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1 Sierra Pacific Power Company/ Idaho Power Company
Railway term: VALXУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Sierra Pacific Power Company/ Idaho Power Company
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2 Sierra Pacific Power Capital I
NYSE. SRP PTУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Sierra Pacific Power Capital I
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3 Sierra Pacific Power Company
NASDAQ: SIPCPУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Sierra Pacific Power Company
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4 Sierra Pacific Power Corporation
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Sierra Pacific Power Corporation
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5 тихоокеанская держава
Русско-английский политический словарь > тихоокеанская держава
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6 тихоокеанская держава
Politics: Pacific powerУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > тихоокеанская держава
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7 red
f.1 net (malla).echar o tender las redes (también figurative) to cast one's netred de arrastre dragnetred de deriva drift net2 network, system (sistema).red ferroviaria rail networkred viaria road network o system3 ring (organización) (de espionaje).4 network (computing).red local/neuronal local (area)/neural network5 snare, trap, web.6 Red.* * *1 (gen) net2 (redecilla) hairnet3 (sistema) network, system4 ELECTRICIDAD mains plural5 INFORMÁTICA network6 (estadística) graph\caer en la red / caer en las redes figurado to fall into the trapechar las redes to cast one's netsred barredera dragnetred comercial sales networkred de carreteras road networkred de espionaje spy ringred de supermercados chain of supermarketsred ferroviaria rail network, railway network* * *noun f.1) net2) network* * *SF1) [para pescar] net; [de portería] net; [del pelo] hairnet; (=malla) mesh; (=para equipajes) (luggage) rack; (=cerca) fence; (=enrejado) grillered de alambre — wire mesh, wire netting
2) [de cosas relacionadas] network; [de agua, suministro eléctrico] mains, main (EEUU), supply system; [de tiendas] chainla Red — (Internet) the Net
con agua de la red — with mains water, with water from the mains
red de área local — local network, local area network
red ferroviaria — railway network, railway system
red local — (Inform) local network, local area network
3) (=trampa) snare, trapaprisionar a algn en sus redes — to have sb firmly in one's clutches, have sb well and truly snared
* * *1)a) ( para pescar) netcaer en las redes de alguien — to fall into somebody's clutches
b) (Dep) netc) ( para pelo) hairnetd) ( en tren) (luggage) rack2) (de comunicaciones, emisoras, transportes) network; (de comercios, empresas) chain, network; (de espionaje, contrabando) ring3) ( de electricidad) power supply, mains; ( de gas) mainsantes de conectarlo a la red — before connecting it to the house current (AmE) o (BrE) to the mains
4)la Red — (Inf) the Net
* * *= mesh [meshes, -pl.], network, nexus, dragnet, net, grid.Ex. Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready-made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex and there amplified.Ex. Classification schemes specialise in showing networks of subjects and displaying the relationships between subjects, and thus are particularly suited to achieving the first objective.Ex. The future OPAC is likely to be one building block in a larger nexus of information structures.Ex. Now dragnets are being established ostensibly to feed children perceived to be hungry.Ex. Prior to releasing the ferret the rabbit holes are covered by nets held in place by stakes.Ex. Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.----* ADONIS (Distribución automática de documentos a través de sistemas de inform = ADONIS (Automated Document Delivery Over Networked Information Systems).* aprendizaje a través de la red = electronic learning [e-learning].* ASTNFO (Red Regional para el Intercambio de Información y Experiencias de la = ASTINFO (Regional Network for the Exchange of Information and Experience in Science and Technology in Asia and the Pacific).* biblioteca en red = network library.* conectado a la red = wired.* conectado en red = networked.* conectar en red = network.* conexión a las redes = networking service.* cooperación en red = networking.* en red = networked.* entorno de redes = network environment, online environment.* escaparse de la red = fall through + the net.* estar accesible en red = go + online.* estructura de red = network structure.* fichero con estructura de red = networked file.* Grupo Asesor sobre Redes (NAG) = Network Advisory Group (NAG).* guerra a través de la red = netwar.* guerra en red = netwar.* hiper-red = metanetwork.* inclusión en el mundo de las redes = e-inclusion.* interconexión en red = networking.* LAN (red local) = LAN (Local Area Network).* navegar por la red = surf + the net, surf + the Web.* navegar por la red en busca de información = surf for + information.* nodo de la red = network node.* participación en red = networking.* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.* programa de navegación por las redes = network navigator.* proveedor de información a través de la red = content provider.* recurso de la red = network resource.* red arterial de carreteras = road network.* red barredera = dragnet.* Red Bibliográfica Australiana (ABN) = Australian Bibliographic Network (ABN).* red comunitaria = networking community.* red cooperativa de bibliotecas = cooperative network.* red de agua potable = water mains.* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.* red de alcantarillado = drainage system.* red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.* red de bibliotecas = library network, library system, library networking.* red de carreteras = road network.* red de catalogación = cataloguing network.* red de catálogos = catalogue network.* red de citación = citation network.* red de cocitas = cocitation cluster.* red de comunicaciones = communication(s) network.* red de comunicaciones europea = EURONET.* red de conocimiento = knowledge network.* red de contactos personales = referral network.* red de contrabando = smuggling ring.* red de electricidad = mains electricity.* red de electricidad, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.* red de fibra óptica = fibre optic network.* red de información = data network, information network.* red de intriga = web of intrigue.* red de larga distancia = long haul network.* red de ordenadores = computer network.* red de pescar = fishnet, fishing net.* red de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan network.* red de recursos distribuidos = distributed environment.* red de seguridad = safety net.* red de suministro de agua potable = water mains.* red de suministro de agua potable, la = mains, the.* red de suministro de documentos = document supply network.* red de suministro eléctrico = mains electricity.* red de suministro, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.* red de supercomputación = grid computing.* red de telecomunicaciones = telecommunications network, trunking network.* red de telefonía móvil = mobile network.* red de teletexto = viewdata network.* red de trabajo = peer-to-peer network.* red de valor añadido (VAN) = VAN (value added network).* red de ventas = sales network.* red eléctrica = power grid, mains electricity.* red eléctrica, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.* red en forma de estrella = star network [star-network].* red en línea = online network.* redes sociales = social networking.* red inalámbrica = wireless network.* red informática = computer network.* Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA = RLIN.* red, la = Net, the.* red multibibliotecaria = multi-library network.* red neuronal = neural net, neural network.* red óptica = optical network.* red policial de captura = dragnet.* red por cable = cable network.* red privada = peer-to-peer network.* red privada virtual (VPN) = virtual private network (VPN).* red semántica = semantic network.* red social = network, social network.* red telefónica = telephone network, telephone system, phone system.* red telefónica conmutada = switched telephone network.* red telefónica por conmutación = PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network).* seguridad de las redes = network security.* servicio de conexión a las redes = networking service.* servicios de red de valor añadido (VANS) = value added network services (VANS).* sistema en red = network system.* supercomputación en red = grid computing.* superred = super network.* tecnología de redes = networking technology.* teoría de actor-red = actor network theory.* trabajar en red = network.* trabajo en red = networking.* utilizar la red = go + online.* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).* * *1)a) ( para pescar) netcaer en las redes de alguien — to fall into somebody's clutches
b) (Dep) netc) ( para pelo) hairnetd) ( en tren) (luggage) rack2) (de comunicaciones, emisoras, transportes) network; (de comercios, empresas) chain, network; (de espionaje, contrabando) ring3) ( de electricidad) power supply, mains; ( de gas) mainsantes de conectarlo a la red — before connecting it to the house current (AmE) o (BrE) to the mains
4)la Red — (Inf) the Net
* * *la red= Net, theEx: New measures aimed at tightening up the control of pornography on the Net could result in the sacrifice of freedom of speech.
= mesh [meshes, -pl.], network, nexus, dragnet, net, grid.Ex: Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready-made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex and there amplified.
Ex: Classification schemes specialise in showing networks of subjects and displaying the relationships between subjects, and thus are particularly suited to achieving the first objective.Ex: The future OPAC is likely to be one building block in a larger nexus of information structures.Ex: Now dragnets are being established ostensibly to feed children perceived to be hungry.Ex: Prior to releasing the ferret the rabbit holes are covered by nets held in place by stakes.Ex: Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.* ADONIS (Distribución automática de documentos a través de sistemas de inform = ADONIS (Automated Document Delivery Over Networked Information Systems).* aprendizaje a través de la red = electronic learning [e-learning].* ASTNFO (Red Regional para el Intercambio de Información y Experiencias de la = ASTINFO (Regional Network for the Exchange of Information and Experience in Science and Technology in Asia and the Pacific).* biblioteca en red = network library.* conectado a la red = wired.* conectado en red = networked.* conectar en red = network.* conexión a las redes = networking service.* cooperación en red = networking.* en red = networked.* entorno de redes = network environment, online environment.* escaparse de la red = fall through + the net.* estar accesible en red = go + online.* estructura de red = network structure.* fichero con estructura de red = networked file.* Grupo Asesor sobre Redes (NAG) = Network Advisory Group (NAG).* guerra a través de la red = netwar.* guerra en red = netwar.* hiper-red = metanetwork.* inclusión en el mundo de las redes = e-inclusion.* interconexión en red = networking.* LAN (red local) = LAN (Local Area Network).* navegar por la red = surf + the net, surf + the Web.* navegar por la red en busca de información = surf for + information.* nodo de la red = network node.* participación en red = networking.* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.* programa de navegación por las redes = network navigator.* proveedor de información a través de la red = content provider.* recurso de la red = network resource.* red arterial de carreteras = road network.* red barredera = dragnet.* Red Bibliográfica Australiana (ABN) = Australian Bibliographic Network (ABN).* red comunitaria = networking community.* red cooperativa de bibliotecas = cooperative network.* red de agua potable = water mains.* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.* red de alcantarillado = drainage system.* red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.* red de bibliotecas = library network, library system, library networking.* red de carreteras = road network.* red de catalogación = cataloguing network.* red de catálogos = catalogue network.* red de citación = citation network.* red de cocitas = cocitation cluster.* red de comunicaciones = communication(s) network.* red de comunicaciones europea = EURONET.* red de conocimiento = knowledge network.* red de contactos personales = referral network.* red de contrabando = smuggling ring.* red de electricidad = mains electricity.* red de electricidad, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.* red de fibra óptica = fibre optic network.* red de información = data network, information network.* red de intriga = web of intrigue.* red de larga distancia = long haul network.* red de ordenadores = computer network.* red de pescar = fishnet, fishing net.* red de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan network.* red de recursos distribuidos = distributed environment.* red de seguridad = safety net.* red de suministro de agua potable = water mains.* red de suministro de agua potable, la = mains, the.* red de suministro de documentos = document supply network.* red de suministro eléctrico = mains electricity.* red de suministro, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.* red de supercomputación = grid computing.* red de telecomunicaciones = telecommunications network, trunking network.* red de telefonía móvil = mobile network.* red de teletexto = viewdata network.* red de trabajo = peer-to-peer network.* red de valor añadido (VAN) = VAN (value added network).* red de ventas = sales network.* red eléctrica = power grid, mains electricity.* red eléctrica, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.* red en forma de estrella = star network [star-network].* red en línea = online network.* redes sociales = social networking.* red inalámbrica = wireless network.* red informática = computer network.* Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA = RLIN.* red, la = Net, the.* red multibibliotecaria = multi-library network.* red neuronal = neural net, neural network.* red óptica = optical network.* red policial de captura = dragnet.* red por cable = cable network.* red privada = peer-to-peer network.* red privada virtual (VPN) = virtual private network (VPN).* red semántica = semantic network.* red social = network, social network.* red telefónica = telephone network, telephone system, phone system.* red telefónica conmutada = switched telephone network.* red telefónica por conmutación = PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network).* seguridad de las redes = network security.* servicio de conexión a las redes = networking service.* servicios de red de valor añadido (VANS) = value added network services (VANS).* sistema en red = network system.* supercomputación en red = grid computing.* superred = super network.* tecnología de redes = networking technology.* teoría de actor-red = actor network theory.* trabajar en red = network.* trabajo en red = networking.* utilizar la red = go + online.* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).* * *A1 (para pescar) netcaer en las redes de algn to fall into sb's clutches2 ( Dep) netsubir a la red to go up to o go into the net3 (para el pelo) hairnet4 (en el tren) rack, luggage rackCompuesto:drift net, trawl netB (de comunicaciones, emisoras) network; (de comercios, empresas) chain, networkred de carreteras/ferrocarriles network of roads/railwaysred hotelera hotel chainuna red de espionaje/narcotraficantes a spy ring/drug-trafficking ringCompuestos:● red de área extendida or extensa( Inf) wide area network, WANlocal area network, LANvice ringtelevision networkintegrated services digital network, ISDN( Inf) neural networkC (de electricidad) power supply, mains; (de gas) mainstodavía no han conectado el barrio a la red the neighborhood has not been connected up to the mains o to the power supply yetantes de conectarlo a la red before connecting it to the mains o ( AmE) to the house currentCompuesto:sewage system* * *
red sustantivo femenino
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b) (Dep) net
2 (de comunicaciones, emisoras, transportes) network;
(de comercios, empresas) chain, network;
(de espionaje, contrabando) ring
3 ( de electricidad) power supply, mains;
( de gas) mains
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red sustantivo femenino
1 (de pesca, etc) net
(del pelo) hairnet
(malla) mesh
2 (de comunicaciones, transporte, distribución, etc) network
red de espionaje, spy ring
red de seguridad, safety net
(eléctrica) mains pl
3 (comercio, empresa) chain
red hotelera, hotel chain
4 fig (trampa) trap
♦ Locuciones: (ser engañado) caer en la red, to fall into the trap
(ser embaucado) caer en las redes de alguien, to fall into sb's clutches
' red' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amargada
- amargado
- barrio
- bofetada
- brasa
- cadena
- candente
- Caperucita Roja
- capricho
- cartulina
- casa
- colorada
- colorado
- conectar
- cruz
- cuestación
- dedo
- dentro
- desarticular
- dos
- encenderse
- enchufar
- enrojecer
- ser
- escollo
- espionaje
- estancarse
- expeler
- flagrante
- fogón
- fondo
- formulismo
- ir
- glóbulo
- hematíe
- in fraganti
- infrarroja
- infrarrojo
- lombarda
- mancha
- mano
- minio
- morrón
- ninguna
- ninguno
- número
- obnubilarse
- pelirroja
- pelirrojo
- pimentón
English:
balding
- blood
- blusher
- cast
- convertible
- crash
- fishing net
- grid
- hereditary
- highlight
- in
- infrared
- infrastructure
- main
- net
- network
- nickname
- ours
- paint
- pepper
- poppy
- probably
- push
- radio network
- rag
- read
- readily
- readiness
- ready
- ready-cooked
- ready-made
- red
- red light
- red light district
- Red Riding Hood
- Red Sea
- red tape
- red-haired
- red-handed
- red-hot
- redden
- reddish
- regiment
- register
- registered
- registrar
- registration
- registry
- ring
- safety net
* * *red nf1. [de pesca, caza] net;también Figcaer en las redes de alguien to fall into sb's trapred de arrastre dragnet;red de deriva drift net2. [en tenis, voleibol, fútbol] net;subir a la red [en tenis] to go into the net3. [para cabello] hairnet4. [sistema] network, system;[de electricidad] esp Br mains [singular], US source; [de agua] esp Br mains [singular], esp US main;una red de traficantes a network o ring of traffickers;conectar algo a la red to connect sth to the mainsred de distribución distribution network;red eléctrica mains [singular];red ferroviaria rail network;red hidrográfica river system o network;Biol red trófica food chain;red viaria road network o system5. [organización] [de espionaje] ring;[de narcotraficantes] network; [de tiendas, hoteles] chain6. Informát network;la Red [Internet] the Net;lo encontré en la Red I found it on the Net;la Red de redes [Internet] the Internetred en anillo ring network;red de área extensa wide area network;red de área local local area network;red ciudadana freenet;red de datos (data) network;red local local (area) network;red neuronal neural network;red troncal backbone* * *fnet;echar la red cast the net;caer en las redes de fig fall into the clutches of2 INFOR, fignetwork;red de transportes/comunicaciones transportation/communications network* * *red nf1) : net, mesh2) : network, system, chain3) : trap, snare* * *red n1. (malla) net2. (comunicaciones) network -
8 pacifique
pacifique [pasifik]1. adjectivea. [coexistence, règlement, intention] peaceful ; [personne, peuple] peace-lovingb. [océan] Pacific2. masculine noun* * *pasifiknom propre masculinl'océan Pacifique, le Pacifique — the Pacific (Ocean)
* * *pasifik nm* * *A adj1 [coexistence, solution, manifestation] peaceful; [peuple, personne] peaceful, peace-loving;2 Géog Pacific.B nmf ( personne) peace-loving person.[pasifik] adjectif1. POLITIQUE [pays, gouvernement] peace-loving3. [débonnaire] peaceable4. [fait dans le calme] peaceful————————[pasifik] nom masculin et féminin -
9 велик
great(за народно събрание) grandвелика сила a world powerвеликите сили the Great Powers; the first-rate powersАлександър велики Alexander the GreatВеликият княз the Grand DukeВеликият могул the Great, Grand MogulВеликото народно събрание the Grand National AssemblyВеликата октомврийска революция the Great October Socialist RevolutionВеликата отечествена война the Great Patriotic WarВеликият океан the Pacific (Ocean)велики пости Lentвелики четвъртък Maundy/Holy Thursdayвелики петък Good Friday* * *велѝк,прил. great; (за народно събрание) grand; Александър Велики истор. Alexander the Great; \велика сила world power; Великата отечествена война истор. the Great Patriotic War; Велики петък църк. Good Friday; Велики пости църк. Lent; Велики четвъртък църк. Maundy/Holy Thursday; Великите сили истор., полит. the Great Powers; the first-rate powers; Великият херцог истор. the Grand Duke ( висша дворянска титла в Западна Европа, с едно стъпало по-ниска от краля, обикн. носена от брата на монарха); ставам \велик rise to greatness.* * *grand; great: He's a велик man. - Той е велик човек.* * *1. (за народно събрание) grand 2. great 3. Александър ВЕЛИКи Alexander the Great 4. ВЕЛИКa сила a world power 5. ВЕЛИКи петък Good Friday 6. ВЕЛИКи пости Lent 7. ВЕЛИКи четвъртък Maundy/Holy Thursday 8. ВЕЛИКите сили the Great Powers;the first-rate powers 9. Великата октомврийска революция the Great October Socialist Revolution 10. Великата отечествена война the Great Patriotic War 11. Великият княз the Grand Duke 12. Великият могул the Great, Grand Mogul 13. Великият океан the Pacific (Ocean) 14. Великото народно събрание the Grand National Assembly 15. ставам ВЕЛИК rise to great-ness -
10 limitar
v.1 to limit, to restrict.han limitado la velocidad máxima a cuarenta por hora they've restricted the speed limit to forty kilometers an houreste sueldo tan bajo me limita mucho I can't do very much on such a low salaryRicardo limitó las reglas Richard limited the rules.El médico limitó al paciente The doctor limited the patient.2 to mark out (terreno).3 to set out, to define (atribuciones, derechos).4 to border.* * *1 (gen) to limit1 to border with\■ una persona inteligente no se limita a ver la televisión an intelligent person does not restrict himself to watching television* * *verbto restrict, limit* * *1.VT (=restringir) to limit, restrictnos han limitado el número de visitas — they have limited o restricted the number of visits we can have
hay que limitar el consumo de alcohol entre los adolescentes — alcohol consumption among young people should be restricted
2.VI3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo <funciones/derechos> to limit, restrict2.limitar vi3.limitarse v pronlimitarse a algo: el problema no se limita únicamente a las ciudades the problem is not just confined o limited to cities; me limité a repetir lo que tú habías dicho I just repeated what you'd said; limítate a hacerlo — just do it
* * *= bound, confine, constrain, limit, reduce, restrict, tie down, restrain, circumscribe, disable, box in, narrow down, border, fetter, hem + Nombre + in.Ex. Word is a character string bounded by spaces or other chosen characters.Ex. Until the mid nineteenth century the concept of authorship was confined to personal authors.Ex. Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.Ex. This limits the need for libraries to reclassify, but also restricts the revision of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme.Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex. This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.Ex. There are many able people still tied down with the routine 'running' of their libraries.Ex. Use of the legal data bases is partly restrained by cost considerations, partly by the fact that their coverage is not exhaustive and partly by the reserved attitude of the legal profession and the judiciary.Ex. Traditional theories of management circumscribe the extent of employee participation in decision making.Ex. There are socializing factors which further disable those children who lack such basic support.Ex. What is important is that agencies face few barriers to disseminating information on the Web quickly rather than being boxed in by standardization requirements = Lo que es importante es que las agencias se encuentran pocas trabas para diseminar información en la web de una forma rápida más que verse restringidas por cuestiones de normalización.Ex. By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.Ex. The Pacific Rim encompasses an enormous geographical area composed of all of the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean, east and west, from the Bering Straits to Antarctica.Ex. Faculty tenure is designed to allow the scholar to proceed with his investigation without being fettered with concerns arising from loss of job and salary.Ex. The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.----* limitar búsqueda = limit + search.* limitar con = border on.* limitar el debate a = keep + discussion + grounded on.* * *1.verbo transitivo <funciones/derechos> to limit, restrict2.limitar vi3.limitarse v pronlimitarse a algo: el problema no se limita únicamente a las ciudades the problem is not just confined o limited to cities; me limité a repetir lo que tú habías dicho I just repeated what you'd said; limítate a hacerlo — just do it
* * *= bound, confine, constrain, limit, reduce, restrict, tie down, restrain, circumscribe, disable, box in, narrow down, border, fetter, hem + Nombre + in.Ex: Word is a character string bounded by spaces or other chosen characters.
Ex: Until the mid nineteenth century the concept of authorship was confined to personal authors.Ex: Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.Ex: This limits the need for libraries to reclassify, but also restricts the revision of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme.Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex: This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.Ex: There are many able people still tied down with the routine 'running' of their libraries.Ex: Use of the legal data bases is partly restrained by cost considerations, partly by the fact that their coverage is not exhaustive and partly by the reserved attitude of the legal profession and the judiciary.Ex: Traditional theories of management circumscribe the extent of employee participation in decision making.Ex: There are socializing factors which further disable those children who lack such basic support.Ex: What is important is that agencies face few barriers to disseminating information on the Web quickly rather than being boxed in by standardization requirements = Lo que es importante es que las agencias se encuentran pocas trabas para diseminar información en la web de una forma rápida más que verse restringidas por cuestiones de normalización.Ex: By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.Ex: The Pacific Rim encompasses an enormous geographical area composed of all of the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean, east and west, from the Bering Straits to Antarctica.Ex: Faculty tenure is designed to allow the scholar to proceed with his investigation without being fettered with concerns arising from loss of job and salary.Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.* limitar búsqueda = limit + search.* limitar con = border on.* limitar el debate a = keep + discussion + grounded on.* * *limitar [A1 ]vt‹funciones/derechos/influencia› to limit, restrictlas disposiciones que limitan la tenencia de armas de fuego the regulations which restrict o limit the possession of firearmses necesario limitar su campo de acción restrictions o limits must be placed on his freedom of actionhabrá que limitar el número de intervenciones it will be necessary to limit o restrict the number of speakersle han limitado las salidas a dos días por semana he's restricted to going out twice a week■ limitarvilimitar CON algo to border ON sthEspaña limita al oeste con Portugal Spain borders on o is bounded by Portugal to the west, Spain shares a border with Portugal in the westlimitarse A algo:yo me limité a repetir lo que tú me habías dicho I just repeated o all I did was repeat what you'd said to meno hizo ningún comentario, se limitó a observar he didn't say anything, he merely o just stood watchinglimítate a hacer lo que te ordenan just confine yourself to o keep to what you've been told to doel problema no se limita únicamente a las grandes ciudades the problem is not just confined o limited to big citiestiene que limitarse a su sueldo she has to live within her means* * *
limitar ( conjugate limitar) verbo transitivo ‹funciones/derechos› to limit, restrict
verbo intransitivo limitar con algo [país/finca] to border on sth
limitarse verbo pronominal:◊ el problema no se limita a las ciudades the problem is not confined o limited to cities;
me limité a repetir lo dicho I just repeated what was said
limitar
I verbo transitivo to limit, restrict: tengo que limitar mis gastos, I have to limit my spending
II verbo intransitivo to border: limita al norte con Francia, at North it borders on France
' limitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
constreñir
- tapiar
- lindar
English:
border on
- confine
- limit
- narrow down
- restrict
- border
* * *♦ vt1. [restringir] to limit, to restrict;quieren limitar el poder del presidente they want to limit o restrict the president's power;han limitado la velocidad máxima a cuarenta por hora they've restricted the speed limit to forty kilometres an hour;este sueldo tan bajo me limita mucho I can't do very much on such a low salary2. [terreno] to mark out;limitaron el terreno con una cerca they fenced off the land♦ vi* * *I v/t limit; ( restringir) limit, restrictII v/i:limitar con border on* * *limitar vtrestringir: to limit, to restrictlimitar vilimitar con : to border on* * *limitar vb1. (restringir) to limit2. (tener frontera) to borderEspaña limita con Francia Spain borders on France / Spain has a border with France -
11 Hamilton, Harold Lee (Hal)
[br]b. 14 June 1890 Little Shasta, California, USAd. 3 May 1969 California, USA[br]American pioneer of diesel rail traction.[br]Orphaned as a child, Hamilton went to work for Southern Pacific Railroad in his teens, and then worked for several other companies. In his spare time he learned mathematics and physics from a retired professor. In 1911 he joined the White Motor Company, makers of road motor vehicles in Denver, Colorado, where he had gone to recuperate from malaria. He remained there until 1922, apart from an eighteenth-month break for war service.Upon his return from war service, Hamilton found White selling petrol-engined railbuses with mechanical transmission, based on road vehicles, to railways. He noted that they were not robust enough and that the success of petrol railcars with electric transmission, built by General Electric since 1906, was limited as they were complex to drive and maintain. In 1922 Hamilton formed, and became President of, the Electro- Motive Engineering Corporation (later Electro-Motive Corporation) to design and produce petrol-electric rail cars. Needing an engine larger than those used in road vehicles, yet lighter and faster than marine engines, he approached the Win ton Engine Company to develop a suitable engine; in addition, General Electric provided electric transmission with a simplified control system. Using these components, Hamilton arranged for his petrol-electric railcars to be built by the St Louis Car Company, with the first being completed in 1924. It was the beginning of a highly successful series. Fuel costs were lower than for steam trains and initial costs were kept down by using standardized vehicles instead of designing for individual railways. Maintenance costs were minimized because Electro-Motive kept stocks of spare parts and supplied replacement units when necessary. As more powerful, 800 hp (600 kW) railcars were produced, railways tended to use them to haul trailer vehicles, although that practice reduced the fuel saving. By the end of the decade Electro-Motive needed engines more powerful still and therefore had to use cheap fuel. Diesel engines of the period, such as those that Winton had made for some years, were too heavy in relation to their power, and too slow and sluggish for rail use. Their fuel-injection system was erratic and insufficiently robust and Hamilton concluded that a separate injector was needed for each cylinder.In 1930 Electro-Motive Corporation and Winton were acquired by General Motors in pursuance of their aim to develop a diesel engine suitable for rail traction, with the use of unit fuel injectors; Hamilton retained his position as President. At this time, industrial depression had combined with road and air competition to undermine railway-passenger business, and Ralph Budd, President of the Chicago, Burlington \& Quincy Railroad, thought that traffic could be recovered by way of high-speed, luxury motor trains; hence the Pioneer Zephyr was built for the Burlington. This comprised a 600 hp (450 kW), lightweight, two-stroke, diesel engine developed by General Motors (model 201 A), with electric transmission, that powered a streamlined train of three articulated coaches. This train demonstrated its powers on 26 May 1934 by running non-stop from Denver to Chicago, a distance of 1,015 miles (1,635 km), in 13 hours and 6 minutes, when the fastest steam schedule was 26 hours. Hamilton and Budd were among those on board the train, and it ushered in an era of high-speed diesel trains in the USA. By then Hamilton, with General Motors backing, was planning to use the lightweight engine to power diesel-electric locomotives. Their layout was derived not from steam locomotives, but from the standard American boxcar. The power plant was mounted within the body and powered the bogies, and driver's cabs were at each end. Two 900 hp (670 kW) engines were mounted in a single car to become an 1,800 hp (l,340 kW) locomotive, which could be operated in multiple by a single driver to form a 3,600 hp (2,680 kW) locomotive. To keep costs down, standard locomotives could be mass-produced rather than needing individual designs for each railway, as with steam locomotives. Two units of this type were completed in 1935 and sent on trial throughout much of the USA. They were able to match steam locomotive performance, with considerable economies: fuel costs alone were halved and there was much less wear on the track. In the same year, Electro-Motive began manufacturing diesel-electrie locomotives at La Grange, Illinois, with design modifications: the driver was placed high up above a projecting nose, which improved visibility and provided protection in the event of collision on unguarded level crossings; six-wheeled bogies were introduced, to reduce axle loading and improve stability. The first production passenger locomotives emerged from La Grange in 1937, and by early 1939 seventy units were in service. Meanwhile, improved engines had been developed and were being made at La Grange, and late in 1939 a prototype, four-unit, 5,400 hp (4,000 kW) diesel-electric locomotive for freight trains was produced and sent out on test from coast to coast; production versions appeared late in 1940. After an interval from 1941 to 1943, when Electro-Motive produced diesel engines for military and naval use, locomotive production resumed in quantity in 1944, and within a few years diesel power replaced steam on most railways in the USA.Hal Hamilton remained President of Electro-Motive Corporation until 1942, when it became a division of General Motors, of which he became Vice-President.[br]Further ReadingP.M.Reck, 1948, On Time: The History of the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors Corporation, La Grange, Ill.: General Motors (describes Hamilton's career).PJGRBiographical history of technology > Hamilton, Harold Lee (Hal)
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12 friedlich
Adj.1. (Ggs. kriegerisch) peaceful; auf friedlichem Wege by peaceful means; etw. auf friedlichem Wege lösen find a peaceful solution to ( oder for) s.th.2. (friedfertig) peaceable; Tier: gentle, docile; jemanden friedlich stimmen pacify s.o.; sei friedlich umg. be quiet; (beruhige dich) take it easy, cool it umg.3. Atmosphäre etc.: peaceful* * *tranquil; peaceful; peaceable; calm; halcyon; amicable; pacific* * *fried|lich ['friːtlɪç]1. adj1) (= nicht kriegerisch, gewaltlos) Lösung, Demonstration peaceful; (= friedfertig) Mensch peaceable; (= sanftmütig) Tier placidetw auf fríédlichem Wege lösen — to find a peaceful solution to sth, to solve sth peacefully or by peaceful means
damit er endlich fríédlich ist (inf) — to keep him happy
sei fríédlich, ich will keinen Streit — take it easy or calm down, I don't want any trouble
die fríédliche Nutzung der Kernenergie — the use of nuclear power for peaceful purposes
2) (= friedvoll) peaceful2. adv1) (= in Frieden) peacefully2)jetzt kann ich fríédlich sterben — now I can die in peace
* * *1) (quiet; calm; without worry or disturbance: It's very peaceful in the country.) peaceful2) peacefully* * *fried·lich[ˈfri:tlɪç]I. adj1. (gewaltlos) Lösung peacefuldie \friedliche Nutzung von Kernenergie the utilization of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes2. (friedfertig) peaceable, peace-lovinger ist eigentlich ein ganz \friedlicher Mensch he's really a very amiable person; Tier placid, docilesei doch \friedlich! take it easy!, calm down!wirst du wohl \friedlich sein! will you give it a rest!3. (friedvoll, ruhig) peacefuleine \friedliche Gegend a peaceful areaII. adv1. (gewaltlos) peacefully\friedlich demonstrieren to demonstrate peacefullyeinen Konflikt \friedlich lösen to settle a conflict amicably2. (friedvoll, in Ruhe)* * *1.1) peaceful2) (ruhig, verträglich) peaceable, peaceful <character, person>; peaceful, tranquil <life, atmosphere, valley>2.sei friedlich! — (ugs.) be quiet!
* * *friedlich adj1. (Ggs kriegerisch) peaceful;auf friedlichem Wege by peaceful means;etwas auf friedlichem Wege lösen find a peaceful solution to ( oder for) sthjemanden friedlich stimmen pacify sb;3. Atmosphäre etc: peaceful* * *1.1) peaceful2) (ruhig, verträglich) peaceable, peaceful <character, person>; peaceful, tranquil <life, atmosphere, valley>2.sei friedlich! — (ugs.) be quiet!
adverbial <live, sleep> peacefully* * *adj.pacific adj.peaceable adj.peaceful adj.placid adj. adv.pacifically adv.peaceably adv.peacefully adv. -
13 Cousteau, Jacques-Yves
SUBJECT AREA: Ports and shipping[br]b. 11 June 1910 Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France[br]French marine explorer who invented the aqualung.[br]He was the son of a country lawyer who became legal advisor and travelling companion to certain rich Americans. At an early age Cousteau acquired a love of travel, of the sea and of cinematography: he made his first film at the age of 13. After an interrupted education he nevertheless passed the difficult entrance examination to the Ecole Navale in Brest, but his naval career was cut short in 1936 by injuries received in a serious motor accident. For his long recuperation he was drafted to Toulon. There he met Philippe Tailliez, a fellow naval officer, and Frédéric Dumas, a champion spearfisher, with whom he formed a long association and began to develop his underwater swimming and photography. He apparently took little part in the Second World War, but under cover he applied his photographic skills to espionage, for which he was awarded the Légion d'honneur after the war.Cousteau sought greater freedom of movement underwater and, with Emile Gagnan, who worked in the laboratory of Air Liquide, he began experimenting to improve portable underwater breathing apparatus. As a result, in 1943 they invented the aqualung. Its simple design and robust construction provided a reliable and low-cost unit and revolutionized scientific and recreational diving. Gagnan shunned publicity, but Cousteau revelled in the new freedom to explore and photograph underwater and exploited the publicity potential to the full.The Undersea Research Group was set up by the French Navy in 1944 and, based in Toulon, it provided Cousteau with the Opportunity to develop underwater exploration and filming techniques and equipment. Its first aims were minesweeping and exploration, but in 1948 Cousteau pioneered an extension to marine archaeology. In 1950 he raised the funds to acquire a surplus US-built minesweeper, which he fitted out to further his quest for exploration and adventure and named Calypso. Cousteau also sought and achieved public acclaim with the publication in 1953 of The Silent World, an account of his submarine observations, illustrated by his own brilliant photography. The book was an immediate success and was translated into twenty-two languages. In 1955 Calypso sailed through the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean, and the outcome was a film bearing the same title as the book: it won an Oscar and the Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival. This was his favoured medium for the expression of his ideas and observations, and a stream of films on the same theme kept his name before the public.Cousteau's fame earned him appointment by Prince Rainier as Director of the Oceanographie Institute in Monaco in 1957, a post he held until 1988. With its museum and research centre, it offered Cousteau a useful base for his worldwide activities.In the 1980s Cousteau turned again to technological development. Like others before him, he was concerned to reduce ships' fuel consumption by harnessing wind power. True to form, he raised grants from various sources to fund research and enlisted technical help, namely Lucien Malavard, Professor of Aerodynamics at the Sorbonne. Malavard designed a 44 ft (13.4 m) high non-rotating cylinder, which was fitted onto a catamaran hull, christened Moulin à vent. It was intended that its maiden Atlantic crossing in 1983 should herald a new age in ship propulsion, with large royalties to Cousteau. Unfortunately the vessel was damaged in a storm and limped to the USA under diesel power. A more robust vessel, the Alcyone, was fitted with two "Turbosails" in 1985 and proved successful, with a 40 per cent reduction in fuel consumption. However, oil prices fell, removing the incentive to fit the new device; the lucrative sales did not materialize and Alcyone remained the only vessel with Turbosails, sharing with Calypso Cousteau's voyages of adventure and exploration. In September 1995, Cousteau was among the critics of the decision by the French President Jacques Chirac to resume testing of nuclear explosive devices under the Mururoa atoll in the South Pacific.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsLégion d'honneur. Croix de Guerre with Palm. Officier du Mérite Maritime and numerous scientific and artistic awards listed in such directories as Who's Who.Bibliography1953, The Silent World.1972, The Ocean World of Jacques Cousteau, 21 vols.Further ReadingR.Munson, 1991, Cousteau, the Captain and His World, London: Robert Hale (published in the USA 1989).LRD -
14 Wirtschaftskonferenz
Wirtschaftskonferenz
economic conference;
• internationale Wirtschaftskonferenz International Trade (Economic) Conference;
• Wirtschaftskongress economic congress;
• Wirtschaftskontrolle business (economic, industrial) control;
• staatliche Wirtschaftskontrolle state control;
• Wirtschaftskonzentration concentration of economic power;
• Wirtschaftskonzern business concern;
• Asiatisch-Pazifische Wirtschaftskooperation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC);
• Wirtschaftskorrespondent business reporter, economic correspondent;
• Wirtschaftskraft economic strength, (Land) economic resources (strength);
• Wirtschaftskredit commercial credit;
• Wirtschaftskreise business community (circles), commercial circles (community), segments of business community, economic front;
• führende Wirtschaftskreise industry management;
• Wirtschaftskreislauf business cycle, circular flow of the economy, economic circulation;
• Wirtschaftskrieg economic (industrial) warfare, trade (white) war;
• Wirtschaftskrise economic (commercial) crisis, business (economic) depression, business downturn, economic wrench (crunch), slump, trade depression;
• von den Auswirkungen der Wirtschaftskrise besonders betroffen sein to be deep in depression. -
15 costa
f.1 coast (litoral).pasan las vacaciones en la costa they spend their holidays on the coastla costa Azul the Côte d'Azurla costa Brava the Costa Brava2 cost.* * *1 FINANZAS cost, price1 DERECHO costs\a toda costa at all costs, at any pricecondenar a costas to order to cover the costspagar las costas to pay costs————————■ tenemos una casa en la costa we have a house at the seaside, US we have a house on the shore* * *noun f.coast, shore* * *ISF1)a costa de algo/algn: nos estuvimos riendo a costa suya — we had a laugh at his expense
quiere quedarse en el poder a costa de lo que sea — he wants to remain in power at all costs o no matter what o whatever happens
hay que impedir a toda costa que esto se repita — we must prevent this from happening again at all costs
2) pl costas (Jur) costsIISF1) (Geog) [del mar] coast2) (Náut) shore* * *1) (Geog)a) ( del mar - área) coast; (- perfil) coastline2) (en locs)a costa de: lo terminó a costa de muchos sacrificios he had to make a lot of sacrifices to finish it; a costa mía/de los demás at my/other people's expense; a toda costa or a costa de lo que sea — at all costs
3) costas femenino plural (Der) costs (pl)* * *1) (Geog)a) ( del mar - área) coast; (- perfil) coastline2) (en locs)a costa de: lo terminó a costa de muchos sacrificios he had to make a lot of sacrifices to finish it; a costa mía/de los demás at my/other people's expense; a toda costa or a costa de lo que sea — at all costs
3) costas femenino plural (Der) costs (pl)* * *costa11 = coast, shore, coastline, shoreline, seaboard, seafront, littoral, sea-coast.Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West coast.
Ex: The author chronicles the Russian geographical explorations of the northwestern shores of North Americas which were financed and organized by Count Nikolai Rumiantsev from 1803 to 1825 = El autor narra las expediciones geográficas rusas de la costa del noroeste de Norteamérica que fueron financiadas y organizadas por el Conde Nikolai Rumiantsev de 1803 a 1825.Ex: The department has undertaken studies of dinosaurs from material excavated on the Victorian coastline.Ex: This will help scientists expand their understanding of erosion, deforestation and desertification, and whether there have been any shifts in rainfall levels and shoreline changes.Ex: This article reports on a workshop and subsequent visits to library schools on the eastern seaboard of the USA.Ex: Side-effects on the environment include beaches losing sand because of seafront embankments, littoral dunes deteriorating and marinas becoming silted.Ex: Abandonment of the region -- except for the littoral -- followed in the second half of the first millennium.Ex: Esculent nests are principally found in Java, in caverns that are most frequently, though not always, found on the sea-coast.* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.* bordear la costa = coast.* Costa de Marfil = Ivory Coast, the.* costa marítima = sea-coast.* costa mediterránea, la = Mediterranean coast, the.* Costa Rica = Costa Rica.* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.* en la costa = at the seaside.* navegar siguiendo la costa = coast.* sin costas = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].costa2* a costa de = at the cost of, at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense, at cost of.* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.* a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.* a costa de otros = at other people's expense.* a + Posesivo + costa = at + Posesivo + expense.* a toda costa = absolutely, come what may, at all costs, at any cost, at any price.* los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.* * *A ( Geog)1(del mar): una costa muy accidentada a very rugged coastlinea lo largo de la costa atlántica along the Atlantic coastveranean en la costa they spend their summers on the coastla Costa Azul the Côte d'AzurB ( en locs):a costa de: lo terminó a costa de muchos sacrificios he had to make a lot of sacrifices to finish ita costa de los demás at other people's expense¡ya está bien de reírse a costa mía! all right, you've had enough laughs at my expense!triunfó a costa de su matrimonio she succeeded at the expense of her marriagea toda costa or a costa de lo que sea: tengo que terminarlo hoy a toda costa I must finish it today at all costs o whatever happens o no matter whatcondenar a algn en costas to order sb to pay costs* * *
costa sustantivo femenino
1 (Geog) ( del mar — área) coast;
(— perfil) coastline;
la costa atlántica the Atlantic coast
2 ( en locs)◊ a costa de: lo terminó a costa de muchos sacrificios he had to make a lot of sacrifices to finish it;
a costa mía/de los demás at my/other people's expense;
a toda costa at all costs
3
costa
I sustantivo femenino coast
(litoral) coastline
(playa) beach, seaside, US shore
II costas fpl Jur costs
♦ Locuciones: vive a nuestra costa, he lives off us
a costa de, at the expense of
a toda costa, at all costs, at any price
' costa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bañar
- colón
- Costa de Marfil
- Costa Rica
- costarricense
- costarriqueña
- costarriqueño
- destellar
- escollera
- faro
- flotante
- lengua
- notoria
- notorio
- accidentado
- bordear
- este
- mar
- muelle
- norte
- oeste
- orillar
- recorrer
- relieve
- sur
- tico
English:
chase down
- coast
- coastline
- cost
- Costa Rica
- Costa Rican
- expense
- flourishing
- from
- Ivory Coast
- joke
- offshore
- price
- process
- regardless
- scrounge
- sea
- seaboard
- seaside
- shore
- some
- sponge off
- sponge on
- yacht
- allow
- down
- inshore
- ivory
- lie
- live
- off
- right
- Riviera
* * *costa nf1. [marina] coast;pasan las vacaciones en la costa they spend their holidays on the coastla Costa Azul the Côte d'Azurlo hizo a costa de grandes esfuerzos he did it by dint of much effort;aún vive a costa de sus padres he's still living off his parents;a toda costa at all costsDer costas (judiciales) (legal) costs3. Costa de Marfil Ivory Coast;Costa Rica Costa Rica* * *1 f:a costa de at the expense of;a toda costa at all costs2 f GEOG coast* * *costa nf1) : coast, shore2) : costa toda costa: at all costs* * *costa n coast -
16 Elder, John
[br]b. 9 March 1824 Glasgow, Scotlandd. 17 September 1869 London, England[br]Scottish engineer who introduced the compound steam engine to ships and established an important shipbuilding company in Glasgow.[br]John was the third son of David Elder. The father came from a family of millwrights and moved to Glasgow where he worked for the well-known shipbuilding firm of Napier's and was involved with improving marine engines. John was educated at Glasgow High School and then for a while at the Department of Civil Engineering at Glasgow University, where he showed great aptitude for mathematics and drawing. He spent five years as an apprentice under Robert Napier followed by two short periods of activity as a pattern-maker first and then a draughtsman in England. He returned to Scotland in 1849 to become Chief Draughtsman to Napier, but in 1852 he left to become a partner with the Glasgow general engineering company of Randolph Elliott \& Co. Shortly after his induction (at the age of 28), the engineering firm was renamed Randolph Elder \& Co.; in 1868, when the partnership expired, it became known as John Elder \& Co. From the outset Elder, with his partner, Charles Randolph, approached mechanical (especially heat) engineering in a rigorous manner. Their knowledge and understanding of entropy ensured that engine design was not a hit-and-miss affair, but one governed by recognition of the importance of the new kinetic theory of heat and with it a proper understanding of thermodynamic principles, and by systematic development. In this Elder was joined by W.J.M. Rankine, Professor of Civil Engineering and Mechanics at Glasgow University, who helped him develop the compound marine engine. Elder and Randolph built up a series of patents, which guaranteed their company's commercial success and enabled them for a while to be the sole suppliers of compound steam reciprocating machinery. Their first such engine at sea was fitted in 1854 on the SS Brandon for the Limerick Steamship Company; the ship showed an improved performance by using a third less coal, which he was able to reduce still further on later designs.Elder developed steam jacketing and recognized that, with higher pressures, triple-expansion types would be even more economical. In 1862 he patented a design of quadruple-expansion engine with reheat between cylinders and advocated the importance of balancing reciprocating parts. The effect of his improvements was to greatly reduce fuel consumption so that long sea voyages became an economic reality.His yard soon reached dimensions then unequalled on the Clyde where he employed over 4,000 workers; Elder also was always interested in the social welfare of his labour force. In 1860 the engine shops were moved to the Govan Old Shipyard, and again in 1864 to the Fairfield Shipyard, about 1 mile (1.6 km) west on the south bank of the Clyde. At Fairfield, shipbuilding was commenced, and with the patents for compounding secure, much business was placed for many years by shipowners serving long-distance trades such as South America; the Pacific Steam Navigation Company took up his ideas for their ships. In later years the yard became known as the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Ltd, but it remains today as one of Britain's most efficient shipyards and is known now as Kvaerner Govan Ltd.In 1869, at the age of only 45, John Elder was unanimously elected President of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland; however, before taking office and giving his eagerly awaited presidential address, he died in London from liver disease. A large multitude attended his funeral and all the engineering shops were silent as his body, which had been brought back from London to Glasgow, was carried to its resting place. In 1857 Elder had married Isabella Ure, and on his death he left her a considerable fortune, which she used generously for Govan, for Glasgow and especially the University. In 1883 she endowed the world's first Chair of Naval Architecture at the University of Glasgow, an act which was reciprocated in 1901 when the University awarded her an LLD on the occasion of its 450th anniversary.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsPresident, Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland 1869.Further ReadingObituary, 1869, Engineer 28.1889, The Dictionary of National Biography, London: Smith Elder \& Co. W.J.Macquorn Rankine, 1871, "Sketch of the life of John Elder" Transactions of theInstitution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland.Maclehose, 1886, Memoirs and Portraits of a Hundred Glasgow Men.The Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Works, 1909, London: Offices of Engineering.P.M.Walker, 1984, Song of the Clyde, A History of Clyde Shipbuilding, Cambridge: PSL.R.L.Hills, 1989, Power from Steam. A History of the Stationary Steam Engine, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (covers Elder's contribution to the development of steam engines).RLH / FMW -
17 Fox, Uffa
SUBJECT AREA: Ports and shipping[br]b. 15 January 1898 Cowes, Isle of Wight, Englandd. 27 October 1972 Isle of Wight (?), England[br]English yacht designer.[br]Coming from a family that had originated in East Anglia, his first name was that of an early British king and was to typify his unusual and refreshing zest for life. Fox commenced his professional career as an apprentice with the flying boat and high-speed craft builders Messrs S.E.Saunders, and shortly after the outbreak of the First World War he was conscripted into the Royal Naval Air Service. In 1920 he made his first transatlantic crossing under sail, a much greater adventure then than now, and returned to the United Kingdom as deck-hand on a ship bound for Liverpool. He was to make the crossing under sail twice more. Shortly after his marriage in 1925, he purchased the old Floating Bridge at Cowes and converted it to living accommodation, workshops and drawing offices. By the 1930s his life's work was in full swing, with designs coming off his drawing board for some of the most outstanding mass-produced craft ever built, as well as for some remarkable one-off yachts. His experimentation with every kind of sailing craft, and even with the Eskimo kayak, gave him the knowledge and experience that made his name known worldwide. During the Second World War he designed and produced the world's first airborne parachuted lifeboat. Despite what could be described as a robust lifestyle, coupled with interests in music, art and horseriding, Fox continued to produce great designs and in the late 1940s he introduced the Firefly, followed by the beautiful Flying Fifteen class of racing keel boats. One of his most unusual vessels was Britannia, the 24 ft (7.3 m) waterline craft that John Fairfax was to row across the Atlantic. Later came Britannia II, which Fairfax took across the Pacific![br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsCBE 1959. Royal Designer to Industry (RDI).BibliographyFox produced a series of yachting books, most first published in the late 1930s, and some more lighthearted volumes of reminiscences in the 1960s. Some of the best-known titles are: Sail and Power, Racing and Cruising Design, Uffa Fox's Second Book and The Crest of the Wave.Further ReadingJ.Dixon, 1978, Uffa Fox. A Personal Biography, Brighton: Angus \& Robertson.FMW
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