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junior [ˈdʒu:nɪər]1. adjective• John Smith, Junior John Smith filsb. (in position) [employee, job] subalternec. (Sport) [competition, team, title] junior ; ( = under 11) ≈ de poussins ; ( = 12 to 13) ≈ de benjamins ; ( = 14 to 15) ≈ de minimes ; ( = 16 to 17) ≈ de cadets ; ( = 18 to 19) ≈ de juniors2. nounb. (British) (at school) petit (e) élève m(f) (de 7 à 11 ans) ; (US) (at school) élève mf de classe de première ; (US) (at university) étudiant (e) m(f) de troisième annéec. (Sport) junior mf ; ( = under 11) ≈ poussin m ; ( = 12 to 13) ≈ benjamin(e) m(f) ; ( = 14 to 15) ≈ minime mf ; ( = 16 to 17) ≈ cadet(te) m(f) ; ( = 18 to 19) ≈ junior mf3. compounds* * *['dʒuːnɪə(r)] 1.1) ( younger person) cadet/-ette m/f2) ( low-ranking worker) subalterne mf3) GB School élève mf du primaire4) US University ≈ étudiant/-e m/f de premier cycle; ( in high school) ≈ élève mf de première2.1) ( low-ranking) [colleague, worker] ( inferior) subalterne; ( trainee) débutant; [post, rank, position] subalterne2) ( young) [person] jeune; [fashion, activity] pour les jeunes3) Sport [race, team] des cadets; [player, high-jumper] jeune4) ( the younger) (also Junior)Bob Mortimer junior — Bob Mortimer fils or junior
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college [ˈkɒlɪdʒ]1. nouna. ( = university) université f ; ( = institution for higher education) établissement m d'enseignement supérieur ; (for professional training) lycée m technique• College of Advanced Technology (British) ≈ IUT m• College of Further Education (British) établissement d'enseignement pour jeunes et adultes, délivrant essentiellement des diplômes techniques2. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Terme très général désignant un établissement d'enseignement supérieur. En Grande-Bretagne, un college peut aussi bien enseigner les arts plastiques ou la musique que préparer à des brevets de technicien supérieur en coiffure ou en secrétariat. Certaines universités, dont Oxford et Cambridge, sont organisées en colleges.Aux États-Unis, les universités sont administrativement divisées en colleges, qui correspondent à des facultés, par exemple « College of Arts and Sciences » et « College of Medicine ». Les « junior colleges » ou « community colleges » sont des établissements de premier cycle universitaire, qui assurent en outre la formation continue des adultes salariés. Les diplômes de troisième cycle universitaire sont décernés par une « graduate school ». → DEGREE OXBRIDGE* * *['kɒlɪdʒ]1) ( place of tertiary education) établissement m d'enseignement supérieur; (school, part of university) collège m; US University faculté fto go to college —
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community [kəˈmju:nɪtɪ]• the community ( = the public) la communauté• the Community ( = EU) la Communauté► community care noun (British Social work) ( = home care) soins mpl à domicile ; also community care programme programme visant à déléguer la responsabilité de l'État aux collectivités locales en matière d'aide sociale► community policing noun ≈ îlotage m* * *[kə'mjuːnətɪ] 1.1) (social, cultural grouping) communauté fthe student/Italian community — la communauté estudiantine/italienne
research community — communauté f des chercheurs
relations between the police and the community — ( at local level) les relations entre la police et les habitants; ( at national level) les relations entre la police et le public
sense of community — esprit m communautaire
2) Religion communauté f3) Jur communauté f4) ( on the Internet) communauté f2.Community proper noun3.the (European) Community — History la Communauté (Européenne)
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middle [ˈmɪdl]1. adjective2. nouna. milieu m• right in the middle (of...) au beau milieu (de...)3. compounds► middle age noun ≈ la cinquantaine• he's reached middle age il a la cinquantaine ► middle-aged adjective [person] d'âge moyen ; [outlook] vieux jeu inv• discretion is my middle name (British) la discrétion est ma plus grande vertu ► middle-of-the-road adjective modéré ; [music] grand public inv► middle school noun ≈ premier cycle m du secondaire* * *['mɪdl] 1.1) milieu mI was in the middle of a book when... — j'étais plongé dans un livre quand...
to split [something] down the middle — partager [quelque chose] en deux [bill, work]; diviser [quelque chose] en deux [group, opinion]
2) (colloq) ( waist) taille f2.adjective [door, shelf] du milieu; [price] modéré; [size, difficulty] moyen/-ennein middle life — au milieu de ma/ta etc vie
to be in one's middle thirties — GB avoir environ 35 ans
there must be a middle course ou way — il doit y avoir un juste milieu
to steer ou take ou follow a middle course — adopter une position intermédiaire
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undergraduate [‚ʌndəˈgrædjʊɪt]1. noun2. adjective[opinion] des étudiants ; [course] du premier cycle* * *[ˌʌndə'grædʒʊət]noun ≈ étudiant/-e m/f (de première, deuxième ou troisième année) -
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A n1 ( younger person) cadet/-ette m/f ; to be 10 years sb's junior être le cadet/la cadette de qn de 10 ans ;2 ( low-ranking worker) subalterne mf ;6 GB = junior doctor ;7 GB = junior minister.B adj1 (low-ranking, not senior) [colleague, worker] ( inferior) subalterne ; ( trainee) débutant ; [post, rank, position] subalterne ; to be junior débuter, avoir peu d'expérience ; more junior moins expérimenté ; he's very junior il a très peu d'expérience ; he is junior to me in the firm il a un grade inférieur au mien dans la compagnie ;2 ( young) [person] jeune ; [fashion, activity, wing of organization] pour les jeunes ; to be junior to sb être plus jeune que qn (by de) ;3 Sport [championship, race, league, team, 100 metres] des cadets ; [champion] jeune, des cadets ; [player, high-jumper] jeune ; -
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1 noun(a) (group of people, animals) communauté f, groupement m;∎ the American community in Paris la communauté américaine de Paris;∎ the business community le monde des affaires;∎ the international community la communauté internationale;∎ for the good of the community pour le bien public ou le bien de la communauté;∎ a sense of community un sens communautaire ou de la solidarité(b) (locality) communauté f;∎ a small mining community une petite communauté minière;∎ a community of 2,000 une communauté de 2000 habitants∎ community of goods/interests communauté f de biens/d'intérêts∎ EU the (European) Community la Communauté (européenne)►► community antenna antenne f communautaire;community association = en Grande-Bretagne, association socioculturelle locale;Administration community care = système britannique de soins et d'aide au niveau local;community centre foyer m municipal, centre m social;American Television community channel = chaîne du réseau câblé sur laquelle des particuliers peuvent diffuser leurs propres émissions;British formerly Administration community charge = impôt aboli en 1993, regroupant taxe d'habitation et impôts locaux, payable par chaque occupant adulte d'une même habitation;American community college centre m universitaire (de premier cycle);British community home (for deprived children) assistance f publique; (for young offenders) centre m d'éducation surveillée;community leader = personne qui joue un rôle actif dans la vie d'une communauté;community policing ≃ îlotage m, French Canadian services mpl de police communautaires, patrouille f pédestre de quartier;community radio radio f communautaire;community relations relations fpl publiques;British community school = école servant de maison de la culture;Law community service ≃ travail m d'intérêt général;community singing (UNCOUNT) chansons fpl populaires (reprises en chœur);community spirit esprit m de groupe;community worker animateur(trice) m,f socioculturel(elle) -
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order ['ɔ:də(r)]ordre ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (g), 1 (h), 1 (j)-(m) instruction ⇒ 1 (c) commande ⇒ 1 (d) mandat ⇒ 1 (e) ordonnance ⇒ 1 (f) état ⇒ 1 (i) classe ⇒ 1 (j) espèce ⇒ 1 (j) ordonner ⇒ 2 (a) commander ⇒ 2 (b), 3 organiser ⇒ 2 (c) classer ⇒ 2 (d) afin que ⇒ 6 afin de ⇒ 71 noun(a) (sequence, arrangement) ordre m;∎ in alphabetical/chronological order par ordre alphabétique/chronologique;∎ in ascending order of importance par ordre croissant d'importance;∎ can you put the figures in the right order? pouvez-vous classer les chiffres dans le bon ordre?;∎ let's do things in order faisons les choses en ordre;∎ what was the order of events? dans quel ordre les événements se sont-ils déroulés?;∎ they have two boys and a girl, in that order ils ont deux garçons et une fille, dans cet ordre;∎ Theatre in order of appearance par ordre d'entrée en scène; Cinema & Television par ordre d'apparition à l'écran;∎ in order of age par rang d'âge;∎ we were called to the platform, in order of precedence on était appelés à la tribune par ordre de préséance;∎ battle order ordre m de bataille(b) (organization, tidiness) ordre m;∎ to put one's affairs/books in order mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires/livres, ranger ses affaires/livres;∎ the magazines are all out of order les magazines sont tous dérangés;∎ to get one's ideas in order mettre de l'ordre dans ses idées;∎ she needs to get some order into her life elle a besoin de mettre un peu d'ordre dans sa vie;∎ figurative to set one's house in order remettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires∎ to give sb orders to do sth ordonner à qn de faire qch;∎ to give the order to open fire donner l'ordre d'ouvrir le feu;∎ the Queen gave the order for the prisoner to be executed la reine ordonna que le prisonnier soit exécuté;∎ Harry loves giving orders Harry adore donner des ordres;∎ we have orders to wait here on a reçu l'ordre d'attendre ici;∎ our orders are to… nous avons l'ordre de…;∎ I'm just following orders je ne fais qu'exécuter les ordres;∎ and that's an order! et c'est un ordre!;∎ I don't have to take orders from you je n'ai pas d'ordres à recevoir de vous;∎ orders are orders les ordres sont les ordres;∎ on my order, line up in twos à mon commandement, mettez-vous en rangs par deux;∎ on doctor's orders sur ordre du médecin;∎ to be under sb's orders être sous les ordres de qn;∎ I am under orders to say nothing j'ai reçu l'ordre de ne rien dire;∎ by order of the King par ordre du roi, de par le roi;∎ until further orders jusqu'à nouvel ordre;∎ Finance order to sell ordre m de vente;∎ Finance order to pay mandat m ou ordonnance f de paiement(d) Commerce (request for goods) commande f; (goods ordered) marchandises fpl commandées; American (portion) part f;∎ to place an order for sth passer (une) commande de qch;∎ to place an order with sb, to give sb an order passer une commande à qn, commander qch à qn;∎ another firm got the order ils ont passé la commande auprès d'une autre compagnie;∎ the books are on order les livres ont été commandés;∎ your order has now arrived votre commande est arrivée;∎ to fill an order exécuter une commande;∎ as per order conformément à votre commande;∎ can I take your order? (in restaurant) avez-vous choisi?;∎ have you given your order? (in restaurant) est-ce que vous avez commandé?;∎ American an order of French fries une portion de frites∎ (money) order mandat m;∎ pay to the order of A. Jones payez à l'ordre de A. Jones;∎ pay A. Jones or order payer à A. Jones ou à son ordre;∎ by order and for account of A. Jones d'ordre et pour compte de A. Jones;∎ cheque to order chèque m à ordre∎ he was served with an order for the seizure of his property il a reçu une ordonnance pour la saisie de ses biens(g) (discipline, rule) ordre m, discipline f;∎ children need to be kept in order les enfants ont besoin de discipline;∎ to restore order rétablir l'ordre; (in meeting) ordre m;∎ to call sb to order rappeler qn à l'ordre;∎ to be ruled out of order être en infraction avec le règlement;∎ order! de l'ordre!;∎ he's out of order ce qu'il a dit/fait était déplacé∎ the old order l'ordre ancien;∎ in the order of things dans l'ordre des choses;∎ Politics order of the day ordre m du jour;∎ in working order en état de marche ou de fonctionnement;∎ in good/perfect order en bon/parfait état∎ the lower orders les ordres inférieurs;∎ research work of the highest order un travail de recherche de tout premier ordre;∎ British a crook of the first order un escroc de grande envergure;∎ questions of a different order des questions d'un autre ordre;∎ order of magnitude ordre de grandeur;∎ a disaster/a project/an investment of this order (of magnitude) un désastre/un projet/des investissements de cette envergure(k) (decoration) ordre m∎ the Order of St Benedict l'ordre de saint Benoît∎ to order sb to do sth ordonner à qn de faire qch;∎ the Queen ordered that the prisoner (should) be executed la reine donna l'ordre d'exécuter le prisonnier;∎ the doctor ordered him to rest for three weeks le médecin lui a prescrit trois semaines de repos;∎ the government ordered an inquiry into the disaster le gouvernement a ordonné l'ouverture d'une enquête sur la catastrophe;∎ Law he was ordered to pay costs il a été condamné aux dépens;∎ the minister ordered the drug to be banned le ministre a ordonné de faire retirer le médicament de la vente;∎ to order sb back/in/out donner à qn l'ordre de reculer/d'entrer/de sortir;∎ we were ordered out of the room on nous a ordonné de quitter la pièce;∎ she ordered the children to bed elle a ordonné aux enfants d'aller se coucher;∎ Military to order sb to do sth donner l'ordre à qn de faire qch;∎ they were ordered (to return) home on leur donna ou ils reçurent l'ordre de regagner leurs foyers;∎ the troops were ordered to the Mediterranean les troupes ont reçu l'ordre de gagner la Méditerranée∎ he ordered himself a beer il a commandé une bière(c) (organize → society) organiser; (→ ideas, thoughts) mettre de l'ordre dans; (→ affairs) régler, mettre en ordre;∎ a peaceful, well-ordered existence une existence paisible et bien régléecommander, passer une commande;∎ would you like to order now? (in restaurant) voulez-vous commander maintenant?par ordre de;∎ by order of the Court sur décision du tribunal(b) (acceptable) approprié, admissible;∎ it is quite in order for you to leave rien ne s'oppose à ce que vous partiez;∎ I think lunch is in order je pense qu'il est temps de faire une pause pour le déjeuner;∎ an apology is in order des excuses s'imposentafin que;∎ in order that no one goes home empty-handed afin que nul ne rentre chez soi les mains videsafin de;∎ in order to simplify things afin de simplifier les choses;∎ in order not to upset you pour éviter de vous faire de la peinede l'ordre de;(machine, TV) en panne; (phone) en dérangement;∎ out of order (sign) hors service, en pannesur commande;∎ British she's one of these people who can cry to order elle fait partie de ces gens qui arrivent à pleurer sur commande;∎ I can't do it to order ça ne se commande pas;∎ also figurative to be made to order être fait sur commande;∎ he had a suit made to order il s'est fait faire un costume sur mesures►► the Order of the Bath l'ordre m du Bain;order book carnet m de commandes;∎ our order books are empty/full nos carnets de commandes sont vides/pleins;Marketing order cycle cycle m de commande;order cycle time durée f du cycle de commande;order form bon m de commande;the Order of the Garter l'ordre m de la Jarretière;the Order of Merit l'ordre m du Mérite;order number numéro m de commande;Politics order paper (feuille f de l') ordre m du jour;the Order of the Thistle l'ordre m du Chardoncommander;∎ he likes ordering people about il adore régenter son monde;∎ I refuse to be ordered about! je n'ai pas d'ordres à recevoir!(a) (supplies) commanderSport expulser -
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water ['wɔ:tə(r)]1 noun∎ I took a drink of water j'ai bu de l'eau ou un verre d'eau;∎ is the water safe to drink? est-ce que l'eau est potable?;∎ hot and cold running water eau f courante chaude et froide;∎ prisoners were put on bread and water on mit les prisonniers au pain (sec) et à l'eau;∎ they held his head under water ils lui ont tenu la tête sous l'eau;∎ the cellar is under 2 metres of water il y a 2 mètres d'eau dans la cave;∎ my shoes let in water mes chaussures prennent l'eau;∎ the water or waters of the Seine l'eau ou les eaux de la Seine;∎ the ship was making water le bateau prenait l'eau ou faisait eau;∎ figurative they're in rough financial waters ils sont dans une situation financière difficile;∎ that idea won't hold water cette idée ne tient pas debout;∎ familiar you're in hot water now tu vas avoir de gros ennuis□, tu es dans de beaux draps;∎ familiar her statement got us into hot water sa déclaration nous a mis dans le pétrin ou dans de beaux draps;∎ familiar I'm trying to keep my head above water or to stay above water j'essaye de me maintenir à flot ou de faire face;∎ the wine flowed like water le vin coulait à flots;∎ to spend money like water jeter l'argent par les fenêtres;∎ they poured or threw cold water on our suggestion ils n'ont pas été enthousiasmés par notre suggestion;∎ it's like water off a duck's back ça glisse comme sur les plumes d'un canard;∎ it's water under the bridge c'est du passé;∎ a lot of water has passed under the bridge since then il a coulé beaucoup d'eau sous les ponts depuis;(b) (body of water) eau f;∎ the children played at the water's edge les enfants ont joué au bord de l'eau;∎ she fell in the water elle est tombée à l'eau;∎ they sent the goods by water ils ont envoyé la marchandise par bateau∎ at high/low water à marée haute/basse∎ to make or to pass water uriner∎ water on the brain hydrocéphalie f;∎ the baby has water on the brain le bébé est hydrocéphale;∎ to have water on the knee avoir un épanchement de synovie(a) (land, plants) arroser;∎ the land here is watered by the Seine ici, la terre est arrosée ou irriguée par la Seine(c) (dilute → alcohol) couper (d'eau)∎ the smell made my mouth water l'odeur m'a fait venir l'eau à la bouche(a) (territorial) eaux fpl;∎ in Japanese waters dans les eaux (territoriales) japonaises∎ to take the waters prendre les eaux, faire une cure thermale(c) (of pregnant woman) poche f des eaux;∎ her waters broke elle a perdu les eaux, la poche des eaux s'est rompue∎ to cast one's bread upon the waters = se comporter de façon altruiste►► Botany water avens benoîte f des ruisseaux;water bag outre f à eau;British water bailiff garde-pêche m (personne);water bed lit m à matelas d'eau;Entomology water beetle (whirligig beetle) gyrin m, tourniquet m;water bird oiseau m aquatique;water birth accouchement m sous l'eau;British water biscuit = biscuit salé croquant;water blister ampoule f, specialist term phlyctène f;British Administration water board service m des eaux;Entomology water boatman notonecte f;water bomb bombe f à eau;water buffalo (in India) buffle m d'Inde; (in Malaysia) karbau m, kérabau m; (in Asia) buffle m d'Asie;Entomology water bug (water scorpion) nèpe f;water bus navette f (sur eau);water butt citerne f (à eau de pluie);water cannon canon m à eau;water chestnut châtaigne f d'eau;Botany water chickweed mouron m des fontaines;water chute (in swimming-pool) toboggan m;water clock horloge f à eau, clepsydre f;old-fashioned water closet W-C mpl, toilettes fpl, cabinets mpl;water cooler distributeur m d'eau fraîche;familiar Television water cooler show émission f dont tout le monde parle□ ;water cooling refroidissement m par eau;American water cracker = biscuit salé craquant;Geography water cycle cycle m de l'évaporation;water damage dégâts mpl des eaux;Botany water dock oseille f aquatique;Botany water flag flambe f d'eau;Entomology water flea daphnie f, puce f d'eau;water gas gaz m à l'eau;water gauge jauge f d'eau;water glass (for drinking out of) verre m à eau; (water gauge) jauge f d'eau; Chemistry silicate m de potasse;water gun pistolet m à eau;water hammer (in pipes) cognements mpl dans la canalisation;water heater chauffe-eau m inv;Botany water hemlock ciguë f vireuse;water hen poule f d'eau;British water ice sorbet m;water jacket chemise f d'eau;Cars water jet gicleur m d'eau;water jump brook m;Botany water lily nénuphar m;water main conduite f d'eau;water mattress matelas m à eau;water meadow prairie f (souvent inondée);water meter compteur m d'eau;Botany water milfoil volant m d'eau, myriophylle m;Botany water mint menthe f aquatique;water nymph naïade f;Ornithology water ouzel cincle m plongeur, merle m d'eau;Zoology water ox (in India) buffle m d'Inde; (in Malaysia) karbau m, kérabau m; (in Asia) buffle m d'Asie;water park parc m aquatique;Botany water pepper renouée f poivre-d'eau;water pipe Building industry conduite f ou canalisation f d'eau; (hookah) narguilé m;Ornithology water pipit pipit m spioncelle;water pistol pistolet m à eau;water plant plante f aquatique;Botany water plantain plantain m d'eau;Ecology water pollution pollution f des eaux;water polo water-polo m;water power énergie f hydraulique, houille f blanche;water pump pompe f à eau;Ornithology water rail râle m d'eau;Zoology water rat rat m d'eau;British water rate taxe f sur l'eau;Astrology water sign signe m d'eau;water ski ski m nautique;water skier skieur(euse) m,f nautique;water skiing ski m nautique;Zoology water snail hélice f aquatique;Zoology water snake serpent m d'eau;water softener adoucisseur m d'eau;water spaniel épagneul m (qui chasse du gibier d'eau);Entomology water spider araignée f d'eau;water sports (water skiing, windsurfing etc) sports mpl nautiques; vulgar = pratique sexuelle qui consiste à uriner sur son ou sa partenaire;Mythology water sprite ondin(e) m,f;water supply (for campers, troops) provision f d'eau; (to house) alimentation f en eau; (to area, town) distribution f des eaux, approvisionnement m en eau;∎ the water supply has been cut off l'eau a été coupée;water table niveau m de la nappe phréatique;water tank réservoir m d'eau, citerne f;water torture supplice m de l'eau;water tower château m d'eau;water transport transport m par voie d'eau;water vapour vapeur f d'eau;Botany water violet hottonie f des marais;Zoology water vole rat m d'eau -
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15,000-3,000 BCE Paleolithic cultures in western Portugal.400-200 BCE Greek and Carthaginian trade settlements on coast.202 BCE Roman armies invade ancient Lusitania.137 BCE Intensive Romanization of Lusitania begins.410 CE Germanic tribes — Suevi and Visigoths—begin conquest of Roman Lusitania and Galicia.714—16 Muslims begin conquest of Visigothic Lusitania.1034 Christian Reconquest frontier reaches Mondego River.1064 Christians conquer Coimbra.1139 Burgundian Count Afonso Henriques proclaims himself king of Portugal; birth of Portugal. Battle of Ourique: Afonso Henriques defeats Muslims.1147 With English Crusaders' help, Portuguese seize Lisbon from Muslims.1179 Papacy formally recognizes Portugal's independence (Pope Alexander III).1226 Campaign to reclaim Alentejo from Muslims begins.1249 Last Muslim city (Silves) falls to Portuguese Army.1381 Beginning of third war between Castile and Portugal.1383 Master of Aviz, João, proclaimed regent by Lisbon populace.1385 April: Master of Aviz, João I, proclaimed king of Portugal by Cortes of Coimbra. 14 August: Battle of Aljubarrota, Castilians defeated by royal forces, with assistance of English army.1394 Birth of "Prince Henry the Navigator," son of King João I.1415 Beginning of overseas expansion as Portugal captures Moroccan city of Ceuta.1419 Discovery of Madeira Islands.1425-28 Prince D. Pedro, older brother of Prince Henry, travels in Europe.1427 Discovery (or rediscovery?) of Azores Islands.1434 Prince Henry the Navigator's ships pass beyond Cape Bojador, West Africa.1437 Disaster at Tangier, Morocco, as Portuguese fail to capture city.1441 First African slaves from western Africa reach Portugal.1460 Death of Prince Henry. Portuguese reach what is now Senegal, West Africa.1470s Portuguese explore West African coast and reach what is now Ghana and Nigeria and begin colonizing islands of São Tomé and Príncipe.1479 Treaty of Alcáçovas between kings of Portugal and Spain.1482 Portuguese establish post at São Jorge da Mina, Gold Coast (now Ghana).1482-83 Portuguese navigator Diogo Cão reaches mouth of Congo River and Angola.1488 Navigator Bartolomeu Dias rounds Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, and finds route to Indian Ocean.1492-93 Columbus's first voyage to West Indies.1493 Columbus visits Azores and Portugal on return from first voyage; tells of discovery of New World. Treaty of Tordesillas signed between kings of Portugal and Spain: delimits spheres of conquest with line 370 leagues west of Cape Verde Islands (claimed by Portugal); Portugal's sphere to east of line includes, in effect, Brazil.King Manuel I and Royal Council decide to continue seeking all-water route around Africa to Asia.King Manuel I expels unconverted Jews from Portugal.1497-99 Epic voyage of Vasco da Gama from Portugal around Africa to west India, successful completion of sea route to Asia project; da Gama returns to Portugal with samples of Asian spices.1500 Bound for India, Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral "discovers" coast of Brazil and claims it for Portugal.1506 Anti-Jewish riots in Lisbon.Battle of Diu, India; Portugal's command of Indian Ocean assured for some time with Francisco de Almeida's naval victory over Egyptian and Gujerati fleets.Afonso de Albuquerque conquers Goa, India; beginning of Portuguese hegemony in south Asia.Portuguese conquest of Malacca; commerce in Spice Islands.1519 Magellan begins circumnavigation voyage.1536 Inquisition begins in Portugal.1543 Portuguese merchants reach Japan.1557 Portuguese merchants granted Chinese territory of Macau for trading factory.1572 Luís de Camões publishes epic poem, Os Lusíadas.1578 Battle of Alcácer-Quivir; Moroccan forces defeat army of King Sebastião of Portugal; King Sebastião dies in battle. Portuguese succession crisis.1580 King Phillip II of Spain claims and conquers Portugal; Spanish rule of Portugal, 1580-1640.1607-24 Dutch conquer sections of Asia and Brazil formerly held by Portugal.1640 1 December: Portuguese revolution in Lisbon overthrows Spanish rule, restores independence. Beginning of Portugal's Braganza royal dynasty.1654 Following Dutch invasions and conquest of parts of Brazil and Angola, Dutch expelled by force.1661 Anglo-Portuguese Alliance treaty signed: England pledges to defend Portugal "as if it were England itself." Queen Catherine of Bra-ganza marries England's Charles II.1668 February: In Portuguese-Spanish peace treaty, Spain recognizes independence of Portugal, thus ending 28-year War of Restoration.1703 Methuen Treaties signed, key commercial trade agreement and defense treaty between England and Portugal.1750 Pombal becomes chief minister of King José I.1755 1 November: Massive Lisbon earthquake, tidal wave, and fire.1759 Expulsion of Jesuits from Portugal and colonies.1761 Slavery abolished in continental Portugal.1769 Abandonment of Mazagão, Morocco, last Portuguese outpost.1777 Pombal dismissed as chief minister by Queen Maria I, after death of José I.1791 Portugal and United States establish full diplomatic relations.1807 November: First Napoleonic invasion; French forces under Junot conquer Portugal. Royal family flees to colony of Brazil and remains there until 1821.1809 Second French invasion of Portugal under General Soult.1811 Third French invasion of Portugal under General Masséna.1813 Following British general Wellington's military victories, French forces evacuate Portugal.1817 Liberal, constitutional movements against absolutist monarchist rule break out in Brazil (Pernambuco) and Portugal (Lisbon, under General Gomes Freire); crushed by government. British marshal of Portugal's army, Beresford, rules Portugal.Liberal insurrection in army officer corps breaks out in Cadiz, Spain, and influences similar movement in Portugal's armed forces first in Oporto.King João VI returns from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and early draft of constitution; era of constitutional monarchy begins.1822 7 September: João VI's son Pedro proclaims independence ofBrazil from Portugal and is named emperor. 23 September: Constitution of 1822 ratified.Portugal recognizes sovereign independence of Brazil.King João VI dies; power struggle for throne ensues between his sons, brothers Pedro and Miguel; Pedro, emperor of Brazil, abdicates Portuguese throne in favor of his daughter, D. Maria II, too young to assume crown. By agreement, Miguel, uncle of D. Maria, is to accept constitution and rule in her stead.1828 Miguel takes throne and abolishes constitution. Sections of Portugal rebel against Miguelite rule.1831 Emperor Pedro abdicates throne of Brazil and returns to Portugal to expel King Miguel from Portuguese throne.1832-34 Civil war between absolutist King Miguel and constitutionalist Pedro, who abandons throne of Brazil to restore his young daughter Maria to throne of Portugal; Miguel's armed forces defeated by those of Pedro. Miguel leaves for exile and constitution (1826 Charter) is restored.1834-53 Constitutional monarchy consolidated under rule of Queen Maria II, who dies in 1853.1851-71 Regeneration period of economic development and political stability; public works projects sponsored by Minister Fontes Pereira de Melo.1871-90 Rotativism period of alternating party governments; achieves political stability and less military intervention in politics and government. Expansion of colonial territory in tropical Africa.January: Following territorial dispute in central Africa, Britain delivers "Ultimatum" to Portugal demanding withdrawal of Portugal's forces from what is now Malawi and Zimbabwe. Portugal's government, humiliated in accepting demand under threat of a diplomatic break, falls. Beginning of governmental and political instability; monarchist decline and republicanism's rise.Anglo-Portuguese treaties signed relating to delimitation of frontiers in colonial Africa.1899 Treaty of Windsor; renewal of Anglo-Portuguese defense and friendship alliance.1903 Triumphal visit of King Edward VII to Portugal.1906 Politician João Franco supported by King Carlos I in dictatorship to restore order and reform.1908 1 February: Murder in Lisbon of King Carlos I and his heir apparent, Prince Dom Luís, by Portuguese anarchists. Eighteen-year-old King Manuel II assumes throne.1910 3-5 October: Following republican-led military insurrection in armed forces, monarchy falls and first Portuguese republic is proclaimed. Beginning of unstable, economically troubled, parliamentary republic form of government.May: Violent insurrection in Lisbon overturns government of General Pimenta de Castro; nearly a thousand casualties from several days of armed combat in capital.March: Following Portugal's honoring ally Britain's request to confiscate German shipping in Portuguese harbors, Germany declares war on Portugal; Portugal enters World War I on Allied side.Portugal organizes and dispatches Portuguese Expeditionary Corps to fight on the Western Front. 9 April: Portuguese forces mauled by German offensive in Battle of Lys. Food rationing and riots in Lisbon. Portuguese military operations in Mozambique against German expedition's invasion from German East Africa. 5 December: Authoritarian, presidentialist government under Major Sidónio Pais takes power in Lisbon, following a successful military coup.1918 11 November: Armistice brings cessation of hostilities on Western Front in World War I. Portuguese expeditionary forces stationed in Angola, Mozambique, and Flanders begin return trip to Portugal. 14 December: President Sidónio Pais assassinated. Chaotic period of ephemeral civil war ensues.1919-21 Excessively unstable political period, including January1919 abortive effort of Portuguese monarchists to restore Braganza dynasty to power. Republican forces prevail, but level of public violence, economic distress, and deprivation remains high.1921 October: Political violence attains peak with murder of former prime minister and other prominent political figures in Lisbon. Sectors of armed forces and Guarda Nacional Republicana are mutinous. Year of financial and corruption scandals, including Portuguese bank note (fraud) case; military court acquits guilty military insurrectionists, and one military judge declares "the country is sick."28 May: Republic overthrown by military coup or pronunciamento and conspiracy among officer corps. Parliament's doors locked and parliament closed for nearly nine years to January 1935. End of parliamentary republic, Western Europe's most unstable political system in this century, beginning of the Portuguese dictatorship, after 1930 known as the Estado Novo. Officer corps assumes reins of government, initiates military censorship of the press, and suppresses opposition.February: Military dictatorship under General Óscar Carmona crushes failed republican armed insurrection in Oporto and Lisbon.April: Military dictatorship names Professor Antônio de Oliveira Salazar minister of finance, with dictatorial powers over budget, to stabilize finances and rebuild economy. Insurrectionism among military elements continues into 1931.1930 Dr. Salazar named minister for colonies and announces balanced budgets. Salazar consolidates support by various means, including creation of official regime "movement," the National Union. Salazar engineers Colonial Act to ensure Lisbon's control of bankrupt African colonies by means of new fiscal controls and centralization of authority. July: Military dictatorship names Salazar prime minister for first time, and cabinet composition undergoes civilianization; academic colleagues and protégés plan conservative reform and rejuvenation of society, polity, and economy. Regime comes to be called the Estado Novo (New State). New State's constitution ratified by new parliament, the National Assembly; Portugal described in document as "unitary, corporative Republic" and governance influenced by Salazar's stern personality and doctrines such as integralism, Catholicism, and fiscal conservatism.1936 Violent instability and ensuing civil war in neighboring Spain, soon internationalized by fascist and communist intervention, shake Estado Novo regime. Pseudofascist period of regime features creation of imitation Fascist institutions to defend regime from leftist threats; Portugal institutes "Portuguese Youth" and "Portuguese Legion."1939 3 September: Prime Minister Salazar declares Portugal's neutrality in World War II. October: Anglo-Portuguese agreement grants naval and air base facilities to Britain and later to United States for Battle of the Atlantic and Normandy invasion support. Third Reich protests breach of Portugal's neutrality.6 June: On day of Allies' Normandy invasion, Portugal suspends mining and export of wolfram ore to both sides in war.8 May: Popular celebrations of Allied victory and Fascist defeat in Lisbon and Oporto coincide with Victory in Europe Day. Following managed elections for Estado Novo's National Assembly in November, regime police, renamed PIDE, with increased powers, represses opposition.1947 Abortive military coup in central Portugal easily crushed by regime. Independence of India and initiation of Indian protests against Portuguese colonial rule in Goa and other enclaves.1949 Portugal becomes founding member of NATO.1951 Portugal alters constitution and renames overseas colonies "Overseas Provinces." Portugal and United States sign military base agreements for use of air and naval facilities in Azores Islands and military aid to Lisbon. President Carmona dies in office, succeeded by General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58). July: Indians occupy enclave of Portuguese India (dependency of Damão) by means of passive resistance movement. August: Indian passive resistance movement in Portuguese India repelled by Portuguese forces with loss of life. December: With U.S. backing, Portugal admitted as member of United Nations (along with Spain). Air force general Humberto Delgado, in opposition, challenges Estado Novo's hand-picked successor to Craveiro Lopes, Admiral Américo Tomás. Delgado rallies coalition of democratic, liberal, and communist opposition but loses rigged election and later flees to exile in Brazil. Portugal joins European Free Trade Association (EFTA).January and February: Estado Novo rocked by armed African insurrection in northern Angola, crushed by armed forces. Hijacking of Portuguese ocean liner by ally of Delgado, Captain Henrique Galvão. April: Salazar defeats attempted military coup and reshuffles cabinet with group of younger figures who seek to reform colonial rule and strengthen the regime's image abroad. 18 December: Indian army rapidly defeats Portugal's defense force in Goa, Damão, and Diu and incorporates Portugal's Indian possessions into Indian Union. January: Abortive military coup in Beja, Portugal.1965 February: General Delgado and his Brazilian secretary murdered and secretly buried near Spanish frontier by political police, PIDE.1968 August and September: Prime Minister Salazar, aged 79, suffers crippling stoke. President Tomás names former cabinet officer Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor. Caetano institutes modest reforms in Portugal and overseas.1971 Caetano government ratifies amended constitution that allows slight devolution and autonomy to overseas provinces in Africa and Asia. Right-wing loyalists oppose reforms in Portugal. 25 April: Military coup engineered by Armed Forces Movement overthrows Estado Novo and establishes provisional government emphasizing democratization, development, and decolonization. Limited resistance by loyalists. President Tomás and Premier Caetano flown to exile first in Madeira and then in Brazil. General Spínola appointed president. September: Revolution moves to left, as President Spínola, thwarted in his program, resigns.March: Military coup by conservative forces fails, and leftist response includes nationalization of major portion of economy. Polarization between forces and parties of left and right. 25 November: Military coup by moderate military elements thwarts leftist forces. Constituent Assembly prepares constitution. Revolution moves from left to center and then right.March: Constitution ratified by Assembly of the Republic. 25 April: Second general legislative election gives largest share of seats to Socialist Party (PS). Former oppositionist lawyer, Mário Soares, elected deputy and named prime minister.1977-85 Political pendulum of democratic Portugal moves from center-left to center-right, as Social Democratic Party (PSD) increases hold on assembly and take office under Prime Minister Cavaco Silva. July1985 elections give edge to PSD who advocate strong free-enterprise measures and revision of leftist-generated 1976 Constitution, amended modestly in 1982.1986 January: Portugal joins European Economic Community (EEC).1987 July: General, legislative elections for assembly give more than 50 percent to PSD led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva. For first time, since 1974, Portugal has a working majority government.1989 June: Following revisions of 1976 Constitution, reprivatization of economy begins, under PS government.January: Presidential elections, Mário Soares reelected for second term. July: General, legislative elections for assembly result in new PSD victory and majority government.January-July: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the European Economic Community (EEC). December: Tariff barriers fall as fully integrated Common Market established in the EEC.November: Treaty of Maastricht comes into force. The EEC officially becomes the European Union (EU). Portugal is signatory with 11 other member-nations.October: General, legislative elections for assembly result in PS victory and naming of Prime Minister Guterres. PS replace PSD as leading political party. November: Excavations for Lisbon bank uncover ancient Phoenician, Roman, and Christian ruins.January: General, presidential elections; socialist Jorge Sampaio defeats PSD's Cavaco Silva and assumes presidency from Dr. Mário Soares. July: Community of Portuguese Languages Countries (CPLP) cofounded by Portugal and Brazil.May-September: Expo '98 held in Lisbon. Opening of Vasco da Gama Bridge across Tagus River, Europe's longest (17 kilometers/ 11 miles). June: National referendum on abortion law change defeated after low voter turnout. November: National referendum on regionaliza-tion and devolution of power defeated after another low voter turnout.October: General, legislative elections: PS victory over PSD lacks clear majority in parliament. Following East Timor referendum, which votes for independence and withdrawal of Indonesia, outburst of popular outrage in streets, media, and communications of Portugal approves armed intervention and administration of United Nations (and withdrawal of Indonesia) in East Timor. Portugal and Indonesia restore diplomatic relations. December: A Special Territory since 1975, Colony of Macau transferred to sovereignty of People's Republic of China.January-June: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the EU; end of Discoveries Historical Commemoration Cycle (1988-2000).United Nations forces continue to occupy and administer former colony of East Timor, with Portugal's approval.January: General, presidential elections; PS president Sampaio reelected for second term. City of Oporto, "European City of Culture" for the year, hosts arts festival. December: Municipal elections: PSD defeats PS; socialist prime minister Guterres resigns; President Sampaio calls March parliamentary elections.1 January: Portugal enters single European Currency system. Euro currency adopted and ceases use of former national currency, the escudo. March: Parliamentary elections; PSD defeats PS and José Durão Barroso becomes prime minister. Military modernization law passed. Portugal holds chairmanship of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).May: Municipal law passed permitting municipalities to reorganize in new ways.June: Prime Minister Durão Barroso, invited to succeed Romano Prodi as president of EU Commission, resigns. Pedro Santana Lopes becomes prime minister. European Parliament elections held. Conscription for national service in army and navy ended. Mass grave uncovered at Academy of Sciences Museum, Lisbon, revealing remains of several thousand victims of Lisbon earthquake, 1755.February: Parliamentary elections; PS defeats PSD, socialists win first absolute majority in parliament since 1975. José Sócrates becomes prime minister.January: Presidential elections; PSD candidate Aníbal Cavaco Silva elected and assumes presidency from Jorge Sampaio. Portugal's national soccer team ranked 7th out of 205 countries by international soccer association. European Union's Bologna Process in educational reform initiated in Portugal.July-December: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the European Union. For reasons of economy, Portugal announces closure of many consulates, especially in France and the eastern US. Government begins official inspections of private institutions of higher education, following scandals.2008 January: Prime Minister Sócrates announces location of new Lisbon area airport as Alcochete, on south bank of Tagus River, site of air force shooting range. February: Portuguese Army begins to receive new modern battle tanks (Leopard 2 A6). March: Mass protest of 85,000 public school (primary and secondary levels) teachers in Lisbon schools dispute recent educational policies of minister of education and prime minister.
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