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121 Smith, Sir Francis Pettit
SUBJECT AREA: Ports and shipping[br]b. 9 February 1808 Copperhurst Farm, near Hythe, Kent, Englandd. 12 February 1874 South Kensington, London, England[br]English inventor of the screw propeller.[br]Smith was the only son of Charles Smith, Postmaster at Hythe, and his wife Sarah (née Pettit). After education at a private school in Ashford, Kent, he took to farming, first on Romney Marsh, then at Hendon, Middlesex. As a boy, he showed much skill in the construction of model boats, especially in devising their means of propulsion. He maintained this interest into adult life and in 1835 he made a model propelled by a screw driven by a spring. This worked so well that he became convinced that the screw propeller offered a better method of propulsion than the paddle wheels that were then in general use. This notion so fired his enthusiasm that he virtually gave up farming to devote himself to perfecting his invention. The following year he produced a better model, which he successfully demonstrated to friends on his farm at Hendon and afterwards to the public at the Adelaide Gallery in London. On 31 May 1836 Smith was granted a patent for the propulsion of vessels by means of a screw.The idea of screw propulsion was not new, however, for it had been mooted as early as the seventeenth century and since then several proposals had been advanced, but without successful practical application. Indeed, simultaneously but quite independently of Smith, the Swedish engineer John Ericsson had invented the ship's propeller and obtained a patent on 13 July 1836, just weeks after Smith. But Smith was completely unaware of this and pursued his own device in the belief that he was the sole inventor.With some financial and technical backing, Smith was able to construct a 10 ton boat driven by a screw and powered by a steam engine of about 6 hp (4.5 kW). After showing it off to the public, Smith tried it out at sea, from Ramsgate round to Dover and Hythe, returning in stormy weather. The screw performed well in both calm and rough water. The engineering world seemed opposed to the new method of propulsion, but the Admiralty gave cautious encouragement in 1839 by ordering that the 237 ton Archimedes be equipped with a screw. It showed itself superior to the Vulcan, one of the fastest paddle-driven ships in the Navy. The ship was put through its paces in several ports, including Bristol, where Isambard Kingdom Brunel was constructing his Great Britain, the first large iron ocean-going vessel. Brunel was so impressed that he adapted his ship for screw propulsion.Meanwhile, in spite of favourable reports, the Admiralty were dragging their feet and ordered further trials, fitting Smith's four-bladed propeller to the Rattler, then under construction and completed in 1844. The trials were a complete success and propelled their lordships of the Admiralty to a decision to equip twenty ships with screw propulsion, under Smith's supervision.At last the superiority of screw propulsion was generally accepted and virtually universally adopted. Yet Smith gained little financial reward for his invention and in 1850 he retired to Guernsey to resume his farming life. In 1860 financial pressures compelled him to accept the position of Curator of Patent Models at the Patent Museum in South Kensington, London, a post he held until his death. Belated recognition by the Government, then headed by Lord Palmerston, came in 1855 with the grant of an annual pension of £200. Two years later Smith received unofficial recognition when he was presented with a national testimonial, consisting of a service of plate and nearly £3,000 in cash subscribed largely by the shipbuilding and engineering community. Finally, in 1871 Smith was honoured with a knighthood.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsKnighted 1871.Further ReadingObituary, 1874, Illustrated London News (7 February).1856, On the Invention and Progress of the Screw Propeller, London (provides biographical details).Smith and his invention are referred to in papers in Transactions of the Newcomen Society, 14 (1934): 9; 19 (1939): 145–8, 155–7, 161–4, 237–9.LRDBiographical history of technology > Smith, Sir Francis Pettit
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122 Intelligence
There is no mystery about it: the child who is familiar with books, ideas, conversation-the ways and means of the intellectual life-before he begins school, indeed, before he begins consciously to think, has a marked advantage. He is at home in the House of intellect just as the stableboy is at home among horses, or the child of actors on the stage. (Barzun, 1959, p. 142)It is... no exaggeration to say that sensory-motor intelligence is limited to desiring success or practical adaptation, whereas the function of verbal or conceptual thought is to know and state truth. (Piaget, 1954, p. 359)ntelligence has two parts, which we shall call the epistemological and the heuristic. The epistemological part is the representation of the world in such a form that the solution of problems follows from the facts expressed in the representation. The heuristic part is the mechanism that on the basis of the information solves the problem and decides what to do. (McCarthy & Hayes, 1969, p. 466)Many scientists implicitly assume that, among all animals, the behavior and intelligence of nonhuman primates are most like our own. Nonhuman primates have relatively larger brains and proportionally more neocortex than other species... and it now seems likely that humans, chimpanzees, and gorillas shared a common ancestor as recently as 5 to 7 million years ago.... This assumption about the unique status of primate intelligence is, however, just that: an assumption. The relations between intelligence and measures of brain size is poorly understood, and evolutionary affinity does not always ensure behavioral similarity. Moreover, the view that nonhuman primates are the animals most like ourselves coexists uneasily in our minds with the equally pervasive view that primates differ fundamentally from us because they lack language; lacking language, they also lack many of the capacities necessary for reasoning and abstract thought. (Cheney & Seyfarth, 1990, p. 4)Few constructs are asked to serve as many functions in psychology as is the construct of human intelligence.... Consider four of the main functions addressed in theory and research on intelligence, and how they differ from one another.1. Biological. This type of account looks at biological processes. To qualify as a useful biological construct, intelligence should be a biochemical or biophysical process or at least somehow a resultant of biochemical or biophysical processes.2. Cognitive approaches. This type of account looks at molar cognitive representations and processes. To qualify as a useful mental construct, intelligence should be specifiable as a set of mental representations and processes that are identifiable through experimental, mathematical, or computational means.3. Contextual approaches. To qualify as a useful contextual construct, intelligence should be a source of individual differences in accomplishments in "real-world" performances. It is not enough just to account for performance in the laboratory. On [sic] the contextual view, what a person does in the lab may not even remotely resemble what the person would do outside it. Moreover, different cultures may have different conceptions of intelligence, which affect what would count as intelligent in one cultural context versus another.4. Systems approaches. Systems approaches attempt to understand intelligence through the interaction of cognition with context. They attempt to establish a link between the two levels of analysis, and to analyze what forms this link takes. (Sternberg, 1994, pp. 263-264)High but not the highest intelligence, combined with the greatest degrees of persistence, will achieve greater eminence than the highest degree of intelligence with somewhat less persistence. (Cox, 1926, p. 187)There are no definitive criteria of intelligence, just as there are none for chairness; it is a fuzzy-edged concept to which many features are relevant. Two people may both be quite intelligent and yet have very few traits in common-they resemble the prototype along different dimensions.... [Intelligence] is a resemblance between two individuals, one real and the other prototypical. (Neisser, 1979, p. 185)Given the complementary strengths and weaknesses of the differential and information-processing approaches, it should be possible, at least in theory, to synthesise an approach that would capitalise upon the strength of each approach, and thereby share the weakness of neither. (Sternberg, 1977, p. 65)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Intelligence
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123 resource
rɪˈsɔ:s
1. сущ.
1) обыкн. мн.;
прям. и перен. запасы, ресурсы, средства;
природные богатства to develop, exploit, tap resources ≈ разрабатывать полезные ископаемые to husband one's resource ≈ умело управлять своими ресурсами to pool, share one's resource ≈ объединять ресурсы, совместно использовать ресурсы economic resources ≈ экономические ресурсы, объекты natural resources ≈ природные богатства untapped resources ≈ неиспользованные ресурсы
2) а) способ, средство б) возможность, шанс without /beyond/ resource ≈безнадежно, безвозвратно We have the resource to do the job. ≈ У нас есть возможность сделать работу. ∙ Syn: method, means, expedient, device, shift
3) способ, средство развлечения, отдыха He has a resource in the chase, an occupation, ever ready at hand. ≈ Его основное развлечение это охота, всегда доступное занятие.
4) изобретательность, находчивость;
умение выходить из трудного положения She showed great resource at problem solving. ≈ Она проявляет большую изобретательность в разрешении проблем. Syn: quick wit, inventiveness, resourcefulness
2. гл. снабжать (деньгами оборудованием и т.п.) The school must be resourced with musical instruments. ≈ Школу необходимо снабдить музыкальными инструментами. обыкн. pl (материальные) запасы, ресурсы, средства - natural *s естественные ресурсы /богатства/ - to be at the end of one's *s исчерпать все запасы - the *s in men and ammunition( военное) резерв личного состава и боеприпасов духовные ресурсы;
внутреннее содержание человека - to have inner *s to fall back on опираться на свои собственные духовные силы - he has no inner *s of character его натуре не хватает внутренней содержательности возможность, средство, способ - to be at the end of one's *s исчерпать все возможности - to draw upon one's own *s обойтись своими средствами - to make the most of one's *s до конца использовать свои возможности - his only remaining * was flight ему оставалось лишь одно - бежать - deception was his only * он рассчитывал лишь на обман времяпрепровождение, занятие (во время отдыха) ;
отдых, развлечение - reading had been her chief * она обычно отдыхала за книгой - leave him to his own *s не надо его занимать, пусть он сам себя развлекает /сам займется, чем хочет/ находчивость, изобретательность - full of * изобретательный - man of great * изобретательный человек шанс;
вероятность спасения, помощи и т. п. - without /beyond/ * безнадежно, безвозвратно (компьютерное) ресурс - * allocation распределение ресурсов;
предоставление ресурса, выделение ресурса - * sharing совместное использование ресурса resource возможность, способ, средство;
to be at the end of one's resources исчерпать все возможности computational ~ вчт. вычислительный ресурс critical ~ вчт. дефицитный ресурс dollar ~ вчт. денежные ресурсы ~ находчивость, изобретательность;
full of resource изобретательный production ~ производственные ресурсы ~ способ времяпрепровождения;
развлечение;
reading is a great resource in illness чтение - хорошее занятие во время болезни resource возможность, способ, средство;
to be at the end of one's resources исчерпать все возможности ~ возможность ~ изобретательность ~ находчивость, изобретательность;
full of resource изобретательный ~ находчивость ~ вчт. ресурс ~ (обыкн. pl) ресурсы, средства, запасы;
natural resources природные богатства ~ способ ~ способ времяпрепровождения;
развлечение;
reading is a great resource in illness чтение - хорошее занятие во время болезни ~ средство reusable ~ вчт. многократно используемый ресурс system ~ вчт. системный ресурсБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > resource
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124 end
1. [end] nI1. конец, окончаниеhappy end - счастливый /благополучный/ конец; счастливая развязка
to put /to set/ an end to smth. - положить конец чему-л., покончить с чем-л.
to put an end to an argument [to war] - положить конец спору [войне]
to bring to an end - закончить, завершить
to make an end of smth. - закончить что-л.; положить конец чему-л.
to come to an end, to be at an end - прийти к концу, кончиться
we all see no end of it, there is no end to it - ≅ этому конца не будет
to follow smth. to its logical end - довести что-л. до логического конца
in the end - в конце концов, в конечном счёте
to the end of time - возвыш. вечно, на веки веков
this will remain a secret to the end of time - это навеки останется тайной
2. конец, последняя, заключительная часть; завершениеthe end of a sentence [of a story] - последняя часть /конец/ предложения [рассказа]
a story without an end - рассказ, который ничем не кончается
toward the end of 1914 - к концу 1914 г.
at the end of the 16th century - в конце /в последние годы/ XVI столетия
3. 1) смерть, кончина, конецto be the end (of) - довести до гибели, прикончить
2) прекращение существованияthat will be the end of all war - это положит конец всякой войне, войны исчезнут навсегда
II1. 1) конец, крайa silver watch at the end of a chain - серебряные часы, подвешенные на конце цепочки
end on - а) концом вперёд; б) мор. прямо носом или кормой
end up - стоймя, прямо
end to end - непрерывной цепью, впритык
at the southern end of the town - в южном конце /на южной окраине/ города
from one end of the country to the other - из одного конца страны в другой
to sign one's name at the end of a list - поставить свою подпись в конце списка
at the world's end - на краю света; ≅ у чёрта на куличках
2) конец, сторонаto approach the subject from the wrong end - подойти к вопросу не с того конца
look through the wrong end of a telescope - ≅ воспринимать все в искажённом виде
3) амер. аспект, сторонаthe business end - практическая или коммерческая сторона дела
at the consuming end - со стороны потребителей; в сфере потребления
at the broadcasting [listening] end - на радиостанциях [у радиослушателей]
4) амер. часть, отделениеour selling end - наш торговый отдел, коммерческий отдел нашего предприятия
2. остаток, обломок, обрывок, обрезокrope's end - мор. линёк, конец ( троса)
3. (of) амер. разг. верх, вершина (чего-л.); непревзойдённое совершенствоshe is the very /the living/ end of femininity - она воплощённая женственность
4. торецend elevation - вид с торца, вид сбоку
end face - лобовая или торцовая /торцевая/ поверхность
5. спец.1) комель2) pl эндсы, дилены ( пиломатериалы)6. текст. одиночная или кордная нить7. днище8. спорт. половина поля, площадкиto change ends - меняться сторонами поля /площадки/
9. спорт. крайний ( в футболе)IIIцель; намерения, видыto gain one's end - достичь цели, добиться своего
with this end in view - с этой целью, для этого
to what end? - для чего?, с какой целью?
to that /this/ end - с этой целью
to the end that... - для того чтобы..., с той целью чтобы...
to no end - бесцельно, бесполезно, напрасно
to serve an end - служить какой-л. цели
to serve no useful end - быть бесполезным /ненужным/
for public ends - на общественные нужды, в интересах общества
to defeat one's [its] own end - идти вразрез с поставленной целью
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no end - бесконечно, чрезвычайно
he was no end put out - он страшно обозлился, он вышел из себя
this should liven up the debate no end - это должно чрезвычайно оживить дебаты
no end of - масса, много
no end of trouble - масса хлопот /неприятностей/
on end - а) стоймя; дыбом ( о волосах); б) беспрерывно, подряд
to be all on end - быть в состоянии раздражения /нетерпения/
at a loose end - не у дел, непристроенный
to the bitter end - до (самого) конца, до последнего; до последней капли крови
to be at the end of one's tether - дойти до предела, дойти до точки
to go (in) off the deep end - а) взволноваться, разозлиться; б) рисковать, действовать сгоряча /необдуманно/; пороть горячку; ≅ не узнавши броду, сунуться в воду
to hold /to keep/ one's end up - не сдаваться, не падать духом
to make both /two/ ends meet - сводить концы с концами
to come out on /at/ the short end - оказаться в невыгодном положении, опростоволоситься
to hand the short /the dirty/ end of the stick - амер. обвести /подвести/ (кого-л.); поставить (кого-л.) в невыгодное положение
2. [end] vto hold /to keep/ up one's end - стойко держаться в трудном положении; неукоснительно выполнять свой долг, принятые на себя обязательства и т. п.
1. ( часто end off, end up)1) кончать; заканчиватьto end off /up/ a speech with a quotation - закончить выступление цитатой
we ended the dinner up with fruit and coffee - мы закончили обед фруктами и кофе
if you don't change your ways you'll end up in prison - если ты не изменишь своё поведение, то кончишь тюрьмой
2) кончаться, завершатьсяhow does the story end? - чем кончается рассказ?
to end in a draw /in a tie/ - спорт. окончить или окончиться вничью
the expedition ended in the death of two climbers - в результате экспедиции погибли два альпиниста
not all English words which end in -ly are adverbs - не все английские слова, кончающиеся на -ly, являются наречиями
2. прекращатьto end testing now and for all time - прекратить испытания (ядерного оружия) немедленно и навсегда
3. редк. кончиться, умереть4. уст. прикончить, убить♢
all's well that ends well - посл. всё хорошо, что хорошо кончается -
125 as
æz
1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) cuando; mientras2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) como3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) como, igual que4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) como5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) aunque; por mucho que + verbo en subjuntivo6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) al igual que
2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) tan
3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) como2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) como3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) como4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) como, en tanto que•- as for- as if / as though
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as1 adv tan / tantoas2 conj1. mientras / cuando2. como / ya queas she wasn't there, I left a message como no estaba, le dejé un mensaje3. comoLiam, as you know, is a singer Liam, como ya sabéis, es cantanteas3 prep como / de
as sustantivo masculino ace
as sustantivo masculino ace Locuciones: as en la manga, ace up one's sleeve 'as' also found in these entries: Spanish: abandonar - abismo - acabada - acabado - acreditar - actuar - además - adjetivar - alguna - alguno - amabilidad - amable - amarrar - ambas - ambicionar - ambos - amén - andanzas - antes - antojo - apadrinar - apellidarse - apenas - aquel - aquél - aquella - aquélla - arreglarse - arte - artífice - asesorar - así - asimismo - atar - aviar - bailar - balsa - bendita - bendito - bien - bloque - bondad - brevedad - broma - buenamente - burra - burro - cachondeo - cada - calcada English: above - acclaim - accomplished - accused - ace - acknowledge - act - action - address - advance - against - ago - aim - all - along - aloud - apprentice - arson - as - asap - assistant - bat - bell - black - bonus - both - by - by-product - capacity - cast - chalk - change - check off - cheer - class - clear - click - cluster - come on - compare - concern - construe - crop up - crow - dammit - date - dead - deaf - decision - decoyastr[æz, ʊnstressed əz]1 como■ as he painted, he whistled mientras pintaba, silbaba■ as I shut the door I realized I'd left the keys inside al cerrar la puerta me di cuenta de que había dejado las llaves dentro2 (because) ya que, como3 (although) aunque■ tall as he was, he still couldn't reach the shelf aunque era alto no podía alcanzar el estante4 (showing manner) como■ as I was saying,... como decía,...■ do as you are told! ¡haz lo que te dicen!■ as you all know,... como ya sabéis todos,...5 (and so too) como, igual que■ she's colour-blind, as is her mother es daltónica, igual que su madre\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas against frente a, en comparación conas far as hastaas far as I know que yo sepaas far as I'm concerned por lo que a mí respectaas for en cuanto aas if como sias it is tal como están las cosasas it were por así decirloas long as mientrasas of desdeas often as not las más de las vecesas soon as tan pronto comoas though como sias well as además deas yet hasta ahora, de momentoas ['æz] adv1) : tan, tantothis one's not as difficult: éste no es tan difícil2) : comosome trees, as oak and pine: algunos árboles, como el roble y el pinoas conj1) like: como, igual que2) when, while: cuando, mientras, a la vez que3) because: porque4) though: aunque, por más questrange as it may appear: por extraño que parezca5)as is : tal como estáas prep1) : deI met her as a child: la conocí de pequeña2) like: comobehave as a man: compórtate como un hombreas pron: quein the same building as my brother: en el mismo edificio que mi hermanoasadv.• a medida que adv.• como adv.• cual adv.• cuan adv.• tan adv.• ya que adv.conj.• conforme conj.• que conj.• según conj.prep.• por prep.pron.• cual pron.• que pron.
I æz, weak form əz1)a) (when, while) cuandoas she was eating breakfast... — cuando or mientras tomaba el desayuno...
as you go toward the bank, it's the first house on the left — yendo hacia el banco, es la primera casa a mano izquierda
b) ( indicating progression) a medida queas (and when) we need them — a medida que or según los vamos necesitando
2) (because, since) comoas it was getting late, we decided to leave — como se hacía tarde, decidimos irnos
3) ( though)try as he might, he could not open it — por más que trató, no pudo abrirlo
much as I agree with you... — aun estando de acuerdo contigo como estoy...
4)a) (expressing comparison, contrast) igual que, comoin the 1980s, as in the 30s — en la década de los 80, al igual que en la de los 30
b) ( in generalizations) comoit's quite reasonable, as restaurants go — para como están los restaurantes, es bastante razonable
c) ( in accordance with) comothe situation, as we understand it, is... — la situación, tal como nosotros la entendemos, es...
5)a) ( in the way that) comodo as you wish — haz lo que quieras or lo que te parezca
she arrived the next day, as planned/expected — llegó al día siguiente como se había planeado/como se esperaba
use form A or B as appropriate — use el formulario A o B, según corresponda
b) ( defining)it would be the end of civilization as we know it — significaría el fin de la civilización tal y como la conocemos
I'm only interested in the changes as they affect me — sólo me interesan los cambios en la medida en que me afectan a mí
Sri Lanka, or Ceylon, as it used to be known — Sri Lanka, o Ceilán, como se llamaba antes
c) (in phrases)as it is: we can't publish it as it is no podemos publicarlo tal y como está, no podemos publicarlo así como está; we've got too much work as it is ya tenemos demasiado trabajo; as it were por así decirlo; as was: our new president, our secretary as was — el nuevo presidente, ex secretario de nuestra organización
as... as — tan... como
she ran as fast as she could — corrió tan rápido como pudo or lo más deprisa que pudo
7)as if/as though — como si (+ subj)
he acts as if o as though he didn't care — se comporta como si no le importara
he looks as if o as though he's had enough — tiene cara de estar harto
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1) ( equally)I have lots of stamps, but he has just as many/twice as many — yo tengo muchos sellos, pero él tiene tantos como yo/el doble (que yo)
2)as... as: these animals grow to as much as 12ft long estos animales llegan a medir 12 pies de largo; as recently as 1976 aún en 1976; as many as 400 people hasta 400 personas; as long ago as 1960 — ya en 1960
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1)a) (in the condition, role of)as a child she adored dancing — de pequeña or cuando era pequeña le encantaba bailar
as a teacher... — como maestro...
b) ( like) como2) (in phrases)as for — en cuanto a, respecto a
and as for you... — y en cuanto a ti..., y en lo que a ti respecta...
as of o (BrE) as from — desde, a partir de
[æz, ǝz] For set combinations in which as is not the first word, eg such... as, the same... as, dressed as, acknowledge as, look up the other word.as to — en cuanto a, respecto a
1. CONJUNCTIONYou can usually use cuando when the as clause simply tells you when an event happened: cuando Alternatively, use [al] + infinitive:he tripped as he was coming out of the bank — tropezó al salir or cuando salía del banco
Translate as using mientras for longer actions which are happening at the same time: (=while) mientrasas the car drew level with us, I realized Isabel was driving — al llegar el coche a nuestra altura or cuando el coche llegó a nuestra altura, me di cuenta de que lo conducía Isabel
In the context of two closely linked actions involving parallel development, translate [as] using [a medida que] or [conforme]. Alternatively, use [según va] {etc} + gerund:as we walked, we talked about the future — mientras caminábamos, hablábamos del futuro
as one gets older, life gets more and more difficult — a medida que se envejece or conforme se envejece or según va uno envejeciendo, la vida se hace cada vez más difícil
When as means "since" or "because", you can generally use como, provided you put it at the beginning of the sentence. Alternatively, use the more formal puesto que either at the beginning of the sentence or between the clauses or ya que especially between the clauses. como; more frm puesto que, ya queas he got older he got deafer — a medida que or conforme envejeció se fue volviendo más sordo, según fue envejeciendo se fue volviendo más sordo
as you're here, I'll tell you — como estás aquí or puesto que estás aquí, te lo diré
he didn't mention it as he didn't want to worry you — como no quería preocuparte, no lo mencionó, no lo mencionó puesto que no quería preocuparte
he couldn't come as he had an appointment — no pudo asistir porque or puesto que or ya que tenía un compromiso
patient as she is, she'll probably put up with it — con lo paciente que es, seguramente lo soportará
3) (describing way, manner) comoknowing him as I do, I'm sure he'll refuse — conociéndolo como lo conozco, estoy seguro de que no aceptará
the village, situated as it is near a motorway,... — el pueblo, situado como está cerca de una autopista,...
as I've said before... — como he dicho antes...
as I was saying... — como iba diciendo...
she is very gifted, as is her brother — tiene mucho talento, al igual que su hermano
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you'll have it by noon as agreed — lo tendrá antes del mediodía, tal como acordamos•
it's not bad, as hotels go — no está mal, en comparación con otros hoteles•
as in all good detective stories — como en toda buena novela policíaca•
Arsenal are playing as never before! — ¡Arsenal está jugando mejor que nunca!•
as often happens — como suele ocurrir•
he performed brilliantly, as only he can — actuó de maravilla, como solo él sabe hacerlo•
as you were! — (Mil) ¡descansen!4) (=though) aunquetired as he was, he went to the party — aunque estaba cansado, asistió a la fiesta
interesting as the book is, I don't think it will sell very well — el libro es interesante, pero aún así no creo que se venda bien, aunque el libro es interesante, no creo que se venda bien
try as she would or might, she couldn't lift it — por más que se esforzó no pudo levantarlo
as if {or}3} as though como siunlikely as it may seem... — por imposible que parezca...
it was as if or as though he were still alive — era como si estuviera todavía vivo
he looked as if or as though he was ill — parecía como si estuviera enfermo
it isn't as if or as though he were poor — no es que sea pobre, que digamos
as if toas if she knew! — ¡como si ella lo supiera!
as in as it isthe little dog nodded his head, as if to agree — el perrito movió la cabeza, como asintiendo
as it is, it doesn't make much difference — en realidad, casi da lo mismo
as it wereas it is we can do nothing — en la práctica or tal y como están las cosas no podemos hacer nada
I'd understood the words, but I hadn't understood the question, as it were — había entendido las palabras, pero no había comprendido la pregunta, por así decirlo
I have become, as it were, two people — me he convertido como en dos personas
as washe was as it were tired and emotional — estaba de alguna forma cansado y con los nervios a flor de piel
that's the headmistress, the deputy as was — esa es la directora, que antes era la subdirectora
2. PREPOSITION1) (=while)2) (=in the capacity of) comoI don't think much of him as an actor — como actor, no me gusta mucho
such 3.Gibson as Hamlet — (Theat) Gibson en el papel de Hamlet
3. ADVERBas... as tan... comoshe hit him as hard as she could — lo golpeó lo más fuerte que pudo, lo golpeó tan fuerte como pudo
she doesn't walk as quickly or as fast as me — no camina tan rápido como yo
walk as quickly or as fast as you can — camina lo más rápido que puedas
is it as far as that? — ¿tan lejos está?
as little as as many... as tantos(-as)... comois it as big as all that? — ¿es de verdad tan grande?
as muchI've got a lot of tapes but I haven't got as many as him or as he has — tengo muchas cintas, pero no tantas como él
as much... as tanto(-a)... comoshe thought he was an idiot, and said as much — pensaba que era un idiota, y así lo expresó
you spend as much as me or as I do — tú gastas tanto como yo
as one half/twice/three times as... without as {or}3} so much asit can cost as much as $2,000 — puede llegar a costar 2.000 dólares
as forshe gave me back the book without as much as an apology — me devolvió el libro sin pedirme siquiera una disculpa
as for the children, they were exhausted — en cuanto a los niños, estaban rendidos, los niños, por su parte, estaban rendidos
as from as ofas for that... — en cuanto a esto...
as toas of yesterday/now — a partir de ayer/ahora
as to that I can't say — en lo que a eso se refiere, no lo sé
as yet hasta ahora, hasta el momento; regard 2., 4)as to her mother... — en cuanto a su madre...
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I [æz], weak form [əz]1)a) (when, while) cuandoas she was eating breakfast... — cuando or mientras tomaba el desayuno...
as you go toward the bank, it's the first house on the left — yendo hacia el banco, es la primera casa a mano izquierda
b) ( indicating progression) a medida queas (and when) we need them — a medida que or según los vamos necesitando
2) (because, since) comoas it was getting late, we decided to leave — como se hacía tarde, decidimos irnos
3) ( though)try as he might, he could not open it — por más que trató, no pudo abrirlo
much as I agree with you... — aun estando de acuerdo contigo como estoy...
4)a) (expressing comparison, contrast) igual que, comoin the 1980s, as in the 30s — en la década de los 80, al igual que en la de los 30
b) ( in generalizations) comoit's quite reasonable, as restaurants go — para como están los restaurantes, es bastante razonable
c) ( in accordance with) comothe situation, as we understand it, is... — la situación, tal como nosotros la entendemos, es...
5)a) ( in the way that) comodo as you wish — haz lo que quieras or lo que te parezca
she arrived the next day, as planned/expected — llegó al día siguiente como se había planeado/como se esperaba
use form A or B as appropriate — use el formulario A o B, según corresponda
b) ( defining)it would be the end of civilization as we know it — significaría el fin de la civilización tal y como la conocemos
I'm only interested in the changes as they affect me — sólo me interesan los cambios en la medida en que me afectan a mí
Sri Lanka, or Ceylon, as it used to be known — Sri Lanka, o Ceilán, como se llamaba antes
c) (in phrases)as it is: we can't publish it as it is no podemos publicarlo tal y como está, no podemos publicarlo así como está; we've got too much work as it is ya tenemos demasiado trabajo; as it were por así decirlo; as was: our new president, our secretary as was — el nuevo presidente, ex secretario de nuestra organización
as... as — tan... como
she ran as fast as she could — corrió tan rápido como pudo or lo más deprisa que pudo
7)as if/as though — como si (+ subj)
he acts as if o as though he didn't care — se comporta como si no le importara
he looks as if o as though he's had enough — tiene cara de estar harto
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1) ( equally)I have lots of stamps, but he has just as many/twice as many — yo tengo muchos sellos, pero él tiene tantos como yo/el doble (que yo)
2)as... as: these animals grow to as much as 12ft long estos animales llegan a medir 12 pies de largo; as recently as 1976 aún en 1976; as many as 400 people hasta 400 personas; as long ago as 1960 — ya en 1960
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1)a) (in the condition, role of)as a child she adored dancing — de pequeña or cuando era pequeña le encantaba bailar
as a teacher... — como maestro...
b) ( like) como2) (in phrases)as for — en cuanto a, respecto a
and as for you... — y en cuanto a ti..., y en lo que a ti respecta...
as of o (BrE) as from — desde, a partir de
as to — en cuanto a, respecto a
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end
1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); (also adjective) We live in the end house.) final, extremo, cabo2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) fin, final, conclusión3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) muerte4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) objetivo, finalidad5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) resto
2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) terminar- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end
end1 n final / finturn right at the end of this street al final de esta calle, gira a la derechaend2 vb terminar / acabarhow does the film end? ¿cómo acaba la película?tr[end]1 (extremity - of rope) cabo; (- of street, room, queue) final nombre masculino; (- of table, sofa, bed, line) extremo; (- of stick, tail, hair) punta; (- of box) lado■ have you got enough money to last until the end of the month? ¿tienes suficiente dinero para llegar hasta final del mes?■ what did you think of the end of the film? ¿qué te pareció el final de la película?3 (aim) objeto, objetivo, fin nombre masculino4 (remnant) resto, cabo; (of cigarette) colilla5 euphemistic use muerte nombre femenino6 (on telephone) lado (de la línea)7 (half of sports pitch) lado1 final, último,-a1 (conclude) acabar, terminar2 (stop) terminar, poner fin a, acabar con1 acabar, terminar■ when does term end? ¿cuándo acaba el trimestre?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL(not) to be the end of the world (no) ser el fin del mundoat the end of al final deat the end of one's tether hasta la coronillaat the end of the day al fin y al cabo, al finalend on de frenteend to end juntando los dos extremosin the end al finno end muchísimono end of la mar de, la tira de, cantidad detill the end of time para siempre másto be an end in itself ser un fin en sí mismoto be at a loose end no tener nada que hacerto be at an end estar acabado,-ato be the end ser el colmoto come/draw to an end acabarseto end it all suicidarseto go to the ends of the earth ir hasta el fin del mundo, ir hasta los confines de la tierrato keep one's end up seguir animado,-ato make ends meet llegar a final de mesto put an end to something poner fin a algo, acabar con algoend product producto finalloose ends cabos nombre masculino plural sueltosend ['ɛnd] vt1) stop: terminar, poner fin a2) conclude: concluir, terminarend vi: terminar(se), acabar, concluir(se)end n1) extremity: extremo m, final m, punta f2) conclusion: fin m, final m3) aim: fin madj.• final adj.n.• acabamiento s.m.• cabo s.m.• cola s.f.• extremo s.m.• fin s.m.• final s.m.• finalidad s.f.• límite s.m.• objeto s.m.• término s.m.v.• acabar v.• cesar v.• clausurar v.• concluir v.• terminar v.• ultimar v.end
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1)at the other/far end of the garden — al otro extremo/al fondo del jardín
from one end of the country to the other — de punta a punta or de un extremo a otro del país
to stand something on (its) end — poner* algo vertical, parar algo (AmL)
for weeks on end — durante semanas y semanas, durante semanas enteras
it measured five feet (from) end to end — medía cinco pies de un lado al otro or de punta a punta
not to know/be able to tell one end of something from the other — no tener* ni idea de algo (fam)
to be at the end of one's rope o (BrE) tether: I'm at the end of my rope ya no puedo más or ya no aguanto más; to go off at the deep end (colloq) ponerse* como una fiera; to make ends meet — llegar* a fin de mes; see also deep end
b) (part, side) (colloq) parte f (fam)are there any problems at your end? — ¿hay algún problema por tu lado?
c) ( remaining part) final m, resto m2)a) (finish, close) fin m, final mshe read it to the very end — lo leyó hasta el fin or final
just give him the money and let that be an end of o to it — dale el dinero y que no se hable más
that was the end of the story — ahí (se) acabó or terminó la historia
to put an end to something — poner* fin or poner* punto final a algo
at the end of the day — ( finally) al fin y al cabo, a fin de cuentas; ( lit) al acabar or terminar el día
b) (death, destruction) final m, fin mthey met a violent end — tuvieron un final or fin violento
to come to a sticky end — (BrE) acabar or terminar mal
c) ( outcome) final md)no end — (BrE colloq)
3) ( purpose) fin mto use something for one's own ends — usar algo para sus (or mis etc) propios fines
to this end — (frml) con or a este fin (frml)
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a) ( stop) \<\<argument/discussion/fight\>\> terminar, dar* or poner* fin a; \<\<gossip/speculation\>\> acabar or terminar conb) ( conclude) terminar, concluir* (frml)
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vi acabar, terminarit will all end in tears — va a acabar or terminar mal
a word ending in `x' — una palabra que termina en `x'
Phrasal Verbs:- end up[end]1. N1) [of street] final m ; [of line, table] extremo m ; [of rope, stick] punta f ; [of estate] límite m ; (Sport) lado m ; [of town] parte f, zona f•
at the end of — [+ street, corridor] al final de; [+ rope, cable] en la punta de•
to change ends — (Sport) cambiar de lado•
the ends of the earth — (fig) el ultimo rincón del mundo•
from one end to the other — de un extremo a otro•
the end of the line — (fig) el término, el acabóse•
to stand sth on end — poner algo de punta•
the end of the road — (fig) el término, el acabóse•
from end to end — de punta a punta•
to read a book to the very end — leer un libro hasta el mismo final•
to start at the wrong end — empezar por el fin- keep one's end up- tie up the loose ends- make ends meet- get hold of the wrong end of the stick- be at the end of one's tetherdeep 1., 1), shallow 1., 1)2) [of time, process, journey, resources] fin m, final m ; [of story] fin m, conclusión ftowards the end of — [+ book, film] hacia el final de; [+ century] hacia fines de; [+ month] hacia fin de
that was the end of that! — ¡y se acabó!
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to be at an end — [meeting, interview] haber concluidoto be at the end of — [+ strength, patience] estar al límite de
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to come to a bad end — acabar mal•
to the bitter end — hasta el último suspiro•
to come to an end — llegar a su fin, terminarse•
to draw to an end — llegar a su fin, terminarse•
I am getting to the end of my patience — estoy llegando al límite de mi paciencia•
in the end — al fin•
to make an end of — acabar con, poner fin a•
I enjoyed it no end * — me gustó muchísimono end of an expert — sumamente experto, más experto que nadie
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three days on end — tres días seguidosfor days on end — día tras día, durante una infinidad de días
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that's the end! * — ¡eso es el colmo!he's the end! * — ¡es el colmo!
that movie is the end! — (US) * esa película es el no va más
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without end — interminable3) (=death) liter or hum muerte f4) (=remnant) [of loaf, candle, meat] resto m, cabo mcigarette 2.the end of a roll — [of cloth, carpet] el retal de un rollo
5) (=aim) fin m, propósito m•
to achieve one's end — alcanzar su objetivo•
to no end — en vanoto the end that... — a fin de que + subjun
to this end, with this end in view — con este propósito
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with what end? — ¿para qué?2.VT [+ argument] terminar, poner fin a; [+ book] concluir; [+ speech] concluir, terminar; [+ relationship] terminar; [+ abuse, speculation] acabar con•
that was the meal to end all meals! * — ¡eso fue el no va más en comidas!•
to end it all * — suicidarse3.VI [lesson, work, war, meeting] terminar, acabar, concluir more frm ; [road] terminar(se); [period of time, programme, film, story] terminar•
to end by saying — terminar diciendo•
to end in — terminar en4.CPDend date N — [of contract] fecha f de terminación
end game N — (Chess) fase f final
end line N — (Basketball) línea f de fondo
end product N — (Ind) producto m final; (fig) consecuencia f
end result N — resultado m
end table N — (US) mesita f (para poner revistas, bebidas)
end user N — usuario(-a) m / f final
end zone N — (American Ftbl) zona f de marca
- end off- end up* * *[end]
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1)at the other/far end of the garden — al otro extremo/al fondo del jardín
from one end of the country to the other — de punta a punta or de un extremo a otro del país
to stand something on (its) end — poner* algo vertical, parar algo (AmL)
for weeks on end — durante semanas y semanas, durante semanas enteras
it measured five feet (from) end to end — medía cinco pies de un lado al otro or de punta a punta
not to know/be able to tell one end of something from the other — no tener* ni idea de algo (fam)
to be at the end of one's rope o (BrE) tether: I'm at the end of my rope ya no puedo más or ya no aguanto más; to go off at the deep end (colloq) ponerse* como una fiera; to make ends meet — llegar* a fin de mes; see also deep end
b) (part, side) (colloq) parte f (fam)are there any problems at your end? — ¿hay algún problema por tu lado?
c) ( remaining part) final m, resto m2)a) (finish, close) fin m, final mshe read it to the very end — lo leyó hasta el fin or final
just give him the money and let that be an end of o to it — dale el dinero y que no se hable más
that was the end of the story — ahí (se) acabó or terminó la historia
to put an end to something — poner* fin or poner* punto final a algo
at the end of the day — ( finally) al fin y al cabo, a fin de cuentas; ( lit) al acabar or terminar el día
b) (death, destruction) final m, fin mthey met a violent end — tuvieron un final or fin violento
to come to a sticky end — (BrE) acabar or terminar mal
c) ( outcome) final md)no end — (BrE colloq)
3) ( purpose) fin mto use something for one's own ends — usar algo para sus (or mis etc) propios fines
to this end — (frml) con or a este fin (frml)
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a) ( stop) \<\<argument/discussion/fight\>\> terminar, dar* or poner* fin a; \<\<gossip/speculation\>\> acabar or terminar conb) ( conclude) terminar, concluir* (frml)
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vi acabar, terminarit will all end in tears — va a acabar or terminar mal
a word ending in `x' — una palabra que termina en `x'
Phrasal Verbs:- end up -
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vois
1. noun1) (the sounds from the mouth made in speaking or singing: He has a very deep voice; He spoke in a quiet/loud/angry/kind voice.) voz2) (the voice regarded as the means of expressing opinion: The voice of the people should not be ignored; the voice of reason/conscience.) voz
2. verb1) (to express (feelings etc): He voiced the discontent of the whole group.) expresar2) (to produce the sound of (especially a consonant) with a vibration of the vocal cords as well as with the breath: `Th' should be voiced in `this' but not in `think'.) sonorizar•- voiced- voiceless
- voice mail
- be in good voice
- lose one's voice
- raise one's voice
voice n voztr[vɔɪs]1 voz nombre femenino■ to have a hoarse/weak voice tener la voz ronca/apagada■ she has a high/low voice tiene la voz aguda/grave1 expresar2 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL sonorizar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat the top of one's voice a voz en gritoin a loud voice en voz altain a low/soft voice en voz baja, a media vozthe voice of experience la voz de la experienciathe voice of reason la voz de la razónto be in voice estar en vozto give voice to one's feelings expresar sus sentimientosto lose one's voice quedarse afónico,-a, quedarse sin vozto lower/raise one's voice bajar/levantar la vozwith one voice de una voz, a una, a corovoice box laringe nombre femeninovoice n1) : voz fin a low voice: en voz bajato lose one's voice: quedarse sin vozthe voice of the people: la voz del pueblo2)to make one's voice heard : hacerse oírv.• expresar v.• hacerse eco de v.• sonorizar v.n.• pecho s.m.• voz s.f.
I vɔɪs1) c ua) (sound, faculty) voz fto hear voices — oír* voces
in a low/loud voice — en voz baja/alta
to lose one's voice — quedarse afónico or sin voz
to raise/lower one's voice — levantar/bajar la voz
b) ( Mus) voz f2)a) ( opinion) (no pl) voz fto have no voice in something — no tener* voz en algo
to be of one voice — ser* de la misma opinión
b) u (instrument, agency) portavoz m, voz factive/passive voice — voz activa/pasiva
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transitive verb \<\<opinion/concern/anger\>\> expresar[vɔɪs]1. N1) (=sound, faculty of speech) voz fman's/woman's voice — voz de hombre/mujer
if you carry on shouting, you won't have any voice left — si sigues gritando te vas a quedar afónica or sin voz
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he added his voice to opposition critics — unió su voz a las críticas de la oposición•
to find one's voice — (lit) recuperar el habla; (fig) encontrar su medio de expresión•
to give voice to sth — frm dar expresión a algo•
to hear voices — oír voces•
in a deep voice — en tono gravein a loud/low voice — en voz alta/baja
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a voice inside me — una voz en mi interiorkeep your voice down! — ¡no levantes la voz!
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to lose one's voice — quedarse afónico or sin voz•
to lower one's voice — bajar la voz•
to raise one's voice — alzar or levantar la voz•
at the top of one's voice — a voz en grito, a voz en cuellohe yelled at the top of his voice — gritó con todas sus fuerzas or a voz en cuello
- speak with one voicethrow, toneto like the sound of one's own voice —
2) (Mus) voz fshe has a beautiful (singing) voice — tiene una voz preciosa (para el canto), canta muy bien
bass/contralto/soprano/tenor voice — voz f de bajo/contralto/soprano/tenor
3) (=opinion) voz fthe voice of the people/nation — la voz del pueblo/de la nación
to have a/no voice in the matter — tener/no tener voz en el asunto
she is a respected voice in the women's movement — es una voz respetada dentro del movimiento feminista
4) (=spokesperson) portavoz mf5) (Phon) sonoridad f6) (Gram)active/passive voice — voz f activa/pasiva
in the active/passive voice — en (voz) activa/pasiva
2. VT1) [+ opinion, feelings, concern, support] expresarhe felt obliged to voice his opposition to the war — se sintió obligado a expresar su oposición a la guerra
2) (Phon) [+ consonant] sonorizar3) (Mus) [+ wind instrument] templar3.CPDvoice mail N — (Telec) buzón m de voz
voice part N — (Mus) parte f cantable
voice production N — producción f de voz
voice range N — registro m de voz
voice recognition N — reconocimiento m de la voz
voice synthesis N — síntesis f de voz
voice synthesizer N — sintetizador m de voz
voice training N — educación f de la voz
voice vote N — (US) (Pol) voto m oral
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I [vɔɪs]1) c ua) (sound, faculty) voz fto hear voices — oír* voces
in a low/loud voice — en voz baja/alta
to lose one's voice — quedarse afónico or sin voz
to raise/lower one's voice — levantar/bajar la voz
b) ( Mus) voz f2)a) ( opinion) (no pl) voz fto have no voice in something — no tener* voz en algo
to be of one voice — ser* de la misma opinión
b) u (instrument, agency) portavoz m, voz factive/passive voice — voz activa/pasiva
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transitive verb \<\<opinion/concern/anger\>\> expresar -
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1. adjective1) (offensive to the senses) abscheulich; übel [Geruch, Geschmack]2) (polluted) verschmutzt [Wasser, Luft]4) (morally vile) anstößig, unanständig [Sprache, Gerede]; niederträchtig [Verleumdung, Tat]5) (unfair) unerlaubt, unredlich [Mittel]the police do not suspect foul play — die Polizei vermutet kein Verbrechen
6)2. nounfall or run foul of — (fig.) kollidieren od. in Konflikt geraten mit [Vorschrift, Gesetz, Polizei]
(Sport) Foul, das3. transitive verbcommit a foul — foulen; ein Foul begehen
2) (be entangled with) sich verfangen in (+ Dat.)3) (Sport) foulenPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/87212/foul_up">foul up* * *1. adjective1) ((especially of smell or taste) causing disgust: a foul smell.) faul2) (very unpleasant; nasty: a foul mess.) schmutzig2. noun(an action etc which breaks the rules of a game: The other team committed a foul.) das Foul3. verb2) (to make dirty, especially with faeces: Dogs often foul the pavement.) verschmutzen•* * *[faʊl]I. adj1. (dirty) verpestet\foul air stinkende Luft\foul smell/stench fauler Geruch/Gestank\foul taste schlechter Geschmack\foul water schmutziges Wasser2. (unpleasant) grauenhaft, schrecklich\foul mood [or temper] fürchterliche Stimmung [o Laune]▪ to be \foul to sb abscheulich zu jdm sein3. (morally objectionable) schmutzig, unanständigby fair means or \foul auf faire oder unfaire Weise4. (of words)\foul word Schimpfwort ntshe called him a lot of \foul names sie beschimpfte ihn heftigto have a \foul mouth ein loses Maul haben fam6.to fall \foul of sb mit jdm in Konflikt geratenIII. vt1. (pollute)▪ to \foul sth etw verschmutzen3. SPORT▪ to \foul sb jdn foulen▪ to \foul sth etw rammen5.▶ to \foul one's own nest das eigene Nest beschmutzen* * *[faʊl]1. adj1) (= disgusting) place, food, taste, breath ekelhaft, widerlich; water faulig; air stickig; smell übel, ekelhafthe was really foul to her — er war wirklich gemein or fies (inf) zu ihr
what a foul thing ( for you) to say about my sister — wie kannst du nur so etwas Gemeines über meine Schwester sagen
foul weather — scheußliches Wetter; (Naut) Sturm m
3) (= offensive) anstößig4) (= dishonest, unfair) unredlich; (SPORT = against the rules) shot regelwidrig; tackle unerlaubt; (= not valid) ungültigSee:→ fair5)to fall or run foul of the law/authorities — mit dem Gesetz/den Behörden in Konflikt geraten
to fall or run foul of sb — es sich (dat) mit jdm verderben
2. vt2) (= become entangled in) mechanism, device, propeller sich verfangen in (+dat); net, fishing line verheddern; (= clog) pipe verstopfen; chimney, gun barrel blockieren4) (NAUT: collide with) ship rammen3. vi1) (= become entangled rope, line) sich verheddern (on, in +dat)2) (SPORT) foulen, regelwidrig spielen4. n (SPORT)Foul nt, Regelverstoß mtechnical/personal foul (Basketball) — technisches/persönliches Foul
* * *foul [faʊl]A adj (adv foully)1. stinkend, widerlichb) verdorben, faul (Lebensmittel etc)3. übel riechend (Atem)4. schmutzig, verschmutzt (auch Schusswaffe), verrußt (Schornstein), verstopft (Rohr etc, auch Straße), voll Unkraut (Garten), überwachsen (Schiffsboden)b) gefährlich (Küste)6. SCHIFFa) unklar (Taue etc)b) in Kollision (geratend) (of mit)7. figa) widerlich, ekelhaftb) abscheulich, gemeinc) gefährlich, schädlich:foul tongue böse Zunge, Lästerzunge fd) schmutzig, zotig, unflätig (Sprache)8. umg scheußlich9. fig unehrlich, betrügerisch10. SPORT regelwidrig, unfair:foul throw (Fußball) falscher Einwurf11. TYPOB adv1. auf gemeine Art, gemein (etc, → A 7, A 8, A 9, A 10):play foul SPORT foul spielen;play sb foul jemandem übel mitspielenthey fell foul of each other sie gerieten sich in die Haare;fall foul of the law mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt geratenC sthrough foul and fair durch dick und dünn2. SCHIFF Kollision f, Zusammenstoß m3. SPORT Foul n, Regelverstoß m:D v/tfoul one’s (own) nest das eigene oder sein eigenes Nest beschmutzen3. SPORT foulena) durcheinanderbringen,b) verpatzen, versauen umgE v/i1. schmutzig werdenwith mit)3. sich verwickeln4. SPORT foulen, ein Foul begehena) durcheinanderkommen,b) patzen, Mist bauen* * *1. adjective1) (offensive to the senses) abscheulich; übel [Geruch, Geschmack]2) (polluted) verschmutzt [Wasser, Luft]4) (morally vile) anstößig, unanständig [Sprache, Gerede]; niederträchtig [Verleumdung, Tat]5) (unfair) unerlaubt, unredlich [Mittel]6)2. nounfall or run foul of — (fig.) kollidieren od. in Konflikt geraten mit [Vorschrift, Gesetz, Polizei]
(Sport) Foul, das3. transitive verbcommit a foul — foulen; ein Foul begehen
2) (be entangled with) sich verfangen in (+ Dat.)3) (Sport) foulenPhrasal Verbs:- foul up* * *adj.schmutzig adj.
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