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81 slow
[sləu] 1. прил.1) медленный, тихийa slow train — поезд, идущий с малой скоростью
Syn:Ant:2)а) медлительный, неторопливыйShe is very slow to act. — Она долго раскачивается прежде, чем начать действовать.
б) постепенный, последовательный ( о процессе)Syn:3)а) постепенный, медленно развивающийсяslow infection — вялотекущая инфекция, инфекция с длительным инкубационным периодом
б) несильный, вялыйShe cooked the broth on a slow fire. — Она готовила бульон на медленном огне.
Syn:4)а) неспешащий, запаздывающийJohn was very slow in keeping an appointment. — Джон сильно опаздывал на свидания.
Syn:My watch is fifteen minutes slow. — Мои часы отстают на 15 минут.
5)а) = slow of wit тупой, несообразительныйa slow student — несообразительный ученик; ученик-тугодум
Syn:stupid 1.6) неинтересный, скучныйSyn:7) вялый (о рынке, торговле, деловой активности)8) затрудняющий быстрое движение (о поверхности, дороге)••2. нареч.Slow and steady wins the race. — Тише едешь, дальше будешь.
1) медленно, медлительно, неторопливоHe usually drives very slow. — Обычно он очень медленно ведёт машину.
Syn:3. гл.The watch runs slow. — Часы отстают.
1) = slow down, = slow upа) замедлять, снижать скоростьMy men don't dig foxholes. I don't want them to. Foxholes only slow up an offensive. — Мои люди не роют одиночных окопов. Я этого не хочу. Окопы только замедляют наступление.
The severe snowstorm has slowed the traffic down. — Сильнейший буран парализовал движение транспорта.
The factory has had to slow down production. — Предприятию пришлось снизить темпы производства.
Syn:ease 2.б) замедлятьсяHe had slowed down to Sarah's pace. — Он сбавил шаг, чтобы идти вровень с Сарой.
The arms race has slowed down. — Гонка вооружений сбавила обороты.
The game slowed down a little after Black had scored once more. — Игра слегка потеряла темп после того, как Блэк забил ещё один гол.
2) откладывать, отсрочивать, задерживатьSyn:• -
82 splitting
['splɪtɪŋ] 1. сущ.1) = splitting up расщепление, раскалывание; разделение, разложение (чего-л. на части)Syn:2) психол. расщепление (сознания, личности)splitting of personality — психол. раздвоение личности
Syn:2. прил.1) оглушительный, пронзительный, резкий ( о звуке)Syn:2) стремительный, быстрый, скорыйSyn:3) сильный, ужасный ( о головной боли)I woke next morning with a splitting headache. — На следующее утро я проснулся с ужасной головной болью.
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83 amain
сломя голову наречие: -
84 slow
[sləʊ]adj1) медленный, небыстрый, неторопливыйWhy are you so slow? — Почему ты так долго копаешься? /Что ты медлишь?
- slow walkShe is slow in her movement (at her work, in progress). — Она медленно двигается (работает, продвигается).
- slow poison- slow current
- slow speed
- slow train
- slow influence
- painfully slow
- dead slow
- be slow to answer
- cook on a slow flame
- walk at a slow pace2) долгий, длительный, замедленныйThe clock is five minutes slow. — Часы отставют на пять минут.
He is slow in reacting. — У него замедленная реакция.
- slow person- slow pulse
- slow reaction
- slow journey3) малоспособный, отсталый, неспособныйHe is a slow developer. — У него замедленное развитие.
He is slow at algebra (at learning). — Ему плохо дается алгебра (учеба).
He is slow in understanding. — Он туго соображает.
Be slow to promise and quick to perform. — ◊ Не спеши словом/языком, торопись делом.
Slow but steady. /Better be slow and sure. — ◊ Медленно, но верно. /Лучше медленно, но верно
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85 brisk
adj.1 fresco(a), vigorizante (weather, wind)2 enérgico(a) (person, manner)3 rápido(a) (rapid)4 vivo, activo, enérgico, lleno de vida.s.1 vivo, alegre, despejado, jovial, festivo, juguetón.2 vigoroso, fuerte.3 enamorado, alegre de cucos, alegrillo, alumbrado por haber bebido un poco más de lo regular.4 rápido y enérgico, brioso (pace/lively, quick); a paso ligero (walk).5 enérgico, dinámico y eficiente (efficient, person/manner). -
86 breakneck
a опасныйat breakneck pace — сломя голову, с головокружительной быстротой
Синонимический ряд:fast (adj.) accelerated; brisk; celeritous; expeditious; expeditive; fast; fleet; harefooted; hasty; posthaste; quick; raking; rapid; snappy; speedy; swift -
87 rattling
B adj2 ( quick) at a rattling pace à vive allure. -
88 slow
A adj1 ( not quick) [runner, vehicle, gesture, movement, progress, process, development] lent ; the pace of life is slow here on vit au ralenti ici ; to fall into a slow decline tomber lentement dans le déclin ; to make slow progress/a slow recovery avancer/se remettre lentement ; the slow movement Mus le mouvement lent ; to be slow to do tarder à faire ; attitudes are slow to change les attitudes changent lentement ; he is slow to anger il lui en faut beaucoup pour se mettre en colère ; to be slow in doing être lent à faire ;2 ( dull) [film, novel, play, plot] lent ;4 ( intellectually unresponsive) [child, pupil, learner] lent (d'esprit) ; slow at sth faible en qch ;5 ( showing incorrect time) [clock, watch] to be slow retarder ; to be 10 minutes slow retarder de 10 minutes ;6 ( not too hot) [oven, flame] doux/douce ;7 Sport [pitch, court] lourd.B adv [go, drive, travel] gen lentement ; to go slow [workers] freiner la production ; slow-acting à action lente ; slow-cooked dish plat mijoté. ⇒ go-slow.■ slow down:▶ slow down [train, runner, pulse, output, economy] ralentir ; to slow (down) to a crawl rouler au pas ; to slow (down) to 20 km/h ralentir à 20 km/h ; to slow (down) to 2% tomber à 2% ; at your age you should slow down à ton âge tu devrais ralentir (tes activités) ;▶ slow down [sth/sb], slow [sth/sb] down ralentir [car, traffic, runner, progress, production] ; the illness has slowed her down la maladie l'a diminuée. -
89 brisk
brisk [brɪsk]∎ to go for a brisk walk se promener d'un bon pas;∎ to go for a brisk swim nager vigoureusement;∎ at a brisk pace à vive allure∎ business is brisk les affaires marchent bien;∎ bidding at the auction was brisk les enchères étaient animées;∎ we're doing a brisk trade in this particular item cet article se vend très bien;∎ Stock Exchange brisk trading marché m actif -
90 fast
fast [fɑ:st]rapide ⇒ 1 (a) en avance ⇒ 1 (b), 2 (b) solide ⇒ 1 (c) bon teint ⇒ 1 (d) libertin ⇒ 1 (e) vite ⇒ 2 (a) solidement ⇒ 2 (c) jeûne ⇒ 3 jeûner ⇒ 4∎ a fast film une pellicule rapide;∎ she's a fast runner elle court vite;∎ a fast time (in race etc) un bon temps, un bon chrono;∎ at a fast pace d'un pas vif ou rapide;∎ in fast motion en accéléré;∎ a grass court is faster than a hard one (in tennis) le jeu est plus rapide sur gazon que sur un court en dur;∎ he's a fast worker il va vite en besogne; figurative il ne perd pas de temps;∎ he's on the fast track (to the top) il gravit les échelons rapidement;∎ they see independence as the fast track to democracy ils considèrent que l'indépendance les mènera rapidement à la démocratie;∎ there's no fast track to success dans la vie, on ne réussit du jour au lendemain;∎ familiar to pull a fast one on sb jouer un mauvais tour à qn∎ my watch is or familiar I'm (three minutes) fast ma montre avance (de trois minutes)(c) (secure → knot, rope) solide; (→ door, window, lid) bien fermé; (→ grip) ferme, solide; (→ friend) sûr, fidèle;∎ to make a boat fast amarrer un bateau∎ the colour is not fast la couleur déteint ou s'en va∎ fast living vie f dissolue ou de dissipation;∎ familiar he's in with a fast set il fréquente une bande de viveurs ou de fêtards2 adverb∎ how fast is the car going? à quelle vitesse roule la voiture?;∎ he needs help fast il lui faut de l'aide de toute urgence;∎ she ran off as fast as her legs would carry her elle s'est sauvée à toutes jambes, elle a pris ses jambes à son cou;∎ the insults came fast and furious les insultes volaient ou pleuvaient dru;∎ as fast as I ate he gave me more il me resservait à mesure que je mangeais;∎ he'll do it fast enough if you pay well il ne se fera pas prier si vous payez bien;∎ not so fast! doucement!, pas si vite!;∎ not so fast, I haven't finished une minute, je n'ai pas fini(b) (ahead of correct time) en avance;∎ my watch is running fast ma montre avance(c) (securely) ferme, solidement;∎ shut fast bien fermé;∎ to hold fast (on) to sth tenir fermement qch;∎ figurative they held fast despite the threats ils ont tenu bon malgré les menaces;∎ figurative to play fast and loose (with sb) jouer double jeu (avec qn);∎ to play fast and loose with sb's emotions se jouer des émotions de qn;∎ to play fast and loose with the statistics truquer ou falsifier les statistiques∎ to be fast asleep dormir à poings fermés ou profondément∎ fast by the school qui jouxte l'école, attenant à l'école3 nounjeûne m;∎ to break one's fast rompre le jeûne;∎ Religion a fast day un jour maigre ou de jeûne►► fast bowler (in cricket) lanceur m rapide;fast break (in basketball) contre-attaque f;Nuclear fast breeder reactor surrégénérateur m, surgénérateur m;fast food fast-food m, prêt-à-manger m;∎ figurative to live life in the fast lane vivre à cent à l'heure;familiar fast talk baratin m;British fast train rapide m -
91 sharp
sharp [ʃɑ:p](a) (blade, scissors, razor) affûté, bien aiguisé; (knife, edge) tranchant, affilé; (edge) tranchant, coupant; (point) aigu(uë), acéré; (teeth, thorn) pointu; (claw) acéré; (needle, pin → for sewing) pointu; (→ for pricking) qui pique; (pencil) pointu, bien taillé;∎ these scissors are sharp ces ciseaux coupent bien;∎ give me a sharp knife donnez-moi un couteau qui coupe;∎ the sharp end la première ligne;∎ the men and women at the sharp end les hommes et les femmes en première ligne∎ she has sharp features elle a des traits anguleux∎ the car made a sharp turn la voiture a tourné brusquement;∎ a sharp rise/fall in prices une forte hausse/baisse des prix(e) (piercing → wind, cold) vif, pénétrant;∎ a sharp frost une forte gelée(f) (intense → pain, disappointment) vif(h) (harsh → words, criticism) mordant, cinglant; (→ reprimand) sévère; (→ voice, tone) âpre, acerbe; (→ temper) vif;∎ some sharp words were exchanged on échangea quelques propos acerbes;∎ he can be very sharp with customers il lui arrive d'être très brusque avec les clients;∎ she has a sharp tongue elle a la langue bien affilée(i) (keen → eyesight) perçant; (→ hearing, senses) fin; (in intellect, wit → person) vif; (→ child) vif, éveillé; (→ judgment) vif;∎ she is sharp of hearing elle a l'oreille ou l'ouïe fine;∎ he has a sharp eye il a le coup d'œil;∎ to have a sharp eye for a bargain savoir repérer une bonne affaire;∎ to keep a sharp lookout for sb guetter qn;∎ keep a sharp lookout! restez à l'affût!;∎ she has a very sharp mind elle a l'esprit très vif;∎ she was too sharp for them elle était trop maligne pour eux;∎ he's as sharp as a needle (intelligent) il est malin comme un singe; (shrewd) il est très perspicace, rien ne lui échappe(j) (quick, brisk → reflex, pace)∎ be sharp (about it)! dépêche-toi!;∎ that was a sharp piece of work! ça a été vite fait!, ça n'a pas traîné!(k) (shrill → sound, cry) aigu(uë), perçant∎ C sharp minor do m inv dièse mineur;∎ accused of sharp practice accusé de procédés indélicats ou malhonnêtes∎ he's always been a sharp dresser il s'est toujours habillé très classe2 adverb∎ at 6 o'clock sharp à 6 heures pile ou précises∎ turn sharp left tournez tout de suite à gauche;∎ the road turns sharp left la route tourne brusquement à gauche∎ look sharp (about it)! grouille-toi!, dépêche-toi!□3 noun -
92 Cort, Henry
SUBJECT AREA: Metallurgy[br]b. 1740 Lancaster, Englandd. 1800 Hampstead, near London, England[br]English ironmaster, inventor of the puddling process and grooved rollers for forming iron into bars.[br]His father was a mason and brickmaker but, anxious to improve himself, Cort set up in London in 1765 as a navy agent, said to have been a profitable business. He recognized that, at that time, the conversion of pig iron to malleable or wrought iron, which was needed in increasing quantities as developments in industry and mechanical engineering gathered pace, presented a bottleneck in the ironmaking process. The finery hearth was still in use, slow and inefficient and requiring the scarce charcoal as fuel. To tackle this problem, Cort gave up his business and acquired a furnace and slitting mill at Fontley, near Fareham in Hampshire. In 1784 he patented his puddling process, by which molten pig iron on the bed of a reverberatory furnace was stirred with an iron bar and, by the action of the flame and the oxygen in the air, the carbon in the pig iron was oxidized, leaving nearly pure iron, which could be forged to remove slag. In this type of furnace, the fuel and the molten iron were separated, so that the cheaper coal could be used as fuel. It was the stirring action with the iron bar that gave the name "puddling" to the process. Others had realized the problem and reached a similar solution, notably the brothers Thomas and George Cranage, but only Cort succeeded in developing a commercially viable process. The laborious hammering of the ball of iron thus produced was much reduced by an invention of the previous year, 1783. This too was patented. The iron was passed between grooved rollers to form it into bars. Cort entered into an agreement with Samuel Jellico to set up an ironworks at Gosport to exploit his inventions. Samuel's father Adam, Deputy Paymaster of the Navy, advanced capital for this venture, Cort having expended much of his own resources in the experimental work that preceded his inventions. However, it transpired that Jellico senior had, unknown to Cort, used public money to advance the capital; the Admiralty acted to recover the money and Cort lost heavily, including the benefits from his patents. Rival ironmasters were quick to pillage the patents. In 1790, and again the following year, Cort offered unsuccessfully to work for the military. Finally, in 1794, at the instigation of the Prime Minister, William Pitt the Younger, Cort was paid a pension of £200 per year in recognition of the value of his improvements in the technology of ironmaking, although this was reduced by deductions to £160. After his death, the pension to his widow was halved, while some of his children received a pittance. Without the advances made by Cort, however, the iron trade could not have met the rapidly increasing demand for iron during the industrial revolution.[br]Bibliography1787, A Brief State of Facts Relative to the New Method of Making Bar Iron with Raw Pit Coal and Grooved Rollers (held in the Science Museum Library archive collection).Further ReadingH.W.Dickinson, 1941, "Henry Cort's bicentary", Transactions of the Newcomen Society 21: 31–47 (there are further references to grooved rollers and the puddling process in Vol. 49 of the same periodical (1978), on pp. 153–8).R.A.Mott, 1983, Henry Con, the Great Finery Creator of Puddled Iron, Sheffield: Historical Metallurgy Society.LRD
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