principal policies

1) General subject: basic principles, first principles, fundamental, outline, outlines, underlying principles, main principles

2) Military: basic doctrine, doctrine, foundation, foundations, policy

3) Philosophy: first principle

4) Engineering: philosophy

5) Mathematics: the basic principles (of)

6) Railway term: underlaying principles

7) Diplomatic term: fundamental principles

8) Graphic expression: bedrock

9) Mass media: basic guidelines

10) Business: fundamentals, guidelines

11) EBRD: principal policies

12) Sakhalin A: philosophy (of design) (проектирования)

13) Makarov: bed-rock, framework

enormous, huge.

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► adjetivo

1 (grande) enormous, huge, vast

2 (desmedido) tremendous, great

3 familiar (muy bueno) very good, excellent

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1) (=muy grande) enormous, huge

2) * (=estupendo) killing *, marvellous

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adjetivo <edificio/animal/suma> huge, enormous; < zona> vast, huge

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= deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], enormous, exponential, extensive, huge, infinite, mammoth, massive, monumental, prodigious, intense, abysmal, Herculean, colossal, of epic proportions, monstrous, a monster of a, Herculanian.

Ex. The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.

Ex. In coventional libraries, such searches usually involve an enormous amount of time and energy.

Ex. Information technology continues to develop at an exponential rate.

Ex. The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.

Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex. It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.

Ex. The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.

Ex. When the use of all synonymous terms would result in a massive duplication of A/Z subject index entries 'see references' are employed.

Ex. She was chairperson of the Task Force that in 1972 wrote a monumental report about discrimination against women in the library profession.

Ex. The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.

Ex. Mexico is undergoing an intense epidemiological transition characterised by a decline in the incidence of infectious diseases and a rapid increase in the importance of chronic illnesses and accidents.

Ex. The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.

Ex. A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.

Ex. University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.

Ex. Even though they are not as long as I think they should be, many of the stories are of epic proportions and many of them are very entertaining.

Ex. Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.

Ex. Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.

Ex. The Ibbs family where founder members of this Herculanian pottery in Liverpool, England.

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* boquete enorme = gaping hole.

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adjetivo <edificio/animal/suma> huge, enormous; < zona> vast, huge

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‹edificio/animal› huge, enormous; ‹aumento/suma› huge, enormous, vast; ‹zona› vast, huge

la diferencia es enorme the difference is enormous o huge

tiene unas manos enormes he has huge o enormous hands

sentí una pena enorme I felt tremendously sad o a tremendous sense of sadness

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◊ sentí una pena enorme I felt tremendously sad

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enorme adj

1. [muy grande] [objeto, persona, cantidad] huge, enormous;

estos animales tienen una enorme capacidad para reproducirse these creatures have an enormous reproductive capacity;

una torre de enorme altura an enormously tall tower;

tu hijo está ya enorme your son's really huge;

le invadía una enorme tristeza he was overcome by a great sadness

2. Fam [excelente] great, fantastic

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adj enormous, huge

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enorme adj

inmenso: enormous, huge

♦ enormemente adv

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enorme adj enormous / huge

1 big, large.

este traje me está o me queda grande this suit is too big for me

un gran artista a great artist

el gran favorito the firm favorite

una gran figura a big name

una gran parte de mi trabajo implica… a large part of my job involves…

una gran responsabilidad a heavy responsibility

a lo grande in a big way, in style

grandes almacenes department store

gran angular (photography) wide-angle lens

Gran Bretaña Great Britain

el Gran Cañón the Grand Canyon

gran danés great Dane

gran éxito smash (hit) (disco, libro)

los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes

la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China)

el gran público the general public

gran superficie (commerce) hypermarket (peninsular Spanish)

2 old (de edad). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)

3 fantastic(informal). ( River Plate)

4 magnus, Mag, magnum.

5 grand, formidable, majestical, stately.

grandee (noble).

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► adjetivo

1 (tamaño) large, big

■ esta casa es demasiado grande para ellos dos this house is too big for the two of them

2 (fuerte, intenso) great

■ su partida les produjo una pena muy grande his departure caused them great sorrow

3 (mayor) grown-up, old, big

► nombre masculino

1 (de elevada jerarquía) great

\

a lo grande on a grand scale, in a big way

estar grande una cosa a alguien to be too big on somebody

pasarlo en grande familiar to have a great time

vivir a lo grande figurado to live in style

Grande de España grandee Table 1 NOTA See also gran/Table 1

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1) big

2) large

3) great

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1. ADJ

1) [de tamaño] big, large; [de estatura] big, tall; [número, velocidad] high, great

- a lo grande

- quedarle algo grande a algn

- pasarlo en grande

2) (=importante) [artista, hazaña] great; [empresa] big

3) (=mucho, muy) great

4) [en edad]

5)

2. SMF

1) (=personaje importante)

2) LAm (=adulto) adult

3. SF

1) Arg [de lotería] first prize, big prize

2) And ** (=cárcel) clink **, jail

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adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]

1)

a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big

b) ( en demasía) too big

2) ( alto) tall

3) (Geog)

4) ( en edad)

5) (delante del n)

a) (notable, excelente) great

b) ( poderoso) big

6)

a) (en intensidad, grado) great

b) ( uso enfático)

7)

a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

b) ( elevado)

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- grandes almacenes

- gran danés

- Gran Guerra

- gran ópera

- Gran Premio

- gran público

masculino, femenino

1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name

2)

a) ( mayor)

b) ( adulto)

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- Grande de España

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= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.

Ex. If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.

Ex. Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.

Ex. Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.

Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.

Ex. The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.

Ex. The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.

Ex. Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.

Ex. In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.

Ex. Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.

Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex. Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.

Ex. It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.

Ex. There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.

Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.

Ex. However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.

Ex. The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.

Ex. Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.

Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex. I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.

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* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* bastante grande = largish.

* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.

* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.

* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* con gran esplendor = grandly.

* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.

* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.

* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.

* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.

* con una gran cultura = well-read.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* con una gran tradición = long-standing.

* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.

* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* demasiado grande = oversized.

* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.

* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.

* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.

* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en gran número = numerously.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.

* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.

* extra grande = extra-large.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gran altura = high altitude.

* gran aumento = heavy increase.

* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.

* gran belleza = scenic beauty.

* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.

* gran calidad = high standard.

* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.

* gran categoría = high standard.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* gran danés = Great Dane.

* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.

* grandes almacenes = department store.

* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.

* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.

* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.

* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.

* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.

* grandes y pequeños = great and small.

* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.

* gran ducado = grand-duchy.

* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* gran mentira = big fat lie.

* gran nivel = high standard.

* gran número de = great numbers of.

* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* gran peso = heavy weight.

* gran placer = great pleasure.

* gran potencia = great power.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* gran titular = headline banner.

* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.

* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.

* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.

* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.

* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.

* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* más grande = greater.

* muy grande = big time.

* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* producir con gran destreza = craft.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.

* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* taza grande = mug.

* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.

* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.

* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.

* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.

* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.

* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.

* una gran extensión de = a sea of.

* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una gran pérdida = a great loss.

* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.

* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.

* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.

* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].

* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.

* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

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adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]

1)

a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big

b) ( en demasía) too big

2) ( alto) tall

3) (Geog)

4) ( en edad)

5) (delante del n)

a) (notable, excelente) great

b) ( poderoso) big

6)

a) (en intensidad, grado) great

b) ( uso enfático)

7)

a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

b) ( elevado)

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- grandes almacenes

- gran danés

- Gran Guerra

- gran ópera

- Gran Premio

- gran público

masculino, femenino

1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name

2)

a) ( mayor)

b) ( adulto)

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- Grande de España

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[ gran is used before singular nouns]

1 (en dimensiones) large, big

se mudaron a una casa más grande they moved to a larger o bigger house

sus grandes ojos negros her big dark eyes

un tipo grande, ancho de hombros a big, broad-shouldered guy

una chica grandota, fortachona ( fam); a big, strong girl, a strapping lass ( BrE colloq)

tiene la boca/nariz grande she has a big mouth/nose

abra la boca más grande open wider

2 (en demasía) too big

¿esto será grande para Daniel? do you think this is too big for Daniel?

estos zapatos me quedan or me están grandes these shoes are too big for me

quedarle or ( Esp) venirle grande a algn «puesto/responsabilidad» to be too much for sb

B (alto) tall

¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!, hasn't Andrés gotten* tall!

C ( Geog):

el Gran Buenos Aires/Bilbao Greater Buenos Aires/Bilbao

( esp AmL) ‹niño/chico› (en edad): los más grandes pueden ir solos the older o bigger ones can go on their own

ya eres grande y puedes comer solito you're a big boy now and you can feed yourself

cuando sea grande quiero ser bailarina when I grow up I want to be a ballet dancer

mis hijos ya son grandes my children are all grown up now

( Arg) (maduro, mayor): es una mujer grande she isn't a young woman o she's a mature woman

está saliendo con un tipo grande she's going out with an older guy

E ( delante del n)

1 (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/artista/vino a great man/artist/wine

la gran dama del teatro the grande dame of the theater

2 (poderoso) big

los grandes bancos/industriales the big banks/industrialists

los grandes señores feudales the great feudal lords

a lo grande in style

(en importancia): son grandes amigos they're great friends

grandes fumadores heavy smokers

F ( fam)

(increíble): ¡qué cosa más grande! ¡ya te he dicho 20 veces que no lo sé! this is unbelievable! I've told you 20 times already that I don't know!

¿no es grande que ahora me echen la culpa a mí? ( iró); and now they blame me; great, isn't it? ( iro)

1 (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena it caused me great sadness

me has dado una gran alegría you have made me very happy

comió con gran apetito she ate hungrily o heartily

un día de gran calor a very hot day

los grandes fríos del 47 the great o big freeze of '47

me llevé un susto más grande … I got such a fright

para mi gran vergüenza to my great embarrassment

se produjo una gran explosión there was a powerful explosion

es un gran honor para mí it is a great honor* for me

ha sido una temporada de gran éxito it has been a very o a highly successful season

no corre gran prisa it is not very urgent

las paredes tienen gran necesidad de una mano de pintura the walls are very much in need of a coat of paint

(uso enfático): eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely o very true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza you're a real swine ( colloq)

ésa es la mentira más grande que he oído that's the biggest lie I've ever heard

¡qué gran novedad! ( iró); you don't say! o what a surprise! ( iro)

1 (en número) ‹familia› large, big; ‹clase› big

la gran mayoría de los votantes the great o vast majority of the voters

dedican gran parte de su tiempo a la investigación they devote much of o a great deal of their time to research

esto se debe en gran parte a que … this is largely due to the fact that …

(elevado): a gran velocidad at high o great speed

volar a gran altura to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura a very tall building

un gran número de personas a large number of people

objetos de gran valor objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos or nos divertimos en grande we had a great time ( colloq)

masculine wide-angle lens

masculine:

el gran capital big business

masculine Great Dane

feminine:

la Gran Depresión the Great Depression

( Astron): la gran explosión the Big Bang

feminine:

la Gran Guerra the Great War

masculine Big Brother

el gran hermano te observa or te vigila Big Brother is watching you

masculine Grand Master

masculine grand master

masculine international grand master

feminine grand opera

masculine Grand Prix

masculine:

el gran público the general public

feminine gran reserva (↑ grana a1)

masculine ( Anat):

el gran simpático the sympathetic nervous system

feminine ( Esp) large supermarket, hypermarket ( BrE)

mpl department store

A (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name, leading player

uno de los tres grandes de la industria automovilística one of the big three names o one of the big three in the car industry

B ( esp AmL)

(mayor): quiero ir con los grandes I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married

2 (adulto) grown-up

(Spanish) grandee o nobleman

( RPl)

la grande the big prize, the jackpot

sacarse la grande (literal) to win the big prize o the jackpot

se sacó la grande con ese marido she hit the jackpot with that husband

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◊ gran is used before singular nouns

a) ( en dimensiones) ‹casa/área/nariz› big, large;

◊ un tipo grande a big guy;

b) ( en demasía) too big;

◊ me queda grande it's too big for me

c) ( en número) ‹ familia› large, big;

a) ( alto) tall;

◊ ¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!

b) ( en edad):

◊ cuando sea grande when I grow up;

◊ el Ggrande Santiago Greater Santiago

a) (notable, excelente) great;

◊ un gran hombre a great man

b) ( poderoso) big;

◊ los grandes bancos the big banks;

a) (en intensidad, grado) ‹pena/honor/ventaja› great;

◊ ¡me llevé un susto más grande … ! I got such a fright!;

b) ( elevado):

◊ a gran velocidad at high o great speed;

a) ( mayor):

◊ la grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto):

◊ los grandes the grown-ups

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grande gran is used instead of grande before singular nouns (e.g. gran hombre great man).

♦ adj

1. [de tamaño] big, large;

este traje me está o [m5] me queda grande this suit is too big for me;

el gran Buenos Aires/Santiago greater Buenos Aires/Santiago, the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires/Santiago;

el cargo le viene grande he's not up to the job;

pagó con un billete de los grandes he paid with a large note

la Gran Barrera de Coral the Great Barrier Reef;

Gran Bretaña Great Britain;

el Gran Cañón (del Colorado) the Grand Canyon;

gran danés Great Dane;

gran ducado grand duchy;

la Gran Explosión the Big Bang;

la Gran Guerra the Great War;

los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes;

gran maestro [en ajedrez] grand master;

la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China);

gran simio antropoide great ape;

gran slam [en tenis] grand slam;

2. [de altura] tall;

¡qué grande está tu hermano! your brother's really grown!

3. [en importancia] great;

una gran mujer a great woman;

los grandes bancos the major banks;

la gran mayoría está a favor del proyecto the great o overwhelming majority are in favour of the project;

el éxito se debe en gran parte a su esfuerzo the success is largely due to her efforts, the success is in no small measure due to her efforts

4. [en intensidad] great;

es un gran mentiroso he's a real liar;

¡qué alegría más grande! what joy!

5. Fam [adulto]

me dijeron que todavía no soy grande como para salir solo they told me I'm not big enough to go out on my own yet

6. Méx, RP [de edad]

siempre se llevó bien con gente más grande he always got on well with older people

7. RP Fam [fantástico] fantastic, Br brilliant

8. RP Irónico [genial] great;

ayer le hice un favor y hoy me vuelve la espalda, ¡grande! great! I did him a favour and now he doesn't want to know!

9. Comp

hacer algo a lo grande to do sth in a big way o in style;

vivir a lo grande to live in style;

pasarlo en grande to have a great time

♦ nm

1. [noble] grandee

2. [persona, entidad importante]

los tres grandes de la liga the big three in the league;

uno de los grandes de la literatura mexicana one of the big names in Mexican literature

3. Fam

♦ nf

sacarse la grande [en lotería] to win first prize o the jackpot;

se sacó la grande con ese trabajo [tuvo buena suerte] she hit the jackpot with that job;

con esa nuera que tiene le tocó la grande [tuvo mala suerte] you've got to feel sorry for her having a daughter-in-law like that

♦ interj

* * *

I adj

1 big, large;

el vestido me está o

me viene grande the jacket is too big for me;

el cargo le viene grande the job is too much for him

a lo grande in style;

pasarlo en grande have a great time

II m/f

1 L.Am. ( adulto) grown-up, adult;

grandes y pequeños young and old

2 ( mayor) eldest

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grande adj, ( gran before singular nouns)

1) : large, big

un libro grande: a big book

2) alto: tall

3) notable: great

un gran autor: a great writer

4) (indicating intensity) : great

con gran placer: with great pleasure

5) : old, grown-up

hijos grandes: grown children

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grande adj

1. (tamaño) big [comp. bigger; superl. biggest]

2. (número, cantidad) large

3. (importante) great

to keep quiet, to be quiet, to be silent, to keep silence.

María calló para protegerlo Mary held her tongue to protect him.

* * *

to keep quiet

* * *

(v.) = keep + silent, keep + silence

Ex. As a consequence, the Jewish survivors of the genocide were under pressure to keep silent.

Ex. Local policies have to keep silence about one, if not their principal object: regulating the presence of immigrants in the city.

* * *

(v.) = keep + silent, keep + silence

Ex. As a consequence, the Jewish survivors of the genocide were under pressure to keep silent.

Ex. Local policies have to keep silence about one, if not their principal object: regulating the presence of immigrants in the city.

* * *

(v.) = keep + silent, keep + silence

Ex. As a consequence, the Jewish survivors of the genocide were under pressure to keep silent.

Ex. Local policies have to keep silence about one, if not their principal object: regulating the presence of immigrants in the city.

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1 deep, profound, deepwater, abysmal.

2 deep, profound, deep-felt, intense.

3 deep, difficult to understand, abstruse, profound.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: profundar.

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► adjetivo

1 (gen) deep

■ el agua es muy profunda the water's very deep

■ se encuentra sumida en una profunda crisis she is going through a deep crisis

■ es una quemadura profunda it's a serious burn

■ posee un conocimiento profundo de la materia she has a thorough knowledge of the subject

2 (tristeza, dolor) intense

3 (cambio, transformación) profound, total

4 (pensamiento, persona) profound, deep

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1) deep

2) profound

* * *

1) (=hondo) deep

2) (=intenso) [suspiro, voz, respiración] deep; [nota] low, deep; [sueño] deep, sound; [misterio, pensador] profound

3)

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- da adjetivo

a) <herida/pozo/raíz> deep

b) < pensamiento> profound, deep; <respeto/desprecio> profound; < lazos> strong; < desengaño> grave, terrible

c) < misterio> profound; < silencio> deep, profound

d) <voz/suspiro> deep

e) < sueño> deep, sound

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= deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], profound, thoroughgoing, cogent, abysmal.

Ex. The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.

Ex. There was a heavy and prolonged silence as Datto scrambled through his mind, trying to recollect the details of the event that had apparently trigerred this violent reaction.

Ex. Surely these new resources will have a profound impact upon newspapers, magazines, technical journals and even books.

Ex. The project was not an end but merely a step along the road to more thoroughgoing bibliographic control.

Ex. Children's librarians must plan to meet children's needs, and must be able to articulate the philosophy of children's library services in cogent terms.

Ex. The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.

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* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* consecuencia profunda = profound effect.

* con un profundo sentimiento de culpa = guilt-ridden.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* DSIS (Sistema de Indización de Estructura Profunda) = DISI (Deep Structure Indexing System).

* efecto profundo = profound effect.

* en lo más profundo de la noche = in the dead of night.

* herir en lo más profundo = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.

* más profundo = innermost.

* meditación profunda = deep meditation.

* profundo efecto = profound effect.

* profundo respeto = obeisance.

* relajación profunda = deep relaxation.

* respirar profundo = take + a deep breath.

* Sistema de Indización de Estructura Profunda (DSIS) = Deep Structure Indexing System (DSIS).

* sueño profundo = deep slumber, deep sleep, sound night's sleep.

* trombosis venosa profunda = deep vein thrombosis.

* web profunda, la = deep Web, the.

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) <herida/pozo/raíz> deep

b) < pensamiento> profound, deep; <respeto/desprecio> profound; < lazos> strong; < desengaño> grave, terrible

c) < misterio> profound; < silencio> deep, profound

d) <voz/suspiro> deep

e) < sueño> deep, sound

* * *

* * *

1 ‹herida› deep; ‹pozo/raíz› deep

un hoyo profundo a deep hole

un río poco profundo a shallow river

una tradición con profundas raíces a deeply-rooted tradition

la guerra dejó una huella profunda en su carácter the war left a deep impression on him

lo siento en lo más profundo de mi alma I'm deeply sorry, I'm truly sorry

2 ‹pensamiento› profound, deep; ‹respeto/desprecio› profound

mis conocimientos de la materia no son muy profundos I don't have an in-depth knowledge of the subject, my knowledge of the subject isn't very profound

los lazos profundos que nos unen the strong ties which bind us

sentía por él un profundo desprecio she felt a profound o deep-seated contempt for him

hemos sufrido un profundo desengaño we have suffered a grave o terrible disappointment

3 ‹misterio› profound; ‹silencio› deep, profound

en la profunda oscuridad de la noche ( liter); in the depths of the night ( liter)

4 ‹voz› deep

5 ‹sueño› deep, sound; ‹suspiro› deep

* * *

◊ -da adjetivo

a) ‹herida/pozo/raíz› deep;

◊ un río poco profundo a shallow river

b) ‹ pensamiento› profound, deep;

c) ‹ misterio› profound;

d) ‹voz/suspiro› deep

e) ‹ sueño› deep, sound

* * *

profundo, -a adj

1. [mar, lago, río] deep;

navegaban por aguas profundas they were sailing in deep waters;

es un lago muy poco profundo it's a very shallow lake;

la España profunda = backward, traditional Spain

2. [habitación, sala] deep

3. [respeto, admiración, tristeza] profound, deep;

4. [voz] deep

5. [mirada] deep and meaningful

6. [libro, idea, pensamiento] profound

7. Gram [estructura] deep

* * *

adj cavidad deep; pensamiento, persona profound, deep

* * *

profundo, -da adj

1) hondo: deep

2) : profound

♦ profundamente adv

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profundo adj deep

source.

1 fountain (de agua) (construcción).

fuente de agua potable drinking fountain

fuente termal thermal spring

2 (serving) dish (bandeja).

3 source (origen).

fuente de alimentación feed source; ( Elec) power supply (computing)

fuente de energía energy source

fuente de energía renovable renewable energy source

fuente de ingresos source of income

fuente de riqueza source of wealth

4 source.

según fuentes del ministerio de Educación,… according to Ministry of Education sources,…

fuentes oficiosas/oficiales unofficial/official sources

5 font (Imprenta).

6 spring, headspring, fountainhead, springhead.

7 drinking fountain.

8 platter, serving dish, server.

9 gas station, station.

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► nombre femenino

1 (manantial) spring

2 (artificial) fountain

3 (recipiente) serving dish, dish

4 figurado source

\

de buena fuente from reliable sources

de fuente fidedigna from reliable sources

* * *

1) fountain

2) spring

3) source, origin

* * *

1) (=construcción) fountain; (=manantial) spring

- abrir la fuente de las lágrimas

2) (Culin) serving dish, platter

3) (=origen) source, origin

* * *

1) ( manantial) spring

2) (construcción, monumento) fountain

- fuente de soda

3) ( plato) dish

- fuente de horno

4)

a) ( origen) source

b) ( de información) source

* * *

1) ( manantial) spring

2) (construcción, monumento) fountain

- fuente de soda

3) ( plato) dish

- fuente de horno

4)

a) ( origen) source

b) ( de información) source

* * *

fuente¹

¹ = fountain, spring, water fountain.

fuente²

² = parent, source.

fuente³

³ = platter.

fuente⁴

⁴ = font.

Nota: Conjunto de letras, signos y espacios en blanco usados en la composición de un texto.

fuente⁵

⁵ = fount of type.

* * *

A (manantial) spring

fuente termal hot o thermal spring

la fuente del río the source of the river

B (construcción, monumento) fountain

fuente de agua potable drinking fountain

wishing well

soda fountain ( AmE), snack bar

C (plato) dish

puso la carne en una fuente ovalada he put the joint on an oval (serving) dish o platter

una fuente de porcelana a china dish

ovenproof dish

1 (origen) source

la principal fuente de ingresos de esta zona the principal source of income in this region

fuente de suministro source of supply

2 (de información) source

esta enciclopedia es una buena fuente de datos this encyclopedia is a useful source of information

tenemos informaciones de buena fuente or de fuentes fidedignas we have information from reliable sources

según fuentes de toda solvencia or fuentes solventes according to reliable sources

según fuentes de la Administración according to government sources

E ( Impr) font

* * *

a) ( manantial) spring;

◊ fuente termal thermal spring

b) ( origen) source;

◊ la fuente del río the source of the river;

◊ fuente de soda (Chi, Méx) soda fountain (AmE), ( place where drinks and ice creams are bought and consumed)

◊ fuente de horno ovenproof dish

* * *

fuente nf

1. [para beber] fountain

2. [bandeja] (serving) dish

3. [de información]

fuentes oficiosas/oficiales unofficial/official sources;

según fuentes del ministerio de Educación… according to Ministry of Education sources…;

ha manejado gran número de fuentes para escribir su tesis she has made use of many sources to write her thesis

4. [origen] source;

la Biblia es la fuente de muchas obras medievales the Bible provides the source material for many medieval works

fuente de energía ecológica/limpia/renovable environmentally friendly/clean/renewable source of energy;

fuente de ingresos source of income;

fuente de riqueza source of wealth

5. [causa] cause, source;

fuente de problemas a source of problems o trouble;

la falta de higiene es fuente de infecciones lack of hygiene is a cause of infection

6. [manantial] spring

7. fuente de alimentación Elec feed source;

8. Imprenta font

* * *

1 fountain; fig

source

2 recipiente dish

3 INFOR font

4 L.Am.

bar soda fountain

* * *

fuente nf

1) manantial: spring

2) : fountain

3) origen: source

fuentes informativas: sources of information

4) : platter, serving dish

* * *

fuente n

1. (en una plaza, etc) fountain

2. (manantial) spring

3. (bandeja) dish [pl. dishes]

4. (origen) source

noun (the chief direction or trend of a system of theories, developments etc: the mainstream of traditional art.) corriente principal

tr['meɪnstriːm]

noun

1 corriente nombre femenino principal, corriente nombre femenino dominante

adjective

1 convencional, dominante

■ mainstream politics la política dominante

■ mainstream cinema cine para el gran público

mainstream ['meɪn.stri:m] adj

: dominante, corriente, convencional

mainstream n

: corriente f principal

noun corriente f dominante, línea f central

adjective < culture> establecido; < ideology> dominante

N [of ideology, philosophy, literature] corriente f principal

ADJ [political party] mayoritario; [press, media, culture] dominante; [fashion] de masas; [education] convencional

VT (US) (Scol) integrar

* * *

noun corriente f dominante, línea f central

adjective < culture> establecido; < ideology> dominante

(1855-1902)

   Portugal's most celebrated colonial soldier of the modern era, governor and conqueror of the Gaza state in Mozambique. A career army officer with noble lineage, "Mousinho," as he became known to his generation, later helped to shape Portugal's administration and policies in Mozambique, following army service in India. He served largely as a soldier involved in so-called "pacification" campaigns in Mozambique (1890-95) and then as an administrator, where he acted as royal commissioner and governor-general of Mozambique from 1896 to 1898. After he first visited Africa in 1890, the year of the English Ultimatum, the principal part of his career would be devoted to Portuguese Africa, and he was to become a noted authority on African affairs and policies. Appointed governor of the district of Lourenço Marques (today, Maputo) in late 1890, he returned to Portugal in 1892, then became part of the most famous military expedition to Portuguese Africa of the modern era, the 1895 force sent to Mozambique to conquer the African state of Gaza, in southern Mozambique. Albuquerque distinguished himself in this bloody campaign; at the battle of Coolela, on 7 November 1895, Portuguese forces using the novel machine gun defeated and slaughtered the army of Gaza king Gungunyane. Following his appointment as military governor of the Gaza district, Albuquerque grew impatient with the failure of his superiors to give the coup d'grace to the Gaza kingdom by killing or capturing its leader, Gungunyane, who had escaped after the battle of Coolela. With a small force, Mousinho raided his refuge at Chaimite, Mozambique, and captured Gungunyane, who did not resist (January 1896). These bold deeds in the 1895 campaign and the surprise kidnapping of Mozambique's most powerful African leader made Albuquerque a hero in Portugal and a colonial celebrity in several other European states. Among the honors showered upon this unusual soldier was the 1896 double appointment as governor-general and royal commissioner of Mozambique colony. His service as chief administrator of Portugal's second most important African territory during 1896-98 was significant but frustrating. His efforts at sweeping reforms, rejuvenation, and decentralization of authority and power were noble but made little impact at the time. He resigned in anger after his failure to move the Lisbon colonial bureaucracy and returned to a restless, relatively inactive life in Portugal. Unable to adjust to dull garrison duty, after he completed his masterful colonial report-memoir on his African service (Mozambique, 1896-98), Albuquerque in vain sought new challenges. Briefly he served as tutor to Prince Luís, heir apparent of King Carlos I, but his efforts to volunteer as an officer in wars in South Africa and China failed. His idea of a military dictatorship to reform a lagging constitutional monarchy rejected both by his patron, King Carlos, and by much of the political elite, Lieutenant Colonel Mousinho de Albuquerque found life too painful to bear. On 8 January 1902, while on a Lisbon tram, Albuquerque committed suicide with his own pistol. His importance for future colonial policy in Africa was manifest as Portugal made efforts to decentralize and reform administration until 1930. After 1930, his personal legend as a brave colonial soldier who was an epitome of patriotism grew and was exploited by the dictatorship led by Sala- zar. Mousinho de Albuquerque was adopted by this regime, between 1930 and 1960, as the military-colonial patron saint of the regime and as an example to Portuguese youth. The name of the place where he surprised Gungunyane, Chaimite, was adopted as the name of an armored car used by the Portuguese Army in its post-1961 campaigns in Africa.

    See also Carlos I, King; Generation of 1895.

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m 1. < Geschäft> operator, businessman; 2. <Mgmnt, Person> entrepreneur; 3. < Recht> contractor; 4. <Geschäft, Vw> entrepreneur, trader

* * *

* * *

f 1. < Geschäft> operator, businesswoman; 2. <Mgmnt, Person> entrepreneur; 3. < Recht> contractor; 4. <Geschäft, Vw> entrepreneur

* * *

² = parent, source.

Ex. Most bibliographic databases evolved from a parent abstracting or indexing publication.

Ex. The network is fairly well developed and lobbying initiatives on policies affecting all or a group of local authorities have stemmed from this source.

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* código fuente = source code.

* credibilidad de las fuentes = source credibility.

* documento fuente = original document, parent document, source document.

* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* formato fuente = source format.

* fuente bibliográfica = bibliographic source, bibliographical source.

* fuente bibliográfica especializada = specialist bibliographic source.

* fuente de alimentación = power source.

* fuente de alimentos = food supply, supply of food.

* fuente de conflicto = source of conflict.

* fuente de energía = energy source, source of energy, power source.

* fuente de energía(s) alternativa(s) = alternative energy source.

* fuente de información = information source, information store, source of information, source of data.

* fuente de información electrónica = electronic information source.

* fuente de ingresos = revenue stream, source of revenue, source of income, revenue base, revenue earner.

* fuente de los deseos = wishing well.

* fuente de luz = light source.

* fuente de provisión = source of supply.

* fuente de radiación = radiation source.

* fuente de referencia = information source, reference source, source of help.

* fuente de suministro = source of supply.

* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.

* fuente donde se puede encontrar todo sobre Algo = one stop shop.

* fuente histórica = historical record.

* fuente oral = oral source.

* fuente para beber = scuttlebutt, drinking fountain.

* fuente primaria = primary source, source material.

* fuente principal de información = chief source of information.

* fuentes de información = information base.

* fuente secundaria = secondary source, finding aid.

* fuentes oficiosas = grapevine.

* guía de fuentes de información = pathfinder.

* Indice de Fuentes = source index, Source Index.

* información de fuente fidedigna = authoritative information.

* obra fuente de la cita = citing work.

* programa fuente = source programme.

* tesauro fuente = source thesaurus.

* texto fuente = copy-text.

* una fuente de = a treasure trove of.

* una fuente inagotable de = a treasure house of.

* una única fuente para Algo = one-stop, one-stop shopping, one stop shop.

principal de reconocimiento.

1 buque insignia (of fleet); estandarte (sentido figurado) (of range of products, policies)

2 punta de lanza.

 

департамент политики, стратегии и планирования
—
[ http://www.iks-media.ru/glossary/index.html?glossid=2400324]

Тематики

• электросвязь, основные понятия

EN

• policies, strategies and planning department
• PSP

 

насос для подачи жидкого натрия в первый контур ядерного реактора с натриевым теплоносителем
—
[А.С.Гольдберг. Англо-русский энергетический словарь. 2006 г.]

Тематики

• энергетика в целом

EN

• primary sodium pump
• PSP

 

основные состояния поляризации
При работе оптического волокна в квазимонохроматическом режиме на длине волны, большей длины волны отсечки, выходные основные состояния поляризации являются двумя ортогональными выходными состояниями поляризации, для которых выходные поляризации не изменяются, если оптическая частота изменяется незначительно. Соответствующими ортогональными входными состояниями поляризации являются входные PSP. (МСЭ-T G.650.2).
[ http://www.iks-media.ru/glossary/index.html?glossid=2400324]

Тематики

• электросвязь, основные понятия

EN

• principal states of polarization
• PSP

 

параллельный slave порт
Параллельный порт используемый для взаимодействия с микропроцессорной шиной данных.
[ http://www.morepc.ru/dict/]

Тематики

• информационные технологии в целом

EN

• Parallel Slave Port
• PSP

 

плазменное разделение изотопов
—
[А.С.Гольдберг. Англо-русский энергетический словарь. 2006 г.]

Тематики

• энергетика в целом

EN

• plasma separation process
• PSP

 

план или схема физических средств охраны на АЭС
—
[А.С.Гольдберг. Англо-русский энергетический словарь. 2006 г.]

Тематики

• энергетика в целом

EN

• physical security plan
• PSP

 

планирование развития энергосистем
—
[А.С.Гольдберг. Англо-русский энергетический словарь. 2006 г.]

Тематики

• энергетика в целом

EN

• power system planning
• PSP

 

прогнозируемые характеристики системы безопасности (ядерного реактора)
—
[А.С.Гольдберг. Англо-русский энергетический словарь. 2006 г.]

Тематики

• энергетика в целом

EN

• predictable safety performance
• PSP

 

продажная цена электроэнергии в объединённой энергосистеме
—
[А.С.Гольдберг. Англо-русский энергетический словарь. 2006 г.]

Тематики

• энергетика в целом

EN

• pool selling price
• PSP