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1 Socialist Party / Partido Socialista
(PS)Although the Socialist Party's origins can be traced back to the 1850s, its existence has not been continuous. The party did not achieve or maintain a large base of support until after the Revolution of 25 April 1974. Historically, it played only a minor political role when compared to other European socialist parties.During the Estado Novo, the PS found it difficult to maintain a clandestine existence, and the already weak party literally withered away. Different groups and associations endeavored to keep socialist ideals alive, but they failed to create an organizational structure that would endure. In 1964, Mário Soares, Francisco Ramos da Costa, and Manuel Tito de Morais established the Portuguese Socialist Action / Acção Socialista Português (ASP) in Geneva, a group of individuals with similar views rather than a true political party. Most members were middle-class professionals committed to democratizing the nation. The rigidity of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) led some to join the ASP.By the early 1970s, ASP nuclei existed beyond Portugal in Paris, London, Rome, Brussels, Frankfurt, Sweden, and Switzerland; these consisted of members studying, working, teaching, researching, or in other activities. Extensive connections were developed with other foreign socialist parties. Changing conditions in Portugal, as well as the colonial wars, led several ASP members to advocate the creation of a real political party, strengthening the organization within Portugal, and positioning this to compete for power once the regime changed.The current PS was founded clandestinely on 19 April 1973, by a group of 27 exiled Portuguese and domestic ASP representatives at the Kurt Schumacher Academy of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Bad Munstereifel, West Germany. The founding philosophy was influenced by nondogmatic Marxism as militants sought to create a classless society. The rhetoric was to be revolutionary to outflank its competitors, especially the PCP, on its left. The party hoped to attract reform-minded Catholics and other groups that were committed to democracy but could not support the communists.At the time of the 1974 revolution, the PS was little more than an elite faction based mainly among exiles. It was weakly organized and had little grassroots support outside the major cities and larger towns. Its organization did not improve significantly until the campaign for the April 1975 constituent elections. Since then, the PS has become very pragmatic and moderate and has increasingly diluted its socialist program until it has become a center-left party. Among the party's most consistent principles in its platform since the late 1970s has been its support for Portugal's membership in the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Union (EU), a view that clashed with those of its rivals to the left, especially the PCP. Given the PS's broad base of support, the increased distance between its leftist rhetoric and its more conservative actions has led to sharp internal divisions in the party. The PS and the Social Democratic Party (PSD) are now the two dominant parties in the Portuguese political party system.In doctrine and rhetoric the PS has undergone a de-Marxification and a movement toward the center as a means to challenge its principal rival for hegemony, the PSD. The uneven record of the PS in general elections since its victory in 1975, and sometimes its failure to keep strong legislative majorities, have discouraged voters. While the party lost the 1979 and 1980 general elections, it triumphed in the 1983 elections, when it won 36 percent of the vote, but it still did not gain an absolute majority in the Assembly of the Republic. The PSD led by Cavaco Silva dominated elections from 1985 to 1995, only to be defeated by the PS in the 1995 general elections. By 2000, the PS had conquered the commanding heights of the polity: President Jorge Sampaio had been reelected for a second term, PS prime minister António Guterres was entrenched, and the mayor of Lisbon was João Soares, son of the former socialist president, Mário Soares (1986-96).The ideological transformation of the PS occurred gradually after 1975, within the context of a strong PSD, an increasingly conservative electorate, and the de-Marxification of other European Socialist parties, including those in Germany and Scandinavia. While the PS paid less attention to the PCP on its left and more attention to the PSD, party leaders shed Marxist trappings. In the 1986 PS official program, for example, the text does not include the word Marxism.Despite the party's election victories in the mid- and late-1990s, the leadership discovered that their grasp of power and their hegemony in governance at various levels was threatened by various factors: President Jorge Sampaio's second term, the constitution mandated, had to be his last.Following the defeat of the PS by the PSD in the municipal elections of December 2001, Premier Antônio Guterres resigned his post, and President Sampaio dissolved parliament and called parliamentary elections for the spring. In the 17 March 2002 elections, following Guterres's resignation as party leader, the PS was defeated by the PSD by a vote of 40 percent to 38 percent. Among the factors that brought about the socialists' departure from office was the worsening post-September 11 economy and disarray within the PS leadership circles, as well as charges of corruption among PS office holders. However, the PS won 45 percent of the vote in parliamentary elections of 2005, and the leader of the party, José Sócrates, a self-described "market-oriented socialist" became prime minister.Historical dictionary of Portugal > Socialist Party / Partido Socialista
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2 Portuguese Communist Party
(PCP)The Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) has evolved from its early anarcho-syndicalist roots at its formation in 1921. This evolution included the undisciplined years of the 1920s, during which bolshevization began and continued into the 1930s, then through the years of clandestine existence during the Estado Novo, the Stalinization of the 1940s, the "anarcho-liberal shift" of the 1950s, the emergence of Maoist and Trotskyist splinter groups of the 1960s, to legalization after the Revolution of 25 April 1974 as the strongest and oldest political party in Portugal. Documents from the Russian archives have shown that the PCP's history is not a purely "domestic" one. While the PCP was born on its own without Soviet assistance, once it joined the Communist International (CI), it lost a significant amount of autonomy as CI officials increasingly meddled in PCP internal politics by dictating policy, manipulating leadership elections, and often financing party activities.Early Portuguese communism was a mix of communist ideological strands accustomed to a spirited internal debate, a lively external debate with its rivals, and a loose organizational structure. The PCP, during its early years, was weak in grassroots membership and was basically a party of "notables." It was predominantly a male organization, with minuscule female participation. It was also primarily an urban party concentrated in Lisbon. The PCP membership declined from 3,000 in 1923 to only 40 in 1928.In 1929, the party was reorganized so that it could survive clandestinely. As its activity progressed in the 1930s, a long period of instability dominated its leadership organs as a result of repression, imprisonments, and disorganization. The CI continued to intervene in party affairs through the 1930s, until the PCP was expelled from the CI in 1938-39, apparently because of its conduct during police arrests.The years of 1939-41 were difficult ones for the party, not only because of increased domestic repression but also because of internal party splits provoked by the Nazi-Soviet pact and other foreign actions. From 1940 to 1941, two Communist parties struggled to attract the support of the CI and accused each other of "revisionism." The CI was disbanded in 1943, and the PCP was not accepted back into the international communist family until its recognition by the Cominform in 1947.The reorganization of 1940-41 finally put the PCP under the firm control of orthodox communists who viewed socialism from a Soviet perspective. Although Soviet support was denied the newly reorganized party at first, the new leaders continued its Stalinization. The enforcement of "democratic centralism" and insistence upon the "dictatorship of the proletariat" became entrenched. The 1940s brought increased growth, as the party reached its membership apex of the clandestine era with 1,200 members in 1943, approximately 4,800 in 1946, and 7,000 in 1947.The party fell on hard times in the 1950s. It developed a bad case of paranoia, which led to a witch hunt for infiltrators, informers, and spies in all ranks of the party. The lower membership figures who followed the united antifascist period were reduced further through expulsions of the "traitors." By 1951, the party had been reduced to only 1,000 members. It became a closed, sectarian, suspicious, and paranoiac organization, with diminished strength in almost every region, except in the Alentejo, where the party, through propaganda and ideology more than organizational strength, was able to mobilize strikes of landless peasants in the early 1950s.On 3 January 1960, Álvaro Cunhal and nine other political prisoners made a spectacular escape from the Peniche prison and fled the country. Soon after this escape, Cunhal was elected secretary-general and, with other top leaders, directed the PCP from exile. Trotskyite and Maoist fractions emerged within the party in the 1960s, strengthened by the ideological developments in the international communist movement, such as in China and Cuba. The PCP would not tolerate dissent or leftism and began purging the extreme left fractions.The PCP intensified its control of the labor movement after the more liberal syndical election regulations under Prime Minister Mar- cello Caetano allowed communists to run for leadership positions in the corporative unions. By 1973, there was general unrest in the labor movement due to deteriorating economic conditions brought on by the colonial wars, as well as by world economic pressures including the Arab oil boycott.After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, the PCP enjoyed a unique position: it was the only party to have survived the Estado Novo. It emerged from clandestinity as the best organized political party in Portugal with a leadership hardened by years in jail. Since then, despite the party's stubborn orthodoxy, it has consistently played an important role as a moderating force. As even the Socialist Party (PS) was swept up by the neoliberal tidal wave, albeit a more compassionate variant, increasingly the PCP has played a crucial role in ensuring that interests and perspectives of the traditional Left are aired.One of the most consistent planks of the PCP electoral platform has been opposition to every stage of European integration. The party has regularly resisted Portuguese membership in the European Economic Community (EEC) and, following membership beginning in 1986, the party has regularly resisted further integration through the European Union (EU). A major argument has been that EU membership would not resolve Portugal's chronic economic problems but would only increase its dependence on the world. Ever since, the PCP has argued that its opposition to membership was correct and that further involvement with the EU would only result in further economic dependence and a consequent loss of Portuguese national sovereignty. Further, the party maintained that as Portugal's ties with the EU increased, the vulnerable agrarian sector in Portugal would risk further losses.Changes in PCP leadership may or may not alter the party's electoral position and role in the political system. As younger generations forget the uniqueness of the party's resistance to the Estado Novo, public images of PCP leadership will change. As the image of Álvaro Cunhal and other historical communist leaders slowly recedes, and the stature of Carlos Carvalhas (general secretary since 1992) and other moderate leaders is enhanced, the party's survival and legitimacy have strengthened. On 6 March 2001, the PCP celebrated its 80th anniversary.See also Left Bloc.Historical dictionary of Portugal > Portuguese Communist Party
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3 Social Democratic Party / Partido Social Democrático
(PSD)One of the two major political parties in democratic Portugal. It was established originally as the Popular Democratic Party / Partido Popular Democrático (PPD) in May 1974, following the Revolution of 25 April 1974 that overthrew the Estado Novo. The PPD had its roots in the "liberal wing" of the União Nacional, the single, legal party or movement allowed under the Estado Novo during the last phase of that regime, under Prime Minister Marcello Caetano. A number of future PPD leaders, such as Francisco Sá Carneiro and Francisco Balsemão, hoped to reform the Estado Novo from within, but soon became discouraged. After the 1974 Revolution, the PPD participated in two general elections (April 1975 and April 1976), which were crucial for the establishment and consolidation of democracy, and the party won sufficient votes to become the second largest political party after the Socialist Party (PS) in the number of seats held in the legislature, the Assembly of the Republic. The PPD voting results in those two elections were 26.4 percent and 24.4 percent, respectively.After the 1976 elections, the party changed its name from Partido Popular Democrático to Partido Social Democrático (PSD). As political opinion swung from the left to the center and center-right, and with the leadership of Francisco Sá Carneiro, the PSD gained greater popularity and strength, and from 1979 on, the party played an important role in government. After Sá Carneiro died in the air crash of December 1980, he was replaced as party chief and then prime minister by Francisco Balsemão, and then by Aníbal Cavaco Silva. As successors, these two leaders guided the PSD to a number of electoral victories, especially beginning in 1985. After 1987, the PSD held a majority of seats in parliament, a situation that lasted until 1995, when the Socialist Party (PS) won the election.The PSD's principal political program has featured the de-Marxi-fication of the 1976 Constitution and the economic system, a free-market economy with privatization of many state enterprises, and close ties with the European Economic Community (EEC) and subsequently the European Union (EU). After the PSD lost several general elections in 1995 and 1999, and following the withdrawal from office of former prime minister Cavaco Silva, a leadership succession crisis occurred in the party. The party leadership shifted from Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa to Manuel Durão Barroso, and, in 2004, Pedro Santana Lopes.During 2000 and 2001, as Portugal's economic situation worsened, the PS's popularity waned. In the December 2001 municipal elections, the PSD decisively defeated the PS and, as a result, Prime Minister António Guterres resigned. Parliamentary elections in March 2002 resulted in a Social Democratic victory, although its margin of victory over the PS was small (40 percent to 38 percent). Upon becoming premier in the spring of 2002, then, PSD leader Durão Barroso, in order to hold a slim majority of seats in the Assembly of the Republic, was obliged to govern in a coalition with the Popular Party (PP), formerly known as the Christian Democratic Party (CDS). Although the PSD had ousted the PS from office, the party confronted formidable economic and social problems. When Durão Barroso resigned to become president of the EU Commission, Pedro Santana Lopes became the PSD's leader, as prime minister in July 2004. Under Santana Lopes's leadership, the PSD lost the parliamentary elections of 2005 to the PS. Since then, the PSD has sought to regain its dominant position with the Portuguese electorate. It made some progress in doing so when its former leader, Cavaco Silva, was elected president of the Republic of 2006.Historical dictionary of Portugal > Social Democratic Party / Partido Social Democrático
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4 Christian Democratic Party
Established originally as the Centro Democático e Social (CDS) in May 1974, following the fall of the Estado Novo, the CDS was supported by conservatives inspired by Christian humanism and Catholic social doctrines. In the first democratic elections after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, which were held on 25 April 1975, the CDS won only a disappointing 7.6 percent of the vote for the Constituent Assembly. In the following general elections for the Assembly of the Republic, in April 1976, however, the party more than doubled its votes to 16 percent and surpassed the number of votes for the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP). In 1979-80, the Christian Democrats joined the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in a coalition called the Aliança Democrática (Democratic Alliance), a grouping that defeated the Socialist Party (PS) in the succeeding elections. The Christian Democrats remained in the background as the principal party rivals for power were the PS and the PSD.In the 1990s, the CDS altered its name to the Partido Popular (PP) and featured new leaders such as party chief Paulo Portas. While the democratic Portuguese system had become virtually a two-party dominant system by the 1980s and 1990s, the PP would have opportunities, depending upon circumstances, to share power in another coalition with one of the two larger, major parties, the PS or PSD. Indeed, parliamentary election results in March 2002 gave the party just such an opportunity, as the PP won 14 percent of the vote, thus surpassing for the first time since the 1975 elections the PCP, which was reduced to 12 percent of the vote. The PP thus gained new influence as the PSD, which won the largest number of seats in this election, was obliged to share governance with the PP in order to have a working majority in the legislature.Various right-wing lobbies and interest groups influenced the PP. In early 2000, the PP proposed a law to the Assembly of the Republic whereby former colonists, now mainly resident in Portugal, who had lost property in Portugal's former colonies of Angola and Mozambique, would be compensated by Portugal for material losses during decolonization. The PP leadership argued that the manner in which the governments after the Revolution of 25 April 1974 administered the disputed, controversial decolonization process in these territories made the government responsible for compensating Portuguese citizens for such losses. The PS-dominated government of then prime minister, Antônio Guterres, argued, however, that independent governments of those former colonies were responsible for any compensation due. Thus, Guterres declined to accept the proposed legislation. This proposal by the PP and others like it followed upon other proposed laws such as Law 20, 19 June 1997, put before the Assembly of the Republic, which was passed under the aegis of the PS. This law pledged to compensate opposition militants (the survivors) who had opposed the Estado Novo and had spent years in exile, as well as in clandestine activities. Such compensations would come in the form of pensions and social security benefits. Given the strength of conservative constituencies and former settlers' lobbies, it is likely that the Christian Democrats will introduce more such proposed laws in future parliamentary sessions.Historical dictionary of Portugal > Christian Democratic Party
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5 Parteispitze
* * *Par|tei|spit|zefparty leadership, party leaders pl* * *Par·tei·spit·zef head of the party, party leadership* * * -
6 jerarca
f. & m.chief, dignitary, hierarch.m.high-ranking person, leader.* * *1 hierarch* * *SM leader, chief, heirarch frm* * *masculino y femenino (Relig) hierarch (frml), leader* * *masculino y femenino (Relig) hierarch (frml), leader* * *los jerarcas del partido the party leaders* * *
jerarca sustantivo masculino y femenino
leader
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7 руководство руководств·о
передавать руководство кому-л. — to resign one's government / leadership to smb.
принять руководство от кого-л. — to assume the leadership from smb.
работать под чьим-л. руководством — to work under smb.
квалифицированное руководство — competent direction / management
коллегиальное / коллективное руководство — collective leadership
2) собир. (руководители) leaders, leadership, governing bodyвоенно-политическое руководство — military-political leaders / leadership
высшее руководство — top leaders / leadership, high command
партийное руководство — party leaders / leadership
руководство комиссии / комитета — senior commission / committee officials
3) (то, чем нужно руководствоваться) guiding principle, guideRussian-english dctionary of diplomacy > руководство руководств·о
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8 mkuu
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mkuu[Swahili Plural] wakuu[English Word] director[English Plural] directors[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] kuu------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mkuu[Swahili Plural] wakuu[English Word] head[English Plural] heads[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] kuu[Swahili Example] yule mama amechaguliwa kuwa mkuu wa kamati[English Example] that woman has been chosen to be the head of the committee------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mkuu[Swahili Plural] wakuu[English Word] manager[English Plural] managers[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] kuu------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mkuu[Swahili Plural] wakuu[English Word] superior[English Plural] superiors[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] kuu------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mkuu wa shule[Swahili Plural] wakuu wa shule[English Word] principal[English Plural] principals[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] kuu------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mkuu[Swahili Plural] wakuu[English Word] leader[English Plural] leaders[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] kuu[Swahili Example] Wakuu hao jasiri waliwaokoa [Masomo 85][English Example] Those brave leaders liberated them.------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mkuu[Swahili Plural] wakuu[English Word] chairman[English Plural] chairmen[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] kuu------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] Mkuu wa Mkoa[Swahili Plural] Wakuu wa Mkoa[English Word] Regional Commissioner[English Plural] Regional Commissioners[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Swahili Example] mkuu huyo wa mkoa ameziagiza halmashauri hizo kuweka mikakati madhubuti wa ukusanyaji wa ushuru [ http://216.69.164.44/ipp/itv/2005/05/12/39266.html ITV][English Example] the Regional Commissioner charged the committee with implementing precise strategies for the collection of the taxes[Terminology] political[Note] Tanzania------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mkuu wa chama[Swahili Plural] wakuu wa chama[English Word] party leader[English Plural] party leaders[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Terminology] political------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mkuu[Swahili Plural] wakuu[English Word] commander[English Plural] commanders[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] kuu[Terminology] military------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mkuu[Swahili Plural] wakuu[English Word] president[English Plural] president[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] kuu[Swahili Example] mkuu wa kampuni anajua majina ya kila mfanyakazi wake[English Example] the president of the company knows the names of all his employees------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mkuu wa serikali[Swahili Plural] wakuu wa serikali[English Word] head of state[English Plural] heads of state[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Terminology] political------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mkuu wa dola[Swahili Plural] wakuu wa dola[English Word] head of state[English Plural] heads of state[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Terminology] political------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mkuu[Swahili Plural] wakuu[English Word] cadre[English Plural] cadres[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] kuu[Terminology] political------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mkuu[Swahili Plural] wakuu[English Word] elder[English Plural] elders[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] kuu------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 Parteiführung
Par|tei|füh|rungfleadership of a party; (Vorstand) party leaders pl or executive* * *Par·tei·füh·rungfdie \Parteiführung innehaben to exercise the party leadership, to be [the] party leaderdie \Parteiführung übernehmen to assume [or take on] [or take over] the party leadership, to become [the] party leader* * *die party leadership* * *die party leadership -
10 руководитель руководител·ь
leader, head; (администратор) executive; (управляющий) managerноминальный / фиктивный руководитель — phantom leader
руководитель аппарата сотрудников Белого дома (США) — Chief of Staff of the White House, Presidential Chief of Staff
руководитель делегации — leader / head of the delegation
Russian-english dctionary of diplomacy > руководитель руководител·ь
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11 объединять
гл.1. to combine; 2. lo unite; 3. to rally; 4. to merge; 5. to bring together; 6. to join forces/efforts; 7. to close ranksРусский переходный глагол объединять не указывает на характер объединяемых объектов, целей и на результат их объединения. Английские же соответствия подчеркивают отдельные аспекты такого процесса: кто или что объединяется, для чего, каков результат. Разные глаголы выделяют разные стороны процесса объединения и потому употребляются в разных ситуациях.1. to combine — объединять, соединять, комбинировать, сочетать ( абстрактные свойства): to combine business and pleasure — сочетать полезное с приятным/сочетать дело и отдых She combines good looks and intelligence. — В ней красота сочетается с умом. In his teaching he successfully combined theory and practice. — Он успешно объединяет педагогическую теорию и практику в своей работе. Не sent his report on the advantage of combining small village schools to the local Education Board. — Он послал свой доклад о пользе объединения мелких сельских школ в местный Совет по образованию. Combine all the ingredients in a salad bowl and mix them well. — Соедините все ингредиенты в салатнице и хорошенько перемешайте./Сложите все ингредиенты в салатницу и перемешайте. Steel is produced by combining iron with carbon. — Сталь получается путем соединения железа и углерода. The experiment is an attempt to combine the advantages of two systems. — Этот эксперимент — попытка объединить преимущества обеих систем.2. to unite — объединять: His speech united all the democrats. — Его речь объединила всех демократов. What united the two groups was their hatred of/for fascism in all its forms. — Что объединяло эти две группы, так это общая ненависть к фашизму всех мастей. Common interests unite our countries against the common enemy. — Наши страны объединяют общие интересы в борьбе с общим врагом. It is necessary to unite forces to achieve our common aims. — Необходимо объединить силы для достижения общих целей.3. to rally — объединять, сплачивать (в защиту, поддержку кого-либо или чего-либо), объединять силы ( с целью поддержки кого-либо или чего-либо), сплачиваться: A demonstration is planned to rally support for the workers. — Демонстранты планируют сплотить народ на защиту прав рабочих. The main effect of the new tax was to rally opposition to the government. — Введение нового налога только сплотило ряды антиправительственной оппозиции. The President's passionate speech helped to rally the country to light the enemy. — Страстная речь президента сплотила всю страну на борьбу с врагом.4. to merge — объединять, сливать: There are plans to merge the two most successful TV channels. — Существуют планы слить в один эти два самых успешных телевизионных канала./Сушествуют планы объединить в один эти два самые успешные телевизионные каналы. Не wanted to merge his company with a gold-mining firm. — Ему хотелось объединить свою компанию с какой-либо золотодобывающей фирмой./Ему хотелось слить свою компанию с какой-либо золотодобывающей фирмой. Не merged smaller publishing houses into a mighty publishing industry. — Он слил мелкие издательства и создал могущественную издательскую индустрию./Он объединил мелкие издательства, создав могущественную издательскую индустрию.5. to bring together — объединять, сводить ( вместе), сближать (обыкновенно относится к одушевленным существительным; обозначает ситуацию, в которой люди объединяются для совместных действий по какому-то, часто случайному, основанию): What brought us together is our mutual love of opera. — Нас сблизила любовь к опере./Нас объединила общая любовь к опере. The war brought very different people closer together: there was no class distinction, there was a common aim. — Война сблизила очень разных людей: исчезли классовые различия, была лишь общая цель. The event was unique in bringing together politicians, business leaders and scientists. — Это событие уникально потому, что оно объединило полигиков, ведущих представителей бизнеса и ученых. Our children's marriage brought our families together. — Наши семьи сблизила женитьба наших дстсй./Наши семьи свела женитьба наших детей./Наши семьи объединила женитьба наших детей.6. to join forces/efforts — объединять, объединять силы, объединять усилия (для совместных действий или для того, чтобы противостоять общему противнику, врагу): The two firms, who were once bitter rivals, have now joined forces to develop a new sports car. — Эти две фирмы, которые в прошлом были ярыми соперниками, теперь объединили свои усилия для создания новой модели спортивной машины. Teachers joined forces with parents to prepare the hall for the school play. — Учителя и родители школьников объединили усилия, чтобы подготовить зал к школьному спектаклю.7. to close ranks — объединять, сомкнуть ( свои ряды), сплотиться ( всем членам группы) (для защиты друг друга от критики или нападок на всю группу, организацию, страну или одного из членов этой группы): When she applied for promotion, the mail managers all closed ranks and made sure she did not get it. — Когда она попросила повышение по службе, все почтовые менеджеры сплотились, чтобы не допустить этого./ Когда она попросила повышение по службе, все почтовые менеджеры стали единым фронтом, чтобы не допустить этого. The party leaders called on the party members to close their ranks against the right-wing accusation. — Лидеры партии призвали рядовых членов сплотиться перед лицом нападок со стороны правых. -
12 université
université [ynivεʀsite]feminine noun* * *ynivɛʀsite1) ( établissement) university GB, college USêtre à l'université — to be at university GB, to be in college US
2) ( enseignement supérieur) higher education•Phrasal Verbs:* * *ynivɛʀsite nf* * *université nf1 ( établissement) university GB, college US; l'Université de Montréal the University of Montreal; être à l'université to be at university GB, to be in college US; aller à l'université to go to university GB, to go to college US;2 ( enseignement supérieur) higher education; l'université est en crise higher education is in crisis.université d'été Univ summer school; Pol party conference (assembling young members and potential members); université du troisième âge University of the Third Age (higher education courses for Senior Citizens).[ynivɛrsite] nom féminin1. [institution, bâtiment] universityuniversité du troisième âge post-retirement ou senior citizens' university2. POLITIQUE -
13 dirigente
adj.leading.la clase dirigente the ruling classf. & m.leader.el máximo dirigente del partido the leader of the party* * *► adjetivo1 leading, directing1 leader2 (de empresa) manager* * *1. noun m.leader, ruler2. adj.leading, ruling* * *1.ADJ leading2.SMF (Pol) leader* * *IIIcargos dirigentes — management/leadership posts
masculino y femenino (de partido, país) leader* * *= decision maker [decision-maker], public official, elected official, leader, senior official.Ex. This not only gives the decision maker an idea of the time frame involved but also aids in identifying potential weaknesses.Ex. Some public officials treat public documents as personal property.Ex. The author argues that the elected officials should allocate adequate funding for the educative process.Ex. The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.Ex. The delay could have been avoided, if senior officials were empowered to requisition aircraft from any operator.----* dirigente público = senior public official.* * *IIIcargos dirigentes — management/leadership posts
masculino y femenino (de partido, país) leader* * *= decision maker [decision-maker], public official, elected official, leader, senior official.Ex: This not only gives the decision maker an idea of the time frame involved but also aids in identifying potential weaknesses.
Ex: Some public officials treat public documents as personal property.Ex: The author argues that the elected officials should allocate adequate funding for the educative process.Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.Ex: The delay could have been avoided, if senior officials were empowered to requisition aircraft from any operator.* dirigente público = senior public official.* * *las clases dirigentes the ruling classescargos dirigentes management/leadership posts(de un partido, país) leader; (de una empresa) headlos dirigentes del banco the management of the bank, the bank's executives* * *
dirigente sustantivo masculino y femenino (de partido, país) leader
dirigente
I adjetivo leading
clase dirigente, ruling class
II mf (de un sindicato, partido) leader
(de un negocio) manager
' dirigente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
elegir
- clase
- máximo
English:
inflame
- boss
- establishment
- official
* * *♦ adj[en partido] leading; [en empresa] management;la clase dirigente the ruling class♦ nmf[de partido político] leader; [de empresa] manager;el máximo dirigente del partido the leader of the party* * *I adj rulingII m/f leader* * *dirigente adj: directing, leadingdirigente nmf: director, leader* * *1. (de partido político, sindicato) leader2. (de empresa) manager -
14 партийное руководство
1) Politics: party leaders2) Business: party leadershipУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > партийное руководство
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15 руководители партии
1) Politics: party leaders2) Business: party leadershipУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > руководители партии
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16 partijbestuur
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17 Aschermittwoch
m Ash Wednesday* * *Ash Wednesday* * *Aschermittwoch (Ash Wednesday) marks the end of Karneval and is the first day of Lent. Devout Catholics go to church and have a cross of ashes smeared on their foreheads as a reminder of the transience of human life. In Bavaria there is also politischer Aschermittwoch. Political parties hold rallies at which they review their own policies and those of their rivals. National party leaders are often among the speakers. For this reason politischer Aschermittwoch is a focus of attention for the whole of Germany. See: → Karneval* * *Ascher·mitt·woch[aʃɐˈmɪtvɔx]m REL Ash Wednesday* * *der Ash Wednesday* * *Aschermittwoch m Ash Wednesday* * *der Ash Wednesday* * *m.Ash Wednesday n. -
18 Elefantenrunde
f POL., TV heavyweight round (on German TV, post-election discussion series featuring leading contenders)* * *Ele|fạn|ten|run|def (POL)(= Koalitionsrunde) top-level meeting of coalition members; (im Fernsehen) debate between party leaders* * *Elefantenrunde f POL, TV heavyweight round (on German TV, post-election discussion series featuring leading contenders) -
19 gustar
v.1 to be pleasing.me gusta ir al cine I like going to the cinemame gustan las novelas I like novelsasí me gusta, has hecho un buen trabajo that's what I like to see, you've done a fine jobhazlo como más te guste do it whichever way you see fit, do it however you likeEl buen vino gusta mucho Good wine is pleasing.2 to taste, to try.3 to like, to be fond of, to enjoy, to dig.Me gusta el buen vino I like a good wine.4 to like to, to enjoy, to love to, to go in for.Nos gusta viajar We like to travel.5 to be desirable, to be desired.El cuadro caro gusta The expensive picture is desirable.6 to like it.Nos gusta We like it.* * *1 (agradar) to like2 (probar) to taste, try1 (tener complacencia) to enjoy (de, -)\cuando guste / cuando gustes formal whenever you want¿gustas? formal would you like some?¿Ud. gusta? formal would you like some?* * *verb1) to like2) be pleasing* * *1. VI1) [con complemento personal]a) [con sustantivo]¿te gustó México? — did you like Mexico?
le gustan mucho los niños — she loves children, she's very fond of children, she likes children a lot
¿te ha gustado la película? — did you enjoy the film?
eso es, así me gusta — that's right, that's the way I like it
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me gusta como canta — I like the way she singsb) + infin¿te gusta jugar a las cartas? — do you like playing cards?
no me gusta nada levantarme temprano — I hate getting up early, I don't like getting up early at all
no me gustaría nada estar en su lugar — I'd hate to be o I really wouldn't like to be in his place o shoes
le gusta mucho jugar al fútbol — he's a keen footballer, he likes playing o to play football
le gusta llegar con tiempo de sobra a una cita — she likes to get to her appointments with time to spare
c)• gustar que + subjun —
no le gusta que lo llamen Pepe — he doesn't like being o to be called Pepe
le gusta que la cena esté en la mesa cuando llega a casa — he likes his supper to be on the table when he gets home
no me gustó que no invitaran a mi hija a la boda — I didn't like the fact that o I was annoyed that my daughter wasn't invited to the wedding
¿te gustaría que te llevara al cine? — would you like me to take you to the cinema?, would you like it if I took you to the cinema?
d) (=sentir atracción por)a mi amiga le gusta Carlos — my friend fancies * o likes o is keen on Carlos
2) [sin complemento explícito]3) [en frases de cortesía]¿gusta usted? — would you like some?, may I offer you some?
si usted gusta — if you please, if you don't mind
como usted guste — as you wish, as you please †
cuando gusten — [invitando a pasar] when you're ready
4)• gustar de algo — to like sth
la novela ideal para quienes no gusten de obras largas — the ideal novel for people who don't like o enjoy long books
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gustar de hacer algo — to like to do sthJosechu, como gustan de llamarlo en su familia — Josechu, as his family like to call him
una expresión que gustan de repetir los escritores del XVIII — an expression that 18th century writers like to use o are fond of using frequently
2. VT1) (=probar) to taste, sample2) LAm¿gustaría un poco de vino? — would you like some wine?
* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) (+ me/te/le etc)¿te gustó el libro? — did you like o enjoy the book?
no me/te/nos gustan los helados — I/you/we don't like ice cream
así me gusta! — that's what I like to see (o hear etc)!
es el que más me gusta — he's/it's the one I like best
b)gustarle a alguien + inf: le gusta tocar la guitarra she likes to play the guitar (AmE), she likes playing the guitar (BrE); le gusta mucho viajar she's very fond of traveling (colloq); me gusta mucho jugar al tenis I love playing o to play tennis; nos gusta dar un paseo después de comer we like to have a walk after lunch; ¿te gustaría visitar el castillo? — would you like to visit the castle?
c)gustarle a alguien que + subj: no le gusta que le toquen sus papeles he doesn't like people touching o to touch his papers; me gustaría que vinieras temprano — I'd like you to come early
2)a) ( en frases de cortesía) to wish (frml)puede llamar o escribir, como guste — you may call or write, as you wish
¿usted gusta? están muy buenas — would you like some? they're very nice
b)c)gustar de + inf — to like to + inf (AmE), to like -ing (BrE)
2.gusta de jugar a las cartas — he likes to play o he likes playing cards
gustar vta) (liter) ( saborear) to tasteb) (AmL) ( querer) to like¿gustan tomar algo? — would you like something to drink?
* * *= appreciate, be fond of, like, wish, love, please, have + a liking for, be keen on, be into, strike + Posesivo + fancy, fancy, get + a buzz from, take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.Ex. Most users would appreciate disciplines placed adjacent to related disciplines.Ex. MARIAN EVANS, who wrote as GEORGE ELIOT, was at times fond of identifying herself as MRS. GEORGE HENRY LEWES, and eventually actually became MRS. JOHN WALTER CROSS.Ex. But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.Ex. Step 1 Familiarisation: A searcher must be adequately familiar with that which he wishes to retrieve.Ex. All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.Ex. By polar contrast the book for the mass culture reader, the 'consumer', simply aims to please.Ex. I have a liking for novels which use techniques for disturbing the usual steady flow of sequential narrative with perhaps a flashback or two.Ex. Librarians were most keen on the self-help aspects of community information.Ex. As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.Ex. Most books for children are selected by looking along the shelf until an attractive cover, familiar author's name or familiar title strikes the reader's fancy.Ex. He was popular because he was good at sport and talked a lot about girls he fancied.Ex. How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.Ex. He is a collector who wants to form a collection by making his own paintings of pictures he has taken a fancy to in other people's houses.Ex. She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.Ex. He quickly took a liking to American clothing stores and acquired a taste for fast-food restaurants.----* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.* ciertamente me gustaría = I sure wish.* dejar de gustar = go off.* empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.* gustar la ceremonia = stand on + ceremony.* gustar la idea de = fancy + the idea of.* gustar las faldas = be a bit of a lad.* gustarle a uno algo = be amused by, be amused by.* gustar los formalismos = stand on + ceremony.* gustar muchísimo = love + Nombre + to bits.* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.* gustar una hartá = love + Nombre + to bits.* gustar + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.* me gustaría = I shoud like.* me gustaría muchísimo = I sure wish.* no gustar = have + a dislike for, dislike, be uncomfortable + Gerundio, be uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable + Gerundio.* nos gusten o no = like them or not.* nos guste o no = like it or not.* persona que no le gusta leer = aliterate.* ser lo que a Uno le gusta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.* ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.* si no te gusta, te aguantas = like it or lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) (+ me/te/le etc)¿te gustó el libro? — did you like o enjoy the book?
no me/te/nos gustan los helados — I/you/we don't like ice cream
así me gusta! — that's what I like to see (o hear etc)!
es el que más me gusta — he's/it's the one I like best
b)gustarle a alguien + inf: le gusta tocar la guitarra she likes to play the guitar (AmE), she likes playing the guitar (BrE); le gusta mucho viajar she's very fond of traveling (colloq); me gusta mucho jugar al tenis I love playing o to play tennis; nos gusta dar un paseo después de comer we like to have a walk after lunch; ¿te gustaría visitar el castillo? — would you like to visit the castle?
c)gustarle a alguien que + subj: no le gusta que le toquen sus papeles he doesn't like people touching o to touch his papers; me gustaría que vinieras temprano — I'd like you to come early
2)a) ( en frases de cortesía) to wish (frml)puede llamar o escribir, como guste — you may call or write, as you wish
¿usted gusta? están muy buenas — would you like some? they're very nice
b)c)gustar de + inf — to like to + inf (AmE), to like -ing (BrE)
2.gusta de jugar a las cartas — he likes to play o he likes playing cards
gustar vta) (liter) ( saborear) to tasteb) (AmL) ( querer) to like¿gustan tomar algo? — would you like something to drink?
* * *= appreciate, be fond of, like, wish, love, please, have + a liking for, be keen on, be into, strike + Posesivo + fancy, fancy, get + a buzz from, take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.Ex: Most users would appreciate disciplines placed adjacent to related disciplines.
Ex: MARIAN EVANS, who wrote as GEORGE ELIOT, was at times fond of identifying herself as MRS. GEORGE HENRY LEWES, and eventually actually became MRS. JOHN WALTER CROSS.Ex: But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.Ex: Step 1 Familiarisation: A searcher must be adequately familiar with that which he wishes to retrieve.Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.Ex: By polar contrast the book for the mass culture reader, the 'consumer', simply aims to please.Ex: I have a liking for novels which use techniques for disturbing the usual steady flow of sequential narrative with perhaps a flashback or two.Ex: Librarians were most keen on the self-help aspects of community information.Ex: As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.Ex: Most books for children are selected by looking along the shelf until an attractive cover, familiar author's name or familiar title strikes the reader's fancy.Ex: He was popular because he was good at sport and talked a lot about girls he fancied.Ex: How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.Ex: He is a collector who wants to form a collection by making his own paintings of pictures he has taken a fancy to in other people's houses.Ex: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.Ex: He quickly took a liking to American clothing stores and acquired a taste for fast-food restaurants.* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.* ciertamente me gustaría = I sure wish.* dejar de gustar = go off.* empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.* gustar la ceremonia = stand on + ceremony.* gustar la idea de = fancy + the idea of.* gustar las faldas = be a bit of a lad.* gustarle a uno algo = be amused by, be amused by.* gustar los formalismos = stand on + ceremony.* gustar muchísimo = love + Nombre + to bits.* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.* gustar una hartá = love + Nombre + to bits.* gustar + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.* me gustaría = I shoud like.* me gustaría muchísimo = I sure wish.* no gustar = have + a dislike for, dislike, be uncomfortable + Gerundio, be uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable + Gerundio.* nos gusten o no = like them or not.* nos guste o no = like it or not.* persona que no le gusta leer = aliterate.* ser lo que a Uno le gusta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.* ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.* si no te gusta, te aguantas = like it or lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it.* * *gustar [A1 ]viA1 (+ me/te/le etc):¿te gustó el libro? did you like o enjoy the book?me gusta su compañía I enjoy her company, I like being with herno me/te/nos gustan los helados I/you/we don't like ice creamle gusta mucho la música he's very fond of music, he likes music very much¡así me gusta! that's what I like to see ( o hear etc)!, that's the spirit!creo que a Juan le gusta María I think Juan likes María, I think Juan fancies o is keen on María ( BrE colloq)me gusta como sonríe I like the way she smileshazlo como te guste do it however you likeun cantante que gusta mucho a very popular singeréste es el que más me gusta this is the one I like best2 gustarle a algn + INF:me gusta mucho jugar al tenis I'm a keen tennis player, I love playing o to play tennisnos gusta dar un paseo después de comer we like to have a walk after lunch¿te gustaría visitar el castillo? would you like to visit the castle?3 gustarle a algn QUE + SUBJ:no le gusta que le toquen sus papeles he doesn't like people touching o to touch his papersno me gusta que salgas con ellos I don't like you going out o to go out with themme gustaría que vinieras temprano I'd like you to come early, I'd like for you to come early ( AmE)B «persona»1 (en frases de cortesía) to wish ( frml)puede llamar o escribir, como guste you may call or write, as you wish o whichever you preferpásese por nuestras oficinas cuando usted guste please call at our offices when convenient¿gusta? están muy buenas would you like some? they're very nice2 gustar DE algo to like sthes muy serio, no gusta de bromas he is very serious, he doesn't like jokesno gusta de alabanzas she doesn't like to be praised, she doesn't like o enjoy being praisedgusta de la chica de pelo largo ( RPl); he likes the girl with long hair, he is keen on the girl with long hair ( BrE colloq)gusta de jugar a las cartas he likes to play o he likes playing cards■ gustarvt1 ( liter) (saborear) to tastegustaron las mieles del triunfo they tasted the fruits of victory ( liter)¿gustan tomar algo? would you like something to drink?si gustan pasar a la mesa would you like to go through to eat?* * *
gustar ( conjugate gustar) verbo intransitivo
1 (+ me/te/le etc):◊ ¿te gustó el libro? did you like o enjoy the book?;
me gusta su compañía I enjoy her company;
los helados no me/te/nos gustan I/you/we don't like ice cream;
le gusta mucho la música he likes music very much;
a Juan le gusta María Juan likes María;
le gusta tocar la guitarra she likes to play the guitar (AmE), she likes playing the guitar (BrE);
le gusta mucho viajar she's very fond of traveling (colloq);
nos gusta dar un paseo después de comer we like to have a walk after lunch;
¿te gustaría visitar el castillo? would you like to visit the castle?;
me gustaría que vinieras temprano I'd like you to come early
2 ( en frases de cortesía) to wish (frml);
cuando usted guste whenever it is convenient for you
verbo transitivo (AmL) ( querer) to like;◊ ¿gustan tomar algo? would you like something to drink?
gustar
I verbo intransitivo 1 me gusta el pan, I like bread
me gustaba su compañía, I used to like his company
(con infinitivo) me gusta escribir, I like to write o I like writing
me gustaría ir, I would like to go ➣ Ver nota abajo
2 frml cortesía: cuando gustes, whenever you like
¿gustas?, would you like some?
3 frml (sentir agrado o afición) gustar de, to enjoy: gusta de salir a pasear por las mañanas, he likes to have a walk in the morning
II vtr (degustar, probar) to taste
Gustar se traduce por to like: Me gusta esta música. I like this music. Sin embargo, recuerda que en español el sujeto del verbo gustar es lo que nos gusta (esta música), mientras que en inglés el sujeto del verbo to like es I.
Si quieres añadir un verbo como complemento del verbo to like (me gusta nadar), debes emplear el gerundio, que siempre sugiere algo placentero: I like swimming. Pero si más que gustarte simplemente te parece una buena idea o lo haces por tu propio bien puedes usar el infinitivo: I like to go to the dentist twice a year. Me gusta ir al dentista dos veces al año. Sería muy difícil que alguien dijera I like going to the dentist, porque significaría que disfruta haciéndolo.
En el modo condicional ( I would like) sólo se puede usar el infinitivo: I would like to go out tonight. Me gustaría salir esta noche.
' gustar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adorar
- apetecer
- chiflar
- encantar
- enloquecer
- entusiasmar
- privar
- satisfacer
- tirar
- atraer
- latir
- tincar
English:
care for
- like
- thrive
- grow
- turn
* * *♦ vime/te/le gustan las novelas I like/you like/she likes novels;las fresas me gustan con locura I'm mad about strawberries, I adore strawberries;¿te gustó la película? did you like o enjoy the movie o Br film?;no me gustó nada I didn't like it at all;no me gusta la playa I don't like the seaside;me gusta ir al cine I like going to the cinema;me gusta hacer las cosas bien I like to do things properly;me hubiera gustado ser famoso como él I would have liked to be famous, like him;me gusta como juega I like the way he plays;sus declaraciones no gustaron a los dirigentes del partido her comments didn't go down too well with the party leaders;el tipo de película que gusta al público the sort of film that the audience likes;la comedia no gustó the comedy didn't go down well;no nos gusta que pongas la música tan fuerte we don't like you playing your music so loud;así me gusta, has hecho un buen trabajo that's what I like to see, you've done a fine job;hazlo como más te guste do it whichever way you see fit, do it however you likeAndrés y Lidia se gustan Andrés and Lidia fancy each other o are pretty keen on each other3. [en fórmulas de cortesía]como/cuando guste as/whenever you wish;para lo que usted guste mandar at your service;¿gustas? [¿quieres?] would you like some?gusta de pasear por las mañanas she likes o enjoys going for a walk in the mornings;no gusta de bromas durante el horario laboral he doesn't like people joking around during working hours;gusta de recordar sus tiempos de embajador he likes to reminisce about his time as ambassador♦ vt1. [saborear, probar] to taste, to try;gustó el vino y dio su aprobación she tasted o tried the wine and said it was fine* * *v/i:me gusta de viajar I like to travel, I like o enjoy traveling;¿te gusta el ajo? do you like garlic?;no me gusta I don’t like it;me gusta Ana I like Ana, Br tb I fancy Ana fam ;me gustaría … I would like …;cuando guste whenever you like;¿Vd. gusta? would you like some?II v/t taste* * *gustar vt1) : to taste2) : to like¿gustan pasar?: would you like to come in?gustar vi1) : to be pleasingme gustan los dulces: I like sweetsa María le gusta Carlos: Maria is attracted to Carlosno me gusta que me griten: I don't like to be yelled at2)gustar de : to like, to enjoyno gusta de chismes: she doesn't like gossip3)como guste : as you wish, as you like* * *gustar vb1. (en general) to like¿te gustó la película? sí, me gustó mucho did you like the film? yes, I liked it a lot¿cuál te gusta más? which one do you prefer? -
20 maltrecho
adj.wretched, ruined, in very bad condition, in very bad shape.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) battered, wrecked2 (cosa) damaged, destroyed* * *ADJ1) [objeto] battered, knocked-about2) [persona] (=herida) injured; (=agotada) worn out* * *- cha adjetivo [ESTAR] in a bad way (colloq)* * *= battered, ruined, ramshackle.Ex. Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.Ex. The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.Ex. The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.* * *- cha adjetivo [ESTAR] in a bad way (colloq)* * *= battered, ruined, ramshackle.Ex: Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.
Ex: The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.Ex: The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.* * *[ ESTAR]:lo dejaron muy maltrecho they left him in a bad way ( colloq)las arcas maltrechas del ayuntamiento the depleted coffers of the town hall* * *
maltrecho◊ - cha adjetivo: lo dejaron muy maltrecho they left him in a bad way
maltrecho,-a adjetivo in a terrible state, battered
' maltrecho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baldada
- baldado
- maltrecha
English:
dent
- battered
* * *maltrecho, -a adj1. [física, moralmente] battered;sus maltrechas rodillas no aguantaron el ritmo his battered knees couldn't withstand the pace;el divorcio lo dejó maltrecho the divorce left him in a sorry state2. [dañado] damaged;la maltrecha economía del país the country's battered economy;la posición del presidente ha quedado maltrecha tras el escándalo the president has been left with a shakier hold on power after the scandal* * *adj cosa damaged;* * *: battered, damaged
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