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party-appointed

  • 1 party-appointed

    English-Ukrainian law dictionary > party-appointed

  • 2 party-appointed arbitrator

    арбитр, назначенный одной из сторон

    Англо-русский юридический словарь > party-appointed arbitrator

  • 3 party

    English-Ukrainian law dictionary > party

  • 4 призначений стороною

    Українсько-англійський юридичний словник > призначений стороною

  • 5 маркетинговый контроль

    1. marketing control

     

    маркетинговый контроль
    Оргкомитет «Сочи-2014» осуществляет «маркетинговый контроль» над мероприятием или программой, если:
    • Оргкомитет «Сочи-2014» (или назначенная им третья сторона) предоставляет любые маркетинговые права в связи с тем или иным мероприятием или программой;
    • мероприятие или программа инициируется (Оргкомитетом «Сочи-2014» или назначенной им третьей стороной) в связи с Играми, или символикой Оргкомитета «Сочи-2014», или использованием символики Оргкомитет «Сочи-2014» или ОКР; или
    • мероприятие иного рода инициируется (Оргкомитетом «Сочи-2014» или назначенной им третьей стороной) как «Олимпийское».
    [Департамент лингвистических услуг Оргкомитета «Сочи 2014». Глоссарий терминов]

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    marketing control
    Sochi 2014 is deemed to have "marketing control" over an event or program if:
    • Sochi 2014 (or a third party appointed by Sochi 2014) offers any marketing rights in connection with the event or program;
    • the event or program is promoted (whether by Sochi 2014 or by a third party appointed by Sochi 2014) in connection with the Games or a Sochi 2014 mark or is using a Sochi 2014 mark or a ROC mark; or
    • the event is otherwise promoted (whether by Sochi 2014 or by a third party appointed by Sochi 2014) as “Olympic”.
    [Департамент лингвистических услуг Оргкомитета «Сочи 2014». Глоссарий терминов]

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    Русско-английский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > маркетинговый контроль

  • 6 marketing control

    1. маркетинговый контроль

     

    маркетинговый контроль
    Оргкомитет «Сочи-2014» осуществляет «маркетинговый контроль» над мероприятием или программой, если:
    • Оргкомитет «Сочи-2014» (или назначенная им третья сторона) предоставляет любые маркетинговые права в связи с тем или иным мероприятием или программой;
    • мероприятие или программа инициируется (Оргкомитетом «Сочи-2014» или назначенной им третьей стороной) в связи с Играми, или символикой Оргкомитета «Сочи-2014», или использованием символики Оргкомитет «Сочи-2014» или ОКР; или
    • мероприятие иного рода инициируется (Оргкомитетом «Сочи-2014» или назначенной им третьей стороной) как «Олимпийское».
    [Департамент лингвистических услуг Оргкомитета «Сочи 2014». Глоссарий терминов]

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    marketing control
    Sochi 2014 is deemed to have "marketing control" over an event or program if:
    • Sochi 2014 (or a third party appointed by Sochi 2014) offers any marketing rights in connection with the event or program;
    • the event or program is promoted (whether by Sochi 2014 or by a third party appointed by Sochi 2014) in connection with the Games or a Sochi 2014 mark or is using a Sochi 2014 mark or a ROC mark; or
    • the event is otherwise promoted (whether by Sochi 2014 or by a third party appointed by Sochi 2014) as “Olympic”.
    [Департамент лингвистических услуг Оргкомитета «Сочи 2014». Глоссарий терминов]

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    Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > marketing control

  • 7 аудит затрат

    1. cost audits

     

    аудит затрат
    Механизмы регулирования, посредством которых определяются обоснованные затраты и база активов регулируемой компании, обычно незаинтересованной третьей стороной, назначаемой регулирующим органом.
    [Англо-русский глосcарий энергетических терминов ERRA]

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    cost audits
    Regulatory mechanisms whereby a regulated company's justified costs and asset base are determined, usually by a disinterested third party appointed by the regulator.
    [Англо-русский глосcарий энергетических терминов ERRA]

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    Русско-английский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > аудит затрат

  • 8 пересмотр затрат

    1. «rate case»
    2. cost review
    3. cost audit

     

    пересмотр затрат
    аудит затрат
    «тарифное дело»

    Механизмы регулирования, при которых определяются обоснованные затраты регулируемой компании и база активов, обычно незаинтересованной третьей стороной, назначаемой регулирующим органом
    [Англо-русский глосcарий энергетических терминов ERRA]

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    cost review
    cost audit

    « rate case»
    Regulatory mechanisms whereby a regulated company's justified costs and asset base are determined, usually by a disinterested third party appointed by the regulator.
    [Англо-русский глосcарий энергетических терминов ERRA]

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    Русско-английский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > пересмотр затрат

  • 9 cost audits

    1. аудит затрат

     

    аудит затрат
    Механизмы регулирования, посредством которых определяются обоснованные затраты и база активов регулируемой компании, обычно незаинтересованной третьей стороной, назначаемой регулирующим органом.
    [Англо-русский глосcарий энергетических терминов ERRA]

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    cost audits
    Regulatory mechanisms whereby a regulated company's justified costs and asset base are determined, usually by a disinterested third party appointed by the regulator.
    [Англо-русский глосcарий энергетических терминов ERRA]

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    Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > cost audits

  • 10 cost audit

    1. пересмотр затрат

     

    пересмотр затрат
    аудит затрат
    «тарифное дело»

    Механизмы регулирования, при которых определяются обоснованные затраты регулируемой компании и база активов, обычно незаинтересованной третьей стороной, назначаемой регулирующим органом
    [Англо-русский глосcарий энергетических терминов ERRA]

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    cost review
    cost audit

    « rate case»
    Regulatory mechanisms whereby a regulated company's justified costs and asset base are determined, usually by a disinterested third party appointed by the regulator.
    [Англо-русский глосcарий энергетических терминов ERRA]

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    Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > cost audit

  • 11 cost review

    1. пересмотр затрат

     

    пересмотр затрат
    аудит затрат
    «тарифное дело»

    Механизмы регулирования, при которых определяются обоснованные затраты регулируемой компании и база активов, обычно незаинтересованной третьей стороной, назначаемой регулирующим органом
    [Англо-русский глосcарий энергетических терминов ERRA]

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    cost review
    cost audit

    « rate case»
    Regulatory mechanisms whereby a regulated company's justified costs and asset base are determined, usually by a disinterested third party appointed by the regulator.
    [Англо-русский глосcарий энергетических терминов ERRA]

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    Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > cost review

  • 12 «rate case»

    1. пересмотр затрат

     

    пересмотр затрат
    аудит затрат
    «тарифное дело»

    Механизмы регулирования, при которых определяются обоснованные затраты регулируемой компании и база активов, обычно незаинтересованной третьей стороной, назначаемой регулирующим органом
    [Англо-русский глосcарий энергетических терминов ERRA]

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    cost review
    cost audit

    « rate case»
    Regulatory mechanisms whereby a regulated company's justified costs and asset base are determined, usually by a disinterested third party appointed by the regulator.
    [Англо-русский глосcарий энергетических терминов ERRA]

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    Синонимы

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    Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > «rate case»

  • 13 Historical Portugal

       Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.
       A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.
       Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140
       The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."
       In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.
       The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.
       Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385
       Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims in
       Portugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.
       The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.
       Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580
       The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.
       The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.
       What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.
       By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.
       Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.
       The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.
       By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.
       In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.
       Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640
       Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.
       Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.
       On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.
       Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822
       Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.
       Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.
       In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and the
       Church (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.
       Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.
       Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.
       Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910
       During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.
       Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.
       Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.
       Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.
       Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.
       As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.
       First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26
       Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.
       The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.
       Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.
       The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74
       During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."
       Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.
       For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),
       and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.
       The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.
       With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.
       During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.
       The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.
       At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.
       The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.
       Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76
       Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.
       Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.
       In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.
       In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.
       In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.
       The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict until
       UN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.
       Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000
       After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.
       From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.
       Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.
       Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.
       In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.
       In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.
       Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.
       Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.
       The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.
       Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.
       Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).
       All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.
       The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.
       After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.
       Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.
       Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.
       From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.
       Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.
       In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.
       An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Historical Portugal

  • 14 persona

    f.
    1 person (individuo).
    vinieron varias personas several people came
    cien personas a hundred people
    en persona in person
    por persona per head
    ser buena persona to be a good person o sort
    persona mayor adult, grown-up
    persona non grata persona non grata
    2 party (law).
    persona física private individual
    persona jurídica legal entity o person
    3 person (grammar).
    la segunda persona del singular the second person singular
    * * *
    1 person
    \
    en persona in person
    persona física individual
    persona jurídica legal entity
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=individuo) person

    en persona — in person, in the flesh

    por persona — per person

    dos dólares por persona — two dollars per person, two dollars a head

    tercera persona — third party

    persona de edad — elderly person, senior citizen

    persona de historia dubious individual

    persona no grata, persona non grata — persona non grata

    personas realesfrm royalty sing, king and queen

    2) (Jur)
    3) (Ling) person
    4) (Rel)
    PERSONA Mientras que persona en singular se traduce por person, el plural tiene dos traducciones: people y persons. People es la forma más utilizada, ya que persons se emplea solamente en el lenguaje formal o técnico. Las dos formas llevan el verbo en plural: Acaban de llegar tres personas preguntando por un tal Sr. Oliva Three people have just arrived asking for a Mr Oliva "Peso máximo: 8 personas" "Weight limit: 8 persons" Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( ser humano) person

    carga máxima: ocho personas — maximum capacity: eight persons

    ¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? — how many people do you have reporting to you?

    las personas interesadas... — all those interested...

    en persona<ir/presentarse> in person

    la tarea recayó en la persona de... — the task was allocated to...

    por persona: 20 dólares por persona 20 dollars a head; sólo se venden dos entradas por persona — you can only get two tickets per person

    2) (Ling) person
    * * *
    = fellow, figure, hand, individual, man [men, -pl.], party, person, character, chap, self.
    Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
    Ex. Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.
    Ex. Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.
    Ex. Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.
    Ex. No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
    Ex. Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.
    Ex. Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.
    Ex. All the same, I think the incident improbable because he has been represented up till then as a cold, careful character.
    Ex. In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.
    Ex. Education should relate more effectively to personal development, to individual coping and to the development of the free self.
    ----
    * a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.
    * Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.
    * algunas personas = some people.
    * atendido por varias personas = multi-staffed.
    * biografía de personas célebres = celebrity biography.
    * círculo de personas afines e influyentes = network.
    * como persona que = as one who.
    * conjunto de personas que reciben un servicio = constituency.
    * contra toda persona = all comers.
    * crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.
    * cualquier otra persona = anybody else.
    * cualquier persona = anyone, any Tom, Dick or Harry.
    * cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].
    * cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].
    * de persona = personal.
    * de personas con autoridad moral = authoritative.
    * de primera persona = first-person.
    * de una sola persona = one-man.
    * dirigido a las personas = people-centred, people-oriented.
    * dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.
    * el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * en persona = in person, walk-in, in the flesh, face-to-face [face to face].
    * grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.
    * inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.
    * la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.
    * la misma persona = one and the same person.
    * la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * lista de personas de contacto = contact list.
    * lista de personas y cometidos = duty roster.
    * mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.
    * ninguna otra persona = no one else.
    * oír por segundas personas = hear + second-hand.
    * orientado a la persona = human-oriented.
    * orientado al servicio de las personas = people-centred.
    * otra persona = somebody else, someone else, somebody else, not me.
    * para algunas personas = to some people.
    * para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.
    * pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.
    * pérdida de persona querida = emotional loss.
    * persona a cargo = dependent.
    * persona aprensiva = apprehensive.
    * persona atrevida = risk taker.
    * persona audaz = risk taker.
    * persona aún por determinar = nomen nominandum [N.N.].
    * persona becada = fundee.
    * persona civil = civilian.
    * persona competente = a good sport.
    * persona común = ordinary person.
    * persona con ahorros = saver.
    * persona con ambición = high flyer [high flier, -USA], go-getter.
    * persona con doble personalidad = Jekyll and Hyde.
    * persona con éxito = successful person.
    * persona con iniciativa = go-getter.
    * persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.
    * persona con llave = keyholder.
    * persona con mala ortografía = speller.
    * persona con mucha ambición = social climber.
    * persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona de acción = doer.
    * persona de adentro = insider.
    * persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].
    * persona de color = non-white [nonwhite], coloured man, coloured woman, coloured [colored, -USA].
    * persona de conducta desviada = deviant.
    * persona de confianza = good old boy, sounding board.
    * persona de contacto = contact, correspondent, contact person, named contact.
    * persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.
    * persona de éxito = successful person.
    * persona de fuera = outsider.
    * persona dejada = slob.
    * persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.
    * persona de la propia empresa = insider.
    * persona de la tercera edad = elder.
    * persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * persona de raza blanca = white.
    * persona de raza negra = black.
    * persona designada = nominee, designate.
    * persona designada para un cargo = appointee.
    * persona destacada = standout.
    * persona divorciada = divorcee.
    * persona emprendedora = go-getter.
    * persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.
    * persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman.
    * persona encargada de las relaciones públicas = PR man [PR men, -pl.].
    * persona encargada de recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].
    * persona en prácticas = trainee, intern.
    * persona entusiasta y trabajadora = eager beaver.
    * persona estúpida = no-brainer.
    * persona famosa = famous person.
    * persona ilusa = daydreamer.
    * persona influyente = influencer, mover and shaker, heavy weight [heavyweight].
    * persona informada = insider.
    * persona innovadora = innovator.
    * persona inquieta = fidget.
    * persona inscrita = registrant.
    * persona interesada = taker.
    * persona joven = youth.
    * persona mañosa = handyman [handymen, pl.].
    * persona más destacada = top person [top people, -pl.].
    * persona más relevante = top person [top people, -pl.].
    * persona mayor = elder.
    * persona medianamente cultivada = middlebrow [middle-brow].
    * persona muy ocupada = busy beaver, busy bee.
    * persona muy trabajadora = hard-working person.
    * persona nacida después del baby boom = baby buster.
    * persona nacida durante el baby boom = baby boomer.
    * persona nacida en el fin del milenio = Millennial.
    * persona nerviosa = fidget.
    * persona no experta = non-scholar.
    * persona no grata = persona non grata.
    * persona no muy lista pero trabajadora = plodder.
    * persona normal = ordinary person.
    * persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona opuesta a = resister (of/against).
    * persona problemática = troublemaker.
    * persona que abandona Algo = quitter.
    * persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.
    * persona que asigna el trabajo = assigner.
    * persona que busca y vive de lo que encuentra en las playas = beachcomber.
    * persona que cambia de trabajo con demasiada frecuencia = job-hopper.
    * persona que concede una franquicia = franchiser [franchisor].
    * persona que contempla o mira algo = beholder.
    * persona que convoca una reunión = convener [convenor].
    * persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.
    * persona que da consuelo = comforter.
    * persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.
    * persona que desfigura Algo = defacer.
    * persona que desprecia u odia = despiser.
    * persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.
    * persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.
    * persona que elabora el plan de estudios = syllabus maker.
    * persona que escucha a escondidas = eavesdropper.
    * persona que escucha en secreto = eavesdropper.
    * persona que está a dieta = dieter.
    * persona que está aprendiendo a conducir = learner driver.
    * persona que está de picnic = picnicker.
    * persona que hace encajes = tatter.
    * persona que hace striptease = stripper.
    * persona que hace una cita bibliográfica = citator.
    * persona que hace un comentario = commenter.
    * persona que hace un préstamo = loaner.
    * persona que ha llegado donde está por su propio esfuerzo = self-made-man, the.
    * persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.
    * persona que le gusta flirtear = flirt.
    * persona que llama = caller.
    * persona que no le gusta leer = aliterate.
    * persona que no pertenece a la familia = nonrelative [non-relative].
    * persona que no se sale del lugar donde vive = stay-at-home.
    * persona que nunca se deshace de nada = packrat, hoarder, magpie.
    * persona que obtiene una franquicia = franchisee.
    * persona que paga impuestos = taxpayer [tax-payer].
    * persona que permanece en un puesto de trabajo = stayer.
    * persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.
    * persona que pone en práctica Algo = adopter.
    * persona que practica el sillonball = couch potato.
    * persona que recibe asesoramiento = counselee.
    * persona que recoge algo = picker.
    * persona que reparte el trabajo = assigner.
    * persona que rinde más de lo esperado = overachiever.
    * persona que rinde por debajo de su capacidad = underachiever.
    * persona que sabe contar anécdotas = raconteur.
    * persona que se cree Algo = biter.
    * persona que se cuida la línea = weight watcher.
    * persona que se dedica a una tarea monótona = harmless drudge.
    * persona que se dedica a una terea monótona = harmless drudge.
    * persona que se desarrolla tarde = late bloomer.
    * persona que se opone a Algo = opponent.
    * persona que se promociona a sí misma = self-promoter.
    * persona que se queja = complainant, complainer.
    * persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.
    * persona que sufre de insomio = insomniac.
    * persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.
    * persona que toma la última decisión = decider.
    * persona que utiliza la biblioteca = non-library user.
    * persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].
    * persona que va por libre = outsider.
    * persona que ve = sighted person.
    * persona que ve/observa = watcher.
    * persona que visita un servicio voluntariamente en sus ratos libres = drop-in.
    * persona que viste a la antigua = frump.
    * persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.
    * persona recta = mensch.
    * personas = humans, party, people, public.
    * personas como = the likes of.
    * personas con ceguera parcial = partially-sighted.
    * personas con deficiencias auditivas, las = hearing impaired, the.
    * personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles = educably mentally handicapped (EMH).
    * personas con discapacidades mentales, las = intellectually disabled, the.
    * personas con discapacidades mentales = intellectually disabled people.
    * personas con éxito, las = successful, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * personas con trastornos emocionales = disturbed people.
    * personas de color = coloured people.
    * personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.
    * personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.
    * personas en desventaja = disadvantaged, the.
    * personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.
    * personas famosas = those held up for praise.
    * personas importantes = those held up for praise.
    * persona sin hogar = waif, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * persona sin techo = homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].
    * personas mayores = older people, elderly people.
    * personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.
    * personas muy activas, las = those on the go.
    * personas muy ocupadas, las = those on the go.
    * personas no invitadas, las = uninvited, the.
    * persona solitaria = lone wolf.
    * personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.
    * personas que siempre están viajando, las = those on the go.
    * personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.
    * personas relevantes = those held up for praise.
    * personas sin conocimientos técnicos, las = non-technical, the.
    * personas sin hogar = homelessness.
    * personas sin hogar, las = homeless, the.
    * personas sin techo = homelessness.
    * personas sin trabajo remunerado, los = unwaged, the.
    * persona subvencionada = fundee.
    * persona temerosa = risk taker.
    * persona típica, la = average man, the.
    * persona u organismo que recorta presupuestos o ayuda a reducir gastos = cost-cutter.
    * persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.
    * por persona = per person.
    * préstamo para otra persona = proxy borrowing.
    * primera persona = first person.
    * representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.
    * ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.
    * ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.
    * ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.
    * tipo de persona = public.
    * todas las personas implicadas = all concerned.
    * trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.
    * tráfico de personas = foot fall.
    * tropezar una persona con otra = fall over + each other's feet.
    * usuario en persona = walk-in user.
    * visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.
    * visión de una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( ser humano) person

    carga máxima: ocho personas — maximum capacity: eight persons

    ¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? — how many people do you have reporting to you?

    las personas interesadas... — all those interested...

    en persona<ir/presentarse> in person

    la tarea recayó en la persona de... — the task was allocated to...

    por persona: 20 dólares por persona 20 dollars a head; sólo se venden dos entradas por persona — you can only get two tickets per person

    2) (Ling) person
    * * *
    = fellow, figure, hand, individual, man [men, -pl.], party, person, character, chap, self.

    Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

    Ex: Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.
    Ex: Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.
    Ex: Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.
    Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
    Ex: Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.
    Ex: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.
    Ex: All the same, I think the incident improbable because he has been represented up till then as a cold, careful character.
    Ex: In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.
    Ex: Education should relate more effectively to personal development, to individual coping and to the development of the free self.
    * a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.
    * Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.
    * algunas personas = some people.
    * atendido por varias personas = multi-staffed.
    * biografía de personas célebres = celebrity biography.
    * círculo de personas afines e influyentes = network.
    * como persona que = as one who.
    * conjunto de personas que reciben un servicio = constituency.
    * contra toda persona = all comers.
    * crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.
    * cualquier otra persona = anybody else.
    * cualquier persona = anyone, any Tom, Dick or Harry.
    * cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].
    * cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].
    * de persona = personal.
    * de personas con autoridad moral = authoritative.
    * de primera persona = first-person.
    * de una sola persona = one-man.
    * dirigido a las personas = people-centred, people-oriented.
    * dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.
    * el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * en persona = in person, walk-in, in the flesh, face-to-face [face to face].
    * grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.
    * inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.
    * la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.
    * la misma persona = one and the same person.
    * la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * lista de personas de contacto = contact list.
    * lista de personas y cometidos = duty roster.
    * mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.
    * ninguna otra persona = no one else.
    * oír por segundas personas = hear + second-hand.
    * orientado a la persona = human-oriented.
    * orientado al servicio de las personas = people-centred.
    * otra persona = somebody else, someone else, somebody else, not me.
    * para algunas personas = to some people.
    * para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.
    * pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.
    * pérdida de persona querida = emotional loss.
    * persona a cargo = dependent.
    * persona aprensiva = apprehensive.
    * persona atrevida = risk taker.
    * persona audaz = risk taker.
    * persona aún por determinar = nomen nominandum [N.N.].
    * persona becada = fundee.
    * persona civil = civilian.
    * persona competente = a good sport.
    * persona común = ordinary person.
    * persona con ahorros = saver.
    * persona con ambición = high flyer [high flier, -USA], go-getter.
    * persona con doble personalidad = Jekyll and Hyde.
    * persona con éxito = successful person.
    * persona con iniciativa = go-getter.
    * persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.
    * persona con llave = keyholder.
    * persona con mala ortografía = speller.
    * persona con mucha ambición = social climber.
    * persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona de acción = doer.
    * persona de adentro = insider.
    * persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].
    * persona de color = non-white [nonwhite], coloured man, coloured woman, coloured [colored, -USA].
    * persona de conducta desviada = deviant.
    * persona de confianza = good old boy, sounding board.
    * persona de contacto = contact, correspondent, contact person, named contact.
    * persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.
    * persona de éxito = successful person.
    * persona de fuera = outsider.
    * persona dejada = slob.
    * persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.
    * persona de la propia empresa = insider.
    * persona de la tercera edad = elder.
    * persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * persona de raza blanca = white.
    * persona de raza negra = black.
    * persona designada = nominee, designate.
    * persona designada para un cargo = appointee.
    * persona destacada = standout.
    * persona divorciada = divorcee.
    * persona emprendedora = go-getter.
    * persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.
    * persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman.
    * persona encargada de las relaciones públicas = PR man [PR men, -pl.].
    * persona encargada de recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].
    * persona en prácticas = trainee, intern.
    * persona entusiasta y trabajadora = eager beaver.
    * persona estúpida = no-brainer.
    * persona famosa = famous person.
    * persona ilusa = daydreamer.
    * persona influyente = influencer, mover and shaker, heavy weight [heavyweight].
    * persona informada = insider.
    * persona innovadora = innovator.
    * persona inquieta = fidget.
    * persona inscrita = registrant.
    * persona interesada = taker.
    * persona joven = youth.
    * persona mañosa = handyman [handymen, pl.].
    * persona más destacada = top person [top people, -pl.].
    * persona más relevante = top person [top people, -pl.].
    * persona mayor = elder.
    * persona medianamente cultivada = middlebrow [middle-brow].
    * persona muy ocupada = busy beaver, busy bee.
    * persona muy trabajadora = hard-working person.
    * persona nacida después del baby boom = baby buster.
    * persona nacida durante el baby boom = baby boomer.
    * persona nacida en el fin del milenio = Millennial.
    * persona nerviosa = fidget.
    * persona no experta = non-scholar.
    * persona no grata = persona non grata.
    * persona no muy lista pero trabajadora = plodder.
    * persona normal = ordinary person.
    * persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona opuesta a = resister (of/against).
    * persona problemática = troublemaker.
    * persona que abandona Algo = quitter.
    * persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.
    * persona que asigna el trabajo = assigner.
    * persona que busca y vive de lo que encuentra en las playas = beachcomber.
    * persona que cambia de trabajo con demasiada frecuencia = job-hopper.
    * persona que concede una franquicia = franchiser [franchisor].
    * persona que contempla o mira algo = beholder.
    * persona que convoca una reunión = convener [convenor].
    * persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.
    * persona que da consuelo = comforter.
    * persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.
    * persona que desfigura Algo = defacer.
    * persona que desprecia u odia = despiser.
    * persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.
    * persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.
    * persona que elabora el plan de estudios = syllabus maker.
    * persona que escucha a escondidas = eavesdropper.
    * persona que escucha en secreto = eavesdropper.
    * persona que está a dieta = dieter.
    * persona que está aprendiendo a conducir = learner driver.
    * persona que está de picnic = picnicker.
    * persona que hace encajes = tatter.
    * persona que hace striptease = stripper.
    * persona que hace una cita bibliográfica = citator.
    * persona que hace un comentario = commenter.
    * persona que hace un préstamo = loaner.
    * persona que ha llegado donde está por su propio esfuerzo = self-made-man, the.
    * persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.
    * persona que le gusta flirtear = flirt.
    * persona que llama = caller.
    * persona que no le gusta leer = aliterate.
    * persona que no pertenece a la familia = nonrelative [non-relative].
    * persona que no se sale del lugar donde vive = stay-at-home.
    * persona que nunca se deshace de nada = packrat, hoarder, magpie.
    * persona que obtiene una franquicia = franchisee.
    * persona que paga impuestos = taxpayer [tax-payer].
    * persona que permanece en un puesto de trabajo = stayer.
    * persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.
    * persona que pone en práctica Algo = adopter.
    * persona que practica el sillonball = couch potato.
    * persona que recibe asesoramiento = counselee.
    * persona que recoge algo = picker.
    * persona que reparte el trabajo = assigner.
    * persona que rinde más de lo esperado = overachiever.
    * persona que rinde por debajo de su capacidad = underachiever.
    * persona que sabe contar anécdotas = raconteur.
    * persona que se cree Algo = biter.
    * persona que se cuida la línea = weight watcher.
    * persona que se dedica a una tarea monótona = harmless drudge.
    * persona que se dedica a una terea monótona = harmless drudge.
    * persona que se desarrolla tarde = late bloomer.
    * persona que se opone a Algo = opponent.
    * persona que se promociona a sí misma = self-promoter.
    * persona que se queja = complainant, complainer.
    * persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.
    * persona que sufre de insomio = insomniac.
    * persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.
    * persona que toma la última decisión = decider.
    * persona que utiliza la biblioteca = non-library user.
    * persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].
    * persona que va por libre = outsider.
    * persona que ve = sighted person.
    * persona que ve/observa = watcher.
    * persona que visita un servicio voluntariamente en sus ratos libres = drop-in.
    * persona que viste a la antigua = frump.
    * persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.
    * persona recta = mensch.
    * personas = humans, party, people, public.
    * personas como = the likes of.
    * personas con ceguera parcial = partially-sighted.
    * personas con deficiencias auditivas, las = hearing impaired, the.
    * personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles = educably mentally handicapped (EMH).
    * personas con discapacidades mentales, las = intellectually disabled, the.
    * personas con discapacidades mentales = intellectually disabled people.
    * personas con éxito, las = successful, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * personas con trastornos emocionales = disturbed people.
    * personas de color = coloured people.
    * personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.
    * personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.
    * personas en desventaja = disadvantaged, the.
    * personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.
    * personas famosas = those held up for praise.
    * personas importantes = those held up for praise.
    * persona sin hogar = waif, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * persona sin techo = homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].
    * personas mayores = older people, elderly people.
    * personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.
    * personas muy activas, las = those on the go.
    * personas muy ocupadas, las = those on the go.
    * personas no invitadas, las = uninvited, the.
    * persona solitaria = lone wolf.
    * personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.
    * personas que siempre están viajando, las = those on the go.
    * personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.
    * personas relevantes = those held up for praise.
    * personas sin conocimientos técnicos, las = non-technical, the.
    * personas sin hogar = homelessness.
    * personas sin hogar, las = homeless, the.
    * personas sin techo = homelessness.
    * personas sin trabajo remunerado, los = unwaged, the.
    * persona subvencionada = fundee.
    * persona temerosa = risk taker.
    * persona típica, la = average man, the.
    * persona u organismo que recorta presupuestos o ayuda a reducir gastos = cost-cutter.
    * persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.
    * por persona = per person.
    * préstamo para otra persona = proxy borrowing.
    * primera persona = first person.
    * representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.
    * ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.
    * ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.
    * ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.
    * tipo de persona = public.
    * todas las personas implicadas = all concerned.
    * trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.
    * tráfico de personas = foot fall.
    * tropezar una persona con otra = fall over + each other's feet.
    * usuario en persona = walk-in user.
    * visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.
    * visión de una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.

    * * *
    A
    1 (ser humano) person
    es una persona muy educada/simpática he's/she's a very polite/likable person
    había tres personas esperando there were three people waiting
    en el coche caben cinco personas the car can take five people
    [ S ] carga máxima: ocho personas o 500 kilos maximum capacity: eight persons or 500 kilos
    como persona no me gusta I don't like him as a person
    ¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? how many people do you have reporting to you?
    en la persona del Rey se concentra el poder civil y militar civil and military power resides in the King himself
    se rindió homenaje a los ex-combatientes en la persona de … tribute was paid to the war veterans who were represented by …
    las personas interesadas pueden presentarse mañana a las diez all those interested may come along tomorrow at ten o'clock
    es una persona de recursos she's a resourceful person, she's resourceful
    2 ( en locs):
    de persona a persona person to person
    en persona in person
    vino en persona a traerme la carta she brought me the letter in person
    conozco su obra, pero no lo conozco en persona I know his work, but I don't know him personally
    deberán presentarse en persona you must come personally o in person
    es el orden/la estupidez en persona he is orderliness/stupidity personified
    por persona: la comida salió a 20 dólares por persona the meal came to 20 dollars a head
    sólo se venden dos entradas por persona you can only get two tickets per person o per head
    hay dos trozos por persona there are two pieces each
    Compuestos:
    displaced person
    individual
    persona jurídica or moral
    legal entity
    individual
    persona no or non grata
    persona non grata
    B ( Ling) person
    la primera persona del singular/plural the first person singular/plural
    * * *

     

    Del verbo personarse: ( conjugate personarse)

    se persona es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    persona sustantivo femenino


    dos o más personas two or more people;
    las personas interesadas … all those interested …
    b) ( en locs)

    en personair/presentarse in person;

    no lo conozco en persona I don't know him personally;
    por persona per person;
    solo se venden dos entradas por persona you can only get two tickets per person;
    la comida costó 20 dólares por persona the meal cost 20 dollars per o a head
    c) (Ling) person

    persona sustantivo femenino
    1 (individuo) person, people pl: es una persona muy sensible, he is a very sensitive person
    no es mala persona, he isn't a bad sort
    había demasiadas personas, there were too many people
    familiar persona mayor, grown-up
    persona non grata, persona non grata
    2 persona jurídica, legal entity
    3 Ling person
    tercera persona del singular, third person singular
    ♦ Locuciones: en persona, in person
    por persona, per person
    ' persona' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - abajo
    - abandonar
    - abandonada
    - abandonado
    - abierta
    - abierto
    - abordar
    - aborregarse
    - abrazarse
    - abrigada
    - abrigado
    - acaparar
    - acartonarse
    - acoger
    - acogedor
    - acogedora
    - acogida
    - acostarse
    - adaptable
    - adefesio
    - adusta
    - adusto
    - afanosa
    - afanoso
    - afianzarse
    - afortunada
    - afortunado
    - agobiante
    - aguatera
    - aguatero
    - ajena
    - ajeno
    - alcanzar
    - alevosa
    - alevoso
    - alhaja
    - alma
    - alquilar
    - alta
    - alto
    - alza
    - amén
    - amordazar
    - animar
    - animadversión
    - animal
    - animarse
    - anular
    - apaciguarse
    English:
    abandon
    - absence
    - accept
    - accessible
    - acquaintance
    - act up
    - action
    - activity
    - adaptable
    - address
    - adjust
    - adjustment
    - admit
    - adult
    - advance
    - affect
    - affluent
    - agreeable
    - air
    - airy
    - aloof
    - am
    - angry
    - annoyance
    - appealing
    - appoint
    - approach
    - approachable
    - approve of
    - armchair
    - armor
    - armour
    - around
    - arrival
    - articulate
    - ask
    - ask for
    - ass
    - assassin
    - assassination
    - assign
    - astute
    - attractive
    - available
    - awkward
    - ax
    - axe
    - baby
    - background
    - backward
    * * *
    1. [individuo] person;
    vinieron varias personas several people came;
    cien personas a hundred people;
    la persona responsable the person in charge;
    necesitan la mediación de una tercera persona they need the mediation of a third party;
    ser buena persona to be nice;
    ha venido el obispo en persona the bishop came in person;
    este niño es el demonio en persona this child is the very devil;
    de persona a persona person to person, one to one;
    por persona per head
    persona de contacto contact person;
    persona mayor adult, grown-up;
    persona non grata persona non grata
    2. Der party
    persona física natural o legal person;
    persona jurídica legal entity o person
    3. Gram person;
    la segunda persona del singular the second person singular
    4. Rel person
    * * *
    f person;
    quince personas fifteen people;
    persona (humana) human being;
    persona mayor elderly person buena/mala persona nice/nasty person;
    en persona in person
    * * *
    : person
    * * *
    persona n person person se usa sobre todo en singular. Para el plural se dice people
    ¿cuántas personas había? how many people were there?

    Spanish-English dictionary > persona

  • 15 life

    noun
    , pl. lives
    1) Leben, das

    it is a matter of life and death — es geht [dabei] um Leben und Tod; (fig.): (it is of vital importance) es ist äußerst wichtig (to für)

    come to life[Bild, Statue:] lebendig werden

    run etc. for one's life — um sein Leben rennen usw.

    late in lifeerst im fortgeschrittenen Alter

    for lifelebenslänglich [inhaftiert]

    he's doing life(coll.) er sitzt lebenslänglich (ugs.)

    get life(coll.) lebenslänglich kriegen (ugs.)

    expectation of life — Lebenserwartung, die

    get the fright/shock of one's life — (coll.) zu Tode erschrecken/den Schock seines Lebens bekommen (ugs.)

    he will do anything for a quiet lifefür ihn ist die Hauptsache, dass er seine Ruhe hat

    make life easy for oneself/somebody — es sich (Dat.) /jemandem leicht machen

    make life difficult for oneself/somebody — sich (Dat.) /jemandem das Leben schwer machen

    this is the life!(expr. content) so lässt sich's leben!

    that's life, life's like that — so ist das Leben [nun mal]

    not on your life(coll.) nie im Leben! (ugs.)

    save one's/somebody's life — sein Leben/jemandem das Leben retten

    something is as much as somebody's life is worthmit etwas setzt jemand sein Leben aufs Spiel

    take one's [own] life — sich (Dat.) das Leben nehmen

    get a life(coll.) was aus seinem Leben machen

    2) (energy, animation) Leben, das

    there is still life in somethingin etwas (Dat.) steckt noch Leben

    3) (living things and their activity) Leben, das

    bird/insect life — die Vogelwelt/die Insekten

    4) (living form or model)

    as large as life (life-size) lebensgroß; (in person) in voller Schönheit (ugs. scherzh.)

    5) (specific aspect) [Privat-, Wirtschafts-, Dorf]leben, das

    in this life(on earth) in diesem Leben

    the other or the future or the next life — (in heaven) das zukünftige Leben [nach dem Tode]

    eternal or everlasting life — ewiges Leben

    6) (of battery, lightbulb, etc.) Lebensdauer, die
    * * *
    plural - lives; noun
    1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) das Leben
    2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) das Leben
    3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) das Leben
    4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) das Leben
    5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) das Leben
    6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) das Leben
    7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) die Lebensbeschreibung
    8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) lebenslängliche Haftstrafe, lebenslang
    - academic.ru/42849/lifeless">lifeless
    - lifelike
    - life-and-death
    - lifebelt
    - lifeboat
    - lifebuoy
    - life-cycle
    - life expectancy
    - lifeguard
    - life-jacket
    - lifeline
    - lifelong
    - life-saving
    - life-sized
    - life-size
    - lifetime
    - as large as life
    - bring to life
    - come to life
    - for life
    - the life and soul of the party
    - not for the life of me
    - not on your life! - take life
    - take one's life
    - take one's life in one's hands
    - to the life
    * * *
    <pl lives>
    [laɪf, pl laɪvz]
    I. n
    1. (existence) Leben nt
    cats are supposed to have nine lives man sagt, Katzen haben neun Leben nt
    run for your \life! renn um dein Leben!
    it's a matter of \life and death! es geht um Leben und Tod!
    a \life and death issue eine Frage, die über Leben und Tod entscheiden kann
    in a previous \life in einem früheren Leben
    to believe in \life after death an ein Leben nach dem Tod[e] glauben
    to depart this \life ( euph form) verscheiden euph geh
    to give [or lay down] one's \life for sb/sth sein Leben für jdn/etw geben
    to lose one's \life sein Leben lassen, ums Leben kommen
    to save sb's \life jdm das Leben retten
    to seek sb's \life jdm nach dem Leben trachten
    to take sb's \life ( form) jdn töten [o umbringen]
    to take one's own \life sich dat [selbst] das Leben nehmen
    2. no pl (quality, force) Leben nt
    \life is a precious gift das Leben ist ein wertvolles Gut
    he tried to discover some sign of \life in the boy's body er versuchte irgendein Lebenszeichen im Körper des Jungen festzustellen
    I love \life ich liebe das Leben
    to be one/another of \life's great mysteries ( hum) eines/ein weiteres der großen Geheimnisse des Lebens sein
    3. no pl (living things collectively) Leben nt
    there are no signs of \life on the planet auf dem Planeten gibt es keinen Hinweis auf Leben
    animal \life Tierwelt f
    plant \life Pflanzenwelt f
    insect \life Welt f der Insekten, Insekten pl
    intelligent/sentient \life intelligentes/empfindendes Leben
    4. no pl (mode or aspect of existence) Leben nt
    to be deeply rooted in American \life tief im Leben der Amerikaner verwurzelt sein
    family \life Familienleben nt
    love \life Liebesleben nt
    private \life Privatleben nt
    working \life Arbeitsleben nt
    5. no pl (energy) Lebendigkeit f
    come on, show a little \life! los, jetzt zeig' mal ein bisschen Temperament! fam
    put more \life into your voice bringen Sie etwas mehr Timbre in die Stimme
    there isn't much \life here hier ist nicht viel los
    to be full of \life voller Leben sein, vor Leben [nur so] sprühen
    to bring sth to \life etw lebendiger machen
    to come to \life lebendig werden fig
    after an hour the party finally came to \life nach einer Stunde kam endlich Leben in die Party
    6. (total circumstances of individual) Leben nt
    teaching has been her \life der Lehrberuf war ihr Leben
    she only wants two things in \life sie wünscht sich nur zwei Dinge im Leben
    who's the man in your \life now? [und] wer ist der neue Mann in deinem Leben?
    a dull/exciting \life ein langweiliges/aufregendes Leben
    to make [or start] a new \life ein neues Leben anfangen [o beginnen]
    to want sth out of [or in] \life etw vom Leben erwarten
    7. (person) Menschenleben nt
    how many lives were lost in the fire? wie viele Menschenleben hat der Brand gekostet?
    to save a \life ein Menschenleben retten
    8. (human activities) Leben nt
    I left home at 16 to see \life ich ging mit 16 von zu Hause fort, um etwas vom Leben und von der Welt zu sehen
    to give sb an outlook on \life jdm eine Lebenseinstellung vermitteln
    9. (biography) Biografie f, Lebensbeschreibung f
    10. (time until death) Leben nt
    for \life friendship lebenslang
    I believe marriage is for \life ich finde, eine Ehe sollte für das ganze Leben geschlossen werden
    he's behind bars for \life er sitzt lebenslänglich [hinter Gittern] fam
    a job for \life eine Stelle auf Lebenszeit
    11. (duration) of a device, battery Lebensdauer f, Nutzungsdauer f; of an institution Bestehen nt kein pl; of a contract Laufzeit f
    during the \life of the present parliament während der jetzigen Legislaturperiode [des Parlaments]
    12. no pl ( fam: prison sentence) lebenslänglich
    to be doing/get \life lebenslänglich sitzen fam/bekommen
    to draw [or sketch] sb/sth from \life jdn/etw nach einem Modell zeichnen/skizzieren
    taken from the \life nach einem Modell
    14. (reality)
    true to \life wirklichkeitsgetreu
    15.
    \life's a bitch (sl) das Leben kann manchmal schon verdammt hart sein! fam
    for dear \life verzweifelt
    she hung on for dear \life sie klammerte sich fest, als hinge ihr Leben davon ab
    to frighten [or scare] the \life out of sb jdn furchtbar [o zu Tode] erschrecken
    for the \life of me ( fam) um alles in der Welt fam
    not for the \life of me nicht um alles in der Welt
    to get a \life aufwachen fig, auf den Boden der Tatsachen zurückkommen
    get a \life! komm endlich auf den Boden der Tatsachen zurück!
    the good \life das süße Leben, das [o die] Dolce Vita
    it's a hard \life! ( iron fam) das Leben ist eins der härtesten fam
    how's \life [treating you]? ( fam) wie geht's [denn so]? fam
    larger than \life car, house riesig, riesengroß; person energiegeladen und charismatisch
    to lead [or live] the \life of Riley ( dated fam) leben wie Gott in Frankreich
    not on your \life! ( fam) nie im Leben! fam
    to be the \life [ BRIT and soul] of the/any party der [strahlende] Mittelpunkt der/jeder Party sein
    \life's rich tapestry die Sonnen- und Schattenseiten des Lebens
    to roar [or thunder] into \life mit aufheulendem Motor losfahren/starten
    to save one's [own] \life:
    he couldn't sing to save his \life er konnte ums Verrecken nicht singen sl
    to be set [up] for \life für den Rest des Lebens ausgesorgt haben
    to take one's \life in one's hands ( fam) Kopf und Kragen riskieren fam
    that's \life! [das ist] Schicksal! fam, so ist das Leben [eben]!
    this is the \life [for me]! so lässt sich's leben! fam, Mensch, ist das ein Leben! fam
    to be sb to the \life ( dated) jdm wie aus dem Gesicht geschnitten sein
    that sketch is Joanna to the \life diese Zeichnung trifft Joanna aufs Haar
    one's \life [or \life's] work jds Lebenswerk
    II. n modifier
    \life drawing/[drawing] class Aktzeichnung f/Aktzeichnen nt (Kunststunde, in der nach Modell gemalt wird)
    * * *
    [laɪf]
    n pl lives
    1) Leben nt

    bird/plant life — die Vogel-/Pflanzenwelt

    to bring sb back to life — jdn wiederbeleben, jdn ins Leben zurückrufen

    I'm the sort of person who comes to life in the eveningsich bin ein Typ, der erst abends munter wird

    they swam for dear life —

    they looked at him in the oxygen tent fighting for dear life — sie sahen, wie er im Sauerstoffzelt um sein Leben kämpfte

    2)

    (= individual life) how many lives were lost? — wie viele (Menschen) sind ums Leben gekommen?

    to take one's own lifesich (dat) das Leben nehmen

    to save sb's life (lit) — jdm das Leben retten; (fig) jdn retten

    the suspected murderer is on trial for his life —

    early in life, in early life — in frühen Jahren

    later in life, in later life — in späteren Jahren, später im Leben

    I can't for the life of me... (inf) — ich kann beim besten Willen nicht...

    would you ever disobey him? – not on your life! (inf)würdest du je seine Befehle missachten? – nie im Leben!

    get a life! (inf)sonst hast du keine Probleme? (inf)

    it seemed to have a life of its own —

    he is a good/bad life (Insur) — er ist ein niedriges/hohes Risiko

    3)

    (= the world, social activity) to see life — die Welt sehen

    4) (= liveliness) Leben nt

    was full of life —

    of the partyJohn will überall im Mittelpunkt stehen

    5) (= way of life) Leben nt

    this is the life! — ja, ist das ein Leben!

    such is life, that's life — so ist das Leben

    6) (= useful or active life) Lebensdauer f

    during the life of the present Parliament —

    there's not much life left in the battery, the battery's nearing the end of its life — die Batterie machts nicht mehr lange (inf)

    7) (= biography) Biografie f; (of saint, king etc) Lebensbeschreibung f
    * * *
    life [laıf] pl lives [laıvz] s
    1. (organisches) Leben:
    how did life begin? wie ist das Leben entstanden?
    2. Leben(skraft) n(f)
    3. Leben n:
    a) Lebenserscheinungen pl
    b) Lebewesen pl:
    there is no life on the moon auf dem Mond gibt es kein Leben;
    marine life das Leben im Meer, die Lebenserscheinungen oder Lebewesen im Meer
    4. (Menschen) Leben n:
    they lost their lives sie verloren ihr Leben, sie kamen ums Leben;
    three lives were lost drei Menschenleben sind zu beklagen;
    with great sacrifice of life mit schweren Verlusten an Menschenleben;
    risk life and limb Leib und Leben riskieren
    5. Leben n (eines Einzelwesens):
    a matter (question) of life and death eine lebenswichtige Angelegenheit (Frage);
    early in life in jungen Jahren;
    my early life meine Jugend;
    late in life in vorgerücktem Alter;
    as much as one’s life is worth lebensgefährlich, weitS. sehr gefährlich oder riskant;
    as if ( oder though) his life depended on it als ob sein Leben davon abhinge, als ob es um sein Leben ginge;
    he’s out of my life er existiert für mich überhaupt nicht mehr; danger A 1, matter A 3, own Bes Redew, risk B 1
    6. a) Leben n, Lebenszeit f, Lebensdauer f ( auch TECH einer Maschine etc), Dauer f, Bestehen n:
    all his life sein ganzes Leben lang;
    the life of a book die Erfolgszeit eines Buches;
    during the life of the republic während des Bestehens der Republik; expectation 3
    b) WIRTSCH, JUR Laufzeit f (eines Wechsels, Vertrags etc), besonders WIRTSCH Haltbarkeit f, Lagerfähigkeit f:
    7. Leben n, Lebensweise f, -führung f, -art f, -wandel m: anything A 2, married A 1, saint A 1
    8. Leben(sbeschreibung) n(f), Biografie f
    9. Leben n, menschliches Tun und Treiben, Welt f:
    life in Australia das Leben in Australien;
    see life das Leben kennenlernen oder genießen
    10. Leben n, Schwung m:
    full of life lebendig, voller Leben;
    the life of the Constitution der wesentliche Inhalt der Verfassung;
    he was the life and soul of the party er brachte Schwung in die Party, er unterhielt die ganze Party
    11. KUNST Leben n:
    from (the) life nach dem Leben, nach der Natur; large A 1
    a) auf Lebenszeit Versicherte(r) m/f(m) (im Hinblick auf die Lebenserwartung)
    b) auch life business Lebensversicherungsgeschäft n
    13. JUR umg lebenslängliche Freiheitsstrafe:
    he is doing life er sitzt lebenslänglich;
    he got life er bekam „lebenslänglich“Besondere Redewendungen: for life
    a) fürs (ganze) Leben, für den Rest seines Lebens,
    b) besonders JUR, POL lebenslänglich, auf Lebenszeit appointed for life auf Lebenszeit ernannt;
    imprisonment for life lebenslängliche Freiheitsstrafe;
    not for the life of me umg nicht um alles in der Welt;
    I couldn’t get to sleep for the life of me umg ich konnte ums Verrecken nicht einschlafen;
    not on your life umg ganz bestimmt nicht, unter keinen Umständen;
    to the life nach dem Leben, lebensecht, naturgetreu;
    upon my life! so wahr ich lebe!;
    that’s life so ist nun einmal das Leben;
    music was his life die Musik war sein Leben;
    where ( oder while) there’s life there’s hope (Sprichwort) MED man darf die Hoffnung nie aufgeben, weitS. a. es hofft der Mensch, solange er lebt;
    a) auch put life into beleben, Leben oder Schwung bringen in (akk), auch jemanden in Schwung bringen
    b) ins Leben rufen come to life sich beleben, (auch Person) in Schwung kommen;
    after some time the party came to life nach einiger Zeit kam Leben oder Schwung in die Party;
    a) wieder zu(m) Bewusstsein oder zu sich kommen,
    b) wieder gesund werden lead ( oder live) the life of Riley Br umg wie Gott in Frankreich leben;
    run for dear ( oder one’s) life um sein Leben laufen;
    I couldn’t get it open to save my life umg ich brachte es nicht ums Verrecken auf;
    sell one’s life dearly sein Leben teuer verkaufen;
    show (signs of) life Lebenszeichen von sich geben;
    seek sb’s life jemandem nach dem Leben trachten;
    take sb’s life jemanden umbringen;
    take one’s own life sich das Leben nehmen;
    take one’s life in one’s (own) hands umg sein Leben riskieren oder aufs Spiel setzen; bet B, bowl1 1 b, breathe B 1, bring back 4, charm B 2
    * * *
    noun
    , pl. lives
    1) Leben, das

    it is a matter of life and death — es geht [dabei] um Leben und Tod; (fig.): (it is of vital importance) es ist äußerst wichtig (to für)

    come to life[Bild, Statue:] lebendig werden

    run etc. for one's life — um sein Leben rennen usw.

    for lifelebenslänglich [inhaftiert]

    he's doing life(coll.) er sitzt lebenslänglich (ugs.)

    get life(coll.) lebenslänglich kriegen (ugs.)

    expectation of life — Lebenserwartung, die

    get the fright/shock of one's life — (coll.) zu Tode erschrecken/den Schock seines Lebens bekommen (ugs.)

    he will do anything for a quiet life — für ihn ist die Hauptsache, dass er seine Ruhe hat

    make life easy for oneself/somebody — es sich (Dat.) /jemandem leicht machen

    make life difficult for oneself/somebody — sich (Dat.) /jemandem das Leben schwer machen

    this is the life!(expr. content) so lässt sich's leben!

    that's life, life's like that — so ist das Leben [nun mal]

    not on your life(coll.) nie im Leben! (ugs.)

    save one's/somebody's life — sein Leben/jemandem das Leben retten

    take one's [own] life — sich (Dat.) das Leben nehmen

    get a life(coll.) was aus seinem Leben machen

    2) (energy, animation) Leben, das

    there is still life in somethingin etwas (Dat.) steckt noch Leben

    bird/insect life — die Vogelwelt/die Insekten

    as large as life (life-size) lebensgroß; (in person) in voller Schönheit (ugs. scherzh.)

    5) (specific aspect) [Privat-, Wirtschafts-, Dorf]leben, das

    in this life (on earth) in diesem Leben

    the other or the future or the next life — (in heaven) das zukünftige Leben [nach dem Tode]

    eternal or everlasting life — ewiges Leben

    6) (of battery, lightbulb, etc.) Lebensdauer, die
    * * *
    n.
    (§ pl.: lives)
    = Leben -- n.
    Lebensdauer f.

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  • 16 Chirac, Jacques

       born 1932.
       (adj. Chiraquien)
       Former conservative (Gaullist) President of France, from 1995 to 2007. Chirac's reelection in 2002 was an unexpected twist of fortune, caused by the elimination of the front-runner, socialist Lionel Jospin, pipped into third place in the first round of the election by a surge in the vote for the far right wing leader of the French National Front, Jean Marie Le Pen.Facing Le Pen in the second round, Chirac was reelected with a massive majority in what was in essence a contest between the the extreme right and everyone else. Had the second round of the election been a classic left-right contest, Chirac's re-election would not have been guaranteed.
       Jacques Chirac was a highly ambitious career politician, who worked his way rapidly up the ranks of the Gaullist movement; yet his first steps in politics were actually as a militant for the Communist party, and as a student he sold the communist newspaper l'Humanité on the streets of Paris. After graduating from "Sciences Po", he changed tack, married into Parisian high society, studied at the elite ENA (Ecole Nationale d'Administration), and then began a career in politics, working for the office of the prime minister, Georges Pompidou. In 1976, he was appointed junior minister for employment in the third Pompidou government, and from then after he remained one of the most omnipresent of conservative politicians in France. From Gaullist, he became a supporter of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing during Giscard's 1974 bid for the presidency - against the Gaullist Chaban-Delmas - and was appointed Prime Minister when Giscard won. Two years later, he resigned, complaining that Giscard was cramping his style.
       This was the start of his rise to the top. No longer prime minister, in 1977 he set about building his own power base, or rather his own two power bases, firstly as leader of a new political party, the RPR, created out of the old Gaullist UDR, and secondly by becoming elected Mayor of Paris. In 1981, he challenged Giscard for the presidency, but came third in the first round of the election, which was won by François Mitterrand. By 1986 he was clear leader of the conservative opposition. When the conservatives won the general election of that year, he was appointed prime minister, ushering in the first period of cohabitation (see below) between a president and a government of different political persuasions.
       In 1988, he was again a candidate in the presidential election, and again lost; but with his power base in Paris and in the RPR, he then had seven years in which to prepare his third, and first successful, challenge for the presidency.
       He served two terms as president, the first of seven years, the second of five - though as already stated, his reelection in 2002 was more due to the failure of the Socialist campaign and the surprise presence of Le Pen in the second round, than in his own popularity. It is still rather early to judge the Chirac presidency in a historic perspective, but early appraisals suggest that it will not be remembered as a great period in French history. It was a time during which France dramatically failed to adapt to the changes in the modern world - the end of the Cold War and the challenge of globalisation - and failed to push through the social and economic reforms that were allowing other developed nations such as France, Germany or Spain, to find their place in the new world order.

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  • 17 מני

    מני, מָנָה(b. h.) to divide, distribute; to count. Bekh IX, 7 ומוֹנֶה בשבט אחדוכ׳ (Bab. ed. 58b ומונין א׳) and he counts with the rod, one, two Ib. מְנָאָם רביצין if he counted them while they were crouching. Shebu.34a bot. מָנֶה מָנִיתִי לךוכ׳ (not מְנִיתִיךָ, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) I counted (delivered) to thee a Maneh (as a loan) in the presence ; ib.b R. Hash. 12a חכמי ישראל מוֹנִין למבולוכ׳ the Jewish scholars count the dates of the flood in accordance with R. El. (beginning the year with Tishri), and the astronomical calendar in accordance with R. J. (beginning with Nisan). Pesik. R. s. 15, beg. אין מונין ללבנהוכ׳ we count by the moon (fix the date of the new month) only when seen after sunset. Succ.29a, a. fr. מונין ללבנה regulate the seasons by the moon (have a lunar year). Men. 65b, a. e. מְנֵה ימיםוכ׳ count the required number of days and proclaim (one day as) the New Moon Day. Yoma V, 3; a. fr.Part. pass. מָנוּי; f. מְנוּיָה; pl. מְנוּיִים, מְנוּיִין, מְנוּיִן; מְנוּיוֹת a) counted. Taan.8b דבר המ׳ that which has been counted (is known by number). Bekh.IX, 7 אחד מן המ׳ one of the sheep already counted.b) classified; (pl.) class. Ḥag.17b מה חדש למְנוּיָיו אף עצרת למְנוּיָיו ( עצרת = שבוע של ע׳) as the New Moon festival belongs to its class (of days), so does the Pentecost (which is determined by counting weeks) belong to its class (of weeks), i. e. the pilgrims sacrifice ( חגיגה) may be offered during the entire eighth week from Passover; R. Hash. 5a למְנוּיָו.c) (v. Nif.) entered for a share in the sacrifice. Zeb.V, 8 אינו נאכל אלא למנויו can be partaken of only by those registered for it. Pes.V, 3 (61a) שחטו שלא לאוכליו ושלא למנוייו (Bab. ed. למנויו) if while slaughtering he had in mind such as were unable to partake of it (sick persons) or such as had not been registered for it. Ib. 61a bot. איתקש אוכלין למנויין (Ms. M. אוכליו למנוייו) the partakers (to be held in mind) are analogous to the registered. Ib. 70a אינה … למְנוּיֶהָ Ms. M. (ed. incorr. למנוייו, למנויו) it (the pilgrims sacrifice) can only be partaken of by those registered for it; a. fr. Nif. נִמְנֶה, נִי׳ 1) to be counted. Num. R. s. 1 אינן נִמְנִים ולא נמדדין are neither numbered nor measured. Bets.3b, a. e. את שדרכו לִימָּנוֹת, v. אֵת. Gitt.V, 6 נִמְנוּ (usu. נמנו וגמרו) they (their votes) were counted, they resolved, v. גָּמַר II; a. fr. 2) to be counted on for a share in the Passover lamb, to be registered (Ex. 12:4). Pes.VIII, 3 לעולם נִימְנִין עליווכ׳ persons may continually be entered for a share in it, as long as there remains for each Ib. נימנין ומושכיןוכ׳ they may be entered and withdraw again. Ib. 89a אבל לִימָּנוֹת but as for registering (additional names). Tosef. ib. VII, 7 רצו להמשך ולהִמָּנוֹתוכ׳ (ed. Zuck. incorr.) if some of them wish to withdraw and have others entered on their share ; a. fr. 3) to be specified. Y.Taan.IV, 68b (ref. to Mish. IV, 5) מה ראה … להִימָּנוֹת what reason was there for that specification of the time when each family of priests and the people had to offer wood?; Y.Shek.IV, beg.47d; Y.Meg.I, 70c top. Hif. הִמְנָה, הִי׳ to cause to be entered; to add to the number of sharers; to transmit ones share to another person. Y.Pes.VIII, 36a top חי׳ אותו על חנם he gave him a share gratuitously. Tosef. ib. l. c. בני חבורה שרצו להַמְנוֹתוכ׳ (ed. Zuck. לַמְנוֹת) members of a party who desire to give others a share in their own portion. Ib. המַמְנֶה אחרים על חלקו (ed. Zuck. פסחו) he who assigns to others a share in his portion; a. fr. Hof. הוּמְנֶה to be added to the number; to be entered as a member of a group or of a family. Tosef. ib. 3 ה׳ על אחד מהם if he (the orphan) has been entered as his guest by one of the guardians. Ib. 6 בני חבורה שהוּמְנוּוכ׳ ed. Zuck. (oth. ed. שנמנו) members of a group who have been entered (in a body) in addition to the original participants; a. e. Pi. מִנָּה, מִי׳ to appoint, elect. Gitt.V, 4 שמי׳ להן אביהןוכ׳ for whom their father had appointed an executor. Ib. שמִינָּהוּ אביוכ׳ whom the father … has appointed. Taan.10b כל שראוי למַנּיתיוכ׳ who is worthy to be elected manager ; a. fr.Part. pass. מְמוּנֶּה; pl. מְמוּנִּים. Sot.42a למה סגן ממ׳ for what purpose is a deputy high priest appointed?; Yoma 39a מימינו ed. (corr. acc.; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note); a. fr.Hor.13b שאביהם ממונים פרנסוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. שממ׳ אביהם, = מן הממונים) whose father is of those worthy to be elected manager (v. Taan. l. c.).V. מְמוּנֶּה.Esp. to ordain as teacher and judge. Y.Snh.I, 19a bot. ב״ד שמי׳ שלאוכ׳ a court that ordained without the consent of the Nasi. Ib. היה כל אחד מְמַנֶּהוכ׳ each teacher used to ordain his own pupils; a. fr. Hithpa. הִתְמַנֶּה, Nithpa. נִתְמַנֶּה 1) to be appointed, designated as deputy, to be ordained. Sifra Aḥăré Par. 5, ch. VIII לרבות כהן אחר המִתְמַנֶּה to imply the other priest that is designated as a deputy. Y.Bicc.III, 65d top חכםשנ׳וכ׳ when a scholar is ordained, his sins are forgiven. Ib. זה שהוא מתמ׳ בכסףוכ׳ (not מתמני) before him who has been ordained for money, we must not stand up, nor do we call him rabbi, and the cloak upon him is like the cover of ass. Yoma 22b. Y.Shek.V, 48d bot. מאי אם זהשנ׳ על … אתם שאתם מִתְמַכִּיןוכ׳ if this one appointed superintendent of wicks, was privileged to be counted among the great of the generation, how much more you who are to be appointed over the preservation of lives (as directors of charities). R. Hash. II, 9 (25a) שנִתְמַנּוּב״ד עלוכ׳ Ms. O. (ed. שעמדו, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 90) who have been ordained as a court for all Israel; a. fr. 2) (of things) to be assigned. Tosef.Sot.VII, 20 נִתְמַנָּה לאדם פרנסהוכ׳ if a livelihood has been assigned to a man (by Providence, i. e. if he has succeeded in establishing a livelihood), he must buy a house; חזר נ׳ לו יקחוכ׳ (v. ed. Zuckerm. note) if more has been provided for him, he must buy a field … and then marry a wife.

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  • 18 מנה

    מני, מָנָה(b. h.) to divide, distribute; to count. Bekh IX, 7 ומוֹנֶה בשבט אחדוכ׳ (Bab. ed. 58b ומונין א׳) and he counts with the rod, one, two Ib. מְנָאָם רביצין if he counted them while they were crouching. Shebu.34a bot. מָנֶה מָנִיתִי לךוכ׳ (not מְנִיתִיךָ, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) I counted (delivered) to thee a Maneh (as a loan) in the presence ; ib.b R. Hash. 12a חכמי ישראל מוֹנִין למבולוכ׳ the Jewish scholars count the dates of the flood in accordance with R. El. (beginning the year with Tishri), and the astronomical calendar in accordance with R. J. (beginning with Nisan). Pesik. R. s. 15, beg. אין מונין ללבנהוכ׳ we count by the moon (fix the date of the new month) only when seen after sunset. Succ.29a, a. fr. מונין ללבנה regulate the seasons by the moon (have a lunar year). Men. 65b, a. e. מְנֵה ימיםוכ׳ count the required number of days and proclaim (one day as) the New Moon Day. Yoma V, 3; a. fr.Part. pass. מָנוּי; f. מְנוּיָה; pl. מְנוּיִים, מְנוּיִין, מְנוּיִן; מְנוּיוֹת a) counted. Taan.8b דבר המ׳ that which has been counted (is known by number). Bekh.IX, 7 אחד מן המ׳ one of the sheep already counted.b) classified; (pl.) class. Ḥag.17b מה חדש למְנוּיָיו אף עצרת למְנוּיָיו ( עצרת = שבוע של ע׳) as the New Moon festival belongs to its class (of days), so does the Pentecost (which is determined by counting weeks) belong to its class (of weeks), i. e. the pilgrims sacrifice ( חגיגה) may be offered during the entire eighth week from Passover; R. Hash. 5a למְנוּיָו.c) (v. Nif.) entered for a share in the sacrifice. Zeb.V, 8 אינו נאכל אלא למנויו can be partaken of only by those registered for it. Pes.V, 3 (61a) שחטו שלא לאוכליו ושלא למנוייו (Bab. ed. למנויו) if while slaughtering he had in mind such as were unable to partake of it (sick persons) or such as had not been registered for it. Ib. 61a bot. איתקש אוכלין למנויין (Ms. M. אוכליו למנוייו) the partakers (to be held in mind) are analogous to the registered. Ib. 70a אינה … למְנוּיֶהָ Ms. M. (ed. incorr. למנוייו, למנויו) it (the pilgrims sacrifice) can only be partaken of by those registered for it; a. fr. Nif. נִמְנֶה, נִי׳ 1) to be counted. Num. R. s. 1 אינן נִמְנִים ולא נמדדין are neither numbered nor measured. Bets.3b, a. e. את שדרכו לִימָּנוֹת, v. אֵת. Gitt.V, 6 נִמְנוּ (usu. נמנו וגמרו) they (their votes) were counted, they resolved, v. גָּמַר II; a. fr. 2) to be counted on for a share in the Passover lamb, to be registered (Ex. 12:4). Pes.VIII, 3 לעולם נִימְנִין עליווכ׳ persons may continually be entered for a share in it, as long as there remains for each Ib. נימנין ומושכיןוכ׳ they may be entered and withdraw again. Ib. 89a אבל לִימָּנוֹת but as for registering (additional names). Tosef. ib. VII, 7 רצו להמשך ולהִמָּנוֹתוכ׳ (ed. Zuck. incorr.) if some of them wish to withdraw and have others entered on their share ; a. fr. 3) to be specified. Y.Taan.IV, 68b (ref. to Mish. IV, 5) מה ראה … להִימָּנוֹת what reason was there for that specification of the time when each family of priests and the people had to offer wood?; Y.Shek.IV, beg.47d; Y.Meg.I, 70c top. Hif. הִמְנָה, הִי׳ to cause to be entered; to add to the number of sharers; to transmit ones share to another person. Y.Pes.VIII, 36a top חי׳ אותו על חנם he gave him a share gratuitously. Tosef. ib. l. c. בני חבורה שרצו להַמְנוֹתוכ׳ (ed. Zuck. לַמְנוֹת) members of a party who desire to give others a share in their own portion. Ib. המַמְנֶה אחרים על חלקו (ed. Zuck. פסחו) he who assigns to others a share in his portion; a. fr. Hof. הוּמְנֶה to be added to the number; to be entered as a member of a group or of a family. Tosef. ib. 3 ה׳ על אחד מהם if he (the orphan) has been entered as his guest by one of the guardians. Ib. 6 בני חבורה שהוּמְנוּוכ׳ ed. Zuck. (oth. ed. שנמנו) members of a group who have been entered (in a body) in addition to the original participants; a. e. Pi. מִנָּה, מִי׳ to appoint, elect. Gitt.V, 4 שמי׳ להן אביהןוכ׳ for whom their father had appointed an executor. Ib. שמִינָּהוּ אביוכ׳ whom the father … has appointed. Taan.10b כל שראוי למַנּיתיוכ׳ who is worthy to be elected manager ; a. fr.Part. pass. מְמוּנֶּה; pl. מְמוּנִּים. Sot.42a למה סגן ממ׳ for what purpose is a deputy high priest appointed?; Yoma 39a מימינו ed. (corr. acc.; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note); a. fr.Hor.13b שאביהם ממונים פרנסוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. שממ׳ אביהם, = מן הממונים) whose father is of those worthy to be elected manager (v. Taan. l. c.).V. מְמוּנֶּה.Esp. to ordain as teacher and judge. Y.Snh.I, 19a bot. ב״ד שמי׳ שלאוכ׳ a court that ordained without the consent of the Nasi. Ib. היה כל אחד מְמַנֶּהוכ׳ each teacher used to ordain his own pupils; a. fr. Hithpa. הִתְמַנֶּה, Nithpa. נִתְמַנֶּה 1) to be appointed, designated as deputy, to be ordained. Sifra Aḥăré Par. 5, ch. VIII לרבות כהן אחר המִתְמַנֶּה to imply the other priest that is designated as a deputy. Y.Bicc.III, 65d top חכםשנ׳וכ׳ when a scholar is ordained, his sins are forgiven. Ib. זה שהוא מתמ׳ בכסףוכ׳ (not מתמני) before him who has been ordained for money, we must not stand up, nor do we call him rabbi, and the cloak upon him is like the cover of ass. Yoma 22b. Y.Shek.V, 48d bot. מאי אם זהשנ׳ על … אתם שאתם מִתְמַכִּיןוכ׳ if this one appointed superintendent of wicks, was privileged to be counted among the great of the generation, how much more you who are to be appointed over the preservation of lives (as directors of charities). R. Hash. II, 9 (25a) שנִתְמַנּוּב״ד עלוכ׳ Ms. O. (ed. שעמדו, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 90) who have been ordained as a court for all Israel; a. fr. 2) (of things) to be assigned. Tosef.Sot.VII, 20 נִתְמַנָּה לאדם פרנסהוכ׳ if a livelihood has been assigned to a man (by Providence, i. e. if he has succeeded in establishing a livelihood), he must buy a house; חזר נ׳ לו יקחוכ׳ (v. ed. Zuckerm. note) if more has been provided for him, he must buy a field … and then marry a wife.

    Jewish literature > מנה

  • 19 מָנָה

    מני, מָנָה(b. h.) to divide, distribute; to count. Bekh IX, 7 ומוֹנֶה בשבט אחדוכ׳ (Bab. ed. 58b ומונין א׳) and he counts with the rod, one, two Ib. מְנָאָם רביצין if he counted them while they were crouching. Shebu.34a bot. מָנֶה מָנִיתִי לךוכ׳ (not מְנִיתִיךָ, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) I counted (delivered) to thee a Maneh (as a loan) in the presence ; ib.b R. Hash. 12a חכמי ישראל מוֹנִין למבולוכ׳ the Jewish scholars count the dates of the flood in accordance with R. El. (beginning the year with Tishri), and the astronomical calendar in accordance with R. J. (beginning with Nisan). Pesik. R. s. 15, beg. אין מונין ללבנהוכ׳ we count by the moon (fix the date of the new month) only when seen after sunset. Succ.29a, a. fr. מונין ללבנה regulate the seasons by the moon (have a lunar year). Men. 65b, a. e. מְנֵה ימיםוכ׳ count the required number of days and proclaim (one day as) the New Moon Day. Yoma V, 3; a. fr.Part. pass. מָנוּי; f. מְנוּיָה; pl. מְנוּיִים, מְנוּיִין, מְנוּיִן; מְנוּיוֹת a) counted. Taan.8b דבר המ׳ that which has been counted (is known by number). Bekh.IX, 7 אחד מן המ׳ one of the sheep already counted.b) classified; (pl.) class. Ḥag.17b מה חדש למְנוּיָיו אף עצרת למְנוּיָיו ( עצרת = שבוע של ע׳) as the New Moon festival belongs to its class (of days), so does the Pentecost (which is determined by counting weeks) belong to its class (of weeks), i. e. the pilgrims sacrifice ( חגיגה) may be offered during the entire eighth week from Passover; R. Hash. 5a למְנוּיָו.c) (v. Nif.) entered for a share in the sacrifice. Zeb.V, 8 אינו נאכל אלא למנויו can be partaken of only by those registered for it. Pes.V, 3 (61a) שחטו שלא לאוכליו ושלא למנוייו (Bab. ed. למנויו) if while slaughtering he had in mind such as were unable to partake of it (sick persons) or such as had not been registered for it. Ib. 61a bot. איתקש אוכלין למנויין (Ms. M. אוכליו למנוייו) the partakers (to be held in mind) are analogous to the registered. Ib. 70a אינה … למְנוּיֶהָ Ms. M. (ed. incorr. למנוייו, למנויו) it (the pilgrims sacrifice) can only be partaken of by those registered for it; a. fr. Nif. נִמְנֶה, נִי׳ 1) to be counted. Num. R. s. 1 אינן נִמְנִים ולא נמדדין are neither numbered nor measured. Bets.3b, a. e. את שדרכו לִימָּנוֹת, v. אֵת. Gitt.V, 6 נִמְנוּ (usu. נמנו וגמרו) they (their votes) were counted, they resolved, v. גָּמַר II; a. fr. 2) to be counted on for a share in the Passover lamb, to be registered (Ex. 12:4). Pes.VIII, 3 לעולם נִימְנִין עליווכ׳ persons may continually be entered for a share in it, as long as there remains for each Ib. נימנין ומושכיןוכ׳ they may be entered and withdraw again. Ib. 89a אבל לִימָּנוֹת but as for registering (additional names). Tosef. ib. VII, 7 רצו להמשך ולהִמָּנוֹתוכ׳ (ed. Zuck. incorr.) if some of them wish to withdraw and have others entered on their share ; a. fr. 3) to be specified. Y.Taan.IV, 68b (ref. to Mish. IV, 5) מה ראה … להִימָּנוֹת what reason was there for that specification of the time when each family of priests and the people had to offer wood?; Y.Shek.IV, beg.47d; Y.Meg.I, 70c top. Hif. הִמְנָה, הִי׳ to cause to be entered; to add to the number of sharers; to transmit ones share to another person. Y.Pes.VIII, 36a top חי׳ אותו על חנם he gave him a share gratuitously. Tosef. ib. l. c. בני חבורה שרצו להַמְנוֹתוכ׳ (ed. Zuck. לַמְנוֹת) members of a party who desire to give others a share in their own portion. Ib. המַמְנֶה אחרים על חלקו (ed. Zuck. פסחו) he who assigns to others a share in his portion; a. fr. Hof. הוּמְנֶה to be added to the number; to be entered as a member of a group or of a family. Tosef. ib. 3 ה׳ על אחד מהם if he (the orphan) has been entered as his guest by one of the guardians. Ib. 6 בני חבורה שהוּמְנוּוכ׳ ed. Zuck. (oth. ed. שנמנו) members of a group who have been entered (in a body) in addition to the original participants; a. e. Pi. מִנָּה, מִי׳ to appoint, elect. Gitt.V, 4 שמי׳ להן אביהןוכ׳ for whom their father had appointed an executor. Ib. שמִינָּהוּ אביוכ׳ whom the father … has appointed. Taan.10b כל שראוי למַנּיתיוכ׳ who is worthy to be elected manager ; a. fr.Part. pass. מְמוּנֶּה; pl. מְמוּנִּים. Sot.42a למה סגן ממ׳ for what purpose is a deputy high priest appointed?; Yoma 39a מימינו ed. (corr. acc.; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note); a. fr.Hor.13b שאביהם ממונים פרנסוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. שממ׳ אביהם, = מן הממונים) whose father is of those worthy to be elected manager (v. Taan. l. c.).V. מְמוּנֶּה.Esp. to ordain as teacher and judge. Y.Snh.I, 19a bot. ב״ד שמי׳ שלאוכ׳ a court that ordained without the consent of the Nasi. Ib. היה כל אחד מְמַנֶּהוכ׳ each teacher used to ordain his own pupils; a. fr. Hithpa. הִתְמַנֶּה, Nithpa. נִתְמַנֶּה 1) to be appointed, designated as deputy, to be ordained. Sifra Aḥăré Par. 5, ch. VIII לרבות כהן אחר המִתְמַנֶּה to imply the other priest that is designated as a deputy. Y.Bicc.III, 65d top חכםשנ׳וכ׳ when a scholar is ordained, his sins are forgiven. Ib. זה שהוא מתמ׳ בכסףוכ׳ (not מתמני) before him who has been ordained for money, we must not stand up, nor do we call him rabbi, and the cloak upon him is like the cover of ass. Yoma 22b. Y.Shek.V, 48d bot. מאי אם זהשנ׳ על … אתם שאתם מִתְמַכִּיןוכ׳ if this one appointed superintendent of wicks, was privileged to be counted among the great of the generation, how much more you who are to be appointed over the preservation of lives (as directors of charities). R. Hash. II, 9 (25a) שנִתְמַנּוּב״ד עלוכ׳ Ms. O. (ed. שעמדו, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 90) who have been ordained as a court for all Israel; a. fr. 2) (of things) to be assigned. Tosef.Sot.VII, 20 נִתְמַנָּה לאדם פרנסהוכ׳ if a livelihood has been assigned to a man (by Providence, i. e. if he has succeeded in establishing a livelihood), he must buy a house; חזר נ׳ לו יקחוכ׳ (v. ed. Zuckerm. note) if more has been provided for him, he must buy a field … and then marry a wife.

    Jewish literature > מָנָה

  • 20 Durão Barroso, José Manuel

    (1952-)
       Academic, scholar, and politician who rose to prominence after the Revolution of 25 April 1974. Trained as an academic in the field of political science and law, Durão Barroso received a master's degree in political science at a Swiss university in the 1980s and continued to a doctorate in Portugal. For some years, he taught political science at the University of Geneva. A student of Portuguese government and politics, he entered academic life in Lisbon at various universities, including the Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon, and spent terms abroad as a visiting political science professor at Georgetown University in the United States.
       A leading member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) after 1993, he was minister of foreign affairs in the Cavaco Silva government in the mid-1990s. When Marcello Rebelo de Sousa withdrew from politics in 1999, Durão Barroso was elected in his place as chief of the PSD; he led the party in the October 1999 elections, won by the Socialist Party (PS) under Guterres. The defeat of the PSD in this election, whose final results were closer than predicted, cast a shadow on the leadership position of Durão Barroso, whose brittle style and manner of public speaking aroused controversy. The position of the PSD, however, still retained some strength; the results of the October 1999 elections were disappointing to the PS, which expected to win an overall majority in the Assembly of the Republic. Instead, the PS fell one seat short. The electoral results in seats were PS (115) to PSD (81). As the PS's hold on the electorate weakened during 2001, and the party was defeated in municipal elections in December 2001, the PSD's leader came into his own as party chief.
       In the parliamentary elections of 17 March 2002, the PSD won the largest number of seats, and Durão Barroso was appointed prime minister. To have a majority, he governed in coalition with the Popular Party (PP), formerly known as the Christian Democratic Party (CDS). Durão Barroso reduced government spending, which affected the budgets of local governments and civil service recruitment. These measures, as well as plans to accelerate privatization and introduce labor reforms, resulted in a public-sector worker's strike in November 2002, the first such strike in 10 years. Durão Barroso decided to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a freeze on the wages of employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than 50 percent of the workforce.
       In 2004, he became president of the Commission, European Union (EU). He took up the office on 23 November 2004, and Pedro Santana Lopes, then the PSD mayor of Lisbon, became prime minister. Portugal has held the six-month rotating presidency of the EU three times, in 1992, 2000, and 2007.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Durão Barroso, José Manuel

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