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1 forlystelse
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2 parc
parc [paʀk]1. masculine nouna. ( = jardin public) park ; [de château] groundsb. ( = ensemble) stock• le parc français des ordinateurs individuels the total number of personal computers owned in France2. compounds* * *paʀknom masculin1) ( jardin) park2) ( enclos) ( pour enfant) playpen; ( pour bestiaux) pen3) ( ensemble) ( d'installations) (total) number (de of); ( de biens d'équipement) stock (de of)parc automobile — ( d'une entreprise) fleet of cars; ( d'un pays) number of cars (on the road)
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *paʀk nm1) (= jardin public) parkLe dimanche, Chantal va se promener au parc. — On Sundays Chantal goes for a walk in the park.
2) [château] grounds plLe château est situé au milieu d'un grand parc. — The castle is surrounded by extensive grounds.
3) (pour le bétail) pen, enclosure4) [enfant] playpen5) MILITAIRE (= entrepôt) depot6) (= ensemble d'unités) [véhicules] fleet, pool, [ordinateurs] stock* * *parc nm1 ( jardin) park; aller se promener au parc to go for a walk in the park;3 ( ensemble) ( d'installations) (total) number (de of); ( de biens d'équipement) stock (de of); parc automobile ( d'une entreprise) fleet of cars; ( d'un pays) number of cars (on the road); parc ferroviaire rolling stock; parc immobilier housing stock.parc d'attractions amusement ou theme park; parc à huîtres oyster bed; parc de loisirs theme park; parc marin (naturel) area of sea run as a national park; parc national national park; parc naturel nature park; parc (naturel) régional national park run on a regional basis; parc relais park and ride; parc de stationnement car park GB, parking lot US; parc zoologique zoological gardens (pl).[park] nom masculin4. COMMERCE5. [unités d'équipement] stock -
3 fête
fête [fεt]1. feminine nounb. ( = jour du prénom) saint's dayc. ( = congé) holidayd. ( = foire, kermesse) faire. ( = réception) party• faire une fête (pour son anniversaire etc) to have a (birthday etc) partyf. ( = allégresse collective) la fête celebration• c'est la fête ! everyone's celebrating!• air/atmosphère de fête festive air/atmosphere2. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━The Fête de la Musique is a music festival which has taken place every year since 1981. On 21 June throughout France everybody is invited to play music in public places such as parks, streets and squares.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Holidays to which employees are entitled in addition to their paid leave in France are as follows:Religious holidays: Christmas Day, Easter Monday, Ascension Day, Pentecost, Assumption (15 August) and All Saints' Day (1 November).Other holidays: New Year's Day, 1 May (« la fête du travail »), 8 May (commemorating the end of the Second World War), 14 July (Bastille Day) and 11 November (Armistice Day).* * *fɛt1) ( jour chômé) public holiday GB, holiday US2) ( jour du saint patron)ça va être ma fête! — (colloq) iron I'm going to cop it! (colloq)
3) ( solennité religieuse) festival4) ( célébration) (day of) celebration5) ( réjouissances privées) partyfaire la fête — to live it up (colloq)
je serai de la fête! — fig I'll be there!
être à la fête — fig to have a field day
ne pas être à la fête — fig to be having a bad time
6) ( foire) fair; ( kermesse) fête, fair; ( manifestation culturelle) festival; ( réjouissances officielles) celebrations (pl)•Phrasal Verbs:••faire sa fête (colloq) à quelqu'un — to give somebody a working over (colloq)
ce n'est pas tous les jours la fête — Proverbe life is not a bed of roses
* * *fɛt1. nf1) (avec des amis, en famille) party, (pour fêter un événement) celebration, partyNous organisons une petite fête pour son anniversaire. — We're having a little party for his birthday.
faire la fête — to live it up, to celebrate
2) (jour de la fête du saint dont on porte le nom) name dayC'est sa fête aujourd'hui. — It's his name day today.
ça va être sa fête! fig * — he's going to get it!, *
3) (jour de la fête du saint) saint's day4) (publique) holiday5) [vendanges, lumières] festivalDimanche prochain, c'est la fête des vendanges. — Next Sunday is the grape harvest festival.
2. fêtes nfpl(Noël et Nouvel An) festive season* * *fête nf1 ( jour chômé) public holiday GB, holiday US; le vendredi saint, c'est fête? is Good Friday a public holiday GB ou a holiday US?; sauf dimanches et fêtes except Sundays and public holidays GB ou holidays US; où passes-tu les fêtes de Pâques/fin d'année? where are you going for Easter/Christmas?;2 ( jour du saint patron) c'est ma fête it's my (saint's) name-day; bonne fête! happy name-day!; ça va être ma fête○! iron I'm going to cop it○!; aujourd'hui, c'est la fête des pompiers today is the festival of the patron saint of firemen;3 ( solennité religieuse) festival; fête païenne/chrétienne pagan/Christian festival; la fête des morts All Souls' Day;4 ( célébration) (day of) celebration; les fêtes du bicentenaire the bicentenary celebrations;5 ( réjouissances privées) party; donner or faire une fête to give ou have a party; faire la fête to live it up○; être de la fête lit to be one of the party; compte sur moi, je serai de la fête! fig I'll be there!; fête de famille family gathering; ambiance/air de fête festive atmosphere/look; l'ambiance est à la fête the mood is festive; toute la ville était en fête the whole town was in holiday mood; avoir le cœur en fête to feel incredibly happy, to be bubbling over with joy; c'est une fête pour les yeux it's a feast for the eyes; être à la fête fig to have a field day; ne pas être à la fête to be having a bad time;6 ( réjouissances publiques) ( foire) fair; ( kermesse) fête, fair; ( manifestation culturelle) festival; ( réjouissances officielles) celebrations (pl); fête de la musique/bière music/beer festival; il y a la fête au village there's a fair in the village; que la fête commence! let the festivities begin!; fête paroissiale parish fête; les fêtes de Carnaval the carnival festivities; la fête de la moisson the harvest festival.fête de bienfaisance charity bazaar; fête fixe fixed feast; fête foraine funfair; fête légale public holiday GB, legal holiday US; fête des Mères Mothers' Day, Mothering Sunday GB; fête mobile movable feast; fête des Pères Fathers' Day; fête des Rois (Mages) Twelfth Night, Epiphany; fête du travail Labour Day, 1 May; Fête Nationale national holiday; ( en France) Bastille Day.le chien me fait fête quand je rentre the dog makes a great fuss of me when I get in; faire sa fête à qn○ to give sb a working over○; ce n'est pas tous les jours la fête Prov you have to take the rough with the smooth, life is not a bed of roses.ⓘ Fête nationale France's fête nationale is celebrated annually on the 14th July with nationwide firework displays, street parties, dancing and other local festivities. The date was chosen because of its symbolic significance, commemorating the fall of the Bastille in 1789 which signalled the end of the ancien régime.[fɛt] nom féminina. [généralement] the national holidayb. [en France] Bastille Dayc. [aux États-Unis] Independence Dayla fête des Rois Twelfth Night, Epiphany3. [réunion - d'amis] partyon donne ou organise une petite fête pour son anniversaire we're giving a party for his birthday, we're giving him a birthday partyle film est une vraie fête pour l'esprit/les sens the film is really uplifting/a real treat for the sensesune fête de famille a family celebration ou gatheringvous serez de la fête ? will you be joining us/them?4. [foire] fairfaire la fête to have a party ou (some) fun ou a good timela fête de l'Humanité ou de l'Huma (familier) annual festival organized by the Communist daily newspaper 'l'Humanité'la fête de la Musiqueannual music festival organized on the 21st of June in the streets of large towns5. (locution)————————fêtes nom féminin pluriel[généralement] holidays[de Noël et du jour de l'an] the Christmas and New Year celebrationsles fêtes juives/catholiques the Jewish/Catholic holidays————————de fête locution adjectivale[air, habits] festive————————en fête locution adjectivalela ville/les rues en fête the festive town/streetsThe French traditionally wish bonne fête to the person who has the same name as the saint commemorated on a particular day. -
4 espectáculo
m.1 spectacle, sight.2 show, act, pageant, spectacle.Concurso de belleza Beauty pageant.* * *1 spectacle, sight2 (diversión) entertainment3 (TV, radio, etc) performance, show4 (escándalo) scandal\dar un espectáculo irónico to make a scene, make a spectacle of oneselfmontar un espectáculo to put on a show 2 irónico to make a scene, make a spectacle of oneself* * *noun m.1) spectacle2) show* * *1. SM1) (Teat) (=representación) show; (=función) performancesección de espectáculos — entertainment guide, entertainments section
espectáculo de luz y sonido — sound and light show, son et lumière show
2) (=visión asombrosa) spectacleel espectáculo de las cataratas — the amazing spectacle o sight of the waterfalls, the spectacular waterfalls
2.ADJ INV* * *1) ( representación) showespectáculos — ( en periódicos) entertainment guide
dar un or el espectáculo — (fam) to make a spectacle of oneself
2) (visión, panorama) sightel espectáculo los llenó de horror — the spectacle o sight filled them with horror
* * *= sight, spectacle, show.Ex. There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.Ex. Hence the all-too-common spectacle of a library trying -- worse still, claiming -- to do everything and not doing anything well enough to earn respect and thence support.Ex. All interested parties were summoned to further cooperate for the success of the show.----* cartelera de espectáculos = playbill.* dar el = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.* espectáculo de striptease = strip show.* espectáculo extraordinario = spectacular.* espectáculo privado = peep show.* espectáculos de la ciudad = local attractions.* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.* hombre espectáculo = showman [showmen, -pl.].* industria del espectáculo, la = show business.* lista de éxitos de cartelera de espectáculos = Billboard chart.* montar un espectáculo = put on + show.* mundo del espectáculo, el = show business.* presenciar el espectáculo de = be presented with + the spectacle of.* un espectáculo digno de contemplar = a sight to behold.* un espectáculo digno de ver = a sight to behold.* * *1) ( representación) showespectáculos — ( en periódicos) entertainment guide
dar un or el espectáculo — (fam) to make a spectacle of oneself
2) (visión, panorama) sightel espectáculo los llenó de horror — the spectacle o sight filled them with horror
* * *= sight, spectacle, show.Ex: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.
Ex: Hence the all-too-common spectacle of a library trying -- worse still, claiming -- to do everything and not doing anything well enough to earn respect and thence support.Ex: All interested parties were summoned to further cooperate for the success of the show.* cartelera de espectáculos = playbill.* dar el = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.* espectáculo de striptease = strip show.* espectáculo extraordinario = spectacular.* espectáculo privado = peep show.* espectáculos de la ciudad = local attractions.* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.* hombre espectáculo = showman [showmen, -pl.].* industria del espectáculo, la = show business.* lista de éxitos de cartelera de espectáculos = Billboard chart.* montar un espectáculo = put on + show.* mundo del espectáculo, el = show business.* presenciar el espectáculo de = be presented with + the spectacle of.* un espectáculo digno de contemplar = a sight to behold.* un espectáculo digno de ver = a sight to behold.* * *A (representación) showun espectáculo de variedades a variety showun espectáculo para niños a children's show[ S ] espectáculos (en periódicos) entertainment guide, listingsel mundo del espectáculo showbusinessdar un or el espectáculo ( fam); to make a spectacle of oneselfB (visión, panorama) sightlos barrios de las afueras ofrecían un espectáculo lamentable the outlying districts were a pitiful sightla puesta del sol fue todo un espectáculo the sunset was quite spectacular o quite a sight to seeel espectáculo los llenó de horror the spectacle o sight filled them with horror* * *
espectáculo sustantivo masculino
1 ( representación) show;
( on signs) espectáculos ( en periódicos) entertainment guide;
2 (visión, panorama) sight;◊ un triste espectáculo a sad sight o spectacle
espectáculo sustantivo masculino
1 (suceso impresionante o emocionante) spectacle, sight: no te pierdas el espectáculo de su nacimiento, don't miss the sight of his birth
2 (representación, entretenimiento) show
3 pey sight: esta mujer es un espectáculo, this woman is a real sight
4 fam (escándalo, número) scene: estás dando el espectáculo, you are making a spectacle of yourself ➣ Ver nota en spectacle
' espectáculo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corista
- dar
- deliciosa
- delicioso
- desafiar
- desarrollarse
- deslucir
- echar
- exhibición
- fastuosa
- fastuoso
- gala
- horrorizar
- horterada
- mala
- malo
- montar
- número
- picante
- plato
- presenciar
- recaudación
- revender
- sala
- tablao
- tiempo
- títere
- toro
- variedad
- viva
- vivo
- abonado
- abonar
- asistente
- baboso
- benéfico
- bochornoso
- burlesco
- categoría
- chabacano
- continuar
- desolador
- digno
- disfrutar
- diversión
- divertido
- doloroso
- excitante
- grandioso
- grotesco
English:
act
- cancel
- delight
- draw
- entertainment
- flop
- grandiose
- gruesome
- morbid
- mount
- parody
- show
- sickening
- sought-after
- spectacle
- spectacular
- steal
- tattoo
- variety show
- entertainer
- extravaganza
- floor
- greet
- pageant
- variety
* * *espectáculo nm1. [diversión] entertainment;el público pide espectáculo the public wants entertainment;tocan bien y además les gusta dar espectáculo they play well and they like to give a good show too2. [función] show, performance;el espectáculo comenzará a las ocho the show o performance starts at eight;un espectáculo infantil/circense a children's/circus show;espectáculos [sección periodística] entertainment section;el mundo del espectáculo (the world of) show businessespectáculo pirotécnico firework display;espectáculo de variedades variety show3. [suceso, escena] sight;desde el mirador, el paisaje es un verdadero espectáculo the view of the landscape from the lookout point is quite spectacular;ver cómo le pegaban fue un penoso espectáculo seeing them hit him was a terrible sight;Famdar el espectáculo to cause a scene* * *m1 TEA show;dar el espectáculo fig make a spectacle of o.s.2 ( escena) sight;dar un triste espectáculo be a sorry sight* * *espectáculo nm1) : spectacle, sight2) : show, performance* * *1. (función) show2. (escándalo) spectacle -
5 ventaja
f.1 advantage (hecho favorable).tiene la ventaja de que es más manejable it has the advantage of being easier to handleventajas fiscales tax breaks2 lead.dar ventaja a alguien to give somebody a startle dieron 2 metros de ventaja they gave him a 2-meter startllevar ventaja a alguien to have a lead over somebody3 advantage.4 head start, headstart, lead, leading position.5 perfidy.* * *1 (gen) advantage2 (provecho) profit; (beneficio) benefit\llevar ventaja a alguien to have the advantage over somebodysacar ventaja a alguien to be ahead of somebodysacar ventaja de algo to profit from something, take advantage of something, benefit from somethingventaja para... (tenis) advantage to...* * *noun f.1) advantage2) lead* * *SF1) (=beneficio) advantagellevar ventaja a algn — to have the advantage over sb, be ahead of sb, be one up on sb
sacar ventaja de algo — (=aprovechar) to derive profit from sth; pey to use sth to one's own advantage
me dio una ventaja de cuatro metros, me dio cuatro metros de ventaja — he gave me a four metre start
llevar ventaja — (en carrera) to be leading o ahead
llevan una ventaja de 1-0 — they are 1-0 up o ahead
3) pl ventajas (en empleo) extras, perks ** * *a) ( beneficio) advantageb) ( en carrera)lleva or tiene una ventaja de diez segundos — she has a ten-second lead
* * *= advantage, asset, attraction, benefit, merit, strength, value, virtue, beauty, plus [pluses, -pl.], upside, perk, head start, strong point, mileage, edge, bonus [bonuses, -pl.].Ex. This has two advantages.Ex. The efficient analysis of professional and technical documents is an asset in many spheres of activity.Ex. Subject-type title indexes have two important attractions.Ex. The examples that follow will give you a glimpse of the important features and benefits of the SCI CD Edition.Ex. Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.Ex. One particular strength is that it is possible both to specify the area and the subject of the map.Ex. This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.Ex. Murra described a number of these enterprises, their virtues and weaknesses and the possible explanations for their demise.Ex. The digital form in which we will send information through the network is one of the beauties of modern technology.Ex. Whether these differences are pluses or minuses depends very much on a library's needs and expectations.Ex. The article 'The upside and downside of information highway capitology' compares the writings of optimistic futurists and pessimistic visionaries on the subject of the information superhighway.Ex. At almost every conference I've spoken at one of the perks is free conference registration.Ex. The article 'Providing a head start' explains the essential role toy libraries play in the school environment.Ex. One of the strong points of the DIALOG service is the documentation.Ex. Reports produced by government-sponsored projects may not be widely distributed until the government has had good mileage from them = Los informes obtenidos de los proyectos patrocinados por el gobierno puede que no se distribuyan de forma general hasta que el gobierno les haya sacado un buen provecho.Ex. Internet Explorer was rated as having a slight edge at 83 per cent over Netscape Navigator at 79 per cent.Ex. Such posts were regarded as a welcome bonus over and above the traditional base market.----* aportar ventajas = bring + strengths.* aprovecharse de las ventajas que ambas partes ofrecen = get + the best of both worlds.* aprovecharse de las ventajas que cada parte ofrece = get + the best of all worlds.* con ventaja sobre el pelotón = ahead of the pack.* dar una ventaja = give + Nombre + an edge.* dar una ventaja a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.* disfrutar de todas las ventajas = have + the best of both worlds.* encontrarse en ventaja = find + Reflexivo + at an advantage.* la ventaja de = the beauty of.* la ventaja es que = on the positive side, the advantage is that, on the bright side.* obtener ventaja = gain + advantage.* obtener ventajas = reap + advantages.* ofrecer ventaja = be of benefit.* posición de ventaja = high ground.* sacar ventaja = gain + one-upmanship.* ser todo ventajas = the best of both worlds.* ser una ventaja = be a plus.* tener una ventaja = get + a head start, have + an edge.* tener ventaja = have + an edge.* todo tiene sus ventajas y sus inconvenientes = swings and roundabouts, what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* ventaja acumulada = cumulative advantage.* ventaja añadida = added advantage, added benefit.* ventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover advantage.* ventaja política = political advantage.* ventajas e inconvenientes = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], ins and outs.* ventaja sobre la competencia = competitive edge, competitive advantage.* ventajas y desventajas = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], pros and cons, benefits and pitfalls.* ventajas (y/o) desventajas = merits (and/or) demerits, advantages (and/or) disadvantages, strengths (and/or) weaknesses, pluses (and/or) minuses.* ver ventajas = see + advantages.* * *a) ( beneficio) advantageb) ( en carrera)lleva or tiene una ventaja de diez segundos — she has a ten-second lead
* * *= advantage, asset, attraction, benefit, merit, strength, value, virtue, beauty, plus [pluses, -pl.], upside, perk, head start, strong point, mileage, edge, bonus [bonuses, -pl.].Ex: This has two advantages.
Ex: The efficient analysis of professional and technical documents is an asset in many spheres of activity.Ex: Subject-type title indexes have two important attractions.Ex: The examples that follow will give you a glimpse of the important features and benefits of the SCI CD Edition.Ex: Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.Ex: One particular strength is that it is possible both to specify the area and the subject of the map.Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.Ex: Murra described a number of these enterprises, their virtues and weaknesses and the possible explanations for their demise.Ex: The digital form in which we will send information through the network is one of the beauties of modern technology.Ex: Whether these differences are pluses or minuses depends very much on a library's needs and expectations.Ex: The article 'The upside and downside of information highway capitology' compares the writings of optimistic futurists and pessimistic visionaries on the subject of the information superhighway.Ex: At almost every conference I've spoken at one of the perks is free conference registration.Ex: The article 'Providing a head start' explains the essential role toy libraries play in the school environment.Ex: One of the strong points of the DIALOG service is the documentation.Ex: Reports produced by government-sponsored projects may not be widely distributed until the government has had good mileage from them = Los informes obtenidos de los proyectos patrocinados por el gobierno puede que no se distribuyan de forma general hasta que el gobierno les haya sacado un buen provecho.Ex: Internet Explorer was rated as having a slight edge at 83 per cent over Netscape Navigator at 79 per cent.Ex: Such posts were regarded as a welcome bonus over and above the traditional base market.* aportar ventajas = bring + strengths.* aprovecharse de las ventajas que ambas partes ofrecen = get + the best of both worlds.* aprovecharse de las ventajas que cada parte ofrece = get + the best of all worlds.* con ventaja sobre el pelotón = ahead of the pack.* dar una ventaja = give + Nombre + an edge.* dar una ventaja a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.* disfrutar de todas las ventajas = have + the best of both worlds.* encontrarse en ventaja = find + Reflexivo + at an advantage.* la ventaja de = the beauty of.* la ventaja es que = on the positive side, the advantage is that, on the bright side.* obtener ventaja = gain + advantage.* obtener ventajas = reap + advantages.* ofrecer ventaja = be of benefit.* posición de ventaja = high ground.* sacar ventaja = gain + one-upmanship.* ser todo ventajas = the best of both worlds.* ser una ventaja = be a plus.* tener una ventaja = get + a head start, have + an edge.* tener ventaja = have + an edge.* todo tiene sus ventajas y sus inconvenientes = swings and roundabouts, what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* ventaja acumulada = cumulative advantage.* ventaja añadida = added advantage, added benefit.* ventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover advantage.* ventaja política = political advantage.* ventajas e inconvenientes = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], ins and outs.* ventaja sobre la competencia = competitive edge, competitive advantage.* ventajas y desventajas = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], pros and cons, benefits and pitfalls.* ventajas (y/o) desventajas = merits (and/or) demerits, advantages (and/or) disadvantages, strengths (and/or) weaknesses, pluses (and/or) minuses.* ver ventajas = see + advantages.* * *1 (beneficio, provecho) advantageesa zona tiene la ventaja de que está muy bien comunicada that area has the advantage of being well served by public transporttienes ventaja porque tienes más experiencia que yo you have an advantage because you're more experienced than I am2(en una carrera): lleva or tiene una ventaja de diez segundos/metros she has a ten-second/ten-meter leadte doy una ventaja de tres metros I'll give you a three-meter start o advantagesacó ventaja en la curva he pulled ahead on the bendestaba jugando con ventaja he was at o he had an advantage* * *
ventaja sustantivo femenino
tienes ventaja por tu experiencia you have an advantage because of your experienceb) ( en carrera):
jugar con ventaja to be at an advantage
ventaja sustantivo femenino
1 advantage
2 Dep (en carrera) les lleva treinta segundos de ventaja, he's thirty seconds ahead of them
(tenis) advantage
' ventaja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
beneficio
- bien
- delantera
- grande
- llevar
- presentar
- pro
English:
advantage
- ahead
- asset
- benefit
- blessing
- bonus
- boon
- edge
- hand
- interest
- lead
- merit
- perk
- start
- up
- vantage
- advantageous
- definite
- fringe
- head
- lap
- plus
- virtue
* * *ventaja nf1. [hecho favorable] advantage;tiene la ventaja de que es más manejable it has the advantage of being easier to handle;tenemos que sacarle las ventajas a la situación we might as well look on the bright sideCom ventaja competitiva competitive advantage;ventajas fiscales tax breaks;invertir en cultura ofrece ventajas fiscales there are tax advantages to investing in culture2. [en competición] lead;dar ventaja a alguien to give sb a start;le dieron dos metros de ventaja they gave him a two-metre start;llevar ventaja a alguien to have a lead over sb;saca tres minutos de ventaja al pelotón he has a three-minute lead over the pack, he's three minutes ahead of o clear of the pack3. [en tenis] advantage;ventaja Hingis advantage Hingis* * *f1 advantage;sacar ventaja de algo derive benefit from sth;ganar ventaja gain the advantage;llevar ventaja a alguien have an advantage over s.o.* * *ventaja nf1) : advantage2) : lead, head start3) ventajas nfpl: perks, extras* * *ventaja n advantage -
6 Coimbra, University of
Portugal's oldest and once its most prestigious university. As one of Europe's oldest seats of learning, the University of Coimbra and its various roles have a historic importance that supersedes merely the educational. For centuries, the university formed and trained the principal elites and professions that dominated Portugal. For more than a century, certain members of its faculty entered the central government in Lisbon. A few, such as law professor Afonso Costa, mathematics instructor Sidônio Pais, anthropology professor Bernardino Machado, and economics professor Antônio de Oliveira Salazar, became prime ministers and presidents of the republic. In such a small country, with relatively few universities until recently, Portugal counted Coimbra's university as the educational cradle of its leaders and knew its academic traditions as an intimate part of national life.Established in 1290 by King Dinis, the university first opened in Lisbon but was moved to Coimbra in 1308, and there it remained. University buildings were placed high on a hill, in a position thatphysically dominates Portugal's third city. While sections of the medieval university buildings are present, much of what today remains of the old University of Coimbra dates from the Manueline era (1495-1521) and the 17th and 18th centuries. The main administration building along the so-called Via Latina is baroque, in the style of the 17th and 18th centuries. Most prominent among buildings adjacent to the central core structures are the Chapel of São Miguel, built in the 17th century, and the magnificent University Library, of the era of wealthy King João V, built between 1717 and 1723. Created entirely by Portuguese artists and architects, the library is unique among historic monuments in Portugal. Its rare book collection, a monument in itself, is complemented by exquisite gilt wood decorations and beautiful doors, windows, and furniture. Among visitors and tourists, the chapel and library are the prime attractions to this day.The University underwent important reforms under the Pombaline administration (1750-77). Efforts to strengthen Coimbra's position in advanced learning and teaching by means of a new curriculum, including new courses in new fields and new degrees and colleges (in Portugal, major university divisions are usually called "faculties") often met strong resistance. In the Age of the Discoveries, efforts were made to introduce the useful study of mathematics, which was part of astronomy in that day, and to move beyond traditional medieval study only of theology, canon law, civil law, and medicine. Regarding even the advanced work of the Portuguese astronomer and mathematician Pedro Nunes, however, Coimbra University was lamentably slow in introducing mathematics or a school of arts and general studies. After some earlier efforts, the 1772 Pombaline Statutes, the core of the Pombaline reforms at Coimbra, had an impact that lasted more than a century. These reforms remained in effect to the end of the monarchy, when, in 1911, the First Republic instituted changes that stressed the secularization of learning. This included the abolition of the Faculty of Theology.Elaborate, ancient traditions and customs inform the faculty and student body of Coimbra University. Tradition flourishes, although some customs are more popular than others. Instead of residing in common residences or dormitories as in other countries, in Coimbra until recently students lived in the city in "Republics," private houses with domestic help hired by the students. Students wore typical black academic gowns. Efforts during the Revolution of 25 April 1974 and aftermath to abolish the wearing of the gowns, a powerful student image symbol, met resistance and generated controversy. In romantic Coimbra tradition, students with guitars sang characteristic songs, including Coimbra fado, a more cheerful song than Lisbon fado, and serenaded other students at special locations. Tradition also decreed that at graduation graduates wore their gowns but burned their school (or college or subject) ribbons ( fitas), an important ceremonial rite of passage.The University of Coimbra, while it underwent a revival in the 1980s and 1990s, no longer has a virtual monopoly over higher education in Portugal. By 1970, for example, the country had only four public and one private university, and the University of Lisbon had become more significant than ancient Coimbra. At present, diversity in higher education is even more pronounced: 12 private universities and 14 autonomous public universities are listed, not only in Lisbon and Oporto, but at provincial locations. Still, Coimbra retains an influence as the senior university, some of whose graduates still enter national government and distinguished themselves in various professions.An important student concern at all institutions of higher learning, and one that marked the last half of the 1990s and continued into the next century, was the question of increased student fees and tuition payments (in Portuguese, propinas). Due to the expansion of the national universities in function as well as in the size of student bodies, national budget constraints, and the rising cost of education, the central government began to increase student fees. The student movement protested this change by means of various tactics, including student strikes, boycotts, and demonstrations. At the same time, a growing number of private universities began to attract larger numbers of students who could afford the higher fees in private institutions, but who had been denied places in the increasingly competitive and pressured public universities. -
7 atractivo1
1 = appeal, attractiveness, beauty, allure, drawing power, draw, pull factor, attraction, turn-on.Ex. Indeed, if they are not successful in finding ways of renewing their original purpose and appeal, they are on their way to dissolution and displacement.Ex. It is therefore one of the librarian's prime tasks to preserve the attractiveness of the stock for as long as possible.Ex. The digital form in which we will send information through the network is one of the beauties of modern technology.Ex. The article is entitled 'The perilous allure of moral imperativism'.Ex. Nearly all librarians were enthusiastic about the drawing power of public access computers in spite of the drawbacks such as theft, noise and crowding.Ex. The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.Ex. Unsurprisingly such misuse is triggered by push factors, such as fear of failure, and also pull factors, such as ease of use and the ubiquitous cut and paste.Ex. Subject-type title indexes have two important attractions.Ex. Dr. James Houran discusses the different ways men and women show affection and addresses the top turn-ons and turn-offs with men and women.----* atractivo de la novedad = novelty appeal, novelty value.* atractivo físico = physical attractiveness, physical appeal.* atractivo novedoso = novelty appeal.* atractivo sexual = sexiness, mojo, sex appeal.* atractivo visual = visual appeal.* perder el atractivo = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour. -
8 atractivo
adj.1 attractive, nice-looking, good-looking, inviting.2 personable.m.1 attraction, appeal, charm, grace.2 attractor, attracter.3 attraction, turnon, turn-on.* * *► adjetivo1 attractive, charming, appealing1 attraction, charm, appeal————————1 attraction, charm, appeal* * *1. (f. - atractiva)adj.2. noun m.attraction, appeal* * *1.ADJ attractive2.SM attractiveness, appeal* * *I- va adjetivo attractiveIImasculino charm, attractiveness* * *I- va adjetivo attractiveIImasculino charm, attractiveness* * *atractivo11 = appeal, attractiveness, beauty, allure, drawing power, draw, pull factor, attraction, turn-on.Ex: Indeed, if they are not successful in finding ways of renewing their original purpose and appeal, they are on their way to dissolution and displacement.
Ex: It is therefore one of the librarian's prime tasks to preserve the attractiveness of the stock for as long as possible.Ex: The digital form in which we will send information through the network is one of the beauties of modern technology.Ex: The article is entitled 'The perilous allure of moral imperativism'.Ex: Nearly all librarians were enthusiastic about the drawing power of public access computers in spite of the drawbacks such as theft, noise and crowding.Ex: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.Ex: Unsurprisingly such misuse is triggered by push factors, such as fear of failure, and also pull factors, such as ease of use and the ubiquitous cut and paste.Ex: Subject-type title indexes have two important attractions.Ex: Dr. James Houran discusses the different ways men and women show affection and addresses the top turn-ons and turn-offs with men and women.* atractivo de la novedad = novelty appeal, novelty value.* atractivo físico = physical attractiveness, physical appeal.* atractivo novedoso = novelty appeal.* atractivo sexual = sexiness, mojo, sex appeal.* atractivo visual = visual appeal.* perder el atractivo = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour.atractivo22 = attractive, glamorous, glossy [glossier -comp., glossiest -sup.], inviting, appetising [appetizing, -USA], handsome [handsomer -comp., handsomest -sup.], engaging, dashing, personable, arresting, magnetic, enticing, good looking, winning, appealing, endearing, fancied, sizzling, glam, comely [comelier -comp., comeliest -sup.].Ex: A particularly attractive feature of the notation is the expressiveness of the notation.
Ex: Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.Ex: On the other hand, credibility relates less to glossy brochure futuristics than to tested areas of application.Ex: An easy and inviting route to the entrance needs to be unambiguously defined.Ex: This is not a very appetizing thought for anyone who wishes to play a key role in the operations of the library.Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.Ex: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.Ex: Mr Berman, who is a very personable and enthusiastic librarian, certainly comes across.Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.Ex: It is the duty of the library staff to make the institution magnetic.Ex: The article 'Library scavenger hunts: a way out of the bewilderness' describes the use of library scavenger hunts to teach high school and college students research strategies and to make library use both enticing and enriching.Ex: Our library and some others have prevailed upon a local vendor to prepare good looking, durable packaging for cassettes which makes them perfectly accommodative to the ordinary bookshelves.Ex: Basically it is more tangible and exciting for retailers to develop new products, decorate stores, design Web sites, and create winning advertisements than it is for them to struggle to set prices that will mean profits.Ex: The author offers some suggestions, somewhat 'tongue in cheek', to make the game more appealing for spectators.Ex: Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.Ex: The convention failed to reach an agreement on any of the more fancied candidates.Ex: He had a sizzling, electric stage presence.Ex: Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.* de un modo atractivo = appealingly.* hacer atractivo = endear.* parecer atractivo = look + attractive.* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.* resultar atractivo = prove + attractive.* ser atractivo = look + attractive, be popular in appeal.* sin atractivo = unattractive.* * *attractivetiene mucho atractivo she's very charminges feo, ignorante, totalmente sin atractivos he's ugly, ignorant, he doesn't have a single redeeming feature o there isn't a single good thing about himel mayor atractivo de la ciudad the city's main attraction o appealla oferta no tiene ningún atractivo para mí the offer doesn't attract me o appeal to me in the least, I don't find the offer at all attractive* * *
atractivo 1◊ -va adjetivo
attractive
atractivo 2 sustantivo masculino
el mayor atractivo de la ciudad the city's main attraction o appeal
atractivo,-a
I adjetivo attractive, appealing
II sustantivo masculino attraction, appeal
' atractivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliciente
- atractiva
- duende
- encanto
- escultural
- flamante
- graciosa
- gracioso
- irresistible
- magnetismo
- mayor
- sexy
- simpatía
- sugestiva
- sugestivo
- tenerse
- arrastre
- bien
- bueno
- desmejorado
- embrujo
- hechizo
English:
appeal
- appealing
- attraction
- attractive
- comely
- desirable
- dishy
- engaging
- enticing
- flair
- glamorous
- homely
- inviting
- lure
- plain
- prepossessing
- selling point
- sex-appeal
- sexiness
- unappealing
- unattractive
- unattractiveness
- endearing
- fetching
- uninviting
- unprepossessing
* * *atractivo, -a♦ adjattractive♦ nm[de persona] attractiveness, charm; [de cosa] attraction;tener atractivo to be attractive;su rostro tiene un atractivo especial her face has a special charm;tu plan tiene muchos atractivos your plan has a lot of points in its favour;tiene el atractivo añadido de ser gratis it has the added attraction o advantage of being freeatractivo sexual sex appeal* * *I adj attractiveII m appeal, attraction* * *atractivo, -va adj: attractiveatractivo nm: attraction, appeal, charm* * *atractivo1 adj attractiveatractivo2 n1. (cosa que atrae) attraction2. (interés) appeal -
9 Barlow, Peter
SUBJECT AREA: Ports and shipping[br]b. 13 October 1776 Norwich, Englandd. 1 March 1862 Kent, England[br]English mathematician, physicist and optician.[br]Barlow had little formal academic education, but by his own efforts rectified this deficiency. His contributions to various periodicals ensured that he became recognized as a man of considerable scientific understanding. In 1801, through competitive examination, he became Assistant Mathematics Master at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and some years later was promoted to Professor. He resigned from this post in 1847, but retained full salary in recognition of his many public services.He is remembered for several notable achievements, and for some experiments designed to overcome problems such as the deviation of compasses in iron ships. Here, he proposed the use of small iron plates designed to overcome other attractions: these were used by both the British and Russian navies. Optical experiments commenced around 1827 and in later years he carried out tests to optimize the size and shape of many parts used in the railways that were spreading throughout Britain and elsewhere at that time.In 1814 he published mathematical tables of squares, cubes, square roots, cube roots and reciprocals of all integers from 1 to 10,000. This volume was of great value in ship design and other engineering processes where heavy numerical effort is required; it was reprinted many times, the last being in 1965 when it had been all but superseded by the calculator and the computer. In the preface to the original edition, Barlow wrote, "the only motive which prompted me to engage in this unprofitable task was the utility that I conceived might result from my labour… if I have succeeded in facilitating abstruse arithmetical calculations, then I have obtained the object in view."[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsFRS 1823; Copley Medal (for discoveries in magnetism) 1825. Honorary Member, Institution of Civil Engineers 1820.Bibliography1811, An Elementary Investigation of the Theory of Numbers.1814, Barlow's Tables (these have continued to be published until recently, one edition being in 1965 (London: Spon); later editions have taken the integers up to 12,500).1817, Essay on the Strength of Timber and Other Materials.Further ReadingDictionary of National Biography.FMW -
10 Reynolds, Edwin
[br]b. 1831 Mansfield, Connecticut, USAd. 1909 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA[br]American contributor to the development of the Corliss valve steam engine, including the "Manhattan" layout.[br]Edwin Reynolds grew up at a time when formal engineering education in America was almost unavailable, but through his genius and his experience working under such masters as G.H. Corliss and William Wright, he developed into one of the best mechanical engineers in the country. When he was Plant Superintendent for the Corliss Steam Engine Company, he built the giant Corliss valve steam engine displayed at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition. In July 1877 he left the Corliss Steam Engine Company to join Edward Allis at his Reliance Works, although he was offered a lower salary. In 1861 Allis had moved his business to the Menomonee Valley, where he had the largest foundry in the area. Immediately on his arrival with Allis, Reynolds began desig-ning and building the "Reliance-Corliss" engine, which becamea symbol of simplicity, economy and reliability. By early 1878 the new engine was so successful that the firm had a six-month backlog of orders. In 1888 he built the first triple-expansion waterworks-pumping engine in the United States for the city of Milwaukee, and in the same year he patented a new design of blowing engine for blast furnaces. He followed this in March 1892 with the first steam engine sets coupled directly to electric generators when Allis-Chalmers contracted to build two Corliss cross-compound engines for the Narragansett Light Company of Providence, Rhode Island. In 1893, one of the impressive attractions at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago was the 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) quadruple-expansion Reynolds-Corliss engine designed by Reynolds, who continued to make significant improvements and gained worldwide recognition of his outstanding achievements in engine building.Reynolds was asked to go to New York in 1898 for consultation about some high-horsepower engines for the Manhattan transport system. There, 225 railway locomotives were to be replaced by electric trains, which would be supplied from one generating station producing 60,000 hp (45,000 kW). Reynolds sketched out his ideas for 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines while on the train. Because space was limited, he suggested a four-cylinder design with two horizontal-high-pressure cylinders and two vertical, low-pressure ones. One cylinder of each type was placed on each side of the flywheel generator, which with cranks at 135° gave an exceptionally smooth-running compact engine known as the "Manhattan". A further nine similar engines that were superheated and generated three-phase current were supplied in 1902 to the New York Interborough Rapid Transit Company. These were the largest reciprocating steam engines built for use on land, and a few smaller ones with a similar layout were installed in British textile mills.[br]Further ReadingConcise Dictionary of American Biography, 1964, New York: C.Scribner's Sons (contains a brief biography).R.L.Hills, 1989, Power from Steam. A History of the Stationary Steam Engine, Cambridge University Press (provides a brief account of the Manhattan engines) Part of the information for this biography is derived from a typescript in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC: T.H.Fehring, "Technological contributions of Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley industries".RLH
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