guardar una relación inversamente proporcional = vary + inversely.
    * hacer una relación de = list.
    * indicador de relación = relation indicator, relational operator, role operator.
    * ley de relación exponencial inversa al cuadrado = inverse square law.
    * ley de relación exponencial inversa al cubo = inverse cube law.
    * mantener relaciones = maintain + contact, maintain + relationships, maintain + relations.
    * mantener relaciones comerciales = do + business.
    * mantener una relación con = carry on + relationship with.
    * mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.
    * negar tener relación con = disclaim + connection with.
    * no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.
    * número de relación = linking number.
    * operador de relación = link, relational operator, linking device.
    * persona encargada de las relaciones públicas = PR man [PR men, -pl.].
    * poner en relación = bring into + relationship.
    * que guarde relación con = in keeping with.
    * relación "es un tipo de" = is-a relationship.
    * relación afín = affinitive relationship.
    * relación amorosa = love affair.
    * relación ascendente = upward reference.
    * relación asociativa = associative relation, collateral link, collateral reference.
    * relación calidad-precio = price-performance ratio.
    * relación causa-efecto = cause-effect relation, causal relationship.
    * relación clase-tipo = type-token ratio.
    * relación comparativa = comparative relation.
    * relación consecutiva = consecutive relation.
    * relación contractual = contractual relationship.
    * relación coordinada = coordinate relation.
    * relación costes-beneficios = cost-benefit ratio.
    * relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit ratio.
    * relación de aplicación = bias relation.
    * relación de confianza = trusting relationship.
    * relación de contenido = contents notes.
    * relación de equivalencia = equivalence relationship.
    * relación de inclusión = part-whole relation.
    * relación de poder = power relationship.
    * relación de preferencia = preferential relation, preferential relationship.
    * relación descendente = downward reference.
    * relación de trabajo = working relation, working relationship, work relationship, work relation.
    * relación directa = direct relationship, linear relationship, linear relation.
    * relación directamente proporcional significativa = significant direct relationship.
    * relación directa significativa = significant direct relationship.
    * relación entre compañeros = peer interaction.
    * relación entre cuasisinónimos = near-synonymous relationship.
    * relaciones = intercourse.
    * relaciones comerciales = business dealings, commercial relations, trade relations.
    * relaciones de género = gender relations.
    * relaciones de poder = power relations.
    * relaciones diplomáticas = diplomatic relations.
    * relaciones entre hombres y mujeres = gender relations.
    * relaciones humanas = human relations, human relationships.
    * relaciones industriales = industrial relations.
    * relaciones jerárquicas = role relationships.
    * relaciones laborales = labour relations, employment relations.
    * relación específica = downward reference.
    * relaciones prematrimoniales = premarital sex.
    * relaciones públicas = public relations (PR), PR activities, public relations exercise, public liaison.
    * relaciones sexuales = sexual intercourse, intercourse.
    * relaciones sexuales promiscuas = casual sex(ual) encounters, casual sex.
    * relaciones sociales = social relations.
    * relación estrecha = close contact.
    * relación formal = formal relation.
    * relación genérica = generic relation, generic relationship, upwards link, upward reference.
    * relación género/especie = genus/species relationship.
    * relación internacional = international relation.
    * relación interracial = interracial relationship.
    * relación inversa = inverse relationship.
    * relación inversamente proporcional significativa = inverse relationship, significant inverse relationship.
    * relación inversa significativa = significant inverse relationship.
    * relación jerárquica = hierarchical relation, hierarchical relationship.
    * relación laboral = working relation, working relationship, work relationship, work relation.
    * relación negativa = negative relationship.
    * relación parte-todo = whole/part relationship, whole-part relationship.
    * relación positiva = positive relationship.
    * relación semántica = semantic relation, semantic relationship.
    * relación sexual = sexual relationship.
    * relación sexual sin protección = unprotected sex.
    * relación simbiótica = symbiotic relationship.
    * relación sintáctica = syntactic relation, syntactic relationship, syntactical relationship.
    * relativo a la relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit, cost-benefit.
    * romper una relación = break off + relationship, sever + connection.
    * sin relación = unrelated, unconnected.
    * sin relación con = unrelated to.
    * sociología de las relaciones industriales = industrial sociology, sociology of industrial relations.
    * tener relación con = have + bearing on.
    * tener relaciones amorosas = have + an affair.
    * tener relaciones con = have + dealings with.
    * tener relaciones sexuales con = have + intercourse with.

    * * *
    A
    1 (conexión) connection
    esto no tiene or no guarda ninguna relación con los hechos this has no connection with o bears no relation to the facts
    existe una relación entre los dos sucesos there is a connection o link between the two events
    con relación a or en relación con (con respecto a) in connection with; (en comparación con) relative to
    en relación con su carta de fecha … in connection with o with regard to your letter dated …
    hubo un descenso con relación al año anterior there was a decrease relative to the previous year
    2
    (correspondencia): en una relación de diez a uno ( Mat) in a ratio of ten to one
    tiene una excelente relación calidad-precio it is excellent value for money
    una relación causa-efecto a relationship of cause and effect
    Compuesto:
    equivalence relation
    B
    1
    (trato): ha establecido una buena relación con él she has built up a good relationship with him
    relaciones amistosas/sexuales friendly/sexual relations
    tuvo relaciones amorosas con una famosa actriz he had an affair with a famous actress
    mantienen relaciones formales desde hace años they have been courting for years
    siempre ha tenido muy buenas relaciones con su jefe she has always had o enjoyed a very good relationship with her boss
    ahora estoy en buenas relaciones con él I'm on good terms with him now
    relaciones comerciales trading o trade relations
    han roto las relaciones diplomáticas they have broken off diplomatic relations
    es nulo en lo que respecta a las relaciones humanas he's hopeless when it comes to dealing with people o when it comes to the human side of things
    las relaciones entre padres e hijos the relationship between parents and their children
    2 relaciones fpl (influencias) contacts (pl), connections (pl)
    tiene buenas relaciones en la empresa he has some good contacts o connections in the company
    Compuestos:
    fpl foreign affairs (pl)
    A fpl (actividad) public relations (pl)
    B masculine and feminine (persona) public relations officer ( o executive etc)
    C
    1 (exposición) account
    hizo una detallada relación de los hechos she gave a detailed account of the facts
    2 (lista) list
    * * *

     

    relación sustantivo femenino
    1

    con relación a or en relación con ( con respecto a) in connection with;
    ( en comparación con) relative to;
    ◊ en relación con su carta … with regard to o regarding your letter …



    una relación causa-efecto a relationship of cause and effect
    2


    estoy en buenas relaciones con él I'm on good terms with him
    b)

    ◊ relaciones sustantivo femenino plural ( influencias) contacts (pl), connections (pl);


    (trato comercial, diplomático) relations (pl);
    ( trato carnal) sex;

    relaciones prematrimoniales premarital sex;
    relaciones públicas ( actividad) public relations (pl);

    ( persona) public relations officer;
    (de cantante, artista) PR;

    3

    b) ( lista) list

    relación sustantivo femenino
    1 (entre personas) relationship: no tengo relación alguna con ellos, I don't maintain any form of contact with them
    estar en buenas relaciones con alguien, to be on good terms with sb
    tener relaciones influyentes, to have good contacts
    2 (entre ideas o cosas) connection, relation
    con relación a su pregunta, regarding your question
    3 (de nombres, elementos, etc) list
    4 (de un hecho o situación) account: la relación de los hechos es algo confusa, the description of the facts is somewhat confusing
    5 Mat ratio, proportion
    6 relaciones públicas, (actividad) public relations
    (persona) public relations officer
    ' relación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ajena
    - ajeno
    - causa
    - cimentar
    - comercio
    - con
    - consonancia
    - cortar
    - definitivamente
    - desconectarse
    - enlace
    - enrarecerse
    - entrañable
    - escarceo
    - extramatrimonial
    - hermandad
    - intimidad
    - laboral
    - lazo
    - murmuración
    - paréntesis
    - proporción
    - regañar
    - relucir
    - rencilla
    - romperse
    - salir
    - sexo
    - tambalearse
    - tempestuosa
    - tempestuoso
    - tirantez
    - trabajada
    - trabajado
    - tratar
    - tratarse
    - trato
    - ver
    - vendedor
    - vendedora
    - asfixiante
    - asunto
    - aventura
    - clandestino
    - comunicación
    - conexión
    - conocer
    - consolidar
    - correspondencia
    - desgastar
    English:
    association
    - bearing
    - blossom
    - breakup
    - bust up
    - close
    - commensurate
    - connect
    - connected
    - connection
    - damage
    - fall apart
    - intimate
    - involvement
    - liaison
    - money
    - of
    - pertinent
    - record
    - relation
    - relationship
    - rob
    - stormy
    - strain
    - strained
    - strengthen
    - terminate
    - to
    - two-timer
    - unrelated
    - value
    - walk out
    - acquaintance
    - disclaim
    - further
    - involve
    - irrelevant
    - obviously
    - put
    - rapport
    - re
    - reference
    - regard
    - relevance
    - unconnected
    * * *
    ♦ nf
    1. [nexo] relation, connection;
    con relación a, en relación con in relation to, with regard to;
    no hay ninguna relación entre los dos secuestros the two kidnappings are unrelated o unconnected;
    guardar relación con algo to be related to sth;
    no guardar relación con algo to bear no relation to sth;
    relación calidad-precio value for money;
    2. [comunicación, trato] relations, relationship;
    mantener relaciones con alguien to keep in touch with sb;
    tener o [m5] mantener buenas relaciones con alguien to be on good terms with sb
    relaciones comerciales [vínculos] business links; [comercio] trade;
    relaciones diplomáticas diplomatic relations;
    han roto las relaciones diplomáticas they have broken off diplomatic relations;
    relaciones internacionales international relations;
    relaciones laborales industrial relations;
    relación de pareja: [m5] los problemas de las relaciones de pareja relationship problems;
    dice que no necesita de la relación de pareja she says she doesn't need to be in a relationship with anybody;
    relaciones personales personal relationships;
    relaciones públicas [actividad] public relations, PR
    3. [lista] list
    4. [descripción] account
    5. [informe] report
    6.
    relaciones [noviazgo] relationship;
    llevan cinco años de relaciones they've been going out together for five years;
    un cursillo sobre las relaciones de pareja a course on being in a relationship;
    mantener relaciones prematrimoniales to have premarital sex;
    relaciones sexuales sexual relations
    7.
    relaciones [contactos] contacts, connections;
    tener buenas relaciones to be well connected
    8. Mat ratio
    ♦ nmf inv
    relaciones públicas [persona] public relations officer, PR officer
    * * *
    f
    1 relationship;
    la relación calidad-precio es muy buena it’s good value for money;
    relación causa-efecto cause and effect relationship;
    2 ( conexión) relation;
    no guardar relación con bear no relation to;
    con o
    en relación a with o in relation to
    * * *
    relación nf, pl - ciones
    1) : relation, connection, relevance
    2) : relationship
    3) relato: account
    4) lista: list
    5)
    en relación con : in relation to, concerning
    6)
    relacionespúblicas : public relations
    * * *
    1. (trato) relationship
    2. (correspondencia, unión) connection
    con relación a / en relación con with regard to / in relation to

    Spanish-English dictionary > relación

  • 13 aliancista

    Esp ( Pol , Hist)
    1.
    ADJ
    2.
    * * *
    adjetivo pro-alliance, pro-coalition
    * * *
    adjetivo pro-alliance, pro-coalition
    * * *
    pro-alliance, pro-coalition
    pro-alliance o pro-coalition politician ( o delegate etc)

    Spanish-English dictionary > aliancista

  • 14 Foreign policy

       The guiding principle of Portuguese foreign policy since the founding of the monarchy in the 12th century has been the maintenance of Portugal's status first as an independent kingdom and, later, as a sovereign nation-state. For the first 800 years of its existence, Portuguese foreign policy and diplomacy sought to maintain the independence of the Portuguese monarchy, especially in relationship to the larger and more powerful Spanish monarchy. During this period, the Anglo- Portuguese Alliance, which began with a treaty of commerce and friendship signed between the kings of Portugal and England in 1386 (the Treaty of Windsor) and continued with the Methuen Treaty in 1703, sought to use England ( Great Britain after 1707) as a counterweight to its landward neighbor, Spain.
       As three invasions of Portugal by Napoleon's armies during the first decade of the 19th century proved, however, Spain was not the only threat to Portugal's independence and security. Portugal's ally, Britain, provided a counterweight also to a threatening France on more than one occasion between 1790 and 1830. During the 19th century, Portugal's foreign policy became largely subordinate to that of her oldest ally, Britain, and standard Portuguese histories describe Portugal's situation as that of a "protectorate" of Britain. In two key aspects during this time of international weakness and internal turmoil, Portugal's foreign policy was under great pressure from her ally, world power Britain: responses to European conflicts and to the situation of Portugal's scattered, largely impoverished overseas empire. Portugal's efforts to retain massive, resource-rich Brazil in her empire failed by 1822, when Brazil declared its independence. Britain's policy of favoring greater trade and commerce opportunities in an autonomous Brazil was at odds with Portugal's desperate efforts to hold Brazil.
       Following the loss of Brazil and a renewed interest in empire in tropical Africa, Portugal sought to regain a more independent initiative in her foreign policy and, especially after 1875, overseas imperial questions dominated foreign policy concerns. From this juncture, through the first Republic (1910-26) and during the Estado Novo, a primary purpose of Portuguese foreign policy was to maintain Portuguese India, Macau, and its colonies in Africa: Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea- Bissau. Under the direction of the dictator, Antônio de Oliveira Salazar, further efforts were made to reclaim a measure of independence of foreign policy, despite the tradition of British dominance. Salazar recognized the importance of an Atlantic orientation of the country's foreign policy. As Herbert Pell, U.S. Ambassador to Portugal (1937-41), observed in a June 1939 report to the U.S. Department of State, Portugal's leaders understood that Portugal must side with "that nation which dominates the Atlantic."
       During the 1930s, greater efforts were made in Lisbon in economic, financial, and foreign policy initiatives to assert a greater measure of flexibility in her dependence on ally Britain. German economic interests made inroads in an economy whose infrastructure in transportation, communication, and commerce had long been dominated by British commerce and investors. Portugal's foreign policy during World War II was challenged as both Allied and Axis powers tested the viability of Portugal's official policy of neutrality, qualified by a customary bow to the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance. Antônio de Oliveira Salazar, who served as minister of foreign affairs, as well as prime minister, during 1936-45, sought to sell his version of neutrality to both sides in the war and to do so in a way that would benefit Portugal's still weak economy and finance. Portugal's status as a neutral was keenly tested in several cases, including Portugal's agreeing to lease military bases to Britain and the United States in the Azores Islands and in the wolfram (tungsten ore) question. Portugal's foreign policy experienced severe pressures from the Allies in both cases, and Salazar made it clear to his British and American counterparts that Portugal sought to claim the right to make independent choices in policy, despite Portugal's military and economic weakness. In tense diplomatic negotiations with the Allies over Portugal's wolfram exports to Germany as of 1944, Salazar grew disheartened and briefly considered resigning over the wolfram question. Foreign policy pressure on this question diminished quickly on 6 June 1944, as Salazar decreed that wolfram mining, sales, and exports to both sides would cease for the remainder of the war. After the United States joined the Allies in the war and pursued an Atlantic strategy, Portugal discovered that her relationship with the dominant ally in the emerging United Nations was changing and that the U.S. would replace Britain as the key Atlantic ally during succeeding decades. Beginning in 1943-44, and continuing to 1949, when Portugal became, with the United States, a founding member of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Luso-American relations assumed center stage in her foreign policy.
       During the Cold War, Portuguese foreign policy was aligned with that of the United States and its allies in Western Europe. After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, the focus of Portuguese foreign policy shifted away from defending and maintaining the African colonies toward integration with Europe. Since Portugal became a member of the European Economic Community in 1986, and this evolved into the European Union (EU), all Portuguese governments have sought to align Portugal's foreign policy with that of the EU in general and to be more independent of the United States. Since 1986, Portugal's bilateral commercial and diplomatic relations with Britain, France, and Spain have strengthened, especially those with Spain, which are more open and mutually beneficial than at any other time in history.
       Within the EU, Portugal has sought to play a role in the promotion of democracy and human rights, while maintaining its security ties to NATO. Currently, a Portuguese politician, José Manuel Durão Barroso, is president of the Commission of the EU, and Portugal has held the six-month rotating presidency of the EU three times, in 1992, 2000, and 2007.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Foreign policy

  • 15 Trade

       Owing to the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance, England ( Great Britain after 1707) was, until the 1920s, Portugal's main trading partner. The Methuen Treaty (1703) stipulated that Portuguese wines and English woolens would be exempt from custom duties. The imperial nationalist economic ideas of the Estado Novo directed Portuguese trade toward its Africa colonies of Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea- Bissau. The historical importance of the British export market to Portuguese trade necessitated Portugal becoming a charter member of the European Free Trade Area (EFTA) in 1959.
       When Britain joined the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1973, Portugal had to follow, with a trade agreement with the European Union (EU). Negotiations between Portugal and the EU produced an accord that stipulated mutual tariff reductions, until their disappearance in mid-1977 on industrial products, while EU member states were allowed to restrict some Portuguese textiles and paper and cork products. Tariffs were also reduced for Portuguese tinned tomatoes and fish, as well as for port wine. Since gaining full membership in the EU in 1986. Portugal's trade has shifted strongly toward continental EU member states. In the 1990s, EEC/EU member states purchased nearly 75 percent of Portugal's exports and supplied nearly 70 percent of its imports. Within the EEC/EU, Britain, Germany, France, and Spain are Portugal's a main trading partners. Portuguese trade with its former colonies fell sharply after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, as Portugal turned away from Africa and toward Europe.
       In 2007, Portugal's major commodity exports have been textiles, clothing, footwear, machinery, transportation equipment, paper and cork products, wine, tomato paste, chemicals, and plastic products. Portugal's comparative advantage lies in its low hourly costs for skilled labor, which are about 20 percent lower than other EU member states. Manufactured goods account for about 75 percent of merchandise imports; food and beverages about 10 percent; and raw materials (mainly petroleum) about 15 percent.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Trade

  • 16 enter

    1. intransitive verb
    1) (go in) hineingehen; [Fahrzeug:] hineinfahren; (come in) hereinkommen; (walk into room) eintreten; (come on stage) auftreten

    enter Macbeth — (Theatre) Auftritt Macbeth

    enter into a building/another world — ein Gebäude/eine andere Welt betreten

    ‘Enter!’ — "Herein!"

    2) (announce oneself as competitor in race etc.) sich zur Teilnahme anmelden ( for an + Dat.)
    2. transitive verb
    1) (go into) [hinein]gehen in (+ Akk.); [Fahrzeug:] [hinein]fahren in (+ Akk.); [Flugzeug:] [hinein]fliegen in (+ Akk.); betreten [Gebäude, Zimmer]; eintreten in (+ Akk.) [Zimmer]; einlaufen in (+ Akk.) [Hafen]; einreisen in (+ Akk.) [Land]; (drive into) hineinfahren in (+ Akk.); (come into) [herein]kommen in (+ Akk.)

    has it ever entered your mind that...? — ist dir nie der Gedanke gekommen, dass...?

    2) (become a member of) beitreten (+ Dat.) [Verein, Organisation, Partei]; eintreten in (+ Akk.) [Kirche, Kloster]; ergreifen [Beruf]

    enter the army/[the] university — zum Militär/auf die od. zur Universität gehen

    enter teaching/medicine — den Lehr-/Arztberuf ergreifen

    3) (participate in) sich beteiligen an (+ Dat.) [Diskussion, Unterhaltung]; teilnehmen an (+ Dat.) [Rennen, Wettbewerb]
    4) (write) eintragen (in in + Akk.)

    enter something in a dictionary/an index — etwas in ein Wörterbuch/ein Register aufnehmen

    5)

    enter somebody/something/one's name for — jemanden/etwas/sich anmelden für [Rennen, Wettbewerb, Prüfung]

    6) (Computing) eingeben [Daten usw.]

    press enter — ‘Enter’ drücken

    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/24497/enter_into">enter into
    * * *
    ['entə]
    1) (to go or come in: Enter by this door.) eintreten
    2) (to come or go into (a place): He entered the room.) eintreten
    3) (to give the name of (another person or oneself) for a competition etc: He entered for the race; I entered my pupils for the examination.) anmelden
    4) (to write (one's name etc) in a book etc: Did you enter your name in the visitors' book?) eintragen
    5) (to start in: She entered his employment last week.) anfangen
    •
    - enter into
    - enter on/upon
    * * *
    en·ter
    [ˈentəʳ, AM -ɚ]
    I. vt
    ▪ to \enter sth
    1. (go into) in etw akk hineingehen; (penetrate) in etw akk eindringen
    alcohol \enters the bloodstream through the stomach wall Alkohol gelangt durch die Magenwand in den Blutkreislauf
    to \enter a building/room ein Gebäude/Zimmer betreten
    to \enter a phase in eine Phase eintreten
    2. (insert) data, numbers etw eingeben; (insert into a register) etw eintragen; (register for) an etw dat teilnehmen, sich akk an etw dat beteiligen
    3. (join) etw dat beitreten, in etw akk eintreten
    ▪ to \enter sb for sth jdn für etw akk anmelden
    to \enter the college sein Studium [am College] beginnen
    to \enter the priesthood Priester werden
    to \enter school in die Schule kommen
    4. (make known) etw einreichen
    to \enter an action against sb gegen jdn Klage erheben [o einreichen]
    to \enter appearance die Verteidigungsbereitschaft dem Gericht schriftlich anzeigen
    to \enter a bid ein Gebot abgeben
    to \enter a claim/counterclaim einen Rechtsanspruch/Gegenanspruch geltend machen
    to \enter judgment for sb in jds Namen ein Urteil erlassen [o eintragen]
    to \enter a protest Protest einlegen
    5.
    ▶ to \enter the fray (start fighting) sich akk ins Getümmel stürzen; (join a quarrel) sich akk in einen Streit einmischen
    II. vi
    1. THEAT auftreten, die Bühne betreten
    2. (register) anmelden
    ▪ to \enter for sth sich akk für etw akk [an]melden
    3. (bind oneself to)
    to \enter into an alliance/marriage ein Bündnis/die Ehe schließen
    to \enter into conversation with sb mit jdm ein Gespräch anknüpfen [o anfangen]
    to \enter into discussion sich akk an einer Diskussion beteiligen
    to \enter into negotiations in Verhandlungen eintreten, Verhandlungen aufnehmen
    due to the new targets various other factors \enter into the plan aufgrund der neuen Zielvorgaben müssen verschiedene zusätzliche Faktoren berücksichtigt werden
    the plaintiff \entered judgment für den Kläger erging ein Versäumnisurteil
    4. (begin)
    ▪ to \enter [up]on sth etw beginnen
    to \enter upon a career as sth eine Laufbahn als etw einschlagen
    to \enter on a new phase in ein neues Stadium treten
    5.
    ▶ to \enter into the spirit of things innerlich bei etw dat dabei sein
    * * *
    ['entə(r)]
    1. vt
    1) (towards speaker) hereinkommen in (+acc); (away from speaker) hineingehen in (+acc); (= walk into) building etc betreten, eintreten in (+acc); (= drive into) car park, motorway einfahren in (+acc); (= turn into) road etc einbiegen in (+acc); (= flow into river, sewage etc) münden in (+acc); (= penetrate bullet etc) eindringen in (+acc); (= climb into) train einsteigen in (+acc); (= cross border of) country einreisen in (+acc)

    the thought never entered my head or mind — so etwas wäre mir nie eingefallen

    that idea HAD entered my mind (iro) — auf diesen Gedanken bin ich tatsächlich gekommen

    2) (= join, become a member of) eintreten in (+acc)

    to enter the Army/Navy — zum Heer/zur Marine gehen

    3) (= record) eintragen (in in +acc); (COMPUT) data eingeben

    to enter sb's/one's name — jdn/sich eintragen

    4) (= enrol for school, exam etc) pupil anmelden; (for race, contest etc) horse melden; competitor anmelden
    5) (= go in for) race, contest sich beteiligen an (+dat)

    only amateurs could enter the race — es konnten nur Amateure an dem Rennen teilnehmen

    6) (= submit) appeal, plea einlegen
    7) (COMPUT) text etc eingeben
    2. vi
    1) (towards speaker) hereinkommen; (away from speaker) hineingehen; (= walk in) eintreten; (into bus etc) einsteigen; (= drive in) einfahren; (= penetrate bullet etc) eindringen; (= into country) einreisen
    2) (THEAT) auftreten
    3) (for race, exam etc) sich melden (for zu)
    3. n (COMPUT)
    * * *
    enter [ˈentə(r)]
    A v/t
    1. gehen oder kommen oder (ein)treten oder steigen oder fließen in (akk), betreten:
    enter a country in ein Land einreisen;
    enter the straight SPORT in die Gerade einbiegen
    2. a) SCHIFF, BAHN einlaufen oder einfahren in (akk)
    b) FLUG einfliegen in (akk)
    3. sich begeben in (akk), etwas aufsuchen:
    4. eindringen oder einbrechen in (akk)
    5. eindringen in (akk):
    the thought entered my head fig mir kam der Gedanke;
    it entered his mind es kam ihm in den Sinn
    6. fig eintreten in (akk), beitreten (dat):
    enter the army Soldat werden;
    enter politics in die Politik eintreten;
    enter sb’s service in jemandes Dienst treten;
    enter the university zu studieren beginnen;
    enter the war in den Krieg eintreten; → church A 5
    7. fig etwas antreten, beginnen, einen Zeitabschnitt, ein Werk anfangen
    8. a) einen Namen etc eintragen, -schreiben, jemanden aufnehmen, zulassen:
    enter one’s name ( oder o.s.) → B 2 a;
    be entered UNIV immatrikuliert werden;
    enter sb at a school jemanden zur Schule anmelden;
    enter sth into the minutes etwas protokollieren oder ins Protokoll aufnehmen
    b) COMPUT ein Wort etc eingeben ( into in akk)
    9. SPORT melden, nennen ( beide:
    for für):
    enter o.s. → B 2 b
    10. WIRTSCH (ver)buchen, eintragen:
    enter sth to sb’s debit jemandem etwas in Rechnung stellen, jemanden mit etwas belasten;
    enter sth on the invoice etwas auf die Rechnung setzen
    11. WIRTSCH, SCHIFF Waren deklarieren, Schiffe einklarieren:
    enter inwards (outwards) die Fracht eines Schiffes bei der Einfahrt (Ausfahrt) anmelden
    12. JUR ein Recht durch amtliche Eintragung wahren:
    enter an action eine Klage anhängig machen
    13. JUR besonders US Rechtsansprüche geltend machen auf (akk)
    14. einen Vorschlag etc einreichen, ein-, vorbringen:
    enter a protest Protest erheben oder einlegen;
    enter a motion PARL einen Antrag einbringen
    15. JAGD ein Tier abrichten
    16. TECH einfügen, -führen
    a) WIRTSCH einen Posten regelrecht buchen,
    b) JUR ein Urteil protokollieren (lassen)
    B v/i
    1. eintreten, herein-, hineinkommen, -gehen, (in ein Land) einreisen:
    I don’t enter in it fig ich habe damit nichts zu tun
    2. a) sich eintragen oder einschreiben oder anmelden ( for für)
    b) SPORT melden, nennen ( beide:
    for für)
    3. THEAT auftreten:
    Enter a servant ein Diener tritt auf (Bühnenanweisung)
    * * *
    1. intransitive verb
    1) (go in) hineingehen; [Fahrzeug:] hineinfahren; (come in) hereinkommen; (walk into room) eintreten; (come on stage) auftreten

    enter Macbeth — (Theatre) Auftritt Macbeth

    enter into a building/another world — ein Gebäude/eine andere Welt betreten

    ‘Enter!’ — "Herein!"

    2) (announce oneself as competitor in race etc.) sich zur Teilnahme anmelden ( for an + Dat.)
    2. transitive verb
    1) (go into) [hinein]gehen in (+ Akk.); [Fahrzeug:] [hinein]fahren in (+ Akk.); [Flugzeug:] [hinein]fliegen in (+ Akk.); betreten [Gebäude, Zimmer]; eintreten in (+ Akk.) [Zimmer]; einlaufen in (+ Akk.) [Hafen]; einreisen in (+ Akk.) [Land]; (drive into) hineinfahren in (+ Akk.); (come into) [herein]kommen in (+ Akk.)

    has it ever entered your mind that...? — ist dir nie der Gedanke gekommen, dass...?

    2) (become a member of) beitreten (+ Dat.) [Verein, Organisation, Partei]; eintreten in (+ Akk.) [Kirche, Kloster]; ergreifen [Beruf]

    enter the army/[the] university — zum Militär/auf die od. zur Universität gehen

    enter teaching/medicine — den Lehr-/Arztberuf ergreifen

    3) (participate in) sich beteiligen an (+ Dat.) [Diskussion, Unterhaltung]; teilnehmen an (+ Dat.) [Rennen, Wettbewerb]
    4) (write) eintragen (in in + Akk.)

    enter something in a dictionary/an index — etwas in ein Wörterbuch/ein Register aufnehmen

    5)

    enter somebody/something/one's name for — jemanden/etwas/sich anmelden für [Rennen, Wettbewerb, Prüfung]

    6) (Computing) eingeben [Daten usw.]

    press enter — ‘Enter’ drücken

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    n.
    Eintrag -ë m. v.
    betreten v.
    einfließen (Luft) v.
    eingeben v.
    einschreiben v.
    eintreten v.

    English-german dictionary > enter

  • 17 homme

    homme [ɔm]
    masculine noun
    • approche si tu es un homme ! come on if you're a man!
    • son homme ( = mari) her man (inf)
    * * *
    ɔm
    nom masculin
    1) ( espèce)
    3) ( être humain) human being

    un homme à la mer! — Nautisme man overboard!

    •
    Phrasal Verbs:
    ••

    un homme averti en vaut deux — Proverbe forewarned is forearmed

    * * *
    ɔm nm
    1) (individu, personne) man
    2) (= espèce humaine)

    l'homme — man, mankind

    * * *
    homme nm
    1 Anthrop l'homme man; l'homme primitif/de Néanderthal primitive/Neanderthal man; ⇒ Dieu;
    2 ( genre humain) l'homme mankind; l'avenir de l'homme the future of mankind;
    3 ( être humain) human being; digne du nom d'homme fit to be called human; la santé/les maladies de l'homme human health/diseases; la société des hommes human society; trop d'hommes sur la Terre too many people on Earth; un homme à la mer! Naut man overboard!; comme un seul homme as one;
    4 ( adulte de sexe masculin) man; sois un homme be a man; un homme fait a grown man; vélo/métier d'homme man's bicycle/job; parler d'homme à homme to speak man to man;
    5 ( sorte d'individu) vieil/brave homme old/good man; homme de talent man of talent; homme de génie (man of) genius; l'homme de la réunification the man who achieved reunification; l'homme de la situation the right man for the job; c'est un homme à fuir he's a man to be avoided; voilà ton homme ( que tu cherchais) that's your man; ( qui convient) he's the man for you; être l'homme de confiance de qn to be sb's right-hand man; il n'est pas homme à se venger he's not the type of man to want revenge; l'homme du jour the man of the moment;
    6 ○(mari, amant) man○; c'est mon homme he's my man○.
    homme d'action man of action; homme d'affaires businessman; homme d'armes man-at-arms; homme de l'art gén expert; ( médecin) doctor; homme de barre Naut helmsman; homme de bien philanthropist; homme des bois Anthrop wild man; Zool† orang-utang; homme des cavernes caveman; l'homme des cavernes était un chasseur the cavemen were hunters; homme d'Église man of the cloth; homme d'épée Mil soldier; homme d'équipage Naut crewman; avec 10 hommes d'équipage with a crew of 10; homme d'esprit wit; homme d'État Pol statesman; homme d'expérience man of experience; homme à femmes womanizer; homme fort Pol key man; homme au foyer Sociol house-husband; homme d'honneur man of honourGB; homme de journée Sociol day labourerGB; homme de lettres man of letters; homme de loi lawyer; homme de main hired hand; homme de ménage (male) cleaner; homme de mer seaman; homme du monde gentleman; homme de l'ombre behind-the-scenes operator; homme de paille front, straw man US; homme de parole man of his word; homme de peine labourerGB; homme de peu contemptible individual; homme du peuple man of the people; homme de plume writer; homme politique Pol politician; homme de presse Presse pressman; homme de qualité† gentleman; homme de robe lawyer; l'homme de la rue the man in the street; homme de science scientist; homme de terrain man with practical experience; Pol grass-roots politician; homme à tout faire handyman; homme de troupe Mil private; hommes en blanc journ surgeons.
    un homme averti en vaut deux Prov forewarned is forearmed.
    [ɔm] nom masculin
    1. [individu de sexe masculin] man
    si vous voulez quelqu'un de tenace, Lambert est votre homme if you want somebody who'll stick at it, then Lambert's just the person
    homme à femmes lady's ou ladies' man, womanizer (péjoratif)
    homme de science scientist, man of science
    le musée de l'Hommethe Paris Museum of Mankind, in the Palais de Chaillot
    2. [être humain] man
    l'homme man, mankind, humankind
    les hommes man, mankind, human beings
    l'homme propose, Dieu dispose (proverbe) man proposes, God disposes (proverbe)
    3. (familier) [amant, époux]
    mon/son homme my/her man
    4. NAUTIQUE [marin]
    homme d'équipage crew member, crewman
    homme de quart man ou sailor on watch

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > homme

  • 18 участник

    1. contestant
    2. tenant
    3. conferee

    назначенный палатой представителей участник её переговоров с сенатом по поводу законопроекта, подлежащего согласованию между ними — House conferee

    4. contributor
    5. delegate to
    6. members
    7. members to the
    8. partaker
    9. participator
    10. parties to the
    11. participant; participator; competitor; member
    12. partner
    13. party

    Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > участник

  • 19 frente

    f.
    forehead.
    frente a frente face to face
    m.
    dar un paso al frente to step forward
    estar al frente de to be in charge of, to head; (empresa) to be at the front of, to lead (manifestación)
    chocaron de frente they collided head on
    me encontré de frente con él I found myself face to face with him
    en frente opposite
    en frente de mi casa opposite my house
    hacer frente a algo to face up to something
    hacer o formar frente común to make common cause
    3 front (Meteo).
    frente cálido/frío warm/cold front
    4 forehead, brow.
    5 alliance, coalition.
    * * *
    1 (gen) front
    2 MILITAR front, front line
    1 ANATOMÍA forehead
    \
    al frente de (delante) at the head of 2 (hacia delante) ahead
    chocar de frente to crash head on
    con la frente muy alta with one's head up high
    de frente (hacia adelante) straight ahead 2 (sin rodeos) straight
    frente a (enfrente de) in front of, opposite 2 (en contra de) against 3 (en presencia de) in the presence of
    frente a frente face to face
    hacer frente a alguien to challenge somebody, face up to somebody
    hacer frente a algo to face something, face up to something
    no tener dos dedos de frente to be as thick as two short planks
    ponerse al frente de algo to take command of something
    * * *
    noun f.
    2) brow, forehead
    * * *
    1.
    SF (Anat) forehead, brow liter

    • arrugar la frente — to frown, knit one's brow

    dedo
    2. SM
    1) (=parte delantera) front

    • al frente — in front

    un ejército con su capitán al frente — an army led by its captain, an army with its captain at the front

    • al frente de, entró en Madrid al frente de las tropas — he led the troops into Madrid, he entered Madrid at the head of his troops

    un concierto con Herbert Von Karajan al frente de la Filarmónica de Berlín — a concert by the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Herbert Von Karajan

    • en frente, la casa de en frente — the house opposite

    • hacer frente a — [+ crisis, problemas] to tackle; [+ situación, realidad] to face up to

    • frente por frente, vivimos frente por frente — we live directly opposite each other

    frente de arranque, frente de trabajo — (Min) coalface

    2)

    • de frente, atacar de frente — to make a frontal attack

    seguir de frente — to go straight on, go straight ahead

    3) (Mil, Pol) front

    • formar o hacer un frente común con algn — to form a united front with sb

    4) (Meteo) front
    5)

    • frente a —

    a) (=enfrente de) opposite
    b) (=en presencia de)

    ceder frente a una amenaza — to give way to o in the face of a threat

    c) (=en oposición a)

    logró un 39% de los votos, frente al 49% de 1990 — she got 39% of the vote, as against 49% in 1990

    frente a lo que pensaba, eran franceses — in contrast to what I thought, they were French

    6)

    • frente mío/ suyo — esp Cono Sur * in front of me/you, opposite me/you

    * * *
    I
    femenino forehead, brow (liter)

    una frente despejada or ancha — a broad forehead

    con la frente bien alta or en alto — with one's head held high

    II
    1)
    a) ( de edificio) front, facade (frml)

    hacer(le) frente a algo — (a la realidad, una responsabilidad) to face up to something; (a gastos, obligaciones) to meet something

    le hizo frente a la vida por sus propios medios — she stood on her own two feet

    hacerle frente a alguien — (a enemigo, atacante) to face somebody

    al frente: dio un paso al frente she took a step forward; la Orquesta Sinfónica, con López Morán al frente the Symphony Orchestra, conducted by López Morán; desfilaron llevando al frente el emblema de la paz they marched behind the symbol of peace; vive al frente (Chi) she lives opposite; pasar al frente (AmL) to come/go up to the front; al frente de: están al frente de la clasificación they are at the top of the table; iba al frente de la patrulla he was leading the patrol; está al frente de la empresa she is in charge of the company; de frente: chocaron de frente they crashed head on; una foto de frente a full-face photo; no entra de frente it won't go in front on; de frente a (AmL) facing; frente a opposite; viven frente a mi casa they live opposite me; el hotel está frente al mar the hotel faces the sea; estamos frente a un grave problema we are faced with a serious problem; se mantiene estable frente al dólar — it is holding up against the dollar

    2)
    a) (Meteo) front
    b) ( en una guerra) front

    sin novedad en el frente — (fr hecha, hum) all quiet on that front (colloq & hum)

    c) (Pol) ( agrupación) front
    •
    * * *
    I
    femenino forehead, brow (liter)

    una frente despejada or ancha — a broad forehead

    con la frente bien alta or en alto — with one's head held high

    II
    1)
    a) ( de edificio) front, facade (frml)

    hacer(le) frente a algo — (a la realidad, una responsabilidad) to face up to something; (a gastos, obligaciones) to meet something

    le hizo frente a la vida por sus propios medios — she stood on her own two feet

    hacerle frente a alguien — (a enemigo, atacante) to face somebody

    al frente: dio un paso al frente she took a step forward; la Orquesta Sinfónica, con López Morán al frente the Symphony Orchestra, conducted by López Morán; desfilaron llevando al frente el emblema de la paz they marched behind the symbol of peace; vive al frente (Chi) she lives opposite; pasar al frente (AmL) to come/go up to the front; al frente de: están al frente de la clasificación they are at the top of the table; iba al frente de la patrulla he was leading the patrol; está al frente de la empresa she is in charge of the company; de frente: chocaron de frente they crashed head on; una foto de frente a full-face photo; no entra de frente it won't go in front on; de frente a (AmL) facing; frente a opposite; viven frente a mi casa they live opposite me; el hotel está frente al mar the hotel faces the sea; estamos frente a un grave problema we are faced with a serious problem; se mantiene estable frente al dólar — it is holding up against the dollar

    2)
    a) (Meteo) front
    b) ( en una guerra) front

    sin novedad en el frente — (fr hecha, hum) all quiet on that front (colloq & hum)

    c) (Pol) ( agrupación) front
    •
    * * *
    frente1
    1 = brow, forehead.

    Ex: I can see a staff member in a sitting position with hand held on the brow covering the eye vision and engrossed in reading.

    Ex: The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut.
    * con el sudor de + Posesivo + frente = by the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.
    * con la frente en alto = stand + tall.
    * dinero ganado con el sudor de la frente = hard-earned money.
    * ganarse el pan con el sudor de la frente = earn + Posesivo + daily bread with the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.
    * no tener dos dedos de frente = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.
    * sudor de la frente = sweat of the brow.

    frente2
    2 = front.

    Ex: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells ( front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.

    * al frente de = in the forefront of/in, in charge (of), at the forefront of.
    * choque de frente = head-on collision.
    * dar un paso al frente = step up.
    * de frente = head-on, frontal.
    * hacia el frente = ahead.
    * mantenerse al frente = keep + ahead.
    * mirar al frente = look + straight ahead.
    * poner a Alguien al frente de = put + Nombre + in charge of.
    * viento de frente = headwind.

    frente3
    3 = front.

    Ex: Present auguries on the resource front are not good.

    * frente cálido = warm front.
    * frente de altas presiones = ridge of high pressure.
    * frente de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure.
    * frente de batalla, el = battlefront, the.
    * frente de guerra, el = war front, the.
    * frente de investigación = research front.
    * frente frío = cold front.
    * frente glacial = cold front.
    * frente metereológico = weather front.
    * frente occidental, el = Western Front, the.
    * hacer un frente común = stand up as + one.
    * presentar un frente común = present + common front.

    frente4

    Ex: Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.

    * en frente = ahead, in front.
    * en frente de = in front of.
    * frente a = opposite, versus (vs - abreviatura), outside, in the face of.
    * frente a la playa = beachfront.
    * frente al mar = on the seafront, seafront, beachfront.
    * frente al océano = oceanfront.
    * hacer frente = combat, come to + terms with, contain, address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on, engage.
    * hacer frente a = confront, deal with, face, face up to, meet, cope with, stand up to, brave, breast, address.
    * hacer frente a deudas = meet + debts.
    * hacer frente a gastos = meet + expenses.
    * hacer frente a la delincuencia = tackle + crime.
    * hacer frente a la inflación = combat + inflation.
    * hacer frente a la realidad = confront + reality, face + (the) facts, face + (up to) the fact that, face + reality.
    * hacer frente a la realidad (de que) = face + the truth (that).
    * hacer frente a las diferencias = face + differences.
    * hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.
    * hacer frente a la vida = cope.
    * hacer frente al cambio = manage + change.
    * hacer frente al futuro = face up to + the future.
    * hacer frente al hecho de que = face + (up to) the fact that.
    * hacer frente a los elementos = brave + the elements.
    * hacer frente a los hechos = face + facts.
    * hacer frente a tiempos difíciles = cope with + difficult times.
    * hacer frente a una amenaza = address + threat.
    * hacer frente a una crisis = face + crisis, meet + crisis.
    * hacer frente a una incertidumbre = meet + uncertainty.
    * hacer frente a una necesidad = meet + need, serve + need.
    * hacer frente a una responsabilidad = meet + responsibility, face up to + responsibility.
    * hacer frente a un cambio = meet + change.
    * hacer frente a un gasto = meet + cost.
    * hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.
    * hacer frente a un reto = rise (up) to + challenge, confront + challenge, meet + challenge, embrace + challenge.
    * superarse para hacer frente a Algo = rise to + meet.

    * * *
    forehead, brow ( liter)
    arrugó la frente extrañada she gave a puzzled frown, she knitted her brow in puzzlement
    tiene la frente despejada or ancha he has a broad forehead
    A
    1 (de un edificio) front, facade ( frml)
    unos reflectores iluminaban todo el frente the whole facade was lit up by spotlights
    pintaron el frente de la casa they painted the front of the house
    hacer(le) frente a algo/algn to face up to sth/sb
    hay que hacer frente a la realidad you must face up to reality
    no puede hacer frente a sus obligaciones he is unable to meet his obligations
    2 ( en locs):
    al frente: dio un paso al frente she took a step forward, she stepped forward one pace
    la Orquesta Sinfónica, con López Morán al frente the Symphony Orchestra, conducted by o under the direction of López Morán
    desfilaron llevando al frente el emblema de la paz they marched behind the symbol of peace
    vive al frente ( Chi); she lives opposite
    cruzó al frente para no saludarme ( Chi); he crossed the road to avoid speaking to me
    pasar al frente ( AmL); to come/go up to the front
    al frente de: están al frente de la clasificación they are at the top of the table, they lead o head the division
    iba al frente de la patrulla he was leading the patrol
    puso a su hija al frente de la empresa he put his daughter in charge of the company
    de frente: los dos vehículos chocaron de frente the two vehicles crashed head on
    una foto de frente a full-face photo
    no entra de frente it won't go in front on o frontways
    de frente a ( AmL); facing
    se puso de frente a la clase she stood facing the class
    frente a opposite
    viven justo frente a mi casa they live directly opposite me
    se detuvo frente al museo he stopped in front of o opposite the museum
    el hotel está frente al mar the hotel faces the sea
    estamos frente a un grave problema we are faced with a serious problem, we have a serious problem on our hands
    se tomarán medidas frente al grave problema de la droga measures will be taken to confront the serious drug problem
    se mantiene estable frente al dólar it is holding up o remaining stable against the dollar
    hay 150, frente a las 120 del año pasado there are 150, compared to o as against 120 last year
    frente a frente face to face
    cuando estuvimos frente a frente no supimos qué decir when we met face to face we didn't know what to say to each other
    le dije frente a frente lo que pensaba de él I told him to his face what I thought of him
    frente por frente: la iglesia y el colegio están frente por frente the church and the school are right o directly opposite each other
    B
    1 ( Meteo) front
    sin novedad en el frente (fr hecha, hum); all quiet on that front ( colloq hum)
    han convertido las aulas en un frente de contiendas políticas they have turned the classrooms into political battlegrounds
    un frente de acción contra la droga a campaign to combat drugs
    3 ( Pol) (agrupación) front
    pertenece al frente de liberación she belongs to the liberation front
    hacer (un) frente común to form a united front
    * * *

     

    frente sustantivo femenino
    forehead, brow (liter);

    ■ sustantivo masculino
    1
    a) ( de edificio) front, facade (frml);

    ◊ hacer(le) frente a algo (a la realidad, una responsabilidad) to face up to sth;


    (a gastos, obligaciones) to meet sth;
    ◊ hacerle frente a algn (a enemigo, atacante) to face sb

    b) ( en locs)

    ◊ al frente: dar un paso al frente to take a step forward;

    vive al frente (Chi) she lives opposite;
    estar al frente de algo ( de una clasificación) to be at the top of sth;

    ( de una empresa) to be in charge of sth;

    una foto de frente a full-face photo;
    de frente a (AmL) facing;
    frente a opposite;
    estamos frente a un grave problema we are faced with a serious problem
    2 (Meteo, Mil, Pol) front
    frente
    I sustantivo masculino
    1 front: los soldados se marchan al frente mañana, the soldiers are leaving for the front tomorrow
    2 (fachada) front, facade: el frente del hotel da al Paseo del Prado, the front of the hotel faces the Paseo del Prado
    II f Anat forehead
    ♦ Locuciones: hacer frente a algo, to face something, stand up to something
    al frente de, at the head of
    de frente, (hacia delante) ahead
    (frontalmente) head-on
    frente a, in front of, opposite
    frente a frente, face-to-face
    tener dos dedos de frente, to have common sense
    ' frente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    arrugarse
    - copete
    - dedo
    - desafiar
    - enfrentar
    - escrita
    - escrito
    - fomento
    - juramentar
    - miliciana
    - miliciano
    - nacional
    - penetrar
    - salida
    - salido
    - saliente
    - sudor
    - testuz
    - valor
    - ante
    - brecha
    - chocar
    - dar
    - enjugar
    - reaccionar
    - recurrir
    - rozar
    - tomar
    - tormenta
    English:
    brow
    - collide
    - confront
    - cushion
    - dissenter
    - face
    - forehead
    - front
    - head-on
    - mop
    - music
    - off
    - opposite
    - pucker
    - self-conscious
    - shortfall
    - stand up
    - thick
    - across
    - amenable
    - brave
    - cover
    - forefront
    - give
    - hard
    - head
    - lose
    - meet
    - picket
    - present
    - stand
    - straight
    - trickle
    * * *
    ♦ nf
    forehead;
    arrugar la frente to knit one's brow, to frown;
    frente a frente face to face;
    ir con la frente muy alta to hold one's head high
    ♦ nm
    1. [parte delantera] front;
    el frente de la casa está pintado de amarillo the front of the house is painted yellow;
    que den un paso al frente los voluntarios could the volunteers please step forward?;
    su hermano está al frente de la compañía her brother is in charge of the company;
    marchaba al frente de los manifestantes she was marching at the front of o leading the demonstration;
    el Académico sigue al frente de la liga Académico are still top of the league;
    Am
    pasar al frente [en clase] to come to the front of the class [to recite a lesson];
    de frente [hacia delante] forwards;
    [uno contra otro] head-on;
    chocaron de frente they collided head-on, they were involved in a head-on collision;
    me encontré de frente con él I found myself face to face with him;
    abordar un problema de frente to tackle a problem head-on;
    Am
    de frente a facing;
    se puso de frente a la casa he stood facing the house;
    hay una panadería en frente there's a baker's opposite;
    en frente de mi casa opposite my house;
    frente a [enfrente de] opposite;
    se encuentra frente a él she's opposite him
    2. Mil front;
    murió en el frente he died on the front;
    hacer o [m5] formar frente común to make common cause
    frente de batalla battlefront
    3. Meteo front
    frente cálido warm front;
    frente frío cold front
    4. [grupo, organización] front
    Frente Amplio = coalition of left-wing Uruguayan political parties;
    frente popular popular front;
    Frente Sandinista (de Liberación Nacional) Sandinista (National Liberation) Front
    5.
    hacer frente a algo [enfrentarse a algo] to face up to sth, to tackle sth;
    hicieron frente a la situación they faced up to the situation;
    hacer frente a un problema to tackle a problem
    ♦ prep
    1 [de cara a]
    estamos frente a una revolución científica we are facing a scientific revolution;
    frente a la injusticia es necesario actuar we must act to combat injustice;
    frente a las duras críticas de la oposición… in the face of harsh criticism from the opposition…
    2 [en contraste con]
    frente al cielo nublado de ayer, hoy tendremos sol unlike yesterday, when it was cloudy, today it will be sunny;
    frente a los habitantes de la costa, los del interior… compared to people who live on the coast, those who live inland…
    * * *
    I f forehead;
    con la frente alta/erguida fig with (one’s) head held high;
    lo lleva escrito en la frente fig it’s written all over him
    II m
    1 MIL, METEO front
    :
    de frente al grupo L.Am. facing the group;
    foto de frente head and shoulders photograph;
    frente a frente fig face to face;
    estar al frente de algo head sth, lead sth;
    hacer frente a situación face up to; deudas meet, be able to pay;
    ponte más al frente move further forward, move closer to the front;
    ponerse al frente de la situación fig take charge (of the situation)
    III prp
    :
    frente a opposite;
    estar frente a crisis be faced with, be facing
    * * *
    frente nm
    1) : front
    al frente de: at the head of
    en frente: in front, opposite
    2) : facade
    3) : front line, sphere of activity
    4) : front (in meteorology)
    frente frío: cold front
    5)
    hacer frente a : to face up to, to brave
    frente nf
    1) : forehead, brow
    2)
    frente a frente : face to face
    * * *
    1. (en meteorología, guerra) front
    2. (de la cara) forehead
    hacer frente a alguien to stand up to somebody [pt. & pp. stood]

    Spanish-English dictionary > frente

  • 20 base

    base [bαz]
    1. feminine noun
       a. ( = lieu) base
    • base navale/aérienne naval/air base
       b. ( = fondement) basis
       d. (locutions)
    * * *
    bɑz
    1) ( partie inférieure) base (de of)
    2) fig (assise de système, théorie) basis (de of); ( point de départ) basis (de for)

    à la base de quelque chose — at the root ou heart of something

    salaire/formation de base — basic salary/training

    repartir sur de nouvelles bases — fig to make a fresh start

    3) ( ingrédient essentiel) base (de of)
    4) Chimie base
    7) ( cosmétique) make-up base, foundation
    8) Armée base
    9) ( de parti)
    •
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    bɒz nf
    1) [édifice, montagne] base

    la base — the rank and file, the grass roots

    3) (= fondement, principe) basis

    Le pain et le lait sont des aliments de base. — Bread and milk are basic foods.

    à base de plantes — plant-based, made from plant extracts

    * * *
    base nf
    1 ( partie inférieure) base (de of);
    2 fig (assise de système, théorie) basis (de of); ( point de départ) basis (de for); sur la base de on the basis of; servir de base à to serve as a basis for; jeter les bases d'un partenariat to pave the way to ou lay the foundations for a partnership; reposer sur des bases solides to rest on a firm foundation; à la base de qch at the root ou heart of sth; ces principes sont à la base de la démocratie there principles lie at the very heart of democracy; avoir des bases en chimie to have a basic grounding in chemistry; avoir des bases solides en russe to have a solid grounding in Russian; connaissances/salaire/formation de base basic knowledge/salary/training; citoyen/culture de base basic citizen/culture; document/données de base source document/data; ce raisonnement pèche par la base this argument is basically unsound; repartir sur de nouvelles bases fig [personne] to make a fresh start;
    3 ( ingrédient essentiel) base (de of); poison à base d'arsenic arsenic-based poison; alliage à base de cuivre copper alloy; le riz forme la base de leur alimentation rice is their staple diet;
    4 Chimie base;
    5 Math base de numération numerical base;
    6 Ling ( radical) root;
    7 ( cosmétique) make-up base, foundation;
    8 Mil base; rejoindre sa base to return to base; avoir Lyon pour base [régiment, groupe industriel] to be based in Lyons;
    9 Pol ( militants) la base the rank and file; militant de base rank and file member.
    base aérienne air base; base de données Ordinat data base; base de données relationnelles Ordinat relational database; base d'imposition tax base; base de lancement launching site; base de loisirs leisure centreGB; base navale naval base; base d'observation de satellites satellite observation station; base spatiale space station.
    [baz] nom féminin
    1. [support] base
    2. [fondement] basis, groundwork (substantif non comptable), foundations
    établir quelque chose/reposer sur une base solide to set something up/to rest on a sound basis
    établir ou jeter les bases d'une alliance to lay the foundations of ou for an alliance
    quelle est votre base de départ? what's ou where's your starting point?
    base (aérienne/militaire/navale) (air/army/naval) base
    base d'opérations/de ravitaillement operations/supply base
    la base the grass roots, the rank and file
    7. GÉOMÉTRIE & INFORMATIQUE & MATHÉMATIQUES base
    système de base cinq/huit base five/eight system
    8. LINGUISTIQUE [en diachronie] root
    [en synchronie] base, stem
    [en grammaire générative] base component
    9. CUISINE [d'un cocktail, d'une sauce] basic ingredient
    11. sportdétente
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    bases nom féminin pluriel
    [fondations] foundations, basis
    avoir de bonnes bases en arabe/musique to have a good grounding in Arabic/in music
    à base de locution prépositionnelle
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    à la base locution adverbiale
    1. [en son fondement]
    2. [au début] at the beginning, to begin ou to start off with
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    de base locution adjectivale
    1. [fondamental - vocabulaire, industrie] basic ; [ - principe] basic, fundamental
    2. [de référence - salaire, traitement] basic

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