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2 be on the verge of death
Макаров: агонизировать, быть при смертиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > be on the verge of death
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3 verge
I [vɜːdʒ]1) BE (by road) ciglio m., bordo m.2) (brink)on the verge of tears, success — sul punto di piangere, sfondare
II [vɜːdʒ]to bring o drive sb. to the verge of portare qcn. sull'orlo di [bankruptcy, despair, suicide]; to bring o drive sb. to the verge of doing — portare qcn. sul punto di fare
to verge on — rasentare [panic, stupidity]
* * *[və:‹] 1. noun(the (grass) edging of a garden bed, a road etc: It's illegal to drive on the grass verge.) orlo2. verb(to be on the border (of): She is verging on insanity.) avvicinarsi* * *verge /vɜ:dʒ/n.1 margine; limitare; orlo ( anche fig.): on the verge of the cliff, sull'orlo del precipizio; on the verge of despair, sull'orlo della disperazione; on the verge of tears, sul punto di scoppiare in lacrime; on the verge of sixty, sulla soglia dei sessant'anni; to be on the verge of collapse, essere sull'orlo di un collasso; I was on the verge of accepting, ero sul punto d'accettare2 bordo; ciglio (erboso) ( di una strada): Do not park on the verge, vietato parcheggiare sul ciglio della strada; a grass verge, un bordo erboso lungo la strada(to) verge (1) /vɜ:dʒ/v. t.fare da confine (o da limite, da bordo) a; costeggiare: The road is verged with plane trees, la strada è costeggiata da platani.(to) verge (2) /vɜ:dʒ/v. i. (arc.)1 tendere; volgere3 (fig.) avvicinarsi (a)● to verge into (o on), tendere a: a hue verging on green, una tinta che tende al verde; The dusk was verging into the night, il crepuscolo stava lasciando il posto alla notte.* * *I [vɜːdʒ]1) BE (by road) ciglio m., bordo m.2) (brink)on the verge of tears, success — sul punto di piangere, sfondare
II [vɜːdʒ]to bring o drive sb. to the verge of portare qcn. sull'orlo di [bankruptcy, despair, suicide]; to bring o drive sb. to the verge of doing — portare qcn. sul punto di fare
to verge on — rasentare [panic, stupidity]
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4 death
{deθ}
1. смърт, гибел, смъртен случай
the DEATH has occurred of... умрял/починал e...
pale as DEATH блед като смъртник
to die a natural/violent DEATH умирам от естествена/насилствена смърт
at the point/on the verge of DEATH, at DEATH's door на умиране
to be the DEATH of someone уморявам/закарвам някого в гроба
to go to one's DEATH посрещам смъртта си
to catch one's DEATH of cold умирам от настинка
to do/put to DEATH убивам
to bleed/freeze/starve to DEATH умирам от кръвоизлив/студ/глад
to stone to DEATH пребивам с камъни
to the DEATH до смърт, до последна капка кръв
to lie still in DEATH лежа мъртъв
2. прен. край
the Black DEATH черната смърт (чумата в Европа през 1 век)
to be DEATH on унищожавам, опустошавам, много обичам, бива ме в
to be in at the DEATH лов. присъствувам при убиването на подгонено животно, свидетел съм на края/завършека
to DEATH до смърт/край, разг. много, ужасно, крайно
to hold on like grim DEATH държа се упорито/отчаяно, не се предавам* * *{ded} n 1. смърт; гибел; смъртен случай; the death has occurred of.* * *смъртен; смърт; умиране; предсмъртен; край; мор;* * *1. at the point/on the verge of death, at death's door на умиране 2. pale as death блед като смъртник 3. the black death черната смърт (чумата в Европа през 1 век) 4. the death has occurred of... умрял/починал e.. 5. to be death on унищожавам, опустошавам, много обичам, бива ме в 6. to be in at the death лов. присъствувам при убиването на подгонено животно, свидетел съм на края/завършека 7. to be the death of someone уморявам/закарвам някого в гроба 8. to bleed/freeze/starve to death умирам от кръвоизлив/студ/глад 9. to catch one's death of cold умирам от настинка 10. to death до смърт/край, разг. много, ужасно, крайно 11. to die a natural/violent death умирам от естествена/насилствена смърт 12. to do/put to death убивам 13. to go to one's death посрещам смъртта си 14. to hold on like grim death държа се упорито/отчаяно, не се предавам 15. to lie still in death лежа мъртъв 16. to stone to death пребивам с камъни 17. to the death до смърт, до последна капка кръв 18. прен. край 19. смърт, гибел, смъртен случай* * *death[deu] n 1. смърт, смъртен случай; \death by hanging ( shooting, from drowning, from starvation) смърт чрез обесване (разстрел, поради удавяне, от глад); pale as \death блед като смъртник; civil \death лишаване от граждански права; to die a natural ( violent) \death умирам от естествена (насилствена) смърт; at the point ( on the verge of) \death на умиране; to be the \death of уморявам, причинявам смъртта на, вкарвам в гроба; to go to o.'s \death посрещам смъртта си; to catch o.'s \death of cold умирам от настинка; to die a hero's \death умирам като герой; to \death до смърт; много, ужасно; to do to \death убивам; прен. прекалявам, повтарям безкрайно; to put to \death наказвам със смърт; убивам; to bleed ( freeze, starve) to \death умирам от кръвоизлив (замръзване, глад); to beat ( stone) to \death пребивам (с камъни); faithful unto \death верен до гроб; to the \death до смърт, до последен дъх, до последна капка кръв; 2. смърт ( състояние); to lie still in \death лежа мъртъв; everlasting \death вечни мъки (в ада); 3. прен. край; the \death of o.'s hopes краят на надеждите ми; 4. мор, чума; the Black D. чумата в Европа през ХIV в.; • at \death's door на умиране, пътник (прен.); to be \death on sl унищожавам, опустошавам; справям се с; гълтам, лапам, много обичам; to be in at the \death присъствам при убийството на подгонено животно; присъствам, свидетел съм на края, завършека; it is \death опасно е за живота, наказва се със смърт; to hold on like grim \death държа се отчаяно; to dice with \death играя си със смъртта; like \death warmed up ( over) в много жалко, окаяно състояние; скапан; съсипан. -
5 death
[deθ] n1. 1) смертьnatural [violent] death - естественная [насильственная] смерть
at (the time of) smb.'s death - в момент чьей-л. смерти
on his father's death he returned to London - после смерти отца он вернулся в Лондон
to one's death - а) до последнего часа, до самой смерти, до конца дней своих; б) встретив смерть
he fell from a 100 metres to his death - он упал с высоты (в) сто метров и разбился насмерть
to the death - до конца; до последней капли крови, до последнего (из)дыхания
war to the death - война на истребление, истребительная война; борьба не на жизнь, а на смерть
until death - на всю жизнь, пожизненно
unto death - книжн. до смерти, до гроба
to beat smb. to death - избить кого-л. до смерти
to be frozen [starved] to death - умереть от холода [голода]
to shoot smb. to death - застрелить кого-л.
to look like death - ≅ быть бледным как смерть
to be at the point /on the verge/ of death - быть при смерти, агонизировать
to catch one's death of cold - умереть от простуды; простудиться и умереть
2) отмирание, омертвение3) смертельный случайthe earthquake caused a death toll of 500 - землетрясение унесло 500 жизней, число жертв землетрясения достигло 500
4) смертная казньdeath house - амер. комната приведения в исполнение смертных приговоров (в тюрьме и т. п.)
under (a) sentence of death, condemned to death - приговорённый к смерти /к смертной казни/
to suffer death /the penalty of death/ - быть казнённым
to put /уст. to do/ smb. to death - предавать кого-л. смерти, казнить кого-л.
2. гибельeverlasting /eternal/ death - вечные муки ( в аду)
death in life, a living death - ≅ не жизнь, а каторга
3. конец; исчезновение; утрата, потеряdeath of memory - потеря памяти, амнезия
the death of one's hopes [plans, ambitions] - крушение надежд [планов, честолюбивых замыслов]
4. эмоц.-усил. до смерти; смертельно; в высшей степени, совершенноto hate smb. to death - смертельно /люто/ ненавидеть кого-л.
to work smb. to death - не давать кому-л. ни отдыха ни срока; заездить кого-л.
this meat has been done to death - мясо совершенно пережарено, мясо сгорело
the fashion has been done to death - эта мода совершенно изжила себя; это вышло из моды
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leaden death - смертельный свинец; пуляat death's door - при смерти, на краю могилы
to be /to lie/ at death's door - стоять одной ногой в гробу /в могиле/
(as) sure as death - наверняка; ≅ как пить дать
like grim death - изо всех сил; что есть мочи
to hang /to hold/ on like grim death - не сдаваться, держаться до последнего; бороться не на жизнь, а на смерть
to talk smth. to death - сорвать принятие чего-л. бесконечными прениями, выступлениями и т. п.
to be death on smth. - сл. а) быть дошлым /ушлым/ в чём-л.; хорошо знать какое-л. дело; б) обожать что-л., быть без ума от чего-л.; в) не выносить, не терпеть чего-л.
she was death on dust - она терпеть не могла пыли, она решительно воевала с пылью
to be in at the death - а) охот. присутствовать при том, как убивают затравленную лисицу; б) присутствовать при завершении дела; быть свидетелем завершения чего-л.
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6 verge
n. rand, berm; scepter--------v. benadert-, komt nabij[ və:dzj]♦voorbeelden:bring someone to the verge of despair • iemand op de rand van de wanhoop brengen -
7 verge
verge [vɜ:dʒ]a. (British) [of road] accotement m• "soft verges" « accotement non stabilisé »b. ( = edge) bord m* * *[vɜːdʒ]1) GB ( by road) accotement m, bas-côté m2) ( brink)on the verge of — au bord de [tears]; au seuil de [adolescence, death]
to bring ou drive somebody to the verge of — amener quelqu'un au bord de [bankruptcy, despair, suicide]
to bring ou drive somebody to the verge of doing — amener quelqu'un au point de faire
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8 verge
verge n1 GB ( by road) accotement m, bas-côté m ; grass verge accotement herbeux ; soft verge accotement non stabilisé ;2 ( brink) on the verge of au bord de [tears] ; au seuil de [adolescence, old age, death] ; on the verge of success sur le point de réussir ; on the verge of doing sur le point de faire ; on the verge of sleep/a discovery sur le point de s'endormir/de faire une découverte ; to bring ou drive sb to the verge of amener qn au bord de [bankruptcy, despair, revolt, suicide] ; to bring ou drive sb to the verge of doing amener qn au point de faire.■ verge on:▶ verge on [sth] friser [panic, stupidity, contempt] ; to be verging on the ridiculous/the illegal friser le ridicule/l'illégal. -
9 hover
intransitive verb1) schweben2) (linger) sich herumdrücken (ugs.)3) (waver) schwankenhover between life and death — (fig.) zwischen Leben und Tod schweben
* * *2) (to move around while still remaining near a person etc: I wish she'd stop hovering round me and go away.) sich herumtreiben•- academic.ru/35897/hovercraft">hovercraft* * *hov·er[ˈhɒvəʳ, AM ˈhʌvɚ]viher expression \hovered between joy and disbelief ihr Gesichtsausdruck schwankte zwischen Freude und Ungläubigkeitthe patient was \hovering between life and death der Patient schwebte zwischen Leben und Todinflation is \hovering at 3 percent die Inflation bewegt sich um 3 Prozentto \hover on the brink of disaster am Rande des Ruins stehento \hover on the brink of accepting sth kurz davorstehen, etw zu akzeptieren▪ to \hover over sb jdm nicht von der Seite weichenstop \hovering over me! geh endlich weg!* * *['hɒvə(r)]vi1) (helicopter, insect) schweben; (bird) schweben, stehen2) (fig)a smile hovered on her lips —
she hovered on the verge of death — sie war dem Tode nahe
to hover on the brink of disaster — am Rande des Ruins stehen
he hovered between two alternatives — er schwankte zwischen zwei Alternativen
the exchange rate is hovering around 110 yen to the dollar — der Wechselkurs bewegt sich um die 110 Yen für den Dollar
3) (fig: stand around) herumstehena waiter hovered at his elbow, waiting to refill his glass — ein Kellner schwebte herum und wartete nur darauf, nachzuschenken
* * *A v/i1. schweben (auch fig):hovering accent LIT schwebender Akzenta question hovered on his lips ihm lag eine Frage auf den Lippen3. schwanken, sich nicht entscheiden können:B s1. Schweben n2. Schwanken n* * *intransitive verb1) schweben2) (linger) sich herumdrücken (ugs.)3) (waver) schwankenhover between life and death — (fig.) zwischen Leben und Tod schweben
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10 near
niə
1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) cerca2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) próximo
2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) cerca2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) cerca
3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) cerca de
4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) acercarse a- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss
near adj adv cercais the station near here? ¿está cerca la estación?tr[nɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 cercano,-a■ where is the nearest bank? ¿dónde está el banco más cercano?2 (relations) cercano,-a3 (time) próximo,-a4 (similar) parecido,-a■ this is the nearest we have, I'm afraid lo siento, pero esto es lo más parecido que tenemos1 cerca1 cerca de1 acercarse a■ we are nearing the day when... nos acercamos al día en que...\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto come near acercarseto come near to doing something estar en un tris de hacer algoto draw near acercarsenear miss (shot) tiro que no da en el blanco por poco 2 (situation) situación que no se produce por poco■ the lorry almost hit us, it was a near miss por poco nos da el camión, nos escapamos por los pelosnear ['nɪr] vt1) : acercarse athe ship is nearing port: el barco se está acercando al puerto2) : estar a punto deshe is nearing graduation: está a punto de graduarsenear adv1) close: cercamy family lives quite near: mi familia vive muy cerca2) nearly: casiI came near to finishing: casi terminénear adj1) close: cercano, próximo2) similar: parecido, semejantenear prep: cerca deadj.• afín adj.• allegado, -a adj.• aproximado, -a adj.• cerca adj.• cercano, -a adj.• estrecho, -a adj.• inmediato, -a adj.• propincuo, -a adj.• próximo (Cercano) adj.• vecino, -a adj.• íntimo, -a adj.adv.• cerca adv.prep.• cerca de prep.• hacia prep.• sobre prep.v.• acercarse v.
I nɪr, nɪə(r)adjective -er, -est1)a) ( in position) cercano, próximob) ( in time) cercano, próximoc) ( in approximation) parecidothat's the nearest thing to an apology you can expect from him — eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que se puede esperar de él
d) < relative> cercano2) ( virtual) (before n)3) (BrE Auto, Equ) izquierdo
II
adverb -er, -est1)a) ( in position) cercab) ( in time)c) ( in approximation)the total will be nearer to $1,000 than $500 — el total va a estar más cerca de 1.000 que de 500 dólares
d) ( on the verge of)near to something/-ing: she was near to tears estaba al borde de las lágrimas or a punto de echarse a llorar; I came very near to hitting him — estuve a punto de pegarle, por poco le pego
2) ( nearly) casiI'm nowhere near finished — me falta mucho or (colloq) un montón para terminar
that's nowhere near enough — (colloq) con eso no alcanza, ni mucho menos
it'll cost $1,000, near enough — (colloq) costará 1.000 dólares, o por ahí (fam)
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preposition -er, -esta) ( in position) cerca deb) ( in time)c) ( in approximation)damage was estimated at somewhere near $2,000 — los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares
d) ( on the verge of)
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transitive verb acercarse* a[nɪǝ(r)]1. ADV1) (in place) cercadon't come any nearer! — ¡no te acerques más!
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so near and yet so far, the shore was so near and yet so far — la orilla estaba al alcance de la mano pero llegar a ella era imposiblevictory was so near and yet so far — la victoria parecía estar asegurada pero ese último esfuerzo para obtenerla les resultó imposible
2) (in time)•
the agreement brings peace a little nearer — este acuerdo nos acerca un poco más a la paz•
winter is drawing near — el invierno se acerca•
the nearer it gets to the election the more they look like losing — a medida que se acercan las elecciones mayor parece la posibilidad de que pierdan•
to be near at hand — [object] estar al alcance de la mano; [event, season] estar a la vuelta de la esquina3) (in level, degree)•
the nearest I ever came to feeling that was when... — la única vez que llegué a sentir algo parecido fue cuando...•
you as near as dammit killed me * — no me mataste, pero por un pelo *•
you won't get any nearer than that to what you want — no vas a encontrar otra cosa que se aproxime más a lo que buscas"have you finished it yet?" - "nowhere near" — -¿has terminado ya? -qué va, me falta muchísimo
4) (=almost) casi•
I came near to telling her everything — llegué casi a decírselo todo•
near on 3,000 people — casi 3.000 personas•
it's in near perfect condition — está casi en perfectas condiciones•
I could hardly see it in the near total darkness — apenas lo veía en la oscuridad que era casi total2. PREP(also: near to)1) (of place) cerca deis there a bank near here? — ¿hay algún banco por aquí cerca?
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we don't live anywhere near Lincoln — vivimos bastante or muy lejos de Lincoln•
if you come near me I'll kill you — como te me acerques, te mato•
the passage is near the end of the book — el trozo viene hacia el final del libro•
don't go near the edge — no te acerques al borde•
we were nowhere near the station — estábamos bastante or muy lejos de la estación2) (in time)3) (=almost)•
she was near death — estaba al borde de la muerte, tocaba a su fin liter3. ADJ1) (in place) cercanomy house is near enough to walk — mi casa está muy cerca, se puede ir andando
where's the nearest service station? — ¿dónde está la gasolinera más cercana?
2) (in time) próximo•
the time is near when... — falta poco cuando...3) (in level, degree)that's the nearest thing to a compliment you'll get from him — iro eso es lo más parecido a un elogio que vas a conseguir de él
a near thing —
she won, but it was a near thing — ganó, pero por los pelos
4) [relative] cercano4. VT1) (in space) acercarse a2) (in time)he is nearing 50 — frisa en los 50, tiene casi 50 años
3) (in level, degree)5.VI acercarse6.CPDnear miss N — [of planes] casi colisión f ; (when aiming) casi acierto m ; (in competition) (=near-victory) casi victoria f
he had a near miss — (Aer) no se estrelló por poco; (Aut) no chocó por poco
it was a near miss — (target) no dio en el blanco por poco
near money N — (Comm) activos mpl realizables
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I [nɪr, nɪə(r)]adjective -er, -est1)a) ( in position) cercano, próximob) ( in time) cercano, próximoc) ( in approximation) parecidothat's the nearest thing to an apology you can expect from him — eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que se puede esperar de él
d) < relative> cercano2) ( virtual) (before n)3) (BrE Auto, Equ) izquierdo
II
adverb -er, -est1)a) ( in position) cercab) ( in time)c) ( in approximation)the total will be nearer to $1,000 than $500 — el total va a estar más cerca de 1.000 que de 500 dólares
d) ( on the verge of)near to something/-ing: she was near to tears estaba al borde de las lágrimas or a punto de echarse a llorar; I came very near to hitting him — estuve a punto de pegarle, por poco le pego
2) ( nearly) casiI'm nowhere near finished — me falta mucho or (colloq) un montón para terminar
that's nowhere near enough — (colloq) con eso no alcanza, ni mucho menos
it'll cost $1,000, near enough — (colloq) costará 1.000 dólares, o por ahí (fam)
III
preposition -er, -esta) ( in position) cerca deb) ( in time)c) ( in approximation)damage was estimated at somewhere near $2,000 — los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares
d) ( on the verge of)
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11 borde
Del verbo bordar: ( conjugate bordar) \ \
bordé es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
borde es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: bordar borde
bordar ( conjugate bordar) verbo transitivo ‹sábana/blusa› to embroider;
borde sustantivo masculino (de mesa, cama, acantilado) edge; (de moneda, taza, vaso) rim; al borde de algo ‹de la guerra/locura› on the brink of sth; ‹de las lágrimas/del caos/de la ruina› on the verge of sth;
bordar verbo transitivo
1 (una interpretación, un trabajo) to do excellently
2 Cost to embroider
borde 1 sustantivo masculino (de una mesa, un camino) edge (de una taza, etc) rim, brim Locuciones: al borde de, (muy cerca de): tiene una casa al borde del mar, he has got a house at the seaside figurado estuvo al borde de la muerte, she was at death's door (a punto de) estamos al borde de un ataque de nervios, we are on the brink of a nervous breakdown
borde 2
I m,f fam crude, stupid person
II adj fam stroppy, rude: ¡no seas borde y ven al cine! don't be rude and come along to the movies! ' borde' also found in these entries: Spanish: abismo - bordear - canto - exasperación - rasa - raso - umbral - afilado - filo - flecos - mellado - salir - sobresalir English: border - brim - brink - edge - fill up - fringe - hang over - lip - madness - perforated - rim - roadside - stroppy - surround - verge - away - curb - edging - from - keep - perch - road -
12 Burgi, Jost
SUBJECT AREA: Horology[br]b. 28 February 1552 Lichtensteig, Switzerlandd. 31 January 1632 Kassel, Germany[br]Swiss clockmaker and mathematician who invented the remontoire and the cross-beat escapement, also responsible for the use of exponential notation and the calculation of tables of anti-logarithms.[br]Burgi entered the service of Duke William IV of Hesse in 1579 as Court Clockmaker, although he also assisted William with his astronomical observations. In 1584 he invented the cross-beat escapement which increased the accuracy of spring-driven clocks by two orders of magnitude. During the last years of the century he also worked on the development of geometrical and astronomical instruments for the Royal Observatory at Kassel.On the death of Duke Wilhelm in 1603, and with news of his skills having reached the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II, in 1604 he went to Prague to become Imperial Watchmaker and to assist in the creation of a centre of scientific activity, subsequently becoming Assistant to the German astronomer, Johannes Kepler. No doubt this association led to an interest in mathematics and he made significant contributions to the concept of decimal fractions and the use of exponential notation, i.e. the use of a raised number to indicate powers of another number. It is likely that he was developing the idea of logarithms at the same time (or possibly even before) Napier, for in 1620 he made his greatest contribution to mathematics, science and, eventually, engineering, namely the publication of tables of anti-logarithms.At Prague he continued the series of accurate clocks and instruments for astronomical measurements that he had begun to produce at Kassel. At that period clocks were very poor timekeepers since the controller, the foliot or balance, had no natural period of oscillation and was consequently dependent on the driving force. Although the force of the driving weight was constant, irregularities occurred during the transmission of the power through the train as a result of the poor shape and quality of the gearing. Burgi attempted to overcome this directly by superb craftsmanship and indirectly by using a remontoire. This device was wound at regular intervals by the main driving force and fed the power directly to the escape wheel, which impulsed the foliot. He also introduced the crossbeat escapement (a variation on the verge), which consisted of two coupled foliots that swung in opposition to each other. According to contemporary evidence his clocks produced a remarkable improvement in timekeeping, being accurate to within a minute a day. This improvement was probably a result of the use of a remontoire and the high quality of the workmanship rather than a result of the cross-beat escapement, which did not have a natural period of oscillation.Burgi or Prague clocks, as they were known, were produced by very few other makers and were supplanted shortly afterwards by the intro-duction of the pendulum clock. Burgi also produced superb clockwork-driven celestial globes.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsEnnobled 1611.BibliographyBurgi only published one book, and that was concerned with mathematics.Further ReadingL.von Mackensen, 1979, Die erste Sternwarte Europas mit ihren Instrumenten and Uhren—400 Jahre Jost Burgi in Kassel, Munich.K.Maurice and O.Mayr (eds), 1980, The Clockwork Universe, Washington, DC, pp. 87– 102.H.A.Lloyd, 1958, Some Outstanding Clocks Over 700 Years, 1250–1950, London. E.T.Bell, 1937, Men of Mathematics, London: Victor Gollancz.See also: Briggs, HenryKF / DV -
13 Mudge, Thomas
SUBJECT AREA: Horology[br]b. 1715 Exeter, Englandd. 14 November 1794 Walworth, England[br]English clock-and watchmaker who invented the lever escapement that was ultimately used in all mechanical watches.[br]Thomas Mudge was the son of a clergyman and schoolmaster who, recognizing his son's mechanical aptitude, apprenticed him to the eminent London clock-and watchmaker George Graham. Mudge became free of the Clockmakers' Company in 1738 and set up on his own account after Graham's death in 1751. Around 1755 he formed a partnership with William Dutton, another apprentice of Graham. The firm produced conventional clocks and watches of excellent quality, but Mudge had also established a reputation for making highly innovative individual pieces. The most significant of these was the watch with a detached-lever escapement that he completed in 1770, although the idea had occurred to him as early as 1754. This watch was purchased by George III for Queen Charlotte and is still in the Royal Collection. Shortly afterwards Mudge moved to Plymouth, to devote his time to the perfection of the marine chronometer, leaving the London business in the hands of Dutton. The chronometers he produced were comparable in performance to those of John Harrison, but like them they were too complicated and expensive to be produced in quantity.Mudge's patron, Count Bruhl, recognized the potential of the detached-lever escapement, but Mudge was too involved with his marine chronometers to make a watch for him. He did, however, provide Bruhl with a large-scale model of his escapement, from which the Swiss expatriate Josiah Emery was able to make a watch in 1782. Over the next decade Emery made a limited number of similar watches for wealthy clients, and it was the performance of these watches that demonstrated the worth of the escapement. The detached-lever escapement took some time to be adopted universally, but this was facilitated in the nineteenth century by the development of a cheaper form, the pin lever.By the end of the century the detached-lever escapement was used in one form or another in practically all mechanical watches and portable clocks. If a watch is to be a good timekeeper the balance must be free to swing with as little interference as possible from the escapement. In this respect the cylinder escapement is an improvement on the verge, although it still exerts a frictional force on the balance. The lever escapement is a further improvement because it detaches itself from the balance after delivering the impulse which keeps it oscillating.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsClockmaker to George III 1776.Further ReadingT.Mudge, Jr, 1799, A Description with Plates of the Time-Keeper Invented by the Late Mr. Thomas Mudge, London (contains a tract written by his father and the text of his letters to Count Bruhl).C.Clutton and G.Daniels, 1986, Watches, 4th edn, London (provides further biographical information and a good account of the history of the lever watch).R.Good, 1978, Britten's Watch \& Clock Maker's Handbook Dictionary and Guide, 16th edn, London, pp. 190–200 (provides a good technical description of Mudge's lever escapement and its later development).DV -
14 Richard of Wallingford, Abbot
SUBJECT AREA: Horology[br]b. 1291/2 Wallingford, Englandd. 23 May 1336 St Albans, Hertfordshire, England[br]English cleric, mathematician and astronomer who produced the earliest mechanical clock of which there is detailed knowledge.[br]Richard, the son of a blacksmith, was adopted by the Prior of Wallingford when his father died and educated at Oxford. He then joined the monastery at St Albans and was ordained as a priest in 1317. After a further period at Oxford studying mathematics and astronomy he returned to St Albans as Abbot in 1327. Shortly after he had been elected Abbot he started work on a very elaborate astronomical clock. The escapement and the striking mechanism of this clock were unusual. The former was a variation on the verge escapement, and the hour striking (up to twenty-four) was controlled by a series of pins laid out in a helical pattern on a drum. However, timekeeping was of secondary importance as the main purpose of the clock was to show the motion of the Sun, Moon and planets (the details of the planet mechanism are lost) and to demonstrate eclipses. This was achieved in a very precise manner by a series of ingenious mechanisms, such as the elliptical wheel that was used to derive the variable motion of the sun.Richard died of leprosy, which he had contracted during a visit to obtain papal confirmation of his appointment, and the clock was completed after his death. The last recorded reference to it was made by John Leyland, shortly before the dissolution of the monasteries. It is now known only from incomplete manuscript copies of Richard's treatise. A modern reconstruction has been made based upon J.D.North's interpretation of the manuscript.[br]BibliographyFor the drafts of Richard's Treatise on the Clock, with translation and commentary, see J.D.North, 1976, Richard of Wallingford, 3 vols, Oxford.Further ReadingSee J.D.North's definitive work above: for biographical information see Vol. 2, pp. 1–16. Most of the shorter accounts appeared before the publication of North's treatise and are therefore of more limited use.G.White, 1978, "Evolution of the epicyclic gear—part 2", Chartered Mechanical Engineer (April): 85–8 (an account of Richard's use of epicyclic gearing).DVBiographical history of technology > Richard of Wallingford, Abbot
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15 Tompion, Thomas
SUBJECT AREA: Horology[br]baptized 25 July 1639 Ickwell Green, Englandd. 20 November 1713 London, England[br]English clock-and watchmaker of great skill and ingenuity who laid the foundations of his country's pre-eminence in that field.[br]Little is known about Tompion's early life except that he was born into a family of blacksmiths. When he was admitted into the Clockmakers' Company in 1671 he was described as a "Great Clockmaker", which meant a maker of turret clocks, and as these clocks were made of wrought iron they would have required blacksmithing skills. Despite this background, he also rapidly established his reputation as a watchmaker. In 1674 he moved to premises in Water Lane at the sign of "The Dial and Three Crowns", where his business prospered and he remained for the rest of his life. Assisted by journeymen and up to eleven apprentices at any one time, the output from his workshop was prodigious, amounting to over 5,000 watches and 600 clocks. In his lifetime he was famous for his watches, as these figures suggest, but although they are of high quality they do not differ markedly from those produced by other London watchmakers of that period. He is now known more for the limited number of elaborate clocks that he produced, such as the equation clock and the spring-driven clock of a year's duration, which he made for William III. Around 1711 he took into partnership his nephew by marriage, George Graham, who carried on the business after his death.Although Tompion does not seem to have been particularly innovative, he lived at a time when great advances were being made in horology, which his consummate skill as a craftsman enabled him to exploit. In this he was greatly assisted by his association with Robert Hooke, for whom Tompion constructed a watch with a balance spring in 1675; at that time Hooke was trying to establish his priority over Huygens for this invention. Although this particular watch was not successful, it made Tompion aware of the potential of the balance spring and he became the first person in England to apply Huygens's spiral spring to the balance of a watch. Although Thuret had constructed such a watch somewhat earlier in France, the superior quality of Tompion's wheel work, assisted by Hooke's wheel-cutting engine, enabled him to dominate the market. The anchor escapement (which reduced the amplitude of the pendulum's swing) was first applied to clocks around this time and produced further improvements in accuracy which Tompion and other makers were able to utilize. However, the anchor escapement, like the verge escapement, produced recoil (the clock was momentarily driven in reverse). Tompion was involved in attempts to overcome this defect with the introduction of the dead-beat escapement for clocks and the horizontal escapement for watches. Neither was successful, but they were both perfected later by George Graham.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsMaster of the Clockmakers' Company 1703.Bibliography1695, with William Houghton and Edward Barlow, British patent no. 344 (for a horizontal escapement).Further ReadingR.W.Symonds, 1951, Thomas Tompion, His Life and Work, London (a comprehensive but now slightly dated account).H.W.Robinson and W.Adams (eds), 1935, The Diary of Robert Hooke (contains many references to Tompion).D.Howse, 1970, The Tompion clocks at Greenwich and the dead-beat escapement', Antiquarian Horology 7:18–34, 114–33.DV -
16 point
1. n физ. стадия, критическая точка; температура2. n спец. точка, отметка; точка деленияpoint of reference — репер, отметка условного уровня
3. n мор. румбcardinal point — страна света; главный румб
4. n след, отметина5. n место, пункт, точкаassembly point — место сбора; сборный пункт
6. n полицейский пост7. n разг. станция; граница тарифного участка8. n момент9. n порог; край; грань10. n амер. единица, очко11. n талон; купон; единица продовольственной или промтоварной карточки12. n нужный результат, требуемое числоdecimal point — десятичная точка; точка в десятичном числе
13. n карт. очкоmatch point — очко, решающее исход матча
14. n одно из 12-ти делений на доске для игры в триктрак15. n место принимающего игрока16. n принимающий игрокsaluting point — место, трибуна для принимающего парад
17. n уровень, стандарт18. n степень, ступеньfrankness to the point of insult — откровенность, граничащая с оскорблением
to the point of — до такой степени; что
to the point that — до такой степени; что
19. n эл. точка присоединения потребляющего прибора; штепсельная розетка20. n пойнт21. n толщина бумагиконец; заключение
22. v указывать, показывать23. v указывать, выделять24. v указывать, обращать внимание; отмечать, подчёркиватьhe pointed out that there were certain formalities to be observed — он подчеркнул, что необходимо соблюсти некоторые формальности
point to the fact that — обращать внимание на то; что
25. v наводить, направлять; прицеливаться, целиться26. v быть обращённым, направленным; смотреть27. v указывать, свидетельствовать, говорить28. v иметь целью, стремиться29. v точить, заостритьsharpened a point — заострил; заостренный
30. v оживлять; заострять, придавать остроту31. v мор. обделывать конец «редькой»32. v мед. созревать33. v охот. делать стойкуto cede a point — сделать, допущение
34. v стр. расшивать швы кирпичной или каменной кладки35. v ставить знаки препинания36. v ставить точки37. v муз. делать разметкуto come directly to the point — подойти прямо к сути дела, без обиняков заговорить о главном
38. v делать паузы39. v отделять десятичную дробь точкойcondensation point — точка росы; температура конденсации
40. v мор. идти крутой бейдевинд41. v ставить ногу на пуанты42. v танцевать на пуантахa point, which has bothered us — вопрос, который нас беспокоил
43. v иск. переносить размеры с макета на камень44. v с. -х. закапывать в землю45. v метал. заострять, острить конец46. v редк. вставлять белые волоскиСинонимический ряд:1. case (noun) argument; case; reason2. characteristic (noun) birthmark; character; characteristic; feature; trait3. detail (noun) article; component; detail; element; item; particular; thing4. edge (noun) borderline; brink; edge; threshold; verge5. end (noun) aim; design; end; goal; intent; intention; motive; objective; plan; purpose; target; view6. essence (noun) essence; heart; message; pith7. idea (noun) idea; import; meaning; purport; significance8. issue (noun) issue; question9. place (noun) location; locus; place; position; site; situation; spot; station; where10. promontory (noun) beak; bill; cape; foreland; head; headland; naze; promontory11. speck (noun) dot; flyspeck; mote; pinpoint; speck; spot12. subject (noun) matter; motif; subject; subject matter; text; theme; topic13. time (noun) duration; instant; juncture; moment; period; time14. tip (noun) apex; barb; cusp; pointer; prick; prong; spike; spine; steer; tine; tip; tip-off15. validity (noun) cogency; effectiveness; force; punch; validity; validness16. direct (verb) address; aim; cast; direct; head; incline; lay; level; present; refer; set; train; turn; zero in17. indicate (verb) denote; hint; imply; indicate; signify; suggest18. punctuate (verb) punctuateАнтонимический ряд:contradict; deny; divert -
17 hover
1) ((of a bird, insect etc) to remain in the air without moving in any direction.) sveve2) (to move around while still remaining near a person etc: I wish she'd stop hovering round me and go away.) kretse om(kring)3) ((with between) to be undecided: She hovered between leaving and staying.) vakle, nøle•sveveverb \/ˈhɒvə\/, \/ˈhʌvə\/1) (om fugler, fly e.l.) kretse, sirkle, sveve (over)2) ( om luftfartøy) hovre (stå stille over bakken)3) vente, holde seg i nærheten, drive omkring, gå frem og tilbake4) ( overført) sveve, pendlependle mellom to ytterpunkter \/ pendle mellom to ytterligheter5) ( overført) vakle, tvilehover about kretse omkring holde seg i nærheten -
18 umbral
umbral sustantivo masculinob) (borde, frontera) tben los umbrales de la muerte at death's door; en los umbrales de la civilización at the dawn of civilization
umbral sustantivo masculino
1 (de una puerta) threshold
2 fig (inicio, despertar) beginning: estamos en el umbral de una nueva era, we are at the dawn of a new age (límite, borde) threshold
en el umbral de una guerra civil, on the verge of a civil war
3 Psic Med Fin threshold ' umbral' also found in these entries: Spanish: misma - mismo - trasponer - franquear English: doorstep - threshold - door -
19 bankruptcy
1. n фин. юр. банкротство, несостоятельность2. n крах, провал; банкротствоthe bankruptcy of ability — неспособность к чему бы то ни было; полная несостоятельность
Синонимический ряд:1. failure (noun) bust; collapse; dud; failing; failure; fiasco2. insolvency (noun) chapter XI; defalcation; defaulting; economic death; financial disaster; financial failure; financial ruin; insolvency; liquidation -
20 быть на волоске oт смерти
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