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  • 1 air force

    the part of the armed services which uses aircraft:

    the army, navy and air force.

    سِلَاح الطَّيَرَان، القُوَّات الجَوِّيَه

    Arabic-English dictionary > air force

  • 2 commissaire de la Marine/de l'Air

    chief administrator in the Navy/the Air Force

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > commissaire de la Marine/de l'Air

  • 3 Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air

    Military: ASTSECNAVAIR

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air

  • 4 он перешёл из флота в авиацию

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > он перешёл из флота в авиацию

  • 5 морская авиация

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > морская авиация

  • 6 силы и средства ВМС в составе ВВС

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > силы и средства ВМС в составе ВВС

  • 7 Les grades

    La liste suivante regroupe les grades des trois armes, armée de terre, marine et aviation du Royaume-Uni et des États-Unis. Pour les traductions, consulter les articles dans le dictionnaire.
    En anglais comme en français, l’armée de terre et l’armée de l’air distinguent deux catégories: les officiers, commissioned officers (GB) ou warrant officers (US), à partir du grade de Second Lieutenant/Pilot Officer, et tous les autres, à l’exception de Private/Aircraftman/ Airman, non-commissioned officers (the NCOs):
    Royaume-Uni États-Unis
    L’armée de terre
    the British Army the United States Army
    Field Marshal (FM)* General of the Army (GEN)
    General (Gen) General (GEN)
    Lieutenant†-General (Lt-Gen) Lieutenant† General (LTG)
    Major-General (Maj-Gen) Major General (MG)
    Brigadier (Brig) Brigadier General (BG)
    Colonel (Col) Colonel (COL)
    Lieutenant†-Colonel (Lt-Col) Lieutenant† Colonel (LTC)
    Major (Maj) Major (MAJ)
    Captain (Capt) Captain (CAPT)
    Lieutenant† (Lieut) First Lieutenant† (1LT)
    Second Lieutenant† (2nd Lt) Second Lieutenant† (2Lt)
    - Chief Warrant Officer (CWO)
    - Warrant Officer (WO)
    Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) Command Sergeant Major (CSM)
    Company Sergeant Major (CSM) Staff Sergeant Major (SSM)
    - 1st Sergeant (1 SG)
    - Master Sergeant (MSG)
    - Sergeant 1st Class (SFC)
    Staff Sergeant‡ (S/Sgt) Staff Sergeant (SSG)
    ou Colour Sergeant‡ (C/Sgt)‡
    Sergeant (Sgt) Sergeant (SGT)
    Corporal (Cpl) Corporal (CPL)
    Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) Private First Class (P1C)
    Private (Pte) Private (PVT)
    ou Rifleman (Rfm)
    ou Guardsman (Gdm)‡
    La marine
    the Royal Navy (RN)§ the United States Navy (USN)§
    Admiral of the Fleet Fleet Admiral
    Admiral (Adm)* Admiral (ADM)
    Vice-Admiral (V-Adm) Vice Admiral (VADM)
    Rear-Admiral (Rear-Adm) Rear Admiral (RADM)
    Commodore (Cdre) Commodore (CDRE)
    Captain (Capt) Captain (CAPT)
    Commander (Cdr) Commander (CDR)
    Lieutenant†-Commander (Lt-Cdr) Lieutenant† Commander (LCDR)
    Lieutenant† (Lt) Lieutenant† (LT)
    Sub-Lieutenant† (Sub-Lt) Lieutenant† Junior Grade (LTJG)
    Acting Sub- Lieutenant† (Act Sub-Lt) Ensign (ENS)
    - Chief Warrant Officer (CWO)
    Midshipman Midshipman
    Fleet Chief Petty Officer (FCPO) -
    - Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO)
    - Senior Chief Petty Officer (SCPO)
    Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Chief Petty Officer (CPO)
    - Petty Officer 1st Class (PO1)
    - Petty Officer 2nd Class (PO2)
    Petty Officer (PO) Petty Officer 3rd Class (PO3)
    Leading Seaman (LS) Seaman (SN)
    Able Seaman (AB) -
    Ordinary Seaman (OD) -
    Junior Seaman (JS) Seaman Apprentice (SA), Seaman Recruit (SR)
    Royaume-Uni États-Unis
    L’armée de l’air
    the Royal Air Force (RAF) the United States Air Force (USAF)||
    Marshal of the Royal Air Force General of the Air Force
    Air Chief Marshal (ACM)* General (GEN)
    Air Marshal (AM) Lieutenant† General (LTG)
    Air Vice-Marshal (AVM) Major General (MG)
    Air Commodore (Air Cdre) Brigadier General (BG)
    Group Captain (Gp Capt) Colonel (COL)
    Wing Commander (Wing Cdr) Lieutenant† Colonel (LTC)
    Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) Major (MAJ)
    Flight Lieutenant† (Flt Lt) Captain (CAPT)
    Flying Officer (FO) First Lieutenant† (1LT)
    Pilot Officer (PO) Second Lieutenant† (2LT)
    Warrant Officer (WO) -
    Flight Sergeant (FS) Chief Master Sergeant (CMSGT)
    - Senior Master Sergeant (SMSGT)
    - Master Sergeant (MSGT)
    Chief Technician (Chf Tech) Technical Sergeant (TSGT)
    Sergeant (Sgt) Staff Sergeant (SSGT)
    Corporal (Cpl) Sergeant (SGT)
    Junior Technician (Jnr Tech) -
    Senior Aircraftman ou woman (SAC) -
    Leading Aircraftman ou woman (LAC) Airman First Class (A1C) ou Airwoman First Class
    Aircraftman ou Aircraftwoman Airman Basic (AB)
    Comment parler des militaires
    L’anglais emploie l’article indéfini pour les noms de grades utilisés avec les verbes to be ( être), to become ( devenir), to make ( faire) etc.
    Dans les expressions suivantes, colonel est pris comme exemple; les autres noms de grades s’utilisent de la même façon.
    il est colonel
    = he is a colonel
    il est colonel dans l’armée de terre
    = he is a colonel in the army
    devenir colonel
    = to become a colonel
    on l’a nommé colonel
    = he was made a colonel
    Mais avec le verbe to promote ou dans l’expression the rank of…, l’anglais n’emploie pas l’article indéfini:
    être promu colonel
    = to be promoted colonel ou to be promoted to colonel
    il a le grade de colonel
    = he has the rank of colonel
    L’anglais n’emploie pas non plus l’article défini lorsque le grade est suivi du nom propre:
    le colonel Jones est arrivé
    = Colonel Jones has arrived
    Comparer:
    le colonel est arrivé
    = the colonel has arrived
    Noter que le mot Colonel prend une majuscule en anglais devant le nom propre, mais rarement dans les autres cas.
    Comment s’adresser aux militaires
    D’un militaire à son supérieur:
    oui, mon colonel
    = yes, sir
    oui, colonel
    = yes, ma’am
    D’un militaire à son inférieur en grade:
    oui, sergent
    = yes, sergeant
    Les abréviations sont utilisées uniquement par écrit et avec les noms propres, par ex.: Capt. Jones.
    Noter la prononciation (GB): [leftenant], (US): [lootenant].
    Le nom varie selon le régiment.
    § Les abréviations RN et USN ne sont utilisées que par écrit.
    || L’abréviation USAF n’est utilisée que par écrit. Dire the US Air Force.

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > Les grades

  • 8 ministro

    m minister
    ministro degli Esteri Foreign Secretary, AE Secretary of State
    ministro degli Interni Home Secretary, AE Secretary of the Interior
    primo ministro Prime Minister
    * * *
    ministro s.m.
    1 (eccl.) minister, clergyman*, priest; (titolo) Minister: ministro della Chiesa, minister of religion
    2 (pol.) minister, secretary (of State): Primo ministro, Prime Minister, (o GB Premier); Consiglio dei Ministri, Cabinet; (della CEE) Council of Ministers // ministro senza portafoglio, Minister without portfolio // ministro dell'aeronautica, (GB) Secretary of State for Air (o Air Minister), (USA) Secretary of the Air Force // ministro degli (affari) esteri, Foreign Minister, (GB) Foreign Secretary, (USA) Secretary of State // ministro degli (affari) interni, Minister of the Interior, (GB) Home Secretary, (USA) Secretary of the Interior // ministro per gli affari sociali, (in Italia) Minister for Social Affairs // ministro dell'agricoltura e foreste, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, (GB) Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, (USA) Secretary of Agri-culture // ministro dell'ambiente, Minister of the Environment, (GB) Secretary of State for the Environment // ministro per le aree urbane, (in Italia) Minister for Urban Development and Rehabilitation // ministro dei beni culturali, (in Italia) Minister for Arts and Culture // ministro del bilancio, (in Italia) Minister of the Budget // ministro del commercio con l'estero, (in Italia) Minister of Foreign Trade // ministro della difesa, Minister of Defence, (GB) Secretary of State for Defence (o Defence Secretary), (USA) Secretary of Defense // ministro delle finanze, Minister of Finance, (GB) Chancellor of the Exchequer, (USA) Secretary of the Treasury // ministro della funzione pubblica, (in Italia) Minister for the Civil Service // ministro di grazia e giustizia, Minister of Justice, (USA) Secretary of Justice (o Attorney General) // ministro della guerra, Minister of War, (GB) War Secretary (o form. Secretary of State for War), (USA) Secretary of War // ministro dell'industria, commercio e artigianato, Minister of Industry and Trade, (GB) President of the Board of Trade, (USA) Secretary of Commerce // ministro del lavoro e della previdenza sociale, Minister of Labour and Social Security, (USA) Secretary of Labor // ministro dei lavori pubblici, (in Italia) Minister of Public Works // ministro della marina, Minister of the Navy, (GB) First Lord of the Admiralty, (USA) Secretary of the Navy // ministro della marina mercantile, (in Italia) Minister of the Merchant Marine // ministro delle partecipazioni statali, (in Italia) Minister of State Investment // ministro per le politiche comunitarie, (nei paesi della CEE) Minister for EEC Policy // ministro delle poste e telecomunicazioni, Postmaster General // ministro della protezione civile, (in Italia) Minister for Civil Defence // ministro della pubblica istruzione, Minister of Education, (GB) Secretary of Education and Science, (USA) Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare // ministro per i rapporti col parlamento, (in Italia) Minister for Parliamentary Affairs // ministro della ricerca scientifica e tecnologica, (in Italia) Minister of Scientific Research and Technology // ministro della sanità, della salute, Minister of Health, (GB) Minister of Health and Social Security, (USA) Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare // ministro del tesoro, Minister of the Treasury, (GB) Chancellor of the Exchequer, (USA) Secretary of the Treasury // ministro dei trasporti e dell'aviazione civile, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, (GB) Secretary of State for Transport, (USA) Secretary of Transportation // ministro del turismo e dello spettacolo, (in Italia) Minister of Tourism and Culture
    3 (chi esercita un alto ufficio) minister
    4 (chi amministra) administrator, officer; (difensore) defender: i ministri della giustizia, the administrators of justice; ministro di pace, di civiltà, defender of peace, of civilization
    5 (diplomazia) (capo di legazione) minister: il Ministro d'Italia a Kabul, the Italian Minister in Kabul; ministro plenipotenziario, minister plenipotentiary.
    * * *
    [mi'nistro]
    sostantivo maschile
    1) pol. (professione) minister; (titolo) (in GB) Secretary (of State); (negli USA) Secretary

    primo ministro — prime minister, premier

    2) relig. minister, pastor
    3) dir. (diplomatico) minister

    ministro dell'agricoltura — = agriculture minister; (in GB) Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; (negli USA) Secretary of Agriculture

    ministro dell'ambiente (in GB) Environment Secretary (of State), Secretary of State o Minister for the Environment

    ministro della difesa (in GB) Secretary of State for Defence; (negli USA) Defense Secretary

    ministro degli (affari) esteri — = foreign minister; (in GB) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs; (negli USA) Secretary of State

    ministro delle finanze — = finance minister

    ministro di grazia e giustizia — = justice minister

    ministro dell'interno (in GB) Home Secretary; (negli USA) Secretary of the Interior

    ministro del lavoro (in GB) Minister of Employment; (negli USA) Secretary of Labor

    ministro della pubblica istruzione — = minister for education

    ministro della sanità (in GB) Secretary of State for Health; (negli USA) Secretary of Health and Human Services

    ministro del tesoro — = treasury minister; (in GB) Chancellor of the Exchequer; (negli USA) Treasury Secretary

    ministro dei trasporti (in GB) Secretary of State for Transport; (negli USA) Secretary of Transportation

    * * *
    ministro
    /mi'nistro/ ⇒ 1
    sostantivo m.
     1 pol. (professione) minister; (titolo) (in GB) Secretary (of State); (negli USA) Secretary; primo ministro prime minister, premier; vice primo ministro deputy prime minister
     2 relig. minister, pastor; ministro del culto minister of religion
     3 dir. (diplomatico) minister
    ministro dell'agricoltura = agriculture minister; (in GB) Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; (negli USA) Secretary of Agriculture; ministro dell'ambiente (in GB) Environment Secretary (of State), Secretary of State o Minister for the Environment; ministro della difesa (in GB) Secretary of State for Defence; (negli USA) Defense Secretary; ministro degli (affari) esteri = foreign minister; (in GB) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs; (negli USA) Secretary of State; ministro delle finanze = finance minister; ministro di grazia e giustizia = justice minister; ministro ad interim acting minister; ministro dell'interno (in GB) Home Secretary; (negli USA) Secretary of the Interior; ministro del lavoro (in GB) Minister of Employment; (negli USA) Secretary of Labor; ministro senza portafoglio minister without portfolio; ministro della pubblica istruzione = minister for education; ministro della sanità (in GB) Secretary of State for Health; (negli USA) Secretary of Health and Human Services; ministro del tesoro = treasury minister; (in GB) Chancellor of the Exchequer; (negli USA) Treasury Secretary; ministro dei trasporti (in GB) Secretary of State for Transport; (negli USA) Secretary of Transportation.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > ministro

  • 9 Sperry, Elmer Ambrose

    [br]
    b. 21 October 1860 Cincinnatus, Cortland County, New York, USA
    d. 16 June 1930 Brooklyn, New York, USA
    [br]
    American entrepreneur who invented the gyrocompass.
    [br]
    Sperry was born into a farming community in Cortland County. He received a rudimentary education at the local school, but an interest in mechanical devices was aroused by the agricultural machinery he saw around him. His attendance at the Normal School in Cortland provided a useful theoretical background to his practical knowledge. He emerged in 1880 with an urge to pursue invention in electrical engineering, then a new and growing branch of technology. Within two years he was able to patent and demonstrate his arc lighting system, complete with its own generator, incorporating new methods of regulating its output. The Sperry Electric Light, Motor and Car Brake Company was set up to make and market the system, but it was difficult to keep pace with electric-lighting developments such as the incandescent lamp and alternating current, and the company ceased in 1887 and was replaced by the Sperry Electric Company, which itself was taken over by the General Electric Company.
    In the 1890s Sperry made useful inventions in electric mining machinery and then in electric street-or tramcars, with his patent electric brake and control system. The patents for the brake were important enough to be bought by General Electric. From 1894 to 1900 he was manufacturing electric motor cars of his own design, and in 1900 he set up a laboratory in Washington, where he pursued various electrochemical processes.
    In 1896 he began to work on the practical application of the principle of the gyroscope, where Sperry achieved his most notable inventions, the first of which was the gyrostabilizer for ships. The relatively narrow-hulled steamship rolled badly in heavy seas and in 1904 Ernst Otto Schuck, a German naval engineer, and Louis Brennan in England began experiments to correct this; their work stimulated Sperry to develop his own device. In 1908 he patented the active gyrostabilizer, which acted to correct a ship's roll as soon as it started. Three years later the US Navy agreed to try it on a destroyer, the USS Worden. The successful trials of the following year led to widespread adoption. Meanwhile, in 1910, Sperry set up the Sperry Gyroscope Company to extend the application to commercial shipping.
    At the same time, Sperry was working to apply the gyroscope principle to the ship's compass. The magnetic compass had worked well in wooden ships, but iron hulls and electrical machinery confused it. The great powers' race to build up their navies instigated an urgent search for a solution. In Germany, Anschütz-Kämpfe (1872–1931) in 1903 tested a form of gyrocompass and was encouraged by the authorities to demonstrate the device on the German flagship, the Deutschland. Its success led Sperry to develop his own version: fortunately for him, the US Navy preferred a home-grown product to a German one and gave Sperry all the backing he needed. A successful trial on a destroyer led to widespread acceptance in the US Navy, and Sperry was soon receiving orders from the British Admiralty and the Russian Navy.
    In the rapidly developing field of aeronautics, automatic stabilization was becoming an urgent need. In 1912 Sperry began work on a gyrostabilizer for aircraft. Two years later he was able to stage a spectacular demonstration of such a device at an air show near Paris.
    Sperry continued research, development and promotion in military and aviation technology almost to the last. In 1926 he sold the Sperry Gyroscope Company to enable him to devote more time to invention.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    John Fritz Medal 1927. President, American Society of Mechanical Engineers 1928.
    Bibliography
    Sperry filed over 400 patents, of which two can be singled out: 1908. US patent no. 434,048 (ship gyroscope); 1909. US patent no. 519,533 (ship gyrocompass set).
    Further Reading
    T.P.Hughes, 1971, Elmer Sperry, Inventor and Engineer, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press (a full and well-documented biography, with lists of his patents and published writings).
    LRD

    Biographical history of technology > Sperry, Elmer Ambrose

  • 10 في

    في \ a; an; each; every: twice a day; 80 miles an hour. at: (showing where): at home; at the office, (showing a point of time) at midday; at 4 o’clock; He was married at 18, (after an adj) good at English; quick at sums. by: during: We travelled by night. in: showing where: In bed; in London; in the box; in his speech, showing condition In a hurry; in trouble, showing a direction; into He fell in the river. He put his hand in his pocket, showing when; during In the past; in January 1980; in the evening, showing what sth. contains or includes There are 60 minutes in an hour. Is he in your team?, showing what sb. wears He was in his best suit, showing a shape or arrangement They stood in a row, showing employment or activity or an event He’s in the navy. She was killed in the accident. on: showing when: on Monday; on May the 6th. showing the state of sb.:: Are you here on business or on holiday?. per: for each: He earns $8000 per annum (for each year). \ في (أيّ مَكَان)‏ \ anywhere: in or to any place: Are you going anywhere?. \ See Also إلى( إلى)‏ \ في \ home: to or at one’s house: Go home! Is your son home yet?. \ See Also إلى البيت \ في \ inside: on (or to) the inside. \ See Also إلى الداخل \ في \ inland: away from the sea: We crossed the coast and flew inland. \ See Also إلى داخل البلاد \ في \ indoors: into (or in) a building: He went (or He stayed) indoors because of the rain. \ See Also إلى داخل البيت \ في \ on board: on (or onto) a ship or aeroplane: There are 70 men on board. Can I go on board the aircraft?. \ See Also إلى دَاخِل الطَّائِرَة \ في \ upstairs: on, at or to a higher floor; up the stairs; at the top of the stairs: She went upstairs because her room is upstairs. She has an upstairs bedroom. \ See Also إلى الدَّور الأَعْلى \ في \ low: to or in a low position: The sun had sunk low in the sky. \ See Also إلى وَضْع مُنْخفِض \ في \ whereabouts: in or near which place: Whereabouts did you find this ring?. \ See Also قرب أيّ مكان؟ \ في \ upstream: against the flow of the stream; up the river: They rowed (the boat) upstream. \ See Also نَحْوَ أعلى النَّهر \ في الاتجاه المعاكس \ backward(s): towards the back: He fell over backwards. \ في أَثَر \ after: following, in search of: I ran after him but could not catch him. The police are after him. \ في أثناء الخِدْمَة (خارج أوقات الخِدمة)‏ \ on duty, (off duty): at work (not at work): The night nurse has 12 hours on duty, then 12 hours off duty. She went on duty at 18.00 and came off duty at 06.00. \ في أثناء ذلك \ meanwhile, meantime: (in) the time between: You’ll have to wait till he’s ready; but you can read this (in the) meanwhile. \ في إجازة \ off: free from work: My employer gave me the afternoon off. \ See Also عطلة (عُطْلَة)‏ \ في أَحْسَن الأَحْوَال \ at best: in the most hopeful conditions: At best, we can’t be ready till Tuesday. \ في آخر \ eventually: in the end: The car kept stopping, but we got home eventually. ultimately: in the end: We must all, ultimately, die. \ See Also نهاية الأمر \ في آخر رَمَق \ on one’s last legs: (of a person or thing) not expected to last much longer; worn out; almost in ruins: That company is on its last legs. \ في آخر لحظة \ in the nick of time: just in time; almost too late: She saved him in the nick of time from falling over the cliff. \ في أَرْجَاء \ about: from place to place in: We wandered about the town. round: (also around) from place to place: He wandered (a)round (the town). We travelled (a)round (the country). \ في أَسْفَل \ under: (also underneath), in a lower position. underneath: (of position) below: It was hidden underneath the floor boards. \ See Also الأسفل (الأَسْفَل)‏ \ في الأَصْل \ originally: in the beginning: This school was originally a rich man’s home. \ في الأَعْلَى \ up: in or to higher position: She lives up in the hills. \ في أغلب الظَّنّ \ doubtless: probably: It will doubtless rain on the day of the garden party. \ في أَفْضَل حَالَة \ at one’s best: in one’s best state: My garden is at its best in spring. \ في أقلّ مِن \ within: in less than: He will arrive within an hour. I live within a mile of the sea. \ في الأمام \ in front: at the front: You go in front and I’ll follow. \ في أَوَاخِر \ late: near the end of a period of time: Late in the year; in the late afternoon. \ في الأوْج \ in full swing: (of an activity) at its highest point; very busy: The party was in full swing when I arrived. \ في أوجِ الإزْهَار \ in bloom: flowering: The roses are in bloom now. \ في أيّ مَكَان \ anywhere: in no matter what place: Put it down anywhere. \ في أيّ وقت \ ever: (esp. in a negative sentence or a question) at any time: Nobody ever writes to me. Have you ever been to Rome? If you ever go there, you must see St. Peter’s cathedral. \ في أيّ وقت مَضَى \ ever: (in a comparative sentence) at any time: He’s working harder than ever. This is the best book I’ve ever read. \ في بادئ الأمر \ at first: at the beginning: At first the new school seemed strange, but then we got used to it. \ في البَدْء \ primarily: mainly; in the first place: This book is written primarily for foreigners. \ See Also أصلا (أَصْلاً)، أساسا (أساسًا)‏ \ في بعض الوقت \ part-time: for only part of the usual working time: She’s a part-time teacher. \ في البيت \ at home: in one’s house: He’s at home in the evenings. \ في البيت المُجَاوِر \ next, next door: in the next house: He lives next door. He is my nextdoor neighbour. \ في تَحَسُّن (من النّاحية الصحّية)‏ \ on the mend: getting better in health (after an illness). \ في تِلْكَ الحالةِ \ in that case: if that happens, or has happened: He may be late. In that case, we shall go without him, if that happens, or has happened He may be late. In that case, we shall go without him. \ في تِلْكَ اللَّحظة \ just: (with continuous tenses; always directly before the present participle) at this moment; at that moment: We’re just starting dinner. We were just starting dinner when he arrived. \ في التَّوّ \ straight away: at once. \ في جانب \ in favour of: supporting: I’m in favour of your plans. \ في الجَانِب الآخَر مِن \ across: on the other side of: My home is across the river. \ في جانب \ for: in favour of: Are you for this idea or against it?. \ See Also صف (صَفّ)‏ \ في جزء أدنى مِن \ down: at a lower level: My house is a little way down the hill. \ في الجِوَار \ about: around; near: There’s a lot of illness about. I went out early, when no one was about (when no one else was out). \ في الحَال \ at once: without delay: Stop that at once!. away: right away; straight away. immediately: at once. instantly: at once. on the spot: in that place and at that moment: He gave me the bill and I paid it on the spot. readily: without delay: The book you need is not readily obtainable. straight away: at once. \ في حَالَةِ \ at: (showing a state): at war; at play. on: showing the state of sth.: The house is on fire. \ في حَالَة حَسَنَة \ well, (better, best): the opposite of ill and unwell; in good health: Don’t you feel well? You’ll soon get better if you drink this medicine. How are you? Very well, thank you. I feel best in the early morning (better than at any other time). \ في حَالَة سَيِّئَة \ in a bad way: in a bad state. \ في حَالَة عَدَم توفُّر \ failing: giving a second choice of action, if the first choice fails: Ask John to do it. Failing him, ask Michael. \ في حَالَة فَوْضَى \ chaotic: in a state of chaos: The young teacher had a chaotic classroom. \ في حَالَةِ وُجُود \ in case of: in the event of; if there is: In case of fire, ring the bell. \ في حَالَةِ ما إِذَا \ in case: because of the possibility of sth. happening: Take a stick, in case you meet a snake. \ في حركة دائِمة \ on the move: moving; travelling: He’s always on the move and never settles for long. \ في الحَقِيقَة \ as a matter of fact, in fact: really; in truth: The dog seemed dead but in fact it was only asleep. As a matter of fact, I don’t like Michael. in point of fact: actually, in fact. in reality: in fact. really: truly; in fact: Is he really your son? He does not look like you!. \ في حَيْرَة من أَمْره \ at one’s wits’ end: too worried by difficulties to know what to do. \ في حين \ whereas: but: They are looking for a house, whereas we would rather live in a flat. \ في حينه \ round: following a regular course: Wait till your turn comes round. \ في الخَارِج \ abroad: in or to another country: I spent my holiday abroad. out: in (or into) the open; away from shelter; in (or into) view: Don’t stand out in the rain. The ship was far out at sea. out of door, outdoors: in the open air; not in a house: I like sleeping out of doors under the stars. outside: not within; in the open air; on the outer side: It’s raining outside. The cup is blue outside, and white inside. overseas: across the sea; (to the British, the mainland of Europe is abroad but it is not overseas): She is working overseas, in South America. \ في خِدمَة... \ at one’s service: ready to fulfil one’s needs: The hotel car is at your service if you want to go anywhere. \ في خَريف العُمر \ middle-aged: neither young nor old; aged between about 40 and 65. \ في خطٍّ مُستقيم \ as the crow flies: in a straight line: It is 5 miles away by road, but only 2 miles as the crow flies. \ فِي الخَفَاء \ stealth: by stealth using secret and quiet action: He got into the house by stealth, not by force. \ في خِلال \ in: showing a space of time before sth. will happen; after: I’ll come in a few days (or in a minute). in the course of: during: In the course of the morning I had seven visitors. \ في الدّاخل \ in: in a building, esp. at home, work or where one is expected to be: Is anyone in? I’m afraid Mr. Jones is out, but he’ll be in at 5 o’clock. \ في داخِل \ in: showing a direction; into: He fell in the river. He put his hand in his pocket. inside: on (or to) the inside of: Please wait inside the room. \ في داخِل النَّفْس \ inwardly: secretly; as regards one’s inner feelings: I was inwardly delighted, but I pretended not to care. \ في دَرَجَة الغَلَيان \ on the boil: boiling; at this heat. \ في ذلك المكان \ there: at that place: I live there. \ في رأيي \ to my mind: in my opinion: To my mind, this is most dishonest. \ في سَبِيل \ in the process of: to be doing: I am in the process of painting my house. sake, for the sake, of, for sb.’s sake: for the good of; so as to help: Soldiers die for the sake of their county (or for their country’s sake). Don’t take any risks for my sake, for the desire of Why ruin your health for the sake of a little pleasure?. \ في سِنّ المُرَاهَقَة \ teenage: in one’s teens: a teenage girl. \ في شكّ \ in doubt: uncertain: When in doubt, ask your father. \ في صحَّة جيِّدة \ fit: healthy: We take exercise so as to keep fit. \ في صَفّ \ in single file: in one line, one behind the other: We had to ride in single file down the narrow path. \ في الطّابِق الأَسْفل \ downstairs: at the bottom of the stairs; in a room at that level: I’ll wait for you downstairs. \ في الطّابِق الفوقانيّ \ overhead: above one’s head: a noise in the room overhead; clouds in the sky overhead. \ في طَرَف \ up: along (up and down are both used like this, although the course may be quite level): He lives just up the road. \ في طريق النُّور \ in sb.’s light: preventing light from reaching him: I can’t read if you stand in my light. \ في الظّاهر \ outwardly: as regards the appearance (compared with the hidden facts or inner feelings): She was outwardly calm but inwardly full of anger. \ في العَام \ annual: happening every year; of a year: an annual feast; the annual production of oil. \ في عَجلة من أمره \ in a hurry: Ants are always in a hurry. \ في العَرَاء \ in the open: outside in the air: I like to sleep out in the open, under she stars. outdoors, out of doors: the open air; not in a building: Go outdoors and play football. \ في (عُرض) البَحْر \ at sea: on the sea; far from land: a storm at sea. \ في عُطلة \ on holiday, on vacation: having a holiday: The schools are on holiday. We’re going on vacation to the sea. \ See Also إجازة( إجازة)‏ \ في غابر الأزمان (كان يا ما كان...)‏ \ once upon a time: (used at the beginning of stories). \ في الغَالِب \ mainly: chiefly; mostly. \ في غالِب الظنّ \ probably: almost certainly; with little doubt: You’re probably right. \ في غاية الجُنون \ raving mad: noisily and violently mad. \ في غَمْضَة عَيْن \ in no time: very quickly; very soon: If you follow this path, you’ll get there in no time. \ في غِيَابِه \ behind sb.’s back: when someone is not present: He tells untrue stories about me behind my back. \ في كُلٍّ \ a; an; each; every: twice a day. 80 miles an hour. ten pence a packet. \ في كل مكان \ everywhere: in all places: I’ve looked for it everywhere. \ في كل وقت \ ever: at all times; always: I shall stay there for ever. \ في لحظة خاطفة \ in a flash: very quickly and suddenly: He seized the money and was gone in a flash. \ في اللحظة المناسبة \ in the nick of time: just in time; almost too late: She saved him in the nick of time from falling over the cliff. \ في اللَّيْل \ at night: during the night. overnight: for the night: I shall stay at a hotel overnight and come back tomorrow, on the night before; during the night I packed my suitcase overnight, so as to be ready to leave at sunrise. His car was stolen overnight. \ في المائَة \ per cent: for, out, of, each hundred: Six per cent of the boys failed the exam, (one part) of each hundred I’m a 100 per cent in agreement with you. About 70 per cent (written as 70%) of the people are farmers. \ في المُتَنَاوَل \ forthcoming: supplied when needed: We wanted a new school clock, but the money was not forthcoming. \ في مُتَناوَل \ within: inside; not beyond; within reach; within one’s powers. \ في متناول اليَد \ at hand: near; within reach: Help was at hand. handy: near; easily reached when wanted: Keep that book handy so that you can look at it often. \ في مَجْمُوعَة بين \ among(st): in the middle of; mixed with; surrounded by: I found this letter among my books. There is a secret enemy amongst us. \ في مِحْنة خَطَر \ in distress: (of a ship or aeroplane) in dangerous trouble; needing help. \ في المُدّة الأخيرة \ lately: not long ago; in the near past: Have you seen her lately?. \ في المرَّة التالية \ next: the next time: I’ll give it to you when I next see you. \ See Also القادمة \ في مُقَابِل \ for: showing that something is as a return or in place of: I gave him $5 for his help. Will you change this old car for a new one?. in return (for): in exchange or payment for: Give her some flowers in return for her kindness. \ في المقام الأوّل \ firstly: as the first reason, fact, etc: I need a hot drink. Firstly, because I’m cold; secondly, because I’m thirsty. \ في المقدمة \ in front: at the front: You go in front and I’ll follow. \ في مَكَان \ in sb,’s stead: in sb.’s place; instead of sb.. \ See Also بدلا من (بدلاً من)‏ \ في مَكَان آخَر \ elsewhere: in some other place. \ في المَكَان \ in position: in the correct position. \ See Also المَوضِع الصَّحيح \ في مَكَان قَريب \ by: near: He stood by and watched them. \ في مَكَانٍ ما \ somewhere: in or to some place (but usu. anywhere in negative sentences and questions): I’ve met him somewhere before. Let’s go somewhere peaceful (to some peaceful place). \ في المكان والزّمان المذكورين \ on the spot: in that place and at that moment: Fortunately a doctor was on the spot when she broke her leg. \ في مكانه \ belong: to be in the right place: This book belongs on the top shelf. \ See Also موضِعِه المناسب \ في مَلْعَبِه \ at home: (of a match) on one’s own field: Our team are playing at home tomorrow. \ في مُنْتَصَف الطَّريق \ midway: halfway; in the middle: The station is midway between the two villages. \ في مَوعِد لاَ يَتَجَاوَز \ by: before; not later than: Can you finish this by Tuesday? They ought to be here by now. \ في المَوْعِد المحدَّد \ on time: exactly at the appointed moment: The bus always leaves on time. \ في مياه أعمق من قَامَته \ out of one’s depth: in water that is too deep to stand up in: Don’t go out of your depth unless you can swim. \ في النّادِر \ rarely: not often; hardly at all: She rarely smokes. \ في نظر \ in the eyes of: in the opinion of: In his mother’s eyes he can do no wrong. \ في نَظَري \ to my mind: in my opinion: To my mind, this is most dishonest. \ في النّهايَة \ at last: in the end, after much delay: The train was very slow, but we got there at last. at length: at last; in the end: He waited two hours. At length he went home. finally: lastly; in the end. \ في نِهايَة الأمْر \ in the long run: after a period of time; in the end: It’ll be cheaper in the long run to buy good quality shoes. \ See Also عَلَى المدى الطويل \ في هذا الوقت \ now: (in a written account) at the time that is being described: The war was now over. \ في هَذا المَكَان \ about: here: Is anyone about?. \ في هذه الأَثْنَاء \ meanwhile, meantime: (in) the time between: You’ll have to wait till he’s ready; but you can read this (in the) meanwhile. \ في هذه الأَيَّام \ nowadays: in these times (compared with the past): Travel is much easier nowadays. today: the present time: the scientists of today. \ في هذه الحالة \ all right: (also alright), in that case: You don’t want it? All right, I’ll give it to someone else. \ في هذه اللَّحْظَة \ just: (with continuous tenses; always directly before the present participle) at this moment; at that moment: We’re just starting dinner. We were just starting dinner when he arrived. just now: at this moment: I’m busy just now. \ في الهواء الطَّلْق \ in the open: outside in the air: I like to sleep out in the open, under the stars. out of doors, outdoors: in the open air; not in a house: I like sleeping out of doors under the stars. outdoors, out of doors: the open air; not in a building: Go outdoors and play football. \ في الوَاقِع \ in reality: in fact. \ في الوَاقِع \ actually: in fact; really: She looks about thirty, but actually she’s thirty-nine. as a matter of fact, in fact: really; in truth: The dog seemed dead but in fact it was only asleep. As a matter of fact, I don’t like Michael. in point of fact: actually, in fact. truly: really: Are you truly sorry for your crimes?. virtually: actually but not officially: He was virtually a prisoner in his home, as he did not dare to go out while the police were watching. \ في الوَسَط \ halfway: between two places and at an equal distance from them: His house is halfway between yours and mine. \ في وَسْط المسافة \ halfway: between two places and at an equal distance from them: His house is halfway between yours and mine. \ في وَضَح (النهار)‏ \ broad: (of daylight) full; complete: The bank was robbed in broad daylight. \ في وَضع لا يجوز فيه رَكْل الكُرة \ offside: (of a player in football, etc.) breaking a rule by being in a position in which play is not allowed. \ في الوَقْت الحَاضِر \ at present: now; at the present time: At present I have no job, but I shall get one soon. for the time being: for the present: I have no job, but I’m helping my father for the time being. now: at the present time: Where are you working now? Now is the time to plant those seeds. today: the present time: the scientists of today. \ في وَقْتٍ لاَحِق \ after: later: She came first and he arrived soon after. \ في وقتٍ ما \ sometime: (often two words, some time) at a time not exactly known or stated: Come again sometime. He left sometime after dinner. \ في وقتٍ متأخر \ late: after the proper or usual time; not early: We always go to bed very late. He arrived too late for dinner. \ في وقتٍ متأخر مِن \ late: near the end of a period of time: Late in the year; in the late afternoon. \ في الوَقْتِ المُقَرَّر \ round: following a regular course: Wait till your turn comes round. \ في وَقْتٍ من الأوقات \ ever: (esp. in a negative sentence or a question) at any time: Nobody ever writes to me. Have you ever been to Rome? If you ever go there, you must see St. Peter’s cathedral. \ في الوَقْتِ المناسب \ early: in good time for one’s purpose; before the fixed time: We arrived early and got the best seats. in due course: later; after a reasonable delay: He will get better in due course. in good time: slightly early: He came in good time for the meeting. \ في وقت واحد \ at a time: together: They arrived three at a time (in groups of three). \ في يوم من الأيام \ once upon a time: (used at the beginning of stories). \ See Also كان يا ما كان

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  • 11 commissaire

    commissaire [kɔmisεʀ]
    1. masculine noun
       a. commissaire (de police) ≈ (police) superintendent (Brit), ≈ (police) captain (US)
    commissaire principal or divisionnaire ≈ chief superintendent (Brit), ≈ police chief (US)
       b. [de rencontre sportive, fête] steward ; [d'exposition] organizer
       c. [de commission] commission member
    * * *
    kɔmisɛʀ
    nom masculin

    commissaire (de police) — ≈ police superintendent

    2) ( membre d'une commission) commissioner
    3) (surveillant, organisateur) steward
    Phrasal Verbs:
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    kɔmisɛʀ nmf
    1) [police] superintendent Grande-Bretagne police superintendent Grande-Bretagne captain USA police captain USA
    2) [rencontre sportive] steward
    3) (= responsable) commissioner
    See:
    * * *
    1 ( dans la police) commissaire (de police) police superintendent; commissaire adjoint deputy police superintendent;
    2 ( membre d'une commission) commissioner; commissaire à la concurrence/l'environnement, commissaire chargé de la concurrence/l'environnement Competition/Environment Commissioner;
    3 (surveillant, organisateur) steward.
    commissaire de l'air Mil command supply officer; commissaire de bord Naut purser; commissaire aux comptes auditor; commissaire divisionnaire Chief Superintendent; commissaire européen European Commissioner; commissaire européen à la concurrence European Competition Commissioner; commissaire du gouvernement Admin, Pol government Commissioner; commissaire de la marine chief administrator (in the Navy); commissaire parlementaire Parliamentary Commissioner; commissaire de la République prefect.
    [kɔmisɛr] nom masculin
    1. [membre d'une commission] commissioner
    commissaire de la Marine/de l'Air chief administrator in the Navy/the Air Force
    commissaire de police (police) superintendent (UK), (police) captain (US), precinct captain (US)
    bonjour, Monsieur le commissaire good morning, Superintendent (UK) ou Captain (US)
    6. HISTOIRE [en URSS] commissar

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > commissaire

  • 12 ministero

    m ministry
    ( gabinetto) government, ministry
    * * *
    ministero s.m.
    1 (ufficio, funzione) office, function; (eccl.) ministry: un alto ministero, a high office; svolgere un ministero di pace, to carry out a mission of peace // il sacro ministero, the (sacred) ministry
    2 (ministero, dipartimento amministrativo dello Stato) Ministry, Office, Board; (negli Stati Uniti) Department // ministero dell'aeronautica, (GB) Air Ministry, (USA) Department of the Air Force // ministero degli (affari) esteri, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, (GB) Foreign Office, (USA) Department of State // ministero degli (affari) interni, Ministry of the Interior, (GB) Home Office, (USA) Department of the Interior // ministero per gli affari sociali, (in Italia) Ministry for Social Affairs // ministero dell'agricoltura e foreste, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, (GB) Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, (USA) Department of Agriculture // ministero dell'ambiente, Ministry of the Environment, (GB) Department of the Environment // ministero per le aree urbane, (in Italia) Ministry for Urban Development and Rehabilitation // ministero dei beni culturali, (in Italia) Ministry for Arts and Culture // ministero del bilancio, Ministry of the Budget, (GB) the Treasury, (USA) Office of Management and Budget // ministero del commercio con l'estero, Ministry of Foreign Trade, (GB) Overseas Trade Ministry, (USA) US International Trade Commission // ministero della difesa, Ministry of Defence, (USA) Department of Defense // ministero delle finanze, Ministry of Finance, (GB) Exchequer (o Ministry of Finance), (USA) Department of the Treasury // ministero della funzione pubblica, (in Italia) Ministry for the Civil Service // ministero di grazia e giustizia, Ministry of Justice, (USA) Department of Justice // ministero della guerra, Ministry of War, (GB) War Office, (USA) Department of War // ministero dell'industria, commercio e artigianato, Ministry of Industry and Trade, (GB) Department of Trade and Industry, (USA) Department of Commerce // ministero del lavoro e della previdenza sociale, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, (GB) Department of Employment, (USA) Department of Labor // ministero dei lavori pubblici, (in Italia) Ministry of Public Works // ministero della Marina, Ministry of the Navy, (GB) Admiralty, (USA) Department of the Navy // ministero della marina mercantile, Ministry of the Merchant Marine, (GB) Marine Division of the Department of Trade, (USA) Maritime Administration of the Department of Commerce // ministero delle partecipazioni statali, Ministry of State Investment, (GB) National Enterprise Board // ministero per le politiche comunitarie, (nei paesi della CEE) Ministry for EEC Policy // ministero delle poste e telecomunicazioni, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, (GB) Post Office Board, (USA) Post Office Department // ministero della protezione civile, Ministry for Civil Defence, (USA) (a livello nazionale, ma non in qualità di ministero) Federal Emergency Board // ministero della pubblica istruzione, Ministry of Education, (GB) Department of Education and Science, (USA) Department of Health, Education and Welfare // ministero per i rapporti col parlamento, (in Italia) Ministry for Parliamentary Affairs // ministero della ricerca scientifica e tecnologica, (in Italia) Ministry of Scientific Research and Technology // ministero della sanità, della salute, Ministry of Health, (GB) Department of Health, (USA) Department of Health, Education and Welfare // ministero del tesoro, Ministry of the Treasury, (GB) the Treasury, (USA) Department of the Treasury // ministero dei trasporti e dell'aviazione civile, Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, (GB) Department of Transport and Civil Aviation Authority, (USA) Department of Transportation // ministero del turismo e dello spettacolo, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, (GB) British Tourist Authority, (USA) United States Travel Service (of the Department of Commerce)
    3 (Consiglio dei Ministri, governo) government, ministry; (Gabinetto) Cabinet: ministero radicale, radical government; fece parte del ministero Crispi, he served in Crispi's ministry; formare un ministero, to form a government (o a ministry o a Cabinet)
    4 (dir.) pubblico ministero, Public Prosecutor; (amer.) Prosecuting Attorney; District Attorney: la difesa e il pubblico ministero, the Defence and the Prosecution.
    * * *
    [minis'tɛro]
    sostantivo maschile
    1) pol. (governo) ministry, government
    2) pol. (dicastero, edificio) ministry; (in GB) Office, Department; (negli USA) Department
    3) dir.

    pubblico ministeropublic prosecutor BE, prosecuting attorney AE

    4) relig.

    ministero dell'ambiente (in GB) Department o Ministry of the Environment

    ministero per i beni culturali e ambientali — = ministry of cultural heritage and environmental conservation

    ministero della difesa (in GB) Ministry of Defence; (negli USA) Department of Defense

    ministero degli (affari) esteri — = foreign ministry, ministry of foreign affairs

    ministero delle finanze — = finance ministry

    ministero di grazia e giustizia — = ministry of Justice; (negli USA) Justice Department

    ministero dell'interno (in GB) Home Office; (negli USA) Department of the Interior

    ministero del lavoro — = ministry of Employment; (negli USA) Labor Department

    ministero delle poste e telecomunicazioni — = postal and telecommunications ministry

    ministero della pubblica istruzione — = ministry of education

    ministero della sanità (in GB) Department of Health; (negli USA) Department of Health and Human Services

    ministero del tesoro (in GB) Treasury; (negli USA) Treasury Department

    ministero dei trasporti (in GB) Ministry of Transport; (negli USA) Department of Transportation

    ministero dell'università e della ricerca scientifica e tecnologica — = ministry of university and of scientific and technological research

    * * *
    ministero
    /minis'tεro/
    sostantivo m.
     1 pol. (governo) ministry, government
     2 pol. (dicastero, edificio) ministry; (in GB) Office, Department; (negli USA) Department
     3 dir. pubblico ministero public prosecutor BE, prosecuting attorney AE
     4 relig. ministero sacerdotale ministry
    ministero dell'ambiente (in GB) Department o Ministry of the Environment; ministero per i beni culturali e ambientali = ministry of cultural heritage and environmental conservation; ministero della difesa (in GB) Ministry of Defence; (negli USA) Department of Defense; ministero degli (affari) esteri = foreign ministry, ministry of foreign affairs; ministero delle finanze = finance ministry; ministero di grazia e giustizia = ministry of Justice; (negli USA) Justice Department; ministero dell'interno (in GB) Home Office; (negli USA) Department of the Interior; ministero del lavoro = ministry of Employment; (negli USA) Labor Department; ministero delle poste e telecomunicazioni = postal and telecommunications ministry; ministero della pubblica istruzione = ministry of education; ministero della sanità (in GB) Department of Health; (negli USA) Department of Health and Human Services; ministero del tesoro (in GB) Treasury; (negli USA) Treasury Department; ministero dei trasporti (in GB) Ministry of Transport; (negli USA) Department of Transportation; ministero dell'università e della ricerca scientifica e tecnologica = ministry of university and of scientific and technological research.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > ministero

  • 13 флот

    м.
    fleet

    торговый флот — mercantile marine; merchant fleet

    служить во, на флоте — serve in the navy

    воздушный флот — air force, air fleet

    Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > флот

  • 14 Poniatoff, Alexander Mathew

    [br]
    b. 25 March 1892 Kazan District, Russia
    d. 24 October 1980
    [br]
    Russian (naturalized American in 1932) electrical engineer responsible for the development of the professional tape recorder and the first commercially-successful video tape recorder (VTR).
    [br]
    Poniatoff was educated at the University of Kazan, the Imperial College in Moscow, and the Technische Hochschule in Karlsruhe, gaining degrees in mechanical and electrical engineering. He was in Germany when the First World War broke out, but he managed to escape back to Russia, where he served as an Air Force pilot with the Imperial Russian Navy. During the Russian Revolution he was a pilot with the White Russian Forces, and escaped into China in 1920; there he found work as an assistant engineer in the Shanghai Power Company. In 1927 he immigrated to the USA, becoming a US citizen in 1932. He obtained a post in the research and development department of the General Electric Company in Schenectady, New York, and later at Dalmo Victor, San Carlos, California. During the Second World War he was involved in the development of airborne radar for the US Navy.
    In 1944, taking his initials to form the title, Poniatoff founded the AMPEX Corporation to manufacture components for the airborne radar developed at General Electric, but in 1946 he turned to the production of audio tape recorders developed from the German wartime Telefunken Magnetophon machine (the first tape recorder in the truest sense). In this he was supported by the entertainer Bing Crosby, who needed high-quality replay facilities for broadcasting purposes, and in 1947 he was able to offer a professional-quality product and the business prospered.
    With the rapid post-war boom in television broadcasting in the USA, a need soon arose for a video recorder to provide "time-shifting" of live TV programmes between the different US time zones. Many companies therefore endeavoured to produce a video tape recorder (VTR) using the same single-track, fixed-head, longitudinal-scan system used for audio, but the very much higher bandwidth required involved an unacceptably high tape-speed. AMPEX attempted to solve the problem by using twelve parallel tracks and a machine was demonstrated in 1952, but it proved unsatisfactory.
    The development team, which included Charles Ginsburg and Ray Dolby, then devised a four-head transverse-scan system in which a quadruplex head rotating at 14,400 rpm was made to scan across the width of a 2 in. (5 cm) tape with a tape-to-head speed of the order of 160 ft/sec (about 110 mph; 49 m/sec or 176 km/h) but with a longitudinal tape speed of only 15 in./sec (0.38 m/sec). In this way, acceptable picture quality was obtained with an acceptable tape consumption. Following a public demonstration on 14 April 1956, commercial produc-tion of studio-quality machines began to revolutionize the production and distribution of TV programmes, and the perfecting of time-base correctors which could stabilize the signal timing to a few nanoseconds made colour VTRs a practical proposition. However, AMPEX did not rest on its laurels and in the face of emerging competition from helical scan machines, where the tracks are laid diagonally on the tape, the company was able to demonstrate its own helical machine in 1957. Another development was the Videofile system, in which 250,000 pages of facsimile could be recorded on a single tape, offering a new means of archiving information. By 1986, quadruplex VTRs were obsolete, but Poniatoff's role in making television recording possible deserves a place in history.
    Poniatoff was President of AMPEX Corporation until 1955 and then became Chairman of the Board, a position he held until 1970.
    [br]
    Further Reading
    A.Abrahamson, 1953, "A short history of television recording", Part I, JSMPTE 64:73; 1973, Part II, Journal of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, 82:188 (provides a fuller background).
    Audio Biographies, 1961, ed. G.A.Briggs, Wharfedale Wireless Works, pp. 255–61 (contains a few personal details about Poniatoff's escape from Germany to join the Russian Navy).
    E.Larsen, 1971, A History of Invention.
    Charles Ginsburg, 1981, "The horse or the cowboy. Getting television on tape", Journal of the Royal Television Society 18:11 (a brief account of the AMPEX VTR story).
    KF / GB-N

    Biographical history of technology > Poniatoff, Alexander Mathew

  • 15 Cort, Henry

    SUBJECT AREA: Metallurgy
    [br]
    b. 1740 Lancaster, England
    d. 1800 Hampstead, near London, England
    [br]
    English ironmaster, inventor of the puddling process and grooved rollers for forming iron into bars.
    [br]
    His father was a mason and brickmaker but, anxious to improve himself, Cort set up in London in 1765 as a navy agent, said to have been a profitable business. He recognized that, at that time, the conversion of pig iron to malleable or wrought iron, which was needed in increasing quantities as developments in industry and mechanical engineering gathered pace, presented a bottleneck in the ironmaking process. The finery hearth was still in use, slow and inefficient and requiring the scarce charcoal as fuel. To tackle this problem, Cort gave up his business and acquired a furnace and slitting mill at Fontley, near Fareham in Hampshire. In 1784 he patented his puddling process, by which molten pig iron on the bed of a reverberatory furnace was stirred with an iron bar and, by the action of the flame and the oxygen in the air, the carbon in the pig iron was oxidized, leaving nearly pure iron, which could be forged to remove slag. In this type of furnace, the fuel and the molten iron were separated, so that the cheaper coal could be used as fuel. It was the stirring action with the iron bar that gave the name "puddling" to the process. Others had realized the problem and reached a similar solution, notably the brothers Thomas and George Cranage, but only Cort succeeded in developing a commercially viable process. The laborious hammering of the ball of iron thus produced was much reduced by an invention of the previous year, 1783. This too was patented. The iron was passed between grooved rollers to form it into bars. Cort entered into an agreement with Samuel Jellico to set up an ironworks at Gosport to exploit his inventions. Samuel's father Adam, Deputy Paymaster of the Navy, advanced capital for this venture, Cort having expended much of his own resources in the experimental work that preceded his inventions. However, it transpired that Jellico senior had, unknown to Cort, used public money to advance the capital; the Admiralty acted to recover the money and Cort lost heavily, including the benefits from his patents. Rival ironmasters were quick to pillage the patents. In 1790, and again the following year, Cort offered unsuccessfully to work for the military. Finally, in 1794, at the instigation of the Prime Minister, William Pitt the Younger, Cort was paid a pension of £200 per year in recognition of the value of his improvements in the technology of ironmaking, although this was reduced by deductions to £160. After his death, the pension to his widow was halved, while some of his children received a pittance. Without the advances made by Cort, however, the iron trade could not have met the rapidly increasing demand for iron during the industrial revolution.
    [br]
    Bibliography
    1787, A Brief State of Facts Relative to the New Method of Making Bar Iron with Raw Pit Coal and Grooved Rollers (held in the Science Museum Library archive collection).
    Further Reading
    H.W.Dickinson, 1941, "Henry Cort's bicentary", Transactions of the Newcomen Society 21: 31–47 (there are further references to grooved rollers and the puddling process in Vol. 49 of the same periodical (1978), on pp. 153–8).
    R.A.Mott, 1983, Henry Con, the Great Finery Creator of Puddled Iron, Sheffield: Historical Metallurgy Society.
    LRD

    Biographical history of technology > Cort, Henry

  • 16 armé

    arme [aʀm]
    1. feminine noun
       a. ( = instrument) weapon ; ( = fusil, revolver) gun
    aux armes ! to arms!
       b. ( = section d'armée) arm
    dans quelle arme sert-il ? which branch of the army does he serve in?
       c. (locutions) prendre les armes ( = se soulever) to rise up in arms ; (pour défendre son pays) to take up arms
    2. plural feminine noun
    armes ( = blason) coat of arms
    * * *
    aʀm
    1.
    1) ( objet) weapon
    2) fig ( moyen) weapon
    3) Armée ( corps d'armée) branch of the armed services

    2.
    armes nom féminin pluriel
    1) Armée arms (pl)

    prendre les armes — ( guerre) to take up arms; ( insurrection) to rise up in arms

    jeter or rendre les armes — fig to surrender

    en armes[peuple, soldats, insurgés] armed

    à armes égaleslit, fig on equal terms

    donner or fournir des armes contre soi — fig to provide ammunition against oneself

    faire ses premières armesfig to start out

    2) ( armoiries) coat (sg) of arms
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    aʀm
    1. nf
    1) (de poing, à feu, atomique) weapon

    C'est une arme redoutable. — It's a formidable weapon.

    Il était porteur d'une arme. — He was carrying a weapon.

    2) (= section de l'armée) arm
    2. armes nfpl
    1) (de guerre) weapons, arms
    2) (= blason) arms, coat of arms
    3) (= profession)
    * * *
    A nf
    1 ( objet) weapon; arme automatique/de guerre/de chasse automatic/military/hunting weapon; l'arme absolue lit, fig the ultimate weapon; l'arme du crime the murder weapon; porter une arme sur soi to carry a weapon; avoir l'arme au poing to be holding a weapon; charger une arme to load a gun; ⇒ bagage, gauche;
    2 fig ( moyen) weapon; la calomnie est une arme redoutable slander is a formidable weapon; une arme à double tranchant a two-edged sword;
    3 Mil ( corps d'armée) branch of the armed services; dans quelle arme as-tu fait ton service? which branch of the armed services did you do your military service in?
    B armes nfpl
    1 Mil arms (pl); aux armes! to arms!; présentez/reposez armes! present/order arms!; portez armes! slope arms! GB, shoulder arms! US; lancer un appel or appeler aux armes to call to arms; prendre les armes ( guerre) to take up arms; ( insurrection) to rise up in arms; conquérir un pays par la force des armes to conquer a country by force of arms; jeter or rendre les armes lit to lay down (one's) arms; fig to surrender; en armes [peuple, soldats, insurgés] armed; être/rester en armes to be/remain armed; mourir les armes à la main to die fighting; passer qn par les armes to execute sb by firing squad; prendre le pouvoir/régler un différend par les armes to take power/to settle a dispute by force; à armes égales lit, fig on equal terms; donner or fournir des armes contre soi fig to provide ammunition against oneself; faire ses premières armes Mil to begin one's military career; fig to start out; j'ai fait mes premières armes dans l'enseignement I started out as a teacher;
    2 Sport ( escrime) fencing; faire des armes to fence;
    3 Hérald ( armoiries) coat (sg) of arms; aux armes de la ville bearing the town's coat of arms.
    arme blanche weapon with a blade; arme de destruction massive weapon of mass destruction; arme d'épaule rifle; arme à feu firearm; arme de poing handgun; arme de service standard issue weapon.
    ( féminin armée) [arme] adjectif
    1. [personne] armed
    attention, il est armé watch out, he's armed ou he's carrying a weapon!
    armé de... armed with...
    bien/mal armé contre le froid well-protected/defenceless against the cold
    ————————
    nom masculin
    armée nom féminin
    armée active ou régulière regular army
    une armée de figurants/sauterelles an army of extras/grasshoppers

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > armé

  • 17 Armed forces

       Since the phasing out of conscription in 2001, the French armed forces have become fully professional. In 2001, the total manpower of the French military was 516,112 people, 216,538 of them in the Armée de Terre(the land army), 70,802 in the Armée de l'Air (the Air Force), and 59,450 in the Marine Nationale (the navy). The total figure also includes 100,358 men and women in the Gendarmerie, which, though a police force, is considered as one of the armed forces in France. A further 65,964 people were employed in general military support and social services.

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Armed forces

  • 18 سلاح

    سِلاح \ armament: often the weapons and equipment for war of an army, navy, etc. arms: weapons: Soldiers carry arms. weapon: an instrument for use in fighting (by striking, shooting etc.). \ سِلاح الطَّيَران \ air force: the part of a country’s military organization concerned with attack or defence from the air. \ سِلاح المِدْفَعِيّة \ artillery: the part of an army that uses big guns. \ سِلاح ناري صغير \ fire-arm: any gun that a person can carry.

    Arabic-English dictionary > سلاح

  • 19 Bramah, Joseph

    [br]
    b. 2 April 1749 Stainborough, Yorkshire, England
    d. 9 December 1814 Pimlico, London, England
    [br]
    English inventor of the second patented water-closet, the beer-engine, the Bramah lock and, most important, the hydraulic press.
    [br]
    Bramah was the son of a tenant farmer and was educated at the village school before being apprenticed to a local carpenter, Thomas Allot. He walked to London c.1773 and found work with a Mr Allen that included the repair of some of the comparatively rare water-closets of the period. He invented and patented one of his own, which was followed by a water cock in 1783. His next invention, a greatly improved lock, involved the devising of a number of special machine tools, for it was one of the first devices involving interchangeable components in its manufacture. In this he had the help of Henry Maudslay, then a young and unknown engineer, who became Bramah's foreman before setting up business on his own. In 1784 he moved his premises from Denmark Street, St Giles, to 124 Piccadilly, which was later used as a showroom when he set up a factory in Pimlico. He invented an engine for putting out fires in 1785 and 1793, in effect a reciprocating rotary-vane pump. He undertook the refurbishment and modernization of Norwich waterworks c.1793, but fell out with Robert Mylne, who was acting as Consultant to the Norwich Corporation and had produced a remarkably vague specification. This was Bramah's only venture into the field of civil engineering.
    In 1797 he acted as an expert witness for Hornblower \& Maberley in the patent infringement case brought against them by Boulton and Watt. Having been cut short by the judge, he published his proposed evidence in "Letter to the Rt Hon. Sir James Eyre, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas…etc". In 1795 he was granted his most important patent, based on Pascal's Hydrostatic Paradox, for the hydraulic press which also incorporated the concept of hydraulics for the transmission of both power and motion and was the foundation of the whole subsequent hydraulic industry. There is no truth in the oft-repeated assertion originating from Samuel Smiles's Industrial Biography (1863) that the hydraulic press could not be made to work until Henry Maudslay invented the self-sealing neck leather. Bramah used a single-acting upstroking ram, sealed only at its base with a U-leather. There was no need for a neck leather.
    He also used the concept of the weight-loaded, in this case as a public-house beer-engine. He devised machinery for carbonating soda water. The first banknote-numbering machine was of his design and was bought by the Bank of England. His development of a machine to cut twelve nibs from one goose quill started a patent specification which ended with the invention of the fountain pen, patented in 1809. His coach brakes were an innovation that was followed bv a form of hydropneumatic carriage suspension that was somewhat in advance of its time, as was his patent of 1812. This foresaw the introduction of hydraulic power mains in major cities and included the telescopic ram and the air-loaded accumulator.
    In all Joseph Bramah was granted eighteen patents. On 22 March 1813 he demonstrated a hydraulic machine for pulling up trees by the roots in Hyde Park before a large crowd headed by the Duke of York. Using the same machine in Alice Holt Forest in Hampshire to fell timber for ships for the Navy, he caught a chill and died soon after at his home in Pimlico.
    [br]
    Bibliography
    1778, British patent no. 1177 (water-closet). 1784, British patent no. 1430 (Bramah Lock). 1795, British patent no. 2045 (hydraulic press). 1809, British patent no. 3260 (fountain pen). 1812, British patent no. 3611.
    Further Reading
    I.McNeil, 1968, Joseph Bramah, a Century of Invention.
    S.Smiles, 1863, Industrial Biography.
    H.W.Dickinson, 1942, "Joseph Bramah and his inventions", Transactions of the Newcomen Society 22:169–86.
    IMcN

    Biographical history of technology > Bramah, Joseph

  • 20 Keller, Arthur

    [br]
    b. 18 August 1901 New York City, New York, USA d. 1983
    [br]
    American engineer and developer of telephone switching equipment who was instrumental in the development of electromechanical recording and stereo techniques.
    [br]
    He obtained a BSc in electrical engineering at Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, in 1923 and an MSc from Yale University, and he did postgraduate work at Columbia University. Most of the time he was also on the staff of the Bell Telephone Laboratories. The Bell Laboratories and its predecessors had a long tradition in research in speech and hearing, and in a team of researchers under H.C. Harrison, Keller developed a number of definite improvements in electrical pick-ups, gold-sputtering for matrix work and electrical disc recording equipment. From 1931 onwards the team at Bell Labs developed disc recording for moving pictures and entered into collaboration with Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra concerning transmission and recording of high-fidelity sound over wires, and stereo techniques. Keller developed a stereo recording system for disc records independently of A.D. Blumlein that was used experimentally in the Bell Labs during the 1930s. During the Second World War Keller was in a team developing sonar (sound navigation and ranging) for the US Navy. After the war he concentrated on switching equipment for telephone exchanges and developed a miniature relay. In 1966 he retired from the Bell Laboratories, where he had been Director of several departments, ending as Director of the Switching Apparatus Laboratory. After retirement he was a consultant internationally, concerning electromechanical devices in particular. When, in 1980, the Bell Laboratories decided to issue LP re-recordings of a number of the experimental records made during the 1930s, Keller was brought in from retirement to supervise the project and decide on the selections.
    [br]
    Bibliography
    Keller was inventor or co-inventor of forty patents, including: US patent no. 2,114,471 (the principles of stereo disc recording); US patent no. 2,612,586 (tape guides with air lubrication); US patent no. 3,366,901 (a miniature crossbar switch).
    Apart from a large number of highly technical papers, Keller also wrote the article "Phonograph" in the 1950 and 1957 editions of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
    1986, Reflections of a Stereo Pioneer, San Francisco: San Francisco Press (an honest, personal account).
    GB-N

    Biographical history of technology > Keller, Arthur

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