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General subject: multi-year programme of work

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гос. фин. The resource budget contains a separate control total for “near cash” expenditure, that is expenditure such as pay and current grants which impacts directly on the measure of the golden rule.

Introduction

This paper provides background information on the framework for the planning and control of public expenditure in the UK which has been operated since the 1998 Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR). It sets out the different classifications of spending for budgeting purposes and why these distinctions have been adopted. It discusses how the public expenditure framework is designed to ensure both sound public finances and an outcome-focused approach to public expenditure.

Principles of the framework

The UK's public spending framework is based on several key principles:
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consistency with a long-term, prudent and transparent regime for managing the public finances as a whole;
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the judgement of success by policy outcomes rather than resource inputs;
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strong incentives for departments and their partners in service delivery to plan over several years and plan together where appropriate so as to deliver better public services with greater cost effectiveness; and
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the proper costing and management of capital assets to provide the right incentives for public investment.

The Government sets policy to meet two firm fiscal rules:
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the Golden Rule states that over the economic cycle, the Government will borrow only to invest and not to fund current spending; and
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the Sustainable Investment Rule states that net public debt as a proportion of GDP will be held over the economic cycle at a stable and prudent level. Other things being equal, net debt will be maintained below 40 per cent of GDP over the economic cycle.

Achievement of the fiscal rules is assessed by reference to the national accounts, which are produced by the Office for National Statistics, acting as an independent agency. The Government sets its spending envelope to comply with these fiscal rules.

Departmental Expenditure Limits ( DEL) and Annually Managed Expenditure (AME)

The framework for public expenditure is divided between
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Departmental Expenditure Limit ( DEL) spending, which is planned and controlled on a three year basis in Spending Reviews; and
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Annually Managed Expenditure ( AME), which is expenditure which cannot reasonably be subject to firm, multi-year limits in the same way as DEL. AME includes social security benefits, local authority self-financed expenditure, debt interest, and payments to EU institutions.

More information about DEL and AME is set out below.

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Departmental Expenditure Limits ( DEL)

In Spending Reviews, firm DEL plans are set for departments for three years. To ensure consistency with the Government's fiscal rules departments are set separate resource (current) and capital budgets. The resource budget contains a separate control total for “near cash” expenditure, that is expenditure such as pay and current grants which impacts directly on the measure of the golden rule.

To encourage departments to plan over the medium term departments may carry forward unspent DEL provision from one year into the next and, subject to the normal tests for tautness and realism of plans, may be drawn down in future years. This end-year flexibility also removes any incentive for departments to use up their provision as the year end approaches with less regard to value for money. For the full benefits of this flexibility and of three year plans to feed through into improved public service delivery, end-year flexibility and three year budgets should be cascaded from departments to executive agencies and other budget holders.

Three year budgets and end-year flexibility give those managing public services the stability to plan their operations on a sensible time scale. Further, the system means that departments cannot seek to bid up funds each year (before 1997, three year plans were set and reviewed in annual Public Expenditure Surveys). So the credibility of medium-term plans has been enhanced at both central and departmental level.

Departments have certainty over the budgetary allocation over the medium term and these multi-year DEL plans are strictly enforced. Departments are expected to prioritise competing pressures and fund these within their overall annual limits, as set in Spending Reviews. So the DEL system provides a strong incentive to control costs and maximise value for money.

There is a small centrally held DEL Reserve. Support from the Reserve is available only for genuinely unforeseeable contingencies which departments cannot be expected to manage within their DEL.

Annually Managed Expenditure ( AME)

AME typically consists of programmes which are large, volatile and demand-led, and which therefore cannot reasonably be subject to firm multi-year limits. The biggest single element is social security spending. Other items include tax credits, Local Authority Self Financed Expenditure, Scottish Executive spending financed by non-domestic rates, and spending financed from the proceeds of the National Lottery.

AME is reviewed twice a year as part of the Budget and Pre-Budget Report process reflecting the close integration of the tax and benefit system, which was enhanced by the introduction of tax credits.

AME is not subject to the same three year expenditure limits as DEL, but is still part of the overall envelope for public expenditure. Affordability is taken into account when policy decisions affecting AME are made. The Government has committed itself not to take policy measures which are likely to have the effect of increasing social security or other elements of AME without taking steps to ensure that the effects of those decisions can be accommodated prudently within the Government's fiscal rules.

Given an overall envelope for public spending, forecasts of AME affect the level of resources available for DEL spending. Cautious estimates and the AME margin are built in to these AME forecasts and reduce the risk of overspending on AME.

Total Managed Expenditure

Together, DEL plus AME sum to Total Managed Expenditure (TME). TME is a measure drawn from national accounts. It represents the current and capital spending of the public sector. The public sector is made up of central government, local government and public corporations.

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Resource Accounting and Budgeting ( RAB)

Resource and Capital Budgets are set in terms of accruals information. Accruals information measures resources as they are consumed rather than when the cash is paid. So for example the Resource Budget includes a charge for depreciation, a measure of the consumption or wearing out of capital assets.
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Non cash charges in budgets do not impact directly on the fiscal framework. That may be because the national accounts use a different way of measuring the same thing, for example in the case of the depreciation of departmental assets. Or it may be that the national accounts measure something different: for example, resource budgets include a cost of capital charge reflecting the opportunity cost of holding capital; the national accounts include debt interest.
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Within the Resource Budget DEL, departments have separate controls on:
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Near cash spending, the sub set of Resource Budgets which impacts directly on the Golden Rule; and
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Administration Budgets (see below)

Administration Budgets

The amount of their Resource Budget DEL that departments may spend on running themselves (e.g. paying most civil servants’ salaries) is limited by Administration Budgets, which are set in Spending Reviews. Administration Budgets are used to ensure that as much money as practicable is available for front line services and programmes. These budgets also help to drive efficiency improvements in departments’ own activities. Administration Budgets exclude the costs of frontline services delivered directly by departments.

Spending Reviews

The Budget preceding a Spending Review sets an overall envelope for public spending that is consistent with the fiscal rules for the period covered by the Spending Review. In the Spending Review, the Budget AME forecast for year one of the Spending Review period is updated, and AME forecasts are made for the later years of the Spending Review period.

The 1998 Comprehensive Spending Review ( CSR), which was published in July 1998, was a comprehensive review of departmental aims and objectives alongside a zero-based analysis of each spending programme to determine the best way of delivering the Government's objectives. The 1998 CSR allocated substantial additional resources to the Government's key priorities, particularly education and health, for the three year period from 1999-2000 to 2001-02.

Delivering better public services does not just depend on how much money the Government spends, but also on how well it spends it. Therefore the 1998 CSR introduced Public Service Agreements (PSAs). Each major government department was given its own PSA setting out clear targets for achievements in terms of public service improvements.

The 1998 CSR also introduced the DEL/ AME framework for the control of public spending, and made other framework changes. Building on the investment and reforms delivered by the 1998 CSR, successive spending reviews in 2000, 2002 and 2004 have:
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provided significant increase in resources for the Government’s priorities, in particular health and education, and cross-cutting themes such as raising productivity; extending opportunity; and building strong and secure communities;
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enabled the Government significantly to increase investment in public assets and address the legacy of under investment from past decades. Departmental Investment Strategies were introduced in SR2000. As a result there has been a steady increase in public sector net investment from less than ¾ of a per cent of GDP in 1997-98 to 2¼ per cent of GDP in 2005-06, providing better infrastructure across public services;
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introduced further refinements to the performance management framework. PSA targets have been reduced in number over successive spending reviews from around 300 to 110 to give greater focus to the Government’s highest priorities. The targets have become increasingly outcome-focused to deliver further improvements in key areas of public service delivery across Government. They have also been refined in line with the conclusions of the Devolving Decision Making Review to provide a framework which encourages greater devolution and local flexibility. Technical Notes were introduced in SR2000 explaining how performance against each PSA target will be measured; and
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not only allocated near cash spending to departments, but also – since SR2002 - set Resource DEL plans for non cash spending.

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Comprehensive Spending Review 2007

To identify what further investments and reforms are needed to equip the UK for the global challenges of the decade ahead, on 19 July 2005 the Chief Secretary to the Treasury announced that the Government intends to launch a second Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) reporting in 2007.

A decade on from the first CSR, the 2007 CSR will represent a long-term and fundamental review of government expenditure. It will cover departmental allocations for 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010 11. Allocations for 2007-08 will be held to the agreed figures already announced by the 2004 Spending Review. To provide a rigorous analytical framework for these departmental allocations, the Government will be taking forward a programme of preparatory work over 2006 involving:
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an assessment of what the sustained increases in spending and reforms to public service delivery have achieved since the first CSR. The assessment will inform the setting of new objectives for the decade ahead;
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an examination of the key long-term trends and challenges that will shape the next decade – including demographic and socio-economic change, globalisation, climate and environmental change, global insecurity and technological change – together with an assessment of how public services will need to respond;
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to release the resources needed to address these challenges, and to continue to secure maximum value for money from public spending over the CSR period, a set of zero-based reviews of departments’ baseline expenditure to assess its effectiveness in delivering the Government’s long-term objectives; together with
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further development of the efficiency programme, building on the cross cutting areas identified in the Gershon Review, to embed and extend ongoing efficiency savings into departmental expenditure planning.

The 2007 CSR also offers the opportunity to continue to refine the PSA framework so that it drives effective delivery and the attainment of ambitious national standards.

Obtaining good performance

Public Service Agreements (PSAs) were introduced in the 1998 CSR. They set out agreed targets detailing the outputs and outcomes departments are expected to deliver with the resources allocated to them. The new spending regime places a strong emphasis on outcome targets, for example in providing for better health and higher educational standards or service standards. The introduction in SR2004 of PSA ‘standards’ will ensure that high standards in priority areas are maintained.

The Government monitors progress against PSA targets, and departments report in detail twice a year in their annual Departmental Reports (published in spring) and in their autumn performance reports. These reports provide Parliament and the public with regular updates on departments’ performance against their targets.

Technical Notes explain how performance against each PSA target will be measured.

Departmental Investment Strategies (DISs)

To make the most of both new investment and existing assets, there needs to be a coherent long term strategy against which investment decisions are taken. Departmental Investment Strategies (DIS) set out each department's plans to deliver the scale and quality of capital stock needed to underpin its objectives. The DIS includes information about the department's existing capital stock and future plans for that stock, as well as plans for new investment. It also sets out the systems that the department has in place to ensure that it delivers its capital programmes effectively.

This document was updated on 19 December 2005.

Near-cash resource expenditure that has a related cash implication, even though the timing of the cash payment may be slightly different. For example, expenditure on gas or electricity supply is incurred as the fuel is used, though the cash payment might be made in arrears on aquarterly basis. Other examples of near-cash expenditure are: pay, rental.Net cash requirement the upper limit agreed by Parliament on the cash which a department may draw from theConsolidated Fund to finance the expenditure within the ambit of its Request forResources. It is equal to the agreed amount of net resources and net capital less non-cashitems and working capital.Non-cash cost costs where there is no cash transaction but which are included in a body’s accounts (or taken into account in charging for a service) to establish the true cost of all the resourcesused.Non-departmental a body which has a role in the processes of government, but is not a government public body, NDPBdepartment or part of one. NDPBs accordingly operate at arm’s length from governmentMinisters.Notional cost of a cost which is taken into account in setting fees and charges to improve comparability with insuranceprivate sector service providers.The charge takes account of the fact that public bodies donot generally pay an insurance premium to a commercial insurer.the independent body responsible for collecting and publishing official statistics about theUK’s society and economy. (At the time of going to print legislation was progressing tochange this body to the Statistics Board).Office of Government an office of the Treasury, with a status similar to that of an agency, which aims to maximise Commerce, OGCthe government’s purchasing power for routine items and combine professional expertiseto bear on capital projects.Office of the the government department responsible for discharging the Paymaster General’s statutoryPaymaster General,responsibilities to hold accounts and make payments for government departments and OPGother public bodies.Orange bookthe informal title for Management of Risks: Principles and Concepts, which is published by theTreasury for the guidance of public sector bodies.Office for NationalStatistics, ONS60Managing Public Money

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GLOSSARYOverdraftan account with a negative balance.Parliament’s formal agreement to authorise an activity or expenditure.Prerogative powerspowers exercisable under the Royal Prerogative, ie powers which are unique to the Crown,as contrasted with common-law powers which may be available to the Crown on the samebasis as to natural persons.Primary legislationActs which have been passed by the Westminster Parliament and, where they haveappropriate powers, the Scottish Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly. Begin asBills until they have received Royal Assent.arrangements under which a public sector organisation contracts with a private sectorentity to construct a facility and provide associated services of a specified quality over asustained period. See annex 7.5.Proprietythe principle that patterns of resource consumption should respect Parliament’s intentions,conventions and control procedures, including any laid down by the PAC. See box 2.4.Public Accountssee Committee of Public Accounts.CommitteePublic corporationa trading body controlled by central government, local authority or other publiccorporation that has substantial day to day operating independence. See section 7.8.Public Dividend finance provided by government to public sector bodies as an equity stake; an alternative to Capital, PDCloan finance.Public Service sets out what the public can expect the government to deliver with its resources. EveryAgreement, PSAlarge government department has PSA(s) which specify deliverables as targets or aimsrelated to objectives.a structured arrangement between a public sector and a private sector organisation tosecure an outcome delivering good value for money for the public sector. It is classified tothe public or private sector according to which has more control.Rate of returnthe financial remuneration delivered by a particular project or enterprise, expressed as apercentage of the net assets employed.Regularitythe principle that resource consumption should accord with the relevant legislation, therelevant delegated authority and this document. See box 2.4.Request for the functional level into which departmental Estimates may be split. RfRs contain a number Resources, RfRof functions being carried out by the department in pursuit of one or more of thatdepartment’s objectives.Resource accountan accruals account produced in line with the Financial Reporting Manual (FReM).Resource accountingthe system under which budgets, Estimates and accounts are constructed in a similar wayto commercial audited accounts, so that both plans and records of expenditure allow in fullfor the goods and services which are to be, or have been, consumed – ie not just the cashexpended.Resource budgetthe means by which the government plans and controls the expenditure of resources tomeet its objectives.Restitutiona legal concept which allows money and property to be returned to its rightful owner. Ittypically operates where another person can be said to have been unjustly enriched byreceiving such monies.Return on capital the ratio of profit to capital employed of an accounting entity during an identified period.employed, ROCEVarious measures of profit and of capital employed may be used in calculating the ratio.Public Privatepartnership, PPPPrivate Finance Initiative, PFIParliamentaryauthority61Managing Public Money
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GLOSSARYRoyal charterthe document setting out the powers and constitution of a corporation established underprerogative power of the monarch acting on Privy Council advice.Second readingthe second formal time that a House of Parliament may debate a bill, although in practicethe first substantive debate on its content. If successful, it is deemed to denoteParliamentary approval of the principle of the proposed legislation.Secondary legislationlaws, including orders and regulations, which are made using powers in primary legislation.Normally used to set out technical and administrative provision in greater detail thanprimary legislation, they are subject to a less intense level of scrutiny in Parliament.European legislation is,however,often implemented in secondary legislation using powers inthe European Communities Act 1972.Service-level agreement between parties, setting out in detail the level of service to be performed.agreementWhere agreements are between central government bodies, they are not legally a contractbut have a similar function.Shareholder Executive a body created to improve the government’s performance as a shareholder in businesses.Spending reviewsets out the key improvements in public services that the public can expect over a givenperiod. It includes a thorough review of departmental aims and objectives to find the bestway of delivering the government’s objectives, and sets out the spending plans for the givenperiod.State aidstate support for a domestic body or company which could distort EU competition and sois not usually allowed. See annex 4.9.Statement of Excessa formal statement detailing departments’ overspends prepared by the Comptroller andAuditor General as a result of undertaking annual audits.Statement on Internal an annual statement that Accounting Officers are required to make as part of the accounts Control, SICon a range of risk and control issues.Subheadindividual elements of departmental expenditure identifiable in Estimates as single cells, forexample cell A1 being administration costs within a particular line of departmental spending.Supplyresources voted by Parliament in response to Estimates, for expenditure by governmentdepartments.Supply Estimatesa statement of the resources the government needs in the coming financial year, and forwhat purpose(s), by which Parliamentary authority is sought for the planned level ofexpenditure and income.Target rate of returnthe rate of return required of a project or enterprise over a given period, usually at least a year.Third sectorprivate sector bodies which do not act commercially,including charities,social and voluntaryorganisations and other not-for-profit collectives. See annex 7.7.Total Managed a Treasury budgeting term which covers all current and capital spending carried out by the Expenditure,TMEpublic sector (ie not just by central departments).Trading fundan organisation (either within a government department or forming one) which is largely orwholly financed from commercial revenue generated by its activities. Its Estimate shows itsnet impact, allowing its income from receipts to be devoted entirely to its business.Treasury Minutea formal administrative document drawn up by the Treasury, which may serve a wide varietyof purposes including seeking Parliamentary approval for the use of receipts asappropriations in aid, a remission of some or all of the principal of voted loans, andresponding on behalf of the government to reports by the Public Accounts Committee(PAC).62Managing Public Money

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GLOSSARY63Managing Public MoneyValue for moneythe process under which organisation’s procurement, projects and processes aresystematically evaluated and assessed to provide confidence about suitability, effectiveness,prudence,quality,value and avoidance of error and other waste,judged for the public sectoras a whole.Virementthe process through which funds are moved between subheads such that additionalexpenditure on one is met by savings on one or more others.Votethe process by which Parliament approves funds in response to supply Estimates.Voted expenditureprovision for expenditure that has been authorised by Parliament. Parliament ‘votes’authority for public expenditure through the Supply Estimates process. Most expenditureby central government departments is authorised in this way.Wider market activity activities undertaken by central government organisations outside their statutory duties,using spare capacity and aimed at generating a commercial profit. See annex 7.6.Windfallmonies received by a department which were not anticipated in the spending review.

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Англо-русский экономический словарь > near cash
4 più

1. adv more (di, che than)

superlativo most

mathematics plus

più grande bigger

il più grande the biggest

di più more

non più no more

tempo no longer

più o meno more or less

per di più what's more

mai più never again

al più presto as soon as possible

al più tardi at the latest

2. adj more

superlativo most

più volte several times

3. m most

mathematics plus sign

per lo più mainly

i più, le più the majority

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più agg.compar.invar.

1 more: occorre più pane oggi, we need more bread today; il sabato c'è più gente in giro, there are more people around on Saturdays; loro hanno più problemi di noi, they have more problems than we have; ci sono più stranieri quest'anno, there are more foreigners this year; all'andata abbiamo impiegato più tempo che al ritorno, it took us longer going than coming back // porta più amici che puoi, bring as many friends as you can // avere più sonno che fame, to be more tired than hungry // la più parte, the most part // di più, ( in maggior numero) more: oggi le auto sono molte di più di una volta, there are many more cars now than there used to be // meno parole e più fatti!, stop talking and get on with it! // a più (+ s.), multi-: (econ.) a più stadi, ( multifase) multistage; a più prodotti, ( a produzione diversificata) multi-product

2 ( parecchi, parecchie) several: te l'ho detto più volte, I've told you several times; mi fermerò più giorni, I'll stay several days

◆ s.m.

1 (con valore di compar.) more: più di così non posso fare, I can't do more than this; ha bevuto più del solito, he drank more than usual; ci vorranno non più di tre giorni per ottenere l'autorizzazione, it won't take more than three days to get permission

2 (con valore di superl.) (the) most: il più è fatto, most of it is done; il più è incominciare, the most important thing is to get started // il più è che..., and what is more... (o and moreover...) // vorrei ricavare il più possibile da quella vendita, I'd like to get as much as possible out of the sale // parlare del più e del meno, to talk about nothing in particular

3 (mat.) plus: il segno del più, the plus sign

4 ( la maggioranza) the majority: i più approvarono la proposta, the majority approved of the proposal; seguire il parere dei più, to follow the majority // passare nel numero dei più, to pass away.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: più di una volta, more than once // al più, tutt'al più, at the most // né più né meno, neither more nor less: è né più né meno che la verità, it's neither more nor less than the truth (o it's the absolute truth) // per lo più, ( per la maggior parte) mostly (o for the most part); ( di solito) usually: per lo più la domenica sto in casa, I usually stay at home on Sundays; erano per lo più asiatici, they were mostly Asians // per di più, besides, moreover; furthermore; what's more: non mi aiuta e per di più mi impedisce di lavorare, he doesn't help me and, what's more, he stops me working // tanto più che, all the more so because: ti conviene accettare, tanto più che il lavoro ti piace, you had better accept, all the more so because you like the work // e che dire di più?, what more (o what else) can I say? // ha più di vent'anni, he's over twenty // per non dir di più, to say the least.

più avv.compar.

1 ( in maggior quantità o grado) more; ( in frasi negative) no more; ( in presenza di altra negazione) any more: dovresti dormire di più, you should sleep more; questo mese abbiamo speso di più, we've spent more this month; abbiamo solo due posti liberi, non di più, we only have two seats free, no more; tacque e non disse di più, he said no more; ''Vuoi ancora un po' di tè?'' ''No, grazie, non ne voglio più'', ''Will you have some more tea?'' ''No, thanks, I don't want any more'' // niente (di) più, nothing more (o nothing else) // un po' di più, some more // più o meno, more or less // chi più chi meno, more or less (o some more some less): chi più chi meno, tutti lo hanno criticato, everyone more or less criticized him

2 (nel compar. di maggioranza) more (con agg. e avv. polisillabi in inglese, nella maggior parte dei casi; nella comparazione tra due agg., siano essi polisillabi o monosillabi);...er (aggiunto come suffisso alla forma positiva di agg. e avv. monosillabi in ingl. o con bisillabi uscenti in y, er, ow, le): più lungo, longer; più facile, easier; più difficile, more difficult (o harder); più tardi, later; più lontano, più oltre, further (o farther) on; più presto, more quickly (o faster); più stretto, narrower; è più alto e più grosso di me, he's taller and bigger than I am (o than me); è più furbo che intelligente, he's more crafty than intelligent; sono stati più gentili di quanto pensassi, they were kinder than I expected; Londra è più grande di Parigi, London is bigger than Paris; non potresti trattarlo più gentilmente?, couldn't you treat him more kindly? (o couldn't you be nicer to him?); il viaggio è stato molto più lungo del previsto, the journey was much longer than expected; io lavoro molto più di lui, I work much harder than he does; ha dieci anni più della moglie, he is ten years older than his wife; entrambi i progetti sono validi, ma questo mi piace di più, both schemes are good, but I like this one better // due volte più grande di..., twice as big as...: mi occorre una casa due volte più grande di questa, I need a house twice as big as this // un risultato più che soddisfacente, a most satisfactory result; si è comportato in modo più che corretto, he behaved most correctly // più che mai, more than ever // sempre più, more and more;...er and...er: sempre più interessante, more and more interesting; sempre più ricco, richer and richer

3 (correl.) ( quanto) più..., ( tanto) più..., the more..., the more...; the... er, the...er; ( quanto) più..., ( tanto) meno..., the more..., the less...; the...er, the less...: più lo guardo, più mi piace, the more I look at it, the more I like it; più lo si sgrida, meno si ottiene, the more you shout (o scold), the less you get out of him; più lo vedo, meno mi piace, the more I see of him, the less I like him; più si studia, più s'impara, the more you study, the more you learn; più difficile è l'avversario, più interessante sarà l'incontro, the harder the opponent, the more interesting the match

4 (nel superl. rel.) the most; ( tra due) the more (usati con agg. e avv. polisillabi in ingl., nella maggior parte dei casi) the...est, ( tra due) the...er (uniti come suffissi alla forma positiva di agg. e avv. monosillabi): il giorno più lungo, the longest day; la via più facile, the easiest way; è la più bella, la più carina, she is the most beautiful (o the best-looking), the nicest (o the prettiest); è l'uomo più generoso che conosca, he is the most generous man I know; la città più grande del mondo, the biggest city in the world; l'attore più famoso del momento, the most famous actor of the moment; è il più intelligente dei due fratelli, he's the cleverer of the (two) brothers; il più agguerrito dei due avversari, the tougher of the (two) opponents; tra tutti i televisori ha scelto quello più costoso, out of all the television sets he chose the most expensive one // cercherò di tornare il più presto possibile, I'll try to get back as soon as possible // ciò che più importa, the most important thing (o what is most important)

5 (in frasi negative, per indicare che un'azione o un fatto è cessato o cesserà, con valore di non più) no longer, not any longer, not any more; (letter.) no more: era una donna non più giovane, she was no longer young; non voglio vederlo ( mai) più, I don't want to see him any more (o I never want to see him again); non c'è più tempo per riflettere, there's no more time to think about it; non abitano più qui, si sono trasferiti, they don't live here any longer (o any more), they've moved; non frequenta più l'università, he doesn't go to university any more; vedi di non farlo più, see you don't do it again // non è più, he has passed away // mai più!, never again! // non ne posso più, ( sono sfinito) I'm exhausted; ( sono al limite della sopportazione) I'm at the end of my tether (o I can't take any more o I can't stand it any more) // a più non posso, all out: correre a più non posso, to run all out

6 (mat.) plus: due più due fa quattro, two plus two is four (o two and two are four); il termometro segna più 18, the thermometer reads plus 18 // ho speso dieci euro in più, I spent ten euros more // eravamo (in) più di cento, there were more than (o over) a hundred of us // uno più uno meno, one more one less // giorno più giorno meno, one day more or less

◆ prep. ( oltre a) plus: eravamo in cinque più il cane, there were five of us plus the dog; 1000 euro più le spese, 1000 euros, plus expenses.

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[pju]
1. avv

1)

(tempo: usato al negativo) non... più — no longer, no more, not... any more

non lavora più — he doesn't work any more, he no longer works

non ha più detto una parola — he didn't say another word

non c'è più bisogno che... — there's no longer any need for...

non riesco più a sopportarla — I can't stand her any more o any longer

non ne posso più! — I can't take any more!

non ritornerò mai più — I'll never come back

non è più così giovane — he is not as young as he was

2)

(quantità: usato al negativo) non...più — no more

non abbiamo più vino/soldi — we have no more wine/money, we haven't got any wine/money (left)

non ce n'è più — there isn't any left

non ce n'è quasi più — there's hardly any

non c'è più nessuno — there's no one left

non c'è più niente da fare — there's nothing else to do, there's nothing more to be done

3) (uso comparativo) more, aggettivo corto +...er

più bello — more beautiful

più elegante — smarter, more elegant

parla più forte! — speak up!

e chi più ne ha, più ne metta! — and so on and so forth!

è più furbo che capace — he's cunning rather than able

è più che intelligente — he's clever to say the least

noi lavoriamo più di loro — we work more o harder than they do

mi piace più di ogni altra cosa al mondo — I like it better o more than anything else in the world

non guadagna più di me — he doesn't earn any more than me

è più intelligente di te — he is more intelligent than you (are)

è più povero di te — he is poorer than you (are)

cammina più veloce di me — she walks more quickly than me o than I do

non ce n'erano più di 15 — there were no more than 15

ha più di 70 anni — she is over 70

è a più di 10 km da qui — it's more than o over 10 km from here

più di uno gli ha detto che... — several people have told him that...

si fa sempre più difficile — it is getting more and more difficult

due volte più grande del mio — twice as big as mine

4)

di più, in più, — more

ne voglio di più — I want some more

3 ore/litri di più che — 3 hours/litres more than

una volta di più — once more

ci sono 3 persone in più — there are 3 more o extra people

mi ha dato 3 pacchetti in più — he gave me 3 more o extra packets, (troppi) he gave me 3 packets too many

e in più fa anche... — and in addition to o on top of that he also...

5) (uso superlativo) most, aggettivo corto +...est

la più bella del mondo — the most beautiful in the world

il più bravo di tutta la classe — the best in the class

il più veloce di tutti — the fastest of all

è ciò che ho di più caro — it's the thing I hold dearest

è quello che mi piace di più — it's the one I like the most o best

ciò che mi ha colpito di più — the thing that struck me most

fare qc il più in fretta possibile — to do sth as quickly as possible

è il programma che guardo più spesso — it's the programme I watch most often

6) Mat plus

2 più 2 fa 4 — 2 plus 2 equals 4

più due — (gradi) plus two, two degrees above freezing o above zero

7)

(fraseologia) a più non posso — as much as possible

urlava a più non posso — she was shouting at the top of her voice

al più presto — as soon as possible

al più tardi — at the latest

più che altro — above all

più che mai — more than ever

chi più chi meno hanno tutti contribuito — everybody made a contribution of some sort

più o meno — more or less

avrà più o meno 30 anni — he must be about 30

sarò lì più o meno alle 4 — I'll be there about 4 o'clock

minuto più minuto meno — give or take a minute

né più né meno — no more, no less

né più né meno come sua madre — just like her mother

e per di più — (inoltre) and what's more, moreover

tanto più che non sai neppure parlare l'inglese — all the more so as you can't even speak English

2. agg

1) (comparativo) more, (superlativo) the most

chi ha più voti di tutti? — who has the most votes?

più gente viene meglio è — the more the merrier

ci sono più macchine — there are more cars

ci vuole più sale — it needs more salt

2) (molti, parecchi) several

abbiamo discusso per più ore — we argued for several hours

3. prep

plus

i genitori, più i figli — parents plus o and their children

4. sm inv

1) Mat plus (sign)

2)

(la parte maggiore) il più — the most

ottenere il più possibile — to get the best possible

tutt'al più o al più possiamo andare al cinema — if the worst comes to the worst we can always go to the cinema

il più delle volte — more often than not, generally

il più ormai è fatto — the worst is over, most of it is already done

parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that

per lo più — perlopiù

3)

i più — the majority

i più pensano così — most people think so

la reazione dei più — the reaction of the majority

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[pju] 1.
avverbio

1) (comparativo di maggioranza) more

è più vecchio di me — he's older than me

è più bello di Luca — he's more handsome than Luca

non è più onesto di lei — he is no more honest than her

molto più difficile — much more difficult

sempre più veloce — faster and faster

sempre più interessante — more and more interesting

tre volte più lungo di — three times longer than o as long as

mangia più di me — she eats more than I do o more than me

mangia due volte più di lui — she eats twice as much as he does

2) (superlativo relativo)

(il) più, (la) più, (i) più, (le) più — the most

è il più caro — it's the most expensive

è il più simpatico di tutti — he's the nicest of all

al più presto possibile — as early as possible

quale parte del libro ti è piaciuta di più? — which part of the book did you like most?

3) (piuttosto)

più che uno stimolo è un freno — it's more of a discouragement than an incentive

più che un avvertimento è una minaccia — it isn't so much a warning as a threat

4) (in costruzioni correlative)

si è comportato più o meno come gli altri — he behaved much the way the others did

la canzone fa più o meno così — the song goes something like this

più o meno piace a tutti — everybody likes it more or less

né più, né meno — neither more, nor less

più studio questa materia, più difficile diventa — the more I study this subject, the more difficult it becomes

più lo vedo e meno mi piace — the more I see him, the less I like him

5) non... più (tempo) no longer, no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any longer, any more; (quantità) no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any more

non fuma più — he doesn't smoke any more o any longer

non abitano più qui — they no longer live here

non più di 5 persone per volta — no more than 5 people at any one time

non più tardi delle 6 — no later than 6

non c'è più pane — there is no more bread, there's no bread left

non ne voglio più — I don't want any more

non lo farò mai più — I'll never do it again

6) di più (in quantità, qualità maggiore)

una volta di più — once more o again

allontanarsi sempre di più — to get farther and farther away

spazientirsi sempre di più — to grow more and more impatient

me ne serve di più — I need more of it

è attivo quanto lei, se non di più — he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so; (con valore superlativo)

loro soffrono di più — they suffer (the) worst

quel che mi manca di più — what I miss most

7) non di più

cinque minuti, non di più — five minutes, no longer

non un soldo di più — not a penny more

8) niente di più

è carina, niente di più — she's nice looking but nothing special

9) in più

mi dia due mele in più — give me two more apples

ci abbiamo messo 2 ore in più dell'ultima volta — it took us 2 hours longer than last time

10) per di più moreover, furthermore, what's more

11) tutt'al più at the most

12) più che

pratico più che decorativo — practical rather than decorative

ce n'è più che a sufficienza — there's more than enough

più che mai — more than ever before
2.
aggettivo invariabile

1) (in maggiore quantità) more

più... che, più... di — more... than

mangia più pane di me — he eats more bread than me

offrire più possibilità — to offer more opportunities

2) (parecchi)

più volte, persone — several times, people

3) (con valore di superlativo relativo) most

è quello che ha più esperienza — he is the one with the most experience

chi prenderà più voti? — who will get (the) most votes?
3.
preposizione

1) (oltre a) plus, besides

2) mat. plus

due più sei fa otto — two plus six is eight
4.
sostantivo maschile invariabile

1) (la maggior parte) most

il più è fatto — most (of it) is done

il più è convincerlo — the main thing o the most difficult thing is to persuade him

2) mat. (segno) plus (sign)
5.
sostantivo maschile plurale i più (la maggioranza) most people

••

parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that

* * *

più

/pju/

I avverbio

1 (comparativo di maggioranza) more; è più vecchio di me he's older than me; è più bello di Luca he's more handsome than Luca; non è più onesto di lei he is no more honest than her; molto più difficile much more difficult; sempre più veloce faster and faster; sempre più interessante more and more interesting; tre volte più lungo di three times longer than o as long as; mangia più di me she eats more than I do o more than me; mangia due volte più di lui she eats twice as much as he does

2 (superlativo relativo) (il) più, (la) più, (i) più, (le) più the most; è il più caro it's the most expensive; è il più simpatico di tutti he's the nicest of all; al più presto possibile as early as possible; quale parte del libro ti è piaciuta di più? which part of the book did you like most?

3 (piuttosto) più che uno stimolo è un freno it's more of a discouragement than an incentive; più che un avvertimento è una minaccia it isn't so much a warning as a threat

4 (in costruzioni correlative) si è comportato più o meno come gli altri he behaved much the way the others did; la canzone fa più o meno così the song goes something like this; più o meno piace a tutti everybody likes it more or less; né più, né meno neither more, nor less; più studio questa materia, più difficile diventa the more I study this subject, the more difficult it becomes; più lo vedo e meno mi piace the more I see him, the less I like him

5 non... più (tempo) no longer, no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any longer, any more; (quantità) no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any more; non fuma più he doesn't smoke any more o any longer; non abitano più qui they no longer live here; non più di 5 persone per volta no more than 5 people at any one time; non più tardi delle 6 no later than 6; non c'è più pane there is no more bread, there's no bread left; non ne voglio più I don't want any more; non lo farò mai più I'll never do it again

6 di più (in quantità, qualità maggiore) una volta di più once more o again; allontanarsi sempre di più to get farther and farther away; spazientirsi sempre di più to grow more and more impatient; me ne serve di più I need more of it; è attivo quanto lei, se non di più he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so; (con valore superlativo) loro soffrono di più they suffer (the) worst; quel che mi manca di più what I miss most

7 non di più cinque minuti, non di più five minutes, no longer; non un soldo di più not a penny more

8 niente di più è carina, niente di più she's nice looking but nothing special

9 in più mi dia due mele in più give me two more apples; ci abbiamo messo 2 ore in più dell'ultima volta it took us 2 hours longer than last time

10 per di più moreover, furthermore, what's more

11 tutt'al più at the most

12 più che pratico più che decorativo practical rather than decorative; ce n'è più che a sufficienza there's more than enough; più che mai more than ever before

II aggettivo invariabile

1 (in maggiore quantità) more; più... che, più... di more... than; mangia più pane di me he eats more bread than me; offrire più possibilità to offer more opportunities

2 (parecchi) più volte, persone several times, people

3 (con valore di superlativo relativo) most; è quello che ha più esperienza he is the one with the most experience; chi prenderà più voti? who will get (the) most votes?

III preposizione

1 (oltre a) plus, besides

2 mat. plus; due più sei fa otto two plus six is eight

IV m.inv.

1 (la maggior parte) most; il più è fatto most (of it) is done; il più è convincerlo the main thing o the most difficult thing is to persuade him

2 mat. (segno) plus (sign)

V i più m.pl.

(la maggioranza) most people

IDIOMS

parlare del più e del meno to talk about this and that.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > più
5 get

get

❢ This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner. get is used in many idiomatic expressions ( to get something off one's chest etc) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc). This is also true of offensive comments ( get stuffed etc) where the appropriate entry would be stuff. Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else ( to get a room painted etc) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive ( faire repeindre une pièce etc). When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc) as a single verb often suffices ( s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc). For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

A vtr ( p prés - tt- ; prét got ; pp got, gotten US)

1 ( receive) recevoir [letter, school report, grant] ; recevoir, percevoir [salary, pension] ; TV, Radio capter [channel, programme] ; did you get much for it? est-ce que tu en as tiré beaucoup d'argent? ; what did you get for your car? combien as-tu revendu ta voiture? ; we get a lot of rain il pleut beaucoup ici ; our garden gets a lot of sun notre jardin est bien ensoleillé ; we get a lot of tourists nous avons beaucoup de touristes ; you get lots of attachments with this cleaner il y a beaucoup d'accessoires fournis avec cet aspirateur ; you get what you pay for il faut y mettre le prix ; he's getting help with his science il se fait aider en sciences ;

2 ( inherit) to get sth from sb lit hériter qch de qn [article, money] ; fig tenir qch de qn [trait, feature] ;

3 ( obtain) ( by applying) obtenir [permission, divorce, custody, licence] ; trouver [job] ; ( by contacting) trouver [plumber, accountant] ; appeler [taxi] ; ( by buying) acheter [food item, clothing] (from chez) ; avoir [theatre seat, ticket] ; to get something for nothing/at a discount avoir qch gratuitement/avec une réduction ; to get sb sth, to get sth for sb ( by buying) acheter qch à qn ; I'll get sth to eat at the airport je mangerai qch à l'aéroport ;

4 ( subscribe to) acheter [newspaper] ;

5 ( acquire) se faire [reputation] ; he got his money in oil il s'est fait de l'argent dans le pétrole ;

6 ( achieve) obtenir [grade, mark, answer] ; he got it right ( of calculation) il a obtenu le bon résultat ; ( of answer) il a répondu juste ; how many do I need to get? ( when scoring) il me faut combien? ; he's got four more points to get il faut encore qu'il obtienne quatre points ;

7 ( fetch) chercher [object, person, help] ; go and get a chair/Mr Matthews va chercher une chaise/M. Matthews ; to get sb sth, to get sth for sb aller chercher qch pour qn ; get her a chair va lui chercher une chaise ; can I get you your coat? est-ce que je peux vous apporter votre manteau? ;

8 (manoeuvre, move) to get sb/sth upstairs/downstairs faire monter/descendre qn/qch ; a car to me is just something to get me from A to B pour moi une voiture ne sert qu'à aller de A à B ; I'll get them there somehow je les ferai parvenir d'une façon ou d'une autre ; can you get between the truck and the wall? est-ce que tu peux te glisser entre le camion et le mur? ;

9 ( help progress) is this discussion getting us anywhere? est-ce que cette discussion est bien utile? ; I listened to him and where has it got me? je l'ai écouté mais à quoi ça m'a avancé? ; this is getting us nowhere ça ne nous avance à rien ; where will that get you? à quoi ça t'avancera? ;

10 ( contact) did you manage to get Harry on the phone? tu as réussi à avoir Harry au téléphone? ;

11 ( deal with) I'll get it ( of phone) je réponds ; ( of doorbell) j'y vais ;

12 ( prepare) préparer [breakfast, lunch etc] ;

13 ( take hold of) attraper [person] (by à) ; I've got you, don't worry je te tiens, ne t'inquiète pas ; to get sth from ou off prendre qch sur [shelf, table] ; to get sth from ou out of prendre qch dans [drawer, cupboard] ;

14 ○ ( oblige to give) to get sth from ou out of sb faire sortir qch à qn [money] ; fig obtenir qch de qn [truth] ;

15 ○ ( catch) gen arrêter [escapee] ; got you! gen je t'ai eu! ; ( caught in act) vu! ; a shark got him un requin l'a eu ; when I get you, you won't find it so funny quand tu auras affaire ○ à moi, tu trouveras ça moins drôle ;

16 Med attraper [disease] ; he got the measles from his sister sa sœur lui a passé la rougeole ;

17 ( use as transport) prendre [bus, train] ;

18 ( have) to have got avoir [object, money, friend etc] ; I've got a headache/bad back j'ai mal à la tête/au dos ;

19 ( start to have) to get (hold of) the idea ou impression that se mettre dans la tête que ;

20 ( suffer) to get a surprise être surpris ; to get a shock avoir un choc ; to get a bang on the head recevoir un coup sur la tête ;

21 ( be given as punishment) prendre [five years etc] ; avoir [fine] ; to get (a) detention être collé ○ ;

22 ( hit) to get sb/sth with toucher qn/qch avec [stone, arrow, ball] ; got it! ( of target) touché! ; the arrow got him in the heel la flèche l'a touché au talon ;

23 (understand, hear) comprendre ; I didn't get what you said/his last name je n'ai pas compris ce que tu as dit/son nom de famille ; did you get it? tu as compris? ; now let me get this right… alors si je comprends bien… ; ‘where did you hear that?’-‘I got it from Paul’ ‘où est-ce que tu as entendu ça?’-‘c'est Paul qui me l'a dit’ ; get this! he was arrested this morning tiens-toi bien! il a été arrêté ce matin ;

24 ○ (annoy, affect) what gets me is… ce qui m'agace c'est que… ; what really got me was… ce que je n'aimais pas c'était… ;

25 (learn, learn of) to get to do ○ finir par faire ; to get to like sb finir par apprécier qn ; how did you get to know ou hear of our organization? comment avez-vous entendu parler de notre organisation? ; we got to know them last year on a fait leur connaissance l'année dernière ;

26 ( have opportunity) to get to do avoir l'occasion de faire ; do you get to use the computer? est-ce que tu as l'occasion d'utiliser l'ordinateur? ; it's not fair, I never get to drive the tractor ce n'est pas juste, on ne me laisse jamais conduire le tracteur ; when do we get to eat the cake? quand est-ce qu'on va pouvoir manger le gâteau? ;

27 ( start) to get (to be) commencer à devenir ; he's getting to be proficient ou an expert il commence à devenir expert ; it got to be quite unpleasant ça a commencé à devenir plutôt désagréable ; he's getting to be a big boy now c'est un grand garçon maintenant ; to get to doing ○ commencer à faire ; we got to talking/dreaming about the holidays on a commencé à parler/rêver des vacances ; then I got to thinking that puis je me suis dit que ; we'll have to get going il va falloir y aller ;

28 ( must) to have got to do devoir faire [homework, chore] ; it's got to be done il faut le faire ; you've got to realize that il faut que tu te rendes compte que ; if I've got to go, I will s'il faut que j'y aille, j'irai ; there's got to be a reason il doit y avoir une raison ;

29 ( persuade) to get sb to do demander à qn de faire ; I got her to talk about her problems j'ai réussi à la faire parler de ses problèmes ; did you get anything out of her? est-ce que tu as réussi à la faire parler? ;

30 ( have somebody do) to get sth done faire faire qch ; to get the car repaired/valeted faire réparer/nettoyer la voiture ; to get one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux ; how do you ever get anything done? comment est-ce que tu arrives à travailler? ;

31 ( cause) to get the car going faire démarrer la voiture ; to get the dishes washed faire la vaisselle ; this won't get the dishes washed! la vaisselle ne se fera pas toute seule! ; to get sb pregnant ○ mettre qn enceinte ○ ; as hot/cold as you can get it aussi chaud/froid que possible ; to get one's socks wet mouiller ses chaussettes ; to get one's finger trapped se coincer le doigt.

B vi ( p prés - tt- ; prét got ; pp got, gotten US)

1 ( become) devenir [suspicious, rich, old] ; how lucky/stupid can you get! il y en a qui ont de la chance/qui sont vraiment stupides! ; it's getting late il se fait tard ; how did he get like that? comment est-ce qu'il en est arrivé là? ;

2 ( forming passive) to get (oneself) killed/trapped se faire tuer/coincer ; to get hurt être blessé ;

3 ( become involved in) to get into ○ ( as hobby) se mettre à [astrology etc] ; ( as job) commencer dans [teaching, publishing] ; fig to get into a fight se battre ;

4 ( arrive) to get there arriver ; to get to the airport/Switzerland arriver à l'aéroport/en Suisse ; to get (up) to the top ( of hill etc) arriver au sommet ; how did your coat get here? comment est-ce que ton manteau est arrivé là? ; how did you get here? ( by what miracle) comment est-ce que tu es arrivé là? ; ( by what means) comment est-ce que tu es venu? ; where did you get to? où est-ce que tu étais passé? ; we've got to page 5 nous en sommes à la page 5 ;

5 ( progress) it got to 7 o'clock il était plus de 7 heures ; I'd got as far as underlining the title j'en étais à souligner le titre ; I'm getting nowhere with this essay je n'avance pas dans ma dissertation ; are you getting anywhere with your investigation? est-ce que votre enquête avance? ; now we're getting somewhere ( making progress) on avance vraiment ; ( receiving fresh lead) voilà quelque chose d'intéressant ; it's a slow process but we're getting there c'est un processus lent, mais on avance ; it's not perfect yet but we're getting there ce n'est pas encore parfait mais on avance ;

6 ○ ( put on) to get into mettre [pyjamas, overalls].

Idioms

get ○ ! fiche-moi le camp ○ ! ; get along with you ○ ! ne sois pas ridicule! ; get away with you ○ ! arrête de raconter n'importe quoi ○ ! ; get her ○ ! regarde-moi ça! ; get him ○ in that hat! regarde-le avec ce chapeau! ; he got his ○ ( was killed) il a cassé sa pipe ○ ; I'll get you ○ for that je vais te le faire payer ○ ; I'm getting there je progresse ; it gets me right here! tu vas me faire pleurer! ; I've/he's got it bad ○ je suis/il est vraiment mordu ; I've got it je sais ; to get above oneself commencer à avoir la grosse tête ○ ; to get it together ○ se ressaisir ; to get it up ● bander ●, avoir une érection ; to get one's in ○ US prendre sa revanche ; to tell sb where to get off envoyer qn promener ; to get with it ○ se mettre dans le coup ○ ; what's got into her/them? qu'est-ce qui lui/leur a pris? ; where does he get off ○ ? pour qui se prend-il? ; you've got me there! alors là tu me poses une colle ○ !

Phrasal verbs

■ get about

1 ( manage to move) se déplacer (by doing en faisant) ; she doesn't get about very well now elle a du mal à se déplacer maintenant ;

2 ( travel) voyager, se déplacer ; do you get about much in your job? vous voyagez beaucoup pour votre travail? ; he gets about a bit ( travels) il voyage pas mal ; ( knows people) il connaît du monde ;

3 ( be spread) [news] se répandre ; [rumour] courir, se répandre ; it got about that la nouvelle s'est répandue que, le bruit a couru que.

■ get across:

▶ get across

1 ( pass to other side) traverser ;

2 ( be communicated) [message] passer ;

▶ get across [sth] ( cross) traverser [river, road etc] ;

▶ get [sth] across

1 ( transport) how will we get it across? (over stream, gap etc) comment est-ce qu'on le/la fera passer de l'autre côté? ; I'll get a copy across to you (in separate office, building etc) je vous en ferai parvenir un exemplaire ;

2 ( communicate) faire passer [message, meaning] (to à) ;

▶ get across [sb] ○ US ( annoy) se mettre [qn] à dos ○ [person].

■ get ahead

1 ( make progress) [person] progresser ; to get ahead of prendre de l'avance sur [competitor] ;

2 ( go too fast) let's not get ahead of ourselves n'anticipons pas.

■ get along

1 ( progress) how's the project getting along? comment est-ce que le projet se présente? ; how are you getting along? ( in job) comment ça se passe? ; ( to sick or old person) comment ça va? ; ( in school subject) comment est-ce que ça se passe? ;

2 ( cope) s'en sortir ; we can't get along without a computer/him on ne s'en sortira pas sans ordinateur/lui ;

3 ( be suited as friends) bien s'entendre (with avec) ;

4 (go) I must be getting along il faut que j'y aille.

■ get around:

▶ get around

1 (move, spread) = get about ;

2 to get around to doing: she'll get around to visiting us eventually elle va bien finir par venir nous voir ; I must get around to reading his article il faut vraiment que je lise son article ; I haven't got around to it yet je n'ai pas encore eu le temps de m'en occuper ;

▶ get around [sth] ( circumvent) contourner [problem, law] ; there's no getting around it il n'y a rien à faire.

■ get at ○:

▶ get at [sb /sth]

1 ( reach) atteindre [object] ; arriver jusqu'à [person] ; fig découvrir [truth] ; let me get at her ( in anger) laissez-moi lui régler son compte ○ ;

2 ( spoil) the ants have got at the sugar les fourmis ont attaqué le sucre ;

3 ( criticize) être après [person] ;

4 ( intimidate) intimider [witness] ;

5 ( insinuate) what are you getting at? où est-ce que tu veux en venir?

■ get away:

▶ get away

1 ( leave) partir ;

2 ( escape) [person] s'échapper ; the fish got away le poisson s'est échappé ;

3 fig ( escape unpunished) to get away with a crime échapper à la justice ; you'll never get away with it! tu ne vas pas t'en tirer comme ça! ; he mustn't be allowed to get away with it il ne faut pas qu'il s'en tire à si bon compte ; she can get away with bright colours elle peut se permettre de porter des couleurs vives ;

▶ get [sb/sth] away ( for break) emmener [qn] se changer les idées ; to get sb away from a bad influence tenir qn à l'écart d'une mauvaise influence ; to get sth away from sb retirer qch à qn [weapon, dangerous object].

■ get away from:

▶ get away from [sth]

1 ( leave) quitter [town] ; I must get away from here ou this place! il faut que je parte d'ici! ; ‘get away from it all’ ( in advert) ‘évadez-vous de votre quotidien’ ;

2 fig ( deny) nier [fact] ; there's no getting away from it on ne peut pas le nier ;

3 fig ( leave behind) abandonner [practice, method] ;

▶ get away from [sb] lit, fig échapper à.

■ get back:

▶ get back

1 ( return) gen rentrer ; ( after short time) revenir ; when we get back à notre retour ;

2 ( move backwards) reculer ; get back! reculez! ;

3 ( take revenge) to get back at se venger de [aggressor] ;

▶ get back to [sth]

1 ( return to) rentrer à [house, city] ; revenir à [office, centre, point] ; we got back to Belgium nous sommes rentrés en Belgique ; when we get back to London à notre retour à Londres ;

2 ( return to former condition) revenir à [teaching, publishing] ; to get back to sleep se rendormir ; to get back to normal redevenir normal ;

3 ( return to earlier stage) revenir à [main topic, former point] ; to get back to your problem,… pour en revenir à votre problème,… ;

▶ get back to [sb]

1 ( return to) revenir à [group, person] ;

2 ( on telephone) I'll get right back to you je vous rappelle tout de suite ;

▶ get [sb/sth] back

1 ( return) ( personally) ramener [object, person] ; ( by post etc) renvoyer ; Sport ( in tennis etc) renvoyer [ball] ; when they got him back to his cell quand ils l'ont ramené dans sa cellule ;

2 ( regain) récupérer [lost object, loaned item] ; fig reprendre [strength] ; she got her money back elle a été remboursée ; she got her old job back on lui a redonné son travail ; he got his girlfriend back il s'est remis avec sa petite amie ○.

■ get behind:

▶ get behind ( delayed) prendre du retard ;

▶ get behind [sth] se mettre derrière [hedge, sofa etc].

■ get by

1 ( pass) passer ;

2 ( survive) se débrouiller (on, with avec) ; we'll never get by without him/them nous ne nous en sortirons jamais sans lui/eux.

■ get down:

▶ get down

1 ( descend) descendre (from, out of de) ;

2 ( leave table) quitter la table ;

3 ( lower oneself) ( to floor) se coucher ; ( to crouching position) se baisser ; to get down on one's knees s'agenouiller ; to get down to ( descend to reach) arriver à [lower level etc] ; atteindre [trapped person etc] ; ( apply oneself to) se mettre à [work] ; to get down to the pupils' level fig se mettre à la portée des élèves ; let's get down to business parlons affaires ; when you get right down to it quand on regarde d'un peu plus près ; to get down to doing se mettre à faire ;

▶ get down [sth] descendre [slope] ; if we get down the mountain alive si nous arrivons vivants en bas de la montagne ; when we got down the hill quand nous nous sommes retrouvés en bas de la colline ;

▶ get [sth] down, get down [sth]

1 ( from height) descendre [book, jar etc] ;

2 ( swallow) avaler [medicine, pill] ;

3 ( record) noter [speech, dictation] ;

▶ get [sb] down

1 ( from height) faire descendre [person] ;

2 ○ ( depress) déprimer [person].

■ get in:

▶ get in

1 lit ( to building) entrer ; ( to vehicle) monter ;

2 fig ( participate) to get in on réussir à s'introduire dans [project, scheme] ; to get in on the deal ○ faire partie du coup ;

3 ( return home) rentrer ;

4 ( arrive at destination) [train, coach] arriver ;

5 ( penetrate) [water, sunlight] pénétrer ;

6 Pol [Labour, Tories etc] passer ; [candidate] être élu ;

7 Sch, Univ [applicant] être admis ;

8 ( associate) to get in with se mettre bien avec [person] ; he's got in with a bad crowd il traîne avec des gens peu recommandables ;

▶ get [sth] in, get in [sth]

1 ( buy in) acheter [supplies] ;

2 ( fit into space) I can't get the drawer in je n'arrive pas à faire rentrer le tiroir ;

3 Agric ( harvest) rentrer [crop] ;

4 Hort ( plant) planter [bulbs etc] ;

5 (deliver, hand in) rendre [essay, competition entry] ;

6 ( include) (in article, book) placer [section, remark, anecdote] ; he got in a few punches il a distribué quelques coups ;

7 ( fit into schedule) faire [tennis, golf] ; I'll try to get in a bit of tennis ○ j'essayerai de faire un peu de tennis ;

▶ get [sb] in faire entrer [person].

■ get into:

▶ get into [sth]

1 ( enter) entrer dans [building] ; monter dans [vehicle] ;

2 ( be admitted) ( as member) devenir membre de [club] ; ( as student) être admis à [school, university] ; I didn't know what I was getting into fig je ne savais pas dans quoi je m'embarquais ;

3 ( squeeze into) rentrer dans [garment, size] ; ⇒ debt, habit, trouble ;

▶ get [sb/sth] into faire entrer [qn/qch] dans [good school, building, room, space].

■ get off:

▶ get off

1 ( from bus etc) descendre (at à) ;

2 ( start on journey) partir ;

3 ( leave work) finir ;

4 ○ ( escape punishment) s'en tirer (with avec) ;

5 to get off to partir pour [destination] ; did they get off to school OK? est-ce qu'ils sont partis sans problèmes pour l'école? ; ( make headway) to get off to a good/poor start prendre un bon/mauvais départ ; to get off to sleep s'endormir ; to get off on doing ○ péj ( get buzz from) prendre plaisir à faire ; to get off with, GB rencontrer, ramasser ○ pej [person] ;

▶ get off [sth]

1 ( climb down from) descendre de [wall, ledge] ;

2 ( alight from) descendre de [bus etc] ;

3 ( remove oneself from) get off my nice clean floor/the grass ne marche pas sur mon sol tout propre/la pelouse ;

4 fig ( depart from) s'écarter de [subject] ;

▶ get off ○ [sb] ( leave hold) get off me! lâche-moi! ;

▶ get [sb/sth] off

1 ( lift down) descendre [object] ; faire descendre [person] ;

2 ( dispatch) envoyer [parcel, letter, person] ; I've got the children off to school j'ai envoyé les enfants à l'école ;

3 ( remove) enlever [stain] ;

4 ○ ( send to sleep) endormir [baby].

■ get on:

▶ get on

1 ( climb aboard) monter (at à) ;

2 ( work) get on a bit faster/more sensibly travaille un peu plus vite/plus sérieusement ;

3 ( continue with work) let's get on! continuons! ;

4 GB ( like each other) bien s'entendre ;

5 ( fare) how did you get on? comment est-ce que ça s'est passé? ;

6 ( cope) how are you getting on? comment est-ce que tu t'en sors? ;

7 GB ( approach) he's getting on for 40 il approche des quarante ans ; it's getting on for midnight il est presque minuit ; there are getting on for 80 people ○ il y a presque 80 personnes ;

8 ( grow late) time's getting on le temps passe ;

9 ( grow old) to be getting on a bit commencer à vieillir ;

▶ get on [sth] ( board) monter dans [vehicle] ;

▶ get [sth] on, get on [sth] ( put on) mettre [boots, clothing] ; monter [tyre] ; mettre [lid, tap washer etc].

■ get onto:

▶ get onto [sth]

1 ( board) monter dans [vehicle] ;

2 ( be appointed) être nommé à [Board] ;

3 ( start to discuss) arriver à parler de [topic, subject] ;

4 GB ( contact) contacter ; I'll get on to the authorities je contacterai les autorités.

■ get on with:

▶ get on with [sth] ( continue to do) to get on with one's work/with preparing the meal continuer à travailler/à préparer le repas ; let's get on with the job! au travail! ;

▶ get on with [sb] GB s'entendre avec [person].

■ get out:

▶ get out

1 ( exit) sortir (through, by par) ; get out and don't come back! va-t'en et ne reviens pas! ; they'll never get out alive ils ne s'en sortiront jamais vivants ;

2 ( make social outing) sortir ; you should get out more tu devrais sortir plus ;

3 (resign, leave) partir ;

4 ( alight) descendre ;

5 ( be let out) [prisoner] être libéré ; he gets out on the 8th il sera libéré le 8 ;

6 ( leak) [news] être révélé ;

▶ get [sth] out, get out [sth]

1 ( bring out) sortir [handkerchief, ID card] ;

2 ( extract) retirer [cork, stuck object] ; extraire [tooth] ;

3 ( erase) enlever [stain] ;

4 ( take on loan) emprunter [library book] ;

5 ( produce) sortir [plans, product] ;

6 ( utter) I couldn't get the words out les mots ne voulaient pas sortir ;

7 ( solve) faire [puzzle] ;

▶ get [sb] out ( release) faire libérer [prisoner] ; to get sb out of sth ( free from detention) ( personally) libérer qn de qch ; ( by persuasion) faire libérer qn de qch [prisoner] ; to get sth out of sth ( bring out) sortir qch de qch [handkerchief etc] ; ( find and remove) récupérer qch dans qch [required object, stuck object] ; I can't get it out of my mind je ne peux pas l'effacer de mon esprit.

■ get out of:

▶ get out of [sth]

1 ( exit from) sortir de [building, bed] ;

2 ( alight from) descendre de [vehicle] ;

3 ( leave at end of) sortir de [meeting] ;

4 ( be freed from) être libéré de [prison] ;

5 ( withdraw from) quitter [organization] ; échapper à [responsibilities] ; he's got out of oil ○ ( as investment) il a vendu toutes ses actions dans le pétrole ;

6 ( avoid doing) s'arranger pour ne pas aller à [appointment, meeting] ; I'll try to get out of it j'essaierai de me libérer ; I accepted the invitation and now I can't get out of it j'ai accepté l'invitation et maintenant je ne peux pas me défiler ○ ; to get out of doing s'arranger pour ne pas faire ;

7 ( no longer do) perdre [habit] ;

8 ( gain from) what do you get out of your job? qu'est-ce que ton travail t'apporte? ; what will you get out of it? qu'est-ce que vous en retirerez?

■ get over:

▶ get over ( cross) passer ;

▶ get over [sth]

1 ( cross) traverser [bridge, stream] ;

2 ( recover from) se remettre de [illness, shock] ; to get over the fact that se remettre du fait que ; I can't get over it ( in amazement) je n'en reviens pas ; I couldn't get over how she looked ça m'a fait un choc de la voir comme ça ; I can't get over how you've grown je n'en reviens pas de ce que tu as grandi ;

3 ( surmount) surmonter [problem] ; to get sth over with en finir avec qch ; let's get it over with finissons-en ;

4 ( stop loving) oublier ; she never got over him elle ne l'a jamais oublié ;

▶ get [sb/sth] over

1 ( cause to cross) faire passer [injured person, object] ; faire passer [qn/ qch] au-dessus de [bridge, wall etc] ;

2 ( cause to arrive) get the plumber over here at once faites venir tout de suite le plombier ;

3 ( communicate) faire passer [message].

■ get round GB:

▶ get round = get around ;

▶ get round [sth] = get around [sth] ;

▶ get round ○ [sb] persuader [qn], avoir [qn] au sentiment ○ ; can't you get round him? est-ce que tu ne peux pas le persuader? ; she easily gets round her father elle fait tout ce qu'elle veut de son père.

■ get through:

▶ get through

1 ( squeeze through) passer ;

2 Telecom to get through to sb avoir qn au téléphone ; I couldn't get through je n'ai pas réussi à l'avoir ;

3 to get through to ( communicate with) convaincre [person] ;

4 ( arrive) [news, supplies] arriver ;

5 ( survive) s'en sortir (by doing en faisant) ;

6 Sch, Univ [examinee] réussir ;

▶ get through [sth]

1 ( make way through) traverser [checkpoint, mud] ;

2 ( reach end of) terminer [book, revision] ; finir [meal, task] ; [actor] finir [performance] ;

3 ( survive mentally) I thought I'd never get through the week j'ai cru que je ne tiendrais pas la semaine ;

4 ( complete successfully) [candidate, competitor] réussir à [exam, qualifying round] ; I got through the interview l'entretien s'est bien passé ;

5 (consume, use) manger [supply of food] ; boire [supply of drink] ; dépenser [money] ; I get through two notebooks a week il me faut or j'use deux carnets par semaine ;

▶ get [sb/sth] through

1 ( squeeze through) faire passer [car, object, person] ;

2 ( help to endure) [pills, encouragement, strength of character] aider [qn] à continuer ; her advice/these pills got me through the day ses conseils/ces comprimés m'ont aidé à tenir le coup ○ ;

3 ( help through frontier etc) faire passer [person, imported goods] ;

4 Sch, Univ ( help to pass) permettre à [qn] de réussir [candidate] ;

5 Pol faire passer [bill].

■ get together:

▶ get together ( assemble) se réunir (about, over pour discuter de) ;

▶ get [sb/sth] together, get together [sb/sth]

1 ( assemble) réunir [different people, groups] ;

2 ( accumulate) réunir [money] ; rassembler [food parcels, truckload] ;

3 ( form) former [company, action group].

■ get under:

▶ get under passer en-dessous ;

▶ get under [sth] passer sous [barrier, floorboards etc].

■ get up:

▶ get up

1 (from bed, chair etc) se lever (from de) ; get up off the grass! ne reste pas sur l'herbe! ;

2 (on horse, ledge etc) monter ; how did you get up there? comment est-ce que tu es monté là-haut? ;

3 Meteorol [storm] se préparer ; [wind] se lever ;

4 to get up to ( reach) arriver à [page, upper floor] ; what did you get up to? fig ( sth enjoyable) qu'est-ce que tu as fait de beau? ; ( sth mischievous) qu'est-ce que tu as fabriqué ○ ? ;

▶ get up [sth]

1 arriver en haut de [hill, ladder] ;

2 ( increase) augmenter [speed] ;

3 (start, muster) former [group] ; faire [petition] ; obtenir [support, sympathy] ;

▶ get [sth] up organiser ;

▶ get [oneself] up ○ in mettre [outfit].

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6 Goddard, Dr Robert Hutchings

SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace

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b. 5 October 1882 Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

d. 10 August 1945 Baltimore, Maryland, USA

[br]

American inventory developer of rocket propulsion.

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At the age of seventeen Goddard climbed a tree and, seeing the view from above, he became determined to make some device with which to ascend towards the planets. In an autobiography, published in 1959 in the journal Astronautics, he stated, "I was a different boy when I descended the ladder. Life now had a purpose for me." His first idea was to launch a projectile by centrifugal force, but in 1909 he started to design a rocket that was to be multi-stage and fuelled by liquid oxygen and hydrogen. Not long before the First World War he produced a report, "A method of reaching extreme altitudes", which was for the Smithsonian Institution and was published in book form in 1919. During the war he worked on solid-fuelled rockets as weapons. His book contained notes on the amount of fuel required to raise 1 lb (454 g) of payload to an infinite altitude. He incurred ridicule as "the moon man" when he proposed the use of flash powder to indicate successful arrival on the moon. In 1923 he severed his connections with military work and returned to the University of Massachusetts. On 16 March 1926 he launched the world's first liquid-fuelled rocket from his aunt's farm in Auburn, Massachusetts; powered by gasoline and liquid oxygen, it flew to a height of 12 m (40 ft) and travelled 54 m (177 ft) in 2.4 seconds.

In November 1929 he met the aviator Charles Lindbergh, who persuaded both the Guggenheim Foundation and the Carnegie Institute to support Goddard's experiments financially. He moved to the more suitable location of the Mescalere Ranch, near Roswell, New Mexico, where he worked until 1941. His liquid-fuelled rockets reached speeds of 1,100 km/h (700 mph) and heights of 2,500 m (8,000ft). He investigated the use of the gyroscope to steady his rockets and the assembly of power units in clusters to increase the total thrust. In 1941 he moved to the naval establishment at Annapolis, Maryland, working on liquid-fuelled rockets to assist the take-off of aircraft from carriers. He worked for the US Government on this and the development of military rockets until his death from throat cancer in 1945. In all, he was granted 214 patents, roughly three per year of his life.

In 1960 the US Government admitted infringement of Goddard's patents during the rocket programme of the 1950s and awarded his widow a payment of $1,000,000, while the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) honoured him by naming the Goddard Spaceflight Center near Washington, DC, after him. The Goddard Memorial Library at Clark University, in his home town of Worcester, Massachusetts, was also named in his honour.

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Further Reading

A.Osman, 1983, Space History, London: Michael Joseph. P.Marsh, 1985, The Space Business, Harmondsworth: Penguin.

K.C.Parley, 1991, Robert H.Goddard, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Silver Burdett Press. T.Streissguth, 1994, Rocket Man: The Story of Robert Goddard, Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books.

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7 Randall, Sir John Turton

SUBJECT AREA: Medical technology

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b. 23 March 1905 Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England

d. 16 June 1984 Edinburgh, Scotland

[br]

English physicist and biophysicist, primarily known for the development, with Boot of the cavity magnetron.

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Following secondary education at Ashton-inMakerfield Grammar School, Randall entered Manchester University to read physics, gaining a first class BSc in 1925 and his MSc in 1926. From 1926 to 1937 he was a research physicist at the General Electric Company (GEC) laboratories, where he worked on luminescent powders, following which he became Warren Research Fellow of the Royal Society at Birmingham University, studying electronic processes in luminescent solids. With the outbreak of the Second World War he became an honorary member of the university staff and transferred to a group working on the development of centrimetric radar. With Boot he was responsible for the development of the cavity magnetron, which had a major impact on the development of radar.

When Birmingham resumed its atomic research programme in 1943, Randall became a temporary lecturer at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge. The following year he was appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of St Andrews, but in 1946 he moved again to the Wheatstone Chair of Physics at King's College, London. There his developing interest in biophysical research led to the setting up of a multi-disciplinary group in 1951 to study connective tissues and other biological components, and in 1950– 5 he was joint Editor of Progress in Biophysics. From 1961 until his retirement in 1970 he was Professor of Biophysics at King's College and for most of that time he was also Chairman of the School of Biological Sciences. In addition, for many years he was honorary Director of the Medical Research Council Biophysics Research Unit.

After he retired he returned to Edinburgh and continued to study biological problems in the university zoology laboratory.

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Principal Honours and Distinctions

Knighted 1962. FRS 1946. FRS Edinburgh 1972. DSc Manchester 1938. Royal Society of Arts Thomas Gray Memorial Prize 1943. Royal Society Hughes Medal 1946. Franklin Institute John Price Wetherill Medal 1958. City of Pennsylvania John Scott Award 1959. (All jointly with Boot for the cavity magnetron.)

Bibliography

1934, Diffraction of X-Rays by Amorphous Solids, Liquids \& Gases (describes his early work).

1953, editor, Nature \& Structure of Collagen.

1976, with H.Boot, "Historical notes on the cavity magnetron", Transactions of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ED-23: 724 (gives an account of the cavity-magnetron development at Birmingham).

Further Reading

M.H.F.Wilkins, "John Turton Randall"—Bio-graphical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, London: Royal Society.

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