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21 Kapp, Gisbert Johann Eduard Karl
SUBJECT AREA: Electricity[br]b. 2 September 1852 Mauer, Vienna, Austriad. 10 August 1922 Birmingham, England[br]Austrian (naturalized British in 1881) engineer and a pioneer of dynamo design, being particularly associated with the concept of the magnetic circuit.[br]Kapp entered the Polytechnic School in Zurich in 1869 and gained a mechanical engineering diploma. He became a member of the engineering staff at the Vienna International Exhibition of 1873, and then spent some time in the Austrian navy before entering the service of Gwynne \& Co. of London, where he designed centrifugal pumps and gas exhausters. Kapp resolved to become an electrical engineer after a visit to the Paris Electrical Exhibition of 1881 and in the following year was appointed Manager of the Crompton Co. works at Chelmsford. There he developed and patented the dynamo with compound field winding. Also at that time, with Crompton, he patented electrical measuring instruments with over-saturated electromagnets. He became a naturalized British subject in 1881.In 1886 Kapp's most influential paper was published. This described his concept of the magnetic circuit, providing for the first time a sound theoretical basis for dynamo design. The theory was also developed independently by J. Hopkinson. After commencing practice as a consulting engineer in 1884 he carried out design work on dynamos and also electricity-supply and -traction schemes in Germany, Italy, Norway, Russia and Switzerland. From 1891 to 1894 much of his time was spent designing a new generating station in Bristol, officially as Assistant to W.H. Preece. There followed an appointment in Germany as General Secretary of the Verband Deutscher Electrotechniker. For some years he edited the Electrotechnische Zeitschrift and was also a part-time lecturer at the Charlottenberg Technical High School in Berlin. In 1904 Kapp was invited to accept the new Chair of Electrical Engineering at the University of Birmingham, which he occupied until 1919. He was the author of several books on electrical machine and transformer design.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsInstitution of Civil Engineers Telford Medal 1886 and 1888. President, Institution of Electrical Engineers 1909.Bibliography10 October 1882, with R.E.B.Crompton, British patent no. 4,810; (the compound wound dynamo).1886, "Modern continuous current dynamo electric machines and their engines", Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers 83: 123–54.Further ReadingD.G.Tucker, 1989, "A new archive of Gisbert Kapp papers", Proceedings of the Meeting on History of Electrical Engineering, IEE 4/1–4/11 (a transcript of an autobiography for his family).D.G.Tucker, 1973, Gisbert Kapp 1852–1922, Birmingham: Birmingham University (includes a bibliography of his most important publications).GWBiographical history of technology > Kapp, Gisbert Johann Eduard Karl
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22 Paul, Robert William
[br]b. 3 October 1869 Highbury, London, Englandd. 28 March 1943 London, England[br]English scientific instrument maker, inventor of the Unipivot electrical measuring instrument, and pioneer of cinematography.[br]Paul was educated at the City of London School and Finsbury Technical College. He worked first for a short time in the Bell Telephone Works in Antwerp, Belgium, and then in the electrical instrument shop of Elliott Brothers in the Strand until 1891, when he opened an instrument-making business at 44 Hatton Garden, London. He specialized in the design and manufacture of electrical instruments, including the Ayrton Mather galvanometer. In 1902, with a purpose-built factory, he began large batch production of his instruments. He also opened a factory in New York, where uncalibrated instruments from England were calibrated for American customers. In 1903 Paul introduced the Unipivot galvanometer, in which the coil was supported at the centre of gravity of the moving system on a single pivot. The pivotal friction was less than in a conventional instrument and could be used without accurate levelling, the sensitivity being far beyond that of any pivoted galvanometer then in existence.In 1894 Paul was asked by two entrepreneurs to make copies of Edison's kinetoscope, the pioneering peep-show moving-picture viewer, which had just arrived in London. Discovering that Edison had omitted to patent the machine in England, and observing that there was considerable demand for the machine from show-people, he began production, making six before the end of the year. Altogether, he made about sixty-six units, some of which were exported. Although Edison's machine was not patented, his films were certainly copyrighted, so Paul now needed a cinematographic camera to make new subjects for his customers. Early in 1895 he came into contact with Birt Acres, who was also working on the design of a movie camera. Acres's design was somewhat impractical, but Paul constructed a working model with which Acres filmed the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race on 30 March, and the Derby at Epsom on 29 May. Paul was unhappy with the inefficient design, and developed a new intermittent mechanism based on the principle of the Maltese cross. Despite having signed a ten-year agreement with Paul, Acres split with him on 12 July 1895, after having unilaterally patented their original camera design on 27 May. By the early weeks of 1896, Paul had developed a projector mechanism that also used the Maltese cross and which he demonstrated at the Finsbury Technical College on 20 February 1896. His Theatrograph was intended for sale, and was shown in a number of venues in London during March, notably at the Alhambra Theatre in Leicester Square. There the renamed Animatographe was used to show, among other subjects, the Derby of 1896, which was won by the Prince of Wales's horse "Persimmon" and the film of which was shown the next day to enthusiastic crowds. The production of films turned out to be quite profitable: in the first year of the business, from March 1896, Paul made a net profit of £12,838 on a capital outlay of about £1,000. By the end of the year there were at least five shows running in London that were using Paul's projectors and screening films made by him or his staff.Paul played a major part in establishing the film business in England through his readiness to sell apparatus at a time when most of his rivals reserved their equipment for sole exploitation. He went on to become a leading producer of films, specializing in trick effects, many of which he pioneered. He was affectionately known in the trade as "Daddy Paul", truly considered to be the "father" of the British film industry. He continued to appreciate fully the possibilities of cinematography for scientific work, and in collaboration with Professor Silvanus P.Thompson films were made to illustrate various phenomena to students.Paul ended his involvement with film making in 1910 to concentrate on his instrument business; on his retirement in 1920, this was amalgamated with the Cambridge Instrument Company. In his will he left shares valued at over £100,000 to form the R.W.Paul Instrument Fund, to be administered by the Institution of Electrical Engineers, of which he had been a member since 1887. The fund was to provide instruments of an unusual nature to assist physical research.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsFellow of the Physical Society 1920. Institution of Electrical Engineers Duddell Medal 1938.Bibliography17 March 1903, British patent no. 6,113 (the Unipivot instrument).1931, "Some electrical instruments at the Faraday Centenary Exhibition 1931", Journal of Scientific Instruments 8:337–48.Further ReadingObituary, 1943, Journal of the Institution of Electrical Engineers 90(1):540–1. P.Dunsheath, 1962, A History of Electrical Engineering, London: Faber \& Faber, pp.308–9 (for a brief account of the Unipivot instrument).John Barnes, 1976, The Beginnings of Cinema in Britain, London. Brian Coe, 1981, The History of Movie Photography, London.BC / GW -
23 sign
sign [saɪn]signe ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (e)-(g) symbole ⇒ 1 (a) geste ⇒ 1 (b) signal ⇒ 1 (c) panneau ⇒ 1 (d) écriteau ⇒ 1 (d) enseigne ⇒ 1 (d) signer ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (a) engager ⇒ 2 (b) signer un contrat ⇒ 3 (b)1 noun∎ this sign means "real leather" ce symbole signifie "cuir véritable";∎ plus/minus sign signe m plus/moins(b) (gesture, motion) signe m;∎ to make a sign to sb faire signe à qn;∎ to make a rude sign faire un geste grossier;∎ she made a sign for me to enter elle m'a fait signe d'entrer;∎ the chief made signs for me to follow him le chef m'a fait signe de le suivre;∎ to make the sign of the cross faire le signe de croix;∎ wait until the policeman gives the sign to cross attendez que le policier vous fasse signe de traverser;∎ the victory sign le signe de la victoire(c) (arranged signal) signal m;∎ a lighted lamp in the window is the sign that it's safe une lampe allumée à la fenêtre signifie qu'il n'y a pas de danger;∎ when I give the sign, run à mon signal, courez(d) (written notice → gen) panneau m; (→ smaller) écriteau m; (→ on shop, bar, cinema etc) enseigne f;∎ the signs are all in Arabic tous les panneaux sont en arabe;∎ follow the signs for Manchester suivre les panneaux indiquant Manchester;∎ I didn't see the stop sign je n'ai pas vu le stop;∎ traffic signs panneaux mpl de signalisation;∎ a 'for sale' sign un écriteau 'à vendre'∎ his speech was interpreted as a sign of goodwill on a interprété son discours comme un signe de bonne volonté;∎ as a sign of respect en témoignage ou en signe de respect;∎ they wear red as a sign of mourning ils portent le rouge en signe de deuil;∎ a distended belly is a sign of malnutrition un ventre dilaté est un signe de sous-alimentation;∎ a red sunset is a sign of fair weather un coucher de soleil rouge est signe qu'il fera beau;∎ it's a sign of the times c'est un signe des temps;∎ it's a good sign if he's making jokes c'est bon signe s'il fait des plaisanteries;∎ at the first sign of trouble, he goes to pieces au premier petit problème, il craque;∎ it's a sure sign that… à n'en pas douter, c'est le signe que…+ indicative;∎ were there any signs of a struggle? y avait-il des traces de lutte?;∎ all the signs are that the economy is improving tout laisse à penser que l'économie s'améliore;∎ the room showed signs of having been recently occupied il était clair que la pièce avait récemment été occupée;∎ there's no sign of her changing her mind rien n'indique qu'elle va changer d'avis;∎ there's no sign of the file anywhere on ne trouve trace du dossier nulle part;∎ he gave no sign of having heard me il n'a pas eu l'air de m'avoir entendu;∎ is there any sign of Amy yet? - not a sign est-ce qu'on a eu des nouvelles de Amy? - pas la moindre nouvelle;∎ is there any sign of the missing child? est-ce qu'il y a une trace de l'enfant disparu?;∎ since then, he's given no sign of life depuis lors, il n'a pas donné signe de vie;∎ there is little sign of progress in the negotiations les négociations ne semblent pas avancer∎ what sign are you? de quel signe êtes-vous?∎ a sign from God un signe de Dieu(a) (document, book) signer;∎ sign your name here signez ici;∎ here are the letters to be signed voici les lettres à signer;∎ a signed Picasso lithograph une lithographie signée par Picasso;∎ he gave me a signed photo of himself il m'a donné une photo dédicacée;∎ American do you want to sign this to your room? je le mets sur votre note?;∎ she signs herself A.M. Hall elle signe A.M. Hall;∎ to sign a deal passer un marché;∎ the deal will be signed and sealed tomorrow l'affaire sera définitivement conclue demain;∎ Law signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of… fait et signé en présence de…;∎ figurative you're signing your own death warrant vous signez votre arrêt de mort(b) (footballer, musician, band) engager;∎ he's been signed for next season il a été engagé pour la saison prochaine(c) (provide with signs) signaliser;∎ the museum is not very well signed la signalisation du musée n'est pas très bonne∎ to sign assent faire signe que oui;∎ to sign sb to do sth faire signe à qn de faire qch(a) (write name) signer;∎ he signed with an X il a signé d'une croix;∎ to sign on the dotted line signer à l'endroit indiqué; figurative s'engager(b) (footballer, musician, band) signer un contrat;∎ he signed for United il a signé avec United∎ to sign to sb to do sth faire signe à qn de faire qch(d) (know sign language) connaître la langue des signes; (use sign language) communiquer en langue des signes ou par signes;∎ they were signing to each other ils se parlaient par signes►► sign language (UNCOUNT) langue f des signes;∎ to speak in sign language parler par signes;∎ using sign language, he managed to ask for food (en s'exprimant) par signes, il s'est débrouillé pour demander à manger;∎ I felt I was signing away my freedom j'avais l'impression qu'en signant je renonçais à ma liberté;∎ you're signing your life away c'est comme si tu signais ton arrêt de mort∎ to sign for a delivery/a registered letter signer un bon de livraison/le récépissé d'une lettre recommandée;∎ the files have to be signed for il faut signer pour retirer les dossiers∎ she's signed for another series elle s'est engagée à faire un autre feuilleton➲ sign in∎ I'm a member, so I can sign you in je suis membre, donc je peux vous faire entrer;∎ guests must be signed in les visiteurs doivent se faire inscrire dès leur arrivée(b) (file, book) rendre, retourner∎ it's time to sign off for today il est l'heure de nous quitter pour aujourd'hui∎ I'll sign off now je vais conclure ici➲ sign on(a) (register as unemployed) s'inscrire au chômage;∎ you have to sign on every two weeks il faut pointer (au chômage) toutes les deux semaines∎ she signed on for an evening class elle s'est inscrite à des cours du soir➲ sign out∎ the keys are signed out to Mr Hill c'est M. Hill qui a signé pour retirer les clés(b) (hospital patient) autoriser le départ de;∎ he signed himself out il est parti sous sa propre responsabilitétransférer;∎ she signed the property over to her son elle a transféré la propriété au nom de son fils;∎ the house is being signed over to its new owners tomorrow les nouveaux propriétaires entrent en possession de la maison demain➲ sign up(b) (student, participant) inscrire∎ he signed up as a crew member il s'est fait embaucher comme membre d'équipage∎ to sign up for the Marines s'engager dans les marines∎ she signed up for an evening class elle s'est inscrite à des cours du soir -
24 organization
ˌɔ:ɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən сущ.
1) организация, устройство, формирование
2) организация, структура;
организм a few plants of low organisation ≈ несколько низко-организованных растений
3) организация (административная и функциональная структура) to establish, form an organization ≈ создавать организацию to disband, dissolve an organization ≈ распускать организацию charitable organization, philanthropic organization ≈ благотворительная организация nonprofit organization, not-for-profit (AE) organization ≈ некоммерческая организация profit-making organization, proprietary organization ≈ коммерческая организация state organization ≈ государственная организация UN organization ≈ организация Объединенных наций youth organization ≈ молодежная организация организация;
приведение в систему устройство, формирование, организация;
- the * of a new club организация нового клуба;
- the * of a new goverment формирование нового правительства объединение, организация;
- mass * массовая организация;
- industrial * промышленное предприятие;
- United Nations O. (UNO) Организация Объединенных Наций;
- non-governmental * неправительственная организация организм;
структура;
- complex * сложный организм;
- delicate * хрупкое сложение;
- the * of human body строение человеческого тела;
- a tree is an * of roots, trunk, branches, leaves and fruit дерево состоит из корней, ствола, ветвей, листьев и плодов (биология) превращение в живую ткань, в органическое тело( военное) соединение, часть( военное) боевое распределение, группировка;
- * for combat распределение для боя;
оборудование местности;
- * in depth эшелонирование обороны в глубину (американизм) избрание главных должностных лиц и комиссий конгресса (американизм) партийный аппарат agricultural ~ сельскохозяйственная организация atomized ~ организация с разветвленной сетью мелких организаций banking ~ организационная структура банка banking system ~ организационная структура банковской системы bargaining ~ организация, ведущая торги branch ~ дочерняя организация broadcasting ~ организация радиовещания central ~ центральная организация civic ~ благотворительная организация civic ~ гражданская организация commercial ~ торговая организация organization: constituency ~ объединение избирателей data ~ вчт. организация данных distributing ~ распределительная организация distributing ~ распределительная структура employers' ~ организация работодателей environmental ~ экологическая организация field sales ~ торговый аппарат фирмы file ~ вчт. организация файла foreign trade ~ внешнеторговая организация free trade ~ организация свободной торговли government ~ организационная структура правительства humanitarian ~ гуманитарная организация industrial ~ промышленное предприятие labour ~ организация по трудоустройству labour ~ организация труда line ~ линейная организация local party ~ местная партийная организация logical ~ вчт. логическая схема market ~ структура рынка marketing ~ сбытовая организация member ~ членская организация merchandising ~ торговая организация nongovernmental ~ (NGO) неправительственная организация nonprofit ~ бесприбыльная организация nonprofit ~ некоммерческая организация office ~ организационная структура учреждения operating ~ эксплуатирующая организация organization амер. избрание главных должностных лиц и комиссии конгресса ~ избрание главных должностных лиц и комиссий конгресса (в США) ~ избрание главных должностных лиц и комиссий конгресса (США) ~ объединение ~ организационная структура ~ организационный ~ организация ~ организм ~ амер. партийный аппарат ~ приведение в систему ~ структура ~ устройство ~ устройство;
формирование, организация ~ формирование Organization: Organization: Common Market ~, CMO Европейское экономическое сообщество organization: organization: constituency ~ объединение избирателей ~ attr. организационный paramilitary ~ военизированная организация party ~ партийная организация party: ~ membership партийность, принадлежность к партии;
party organization партийная организация payments ~ структура платежей peace ~ миротворческая организация political ~ политическая организация principal ~ основная организация producer ~ организация производителей professional ~ профессиональная организация relief ~ организация, оказывающая помощь sales ~ организация по сбыту sales ~ торговая организация sales ~ торговый аппарат фирмы shipping ~ транспортная организация sister ~ родственная организация specialized ~ специализированная организация staff ~ организационная схема подчиненности standardization ~ организация по стандартизации trade ~ отраслевая организация trade ~ торговая организация trade ~ торгово-промышленная организация trade union ~ профсоюзная организация umbrella ~ организация-прикрытие voluntary ~ добровольная организация women's ~ женская организация work ~ организация труда worldwide ~ всемирная организация youth ~ молодежная организацияБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > organization
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25 enroll
ɪnˈrəul вносить в список;
регистрировать - to * smb. on the list of... внести кого-либо в список... - it took two days to * the new students регистрация новых студентов заняла два дня - he was *ed among the ranks of the immortals он был причислен к "бессмертным" записывать (в члены организации) ;
зачислять - the school *s about 800 pupils в эту школу зачислено около 800 учеников - they *ed him on their staff они зачислили его в штат - to * smb. as a member включить кого-либо в качестве члена - * me for membership зачислите меня в список членов записываться( в организацию) ;
вступать в члены - to * for a course of lectures записаться на курс лекций - to * with an employment agency стать на учет в бюро найма( военное) зачислять на военную службу (военное) поступать на военную службу свертывать;
завертывать;
обертывать (американизм) составлять окончательный проект закона для представления на утверждение enroll вербовать ~ заносить в список личного состава ~ приобщать к материалам судопроизводства ~ регистрировать -
26 enroll
enroll
1> вносить в список; регистрировать
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to enroll smb. on the list of... внести кого-либо в список...
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it took two days to enroll the new students регистрация
новых студентов заняла два дня
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he was enrolled among the ranks of the immortals он был
причислен к "бессмертным"
2> записывать (в члены организации); зачислять
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the school enrolls about 800 pupils в эту школу зачислено
около 800 учеников
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they enrolled him on their staff они зачислили его в штат
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to enroll smb. as a member включить кого-либо в качестве члена
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enroll me for membership зачислите меня в список членов
3> записываться (в организацию); вступать в члены
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to enroll for a course of lectures записаться на курс лекций
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to enroll with an employment agency стать на учет в бюро найма
4> _воен. зачислять на военную службу
5> _воен. поступать на военную службу
6> свертывать; завертывать; обертывать
7> _ам. составлять окончательный проект закона для
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27 ♦ at
♦ at /æt, ət/prep.1 ( luogo) a, ad; in; da: at home, a casa; at school, a scuola; at my place, a casa mia; at the top of the page, in cima alla pagina; at the door, alla porta; sulla porta; at the conference, al congresso; at the barber's, dal barbiere; to sit at a table, essere seduto a un tavolo; I called at your office, sono passato dal tuo ufficio; We arrived at the airport, siamo arrivati all'aeroporto3 ( direzione) in direzione di; a, ad; con; contro; addosso: to wave at sb., agitare la mano in direzione di q.; salutare q. agitando la mano; He pointed at the picture, ha indicato il quadro; She smiled at me, mi ha sorriso; to aim at a target, mirare a un bersaglio; He threw a stone at the dog, ha tirato un sasso al cane; They're shooting at us, ci stanno sparando (addosso o contro); He rushed at me, si è precipitato addosso a me; Don't be mad at me!, non arrabbiarti con me!4 ( tempo) a, ad; in: at midday, a mezzogiorno; at six o'clock, alle sei; DIALOGO → - New member of staff 1- He's starting at 8.30, comincia alle 8:30; at night, di notte; DIALOGO → - On the Tube- The last train to Upminster is at 12.15, l'ultimo treno per Upminster è alle 12:15; at Easter, a Pasqua; at dinner, a pranzo; at the moment, al momento; in questo momento; at that time, a quell'epoca; at the age of 20, all'età di vent'anni; at the next election, alle prossime elezioni5 ( condizione) in; a: at peace, in pace; at war, in guerra; at rest, in riposo; at work, al lavoro; at his best, al suo meglio; at a disadvantage, in svantaggio6 ( causa) a; per; di; su: my surprise at her remark, la mia sorpresa alla sua osservazione; to laugh at st., ridere di qc.; at my request, su mia richiesta; at their invitation, su loro invito7 ( attività) in; a: to be good (o clever) at st., essere bravo (o abile) in qc. (o a fare qc.); He's a genius at cards, è un genio alle carte; to work at st., lavorare a qc.; Let's play at being soldiers!, giochiamo ai soldati!8 ( modo) a; di; con: at a gallop, al galoppo; at a run, di corsa; at leisure, con comodo; at random, a caso; a casaccio; at will, a volontà9 ( misura, velocità, frequenza, prezzo, ecc.) a: at 35 degrees, a 35 gradi; at 70 kmph, a 70 km all'ora; It was sold at a low price, è stato venduto a basso prezzo; at regular intervals, a intervalli regolari● at all ► all □ at first ► first □ at last ► last (1) □ at least ► least □ at most ► most □ at once ► once □ at that ► that (1) □ at worst ► worst (1) □ (fam.) At him [them, etc.]!, dàgli!; addosso! □ to be at st., mettere mano a qc.; fare qc.; combinare qc.: They've been at my papers, hanno rovistato nelle mie carte; What are the children at now?, che cosa stanno combinando i bambini?; Tom's at it again, Tom ha ricominciato (a fare qc., generalm. di criticabile); Tom ha riattaccato (o ci si è rimesso); ci risiamo con Tom. -
28 ♦ impressive
♦ impressive /ɪmˈprɛsɪv/a.notevole; imponente; che colpisce; che fa colpo; di grande effetto; impressionante: an impressive scene, una scena di grande effetto; DIALOGO → - New member of staff 1- He's got an impressive CV and a fair bit of experience, ha un ottimo curriculum e ha una discreta esperienzaimpressively avv. impressiveness n. [u] FALSI AMICI: impressive non significa impressionante nel senso di emozionante o conturbante. -
29 ♦ interview
♦ interview /ˈɪntəvju:/n. [cu]1 intervista: an interview with a Minister, un'intervista con un ministro; to hold an interview, fare un'intervista; radio interview, intervista radiofonica2 colloquio: job interview, colloquio di lavoro; DIALOGO → - New member of staff 1- He seemed very good in the interview, è sembrato molto bravo al colloquio.(to) interview /ˈɪntəvju:/v. t.intervistare; abboccarsi con (q.); avere un colloquio con (q.): to interview job applicants, intervistare (o sottoporre a colloquio) i candidati a un posto di lavoro. -
30 ♦ move
♦ move /mu:v/n.1 movimento; mossa: to make an abrupt move, fare un movimento brusco; If you make a move, I'll kill her, se fai una mossa, la uccido2 ( nei giochi) mossa: I've learnt all the moves in chess, ho imparato tutte le mosse degli scacchi; It's your move!, a te la mossa!4 (fig.) mossa; iniziativa; manovra; azione: a bad (o false) move, una mossa falsa; a good move, una mossa buona; a smart (o clever) move, una mossa abile (o scaltra); to make the first move, fare la prima mossa; a move to cut down unemployment, una manovra per ridurre la disoccupazione5 (demogr.) movimento migratorio6 (leg.) richiesta; istanza● (fam.) to get a move on, darsi una mossa (fam.); spicciarsi: DIALOGO → - At the museum- Come on, kids, get a move on!, forza, bambini, datevi una mossa! □ (fig. USA) to know a move or two, sapere il fatto proprio; non essere nato ieri □ (fam.) to make a move, cominciare ad andarsene □ to be on the move, essere in movimento; (fam.) essere in giro (o in viaggio); ( del traffico) essere scorrevole: Enemy forces were on the move, truppe nemiche erano in movimento □ (fam.) What's the next move?, e ora, che si fa?♦ (to) move /mu:v/A v. t.1 muovere; mettere in moto; spostare; trasportare: Move your chair closer to the table, sposta la tua sedia verso la tavola (o avvicina la tua sedia alla tavola); to move one's car, spostare la macchina; to move troops, spostare (o trasportare) truppe; The wind moved the treetops, il vento muoveva le cime degli alberi2 indurre; stimolare; muovere, spingere (fig.): to move sb. to tears [to laughter], muovere q. alle lacrime [al riso]; Nothing could move him to help me, niente poté indurlo ad aiutarmi3 commuovere: The tale of their misfortunes moved me deeply, il racconto delle loro sventure mi commosse profondamente4 ( anche polit.) proporre; suggerire; fare istanza; presentare: to move a motion, proporre una mozione; to move an amendment, presentare un emendamento; Mr Chairman, I move that the meeting be adjourned, signor Presidente, propongo che la seduta sia rinviataB v. i.1 muoversi; essere in moto; spostarsi; circolare (fam.): Keep moving!, continua a muoverti!; non fermarti!; I pushed hard, but the door wouldn't move, spinsi forte, ma la porta non si mosse2 (a scacchi, a dama) muovere; fare una mossa: The rook moves in a straight line, la torre muove in linea retta; It's your turn to move, tocca a te muovere3 sgombrare; cambiare casa; trasferirsi; traslocare: We decided to move into town, decidemmo di trasferirci in città; DIALOGO → - New member of staff 1- He's moving down from Newcastle just to come and work here, si trasferisce da Newcastle proprio per venire a lavorare qui; ( sport) He moved from Juventus to Chelsea, si è trasferito dalla Juventus al Chelsea4 muoversi (fig.); prendere l'iniziativa; evolvere; far progressi: Things are moving rapidly, la situazione evolve rapidamente5 (fin.) oscillare: Our shares moved between 60 and 63 dollars, le nostre azioni hanno oscillato tra i 60 e i 63 dollari8 (comm.: di merce) vendersi: Our line of goods is moving quickly, i nostri articoli si vendono alla svelta9 (naut.) tonneggiare10 (mecc.) avere gioco; essere lento11 passare ( in classifica): Our team has moved from 20th to tenth place, la nostra squadra è passata dal 20В° al decimo posto12 (fam.: autom., ecc.) correre; filare; andare forte: Now the runners are really moving!, adesso i corridori vanno davvero forte!● (fig.) to move the goal posts, cambiare le regole del gioco durante la partita; cambiare le carte in tavola □ (fig.) to move heaven and earth, muovere mari e monti; fare l'impossibile □ to move in good society, frequentare l'alta società □ to move oneself, muoversi; spostarsi □ to move with the times, tenersi al passo coi tempi □ not to move a step, non muovere un passo ( anche fig.) □ Time moves on, il tempo passa. -
31 ♦ pleased
♦ pleased /pli:zd/a.compiaciuto; contento; lieto; soddisfatto: John looked pleased, John sembrava contento; I'll be pleased to help you, sarò lieto di aiutarti; I am pleased with your work, sono soddisfatto del tuo lavoro; DIALOGO → - New member of staff 2- Pleased to meet you, John, piacere di conoscerti, John● to be pleased with oneself, essere soddisfatto (o contento) di sé □ as pleased as Punch, contento come una pasqua NOTA D'USO: - una grande soddisfazione-. -
32 ■ show around
■ show aroundv. t. + avv. (o prep.)1 accompagnare in (una) visita; portare in giro (q.); fare da guida a (q.): My wife will show you around, mia moglie vi accompagnerà in giro per la casa ( ve la farà visitare); DIALOGO → - New member of staff 2- Could you show Martin around for me?, ti dispiacerebbe fare da guida a Martin al posto mio?; Show the party around, porta in giro la comitiva!2 far visitare (qc.): I'll show the foreign visitors around the factory, farò visitare la fabbrica agli ospiti stranieri. -
33 ♦ so
♦ so (1) /səʊ, sə/A avv.1 così; in questo modo; in questa maniera; tanto; talmente: I didn't know it was so far, non sapevo che fosse così lontano; You mustn't behave so, non ti devi comportare in questa maniera; It isn't so cold today as yesterday, oggi non fa tanto freddo quanto ieri (è meno freddo di ieri); He was so fortunate as to escape, è stato così fortunato da salvarsi; He's so tired that he cannot walk, è così stanco che non riesce più a camminare2 (fam., = so much) tanto: Why did you laugh so?, perché ridevi tanto?; She talks so!, chiacchiera tanto!; è una tale chiacchierona!3 (fam.) assai; molto; davvero: I'm so happy to hear the good news, sono davvero felice di apprendere la buona notizia4 anche; pure: Yes, I denied it, but so did you, è vero, io l'ho negato, ma anche tu (ma tu pure); «I'm fed up» «So am I», «sono stufo» «anch'io»5 (idiom.) I think [am afraid, hope] so, credo [temo, spero] di sì; Do you really think so?, lo credi davvero?; Why do you say so?, perché dici questo?; I told you so, te l'avevo detto!; «I didn't know about it» – «You did so!», «non ne sapevo niente» «lo sapevi, eccome!» (o «altroché se lo sapevi»); «Look, it's snowing!» «So it is!», «guarda, nevica!» «davvero!»; «I'm so sorry!» «So you should be!», «me ne dispiace tanto» «lo credo bene!»B cong.1 perciò; di conseguenza; quindi; e così: It was late, so I went home, era tardi, perciò sono andato a casa; So you are back again, e così, sei di ritorno (o sei di nuovo qui)2 (fam., = so that) cosicché; affinché; perché: They died so we might live, sono morti affinché noi potessimo vivere; hanno dato la vita per noi● so and so, così e cosà: Tell him to do so and so, digli di far così e cosà □ (fam.) so-and-so, (sost.: pl. so-and-sos), qualcuno, un tizio, un tale; (eufem.) tipo odioso, sgarbato, villano: Don't be afraid so-and-so may laugh at you, non temere che qualcuno rida di te □ so as, così da; in modo (tale) da: Put it so as not to offend him, esprimiti (o metti la cosa) in modo (tale) da non offenderlo □ so-called, cosiddetto □ so far, finora; fin qui; fino a questo punto: DIALOGO → - New member of staff 2- What do you think of it so far?, cosa ne pensi fino ad ora?; Business has been good so far, finora gli affari sono andati bene; So far you're right, fin qui, hai ragione; Did they go so far?, sono arrivati fino a questo punto (o a tanto)? □ so far as, per quanto: so far as I know, per quanto io sappia □ so far from, lungi da; invece di □ so far so good, fin qui, tutto (va) bene □ So kind of you!, molto gentile da parte tua! □ (fam.) So long!, arrivederci!; ciao! □ so long as, purché; a patto che; a condizione che □ so much [so many], tanto, tanta [tanti, tante] □ so much the better, tanto meglio! □ so much for this matter, e di ciò, basta; questo è tutto □ so much so that, (così) tanto che: She insisted on going to the party, so much so that her mother had to give in, insistette tanto per andare al party che sua madre dovette cedere □ so much the worse, tanto peggio! □ (fam.) so so, così così; mediocre; passabile; passabilmente: «How is business?» «Oh, only so so», «come vanno gli affari?» «Mah! così così» □ so that, affinché; cosicché; acciocché; poiché; perché □ so that… not, affinché… non □ so to say (o so to speak), per così dire □ (fam.) So what?, e con ciò?; e allora?; che me ne importa? □ and so on (o and so forth), e così via; eccetera □ at so much a week, a un tanto la settimana □ (fam.) ever so, molto; assai; tanto: She's ever so nice, è tanto graziosa □ how so?, ma come? □ if so, se è così; se le cose stanno così □ just so, (avv.) ( di oggetti) al suo (al loro) posto, in ordine; (cong., fam.) purché; basta che (fam.) □ just so! (o quite so!), proprio così!; esattamente; davvero! □ (fam.) like so, così; in questa maniera □ Mr So-and-So, il Signore Tal dei Tali □ not so much as, neanche; nemmeno; neppure: He didn't so much as thank me, non mi ringraziò neppure □ not so much… as, non tanto… quanto: I was not so much tired as fed up, non ero tanto stanco quanto stufo □ or so, circa; a un dipresso; giù di lì: Give me a dozen or so, me ne dia una dozzina o giù di lì □ Why so?, perché?; e perché mai? □ Be it so!, e sia, e così pure; così sia, amen □ But it's so!, ma è così; le cose stanno così, te l'assicuro □ I consider it so much lost time, a mio avviso è tutto tempo perso □ I regard it as so much nonsense, mi sembra tutto un mucchio di sciocchezze □ ( anche relig.) So be it, così sia; amen □ So help me God! ( nelle formule di giuramento), così m'assista Iddio! □ (fam.) So that's that, così è; ecco tutto; così stan le cose; è andata appunto così □ You don't say so!, davvero?; ma no!; è incredibile! NOTA D'USO: - cosi e cosi-NOTA D'USO: - so- so (2) /səʊ/n. -
34 ♦ tour
♦ tour /tʊə(r), tɔ:(r)/n.1 giro; viaggio; gita; escursione: a tour through France and Spain, un viaggio attraverso la Francia e la Spagna; a tour through the town, un giro per la città; DIALOGO → - New member of staff 2- I'll give you a tour of the office, ti faccio fare il giro dell'ufficio; mystery tour, gita con itinerario a sorpresa; on tour, in viaggio; in gita; guided tour, visita guidataNOTA D'USO: - in tour o on tour?- (to) tour /tʊə(r), tɔ:(r)/A v. i.1 viaggiare ( per diletto e istruzione); fare una gita, un giro: They toured ( all over) the world, hanno viaggiato per tutto il mondo2 (teatr.) andare in tournée; fare una tournée; DIALOGO → - Discussing music- Do you know if they are touring at the moment?, sai se sono in tournée in questo periodo?B v. t. -
35 welcoming
['welkəmɪŋ]1) (warm) [atmosphere, person] accogliente2) (reception) [ committee] di accoglienza; [ ceremony] di benvenuto* * *adjective a welcoming smile.) di benvenuto* * *welcoming /ˈwɛlkəmɪŋ/a.accogliente; di benvenuto; cordiale; amichevole: a welcoming room, una stanza accogliente; a welcoming smile, un sorriso di benvenuto; DIALOGO → - New member of staff 2- You'll find that people are very welcoming, vedrai che sono tutti molto accoglienti.* * *['welkəmɪŋ]1) (warm) [atmosphere, person] accogliente2) (reception) [ committee] di accoglienza; [ ceremony] di benvenuto -
36 enrol(l)
[ınʹrəʋl] v1. вносить в список; регистрироватьto enrol(l) smb. on the list of... - внести кого-л. в список...
it took two days to enrol(l) the new students - регистрация новых студентов заняла два дня
he was enrol(l)ed among the ranks of the immortals - он был причислен к «бессмертным»
2. 1) записывать (в члены организации и т. п.); зачислятьthe school enrol(l)s about 800 pupils - в эту школу зачислено около 800 учеников
to enrol(l) smb. as a member [as an entrant] - включить кого-л. в качестве члена [кандидата]
2) записываться (в организацию и т. п.); вступать в члены3. воен.1) зачислять на военную службу2) поступать на военную службу4. свёртывать; завёртывать; обёртывать5. амер. составлять окончательный проект закона для представления на утверждение -
37 enrol(l)
[ınʹrəʋl] v1. вносить в список; регистрироватьto enrol(l) smb. on the list of... - внести кого-л. в список...
it took two days to enrol(l) the new students - регистрация новых студентов заняла два дня
he was enrol(l)ed among the ranks of the immortals - он был причислен к «бессмертным»
2. 1) записывать (в члены организации и т. п.); зачислятьthe school enrol(l)s about 800 pupils - в эту школу зачислено около 800 учеников
to enrol(l) smb. as a member [as an entrant] - включить кого-л. в качестве члена [кандидата]
2) записываться (в организацию и т. п.); вступать в члены3. воен.1) зачислять на военную службу2) поступать на военную службу4. свёртывать; завёртывать; обёртывать5. амер. составлять окончательный проект закона для представления на утверждение -
38 plug and play
HRrelating to a new member of staff who does not require training (slang) -
39 Coolidge, William David
[br]b. 23 October 1873 Hudson, Massachusetts, USAd. 3 February 1975 New York, USA[br]American physicist and metallurgist who invented a method of producing ductile tungsten wire for electric lamps.[br]Coolidge obtained his BS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1896, and his PhD (physics) from the University of Leipzig in 1899. He was appointed Assistant Professor of Physics at MIT in 1904, and in 1905 he joined the staff of the General Electric Company's research laboratory at Schenectady. In 1905 Schenectady was trying to make tungsten-filament lamps to counter the competition of the tantalum-filament lamps then being produced by their German rival Siemens. The first tungsten lamps made by Just and Hanaman in Vienna in 1904 had been too fragile for general use. Coolidge and his life-long collaborator, Colin G. Fink, succeeded in 1910 by hot-working directly dense sintered tungsten compacts into wire. This success was the result of a flash of insight by Coolidge, who first perceived that fully recrystallized tungsten wire was always brittle and that only partially work-hardened wire retained a measure of ductility. This grasped, a process was developed which induced ductility into the wire by hot-working at temperatures below those required for full recrystallization, so that an elongated fibrous grain structure was progressively developed. Sintered tungsten ingots were swaged to bar at temperatures around 1,500°C and at the end of the process ductile tungsten filament wire was drawn through diamond dies around 550°C. This process allowed General Electric to dominate the world lamp market. Tungsten lamps consumed only one-third the energy of carbon lamps, and for the first time the cost of electric lighting was reduced to that of gas. Between 1911 and 1914, manufacturing licences for the General Electric patents had been granted for most of the developed work. The validity of the General Electric monopoly was bitterly contested, though in all the litigation that followed, Coolidge's fibering principle was upheld. Commercial arrangements between General Electric and European producers such as Siemens led to the name "Osram" being commonly applied to any lamp with a drawn tungsten filament. In 1910 Coolidge patented the use of thoria as a particular additive that greatly improved the high-temperature strength of tungsten filaments. From this development sprang the technique of "dispersion strengthening", still being widely used in the development of high-temperature alloys in the 1990s. In 1913 Coolidge introduced the first controllable hot-cathode X-ray tube, which had a tungsten target and operated in vacuo rather than in a gaseous atmosphere. With this equipment, medical radiography could for the first time be safely practised on a routine basis. During the First World War, Coolidge developed portable X-ray units for use in field hospitals, and between the First and Second World Wars he introduced between 1 and 2 million X-ray machines for cancer treatment and for industrial radiography. He became Director of the Schenectady laboratory in 1932, and from 1940 until 1944 he was Vice-President and Director of Research. After retirement he was retained as an X-ray consultant, and in this capacity he attended the Bikini atom bomb trials in 1946. Throughout the Second World War he was a member of the National Defence Research Committee.[br]Bibliography1965, "The development of ductile tungsten", Sorby Centennial Symposium on the History of Metallurgy, AIME Metallurgy Society Conference, Vol. 27, ed. Cyril Stanley Smith, Gordon and Breach, pp. 443–9.Further ReadingD.J.Jones and A.Prince, 1985, "Tungsten and high density alloys", Journal of the Historical Metallurgy Society 19(1):72–84.ASDBiographical history of technology > Coolidge, William David
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40 King, James Foster
SUBJECT AREA: Ports and shipping[br]b. 9 May 1862 Erskine, Scotlandd. 11 August 1947 Glasgow, Scotland[br]Scottish naval architect and classification society manager who made a significant contribution to the safety of shipping.[br]King was educated at the High School of Glasgow, and then served an apprenticeship with the Port Glasgow shipyard of Russell \& Co. This was followed by experience in drawing offices in Port Glasgow, Hull and finally in Belfast, where he was responsible for the separate White Star Line drawing office of Harland \& Wolff Ltd, which was then producing the plans for the Atlantic passenger liners Majestic and Teutonic. Following certain unpopular government shipping enactments in 1890, a protest from shipbuilders and shipowners in Ireland, Liverpool and the West of Scotland led to the founding of a new classification society to compete against Lloyd's Register of Shipping. It became known as the British Corporation Register and had headquarters in Glasgow. King was recruited to the staff and by 1903 had become Chief Surveyor, a position he held until his retirement thirty-seven years later. By then the Register was a world leader, with hundreds of thousands of tons of shipping on its books; it acted as consultant to many governments and international agencies. Throughout his working life, King did everything in his power to quantify the risks and problems of ship operation: his contribution to the Load Lines Convention of 1929 was typical, and few major enactments in shipping were designed without his approval. During the inter-war period the performance of the British Corporation outshone that of all rivals, for which King deserved full credit. His especial understanding was for steel structures, and in this respect he ensured that the British Corporation enabled owners to build ships of strengths equal to any others despite using up to 10 per cent less steel within the structure. In 1949 Lloyd's Register of Shipping and the British Corporation merged to form the largest and most influential ship classification society in the world.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsCBE 1920. Honorary Member, Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland 1941; North East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders (Newcastle) 1943; British Corporation 1940. Honorary Vice-President, Institution of Naval Architects.Further ReadingG.Blake, 1960, Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1760–1960, London: Lloyd's Register. F.M.Walker, 1984, Song of the Clyde. A History of Clyde Shipbuiding, Cambridge: PSL. 1947, The British Corporation Register of Shipping and Aircraft 1890–1947, AnIllustrated Record, 1947, Glasgow.1946, The British Corporation Register. The War Years in Retrospect, 1956, Glasgow.FMW
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